Chapter 13 Yanyan, serve the pickled fish
Xie Yanyan asked his father and brother to kill the fish and slice it into half a basin of sashimi.
Sprinkle a layer of salt, minced ginger, chopped green onions on the fish fillet, add a little wine and vinegar, and marinate. Then beat two eggs and coat them with a layer of starch.
In another pot, the remaining fish meat and bones were boiled into a milky white fish soup.
When she went to the market with Zhu Ba in the morning, she saw other people's pickled mustard greens and bought some.
Cut the sauerkraut into sections, take out a few red peppers from the space, prepare all the seasonings such as chopped green onion and ginger, and heat the oil in a pan.
When the hot oil emits a light green smoke, add a little bean paste, then put in the prepared seasonings, sauerkraut segments, and a handful of black bean sprouts given by Zhu Ba. Stir-fry for a while, and the aroma will waft out.
Xie Yong helped to light the stove. He smelled the fragrance and drooled. He asked, "Sister, how come your food smells so good?"
“It smells good and tastes even better.”
Pour the fish soup and bring it to a boil, then start putting the fish fillets into the pot quickly one by one. The fish meat is tender and it doesn't take too long to cook at all. The freshness of the fish soup, the sourness and spiciness of the sauerkraut and peppers, and the fish meat will simply make you salivate.
Take it out of the pan, sprinkle with coriander and green onions, and pour on boiling oil. It is sour and refreshing, and the fresh fragrance hits the taste buds, making you salivate.
When the fish was ready, he immediately transferred the peppers and other condiments that were not available at the moment to the space and shouted, "Let's eat."
Xie Anfeng, Xie Yong, Xie Lingyu, and even the little bun had been drooling around the pot for a long time. When Xie Yanyan shouted, they immediately cheered.
This dish was more tempting than the century egg and lean meat porridge. Li Rong, Liu Mingjie and Zhu Ba all came over. If they hadn't thought that Prince Zhou had taken care of them, they would have taken the pot away long ago.
"This fish is so delicious. Miss Third has such great cooking skills." Li Rong couldn't help but praise, "People say that noble ladies never touch the water of spring. I think Miss Third seems to cook often."
"I don't do it often, mainly because I'm smart." Xie Yanyan said seriously.
Shen curled her lips: "Shameless."
"It is a great honor to earn a living by working with your own hands. Those who just want to get something for free are the real shameless ones!!" Don't be polite to garbage.
Xie Yanyan filled two large bowls and gave them to Li Rong and Zhu Ba to taste first, then filled another large bowl for Xie Anfeng, and then started eating with his brothers.
"Oh, auntie, the fish is so delicious." Song Lingling was afraid that Xie Yusheng would get burned, so she put the fish in a small bowl and blew on it to cool it down. The little guy ate it and exclaimed that it was delicious.
It was so spicy that she stuck out her tongue: "Ahhh, it's too hot."
Xie Ning couldn't help laughing and patted his head: "Hurry up and thank your aunt."
"Thank you, auntie. I want to eat fish every day, eat it all the time..." the little bun said vaguely.
Song Lingling couldn't help but laugh, feeling warm in her heart.
The road of exile is long, but with my sister-in-law, it doesn’t seem so hard.
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu were eating so much that they couldn't even lift their heads. They kept shouting as they ate: "Delicious, fragrant, and tender fish!"
The two were growing up and had good appetites. The crystal white fish slices were fresh and tender, and tasted sour, spicy and fragrant. Was it fishy or smelly? Not at all.
They each ate three steamed buns and finished the big bowl of pickled fish without leaving any soup.
Jiang Shuang originally wanted to send it to the old lady and the first and third wives first. Xie Yanyan and Xie Ning saw her intention and took control of the spoon at the same time.
Seeing that the fish was gone, she suddenly said righteously: "Husband, Yanyan, you can give the fish to outsiders, why can't you give it to your relatives? If this gets out, how will others see our second house?"
Xie Anfeng looked at her coldly and said, "If you think we are not good, I will write you a letter of divorce immediately."
Xie Yanyan didn't even look at her, and said coldly: "When they were insulting and bullying us just now, why didn't you promote mutual support?"
"Remember: there is no such thing as a first wife or a second wife! My grandmother entered the family in a sedan chair carried by eight people, and was married to her in a formal ceremony. We are the legitimate son and grandson!"
Who the hell is ranking the illegitimate sons born to concubines!
Xie Anfeng's eyes suddenly turned red. He put down the bowl and said loudly, "My daughter is right. I am the legitimate son. My mother is a lady of a famous family and the legal wife of the marquis."
"Jiang, if you can't take care of your husband and children, then leave me, Xie Anfeng. I don't need an unvirtuous wife."
Jiang Shuang's face turned blue and red. She looked at Xie Anfeng, then looked at Old Madam Shen pleadingly, hoping that her mother-in-law could support her and say something for her.
Old Shen was so angry that she slapped the board and cried: "A dragon swimming in shallow water is bullied by shrimps, a tiger in plain water is bullied by dogs. Master, please say something. I have worked hard all my life, but I raised an ungrateful wolf."
Xie Jinrong was lying in the car, smelling the delicious fish, his mouth already drooling all over the floor. What a disobedient son! He didn't even bring him a bowl of fish.
"You rebellious son, do you want to piss me off to death?" Xie Jinrong cursed.
Xie Yanyan looked up at the sky, why wasn’t the magpie passing by at this moment?
Liu Mingjie walked over and started to mock Xie Jinrong in a sarcastic manner.
"Xie Jinrong, what can I say about you? In the capital, everyone knows about your heroic deeds of favoring your concubine over your wife! In any respectable official family, which one would have a bastard child before the mistress even gets married?"
"You pissed off your first wife to death, seized her dowry, promoted your concubine to your wife's wife without permission, and treated your legitimate son harshly! Tsk tsk, Xie Jinrong, you really read the sage books in vain."
"You dote on your bastard son. When you fell down, didn't you rely on Xie Anfeng? You carried you on your back when there was no car, dragged you to see a doctor in the middle of the night, and fed you the first bite of food at every meal. What else do you want?"
"You still want others to support a bunch of your illegitimate children and grandchildren? Not only your sons, but also your granddaughters? Where's your face?"
After scolding Xie Jinrong, he looked at Old Shen and said, "You are worthy of being called a dragon and a tiger? It's so funny. You are just a concubine! Be honest and don't cause trouble for us. Otherwise, we will follow the rules."
Shen was so angry that her hands were shaking, but she couldn't utter a word.
Her biological sons Xie Anhuai and Xie Qingmu did not dare to say a word. Liu Mingjie was holding a whip in his hand. It was thousands of miles away from Lingnan, and no one would care even if they were beaten to death.
Xie Xiangxiang was delicate and weak, with tears in her eyes, and said to Liu Mingjie: "Sir, grandma is old and likes to nag, but she doesn't mean any harm. I apologize on her behalf for causing trouble to Second Uncle and Sister Yan."
She bowed gracefully, showing that she was considerate of the overall situation and knew how to be polite.
[I must find a way to send a message to King Xi. I can’t go on like this.]
[How do I send the letter? Li Rong can't do it, and Liu Mingjie can't do it either. Zhu Ba can try, he will go to the market to buy it.]
Xie Xiangxiang leaned against the carriage, like a peony hit by frost, delicate and broken.
Xie Yanyan's heart moved. Xie Xiangxiang wanted to contact King Xi?
After lunch, the team continued its journey.
After hurrying for a long time, they finally arrived at Ruyang City at the end of the You hour.
After replenishing supplies at the post station, they stayed at the inn near the city gate. Li Rong and his friends asked for single and double rooms, while Shen and her two children and grandchildren stayed in a large dormitory.
Xie Yanyan asked for a few upper rooms, arranged her family there, and continued to make soap under the lamp.
Xie Xiangxiang asked Xie Yun to accompany her to the kitchen, said hello to Zhu Ba, and spent 10 taels of silver to buy a few buns.
There was no one around, so Xie Xiangxiang quickly handed a letter to Zhu Ba.
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