Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

After saying that, he started chopping trees with Lu Chuan. They kept chopping until dark, then they called the dogs and prepared to go home.

When she got home in the evening, Xu Han first took out some beef tendon from the space and soaked it in cold water to remove the blood so that she could make braised beef tomorrow.

After soaking, I went to the kitchen to cook. Let’s just have a simple leek box with porridge tonight!

Another day passed. The next morning, Lu Chuan was doing the final waterproofing of the reservoir in the backyard, while Xu Han was preparing to start making braised beef.

First clean the beef that was soaked in blood water yesterday, then pour the soy sauce in, and poke some small holes in it with a bamboo stick to make it easier for the beef to absorb the flavor when marinating.

Marinate with soy sauce for a day, and you can start cooking it the next day. When cooking, just pour the soy sauce in and add water.

You also need to add sweet noodle sauce, fermented bean curd and other spices. After cooking, soak it for an afternoon so that it will be more flavorful. But you can eat it directly without soaking it.

After Xu Han marinated the beef, she started to prepare some other dishes while she had some time recently. She cooked all of them and stored them in the space.

The days passed slowly, Xu Han was in charge of cooking, Lu Chuan was in charge of waterproofing, and they were both busy with their own things...

In the blink of an eye, today is already the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. Xu Han and Lu Chuan got up early in the morning. They planned to set off for the provincial capital today, so that they could catch the Lantern Festival.

After tidying up the house and settling the livestock, the two of them closed the gate and set out for the provincial capital.

"Have you been to the provincial capital? I haven't been there yet!" Xu Han asked.

"I've been there several times before, and I have a general understanding of the city. This time I'll take you to have a good time." Lu Chuan said as he walked, holding Xu Han's hand.

"Then I'm going to buy lots of delicious food and fun things and have a good time shopping. I never had the chance to play before!"

"Okay, I'll buy some delicious and fun things when I come across them. I guess I won't be able to go around the city like this for a long time after this trip."

"Then let's take this opportunity to go shopping more!" The two talked as they walked towards the county town.

The provincial capital is quite far from the county town, so we need to stay in the county town for one night and set out for the provincial capital early tomorrow morning. Otherwise, we will have to sleep in the suburbs if we cannot reach the provincial capital before dark.

After arriving in the county town, they went to a restaurant to have lunch first, and then began to stroll slowly along the familiar streets. Xu Han clearly felt that the county town was much quieter this time.

Finally, in order to find out the latest situation down the mountain, Lu Chuan and Xu Han went to the teahouse to inquire about the news.

They ordered a serving of melon seeds and peanuts and a pot of tea. They didn't say anything, but listened carefully to the conversations in the teahouse to see if there was any news they wanted to hear.

"Have you heard? Last time there was a heavy snowfall, many houses collapsed and many people died in the slums. The county magistrate is currently building houses there!" Man A said.

"You are not well-informed! The houses over there have been built and people have moved in." Man B continued.

"We have a good county magistrate. He opens soup kitchens and distributes relief food during heavy snow. Other counties don't have these." Man C also joined the discussion.

"Aren't there any in other counties?" Man A asked.

"The disaster situation in other counties is even more serious than ours! The government officials don't even ask about it, and there are heavy casualties." Another man, Ding, also joined the discussion.

"How do you know? You haven't been there. Maybe you just made it up!" Man B asked.

"I have never been there, but I heard about it from my wife's second aunt's cousin. He does business in that county, but because of the heavy snow, he didn't make it back during the New Year," explained the man Ding.

Listening to the conversation over there, the two looked at each other and instantly understood each other's intentions.

At this time, Lu Chuan walked over with a plate of peanuts and asked, "I just heard from you brothers that there are many victims here. What's the situation? Because my family has always lived in the mountains and just came to the city, I don't know what happened."

After saying that, he put the peanuts on the table and motioned for everyone to eat together.

Seeing that Lu Chuan was interested, the others also started talking at once, and Xu Han also listened with great interest.

It turns out that the area where the two people live also snows every year, but it is rarely such a heavy snow. Many houses of poor families or those that have been in disrepair for a long time were collapsed by the heavy snow.

Because of the collapsed houses, many people were killed or injured. When the snowstorm began, the county magistrate arranged for local officials to provide emergency rescue. Because the rescue was timely, there were not too many casualties compared to other counties.

However, the roads were slippery due to the snow, and there were still many remote areas where there was no timely rescue, which resulted in many casualties.

Otherwise, the county's losses could have been reduced further! After the incident, the county magistrate provided timely assistance, built houses, and distributed relief grain.

Now the common people all praise the county magistrate as a good official! The people's voice was very high, and for a while, the news about the county magistrate was also spread.

I heard that this county magistrate came from the capital and is a man with a good background. He came here just to understand the people's sentiments and see how the common people really live.

The two stayed in the teahouse for half a day, and after getting the news they wanted to hear, they got up and went back.

When it was time for dinner, we went to a small restaurant together.

"Our county has got a good county magistrate. I hope we can find problems in time in the future. Do you think we should spread some words? But it is also very dangerous. After all, nothing has happened yet!" Xu Han muttered softly while eating.

"No, now is not the right time. What if I'm considered a misleader? I might even be thrown into jail! We can't take the risk." Lu Chuan said.

"Besides, this time is too long. Even if we tell them, it won't be resolved. It's seven years! It's not easy to survive." Xu Han said with a worried look on his face.

"Because of the snow disaster, no one cares about the problem that it hasn't rained for a month. Spring plowing is about to start, and by then many people will realize this problem and start making plans. Let's just live our own lives first!" Lu Chuan comforted Xu Han.

Xu Han stopped talking. His power was too small. If he really told others about it, no one would believe him and it would bring him into a lot of trouble.