At noon, Tao Xiaoxi made stewed potatoes with green beans. She originally wanted to make braised green bean noodles. Her mother often made it for her in her previous life, and she liked it. But now she had no noodles, only potatoes and green beans, which were secretly brought to her by her mother-in-law.
Potatoes are not meat, so they won’t taste very good when cooked. The staple food is sweet potatoes, which are also brought by my mother-in-law. She cooks them without the old man’s knowledge because she thinks he knows nothing. Everything goes smoothly every time.
Tao Xiaoxi craved the taste of meat, but things had been so busy lately. While other families were enjoying a bumper harvest, hers was in the throes of a lean season. Her medicine shed hadn't been built yet, and no one had come to her lately asking for medicine. This place was vast and sparsely populated, with only so many households around. It wasn't like every bride was childless, so the lack of business was normal. From another perspective, it also meant the village was peaceful and the people were safe. So, not starving to death was a blessing; there was no need to force it.
She asked Beibei to call Li Nanshan back for dinner, and Beibei went there happily. She didn't know when it started, but this girl treated Li Nanshan as her dad, except for not being able to call him dad.
But before Beibei left the house, Li Nanshan came back with a silver carp in his hand. It was not big, but full of meat.
"Caught in Qushui River?" Tao Xiaoxi was overjoyed, her eyes shining as if greased.
"Well, I'm lucky. What do you think we should do?" Li Nanshan was happy to see his wife happy.
"Of course it's for boiling in water. Make a pot of boiled fish." Tao Xiaoxi has already figured it out.
"Boiled fish? I've never had it before. Just cook it as you see fit." Li Nanshan handed the fish to Tao Xiaoxi.
Tao Xiaoxi picked up the fish and went to get the knife. "We'll have dinner later. Let's add some dishes for lunch."
"Then I'll go to the fields." Li Nanshan did not waste a moment.
Tao Xiaoxi suddenly remembered that boiled fish would taste better with some side dishes, so she called Li Nanshan and asked him to think of a way to prepare some dishes.
"Any dish is fine?" Li Nanshan asked.
"Any dish is fine." Tao Xiaoxi smiled. It's good enough to have it. You can't be picky.
Li Nanshan went there, to his own vegetable garden. The cucumbers were ripe at this time, so he picked one, and there were also eggplants, so he picked a few. Then there were tomatoes. No one knew who gave his father the seeds, but no one in the family was used to eating them. They didn't grow very well, they were small and green, so he picked a few. The other vegetables were peppers and beans, but there weren't many, just sparse ones. His mother must have picked them early in the morning because there were too many people in the family and the vegetables were wasted.
Tao Xiaoxi was very surprised to see the cucumbers and tomatoes that Li Nanshan brought back. She looked very happy and washed them all and prepared to put them in the pot.
"It will be fine soon. Don't go out yet. Eat first." Tao Xiaoxi said.
But when he turned around, Li Nanshan was gone.
"Beibei, where is your uncle Nanshan?"
"Go out." Beibei pointed to a place not far away where her family's medicine shed was.
Tao Xiaoxi was a little absent-minded. Li Nanshan had never said a discouraging word to her, let alone complained. This man always kept all his sufferings in his heart silently, and always showed a sunny and positive side in front of her.
Pour the hot oil over the cooked fish, and instantly the aroma of meat mixed with the scent of green onion, ginger and garlic wafts into the air. Tao Xiaoxi is so excited that tears well up in her eyes. This is the taste!
Beibei was also attracted by the fragrance and asked his mother what it was.
"It's fish. We'll have fish for lunch." Tao Xiaoxi said happily, like a child.
Taking off her apron, she told Beibei not to wander around the house and to watch Wangcai not to sneak onto the table to eat the food. People can't resist eating, let alone a dog. Then she walked out of the house to call Li Nanshan back for dinner.
Before reaching the medicine shed, I saw two figures from afar. One was undoubtedly Li Nanshan, so who was the other one?
When Tao Xiaoxi got closer, he finally got a closer look and saw that it was Old Man Li, their father.
She stopped and didn't move forward, not wanting to disturb the father and son while they worked. If she went over, Old Man Li would definitely not be able to stay. Li Nanshan and his father were sorting out the film, but they hadn't bought it yet. Where did the film come from?
Just as I was wondering, Old Man Li's voice came over, "There's a family in Wangjia Village next door who grows greenhouse vegetables. They don't want this film anymore, so I took it from you. It doesn't cost much. When the time comes, just say you bought it. Don't tell Bei Bei's mother that I took it."
Li Nanshan: "Dad, Xiaoxi is actually quite good. Don't be prejudiced against her."
Old Man Li: "I have no prejudice against her. It's just that we are not compatible."
Li Nanshan: "That person saved your life twice, what do you say?"
Old Man Li: "What a sin! If it weren't for this, I wouldn't agree to you marrying her."
Li Nanshan: "Now that things have come to this, can't you try to accept her?"
Old Man Li: "Unless I die..."
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When Beibei came to call Li Nanshan to eat, the old man waved to his son and said, "You go back first. There's still a little left. I'll come back after I finish it."
"Leave it there, Dad. I'll come get it after dinner." Li Nanshan said.
"Don't worry about it, just eat your meal." Old man Li said unhappily, annoyed that his son was nagging.
Time waits for no one. If you miss the right time, you will just end up eating wind and drinking fart. The young kid knows nothing... Old man Li muttered to himself.
Tao Xiaoxi did not tell Li Nanshan that she had gone to see him, and she returned the same way to let Beibei call him for dinner. She understood the old man Li's dissatisfaction and hatred towards her, and she also kept in her heart the care her father-in-law had taken for her small family. This was not a merit or demerit, and could not be offset. She could only leave it to time to see if the old man of time could resolve it.
This meal opened the eyes of Beibei and Li Nanshan. They did not expect that fish could be cooked like this and that there were such delicious foods in the world.
"I guarantee that no one in the entire Mantou Village, no, no one in the entire Fenglai County has ever eaten fish cooked like this." Li Nanshan said excitedly, carefully picking up the fish meat and putting it into his mouth, not daring to chew it too hard.
Tao Xiaoxi felt very sad when she saw this. She picked up a large piece of fish and put it in his bowl. "Eat it with all your heart. If you like it, I will make it for you every day in the future."
Li Nanshan lowered his head, picked out the bones from the fish, and put it into Beibei's bowl. "Beibei likes it. Eat it every day from now on."
The little girl could already take it for granted that she could enjoy any service Li Nanshan gave her. She stuffed the fish into her mouth and said incoherently, "I like it. Beibei likes it."
At that moment, Tao Xiaoxi really wanted to cry.
"By the way, I found the film, so we don't need to buy it anymore." Li Nanshan said.
"Oh, where did it come from?" Tao Xiaoxi pretended to be ignorant.
"My father gave it to me. He didn't let me tell you, but I don't think there's anything to hide from you."
"It's Dad~" Tao Xiaoxi dragged out the words.
Li Nanshan patted her hand and said, "I know. You saved his life, but he still treated you like that. You must be feeling uncomfortable. No one would feel comfortable."
"I'm actually fine," Tao Xiaoxi smiled, "Who made me kidnap his son?"
Li Nanshan also laughed, "Good job!"
How else could he eat such delicious fish? !
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