Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 251: Continue to prepare firewood

"The firewood outside the yard is definitely not enough to fill these three rooms. Lu Chuan and I will go to the back mountain together and chop down some dead trees!" Xu Han suggested.

"I'll go with you! We can get it done faster if we have more people. Looking at the weather, it's probably going to rain tomorrow afternoon or the day after tomorrow." The Taoist priest said, looking up at the sky.

"That's fine. I'll stay at home and look after Mu'er. You guys go together. We'll try to finish it this afternoon." Grandpa Zhao said.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Grandpa Zhao." Lu Chuan said.

"Why are you being so polite to me?" Grandpa Zhao said, then he picked up Mu'er and continued, "Let's go, Mu'er, follow Grandpa Zhao to read medical books."

Seeing this, Xu Han quickly ran outside, for fear that Mu'er would see Xu Han leaving and insist on following her.

I think all mothers have had this experience. Sometimes it is not good for children to be too attached to their mothers...

After they left the courtyard, they began to walk quickly towards the back mountain.

There are many dead trees on the back mountain, and they are especially suitable for burning. Since they are relatively close, it would be faster to go there and cut down trees directly!

After the three of them arrived at the place, Lu Chuan shook the tree trunk, and after making sure that the tree was dead and dry, he began to cut down the tree.

The Taoist priest also used the same method to determine the trees to be cut down.

Xu Han helped Lu Chuan cut down trees. After the trees were cut down, Xu Han was responsible for cutting branches and sawing trunks. She would trim them a little and put them into the space later so that they would not take up space.

"I haven't done heavy work for a long time, and I really don't like it this time." Xu Han said, waving his sore arm.

"Hahahaha, my wife, if you are tired, just take a rest. The Taoist priest and I will finish these in a while." Lu Chuan said with a smile.

"No stop. I was used to doing hard work in the past. How can such a small job be difficult for me?" After saying this, Xu Han started to swing the machete in his hand again in dissatisfaction.

"Girl, if you can't do it, don't do it. Your hands, which have finally recovered, must not be rubbed with blisters from cutting trees." The Taoist priest also said.

"It's okay, Taoist priest. I'm wearing gloves! I rested by myself when I was tired. I haven't worked for such a long time that my bones are loose." Xu Han said with a smile.

"Okay then! If you are tired, just take a rest! But don't try to be stubborn."

When the Taoist priest heard Xu Han say this, he stopped paying attention to her and lowered his head to continue chopping down his trees.

After Xu Han filled the space, Lu Chuan accompanied Xu Han back home and put the branches in the yard so that they could deal with the trunks at night.

The Taoist priest stayed to continue chopping trees. Although there were fewer wild animals in the mountains now, it was not a good time after all, so he still had to be careful. He didn't dare let Xu Han go home alone.

After putting their things away, the two men sneaked out again and continued to cut trees in the back mountain.

They kept chopping until it got dark, and then they got up and went home.

After arriving home, Grandpa Zhao was taking Mu'er to tidy up tree branches in the front yard, and Mu'er was very sensible and "helping".

"Oh! Mu'er is so well behaved." Xu Han praised as soon as she entered the door.

"Mom~ hug me~" Mu'er saw her mother whom she hadn't seen all afternoon, and immediately ran to Xu Han for a hug.

"Mu'er, be good. Mommy is dirty. Wait for me to wash my hands and change clothes before I hug you, okay?"

"Hold~" Xu Han did not hug Mu'er immediately upon seeing this, but kissed Mu'er on the face, and then said, "Come on, Mu'er, follow your mother to wash your hands~"

After Xu Han finished speaking, he walked forward, and Mu'er followed Xu Han.

Lu Chuan, who also wanted his son to hug him, followed the two closely.

"Mu'er, do you miss daddy? Can daddy hold you in his arms later?"

"Mom~ hug me~" Mu'er ignored her father completely and didn't even want to look at Lu Chuan.

"Hahahahahaha, you're slapped in the face!" the Taoist priest said behind.

Lu Chuan looked at the Taoist priest helplessly, and people went to wash their hands.

After Xu Han changed her clothes, she carried Mu'er into the yard. Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest had already started trimming the tree trunks in preparation for chopping firewood.

"Why don't you cover these firewoods with oilcloth? I don't know if it will rain tonight." Xu Han asked.

"It shouldn't rain. Look, there aren't many dark clouds. It won't rain for a while." Grandpa Zhao said.

"It won't rain tonight, don't worry! No need to cover yourself." After hearing what the Taoist priest said, Xu Han said nothing more.

He turned around and took Mu'er into the kitchen. It was already dark and it was time to prepare dinner.

Xu Han took out some green soybeans and prepared to make some fried chicken with edamame.

First blanch the raw edamame to remove the bean smell, then put it in cold water for later use.

Then heat oil in a pan, put the chicken pieces into the pan and stir-fry, then pour the edamame into the pan, add seasonings and simmer together.

Today's water has run out, so there's no way to make soup.

Xu Han used the leftover hot water to make some scented tea, and she would use the scented tea as today’s soup!

Then I brought some boiled water and poured it into the dogs' bowls, letting the dogs drink some to replenish the water their bodies needed.

When the dogs saw Xu Han bringing water over, they all swarmed over immediately and started fighting for today's water.

I guess the dogs must be very thirsty today. Xu Han was out for the whole afternoon and the dogs didn't drink any water the whole afternoon.

Xu Han took the remaining little water to feed the corn. The corn had been grinding for the entire afternoon and must have been very tired, so she gave the corn a little more water!

Only when there was no water left in the basin did Xu Han take the basin back to the kitchen.

Mu'er sat obediently at the kitchen door and watched the adults busy outside.

"Mu'er, are you cold?" Xu Han asked while reaching out to touch Mu'er's little hand. Seeing that Mu'er's hand was warm, she didn't say anything.

"Just be good here! Mother will pour you some water." After Xu Han said that, she poured some of the tea she had just brewed and gave Mu'er a little to drink.

The little guy also knows that water is extremely precious now, so he tilts his head back and drinks all the water without leaving a drop.

Now, whether it is the adults in the family, Mu'er, or the dogs and Yumi in the family, they all want to drink a big bowl of water happily, the kind that they drink until they are full.

Because of the long period of drought, there was not much water in Xu Han's space. Although a lot of water was stored at the beginning, it was still not enough in the later period.

Every day, several adults were so thirsty that their mouths foamed and their throats were so dry that they smoked, but there was not enough water and they could not drink it freely.