Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 333: Hitting the Tomato Branch

"Well, when I was setting up the vegetable racks today, I saw that the new tomatoes you planted this year have begun to bloom. It won't be long before they can be eaten."

"It just so happens that there are not many tomatoes left in the space. I haven't dared to eat them during this period. I can replace them with new tomatoes when they are ripe."

"Take some time tomorrow morning to remove the side branches. I think they are growing quite big."

"Okay, I'll get it done tomorrow. Start serving the food. Let's eat." After Xu Han finished speaking, she began to serve the dishes outside. Seeing this, Lu Chuan also started to serve.

As expected, today’s salted egg yolk cauliflower received unanimous praise from everyone.

"I wonder what's wrong with you, little girl? You can even come up with such a combination. It tastes really good." The Taoist priest praised while eating.

Upon hearing this, Xu Han just smiled and said nothing. This was not something she came up with. She had eaten these many times in restaurants before.

Just because I think it tastes good, I will search for recipes and make it myself when I get home.

Over time, I learned to cook more and more dishes.

“I went to the compost pile today and I think we can turn it over tomorrow morning.

You guys go turn the piles tomorrow. I won't go. I'll stay home and tidy up the tomato and pepper branches outside, otherwise the tomatoes won't grow well." Xu Han said while eating.

"Okay, Xiaochuan and I will go tomorrow, and you guys stay busy at home. It's not difficult to turn the pile over, and it can be done before breakfast." The Taoist priest said while eating without raising his head.

"Well, it's a good opportunity to use this time to pile up the remaining manure, so it can be used in a few days." Lu Chuan said.

"Well, then you guys prepare the materials tomorrow, and I'll help you transport them back then." Xu Han continued.

"There's quite a bit of manure piled up outside the courtyard wall. I'll load it onto a truck and transport it over tomorrow morning. You can pile it here together with us," said Grandpa Zhao.

"The manure this time will be more than last time, so we need to prepare more pine needles and leaves."

"It's a lot more than before, mainly because we have chickens, ducks, geese and a cow at home now, and we produce a lot of manure every day," said Xu Han.

"Hahahaha, with these livestock, we won't have to worry about manure in the future." Grandpa Zhao said.

"Then we'll go turn the pile in the morning, and collect materials in the morning and afternoon. I estimate it will take about a day. Taoist priest is capable." Lu Chuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest, who was eating happily, rolled his eyes at Lu Chuan and surprisingly said nothing.

"Don't we still need to weed? Then we can just stay home and weed tomorrow. The weeds in the vegetable garden and orchard grow very fast, so it's time to weed them." Grandpa Zhao said.

"I think it's a good idea. Let's split up and try to pile up the remaining manure the day after tomorrow." Xu Han said enthusiastically.

"Okay, let's do it."

After everyone agreed, they went back to their rooms to rest early after dinner.

The next morning, when Xu Han got up, no one was at home.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no sun, Xu Han did not stay at home and went out of the yard with his tools.

I just happened to see Grandpa Zhao outside the courtyard wall loading manure. "Grandpa Zhao, you got up early today! You're almost done loading."

"Hahaha, I sleep less as I get older, unlike you young people who sleep more. If you sleep for a short time, you will feel tired all day long."

"Hahaha, that's true. I won't make breakfast today. I can just eat directly from the space later.

I'll take advantage of the sun not being out to tidy up the vegetable garden, otherwise it will get too hot before I can work for long."

"Okay, it doesn't matter what you eat. Just focus on your work. I'll deliver the manure over there and then come back to feed the livestock."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work, Grandpa Zhao." Xu Han said with a smile.

"You kid!" Grandpa Zhao said lovingly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Han did not respond. He took out a pair of gloves from the space and started working.

While sorting out various vegetables, fruits and melons, I also pulled out the weeds on the ground.

Tomatoes need to have side branches. If they are not, the fruits will be very small, and the nutrition will not be enough and the fruit will not grow well.

You can remove all the side branches on a tomato seedling, or leave two branches.

The fruits on one branch will be larger, and the fruits on two branches will be more.

All the ones Xu Han left were two or three side branches. Because they were planted in the ground, only the nutrients from the back could keep up, and the fruits grew quite well.

All Xu Han plants keep two or three side branches. Since it can produce more fruits, why not keep them?

The cucumbers were planted quite early, and although it is only late March now, they have already started to produce cucumbers.

Xu Han saw that it was almost time for breakfast, so she picked a few cucumbers and took them home.

First, I made a cucumber dish and put it aside.

Then he went back into the room and woke up the two children.

But maybe Xu Han arrived a little late today, Mu'er had already woken up and was playing with building blocks in the house.

Ze'er was sleeping soundly, and Xu Han didn't call him. Instead, she helped Mu'er get dressed, and then they left the room together.

"Mu'er, go to the door and see if daddy has come back. It's time for breakfast." Xu Han said.

"Okay, I'll go wait for daddy at the door." After saying that, he pulled Tangyuan and walked towards the door.

Xu Han didn't care about him. He just stayed near home. Mu'er couldn't walk far by himself, and Tangyuan was with him. There were no large prey or people near home, so Xu Han was quite relieved.

I went into the warehouse, took out some pickled peppers and bamboo shoots that I had soaked some time ago, and some pickled cucumbers. After chopping them up, I added some sesame oil and mixed them. It would be ready to eat in a while.

Since Xu Han didn’t make breakfast today, she took some soy milk and buns from the space and added some pickles to make a simple and nutritious breakfast.

"Is Dad back?" Xu Han asked outside the door.

"I'm back. I'll be home soon." Mu'er said and came in.

"Come and wash your hands first, then you can eat in a while."

"Okay." Mu'er was very obedient and went to wash her hands.

Just as Xu Han was about to walk out of the yard, she heard Ze'er crying.

Helplessly, Xu Han could only go back to see Ze'er. After changing Ze'er's clothes, Xu Han carried him out.

Ze'er is now four months old. Whenever he sees a dog, he can't wait to pounce on it.

When the dogs saw Ze'er, they immediately ran away and hid.

He was afraid that if he escaped too late, all the hair on his body would be pulled out by Ze'er in a short while.

Ze'er likes dogs very much. Whenever he sees a dog, he will grab it and won't let go.