When the mother and daughter returned home, it was not yet dark, so Liu Yuhan ran to help her aunt cook.
"You can take a rest, Xiaohan. We will cook."
"Auntie, it's rare for me to have time to stay home. I'll cook. Auntie, have Xiao Si and Xiao Wu been well behaved today? Their clothes must have gotten wet."
"Haha, you guessed it right. Their clothes are all wet. They played by the river too late and your grandma chased them back with a stick. Now they are all going to take a shower and change clothes."
"Huo Nan seems to have fallen into the water and is wet all over. So is Huo Jiu. Your grandma can't say anything to them, so tell them to take a bath quickly." Li lowered her voice and said to Liu Yuhan.
"Well, this kid is naughty."
"Here, these are the small fish they caught. They've been cleaned. I was just thinking about how to cook them."
"Auntie, let me make it. This little river fish tastes good when fried in flour."
Liu Yuhan secretly took starch from the space, poured it into the processed fish, beat an egg in it, added a little chicken essence, a little salt, a little pepper, and dripped a little wild ginger juice in, and mixed them all together.
Heat the oil in a pan, add plenty of oil, and fry slowly over low heat. After a while, the aroma of the fish will waft out, attracting these naughty little ones who have just finished taking a bath.
"Wow, sister, it smells so good! These are the fish we caught together. Brother Huo Nan and Brother Huo Jiu caught the most. We also picked up wild duck eggs from the reeds by the river. Do you want to fry them?"
"Okay, let's fry the wild duck eggs too. Stand further away so the oil doesn't splash on you. And focus on going to school tomorrow."
"I know, sister. I'm studying hard. I always get A's in my homework. The teacher even praises me for learning quickly. Unlike Xiaowu, who always falls asleep in class and is punished by the teacher by standing."
"What? Xiaowu is so lazy in studying."
"Sister, please keep your voice down. Xiao Si, please don't talk nonsense. I was just too sleepy that day and dozed off, and the teacher accidentally found me."
"Hehe... is that so?"
"Sister, I will study hard and learn to read. Please don't tell mom and dad. Xiao Si, you too, I promised not to tell anyone, so I won't pay any attention to you." Xiao Wu turned around angrily.
"You don't study hard, and you think you're right? Don't do it again, okay? And don't get into trouble with Xiao Si."
"Xiao Wu, I accidentally let something slip to my sister just now. I will definitely not tell you next time. Don't be angry. I cooked delicious food, and it won't taste good when you're angry."
"I'm not angry, I enjoy eating."
"Come here, you two. Here are two fried fish. Try them."
"Wow, it's so fragrant and crispy. Sister, you can eat it too."
"You guys eat, I'll eat later. Go out and see if Brother Huo Nan has finished washing. This is the ginger soup that Auntie made. Each of you should drink a bowl."
"Oh, we see."
After frying the fish, there are two large bowls full of it.
Beat the more than 10 wild duck eggs they picked up, pour in the chopped chives, add a little starch salt and chicken essence, stir quickly, put a little more oil in the pan, and fry the duck eggs until both sides are golden brown.
Then take out the pork belly that is almost done stewing in the other pot, add some stir-fried vegetables and bamboo shoots, and add the hen, red dates and wolfberry soup that Auntie had cooked long ago, and tonight's dinner is ready.
The children's mouths were full of oil. The fried river fish and wild duck eggs and the braised pork were very popular and they finished two large bowls.
Xiaowu was still shouting that he would go catch it next time he had a day off, but Old Lady Jiang chased him and beat him in the yard with a broom.
"Xiao Han, we asked the men we brought back yesterday to clear the hills we bought and cut a lot of firewood."
"These people are very conscientious and hardworking, worthy of being former soldiers."
"Xiaohan, what are you going to plant in the wasteland?"
"Dad, autumn is a good time to plant fruit trees. Let's clear the land and plant some. We can plant citrus trees, pear trees, jujube trees, and longan trees."
"That's great. As long as this hilltop is not barren, we can plant anything." Liu Daling said.
"Grandpa, we can grow fruits not only for our own consumption but also for sale. I heard from Brother Huo Dong that the climate here is very suitable for growing these fruits. Let's try growing some too."
"Okay, it's up to you guys to decide."
"Xiao Han, I'll take those girls to the workshop today to grind the herbs you need for the facial mask. Go and see if it works tomorrow. If not, we'll grind them again. Most of these girls are quite skillful at their work, but..."
"Auntie, please speak frankly."
"It's this Miss Wuyou. Her body and hands don't seem to be up to the task, so I asked her to help pick up the herbs."
"Okay, Auntie, I understand."
"Su Zi and Su Mu know the medicinal herbs. I asked them to help sort them."
"Okay, Auntie, from now on, you can ask those two girls to help you manage the business."
"Miss Qingdai is not bad either. She is always smiling. She and a few other girls prepared their meals together, and they were cooked very well."
"Oh, then I have to try her cooking someday. She said she's good at cooking and can make dim sum. I'll learn how to make dim sum from her someday."
"Young lady, if you want some snacks, I can make them too. I can make hazelnut cake and osmanthus cake. Even the old lady praised their taste."
"Wow, Grandma Qin, I want to eat and I want to learn. You have to teach me." Liu Yao acted coquettishly towards Grandma Qin.
"Okay. As long as you can learn the rules well, Grandma Qin will teach you how to make snacks if you want."
Liu Yao had a bitter face and everyone was amused by her.
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