Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 335: Reclamation

Everyone laughed when they heard this. They were really a group of hard-working people. They would feel uncomfortable if they didn't work.

"Looking at the weather, it will probably be sunny tomorrow. Let's go dig bamboo shoots tomorrow." Lu Chuan said.

"Okay, let's go together and dig faster." The Taoist priest agreed.

"Then it's settled, we'll go together tomorrow."

"Why don't we wait two days before going? It just rained and the bamboo shoots haven't grown out yet. Wait two days, and then we'll go dig them after they grow out. The bamboo shoots are tender after the rain." Xu Han suggested.

Grandpa Zhao thought about it carefully and said, "I think what Xiaohan said makes sense. Let's go in two days. We will start clearing the land tomorrow."

"Okay, I have no objection." Lu Chuan said.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at the Taoist priest.

"Look at what I do, I have no objection."

"Okay, then let's make it a deal. Then the question is, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Xu Han asked.

"Rainy days go best with hotpot, so of course we'll have hotpot."

"Yes, yes, let's eat hot pot. I want to eat spicy beef hot pot."

"Okay, you guys clean up here, I'll go prepare the hot pot." After saying that, Xu Han stood up and went into the kitchen to prepare the base and side dishes for the hot pot.

The family chatted happily, ate hot pot, and watched the children running around in the room. It was so lively...

But night slowly fell, and finally this hard-earned rest came to an end amid laughter and joy.

The next morning, because it rained all day yesterday, the temperature was a little lower than before.

Xu Han shivered as soon as she got up and hurriedly put on another coat.

Every day was the same work and the same housework. After Xu Han completed a series of operations as usual, she turned around and left the yard.

I saw the Taoist priest and his two companions standing at the gate of the yard, starting to open up the wasteland from the area near the wasteland to the east.

"How wide do you plan to make the road?" Xu Han asked.

"Just open a road to the side that is about the same width as the previous wasteland. Then leave a small path in the middle for easy passing. It will also be convenient for transporting crops during the busy farming season." Lu Chuan explained.

"That's fine. Let's make the plot of land bigger so it will be more convenient to grow things in the future."

"We can make the sloping areas above smaller, and plant crops directly on the flat areas below. Large areas are more convenient for planting crops."

"Well, you guys take care of it. I'll pick some cucumbers and make some cold cucumber salad later." Xu Han said as she walked towards the vegetable patch.

The cucumbers are just beginning to ripen. I picked two last time and they tasted good, so Xu Han picked two or three bigger ones today and left the others to grow further.

After picking the cucumbers, he threw them into a wooden barrel beside him to soak, then turned around and walked out of the yard.

The flowers that I planted some time ago have all survived and are now starting to sprout.

The wild flower seeds that were sown before have already sprouted and will grow out after a while.

The seeds sprouted and weeds emerged. Xu Han took advantage of this free time to pull out the weeds in the flower beds and flower boxes to prevent them from absorbing nutrients from the flowers.

After pulling out all the roses, Xu Han went to check the roses that had been grafted earlier.

Last time, I cut some cuttings of each variety. I can’t tell yet whether they have grown roots or sprouted, but at least there is no black rot, so it shouldn’t be a big problem. I’ll continue to observe.

We have taken so many cuttings this time, there will always be a few that can take root and sprout. If not, we will try again next time.

The mother plant is here, and with so much time, it will always be possible to grow cuttings.

As long as the mother plant is not dead, do you still worry that there will be no new roses in the future?

Just when Xu Han was thinking about planting flowers in the yard in the future, a loud crying interrupted Xu Han's fantasy.

Xu Han held his forehead helplessly, washed his hands slowly, and then went into the house.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Ze'er crying. Mu'er had also been woken up by Ze'er and was looking at her crying brother with a dazed look on her face.

"Mu'er, you're awake. You should lie down in bed first. The temperature is low today. Don't catch a cold. Mommy will dress your brother and then you." Xu Han said to Mu'er while changing Ze'er's diaper.

"Okay, I understand, mother." Mu'er said as she crawled into the bed.

After Xu Han had taken care of the two children, she held Ze'er in one hand and Mu'er in the other, and went outside the yard to call the three of them home for breakfast.

"Don't work for now, breakfast is ready, eat first."

"Coming." Lu Chuan replied.

Seeing this, others also put down their tools and went home to wash their hands and eat.

"Is the wasteland here easy to cultivate?" Xu Han asked while drinking porridge.

"It's OK. Although there are rocks, it saves time because we don't have to cut down trees."

"Yes, there have been constant natural disasters in recent years, and the roots of the trees in the ground have rotted. It is still quite easy to open up the land. At least it is easier to open up than the wasteland before." Lu Chuan continued.

“Now we just need to clear out the rocks inside, and clean up some weeds and dead tree roots.

The speed of land reclamation today is quite fast. We have already reclaimed a lot of land in this early morning." Grandpa Zhao also said.

"That's great. After dinner, I will work with you. You dig the ground and I will pick up stones." Xu Han said with a smile.

"Mom, I can do it too." Mu'er raised her hand and said.

"Okay, okay, Mu'er, come and help too." Grandpa Zhao said lovingly.

In this way, all six members of the family, young and old, went to work. Of course, Mu'er would work for a while and play for a while, while Ze'er was responsible for playing in the car by himself.

After working for three days in a row, we finally opened up some land, but it was not enough and we still needed to continue opening up new land.

On the fourth day, everyone in the family went out to dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.

By the afternoon, Grandpa Zhao took the two children home. Lu Chuan, the Taoist priest and Xu Han continued to dig until the sun set before going home.

After being busy for several days, March 28th finally arrived.

During this period of time, Xu Han was responsible for processing bamboo shoots and doing housework, while the others continued to clear the land.

After a period of hard work, four acres of wasteland have been reclaimed, which is now enough to grow corn and soybeans.

After dinner that night, everyone gathered together to chat.

“The wasteland has now been reclaimed and we are just waiting for the rains to plant crops.”

"Yes, it hasn't rained for a while. The weather looks nice now, but I don't know when it will rain again." Lu Chuan said while looking at the starry sky outside.