Mr. Wu led Lu Qi to the ditch in the backyard, and drowned the sparrows directly in the water. After a while, the sparrows choked to death. Afterwards, they took hot water to remove their feathers, and removed their internal organs with a sharp knife. Soon all the sparrows were dealt with, counted, there were about 30 sparrows in total. Lu Qi found another big net bag and handed it to Mr. Wu.
The small fish pond was covered with a thick layer of straw, which had been sprinkled a while ago to keep the fish warm for the winter. Ever since this fish pond was established, the Lu family had so many fish that they couldn’t finish eating them. Every time they caught fish, they would stock up all the frisky ones. In this small fish pond, you can catch fish casually. Big and small, all kinds, everything. In addition to fish, there are also many mussels, crabs, eels, loaches, and river shrimps. There is running water here, and it is not a problem to raise these things.
Mr. Wu gently moved the straw to the side, revealing a hole. After a while, fishes swam towards the hole to breathe. With one net down, five or six fish of different species, large and small, were caught.
Lu Qi was so happy that he couldn't help laughing, and hurried forward to catch it and put it in the bucket.
Mr. Wu laughed and said, "Aqi, don't want the big ones, but the small ones that are two or three fingers wide. Let's get some green prawns. Heh, look, the size of the green prawns is really not small!"
In spring, when the river prawns are mating, they will lose a lot of weight, and the belly of the female prawns is full of roe, which consumes all of its own nutrients. At this time, the prawns are plump and compact, and each one is very plump.
Lu Qi agreed with a "yes", letting go of the big fish that was bigger than his palm, and only picked up the small ones.
Mr. Wu caught another two handfuls of fish, and when he saw that it was almost done, he slowly pulled the net bag through the edge and bottom of the pond, lifted it up, and the running water drained, but inside were countless jumping river prawns, big and small, each one was crystal clear. , very lively and lovely.
The two picked out those finger-sized ones, and put the rest back into the pool. After fishing for twenty or thirty shrimps, I gave up.
The fish and shrimp here have not been processed properly, but the stove, seasoning, vegetables, meat, and tools are all ready there. Lu Xiaoshu and others came to help with the processing. The water in the canal was icy cold, and the laughter continued.
After everything was done, they sat around the stove on the porch with an iron plate on it, and all kinds of meat and vegetables were grilled on the iron plate with bamboo chopsticks. Mr. Wu was obviously an expert, and the bamboo chopsticks were turned over in his hands. Flying like a shuttle, dexterous like a swallow, sprinkled with various seasonings from time to time, the fat and tender sparrows are gradually roasted golden brown, dripping oil into the charcoal fire drop by drop, the fragrance gradually diffuses in the air, almost The little guy stared at the golden, steaming, and fragrant roasted sparrow, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Miao Chuhe couldn't help laughing and said: "Mr. Wu's craftsmanship is really good, even I can't help it!"
Mr. Wu smiled and said, "It's almost there!" He asked the three little fellows to take plates and chopsticks and put them on. Miao Chuhe and Tong Yu'er also ate together. Miao Cuilan and Lu Zhong smelled the fragrance in the room and couldn't help but also gathered around.
Everyone had fun eating, and Mr. Wu became a full-time griller. Pork, fish, and river prawns came in all kinds, as well as leeks, vegetable sprouts, etc., and they were roasted soft and brushed with seasonings. They tasted good, and everyone couldn't help but Stunned, Mr. Wu couldn't help but smiled at Lu Xiaoshu: "Although the little girl comes here as soon as she opens her mouth, she knows how to eat!"
Lu Xiaoshu was teaching his elder brother to eat roasted pork belly wrapped with washed lettuce leaves, so he said with a smile: "It's a pity that there are no eggplants and green peppers at the moment. I'm afraid it tastes better when they are roasted! Ah, and there are all kinds of mushrooms." , It’s good to think about baking it!”
"Really?" Mr. Wu said with a smile: "When we have it, let's try it!"
Lu Xiaoshu applauded with a smile and clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "When the time comes, the master will bring us back to the mountains to hunt some wild game, it will be more interesting!"
Mr. Wu couldn't help pointing at her, shaking his head and laughing, the little girl was thinking about playing all day long! After a few years, when I grow up, no one can control me and run around, I don't know what kind of nonsense!
Everyone was eating, talking and laughing, and they actually spent the whole day. They cleaned up all the fish, shrimps, vegetables and meat they caught, not to mention the thirty or so roasted brown and tender sparrows. Simply don't have to eat dinner. Miao Cuilan only cooked some porridge and ate it when anyone was hungry.
The next day, Miao Chuhe left home to go to school, Tong Yuer reluctantly sent him to the village, the two talked for a long time before they separated.
Since they got married, the two have been together less and more apart, but Tong Yu'er knew that her husband studied hard to repay his sister and brother-in-law, so why not for himself? Although she was kicked out of the house by her parents, Tong Yu'er didn't feel any resentment, but felt very guilty. After all, she hurt her parents' heart! I hope that one day, when my husband becomes famous, the parents will turn around and accept this marriage, and accept the son-in-law they found...
Lu Xiaoshu learned how to catch sparrows from Mr. Wu. From time to time, he tried repeatedly with his brothers and sisters and friends who came from home to play. Although sometimes he was not in place and sometimes he was too impatient, he finally caught a lot of sparrows In the evening, the sparrow was deep-fried by my aunt with fragrant oil, and the brothers and sisters had a great time eating it. Sometimes I took it out again, and grilled it with my friends in the woods at the head of the village with peeled bamboo sticks. I felt very uncomfortable all day long.
After the first lunar month, it is the busy season for farmers. When spring begins, the farm work in the fields and vegetable gardens will start to move. In addition to tidying up paddy fields and planting rice, and planting various vegetables in the vegetable garden, there are also mountain farms and bamboo farms. We also have to go and have a look, tidy up the weeds, especially the bamboo, loosen the soil and remove all the weeds, so that the bamboo shoots will grow more and grow well in March and April. .
The Lu family still had to make tofu, so naturally they were even busier. Although Tong Yu'er was there to help, they still invited two familiar helpers to help.
Fortunately, Sister Lu Xiaoshu doesn't need anyone to take her with her anymore, she can play happily all day long without anyone worrying about her at all.
On this day, someone suddenly came from Miaojia Village. It was the youngest son of the third uncle who came and greeted him with a smile. He asked Miao Cuilan to go back if he had time in the next two days, saying that he had something to talk to her about.
When Miao Cuilan heard this, she couldn't help but "thump" in her heart and muttered to herself: She is no longer from the Miao family. She turned a blind eye to her respectful and filial attitude and devoted herself to the cultivation of Miao Chuhe and said nothing.
However, there was absolutely no possibility that she would be asked to go back and discuss something.
Miao Cuilan laughed and circled around with the visitor, but she couldn't find anything from the visitor. The little brother scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled: "Sister Cuilan, I don't know what my father wants from you, but he looks very happy, I think it must be a good thing!"
Miao Cuilan could only smile and nodded and said: "Since the elders invited me, of course I will go, of course I will go! Tomorrow is not free, I have to go to the town to transport a cart of soybeans, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow morning I will go Come over! Big brother tell third uncle and his old man!" Miao Cuilan swiftly prepared a large bag of freshly made water tofu and a bundle of dried bean curd sticks and handed them to the visitor, saying that they would bring them back to him and third uncle Try it out.
The visitor declined with a smile, then thanked and accepted, and naturally agreed to bring the words with him.
Miao Cuilan couldn't figure it out, and she didn't bother to sell tofu that afternoon, so she asked her husband to go there instead. After packing up her lunch, she quietly went to Miaojia Village. Knowing that Mrs. Xia visited third uncle's house yesterday, Miao Cuilan felt even more uneasy.
She instinctively felt that what the third uncle was going to say must have something to do with the Xia family, but the little brother said that the third uncle was smiling all over his face as if it was a good thing, which she couldn't understand.
What is her relationship with the Xia family actually like? No one in Miaojia Village knows? Xia Shi went to the third uncle's house, and then something good happened to him? Could it be that Xia's brain is flooded and wants to divide the family property for himself? I am not from the Miao family—
wrong! A light suddenly flashed in Miao Cuilan's heart, and she couldn't help thinking about what Miao Chuhe said earlier about getting Miao Tianbao to borrow money from her and being rejected in order to prepare for her marriage. Could it be—
Miao Cuilan's complexion changed, and she thought something was wrong in her heart!
She already roughly guessed what Xia family was going to do. Xia family took the initiative to mention it, and the third uncle said with a smile that it was a good thing. Could it be that Xia family wanted to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors
Only this matter involves the need to alarm the elders like the third uncle, and in the eyes of the elders, this is a "good thing" that deserves my joy.
As for the Xia family, Miao Cuilan secretly sneered, of course it would be even better for her! As long as he recognizes his ancestor and returns to his clan, that is her "daughter", and Miao Tianbao is his brother, so how can he stay out of Miao Tianbao's marriage? It is necessary to contribute money and effort!
The Xia family really had a good plan!
She is her father's stepmother, so she can put on the posture of an elder and make this suggestion to third uncle. For her suggestion, Miao Chuhe definitely has to agree, and so can she. On the contrary, I have to be grateful to her, and I have to be overjoyed!
Otherwise, it is heartless, it is disrespectful to the ancestors, it is unfilial.
Miao Cuilan couldn't help but hate secretly, this bitch is really hurtful enough!
Over the years, she has already liked the peaceful life today, how could she put a condom around her neck by herself? Maybe it seemed like a big deal at the beginning, but now it has faded away.
Getting kicked out of the house is nothing more than that.