Chapter 59 The small kitchen stove is burning

"That's right. I did deliberately tell you about Wan Wan taking a fish. I just wanted Wan Wan to rest for a while. I was afraid you would think too much. I didn't mean what you said."

It was the New Year's Eve, and Xu Lan didn't want to escalate the conflict with her because of this matter, so she spoke out her inner thoughts.

Xu Lan's explanation didn't count as an explanation in Liu Yeju's eyes. She felt that it was because of her tough attitude that Xu Lan was scared, so she gave in.

"Sister-in-law loves the fourth son's wife, why doesn't she love me?" Liu Yeju asked her sarcastically.

Jiang Wanwan sat by the stove, warming herself with a small wooden stick in her hand, and from time to time she used it to add the burning firewood into the stove: "Second sister-in-law is right to ask this question."

"My sister-in-law treats me well because I treat her well. I know you don't understand the common sense of 'reciprocity', so I advise you not to ask such questions, so as not to humiliate yourself."

Liu Yeju was a little afraid of Jiang Wanwan, not for any other reason but because she had stolen the ribs that Jiang Wanwan had stewed last time and compensated her with a piece of pork tenderloin. At that time, she did not tell the truth to her family, which led to everyone in the second room thinking that Jiang Wanwan had snatched a piece of meat from the second room.

Logically speaking, her mother-in-law Wang Cuixia was not such a thoughtless person. During the New Year's Eve, everyone brought fish, potatoes and sauerkraut, but she only brought a few wild vegetables. She did this on purpose because of that incident... She did it for Jiang Wanwan to see.

Liu Yeju was afraid of getting into an argument with Jiang Wanwan and having what she had done exposed, so she didn't dare to say a word.

She bent down and took the fish out of the basin. She pinched the fish head and used the handle of an iron spoon to scrape off the scales. The silver round scales spread out in her hands, and with a few clicks, they were scraped off in a short while.

Jiang Wanwan was stunned holding the wooden stick. It was so strange that Comrade Liu Yeju didn't even talk back to her!

Something is wrong. There must be something fishy going on.

The only thing Jiang Wanwan could think of was that when Captain Cheng came a few days ago, Liu Yeju ate her spare ribs and returned a piece of tenderloin. Logically, the second wife would definitely scold her if she knew about it, but she didn't...

That's where the problem lies.

Liu Yeju must have lied to the second wife. Jiang Wanwan guessed that Liu Yeju lied to the people in the second wife, saying that the piece of tenderloin was borrowed by her.

After such a long time, she still hasn't given back any meat, so the second wife is using wild vegetables to feed her?

Jiang Wanwan sorted it out and got a general direction.

You want her to take the blame, but that won't work.

While Jiang Wanwan was making a fire, she thought of a good way to expose this matter.

Liu Yeju did not continue to make trouble. Xu Lansheng got worried and washed the sauerkraut several times. He tore off the leaves one by one, cut the thick white part of the sauerkraut diagonally, sliced ​​it into thin slices and cut them into shreds together.

She cut a head of sauerkraut, and the air was filled with its sour smell. Before Xu Lan was about to cut the second head, she glanced to see if the pot was open, and saw Jiang Wanwan looking at Liu Yeju.

She paused holding the sauerkraut.

The fourth son's wife looked at Liu Yeju with her watery peach eyes, her brows slightly furrowed, thinking about something absent-mindedly, and suddenly raised her lips, and it was obvious that she had come up with some bad idea.

That little girl, not to mention that the fourth brother holds her in his hands and protects her every day, she even wants to hold Jiang Wanwan in her arms and pamper her.

How come...how come she is so lovely?

Jiang Wanwan felt someone was looking at her. She followed the line of sight and found that her sister-in-law was looking at her with fiery eyes. Jiang Wanwan was so scared that she put her hands around her chest and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you looking at me like that?"

So scary.

"Do you know that the look in your eyes is like a dog seeing a meat bun?"

Jiang Wanwan shuddered.

Xu Lan broke off a piece of tender pickled cabbage heart and stuffed it into her mouth: "What are you thinking? I just looked at you because you are cute. If you say I am a dog, you will be so jealous!"

Tender sauerkraut hearts are a snack for rural children. They are sour and appetizing. Jiang Wanwan swallowed the sauerkraut hearts and chewed them twice in her mouth. They made a crisp sound.

"tasty."

Xu Lan rolled her eyes at her.

The vegetables, fish and meat were all cut and prepared, and Xu Lan and Liu Yeju prepared to cook.

The fish Jiang Wanwan bought was a salmon bream, which weighed several kilograms. This fish was the highlight of the night and was cooked by Xu Lan. Xu Lan's family life was pretty good, and her brothers and sisters-in-law all loved her. She had eaten a lot of good food and could also cook fish.

The pot was hot. Xu Lan scooped a spoonful of lard into it. The hot pot melted the lard instantly, making a sizzling sound. The white fat melted in the pot and turned into a yellow oil soup. Xu Lan took a spatula and poured the oil on the wall of the pot. After the oil moistened the pot and heated it up... she held the fish tail and slowly put the big-tailed three-flowered fish in.

The fire in the small kitchen was burning brightly, and the fish skin was rolling and frying in the oil, making crackling sounds, which was more lively than setting off firecrackers.

The fish meat quickly expanded and turned golden and crispy. Xu Lan slowly turned the fish over with a spatula. The fish meat was fried on both sides. The fish tail slowly stood up, and the fresh and fragrant smell of the fish meat rushed out.

Jiang Wanwan had just eaten sauerkraut hearts. The sour taste of the sauerkraut hearts whetted her appetite, and the smell of fish made her drool.

“…Slurp.”

Only now did she understand why her sister-in-law wanted to give her sauerkraut hearts to eat.

Woohoo... I want to make her die of jealousy!

After the fish is fried, take it out and use the remaining oil to stir-fry garlic, wild ginger, shallots and various spices. Wait until it is fried and fragrant before putting the fish in. The rich aroma from the wok bursts out again, and this time the fragrance spreads outside.

Not to mention Jiang Wanwan, even Liu Yeju's stomach was growling with greed.

The fish was almost done, so water, soy sauce, and vermicelli were added. Xu Lan put down the lid of the pot to block the two fiery gazes: "You two go to work."

Jiang Wanwan withdrew her gaze, swallowed, and added firewood to the stove.

Liu Yeju went to wash wild vegetables and make wild vegetable soup.

After waiting for a long, long time, the wild vegetable soup was ready, the sauerkraut and potatoes were cooked, and the pot of fish was finally out of the pot!

Four plates were filled with fish and vermicelli. The vermicelli was stewed to perfection, soft, juicy and crystal clear.

Jiang Wanwan couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the fish meat: "This is what they call people get redder if they are around red people, and people get blacker if they are around black people. Even vermicelli tastes good if they are around fish meat."

"...I see that you are just a little foodie. It's almost time, let's eat!" The fish dish was cooked successfully, and Xu Lan was proud. She gave an order for them to bring the fish into the house.

Prepare meals in the afternoon and eat them in the evening.

There was a table on the kang in the old house and a table on the ground. The men of the Shen family sat at the kang table and the women sat at the ground table. One person stood out, and that was Shen Xingjiang. He sat at the ground table.

Jiang Wanwan brought in the fish. He quickly stood up, took the plate and brought it to the table on the kang. He put the dishes away and took Jiang Wanwan's hand. Seeing that her scallion-white fingertips were slightly red, he blew on her fingers carefully: "Does it hurt?"

With so many people in the room watching, Jiang Wanwan pulled her hand back: "It doesn't hurt, you...you go sit on the table, don't get down."

Shen Xingjiang's eyes dimmed: "Why?"