Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 347 1 The Family Goes to the County Town

In this way, the four of them worked hard for a whole day and finally planted rice in more than three acres of paddy fields.

In the evening, after a busy day, Xu Han took out a few delicious dishes from the space to serve as a snack for everyone.

"Finally, all the crops in the field have been planted. Next, we just need to pull out the weeds from time to time, apply fertilizer, and wait for the harvest in autumn." The Taoist priest said happily while drinking wine.

"Yes, the work in the fields has almost come to an end. The weather will soon be getting hotter and hotter, and we don't have to work in the fields every day." Lu Chuan continued.

"Let's take a day off tomorrow and go to the county town the day after tomorrow," Xu Han suggested.

"Okay, let's see if there's anything we need to replenish at home. Then we can go to the county town and get everything back at once."

"There's nothing to buy. We don't lack much at home. We still have plenty of cloth and other things, and enough food. Just buy food in the county town when the time comes." Xu Han said after some calculation.

"Do you have anything to buy?"

"I don't need it either." Lu Chuan was the first to answer.

"I don't have anything I need to buy. I'll see when the time comes and buy anything I need."

"That's fine, we can go shopping more then, but the county town has just returned to normal, so I guess there won't be much to sell."

"We mainly went down the mountain for a stroll. We have been in the mountains for three or four years and haven't been down the mountain for a long time." Xu Han said.

"Yes, we will soon be cut off from the outside world. What will we do if we become savages after a long time?" Grandpa Zhao laughed.

Everyone laughed when they heard this. Living in the mountains every day and having no contact with the outside world, aren’t they savages?

Although the next day was a rest at home, no one could rest.

Xu Han is responsible for cleaning the house, and Grandpa Zhao helps take care of the two children.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were not idle since early morning. They picked up their hoes and went to the fields outside to weed.

Another busy day passed like this. Early in the morning of the third day, when it was just getting light, the group locked the gate and set off for the county town.

Mu'er was still asleep, so Lu Chuan held him in his arms while the Taoist priest held Ze'er in his arms.

Before leaving, Xu Han put the cart into the space, so that when they arrived at the county town, she could use the cart to push Ze'er.

Otherwise, it would be too tiring to carry him all the time. Although Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were very strong, why not use a lighter method?

"This boat is too small. It feels like there is no room left for four of us adults to sit on it," said Xu Han.

"Then I'll find some time to see if I can get a bigger boat." Lu Chuan continued.

"You can build a boat? Didn't you say you only know some simple carpentry skills?" Xu Han asked in surprise.

"No, but you can try." Lu Chuan said with a smile.

"Hahaha, look at what you can do. What Xiaohan asked you to do before was relatively simple. But if you really want to attack a bigger ship, I don't think you can do it."

"The boat is too complicated, so let's find someone to make it. We might as well decorate the backyard with this time." Grandpa Zhao also said.

"Okay then, let's find someone to do it. It will be troublesome if the boat I make leaks." Lu Chuan laughed.

"Hahaha, you still have self-awareness." The Taoist priest laughed.

The group of people were joking around, and suddenly Xu Han looked at the river and asked, "Lu Chuan, do you think the river is much wider than before?"

"It is a little wider. I noticed it the last time I came here. It should be caused by the flood. Then the river became wider."

"That's possible. I was wondering, the river didn't seem so wide before, but now it seems wider. I thought it was just my illusion."

"It's not your illusion, the river has indeed become wider." The Taoist priest also said.

"It's good that it's become wider. The ships that can sail will be bigger. Then we can transport the harvest from the mountain to the foot of the mountain and sell it." Xu Han said with a smile.

"You are just a money-grubber. You think about money all the time."

"Hahaha, who doesn't like money? I have two sons, so I have to save up some money for them."

Everyone laughed when they heard that, even Mu'er and Ze'er joined in.

The group chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, they arrived at their destination.

Xu Han carried the child down, while Lu Chuan carried Ze'er's stroller.

After walking through the woods, I let Ze'er sit in the stroller and pushed him away.

As soon as they reached the official road, they saw that the fields on both sides of the road had been cultivated.

There are still people working in the fields, probably preparing for spring plowing.

Although it is a bit late for spring plowing now, it is still in time to plant corn, soybeans and the like. As long as they are planted before May, there will be a harvest.

As long as you plant crops, you will have food to eat, which is better than leaving the fields empty.

"Uncle, have you finished planting the crops?" Lu Chuan shouted loudly to the old man in the field.

"Hahaha, not yet. It took some time this year. I just turned the soil. We can plant in two days." Although the old man was very tired, his face was full of smiles, and it was obvious that he was full of hope for the future.

Lu Chuan walked up a few steps and then started to talk to the old man. Xu Han and others stood aside waiting for Lu Chuan. The two of them spoke very loudly and everyone could hear them clearly.

"We are from the other side of the mountain. We came to the county town today to buy some things." Lu Chuan introduced himself.

Then he continued, "You are very close to the county town, so is the land you got less than ours?"

"Hahaha, we are all the same. Our ancestral home is here so we were assigned here. Have you settled down over there? Have you planted the crops?" the old man asked.

"We've settled down, but we haven't finished planting the crops yet. Let's find some time to go to the county town to buy some things. It would be best if we could buy some meat to feed the family. Spring farming is too tiring, and we can't survive without some oil and water."

"Yes, you live far away, and it's not convenient to go into the city to buy something. You should buy more this time to avoid running back and forth and wasting time."

Lu Chuan continued to ask, "Have your houses been built? Ours have been built, and they are all thatched houses."

“Hahaha, it’s built, it’s built, even though we all live in thatched huts now, but at least we have our own home.

Now the county is recruiting workers to help build houses and streets. Every household that can spare some money goes to work and earns some money. Life is getting better and better." The old man smiled even more happily when he said this.