Little Ni Yun lay in her cradle nearby, holding a rattle and a little yellow duck, playing on her own, neither crying nor being troublesome, behaving very well.
The courtyard seemed incredibly warm and cozy.
The task of washing two hundred pounds of vegetables was time-consuming.
By the time Ni Yang finished washing and salting the vegetables, it was already past five in the afternoon, and the sun began its descent.
Ni Yang then started preparing dinner.
When she saw the green peas the boss had given her while buying vegetables earlier, she suddenly had an idea.
First she peeled off the peas, scooped up two ladles of glutinous rice, washed them, and soaked them in a casserole.
