Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 310: Waterproofing the Pond

"Yes, yes, that's what I thought too." Lu Chuan laughed.

"It seems that these vegetable seedlings are all alive and well, but I wonder how the fruit tree seedlings are doing?"

"I just took a look, and most of them are about to bloom. They must have taken root." Grandpa Zhao said with a smile.

"Really? I'll go take a look." After saying that, Xu Han carried Ze'er and walked towards the hillside.

Seeing this, Mu'er followed Xu Han over there.

When Xu Han got closer and took a look, she saw that just as Grandpa Zhao had said, many fruit trees had already sprouted flower buds.

The fruit trees that have no flower buds have green branches, so it looks like they are almost all alive.

However, a lot of weeds have grown in the fruit forest. I must come and clean them up when I have time, otherwise they will compete for nutrients from the fruit tree seedlings when they grow bigger.

Xu Han walked around the orchard again and found that most of the trees had recovered, but there were still one or two trees that had not grown any signs of growth.

Xu Han dug a piece with her hand and found that the main trunk was still green, but the branches had dried up. It did not seem to be dead yet, so she could only wait and see for a while.

Xu Han, who was far away, shouted to Lu Chuan, "Lu Chuan, bring two buckets of water. There are several fruit tree seedlings here whose branches have dried up. Give them some water first to see if they can survive."

"Okay, I'll be right there." After saying that, he started to get some water, then turned around and went home to get a saw.

"Let's saw off these dry branches first. Maybe this way the tree can survive and avoid absorbing nutrients from the fruit trees."

"Okay, go ahead and saw more. Cut off the branches so that nutrients can flow back to the roots and help them grow new roots."

"Well, you take the kids back first. I'll be done in a bit. Grandpa Zhao is watering the vegetables over there. Ask him to go back with you. I'll do it in a bit."

"I understand." Xu Han said, and left with the child.

After returning home, Grandpa Zhao helped to look after the children, and Xu Han took out all the leftover potatoes from the space.

After picking and choosing, leave the small ones for the dogs to eat, and use the big ones as potato seeds. You can cut the potato seeds after dinner.

Put it in a cool place to heal the wound, and plant it tomorrow evening...

The next morning, everyone in the family got up early. Except for Ze'er who was sleeping, everyone else got up.

"After breakfast, let's go waterproof the pond together. It has been there for so long and it will be abandoned if it is not used again." Lu Chuan said.

"Are all the materials ready?" Xu Han asked.

"Everything is ready. The clay and other materials are ready. We just need to mix the mud and start working."

"Okay, I'll go over there with a broom and clean out the dead leaves and dirt before waterproofing it."

"Bring two more buckets so that they can be used to carry water and mud later," Grandpa Zhao reminded.

"Okay, I'll prepare it right away." Xu Han had just finished lunch, so she put down her bowl and chopsticks and went to prepare the tools she would need.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan quickly ate the porridge in his bowl, and after finishing it, he followed Xu Han.

Grandpa Zhao stayed at home to wash dishes and look after the children.

When Lu Chuan and Xu Han arrived at the pond, they found that there were quite a few dead leaves in it.

"There are so many dead leaves accumulated this winter. It will take a lot of time to clean them up." Xu Han said, looking at the pond.

"The dead leaves inside are all fluffy and dry. Just gather them together and burn them."

"Have you got the tinder?"

"I didn't take it. I asked Mu'er to bring it over." Lu Chuan said and shouted loudly.

After a while, a little person was seen running out of the yard, running towards this side quickly with something in his hand.

There were two dogs following behind, escorting them all the way.

When Xu Han saw her son coming to deliver something, she couldn't help but laugh.

That’s great! My son has grown up and can help deliver things now.

"Run slower, don't fall."

"Mother, I brought the fire starter." The little man ran to Xu Han with a smile on his face and said.

"Mu'er is so great. Now she can help daddy and mommy deliver things." After saying that, he kissed Mu'er on the cheek.

After Lu Chuan took the fire starter, he started to light the fire.

The ashes from the burnt wood were swept up and scattered on the wasteland nearby.

Xu Han cleaned the two ponds, while Lu Chuan took this opportunity to mix the Wuhe soil that would be needed later according to a one-point ratio.

When Grandpa Zhao finished cleaning the house and pushed Ze'er over, the two of them started to apply mud.

"We have eaten all the lotus roots in the space. Let's go look for some in the mountains some other time. After the waterproofing has dried, we can add water and plant the lotus roots." Xu Han said while holding Ze'er.

"Okay, we'll go after we finish planting the potatoes."

"Can you return on the same day?"

"I may not be able to come back. The place where I found the lotus root is quite far from here. I may not be able to come back until the next day."

"It's okay, you two can go without worry. I'll take care of the child for you at home. Ze'er can eat rice soup now, so he won't starve anymore."

Since coming back from the mountain last time, Xu Han's milk supply has become less, so she gradually fed some rice oil to Ze'er.

At first he was reluctant to eat it, but after a while he started to eat it.

So this time when Xu Han went to the mountains, she didn't have to worry about her little son going hungry.

Neither pond was particularly large, and the three of them finished them all in just one day.

The next step was to plant potatoes. After being busy for several days, I finally finished.

That night, after dinner, the group sat around the table and chatted.

"We will set off for the mountains tomorrow. We will not be home for the next two days, so Grandpa Zhao will have to take care of the two children."

"What are you talking about? Just go ahead and don't worry."

"We should set out before dawn tomorrow morning. If we're quick, we can be back the night after tomorrow. Or maybe we'll be back a day later."

“You haven’t been in the mountains for a long time, and you haven’t patrolled the mountains during this period. I don’t know if there are any large prey in the mountains now.

So you two must be careful. Pay more attention to everything, remember that safety is the most important thing, and come back quickly if something goes wrong. "Grandpa Zhao warned worriedly.

"We know that Grandpa Zhao hasn't heard any large animal noises recently, so the mountains should be safe."

"It would be better if the Taoist priest was here now. It would be safer for you to go together."

At this point, Xu Han suddenly remembered that it seemed like there had been no news of the Taoist priest for a long time, so she asked