It is rare to see such a rich catch at one time, and Uncle Seven was explaining it to Qiao Qiao seriously.
At this moment, what he took out from the trap was a struggling eel.
There is mucus on the eel's body, which makes it slippery and difficult to catch.
But at this moment, Uncle Seventh Cousin pinched it with his thumb, index finger and middle finger, and no matter how it curled up and struggled, it couldn't break free.
"Are you afraid?"
He looked at Jojo.
"I've eaten this before," Qiao Qiao said with a smile, touching the eel's cool and slippery body. "Dad said this isn't a water snake, it doesn't bite, it's an eel."
Uncle Seven nodded in appreciation and said, "Yes, but if they are pushed too hard, they will bite. However, the poison is not strong. Just rinse it with water and alcohol and it will be fine."
There was more than one eel in the trap, so Uncle Qi quickly took out another one and threw it into the bucket:
"Try catching it with your hands."
Qiao Qiao was very happy, and stretched out his hand to put it into the bucket. However, as soon as he grabbed it, the eel twisted and slipped out of his fingers smoothly.
After struggling for a long time and using both hands, he still couldn't catch the eel as easily and firmly as his seventh cousin.
Qiao Qiao stared at her hands blankly, feeling extremely aggrieved:
“It’s so slippery.”
Uncle Qi smiled and encouraged, "Fish are very slippery, you have to be willing to take action. Do you see its head? Grab it from the long part below and pull it hard! No matter how it twists, you have to hold it steady and not let go..."
The two aunts who were helping were cleaning the vegetables and meat. Seeing how seriously Uncle Seventh Cousin was teaching Qiao Qiao, they subconsciously breathed lighter.
When the dish was brought to the stove, the two began to discuss:
"Look at the child, uncle, he is quite good at teaching. He coaxes and plays with him. Qiao Qiao is very happy."
In their opinion, learning to cook means either practicing knife skills by chopping and chopping, or carrying a big pot and stirring and frying. What's the point of catching eels here
When I first came in, I was given another basin of loaches! After catching loaches, I caught yellow eels. The kids could play with them for a whole morning.
Another person laughed and said, "Qiao Qiao is really brave. How come they are not afraid? I see the yellow eel twisting and turning like a snake, and I feel scared."
"That's nothing!" The auntie opposite laughed:
"When we are young, we are not afraid of anything. I was so enthusiastic about raising silkworms when I was young, but now when you show me the plump white silkworms, I still feel a little scared."
That's true.
The two of them were laughing, but the topic went off topic again.
At the edge of the pool, Uncle Seven was busy dealing with the two full traps, while Qiao Qiao was competing with the bucket of eels and loaches.
At this moment, both hands were like practicing iron sand palm, constantly reaching down. When the left hand was tired, he switched to the right hand, and when the right hand was tired, he switched to the left hand.
Grandma Qi handed over his big teacup and couldn't help but smile softly:
"This kid is pretty serious."
"That's right." The seventh cousin was also satisfied.
Ever since Qiao Qiao first went to his house, he saw that although the kid was stupid, if he was asked to do something, he would just keep doing it. His concentration was incredible.
Because of this, during this period of time together, Seventh Cousin really put his heart into teaching him seriously.
Although catching eels and loaches may seem uninteresting, in fact, it is a practice of speed, accuracy and stability. Once a chef's hands are steady, it proves that his mind is also steady. He can devote himself to whatever he does and achieve twice the result with half the effort.
It was fate that played such a trick on him. Twenty years ago, when he was young and strong and wanted to take in an apprentice, the apprentice's parents sent the child to their home, and the child knelt down and kowtowed to them.
The other party was in tears and said that there were too many children in his family and he only asked for food to eat and a skill to make a living.
Even so, he did not give in, but arranged for the other party to work back and forth, and carefully observed the situation for a year before agreeing.
In those days, every household was not well off, so they had fat chickens and ducks to practice with every day, and they didn't feel sorry for it.
My seventh cousin has indeed passed on his legacy.
He even pushed all his connections as a chef to him. During the years that his apprentice followed him, he didn't have much income except for the first three years of basic training, but he didn't have to worry about food and clothing.
Later, the apprentice stopped studying cooking and spent most of the month making a lot of money. Otherwise, he would not have had the opportunity to go to the coastal cities and then run away when he came back.
As a master, Uncle Qi thought he was quite qualified. Even if he was counting on his apprentice to support him in his old age, he didn't plan to mistreat him. At that time, the house had not been demolished yet, but he still had his own small courtyard.
But who would have thought that the disciple he had chosen would pack up and run away, and his biological parents would come to his house with a large group of brothers to scold him for oppressing their child.
Now that he is old, he fell in love with the silly Qiao Qiao at first sight.
If he was teaching with a mission before, with the communication during this period, Seventh Cousin has become more and more focused on it.
I don't do this for any reason other than to support him in his old age. I just love this child.
Thinking of the past, my seventh cousin and my seventh grandmother didn't know what to say. It was also because of that incident that the couple fell seriously ill and have lived in the city ever since.
Now, looking at the silly Qiao Qiao in front of him, Uncle Seven laughed again:
"Qiao Qiao, let me ask you, do you dare to kill a chicken?"
Qiao Qiao looked up blankly: "I have never killed anyone, I don't know if I dare to do it."
"What about killing Dabai?"
Qiao Qiao shook his head: "Dabai can't be killed, Dabai is a good brother, Dabai is helping me watch the mountain."
"What if you must kill me?"
"That won't work either!" Qiao Qiao became serious, her eyes widened, "No."
Seventh cousin: …
Why is this child so stubborn
He originally wanted to bring up a small teaching topic, but now his stubborn temper came up:
"Look, this goose is not raised by your family, and you didn't spend any money on it, so why can't you kill it? What if your grandparents agree?"
Qiao Qiao held back his words. He didn't know what to say, but at this moment he still emphasized: "No! No!"
"I'll run with it and hide it in the mountains."
"What if it was your parents or your sister, and they killed them directly when you were not at home?"
Qiao Qiao frowned, her eyes were red, as if she was about to cry at any moment.
Grandma Qi stood by and glared at the old man fiercely, but then she heard Qiao Qiao say:
"My parents and sister said that Qiao Qiao is very well behaved and they would never let Qiao Qiao be sad."
But the seventh cousin didn't want to stop there and wanted to get to the bottom of it:
"What if? What will you do if you kill him?"
Qiao Qiao was silent, tears welling up in her eyes: "Then Qiao Qiao won't eat either. Qiao Qiao wants to starve herself to death and go to accompany Da Bai!"
The seventh cousin had a complicated expression, and finally murmured, "Silly boy, you don't have this idea because you are so hungry."
Qiao Qiao raised her head stubbornly: "Then wait until I'm extremely hungry. If I don't do anything, Dabai will be even more sad."