In the afternoon, Mu Yi'an woke up, changed Chu Yue's diaper, fed her milk, changed her clothes, and put her in her crib.

"Husband, come and help me."

Mu Yi'an still hasn't gotten used to this title. Every time she calls a man "husband," she gets goosebumps.

"My lady, what are your orders?"

When Jiang Shuyun came in, she subconsciously touched her arm, probably because she had goosebumps too.

"Hehe... Not used to it yet, are you?"

"Are you adapting?"

Jiang Shuyun also rolled her eyes at Mu Yi'an. There was nothing she could do; when the family lived together, they had to be careful about what they said and did.

"Alright, take it slow, you'll get immune eventually. Help me lift it out of the crib so my two older brothers can watch over Chuyue. I have things to do."

"Okay, it's not too hot or too cold outside, it's good for the child to get more sunshine. What do you need, and how can I help you?"

Jiang Shuyun also took a short rest and was in good spirits.

"I need to do laundry and scrub the earthenware pot later. I need to boil goat milk tomorrow morning. Go buy some almonds and sort through the wild chrysanthemums I picked. I'll tidy up after I'm done."

"Pack it up, aren't we just going to dry it in the sun?"

Jiang Zhonglin had drunk chrysanthemum tea before, but he really didn't know how it was made.

"You can dry them directly, but if I want to keep some for making tea, I need to process them first. I need to wash them, steam them for a few minutes, and then dry them in the sun. That will make them better for making tea."

"Okay, you understand, but I don't. I'll follow your instructions."

Jiang Shuyun said good-naturedly that his current approach is to go with the flow and follow orders.

It's not that Jiang Shuyun has no temper; how could a pampered young master like him not have one? It's just that after living for over forty years, he hasn't cared about anyone or anything in particular, and he's easygoing about everything, so he rarely gets angry or loses his temper.

"It's very simple. Just pick out the whole, well-opened, and fresh ones and put them together. I'll make chrysanthemum tea. The rest can be dried and used to stuff pillows. Ask the pharmacy if they'll accept them."

Jiang Shuyun's good attitude meant Mu Yi'an needed to learn to control her temper. She wasn't a good-tempered person; while she could be polite and courteous to her superiors and teachers at work—that was unavoidable—she had a rather short temper in her personal life.

After discussing what they would do that afternoon, the two of them carried the crib outside to a spot where it wouldn't be exposed to the sun.

"Giggle..."

The little girl probably felt herself floating, giggling incessantly, waving the cloth tiger back and forth in her little hands.

"So you know you're going out, huh? Look how happy you are, you're practically snotty."

"Ah, ah..."

I don't know if she could understand, but she made two "ah, ah" sounds, no big snot bubble came out, but she blew out a big bubble from her mouth. This little one, just about to get her teeth, always loves playing with her saliva.

"Mother, does my little sister want to come out and play too?"

Shaoming woke up and came out with his younger brother.

"My little sister can't sit up or walk yet, she needs to lie in bed and play. Shaoming and Shaoyun, I have things to do, can you keep an eye on her?"

"Yes, I can take good care of my sister."

"Okay, let's see your sister."

Shaoming can clearly express his thoughts, while Shaoyun can only say a few words.

"Second sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

Li Qiuniang also carried Shao Kun out; the child still had tear stains in the corners of his eyes, he had cried again.

"I need to do the laundry and wash two earthenware pots. I need to boil goat milk tomorrow morning."

"Goat milk becomes even more goaty after being boiled, so it's better to drink it directly!"

Li Qiuniang had also tried goat milk, but she really couldn't stand it. She didn't even know if her crybaby could drink it.

"It's okay, I have a solution. I'll cook some tomorrow morning and try it. I saw a method in a book, but I don't know if it will work."

Mu Yi'an is now blaming all the unreasonable things on her brother from her maternal family and the book, which is something she can't help.

"That would be great, I'm afraid this kid won't drink it."

Li Qiuniang ruffled her son's hair, and seeing that he was about to lie down again, she quickly called Shaoming and Shaoyun to play with their younger brother.

The children gathered around the crib to look at their little sister. Mu Yi'an told Shaoming and the others not to feed her, as she was too young.

"You go ahead, I'll stay here picking chrysanthemums and keep an eye on things."

Mu Yi'an carried the basin to the backyard. It was so convenient to have a well at home; there was no need to go to the river to wash clothes.

Li Qiuniang also went inside to find some clothes to wash, intending to keep her second sister-in-law company, as it would be fun for the two of them to do it together.

Mu Yi'an and her brother-in-law got along very well, but Jiang, the wife of the first wife, was furious. She felt that her two sisters-in-law did not respect her as the eldest sister-in-law and had joined forces to isolate her.

Jiang Chutong and Jiang Shaoning, seeing their mother's pale face, dared not utter a sound. Hearing the laughter of Shaoming and the others in the courtyard, they dared not go out either. One was haphazardly tying embroidery cloth, the other was reciting a book he didn't understand; he barely knew any characters.

After washing the clothes, Mu Yi'an took over the task of picking wild chrysanthemums, Jiang Shuyun went to buy almonds from Dr. Wu, and Li Qiuniang began preparing the ingredients for dinner.

Dinner is just for my family, which is easier than lunch, where there are children from school.

Wash the selected wild chrysanthemums thoroughly with water and set aside to drain. Clean the pot, fill it halfway with water, and bring it to a boil. Then place the drained wild chrysanthemums on a bamboo mat and steam for three minutes.

Without a watch, Mu Yi'an counted in her mind to estimate the approximate time.

Place the steamed wild chrysanthemums on a bamboo tray to dry, and place the other wild chrysanthemums on the same bamboo tray to dry directly.

Jiang Shuyun bought almonds, and Mu Yi'an also cleaned the ceramic jar and put it in the sun to dry and sterilize it.

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