Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 291: Clearing the Hillside 3

But now it is ancient times, and there are no such advanced machines. We can only dig the tree roots manually, which is really difficult.

You need to dig a large and deep hole around the tree roots first so that you can clean out the roots inside.

Some trees have very deep roots, and it takes a long time just to dig the hole.

Organizing the hillside for planting fruit trees is even more troublesome than reclaiming the wasteland in front of the house.

There are no particularly large trees in the wasteland in front of my house, only some weeds and small bushes, but here there are big trees and bushes.

While digging the tree roots, Lu Chuan also dug up a piece of land nearby. He picked up the tree roots and shrubs and piled them together.

Every time Xu Han came, she would carry some back and put it on the open space outside the yard to dry and use as firewood.

During this period, we cut down trees and dug up tree roots every day, and the open space in front of the house is no longer able to store more space.

And it really didn't look good if they were all piled there, so Xu Han spent some time moving all the tree trunks and roots to a large open space not far away.

These will be piled there temporarily, where ventilation is good and the sun is bright.

They can be dried directly wherever they are piled, and then transported back when needed. This way, the entrance to the yard will be much more spacious.

Without that huge pile of firewood getting in the way, Xu Han felt much better. If she had known, she should have put it there from the beginning. In the end, she would have gone to so much trouble to transport it all over there.

Later, in addition to the chopped firewood piled up in the woodroom, the other branches and roots cut during the land reclamation were directly placed in the open space over there.

Gradually, as time went by, there were piles of firewood there.

Although it is a little far away and a little inconvenient to use, Xu Han has space.

After the firewood in the woodshed was burned out, Xu Han would go there specifically to bring back some firewood, and then Lu Chuan would re-chop and sort the firewood and stack it neatly in the woodshed.

Of course, these are all things that happened later. Now Lu Chuan has to dig tree roots every day. This is strenuous work, and Xu Han is too weak to do it.

So Grandpa Zhao took the initiative to suggest that he would go with Lu Chuan to dig tree roots every day, while Xu Han would stay at home to take care of the children and do housework.

Xu Han gladly accepted Grandpa Zhao's proposal.

After all, Grandpa Zhao is indeed stronger than Xu Han. Although he is a little older, he is a martial artist after all, so he can still do these heavy work.

Although Grandpa Zhao was considered an old man in ancient times, he is a man in his prime in modern times, so this kind of work is really nothing.

If Grandpa Zhao were asked to take care of the children and do housework at home every day, that would be real torture.

After all, how many men in ancient times could take care of their children and cook every day? Even in modern times, there are probably not many men who can do that.

So in the end Xu Han became the one who stayed at home to look after the children and do housework.

Xu Han was also helpless about this, but there was nothing she could do. After all, the children could not be left unattended, housework had to be done, and three meals a day had to be eaten.

Anyway, working in the wasteland is work, and working at home is work, so Xu Han has nothing to worry about.

There is a need for help both at home and outside. No one is lazy and everyone contributes to this family.

During this period, Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao have been doing heavy work, so they naturally have to keep up with the meals.

So Xu Han prepared delicious food for the two of them in different ways every day at home.

Chicken, fish, meat, and eggs are all indispensable. Not only vegetables and fruits but also these must be consumed. The nutrition must be balanced.

That day, Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao went to the hillside to dig tree roots as usual.

After finishing breakfast, Xu Han started thinking about what to cook today.

We do hard work every day, so we must have some solid dishes. However, there is only so much meat at home, and we eat the same things over and over again. I guess we must have been tired of it a long time ago.

Xu Han glanced around the space and finally decided to make something delicious with beef.

But what should I cook? I have tried braised beef, stir-fried beef with tomato and beef brisket.

The braised beef with soy sauce that she had made before was quite delicious. Besides, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, so it would be nice to have some cold dishes. So Xu Han used the same method to make a lot of braised beef with soy sauce.

This is quite time-consuming and I definitely can’t finish it today, so Xu Han took out another small piece of beef and planned to stir-fry it later.

Today Xu Han wants to try a different approach and make a new dish that no one has ever eaten before, which is "Stir-fried Beef with Coriander".

This dish is delicious and simple, and everyone in my family loves to eat coriander.

Even before she started cooking, Xu Han could imagine that everyone would love to eat it.

First cut the beef into thin slices, then add appropriate amount of light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and starch, mix well and marinate for ten minutes.

The beef marinated in this way will be more tender when fried, not dry at all, and especially delicious.

Put the marinated beef into the pan and stir-fry quickly after the oil is hot. After it changes color, take it out and set aside.

Because the beef is cut very thinly and marinated, it is very easy to cook.

Take out the fried beef and set it aside, then continue to heat the oil in a pan, put the chopped green and red pickled peppers and onions and ginger into the pan and stir-fry quickly to bring out the aroma.

Pour the beef back into the pot, add appropriate seasonings and stir-fry. Finally, add the coriander prepared in advance, stir-fry quickly a few times and it is ready to serve.

When making this dish, you must stir-fry it quickly over high heat, otherwise the beef will be overcooked and will not taste good.

Stir-fried beef with coriander alone would definitely not work, so Xu Han also fried some Mapo tofu, and served it with cold cucumber and tomato and egg soup. The staple food was rice.

After Xu Han finished preparing lunch, she hadn't seen Lu Chuan and the others come back yet.

So he held Ze'er and took Mu'er out of the yard, wanting to go to the hillside nearby to see what was going on.

"The meal is ready, come back and eat." Xu Han shouted from afar.

Lu Chuan, who was not far away, shouted back, "I'll be there soon."

Xu Han waited for a while, but still no one came.

So he got up and walked forward, wanting to see what had happened and why Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao had not returned yet so late.

"What's wrong? Why haven't you gone home for dinner at this time today?" Xu Han asked as they walked.

"It's okay. The tree root we dug today is quite large. We have been digging for a long time but haven't been able to dig it out. I wasn't paying attention and forgot the time." Lu Chuan replied as he continued to dig the tree roots.

"I just called you to eat, but you didn't come back. I thought something had happened." Xu Han walked closer and was relieved to see that the two were not injured.