Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 261 Taoist Priest and Lu Chuan Enter the Mountain

"Son, you must listen to your mother at home and don't mess with her, do you hear me?" Lu Chuan said while hugging Mu'er.

"Mu~be good."

"That's great." Lu Chuan kissed Mu'er on the cheek and said.

Then he lifted Mu'er above his head and started to walk Mu'er around the house.

Mu'er laughed continuously and Lu Chuan also had a great time.

Have a good night's sleep...

The next morning, before daybreak, Lu Chuan got up and prepared to go into the mountains.

Xu Han drowsily handed the things she had prepared yesterday to Lu Chuan, then turned over, hugged Mu'er and fell asleep again.

Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao stayed in the house all day today. Xu Han looked after Mu'er while Grandpa Zhao continued to write his medical book. They didn't step out of the yard even once.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest set out before dawn.

Most of the roads in the mountains are not walkable, but there are some wet places that are no longer walkable.

The two men used sticks to scrape the mud off their shoes as they walked, so they didn't travel very fast today.

Now the stream in front of the house has resumed its flow. When the two passed by the waterfall, they walked towards that direction on purpose. They could hear the sound of the waterfall from a long distance away.

In order to see the current amount of water clearly, Lu Chuan walked closer to take a look.

I found that the water flow of the waterfall is still smaller than before the drought. It should be because there is not much water accumulated in the deep mountains. After all, the drought has lasted for such a long time, how can it be restored by just two rains?

Fortunately, we have water now, so water supply will definitely not be a problem in the future. When I have free time, I will repair the pipe leading to the backyard, which will make it more convenient to get water.

Now the daily water used in the house comes from the accumulated water in the backyard reservoir. When the land is drier, the reservoir will be filled up. Before that, the water pipes must be repaired.

As Lu Chuan was thinking about it, he suddenly felt that repairing the water pipe was urgent, and it would be put on the agenda when he returned from this trip to the mountains.

After seeing the waterfall, we followed the Taoist priest into the mountains.

Along the way, I found that many big and sturdy trees had sprouted again, but many small trees had completely dried up.

But most trees have part of them drying up, and then new branches sprout from the middle.

I have to say that these big trees are still very tenacious and can survive such a long drought.

It has to be said that this drought has brought immeasurable impact to the deep mountains and jungles.

If we want the situation in the mountains to return to what it was before the drought, it will probably take at least ten to eight years.

Although some of them went into hibernation due to the drought, more of them died in this drought.

Not only is this happening to the trees in the mountains, the number of animals has also decreased drastically.

The two walked along the way, but until lunch time they didn't see any wild animals. The drought would only kill more animals.

When animals have no food to eat, they become food for other animals. This cycle repeats itself, and fewer and fewer animals survive.

"It seems that we can't hunt in the next two years. I haven't seen even a chicken feather after walking for half a day." The Taoist priest said while sitting on a big rock and resting.

"Yes, not only are there no wild animals to be seen, but even pheasants and rabbits are nowhere to be seen." Lu Chuan continued.

"You definitely can't hunt in the short term. Don't worry, pheasants and rabbits reproduce quickly. They will be everywhere in a year or two. Especially rabbits, they give birth to a litter every month, and each litter has so many rabbits. If we don't hunt for a long time, they will become a disaster."

"It's just a drought now, there will be floods later, and the number will probably be reduced by then."

"Floods are not easy to deal with, and they are also a test for animals."

"It's not easy for these surviving animals and plants. They finally managed to escape the drought, but now they have to face floods."

"I hope they can grow their roots deeper before the flood, recover and get through it smoothly!"

After a short rest, the two continued on their way. The rivers in the mountains had resumed flowing, and the wild vegetables had just grown out, and now was their prime.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest checked carefully, and seeing that it was getting late, they made sure that there was no danger and prepared to return home.

When Xu Han got home, she hadn't made dinner yet. When he heard a knock on the door, Grandpa Zhao quickly got up and opened the door.

Mu'er followed closely behind, and when she saw Lu Chuan come in, she reached out for her daddy to hold her.

"How is it? Are there any wild animals or anything?" asked Grandpa Zhao.

“Let alone wild animals, even pheasants and rabbits were not seen.

However, we did not go too deep today. We only walked to the west. We have not yet visited the deep mountains in the north. The south and southeast are closer to the village, so there should be no danger. However, we still need to check the east and north. "

The Taoist priest answered while drinking the warm water handed to him by Xu Han.

"Yes, there are rarely any animals to be seen in the deep mountains, but there are quite a few wild vegetables, which are all fresh and tender when they have just emerged. After we check the surroundings, we can go out and pick wild vegetables." Lu Chuan also said.

"That's great. Are you going out tomorrow?" Xu Han asked.

"Go, take advantage of these few days to check the surroundings. If there is no danger, you can go out freely. After the inspection, repair the water pipe in the backyard so that it will be convenient to use water."

"Okay, then you guys just have to work hard these few days. You'll feel more at ease after the examination after enduring a little more effort." Grandpa Zhao said.

"I'll go make you some fried dough cakes so that you can eat them on the mountain." After Xu Han said this, he prepared to go to the kitchen to start making fried dough cakes.

Grandpa Zhao also went in to help and prepared today's dinner.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest sat in the yard to rest while looking after Mu'er who was playing in the yard.

"Xiao Han, give me a few eggs. I'll fry a few more for them to put in their pancakes tomorrow. They've been running around outside these days and it's not good not to eat something nutritious."

Xu Han was kneading dough when she suddenly heard Grandpa Zhao say this. She then took out an egg from the space and handed it to Grandpa Zhao.

"You fry them first. After you knead the dough, you can make the pancakes right after that."

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing. This is simple and I can do it myself."

Grandpa Zhao took the eggs and started to work. Xu Han kneaded the dough, and Grandpa Zhao had finished frying the eggs. He also served one to Mu'er first.

After making the pancakes, Xu Han also fried some stir-fried beef and some spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and served them with white rice as the staple food. Tonight's dinner was ready.