"Who is crying? Why can I hear someone crying from so far away?" Yun the Butcher asked in confusion.
"Dad, the third brother is crying. Yiyi said she could walk another twenty miles of mountain road tonight, and the third brother said Yiyi was bragging. Yiyi asked mother to judge, and mother said she believed Yiyi. Dad, do you believe Yiyi?" Second Brother Yun looked at Yun the Butcher with a sly smile.
You little bastard, you're actually trying to provoke your father. Butcher Yun glared at Second Brother Yun. Second Brother Yun started laughing secretly.
"Dad, do you believe me?" Yun Yiyi opened her big eyes and looked at Yun the Butcher pitifully.
When Butcher Yun saw this, the scales immediately tilted to the edge of the sky. He hurried to Yun Yiyi's side and hugged her.
"Yiyi, Dad believes in you just like your mother does." Yun the Butcher said hurriedly.
"Really, Dad, you are such a good dad to me." Yun Yiyi rubbed Yun the Butcher happily.
"What? If dad doesn't believe you, then he'll be a bad dad?" Butcher Yun looked at Yun Yiyi seriously.
"No way, Dad. I didn't say that. You are wronging me." Yun Yiyi shook Yun the Butcher's arm and retorted loudly.
"Haha, Yiyi will definitely not be like this. It is the third brother who will be like this. Third brother, don't cry. Do you think what dad said is right?" Yun the butcher looked at the third brother Yun with an oppressive look.
"Okay, I give up. Anyway, neither my father nor my mother loves me. Oh, I'm so pitiful!" Brother Yun said, waving his arms. Everyone looked at Brother Yun's antics and laughed.
"Don't be afraid, third brother, big brother loves you." Boss Yun comforted third brother Yun.
"It's really not easy. There is actually someone who cares about me." Brother Yun San started acting again.
Yun Yiyi burst out laughing, collapsing on Yun the Butcher. Zhang, wielding her shovel, doubled over with laughter. Third Brother Yun was truly the Yun family's happy fruit.
"Dad, Mom said she would stew fish for me tonight. Go and see if the village chief has distributed the fish. If he has, please bring the fish back." Yun Yiyi said.
Upon hearing this, the three brothers of the Yun family looked at Yun the Butcher with anticipation.
When Yun the Butcher saw everyone's situation, he quickly got up and went to find the village chief.
"Mom, how many vegetable pancakes did you make this afternoon?" Yun Yiyi asked as she looked at the fragrant vegetable pancakes in the pot.
"Mom chopped up everything for deep-frying, added cabbage, and made a big pot of stuffing. Look at the lid, there's already a whole lid full of baked pancakes there. If we take away the ones in the pot, we'll have two more pots to finish baking."
"Let's have a meal tonight, and I guess we can have another one tomorrow morning. Yiyi, if you're hungry, just take one and eat it first."
"Mom, I'm not hungry. I want to wait for my dad to come back and stew some fish."
"Okay, then let's wait a little longer. We can have dinner a little later, that's fine." Zhang said as she placed the baked pancakes on the lid. Then, she put a little more oil in the pan and added the raw vegetable pancakes to the pan to fry.
It was Second Brother Yun who was lighting the fire. Pancakes can only be made over a low heat. Too high a heat will burn the outer layer of the pancake, but the filling inside might not be cooked through, so it's a real test of patience. Second Brother Yun was using weeds to light the fire, probably specially cut. The weeds look like a big fire, but they don't burn the pan easily. Second Brother Yun was the perfect fit for this job; of the Yun family children, he had the best patience.
When Yun Yiyi was cooking, she preferred to use thicker wood, which would make the fire bigger and last longer. If she were to use wood, she would quickly make the fire bigger, and Zhang would definitely nag her.
By the time Zhang had finished baking the vegetable pancakes and preparing the pickled ginger, pickled chili peppers, dried chili peppers, garlic cloves, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns, Yun the Butcher returned with his basket.
Zhang took the basket and found it very heavy. She set it on the ground and peered inside by the light of the oil lamp. There were probably over twenty fish inside. The smaller ones weighed over two kilograms, while the larger ones weighed over three kilograms.
"Boss, the village chief gave us so many fish! Did everyone get so many fish? It seems that Yiyi really caught a lot of fish. Yiyi is really capable." Zhang said happily.
"Dad, there are so many fish." The three brothers of the Yun family also exclaimed in amazement.
"Wife, each family was given four big fish. Only our family got the largest share. The village chief said that the fish were all caught by Yiyi, and it was a good deal for everyone to get four fish, so we can't divide all the fish up. The village chief and the elders made the decision, and the remaining fish were distributed to our family." Yun the Butcher explained.
"So that's how it is. If each family gets four fish, then everyone can eat fish tonight. Since we have so many fish at home, let's cook three smaller fish tonight. Let everyone enjoy the meal tonight." As Zhang said this, she picked out three smaller fish from the basket and put them in the basin.
Butcher Yun took the basin and washed the fish again. Then he drained the fish and put it back into the basin.
Here, Brother Yun placed some thick wood on top of the weeds, and the fire in the stove suddenly grew bigger. The flames cast a warm glow on everyone's faces.
Zhang ladled a spoonful of oil into the cleaned pot. Once the oil was hot and smoking, she added dried chilies, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns. Once the chilies were fragrant, she added chopped pickled ginger and pickled chilies. Using a spatula, she tossed the ingredients back and forth until the water dried out. Then, Zhang added a large ladle of water. Then, she added soy sauce and a pinch of salt. Once the water boiled, Zhang added the three cleaned fish. Finally, she closed the pot.
Second Brother Yun started the fire, and after about twenty minutes, the aroma of spicy fish wafted out of the pot.
"Mom, the fish smells so good." Yun Yiyi said while sniffing.
"It smells so good, Mom." Brother Yun San also said happily.
"Yes, we haven't eaten fish for a long time. This is all thanks to our good luck. This afternoon we not only found water, but also caught fish." Zhang said happily while standing next to the big iron pot.
"My wife is right. We are indeed lucky today." Yun the Butcher continued.
"Don't worry, wait until I add the garlic cloves and let it season, then we can eat. Boss, please move the table over here so we can eat here."
Butcher Yun ran into the woods and moved the table over, and Boss Yun also moved the bowls and chopsticks over and placed them on the table.
About five minutes later, Zhang stopped letting Yun Erge add more firewood. She lifted the lid of the pot and poured all the fish into a clay pot. Yun the butcher took the pot and placed it on the table.
Zhang wiped the large iron pot with the ash from the bottom of the pot, scooped some water into the pot, and scrubbed it clean. Then, when she smelled it again, there was no strong fishy smell in the pot.
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