"Big brother, second brother, why are you so late today?"
As soon as Yu Chengyuan and his brother stepped into the courtyard, they were spotted by their mother, Pan Cuiping, who was busy working in the yard. She quickly asked them what was wrong.
"Mom, I went to several places today and had a lot of things to do, so I came back late," Yu Chengyuan quickly explained.
Yu Pingan added, "Mom, my brother and I are grown up, what could possibly happen to us? Don't worry about it."
I brought back quite a few fish today, and waited there for a while before coming back a little late.
After saying that, he pointed to the basket full of fish at his feet.
Pan Cuiping took a look and couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh dear! How come there are so many headless bighead fish!"
I made quite a lot yesterday; I still have seven or eight jars left at home!
"Mother, this is the customer's order, and it needs to be delivered tomorrow."
Mother, could you please take this cart to be washed and rinsed? Otherwise, it will smell fishy, which is not good.
My older brother and I need to quickly process these fish so we can dry them.
Also, do you have any extra winnowing trays at home?
Two isn't enough.
As Yu Pingan spoke, he was thinking that he needed to quickly cut the fish open and marinate it so that he could take it out to dry after dinner.
There were only two of us in the family. When the family divided the property, your grandma gave us both.
I'll go to the village chief's house later to borrow two to tide me over. You can buy two at the market tomorrow.
Pan Cuiping shook her head and said.
"Okay, my brother and I will go buy it tomorrow."
Yu Chengyuan nodded in agreement, thinking to himself that it was indeed inconvenient to always borrow from others, and that it was more reassuring to have his own.
Just then, Wang Chunyan returned from the outhouse and, upon hearing this, said with a smile, "Auntie, I have a winnowing tray at home that's just sitting idle. I'll bring it over for you to use!"
I have three or four of them; I can't possibly use them all by myself.
Don't bother borrowing or buying it.
Wang Chunyan thought to herself that Uncle Dazhu's family and the Yu family's siblings were all very kind to her and did not look down on her at all. What was a couple of winnowing trays? She had enough at home.
Pan Cuiping was about to refuse when Yu Chengyuan spoke up first: "Sister Chunyan, thank you so much! Please go home and get it now, I need it right away."
Thinking to herself, Chunyan was no outsider; she might become her fourth cousin's wife in the future.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go back and get it."
Lunch is almost ready; we can eat soon.
After Wang Chunyan finished speaking, she turned around and left the courtyard.
As soon as Wang Chunyan left, Pan Cuiping glared at her youngest son, "Second son, how could you just take things from Chunyan like that? It's not easy for her to live alone."
Yu Chengyuan chuckled, "Mother, how could I really accept someone else's things?"
Sister Chunyan felt that we were good to her and she wanted to repay us, otherwise she would feel bad about it.
Although her sister and she have a good relationship, that's a different matter.
"Mother, you can rest assured!"
"How could my brother really take Sister Chunyan's things? He'll include that in his wages when he gets paid."
Yu Pingan chimed in from the side.
"Big brother really understands me, hahaha..."
Yu Chengyuan patted his older brother on the shoulder, "Brother, let's take the fish to the backyard to process it!"
"Alright!" The two brothers then carried the fish to the backyard.
"Hey, you two hurry up, dinner's ready in half an hour!"
Pan Cuiping shouted from behind, her face beaming with uncontrollable joy. She glanced at the cart, thinking she would clean it after she finished eating.
She turned around and went to the kitchen to get busy.
So many people are waiting for dinner!
When the two brothers arrived at the backyard, Yu Chengyuan poured the fish into a large basin with a "splash" (this large basin was not for washing feet, but was specifically used for processing food).
Yu Pingan stood beside the well, skillfully lifted the rope, and with a strong swing, a full bucket of water was pulled up and poured into the foot basin with a "whoosh".
"Oh dear, what a disaster! Why didn't I give these two fish heads to Mom? And this tofu, it's almost been crushed."
Yu Chengyuan looked at the two large fish heads and tofu placed outside the foot basin and said with annoyance.
"How about I take it to my mother and the others now, I don't know if it will be in time?"
Yu Pingan said with a frown.
Yu Chengyuan thought for a while and said, "At this point, it's probably too late."
Forget it, let my eldest and second uncles take the fish head home after they finish work tonight. My eldest and second aunts can make it for us to eat tomorrow.
As for tofu, we'll make Mapo Tofu tonight, since we'll also have braised beef later.
Here's what we'll do, brother. Take the pig's head to the kitchen and give it to Mom. She can cut half of it and stir-fry it with celery and chili peppers. That way, we can have an extra dish for everyone.
We'll save the braised beef and the other half of the pig's head for our family to eat tonight.
"Put the braised beef in the cupboard first, and give the braised pig's head to Mom separately."
"Okay." Yu Pingan replied and took the things to the kitchen.
He put the fish head, tofu, and braised beef into the cupboard, then cut off half of the pig's head and gave it to his mother so she could stir-fry it with celery and chili peppers.
After instructing his mother, Yu Pingan turned around and went back to the backyard, where he and his younger brother quickly began to prepare the fish.
Hao Qiumei, who was washing vegetables, smelled the aroma of meat. She looked up and saw that Dazhu's wife, Pan Cuiping, was cutting braised pig's head.
She couldn't help but think to herself, "These two Yu brothers are really generous. They have meat, fish, and eggs almost every day. They're living a really comfortable life."
"It smells so good, Cuiping, where did you get this braised pig's head?"
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