Upon hearing this, Wu waved to Li Yan, "Are you hungry? Your father brought some braised pork from Piaoxianglou. I'll cut you two pieces to try!"
Li Yan walked over to Wu with a smile, put her arm around her and said coquettishly, "Grandma, you're so good to me!"
Wu was overjoyed by Li Yan's coaxing, but she scolded him, "Oh, let go! I didn't see you were kneading the dough, and you got it all over you!"
Li Yan, however, remained unmoved and hugged Wu's arm. It felt so good to have family. No matter where she was, there was always someone thinking about her!
At this time, Liu came in with Daya, carrying two large fish. "Mother, what do you think of these two fish?"
Mrs. Wu looked at the big fish that Mrs. Liu brought over and asked, "These two fish are quite big. How much are they?"
Daya was about to say that the Zhou family, upon hearing that her cousin had returned, had refused to accept payment, but her mother pulled her aside. Liu immediately replied, "These two fish are not cheap. They weigh a full sixteen pounds, and they cost a total of ninety-six coins!"
Wu glanced at Liu, who was clearly lacking confidence. The fish looked indeed plump and delicious, so she urged, "Hurry and clean it up!"
Seeing that her mother-in-law did not continue to ask questions, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and went about packing up in a happy mood. She had already saved the money for buying the fish!
When she went to buy the fish, she was prepared to pay for it. She was aware of Li Yan's help to the Zhou family. Sure enough, when she bought the fish, she mentioned that the fish was to celebrate the return of Li Yan and her group, and the Zhou father and son refused to take the money no matter what!
Liu was in an especially good mood at this moment, but she didn't know that Daya had betrayed her!
Daya followed Li Yan to the vegetable garden in the backyard, preparing to pick some green onions and radishes to take back.
Daya grabbed Li Yan's sleeve and hesitated for a long time, then said to Li Yan uncomfortably: "Second sister, the Zhou family didn't charge my mother for buying fish! I will use my private money to return the money to you, please don't be angry with my mother! You know her, she doesn't have any bad intentions, she just likes to take advantage of small things!" After that, she took out the silver from her arms and wanted to return it to Li Yan.
Looking at her cousin who lowered her head in shame, Li Yan comforted her, "Sister, keep the money. You told me this, which means you trust me. How could I betray your trust in me? Don't worry, I will repay the Zhou family for this favor!"
Daya: "But, the money for buying fish..."
It was just a hundred taels of silver, even if it was only one or two taels of silver, Li Yan would not confront Liu. She, a junior, would not embarrass her. Not to mention whether Liu would be furious after being discovered and beat up the informant Daya. If not handled properly, it would create a rift between her uncle and her father. Thinking of this, Li Yan felt that it would be better to let her grandmother Wu come forward and give her aunt a lesson in private.
Thinking of this, Li Yan changed the subject: "My aunt is about to prepare the fish, let's go over there quickly and make pepper fish for you later!" After that, she took Daya's hand and went to the kitchen.
When she returned to the kitchen, Li Xiaomei had already cooked the chicken soup. Li Yan put down the vegetables in her hand, turned around and took out the peppercorns from the cupboard: "Grandma, how about I make a fish for two dishes tonight?"
Wu agreed, "Okay, these two fish are big, I'll go back and get some pickled vegetables and make another pickled vegetable!"
After saying that, he hurried to the next room.
After her aunt-in-law had cleaned the fish, Li Yan took over and started slicing the fish skillfully!
After half a minute, she had skillfully filled a large bowl of fish. Li Yan mixed the fish fillets with egg white and flour, and marinated them with some green onion, ginger and salt!
When Wu started cooking, Li Yan began to cook the fish. She first heated the oil in the pan and stir-fried the fish bones. On the other side, she stir-fried the chopped sauerkraut until golden brown, then added the fish bone soup, and finally the marinated fish fillets.
After the fish is cooked, pour the hot oil on the peppercorns. After you hear the sizzling sound, the air is filled with fragrance.
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