Tuanyu, also known as soft-shelled turtle, is a type of soft-shelled turtle.

However, the turtle is not actually a fish, but an amphibious reptile. Although it lives in water, it breathes with lungs.

Wild soft-shelled turtles are extremely aggressive, with a mouthful of incisors. Once they bite a person, they won't let go. Even if you chop off their head with a knife, they won't release their grip until they bite off the flesh.

Upon hearing that someone had been bitten by a turtle, Li Xiangdong rushed towards the source of the sound.

A boy of eight or nine years old had his right index finger firmly bitten by a turtle the size of a small pot lid.

The little boy's face was flushed red with pain, and his eyes were filled with tears.

And so, with her left hand still gripping the turtle's skirt, she couldn't bear to let go.

Someone nearby said, "Quickly, get a knife and chop this idiot's head off."

Others were also talking at once, saying that this thing doesn't taste good and is very aggressive. They've run into a soft-shelled turtle, and there probably won't be any fish left to catch in this area!

At that moment, someone actually came over with a kitchen knife, ready to behead someone.

Li Xiangdong quickly stopped him, "Don't behead it! Even if you behead it, this idiot won't talk back!"

The little boy was in so much pain that blood was seeping from his fingers. "Brother Xiangdong, what do you suggest we do?"

"Quickly put the turtle into the water, a deeper one, and it will let go!"

Li Xiangdong helped the little boy grab the turtle's sides, held his breath, and dived underwater.

Once the turtle saw a safe area, it forgot about biting people and ran away with its mouth open.

But it was no match for Li Xiangdong. Before it could run far, it was caught and pulled back to the surface.

The little boy said, "Brother Xiangdong, thank you for saving my finger. This turtle is for you!"

Li Xiangdong smiled and nodded, pointing to the little boy's bleeding hand, "Go to the clinic quickly for bandaging and disinfection. Don't go into the water for the next few days to avoid infection!"

The little boy nodded sadly; his happiness was gone.

Li Xiangdong found it amusing and handed him fifty cents. "I won't take this fish for free. Take it and buy some snacks!"

The little boy took the fifty cents, said thank you, and ran off with a joyful laugh.

Five cents!

You can buy lots of fruit candies!

The other children nearby watched with envy, wishing they were the ones who had been bitten on the hand by the turtle!

When Li Xiangdong brought the turtles home, the more than 100 jin of fish had already been delivered and placed in the large water vat in the yard to dry.

The turtle was placed in a large basin, covered with a wicker basket, and weighed down with a brick to prevent it from escaping.

Li Jiabao and Li Ping placed a straw mat under the big locust tree in the yard and put Li Yan on the mat to play with her.

Li Yan was able to walk, and soon she ran off the mat. Li Ping caught her and put her back in the middle of the mat.

The three of them had milk candies in their mouths, giggling and laughing, and the air seemed to be filled with sweetness.

Li Zhen is helping Zhao Sufang cook.

Li Jin is not home.

I wonder if he went to discuss digging a fishpond with Wang Zhenbo.

"Sister, Mom! Let's make some white flour pancakes today! I'll fry some small white fish in a bit, and then we can make pancakes with small fish inside—it'll be so delicious!"

Li Ping and Li Jiabao expressed their agreement with both hands and feet.

Li Yan also said, "The pancake with small fish inside is so delicious!"

Zhao Sufang was amused by the children, but her long-standing simple life made her hesitate.

"The wheat harvest hasn't even started yet, and we're already eating wheat flour?"

But the flour was bought by my son, and he made a request. Should I grant his request?

Li Xiangdong saw through Zhao Sufang's thoughts.

"Mom, did you see the fish in the yard? Your son can earn money tomorrow! I ate two pounds of flour today, and I'll buy four more pounds tomorrow!"

Li Ping and the others applauded the heroic Li Xiangdong, saying, "Second Brother is awesome!"

"Eat! I'll make pancakes!"

Seeing the children's joyful faces, and considering that they've never had anything good to eat, they're happy to eat!

"Mother is mighty!"

"I'll get the IOU cleaned for you!"

Li Zhen picked out the small whitebait from the miscellaneous fish.

The white-skinned catfish is pure white with only one long thorn all over its body. It looks like a small meat stick. You don't need to squeeze out its internal organs. Just wash off the fine scales on the outside and you can fry it in oil.

However, soybean oil is expensive now, so Li Xiangdong doesn't plan to use that much oil for frying.

He prepared a bowl of batter, just enough so that a long thread could be lifted with chopsticks, and then added eggs and salt.

Li Xiangdong cleaned the iron pot on another stove, spread soybean oil evenly on it, put the small white strips into the egg batter, and then dipped and dragged them in, arranging them evenly in two circles in the pot.

The small fire under the stove was even, and soon a fragrant aroma wafted out.

Seeing that the batter had turned golden brown, Li Xiangdong used a large spatula to scrape it down from the side, quickly flipped it over, and two small white stripes appeared on the other side, sizzling and crackling as he fried the uncooked side.

"Wow, second brother, it smells so good!"

"Second brother, your cooking is amazing!"

"This is amazing, it smells so good!"

Three flattering voices rang out, and Li Xiangdong looked up.

Three little ones stood in a row in front of the pan, taking a deep breath of the aroma of the fried fish, their faces full of satisfaction.

Seeing that the fish was almost done frying, Li Xiangdong put it on a plate and prepared to fry the second batch.

Li Ping and Li Jiabao looked at the plate, wanting to reach for it but not daring to.

Now, their second brother's image in their hearts is even greater than that of his father, Li Jin.

Second brother has very strict rules!

Li Yan didn't find her second brother scary at all, and grabbed his leg tightly.

Just one word.

eat!

Li Xiangdong thought it was delicious, so he asked Li Zhen to distribute the fish to the three little ones.

Li Yan was afraid of choking on fish bones if she ate it herself, so the fish meat had to be separated and fed to her separately.

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