Wenxi and the others were in charge of making lunch and dinner. It wasn't too tiring, but it was too hot from all the smoke and fire. Their clothes were always soaked with sweat, as if they had been pulled out of the water.

Finally, it's holiday time! We don't have to go to the cafeteria tomorrow, and the three of us are very happy.

When they got home, it was still dark. The three of them wiped down their mattresses, then took turns showering and changing into clean, comfortable clothes.

Wenxi picked three cucumbers from the yard, soaked them in the well water for a while, then gave one to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, and took one for herself back to her room to eat.

Freshly picked cucumbers are really delicious, crisp and juicy, with a unique cucumber aroma. No wonder the villagers are reluctant to send any to the canteen, and instead send some old vegetable leaves to fool everyone every day.

Wen Xi sat cross-legged on the cool bamboo mat, eating cucumbers as she opened Jin Changfeng's package. At noon today, the postman not only delivered He Chen'an's letter, but also Jin Changfeng's package.

It wasn't safe to leave the package in the cafeteria, so she disregarded the heat and took it home.

Upon opening the package and seeing the thick cotton-padded coat with Northeastern characteristics inside, Wen Xi was both amused and exasperated. It was only summer, and Jin Changfeng was sending her a Northeastern cotton-padded coat—wasn't that a bit too early?

However, considering that winter arrives there in October, it makes sense.

The package also contained three dried pheasants, two dried rabbits, several kilograms of dried meat, about ten kilograms of dried mushrooms, and a letter hidden in the sleeve of the cotton-padded jacket. Inside the envelope were thirty yuan and several tickets.

Wen Xi was deeply moved. Jin Changfeng was so kind to her, the sister she had taken in halfway through life, that he had gone to the trouble of getting these things for her. She didn't know how to repay him.

It's hot now, so it's not good to send anything. Food might spoil on the way, and we don't know if Jin Changfeng has the time or place to cook, so there's no way to send him food.

Wen Xi looked at the items in the system's warehouse and thought for a long time before starting to pack the things to send to Jin Changfeng.

She opened thirty packs of instant noodles, took out thirty noodle cakes, and could eat them after soaking them in boiling water. When she couldn't eat a meal right away, she could make a bowl of instant noodles to tide her over.

Two bottles each of mushroom sauce and chili sauce. When eating instant noodles without other seasonings, you can add a spoonful of sauce to enhance the flavor. You can also use this to flavor rice or porridge.

Then I opened four more packets of fruit juice powder, which were orange, peach, pineapple and strawberry flavored, wrapped them in oil paper, put them into an empty malted milk powder can, and wrote the drinking instructions on them before putting them into the can.

Other things weren't suitable to send right now, so Wenxi prepared these items, packed them up, and put them in the system warehouse, planning to go to the post office tomorrow to mail them to Jin Changfeng.

After dark, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue took their tools and went out, followed by Wen Xi.

That day, when Wenxi discovered the large river shrimp in the lotus pond, she noticed that the lotus flowers in the pond had already bloomed. She wanted to see if she could pick the lotus pods, as the tender lotus seeds were quite delicious. As long as the small green bud in the middle was removed, the lotus seeds would not taste bitter.

Upon arriving at the lotus pond, Wenxi put on her waders and walked among the lotus leaves. She saw a lotus pod but didn't pick it immediately. Instead, she squeezed the lotus seeds inside and found that they were already fully grown and quite plump. So she started picking the lotus pod.

She picked the lotus pods from several nearby ponds and broke off the water chestnuts growing on the edge of the ponds before going ashore to other places. She had already caught all the fish here once, so she wouldn't catch any more for the time being. She needed to give the fish time to grow. Next summer, she should be able to catch the fish fry and crab fry she released.

The next morning, the first thing Wenxi did after getting up was to go to the neighbor's yard to pick vegetables. At this time, the vegetable leaves still had dew on them and looked very fresh and tender. Wenxi wanted to taste them right away.

The watermelon was already quite large. Wenxi picked the biggest one, gently patted it, and heard a crisp sound, so it must be ripe. Without hesitation, she picked the biggest watermelon, put the heavy watermelon into the system warehouse, and then continued picking vegetables.

One basket simply couldn't hold that many vegetables, so after filling one basket, she stored the rest in the system's warehouse.

After Jin Changfeng's family had picked almost all the vegetables, Wen Xi went back to her own home and started picking them herself. She continued until she finished picking them all before taking a shower and getting ready.

Even though it's still early and the sun hasn't risen yet, Wenxi felt hot all over after just a little busy work, as if she had a fever.

After taking a warm bath, Wen Xi felt refreshed. A morning breeze made her feel incredibly cool. She returned to her room, slipped into the system kitchen, and broke open a large watermelon.

A crisp, melodious sound rang out, and then the watermelon split in two, revealing its bright red flesh. A rich, refreshing fragrance filled the air. Wenxi couldn't wait to cut off a small piece and took a bite with great anticipation. It was crisp, sweet, refreshing, and juicy, as if it had been sweetened with sugar, making it more and more delicious with every bite.

Thinking that she might not be able to sign up for watermelon seedlings in the future, Wenxi immediately spat out the watermelon seeds in her mouth, intending to keep them as seeds.

To save the watermelon seeds, she cut up the rest of the watermelon, picked out all the seeds with chopsticks, separated the watermelon flesh from the rind, cut the watermelon flesh into bite-sized pieces, put them in a bowl, and could just fill a bowl whenever she wanted to eat some.

After leaving the kitchen, Wenxi took her winter clothes, shoes, and quilts to the yard to air them in the sun and disinfect them to prevent them from getting moldy and smelly.

After Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue got up, Wen Xi brought out three bowls of dumplings from the system kitchen. Cooking in the summer was too hot, so she preferred to cook in the system kitchen where the temperature was neither too hot nor too cold.

She makes extra food each time, so she doesn't have to cook for several days. Besides, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue aren't picky eaters; they eat whatever she makes.

When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue finished tidying up and came to the kitchen, they saw a bowl of bright red things next to the dumplings. Shen Jiaojiao looked down and smelled the fresh scent of watermelon. She excitedly looked up at Wen Xi and asked, "Xiao Xi, is this the watermelon you planted in the yard next door?"

Wen Xi nodded with a beaming smile, "Yes, these are watermelons I grew myself. You guys should try them."

Wenxi cut the watermelon into bite-sized pieces, making it incredibly satisfying to eat one bite at a time.

Shen Jiaojiao couldn't wait to grab a piece of watermelon and put it in her mouth. Then she excitedly exclaimed, "It's so delicious! It's so much better than any watermelon I've ever eaten before! Xiaoxi, how are you so capable? How are you so amazing?"