Chapter 150 Crispy Fried Fish
The second and third concubines returned home in the evening.
As soon as she entered the door, the third concubine put down the large and small bags in her hands and called out Mao Mao's name repeatedly.
"Maomao? Maomao?"
The third concubine called out as she searched for her baby: "Baby, where are you? Let me hold you!"
The sound of footsteps approached, and Mao Mao ran out of the small room and ran towards her, calling out, "Fourth Auntie!"
"Why!"
The third concubine hugged her tightly, cupped her little face, and kissed her on both cheeks, leaving two red lip prints.
After kissing her little face, she wanted to kiss Mao Mao's little hands too.
“I should have touched your lucky hands before I left this morning, to get some of your good fortune.” The third concubine frowned unhappily, her delicately drawn eyebrows furrowing. “I almost lost all the money in my pocket playing mahjong today. My luck has been really bad this year.”
Mao Mao tilted her head.
"Fourth Aunt, you're out of money?"
"Yes." The third concubine took out her empty wallet and shook it. There were only a few copper coins left inside. "Luckily, I set aside money for the fare in advance, otherwise I almost wouldn't have been able to get back."
"MaoMao has money!" MaoMao said, "MaoMao will give it to you!"
Mao Mao received a lot of lucky money during the Chinese New Year, more than a dozen red envelopes, which were stacked up in a thick pile.
"My darling—" The third concubine immediately beamed with joy, cupped her chubby little face, and kissed her again and again: "Good baby, but your fourth mother can't take your money. Keep your money to buy yourself snacks."
"Oh, right, I also brought you some delicious food."
The third concubine went through the large and small bags she had brought back from her parents' home.
These are all her family's recipes. Although they are common foods, each family has its own secret recipe, and the taste is different for each family.
The second concubine also brought back quite a few similar items.
One dish in particular is crispy dried fish, coated in batter and deep-fried until it's incredibly crispy, even the bones are crunchy. It's incredibly fragrant and has no fishy smell, making it very popular. People can easily eat several in one go.
In the evenings, when the ladies gathered to play mahjong, this small yellow croaker became a popular snack for relaxation and entertainment, and everyone loved it.
“The temperature has risen a bit recently, and the ice isn’t as thick as before,” the second concubine said. “These little fish were caught by my younger brother after he broke through the ice in the river. He fished for several days, but he didn’t catch a single one, so I brought them all back.”
Mao Mao sat beside her, intently munching on a dried fish, while the big white cat beside her kept meowing.
Meow~
"Meow--"
The big white cat clung to her forearm with its two front paws, making sweet meows, and looked at her pitifully with its big, watery heterochromatic eyes.
"Meow—"
Mao Mao waved her little hand several times, but couldn't shake off its furry claws, so she had to turn around with the dried fish in her arms and gnaw on it with her back to it.
Even though it can't see, the aroma of fried small fish won't disappear; it will still waft into the big white cat's nose and stimulate its nerves.
Meow~~~~~
It nuzzled against Mao Mao's back with its head, its furry tail swaying back and forth, accompanied by sweet meows, until it reached Mao Mao's arm, the whole cat almost snuggling into Mao Mao's embrace.
With one hand holding a crispy fried fish and the other pushing the cat's head away, Mao Mao's chubby little face was firm: "No, cat, second brother said you can't eat this."
Big white cat: "Meow meow meow meow—"
But no matter how pitifully it cried out, no one softened their heart.
Under its pitiful onslaught, Mao Mao hardened her heart and ate the fried fish in her hand with gusto. In the end, the fried fish on the plate were all gone, and the big white cat only got its fur, which was greasy from being pushed by Mao Mao's little hands.
This really infuriated the cat.
A cat crawled under the sofa and stopped talking to Mao Mao.
The ladies were pushing the mahjong tiles around with a loud clatter.
"This winter has been really tough, but it's finally almost over."
"That's right. It's so cold that all the vegetables in the fields have frozen to death, and the price of vegetables has risen to more than that of meat."
"Luckily, Mao Mao reminded me, and the commander was prepared. When I went back this year, I heard them praising me... Bang! I won!"
I don't know if it was because she touched Mao Mao's lucky hand, but the third concubine's luck returned, and she won several rounds in a row that night.
The third concubine happily accepted the money, her previously depleted wallet now full again.
"Speaking of which, after the New Year, will Fourth Young Master be going back to school?"
The first wife shuffled the mahjong tiles, nodding with a smile: "Yes, Ah Sui is going back to school."
"Which middle school does the Fourth Young Master plan to attend?"
"Haicheng Middle School."
Second concubine: "This is a good school, not easy to get into."
First wife: "Yes, he's been busy with his studies lately, he's even working during the New Year."
At this moment, Lou Yansui also locked herself in her small room, busy doing her homework.
The third concubine, while arranging the mahjong tiles, said, "Fourth Young Master is so smart; he always had excellent grades. There's nothing to worry about!"
but……
The ladies glanced to the side and saw Mao Mao lying next to the sofa, coaxing the cat.
At home, Mao Mao and her fourth brother are the best of friends.
Because Lou Yansui rarely went out and was the closest in age to Lou Yansui, the two of them spent every day together.
Will Mao Mao feel lonely now that her older brother has gone to school?
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