Chapter 24: Fried fish, future mother-in-law

Then he pretended to be surprised and shouted: "Look, there are fish in the river."

A group of children gathered around and made a lot of noise. Chu Sangning quickly caught the black fish. The fish kept in Chu Sangning's space were so stupid that they didn't even know how to run away, so they were easily caught.

As for these wheatear fish, they are as thick as an adult's finger and have strong reproductive capacity. Chu Sangning released them on purpose so that everyone could get some.

"Sister, let me help you." Jiang Pan'an started catching fish, and the other children followed suit.

Soon the shore was full of jumping fish. Jiang Panan opened his mouth wide and jumped happily: "This is the first time I have seen so many fish."

"Whoever lives nearby, go back and get two basins." After Chu Sangning finished speaking, several children ran back home. Even Jiang Panan went back and did not forget to say goodbye to her.

"Sister, I'm going home to get the basin. You wait here."

Chu Sangning was the only one left by the river. She became even more brazen. The dozens of fish she had caught turned into a small pile in the blink of an eye.

The children ran home excitedly, holding their basins and running to the river. The adults tried to stop them but failed. The children stamped their feet anxiously when they were told to do so: "Mom, let's talk later. I'm leaving now."

Chu Sangning sat by the river, resting his chin on his hand to enjoy the breeze, watching them running towards him. Everyone had a share of the fish, and the children each got twenty or thirty fish.

As for the two big fish, there was no way to divide them, so we just grilled them together with the sweet potatoes and each of us took a bite and ate them.

After eating and drinking, Chu Sangning brought the extremely excited Jiang Panan back home. Lin Xiuzhi looked at her grandson who was sweating but still smiling, and said kindly: "Panan, why are you so happy?"

"Grandma, look, we caught a lot of fish."

Lin Xiuzhi walked forward and was surprised when she saw the fish in the basin. "Where did you catch these?"

"There are so many by the river. I caught a lot today."

Jiang Pan'an handed the fish to his grandmother like he was offering a treasure, and began to ask in a baby voice: "Grandma, I want to drink fish soup."

Lin Xiuzhi rubbed her grandson's small head and said, "What kind of fish soup are you drinking? This little fish can't be stewed."

Jiang Panan's face suddenly fell, and his shoulders slumped: "Huh?"

Seeing that his grandson was unhappy, and thinking that there had been no fishy food at home for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said to his grandson: "If you can't drink fish soup, let's eat fried fish."

"Yes, yes, I knew milk is the best." Of all the things to be patted, only horses are the best to be patted. If Jiang Panan's honey-coated little mouth starts to praise people, no one can stand it.

Lin Xiuzhi covered her mouth and smiled as if she had picked up money. She asked Chu Sangning and Jiang Panan, the two great contributors, to go to the house to rest, and she would clean up after her eldest son came back.

"It's okay, Auntie. I'll help you." Chu Sangning declined twice, but Lin Xiuzhi was still unwilling and kept nagging her for a long time.

"It's autumn now, and the weather is cold. It's not good for little girls to touch the cool water. Don't allow them to do that next time. If you see them, let Pan An go. He's like a loach when it comes to water."

So tonight, some people in Changxing Village were happy and some were worried. The small fish that several children brought home were all cleaned up and eaten by their parents. The only one who was unhappy was probably Zhao Jiayun.

Because of Xiao Ya, even He Yueyang got to eat boiled fish. However, the fish scales were difficult to scrape and tasted fishy. Even so, He Yueyang was already very satisfied.

The Luo family where Zhao Jiayun lived was filled with the aroma of fish. Every household had their own way of eating fish. Zhao Jiayun was so tired after a day's work that he wanted to fall asleep immediately. He smelled the fish and asked eagerly, "Whose family cooked this delicious food?"

"Who else? Aren't they just these few households? Everyone has delicious food. What's the point of eating fish?" Old Mrs. Luo just said that the grapes were sour because she couldn't eat them. Just now, she even wanted to take advantage of her age and asked for two fish from someone else's house.

Who knew that the other party was not someone to be trifled with either, and treated Old Lady Luo like a beggar openly and secretly. Old Lady Luo couldn't stand it, so she muttered a few words and went back in shame.

"Fish, I haven't eaten it for a long time." Zhao Jiayun replied. Looking at the leftovers on the table, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "Auntie, why didn't you open the can I gave you yesterday?"

In the past few days, Old Lady Luo has been asking for food from her in various ways, but in order to appease Old Lady Luo, Zhao Jiayun agreed to all her requests as long as they were not too excessive. After all, Old Lady Luo would be her mother-in-law in the future.

Precisely because she has so many good things in her hands, Luo Yiping's attitude towards her has changed recently. He used to ignore her, but now the two of them can still talk to each other in the yard.

When Mrs. Luo heard Zhao Jiayun mention canned food, her face suddenly changed and she stammered, "Canned food, canned food, I thought since Yiping is not at home, we two women can just eat whatever we want."

Zhao Jiayun was so angry that her chest was shaking. What do you mean a woman can eat whatever she wants? It's her stuff, why can't she just open it and eat it.

Thinking of that can of meat, Zhao Jiayun's heart bled. He gave the last can of meat to Old Mrs. Luo.

"Auntie, we've been tired all day, so it's okay to eat a canned food. If you want to save some for Brother Luo, I have no objection. At least open it and have a taste. You're so old, you should eat something good."

If it had been before, Zhao Jiayun would have exploded like a powder keg, but she suppressed herself and hypocritically tried to please Old Lady Luo, coaxing her into a state of confusion.

"Okay, take out the cans. I, an old woman, want to have a taste of the canned food in the city."

Old Mrs. Luo thought that Zhao Jiayun must have some more and she could just ask her for more after she finished eating, so she took out the can with a smile.

Zhao Jiayun cut a thin slice with a knife, took it out for a while, and came back with two small wheatear fish.

"Oh, the educated youth are really capable. But why did you change two pairs? Whose family did you change them from? Did they cheat you because you are an educated youth? Tell me whose family it is and I will go and settle the score with her."

Zhao Jiayun was disdainful in his heart, but he still tried to comfort Mrs. Luo, "Auntie, we are all neighbors, it's okay."

While the Luo family was eating leftovers and canned food, the Jiang family not far away had already started their own feast.

When Pan Wenlan got home, she saw her husband squatting in the yard washing fish. She smiled and said, "Where did you get the fish?"

Jiang Panan was waiting for his mother to ask, and immediately jumped out, raising his hand: "Mom, I caught it, I caught it, but my sister saw it first."

"Wenlan, stop talking so much. Wash your hands and come over to light the pot." Lin Xiuzhi poked her head out of the kitchen and asked her daughter-in-law to come in and help.

With the efforts of the whole family, Chu Sangning, the little salted fish, seemed very lazy. She couldn't help even if she wanted to, and could only wait to eat.