Chapter 36
After the porridge was cooked, Mrs. Qin held the child and let little Zhou eat the porridge, and then filled a bowl of fish soup to dry.
The crucian carp was fresh, and ginger was added to remove the fishy smell when making the soup. Little Zhou slowly drank half of it, and asked Aunt Qin to take the baby so that she could go to eat, and then continued to lie down with the baby in her arms.
Even though there was only half a bowl of fish soup left, the aroma still attracted some people.
An old woman looked at the milky white fish in Little Zhou's bowl and sniffed, then looked at Little Zhou who was standing aside: "Little Zhou, what kind of soup is in your bowl?"
Little Zhou had just eaten porridge and was now resting with her child in her arms. After hearing what the woman said, she just answered casually: "Fish soup."
"Fish soup?"
The woman licked her lips and didn't quite believe what Little Zhou said. Could it be fish soup that smelled so fragrant?
Isn’t the fish soup very fishy? Could it be that Mr. Zhou wants to eat alone?
Thinking about it, she spoke unhappily: "Don't be so stingy. I don't know what fish soup is like, and it doesn't look like it."
Little Mrs. Zhou was already feeling weak during confinement, and suffered another disaster last night. Now she just closes her eyes and is too lazy to talk.
Seeing that Mr. Zhou was ignoring her, the woman rolled her eyes and shamelessly wanted to go to the front to serve the soup. She also said: "I think you can't drink much during confinement. Let me help you clear it to avoid wasting it." ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pick it up, but was stopped by the smiling Aunt Qin.
"Isn't this the second sister-in-law? Does she know that we don't have rice and noodles for Yue Po to eat at home, so she brought them to us specially?"
As she said that, Aunt Qin glanced at her empty hands hesitantly, then she smiled and took her hand with her eyes wide open as if she had suddenly figured it out: "Second sister-in-law, are you afraid that you won't be sure of the portion?" If you are so polite, I will go with you to get the food."
When the woman heard that Aunt Qin was going to get food with her, her eyes widened. This Qin family was the one with bad intentions. She just wanted to take a sip of her soup, so why did she still depend on her?
No matter what she was thinking in her heart, she could only put on a stiff smile on her face: "What are you talking about, brother and sister? I also want to lend you some food or something, but, the current year is in recession, I can’t help even if I want to. Don’t you think so?”
Her sister-in-law on the side also nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, besides, at this time, how can you have to eat rice and noodles if you are so rich? You can also eat some sweet potatoes and chestnuts."
How long has it been since this happened? How can I eat fine food to avoid disaster? Thinking about it, a trace of sourness flashed across my sister-in-law's face.
Originally, her words didn't make much sense, and the "disdain" clearly displayed on her face made Aunt Qin feel angry inside. However, the two of them could only look down upon whether they were related by blood or being their sister-in-law. smile.
"What the third sister-in-law said, we all knew how hard it was to have good food during the confinement period. Now that my daughter-in-law has entered her home, she is my daughter-in-law. Of course I have to give her some food during confinement period." Eat well. Otherwise I will feel bad."
The words were not serious, but both of them looked a little worried. There were some things that outsiders didn't know, but Qin, the younger brother and sister, knew about them.
One of them was because she was too harsh on her daughter-in-law, and she ran away because she couldn't bear it anymore. The other was because her daughter-in-law was scolded to work in the fields during her confinement period, and she couldn't have any more children after that.
He said this just to scold them secretly for being harsh on their daughter-in-law.
"That's what my sister-in-law said. Don't I just want to come and see the fish soup? I've never seen it. If you don't want to, just forget it, so why bother saying these things."
Aunt Qin only glanced at her, then pointed to the fish soup in the bowl and said: "What the second sister-in-law said doesn't mean anything to me. Isn't this fish soup just made from fish? Is there anything strange about it? Are you afraid that you were scared to death last night? If sister-in-law wants to drink, ask Tieniu to go to the river and fetch two for you and stew them back. I only have half a bowl here, not enough to share with you."
Although Bazi is large, there are many people in Lihua Village, and the space allocated to each household is not large. They are only within walking distance of each other.
As soon as Aunt Qin said these words, the people resting next door immediately laughed out loud. Isn't this fish soup made from fish?
Seeing that two people in their forties are still coveting Yue Po's things, I really don't feel ashamed.
Hearing the laughter coming from around them, the two of them said nothing more, just squeezed through the crowd and returned to their families in despair.
Little Zhou was very emotionally sensitive during her confinement period. Just after listening to Aunt Qin's words, she felt warm in her heart. She looked at Aunt Qin who was protecting her in front of her and shouted: "Mom."
When she heard Little Zhou calling her, Aunt Qin was afraid that she was tired from holding the baby, so she turned around to pick up the baby. When she saw Little Zhou's red eyes, she wanted to pat her hand, but in the end she just took out a clean one. He was about to cover her face with the handkerchief. He took it out and returned it while saying: "You girl, how can you cry during confinement? Crying for a while is not good for your eyes."
"Mom, thank you."
Little Zhou's voice was choked with sobs, and her already haggard face looked even weaker.
Aunt Qin felt distressed for a while. Seeing that she hadn't shed any tears, she hurriedly persuaded her: "Thank you. If you call me mother, you are my daughter. Don't cry. Don't cry during confinement. It's not good for your eyes."
Little Zhou nodded and held back her tears before finishing.
There were also some young wives and older girls from several surrounding households who came over to ask about the fish soup.
Although no one can eat meat, there are actually not many people who want to fish and crab in the river.
After all, the whole body is covered with thorns, and it tastes very fishy when cooked. In addition, in the past, there was a precedent of someone who couldn't survive in the family catching a fish and eating it, and it got stuck. Who would dare to touch it?
The other one was covered in shells and couldn't peel off two ounces of meat after catching it for a day. It would be better to go to the mountains and dig up a few wild vegetables.
Now the fish soup cooked here is so delicious. If they learn how to cook it, won’t they have more food at home?
As long as the river is, you can always eat.
In the past, some of them also followed Lin's example and touched some river mussels, but the dishes they made were not very tasty. Now this fish soup looks much simpler.
"Here, Girl Lin taught me. If you want to learn, you have to ask her."
Aunt Qin naturally knew what they were thinking, so she waved her hand and said it was Nanzhi who taught them, and asked them to go find her.
As a result, Nanzhi was eating sweet potatoes with the dog when he saw a group of big girls and young wives walking towards them.
The leader in front of us spoke with some embarrassment: "Sister Nanzhi, we want to learn how to make fish soup from you."
Nanzhi looked at them and was speechless for a moment: "This..."
The little daughter-in-law thought that Nanzhi was unwilling, so she suppressed her blush and said: "I, we don't learn in vain, we will exchange sweet potatoes for you."
Nanzhi quickly waved his hand: "No, no. There is no secret recipe for making fish soup. I said you just need to write it down."
"Eh."
After hearing this, a group of people hurriedly gathered around Nanzhi.
"It's best to use crucian carp to make fish soup. Although crucian carp is small, the soup is delicious. Before boiling, you need to raise it in well water for one night and spit out the mud. After scraping the scales, remember to throw away the gills and the internal organs in the belly. , don’t be reluctant to throw away these things.”
"If you have meat oil at home before making the soup, fry it and the soup will be more fragrant and whiter. If you don't have meat oil, it's fine. When making the soup, remember to add some green onion and ginger to remove the fishy smell. It's done. Just sprinkle some salt on it.”
"Do you still need to use meat oil?"
A girl hesitated after hearing this.
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