Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 198 Catching Small Fish and Snails

Early the next morning, Xia Zhi followed Old Master Chu out for morning exercise.

After returning, Xia Zhi leaned close to Yun Shu's ear and whispered: "The water in the weir pond is almost drained. When it gets warm at noon, there will be only a small puddle left in the pond. I will go down to catch some small fish and shrimps, wrap them in starch, and fry them in a pan. I guarantee you will like them."

When Yunshu saw that Xia Zhi was thinking of her everywhere, a warm feeling surged in her heart.

Xia Zhi kept his word. After lunch, he went out with a bucket. Yun Shu naturally followed him. Chun Ni left the baby in the care of her grandmother and Sister Ma and followed him.

Unexpectedly, there were quite a few people in the pond, most of them were teenagers in their teens! At this time, there was only a small puddle of water five meters square in the pond, and exclamations, laughter and scolding could be heard from time to time.

Seeing that they were all young boys and Xia Zhi was the only adult, Yun Shu felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly pulled Xia Zhi, "Forget it, Xia Zhi, there shouldn't be many fish and shrimps left, so don't go down."

The subtext is, as an adult, are you comfortable enough to go down and argue with a bunch of kids?

Although Xia Zhi is married, he is not old. He has been away from home for the past few years as a soldier, and has not gone fishing in the pond for a long time. He has been tempted for a long time.

Yang Bangzhong, the eldest son of Yang Anzhang, was in the puddle. He had seen Chunni and the others long ago. Seeing that his cousin Xia Zhi was about to come down, he shouted to Xia Zhi: "Brother Xia Zhi, hurry up and come down, there are still many small fish in the puddle!"

This makes Xia Zhi want to go down even more!

Chunni tugged at Yunshu's sleeve and spoke up for her brother: "It's okay, let Xiazhi go! He has loved outdoor activities like catching fish and rabbits since he was a kid. The fish and shrimp are not important, what's important is the process of catching fish!"

He complained endlessly in his heart that others forgot their mothers after marrying a wife, but his brother forgot his sister after marrying a wife. He had to do everything according to his wife's mood!

However, she is also happy to see her brother and sister-in-law loving each other! She may have nephews and nieces next year. This way, she can give an explanation to her family and parents.

Chunni had already spoken up for Xia Zhi, so Yun Shu couldn't say anything else. She waved at Xia Zhi and said, "Go!"

Xia Zhi ran away with the bucket!

Yun Shu...

Chunni... No wonder Xia Zhi was able to join the army, he runs so fast!

Xia Zhi became the king of the kids, and he led a group of little brothers to fight with small fish in the puddle!

Chunni shook the bucket in her hand and said to Yunshu: "Xiazhi can play his game. Let's play our game! Come on, follow me and pick up snails!"

Yunshu...Okay

"Look at that red mass, it's snail eggs. Once they hatch, I don't know how many snails will grow in the pond. Let's pick some up now to prevent snails from spreading too fast!"

Yunshu: Don’t you want to eat snails?

The pond after the water was released is full of snails!

"Chun Ni, look, is there a snail here? Oh, there is one here too! Oh, there is one here too! Here..." Yun Shu had sharp eyes and directed Chun Ni to pick it up.

Chunni was too busy to handle it, so Yunshu simply took off his shoes and walked to the pond to pick them up himself!

"here has!"

"Ah! There's one here too!"

"Chun Ni, come and see, there are many snails sucking under this stone..."

"How come these two screws are stuck together..."

"..."

In just half an hour, the bucket was full! Chunni couldn't lift it at all, so she put the bucket on the mud and slid along!

Yun Shu felt very tired. After all, walking in the mud takes a lot of effort. She went from being cautious at first to shouting loudly later! Her clothes were dirty, there was mud on her hair, and her face was a little stiff, probably because of the mud! But her smile became bigger and more sincere! At this moment, she was extremely relaxed and in a very good mood!

Yun Shu muttered to himself, no wonder Xia Zhi likes catching fish so much, it must be fun to go to the fields!

Chunni didn't hear clearly, so she asked: "Yunshu, what are you talking about!"

Yun Shu smiled and said, "Nothing to say! The countryside is so nice. I will definitely come back often when I have the chance!"

"You're welcome to come home often! Haha!"

When she got home, Chunni put the snails in water to spit out the sand, and cooked them in the evening. She broke off the small thorns from the orange tree and picked out the snail meat one by one.

Grandma Yunshu came to help, and soon, she picked out a large pot of snail meat. Chunni used pickled ginger and pickled peppers to stir-fry the pot, added homemade bean paste to stir-fry, then poured the snail meat in and stir-fried it, added boiling water to cook, and soon the yard was filled with a fragrance that overflowed!

The summer solstice brought back two or three pounds of small fish, and Chunni decisively fried them in oil. The fried fish was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the countless small bones were also fried, becoming crispy and delicious, perfect for drinking.

Old Master Chu took out a bottle of Moutai and had a few drinks with He Yanqing and Xia Zhi.

"Tsk, life is so enjoyable now!" Old Master Chu took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of crispy fish and put it in his mouth, chewing it happily.

Old Mrs. Chu couldn't stand the old man relaxing himself, and couldn't help but retort, "You are already old, but you have no restraint in eating. Look at your little belly. If others don't know, they would think you are five months pregnant!"

"Old woman." Old Master Chu kept winking at the old woman, as if to say: Old woman, stop nagging and save some face for me in front of the younger generation.

Everyone was very amused watching the old couple bickering.