Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 359: Building a woodshed and doghouse in the backyard

The doghouse is next to the firewood shed. The two are tightly connected, so when building it, just build a wall in the middle.

This time, Lu Chuan planned to use tiles as the roof of the firewood shed instead of thatch, which would also save the need for frequent repairs later.

If nothing unexpected happens, once the firewood shed is built, it will not be demolished and the layout of the house will not change much.

"Are these still built in the same way as before?" asked the Taoist priest.

Hearing this, Lu Chuan counted the materials and replied, "No, we will build it the same way we built the house before, and try to make it stronger so that it can be used longer."

"In that case, I guess there won't be enough tiles in the house."

"It's okay. Last time we went to the county town, didn't we ask about buying bricks and tiles? We can just use bamboo and wood to build the main beams below. If the tiles above are not enough, we can buy them together when we go to get the boat."

Xu Han looked at the planned layout and said, "The firewood shed and the doghouse together are not very big. If we build them this way, there will still be some open space next to them. Should we build it up and use it to store sundries?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking, so I prepared some extra materials. We can build it together and use it as a storage room when the time comes."

"Yes, things that are not used at home can be temporarily placed here, so we don't have to pile them all up in the house."

"Okay, then I'll plan these empty spaces as well, and build from this end of the chicken coop to the other end, dividing them all into single rooms. We can change what to put in them later."

"That's fine. It's just a matter of adding a few more pieces of wood. Just build it together. It's not a big deal." The Taoist priest also agreed with the two's opinions and spoke up.

Now, after Lu Chuan's long-term training, the dogs at home can live in peace with the chickens, ducks, geese, donkeys and cows.

At least it won't be as chaotic as before.

Otherwise, no one would dare to move the doghouse to the backyard.

In fact, it is not appropriate to put the doghouse in the backyard, because dogs spend most of their time lying in the corridor in the front yard.

Unless the weather is cold, dogs at home will return to their kennels.

Ever since there were more dogs in the house, Xu Han no longer let the dogs live inside the house in the winter because there were simply too many dogs and there was no room for them.

So later on, Lu Chuan built a doghouse in the front yard.

However, as the puppies are getting older, the current doghouse has become a bit crowded, so this time we moved them directly to the backyard.

The newly built doghouse is much larger than the previous one. More importantly, this doghouse is very tall. It is no longer as short as before, where people can’t get in.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were building a house in the backyard. After watching for a while, Xu Han went to the front yard to work.

Vegetables are growing particularly well in May, and a large number of them are ripe for harvest.

Xu Han first went outside the yard and picked all the ripe vegetables in the vegetable garden.

Then he washed the vegetables he had picked and took out some vegetables from the space.

Today's main task is to replenish the pickles at home.

The last time Xu Han made pickles was three years ago. Before the drought, she made a lot of pickles such as pickled cucumbers and pickled peppers.

Just a while ago, all the pickled vegetables in the house were eaten up, and now there are only some pickled peppers and bamboo shoots that were just made a while ago.

Because she has been very busy recently, Xu Han has not had time to do these things.

I just happened to have some free time today, so I did all of these at once.

Of course, this time we won’t be able to make enough for several years all at once.

There will be no shortage of food in the future. We grow vegetables at home every year. We can just make less this year and continue making more next year when we have finished eating them.

After Xu Han washed the vegetables, she went to the backyard to clean the jars used for pickling vegetables.

I didn’t make many pickles this time, so many jars were empty.

Xu Han bought a lot of these jars and cans at that time, and used them to store things during the famine years. Almost all of them were used up.

As the food was eaten bit by bit, many jars and cans became empty.

As she was afraid that the dogs at home would break them if she left them outside, Xu Han simply piled them all in the room where Yunhua used to live.

Once the utility room is built, all these things can be put away, saving them from taking up a good room.

After finishing all this, Xu Han ate the cucumber she had just washed and walked to the backyard. "It only took a short while, and the pillars are all buried. You two work really fast."

"Hahaha, isn't it? The materials are all prepared in advance. It works quickly, too."

After Xu Han finished eating the cucumber in her hand, she clapped her hands and started to help.

Lu Chuan pointed at the bamboo beside him and said, "Wife, please help me pass that bamboo to me."

"Okay, is this it?" Xu Han asked as he picked it up.

"Yes, just hand it to me carefully."

In this way, Xu Han worked as a handyman again. She only stopped when it was time to make lunch and went to the kitchen to make lunch.

As long as we are not busy, we prepare three meals a day at home.

Although the space can store food, it feels weird to always eat the food in the space without cooking at home.

There is no breath of life at all, and it doesn't look like a family living a normal life.

Therefore, everyone in the family unanimously decided to prepare three meals a day normally to improve their sense of happiness in life.

Although this is a bit tiring, it would be really boring if I couldn’t even cook.

There were no entertainment activities in ancient times, and people could not just sit and wait to get hungry every day. Xu Han did not like that kind of life, and neither did anyone else.

A home should have a home atmosphere, and three meals a day can best reflect the home feeling.

Of course, during the busy farming season, or when one does not want to cook or has no time to cook for other reasons, Xu Han will directly prepare meals from the space for everyone.

After all, you can't be too harsh on yourself. If you cook even though you are extremely tired, then you are really making yourself suffer even though there is no suffering at all.

"The meal is ready, come and eat."

"Here I come, mother, I'm here."

When Mu'er heard Xu Han calling for dinner, he was the one who ran the fastest.

Obviously he had been studying for the whole morning and couldn't sit still any longer. Besides, he must be hungry since he hadn't eaten for the whole morning.

"Go wash your hands first, then go to the backyard and call your father and Taoist grandpa to come back for dinner." Xu Han said to Mu'er while serving the dishes.

"Okay, mom. I'll go wash my hands." After saying that, he ran away happily.

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