Chapter 61 The Jun Family Treats Everyone to Fish

In Jun Moye's surprised eyes.

Su Hanchu took out a sharp tool.

"This is called an ice pick. It can be used to cut ice."

Then he started to chisel the ice while talking.

"When we're chipping ice, we should keep our feet apart and lean forward slightly to keep the pick a certain distance from our feet to prevent the sharp tip of the pick from injuring our feet."

Jun Moye looked at Su Hanchu's movements, then saw that there were already some ice cubes on the ice surface. He stretched out his hand and spoke.

"Come, give it to me, let me come."

Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu did not refuse and gave him the ice pick.

Jun Moye took over and started to chisel the ice.

Slowly, there were more and more ice cubes, until Jun Moye shoveled the ice straight down, and then river water began to emerge.

Su Hanchu spoke hurriedly.

"Just follow this opening and continue expanding towards the edge."

Jun Moye did as he was told. When Su Hanchu saw the ice hole as big as a washbasin, he spoke.

"Okay."

Then take out a pair of waterproof gloves and put them on to scoop out all the ice debris.

He threw the ice pick into the space.

Sure enough, two fish soon appeared at the entrance of the cave.

Su Hanchu spoke happily.

"Jun Moye, go back and get the basin and bucket."

Jun Moye smiled when he saw the fish appearing. He didn't expect that he could catch fish by breaking ice in this way. His wife was really a treasure.

Su Hanchu looked at the fish of different sizes that occasionally swam over. Well, the river was frozen, and these fish finally smelled the air, so they would naturally come out.

It would be better to add fuel to the fire. A bag of fish feed and a bag of Doba salt (fragrant) appeared in Su Hanchu's hand. He first sprinkled the Doba salt into the ice hole, waited for it to slowly disperse, and then sprinkled a handful of fish feed into it.

At this time, Jun Moye had already come with a bucket and a basin.

Su Han looked at a group of fish scrambling to eat the fish feed.

He smiled and took the basin and scooped out half a basin of fish of different sizes.

Empty the fish into the bucket and continue scooping.

"Jun Moye, there's plenty of fish, enough for everyone to eat. Tell Jiang Like, Liu Shan, and the others to come, and borrow a few buckets from the Fang family and You Chatou. Tell everyone that the Jun family is treating everyone to fish today. Oh, and bring your knives if you have any. Kill the fish and take them back."

Jun Moye put half a bucket of lively fish aside and walked towards the Taoist temple.

He also gave a reminder.

"Then take care of yourself. I'll be back soon."

Su Hanchu continued to pour some dopa salt in, and then waited to spread the fish feed.

After a while, another group of fish swam over, vying for the lead.

Su Hanchu scooped it up directly with a basin and poured it onto the ice.

Soon Jun Moye brought Jiang Like and others over, and everyone had tools in their hands.

When Su Hanchu put the basin into the ice hole and took it out again, several fish fell onto the ice.

Jun Moye and Jiang Like went forward to pick up the fish, put it in the bucket, and then took it aside.

Everyone started to scrape off the fish scales, then cut open its belly and took out the internal organs.

Seeing that everyone was processing the fish in an orderly manner, Jun Moye wiped his hands, walked to Su Hanchu, pulled her up, took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands.

"Go back and boil some water. I'll scoop up the fish. When we've had enough, I'll take the fish back."

Su Hanchu's hands felt numb. The water in this glacier was not ordinary ice.

He put his hands inside his cloak to keep warm.

"I'll help you scoop up the fish, and we need to put something to attract them."

Upon hearing this, Jun Moye squatted down, took a basin and started to scoop out the fish. Seeing that the number of fish was decreasing, Su Hanchu started to add dopa salt and fish feed.

The couple worked together, and soon more and more fish appeared on the ice.

Jiang Like and others felt happy when looking at so many fish and processing them.

As fewer and fewer fish appeared in the ice cave, a lot of fish had been caught. Su Hanchu took a look and thought, "Well, it should be enough for everyone to eat."

Jun Moye left everyone to process the fish, while he went back to the Taoist temple and borrowed the basins of boiled water from the Jiang and Tao families. The Jiang and Tao families knew that the Jun family was treating everyone to fish today, so they took the initiative to help.

In addition, the Jun family had treated Da He to porridge yesterday, so he already had a good impression of the Jun family. Those who did not come to process the fish went to collect firewood, waiting to use it to cook the fish later.

Even You Chatou, when he heard that the Jun family was treating everyone to fish, came to see what was going on.

When I followed Su Hanchu to the river, I saw many fish lying on the ground, and the bucket contained processed fish.

There are two basins filled with water next to it. After the fish is killed, it is first rinsed in the basin and then put into the bucket.

Su Hanchu brought hot water and took Chuntao and others to take the fish out of the bucket and clean them in the hot water.

You Chatou also squatted down to help.

"Madam Jun, you are truly an extraordinary person. You can catch so many fish even when the river is frozen."

Su Hanchu spoke while washing the fish.

"It was also luck. The river was frozen over, and the fish in the river were starving for air. When we broke a hole in the ice, the fish swam towards the air. I was lucky, and I was able to fulfill my promise to treat everyone to meat."

Inside the Taoist temple, everyone collected firewood, boiled water in the pot, and waited for Su Hanchu and the others to bring back the fish.

After Su Hanchu and everyone finished processing the fish, they walked back carrying several buckets of fish. Some people even carried basins full of fish.

When we arrived at the Taoist temple, almost everyone who had left had returned. When they saw so many fish, their eyes lit up. They could finally eat a full meal today. They hadn't had a full meal since they were exiled, and they hadn't had meat for a long time.

Thinking that I can eat all I want of meat today, my depressed and melancholy mood seems to have improved a little.

Many children gathered around the fish and laughed, and occasionally some children reached out to poke the fish.

Su Hanchu asked everyone to pick out the big fish and chop them into pieces with a knife. Big fish have fewer bones, so they can be cooked separately for the children to eat.

Everyone worked together, some fetched water, some added firewood to the fire, and some chopped the fish into pieces and processed it again.

Soon Su Hanchu began to cook the fish. He first put ginger, garlic, star anise, chili pepper, salt and other seasonings into the pot of boiling water.

Then he took out some dried mushrooms from the bag and put some in a pot. After the aroma of the seasoning and mushrooms was cooked out, Su Hanchu put the fish into the pot.

Jun Moye also took Liu Shan and others to put the other fish into several other pots.

The fish was cooked quickly. Su Hanchu gave the big fish he cooked to the mothers with children, asking them to feed their children first and also gave them a thoughtful reminder.

"Be careful with the fish bones and eat slowly with your children. There's plenty of fish, plenty to go around."

Jun Moye and Su Lichuan distributed the fish to others, one bowl for each person. Those who didn't have a bowl found a clean big leaf and held a fish to eat.

It was agreed that everyone would be invited to share the fish this time. Su Hanchu also got a share from the Fang family's main branch, but he had no plans to share any with the Chen family.

When the Chen family members came over with bowls to share the fish.

Su Hanchu pursed his lips and smiled complacently.

"You, the Chen family, want to eat fish too? Then go catch them yourself. Our Jun family is not a charity and we don't have the habit of sending away beggars."