The first step to enjoying life is to change your existing environment.
The courtyard was largely renovated a couple of years ago, but it's not very elegant yet, and there are still many things that need to be added.
Next, Xu Han planned to add some interesting plants and decorations to the courtyard to make this mountain courtyard more vibrant.
So for the next period of time, in addition to taking care of the fields and raising chickens and ducks, the group spent their time at home figuring out various tree roots.
The first thing to be made was, of course, the table. This was the simplest. All you needed to do was cut a large, flat surface out of a big tree root, cut the rest of the bottom flat, and leave the edges and corners in their original state. After sanding it smooth, you could apply a layer of tung oil.
After the table was finished, I made several stools as well. As I made more and more stools, I became more and more skilled and faster.
The four of them worked together and finished making a large table and six benches in less than a month.
They also made special tables and chairs for playing chess.
As for the others, whenever they had time, the group would get together to research them. The result was that in less than half a year, their home was filled with all sorts of things made from tree roots, each with a unique shape and its own characteristics.
Of course, that's a story for later. Right now, everyone is engrossed in making all sorts of things from tree roots, and they haven't neglected the work in the fields either.
The crops planted this year are similar to those planted last year, with the same acreage. However, I specifically changed the plots when planting each type of crop to avoid replanting and poor growth.
After two years of bumper harvests, our family has a lot more grain than before. Now we don't have to worry about not having enough food; on the contrary, we have more than we can eat.
Xu Han put all the uneaten food into her spatial storage to prevent it from getting infested with insects and being wasted.
When there is more grain later, Xu Han plans to sell some of it. Although grain is very precious in this era, the family cannot store too much grain, not only because they cannot store it all, but also because they cannot finish eating it.
For a long time to come, there should be peace and prosperity, with no years of disaster or war, and families will not need to store too much food.
However, having learned from this experience, we will always store enough food for the whole family to last two years every year, in case of any emergencies that make it impossible to buy more.
For many years afterward, Xu Han maintained this habit, selling the old grain after the new grain was harvested, doing so every year without fail.
That morning, after Xu Han finished breakfast, she went to the orchard with Lu Chuan to feed the chickens as usual. The couple walked one after the other, chatting occasionally.
Xu Han said, "The soybeans and corn that were planted some time ago have sprouted one after another, but it doesn't look like they've all sprouted yet. It would be great if there was a heavy rain at this time."
Lu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "It really hasn't rained for several days, about ten days! If it doesn't rain in the next couple of days, we'll have to water the corn."
"Yes, it's so hot. We can't do without watering, or the seedlings won't sprout. Let's wait and see. I don't want to water them. Watering so much land would be exhausting."
"Yes, if they don't sprout, we can just replant them after the rain."
Xu Han continued, "The seedlings have sprouted, and the weeds in the ground have also emerged. Once they grow a little bigger, we'll pull them all out, otherwise they'll take away all the nutrients from the soil, and the crops won't grow well."
"No rush. The weeds are still small and hard to pull. Wait a few days until they grow bigger, then we can work together in the cool mornings and evenings and finish pulling them out quickly."
"Yes, our whole family will be involved, and we'll pull it up quickly."
As they talked, they walked to the chicken coop. After Xu Han went in, she first looked around the fruit trees in the orchard. Seeing that the fruit on the trees was growing well, she felt relieved.
Many fruits in the orchard are almost ready to eat this season, so we need to be careful to avoid pests. It seems we need to pay more attention in the coming days and take preventative measures as early as possible.
Xu Han strolled around the orchard, casually picked a peach that had already changed color, washed it, took a bite, and tasted it.
I spat it out as soon as I put it in my mouth: "Ugh, it looks red but it's actually quite sour. It's not good at all." I took another bite, spat it out, and casually tossed it to the chickens in the coop.
After Xu Han finished her walk around, Lu Chuan had already fed all the chickens and ducks. They collected the eggs and went back together.
After nearly a year, the space has accumulated a lot of eggs, more than it can possibly eat.
It seems we need to find a way to use up these eggs as soon as possible.
However, things haven't returned to normal in the county town yet, so they can't sell their products for the time being.
Luckily, Xu Han had a cheat code, otherwise all those eggs would have been wasted.
Xu Han put today's eggs into her spatial storage, and the two of them went into the kitchen together to prepare breakfast. It had been a long time since they had egg pancakes, so they decided to make some for breakfast.
Eating only egg pancakes for breakfast is definitely not enough, so Xu Han also cooked some white rice porridge, which was paired with the pickled cucumbers she had made recently. It was delicious and went well with the rice.
After breakfast, Lu Chuan took the two children to Grandpa Zhao's room in the backyard to help them study, while Xu Han continued to make cloth shoes and undershirts for summer.
The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan will definitely be going into the mountains to hunt again in a while, so we need to prepare these things in advance, otherwise it will be troublesome if we suddenly need to wear them and don't have them.
So Xu Han quickly took advantage of this lull in work to prepare, otherwise she wouldn't have time to do it when the field work started in a few days.
Xu Han had just finished her needlework when she heard Ze'er's wailing coming from the backyard again. She guessed that he had been naughty and had been beaten by his father again. Xu Han shook her head and did not intend to get up to see.
This is so frustrating! Xu Han was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist hitting him too. Forget it, she shouldn't make things worse for herself. Xu Han wanted to live a few more years!
The secret to longevity is to mind your own business and avoid getting angry.
Xu Han stayed in the main room and didn't go out, but that didn't mean Ze'er wouldn't come to complain. Before long, Ze'er came running from the backyard, tears welling in his eyes, his shoulders shaking as he cried, looking at his mother with a pitiful expression.
Xu Han didn't react much when she saw Ze'er arrive. She just raised her eyelids slightly and continued doing what she was doing without stopping.
Ze'er pouted, but ultimately said nothing, as if she had only just realized that her mother wouldn't be on her side, and that she might even get a beating after being told.
After standing in the room for a while, Ze'er ran away, clutching his bottom. As a result, he studied diligently for the entire morning, afraid that his bottom would get sore again.
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