The fish that Jiang Ning caught was very big. Aunt Gu went back to her hometown, and Xue Yuantong felt that she and Jiang Ning might not be able to finish it.
But the atmosphere was such that she had to have fish for lunch and there was no way she could save it for tomorrow.
Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone. Xue Yuantong sent Xue Chuchu some photos of the big catfish using his mobile phone:
"Chu Chu, my general Jiang Ning has made great contributions today."
"Come to my house for dinner."
As one of her few good friends, Chuchu, Xue Yuantong was happy to share happiness with her. When she was a child, she ate a lot of food from Chuchu's family.
Downtown, old houses.
On the balcony, Xue Chuchu was leaning on a wooden chair, a white blanket wrapped around her legs, and a history textbook in her hands.
The white blanket was washed clean and white, and compared with her fair skin, it only lacked a hint of rosy white.
She planned to read until 11 o'clock in the morning, and then buy some rice to make rice and stir-fry some shredded potatoes for lunch.
Although her mother Hua Fengmei found a good job, Xue Chuchu knew that making money was not easy and she still lived a simple life.
Children from poor families always have to take on housework early on, and she knows how to do basic cooking.
Although the New Year has passed and it is February now, the temperature is still several degrees below zero. The water in winter is very cold, washing vegetables is too cold to keep your hands warm, and cooking is a torture.
At this moment, the phone beeped and Xue Chuchu instinctively panicked.
She doesn’t have many QQ friends, only Xue Yuantong, Jiang Ning, and a few familiar classmates, and they don’t contact each other very often.
Because of the experience of having her QQ stolen before the Chinese New Year, the bad guy found the gate of her No. 2 Middle School. She always felt that the guy would find her sooner or later. Xue Chuchu was frightened for a long time and was a little afraid of the QQ notification sound.
The strange thing is that the pervert seemed to have disappeared during this period and has not shown up since.
She swiped the screen.
"What a big fish!" Xue Chuchu was surprised.
The fish picture Xue Yuantong posted, with a picture of herself for comparison, shows that the fish was really big, about seventy or eighty centimeters.
Is this what Jiang Ning fished for
Xue Chuchu knew that Jiang Ning was very good at fishing, but it was a bit unbelievable that such a big fish was caught by Jiang Ning.
Although she was surprised, she felt it was not nice to eat for free.
"I won't go. The lunch is ready." Xue Chuchu replied.
Xue Yuantong saw through it at a glance and replied immediately: "Fake, you haven't cooked yet."
Xue Chuchu: “…”
"Come quickly, there are only Jiang Ning and I at home, and he doesn't know how to help me. If you come, you can lend a hand and help me subdue this fish." Xue Yuantong replied.
"Well, okay." Faced with Tongtong's cordial invitation, Xue Chuchu agreed. She was not a saint, and she wanted to try the big fish a little.
Xue Chuchu took off the blanket, spread out the history book, and placed it upside down on the table so that when she came back, she could continue reading along this side.
She adjusted her light blue down jacket.
I first sent a text message to my mother, telling her that I would go to Tongtong's house for lunch at noon. The reason I sent the text message was because her mother basically doesn't use WeChat or QQ.
Xue Chuchu’s phone plan comes with some free text messages every month, which are just right for her to send to her mother.
Before going out, she changed into cotton shoes. The style of cotton shoes was very old and not good-looking. Many girls disliked them. The only advantage was that they were warm and would not freeze her feet.
When worn on Xue Chuchu's feet at this moment, it actually has a different look.
She wrapped her scarf around her neck, held her helmet, and opened the door.
The auntie next door was holding a garbage bag in her hand.
Xue Chuchu said, "Auntie, I'm just about to go out. Let me take it down for you."
Auntie smiled and said, "Thank you, Chuchu."
"It's just a piece of cake." Xue Chu took the garbage bag and walked down the stairs.
The aunt next door is from Tu County. She brought her child to the city to study and is an accompanying mother.
However, my aunt's husband bought a house in the city, which is still under construction. In the future, my aunt will move to the new house and move out of this old community.
When Xue Chuchu went downstairs, she thought of the news that happened in Tu County a few years ago. A young man was playing games at home and was mysteriously injured. After his neighbors found out, they called an ambulance and sent him to the hospital.
It was heard that the young man had lost all his fingers. While he was in the hospital, several men from Tu County came to the hospital, pulled the young man off the bed, and beat him half to death.
They said that the young man had seduced their wives.
One of the men who beat the young man was actually a relative of the young man, and he even did not spare his relative's wife.
It really opened Xue Chuchu's eyes and overturned her worldview.
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The urban area of the small city of Yuzhou is not very big. The electric bike that Xue Chuchu rides is not a small electric bike with pedals, but a large electric bike that can reach a speed of up to 60.
Xue Chuchu didn't dare to drive at full speed, so she only drove at medium speed. At this speed, she arrived at Xue Yuantong's house twenty minutes later.
The door of Xue Yuantong's house was wide open. Xue Chuchu parked the car and walked in.
There were eucalyptus boards placed in the yard.
Jiang Ning held the big fish in one hand.
"Chu Chu, you're here."
"I'll kill the fish for you to see."
Xue Yuantong showed her newly sharpened kitchen knife. She had a small apron wrapped around her chest, dressed like a little cook.
Jiang Ning slapped the fish on the head, knocking it unconscious, and put it on the eucalyptus board.
Xue Yuantong wiped the knife, looked at the big catfish, gestured, and before killing the fish, she said hypocritically:
"It wasn't easy for it to grow this big. It must have suffered a lot. I want to release it."
Xue Chuchu suddenly felt that Tongtong was so hypocritical.
She added: “It is impossible to release all of them.”
"Why don't we release half of them? Jiang Ning, what do you think? Am I very kind?"
Jiang Ning asked, "You want to release it? You don't mean to release ginger, do you?"
Xue Yuantong: "Humph, I won't let you go."
Although she was small in stature, she was very fierce when using the kitchen knife, which was beyond Jiang Ning's expectation.
"This one, braised."
"These are steamed."
“Stir-fry the rest!”
Xue Yuantong made the arrangements very clear: "Today I will show you what a genius chef is."
noon.
The kitchen is filled with fragrance, and there is a table full of fish, a fish feast.
Jiang Ning cast a formation on the table to prevent the food from getting cold.
Xue Yuantong took off her apron and sat on a small wooden stool. Xue Chuchu served the rice and Jiang Ning took out the warm coconut milk.
Fill everyone's cup.
Xue Yuantong raised his cup and shouted, "Cheers!"
"Bang." The glass cups made a sound of collision and the rich coconut milk in the cups swayed gently.
After Jiang Ning started to move, Xue Chuchu picked up the knife and picked up a piece of hot fish.
The catfish has soft meat, very few bones, and just the right amount of spices, making it taste extremely delicious.
The reserved Xue Chuchu almost bit her tongue.
"Tongtong, it's delicious." Xue Chuchu picked up another piece.
"Hahaha, I'm awesome, right?" Xue Yuantong enjoyed the praise.
"Yeah." When it comes to cooking skills, Xue Chuchu is indeed far inferior to Tongtong.
Jiang Ning ate in silence.
"Yes, yes, take a picture."
Xue Yuantong took out her cell phone. She seldom took photos, but today was a rare day and she didn't want to miss it.
After taking the photo, I sent a copy to my mother first.
Then she was about to send a copy to Jiang Ning, but after thinking it over, she decided to forget it. Anyway, the photos were kept with her and Jiang Ning could look at them anytime.
Xue Yuantong never worried that Jiang Ning would run away. He and himself had agreed that they would never forget her.
Xue Chuchu raised her cup on her own initiative. Through the hot steam above the dining table, she looked at Tongtong, whose face was red, and then at Jiang Ning, who had a slight smile on his face.
They are my good friends, that’s great.
At this moment, Xue Chuchu's mood suddenly became cheerful. She put aside the heavy schoolwork, the uncertain future and the sense of responsibility on her shoulders.
She faced the gazes of the two men, and a sweet smile blossomed on her cold face:
“May we have this day every year!”