nucmednet Chapter 509 Caught the Snake
Chapter 509 Caught the Snake
Mu'er took the fork handed to her and started eating in small bites.
Seeing his brother eating so happily, Ze'er couldn't help but start eating too.
"Eat slowly, don't eat too much, it will be time for lunch soon."
The two brothers ate without even looking up and replied, "I understand, mother."
Grandpa Zhao at the side said, "You go and do your thing. I'll watch them."
Hearing this, Xu Han didn't care anymore. She turned around and left the kitchen and continued to fry the sweet potato balls.
Just as all the sweet potato balls were fried, Han Qi came back with a few girls picking dates.
After all, the girls were still young, and in ancient times, men and women were required to avoid suspicion, so Mrs. Zhao also went with them.
Several people were carrying baskets filled with dates. Because the dates had been exposed to the sun for a long time, many of them had changed color and were wrinkled, looking like they did not have much moisture left.
Mrs. Zhao put the basket on the ground and asked, "Madam, all the dates have been picked. I will dry them out to dry while the weather is good."
Xu Han poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Okay, there's a winnowing basket in the tool room. Go get it and pour the fish on it to dry. And by the way, check if there's anything fresh and pick some out for the children to eat."
Seeing Zhu Dahu and Zhu Erni coming back from picking dates, he continued, "I fried some sweet potato balls. You two should go wash your hands and come over to eat them later."
The two looked at their aunt, and after Zhu Chunmei nodded, the brother and sister ran to wash their hands.
Before leaving, he did not forget to say "Thank you, ma'am."
"Hahaha, you're welcome." Xu Han turned around and said, "These are freshly fried sweet potato balls. Wash your hands and go eat them!"
Zhu Chunmei replied, "Yes, ma'am, we'll go and dry the dates."
Seeing this, Xu Han ignored them and picked up a handful of dates to wash them so that the two children could eat them after class.
At noon, several little girls in the family helped Xu Han prepare lunch. As it was the busy farming season, Xu Han did not make complicated meals. She simply stir-fried a few home-cooked dishes and made a big pot of loofah soup, which was served with multi-grain rice. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
After lunch, we rested for a while. When the sun was not so strong, everyone went to the fields again to continue harvesting sweet potatoes and potatoes.
The Taoist priest went into the mountains to hunt early in the morning, and in the afternoon Lu Chuan also took Han Qi into the mountains.
The three of them waited until the sun set and when it was almost dark, they entered the house one after another.
The Taoist priest was the first to come back. He accidentally shot a rabbit while hunting, and asked Wang Lin to take it away to deal with it as soon as he came back. They had braised rabbit meat for dinner in the evening.
Worried that one rabbit would not be enough for so many people, Xu Han had another one slaughtered so that more side dishes could be added when cooking, so that everyone could eat more.
As soon as the rabbit was put into the pot, Lu Chuan came back. Xu Han heard the sound and hurried out of the kitchen, wanting to see what Lu Chuan had caught.
"Why did you come back so late today? What did you hunt?"
Lu Chuan shook the backpack and said, "You'll never guess what it is."
When Xu Han saw the things in the backpack, she wanted to reach out and open it to have a look. Lu Chuan noticed Xu Han's movements and grabbed her.
"Be careful, you're still alive!"
After hearing this, Xu Han became even more curious. "What is it? Why are you so secretive?"
Lu Chuan opened a little gap so that Xu Han could see clearly. "Snake, a big vegetable snake, still alive, but not poisonous, but a little big."
Xu Han has never been afraid of snakes, but when she saw such a thick and long snake, she couldn't help feeling a little creepy. She instantly remembered the group of snakes she encountered when digging ginseng before, and immediately stepped back.
He waved his hand and said, "Go and deal with it quickly, but don't let it run away."
"Hahaha, okay, I'll get it right away, and by the way, ask Grandpa Zhao if he wants the snake gall."
Grandpa Zhao heard the sound and walked out from the backyard. He just happened to hear Lu Chuan's words and asked, "You want to find me, what's the matter?"
Lu Chuan brought the backpack closer and said, "I caught a big snake today. I was just about to ask you if you wanted some snake gall."
Grandpa Zhao opened the backpack and took a look. "Wow, it's quite big. It's not a venomous snake, but the gallbladder can be used as medicine. Keep it for me."
"Okay, I'll go take care of it." After Lu Chuan said that, he called Han Qi, and they went to the backyard together to deal with the snake gall.
The Taoist priest who was sitting nearby also joined in the fun when he saw what was happening.
After a long time, Lu Chuan came over with the chopped snake and asked, "Is dinner ready? Do you want to eat this snake?"
Xu Han glanced at the large bowl full of snake meat and said, "Let's not eat it today. We just killed two rabbits. Let's save the snake meat for tomorrow! It's not hot tonight so it's fine to save it for tomorrow."
"Okay, then I'll put it in the warehouse first."
Xu Han reminded, "Okay, remember to lock the door, don't let the dogs eat it."
"Got it. I'll lock the door later."
After dinner, Lu Chuan asked about the sweet potato harvest today.
Zhu Qiang was the first to answer, "We have harvested more than half of the sweet potatoes today. There are only a few left in the field. We will be able to harvest them all in the morning."
After breakfast, we can start digging potatoes, and we can finish digging all the potatoes in about a day. "
Xu Han then asked, "Have the sweet potatoes been placed over there in the valley? Can they fit in there?"
Zhu Qiang continued, "They are placed in the valley. Now they are piled in the yard. Tonight, we will take turns to keep watch to prevent the sweet potatoes from being destroyed by small animals in the mountains. After drying them for two days, they can be piled in the room and it will be fine."
Lu Chuan said a few more words after hearing this, "Okay, but don't fall asleep when you're on guard at night. When you leave later, take Black Wind and Black Spot with you.
They are the smartest two, and it is safer to have them around.”
"Okay, we'll take them away in a moment."
Xu Han continued, "Tomorrow, let's harvest all the crops in the fields together, and Zhou, you can take a few people to tidy up the vegetable garden as well.
The weather is getting colder, and it's time to plant vegetables in the vegetable garden. Grow more cabbage seedlings, and you can also open up some of the empty land in the valley and plant winter vegetables.
There are so many of us, and the vegetables grown in the current vegetable garden are definitely not enough to eat. We can open a vegetable garden at your place, so that you can eat vegetables more conveniently in the future."
Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, ma'am. I was discussing this with Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Ma a few days ago. I was just about to tell you about it, but I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."