When they arrived, Zhu Cuilan was cooking. She heard the noise and called out to them from outside.

Zhao Fangyu was chopping wood in the yard when he saw Zhao Luochuan holding such a large fish. He stopped what he was doing, wiped the sweat off his face with the towel hanging around his neck, and asked, "Where did you catch such a big fish?"

Zhao Luochuan replied, "There's a pool halfway up the mountain. Dong Hu and I went there to catch it yesterday."

Zhao Fangyu took the fish from his hand and weighed it. "This fish is really big. You can't catch such a big one in the river behind our house. Hey, call me next time you go."

"Okay." Zhao Luochuan said with a smile.

Yang Donghu carried the fish into the kitchen, placed the bowl on the chopping board, and called out sweetly, "Auntie."

"Brother Dong." Zhao Fangchu was lighting a fire in front of the pot. When he saw him come in, he called him with a smile.

Yang Donghu also smiled at him and walked over to sit with him.

Zhu Cuilan was busy cooking with a spatula in her hand. She looked up and called out to him, "Hey, Dong Hu is here. What's that you have?"

"I'll bring the fish I made here for you to try."

"That's perfect. The meal will be ready soon. You two can stay here and eat together. We can both try it at noon."

"Okay."

Zhao Fangchu's heart was always full of food. From the moment Yang Donghu brought in the fish, his eyes never left the fish. He took a deep breath and leaned over to talk to Yang Donghu: "It smells so good, Dong Ge, you are amazing. I knew it must be delicious just by smelling it."

Yang Donghu is an only child in modern times. His parents are not in harmony and are busy with work. He has no one to talk to at home.

Later, his parents divorced and each had their own family and were unwilling to have him. When he was in school, his deskmate always told him how cute his sister was, which made Yang Donghu very envious.

Now that he is here, Zhao Fangchu’s wish to have a younger brother or sister has come true.

"Then try it later. If you like it, I'll make it for you." Yang Donghu said with a smile.

"Okay, okay."

They were all ordinary people living ordinary lives. There might not be any meat on the table for ten days or half a month. After eating dumplings, there would be no meat dishes at home for a while.

However, Zhu Cuilan is diligent and capable. She keeps the vegetable garden in good order and there is no shortage of vegetables in the garden no matter what season it is.

At noon, they had only stir-fried cabbage, tofu and green beans, but now there were two more mouths to feed, so Zhu Cuilan cut two more white radishes, seasoned them with sesame oil and salt, and added another dish.

Including the fish brought by Yang Donghu, there were four dishes in total and they were ready to eat.

As they chatted and laughed at the dinner table, Zhu Cuilan tasted the sweet and sour fish and praised Yang Donghu highly: "This smaller fish has the most bones, but how come this one is so crispy and not stuck at all? How did you make it?"

Yang Donghu replied, "Auntie, fry the fish in a pan until it's crispy before cooking, and the fish bones will naturally become crispy."

Zhu Cuilan nodded continuously: "You still have ideas, and the taste is good too."

Zhao Fangchu nodded repeatedly following his mother's words. It was the first time for him to eat sour and sweet fish.

"Brother Dong, you are so awesome."

Although the two grown men, Zhao He and Zhao Fangyu, did not give direct praise, they kept picking up fish with their chopsticks.

Zhao Luochuan swallowed the fish in his mouth and asked Zhu Cuilan, "Aunt, we still have a lot of small fish in our yard. Donghu wants to cook the rest and then sell them at the market, but I don't know if they will sell well."

"There are many people in the town and they are generous with their money. This fish is fresh and tastes unusual, so it will definitely sell better than ordinary fish. And it happens that tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, so there will be even more people here. I can go and try selling some," said Zhu Cuilan.

People in towns are richer than those in villages and are more picky about food. Most of the fish they eat normally is salty, so this novel taste will definitely be more popular.

"Okay, I'll go clean up the remaining fish after dinner." Zhao Luochuan stopped eating, looked at Zhu Cuilan, and continued, "But I have to go up the mountain tomorrow. This trip will take a long time. I'm worried about Donghu going out alone on the street, so I'd like to ask Aunt to help take care of him."

Since they were all family, Zhu Cuilan naturally had no objections and readily agreed: "Okay, but why are you going so urgently this time?"

"The autumn rain is about to fall. Once it starts, the weather will get colder and colder. Soon, the animals in the mountains will go to sleep and it will be difficult to catch them."

Zhu Cuilan nodded when she heard this: "That's right."

"This is almost our last trip into the mountains this year. Let Brother Fang Yu go with me."

The beginning of winter is approaching, and the cold weather makes it difficult to repair the house, so Zhao He and Zhao Fangyu have some free time.

Let Zhao Fangyu go into the mountains with me so that I can have a helper, catch more prey, and save more money for the New Year.

Zhao Fangyu couldn't stay idle at home, so he found something to do that suited his taste: "Okay, I have nothing to do at home."

Zhu Cuilan knew that Zhao Luochuan was trying to make them earn more money, and she felt very happy. Seeing Zhao Fangyu so enthusiastic, she couldn't help but joked, "Dachuan has a good heart. He can't bear to see you single at such an old age. He wants to help you earn more money so that we can have more children next year."

Zhao Fangyu, a grown man, lowered his head at his mother's teasing: "Mom, why are you saying that?"

"What's wrong? Did mother say something wrong? Look at how happy Dachuan is after getting married. When you get married next year, you can find someone as opinionated as Donghu. That would be a blessing."

As soon as she finished speaking, the younger generations blushed. Zhu Cuilan took into consideration Zhao Fangchu's young age, smiled and said nothing more.

The few of them quickly finished their meal and went back to Zhao Luochuan's yard to help clean the fish.

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