Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 373 Fruit and Vegetable Powder

When Xu Han had picked half of the vines, Lu Chuan came out. Seeing that Xu Han had already pulled out some vegetable vines, he hurried to help.

When Xu Han saw Lu Chuan coming over, she said, "Since the weather is good these two days, I plan to make some fruit and vegetable powder later. This way, when I make snacks for Mu'er and Ze'er in the future, the colors will be better."

“What is fruit and vegetable powder?”

"It's about extracting some colors from vegetables. When you make steamed buns or other foods, you can add fruit and vegetable powder to them, and they will become colorful."

"This is great, they will definitely like it. They will love it even without these. Our two sons are definitely foodies."

"Hahaha, who would say that about their own child?"

Lu Chuan smiled and didn't respond, "Let me do it, you go make breakfast."

"Okay, I'll leave these to you. I'll go back first."

Xu Han returned home, made breakfast first, and then took out pumpkin, sweet potato, carrot and spinach from the space.

After cleaning them, I took a small bowl to the vegetable garden and picked some wood ear vegetables seeds. The color is very beautiful, just like blueberries, but the color is a little redder than blueberries. The lighter color is rose red, and the darker color is purple.

After cleaning everything, Xu Han took out some fruits from the space.

There are dragon fruit, strawberries, cherries and other fruits in the refrigerator.

The vegetables were washed, cut into thin slices, and steamed in a pot, while the fruits were directly cut into thin slices. Then they were spread out one by one on the porous bamboo mat woven by Lu Chuan to dry.

This bamboo mat was specially woven by Lu Chuan at Xu Han's request. It is not as dense as other bamboo mats. There is a tiny gap between each bamboo piece, which prevents things from falling and allows ventilation.

It is most suitable for drying things. It was originally used to dry bamboo shoots and mushrooms, but now it is also very good for drying vegetables and fruits.

After washing it clean, you can continue to use it next time without any trouble.

It is very simple to make fruit and vegetable powder. After drying the fruits and vegetables, grind them into powder. Next time you make steamed buns, just add them.

Following Xu Han’s usual method, today’s fruit and vegetable powder was made in large quantities and will last for a long time.

By the time Xu Han finished making all the fruit and vegetable powder, it was already noon.

Lu Chuan and his team had just harvested all the peanuts from the field.

The family had nothing to do so they sat in the main room picking peanuts.

The peanuts that have been picked do not need to be shelled, so they can be placed directly in the yard to dry. After they are dried, they can be peeled slowly when you have nothing to do in the winter.

The peanut vines cannot be thrown away, as they are good fodder and can be kept to feed the livestock at home.

"There are only some sweet potatoes left to harvest. They were planted late, so there is no rush to harvest them. We will spread the manure we brought back on the ground in the afternoon, and we can start turning the soil tomorrow."

Grandpa Zhao nodded and said, "That's the rule. Now that we've been here for a long time, we've gotten to know everything about the four seasons. Who would have thought that one day we would be so familiar with these. Hahahaha."

The Taoist priest also agreed, "You know what, it feels really good to be a farmer. When the weather is good, you can harvest the crops as long as you plant them. You don't have to worry about anything else outside the window. You just need to plant the crops well. I am starting to like this kind of life more and more."

Xu Han heard this and continued, "Ordinary farmers don't have such a good life. There are too many people in their family, and what they grow throughout the year is not enough to eat.

Not only that, but we have to pay grain tax every year, and there are also various other miscellaneous fees such as head tax. Unlike us in this deep mountain, we don’t have to pay taxes or other miscellaneous fees, and whatever we harvest belongs to us.”

Lu Chuan also agreed, "That's right, we are in this deep mountain and no one is watching over us, and no government is here to collect taxes.

Besides, living near the mountains, I can pick up a lot of mountain products all year round, which could be exchanged for a lot of money in previous years."

"Ah, it's fate. Otherwise, why would people say that the mountains are good? Everyone knows that the mountains are rich in resources, but how many ordinary people dare to come to the mountains? Without real skills, you can't get out of the mountains at all."

Xu Han joked, "So, everyone here is not an ordinary person."

The Taoist priest laughed unceremoniously and said, "Hahaha, you are flattering yourself."

Xu Han was extremely thick-skinned and said complacently, "I don't care. Anyway, I live in the mountains, so I am not an ordinary person. I am not very skilled, but I have three great bodyguards."

Lu Chuan smiled and said, "Since we have done our best to protect you, can you make something delicious for lunch today?"

Xu Han said loudly and generously, "Okay, then I'll make you a hard dish today. How about chicken stewed with mushrooms?"

"Hahaha, that couldn't be better. I'll go light the fire."

In a short while, a large pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms with good color, aroma and taste was ready.

The family ate lunch with relish. After finishing the meal, everyone held their stomachs and sat on the chairs motionless, apparently they were all too full.

Grandpa Zhao also reminded me, "Digest your food and then take a nap."

Lu Chuan stood up to clean up the mess and said, "Got it. I'll go wash the dishes first."

"Then I'll go see the kids."

The Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao also returned to their rooms, and it was already afternoon when they met again.

Xu Han held Ze'er and followed them out of the yard. Today was the day to plow the soil, so Xu Han went to watch the fun.

By now, the few of them were very skilled at turning the soil. After watching for a while, Xu Han carried Ze'er and walked towards the orchard. When Mu'er saw her mother leaving, she hurried to follow.

"Mother, are we going to pick fruit?"

"Yes, mother, go check if the crops are ripe. The persimmons should be ready for picking."

"Okay, I like eating fruits the most." Mu'er jumped and followed Xu Han inside.

Xu Han came to the orchard and saw that the pears had changed color. She picked one and took a bite. It was sweet and crisp. This pear was really good and delicious. After seeing that it was not astringent, she picked another one for Mu'er.

"So sweet."

Xu Han picked a few more and said, "Go and give some to Dad and the others, so they can have a taste too."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Seeing Mu'er running over, Xu Han reminded her, "Run slowly, don't fall."

After hearing Mu'er's response from afar, Xu Han didn't care anymore.

Continue walking forward to see if the persimmons in front are ripe.

Walking a little closer, you can see the tall branches full of bright yellow persimmons, which look particularly pleasing to the eye.

Xu Han touched it and saw that it was still a little hard and had not changed color yet, so she did not pick it.

Hard persimmons are inedible, and Xu Han doesn’t want to try them because they are particularly astringent.