Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 304: Flower Pond

"It's so cold today, why don't we have mutton hotpot? It's just the right way to get rid of the cold."

"Sure, this weather is perfect for hot pot. I'll go boil the lamb bones first and eat them later."

After Xu Han finished speaking, she went back to the kitchen, blanched the sheep bones in water, brought them to a boil over high heat, then poured them into a clay pot and simmered the soup over low heat.

Xu Han also took this opportunity to make some original dried meat for Mu'er, so that the child could use it to grind his teeth when she was free.

Because it was a rainy day, the oven outside could not be used, so Xu Han cooked it directly in the pot.

The beef jerky made in this way is not particularly dry and is more suitable for children to eat.

After the dried meat was ready, it was time for lunch and everyone sat around to eat.

The mutton hotpot we had today did not have any hotpot base, it was just pure original soup hotpot, and the taste was more delicious.

It’s full of mutton flavor, especially when you drink a mouthful of mutton soup, the taste is so delicious that it’s jaw-dropping.

Mu'er can also eat today's mutton soup hotpot. Mu'er is almost three years old now, and most of the time he eats whatever the adults eat.

Xu Han would only cook for Mu'er alone unless the food was particularly spicy; otherwise they would eat together.

After lunch, Xu Han took the children to play in the house and accompanied Mu'er to review the enlightenment lessons.

These are relatively simple, nothing more than some enlightenment books such as Three Character Classic or Hundred Family Surnames.

Just like reading a picture book, Xu Han pointed at the words and read them out loud, and Mu'er followed along and learned some words at the same time.

Then review what you learned before about how to recite. Both Xu Han and Lu Chuan can give you guidance on these.

But Grandpa Zhao needs to teach Mu'er how to translate, because Xu Han is also afraid that she might have made a mistake in her translation...

Although Xu Han graduated from university in her previous life, she had not studied for a long time and had forgotten some things.

So Xu Han would rather not teach than impart wrong knowledge to Mu'er...

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest continued to process the stones they had picked up. After they had processed all the stones, they took out the remaining materials from making furniture. Together, they helped Xu Han make the flower stand while it was raining.

The flower stand is very simple, in the shape of a staircase, with sections one after another, so that the flower pots placed on it can get sunlight.

In this way, several people were busy and stayed in the house for two days in a row. Finally, the rain outside stopped completely.

"The sky has finally cleared up. Let's build the flower bed outside today. Tomorrow when the road is dry, we'll go to the mountain to see if there are any mushrooms. I haven't picked mushrooms for a long time, and my hands are itching." Lu Chuan said, rubbing his hands.

"Okay, we should finish most of the work today. The famine is over and there must be a lot of dead trees on the mountain. Let's see if we can pick more wood ear mushrooms this year. We've finished these a long time ago and I really want to eat more." Xu Han continued.

After breakfast, Xu Han carried the stones outside, while Lu Chuan went there with Grandpa Zhao to look for yellow mud, which would be used to build the flower bed later.

"Is this enough?" Xu Han asked.

"It's enough. We can build a flower bed next to the wall at the entrance. It won't take much."

"Well, then you two can build the flower bed as we discussed before. I'll go pull out the bamboo thorns around the courtyard wall. They're not needed now anyway. When the time comes, we can fill the holes and plant some climbing flowers around the courtyard wall." Xu Han assigned the tasks.

"Be careful. If you can't do it, wait until we finish building the flower bed."

"It's okay. It's very easy to pull out bamboo thorns. I can do it. Mu'er is playing at the door. You just need to keep an eye on him for a while."

After Xu Han finished speaking, he took out a pair of gloves from the space, put them on, and began to pull out the bamboo thorns one by one.

It took me several days to insert those bamboo thorns, but today I felt that it was quite fast to remove them.

Whoosh, one by one, in a short while, a lot of bamboo thorns were pulled out.

Xu Han placed all the bamboo thorns next to the courtyard wall. These bamboo thorns had been used for two or three years and had long been weathered. After drying, they were all used as firewood.

These are temporarily placed here, and in the future, the bamboo thorns here will be used first when making fire. It won't take too long for them all to burn.

Xu Handa was tired, so he went home to drink some water and rest, and also to see Ze'er who was sleeping soundly.

"Mother, Mu'er will help you look after your brother. If your brother cries, Mu'er will go and call mother."

"Mu'er is so good. Now you can help mother take care of your brother. You are such a good brother."

"Mu'er is the elder brother, and the elder brother takes care of the younger brother."

"Yes, my brother is still young. Mu'er can help mother look after him."

After taking a short rest, Xu Han checked Ze'er's ring. Seeing that the ring was not wet and Ze'er was sleeping soundly, she continued to pull out the bamboo thorns.

Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao were also quickly building the flower beds.

Because the stones had been prepared in advance and the mud had been mixed, the two of them only needed to clear the area where the flower bed needed to be built, then level it with a shovel, and finally start stacking the stones.

The flower bed that needed to be built was not very high, and two people worked together and completed it in just one morning.

After Lu Chuan finished building the flowerbed, he looked at the big sun in the sky and shouted to Xu Han, "Wife, don't work for now. It's too hot now. Go home and rest for a while. We will do it together in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll be right there. Have you finished building the flower bed?"

"It's finished. Come and see if you like it. If you don't like it, we'll modify it."

When Xu Han heard what Lu Chuan said, she quickly ran over.

What comes into view is a pile of stones put together, about fifty centimeters high. Together with the soil underneath, it is completely feasible to grow things in it.

The flowerbed built with stones is antique and beautiful, and has a great feel. Xu Han is quite satisfied with it.

"It looks great, this is what I want. Once the ground is a little dry, we can fill it with soil."

"Well, soil is easy to find. You can dig some up from anywhere."

"The soil for growing flowers is different from the soil for ordinary farming. We will find some humus and mix it with farmland soil. Flowers planted in this soil are breathable and grow well."

"What is mulch?"

"It's the rotten leaves piled up on the ground in the mountains. They are nutritious and breathable. The pine needles can also be used. When the time comes, we can take a broom and a backpack to collect some and use them to plant flowers."

"Okay, I don't understand these either. Just call me when you need to do it."

"Okay, let's go in first. The weather in March is getting hotter and hotter. The sun is so bright that it hurts our eyes." Grandpa Zhao shouted.