pastoral fragrance

Chapter 16 Braised Fish Nuggets
It turned out that the Han family's natal family, Han's Village, was on the west side of Qingcheng, twenty miles away from Luoshui Village, and there was a river in between.If it wasn't for the village matchmaker Zhao's visit to Han's Village, Han's natal family would have been kept in the dark!

At this moment, everyone has wiped their faces and arrived in the East Wing. Xu Nanshan heard the movement outside the house early, and originally wanted to insert a word or two, but thought that Mrs. Han and her brother and sister-in-law hadn't seen each other for a long time. Speaking, so he didn't make a sound.Seeing everyone entering the house at this moment, Xu Nanshan hurriedly greeted: "My brother-in-law is here, is it too hot in this hot day?"

Han Dong sat down along the edge of the bed, "It doesn't matter," he followed Xu Nanshan's legs with his eyes, "We didn't know about this until these days, so why don't you let Qiuyue Qiusong come over here?" Tell us, brother-in-law, is your leg still hurting?"

Xu Nanshan also looked at his broken legs with Han Dong's eyes, and said calmly, "It doesn't hurt now." It's just that he didn't feel it, and he felt numb when he pressed his hands on it.Xu Nanshan lowered his eyes, his eyes suddenly darkened.

Ye's teardrops rolled down again, "We are all one family. If something like this happened in the family, why don't you tell us a word. These days, you have suffered!"

Han Shi stayed by her side and wiped away her tears again.

"Mother, you are recovering from this illness, don't cry." Qiulin comforted Han in a low voice.

"Hey, who knew that tree would fall down..." Han Shi bit her lip, trying not to let tears fall.But the bitterness in her heart surged up in waves, she couldn't restrain it, and she still fell down.

The aunt and sister-in-law cried for a while, and Qiulin took turns comforting them, and then stopped.Sitting on a chair, Han told her brother and sister-in-law about what happened during this period. When she talked about her sadness, she still choked up, but the tears never fell out.

Han Dong couldn't sit still for a long time, and jumped up angrily: "Why is Xu Nandi so unreasonable? As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, but now his younger brother is sick, not only ignoring his younger brother, but also robbing his younger brother's house Is this something that humans can do!"

Xu Nanshan's face froze slightly, but he just remained silent.

Mrs. Han glanced at her husband's face, and pulled her distraught elder brother, "After all, he is the uncle of the child, brother, don't say that again." Even if Xu Nandi is not, he is her husband's brother, the child's uncle, The Han family always felt that it was a strange experience for her relatives to scold the children's uncles in front of their husbands and children.

"Big sister! You, Xu Nandi, are afraid of others saying that you can do such a shameless thing. You are too kind, so people think you are easy to bully!" Han Dong said with a hint of hatred.There is nothing wrong with being kind, but it has to be divided into people. People like this who don't care about family affection and have no humanity and morality are like playing the piano to him!

Xu Nanshan bit his lips, a gleam appeared in his eyes, he sniffed and said, "What my brother-in-law said is that my elder brother did this unkindly and made Xiaofang feel wronged. If he has any If you offend brother-in-law, brother-in-law is here to apologize to you on his behalf. Brother-in-law can hold a boat in his belly, so don't worry about it like this."

Qiu Lin from the side could see that even though the uncle did something that disregarded family affection and violated ethics and morals, his father still protected the uncle in his behavior.And Niang was originally cowardly, and she didn't know how to resist when she was bullied to the top, so she was really a bun that was easy to pinch.Although the eldest sister has a hot temper, she dare not complain about her parents' orders. If things go on like this, won't their family be eaten to death by that wolf-hearted uncle?
She doesn't want it!She must change her parents' views on the uncle's family, otherwise she will definitely have to suffer from this family in the future!
Hearing this, Han Dong felt very uncomfortable. He was complaining for his sister and brother-in-law, but his sister and brother-in-law were all talking for Xu Nandi, so he felt like a fist hit the cotton, and his heart was blocked. Panic. "I'm doing this for your sake. Do you understand the reason why people are weak and bullied, and horses are ridden by others?"

Xu Nanshan naturally knew that his brother-in-law was taking his anger out on him, so he kept silent and let his brother-in-law scold him.But Han Dong didn't continue to scold. At this moment, there was more silence in the room after embarrassment and anger.This stalemate was finally broken by Mrs. Han. She carefully accompanied her smiling face, "I know my brother is thinking about us. We will pay attention to it in the future, and we won't let them calculate any more." Han said casually.

Only then did Han Dong's complexion ease, Ye Shi smiled and pushed Han Dong, and said strangely: "Hey, you scared Ahe and Alin..." She took Qiuhe and Qiulin's two children into their arms again. into his arms, with a friendly smile on his face, "Your uncle has this kind of virtue, don't be afraid, he is just thunder and rain."

Qiulin smiled and shook her head and said she was not afraid. How could she feel afraid? She was too happy to have relatives who cared about their family so much.

Mrs. Ye also smiled and tapped the tip of Qiulin's nose, lovingly said: "Alin is so good..."

Ever since, the soft laughter of children and women echoed in the room, completely dissolving the embarrassment in the room.The adults in the room seemed to have discussed it, and they never mentioned what happened just now.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost dusk, Qiuyue followed her mother and aunt into the kitchen to prepare dinner, Han Dong talked with Xu Nanshan in the east room, and Qiusong accompanied her.Qiu He touched the slingshot and went to the backyard to shoot birds, leaving Qiu Lin and Ah Huang staring at each other in the main room.

The stove room was too small for her to squeeze in; in the east wing, what father and uncle talked about was men's business, so it was inconvenient for her to get involved; Follow; so, she can only sit in the main room like nobody else, waiting for tonight's dinner with Ah Huang.

Speaking of which, Xia Yan hadn't had a serious meal for a long time. Xu's family was poor, and he drank corn mush all day long, and he almost felt like he was about to lose his sense of taste.By the way, he hasn't eaten meat for a long time.No, it's been a long time since I even smelled the smell of meat.

When Xu's uncle and his wife entered the room today, he had already caught sight of the woman holding a side rib in her hand.Later, when cooking, the meat was carried into the stove, and it seemed that the meat could be eaten tonight.Xia Yan glanced into the stove from time to time, almost drooling with greed.

Qiulin had already seen Ah Huang's greedy look, but she kept silent. When Ah Huang looked over to the stove house again, she stared at it quietly, watching the spittle coming out of its mouth almost stinging. Falling to the ground, Qiulin couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed loudly while lying on his stomach.

Xia Yan turned his face to look at Qiu Lin who was laughing inexplicably, a trace of doubt and speechlessness floated in his eyes.What's worth laughing at like that?

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the crazy girl bent over and pointed at him, her laughter continued: "It seems that our family Ah Huang knows how to eat well, and the food has not been cooked yet, so she poured it into the stove." Where is Halazi!"

Xia Yan's face darkened, and the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely. This crazy girl is just laughing at him emotionally!Xia Yan was so angry that he rose to three feet tall. It was the first time he met someone who made fun of him when he grew up so big!Xia Yan was immediately ashamed and angry, but he couldn't bear to leave, so he limp and lay on the ground with his head buried in his chest.

There was a "bang" sound from the stove, followed by the aroma of garlic and pepper, and the whole room was filled with that fragrance.

After Qiulin came here, the food at home couldn't be easier. Except for that delicious meal, when has he smelled such a fragrance?Immediately, as if he was hooked, he turned his head uncontrollably, and took a deep sniff at the stove house where the fragrance was continuously delivered. After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief. It smells so good!

Unexpectedly, Xia Yanquan ignored Qiu Lin's actions, he lay down on his stomach and snorted coldly, just now he was making fun of himself, but now he is not the same, everyone is in the same place!
Tonight's dinner has become much richer because of the arrival of Han Dong and Ye Shi.For the fish that the children caught in the afternoon, the bigger ones were stewed with braised fish, and the smaller ones were stewed with sauerkraut; Han Dong and the others also cut some meat and fried it with pickled radishes, and sprinkled it with Garlic sprouts are so fragrant that people drool; there is also a plate of eggplant fish, which is made into fish flavor and steaming hot; there is also a plate of houttuynia cordata sauce, and the most eaten corn cakes are also available now. Take a pot and put it on a plate.The staple food is still corn mush and sweet potato.

The children hadn't seen such a sumptuous meal for a long time, and they had already moved their index fingers.It’s just that the few children didn’t like to stir the good things in the vegetables. Qiuyue put a piece of braised fish into the uncle’s bowl, “Uncle, taste this fish.”

Qiuyue picked one by one for her aunt, father, and mother, then for her younger siblings, and finally put a piece in her own bowl.He didn't eat it himself, but looked at his uncle expectantly.

The terrain in Qingcheng is relatively flat and rainy, but there are many lotus ponds, creeks, and rivers. Therefore, fish here is not a rare thing.Han Dong stirred his chopsticks, picked up the fish, took a bite, chewed in his mouth, and picked the thorns, "Delicious, delicious." Han Dong kept applauding.

Qiuyue burst into tears, grinning from ear to ear, and then lowered her head to pick at the piece of fish in her own bowl.

Han smiled and poked Qiuyue's cheek, also smiling sweetly, "This ghost girl, she made this fish today, so I have to give it to everyone like a treasure."

As soon as Han shi said these words, all the adults and children on the table laughed loudly, and the laughter echoed in the main room, lingering for a long time.Qiuyue blushed amidst the laughter, she secretly pulled Niang's clothes with her hands, her head drooped even lower, as if she was going to be buried in a bowl.

Qiulin ate with gusto. I didn't expect the big sister's cooking skills to be so good. The fish was delicious, spicy and delicious. For Qiulin who hadn't eaten something good for a long time, it was simply a delicacy.

(End of this chapter)