Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 149 Winter Daily Life

It is finally the second day of the Chinese New Year. Xu Han does not need to go back to her parents' home today. Neither of them has any relatives here, so naturally there is no need to visit relatives.

After the two finished breakfast, Lu Chuan took down the corn hanging from the beam.

Putting the corn on the stone floor in the main room, Xu Han took out gloves from the space and started peeling corn.

I planted three acres of corn last year, but I haven’t had time to thresh it yet!

Since I'm not very busy these days, I'll take some time to peel them, put them in bags and store them in the warehouse.

The corn had been dried so well that it fell off easily when rubbed and was very easy to peel.

However, it is still quite slow to peel the corn from more than three acres of land. After just a while, I felt the palms of my hands were burning from being rubbed.

So Xu Han took a sack and stuffed the corn cobs directly into it, not filling it too full, leaving a small space in the sack. Then he tied the sack tightly and started hitting it with a big wooden stick.

It is easy to smash the kernels of dried corn. Just smash it a few times and most of the kernels will fall out. Just pour them into a large winnowing basket.

Then Lu Chuan was responsible for pounding the corn, and Xu Han was responsible for separating the pounded corn cobs and corn kernels.

The corn cobs that have been smashed will break into pieces, while those that have not been peeled properly will remain whole. Fortunately, the corn kernels will not break.

Put the smashed corn kernels into a small winnowing basket, then winnow away the husks and debris. Put the remaining clean corn kernels directly into bags and store them in the warehouse.

For three consecutive days, the two of them processed the corn kernels. On the morning of the fifth day, they finally finished processing the last of the corn kernels.

"Today is the fifth day of the New Year. We make the leftover dumplings so that we can have delicious fresh dumplings for lunch." Xu Han said.

"Okay, we still have some Yuanxiao to make, right? You make the dumplings, and I'll go make the Yuanxiao."

"Okay, I'll get it out for you." After saying that, Xu Han took out the leftover Yuanxiao filling from last time and handed it to Lu Chuan.

Then they sifted the glutinous rice flour into powder without particles, prepared a basin of water, explained to Lu Chuan how to do it, and Xu Han went to knead the dough.

Not much dough was kneaded today, so Xu Han put the remaining dumpling filling in a small wooden basin. She will wrap all the fillings today.

At 15, the two of them won’t be eating at home anymore, so there’s no need to keep any.

In case you can’t go to the county town at that time, you can eat the frozen dumplings in the space. It’s the same.

The two of them were doing their own things, and at noon they ate freshly made dumplings and glutinous rice balls.

In the afternoon, Xu Han followed Lu Chuan to cut trees. When the water was stored, the reservoir outside needed to be covered with wooden boards to prevent water evaporation or other small animals from falling into it.

Open it when you need water, and seal it when not in use.

Because he wanted to make thicker wooden boards, Lu Chuan cut down larger trees that were slightly thicker.

It was not particularly easy to cut down, and it took the two of them an entire afternoon to cut down a whole tree.

"This big tree is so difficult to cut down. It took the two of us a whole afternoon to cut down one tree. It's too slow!" Xu Han said.

"It's not easy to cut, but it doesn't matter. There's no rush to use it. You can do it when you have time." Lu Chuan comforted Xu Han.

After hearing what Lu Chuan said, Xu Han adjusted her mindset and realized that she was too impatient.

"We're not busy these days, so let's all come over and chop down trees! It should be possible to chop down three trees a day and put them away."

"Okay, there hasn't been any rain or snow since the heavy snow. Looking at the sun, it probably won't rain. Could it be that the drought has started now?" Lu Chuan asked worriedly.

"Last year, when I found the reminder, it was not long after the Chinese New Year. The time is about the same. I don't know if it will rain soon." Xu Han also looked up at the sky. It was clear and blue, and he couldn't help but worry.

Although I knew about the drought in advance and prepared a lot of supplies, when it really came to this, I was still more or less uneasy.

There is no point in saying more, let’s just fix the reservoir as soon as possible!

"Let's stop here today! We'll continue tomorrow." Lu Chuan asked.

"Okay, let's go back!"

The two returned home together. After arriving home, Lu Chuan went to the backyard to clean up, while Xu Han went straight into the kitchen.

I haven’t eaten steamed vegetables for a long time. There are still many wild vegetables that can be steamed in the space. Let’s steam some wild amaranth today!

In fact, Xu Han’s favorite steamed dishes are locust flowers and purple gentian flowers, but Xu Han did not dig purple gentian flowers last year.

Because she was afraid that she didn't have enough money, she only dug up things that were easy to pick. The purple gentian flowers were a little more difficult to handle, so Xu Han didn't get any. She must get more this year.

Steamed dishes alone were not enough, so Xu Han cooked corn porridge and some eggs.

After thinking about it, I realized that the pot would not be used, so I might as well take out some more eggs and cook a big pot to eat later!

When you have time, you have to cook more food. If there is no water, it will be troublesome to cook food.

Xu Han was cooking in two pots by herself. After the vegetables were steamed and the eggs were cooked, she took out the eggs and started to stir the batter.

When Lu Chuan came in from outside, Xu Han's meal was ready.

"I haven't eaten steamed food for a long time. I've been eating too much meat recently. Suddenly, this is particularly appetizing to me." Lu Chuan took a big bite of the steamed food and said while eating.

"When I have time next time, I will steam more and put them in the space. I will also steam some potatoes. Steamed potatoes and scrambled eggs are also very delicious."

"Okay, let's see if we can pick some more vegetables to steam then. We ate a lot of the locust flowers we prepared last year, so I guess there won't be many left, right?" Lu Chuan said.

Both Xu Han and Lu Chuan like to eat steamed dishes, especially locust flowers. If there are any left this year, they will make more.

Half of what I got last year has been eaten. I should be able to pick them now. Acacia flowers bloom early, so they can be eaten in March.

Xu Han ate a bowl of steamed vegetables, drank a bowl of porridge with an egg, and was completely full.

"I haven't eaten so comfortably in a long time. Today's food is really delicious."

Lu Chuan also burped and rubbed his stomach, "I'm also full. I ate too much without realizing it."

"Then let's digest the food before sleeping! We don't want to have indigestion." After Xu Han said that, he took out some konjac from the space and prepared to peel it. He couldn't just sit there and do nothing!

The two were busy and chatting at the same time. Xu Han said, "Let's peel the konjac today. I will stay at home tomorrow to make konjac tofu. While it's cold, make more and put it outside to freeze. It's easier to make konjac tofu. What do you think?"

"Okay! I can cut down the trees myself. If I don't do it now, the weather will be warmer in a few days and it won't be cold anymore, so I won't be able to do it if I want to." Lu Chuan said.