Chapter 6

“Sister, this is really fatty pork…” Jiang Doudou looked at the white, raw meat, and swallowed his saliva several times.

Jiang Cheng wasn’t much better.

Fortunately, he quickly reacted and quickly took the things from Jiang Nianzi’s hand: “Let’s go, let’s go home.”

Back home, Ding Hongmei was overjoyed to know that Jiang Nianzi had earned one yuan on her first day using her own abilities.

But soon, she started to complain.

“You’re such a silly girl, why did you buy fatty pork, you should just save the money for yourself. When you get married, Mom won’t have anything to give you.”

No matter how much she loved her daughter, Ding Hongmei was powerless without any money.

She worked in the fields all day, relying on the mercy of the heavens to feed them, how could she save any money?

Jiang Cheng also reacted: “Yeah, Zizi, when you earn money in the future, don’t spend it all, save some for yourself.”

The youngest, Jiang Doudou, didn’t understand anything and echoed: “Yes, yes, sister, save it.”

Jiang Nianzi was the kind of person who would be even more shameless than those who took advantage of her.

But this whole family, everyone was thinking of her, she wanted to give them everything she had.

“I’ll save more when I earn more, why save now, I won’t.” Jiang Nianzi picked up the fatty pork and went to the kitchen.

Seeing her son smiling foolishly, Ding Hongmei couldn’t help but slap him hard on the back: “Laugh, laugh, all you do is laugh, go and help your sister cut the meat.”

Being hit, Jiang Cheng didn’t care, because he was used to it, and it didn’t hurt much anyway.

He ran to the kitchen with a smile: “Okay, I’m coming.”

They had pork cracklings to eat today, and the smiles on everyone’s faces were clearly visible.

Jiang Nianzi cut the pork, and Jiang Cheng washed the cabbage and green beans.

Although the original character was delicate and weak, Ding Hongmei basically didn’t let her cook, but in such a difficult family, how could the original character never cook? So Jiang Nianzi wasn’t worried about being exposed.

After lighting the fire, Jiang Nianzi threw the cut fatty pork into the pot, making a “sizzling” sound.

It has to be said that the pork in this era, when it was fried in a cast iron pan, the aroma it released was far superior to anything in later generations.

Jiang Nianzi, who claimed to dislike lard, was also tempted by the smell.

If even she was like this, let alone a family used to a hard life.

Jiang Cheng sniffed, smelling the aroma of lard, his eyes almost turned green with envy.

Ding Hongmei and Jiang Doudou were busy with other things in the living room, but smelling the aroma, they also swallowed their saliva several times.

Jiang Doudou looked up at Ding Hongmei: “Mom, the pork smells so good.”

Ding Hongmei was also very tempted, but she wouldn’t show it in front of the children. She angrily slapped her son’s head, pretending to be fierce: “All you think about is eating, you have to remember, and this was bought by your sister. She worked so hard, and she still bought delicious food for the family. When you grow up, you have to be good to your sister, don’t let anyone bully her, okay?”

Jiang Doudou had been instilled with this kind of thinking since he was a child, and he was already used to it.

He nodded heavily, clenched his little fist and swore: “Doudou will protect sister in the future.”

After the pork cracklings were rendered, Jiang Nianzi scooped the lard out of the pot.

The pork cracklings were placed in a bowl and sprinkled with some salt.

Then, Jiang Nianzi cooked the cabbage in lard, and after the cabbage was cooked, she sprinkled some chopped green onions on top.

The green onions in this era were very fragrant, as soon as the hot soup was poured on, a delicious and rich aroma was released.

Finally, she stir-fried the chopped tender green beans.

The ginger, garlic, and scallions exploded in the oil, and then she added the green beans and stir-fried them.

Three simple dishes, but they made the whole family drool.

There was still some rice left at home, which was reserved for the New Year, but Jiang Nianzi used it to cook rice.

This made Ding Hongmei feel very heartbroken.

But seeing her daughter’s happy smile, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything.

The three simple dishes were placed on the table, but they were more sumptuous than the New Year’s feast.

Jiang Cheng stuffed the lard-braised cabbage into his mouth, his eyes wide with surprise.

It was so delicious?

Perhaps it was because of the meaty flavor, every dish made people drool.

Jiang Nianzi had been here for several days, and she had also eaten two bowls of rice.

Jiang Doudou also ate two bowls of rice with gusto.

Ding Hongmei felt heartbroken, this was rice.

After Jiang Nianzi finished eating, she saw Ding Hongmei still holding her first bowl of rice, only eating cabbage, she understood. She knew that her mother wanted to save the good food for the children.

She directly picked up her chopsticks and gave Ding Hongmei several chopsticks of pork cracklings and green beans.

“No, no, no, enough, enough.” Ding Hongmei couldn’t stop her.

Jiang Nianzi looked at her, her eyes curved into a smile: “Mom, eat your fill, Zizi can make money now, and I will definitely make our family live a good life in the future, don’t worry.”

Her daughter’s words instantly brought tears to Ding Hongmei’s eyes.

Where could she find such a good daughter?

She lowered her head and “ah”he, tears almost falling.

Her daughter was good, but she, her old mother, was useless, she hadn’t even given her children a good life.

The whole family ate a satisfying meal.

After dinner, Jiang Cheng wanted to go out for a walk, afraid that people would notice, he even wiped the lard off his mouth.

When rendering the pork cracklings, Jiang Nianzi kept some aside, and she also kept some of the dishes. After dinner, she took them to Grandma’s house.

The old lady was overjoyed to learn that her granddaughter had earned money because of her excellent performance, and she kept praising her.

Even Jiang Nianzi, with her thick skin, blushed under her praise.

The old lady also said: “Our Nianbao is beautiful, smart, and filial, whoever marries our Nianbao in the future will be blessed with good fortune.”

Speaking of beauty, Jiang Nianzi couldn’t help but glance at the mirror, hmm… she was so dark.

After returning from Grandma’s house, she didn’t go to sleep immediately.

In her previous life, her skin was so fair and beautiful, besides her self-made whitening cream, it was inseparable from her daily exercise.

Exercise can accelerate metabolism, promote blood circulation, and detoxify through sweating.

Running outside in this era, she would probably be considered crazy.

Jiang Nianzi simply sat on the bed and started doing yoga and other fitness exercises.

Her physical condition wasn’t very good, after an hour, she was gasping for breath, and she had to rest twice in between.

But the feeling of sweating all over did make her feel more relaxed.

She had no money now, she couldn’t make the special whitening cream, she could only exercise and wear sunscreen.

Ultraviolet rays are too damaging to the skin, just look at the difference in color between her face and the rest of her body, it was clearly several shades darker.

She not only wanted to live a good life, but she also wanted to become fairer and more beautiful!

A beauty lover would never allow herself to be so dark!

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On the other side, in the military camp, Jiang Pengyu and Shen Cheng encountered the old leader again.

The two had just returned from the training ground, because they had been sparring with the soldiers, they were shirtless, their bodies covered in fine beads of sweat.

The sweat rolled down their smooth muscle lines.

The old leader glanced at his two shirtless subordinates and sighed heavily.

It wasn’t that these two couldn’t find partners, they were just too picky.

The old leader was worried because they weren’t solving their personal problems.

“In a couple of days, the art troupe is coming here to perform… you two…”

“Hey, we have something to do that day.”

Jiang Pengyu pulled Shen Cheng and ran.

Back in the office, Jiang Pengyu let out a sigh of relief: “Why does everyone want to rush me to get married these days?”

Shen Cheng glanced at him: “Who told you you’re old?”

“I’m old?” Jiang Pengyu pointed at his nose: “No, brother, I’m only 28, only two years older than you, you’re talking about me, how about you?”

Thinking about what he was about to face when he went home, Jiang Pengyu looked at Shen Cheng: “Why don’t you come back with me this time?”