Chapter 24 Every Daughter-in-law Must Be Selected Personally

After returning from the tile factory, Deng Shirong borrowed a bicycle and went to Changtian Village. Tomorrow is Songshan Market and Shuangwang Market, so he plans to arrange for Zhang Kangmei and Deng Changmei to get acquainted.

It had been agreed before that the two sides would be arranged to meet after the production team finished harvesting the wheat, so when Deng Shirong came over and mentioned this, the Zhang family agreed immediately.

Deng Shirong told Zhang Kangmei some details of their acquaintance, and then ate two large taro under the warm hospitality of the Zhang family before riding home humming a little tune.

When returning the bike, the team leader Deng Yunjun said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, you are now helping people with matchmaking, so you need to use the bike frequently. Otherwise, I will sell this bike to you at a discount!"

Deng Shirong's heart moved, and he said, "I do need a car frequently recently. If it's really possible, then I'll buy it at a discount."

Deng Yunjun said confidently, "If it was someone else who bought it, it might not be that easy, but if you buy it, Uncle Jiu, it should be no problem. I'll say hello to the others first and then tell you later."

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Okay, then let me know if you have any news."

Even though he only had a little over 110 yuan in his pocket, he could make some extra money by arranging for Zhang Kangmei to meet Deng Changmei tomorrow. When Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying got married, he would have a real big harvest.

Therefore, Deng Shirong was not worried about not being able to afford the half-used bicycles sold at a discount by the production team.

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In the afternoon, Deng Shirong made a homemade stewed carp.

First, two carps weighing about two kilograms were grabbed from the water tank. These carps were caught by Deng Shirong and his son in the fields when the production team was harvesting rice. In addition to carp, they also caught a lot of crucian carp, eels and mudskippers, as well as a lot of snails, which were popular in later generations but no one ate them in that era.

Nowadays, since pesticides and chemical fertilizers are not used in the fields, there are so many fish in the fields that people in later generations are stunned. They cannot imagine how there can be so many fish in the fields.

Deng Shirong killed two carps, cleaned them and chopped them into pieces. He then marinated them with ginger, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and rice wine for ten minutes, then heated up the oil in a pan.

To avoid sticking to the pan, add the oil in two batches. First, add half of the oil and heat it up, then add the other half and continue heating it. Then pour the marinated fish into the pot, cover the pot and simmer over medium-low heat for three minutes, then simmer over residual heat for three minutes before it is ready to be served.

At this point, the carp is just cooked, and its main feature is its freshness and deliciousness.

The moment the fish was taken out of the pot, a strong fish aroma filled the air. The children, who had originally had no expectations of eating fish, couldn't help but sniff their noses, constantly inhaling the tempting fish aroma.

"Wash your hands and eat!"

As soon as Deng Shirong finished speaking, his children, whose stomachs had been growling with hunger for a long time, ran out to wash their hands without saying a word.

It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon. Normally, the family would not have eaten so late, but now Deng Yuntai had gone to work at the tile factory, so the family ate late in order to wait for him to come back for dinner.

When the children tasted the stewed carp, they couldn't help but exclaimed:

"It's amazing! Fish tastes so good!"

"I've eaten fish a few times before, but I remember that fish was always very fishy and not tasty at all. But the fish my dad made tasted absolutely amazing."

"Dad, you are amazing. You can cook such a disgusting fish and make it taste better than pork."

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Facing the praise from his children, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "In fact, as long as you are willing to use oil when cooking fish, it won't be too bad even if you don't know how to cook it. It's just that everyone's living conditions are not good now, and few families are willing to use oil like I do, so naturally they can't make delicious fish."

Hearing this, Deng Yunzhen couldn't help but remind him, "Dad, the oil at home is almost gone!"

Deng Shirong cooks every day, so he knows what's going on. He nodded and said, "I know. I'll arrange for Yunjin's Ah Mei to go to Shuangwang Market for a blind date tomorrow. We can also buy some fat meat to make oil for frying."

Deng Yuntai was surprised and asked, "Dad, are you really planning to change your career and become a matchmaker?"

The other brothers and sisters were also surprised. They didn't take it seriously when their father was matchmaking for Changfu before. After all, they have a tradition here that says that people should matchmake for someone once in their lifetime.

But my father had just matched one couple, and a few days later he was introducing a second couple. This was not just occasional matchmaking, but he was planning to switch careers and become a full-time matchmaker.

"It's fun to help people connect when I have nothing to do, and it's a good deed, so I really plan to keep doing it."

At this point, Deng Shirong glanced at his children and said in a very serious tone, "The most important thing is that I want to use this opportunity to gain experience and visit more places, so that I can help you brothers and sisters find a satisfactory partner."

In his previous life, because he trusted the matchmaker's words, none of his children lived happily after marriage. In this life, he would definitely not repeat the same mistake. He would personally select each daughter-in-law, and no girl he disliked would be allowed to enter his house.

The same is true for sons-in-law.

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The children looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never expected their father to think so far ahead.

The younger ones didn’t feel much, but the two older ones, Deng Yuntai and Deng Yunzhen, had already reached the age of marriage, so they had to take their father’s words seriously!

Deng Yuntai gritted his teeth and reminded: "Dad, the country now advocates free love, you can't force us to marry someone we don't like!"

Deng Yunzhen also looked at her father nervously, fearing that one day her father would force her to marry a man she didn't like, and then she wouldn't know what to do.

Deng Shirong was much more tolerant of his eldest son who died young in his previous life than his other children. He smiled and explained, "You don't have to worry too much about this. I won't force you to marry someone you don't like. I will try my best to find someone you'll be satisfied with."

"That's good!" Deng Yuntai and Deng Yunzhen both breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were not forced to marry someone they didn't like, everything would be fine.

"Okay, let's stop talking and eat. This fish is best eaten while it's hot. But be careful of the fish bones when you eat it. Don't let them get stuck in your throat, or you'll suffer!"

Deng Yunsong stared at the fish sauce at the bottom of the bowl and asked expectantly, "Dad, this fish sauce is so fragrant. Can I scoop some out and mix it with the rice?"

The youngest, Deng Yunheng, immediately agreed, "Dad, I want this fish sauce rice, too."

Deng Yunhua also shouted: "I want one too! I want one too!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Okay, but don't take out too much at once. The fish won't taste as good without the fish juice. Wait until you've eaten most of the fish meat, and then you can take out all of it."

With their father's permission, the three little ones excitedly began to scoop the fish sauce into the rice. When the fish sauce and rice were mixed together, the bowl of rice became delicious and tasty, and the three little ones were full of praise for the dish.

(End of this chapter)