"Here it is, the chicken soup is here!" Liu Xiaojun brought the chicken soup to the table, "Tangtang, go and ask Sister Yushui to come home for dinner."

"Okay." When Tangtang heard Liu Xiaojun asking her to call Sister Yushui, she immediately ran to Shazhu's house.

Liu Huizhen looked at the pot of chicken soup distressedly: "Xiaojun, did you stew the whole chicken?"

I went out to find work in the morning, and I didn't keep an eye on Xiaojun, who stewed all the food.

Who in an ordinary family would dare to eat meat like this? Only a silly kid like Xiaojun who has never cooked would do this.

Liu Huizhen looked at the pot of chicken soup with embarrassment: "You worked so hard to hunt this chicken. You and Tangtang need it to grow. You two can eat it, and Mom will just have some soup."

Liu Xiaojun knew that Liu Huizhen was reluctant to eat food, but taking care of the body was equally important. Liu Huizhen was so thin, yet she was reluctant to eat.

"Mom, there will be more pheasants. I can go fishing in the pond this afternoon. Don't worry about eating."

For this meal, I not only stewed chicken soup, but also made pancakes with the remaining half pound of white flour at home.

The whole family looked happy while eating.

The little girl Tangtang was the happiest. Her little cheeks also joined in the fight to eat the meat. Liu Xiaojun took the small piece of chicken off her cheek.

He poured a bowl of chicken soup for Liu Huizhen and put a chicken drumstick on top of it: "Come, give a bowl of chicken soup to our family's hero first. It's not easy for you to support the family, so eat more."

"Mom, just eat more. It's a waste if you can't finish it."

Liu Huizhen almost burst into tears when Liu Xiaojun said "great contributor".

The widow raised two children, and only she knew the pain she felt.

All of this was seen by his son. There is nothing more heartwarming in this world than having your hard work seen by your family.

Liu Huizhen: "Okay, Mom, I'll eat it, but I have to give you this chicken leg. You hunted this pheasant."

Liu Xiaojun originally wanted to refuse, but Liu Huizhen looked like she wouldn't eat it if he refused. Liu Xiaojun had no choice but to eat the chicken leg himself.

"Xiaojun, Mom got a cleaning job today. The street cleaner is sick, so I'll take over for a day. I can get 80 cents. When the money is paid, we can buy some cornmeal to last a few days."

Cornmeal?

Liu Xiaojun had only eaten corn and had never eaten cornmeal, but he had always heard from the older generation that cornmeal was made by grinding corn and corn cobs together, and that it would cause sore throat and indigestion.

He wanted to try this cornmeal to see if it was really that bad!

"Okay, then I caught some fish this afternoon and we'll have a dinner for the whole family tonight."

"Brother, we're back." At this time, Tangtang pulled He Yushui into the room.

A large casserole was placed in the center of the black square dining table, and next to it were four large porcelain bowls with some cracks on them. The porcelain bowls were painted with a festive pattern of two fish absorbing water.

The stewed chicken was delicious and the four of them were eating it with their mouths drooling.

Tangtang's cheeks were puffed up by the chicken: "Wow, brother, this meat is so delicious, can we eat it again in the future?"

Liu Xiaojun wiped the oil stains from the corners of Tangtang's mouth lovingly and said gently, "Yes, of course. If Tangtang wants to eat it, brother will go hunting tomorrow."

He Yushui ate a piece of chicken that melted in his mouth, and after drinking a bowl of soup, he felt warm all over.

There was a hint of admiration in her eyes as she looked at Liu Xiaojun.

Brother Xiaojun is so amazing, he can even catch pheasants!

When Liu Huizhen heard her son was going hunting again, she was extremely worried: "Xiaojun, hunting is too hard, and you have to walk such a long way. Are you not in good health enough to go?"

"It's okay, Mom. The worst that can happen is I'll just come back early. If I can catch a rabbit or something in the mountains, I can even make some rabbit-skin gloves for Tangtang."

"Just spoil her."

He Yushui burped and said a little embarrassedly: "Auntie, I'm full. Is there any work I can do at home? How about I do some work for you?"

Liu Huizhen saw what He Yushui was thinking.

The child has been without a mother since childhood, and now He Daqing has also run away. Yu Shui has become more thoughtful and realizes that it is not good for the child to eat and drink for free in his own home.

Liu Huizhen: "You know what, I really need your help with something. I have to go to the street office to clean up this afternoon, and Xiaojun is going fishing. I'm worried about Tangtang being home alone. Can you help take care of her for me?"

"Okay!!!" He Yushui nodded vigorously.

After dinner, Liu Xiaojun took his gear and went to the fishing ground.

With the experience of fishing last time, Liu Xiaojun is confident that he can do better this time.

But this time the bait he used was chicken liver instead of earthworms.

The fishy smell of chicken liver is attractive to fish such as silver carp and turtle.

Although the pheasant was small, its liver was quite large, enough for him to fish for an entire afternoon.

These days, the ecological environment in water is much better than in later times. Turtles are also very common, so it is not surprising to catch one.

As soon as Liu Xiaojun arrived at the fishing spot, several familiar-looking old men surrounded him.

"Brother, why didn't you come yesterday? My wife ate the crucian carp from this pond and said it was delicious."

"Yes, yes, you didn't come yesterday. When I got home from the air force, I was scolded by my damn old lady." An old man next to him couldn't help but say.

The old man was wearing a straight ironed Zhongshan suit with a black pen in his pocket. He didn't look like a fisherman at all, but more like a superior leader.

"And me, and me. I heard from the brother who traded fish with you last time that he could trade fish with you. I brought the food yesterday, but you didn't come."

Liu Xiaojun was a little amused and helpless. He hadn't been here for a day, but it seemed like he had offended everyone.

The man in the Zhongshan suit asked tentatively, "Young man, if you caught any fish today, can you trade them for something? If I come up empty-handed again today, I'll definitely never let me go fishing again."

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