Chapter 159 Happiness is like a dream
"Haha, this is so embarrassing!" The old man rubbed his hands and said with a wry smile.
"Nothing. I was lucky today and caught a dozen crucian carps. I'll give you two to try!" Su Qingshan said nonchalantly.
A large group of people squatted by the river for an hour or so, and only caught about ten crucian carps in total, and this one delivery included two.
The gatekeeper was immediately moved by Su Qingshan's generosity and magnanimity!
How could he know that what he saw was just the fish in the open...
When Su Qingshan and his friends returned home, Su Mingmei and Dong Yulan were already processing the fish in the yard.
Dong Yulan looked at the big fish with great curiosity!
"This fish is really big and looks fat!"
"Slice some fish and make boiled fish for lunch. Chop the rest into pieces, put them in a jar and marinate them to eat slowly!" Su Mingmei suggested.
Crucian carp is eaten fresh, and black carp is made into pickled fish cubes.
The pickled fish cubes have another taste.
"Okay, I'll eat it however you say!" Dong Yulan agreed readily.
You can eat it any way you want!
There are a lot of fish at home, so change up the recipes!
"It's a pity that I didn't catch a few bigger ones, otherwise they would have been great to hang up and make cured fish!" Su Qingshan sighed.
"These are already a lot, enough for our family to eat for a long time!"
Compared to other families who worry about the next meal after the last one and have few meat meals throughout the year, their life is already very good.
There are few restaurants in the whole compound that serve better food than them!
"Grandma, when are we going to eat grilled fish?" Gu Jinan thought to himself.
Roasted chicken and roasted rabbit are both delicious, and roasted fish must be delicious too!
"That's easy. Just light a fire in the kiln and I'll kill a few crucian carps and we can roast them now!" Dong Yulan replied casually.
"Wow, that's great. I'll go make a fire now!" Gu Jinan jumped with excitement.
"There is fire in the clay stove, just move it a little bit with the tongs!" Dong Yulan reminded.
"Let me do it, I'm familiar with this!" Xiao Mo took the initiative to ask for help.
"Hehe, then I'll trouble Brother Xiao. Uncle, go kill the crucian carp quickly. We need to marinate it later so that it can be flavorful!" Gu Jinan handed over the task of making a fire and ordered his uncle Su Mingyuan to work!
Su Mingyuan was changing the water in the broken jar in the yard. When he heard Gu Jinan's instructions, he sneered.
"You are quite good at arranging people!"
Gu Jinan: "Well, thank you uncle for the compliment!"
"You little brat, you're still panting when I tell you you're fat!" Su Mingyuan kicked him on the butt.
While Su Mingyuan was changing the water in the broken tank, Dong Yulan had already caught a few crucian carps and was squatting on the ground killing them.
These crucian carps are all about one pound each, perfect for grilling!
Dong Yulan killed five fish in total, cleaned the scales and gills, and then emptied the intestines from their stomachs. She then gave the rest to Su Mingyuan.
Su Qingshan and several children were responsible for cleaning out the small fish and shrimps from the five fish baskets.
Put the shrimps in a separate bowl, and squeeze out the internal organs of the fish...
"Are there too many crucian carps? It looks a bit crowded!" Su Mingmei muttered as she took a look at the fish huddled together in the broken tank.
"It's a bit crowded, but it doesn't matter. The weather is cold and we won't die. We can kill a few a day and it will soon be less crowded!" Su Qingshan said.
Fish feast at noon!
After killing the crucian carp, Gu Qiqi directed her uncle to add seasonings and marinate it.
Su Mingmei spent a long time just scraping the scales off that big black carp.
All the fish liver, fish intestines and fish bladders in the stomach were kept to make fish pot. Su Qingshan liked this, but it was a pity that it was winter and there were no fish roe.
By the time all the big and small fish in the yard had been processed, the crucian carp was almost pickled.
Gu Qiqi then instructed her uncle to string the crucian carps together with sharpened branches and roast them in the kiln.
When Gu Jianguo came back from get off work, lunch was ready.
On the table were boiled fish fillets, spicy fish offal, and fragrant grilled crucian carp...
Gu Jianguo looked surprised: "Did you go fishing today?"
Su Qingshan nodded: "The kids all want to go, so I'll just take them to play!"
Whether it was the children who wanted to go or his father-in-law himself, Gu Jianguo saw through it but did not say anything.
Dong Yulan went to the next door to deliver the food and came back, closed the gate, and told everyone to start eating.
In the middle of winter, the Gu family gathered around the dining table and ate like crazy.
"This fish fillet is really good. It has peppercorns and chili peppers in it. It tastes really delicious!" Su Mingyuan gasped because of the spiciness.
"Fish offal is not bad, it would be even better with some fish roe!" Su Qingshan loves fish offal and nods while eating.
"Ahhh, the grilled fish is delicious, fresh and tender, but there are a lot of fish bones!" Gu Jinan said as he spit out the bones.
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In the middle of winter, the whole family was sweating while eating around the dinner table.
Xiao Yi and his wife next door also enjoyed their meal to their heart's content!
It is so happy to be neighbors with the Gu family. Bai Xiumei is almost spoiled by them because she is fed every now and then.
"Uncle Su is really awesome. He never goes fishing unsuccessfully every time. The Gu family is all capable, and they deserve to be well-fed!" Bai Xiumei sighed.
"That's right, and it's a bargain for us!" Xiao Yi couldn't help but nodded.
He was quite envious of his son as he had three meals a day at Gu’s house!
After just one meal, everyone in the Gu family was full!
Su Mingyuan took a few children to walk around the staff quarters to help digest their food.
The snow on the ground in the family compound had been cleared in advance, and after two days of sunshine, the ground was dry.
Many children were released from their homes and were hanging out and playing in the compound.
When Gu Qiqi followed her uncle out of the house, Li Xiaocao from across the street was also strolling in front of the house with his younger brother Li Xiaobao.
"Sister Qibao, come out and play too!" Li Xiaocao's eyes lit up when he saw Qibao!
"Well, uncle took us around!" Gu Qiqi nodded, "Why didn't you come to play with me these two days?"
Li Xiaocao thought about it and didn't know what to say.
She liked to play with her sister Qibao, and she felt more relaxed than ever when staying at Gu's house.
Her father always asked her to go to Gu's house to play with Qibao.
But her intuition told her that she shouldn't do this!
Mom and Dad have been so nice to her these past two days, it feels like a dream!
"Going to your house is not a good idea!" Li Xiaocao thought for a moment and uttered a few words, "Can we just play outside like this in the future?"
When she went to Gu's house, Grandma Dong always gave her this and that to eat!
She didn't want to take advantage of him, but she was afraid that if she refused, it would make Grandma Dong sad.
"Okay, then we'll play in the compound from now on!" Gu Qiqi agreed decisively.
The little girl looked much better, probably because she drank the spiritual spring water for a few days and had enough to eat these days so she wasn't hungry anymore.
Gu Jinchen looked at Li Xiaocao: "Do your parents still beat you now?"
Li Xiaocao shook her head: "No more fighting, my mom doesn't call me a loser anymore!"
She was warmly dressed, well fed, and no one beat or scolded her. Li Xiaocao felt that these days were the happiest days she had ever had since she could remember, so happy that it seemed unreal!
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