Chapter 198: I'll be hungry if I eat less

In addition to the smaller fish put into the fish pond, Murong De and Su Ying caught four large baskets of fish.

He Shouyi couldn't help but sigh when he saw it, "Brother Murong's fishing skills are still so amazing."

Murong De puffed out his chest proudly, "That's right, apart from cooking, catching chickens and fishing, there is nothing I can't do well."

"You old man, you are showing off. We can't finish all the fish in one meal. Let's process them first. Cook this basket and make the rest into dried fish."

"Well, make spiced dried fish. I'll go prepare the marinade."

After the two of them discussed it, they began to divide the work and cooperate.

After Su Ying changed into a clean dress, she went to the backyard to help. With so many fish, it was unclear how long it would take for the two of them to finish processing them.

"Uncle He, let me kill the fish. You guys go do something else. I came back early today and I don't have anything else to do."

"Okay, then Madam, just help us kill all these fish and clean out their bellies and gills."

"good."

After He Shouyi explained it to Su Ying, Su Ying understood it. At the beginning, she was still a little unfamiliar with the first one or two things, but she gradually got the hang of it later.

These fish had died on the way back, so it was not difficult to deal with them.

By the time she had gutted and cleaned all the fish, it was almost dark.

He Shouyi cut the processed fish into pieces and put it into a wooden basin, then marinated it with sauce.

Murong De also marinated the remaining fish, then put them into a wooden barrel and covered it with the lid.

After Su Ying washed her hands, a rich aroma of fish wafted out from the kitchen, mixed with the smell of lard, which was so mouth-watering.

When she arrived outside the kitchen, she saw He Shouyi frying the fish meat coated with batter in the pan.

"Uncle He, it smells so good. Shall we have fried fish tonight?"

He Shouyi raised his head and said, "I'll make a sweet and sour crispy fish dish for everyone, and use the fish heads to make a fish head tofu soup."

Su Ying looked at the fried fish that was taken out and couldn't help but secretly eat a piece.

"Hot, hot, hot!" Su Ying took a bite and felt so hot that she blew hot air. But even so, she was not willing to spit out the fish meat.

"Delicious, so delicious." The fried fish was crispy on the outside, but the fish meat inside was very tender. There was even juice inside when you bit it. Su Ying wished she could swallow her tongue.

He Shouyi received Su Ying's praise, and the smile on his face became bigger, "If Madam likes it, please eat more later."

Murong De also put up the pot and prepared to cook.

Seeing that there was nothing else she could help with, Su Ying picked up a few pieces of fried fish and went to the animal shed at the back.

Mrs. Hu was feeding the livestock their second meal. When she heard the noise, she turned around and saw Su Ying coming towards her.

"My lady is here."

Su Ying looked at the people with low temperature. Hu was so busy that her back was wet with sweat. It was obvious that taking care of these animals was hard work.

She took the feed bucket from her and said, "It's getting dark, Auntie, go home first. You can take this bowl of fried fish back to feed the children. I'll take care of the rest."

Mrs. Hu was too embarrassed to do that. "It's almost done, ma'am. I'll go get the pig feed and feed it. I'll be done." As she said that, she hurriedly picked up the bucket to get the pig feed, as if she was afraid that Su Ying would snatch it from her if she was a little slow.

Su Ying did not forcefully stop her. After she had fed the pigs, she gave her the fish and some potatoes. "Aunt, please go back. The road is not easy to walk on at night."

Mrs. Hu looked at the fried fish in the bowl and wanted to refuse, but when she thought of her children at home, she shamelessly accepted it, "Thank you, ma'am, thank you, ma'am, this job is not tiring, I can do it well."

"Okay, as long as you can handle it, go back."

"Oh, thank you ma'am."

After Mrs. Hu left, Su Ying did the final cleanup work and put the eggs she had picked up during the day into a basket and took it back.

She had just arrived home when Dabao and his family came back.

"Mom, we're back."

During this period, the little ones have completely adapted to school life and their temperaments have become much more cheerful than before.

Su Ying carried them into the house and asked them to wash their hands and prepare for dinner.

"lady."

Su Ying turned around and looked at Chu Yun, who continued, "Today I discussed with the teachers in the school. Since the Chinese New Year is coming soon, we plan to let the school have a holiday in two days, and the start time of classes will be determined according to the weather here."

Su Yingen said, "Since you have discussed it, let's carry it out according to your wishes."

"good."

When it was almost time for dinner, Xiao Jin and the others came back.

"Daddy is back."

Dabao and Erbao suddenly jumped up from Su Ying, ran out and hugged Xiao Jin's thighs.

Xiao Jin squatted down and picked them all up.

"I'm back from school."

"Yes, Daddy, Ling'er misses you so much that she didn't even have lunch."

Dabao glanced at Erbao. The stupid Ling'er was really going too far. She had clearly eaten a big bowl of multi-grain and dried meat porridge at noon, so how could she not have any appetite?

In order to make it easier for the children to study, He Shouyi and Murong De would take turns going to the school to prepare lunch for the children at noon every day. The lunch did not need to be too rich, as long as it could fill the children. After all, this was already a luxury for them.

Xiao Jin looked at Erbao's increasingly round face, and was very considerate not to expose her. He carried them back to the main room.

"It's time to eat."

Mother Zhao and her family came over carrying a large pot of food.

From a distance, Su Ying could smell the sour and sweet taste, which made her saliva flow quickly.

The sweet and sour fried fish piled up like a small mountain will whet your appetite at first sight.

There was also a pot of blanched tofu and fish head soup and a pot of Korean vegetables. There were not many varieties, but each pot was full.

"I have to say that the big stone mill that Madam brought back is really useful. I'll make some more tofu tomorrow and make braised tofu for you." Murong De looked radiant while cooking. Although it was tiring for the two chefs to prepare meals for so many people every day, they enjoyed it.

"Yes, it would be even better if we had corn. We can grind fresh corn and eat it. The corn juice can also be used to make corn cakes, which are sweet and delicious. They are delicious."

Everyone sat around the table and ate, and the meal instantly dispelled their fatigue from the busy day.

Su Ying had no intention of stopping at all. She ate mouthful after mouthful until her stomach was bloated. She reluctantly put down her chopsticks.

Seeing that she was so full that she couldn't move, Xiao Jin frowned slightly and said, "Eat less at night, it's hard to digest."

"If you don't eat enough, you'll be hungry in the middle of the night."

Xiao Jin agreed, thinking of the two nights before when she got up late at night and did not come back for a long time. When he went to find her, he saw her eating leftovers in big mouthfuls in the kitchen. He didn't know where the food went. She ate a lot, but did not gain any weight at all.

(End of this chapter)