Era: My backyard is the garbage dump of the universe

Chapter 9 Steamed Turtle
After coming to my senses.

Liu Lijuan asked Liu Qingsong in a lost voice: "Did you catch these fish with Xiao Nuomi and Hongxia in the river this morning?"

If this is true, then aren't they two or three really too lucky?

"Yes, we fished all in the morning." Liu Qingsong confirmed.

As for how he fished, he didn't explain in detail, nor did he want to explain. After all, there are some things that would not be good for his second sister to know too much.

"Hehe...Aren't we two sisters awesome?" the youngest sister asked happily.

"It's really amazing." Liu Lijuan scooped up the wild croakers in the large water tank with her hands, her eyes filled with joy. "So many fish are enough for our family to eat for half a month. By the way, Qingsong, was the rice you cooked sent by my elder sister?"

The reason why I ask this.

That’s because Xiao Nuomi came over.

Of course, other relatives and friends are not as good as my eldest sister, who helped her family when it was in the most difficult time.

However, the unexpected thing is——

"The rice was not sent by my eldest sister. What she sent was sweet potatoes." Liu Qingsong pointed to a bag of sweet potatoes in the corner of the kitchen and replied.

"Oh? Where did the rice come from?" Liu Lijuan frowned.

If it was stolen, it would be a big trouble. After all, his parents were arrested and sent to labor camps, and the villagers in the entire brigade now looked down on his family.

"I traded the rice with Wang the blacksmith using scrap steel from my home, and also got a small bag of sweet potatoes." Liu Qingsong saw what Liu Lijuan was thinking and immediately explained.

I have to explain. After all, our parents are not here now, and my second sister is the head of the family. She has the right to know every detail of the family.

"Oh!" Liu Lijuan nodded with relief.

Know how to exchange scrap steel for food.

It seems that her pine tree has grown up.

However, the more things they exchanged, the less they had. This was not a long-term solution. When there was nothing left to exchange, they would be hungry again.

When she thought of this, Liu Lijuan felt very melancholy.

I don't know what to say.

Seeing two wild carps in the large water tank turning upside down and dying, she came to her senses, rolled up her sleeves and took them out.

It was placed on the chopping board and was about to be gutted.

Liu Qingsong, who was standing by, lifted the lid of the pot and poked the steamed giant turtle with chopsticks.

Seeing that it was not cooked yet, Liu Qingsong picked up the lid and put it on the big iron pot again.

Liu Lijuan watched the whole scene, and after she realized what was happening, she asked in astonishment, "Qingsong, did you catch a turtle this morning?"

"Yeah." Liu Qingsong nodded.

"Then why steam it? Wouldn't it be better to sell it for food? Such a big turtle can be exchanged for at least two or three yuan, or more than ten kilograms of rice." Liu Lijuan's face became darker and darker as she spoke, and her voice became stern: "You are such a prodigal son. Don't you know what's going on in our family now?"

This is not because she has fallen into the money trap.

But if you don't budget carefully, you will starve in the future.

She knew very well what the consequences of hunger were, so she had to plan ahead and seize all opportunities to change food.

"Oh! Second sister, how come you only know how to exchange for food!" Liu Qingsong was somewhat amused and in order to stop his second sister from nagging and arguing over a turtle, he even picked up Xiao Nuomi who was nestled at his feet and used her as a shield: "To tell you the truth, this turtle was caught by her, and we have no right to sell it."

"Really?" Liu Lijuan was stunned.

Can Xiao Nuomi catch soft-shelled turtles?

This...is this true?
Why does she feel like she is dreaming?
"Yes, Second Aunt! This fish is caught in the nest." Little Nuomi replied in a baby voice, with a serious look on his face: "It...it wanted to bite the nest before, the nest has to be steamed to eat it!"

"Okay!" Liu Lijuan had nothing to say.

Since the turtle was caught by Xiao Nuomi.

Of course I have the right to deal with it.

Liu Qingsong looked at Liu Lijuan and smiled. After putting down the small sticky rice in his hand, he asked, "Second sister, have you had lunch?"

"It's done." Liu Lijuan picked up a kitchen knife and started to deal with the wild croaker: "Since you, Hongxia and Xiao Nuomi can find some at home, I will return the small bag of sweet potatoes I borrowed from my uncle's house.

"Okay! When the time comes, I'll bring two carps to my uncle, one for him and one for his wife." Liu Qingsong said as he walked to the big water tank, picked out two big wild carps and strung them up with a rice rope.

Full of cubs.

Meaning of youngest son.

"No, I have no objection to giving Diaoziyu to uncle, after all, he has helped our family a lot. But I think it's unnecessary to give it to uncle's wife, right?" Liu Lijuan turned her head and looked at Liu Qingsong with confusion in her eyes.

"Why is it not necessary? Uncle lives with Manzai now, and they live and eat together. Do you think that uncle could lend you the sweet potatoes I borrowed before without the consent of his daughter-in-law?" Liu Qingsong asked with a smile.

This is actually the way of the world.

If you don’t understand, you will suffer a great loss.

After Liu Lijuan understood the meaning of Liu Qingsong's words, she was very surprised and couldn't understand why Liu Qingsong was more intelligent than her today.

But she didn't ask the reason.

Instead, he nodded: "Okay! I'll do as you say later."

"Then wash your hands and eat now! Even if you have eaten, come and have something. I made fried tricolor fish and steamed soft-shelled turtle for lunch." Liu Qingsong said as he reached out to lift the lid of the pot.

Seeing that the hot air carried the aroma of rice and the flavor of steamed turtle meat, he immediately took a rag and carefully brought out the steamed turtle.

Then sprinkle with chili powder and pepper powder.

"Wow, it smells so good!" The youngest sister's mouth was watering as she watched.

Little Nuomi also bit his index finger, then walked with his short legs to get the bowl and chopsticks.

"Run slower." In order to prevent Xiao Nuomi from falling, Liu Lijuan followed behind.

After helping to get the bowls and chopsticks, he brought the fried fish and steamed soft-shelled turtle to the small table.

The fried fish turned golden on both sides and smelled delicious.

She hesitated for a moment, then took the bowl and chopsticks and joined the eating group.

She originally wanted to have only a small bowl, but ended up finishing three big bowls in a row and still felt unsatisfied.

The reason for this is that my parents were arrested.

The whole family has never had a decent meal.

Especially meat dishes with oil, don't even think about it.

Liu Qingsong saw that Liu Lijuan wanted to continue eating, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks and helped to serve a bowl of rice: "Second sister, you can eat as many bowls as you want at home, and no one will say anything to you."

"Yes, it's Second Aunt's turtle leg. It's so delicious." Little Nuomi also twisted off a turtle leg with her little hands and put it into Liu Lijuan's bowl.

The reason why I use my little hands to grab it.

That's because she doesn't know how to use chopsticks very well.

Liu Lijuan knew this, so she didn't argue with Xiao Nuomi. But for some reason, when she looked at the food in the bowl and her younger siblings beside her, her eyes suddenly turned red, and then she covered her mouth with sobs.

finally.

I still couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Second sister, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, the youngest sister couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Did anyone bully you?" Little Nuomi tilted his head and asked, "Tell me and I'll beat him to death."

Liu Qingsong didn't say anything, because she knew that her second sister was crying because she couldn't adapt to the sudden improvement in the situation at home and could eat rice and fish.

After all, this was a luxury in the past.

But today, his extravagant wish suddenly became reality. If it were him before his rebirth, he would probably be moved by the scene and unable to control his emotions.

Of course, this is also related to the tremendous pressure on my second sister.

Now that the pressure is released, it would be strange if I didn't cry.

Only by crying can the pressure on my second sister be reduced and she won't suppress her emotions like that.

Seeing that the tears of the second sister were streaking down her face, Liu Qingsong reached out to help wipe them away distressedly: "Second sister, don't cry anymore, hurry up and eat, we still have to go to work and repair the dam later!"

Done.

Liu Qingsong put the last fried wild catfish into his second sister's bowl.

"Yeah, yeah." Liu Lijuan nodded repeatedly, but she did not eat the fried fish that Liu Qingsong picked up. Instead, she picked it up and gave it to her youngest sister.

This silent love.

Make the youngest sister very happy.

But she didn't eat alone.

Instead, he shared the last piece of fried fish with Xiao Nuomi, Liu Qingsong, and Liu Lijuan, then picked up his bowls and started eating with big mouthfuls.

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(End of this chapter)