The journey back to the army was long, and the boxed lunches on the train were expensive and tasted bad, so Lu Qinglin thought of making some sugar cakes to eat on the way.
I didn't have time to do it yesterday because I was late in digging the pond.
After breakfast, Lu Qinglin took out the flour he bought at the supply and marketing cooperative last time and started kneading the dough to make pancakes. Su Tangxue watched from the side and helped add water.
There were no eggs at home. The fried fish we had last night was too oily and would not keep well on the train. Su Tangxue also wanted Lu Qinglin to have something more nutritious to eat.
So he took advantage of Lu Qinglin making a fire to borrow two eggs from his neighbor Huang Guiying.
When she woke up, Huang Guiying and her two children were making breakfast.
"Xiaoxue, come quickly, have you eaten? Auntie is just about to make fish porridge for you!"
Huang Guiying enthusiastically took Su Tangxue's hand and walked towards the kitchen.
"Xiaoxue, you're here just in time. I caught a lot of fish yesterday, and today the kids are craving fish porridge, so I made some. It's almost ready, come and try it."
They caught a lot of fish yesterday, and the children at home wanted her to make fish porridge, so Huang Guiying was extravagant this morning and took out some rice to make fish porridge.
In the pot was boiling white rice porridge and delicate fish. Su Tangxue smelled the fresh aroma floating in the air, which was indeed very tempting.
"Then I won't be polite."
"You're welcome to be polite to Auntie. Auntie is the best at making fish porridge."
Guiying was not afraid of being laughed at by Su Tangxue. She spoke proudly with a gleam in her eyes.
Su Tangxue took a look and watched the two little ghosts standing by the stove with eager eyes, and she knew that what Huang Guiying said was true.
When Huang Guiying was a child, her family was even poorer than it is now. Because of famine, they often did not have enough to eat. Not to mention eating meat during the Chinese New Year, it was difficult for them to even smell meat.
There was also a big river in the village where she used to live. Her family often ran out of food, so she would secretly go fishing in the river. However, since she couldn't swim, she could only catch small fish and shrimps on the shore.
But there were many brothers and sisters in the family, and one or two small fish were not enough to share, so she thought of cooking the fish with the porridge. The porridge was then tainted with the fishy smell, and the brothers and sisters were very happy to eat it.
Later, she married her man and her life became a little better. She would often make fish porridge and found that cooking fish in the porridge was the most delicious.
It’s a pity that refined rice is too expensive, so the frequency of making rice has gradually decreased. Su Tangxue’s coming this time is just in time.
Su Tangxue pointed at the fish in the pot and asked curiously, "Auntie, won't the fish fall apart?"
"Cook the fish rack first, then put the fish meat in when it's almost time to take it out of the pot."
Huang Guiying explained.
Su Tangxue listened and nodded.
As soon as the fish porridge came out of the pot, the kitchen was filled with the sweet aroma. The two little kids had already taken their bowls and stood by waiting impatiently.
"Thank you, auntie."
Huang Guiying served a bowl to Su Tangxue, and she happily took it.
The first thing she tasted was the full aroma of fish, and as she savored it slowly, she could taste the freshness and sweetness of the fish. It was so delicious that she could finish another bowl right after breakfast.
"Xiaoxue, this fish porridge should be drunk while it's hot. It will taste fishy if it gets cold."
Su Tangxue nodded. At this moment, she was no longer bothered to talk and just drank the porridge in small sips.
"Bring some Huixian for Qinglin to try later."
"Okay, I'll bring it back to Lu Qinglin later... (Let him try it too)", Su Tangxue paused while drinking the porridge.
Lu Qinglin?
Oops, she seemed to have forgotten something!
After quickly finishing the porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, she felt embarrassed to bring up business with Huang Guiying.
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