Before eleven o'clock, Yun Muye hurried back home, thinking of helping Gu Zhinian cook.
As soon as he opened the door, he heard a scream, and he rushed into the kitchen in fright.
"What's wrong!"
Gu Zhinian held a bloody kitchen knife in his hand and a big black fish in the basin. When he saw Yun Muye, his eyes lit up and he handed the knife over.
"You came to kill the fish. It was so slippery that I couldn't even catch it. It even moved on its own just now. I was so scared! This is simply not a job for a woman."
Yun Muye breathed a sigh of relief, took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, took the knife, held the fish in one hand, and scraped off the scales with a deft movement.
"From now on, let me do this kind of work, don't try it yourself."
"good."
Gu Zhinian took off her apron, walked behind Yun Muye, tied the apron around his thin waist, and touched his tight abdominal muscles.
Yun Muye: “…”
This woman is getting bolder and bolder! She dares to tease him in broad daylight.
Yun Muye tensed up, looked back at the three people in the living room, lowered his voice and leaned into her ear.
"You little rascal, I'll deal with you tonight!"
Gu Zhinian's eyes were filled with smiles, and he circled his fingers around his waist and abdomen, silently provoking, "Come on!"
Yun Muye: “…”
Gu Zhinian restrained his smile, turned calmly and went to the other side to wash the sauerkraut, which made Yun Muye grit his teeth. This woman made him feel hot and smelly all over, but she acted as if nothing had happened.
Yun Muye took a deep breath and quickened his hands to scrape the fish scales clean, rinsed them with water, and patted them on the chopping board.
"Shall I cut the fish into pieces?"
"No!" Gu Zhinian hurriedly stopped him, "I want to cut it into slices, not chunks."
"Slice?" The fish Yun Muye had eaten before were all cut into large pieces and stewed directly in water. To be honest, he didn't like eating fish like that.
Gu Zhinian took the knife, cut a piece from the fish, and demonstrated to him.
"I want to make pickled fish. Cut the fish diagonally into slices. Do you know how to do it?"
"Well, give me the knife and I'll cut it."
Yun Muye bent down and carefully cut the fish fillets, while Gu Zhinian washed the vegetables and chatted.
"I have to go to the city some other day."
"What's wrong?" Yun Muye looked up at her.
"The bicycle is still with Uncle Che."
They came back by car last night, and Gu Zhinian completely forgot about the bicycle.
"I'll go with you after I'm done with my work this afternoon. We'll take the bus, and I'll ride my bike back to take you there."
"good."
After cutting the fish fillets, Gu Zhinian beat in an egg white, a spoonful of cornstarch, a little white wine to remove the fishy smell, and marinated for ten minutes.
Li Yuling cut the pickled cabbage into pieces and walked into the kitchen with the prepared dishes.
"Zhi Nian, I've prepared all the dishes. Take a look, is there anything else I can do?"
Gu Zhinian put down the kitchen knife, looked at the cleanly arranged dishes, and said with a smile:
"No, Mom, go sit on the sofa and drink some tea. Rest for a while. You've been busy since this morning and haven't had any free time yet."
"Okay, call me if you need anything."
Yun Muye was chopping onions and garlic beside him. "Whatever dish you want to make, I'll cook it."
Gu Zhinian kept picking vegetables with his hands. "No need. You and mom have prepared everything. I just need to light the fire and cook. It won't tire me out."
Li Yuling came in again, holding a cup of tea and putting it down.
"Zhi Nian, if you're thirsty, have some tea. Mom just made it."
Gu Zhinian smiled and turned his head.
"Okay, thank you, Mom. Go and have a rest. Don't be so busy."
"OK!"
Li Yuling turned and walked to the living room.
After marinating the black fish for ten minutes, Gu Zhinian turned on the fire and put the pan on the stove. After heating the oil, pour in the onions, ginger and garlic.
Put the fish bones and stir-fry over high heat, then add sauerkraut, add a pot of boiling water, add salt and chicken essence, remove the sauerkraut after it is cooked, put the fish fillets in one by one and cook until done, after removing the fish fillets, heat up some oil and fry a handful of peppercorns and chili peppers, and pour them on the sauerkraut fish.
The fragrance immediately spread out, and Yunshuang and Xiao Tangyuan came over, sniffed and swallowed their saliva.
"Sister-in-law, what delicious food did you make? It smells so good!"
Little Tangyuan licked his lips and said, "Mom, I want to eat too."
Gu Zhinian took the bowl, picked up a few pieces of fish fillet from the side of the basin, carefully removed the fish bones and handed them to him.
"Eat it! Be careful it's hot."
"Thank you, Mom."
Yunshuang took the bowl for him, and the two of them, big and small, sat in the living room and happily ate fish.
Yun Muye stood by the sink and bent over to scrub the iron pot. Gu Zhinian only liked cooking and didn't like cleaning, so it was better to leave the cleaning work to the man.
After washing the pot, Gu Zhinian was busy frying the next dish.
Braised eggplant.
At around eleven o'clock, there was a knock on the door. Li Yuling opened the door and saw a group of young men in military uniforms with cheerful smiles standing outside.
"Hello, Auntie!"
"Auntie is getting younger and more beautiful!"
"What aunt? She's obviously my sister!"
Li Yuling couldn't stop smiling. These kids were so good at talking, so sweet-mouthed, and so good-looking. Every time they saw her, they would praise her.
Shen Huaian was also standing in the crowd, his eyes fixed on Yun Shuang who was playing with Xiao Tangyuan. Yun Shuang felt his gaze and turned back to glance at him. Xiao Tangyuan also tilted his head to look in his direction.
"Ah! It's Uncle Shen from last time!"
Little Tangyuan stood up, ran to Shen Huaian, and opened his arms for a hug.
“Uncle Shen.”
Shen Huaian smiled and hugged him.
"Little baby! Do you miss your uncle?"
"think."
Yun Muye came out of the kitchen, holding tea and inviting everyone to take a seat. The young men sat in a row. Li Yuling smiled from ear to ear and pulled Yun Shuang aside and asked quietly.
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