"Brother, it has no taste. What happened to the milk?"
The youngest, Jiang Yan, stood at the kitchen door and sniffed for a long time, but still couldn't smell anything.
Jiang Manyue saw that the kitchen door was tightly closed, and even the windows were closed. She probably thought that Miao Xianghua was afraid that the strong smell of steamed sausages and bacon would be smelled by others.
"Just wait for the food, go play nearby first."
Jiang Manyue sent them to the side because she didn't want them to know what to eat first and shout out loudly and be heard by others.
What she had said to Miao Xianghua before was actually not false. The things she brought did not have a regular source and could only be explained as being bought on the black market. If she was discovered, she would be in real trouble.
Later when they eat, she will have to warn the children not to talk about the delicious food at home in other people's eyes, otherwise they will never be able to eat it again.
The children couldn't smell the fragrance and didn't have much expectation, so they just started playing nearby.
By the time the family members came back from work one after another, Miao Xianghua had already prepared dinner.
Jiang Manyue noticed that Miao Xianghua always covered his mouth tightly when serving dishes, for fear that the smell would be too strong and drift into the neighbor's yard.
There were too many people in the Jiang family, so they had to eat at two tables. On each table was placed two large plates of tightly covered dishes.
Without Miao Xianghua's permission, neither adults nor children dared to lift the lid. They all sat down obediently waiting for the meal to be served.
The whole family was gathered together, and Miao Xianghua was not in a hurry to lift the lid on the dish. People could only vaguely smell the scent, and it felt like there must be something delicious inside.
"Man Yue brought back some goodies today, so let's have some good food. But I'm telling you guys in advance, after you finish eating, keep your mouths shut. Anyone who dares to say a word will be kicked out of the Jiang family. Do you understand?"
Miao Xianghua's words were final in the Jiang family, and the Jiang family members nodded repeatedly after hearing his words, and no one dared to say no.
After glancing at the affirmative expressions of the whole family, Miao Xianghua signaled to his third daughter-in-law who was sitting at another table, and they lifted the lid of the dish together.
The aroma of sausages and bacon hits you in the face, and it smells so fragrant that it makes you drool.
The adults were fine, but the kids were so greedy that their saliva almost flowed like a river.
Although we just had braised pork not long ago, there is no such thing as too much meat. We haven't eaten meat at home for a long time, and that one time was not enough to satisfy our craving.
The rice had been served long ago. Seeing how greedy everyone was, Miao Xianghua didn't waste any time and announced that the meal was ready.
Everyone couldn't wait to reach for the sausages and bacon with their chopsticks. Miao Xianghua didn't rush to eat, but opened the can and handed it to Jiang Manyue.
"Eat quickly, Man Yue, this can of food is rare, you should eat more."
Jiang Manyue did not refuse. She directly cut a large piece with chopsticks and put it into Miao Xianghua's bowl, and then cut another large piece and put it into Jiang's father's bowl.
"Mom and Dad, you two should eat more. Dad works every day and it's so tiring. Eat more meat to replenish your body."
Miao Xianghua was touched and poked Jiang Changfu who was busy eating meat, "Look how filial your daughter is. She even picked up meat for you."
Jiang Changfu didn't have time to care about these things. He was so angry that his mouth was not enough. He could only nod to Jiang Manyue hurriedly.
Seeing this, Miao Xianghua said nothing more and joined the meat-eating camp.
Jiang Manyue didn't have much desire for the meat. She just picked up a few more pieces for Jun'an and told him to eat more.
Lu Jun'an's mouth was also full of oil. Although he felt that the taste of the meat was not as good as the braised pork made by his aunt, it was still very delicious. He ate the rice with great enthusiasm.
After finishing the meal, Lu Jun'an was so full that he kept burping. It took Jiang Manyue's patting for a long time before he could breathe smoothly.
Everyone in the Jiang family was very satisfied with the meal. The eldest brother Jiang Jianliang sighed, "My sister is really capable. She can get so much good meat in one go."
Miao Xianghua glared at him and said, "Just say this at home. If you dare to say another word outside, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
Jiang Jianliang quickly shut up, "I definitely won't tell you, not a single word will leak out."
The others also reiterated that they would never speak nonsense, and Miao Xianghua was only satisfied after warning the children again and again.
After dinner, Jiang Manyue was about to take Lu Junan home. The Jiang brothers were worried, so the fourth brother Jiang Jianbin and the fifth brother Jiang Jiantao volunteered to accompany the two of them to the Lu family's gate before leaving.
It was already dark, but Li Guifen had not returned to the house yet. She lit the lamp in the main room, waiting for the two of them to come back.
As soon as Lu Jun'an saw Li Guifen, he happily said that he had eaten very well at Jiang's house, and said that he would not drink malted milk in the evening because he really couldn't drink it anymore.
However, he still remembered what Miao Xianghua said, and he didn't tell Li Guifen what delicious food he had for dinner.
Seeing her grandson enjoying the meal, Li Guifen thought that the money she had spent was not wasted. However, she also felt dissatisfied. Why was it that everyone else's cooking was delicious, but hers was the only one that was unpalatable?
Jiang Manyue sent Lu Jun'an to Li Guifen and went back to wash up and rest. She was quite tired after working in the yard all day.
Jiang Manyue had a dreamless night and didn't get up until the next morning when it was bright.
After getting up, Jiang Manyue was not in a hurry to go out. She went straight to the pharmacy in the mall, wanting to find a supplement suitable for Lu Jun'an's age.
There are a wide variety of children's supplements in the pharmacy. In the end, Jiang Manyue chose an orange-flavored one, which basically provides vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc, and selenium, without the need to add other supplements.
After breakfast in the morning, Jiang Manyue stopped Lu Jun'an who was about to go out to play and made him a cup of tonic.
Lu Jun'an took a sip obediently, then smiled and said, "It's so sweet, it tastes like orange, so delicious."
Jiang Manyue coaxed him with a smile, "From now on, Auntie will make you orange juice every day, but this is our little secret, you can't tell anyone else, not even Grandpa and Grandma, understand?"
Even if Lu Jun'an told his grandparents about this, the old couple would not be able to guess what it was and would just think it was juice to drink. However, Jiang Manyue felt that it was better to have less trouble than more, so she simply kept it from them.
Lu Jun'an responded with a smile, "I know, this is a little secret between my aunt and me, and I won't tell anyone."
Jiang Manyue touched his head and watched him finish the tonic before letting him go out to play.
Jiang Manyue, who had nothing to do at home, simply went outside for a walk, which was also a way to exercise.
As soon as she reached the gate of the production team, Jiang Manyue saw the team leader driving a bullock cart and pulling back a group of strangers.
These strangers seemed to be of different ages, with young people in their twenties and elderly people in their fifties, but they all had a scholarly air and it was obvious that they were well-educated.
Jiang Manyue guessed that these people should be intellectuals who came from the countryside and probably taught in schools before.
"Captain, why did you bring back so many people? Who are they?"
Jiang Manyue casually greeted the team leader, who then shouted, "Who else could it be? The intellectuals we've accepted into our team!"
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