Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Seeing some ice powder fruits, Xu Han told Lu Chuan that she would stay to pick them. After picking them, she would wait for him nearby. She asked Lu Chuan to go hunting first and just leave Heidian to accompany her.

"Then don't run around. Stay around here. If you have any problems, call me loudly. I'm nearby!"

"Okay, go ahead! I'll call you if there's anything!" After saying that, he took out a backpack and started picking.

There are quite a lot of ice powder fruits around here. Although not all of them are ripe yet, you can still pick some...

Seeing that it was almost time to go home, Lu Chuan came to find Xu Han, but Xu Han had not finished picking the fruits yet!

But when I heard Lu Chuan say it was time to go home, I could only follow Lu Chuan reluctantly.

Lu Chuan saw Xu Han's expression and couldn't bear to see his wife disappointed, so he said, "Tell me when you want to come, and I'll bring you to pick fruits next time!"

"Okay, after I finish picking the fruits near my home, I'll ask you to take me to the mountains to pick them."

Xu Han knew very well that there were many things on the mountain and it was impossible to pick them all. Although she wanted to take them all to give herself more security in her future life, it was impossible for her to pick them all and take them home.

People should not be too greedy, just enough to eat is enough. If you want to do it, you will die of exhaustion and never finish it. But Xu Han still wants to be a little greedy within the scope of her ability!

After all, the disaster lasts a long time, and no one knows what will happen in these seven years! I always want to give myself more protection.

When they returned home, it was almost dark. The two collected the dried vegetables in the yard, put them into sacks, and stored them in the cellar.

Then Xu Han started to prepare today's dinner, while Lu Chuan went to deal with the game that he had caught recently and the fishing nets that he collected every day.

After fishing for so long, the number of fish caught each day is now very small.

Seeing that there are no fish to catch in the nearby rivers, the fish collected every day are only enough to fill a wooden bucket, but it also takes a lot of time to collect the fishing nets, which is not cost-effective.

So the two decided to stop fishing for a while after they finished processing all the recent fish, and wait until late autumn to start fishing.

After dinner, the two began to deal with the things in the space.

There were still a few corn kernels and soybean pods, and Lu Chuan would be able to prepare them all by himself in a short while, while Xu Han began to peel the ice fruit.

Before going to bed, Xu Han soaked peas so that she could make pea jelly tomorrow...

Another day passed. Early the next morning, Xu Han took out the mint from the space and spread it out on the open space in the yard to dry.

Then I went to the backyard to pick vegetables! Another busy morning passed.

After lunch, Xu Han rinsed the peas that she had soaked last night several times. She had changed the water several times in the middle, otherwise the peas would have become sour in such hot weather.

After rinsing, Lu Chuan had not come back yet, so she did not wait for him and started to try to push the mill slowly by herself.

The custom-made grinding wheel was not too big, but not too small either. Xu Han still had some difficulty pushing it.

Add peas and appropriate amount of water into the stone mill and start grinding it, just like grinding tofu, adding peas and water while grinding.

The ground pea water flows directly into the wooden barrel placed in advance.

After pushing for a while, Lu Chuan came back. The two had agreed yesterday that they would make pea jelly today, and Lu Chuan would come back early to help push the mill.

"Why didn't you wait for me to come back and start doing it yourself?" Lu Chuan saw Xu Han pushing the mill as soon as he entered the yard and asked hurriedly.

"I'm just starting out too. How about trying the grinding wheel first? It's ok. I can push it!"

"Let me do it!" Lu Chuan said, then he took over the work from Xu Han and started grinding.

Xu Han stood by and helped add water and peas into the grinding hole.

I soaked a lot of peas yesterday, and after soaking they filled two large wooden barrels!

After grinding a bucket, Lu Chuan continued to push the mill while Xu Han went to filter the pea dregs.

First use a fine colander to scoop out the coarse residue, and then filter the pea water with gauze.

There is still a lot of starch in the filtered pea dregs! Put it aside first, then add water and rub it several times until all the starch in the pea dregs is rubbed out.

We have put so much effort into grinding the mill, we cannot let it go to waste.

After scrubbing, put it aside to settle. After settling, pour out the excess water and set it aside for later use.

What settles down is pea starch. Put it in a wooden basin and measure it. Add pea water in an equal amount to the starch and stir evenly.

Then add an appropriate amount of water into the pot, turn on the fire and heat it. When the water in the pot is about to boil, add the starch water you just prepared into the pot.

Continue stirring until the starch water turns into a sticky paste, then cook it for a while until big bubbles appear.

Then scoop it out and put it in a large wooden basin. Then put the large wooden basin in cold water to speed up the cooling. After it solidifies into shape, the pea jelly is ready.

The two of them worked until it was completely dark before they finished making all the pea jelly, but the jelly was not yet formed, so it seemed they would not be able to eat it tonight.

It’s too late to cook now, so I can only take out some food from the space and eat it directly.

The next morning, the first thing Xu Han did after getting up was to go to the pool in the backyard to see how the pea jelly she made last night was doing!

First, move a basin to the kitchen, place it on the chopping board, turn the basin upside down, and take it away directly.

It's white and tender, bouncy and chewy, it looks like it was made successfully.

Xu Han quickly cut some off with a knife, then cut it into strips of appropriate thickness and put them into the bowl.

Then he turned around and prepared a sauce. He put minced garlic, chili pepper, sesame seeds in a bowl and poured hot oil over it to bring out the aroma.

Add light soy sauce, aged vinegar, sesame oil and other seasonings, mix evenly and pour over the pea jelly. A delicious and refreshing pea jelly is ready.

Lu Chuan, who was waiting nearby and had not yet gone to collect the prey, started eating immediately after seeing it was ready.

"This is delicious, it's icy and chewy." Lu Chuan said while eating.

Xu Han also picked up the bowl and started eating. It tasted great.

"It's delicious. This dish is really suitable for summer. It can be eaten as a staple food or as a side dish! The key is to just pour the sauce over it after it's done. It's very convenient. You don't even have to light a fire to cook."

"You can buy more peas and save them for making jelly!" Lu Chuan said again.

"We can grow some ourselves, and when the weather gets cold, we can plant our own peas, and we can harvest them in early summer next year."

"That's fine too. I'll buy some more pea seeds and we can grow them ourselves."

After eating the pea jelly, Lu Chuan went hunting, while Xu Han continued to take care of housework.