"Okay, okay, when you're at home with nothing to do, try to make more of these dishes. Everyone really likes them."
"Okay, I understand. I'll do more research on it in the coming days."
Everyone was delighted to hear this, since Xu Han hadn't made any new dishes in a long time. How could they not be happy to have something fresh to eat? Nobody wants to eat the same thing every day.
However, Xu Han's plan was interrupted by other matters before it could be implemented.
The next day, by sheer coincidence, I received another letter from Zhao Yunyun.
Grandpa Zhao chuckled and said, "Good, good, what a coincidence! Yunyun wrote that she's coming back to celebrate the New Year with us this year."
“Our letter hadn’t even arrived yet when Yunyun’s letter came.”
"It seems we've all thought of the same thing this time. We happen to have prepared quite a few mountain products this year, so we'll prepare some for them to take back with them when they go back."
"Yes, Yunyun loves my homemade pickled vegetables the most. I need to make more so she can take them with her."
Grandpa Zhao smiled even more broadly, "I'll help you do it."
The Taoist priest also reminded him, "Make some more, so you can bring some back for that kid Yunhua too."
Xu Han turned around and smiled, agreeing, "Don't worry, Yunhua will get her share."
Despite the Taoist priest's daily beatings and scoldings of Yunhua, he still cares deeply for his disciple. After all, Yunhua grew up with the Taoist priest since childhood, so how could he not love him?
So, Xu Han spent another day making several jars of pickled vegetables, all kinds of pickled vegetables, so that they would be ready by the time they arrived.
After dinner, the family sat around the stove to warm themselves. Lu Chuan suggested, "Why don't we go to the county town tomorrow? The weather looks good these past two days. If it snows in a few days, the roads will be difficult to travel."
Xu Han agreed, "Sure, there's not much work to do at home right now, so we can stay in the county town for a couple more days and buy all the New Year's goods we need. That way we won't have to go to the county town again."
"We have plenty of food at home, and we just need to buy some other supplies."
The Taoist priest chimed in, "Let's buy a few more smaller wine jars. The wine jars at home are quite large, and it's inconvenient for Yunhua and Yunyun to carry them around."
"Yes, I'll also buy a few large wine jars. Next year, I'll make more fruit wine for Yunyun to take with her. This sweet potato wine is too strong; Yunyun might not be used to it."
"Okay, we've dried quite a few mushrooms and bamboo shoots this year, and they're all piled up in the warehouse. Let's sell some of them tomorrow. We can't eat all of them, and we can harvest more next year."
"Okay, we got so into picking mushrooms that we have too many to eat, and they'll just go bad and go to waste. We might as well take them to the county town and exchange them for some money."
Seeing that no one had any objections, Xu Han then went to the warehouse to collect the mushrooms that had been picked this year.
Because there were many people picking mushrooms this year, a lot of mushrooms were picked, including five or six bags of dried mushrooms.
Xu Han had sorted and categorized all of these. There was too much to eat, so Xu Han kept about a third of each item and packed the rest up to take to the county town to exchange for some money tomorrow.
As for the bamboo shoots, quite a lot were dried. Xu Han kept half of them and packed the rest into her spatial storage.
After packing up everything they planned to take to the county town to sell the next day, the group went back to their rooms to rest.
The next morning, since the group didn't plan to return that night, they weren't in a hurry after getting up and just waited to have breakfast before heading to the county town.
However, since I'm going to set up a stall at the market today, I can't go too late.
After Lu Chuan and the others finished their training, Xu Han had also prepared breakfast. After everyone finished eating, they locked the courtyard gate and headed towards the county town.
This time, I brought Ze'er's stroller with me again, so that I wouldn't have to carry him all the time.
The whole family, all neat and tidy, boarded their newly purchased large boat and headed towards the county town.
Grandpa Zhao glanced at the new boat and said, "This boat is really nice. It's much bigger than the previous one, and the interior is spacious too."
The Taoist priest, who was also riding on this boat for the first time, happily replied, "Yes, the key is that there is a shed outside, so it's not cold at all inside. And whether it's raining or windy, it doesn't affect you at all inside."
Xu Han took out some charcoal from her basket, lit it, and put it into the stove in the cabin. "It's warm in here. Just like at home, it's not cold at all."
The Taoist priest casually suggested, "Brew some honeysuckle tea; I've been feeling a bit hot lately, it'll help clear up the heat."
Grandpa Zhao chimed in, "Let's take out a few more chestnuts, roast them, and give them to the two children to eat."
Xu Han laughed upon hearing this, "Anyone who didn't know better would think we're going on a vacation. We've prepared so much, it's so relaxing and enjoyable."
Grandpa Zhao pointed to Mu'er and Ze'er beside him and said, "Hahaha, that's true. Look how happy they are having."
No matter how warm it was on the boat, once they reached the shore, they still had to disembark and take the official road.
Xu Han wrapped Ze'er in her clothes, and then the Taoist priest carried her towards the county town.
Lu Chuan pushed the cart from behind. Seeing that the children had gone far away with the Taoist priest, Xu Han quickly put the boat into her spatial storage.
This boat is much bigger than the previous small boat, so it's not easy to hide it. It's safer to store it in the space.
Seeing that Xu Han had packed up the boat, Lu Chuan and Xu Han hurriedly went to catch up with the two adults and two children walking ahead.
As they walked, the Taoist priest complained, "It's a good thing we arrived early. Look how dilapidated this official road is. If it rains, even a carriage will have a hard time traveling."
Grandpa Zhao chimed in, "It's a bit better on sunny days, since there's no mud or water. But it's troublesome on rainy or snowy days. The official road is full of potholes, and you have to walk on it, sometimes with deep and sometimes shallow steps. If you're not careful, you and your vehicle can overturn."
"I wonder if the imperial court will fund the road repair. This is the only way to the border, and such a difficult road will definitely affect the transport of grain."
Xu Han replied, "That's not something we need to worry about. I guess the magistrate hasn't had time to repair the roads yet; he's probably been busy repairing the city all year."
"That's right. I'll be serving in the military soon during the off-season for farming, and they should start working on road repairs then."
The group walked and chatted, and by the time they reached the county town, it was lunchtime.
Lu Chuan first led everyone to the small restaurant where they had eaten last time, to see if they could sell some of the game they had brought.
When the waiter saw someone arrive, he quickly greeted them with a smile and pointed to the menu on the side, saying, "What would you like to eat, sir? Our restaurant has noodles and dishes. Here is the menu, please take a look."
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