Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 199 Daily Life of Four People 4

Grandpa Zhao also agreed with the Taoist priest's words, and it was rare that the two of them did not argue today.

Xu Han did not eat any staple food at night, but drank two bowls of porridge mixed with water.

After everyone finished dinner, they sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air. Xu Han said, "Let's dig up the vegetable patch in the yard tomorrow! The weather is not so hot now, so we can plant some vegetables."

"Okay, tomorrow the three of us men will take care of these, so you don't have to do this kind of work.

From now on, we will be responsible for all the heavy work at home. You should take good care of your hands. They are so rough that you don't look like a girl at all." The Taoist said disdainfully.

Xu Han looked down at her hands. They were indeed quite rough. Even though she often wore gloves while working, she still had some calluses.

"It's really rough. That girl doesn't care about beauty. Isn't it just to make a living?"

"Let's not talk about it in the past. You don't have to worry about these hard work in the future. We have a lot of people here! How can we use you?"

The Taoist priest said this in an irritable tone, then turned and glared at Lu Chuan, as if blaming him for not taking good care of Xu Han.

Lu Chuan was stared at for no apparent reason and felt guilty, so he didn't dare to say anything. He decided to just pretend to be a quail!

In fact, although the Taoist priest and his companions have only been here for a few days, they have already taken the initiative to take on many chores at home.

The yard is cleaned every morning, and Xu Han no longer has to worry about the chickens, ducks and geese. These days, the Taoist priests are helping to take care of the livestock.

Xu Han was very glad that the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao were not the kind of people who waited for meals. Instead, they took the initiative to help Xu Han and Lu Chuan with many invisible housework.

She washes her own clothes, helps with dishes, and has someone to help light the fire when she cooks, which really reduces a lot of housework for Xu Han.

After resting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.

Now the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao sleep on the same kang. Fortunately, the kang is big enough, otherwise they would not be able to accommodate both of them.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan were still considering whether to build a few houses while they were free and keep them for later use...

Early the next morning, Xu Han was responsible for making breakfast, while Lu Chuan took the Taoist priest and others to the backyard to turn the soil.

"Can you do it? Can't you dig deeper?" The Taoist priest said to Grandpa Zhao angrily.

"If you can do it, come on! It's better to just stand there and give orders blindly. Come on and try it yourself."

"Just give it a try. Isn't it just turning the soil? What's so difficult about that?" After saying that, the Taoist priest took the hoe from Grandpa Zhao's hand and started digging.

The two people who had never done farm work were obviously a little uncomfortable. Although Lu Chuan taught them, it was inevitable that things would not go smoothly the first time.

Fortunately, both of them were willing to work, and they finally finished turning over all the vegetable fields in one morning.

In the afternoon, Xu Han and they spread the green vegetables again and watered them. Now that the weather is hot, they should sprout in two or three days.

The days passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye it was already the end of September. Due to drought and locust plague, there was nothing to harvest this year.

The four of them get along pretty well. Apart from the daily quarrels between the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, they are quite harmonious.

But even if the two of them had a quarrel, it would only stop after a while, but they would start quarreling again after a while.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han have become accustomed to this. In the beginning they would try to reconcile them, but in the end they turned a blind eye. If they didn't hear the two of them arguing one day, they would feel particularly uncomfortable!

During this period, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan often took the dogs out hunting, and they hunted a lot of game.

Thanks to their hunting trips early in the morning and late at night, no ferocious wild animals appeared near their home even though it was a dry season.

During this period, there was fresh meat every day. Xu Han put the leftovers into the space. Occasionally, he would also take out fresh vegetables from the space. Grandpa Zhao never asked about this.

It seemed that these had become an open secret, but Xu Han still did not dare to use the space too recklessly.

Grandpa Zhao stayed at home and took care of household chores with Xu Han, feeding the livestock, cleaning the yard, and helping with the fire.

Of course, I also have to take care of the vegetable garden. The vegetables I planted some time ago are growing quite well, thanks to Grandpa Zhao watering them every day with water from the water tank in the backyard.

On this day, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan went out hunting. Normally, the two of them would not come back for lunch, so there were only Grandpa Zhao and Xu Han at home.

"Xiao Han, I think the vegetables in the garden are growing quite tender. Let's have vegetable noodles for lunch today!" Grandpa Zhao said to Xu Han who was making shoes for the Taoist priest, holding a handful of vegetables.

"Okay, I'll go knead the dough. We'll have vegetable noodles for lunch today." After saying that, Xu Han walked into the kitchen.

Green vegetable noodles are easy to make, and Xu Han prepared lunch in no time. Not long after the two finished lunch, they saw Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest coming over.

"Why did you come back so early today?" Xu Han asked.

"It's okay. We didn't hunt any prey today, and it would be a waste of time to continue wandering around. The Taoist priest and I thought we should come back early!" Lu Chuan replied.

Hearing this, Xu Han didn't say anything else. In recent days, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan brought back fewer and fewer prey, which Xu Han also noticed.

It may be because there are fewer and fewer things to eat in the mountains during this period, and naturally there are fewer and fewer prey.

Some of them ran to other places where there was food, while some of them became food.

"Have you had lunch? I'll make you some noodles!" said Grandpa Zhao.

"Can what you cook be delicious? If it's not, I won't eat it!" the Taoist priest said disdainfully.

"You can eat it or not. If you don't, you'll be hungry." Grandpa Zhao said and went into the kitchen.

During this period, whenever Xu Han cooked, Grandpa Zhao would help to light the fire. After this period of study and practice, Grandpa Zhao also learned how to cook some simple meals. They were not very delicious, but at least they were edible.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan were also happy about this. It was not possible for Xu Han to cook every time! One of the three of them had to be able to cook some simple meals.

Naturally, the person who learned to cook became Grandpa Zhao.

"Not bad, not bad, Old Man Zhao. The noodles taste just right today. Unlike last time when we beat the salt seller to death, it was so filling that we couldn't eat it." The Taoist priest said to Grandpa Zhao while slurping the noodles.

Grandpa Zhao, who was praised, also smiled and said, "How is it? My cooking skills have improved!"