Third watch, the second last day of the month, asking for pink votes.
While Lian Manman and Lian Yeye were talking, the servants had already set the breakfast on the table. In a farmstead household, the three daily meals are such that breakfast is the simplest, dinner the most lavish, and lunch varies. In winter, when the days are particularly short, many families simply omit lunch and have dinner earlier.
Lian Manman's family naturally wouldn't skip lunch, and because Lian Manman always emphasized the importance of breakfast, their breakfasts were usually quite plentiful.
This morning's breakfast had thick jujube millet porridge, two large plates piled high with white steamed buns, mixed-grain mantou, and crispy scallion pancakes. In addition, there was also a soft steamed egg custard with dried scallops and dried cockles, thinly sliced soy sauce beef, deep-fried peanuts, perfectly pickled garlic eggplant, sweet and sour radish slivers, soy-pickled cucumbers, and more.
