Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 320 Weeding the Orchard

During lunch, Xu Han said, "We can finish weeding here this afternoon. If I have time tomorrow, I will go to the orchard to weed. The weeds over there are also growing thickly."

"We'll go with you tomorrow. There's no sun these two days, and it's not hot at noon, so we can work faster if we work together.

If this rain comes, the weeds in the orchard will grow more." Grandpa Zhao continued.

"Okay, let's pull the grass out before the heavy rain comes."

"I won't go with you. The ridges of the sweet potato field are almost done. There are still some left and I can do it myself tomorrow. This way, we can plant sweet potatoes after it rains." Lu Chuan said while eating.

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing. The place over there isn't very big. Grandpa Zhao and I can finish it all tomorrow."

After lunch, everyone started to get busy.

Mu'er also went down to the field with the adults. Xu Han also took a mat and used gauze to support a shaded area for Ze'er so that he could play in it by himself.

There was no way, there was no one at home to look after them, after all, there was so much work waiting to be done in the fields.

Xu Han also didn't want to raise them to be too pretentious. Since they are both boys, it's better for them to be tough.

Besides, even among the children in modern rural areas, how many of them did not grow up in the fields?

During the busy farming season, the adults in the family have no time to take care of them.

It’s better in modern times, but rural children in their twenties should have experienced this.

When Xu Han was a child, there were no large machines for harvesting crops at that time. During the busy farming season, her mother would spread a mat for her in the shade at the edge of the field and let her play there.

The two were playing in the field. Xu Han would go over to check on them from time to time. After giving them some water, she would continue to pull weeds in the field.

The next day they continued to weed. They were busy until the sun went down, when they finally pulled out all the weeds in the orchard.

"Finally, all of them have been pulled out. Now I've solved a big problem." Xu Han said, patting his aching waist.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan hurried over to help Xu Han press her waist, and said with a smile, "This is just the beginning."

"Farming is not easy. It would be great if there were more people in the family. We have to do so much work by ourselves, and it's really too much for us to handle."

"Let's see if we can buy servants later. That way we can be more relaxed." Grandpa Zhao continued.

Xu Han, who is used to living in modern times, is still a little uncomfortable with human trafficking.

But when I think about it, this is ancient times. Human trafficking is a normal and legal thing here.

Moreover, Xu Han is not the kind of person who only knows how to exploit slaves. On the contrary, he just hired some people to help with the work, and they are provided with food and wages.

I would not beat or scold them, so I convinced myself.

So he agreed and said, "Okay, but there shouldn't be any now. The county town probably hasn't recovered yet. There shouldn't be any human teeth or anything like that."

"Maybe. There should be some. Now a large number of businessmen will come here to do business. There will definitely be house transactions and official slave transactions." Grandpa Zhao explained.

Xu Hanbian said to Lu Chuan, "Let's take some time to go to the county town.

Then I'll see if I can buy some shops and real estate. Or maybe a farm would be nice too."

Lu Chuan continued, "You can go over and take a look at the situation first, but I don't recommend buying these now.

After all, we don’t know what the situation will be like later.

If the enemy really attacks our side, even if we buy it, it will be taken away by force.

It is better to wait until the situation stabilizes before considering these things. "

Xu Han thought about it and it seemed to be right. Instead of buying some cheap things at a low price now, it would be better to wait until the situation stabilizes before buying.

Even if it’s a little more expensive, it’s better than wasting money.

After the natural disaster, the houses and properties in the city were damaged to varying degrees.

Even if someone has lived here before, when they come back again, the land and other properties here will no longer count.

I heard from Yunhua before that everyone who returns now will be allocated land and housing plots by the government.

In addition, each person will be given two taels of silver as resettlement allowance and 50 kilograms of coarse grains.

So the treatment given by the government was not bad. The two taels of silver per person as resettlement allowance was not bad. Moreover, there was also coarse grain.

"What Xiaochuan said is right. We can first see if there are any official slaves for sale. As for real estate, we can wait."

"Okay then! After we finish the spring ploughing, let's go to the county town to check out the situation."

"It's getting late. What are we going to eat tonight?" Lu Chuan asked.

"Can you cook some rice porridge and stir-fry two dishes later?"

"Okay, I'll go wash the vegetables first." Lu Chuan said and got up and went to the kitchen.

After Lu Chuan had prepared all the ingredients, Xu Han went over to cook.

Recently, no matter what kind of food Xu Han cooks, she will make larger quantities like before, and store all the leftovers in the space in preparation for spring plowing.

After dinner, everyone went to bed early today.

When Xu Han woke up the next morning, she found that the sky outside was gloomy and covered by dark clouds.

"It looks like it's going to rain."

"I guess it will be soon. The temperature is just right right now. We can take advantage of this time to turn over the other land outside. This temperature is the most comfortable for work. It's neither cold nor hot." Lu Chuan said with a smile.

"I guess you won't have the chance to plow the soil. Look, the dark clouds over there are getting lower and lower. It's going to rain soon." Grandpa Zhao replied with a smile.

"Let's put away the things in the yard first, otherwise it won't be possible to do so in time when it rains." Xu Han changed the subject.

When Grandpa Zhao and Lu Chuan heard what Xu Han said, they reacted quickly and immediately started packing up their things.

Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao were in charge of the yard, while Lu Chuan went to the courtyard wall to bring in the bamboos that were drying outside. If they got wet, they would not be able to cook.

Because the firewood in the woodshed was almost burned out and the weather had been stable recently, Lu Chuan and Xu Han did not put much firewood into the woodshed.

After burning, I would go outside and bring it back. This is convenient. It is not far away anyway and I can get there in a few steps.

By the time everyone had packed up everything, the rain hadn't started yet.

Xu Han went back to the kitchen to make breakfast, while Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao continued to be busy.

Take advantage of this time to add a layer of thatch to the shack in the backyard to prevent it from leaking in the rain.