Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 256 Making Wooden Boxes

After everyone finished breakfast together, they continued to clear the snow.

This went on for several days in a row, the heavy snow kept falling and there was no sign of it stopping.

During the day, several people had been clearing the snow non-stop and did not dare to stop at all.

If the snow is not cleaned up in time, it will be much more difficult to clean it up next time.

Now the snow outside the yard is thigh-deep. Neither Lu Chuan nor Xu Han, nor the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao have ever seen such heavy snow.

It seems that this is definitely a snowstorm. Fortunately, there is almost no one at the foot of the mountain now. If it had happened in previous years, this heavy snow would have claimed many lives.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the twelfth day of the first lunar month. It had been snowing heavily for seven days. When Xu Han woke up this morning, she found that the snow outside had slowly stopped.

Only a few small snowflakes were still floating slowly in the sky. "It looks like the snow will stop today."

"It should be. When I got up in the morning, the snow was heavier than this. Now it's less." Lu Chuan continued.

"The snow last night was not very deep, so it can be cleared quickly," said Grandpa Zhao.

"Finally I don't have to clear the snow. My arms are about to be broken from shoveling snow every day these days." The Taoist priest complained while shoveling snow.

"It's almost there, we've finally made it through. The next step is the even more difficult time of melting the snow. Fortunately, there is not much snow accumulated in the yard now, so we just need to clean it up today. There won't be too much mud and water when the snow melts." Xu Han said.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to go to the mountains in the near future. The snow outside is so deep that it will definitely take a long time to melt."

"Then don't go out. We have enough water to drink and food to eat. There is no need to go out." Grandpa Zhao said.

"Well, let's wait until the snow melts and see if there are any fresh wild vegetables. Then we can change the taste." Xu Han was already looking forward to digging wild vegetables.

There are not many vegetables left in the space, and there are not many of my favorite vegetables left. It’s time to add some fresh vegetables.

"The rain is heavy this year, so we definitely can't grow anything. Even if we do, there probably won't be any harvest. We can only rely on wild vegetables in the mountains for the rest of our crops," said Grandpa Zhao.

"By the way, I was thinking about growing some vegetables to eat this year. Since we may not be able to eat them if we grow them in the ground, why don't we make a few large wooden boxes and plant them in the corridor!

This way, when it rains, they can be placed in the corridor so they won't get wet, and when it doesn't rain, they can get some sunshine, so there will definitely be some gains." Xu Han suggested.

"Okay, we have a lot of wood at home anyway, so we can try making a few. We can't grow other things, but green vegetables have a short growth cycle, so this one can definitely be grown." Lu Chuan said.

"Then after we clear the snow off the roof and the yard, let's make a few first while we have time."

"Well, sure. Let's make a few to try first. If the effect is good, we'll make more wooden boxes. We have many corridors at home, and we can plant a lot of plants in the wooden boxes. There will definitely be enough to eat." Xu Han said.

"I'll do it after I finish clearing the snow." Lu Chuan replied.

After Xu Han saw that everyone had reached an agreement, she stopped talking and went into the kitchen to have breakfast.

After Xu Han finished breakfast, Lu Chuan and the others cleared all the snow off the roof.

Xu Han helped shovel the snow, and then started transporting the snow outside.

By noon the snow had stopped completely, but the sky was still gloomy.

But it looks like it won’t snow today, and if conditions are good, the sun will come out tomorrow.

After lunch, several people gathered in the main room in the backyard to make a large wooden box together.

Each box is about 30 meters long, centimeters wide and centimeters deep.

He made about six large wooden boxes in a row before he stopped.

“The boxes are now ready, but the temperature is too low, so the vegetables won’t come out if they are planted.

When the weather gets a little warmer, put it in the house and sprinkle the seeds, and then move it out when the temperature is high." Xu Han said, holding the newly made box and looking left and right.

"We don't understand this either. You two just watch them plant the seeds." The Taoist priest waved his hand indifferently.

"Well, then we'll plant more of the water spinach you like." Lu Chuan said to Xu Han.

"Okay, let's also plant some lettuce, green vegetables and the like." Xu Han said with a smile.

It took everyone an entire afternoon to make all the large wooden boxes. It was not yet time for dinner, so everyone moved the battlefield to the woodshed one after another.

There was still a lot of firewood that had not been processed last time, and it was all piled up in the woodshed and the firewood shed. There was still a lot in Xu Han's space.

While I have some time recently, I will chop all the firewood and put it in the woodshed. It will be more convenient to burn it later and I won’t need to chop firewood.

I will stockpile more firewood when it is sunny. There will definitely be more rain in the summer. I have only stockpiled half a room of firewood now, which is definitely not enough for this year.

There is a great demand for firewood at home, whether it is for cooking, boiling water, taking a bath, etc., it is better to stock up more. After all, there is space to store them. Firewood is a necessity in life, and there is no need to worry even if you stockpile too much, because it will eventually be used up.

The weather did not go as we wished. We thought it would not snow today, but at night small snowflakes began to float in the sky again. Fortunately, they were not heavy.

I don’t know if it will snow again tomorrow. Now I can only hope that it won’t snow again.

I don't know how long it will take for the snow to melt if it continues to snow. If it continues to snow, the snow will probably be above my waist, and it will be difficult to walk.

"It's snowing again." Xu Han looked at the snow outside. There was no longer the excitement on her face that she had when it snowed a few days ago. Instead, there was full of worry.

"Looking at the sky, it shouldn't rain too heavily." Lu Chuan continued.

"I don't know what's going on in other places. After the mountain was closed due to heavy snow, we have no access to news from the outside world." Xu Han said as she patted Mu'er to coax her to sleep.

"Don't think about it. Natural disasters are not something we can control. We should be grateful that we survived the drought. Our life will definitely be better in the future," Lu Chuan comforted.

"Yes, we are lucky. If it weren't for the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, it would be difficult for us to survive in this deep mountain." Xu Han changed his melancholy expression and said with a smile.