HCB Chapter 213 New Year
Chapter 213 New Year
Lu Chuan took it with a smile, peeled it and handed it to Xu Han.
Xu Han took the peanuts and started eating. This year’s New Year’s Eve, everyone stayed up until the early morning before everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
The second day was the first day of the Lunar New Year this year. Early in the morning, after eating dumplings, Lu Chuan and Xu Han began to pay New Year's greetings to the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao.
"Master, Happy New Year, Grandpa Zhao. I wish you a happy new year. I wish you good health and all the best in the new year." Lu Chuan and Xu Han said in unison.
After saying that, one of them knelt down firmly and the other kowtowed.
The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao quickly helped the two men up and gave each of them a gift box.
"Open it quickly and take a look. This is the New Year gift that your Grandpa Zhao and I have spent a long time selecting for you. See if you like it." The Taoist priest urged.
Xu Han opened her two gift boxes and took a look. One contained a particularly beautiful jade bracelet, and the other contained a set of particularly beautiful jade bowls and plates.
"I like it, they all look so good! Thank you, Taoist Priest and Grandpa Zhao." Xu Han said with a sweet smile.
"I'm glad you like it. I knew you would like these things." Grandpa Zhao said happily.
"Lu Chuan, what's yours?" Xu Han asked.
Lu Chuan opened the gift box and showed it to Xu Han. Inside the box was a dagger that looked particularly sharp, and a set of hidden weapons.
"I will teach you how to use this hidden weapon later. Your current skills can't improve much. You should learn a hidden weapon well. Mastering it can save your life at the critical moment." The Taoist priest said to Lu Chuan.
"Okay, I will definitely study hard." Lu Chuan replied.
After the New Year's greetings, it means that the New Year has passed. Like in previous years, there is no need to visit relatives. Except for the first day of the New Year, on the second day of the New Year, Lu Chuan led everyone to continue making doors, windows, tables and chairs.
The snow outside is still very thick! Xu Han took advantage of the cold weather these days and froze a lot of ice cubes and put them in the space, so that she can use them directly in the summer this year.
In the blink of an eye, it is already early February, and it has not rained for more than a month since the last snow.
At the foot of the mountain, the people were very happy to see the snow, thinking that the drought would not continue this year and that life would return to normal.
But fate is so cruel! Spring ploughing is about to begin, but there is no sign of rain.
The heavy snow that had fallen before had melted long ago. After the heavy snow, the temperature gradually rose and the snow melted very quickly.
Within a few days, the ground was completely dry and returned to its previous state, which was covered with dust. A large amount of dust would be raised when you walked over it, as if the heavy snow had never fallen.
The drought lasted too long before, and this little bit of snow water is just like sprinkling water on the earth, which cannot completely solve the cracks that appeared due to the long period of no rain last year.
But fortunately, due to the heavy snow, the weather warmed up a little, and some wild vegetables began to grow. The water level in the well did not continue to drop, but rose a little.
But there were no traces left in the dried-up ditch, just a little bit of moisture.
Fortunately, because of the heavy snow and the rapid rise in temperature, many wild vegetables quickly emerged, which ensured that farmers and people did not run out of food.
However, there are more people than wild vegetables. There are people digging wild vegetables on the mountain every day. There are more people than wild vegetables, and you definitely won’t be full if you only eat wild vegetables.
"If it doesn't rain, we will miss the spring ploughing. How are we going to survive in the coming year if we can't plough?" said an old man with white hair.
"Yes! I thought the weather would return to normal after this heavy snow, but after the heavy snow, it became the same as before. It hasn't rained for more than a month now. Is it going to be dry again this year?" said another old man.
"Who knows? Even if there is no drought this year, but there is no rain during the spring ploughing, we still won't be able to eat. If we can't plough the spring, we won't have food. Even the wild vegetables in the mountains are not as abundant as in previous years."
"My family is running out of food. If things continue like this, we will all have no way to survive."
"Your family is better off! My family has a large population and we ran out of food a few days ago. We have been relying on wild vegetables to survive during this period."
"Oh! Are we just going to keep waiting for it to rain? How long do we have to wait?"
"Waiting means death, so it's better to go out and find a way to survive!"
"You mean, fleeing from famine?" an old man asked uncertainly.
"Yes! It's easier to escape now. At least there aren't so many people on the road."
"But escaping from famine is not that easy! How many people can make it to the destination alive?"
"Instead of waiting to die here, why not give it a try!"
"What if it rains after we leave? Wouldn't our trip be in vain?" The old man was very tempted by the suggestion of fleeing from the famine, but he was still hesitant.
"If it rains, we will come back, but if we leave late, it will be troublesome. You can think about what you want to choose! Anyway, my family plans to leave." After saying that, he left the place of conversation.
Seeing this, the others were also hesitant. Some were tempted, some wanted to wait and see, and some thought it was definitely not that serious and did not plan to flee.
Those who did not plan to flee also thought that after the refugees left, there would be more resources and they would definitely be able to survive...
No matter what the people down the mountain think, Xu Han still lives a normal life and has not gone down the mountain since the last time she went to buy bricks.
They have been living their own little life deep in the mountains, as if they have lost contact with the outside world.
Of course, after the wild vegetables in the mountains came out, Xu Han was not idle either. He took the Taoist priest and others to pick wild vegetables in the deep mountains for two days, and then he stopped picking more.
Instead, I chose to take advantage of the good weather, clean up the vegetable garden in the backyard, and plant some vegetables.
This is easier to harvest and does not have a long growth cycle like other vegetables.
As for other vegetables with long growth cycles, none were planted because everyone knew that the drought would only get worse in the future. There would be no water for irrigation, and there would not be much harvest even if they were planted. It would be better not to plant them!
But what’s exciting is that the water pipes that had almost dried up began to flow again after the snow melted.
Although the amount is not large, it is enough for daily use. It happens to be used for building a house in the near future. After the house is completely built, it will be time to cut off the flow again.
After the weather warmed up during this period, we started to resume building the house. Now the beams have been completed, and only a few tiles are left to be laid. After that, the work will be completed.