Chapter 126: Just feed the fish to the dog. We won’t be angry.
Afterwards, the maid who dressed up that young lady appeared in the princess's mansion and specifically dressed up Qi Zhiyun. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on, but no one dared to say anything.
Li Si knew the same thing, but she just felt that Ran Qingxuan was making excuses.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was retorted by the women of the Gu family one by one.
“You guys…you guys…”
Unable to argue, Li Si stomped his feet, covered his face and ran back angrily.
The crisis was resolved, and Ran Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and also praised his own wit...
Gu Yanchen also felt relieved. God knows how panicked he was when Li Si said that Ran Qingxuan was not Ran Qingxuan. He was relieved to see that she handled it calmly.
When Ran Qingxuan went fishing, the Chen and Xiao families were not idle either. They not only picked up enough firewood to sustain them overnight, but also took the initiative to set up tents.
By the time the women came back, everything had been done and all that was left was to cook.
Ran Qingxuan worked hard to catch the fish. The Chen father and son felt that it was not right to eat other people's fish for free since they did not help in any way, so they rushed to clean up the fish that were going to be eaten.
Seeing this, Xiao's father and son also tried to help deal with it. Unexpectedly, Xiao Hongyi accidentally broke the gallbladder, and in an instant the dark green gallbladder water spread to the entire abdominal cavity of the fish.
After seeing this, Chen Chengping smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, this is not the way to prepare fish. If the gallbladder is broken, the meat will be very bitter."
When Xiao Hongyi heard this, regret suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"I...I haven't processed this either. It's such a waste of such a good fish."
"It's okay, Uncle Xiao. I'll just take the fish to the water and wash it."
Chen Chengping was used to being away from home all year round, so he was very good at handling fish. However, it was difficult for Xiao Hongyi, a civil servant who only had a pen.
When Ran Qingxuan was walking towards the river with the fish, he saw Zhao Chunxiu, with wounds all over her body, spearing fish in the river with the branch that Ran Qingxuan had thrown away.
But she overestimated her ability. After several attempts, she was splashed with water but failed to catch any fish.
Ignoring Zhao Chunxiu in the middle of the river, Ran Qingxuan squatted by the river and was not in a hurry to clean the bitter bile off the fish. Instead, he took a bottle of the bitterest medicine from the space.
With an evil smile on his lips, he put on disposable gloves and quietly applied the bottle of colorless bittering agent evenly on the fish, as if he was cleaning the fish.
"Oh no!"
Ran Qingxuan cried out in surprise, his face filled with annoyance as he watched the fish that was 'accidentally' washed away by the water and drifted to the center of the river.
"Looks like I can only eat the leftovers." After saying that, he stood up and left without hesitation. However, the moment he turned around, he couldn't help but smile.
Li Yuan woke up on the way after receiving the blood transfusion. Zhao Chunxiu was worried that she hadn't caught any fish for such a long time. When she saw Ran Qingxuan get up and leave, she threw away the branch without hesitation and walked towards the fish that was about to be washed away.
There was a sound of splashing water, and then Zhao Chunxiu's slightly excited voice rang out.
"I caught it! I caught a fish!"
In fact, everyone heard Ran Qingxuan's exclamation, and many people present showed contempt for Zhao Chunxiu's behavior.
Chen Yue'er didn't want such a big fish to be picked up for nothing, so she was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and shouted.
"That's our fish, why did you take it away?"
Zhao Chunxiu looked very proud and held the fish tightly in her arms, refusing to let go.
"If you say it is, it is what it is. Whoever has the fish owns it. Don't lie with your eyes open like a little girl!"
This is so ironic. I really don't know who is lying with his eyes open.
"Forget it, Yue'er, just feed the fish to the dog. We won't be angry."
Ran Qingxuan put his arm around the little girl's shoulders and comforted her in a low voice.
But the more everyone looked at it, the more they felt that the expression on Ran Qingxuan's face was not anger, but instead a hint of excitement.
"What did you do?" Gu Yanchen asked in a low voice.
"Nothing!" Ran Qingxuan smiled cunningly. Gu Yanchen smiled and shook his head without further asking.
The second sister-in-law had already started heating the oil in a pan, planning to make some braised crucian carp. Ran Qingxuan took out the packaged bean paste and placed it aside, reminding the second sister-in-law to put it in later.
The Chen family had already steamed the rice, while Ran Qingxuan found some thick tree branches, dug out six particularly fat fish, skewered them, and planned to make grilled fish.
With the help of his back, Ran Qingxuan found a small bag of red powder on the cart. Others thought it was ground chili peppers, but it was actually barbecue ingredients that Ran Qingxuan bought from the mall, but they were all unpacked.
While the food was not ready yet, several families worked together to evenly coat the remaining fish with salt, and after stringing them together, they tied them directly around the donkey cart so as not to delay their journey.
The women in the families did not want to wait for the meal in vain, so they quickly cleaned the surroundings and sat by the fire, discussing how to eat the remaining fish.
On the other hand, the Li family, who had no supplies on hand, got a fish, but because they had no seasoning, they could only shamelessly ask the officials for it.
These officials were already feeling resentful about the time wasted due to the Li family's escape, and now seeing Zhao Chunxiu dare to come forward with such a shameless face, none of them gave her a good look.
Not getting what she wanted, Zhao Chunxiu could only cry and ask the officials to borrow a pot.
"Sir, please have mercy on my son. If he doesn't eat something nutritious, he's going to die.
He is injured and can't walk fast. Can you lend me a pot so I can cook him some fish soup? Once he recovers, we can catch up with the main force, right? ”
Indeed, because of Li Yuan, the Li family had been at the end of the list all day long, and the officials became annoyed every time they went to urge them to come.
Bu Wei almost felt his soul being drawn away by the fragrance wafting from the direction of Gu's house. Zhao Chunxiu's sad face really affected his appetite.
"Go, go, go, find her a broken pot and get her out of here."
After getting the pot, Zhao Chunxiu happily went back and cooked a pot of soup with the fish. However, she was an official's wife and didn't know how to cook at all, so the soup she made didn't look appetizing.
On the other hand, Gu's family had a pot of white rice, a pot of fragrant braised fish, and six grilled fish that were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside...
Before serving the braised fish, sprinkle some wild onions found while collecting firewood, and the flavor instantly rises to a higher level.
He divided half of the braised fish and three grilled fishes among the officials. Bu Fei excitedly stood up to take some. Bu Wei blushed when he saw his brother's inappropriate behavior.
I picked up a piece of shark fin with the least bones and put it in my mouth. I was immediately overwhelmed by the unique aroma of the braised fish.
Not only him, but other officers almost swallowed their tongues because of the fragrance.
"I didn't expect that the second sister-in-law of the Gu family has such good cooking skills. This fish doesn't have any fishy smell at all and is very tender!"
"Yes, his cooking skills are better than those of the chefs in Beijing."
"Wow, try this grilled fish, it's sizzling and tastier than the braised one."
The officials' chopsticks reached out to pick up the grilled fish, and then they almost never stopped moving.
Listening to the officials' praises, Zhao Chunxiu curled her lips and muttered in a low voice with great sarcasm.
"How delicious can it be? You are a bunch of country bumpkins who have never tasted good food!"
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