Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 340 Breaking Bamboo Shoots

Picking ferns is as addictive as picking mushrooms, and you can't stop.

"Wife, how much have you picked?" Lu Chuan came to Xu Han and asked, carrying a basket full of fruits on his back.

"I'm almost filling up the basket. Is your basket full?" Xu Han asked without raising her head.

"When you have picked enough, put this basket away and bring me a new one."

"You picked them quite quickly." Xu Han stood up straight, patted his waist and said.

"There are a lot of ferns in this area. We can pick all of them in a short time."

"There doesn't seem to be much left here. Let's go to the small bamboo forest over there and take a look." Xu Han suggested.

Hearing this, Lu Chuan looked at the sky. It was still early, around ten in the morning, so he agreed, "Okay, after we pick the bracken here, we'll go pick bamboo shoots."

"Okay, let's start quickly. Once you're done picking, hurry over." After Xu Han said that, he lowered his head and started picking ferns frantically.

About fifteen minutes later, the two finally picked all the ferns in the area.

"Do you want to rest for a while before going over?" Lu Chuan asked.

"No, I'm used to working hard recently. I don't feel tired today. Let's eat some fruit while walking to replenish our energy."

"Okay, let's go then."

Xu Han put all the backpacks into the space, and the two of them set out lightly, eating the fruits they had just taken out of the refrigerator while walking towards the bamboo forest.

After walking for about an hour, we finally arrived at the bamboo forest.

The species of bamboo in this forest are different from those in the bamboo forest near my home.

The bamboos near my home are very thick and big, but the bamboos here are thinner and the bamboo shoots are not very big.

"It seems that we came at the right time. The bamboo shoots here are just grown to the right age." Xu Han broke off a bamboo shoot, picked it up and shook it at Lu Chuan and said.

"I've only eaten big bamboo shoots before, and I've never eaten small ones like this."

"I personally think the smaller ones are more delicious. They are just the right size for hand-peeling bamboo shoots, and they also taste good when used to make pickled pepper bamboo shoots."

"Then let's break off more today. It's faster than digging bamboo shoots. Let's see how many we can break off in the afternoon. If it's not enough, I'll take you to do it again another day."

"Okay, let's break up first and then start eating lunch." Xu Han asked Lu Chuan.

"Okay, we just ate some fruit on the way, so we're not hungry yet. Let's start picking bamboo shoots first."

After Lu Chuan finished speaking, he began to imitate Xu Han, holding the bottom of the bamboo shoot with his hand, and then breaking it hard, and the bamboo shoot was broken off.

The two of them ran through the bamboo forest, picking out bamboo shoots of suitable size. In a short while, their backpack was full.

"Hahahaha, look, your hair and body are covered with bamboo leaves and spider webs." Xu Han pointed at Lu Chuan and said.

"You are still talking about me, why don't you look at yourself first?" Lu Chuan said with a smile.

"Is there something on me too?" Xu Han looked down and saw that she was as messy and dirty as Lu Chuan.

Then he laughed and said, "Hahaha, we are all the same. If it gets dirty, it's dirty. We can change clothes when we get home."

"Okay, the bamboos here grow quite densely, and some are quite low. You have to be careful not to get scratched by the bamboos." Lu Chuan reminded Xu Han worriedly.

"Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. Let's go and continue breaking bamboo. This is so exciting."

After Xu Han finished speaking, he went back into the bamboo forest in high spirits.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan shook his head helplessly, and then followed them in.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when the two came out again.

"Lu Chuan, where are you? Come out quickly! I'm starving. Let's get something to eat first." Xu Han shouted into the bamboo forest.

"Here they come." As soon as Lu Chuan responded, Heidian and Maodou rushed out from the bamboo forest.

"You two, slow down." Xu Han took out a black steamed bun from the space, added some water and put it aside, then fed it to the four dogs that followed.

Then they brought out the food. The two sat down on a clean open space nearby, and after washing their hands and faces, they started eating.

"I'm starving. I felt hungry just now, but I kept pulling out some more. After I finished pulling out the ones in front of me, I would take a rest. Then I walked further and further, and became hungrier and hungrier." Lu Chuan said incoherently with his mouth full.

"Yeah, yeah, me too." Xu Han did not forget to reply to Lu Chuan while eating like crazy.

"Picking bamboo shoots is as addictive as picking mushrooms. The more you pick them, the more you want to pick them."

"Everyone is the same. We don't feel tired when we are harvesting. The more we work, the more motivated we become."

"Hahahaha, my wife, you're right. Picking fruits is like this, picking mushrooms is like this, and even picking wild vegetables and digging bamboo shoots is like this."

It seems that Lu Chuan has been brought up by Xu Han in recent years and has completely become like Xu Han. Even the things they like are becoming more and more similar.

Xu Han still remembers that at the beginning, Lu Chuan had no patience to pick mulberries and honeysuckle, but later on he slowly started to do it, and when it came to picking mushrooms he was completely addicted.

"When the mushrooms grow in a while, we'll go into the mountains to look for mushrooms. We'll dry the ones we can't finish and take them down the mountain to sell," said Xu Han.

"I think it's okay. There's not much food down the mountain. Those rich people will definitely be willing to spend money to buy it."

"Yes, yes, let's make some money. Hahaha." Xu Han continued with a smile.

After the two finished lunch, they sat aside to rest for a while and then continued to pick bamboo shoots.

There were so many bamboo shoots here that the two of them kept picking them until the time was almost right. Seeing that the sun was about to set, they reluctantly went home.

However, by the time they got home, it was already dark.

"Why are you back so late today? Didn't you go out to pick ferns? Why are you back at this time?"

As soon as the two arrived home, Grandpa Zhao began to question them angrily.

Lu Chuan quickly explained with a smile, "After picking the bracken, Xiaohan and I went to the bamboo forest next door to pick some bamboo shoots. That's why we came back a little late."

"Next time, you two must not come back so late. You get home after dark. Don't you know that there are people waiting for you at home?" The Taoist priest preached with a bad look on his face.

Seeing this, Xu Han and Lu Chuan quickly promised that they would never do it again next time.

The two of them really didn't pay attention to the time today, which resulted in it being completely dark when they got home.

"Okay, stop talking for now. They've been working outside all day. Let them both take a break first."