Hou Xiaoliang obeyed the command in all actions, and quickly dodged left and right to avoid its sharp edge, pulled diagonally, and dragged the fish to swim horizontally.
"Avoid the momentum and give way to the force, just like in kung fu, using force to push a thousand catties. If used properly, the fish will not be able to use the force, and will not be able to turn around. Let us manipulate it!" Carefully, listening carefully, he pulled up the text and spoke clearly and logically.
At this time, the fish had exhausted most of its strength, and Xiaocao signaled that it was time to raise the pole. With a solemn face, Hou Xiaoliang grasped the fishing rod tightly and lifted it up carefully. First the head of the fish came out of the water, and then the body of the fish. Good guy! Judging from the fish head alone, the fish must be no less than thirty catties. When the fish was completely out of the water and carried to the deck, there was a big fish more than two meters long, flopping non-stop.
"Is this fish mature?" Zhu Junyang tsk-tsk.
Xiao Butianshi glanced at him contemptuously, would a fine fish be so stupid as to be caught for a bite? It's just a stupid big guy!
"Little glutinous rice balls, come here quickly! Be careful of being photographed by the fish's tail!" Wu Tong grabbed its tail, carried it back, and hugged it in his arms, "Want to eat fish? Cook it at noon before eating. Don't worry, today The more you catch, the more you will eat!!"
The huge fish was thumping desperately on the deck, as if it was making a final struggle for its own fate. The tail hit the deck, making a "snapping" sound. From time to time, one would jump up, and then fall heavily.
The boss of the boat heard the movement and ran over to take a look: "Hey! What a big sturgeon, at least over fifty catties, right? It's not a small braggadocio. A small guy who makes a sturgeon is a must. If the prince and princess don't If you don't like it, let the little wife show you a hand?"
Xiaocao also knows how to handle some common fish, such as sturgeon, which looks so tall, she still doesn't want to waste materials!
Today's harvest is quite fruitful, and the whole fish feast at noon is simply too rich. Steamed silver carp, sweet and sour carp, fried fish with garlic, boiled fish slices, fish with pine nuts, fish ball soup... Most of them are cooked together by Xiaocao and the cook.
As for the wife of the boat boss, she is indeed a good cook who lives on the water all year round, and her unique skill of cooking fish has benefited Xiaocao and the cooks of the palace a lot. For a single sturgeon, she found six ways to eat it: Sturgeon Belly with Chopped Pepper, Sturgeon Fillet with Spicy Pickled Cabbage, Spicy Grilled Sturgeon, Pan-fried Sturgeon Steak, Sturgeon Head in Black Bean Sauce, and Sturgeon Arowana with Pepper and Masala. Every dish is delicious in color, fragrance and taste, and you can't stop eating it.
In the end, Xiaocao and the three of them, as well as that Master Wu, couldn't even bend over, and were supported by the servants, walking on the deck to digest food. There is still a lot of fish feast left, and the accompanying servants are lucky. Hou Xiaoliang stroked his bulging stomach, burped, and said to Wutong contentedly: "In this life, my greatest luck is to be with a master like Xu Wang, and to taste delicacies that cannot be tasted elsewhere. In this life, It's worth it!"
"Look at how promising you are! How dare you spend your whole life just to fill up this mouth!" Wu Tong rolled his eyes at him, and quietly took a Xiaoshi pill. Today's whole fish feast was really delicious, and she, who has always been restrained, didn't control her appetite well. No, she must resolutely resist the temptation of food in the future, otherwise she will become too fat to walk with such a master who likes to think about food!
Hou Xiaoliang grinned, and said: "Look at those ordinary people, don't they work hard for themselves and their family's mouth all their lives? Now that the time is good, the ordinary people can at least fill their stomachs. If it was in the previous dynasty, there would be some natural or man-made disasters." Yes, starvation everywhere, corpses floating thousands of miles..."
"Go, go, go! It's so creepy, it seems like you've seen it!!" Wu Tong gave him a hard look and scolded him!
Seeing that she didn't believe it, Hou Xiaoliang became impatient: "Don't believe it! I heard from those long-lived old people that at the end of the previous dynasty, the court was corrupt and the officials were greedy. One year, the Huaihe River flooded, and the people on both sides were displaced. The court barely made up Some money and food came out, and more than half of them were eaten by those big moths in the government... It is said that in some places, even several villages have no living people left. Those who drowned drowned, and those who starved to death. Vultures in the sky Hovering, just waiting for the people on the ground who are too hungry to move to die, so that they can enjoy delicious food... "
"Ugh... can you change the word, don't insult the word 'food'? Did you mean it? Why don't people taste the food?"
Wu Tong pinched his arm, he is really a blank-eyed young man, incomparable to his master! King Xu is so kind to the concubine, he is almost in his hands as a treasure. Didn't it mean that servants follow their masters? Why didn't she find any resemblance to Mimi from him
"Okay, my fault, my fault! Indus, have you thought about it? When will you agree to marry me? I'm already twenty-three, and my family is in a hurry. If I didn't hold back, My parents will set me up with other girls!" Hou Xiaoliang was also anxious, many of his childhood playmates and other children could make soy sauce, and he couldn't even get a daughter-in-law.
The last time I saw Fa Xiao, I hurt him a lot. Alas, how easy it is for someone to marry a daughter-in-law. If you see each other, you will marry and go home. Why is it so difficult to get here!
After Xiaocao's persuasion, Wutong has already acquiesced in her heart, but she can't let him get it so easily. The master said, the harder it is to get, the more you will cherish it. She blocked Hou Xiaoliang with a single sentence: "Your master is twenty-five years old, so he married my master back home. There are still two years left, what are you in a hurry for?"
"The prince married the concubine so late, isn't it because the concubine is young! You have reached your age, why do you have to wait until I am twenty-five?"
"Our concubine said that men are older and know how to love their wives. Look at the prince, how kind he is to the concubine, and he is obedient!" Wu Tong pouted in the direction of the masters. The twenty-four filial piety husband, His Royal Highness Xu Wang, is carefully supporting his daughter-in-law for a walk. From time to time, he stretched out his hand to help the princess rub her belly.
Hou Xiaoliang heard the words, and immediately said: "I am not young anymore, and I am different from those stunned youths. There are no masters, no slaves. Don't worry, if you marry me, I don't love my wife. Who do you love? At that time, you will be the master of our family's affairs, and we will discuss about the outside affairs. I will listen to whatever you say!"
"Our princess said that if a man's mouth can be trusted, sows can climb trees! The guarantee before marriage is thrown away in an instant after marriage! Our princess also said that men spend a lot of money, thinking that the red flag at home will not fall , Colorful flags fluttering outside! Our concubine also said..." Wu Tong counted the men's "crimes" one by one with his fingers.
Hou Xiaoliang's scalp tingled for a while—the concubine and empress don't bring such tricks. Are you trying to instill this kind of thought in your maidservants, because you intend to keep them all by your side and not marry them off? After thinking about it, he was relieved again. Since his master can pass the "test" of the princess, why can't he
"Wutong, I know you are still worried about me! Let time prove everything!! Our ancestors also suffered from concubines, so they set the family rules of 'forty no children, you can take concubines'. So , you don’t have to worry that I’ll carry a concubine’s room to your home, or pass through a house! I assure you, after marriage, I’ll concentrate on running errands to support the family, and never go out to drink, drink, or gamble. Before he could finish speaking, he was blocked by a soft little hand. Hou Xiaoliang hurriedly held this little hand in the palm of his hand, with his thumb on the smooth back, stroking gently.
Wutong's face was flushed, and he gently pulled out his hand, but he didn't pull it out, so he let him hold it, and scolded softly: "Bah! You bastard, stinking rascal!"
"I'm only tempted by you, and I'm playing hooligans with you!" Hou Xiaoliang's mouth seemed to have been smeared with honey. Seeing a bit of joy in Wutong's shy eyes, Hou Xiaoliang's admiration for the master spontaneously arises—learn from the master, it is indeed true! Men have to be sweeter, and when it's critical, don't shrink back when you should be playing hooligans. Big deal, get slapped! I have thick skin and thick flesh, what are you afraid of? A strong girl is afraid of pestering her husband, the ancients never deceived me!
Out of the corner of her eyes, Yu Xiaocao noticed the interaction between the two of them. She elbowed her man and said bitterly, "Your subordinates are going to take my love away! Our phoenix tree, what a cabbage! Hou Xiaoliang is a pig!"
Uh... Daughter-in-law, didn't you say that Xiaoliang had a monkey-like personality before? Why did you become a pig again today? Whatever it is! Wife is right!
"Yeah, yum! That guy looks lewd, he really looks like Brother Pig!" Zhu Junyang echoed solemnly.
Su Ran sneered from the side. Zhu Junyang glanced at him lightly, expressing that he didn't have the same knowledge as a single dog like him. My daughter-in-law is hurting, pampering, coaxing, what's wrong
Yu Xiaocao sighed, and said with some disappointment: "It seems that we have to step up and cultivate a few handy maids, so that after Wutong and Pipa are married, no one can use them!"
"Don't worry, that girl Yingchun is quite aggressive, she should be able to take care of herself." Zhu Junyang comforted his daughter-in-law's frustration.
Yu Xiaocao still shook her head: "But Yingchun is about the same age as me, and they should be released in two years. No, I have to write a letter back and ask Mei Xiang and Pipa to choose a few smart girls and focus on training them."
Seeing that his daughter-in-law was not in a good mood, Zhu Junyang quickly changed the subject and said: "Cangzhou is ahead, and I heard that the donkey meat, lamb intestines, and bacon there are very good. Try to see if it's a false name!"
When it comes to local delicacies, Yu Xiaocao immediately becomes energetic. In her previous life, she watched the gourmet show "A Bite of China", and was very impressed by the Hejian Donkey Meat. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to taste it myself.
This time when she went to the south of the Yangtze River, in her opinion, official business came second. Traveling to scenic spots and tasting delicacies from all over the world is the correct and pleasant life!