Chapter 248 Ice Fishing
It was still early, and Jiang Yuzhu was washing and removing her makeup and preparing to go out when Shen Zhilan and Mo Yan came from the general's mansion.
"Sister Yuzhu, I have good news for you!"
Mo Yan held Jiang Yuzhu's hand affectionately, blinked and said, "Guess!"
"You didn't say you were going to tell me? You're so secretive."
Jiang Yuzhu stroked her chin with one hand and looked at Mo Yan and Shen Zhilan seriously.
Since it is good news, it must be related to the General's Mansion.
Seeing that she was being stared at, Shen Zhilan quickly lowered her head, twisting the handkerchief in her hands, and her ears turned red.
Jiang Yuzhu understood and asked with a smile, "Could it be that my cousin has some great news?"
Apart from being pregnant, Jiang Yuzhu couldn't think of anything else for the time being.
Mo Yan stared in shock and said, "Sister Yuzhu, not only are you lucky and blessed, but you also have the ability to tell fortunes?"
A bowl of chicken soup was served for breakfast today, but the oil was not skimmed off the chicken soup. When Shen Zhilan saw the yellow floating oil, she immediately felt nauseous.
"My mother asked a doctor to check my sister-in-law's pulse, and she turned out to be two months pregnant!"
After arriving in the north, Shen Zhilan's daily routine was not very regular. Except for occasionally feeling sleepy after eating too much, she didn't feel anything unusual.
It is said that secrets of pregnancy should not be disclosed to outsiders before three months of pregnancy, but Jiang Yuzhu is not an outsider.
"It's not that I'm so smart, but it's all written on my cousin's face."
Jiang Yuzhu patted the back of Shen Zhilan's hand, happy for her from the bottom of her heart.
The Mo family is full of loyal and brave people, and Mo Qianyu is still a reliable person.
Now that Shen Zhilan has established herself in the Mo family, she is loved by her husband, and there are no people who are annoying or causing trouble for her. She lives a very good life.
"Cousin, it's freezing outside, why don't you stay at home?"
Jiang Yuzhu made a suggestion, but unexpectedly Shen Zhilan shook her head and frowned slightly.
When she got the news this morning, she was almost overwhelmed with joy. She had only one thought in her mind: was it that the child who was not destined to be with her in the previous life had come back to find her?
Whenever she thought of this, Shen Zhilan became more determined to give birth.
But thinking of the misery of her previous life, after Shen Zhilan's ecstasy, a feeling of fear swept over her and almost overwhelmed her.
The direction of things is changing.
After being reborn, Shen Zhilan got rid of the scum, punished her vicious concubine sister, and married into the Mo family, which was considered a good marriage. It also changed the ending of her father-in-law Mo Changchuan.
But how much of this was done by her herself?
Shen Zhilan was not confident, she just wanted to see Jiang Yuzhu.
Only Jiang Yuzhu's calmness can calm her anxious heart.
Unconsciously, in addition to sisterly love, Shen Zhilan became more dependent on Jiang Yuzhu.
Mrs. Mo originally disapproved of her daughter-in-law going out, but when she heard that she was going to hang out with Jiang Yuzhu, she agreed readily and even urged her, "Zhilan, hang out with Yuzhu more often. Maybe the child can be blessed by Yuzhu."
"Cousin, I see you brought some dried chili peppers from the capital. Can I make a small request?"
Shen Zhilan stood beside Jiang Yuzhu, feeling extremely at peace.
She had an idea. While her cousin Xie Zhao was not at home, she planned to move there and live there for a while.
Not only that, Shen Zhilan was praying in her heart that her cousin would show up later.
"Yan Er and I are craving the grilled fish you made!"
Chen Zhilan looked eagerly. She and Mo Yan asked a blacksmith to order a set of tools, and added all the seasonings according to what they learned from him, but the taste was just not authentic enough.
"That's fine, but it's better to use live fish."
There is frozen fish in the market, and the taste after thawing is very different from that of live fish.
The winter in the north is extremely cold, and the cold-water fish grow under the ice. Their meat is firm and tastes better than the fish in the capital.
Jiang Yuzhu glanced at the sky and suggested, "Why don't we go ice fishing by the river?"
She had the idea long ago and just happened to catch up with it today.
Mo Yan clapped her hands and smiled like a crescent: "Okay, okay!"
After discussion, Mo Yan returned to the general's mansion and brought two strong guards to act as coachmen. The group divided into two carriages and headed straight for the largest river in the border town.
In the winter in the north, the surface of the river is covered with a thick layer of snow.
After discussing, several people chose to set up the tent in the middle of the river.
Hongli was responsible for lighting the stove, and when black smoke came out of the chimney, the tent became much warmer.
Shen Zhilan circled around Jiang Yuzhu, rubbed her hands and said, "The fish we caught is now grilled. I'm drooling before I even eat it!"
The fish needs to be fried before grilling. Since you are going to fry the fish, it is not good to waste the oil.
Jiang Yuzhu chopped carrots, added tofu and vermicelli, coated them with a thin layer of flour, and fried them into vegetarian meatballs.
In addition to vegetarian meatballs, there are also fried peanuts and sweet potato cubes.
After Jiang Yuzhu cooked a pot of dates, Mo Yan was even more excited: "Sister Yuzhu, can dates be fried?"
"You'll know when you try it when it's out of the pot!"
The dates are shipped from the northwest. After the dried dates are soaked in hot water, they become as sweet as honey. The core in the middle is removed, and they are coated with thin flour and black and white sesame seeds. They are then put into a frying pan and taken out when they turn golden brown.
"Quick, try it!"
This is what Jiang Yuzhu had eaten in modern times. At first she thought it would not taste good, but after taking a bite, she realized what she had missed.
“It’s crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the sweet aroma of dates mixed with the fragrance of sesame. It’s delicious!”
Mo Yan packed a box and said she would take it back home as a snack for her mother.
Outside the tent, the guards had already chiseled through the ice.
The two were very experienced in ice fishing and were explaining it to Hongli and several other maids.
"One is temptation, two is fragrance, and three is teasing."
After you drill a hole in the ice, the fish will not wait and will escape. You need to use bait with a strong smell to lure the fish back. Don't rush to cast the hook.
The guard explained the techniques and Hong Jin tried them out.
Soon, the fishing float on the water surface moved, but Hong Jin was still in a daze.
"Lift the rod!"
The guard reminded Hong Jin, but he was a step slow to react. By the time he pulled up the fishing rod, the bait on it was gone and the fish was gone.
"Don't they say fish are stupid in winter?"
Hong Jin stared blankly. The empty fishhook seemed to be a mockery of her.
After the experience of failure, Hongli quickly got the hang of it.
“It’s moving!”
Hongli shouted loudly, and Hongjin hurriedly picked up the fishing rod, but missed again, and this time the fish was scared away.
The two guards smiled bitterly at each other, took the fishing rod and said, "Let's do it."
If you wait for a few girls to go fishing, you may not be able to eat grilled fish even when the sun sets.
With the help of guards, fishing is done very quickly.
Hong Xiu prepared a big bucket, scooped some ice water, and put the fat fish in the ice water.
Jiang Yuzhu picked and chose two medium-sized fish and put them into the pan.
"The fish is too big to be seasoned well."
In addition to tofu, cabbage, black fungus and onions, Jiang Yuzhu also added fried peanuts and coriander picked from the greenhouse to enhance the flavor of the side dishes in the north during the winter.
In just a moment, the soup base of the grilled fish began to bubble and the spicy aroma filled the air.
"It would be more fragrant if there were lotus root slices, tofu skin, and dried bamboo shoots."
It came suddenly, and the food at home was limited, so Jiang Yuzhu was not prepared.
We have some live fish now. We will keep them in the water first and then make a big table of them tomorrow.
"In addition to grilled fish, you can also stew fish, steam fish, braise fish, stir-fry fish slices, boil fish, sauce fish, sweet and sour fish..."
Mo Yan kept muttering as he ate, wishing he could swallow the whole fish in one breath.
“Help!”
The sisters were fighting over the grilled fish when they heard crying and shouting not far away.
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