Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

After arriving at the place, Lu Chuan had not returned yet. Xu Han was picking things nearby while paying attention to the direction in which Lu Chuan was coming back.

After waiting for about half an hour, Lu Chuan finally appeared and Xu Han hurried over.

"Why are you here? I saw a figure from afar and I thought someone had found this place! When I got closer, I saw clearly that it was you." Lu Chuan asked.

"Of course I'm here to pick you up! Why don't you thank me now!" Xu Han said mischievously, blinking her eyes.

Lu Chuan paid no attention to her teasing and agreed, "Yes, yes, yes! My wife loves me the most! I'll thank you very much when I get home in the evening!" He even emphasized the pronunciation of the four words "thank you very much" when he said this.

After hearing this, Xu Han blushed and said shyly, "Rogue!"

He turned around, put the boat into the space, turned around and left, only to hear Lu Chuan's hearty laughter behind him.

He said, "Wife, wait for me!" and then trotted over.

The two of them played and joked all the way back home. After arriving home, Lu Chuan took a hoe and went to weed the wasteland outside.

Xu Han also followed and picked some young pumpkins.

Let's fry some pumpkin tonight! I haven't had it for a few days and I'm craving it.

After picking the pumpkins, Xu Han took a hoe and dug some fresh sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes were planted early and could be dug, but Xu Han didn’t want to dig them now!

Wait until the frost in October before digging the sweet potatoes. At that time, the sweet potatoes will be sweeter and grow bigger. Just dig them out before they freeze.

I’ll dig a nest today and then go home to make sweet potato porridge.

When I got home, I took out a pheasant and used it to make chicken soup.

Clean the pheasant, chop it into large pieces, then put it into a clay pot, add onion and ginger and start cooking chicken soup.

After the water boils, skim off the foam and add the freshly peeled chestnuts.

The chestnut stewed chicken soup is also delicious, especially the chestnuts in it, which are sweet and soft, and have the fragrance of chicken soup. Even the soup tastes sweet.

Add wild dates and wolfberries before serving, it looks great and tastes great.

Let’s stir-fry a pumpkin dish. Wash the pumpkin and cut it into slices of appropriate size. Don’t cut it too thin, otherwise it will melt in the pan. Don’t cut it too thick, otherwise it will be difficult to stir-fry.

Heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger... and dried chili peppers into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the pumpkin and stir-fry. After it is cooked, add the green and red peppers and stir-fry for a while before serving.

After all the dishes are prepared, put the extra food into the space.

The sweet potato and rice porridge was ready, so Xu Han went outside the yard to call Lu Chuan to come home for dinner.

After finishing dinner, the two began to prepare tools and supplies for picking lotus pods tomorrow. The pond is quite far from here, and they probably won’t be back tomorrow night.

Have a good night’s sleep…

The next morning, the two got up before dawn, and Lu Chuan went to prepare food for the chickens, ducks and geese for the next two days.

Xu Han took advantage of her free time to quickly rinse the soybeans, then took a wooden basin to collect some water and put the bamboo sieve into the basin to keep it moist. When she came back, the bean sprouts would be ready to eat.

After tidying up the house, the two of them led the dogs out of the house, one after the other, and started walking towards the pond.

We walked until about three in the afternoon before we arrived at the place. I have to say it was really far!

No wonder I didn’t find this pond when I entered the mountain before! It’s really hidden! If you don’t look carefully, you really can’t find it.

After arriving, Xu Han took out the wooden boat, and the two of them sat on the boat and began to pick lotus pods.

You can pick the tender lotus pods and eat the fresh lotus seeds directly. They are sweet and delicious, and the lotus core is not bitter.

If you want to dry lotus seeds, you should choose slightly older ones. The tender ones will shriveled up when dried, while the older ones will not shriveled up.

It can't be too old either, because the outer layer of skin of a too old one is difficult to peel off, which is troublesome.

But the two of them arrived a little late, and some of the lotus pods were already old. Xu Han also picked them up, and they couldn't go to waste!

It just takes a little more effort. It's okay. I can deal with it slowly during the winter.

There are still a few lotus flowers in the lotus pond, but most of them are withered flowers and leaves, and have no beauty.

Xu Han picked and chose and picked out about ten flowers. When she got home, she put them in a vase, which looked very beautiful.

Life is so boring, and there is not even anyone around to gossip about. We must always think of some ways to add some fun to the dull life!

Although she is very busy every day, when Xu Han goes out or goes up the mountain, she always picks some wild flowers on the way back and puts them in the vase, which is a special experience.

It also adds a lot of vitality to the home, and looking at these flowers will even make people's mood better.

"No one has been around here before, and I don't know where the lotus roots came from?" Xu Han said.

"Maybe it was the seeds brought by the little bird! Over time, they grew into so many lotus roots." Lu Chuan replied.

"Hahaha, that's right, that's really a bargain for us!"

"Who said it wasn't! There are so many, we definitely can't pick them all today." After saying that, he continued picking lotus pods.

After the sun set, Lu Chuan took Xu Han to a nearby cave. There were still many lotus pods that had not been picked, so they would continue picking tomorrow.

Xu Han was still the one cleaning the cave, while Lu Chuan went outside to collect firewood and boil water.

After cleaning up, it was still early for dinner, so the two of them lit torches and peeled lotus seeds in the cave.

When peeling lotus seeds, sort them and put them into different bowls.

The tender ones that can be eaten directly are put in a basin, the old ones that can be dried are put in a basin, and the ones that have completely turned black and dried are put in another basin.

After peeling some, I obviously felt that most of them were still a little bit old. Now I can dry more lotus seeds.

At around ten o'clock, the two men threw the peeled lotus shells out of the cave, cleaned up the cave and went to rest.

On the second day, the two started picking lotus pods early in the morning. By noon, they had finally picked all the lotus pods.

Xu Han also picked a lot of lotus leaves, which can be used to pad the basket for food, and can also be used to make lotus leaf chicken and the like.

I also picked some tender lotus leaves and put them aside to make lotus leaf tea when I get home.

After all, it is already mid-to-late September, and there are not many tender lotus leaves to pick. I picked for a long time but didn’t find many. I will have to wait until next summer to see if there are any left.

When the time comes, pick more. Since we eat so much greasy food every day, it is very good to drink some lotus leaf tea to remove fat and lose weight.