Pastoral little master

Chapter 263
Seeing that it was late, Shen Nan and Liu Lang put away their fishing rods.

Several people returned with a full load of wooden barrels.

At the door of Shen's house, Shen Nan grabbed some fish from her bucket and put them into Liulang's bucket.

Most of them caught crucian carp and a few bream.
Qiduo hurriedly declined, but he stared back.

She had to accept it.

When passing the Tan family compound, Qiduo took all the fish that Shen Nan sent to Mrs. Zhao, and Changsheng caught a lot, enough for the whole family to eat.

Seeing Qiduo bringing the fish over, Mrs. Zhao naturally smiled, "Hey, where are the fish, you can keep them for yourself."

Mr. Tan loves fish very much. When he saw fish, he stroked his short beard and smiled, "That's right, girl Qi, you don't need to send it to us. There is still pork from yesterday."

And his smile has another meaning, but Qiduo doesn't know it.
Mrs. Zhao quietly kicked Mr. Tan under the table, worried that Qiduo would really take the fish back.

How could Qiduo be the kind of person she thought of? If she was reluctant, she wouldn't have sent the fish over, and replied with a smile, "Grandma, pork belongs to pork. This is fish. I know that grandpa's favorite food is fish." Fish. I’ll give it to grandma to try something new, stew some fish soup, it’s very nourishing.”

Hearing these words, Mr. Tan felt very at ease, and the smile on his face became even stronger, "Hehe, it's hard for Seven Girls to remember what grandpa likes to eat, but these fish were bought with a lot of money, right?"

"What do grandma like to eat, how dare we forget, these fish are caught." Qiduo respectfully replied, and told about Shen Nan calling Liulang to fish.

"Haha, Liu Lang went fishing too? Can he catch one?" Old Man Tan laughed loudly and asked with great interest.

For Liu Lang, he really values ​​and likes him now.
"Pfft." Qiduo also laughed, "Grandpa, Liulang is still young, it's not easy to hold the fishing rod steady, where can I catch it. These fish were given by Brother Nan, and some of them were caught by Changsheng. The technology is pretty good.”

Mr. Tan smiled and said yes.

Mrs. Zhao said, "Liulang is too young. Next time something like this happens, you have to tell Changsheng to watch carefully. The riverside is no better than the shore, so don't make any mistakes."

"Yeah, grandma, you reminded me right, we will talk to Changsheng." These words of concern made Qiduo feel warm.

When it comes to Changsheng, Mr. Tan can't help but say a few words about Changsheng, saying that this child looks pretty good, he is diligent in his hands and feet, knows the distinction between superior and inferior, and so on.

"By the way, grandpa, do you have a letter from fourth uncle and third brother?" Qi Duo remembered this.

It's been a while since the two of them left, and they don't know if they've arrived at Yicheng Mansion or if everything went well on the way.
It was an agreement with Tan Debao at the beginning, and when he arrived at Yicheng Mansion, he immediately sent a message back.

I haven't received the letter now, I don't know if they haven't arrived in Yicheng Mansion, or for some other reason.

Qiduo and his family were a little worried.

Mr. Tan shook his head, "Not yet. I've been thinking about this for the past two days. I don't know if they were delayed on the way. It stands to reason that they should have arrived long ago."

Seeing that he was also worried, Qiduo comforted him in turn, "Maybe Fourth Uncle and the others haven't arrived yet, or the letter sent back was too slow on the way and hasn't reached us yet."

Mr. Tan nodded, saying that it was also possible.

Seeing the matter finished, Qiduo got up and went home first.

Looking at the fish swimming with their tails in the bucket, Mr. Tan said to Mrs. Zhao, "Old lady, I'm not wrong, everyone in the eldest family is filial. As long as there is something good, we will never forget us." So, in the future, you must be sincere to their family, and nothing will happen again, otherwise I will be the first to spare you."

He already knew about Liu Lang and Shen Nan fishing by the river.

He didn't see it himself, but he met a big man in the village when he came back from Patriarch Tan's house.

The big man smiled and said to him that he had fish for lunch.

He asked what was going on, and the big man said, "Your grandson and Changsheng have caught a lot of fish by the river, and you will definitely be missing."
This happened to be heard by Mrs. Zhao, and after the big man left, she told Mr. Tan that the fish Liu Lang and Chang Sheng caught would not necessarily be given to them.

But Mr. Tan said that he should give it away.

So the two went back to the main room and waited. When they saw Qiduo carrying a bucket into the yard, Mr. Tan smiled proudly at Mrs. Zhao.

He laughed, of course it wasn't fish to eat, but Qiduo's filial piety!
Qiduo didn't know that the two of them always thought like this, otherwise they would sigh that it's hard to be a human being!
After these things, Qiduo's family has gained a lot of benefits, Zhao finally understands a lot now, and he doesn't hate Qiduo and his family as much as before.

She has no objection to Mr. Tan's words.

But with her hedgehog-like temperament, it is impossible not to refute a few words, "Damn old man, you know nonsense all day long. I haven't done anything to offend their family recently. The Kang family came over, and so did I." The purpose of entertaining him politely, I admit, the main thing is to have a good relationship with the Kang family, but by doing this, I am also saving face for the boss family?

And the last time Erxia got engaged, I was also helping inside and out, but I didn't get a needle from the old man.Later, the boss said that they would give me the leftovers. I thought about it, but I just kept a little bit, and let him distribute the rest to some important families in the village. "
In rural areas, people who hold wedding banquets usually leave a lot of unfinished meat dishes in the end.
Don't underestimate these leftover meat dishes. Generally, only those who are very close to the host's family, or who have helped the host's family a lot, the host's family will send some dishes over.

And the people who received the dishes were overjoyed. It was rare to see meat all year round. How could they be unhappy when they saw these meat dishes.

However, in modern times, people's living standards have improved, and people eat meat and fish every day, so people don't have much interest in these dishes.

"Well, you did a good job with these recent incidents, like that." Mr. Tan affirmed Zhao's recent actions.

Mrs. Zhao snorted, "That's right."

Mr. Tan took a few deep puffs of dry cigarettes, looked up at Mrs. Zhao, "Old lady, these years have passed, and you should let go of some things. Compared with other daughters-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law is capable and not too thoughtful. , it’s rare.”

Mrs. Zhao sighed lightly, and waved her hand, "I have some matters, I have my own discretion, so you don't need to say more. I'll let the third daughter-in-law kill two fish, and burn them for you to drink at noon."

She got up, picked up the barrel, and left the main room.

Mr. Tan looked at his old wife's back, and sighed heavily, alas, when will we let go of the things of the past!

He continued to smoke.

When Qiduo returned home, Mrs. Xu and the others were very happy to see the fish they had caught, and praised longevity with a smile.

Of course, I don't forget to praise Liu Lang.

"Duo, pick a few big ones and send them to your grandma. This fish is so fresh, let them taste it too." Looking at the fish, Xu said to Qiduo.

"Mother, I've already delivered it." Qiduo said with a smile about delivering the fish.

"Hehe, that's good." Mrs. Xu stroked Qiduo's hair very pleased.

Changsheng carried the wooden bucket containing the fish to the kitchen.
Qiduo also went to the kitchen, Erxia and Liuju were preparing to make lunch.

Seeing her go in, the two sisters asked the fish how to do it.

Qiduo let them decide for themselves, anyway, they eat at home, so there is no need to be particular about it.

The fish is fresh, and the taste will not be bad no matter how you do it.

Erxia and Liuju decided to braise two in soy sauce at noon, and stew two more in the evening. Then they will serve noodles with fish soup, which will definitely be fresh.

Qiduo had no objection. While helping to choose vegetables, she asked about Erlang, "Eldest sister and second sister, every time the second brother comes back to our house to get bean sprouts, does he go to the bean sprouts room? Or does he ask you about it?" How are bean sprouts made?"

"Ah, Duo, why are you asking this question carefully?" Liuju asked curiously.

Qiduo told about the rotten bean sprouts in the four-date bucket.

"What? They are too hateful. They even follow our family to grow bean sprouts. It's too much. Next time, I won't let my second brother come to pick up bean sprouts." Liuju said angrily.

"Second Sister, don't be angry. Third Uncle's family wants to learn how to grow bean sprouts. This is their freedom. We have no right to scold and interfere with others. Maybe, not only their family, but others are also learning now. .” Qi Duo comforted with a smile.

"Hmph, but our family made the bean sprouts first, so they can't follow behind." Liuju puffed her cheeks, a little savage.

Erxia just murmured and didn't speak for a while.

Qiduo smiled and persuaded her, using the example of how she learned to cook various dishes, saying that many dishes were cooked first by others. According to her words, wouldn't it be possible for her to cook these dishes by herself?

"Yeah, Ju, don't be angry. Duo is right, we can't control what other people want to do.

We just want to find out whether the third uncle's bean sprouts came out on their own, or whether the second brother came to our house to peek. " Erxia persuaded Liuju.

Liuju nodded, "I see."

But I felt a little sad in my heart, as if my things had been stolen.

Erxia and Liuju echoed every time Erlang came to the house.

I usually don't think there is anything wrong, but now that I think about it, he really has some problems.

Like the house where bean sprouts are produced, except for Qiduo's family, other people are not allowed to enter, but Erlang ran in several times.

This has never happened to Saburo before.

Erlang once deliberately marveled at Liuju, saying that it was amazing that mung beans and soybeans could grow such delicious sprouts, and he didn't know how to do it.

However, Liuju was not fooled and said nothing.

"It seems that Erlang and the others don't know the key steps of growing bean sprouts. From today onwards, we will send bean sprouts to the front yard. Erlang is not allowed to come into our yard again. The room where bean sprouts are usually grown must be locked. They want to steal If he doesn't learn, we won't let him succeed." Qi Duo said.

If Erlang and the others had done things aboveboard, she would not have said anything, and maybe she would have told them the method, anyway, she didn't expect to make a fortune from bean sprouts.

But he is doing these small tricks now, so I'm sorry!
Erxia and Liuju naturally agreed.

They told Tan Dejin and his wife again that everyone has united the front, and the method of making bean sprouts will definitely be kept secret.

In the next few days, Erlang felt as uncomfortable as a kitten scratching his heart. He still wanted to go to Qiduo's house to take a closer look, but now that the bean sprouts were delivered to the front yard, he had no reason to go again.

He had no choice but to endure it for the time being, waiting for the opportunity to peek again.

Time flies, and soon it will be the day when Wen Xiuyi and Shen Nan will compete.

(End of this chapter)