At noon, they stir-fried vegetables using rapeseed oil, and used the heated oil to prepare a cold cucumber salad. Perhaps it was the first time they tried it, but everyone thought it tasted quite good. It had a different texture compared to animal fat.
At noon, while the children took their naps, the second aunt washed the chrysanthemums Xiaoxue picked in the morning, steamed them, and then set them outside to dry in the bright sun. They would dry within a couple of hours.
She also prepared the large bone, placing it in a pot to be stewed later in the afternoon by Xiaoxue, so it would be ready to eat by the evening.
Ever since Jiang Yu started school, their family had switched to eating delicious food in the evening, so Jiang Yu could join them when he returned.
In the afternoon, the couple carried cut sweet potato vines and went up the mountain to plant sweet potatoes. The second aunt planted while Jiang Hu fertilized and watered.
