Hearing this, Xu Han laughed and said, "The things in the refrigerator are refreshed. What we eat today will be available again tomorrow. It's a pity that my refrigerator is not big. It's full of various fruits and drinks, not many vegetables, and certainly no staple food!"
Hearing Xu Han say this, Lu Chuan quickly comforted her, "It's alright, I'll buy more grain and store it up, so we won't have to worry about not having enough to eat. You can keep the fruit for snacks."
Xu Han gave Lu Chuan another pear to eat. When Xu Han said that there would be more tomorrow, he didn't refuse and picked it up to eat.
After finishing the fruit, Xu Han took Lu Chuan to brush his teeth. However, it was inconvenient that the toothpaste couldn't be left outside. So she told Lu Chuan that she wanted to buy a few more ceramic jars so that she could squeeze the toothpaste out of her storage space and use it outside, which would be more convenient.
Lu Chuan then said, "We'll take her to the county town the day after tomorrow and buy some grain there as well. We'll buy it in several separate trips, since buying too much grain at once might attract the attention of the government." Xu Han had no objection to this.
The next morning, Lu Chuan went to build the trap, while Xu Han peeled the remaining bamboo shoots, intending to dry them into dried bamboo shoots and store them.
Peel the bamboo shoots with a knife, then cut off the tough parts and the root. Clean them thoroughly. Rinse them, cut them in half, boil them for half an hour, and then soak them in cold water for a while. Drain them, then slice them and arrange them on the newly woven bamboo trays from Lu Chuan to dry.
We didn't dig up much yesterday; it was all cooked in one big pot, and there will be even less after it's dried.
After finishing all that, I went to get the shoe soles I'd pasted a couple of days ago and turned them over. They were almost dry. Just as I was turning them over, Lu Chuan came back!
It's almost noon before we knew it. Let's cook breakfast early today so we can go dig for winter bamboo shoots together after lunch.
A simple stir-fry of two dishes, a warm-up of steamed buns, and a soup will suffice.
After lunch, the two of them each carried a basket and went to the bamboo forest to dig for winter bamboo shoots. The season for winter bamboo shoots is almost over, so they took advantage of the time to dig as many as possible, as winter bamboo shoots taste better than spring bamboo shoots.
The two arrived at the bamboo forest. Xu Han looked for winter bamboo shoots based on yesterday's experience, while Lu Chuan followed behind and dug. Since no one had dug them before, they were easy to find!
They stuck a small stick next to the bamboo shoots they found, and Lu Chuan dug them up directly. The two of them worked together and were more efficient. Before long, they had found a lot of bamboo shoots. As they saw more and more sticks being stuck in the ground, Xu Han also joined Lu Chuan's team to dig bamboo shoots.
Xu Han poured the dug winter bamboo shoots directly into her spatial storage, freeing up her basket to continue filling it with more bamboo shoots. Lu Chuan saw Xu Han touch the basket and then it disappeared. This was the first time he had ever seen Xu Han packing things, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
But they didn't ask any questions and continued digging for bamboo shoots. They dug for an hour, then sat down to eat something and rest. Xu Han took out two apples, one for each of them.
Then, they poured the cola out of the refrigerator into a bamboo tube and gave it to Lu Chuan to try. Lu Chuan took a sip and his eyes widened in surprise! He said, "What is this? Why is there foam? And why is it black? After drinking it, I instantly felt all my fatigue disappear."
“This is cola, a carbonated beverage,” Xu Han explained.
After resting for a while, the two continued digging for winter bamboo shoots, and didn't get up and go home until the sun was about to set.
When they got home, the two dogs had already returned on their own. When Lu Chuan wasn't hunting, he would sometimes let them out to find food on their own, and Black Wind and Black Spot would always come back before dark.
Judging from the rumbling bellies of the two dogs, they must have eaten their fill outside!
Xu Han took out two winter bamboo shoots, peeled them, and planned to make a stewed chicken with bamboo shoots.
Cut the winter bamboo shoots into strips, blanch them in water to remove the bitterness, then take out the chopped chicken from Luchuan, put it in a pot, stir-fry until the moisture evaporates and it turns golden brown, add ginger, scallions, cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, then add oyster sauce, salt and other seasonings, pour in the bamboo shoot strips and start stewing.
In another pot, cook more sweet potato rice soup, steam a bowl of steamed eggs, heat up some steamed buns, and add four eggs and four sweet potatoes. Save them for tomorrow morning! We need to go to the county town tomorrow morning, so we have to get up early to get going.
Prepare the food in advance and store it in your space, then you won't have to get up early to cook. Just take it out when you want to eat!
After dinner, Xu Han looked at the winter bamboo shoots piled up in the living room and felt a bit worried. It seemed she needed to properly organize the space. Otherwise, there would be nowhere to put anything!
They took out the winter bamboo shoots from the space and peeled them while chatting.
"We have so much to buy tomorrow, let's leave early!" Xu Han said.
“Okay! I’ll show you around the county town properly then, and you can buy whatever you want! Don’t worry about money! When autumn comes, I’ll go hunt some large game. Then we’ll have the money,” Lu Chuan replied.
"There's no need to work so hard! Safety is the most important thing. We just need to buy enough food for ourselves. This amount of money should be enough!" Xu Han advised.
Hearing this, Lu Chuan didn't refute it. He also wanted to do his best to improve Xu Han's life. Judging from the things Xu Han had taken out these past two days, he could roughly guess that her previous life was at least comfortable enough to eat and wear!
The standard of living has declined here, and people are bound to feel aggrieved.
After peeling for a while, Xu Han suggested that they stop for now, as the bamboo shoots wouldn't spoil in the space, and they could peel the rest of the winter bamboo shoots when they had time.
"I have to get up early to go to the county town tomorrow. I'm tired after a long day, so I'll rest first."
The next morning, Lu Chuan woke Xu Han up early. Looking at the sky, it was just getting light. Xu Han wanted to stay in bed a little longer, but when she thought about going to the county town and having to walk a long way, she slowly got up.
They took out breakfast from their storage space and began to eat. After finishing, each of them carried a basket on their back and set off for the county town.
With Xu Han's spatial cheat, there's no need to push the unicycle anymore.
I won't be taking any prey this time. I've already processed all the prey I caught in the last two days and stored it in my space to eat fresh.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, the two came to a small river. The river was not big, about three or four meters wide, and the current was quite rapid.
Lu Chuan took out a small wooden boat that he had hidden in the bushes. It was specially made to make it easier to go to the county town.
The wooden boat wasn't big; it could probably carry two or three people.
The two traveled in the wooden boat for about an hour and a half. Lu Chuan then told Xu Han to get off, put the small wooden boat in the grass, and hide it. The two walked together out of the woods.
Soon they saw the pipe, and after walking along it for about an hour, Xu Han finally saw the gate of the county town.
"We're almost there! I'm exhausted!" Xu Han said, panting. She thought to herself that it must have been really difficult for people in ancient times to go out! They relied entirely on their own two legs. No wonder they didn't travel far!
When the original owner lived in the village, he saw that others could take an oxcart to the town.
But there are no oxcarts in the deep mountains. Although the first half of the journey was by boat, the second half took an hour. For someone who doesn't even have 5,000 steps on WeChat these days, isn't that too far?
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