Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 136 Pueraria root

I have to say that Lu Chuan's sense of direction is really good, he is simply a living map.

Xu Han has been to the mountains so many times, but she still often gets lost. Everything she sees seems familiar, as if she has been there before, but she can't remember where she is.

The strange thing is that all the trees grow the same, in a mess, without any special markings.

Xu Han complained silently in her heart, but she was unwilling to admit that her sense of direction was poor.

After resting in the cave for a night, there were no pits in the deep mountains and it was particularly cold at night. In the morning, Xu Han made herself a cup of brown sugar ginger tea to prevent herself from catching a cold.

After breakfast, the two took the dogs into the mountains to look for yam.

After digging yam for the whole morning, Xu Han was looking for yam vines after lunch. Suddenly, she saw a vine that looked very familiar.

Out of curiosity, I followed the path and found out, oh! Isn't this Pueraria root? How could I have forgotten it?

To make sure she was not seeing things, Xu Han dug along the vine and found that it was indeed Pueraria root!

Over there, Lu Chuan had also finished digging yams. Seeing what Xu Han was digging, he asked, "Why are you digging kudzu root?"

"You know Pueraria lobata! This is really Pueraria lobata! I am not mistaken."

"Yes! This is Pueraria root. It's a Chinese medicinal herb!"

"This Pueraria root can be used to make Pueraria root powder, which can be brewed and eaten. It is good for the body." Xu Han said.

"Oh, I see! There are a lot of kudzu roots in the mountains. They are all decades old and very large. This one is considered small. After I dig it out, I will take you to find it." Lu Chuan said.

After that, he started to help Xu Han dig the kudzu root. The two of them were very fast and dug it out in a short while.

Then Xu Han followed Lu Chuan to look for Pueraria root. After searching for a while, they saw a very large Pueraria root vine that was as thick as a calf.

"Is this also Pueraria lobata? What a thick vine!" Xu Han asked.

"Yes, no one digs in the deep mountains, so they become very thick after growing for a long time." After Lu Chuan said this, he started pulling the vines.

Xu Han cut the vines with a saw, while Lu Chuan started digging out the kudzu roots with tools.

Because the kudzu root is very large, it takes two people to work together. Some have branches, so dig along the direction of the root. If you encounter stones, you need to dig them out first.

After digging for a while, Xu Han saw super thick kudzu roots in the ground.

"The kudzu roots inside are even thicker! This one would probably weigh several hundred kilograms if we dig it out." Xu Han said.

"Yes, it's almost 300 kilograms." Lu Chuan said excitedly.

Kudzu root is harder to dig than yam. It grows big and long. It was almost dark when the two of them finally dug out the kudzu root.

Then we walked towards the cave. When we arrived at the cave, it was getting dark.

"We dug all day today, near this cave, and didn't go very far." Xu Han said while eating dinner.

"Will we continue digging Pueraria tomorrow?" Lu Chuan asked.

"Let's dig some more! Mainly dig yam, and if you come across any big and easy-to-dig kudzu roots, dig them as well! Then make more kudzu root powder, so you can make a cup of it when you have time." Xu Han said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I haven't eaten it before, so make some more and I'll try it when the time comes."

In her previous life, Xu Han had also bought Pueraria root powder to drink, but she didn’t know whether it was wild Pueraria root. Now that she had encountered wild Pueraria root, she must dig some up and make her own Pueraria root powder.

After dinner, the two of them rested and set out to the mountains to look for yam and kudzu root early the next morning.

They dug like this for eight days in a row. On the ninth day, they dug yam for another morning. After lunch, the two of them started walking towards home.

In the past few days since I came out, the space has been filled up. I will send the kudzu root and yam back home first, and rest at home for two days before going back into the mountains.

The sun had just set when they got home. After feeding the livestock, they sat in the main room and began to rest.

After resting, Xu Han went to boil water for a bath, and Lu Chuan went to light the charcoal basin.

After the two of them took a comfortable bath, the kang was heated up and the room was warm. They sat on the kang and placed the kang table. Xu Han took out the food from the space and ate dinner leisurely.

Xu Han was in a particularly good mood and brought out some crabs and ducks. The two of them ate and chatted.

The next day, Xu Han put the kudzu roots for Lu Chuan by the river. Lu Chuan washed the kudzu roots while Xu Han rinsed the clothes and then took them home to wash.

During the few days in the mountains, the two men had been digging things, and it had just rained, so their clothes were covered with mud.

Fortunately, Xu Han and Lu Chuan both wore outer coats over their cotton-padded jackets. When they felt hot while digging, they took off their jackets and put on their outer coats to continue digging.

After these few days, the clothes are all dirty, and just washing them is a big chore.

Lu Chuan didn't let Xu Han wash clothes with river water, saying that the water was too cold and bad for a girl's health. In addition, Uncle Zhang had said before that Xu Han had a weak health and should try not to let her touch cold water.

Since the weather turned cold, Xu Han tried to use hot water to wash everything, and there was hot water boiling in the big iron pot in the yard all day long.

Lu Chuan threw the clothes into the river to rinse them. After most of the mud was washed away, he put them in a wooden basin. Xu Han took them home and washed the clothes with hot water.

Lu Chuan stayed by the stream and used running water to wash the mud off the kudzu roots.

Wash it while you have time, and make kudzu root powder when you have free time.

When Xu Han got home, she started washing clothes, and then cleaned the house.

After a busy morning, I went to call Lu Chuan to have lunch.

After seeing Lu Chuan, he first took out a bowl of brown sugar ginger water and handed it to him to drink. No matter how healthy a person is, he cannot keep washing things with cold water in the middle of winter!

"Don't take a shower this afternoon! The water is still quite cold, and there's no rush to use it now!"

"It's okay. It's easier to put away after washing it. I just washed it roughly to scrub off the dirt. It's quick. When I make kudzu root powder, I will wash it carefully with hot water at home."

"It's quite cold! You can't keep washing even if you have a strong fire! Take it easy this afternoon and wash again tomorrow!"

"Okay, then I'll wash it tomorrow. My wife is worried about me, so I will definitely be obedient!" Lu Chuan said with a smile.

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, Xu Han put all the things into the space, and then the two of them went back together.

When she got home, Xu Han put the washed kudzu roots in the yard to dry in the sun. After the moisture on the surface dried up, she put them in the cellar for the time being.

Lu Chuan had been drinking cold water all morning today, so Xu Han made chicken soup with mixed noodles for lunch, which was served hot.

After lunch, they couldn't sit idle for a moment. Xu Han took out the pine cones, and the two of them processed them together.

There was still a part of the pine cones that had not been husked last time! Lu Chuan was responsible for dealing with the pine cone shells, while Xu Han continued to smash the remaining pine cones.

There are not many pine cones left, and I can deal with them at home in the next two days.