Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 14 Braised Carp

By the time the two of them put the cooked food out of the pan, Yuan Shi and the others had already returned.

When everyone came to the lobby, they saw the steaming pot of fragrant fish soup on the table.Whether it is the golden fish or the fragrant soup, they all attract everyone's attention.Chunqiu, who was standing not far away, could hear their involuntary swallowing.

"Oh, who made this dish? It's so delicious." Yang Lishi stared at the fish, walked to the seat with neat legs, sat down on his buttocks, and looked at the big pot of braised carp not far away , looked at Chunni curiously and said, she knew that today's lunch was made by her eldest granddaughter, so could this fish be too?

Yuan Shi and others followed behind Yang Li Shi, and also took their seats one by one. Yang Chunjun and Yang Chunming, who were studying in the study, heard the movement outside the door, and came to the lobby with the returning crowd. They faced the basin in the middle. The braised carp was also very curious. After hearing Yang Li's question, they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"The third sister made it. It's called braised carp. It's delicious." Chunni looked into Yang and Li's eyes, and sat beside Gu's and replied quietly and obediently.Since Mrs. Gu came back, she has become this quiet look.

"Oh, it turned out to be Grandma's sharp heart, Grandma's good granddaughter, you must be tired." As soon as Yang Lishi heard that Chunqiu did it, she immediately turned to look at Chunqiu, her tone was exaggerated, and a smile appeared on her face. Distressed, her eyes stared straight at the place where Chunqiu made it, with worried eyes, her good granddaughter's forehead is just right, how tiring it is to make a pot of fish.

"Grandma, it's not hard. The eldest sister helped me. I didn't do much. The second sister also helped me a lot. The second sister and I went to the river to catch fish." Chunqiu stared at himself. The cute big eyes shook his head to express that it was not hard work, and at the same time confessed the two little friends, which made Yang Li praised him.

"The good granddaughters in my family are all amazing, much better than the lazy ones in the old Zhang's next door." Yang Li smiled and praised the three girls beside her one by one, and at the same time, she did not forget to say something about the next door. The two of them almost fought because of the problem of the previous house wall. Although the last piece of land belonged to their family, but the other party's eccentric tone kept Yang and Li for a long time, wishing to rush forward and tear the other's mouth .

Chunqiu wisely didn't say anything, she wasn't born when the incident happened next door, if it wasn't for Yuan always telling her not to play with the children next door, she wouldn't know about it.

"Okay, the dishes are getting cold, let's eat quickly." Old man Yang interrupted Mrs. Yang and Li's words impatiently. Didn't you see that the children were all hungry?He kept saying that if he didn't eat, the food would be cold. Old man Yang glared at Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Li, who was stared coldly, was also unhappy in her heart. She wouldn't let her speak?It's none of her business, Yang Li stared back again.

No matter how unhappy Mrs. Yang was at this time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Old Man Yang's words.After a day of farm work, I was already hungry, so I didn't care about anything at the moment, I just ate the fish.

In addition to the braised carp made in spring and autumn, there are also some side dishes, but obviously the braised carp has been loved by everyone, whether it is the fresh and delicious, soft and smooth fish meat or the sweet and sour spicy soup, for the hungry people come here It is extremely attractive to say that, with cooked rice, everyone's face is flushed, and the teeth are fragrant.

In the end, there were only bones and no soup left for the two carps weighing three catties. At this moment, Chunqiu felt extremely fortunate that he had the foresight to cook all the fish without leaving a single fish, otherwise there would not be enough to eat. .

"Qiu'er is really amazing. My aunt wants to learn how to make such a delicious fish. You see, sister Chunni, you still don't know how to do it." I am very curious, especially after tasting the taste, it is even more unforgettable. Looking at the 5-year-old niece opposite, I am very curious about how she made it. You must know that her eldest daughter is already so old. She can only cook simple meals, now is the time to learn this, Gu squinted her eyes and looked at Chunqiu.

"Eh?" Chunqiu tilted her head, thinking that of course it's delicious, she put a lot of seasonings herself, but wouldn't the aunt make it herself?Why are you looking for a child like yourself? Although Chunqiu complained in his heart, he still said obediently, "Auntie, don't you know how to do it? I just watched my mother do it, and then I did it myself. Sister Chunni just If she doesn't know how to cook fish, if she wants to learn, I can teach you." Chunqiu said the excuse he thought of, looked up and saw Gu's bright eyes, and then looked at the eldest sister who smiled gratefully to him, and his heart suddenly After I understood it, I couldn't help but feel sorry for this 11-year-old sister. She has to learn so many things at such a young age. It's terrible to marry.

"Really? That's really great." Gu nodded with a smile all over her face. Her main goal was achieved, and her smile became more and more sincere when she looked at Chunqiu. This is the carp that just remembered Chunqiu Different from the previous scent, he asked curiously, "Auntie's cooking is not as delicious as Qiu'er, did Qiu'er put something good in it, otherwise how could it be so fragrant?" Gu said with her own guess come out.

"It's really delicious." Yuan Shi took the words from the side, looked at the girl next to him and said, "Qiuer, what good things did you put in, mother also wants to know." Yuan Shi was also very surprised when she ate it, although the girl I watched her cook it, but Yuan Shi couldn't make such a delicious fish by herself.

"I put the bean paste freshly made by Grandma." Chunqiu looked up at Yuan Shi with her shining eyes and said, "Second sister asked me to add it." Chunqiu pointed to Chunhua who was still eating not far away.Throwing the pot out, what she said was not wrong, it was indeed her second sister who asked her to put more bean paste.

After hearing Chunqiu's words, Mrs. Gu understood, no wonder it was delicious, it turned out to be bean paste, but it was made by her daughter?Gu Shi glanced at the Chunhua, which was eating happily. According to her daughter's thinking, it was really possible.

That's just right, I'll just ask my mother-in-law to hand over the method of making Doubanjiang to Chunni in the future, and Mrs. Gu is planning on the side.

Yuan Shi also nodded when she heard it. There is also a pot of bean paste in their room, which tastes really good.

"I said, why is it so fragrant? It turned out to be mother's bean paste." Uncle Yang Weisong interrupted, looking at Yang and Li with a smile on his face, "Mother, please give me another jar of bean paste you made, son I want it too." Yang Weisong looked at Mrs. Yang and Li flatteringly.

"Didn't I give it to you before? Where did it go?" Yang Li said.

"Didn't I eat it?" Yang Weisong didn't care. He eats fast, especially the bean paste made by his mother. He likes to eat two bites when he has nothing to do, so the small jar has long since disappeared.

"Here, I'll take it to my room later." Yang Li waved her hand after hearing this, as long as she didn't throw it away, it's not a big deal, she's downed several jars of bean paste.

"Grandma, I want a jar too." Yang Chunjun bowed his head silently for a long time before interjecting, "Grandma, I can't always go out to eat with my younger brother Ming'er when we go to school, and Mr. Li likes grandma's cooking very much. Last time I wanted to buy an altar, so I want to take advantage of this time to go to the school and bring an altar to Master Li directly." Yang Chunjun told everyone what happened before, and Yang Chunming also nodded in agreement.

"In that case, Brother Jun'er, let's go directly to the altar. You can't ask for money from Master Li. Ordinary masters take good care of both of you. Our Yang family is just an ordinary farmer's family. If it weren't for Master Li, he would accept you. , you don’t know where you are going to study yet, we can’t do this kind of thing.” Old man Yang took up the conversation and said clearly.

"Father is right, our Yang family can't do this kind of thing." Yang Weimin also explained to his son from the side.

"Father, don't worry, I don't ask for money." Yang Chunjun looked helpless, "If you don't believe me, ask Brother Minger." He reached out and pointed to Yang Chunming beside him.

"It's true that you don't need money, uncle, don't worry, the two of us know what to do and what not to do," Yang Chunming explained.

"That's good, that's good." Yang Weimin nodded.

"Well, when Brother Jun'er is making the bean paste, let's take some duck eggs by the way. Mrs. Li likes to eat it too." Yang Li thought about her pickled duck eggs and said to her two grandchildren. When it comes to grandchildren's study, Yang Li's vision is not short-sighted.

"There's no need for duck eggs," Yang Chunming said. His family's duck eggs are all picked up by his younger brothers and sisters.It's not good for them to take it away.

"That's right, let's keep the duck eggs and sell them for money." Yang Chunjun also nodded.

"Take it," old man Yang said in a heavy tone, a little angry, and the two replied, "We Yang family members can't be shallow-sighted, this little duck egg is nothing, as long as you learn a lot in the school, you will all come back."

"That's right, that's the reason." Yang Lishi also nodded, "If the duck eggs are gone, you can save them. You guys want to study in school and become high officials in the future." Although Yang Lishi didn't study, but I still know a lot of truths.

"Your grandma is right, take it." Yang Weibo also spoke, looking at his son and nephew who had a bad look on the opposite side, he still said worriedly. "If you don't believe me, ask your younger brothers and sisters to see what they think?" I have to say, Yang Weibo still understands their hearts very well, isn't it because he is embarrassed to take things at home?

Seeing that the flames of war had drawn on him, Chunqiu quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said, "I'm fine." Chunqiu smiled innocently at his elder brother and second brother, "The duck eggs are just for eating, and they are for your second brother." Master is fine too." Chunqiu would be very happy if he could help the second brother and the others.

"Yeah, bro, just take it," Huzi said from the side.

"Small stones are fine"

"Me? Can you buy me candy?" Chunhua said cautiously, she only likes candy.

Pfft, brothers Yang Chunjun and Yang Chunming couldn't hold back their laughter, and the adults of the Yang family were also amused by Chunhua's answer.

"Buy, buy, buy" Yang Chunjun nodded fiercely and promised, "Just like this time, I will buy you a lot of sugar."

"Yeah, take it." Chunhua was relieved, and nodded cheerfully.

Women in the Yang family have no right to speak about reading. Just like Gu and Yuan, the Spring and Autumn people will only answer when asked, otherwise they will not interrupt, there is no way, this is what this era looks like.

After dinner, everyone dispersed, and Yuan Shi, who had done farm work for a day, was also preparing to rest. Tomorrow, Yuan Shi and the others would go to work in the fields. Three acres of paddy fields are not a simple amount.

(End of this chapter)