"I think I'll pass! There doesn't seem to be anything particularly big that I need to buy! I'll stay home tomorrow and prepare to make wine!"
"Okay, I'll go by myself tomorrow."
"If you're not in a rush, sleep a little longer and don't go so early. You must be very tired after dragging the wild boar so far today," Xu Han advised.
"Just deliver it before lunch is ready, then I'll go tomorrow at daybreak."
"Okay, and by the way, could you also bring back some rock sugar for me? Bring back a lot, even ten or twenty pounds would be fine, since we don't have any at home."
"Okay, I understand."
Despite his talkative nature, Lu Chuan was quite clever. After all, candy was a precious item, and buying too much at once would definitely attract unwanted attention. Therefore, Lu Chuan often changed shops to buy things and never kept buying from the same shop.
After finishing their meal, Lu Chuan continued to deal with the wild boar, while Xu Han started washing the dishes and pots, and also boiled a pot of water for the two of them to take a bath later.
After finishing all that, Lu Chuan had already processed the wild boar meat, took a shower, and then the two of them rested.
The next day, Lu Chuan pushed his wheelbarrow to the county town to sell wild boar meat.
Xu Han stayed at home, and her main task today was to make wine!
After taking care of the livestock, they went to the backyard to wash the clothes the two of them had changed out of the day before.
Then take the grapes out of the space and cut them off one by one with scissors. Be patient when cutting and don't rush.
If any pieces of wine break or are damaged during the process, they should be removed promptly to avoid ruining the brewed wine.
Xu Han soaked a lot of grapes, about 500 jin, so just cutting the grapes took up a lot of time.
It took until the afternoon to finish cutting all the grapes, so it looks like we can't do it today! We'll have to wait until tomorrow.
Because we still need to wash the grapes! When washing the grapes, just rinse them twice with water.
Be careful not to wash off the white bloom on the grapes. This bloom helps with the fermentation of the wine later on.
After washing everything, take it out, put it on a winnowing basket, and let it dry.
Then take out the large jar that we need to use for soaking wine tomorrow, clean it thoroughly, and let it dry completely.
There must be no water in the jars used for making wine, otherwise the wine will spoil.
You can start making wine only after all the moisture on it has dried.
After drying them, it's not time to make anything yet! Xu Han simply went outside to continue digging for konjac.
With baskets on their backs, they called out to Black Wind, Black Spot, and the little puppies, and together they went out to find konjac.
This time, Xu Han went directly from her home, taking a different route than last time. After walking for about thirty minutes, she found a field of konjac.
There weren't many konjac plants on this patch, only a dozen or so, but each one was exceptionally large.
Xu Han cut off the konjac stalks and started digging.
After finishing digging this section, they didn't go any further and turned around to go home.
Lu Chuan should have returned by now. When Xu Han arrived home, she indeed saw Lu Chuan repairing tools in the yard.
"Where did you go?" Lu Chuan asked as soon as he saw Xu Han walk in.
"After washing the grapes, I went over there to dig for konjac."
"Why didn't you wait for me to go dig together? It's all hard work, don't tire yourself out."
"It's nothing, I just dug up a few and came back. How was your day? Did you sell all the wild boar meat?"
"Sold out. The wild boars were quite big today, so they sold for 11 taels and 260 cash." Lu Chuan said, then handed 15 taels of silver to Xu Han.
This includes some of the money I saved from selling game! Xu Han said she would give it to her when she had saved up five taels.
I'll keep the rest for myself, since I need to buy things frequently, and it's inconvenient not to have money on hand.
"That's pretty good!" Xu Han accepted it without any hesitation.
Turning around, he saw it again: the rock candy he had asked Lu Chuan to bring back, a full bundle weighing about ten pounds.
Xu Han bought brown sugar but didn't think to stock up on rock sugar. What a mistake!
This time, I remembered that I wanted to make wine, but I didn't have any rock sugar at home, so I asked Lu Chuan to bring some back.
Lu Chuan also bought some miscellaneous things, and Xu Han categorized them, putting those that should be placed in the space and those that should be placed in the warehouse.
After everything was tidied up, I went to the kitchen to start making dinner. I kept it simple.
Corn porridge, salted duck eggs, and stir-fried cucumber—no meat today.
Let's keep dinner light tonight! We can't eat greasy, meaty food every day!
After dinner, Lu Chuan said, "The weather doesn't look good today; it might rain again."
Xu Han chimed in, "Yes! It's a bit cloudy outside! You shouldn't go tomorrow! What if it rains and you get soaked?"
"Okay, let's check the weather first!"
After the two finished dinner, Xu Han put away the grapes and jars she had washed that day. In case it rained, they would get wet again, so it was safer to bring them inside.
The next day, the weather was still gloomy, so the two of them didn't go outside. Lu Chuan went to the wasteland to pull up the weeds.
Xu Han then took the grapes out to dry for a while longer. Once they were almost dry, she let them air dry a little more.
Anyway, I'm at home! If I see the weather is getting bad, I'll quickly put it away so it won't get wet.
After drying the grapes, Xu Han went to the backyard to pick the vegetables she could. It might rain, and she didn't want the tomatoes to get wet, as they were prone to cracking.
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