Chapter 172 Eating Loach
Manbao's little butt fell backwards and landed directly on the ground, but she didn't even stop, she pounced on it and tried to catch it again. The loach slipped out of her palm, and Bai Shanbao grabbed it with one pounce.
He didn't even pick it up, but just pressed it to the ground and laughed.
Manbao rubbed his forehead with his dirty little hands, then quickly crawled over and pulled the wooden barrel over, allowing Bai Shanbao to catch the loach in.
The two children took great pains to get the loaches in, but they were also extremely dirty, even dirtier than the people who were standing in the river touching the loaches.
But they didn't feel anything at all. They leaned over the edge of the bucket and smiled foolishly at the loaches inside.
Manbao drooled and said, "I want to eat."
Bai Shanbao had never eaten it before. Last time, he just grabbed it but didn't eat it. Seeing her greedy face, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it delicious?"
Manbao nodded vigorously, "It's delicious, it's delicious."
Bai Shanbao also drooled at the sight of them.
Big Head soon caught one too. He was also very experienced, so he caught it and threw it to the uncle who was closest to him.
Zhou Wulang was quick to grab the barrel with his hands, aimed at the barrel in front of Manbao and the others and threw it again. Some were thrown in, some were thrown out, and then Manbao and Bai Shanbao were caught while screaming.
When the adults in the village called everyone to eat, everyone realized that it was getting late and started climbing out of the river.
Zhou Silang looked at the mud on his hands and feet, and called on everyone to go to the river to wash them.
Manbao looked at the mud on her hands and wanted to go too. Zhou Silang didn't dare let her touch the river water. He simply grabbed her by the back of the collar and dragged her, saying, "Go, go, Datou, take them home to use warm water. Only adults can use cold water."
Datou ran over and grabbed the wooden barrel, saying to Manbao, "Auntie, let's go home first and be with Bai Shanbao."
Manbao looked at the river water, then at the loach in the wooden barrel, and decided to follow the loach.
A group of mud monkeys returned home, and Xiao Qianshi almost fainted from anger. She picked up the broom and took two steps forward, but when she saw the young Master Bai standing next to Manbao and laughing, her hand paused, and the broom in her hand abruptly changed direction and fell to the ground.
Datou, Daya and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, then became lively again, carrying wooden buckets and coming forward to show off their achievements, "Mom, we dug up a lot of loaches."
Qian glanced at the contents of the wooden barrel with disdain and waved her hand irritably, "Go away, let your father get it for you. Daya, quickly go to the stove and get some hot water so you can wash your hands and face. It's freezing out here in the river, who's going to take care of you?"
Feng and He heard the noise and came out. Seeing their own children also covered in mud, they were immediately angry and couldn't help but mutter, "How much firewood will it cost in the middle of winter? Go up the mountain to collect firewood tomorrow."
He added, "You only have two sets of clothes, and the previous ones haven't dried yet..."
Anyway, I'm so worried.
Datou and Daya became more sensible. Upon hearing this, they lowered their heads and worked silently.
But Ertou, Erya, Manbao and other little ones were completely unable to understand the adults' worries. They were now gathered together laughing and watching the loaches.
After the hot water came out, they gathered together and washed their hands and feet with laughter. Knowing that they had to change their clothes, Manbao playfully splashed the water, causing the warm water to splash on their faces. It was really fun.
Bai Shanbao played at Zhou's house for a long time until Daji, who had been standing silently by the side, reminded him that it was time to go back for dinner.
Manbao brought him a wooden basin and filled it with loaches, and told him, "Let it spit out the mud overnight, and then eat it tomorrow."
Bai Shanbao said he understood.
Manbao drooled and said, "Aunt Rong's cooking is delicious. Try it tomorrow and see if it tastes good. If it does, write down the recipe and I'll ask my sister-in-law to make it for me later."
Bai Shanbao invited her, "Come to my house for dinner tomorrow. After you finish eating at my house, I will come to yours."
Manbao agreed after a brief thought and handed the wooden basin to him.
Of course, Daji was holding the wooden basin.
Zheng saw her son coming back covered in mud, and her mouth dropped open in surprise. Then, she saw the loach in the basin, and she took two steps back in fear, looking away. "Shanbao, why did you bring a snake back?"
"This isn't a snake, it's a loach," Bai Shanbao said to his grandmother and mother as if presenting a treasure. "We caught this together. Manbao said it was delicious, really delicious."
Liu had never eaten this before and was also shocked, but she adapted well and just nodded, glanced at his dirty clothes, and asked Daji, "Did you go to the river?"
Daji quickly said, "It was right by the river. I didn't touch the cold water. I just rolled to the ground when I was trying to catch the loaches."
Liu nodded and waved her hand, saying, "Take this to the kitchen. Come, get some water for the young master to take a bath."
After giving the order, Liu frowned and looked at Bai Shanbao, "Hurry up and wash and change clothes, it will be dinner soon."
Mrs. Liu never stopped her children from being naughty. In her opinion, lively children are healthier, especially boys. If she restricted her children and forbade them from doing this or that out of fear, they would become sick in the long run.
So, she only forbade her children to climb dangerous places or wade through water, and let them play with the rest.
Bai Shanbao never thought that he was naughty. After watching Daji take the wooden basin away, he happily followed the servants to take a bath and change clothes.
The kitchen manager of the Bai family is called Aunt Rong. She has a maid and a young girl under her. The three of them are in charge of the kitchen and are in charge of the food and drink for the whole family.
She knows a lot of things, including dim sum, various cuisines from the north and south, and of course, she can also cook loaches.
Not only did she know how to cook it, she also made three dishes at once: loach and tofu soup, steamed loach and stir-fried loach.
Except for steamed loach, Manbao has never eaten the other two.
Zheng was frightened by the sight and naturally refused to eat it. Liu tried it and thought it was good, so she shared it with her two children.
Manbao only took a small amount of rice, and then ate the three loach dishes with gusto, saying: "Loach is delicious, and this white and tender one is also delicious."
Mrs. Liu picked up a piece of tofu for her and asked with a smile, "This is tofu. Haven't you eaten it before?"
"No." Manbao shook his head and asked, "How is tofu made?"
"It's made with beans." This was made by the Bai family themselves. Liu knew that some places were poor, and some food recipes were common outside, but not necessarily seen in other places. So she explained the tofu recipe to her in detail and said with a smile, "When you get back, you can ask your sister-in-law to try making it."
Manbao nodded vigorously.
Seeing that she was eating with relish, and her grandson, who had always been a bit picky about food, ate more and ate more with relish because of her comparison, Liu smiled and said, "I'll ask Aunt Rong to pack two pieces for you to take back later. Manbao, grandma likes you very much. Can you eat at my house often in the future?"
"That won't work. I have to go back and have dinner with my mother," Manbao said, "My mother won't enjoy her meal without me. Otherwise, grandma, please come back to my house for dinner."
Mrs. Liu laughed heartily and nodded, saying, "Okay, next time I have time, I'll go to your house and try your food."
(End of this chapter)
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