Upon seeing the meat, the children were overjoyed, tightly covering their mouths to stifle any excited shrieks from escaping.
Lu Tianjun and Guan Cheng didn't need Feng Qingxue to lift a finger. They quickly boiled a pot of hot water, cleaning the beef and beef leg bones separately. The beef was divided into seven or eight pieces, and the beef leg bone was chopped into three sections using an axe.
The two children lit the stove and stewed the beef and bones through the night.
After a rapid boil to skim away the foam, the pot was allowed to simmer on low heat. The rich aroma was irresistible, but there were no passersby outside to notice.
"Tomorrow morning, there will be soup and meat for breakfast." Feng Qingxue ushered the children off to bed, and stayed up watching the fire herself. While keeping vigilant, she studied the works of Lin Qiaozhi.