"Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit! Remember to make plenty of mooncakes. If you get too busy, ask Sister-in-law Li and the others for help. Don't try to do everything yourself. If there's any work to be done, ask them to help you."
Xu Han smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I know. Would I tire myself out?"
The two chatted for a while about what to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then went to bed early.
The next day, Xu Han got up early again, and everyone got to work enthusiastically early in the morning.
Zhu Qiang has now taken over all the work in the fields, and Lu Chuan doesn't interfere much. Early in the morning, he took Han Qi and plunged into the deep mountains again.
The Taoist priest no longer pays much attention to the work in the fields. After finishing breakfast, he went back into the deep mountains by himself.
Seeing that the three of them had gone into the mountains, Xu Han felt itchy to go herself and secretly decided that after the Mid-Autumn Festival in a couple of days, she would also ask Lu Chuan to take her into the mountains for a stroll.
It's harvest season now, and there must be plenty of good things in the mountains. Wild fruits and such are ready to be picked right now, or they'll rot in the mountains.
Xu Han certainly couldn't just watch these wild fruits go bad. She thought about finding a time when the whole family would go out and try to pick them all. Whether they were dried into fruit or made into jam, it would be a good option.
The three of them went into the mountains, and Xu Han didn't go to the fields. While they were all busy in the fields, she tidied up the house again.
First, I went to the storeroom to take out the red dates I picked yesterday and put them out to dry. Then I went to the kang (a heated brick bed) in the backyard where I hatch chicks and turned the eggs over.
There are only a few days left until the chicks hatch, and these few days are crucial, so we can't be careless.
During this period, Xu Han would call on Zhou Shi to help watch over the chicks while she was hatching them, so that she could accumulate more experience and hatch them herself in the future.
There were quite a few chicks hatched this time, a total of 600 eggs were hatched at once. After removing some bad eggs, there are still more than 500 left.
In addition to chicken eggs, Xu Han also hatched some duck eggs and goose eggs, which she plans to raise more of.
After turning the eggs, Xu Han went to the vegetable garden outside. It had been a long time since she had been there. During this time, Granny Ma and the others had been taking care of it, and Xu Han hadn't bothered with it at all.
Looking at the vegetables in the garden gradually withering away, I had another plan in mind.
It's time to plant more leafy greens. The temperature is just right for them to grow, and they should be ready to eat in about a month after planting.
When the weather gets colder, using green vegetables in hot pot will be perfect.
Without hesitation, Xu Han pulled up all the vegetables that had been taken off the vines in the garden. She planned to do the same when they tilled the soil the next day, and then they could start planting vegetables.
She had been busy all day and had only managed to harvest a small portion of the harvest. As the sun grew stronger, Xu Han packed up and went home.
The household chores had all been taken over by the servants, and Xu Han felt she had nothing to do when she returned home. She then remembered the plan Lu Chuan had mentioned the day before to open a shop.
So he turned around and went back to his room, where he began to write and draw on paper, seriously planning how to open a shop in the future.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest didn't come back for lunch. Since they weren't home, the snake they caught yesterday wasn't cooked. Anyway, it's just sitting in water and won't spoil anytime soon. They'll wait until everyone is home in the evening to eat together.
After taking a nap, Xu Han went out again. She first went to the field and saw that they had already dug up half of the potatoes, so she stood in the field and watched for a while.
Watching them dig out one big potato after another, I felt a strong urge to join in. Who doesn't love the joy of a bountiful harvest?
Of course, Xu Han was no exception; she immediately grabbed a hoe and joined in digging potatoes.
The result was that she became more and more addicted to digging, and couldn't stop at all. She didn't stand up until her legs went numb.
After his leg improved a little, he continued to squat in the field and dig potatoes. He dug until Lu Chuan came back.
Lu Chuan returned home much earlier than yesterday; the sun hadn't even set yet when he arrived. Not seeing Xu Han at home, he went to the fields instead.
Xu Han was engrossed in digging and had no idea that Lu Chuan had returned.
Seeing that Xu Han hadn't noticed him, Lu Chuan quietly walked into the field, intending to scare his wife.
As expected, the plan failed. Just as Lu Chuan was about to make his move, Xu Han stood up to stretch her legs and saw the furtive Lu Chuan.
"What are you doing? You're acting so suspiciously. Why are you back so early today?"
When Lu Chuan saw that Xu Han had noticed him, he stopped pretending and strode over.
“You didn’t go far today, so you came back a little early. What did you do in the fields?”
Xu Han patted her clothes, which were dirty from kneeling on the ground digging potatoes, and said, "I originally planned to come out and take a look, but when I saw how relaxing they were digging, I couldn't resist and started digging potatoes myself."
Lu Chuan said, "Judging from your appearance, you must have been digging for quite a while. Let's go, it's getting dark, let's go back first, and leave the rest to them."
Xu Han looked up at the few potatoes left and said, "Okay, I'm going back to take a shower. I'm all sweaty, and my clothes are soaked."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she turned around to go home, and Lu Chuan followed closely behind, saying, "I'll go back and boil water for you."
Han Qi, who came along, stayed behind to continue working. Hunting was much easier than working, and he had been going hunting with his master every day recently, so he hadn't done much work during this time.
Han Qi came back early today; the sun has just set. It's the busiest time of the autumn harvest, and he certainly wouldn't want to go back and rest while the others do the work.
Besides, there's nothing to do back home, so I might as well stay here and work with everyone! Let's try to finish this as soon as possible.
Xu Han and Lu Chuan left Han Qi alone and went home one after the other.
Upon arriving home, Lu Chuan immediately went into the kitchen to boil water for Xu Han, while Xu Han went back to her room to get clothes to change into after taking a shower.
After taking a bath, Xu Han didn't want to go into the kitchen to cook, so she gave instructions on how to cook snake meat and asked Dan Niang to cook dinner.
The snake we caught yesterday was very big; we couldn't finish it even if we made soup. Xu Han asked Dan Niang to braise the rest so that we could finish it all in one meal and prevent it from spoiling if left for too long.
Fortunately, Dan Niang's cooking skills were quite good. The dragon and phoenix soup and braised snake meat she made were delicious and received unanimous praise from everyone.
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