Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

"I processed six baskets of sweet potatoes today and I can't even lift my arms." Xu Han complained when she saw Lu Chuan coming back.

"Are you tired? I'll do it with you tomorrow!" Seeing this, Lu Chuan helped rub Xu Han's arm.

"It's not bad, but chopping sweet potatoes is tiring. The knife is too heavy and my arms hurt from lifting it. It's not easy for you to chop trees either. Isn't it more tiring than me? I'd better do it slowly by myself! You should focus on the important things first."

"It's nothing important. If your arm hurts, don't do it tomorrow. I'll do it when I'm free."

"It's okay, it's not too tiring. Just go and do your work. I'll rest when I'm tired. Today is the first day, so I feel the pain in my arm. It will be fine tomorrow." Xu Han said again.

Lu Chuan knew Xu Han's character, so he stopped trying to persuade her.

He added, "We'll just have to chop trees for another day tomorrow, and that'll be enough. It hasn't rained for a few days, and the weather is gloomy. I don't know if it will rain tonight."

Xu Han also looked up at the sky. It was indeed gloomy. "It might rain! Look at the dark clouds over there."

After that, I turned and went into the room, lying on the recliner and began to rest. I was so tired! I didn't want to move or cook.

Lu Chuan came in and saw Xu Han lying there motionless. He didn't bother her, but turned and went into the kitchen to boil water for her bath.

After boiling the bath water, he went to the bathroom and then went to the main room to call Xu Han.

"I just boiled the bath water. Go take a bath first! Otherwise, you won't be able to lift your arms tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go get some clothes. I won't cook dinner. Let's just eat what's in the space."

"I can do either. They're all the same."

After hearing what Lu Chuan said, Xu Han turned around and went to her room to get clothes to take a shower.

After taking a shower, they took out food from the space and started eating.

In the middle of the night, it really started raining heavily outside. Fortunately, I had put away everything in the yard before going to bed for fear that it would rain at night.

When I woke up the next day, it was still raining outside and Lu Chuan hadn't gotten up yet!

So Xu Han turned over, hugged Lu Chuan and continued to sleep.

When I woke up again, the seat next to me had become cold. It must be that Lu Chuan had already gotten up.

Xu Han also put on her clothes and went out of the room. The rain outside was no longer heavy.

Then I saw seven or eight baskets of washed sweet potatoes placed under the eaves.

But there was no sign of Lu Chuan. He must have gone to the river to wash sweet potatoes.

After Xu Han finished her breakfast, she took a wooden basin, added hot water, and began to sit under the eaves to wash sweet potatoes.

It's drizzling outside! You can't wash outside, so just wash it directly under the eaves. It doesn't matter if it gets wet, just mop it.

Just as I poured the sweet potatoes into the wooden basin, Lu Chuan came in again carrying a shoulder pole.

"Have you had breakfast?" Xu Han asked.

"I've eaten. Have you eaten the breakfast in the pot?"

"I have eaten."

"Then I'll go wash two more baskets. Just when you're done, I can come back and chop the sweet potatoes right away."

"Okay, go ahead! I'll wash the sweet potatoes again."

After that, the two of them started to go about their own business.

When Lu Chuan came back after washing the tenth basket, Xu Han had already washed two baskets of sweet potatoes, so Lu Chuan took over the task of chopping the sweet potatoes.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it was impossible to stay outside. Fortunately, people could stay under the eaves, but rain would flow in, so Xu Han took a wooden board to block it.

After washing the sweet potatoes, the two of them went into the main room and started chopping the sweet potatoes.

I have to say that Lu Chuan has an advantage over Xu Han when it comes to chopping sweet potatoes. He is very strong and can chop them into pieces with just one cut. In no time, he has chopped a whole pot of sweet potatoes.

Xu Han's speed was much slower than Lu Chuan's, mainly because her arm was still sore from the chop she received yesterday. She couldn't move faster.

In this way, the two of them spent the whole day washing and chopping sweet potatoes, and it rained all day.

The next day, it was still raining and Lu Chuan couldn't go out to chop trees, so he continued to chop sweet potatoes.

The rain finally stopped after noon, but the ground was too wet to cut down trees.

So Xu Han pulled out the corn, tied it to the yard, and started grinding it.

Lu Chuan continued to chop sweet potatoes. In the past two days, he has become a tool for chopping sweet potatoes.

Xu Han began to grind the sweet potato pulp and filter the sweet potatoes, and the sweet potato starch made the day before had also been washed and made into powder.

You can scrape out the starch and put it in gauze to start controlling the water. Because it is too heavy, Xu Han can't hang it up, so she needs Lu Chuan's help again.

After Lu Chuan hung the starch on, Xu Han began to beat the starch into a funnel shape to facilitate water control.

Place a wooden basin under the starch lump to catch the dripping water.

After grinding the sweet potato pulp, Xu Han repeated the previous steps and began to filter the sweet potato residue.

In this way, another day passed. On the third day, Lu Chuan continued to chop trees, while Xu Han continued to grind sweet potato starch at home.

Until the fourth day, Lu Chuan went to chop trees again. He chopped more trees in the next few days and stored up some firewood for heating the kang. He also needed to prepare more firewood for cooking in winter.

Xu Han stayed at home to process the sweet potato starch made in the past few days, drying what needed to be dried and washing the powder.

I won’t grind the sweet potato pulp today. I’ve been grinding it for several days now, and all the sweet potatoes in the corridor have been consumed and turned into lumps of starch.

Take out a winnowing basket, put the starch lump into it, remove the impurities at the bottom, and use a knife to cut it into thin pieces that will break into pieces when pinched.

Make sure to slice it thinly, otherwise it won’t dry out and will turn sour easily, which will make it unpalatable.

After drying the starch lumps, I pound the new starch lumps that have been produced in the past two days.

Another day has passed after busying around.

In the evening, Lu Chuan came back and Xu Han was preparing dinner in the kitchen!

"Now that we're back, how about we use sweet potato starch to make some sweet potato stew today?" Xu Han asked.

"Okay, I haven't eaten yet!" Then Lu Chuan came in and sat next to the stove, ready to help light the fire.

First pour the sweet potato flour into an appropriate amount of water and start to melt it, and then stir it until there are no lumps.

Heat oil in a pan, pour the sweet potato starch water into the pan while it is hot, then spread it out. The sweet potato starch water will solidify into shape when it comes into contact with heat.

After it is shaped, turn it over and fry until both sides are golden brown, then serve and let it cool.

After cooling, the sweet potato stew will no longer be sticky, and can then be cut into pieces of appropriate size.

Heat oil in another pot, add chopped green onion, ginger and garlic, then pour in the prepared sweet potato stew. Add green and red peppers and appropriate amount of seasonings and it is ready to serve.