Chapter 18: Catch fish and make soup
Look in the direction of the sound.
Several people saw Ouyang Mingtao holding a fish tightly in the water with his hands, his face full of joy.
Perhaps he was too happy and forgot that the fish was slippery. Just as Ouyang Mingtao was about to lift the fish, the fish slipped out of his hand.
Then, the four brothers and sisters started a fishing battle...
After washing her face and sitting in the shade, Ouyang Jin looked at Ouyang Mingxu and said, "Xu'er, go wash your face too and cool down."
"Yeah. Dad, keep an eye on my little sister."
Watching his second brother walking towards the river, Ouyang Feiluo immediately said, "Dad, I want to see my brothers and sisters catch fish."
Ouyang Jin, a daughter slave, naturally agreed to his daughter's request, but he looked at his hand with the chain and said apologetically: "Luo'er, can you walk by yourself?"
"Um."
After answering, Ouyang Feiluo fiddled with his short legs and shouted to Ouyang Mingxu, who had not walked far away: "Second brother, wait for me..."
Hearing little Philo's voice, Ouyang Mingxu immediately stopped and turned around. Seeing little Philo running towards him like a little cannonball, he quickly ran back and hugged her.
The next second, he stretched out his left hand and scratched her nose with his slightly bent index finger, smiling faintly and saying, "Naughty."
"whee…"
"If you want to see how people catch fish, come and I'll carry you over." He immediately picked up Ouyang Feiluo and turned to walk towards his eldest brother.
When they came to the river, little Philo shouted with a smile: "Brother, where are the fish?"
Several children scattered along the river said in unison: "He ran away, we didn't catch him..."
As soon as the voice fell, Xu, who was not far away, shouted happily: "I caught it, Luo'er, mother caught a fish, and I will make soup for you."
"Okay, Mom is the best. Mom, catch a few more. The fish will be delicious when grilled."
"Okay, mother will catch some fish and grill it for our Luo'er. Xu'er, go ahead and clean the fish." As Xu said this, she threw the fish in her hand onto the shore, and then continued to search in the water.
Ouyang Mingxu took the fish to the riverside, squatted down, pulled out a small dagger from his calf, and then cut open the fish's belly.
Ouyang Feiluo, who was standing by, looked at her second brother's skillful work and could not help but be a little surprised: There is no one in this family who is good at white sesame. I really don't know how they practiced it...
With Xu's good start, and Ouyang Minglou and Ouyang Mingli, who were quick-handed and quick-eyed, fish were thrown up one after another.
Seeing that the second and third wives had caught fish, the eldest wife was unhappy. But their family was either weak scholars or strong bullies. The water was the world of fish, so how could they be caught so easily?
After processing a few fish, Ouyang Mingxu instructed Xiao Feiluo, "Little sister, keep an eye on them. I'll go borrow a pot from the official to make fish soup for you."
"Okay, thank you, second brother."
After watching Ouyang Mingxu pull out some wild grass, string three fish on them and leave, Ouyang Feiluo was ready to collect the fish.
Sure enough, we are so in tune with each other!
In the short time that Ouyang Mingxu went to borrow the pot, Xu's mother and others caught five or six more fish, but they were all stored in Ouyang Feiluo's space and placed in his backpack.
After Ouyang Mingxu came back with a pot, a piece of ginger and a paper bag, Xu and Jiang took the children ashore.
When Ouyang Jin heard his wife say she wanted to make soup, he called Ouyang Qin to build a stove nearby with some stones and picked up some firewood that could be burned nearby.
So, after Xu and the others got ashore, everything was ready and they were just waiting to make the soup.
We set out early this morning and walked almost twenty miles in the morning. It was quite hot at noon, so we took a break and cooked the fish we caught.
Meng Yi, Xiao Qi and the others also caught about ten fish, and Ouyang Mingxu gave them three more. They borrowed a pot, exchanged for a piece of ginger and some salt, and Meng Yi and the others planned to make soup with some of them and roast the rest.
It's already stewed, but I found out there is no bowl and spoon. How can I drink without a bowl?
So, Ouyang Jin found Meng Yi, handed him a fifty-liang silver note, and whispered, "Young General Meng, can you exchange it for a few bowls and spoons, plus a backpack?"
Meng Yi, who had been instructed long ago, of course agreed, but he still accepted Ouyang Jin's banknote, then turned around and took a medium-sized backpack, first put two mattresses in it, and then put six sets of bowls, chopsticks and spoons.
Meng Yi came over with the backpack and handed it to Ouyang Jin. He then said loudly, "Second Master Meng, I'm lending you that pot. You'd better take good care of it along the way."
Ouyang Jin took the backpack and looked at Meng Yi, then nodded and said, "Hey, General Meng, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of it, we will definitely take good care of it." Then he took the backpack and walked towards his wife and children.
The eldest wife also caught two fish, but they didn't know how to cook them and were reluctant to spend the money in their pockets, so they set their sights on the two families who were gathered together to stew fish soup and grill fish.
In line with the principle of not giving bad people a chance, under the cover of Xu and Ouyang Jin, Xiao Philo put five more fish into the backpack. He stewed four of the remaining dozen fish and roasted the rest.
Although they caught fish today, Meng Yi did not deduct any from them. As usual, he gave each of them a pancake that was so big that it could break your teeth.
The aroma of the fish soup is coming out. Although it only contains ginger and a little bit of salt, it still smells good.
Ouyang Feiluo sighed in his heart: This ancient, pollution-free fish is so delicious!
Since there were only six sets of bowls and chopsticks, the adults chose to let the children eat first.
But because it was too hot, Ouyang Feiluo drank it a little slowly, which made Ouyang Feilian who was not far away very unhappy, so she talked about it to her grandmother, Mrs. Ouyang Chen Yanhua.
"Grandma, although Second Uncle isn't your biological son, you've fed him well over the years. Besides, Grandfather is his biological father. Why would he drink fish soup by himself while you and Grandfather have to eat these cold, hard bread?"
"Second uncle doesn't care about you, and third uncle doesn't care about you either, but you are third uncle's biological mother..."
She sobbed softly, "Lian'er loves grandpa and grandma, but Lian'er is too stupid. Not only can she not catch fish, but she can't make fish soup for grandpa and grandma. Lian'er is really useless..."
Chen Yanhua, who was already filled with evil fire, was now furious. She reached out and patted her granddaughter who was sobbing softly, then immediately stood up and walked towards Ouyang Jin and the others.
But before Madam Ouyang arrived, she heard Jiang's voice: "Oh, second and third sister-in-law, are you all eating and drinking?"
"Second brother, third brother, I'm not saying this to you as your sister-in-law, but you're so focused on eating and drinking that you don't even think of sending a portion for your parents. It really lives up to the old saying: Once you get a wife, you forget your mother..."
Hearing someone standing up for her, Chen Yanhua stepped back and stared at this side with her eyes.
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