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At noon, seeing that the weather was nice, Lu Fangfang carried her bucket and went to the vegetable garden on the riverbank.

She picked all the green beans on the trellis and the eggplants from the field next to it.

When she got home, she boiled a pot of water and put the green beans and eggplant into the boiling water to cook for a while.

Once it softened, she quickly scooped it out.

She rinsed the clothesline with water and then hung the soft green beans and eggplants on it to dry in the sun.

These dried green beans have a unique flavor.

The same goes for dried eggplant; it's perfect for saving up to eat when there aren't any vegetables available in winter.

After working for a while, Lu Fangfang had a layer of sweat on her forehead. She wiped it away and then got back to preparing lunch. Her husband, Zhuang Mingcheng, would be back soon.

There were two soft eggplants left in the pot. She tore them apart by hand, put them in a small bowl, and mixed them with garlic.

Looking at the somewhat monotonous room, she turned and went into the inner room.

These past few days, we've accumulated dozens more quail eggs at home.

She took a flashlight and shone it on each egg, picking out the fertilized ones. She then put the rest into a pot and boiled them.

After a while, she peeled off the round white quail eggs, mixed them with the soft eggplant, and now they looked quite appetizing.

"Little Flower, Little Tibetan Fox, come out quickly."

At midday, Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox were resting inside the house, enjoying the cool air.

Upon hearing Lu Fangfang's shout, the little Tibetan fox immediately darted out.

After a while, Xiaohua also walked into the yard.

"Open your mouth."

"Awoo~"

Quail eggshells are a bit hard to peel, so Lu Fangfang simply took the whole quail egg and threw it into the little Tibetan fox's mouth.

The little Tibetan fox didn't mind and started chewing on it.

There were still some quail skins on the ground, which it licked into its mouth without wasting a single piece.

"Little Flower, open your mouth too."

"Meow~"

Lu Fangfang took a quail egg and put it in its mouth.

Little Flower didn't chew it directly; it lay on the ground and spat it out.

With its two little paws, it carefully peeled the quail egg until it was completely smooth before taking a bite and eating it.

The little Tibetan fox, shameless as ever, approached Little Flower and licked the quail eggshell into its belly.

Lu Fangfang: "..."

Well... that's fine too, since nothing's going to be wasted anyway.