Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

After breakfast, Lu Chuan and Xu Han went out with their backpacks. The weather was hot and the ferns came out earlier than in previous years. The two took advantage of today to pick some ferns.

I didn’t have time to do these last year, so I must not miss it this year.

When they reached a small hillside, they saw endless ferns as far as the eye could see. Xu Han's eyes lit up as she looked at them.

I thought to myself, this is simply amazing. Today I can finally experience the feeling of pinching ferns.

The two of them put down their backpacks and started to move. Pinching them one by one was very relaxing and they couldn't stop at all.

Soon his arms were full. Because the roots of the ferns he picked would easily become old, Xu Han put them directly into the space and continued to pick them.

Pinching this is so addictive, I can't stop.

It wasn't until Lu Chuan said he was hungry and wanted to eat first before continuing that Xu Han reluctantly stopped and took out the food from the space. The two of them found an open space and sat down to eat.

After lunch, I took a short rest and then continued to pick ferns.

It was not until the sun went down that Xu Han and Lu Chuan started walking home.

When I get home, I pour the ferns I picked today into a large wooden basin, add a little salt and start soaking them. I will deal with them after dinner.

Then Xu Han went to the kitchen to start cooking dinner. She hadn't eaten sauerkraut fish for a long time. Xu Han took out the processed fish fillets from the space and started cooking sauerkraut fish.

Many dishes are ready-made and are easy to prepare and very quick.

The sauerkraut fish I made today tastes especially good when paired with sauerkraut pickled at home.

After the pickled fish is ready, serve it with rice and you can have a delicious dinner.

After eating, the two went to the backyard to wash the ferns they had picked during the day.

Rub it slightly in water to remove the hair on the surface, then rinse it several times in clean water.

Lu Chuan stayed in the backyard, washing the ferns with a torch, while Xu Han went to the front yard and boiled water in a large iron pot to blanch the ferns.

After the water boils, put the cleaned bracken into a large iron pot and start blanching it over high heat. After about six or seven minutes, you can take it out.

Put them directly into a large vat filled with cold water and soak them there. After soaking overnight, you can take them out and dry them in the sun the next morning.

It took many blanching steps before all the ferns for today were processed.

After washing up, they went to rest and had a good night's sleep...

The next morning, as soon as Lu Chuan and Xu Han got up, they took out the ferns that had been soaked in water yesterday, and then rinsed them with clean water.

Simply rinse the bracken and spread it out in a leaky winnowing basket to dry in the sun.

After everything was done, the two had breakfast and went out again.

Today's target is still bracken. Now is the time to eat it. If we don't get more this year, we probably won't be able to eat it in the next two or three years.

So Xu Han and Lu Chuan put all their efforts into picking ferns, trying to store more during this period of time.

The two of them fought until the sun went down in the afternoon, then they got up and started to go home.

After returning home, I first brought the bracken that had been dried in the morning into the house, and then continued to soak the bracken, repeating the process of yesterday.

For four consecutive days, Xu Han and Lu Chuan picked ferns near their home, and only stopped after they had picked all the ferns near their home.

By the fifth day, the yard was filled with ferns drying in the sun.

I won’t go digging wild vegetables today. I will take advantage of my free time to grow the vegetable seeds that I will need to plant in the near future.

This year's vegetable seeds were all saved by Xu Han last year, so there is no need to buy them.

There are many varieties. Xu Han saved a lot of vegetable seeds. Even the vegetable seeds for after the disaster were saved early in advance.

First, sort the vegetable seeds that were soaked last night and scatter them one by one, then cover them with a thin layer of fine soil, and finally cover them with oilcloth to keep them warm.

Although the weather is warmer this year, it is still a bit cold at night. Covering with oilcloth can better ensure the germination rate of seeds.

After everything was done, the two went to the backyard to turn the soil.

Taking advantage of the fact that the temperature was just right at this time, the two of them cleaned up all the vegetable plots in the backyard. This temperature was just right for growing vegetables and it was not easy for insects to breed.

After turning the soil, just sprinkle the vegetable seeds on it, cover it with soil, water it, and wait for it to germinate.

After planting the vegetables, the two went to the wasteland outside to grow sweet potato seedlings.

Sweet potatoes are relatively drought-resistant, so you will get a harvest more or less if you plant them in the later stages.

So we still have to plant more varieties, at least to subsidize the dogs at home.

After growing the sweet potato seedlings, it was time for lunch. Xu Han took out the food from the space, and the two of them ate directly in the yard.

It is very pleasant to eat lunch while basking in the sun.

After lunch, Xu Han and Lu Chuan went to the wasteland to plant vegetables.

This time we planted fast-growing greens. With the proper water and fertilizer, they grew very fast and can be eaten in about 20 days.

It’s just right that you can plant sweet potatoes right after pulling out the green vegetables!

The two of them turned over the land reserved for planting sweet potatoes. They certainly wouldn't be able to finish planting them this afternoon, after all, there were several acres!

It would take a long time to plant all of them, so I just stopped rushing and started to work slowly.

The wasteland was very close to home, so Xu Han and Lu Chuan didn't start their journey home until it got dark.

When she got home, Xu Han took out the braised beef that she had made some time ago from the space, cut it into thin slices, and put it on a plate for later use.

Then I started rolling the noodles. Today I planned to make a dish of vegetable noodles, topped with poached eggs and braised beef. It was refreshing and delicious.

While eating, Xu Han said, "The vegetables outside will probably be planted in one day tomorrow. This is simple and easy to plant. It doesn't take much effort. After planting, let's plant potatoes on the remaining land!"

"Okay, then let's plant potatoes! How about planting onion seedlings? I think the little onions we saved before are growing well now that the weather is warmer." Lu Chuan asked.

"That's fine, then let's plant them together tomorrow! The potatoes can grow slowly, and the small roots of garlic in the valley are growing particularly plump. We can take some time to dig some and pickle them. We only got a little last year, and I thought it tasted pretty good. Let's get some more this year!" Xu Han continued.

"Okay, let's start digging wild vegetables first. This can't be left out either."

After everything was confirmed, the two of them took advantage of the fact that they could still collect food on the mountain and started the hamster food storage mode again.

There are still many days to come! We have to prepare more, especially with two more people, the previous amount will definitely not be enough.