Chapter 140 Crucian Carp is Not a Fish
"Mrs. Chen, why is there still no milk?"
"There's not enough soup. If there was crucian carp soup, the milk would come out faster. Meat soup is also good, and the milk would be even better." Mrs. Chen promised Xie Yanyan to take care of Song Lingling and Xie Nannan for the next few days, so she didn't go home.
But, with such a severe storm, there was no one selling vegetables or fish, so where could we get fish and meat?
"I think your sister is quite capable. Can we discuss this with her?"
"My sister is still young. How can I make her worry about me again and again?"
"Too."
Now that Song Lingling has some free time, she remembered that Xie Yanyan went to the northwest to control locusts.
"Father and sister went to the northwest to fight the locust plague. I wonder how they are doing?"
"I haven't had the time to talk to her yet." Xie Ning felt a little ashamed. His sister had been worrying about Song Lingling's childbirth since she came back.
The rumbling sound of wind and rain outside did not prevent Xie Yanyan from having a good night's sleep. When he woke up in the morning, the sky was still gray and it was raining heavily. The shopkeeper was wearing a straw raincoat and shouting at the people to drain the water.
She stood barefoot in front of the window and looked out into the yard, where muddy yellow water was surging in the distance.
I couldn't walk for a while.
For breakfast, Xie Yanyan made a bowl of egg noodles for Song Lingling according to Mrs. Chen's request, plus some vegetables and fruits.
"Brother, it's just raining hard now, but the wind isn't that strong anymore. When I came here, I saw some fish in the moat. Shall we go catch some?"
Yongxing City is surrounded by a moat, which is about 10 meters wide and draws water from the Yongjiang River in the distance.
When Xie Yanyan passed under the bridge, he saw some fish blowing bubbles.
Xie Ning said, "Mrs. Chen also asked me to get some fish or meat and make soup for your sister-in-law, but it's raining so hard, where can we go to catch fish? And we don't have a net."
“I have internet.”
"Oh, great. I'll try my luck then. Just watch from the sidelines and don't slide into the river."
Xie Ning gave her a straw raincoat. She touched it and felt that it was definitely not as good as her raincoat in keeping out the rain, so she took out the army green raincoat she had worn two days ago and put on the straw raincoat over it.
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu got up. Su Moqing had already called them and Su Zhe to teach and study together.
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu saw Xie Ning and his partner go out, so they asked them where they were going.
Xie Ning said he was going fishing.
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu both wanted to go fishing.
Xie Ning asked them to study hard and stop following him.
The two returned with regret, their necks stretched to look outside. Su Moqing was very disappointed and scolded them, "Studying requires concentration. You have been distracted by the noise outside several times. How can you learn well? If you really don't want to learn, Miss Xie and I apologize and will not teach you anymore."
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu were terrified and promised again and again that they would never desert their post again.
Xie Ning and Xie Yanyan took the net, cast it out on the steps of the moat, and pulled the net up. Unexpectedly, there were so many fish, 7 or 8 of them were caught in one net. The big ones weighed one kilogram, and the small ones weighed about one ounce.
Xie Yanyan said he would cast a few more nets, go back and raise the fish, and make fish soup for his sister-in-law, one fish a day.
Xie Ning cast a few more nets, and the two of them caught a bucket full of crucian carps weighing more than half a pound, a total of more than a dozen.
Xie Ning carried the net in one hand and the bucket in the other, and the two of them returned to the inn.
As a result, at the city gate, the gatekeeper said that he saw them fishing in the moat, but fish in the moat cannot be caught in nets.
"Can we buy it?" Xie Yanyan asked.
"Buy? You have violated the laws of the Qin Dynasty."
"So what are you going to do?"
"See you, officer!"
The clerk wanted to arrest them, but Xie Yanyan said, "Can I just buy one? I'll let the rest go."
"You let them go? If you come online, they're already damaged. If you let them go, they might die."
"Then I'll buy them all, okay?"
"No, see the officer! If you deserve to be jailed, go to jail. If you deserve to be beaten, beat with a stick."
Xie Ning panicked as soon as he heard this and said, "This has nothing to do with my sister. She was just watching the fun. This was all my idea. I caught the fish. I will go with you to see the official."
The clerk pushed Xie Ning, the fish and the net to the prefectural government.
Xie Yanyan only then realized that the chief of Yongxing City was named Yan.
The prefect, wearing a straw raincoat and with his trouser legs rolled up, was trying to find a way to drain the water. There were puddles everywhere in the city and the government office was flooded.
The clerk brought Xie Ning and the stolen goods. Prefect Yan was very annoyed and said, "I am so busy, let the lawyer handle it. Beat him up and lock him up first."
Xie Yanyan said calmly: "Sir Yan, are you sure you want to beat my brother up and lock him up?"
"Do you think I'm going to hit you?" Governor Yan straightened up, looked at the little girl, and said with a smile, "Tell me, why can't I lock him up? He's the king of heaven?"
"We just caught a few fish in the moat. How can that be considered a violation of the law?"
Prefect Yan said: "The moat belongs to the government, so the fish in the river naturally belong to the government. You are violating the law by taking them without asking."
“Can’t we catch fish in the moat?”
"Can't catch!"
"You stipulated that 'fish' cannot be caught, but we caught crucian carp."
Prefect Yan said with a smile: "Isn't crucian carp a fish?"
"No! A fish is a fish, and a crucian carp is a crucian carp. How can they be the same thing?"
"Carp is a type of fish, and fish naturally include carp."
"If crucian carp is a fish, why is it still called crucian carp? Wouldn't it be better to just call it fish?"
Yan Taishou was confused for a moment, and was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and asked Xie Ning: "How many fish did you catch? No, crucian carp?"
"Twelve."
"Okay, I'll take charge and send it to you." Governor Yan said happily.
Ask the clerk to go to the government office and tell the secretary to write a new notice.
"Carp is not a fish, hahahaha. Go, tell the master to post a notice. From now on, no one is allowed to catch fish in the moat, whether it is carp, silver carp or any other fish."
Xie Ning was dazed and went back to the inn with Xie Yanyan. They killed one and kept the remaining eleven in two large wooden basins.
Xie Ning was making the fire, while Xie Yanyan was cooking. He said to Xie Ning, "Brother, please follow the steps and make it for my sister-in-law every day."
Heat the pan, add a little vegetable oil, put the killed fish in when the oil is hot, fry both sides until fragrant, then add three bowls of boiling water.
Crush the garlic cloves and throw them in, add ginger, bring to a boil, and simmer until the soup turns milky white. There is about one and a half bowls of soup left.
Add soft tofu and a small amount of salt, cook for another half a quarter of an hour, and serve.
This tofu and crucian carp soup is so delicious.
Xie Ning smiled as he fished out the fish bones and kept the fish belly meat. He then handed it to Song Lingling: "This is the crucian carp and tofu soup that my sister cooked."
Because of the addition of garlic, the fish soup is not fishy or greasy at all.
The fish soup and meat soup used by the people to promote lactation do not contain salt, and even good things are made extremely difficult to swallow.
The crucian carp and tofu soup she made was a little lighter than what most people eat. Not to mention Liu Yanlu, even Mr. Song Linglingyuan and Xiao Baozi Xie Yusheng had never tasted such a good crucian carp soup.
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