Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

Breakfast was brown rice porridge. Xiao Si asked his aunt to cook the three bird eggs he had picked up yesterday. He gave one to Liu Yun and one to Liu Yuhan. He wanted to give the remaining one to his grandparents, but they didn't want it. So Xiao Si gave it to Xiao Wu, "Here, you're the youngest in the family, so I'll give it to you."

Xiaowu smiled and slowly peeled off the shell, then gently split it in half with a wooden spoon. The bird eggs were too small and scattered a little, so he gave the bigger ones to Xiaosi, "You are the smallest in the family, you eat it." Xiaosi was not angry when he heard it, and started to eat happily.

The family laughed when they saw them like this. Liu Yuhan ate the bird eggs and found them very delicious. This was Xiao Si's thoughtful gift.

She shared the chicken soup and meat chunks in the bowl reserved for her with the younger ones.

Liu Yuhan persuaded her grandparents, repeatedly assuring them that she was in good health and would be extra careful in the future, before they agreed to let her go up the mountain.

He carried a backpack and a long stick and followed his father and mother up the mountain. Also traveling with them were Liu Guang, Liu Lu, Liu Yao, and Xiao Wu, who he couldn't get rid of.

Xiao Si looked on eagerly and wanted to go, but he was too thin and his grandparents would never agree.

This was the first time Liu Yuhan went out since traveling through time.

As the morning light deepened, I walked along the path into the mountains. It was early July, but the grass at the foot of the mountain was dry and brown due to drought. Everything edible had been dug up and eaten, so I didn't see many people, perhaps because it was still early.

Going into the mountains requires courage and experience. You also need the right tools. Generally, only hunters dare to go into the deep mountains and forests.

This group of people could only try their luck halfway up the mountain. If they really couldn't find any food, they would chop wood and store water.

Liu Yuhan walked to the middle of the mountain and looked down. He could vaguely see some thatched huts, and the villages of Liujia Village were scattered irregularly.

When they arrived at the place they often went to, they gave each other some instructions, and the seven of them dispersed into groups of three. Xiaowu was not counted in the group and was told to follow his father closely.

Liu took a kitchen knife and took Liu Lu and Liu Yao with her.

Liu Shinan carried his most precious bow and arrow, a treasure even more precious than himself. He also carried a wide-bladed kitchen knife, along with Liu Guang, Xiao Wu, and Liu Yuhan. The children each held a stick and slapped it wherever they hadn't been, "to alert the enemy."

During this time, Liu Yuhan left on the pretext of going to the bathroom.

He walked to the spot where the original owner had fallen, retrieved a small gardening hoe from the space, dug a hole, and placed the original owner's favorite hairband, a piece of clothing, and his favorite jade buckle from modern times. He filled the hole and erected a wooden tablet. He knelt respectfully three times.

"Liu Han, I hope you won't take detours in your next life, and may everything you desire be granted."

"I will take good care of your body and your family, go with peace of mind..."

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Sunlight streamed through the gaps between the tall trees. Liu Yuhan followed the group, walking with Liu Shinan, stopping and looking around, and then stopping in front of a few half-dried, scattered climbing leaves to carefully identify them.

Hey, is this yam? Yes, that's it!

In modern times, yam is very expensive, especially wild yam. When it was first on the market, Liu Yuhan bought it for 28 yuan per catty!

Its nutritional value is very high. It can not only nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs, strengthen the kidneys and improve essence, but also lower blood sugar. It is a blessing for diabetic patients.

This treasure not only tastes good, but is also very filling and nourishing. It is perfect for family members to eat.

Liu Yuhan controlled his excitement and, together with Xiaowu, who had been following him, called his parents over from a distance. He briefly explained the situation to them and told them to take their machetes and dig along the side of the vine. Although they were puzzled, they still dug obediently.

The tools were not suitable, but the parents were strong and they quickly dug a big hole next to it. However, the wild yam was really too difficult to dig, and Liu Yuhan wanted to bring out the tools in the space.

This won’t work, you still need a hoe.

Liu Yuhan told his parents about this, and Liu Shinan thought about it and realized that sharpening the knife would not delay the chopping of wood, so he asked Liu Guang and Liu Lu to go back and ask his parents to borrow a hoe. He also brought out all the hoes in the house.

Liu Yuhan then told them to bring out more backpacks. Liu Guang and Liu Lu quickly ran home, and in more than half an hour they brought back their grandparents, three hoes, and two backpacks.

"Hey, what is this thing? It grows in the soil and looks like wood. Can it really be eaten?"

Old Mrs. Jiang looked at the several long yams dug out by Liu Shinan and his wife, her eyes full of questions.

"Grandpa and grandma, this is edible. It's delicious. You can use it as food to fill your stomach. I'll teach you how to eat it when we get back."

The two elders' eyes lit up with excitement after hearing this, and they thought, wow, this output is not low, and it's free.

"Third brother, you come up first, I'll dig!" Old man Liu said to his son.

With three hoes, the speed was much faster. Liu Yuhan told them the techniques of digging yam while digging, and asked them to be careful not to break it. If it was accidentally broken, try not to get it on their bodies, because the juice would make some people with allergies itchy and doubt their lives.

Another quarter of an hour later, I finally dug up the two yams that were close together and made a small pile, separating the good and the bad. It weighed about 40 kilograms.

The land in the mountains is fertile, the yams grow well and the yield is high. Everyone looks at this small pile of harvest and doesn't feel tired. They are all smiling with joy.

"Take a break and moisten your throat, then we'll continue looking around to see if there's any more. This is a good thing. If there were more, it could save so many people in this year of famine." Old Man Liu said to the group.

It turns out that yam is not available everywhere, and there is no need to dig up some that are too thin.

Liu Yuhan distributed leaves to everyone and told them to search nearby. Soon, they found three more trees in a darker corner. Everyone dug again...

Knowing that this could be used as food, everyone was excited. In this year of famine, being able to get food without spending money was like a pie in the sky.

No one cared about being tired and kept digging. After more than half an hour, they dug out about 50 kilograms of yam.

At 1:00 p.m., everyone sat together and ate some of the vegetable steamed buns they brought with them with the water from the water bags. After eating, they divided the yams into two backpacks.

That's all we'll dig for today. Divide the tasks among ourselves. Those who look for wild vegetables will find them, those who chop wood will chop wood, and those who hunt will hunt.

Liu Yuhan was responsible for fetching water from the nearby place she often went to. She put 7 water bags in her backpack and took Liu Yao with her.

Water trickled down through the narrow cracks in the rock, and below was a pool of water that had been clearly dug deep, mainly for storing water. The vegetation beneath the pool was still a pleasant green because of the water.

Liu Yao was in charge of filling the water bag. Liu Yuhan searched for wild vegetables along the water bank, and when he saw some older monkey leg vegetables and bracken, he picked them up.

After walking a little further, I looked around and saw that there was no one around, so I took out a big bag of watercress that I bought at the vegetable market from the space. Yes, it was the watercress that is unique to hot pot in the south and has a special flavor.

The vegetables were a little wilted, so I put some soil at the roots, ruffled them a little, and put them all in the backpack. There should be about five pounds of them.

Liu Yao packed the water bag and came looking for her. Liu Yuhan pretended to be excited and showed Liu Yao her harvest. Liu Yao was overjoyed and said she must find more today. Uh, this...

In the end, Liu Yao only managed to pick a few old bracken and old monkey leg vegetables. On the way back with Liu Yuhan, she kept mumbling about why her sister was so lucky and why she was so unlucky. Liu Yuhan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

At 3 p.m., everyone gathered. Their harvest wasn't very big. When they learned she had found so many wild vegetables, they all wanted to take a look. When they saw the watercress, they were all stunned.

Old Mrs. Jiang and Old Man Liu thought to themselves, "What the hell is this? I've lived all these years and never seen anything like it. Have I lived in vain?"

Before going back, everyone washed everything that needed to be washed in the puddle. They dug out the damaged yams and scraped the skin with a wood axe or a sharp bamboo stick to reveal the beautiful white color. They put clean wild grass in the backpack and placed the yams on top.

Before scraping, ask them to test it on the back of their hands. It must be said that except for Liu Yuhan and Liu Yao, none of them felt itchy after touching it. Perhaps this little bit of itching was insignificant.

There is strength in numbers, and it was done in no time.

Liu Shinan shot two skinny pheasants, which were almost dead. He had no choice but to kill the chickens and clean their internal organs.

After everyone packed up their things, they walked towards the foot of the mountain.

Along the way, Liu Yuhan discovered a small piece of Atractylodes lancea, a common Chinese herbal remedy. Generally speaking, Atractylodes lancea nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, lowers blood sugar and blood pressure, and has the effects of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind and cold. It has a relatively hot nature, so those with weak constitutions or internal heat should use it with caution.

The rhizomes of Atractylodes lancea are dug out, and the stems, leaves, and soil are removed. When they are sun-dried to 40% to 50% dry, they are placed in a basket and the fibrous roots are knocked off, turning them dark brown. When they are sun-dried to 60% to 70% dry, they are knocked again to remove all the old skin. When they are completely dry, they are knocked again to turn the skin yellow brown. Processing Atractylodes lancea is not very difficult, but I don't know how the herbal medicine store collects them. Anyway, pick them and take them home to process them.

Liu Yuhan told everyone that this was a medicinal herb. Although everyone had some questions, they didn't say anything.

In everyone's mind, Liu Yuhan was a steady person. He picked up the hoe and started digging according to her request.

Picking Atractylodes lancea is much easier than picking yam. I dug for nearly an hour and it was getting late.

The whole family picked up and carried their things and went home.