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The newly purchased stone mill had been sitting by the wall, just waiting for the Little Donkey to arrive and be put to great use. Once Li Fugui had finished nailing the pegs, Lin Yuan fed the Little Donkey two handfuls of fresh grass before leading it to the stone mill to test its capabilities.

Though the Little Donkey was small, it was quite experienced. As soon as it was harnessed and blindfolded, it stopped looking around and snorting. It must have been trained by its previous owner, who probably sold it reluctantly.

With a gentle pat on its rump, the little creature began to walk slowly. The new stone mill was much larger than the old one, but still smaller than the village mill, so it wasn’t too hard for the Little Donkey to pull.

Since the Little Donkey didn’t need constant guidance, Lin Yuan could focus on spooning and refilling beans, watching the soy milk slowly begin to flow. She bent the corners of her lips in delight and praised the Little Donkey.

Xiao Linshuang was very curious and watched intently before tilting her head and asking with a frown, "Big sister, why did you put a cloth over the Little Donkey’s eyes? What if it can’t see and falls down? That would really hurt."

Lin Wei, who was feeding the rabbits, chuckled upon hearing this, "You’re not the Little Donkey, how would you know it hurts?"

"It does hurt, but it’s okay. If it falls and gets hurt, I can use needles to heal it. Grandpa God Doctor said that silver needles can cure all diseases!" Xiao Linshuang spoke as though she were more serious than at mealtime.

It seemed that she got along with Lao Fan quite well, which was surprising given that they had been at each other’s throats at first. Lin Yuan wasn’t sure what had changed, but she was certain it wasn’t food.

Lin Yuan would bet that the moment food was involved, the two would start squabbling again.

Lin Yuan gathered the remaining beans in the basin, refilled the stone mill with another spoonful, and explained, "Covering the Little Donkey’s eyes is to prevent it from getting dizzy from turning in circles too much.

Otherwise, it would collapse before we could finish grinding the beans, dizzy and disoriented. "

"Really?" Xiao Linshuang bit her finger thoughtfully, then suddenly jumped up from her stool and began spinning in place.

Before Lin Yuan and Lin Wei could intervene, the little bundle of energy was already trembling on shaky legs, wobbling her head, unable to stand steady, "Oh, my head’s so dizzy, big sister, why are you all spinning? Ah, the house is spinning too, wah, what’s happening, why is everything spinning?"

"Haha, it’s you who’s spinning, you silly goose!" Lin Wei dropped the grass she was holding, hurriedly pulled her sister to the stool, and made her sit down, fearing she might fall over if she continued.

Lin Yuan, seeing Xiao Linshuang’s plump little cheeks which had clearly filled out in recent days, couldn’t suppress her laughter.

With the Little Donkey’s help, work was much faster.

What usually took two hours to finish was now done in just an hour.

Lin Yuan tied the Little Donkey to the wooden peg and fed it some grass before heading inside, where she noticed Lin Wei squatting in front of the rabbit hutch, seemingly absorbed in something.

"Er Ya, what’s up?" Lin Yuan walked over and squatted beside her younger sister to peek into the rabbit hutch as well; possibly because she had never approached it before, all the rabbits, which had been resting quietly, now opened their eyes and perked up their ears, ready for action.

"Good little ones, this is my big sister. She’s the one who saved you, so don’t be afraid." Lin Wei comforted the rabbits just as she would comfort Xiao Linshuang, but this made Lin Yuan speechless. Her action wasn’t really a rescue; she had practically snatched them from their mother rabbit.