Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 353 A sudden rainstorm

When Xu Han arrived, the sun was about to set. The first thing Lu Chuan asked when he saw Xu Han was "Why are you so late? What happened?"

"When we were picking wild vegetables just now, Heidian found a nest of pheasant chicks, so we were delayed for some time." Xu Han said as she showed the backpack to Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest.

"That's quite a lot, eight pheasant chicks at least. Raise them well and you'll have eggs to eat later." The Taoist priest said with a smile.

"I saw you haven't been here for such a long time, I thought something happened, and I was just about to go back to look for you."

Xu Han smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, "How much bluestone did you collect? Is the bluestone easy to collect?"

"Although part of it has been mined before, the bluestone here has never been touched, so it is relatively easy to mine."

"That's good. I was worried that it wouldn't be enough. It's good enough."

"Hahaha, there are mountains everywhere here. We lack everything except bluestone slabs and trees. After we finish mining here, we can go to other places to mine. Don't worry, there will definitely be enough." The Taoist priest joked with a smile.

Xu Han realized what was going on when she heard this. She lived deep in the mountains and had no shortage of these things. So she smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you are right. I was overthinking."

"Hahaha, it's getting late, let's quickly store all of these into the space. We'll continue mining tomorrow."

"Okay. Let's start collecting now." After Xu Han finished speaking, he began to store all the bluestone they had mined into the space.

Then the three of them started walking home. After arriving home, Xu Han first put the chicks alone in a corner of the backyard and fenced them in to prevent them from running around.

The pheasant chicks are still relatively small and have been hungry for a long time. If they are placed directly in the chicken coop, the slightly bigger ones will definitely peck at the pheasant chicks.

By then, the pheasant cubs will be bullied and have nothing to eat, and they will definitely not survive.

Xu Han kept all the pheasants in a separate pen first, and prepared new food and water for the pheasants. She let them grow here slowly, and then put them into the chicken coop to feed after they adapted to the environment.

"How are the pheasant chicks eating?" Lu Chuan asked as he brought Mu'er and Ze'er over.

"I just added some broken rice and bran to them, but they refused to eat and just huddled in the corner."

"Maybe they haven't adapted to the new environment yet. Don't worry about them. Let's go first. They will be ready to eat soon." Lu Chuan said.

"Okay, they must be scared if we just watch them here, so we'll just leave them alone for now."

Lu Chuan reminded again, "Mu'er, these pheasant chicks are a little scared when they first arrived home. Don't come over to see them. Also, watch over the dogs at home and don't let them come over, okay?"

"Okay, I'll watch over Tangyuan and prevent them from biting the pheasant chicks."

"Mu'er is awesome. She is really mother's little helper."

Mu'er smiled even more happily when he heard that. Xu Han seldom scolded the well-behaved Mu'er. Whenever Mu'er made a mistake, as long as she patiently explained the reason to him, he would understand.

Of course, in daily life, Xu Han’s way of educating Mu’er is praise-based education, and Mu’er also likes it very much.

After feeding the chickens, the family of four walked towards the front yard together.

When I arrived at the front yard, I found the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao splitting bluestone slabs.

"Why do you start working now? You're tired after a long day. Take a break and continue working when you have time." Xu Han said.

"It's okay. I'm not tired. I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well split some bluestone slabs."

"Well, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll go make dinner."

"Let's make some scrambled eggs with green peppers, and some scallion and vegetable sprouts. I haven't eaten them in a long time."

"Okay, I'll go cook."

"Mom, let me help you light the fire." Mu'er followed Xu Han into the kitchen.

After being busy for ten days, a lot of bluestone was piled up at home, so Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest did not go to the mountain to mine bluestone that day.

"We are almost full of bluestone at home. Let's stop working for the next few days. First, split all the bluestone into bluestone slabs at home. After all the bluestone has been split, we can go mining again." said the Taoist priest.

"Okay, although we have chopped some at night these past few days, it's still too little. We haven't chopped out many pieces."

"Then I'll join you guys in the afternoon. I've learned a lot recently, so let Mu'er digest it first. Otherwise, if she learns too much, she won't be able to remember it. After all, she's too young."

"Okay, the three of us will form an assembly line, so we can do it faster this way."

Xu Han also interrupted and said, "Then I will be responsible for placing all the bluestone slabs you have split neatly in the backyard, and by the way, I will help you clean up the broken pieces."

"Hahaha, thanks to your help, otherwise we wouldn't be able to work so fast. It would take at least a year or two to pave all these roads." Grandpa Zhao said with a smile.

"That's a must, I have made a great contribution." Xu Han said proudly. Everyone laughed when they heard it.

Imagination is beautiful, but there are always many surprises in reality.

In the morning, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest chiseled out a lot of raw materials, but when everyone woke up from their nap in the afternoon, they found that it was dark.

"It's going to rain again." Lu Chuan looked up at the sky and said.

"It was sunny in the morning, but when I woke up the weather changed again."

"Yes, put away the things in the yard."

"What should we do with these bluestones? Should we bring some of them into the house and use them to split bluestone slabs when it rains?" asked Grandpa Zhao.

"Don't worry, since it's raining, let's just take a rest and relax.

Besides, the space inside the house is too small to move around. The rain came quickly, so it won’t last long.”

"Yes, the girl is right. We are not in a hurry."

"Hahaha, anyway, we eat and sleep as usual and we're not rushing to work. It won't delay anything to take a break in the afternoon." Lu Chuan also chimed in.

"Well, let's pack up quickly. These dark clouds mean it's going to rain soon."

Before they had finished putting away the things in the yard, they heard thunder from the northwest, and soon the wind was getting stronger and stronger.

"It's raining, come in quickly." Xu Han shouted to Lu Chuan who was collecting firewood outside.

"Right now, you go in first."

Before Lu Chuan could finish his words, the raindrops fell heavier and heavier. By the time Lu Chuan and Xu Han ran into the house, their clothes were soaked.

"It's raining so hard. If we sleep a little longer, all the things drying in the yard will probably get wet." Lu Chuan said breathlessly.