After Lu Chuan finished drinking the water, the two left the teahouse together and started walking back. It wasn't until they boarded the boat that Xu Han finally spoke, asking:
"How's it going? Is everything alright?"
"I pawned a total of 160 taels of silver. At first, the pawnshop owner tried to lower the price quite a bit..." Lu Chuan told Xu Han about his experience pawning things at the pawnshop while handing her the silver.
Xu Han took the silver and put it into her spatial storage, saying, "This pawnshop owner is too greedy! Just as I thought, that mirror is indeed more expensive than the cup."
Xu Han thought to herself that she had been ripped off at the scenic spot, and compared to the cup, she had spent a lot of money, so the workmanship was naturally acceptable.
The two chatted as they traveled, and by the time they arrived home, it was already quite late, almost dark.
Today I spent a lot of time in the county town buying fruit and pawning things.
As soon as the gate was opened, the puppies rushed over, some jumping and some barking, instantly making the yard bustling with excitement.
Xu Han brushed the glutinous rice balls off her body, turned around and went to the food bowl. She took out the food she had prepared for the dogs in advance from her space, and gave them some food to comfort them.
Then I started cleaning up the messy yard; I won't cook dinner tonight. I packed some food from the county town, so I can eat it right away.
After finishing everything, Xu Han went to the backyard and, while it wasn't too dark, helped Lu Chuan water the cucumbers and vegetables.
It hasn't rained for several days, and the weather is sunny now, so watering every day is a hassle.
There's no way around it; we can't rely entirely on the weather! Human effort is also very important.
It can only be watered heavily every few days; on a regular basis, it only needs to be watered for some water-loving vegetables.
After watering all the plants, it was completely dark. The two ate dinner and then went to rest!
The next day, Lu Chuan resumed his daily hunting routine, while Xu Han stayed home to do housework and tend to the vegetable garden, planting autumn vegetables and other things.
I went to the kitchen first and had breakfast: a salted duck egg with rice porridge. It tasted delicious.
After eating, she would go to the backyard to pick vegetables to feed the chickens and ducks. It was the season when chili peppers were growing like crazy, and Xu Han had planted many kinds of chili peppers. She could harvest a lot of chili peppers every two or three days.
There were green peppers, and some that had grown into red peppers were also left. These red peppers can be added to the dish as a side dish to make the color more appealing and appetizing.
I also picked some tender chili peppers to make a side dish of pickled peppers. I cut the tender chili peppers into thin strips, then added salt, light soy sauce, MSG, and sesame oil and marinated them for an afternoon. It was a great side dish of pickled peppers.
Especially when you're tired of eating meat, a bite of tender chili pepper is a great way to cut through the richness.
After picking all the chili peppers for today, I went to pick cucumbers and green beans, which were almost withered.
Fortunately, when she had some free space recently, Xu Han planted some late-season cucumbers and green beans, which are now just starting to bear fruit.
After harvesting all of these today, I'll clear out this almost withered area and leave it for replanting other vegetables later.
Around the time of the Autumn Equinox, Xu Han pruned the eggplant branches, and now they have sprouted again, just in time for eggplants to grow.
After eggplants bear fruit, the branches will age and stop bearing fruit. If you pull them out and replant them, they will grow very slowly. Instead, you can prune the branches and let new branches sprout from the main stem, which will save a lot of time.
However, it is essential to apply fertilizer promptly after pruning, otherwise the plant will not grow well.
These next few days, Xu Han needs to plant the cabbage seedlings she cultivated some time ago, as well as spicy radishes and carrots. The task is quite arduous.
There wasn't much vegetable garden in the backyard, not enough to grow many cabbages and radishes. Fortunately, Xu Han would cultivate some land herself when she had time, and Lu Chuan would help when he had time. Together, they cultivated nearly two acres of land.
I drive it a little bit whenever I have time each day, so it doesn't take much effort.
After finishing all the tidying up, Xu Han took a hoe and went outside to dig ditches and plant radishes.
You should use a variety of spicy radishes; they're also delicious when pickled into dried radish.
Place the spicy radish seeds directly into the prepared trench. You can put a few extra seeds in when planting to ensure a high survival rate. After the seedlings have survived, you can thin them out.
Before she knew it, it was already noon. Xu Han went home, ate lunch, and took a short nap. Although it was already mid-August, the midday sun was still very strong and she couldn't stand it at all.
Around 2:30, Xu Han got up and went outside to continue planting radishes.
When the sun wasn't so strong, Xu Han went home, dug up the cabbage seedlings, and started planting them.
Chinese cabbage seedlings must be planted in the afternoon. If planted in the morning or at noon, the sun is too strong, and the newly sprouted seedlings, without roots to absorb water, are easily scorched to death.
When planting cabbage seedlings, you need to dig a hole first, put about three seedlings in it, cover them with soil, and finally water them to help them settle down.
You can plant several cabbage seedlings, and then select the best ones to keep, so you can grow some baby cabbages to eat!
Xu Han hadn't finished planting by the time Lu Chuan returned from hunting. When Lu Chuan saw Xu Han planting cabbage, he immediately came over to help.
The two planted together until dark before getting up to go home.
After eating the food in the space, they sat in the courtyard to rest.
Having been in this world for so long, Xu Han has become accustomed to a lot of labor every day, and her strength has increased significantly. Of course, she also eats much more.
It seems like the two of them have never had a proper rest; they've always been working hard to stockpile goods.
They can be quite hardworking, but they also take breaks when they feel like they're not.
After doing physical labor during the day, the two of them would stop tidying up the space at night, since human energy is limited.
It's unfair to disregard one's own health just to hoard goods!
After resting, Xu Han took a nice hot bath before returning to her room to rest.
The next day, Xu Han continued to grow cabbages and radishes herself.
Two acres of land requires a lot of work. You have to dig ditches, plant, and water, so it will definitely take a while to dry.
In the morning, we continued planting spicy radishes and carrots. After planting them all, there were still some seeds left.
Xu Han planted radishes in every nook and cranny of the wasteland, wherever possible.
Xu Han planted radishes in every available space nearby. It didn't matter if they didn't grow well, as long as they produced some fruit, they could be used to make dried radish and pickled vegetables.
When it was lunch break, Xu Han went home to eat and sleep. She got up around three o'clock and finished transplanting all the remaining cabbage seedlings when Lu Chuan returned.
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