Chapter 46 Walking Under His Nose

Chapter 46 Walking Under His Nose

Jiang Yutang waved her hand and smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, Mother. The yamen runners got a bonus today and are in a good mood. They won't bother with these trivial matters."

Cheng Dai'er stood aside, looking at the familiar noodles in the pot with curiosity in her eyes. This was clearly the same "magical noodles" that had been given to them before.

She couldn't help but ask, "Where did these things come from?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Jiang family fell silent in unison.

Jiang Yutang's secret was so mysterious that even her own family couldn't figure it out. Over time, they stopped asking and just accepted that as long as there was security, that was enough.

Jiang Yutang laughed it off, saying, "It was just a lucky encounter with a secret merchant. Auntie, please don't ask any more questions."

Cheng Daier clearly didn't believe this explanation, but she didn't press the matter further. She simply made a mental note of it, planning to tell Cheng Lanzhou about it later and ask him to pay more attention to Jiang Yutang's "secret".

Before long, a large pot of instant noodles was cooked.

The two families sat around the river, holding bowls and slurping up hot noodles. The fatigue of the past few days seemed to be dispelled by the hot noodles.

Jiang Songzhi looked up at the full moon in the sky and casually remarked, "The moon is so beautiful tonight."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yutang couldn't help but tease, "Big brother, you'd better only say this to your sister-in-law, don't say it casually outside."

Jiang Songzhi was taken aback, and asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

"Hehe." She explained with a laugh, "This sentence is actually a very subtle love confession, meaning 'I love you'."

Jiang Songzhi suddenly realized, turned his head to look at Mu Shi, his eyes full of apology and tenderness: "I didn't know there was this meaning."

Cheng Lanzhou, sitting to the side, gave Jiang Yutang a strange look after hearing these words.

These familiar words were something Jiang Yutang had said to himself when he was admiring the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival two years ago, but he didn't understand their meaning and simply responded softly.

After finishing their noodles, Cheng Lanzhou got up and prepared to leave with Lin Shi and Cheng Dai'er.

Jiang Huaiyu suddenly jumped out, stopped them, and said with a smile, "Since we are now in a partnership, and can be considered family, we should wash the dishes together today, right? You can't just eat and leave."

Jiang Shengan immediately reprimanded, "How could you be so ill-mannered!"

Cheng Lanzhou nodded lightly and accepted it readily: "It's only right."

He told Lin and Cheng Dai'er to wait aside, while he picked up the pot, walked to the riverbank, and skillfully began to scrub.

When Jiang Huaiyu saw that he actually started washing the pot, she felt a little embarrassed and picked up the bowls and chopsticks to join him in washing them.

Jiang Yutang sat by the fire, watching Cheng Lanzhou skillfully wash the pots, her heart filled with surprise. She hadn't expected this man, who usually had a cold face, to actually do these housework tasks; she felt a rare sense of closeness to him.

After washing the pots and pans, the two families laid out straw mats side by side by the river to rest.

Before going to sleep, the campsite was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard. Cheng Daier pulled Cheng Lanzhou and went around to a distance to avoid everyone's sight.

She lowered her voice and voiced her concerns one by one.

"Today in the woods, in order to buy time, Jiang Yutang said that her family had someone to meet them in Danzhou, and she kept saying that the food she took out was given by some mysterious merchant. Do you think there's anything wrong with that?"

Cheng Lanzhou frowned, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the hem of her clothes. After a moment of contemplation, she said with a hint of certainty, "The 'mysterious merchant' she mentioned is probably not from Danzhou at all, but from the Gu family in the capital."

"The Gu family of Beijing?" Cheng Dai'er's expression darkened, her voice filled with shock. "You mean, she still has connections with the Gu family? But the Gu family clearly also harmed the Jiang family..."

"It's hard to say." Cheng Lanzhou shook his head, his eyes deep.

In his understanding, Jiang Yutang was someone who loved to the extreme and would stop at nothing, sometimes temporarily yielding to others or acting, and these things were hard to explain.

"Next, I'll keep an eye on her and see what her so-called 'mysterious businessman' really is."

The two exchanged a glance and quietly turned back to their respective tents.

Jiang Yutang, who was still awake, heard footsteps. She closed her eyes tightly and pretended to be fast asleep, her mind filled with the problem of food shortage.

Now that the two families have combined their grain supplies, and with the addition of the three members of the Cheng family, the consumption is much greater than before.

What was originally enough food for the family for three days was gone in just two days. Besides a few packets of wafers and hot pot base, Xiaoxiao's milk powder was also finished.

In the wilderness, one might find wild vegetables or hunt prey; it's all uncertain.

Looks like I'll have to go back and restock tonight.

After making up her mind, Jiang Yutang quietly reached out and touched the book in her arms. The touch of the spine made her feel a little more at ease.

On the lawn not far away, Cheng Lanzhou turned over and suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint, blinding light out of the corner of her eye.

He immediately sat up alertly and looked over there, only to see Jiang Yutang lying on her side, her chest rising and falling steadily, her breathing even, as if she had already fallen asleep.

Is it just my imagination?

He frowned, didn't think much of it, lay back down, but quietly became more vigilant.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yutang had already traveled back to the modern era with the help of the book.

After returning home, I went straight to the supermarket. I first stocked up on several large bags of biscuits and bread in the snack section, then went to the baby and maternity section and bought two bags of infant formula. After thinking for a long time, I also bought some portable daily necessities.

Finally, she remembered how she had used drugs to bribe the yamen runners during the day. Luckily, she had the foresight to keep in reserve and bought so-called "male enhancement drugs" just in case. Unexpectedly, they actually came in handy.

Indeed, whether in ancient or modern times, we cannot escape the problem of time limits.

Therefore, she made a special detour to the pharmacy and bought three boxes of health supplements for men.

When she paid, the pharmacy assistant looked at the medicine in her hand, then at her young appearance, with a hint of pity in her eyes, as if guessing her situation.

How can she prove that these drugs are not related to her?

Feeling a little uncomfortable under their gaze, Jiang Yutang quickly paid the money, grabbed two large bags full of things, and hurried home.

Back home, Jiang Yutang didn't even have time to catch her breath before unpacking the biscuits, milk powder, and other supplies she had bought. The modern-patterned packaging was too eye-catching, so she had to replace it with the coarse cloth bundles from home to avoid giving herself away.

She quickly sorted and packed the items, putting the milk powder and children's snacks in a small cloth bag, and stuffing the biscuits and bread into a large bundle. She only breathed a sigh of relief when all the supplies were properly disguised.

After taking a shower and drying her hair, she lay straight on the bed, planning to take a nap in her own home before traveling back in time.

Her phone suddenly rang, and the words "First Municipal Hospital" on the screen made her heart skip a beat.

Could it be that something happened to Grandpa?

She immediately jumped up and answered the phone. A nurse's gentle voice came through the receiver: "Ms. Jiang, your grandfather's surgery schedule has been arranged and it can be scheduled the day after tomorrow. Please come to the hospital now to pay the surgery fee."

Jiang Yutang's hand trembled with excitement as she held her phone: "Really? That's great! I'm coming right away!"

Overjoyed, she cried tears of joy, hung up the phone, grabbed her bank card, and ran out the door.