Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

You only need to put on a thick coat at night, as the temperature difference between morning and night is quite large.

After lunch, they continued walking forward. They didn't start heading home until the sun was about to set.

After walking all day, Xu Han didn’t want to cook dinner, so she ate the food in the space.

After dinner, I started to pack the tools I would need to go to the mountains to pick elm seeds tomorrow.

After everything was ready, the two went to bed early.

The next morning, before daybreak, Xu Han and Lu Chuan got up and first settled the livestock at home, adding water to those that needed water and putting fodder to those that needed fodder.

With previous experience, there is usually no problem for two people to go out for ten days or so.

But I can't be away for that long this time, because if I stay away for too long, the vegetables I planted might die from lack of water.

After everything was packed up, I locked the gate and took the dogs into the mountains in the slowly rising morning light.

I saw a lot of wild vegetables along the way. When I got tired, I stopped to dig some wild vegetables and take a rest. When I wasn’t tired anymore, I continued walking.

The two were not in a hurry and walked slowly as if they were on a spring outing.

We also saw a lot of locust flowers on the way, and they were almost ready to be picked, but they would grow better if we picked them a few days later.

It will grow a lot bigger and won’t bloom, which is when it’s delicious. It’s still a little too small to pick now.

So the two of them simply decided not to pick them and wait until they came back to pick them!

Because Lu Chuan usually didn't pay much attention to the location of the elm tree and didn't remember it very clearly, the two of them hurried along the way while looking for the elm tree.

Finally, around three o'clock in the afternoon, we found the first elm tree. Of course, there were a few other elm trees scattered around it.

Lu Chuan looked at the elm trees that were growing in a disorderly manner and said, "Why not use a saw to trim them down? They will grow better after the drought!"

"I think it's okay. The branches we sawed off have elm seeds on them, so they will grow better later."

After the decision was made, Lu Chuan climbed directly onto the elm tree and started sawing the appropriate branches.

The sawed-off branches fell directly to the ground. Xu Han pulled them aside, sat next to them and started to make elm seed circles.

Put the elm seeds you have picked into the backpack, which will save some space for the branches. You can't just wait for Lu Chuan to saw the branches! That would be too tactless, and watching others work would be annoying!

Xu Han stopped only after Lu Chuan had finished taking care of all the surrounding elm trees.

Then he began to collect the small branches into the space. Lu Chuan would chop the large branches with a hatchet, otherwise the space would be filled up quickly.

After storing everything in the space, the two continued to move forward. Because they were sawing branches directly, it didn't take long. It was still early! They could saw a few more trees.

After a while, they found another one. Lu Chuan and Xu Han looked around but did not see any other elm trees.

We only found one elm tree at the place where we stopped this time, but it was very big and was as big as three of the trees just now.

The trunk of the tree grows directly from a height of one meter above the ground, with two treetops growing on each side. The crown of the entire elm tree is particularly large.

Upon seeing this, Lu Chuan started to climb the tree directly and sawed off the branches in the middle that were blocked by the sunlight. It was more like pruning the tree rather than picking elm seeds to eat.

This is even better, killing two birds with one stone. After all, the two of them plan to live in the mountains forever, so they have to save some food for the future!

It is also impossible to cut down all the trees at once. According to Xu Han, during droughts, some trees will die due to lack of water, while others will enter a dormant period.

A tree that has entered a dormant period will sprout and grow again when the humidity is right. This is why Xu Han did not choose to cut down the entire tree.

By the time the tree was completely sawed, the sun had begun to set.

The two of them cut off the top of the tree together, and then Xu Han put all the branches into the space.

After finishing everything, the two of them walked towards the nearby cave in the sunset.

When they arrived at the cave, Lu Chuan went to collect firewood to boil water for a bath, while Xu Han was responsible for cleaning the cave.

The cave we found today is quite small. After barely fitting a bed in it, there is no room for anything else.

Lu Chuan simply put the pot at the entrance of the cave and started to boil water.

Xu Han took out the elm branches in the space, and the two of them began to pick elm seeds in the firelight.

Although it is very warm during the day, you still need to wear thicker clothes at night, otherwise you will not be able to sit still in the mountains.

While picking elm seeds, Xu Han could often hear the roars of wild beasts in the mountains. From her initial fear, she has now become accustomed to it.

Having followed Lu Chuan into the mountains many times, these were considered small scenes. The sounds sounded scary, but they were still quite far away from their location.

After the hot water was boiled, Lu Chuan and Xu Han took turns to take a hot bath in the cave.

After taking a shower, I started to eat today’s dinner. I was afraid of attracting wild animals in the deep mountains, and I couldn’t eat anything with a strong smell, so I had to make do with something simple.

Xu Han took out some home-cooked dishes from the space, placed them on the table, and they began to eat.

While eating, Xu Han asked, "Are we going to cut down elm trees again tomorrow?"

"Why don't we saw some more? There won't be much left after we take these down. And if we encounter poplar and locust trees tomorrow, we can saw them the same way we sawed elm trees. It's much faster than using hooks." Lu Chuan said without raising his head.

"Okay, let's stay for two more days before going back! Let's go a little further tomorrow and come back here in the evening. The day after tomorrow, we'll walk home while hooking acacia flowers."

Lu Chuan nodded to indicate his agreement with Xu Han's proposal. Sawing wood today was too strenuous and he was already starving. He was wolfing down his dinner at this moment and had no time to chat with Xu Han.

Seeing Lu Chuan like this, Xu Han took out a bowl of beef soup from the space and handed it to Lu Chuan, saying, "Eat slowly, it's not good for your stomach. Next time you're hungry, tell me first. The food in the space is ready, and it's not a big deal to eat."

Lu Chuan nodded to show that he understood, and at the same time slowed down his eating speed.

After finishing their dinner, they played with elm seeds for a while before getting up to rest.

In this way, Lu Chuan and Xu Han stayed in the mountains for two nights. On the third day, when it was just dawn, Xu Han and Lu Chuan packed up and prepared to go home.