Jiang Ningning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She didn't correct their address. She squatted down to look them in the eye and said softly, "I'll make you some braised pork with potatoes."
"Just you?" Manman was not confused by her mother's little white flower expression, but was quite alert.
If I give it to the wicked grandmother, at least I can get the reputation of being filial, but if my mother abuses it, then I will get nothing.
Manman is very good at managing the household at a young age.
Jiang Ningning raised her chin proudly.
Her father in her previous life was a great chef. Like the original owner, she lost both her parents at an early age, so she was forced to learn many life skills.
Jiang Ningning has no one to rely on in this world, and has a boss who likes to exploit his employees. She gets a meager salary of 5,000 yuan for only 10 hours of work.
Therefore, she had no nostalgia for her original world. Instead, she traveled through this body, where her husband, a military officer, earned a lot of money, and her twins would become top bosses in the industry in the future.
When traveling through a book, you naturally have to be a cool heroine.
First raise the vain, then win by lying down.
Now she had to slowly change the prejudice and distrust of the two children towards her.
"You gave birth to the baby by my side and watched me cook." Jiang Ningning took the opportunity to raise her hand and touch the little guy's head.
The hair is sallow and feels bad.
He took two steps back in fear, and the bamboo basket was easily taken away by Jiang Ningning.
Seeing her turn around and stride towards the kitchen, the two little guys hurriedly followed her.
The Jiang family is small, so they separated a bedroom to serve as a kitchen.
The inside was very clean, with small branches and wood neatly stacked in the corners, and there were also quite a few broken coal briquettes, which the brother and sister had picked up while following the coal truck.
Jiang Ningning turned on the tap to rinse the pork belly, then washed the yellow mud off the surface of the potatoes, and then picked up the kitchen knife to start chopping the meat.
The two children were so worried that Jiang Ningning would make a mistake and become an orphan from then on.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ningning's knife skills were quick, sharp and steady, and in the blink of an eye, square pieces of meat of uniform size appeared on the chopping board.
The potatoes were played with in her hands, with the peeled skin being only a thin layer and the whole potato not broken.
"Mom, are you so good at knife skills?" Xia Xia turned around and asked her brother.
Manman tried hard to keep a calm expression on her face and said proudly, "What's the use of being so powerful? She never cooks for us."
Xia Xia, who used to worship her mother, now has a heart soaked in bitterness. Other children all said that their mothers didn’t love them.
We are actually children picked up from the garbage dump, so we love to go into the garbage dump.
Two bubbles of tears quickly gathered in Xia Xia's eyes, and she ran away, covering her face.
Jiang Ningning could only hear a chaotic sound of footsteps. She turned around and ran into a gaze full of anger and disappointment.
Jiang Ningning:?
What happened to these two little ancestors?
Jiang Ningning commanded confidently: "Go and burn it."
In fact, it was because she didn't know how to use an old-fashioned stove.
Manman went to work silently, skillfully lighting the leaves first, then putting small dead branches into the stove, and after they were burning, he finally put in the thicker wooden boards.
I saw that she was very skilled at it and didn't burn my hands.
Jiang Ningning cursed the original owner as a bastard in her heart, then looked back in the cupboard to find some seasonings.
There is a small bag of star anise, bay leaves and rock sugar, as well as soy sauce and salt.
The aniseed was bought by the original owner when he moved here five years ago. It was neither infested with worms nor moldy. Jiang Ningning put it in a bowl and soaked it in a little water to prevent the oil from being too hot and getting burnt.
The method of braised pork with potatoes is simple. Blanch the pork, then put it into the pot and stir-fry to render the lard, add the spices and stir-fry until fragrant, sprinkle soy sauce along the edge of the pot to stimulate the flavor of the sauce, finally pour in hot water, cover the pot and simmer for a while, and add the potatoes ten minutes before turning off the pot.
An hour later, when the lid of the pot was opened, the rich aroma of meat immediately filled the air.
Xia Xia, who was buried in bed, raised her nose and followed the smell into the kitchen, like a little hamster with red eyes.
Jiang Ningning suppressed her smile, picked a piece of meat, blew it cool, and stuffed it into her mouth, "Xia Xia, get the bowls and chopsticks, and get ready to eat."
The braised pork is stewed for just the right amount of time, it’s soft and melts in the mouth, the oil and water mixed with the sauce permeates the mouth, instantly conquering the taste buds of little Xia Xia.
Then look at Manman who is also staring with eyes wide open.
The brother and sister held their faces in their hands, unable to believe that the delicious food in their mouths was real.
It turns out my mom can really cook!
Not only can they cook it, but it’s also delicious!
Xia Xia licked her lips and quickly went to get the dishes and chopsticks. Just as the three sets of bowls and chopsticks were set, Jiang Ningning came over with a large bowl in her arms, struggling to hold it.
She ate several pieces of food while tasting it in the kitchen and found that her body was too weak from hunger. It would be strange if she had no strength after eating a meal in two days. After drinking a little bit of oil and water, the trembling in my calves stopped instantly.
The original owner starved himself to death, he simply deserved it and did not deserve any sympathy!
A big bowl of braised pork with potatoes, filled to the brim.
Jiang Ningning first scooped up a small bowl and handed it to her eldest son behind her. "Grandma Zhu just helped our family a lot. Take a bowl of meat to thank her. Comrade Huo Manman, are you sure you can complete the task?"
Manman subconsciously straightened his back and took it solemnly with both hands, "땣!"
"I'm going too."
Xia Xia was embarrassed to stay alone with Jiang Ningning. She had just sworn never to talk to her mother again, but now she was conquered by the braised pork made by her mother.
The brother and sister left hand in hand.
Aunt Zhu did good things without asking for anything in return, but the Jiang family specially gave her stewed meat to thank her. They were so happy that they grinned, "Just now I was wondering whose cooking skills are so good. It turns out that your mother cooked it. I think her father's cooking skills were comparable to those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants."
Manman's ears were red but she remained calm, while Xia Xia shyly pursed her dimples and nodded vigorously.
"My mom's cooking is better than the food in state-owned restaurants!"
This little adult has never been to a state-owned restaurant and has never eaten any good food since he was a child.
Aunt Zhu felt sad. She grabbed two candies from her pocket and stuffed them into the hands of the brother and sister. "Wait a minute. I'll go empty the bowl."
Adults have self-control, and no matter how greedy they are, they will not show it.
Instead, her little grandson was desperately sniffing the fragrance in the air, following her around enviously.
"Granny, let me try a piece first. It smells so good that it makes me dizzy."
After a while, Aunt Zhu came back after washing the dishes. At the same time, there was a bowl of white rice and two large steamed buns in the bowl.
"Grandma Zhu, I don't..."
Manman was interrupted by Aunt Zhu just as she started talking. She said cheerfully, "Neighbors show closeness by sending food to each other. Go back. Your mother won't be angry."
Manman took the full bowl of food, and for some reason his eyes felt a little hot.
At such a young age, 놛 didn't quite understand what this inexplicable surge of emotion meant. He just held his sister's hand and bowed to Aunt Zhu's family like his mother did before leaving.
"Manman will have a bright future. I hope Ningning can really stand on her own in the future." Aunt Zhu wiped away her tears with her apron.
Seeing this, the daughters-in-law swallowed their dissatisfied voices.
Food was precious these days, and a full bowl of rice and steamed buns was the whole food supply for two adult people, and they had to be saved bit by bit from Aunt Zhu's mouth.
But meat is more precious than rice.
A big bowl of meat is not a bad deal!
Jiang Ningning also knew this truth, so she gave all the rice to her two children and ate the steamed buns with the sauce herself.
A piece of meat and a piece of steamed bun, don't mention how satisfying it is.
The two pink balls ate so much that they didn't even raise their heads. Soon, their little bellies became round and bulging.
Xia Xia touched it with her hand with a curious look on her face.
So this is what it feels like to eat too much!
Jiang Ningning looked quite unhappy. If she had money, she wouldn't ask for luxury meals every day, but at least she and her three daughters could fill their stomachs.
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