Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

"Is there anything you need to buy?" Lu Chuan asked.

"No more! Did you see any sea buckthorns on your way back? I think they are ripe now."

"Yes! They have turned yellow and are ripe. Do you want to pick them?"

"Well! Then I'll pick the sea buckthorn trees near my home tomorrow! And by the way, I'll see if I can pick walnuts!"

"Okay, if we can pick walnuts, we will go pick them the day after tomorrow."

After dinner, Lu Chuan continued to deal with the wild boar that had not been processed, while Xu Han began to pick peppercorns.

The Sichuan pepper tree is covered with small thorns, which are very prickly. You have to be careful when picking the peppers to avoid getting pricked by the thorns.

The thorns on the Sichuan pepper tree are very sharp, and if you get pricked by them you will definitely bleed.

The next day, Lu Chuan went to the county town to sell wild boar meat by himself, while Xu Han went out with a basket on his back to pick sea buckthorn.

First, I came to the place where I had found the sea buckthorn tree before, picked a sea buckthorn, removed the thorns and seeds, and tasted it. It was not very delicious, not sweet, but sour and astringent.

However, sea buckthorn is rich in vitamin C, which is very beneficial to the human body.

Although they don't taste good, you still have to pick more and eat them raw to supplement vitamin C when it's dry.

Xu Han put down the basket on her back, put on gloves and started picking the fruits.

There are tall and short sea buckthorn trees, and it is not easy to pick the fruit.

After a while, we finally finished picking all the fruits in this area. After that, we had three baskets of fruits in total. It was a good harvest.

Then continue walking forward to the next area where sea buckthorn grows.

By mid-afternoon, Xu Han had already picked all the sea buckthorns near her home. Now time was running out and she couldn't go any further, so she had to go home first.

After returning home, it was still early! Xu Han planned to wash the sea buckthorn first and process all the sea buckthorns she picked today.

Put the prickly sea buckthorn into a large wooden basin, put on gloves and start scrubbing it.

Just as I sat down and was about to start washing, Lu Chuan came back.

Seeing Xu Han washing things, which looked like a lot, he put down the things and went to the backyard to help wash them.

"I have picked all the sea buckthorns near my home today. While it is still early, we should clean them out and slice them after dinner, or make sea buckthorn paste, so that they won't take up space in the room." Xu Han said.

"Okay, let's wash together, it will be faster this way."

"I'll wash the sea buckthorn first. You're strong, so put the sea buckthorns into the bag first. Don't fill it too full. Then tie the bag tightly and rub it to remove the thorns first. This will make it easier to handle." Xu Han instructed.

"Okay, then I'll rub the thorns." After saying that, he started to act.

It was not until the sun went down that the two of them finished cleaning all the sea buckthorns.

Xu Han patted his lower back and stood up.

"It's a bit too early to have dinner now, let's make the sea buckthorn paste first," said Xu Han.

Lu Chuan also nodded in agreement. It was indeed a bit early to eat now, so the two of them started to boil the sea buckthorn paste first.

The two of them cut the sea buckthorn together, then dug out the seeds inside, and then changed the knife. The cut should not be too big, otherwise it will take a long time to boil.

After cutting a pot of vegetables, they stopped. The two of them worked together and were quite fast.

Lu Chuan heated the pot, and Xu Han began to cook the sea buckthorn. Pour the sea buckthorn into the pot, then add water and an appropriate amount of rock sugar, bring it to a boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat.

Stir frequently when cooking to prevent it from becoming mushy.

The two of them ate their dinner while looking into the pot.

By the way, I cut another pot of sea buckthorn and started to boil it in another pot. The main point is not to waste time.

When there is no water left in the pot and the sea buckthorn paste becomes viscous, you can stop burning the fire.

Let it cool in the pot first, and after it cools down for a while, put it directly into a small jar.

There are still a lot of sea buckthorns that have not been processed! You can also drink the dried sea buckthorns directly in water.

Then they started cutting the prickly pear into slices, preparing to dry them tomorrow and save them for drinking with water

Remove the stem and butt of the sea buckthorn, then start slicing it. Be sure to remove the seeds when slicing.

It was not until ten o'clock that the two of them had finally processed all the sea buckthorns.

All the sea buckthorns picked today have been processed and made into food, and the ones picked later can be eaten raw by soaking them in some sea buckthorn wine.

Xu Han came to the kitchen, put the cooled sea buckthorn into jars, and stored them in the space.

There was still a lot of sea buckthorn paste stuck in the pot, which couldn't be wasted, so Xu Han directly added water into the pot. After boiling it, she put it into a bamboo tube and placed it in the space so that she could drink it directly when she wanted.

After finishing, they went to rest.

Have a good night's sleep...

This morning, the two planned to go to the bamboo forest to cut some bamboo, as all the bamboo at home had been used up.

Lu Chuan planned to weave more bamboo baskets when he had nothing to do at night so that he could store things more conveniently.

After tidying up the house, the two set out together to cut bamboo.

After arriving at the bamboo forest, Lu Chuan picked out a few large bamboos, marked them, and then started cutting them.

Although Xu Han was not very strong, he took a machete and started chopping bamboo.

After the bamboo is cut, you also need to use a machete to cut off the bamboo branches. The space cannot accommodate such a large whole bamboo, so it needs to be cut into pieces.

After Xu Han cut down one bamboo, he stopped cutting and helped to deal with the bamboos that had already been cut.

The chopped bamboo branches cannot be thrown away, they can be dried and used as firewood.

Moreover, the big and small brooms at home are almost broken, and Lu Chuan will need to make a few brooms out of bamboo branches!

Don’t throw them away, take them all home.

An hour later, both of them were exhausted and panting. Xu Han took out two servings of ice jelly and two cups of warm water from the space and ate while taking a rest.

After resting for a while, I continued chopping wood, and then made a bamboo rack and put it in the space to place food.

Now the shelves in the space are full of food. Some of the rice and steamed buns have no place to go, so they are all put directly into the backpack and placed on the ground.

They kept chopping bamboo until noon, then they went home. When Xu Han got home, she placed the bamboo branches on the open space outside the yard.

Then I went into the yard and found a place to take out the bamboo pole.

Wait a minute, Lu Chuan still needs to tidy up! The sorted bamboo poles need to be put in the woodshed.

There is no firewood in the woodroom now, and we don't plan to store firewood in the future. Some commonly used items can be placed in this room.

The two had agreed beforehand that they would build a firewood shed in the winter to store firewood.

Lu Chuan sorted out the bamboo poles, while Xu Han went to sort out the mugwort that had been piled up in the firewood room. They had to sort it out so that they could make some space for the bamboo later.