"Milk……"
Hua Shi stammered and called out in a nod.
Li stared at the fish that fell to the ground, and for some reason, her anger rushed to her head again.
"I raised you up all this time! Just for you to go fishing?! Look at you! What have you become! You don't behave like a girl at all! I told you to stay home and read books and recite poems, but you go fishing for me! Is your family starving? Or are you going to starve to death? You want to be reincarnated as a hungry ghost to catch fish!"
Hua Shi was stunned by Li's harsh words.
She had thought that Mrs. Li would consider these fish and not get so angry, at least calm down, but who knew...
Li seemed even angrier.
This was also the first time Hua Shi had such a clear sense of Li's desire to control her...
It's simply suffocating.
Hua Shi lowered his head with a cold face, gritted his teeth and endured it.
If he wanted to continue to survive in the Hua family, he had to obey Li and not fall out with her...especially her.
When I was thinking, my mind was swirling. My reason overcame my impulse. I controlled my temper, softened my tone, and said in a flattering way,
"Grandma, don't be angry. I didn't mean to go there. I just heard there were a lot of fish at the village entrance. I saw that you've been busy for so many days and have lost weight. I felt sorry for you, so I thought of catching some fish to nourish you..."
Perhaps it was because Hua Shi's attitude of admitting his fault was sincere that Li's fury subsided a little and his expression softened, but he still scolded her harshly.
"I don't need these fish to nourish myself. I'm in good health. Just listen to me and don't run around all day! Do you understand? Besides, I just had chicken soup a few days ago. Why do I need to eat meat and fish every day?"
Hua Shi didn't care what she said, and nodded obediently, muttering softly, "...I'm not worried about you, so I thought of catching some fish to supplement your diet. It's not a big deal. I'll listen to you from now on, grandma, don't be angry."
After a few words, although Li was still angry, she didn't say anything else. She blamed and muttered a few more words before letting the man go.
Seeing that Li was no longer holding her back, Hua Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly squatted down, and put the five fish lying on the ground back into the basket.
The fish were already short of water and were on the verge of death. After being thrown down by Li, their entire bodies became stiff...
I feel sad and helpless when I spend my time.
She also thought about keeping the fish for two more days, eating them separately, and eating them for a few more days.
If this fish dies, it won't last long. If we don't finish it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it will probably go bad...
Seeing Hua Shi still holding onto the basket, Li frowned and ordered in a stern tone, "Alright, alright, stop looking. Hua Xiao, get a basin and put the fish in. We'll kill one and make soup later, and save the rest."
Hua Xiao responded quickly and didn't dare to delay. He ran into the kitchen, brought over a wooden basin, put it on the ground, poured water, and did it all in one go.
Hua Shi poured all the fish in the basket into the wooden basin. With a few "splashes", the fat fish slid into the water, splashing water.
Hua Xiao swallowed her dry throat and looked at the fish in the basin without blinking.
When Li saw the fish in the wooden basin, she turned around and went back to the house with satisfaction. Before leaving, she did not forget to remind Hua Xiao to prepare dinner quickly.
Hua Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of the door closing. He turned around and looked at the empty space behind him, but there was no sign of Hua Li.
Hua Shi peeked outside the door frame and saw Hua Li hiding behind the door, sticking to the low wall. When he noticed the movement, he turned his head to look over.
Their eyes met, and Hua Shi was speechless. He whispered, "You're so good, hiding away by yourself, leaving me to take the blame."
Hua Li chuckled foolishly and said as a matter of course, "Anyway, grandma won't hit you. At most, she'll say a few words to you."
He is different. If grandma knew that he secretly went fishing instead of picking pig grass, grandma would probably beat him to death...
Hua Shi raised her hand and patted his head, saying, "Why don't you go back and change into dry clothes and wipe your hair while grandma is still in the room."
When Hua Li heard this, he nodded randomly, ran into the house quietly, and went in in a flash.
Hua Xiao, who was squatting in front of a wooden basin washing fish, witnessed the whole process. He stared at Hua Shi in disbelief, then looked at Hua Li who ran into the house.
What's going on? Why is Hua Li suddenly so close to this woman...?
Hua Shi pretended not to see her surprised look and walked over, asking, "Did grandma say what to make for dinner tonight?"
Hua Xiao frowned at her and said reluctantly, "...cook porridge." After a pause, he pointed at the fish and said, "And fish."
Hua Shi said, "You help me, I'll do it."
She remembered there was a can of pickled cabbage in a small corner of the kitchen. She planned to make a pot of sour fish soup for the whole family...
Hua Shi looked at the dying fish that couldn't even spit out bubbles.
Then cook all three fish.
After all, it was stewed into soup. There was no way Li could blame her for wasting it.
Hua Shi said as he squatted down and fished out all three fish. He skillfully began to process the fish, scraping the scales, gutting them, and removing the internal organs...
Hua Xiao looked at her and saw that she was going to kill three fish. She bit her lip and frowned and said, "You want to kill three fish? If we can't finish them, what a waste!"
Hua Shi didn't even look up, "No, there are too many people, we can finish it."
Hua Xiao's frown didn't relax for a long time. Upon hearing this, she curled her lips and muttered to herself, "It sounds nice, but you're the only one eating it..."
What she said was not without reason. When there were good things, Li would never be willing to give them to the others to eat. In the end, she always ate them all by herself...
Hua Shi asked Hua Xiao to go to the vegetable garden in the backyard to pick some beans and wax gourds, wash them and cut them, and wait for the water in the pot to boil, then pour all the marinated fish fillets into the pot and cook them.
The ingredients were limited, so I could only use salt and lard to add flavor. However, there were a few pieces of ginger in the corner of the stove, which I had cut when I first started cooking. I put them in to marinate the fish fillets to remove the fishy smell.
Hua Xiao squatted in front of the stove and lit the fire. She tilted her head back and looked eagerly at Hua Shi who was busy running around.
It was not until the fragrant aroma of fish soup wafted out that Hua Xiao could no longer help but stare at the pot of stewing fish soup.
The fishy aroma is so fragrant that my mouth is watering just by smelling it...
I don't know when Xiao Huaying started to hide at the kitchen door, peeking inside with her big eyes, looking curious and greedy.
Hua Li, who had changed into clean clothes, was standing at the kitchen door, looking left and right, walking back and forth, and looking into the kitchen constantly.
"Okay, bring it out. Be careful."
Hua Shi's voice came from inside. Hua Li, who had been listening attentively, rushed in immediately after hearing it.
The fish soup was served on a large wooden plate. Floating in the tender white broth were pieces of fish meat, smooth and tender, with a fragrant aroma...
Hua Li held it carefully, and Hua Shi reminded him from behind to be careful of the burn.
At this time, there was a sound from inside the house. It was the sound of Li's footsteps coming out...
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