Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 218 Taoist Priest and Lu Chuan Go Down the Mountain

"Wife, we will only be gone for two or three days, four or five at most, and we will be back soon. Besides, you have seen the Taoist's skills, so there will be no problem for the two of us.

On the contrary, you must take good care of yourself when I am not at home, and tell Grandpa Zhao if you feel uncomfortable. " Lu Chuan instructed.

"Girl, what Xiaochuan said is right. We are most worried about you and Old Man Zhao at home!"

"Come on, even though I'm not as skilled as you two, the dogs are still at home! If I really can't beat them, I'll take Xiaohan and hide. I'm sure I can hold on until you come back." Grandpa Zhao said unconvinced.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and the tense atmosphere was finally eased.

After breakfast, Lu Chuan reluctantly followed the Taoist priest out.

This was the first time Lu Chuan had been away for so long since Xu Han became pregnant! Even though he was reluctant, he still had to go down the mountain.

It’s not a good idea to stay in the mountains all the time. We still need to understand the situation down the mountain so that we can better prepare and prevent some things in advance.

After Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest left, Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao became busy.

The Taoist priest told them yesterday to cook more food and store it in the space during the next few days at home.

The situation is still relatively good at the moment, and we don’t need to use the food in the space for the time being, but when the drought becomes more serious, we will try not to fire if possible.

One is to prevent the smell of food from attracting wild beasts, and the other is to prevent those hungry people from coming into the mountains to look for food.

It will be troublesome if they find this place by following the smell of food. I am not afraid if only one or two people come, but I am afraid if they come in groups, and then a fierce battle is inevitable.

In order to avoid this kind of thing, it is better to cook less often. While there is still time, hurry up and prepare more meals.

The dishes that needed to be fried had not been prepared yet! So Xu Han cooked rice and porridge in three large iron pots first, focusing on one without wasting any time.

Grandpa Zhao was cooking three pots by himself, running back and forth in the yard and the kitchen. Fortunately, the firewood was chopped, so he just had to make sure the fire didn't fall out or go out.

Xu Han cleaned the vegetables that needed to be fried, picked the vegetables that needed to be picked in advance, and blanched the vegetables that needed to be blanched in water in advance, and then she could fry them directly after a while.

The two of them were busy for the whole morning, and after a simple lunch they went to rest.

The sun was very strong at noon, and it was impossible to stay in the kitchen for a long time. Besides, there was a fire burning in the kitchen, which made it even hotter.

After waking up from a nap, the kitchen was still very hot. Xu Han simply took out ice cubes from the space and put them in the large wooden basin, which at least could cool it down.

Then start kneading the dough and let it rise so that you can use it to make steamed buns later.

After the dough has risen, put the sweet potatoes in the big iron pot outside and then start cooking in the iron pot in the kitchen.

Use two pots together, one for stir-frying meat and the other for stir-frying vegetables, so you don’t waste time.

I cooked the dishes for the whole afternoon, and then in the evening I worked with Grandpa Zhao to knead the steamed buns so that I could make them the next morning.

"Xiaohan, do you feel tired? If you are tired, take a rest for a while." Grandpa Zhao asked with concern.

"I'm not tired, Grandpa Zhao. Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?"

"I'm not tired either! Let's finish making this steamed bun first! After you're done, go to bed early and we'll do it again tomorrow."

"Okay, let's go take a rest after we're done."

In this way, Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao spent these three days at home cooking grains, frying vegetables, and making steamed buns.

Nothing special happened during this period, everything was peaceful.

But for Lu Chuan, things were not so smooth.

When the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan were on their way around two o'clock, they discovered that the mountains here showed signs of human presence.

You have to know that this place is very far away from the foot of the mountain. For the farmers at the foot of the mountain, this is already deep in the mountains. Now they dare to come here, which shows that there is really nothing edible at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing this scene, both of them looked heavy-hearted. They quickened their pace without saying a word, trying to reach the county town before dark.

The Taoist priest took Lu Chuan and ran all the way. Lu Chuan was so tired that he almost couldn't hold on. Finally, he saw the shadow of the city gate.

Because it was already late when they went down the mountain, and there were not many people on the official road, the two naturally did not find out what was going on.

I only saw that the big river that originally had a lot of water was now almost dry, with only a shallow layer of water on the riverbed.

The Taoist priest carried Lu Chuan to a deserted place, climbed over the city wall, and then began looking for an inn.

Although it was night, the two of them could still clearly notice that there were fewer people in the county town.

Originally, the lights should be on at this time, but now at least one-fifth of the residents have not turned on the lights. What is going on? Lu Chuan wondered curiously.

Before Lu Chuan could think about it, he saw the Taoist priest leap onto the top of the wall. Lu Chuan looked at the Taoist priest in confusion.

After waiting for a few minutes, the Taoist priest jumped down from the top of the wall and said, "Most of the people who don't have lights on have no one at home, while a small number of people still have people at home, but they may not have the money to light a lamp."

"Then where did those empty houses go? Could it be..." Lu Chuan suddenly thought of something.

"Either they are dead or gone. The possibility of gone is higher. After all, they can't all be dead!" said the Taoist priest indifferently.

"It's already April, and it seems that many people have realized that the weather is not right and have begun to flee to other places."

"Let's find an inn to rest first! We can come out to find out news tomorrow." After the Taoist priest said this, he walked towards the inn where he stayed last time.

After arriving at the place, each of them checked into a room. Just as they were about to pay the rent, the Taoist priest was startled.

"It's so expensive, why don't you just go and rob it!"

"Don't be angry, sir. The price is the same now. What can you buy with this little money in this season? It's always like this."

Lu Chuan thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case, so he said, "Okay then! Please send us two buckets of hot water."

"A bucket of hot water is 50 cents." The waiter said embarrassedly.

"50 cents, why don't you go and grab it! A bucket of hot water costs fifty cents!" Lu Chuan was no longer calm.

“The water supply is limited now. Ordinary people have to line up to get water from the deep wells. If they are late, there will be no water to drink. Now the sacred wells are watched by government officials. We cannot get more water even if we want to. It is based on the number of people.

If there wasn't a deep well in the inn, you wouldn't even have water." The innkeeper explained.