newbobooks Chapter 438 The world is in chaos again
Chapter 438 The world is in chaos again
The next day, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest came back as expected. Seeing this, Xu Han quickly grabbed them and put them to work.
Xu Han said to the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan in a flattering tone, "We will start brewing sweet potato wine for next year in the next two days. We brew more sweet potato wine this year, and I can't handle it myself. Can you stay at home and help out in the next two days, and then go hunting in two days."
The Taoist priest drank a sip of the water that Xu Han handed over, and said with a look of disdain, "I knew that you were offering water on your own initiative and it was not good."
Xu Han heard this and immediately said angrily, "I just saw that you were tired after coming back from the mountains. How can you say that to me? I took your kindness for granted. If you don't want to drink it, give it to me."
After saying this, he pretended to snatch the quilt from the Taoist priest's hand, but the Taoist priest cleverly avoided him.
"Hahaha, come on, your little thoughts are all written all over your face."
Xu Han simply stopped pretending and said arrogantly, "Just tell me whether you will help or not. Anyway, I don't drink the sweet potato wine. It's just right if I don't make it. I can save myself the work."
When Lu Chuan heard this, he immediately raised his hand and said flatteringly, "I didn't say I don't want to work."
The Taoist priest was also caught in the act, and thought to himself that what the girl said seemed to be right. Wasn't this wine brewed for him to drink? It seemed that it would be unreasonable for him not to help.
He immediately changed his tone and said, "Why are you so anxious? I was just kidding. Tell me what job you want to do and I'll do it right away. This time you just need to give orders and you don't have to do any work."
Xu Han smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed when she heard this, but she still pretended to be serious and said, "Then wash all the sweet potatoes in the backyard first."
As soon as Xu Han finished speaking, the Taoist priest, Lu Chuan, and Grandpa Zhao immediately took action and walked quickly towards the backyard.
Xu Han thought to herself, "There's no need to be so anxious. Didn't we just get back? Don't you want to take a break?"
But in the end, I didn't say it out loud. After all, it wasn't my job. Besides, he wasn't an outsider, so if he was really tired, he would definitely take a rest.
Seeing someone washing sweet potatoes for her, Xu Han went to clean the containers needed to make sweet potato wine.
Everyone worked together and it took a total of three days to prepare all the raw materials for making sweet potato wine. Then it was just a matter of time for fermentation and then a month before distillation.
After the ingredients for the sweet potato wine were prepared, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan did not rest at home for long, but went into the mountains to hunt again.
For more than half a month, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest went to the mountains every day. After this period of hard work, the two finally hunted enough meat for the winter.
However, this year we did not hunt as many prey as last year. We just stored enough meat from winter to spring, and then we can go hunting when we want to eat it after spring.
You can eat the freshly hunted fish as soon as you catch them, which is fresh and delicious, and you can also go into the mountains to kill some time.
After preparing the prey for the winter, the Taoist priest talked about getting ready to go down the mountain.
"It has been almost a month since the conscription. In the past month, we have been busy with family affairs and have not gone down the mountain to check the situation. I don't know what the situation is like down the mountain now. I plan to go down the mountain to check tomorrow."
Lu Chuan heard this and looked up at his master, "I'll go too."
The Taoist priest disagreed, "Don't go. Just stay at home and look after them. It's not peaceful outside right now. If both of us leave, I won't be at ease at home."
Xu Han interrupted and said, "Master, you should let Lu Chuan go with you. We are quite safe in this deep mountain now. Besides, we have so many dogs at home, so it won't be a problem."
Grandpa Zhao also agreed, "You two should go together. I'm at home. Besides, there hasn't been any danger in the mountains recently. The farmers hiding in the mountains have all come down. If you two go together, you can take care of them."
When the Taoist priest heard this, he stopped arguing and nodded in agreement.
Lu Chuan asked, "How are we going to get there tomorrow? Are we still going to row the boat?"
"Well, we can row the boat faster, but we can't row to the bottom of the mountain like usual. We can only row halfway and then hide the boat."
Xu Han continued, "Then I'll go with you guys tomorrow morning and take the boat to the river, so you two don't have to carry the boat."
I haven't been out for some time since I took the boat back last time, so the boat has been kept in the backyard. If I want to row the boat out tomorrow, I still have to transport the boat to the river first.
Lu Chuan shook his head and refused directly, "No, you have to get up early tomorrow. It's cold so don't get up. Sleep a little longer. The boat isn't that heavy. The Taoist priest and I can carry it over."
The Taoist priest disagreed, "Yes, we can just carry it. The boat is not that heavy. It won't be a problem at all."
"Okay then, I'll give you some extra money tomorrow so you can eat better outside."
Lu Chuan reminded again, "We should prepare more dry food, just in case something happens, it's better than going hungry."
"I see. I'll get you some beef jerky as well."
Xu Han thought for a moment and continued to ask, "By the way, will you come back tomorrow?"
The Taoist priest replied, "Not necessarily. It depends on the situation, but there is a high probability that we won't be able to come back. Times are different now. If we row the boat halfway and then walk down the mountain, we will definitely not have enough time."
"Okay, I'll prepare some more for you, including tinder and salt. Then you can catch a pheasant or rabbit in the mountains and roast it for later."
Lu Chuan laughed and said, "Hahaha, my wife is really thoughtful."
Xu Han didn't respond. She just smiled and turned around to prepare things.
After getting everything ready, everyone went back to rest.
On the second day, both Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest planned not to come back today, so they were not in a hurry. They waited until dawn and had breakfast at home before setting off.
The journey down the mountain was very peaceful and we didn't meet anyone. It was not until we reached the official road that things slowly became lively.
There were scattered groups of people on the road, carrying their bags and walking silently without raising their heads.
After seeing this, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest looked at each other silently and thought to themselves, "What's going on? Are they fleeing from famine again?"
Has it been too long since I came down the mountain? What happened again?
If they were fleeing famine, shouldn't they have fled long ago? The war was almost at their doorstep, so it was a bit late to flee now.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest had questions and wanted to find someone to talk to, but everyone was in a hurry and didn't want to stop.
Helplessly, Lu Chuan could only take out a big pancake from his bag, hoping to exchange it for some information.
As expected, food was still very useful in this era. An old man stopped by with his family, including women and children.
Without waiting for Lu Chuan to say anything, the old man took the initiative to speak, "Sir, feel free to ask. Since I have accepted your dry food, I will naturally answer truthfully."