Cleaning bacon is a very troublesome task, so the bacon Wang Zheng brought back had been cleaned. Anyway, there were many people there, so it could be preserved for a long time after washing and steaming.

Li Si took the bacon and chopped it into several pieces with a hatchet, then put it into the pot to cook.

The fire from earlier cooking was still on, the water in the pot was boiling, and the meat was already cooked, so after a while, the unique aroma of bacon wafted out.

Yingniang sniffed hard a few times, swallowed her saliva and said, "It smells so good."

After a while, the door curtain was lifted, and Wang Xian walked in and asked, "What are you cooking that smells so good? Even my parents are tempted."

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "I'm cooking bacon. Since Grandpa and the others want to eat it, I'll send some over to them. Second brother, you can stay and eat."

"No, you guys can just eat first. Leave some meat to cook longer, I'll come get it later."

Now everyone started to eat happily. Yingniang and Wang Wu were particularly happy. They picked up several pieces of fat with chopsticks, stuffed them into their mouths, chewed them for a few times, and swallowed them immediately.

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“Is it far?”

As for the two little ones, Yingniang hesitated for a moment and felt that it was more important for them to stay at home and beg their mother to make new clothes for them. Only then would Wang Wu be willing to go with them to see the novelty.

"No one will know if we eat it secretly, right?"

"Don't catch it, it's a carp, you can't eat it."

"Then go ahead. We can catch fish without worrying about the deep mud."

It didn't feel like he was eating meat at all, but rather like he was eating radish. Wang Zheng felt a little shabby just watching it.

As soon as a hole was opened, a big carp weighing more than ten pounds popped its head out. Li Si was about to reach out to catch it when he was stopped by Wang Xian.

The fishy smell is strong and the spices are too expensive, so people of that era don't really like to eat fish. The Tang Dynasty had been peaceful for many years and the people had no shortage of food and drink, so there were still quite a lot of fish in these water pools.

What a filial son! After the meat was cooked, it was soaked in cold water for a while. Wang Zheng's mother and sister-in-law cut the meat together, and soon they made a big pot of bacon.

Wang Xian came back to his senses and smiled at Wang Zheng, saying, "It's nothing. Just now, your grandfather and the others said that the meat you brought back was delicious, but you can't eat too much, otherwise it will be difficult to digest. I was thinking about something delicious and easy to digest."

The so-called ice and snow in Chang'an was actually not very thick, only about ten centimeters at most. When Li Si arrived at the place and dug up the snow on the surface, he used a hoe to dig away the ice without much effort.

As soon as Wang Zheng opened his mouth, Wang Xian glared at him and said, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. There are more than a dozen people in your family. If someone lets it slip, will you lose your future? You must be more cautious in everything. If you do it, others will know it sooner or later. There are many people in the palace who have lost their lives because of talking in their sleep."

"What's wrong, brother? If you have any troubles, please tell me. After all, I have a lot of ideas."

After dinner, Wang Zheng asked Li Si to unload the things from the carriage, and the whole family went to help, and by the way, they took a look at what was there to see if there was anything they wanted.

Wang Xian looked curious, "I know you have a lot of tricks, but I didn't expect you could do this. I'll have to see for myself."

Hearing Wang Zheng's question, Wang Wu nodded, "Okay, I know a pool of water with many fish in it, but the mud is also very deep, so generally no one is willing to catch them. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"Other things won't smell good when stewed into soups, only your bacon has a strong aroma."

"It's so cold, if I can't catch any fish, would I come out here and freeze?"

"Second Uncle, Second Brother, can you really catch fish?"

Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. This is also the main reason why Wang Zheng got Wang Xian out. The infighting inside is so intense, almost the same as in the court.

Just then, Li Si had almost unloaded everything. Wang Zheng took out a hoe and found the fish basket at home. Wang Xian had also finished his meal, so they set out together.

Wang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Then there are only fish and chicken."

The two pieces weighed more than ten pounds of pork together. Except for less than one pound left for the two elderly people, the rest was almost eaten up, leaving only a little lean meat as a filler, an average of one pound per person.

Wang Zheng touched his nose, squatted down and flicked the fish's mouth. The big carp ran away immediately in pain. A grass carp weighing four or five pounds came over again. This time Wang Zheng took action, grabbed the fish's gills and lifted the grass carp up.

When the family heard that Wang Zheng was going out fishing, the adults were a little curious, but they didn't want to go with him in the snow.

After Wang Xian finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left, going back to continue serving the two old people their meals.

"It's not far. We can get there in about a quarter of an hour."

This was a rule set during the reign of Li Laoer. Li was the same as Li, and they believed that eating carp was disrespectful to the royal family. This allowed the carp to multiply rapidly, and each one almost grew into a carp spirit.

"oh?"

Wang Wu also said, "If you eat carp, you will be fined by the government."

"Hahaha, how difficult is that? In ancient times, people used to lie on ice to catch carp. Today, I'll show you how to do it. Just chisel the ice to catch carp. Let's eat first, brother."

Wang Zheng was not averse to these things. In Bashu, people were very casual about it. As long as they caught it, it was the dish in the pot, so Li Si reached out his hand.

"It's not that troublesome. You can actually fish in the ice and snow, and it's relatively easier to catch fish."

Wang Zheng stayed behind to eat with Wang Xian at the table. Wang Xian was eating but looked very worried.

"Isn't this simple? No matter what it is, as long as it is cooked for a little longer and stewed into a soup, it should be easier to digest."

It didn't take long for Wang Zheng and his companions to catch six big fish, most of which weighed more than four or five kilograms. The small ones were not wanted because they were difficult to catch.

Seeing Wang Wu guarding the cave with great interest, Wang Zheng suggested: "Let's go back now. It's enough to eat. It's easy to catch them anyway. Just come back and catch more when you want to eat."

Wang Xian nodded and said, "That's right, there should be a balance between gain and loss, that's how we should do things."

Wang Wu didn't want to leave, and muttered, "This is only enough for one meal. We can make more and keep it for later consumption. It won't go bad in the winter anyway."

"That's enough for today. It's hard to take back too many. Let's bring the carriage here tomorrow so you can catch as many as you want, okay?"