Farmer's Head: Busy farming

Chapter 8 Making Chili Fish
Chapter 8

Although Meng Yuan'er didn't know what Xi'er was thinking, she nodded heavily and said, "That's natural, and I don't want you to marry Li Daniu either. Seeing how difficult his mother is to get along with, you must marry him wronged."

"What are you two girls doing squatting here? Aren't you coming to work in the kitchen? Seeing that your father and your elder brother are coming back soon." Mrs. Liu was coming out of the kitchen to fetch water, when she saw the two sisters squatting on the ground, I didn't know what to whisper, so I shouted loudly.

Meng Yuan'er stuck out her tongue, and quickly pulled Xi'er to stand up, then turned her head and said with a sweet smile to Liu Shi, "Mother, sister-in-law is back, why these days?"

Liu's complexion changed, she glared at Meng Yuan'er, and said displeasedly, "You girl, no matter what, that's your elder brother, with broken bones and tendons, what's the matter even if we split up to eat?"

Mrs. Liu is kind, but she felt a little guilty about her eldest son in her heart. Meng Changdong could marry a woman she liked at that time, but that woman's family was also poor. For this family, she married the current Mrs. Zhang. Mrs. Zhang is now arrogant Domineering, as a mother, how could she not feel sorry for her son?

Xi'er more or less knew the reason, and when she heard Liu's scolding, she didn't think too much, she hurried forward and took Liu's arm, and said coquettishly, "Mother, second sister is joking, I got a grass carp today , I will cook for everyone later, and then use the fish head to make some soup for my sister-in-law to replenish her body."

Although Mrs. Liu doesn't like this daughter-in-law, she is the eldest grandson of the Meng family. How could she not love her? After hearing Xi'er's words, she narrowed her eyes with a smile, stretched out her hand and patted Xi'er's arm, and said , "As long as you are so excited, can mother not know that Yuan'er is joking?"

"Yes, mother, let's go to the kitchen." Seeing her younger sister helping her out, Meng Yuan'er quickly hugged her and helped Mrs. Liu into the kitchen.

The back kitchen of this impoverished Meng family is naturally simple, but fortunately, Xi'er has been running in the fields for nothing these few days, and she has found a lot of spices. As a nutritionist, the best thing is medicinal diet, but in the current environment, it is a bit unrealistic to talk about nutrition, and it is good to be able to eat enough.

The mother and daughter went to the kitchen, and Mrs. Liu directed Meng Yuaner to wash and chop vegetables. Thinking that Xi'er was recovering from a serious illness and was too tired, she asked her to light a fire in front of the stove, but Xi'er was thinking about her chili fish, How could she make a fire with peace of mind? After talking for a long time, Mrs. Liu agreed to let her go outside to clean up the half-dead grass carp.

Fortunately, although Xi'er is a woman, she is quick at handling this fresh animal. She quickly disembowelled the grass carp, cleaned it, and quickly scraped off the fish scales and collected them. After all, the fish scales are nutritious The ingredients are still quite high, she thought, and it will be added to the fish soup later, and it can also supplement calcium for everyone.

Seeing Xi'er carrying the fish and a bowl of clean fish scales into the kitchen, Mrs. Liu was a little surprised when she saw that she cleaned up the fish so quickly, and said, "Xi'er, are you so quick at work now? "

Meng Xier was taken aback for a moment, and then recalled that the original owner of her body was clumsy and dull, and then she laughed and said, "Mother, you just treat my illness as if it's cured, won't you? "

Mrs. Liu was amused by her words, and couldn't help laughing out loud, "You child."

Seeing Xi'er say that, Meng Yuan'er also laughed, "Third Sister is really more active than before."

Xi'er made a face at Meng Yuan'er, then put the grass carp on the chopping board, and said, "Mother, while I'm making this fish, you and your second sister can go to the main room to rest, I'm afraid You are here, I am nervous."

Mrs. Liu was a little puzzled, and said, "That's not a problem, if you can't do it well, mother will teach you."

"Oh, mother, just let me do the cooking myself, anyway, you all have prepared the meals, just wait for daddy and the others to come back." Hearing Liu's words, Xi'er was anxious and said hastily.

Seeing her persistence, Mrs. Liu had been busy in the kitchen for a long time, and she didn't insist on finishing her embroidery work, so she said, "Okay, don't set this house on fire for me."

"That's right, third sister, be careful." Meng Yuan'er covered her mouth and snickered, and then helped Mrs. Liu out of the kitchen.

Seeing that her mother and second sister had left, Meng Xi'er was relieved and prepared to do a big job. After all, they all thought that the chili was poisonous, so they definitely wouldn't just sit back and watch her use chili to harm this grass carp.

The recipe for this chili fish is simple, but because of the poor family, the oil and salt must be used carefully, not for frying, but for frying. Xi'er rolled the green onions into balls and stuffed them into the stomach of the grass carp, only at the bottom of the pot Apply a little oil, and fry it carefully, but because it is a live fish, the meat is firm, even if it is turned over, the fish meat is not loose.

When the fried fish was half-cooked and placed on the plate, Xi'er was already sweating from exhaustion, so she kept cleaning the chili peppers, and stir-fried them with ginger and garlic until they became fragrant. Only then put the fried fish into the water and stew.

Seeing the gurgling soup, Xi'er put her hands on her hips, very satisfied. The taste of this chili is very authentic. In order not to stimulate the taste at home, she didn't put a lot of it. A different kind of fragrance.

Seeing the chili fish stewed in the pot, and the fragrance gradually diffused, Xi'er remembered that the fish soup she had given to her sister-in-law hadn't been made yet. Looking at the lonely fish head, she thought for a while, and put the fish scales in the bowl It was sewn into a cloth bag, and the cloth was leftovers collected by myself in the room. It happened to be washed and used to hold this thing, and then the scales of the fish were crushed with a rolling pin, and they were stewed in a large pot together with the fish head.

Seeing that the time was running out, Xi'er had no choice but to put more firewood into the stove, and immediately the fish soup boiled more intensely, and after a while, the fish soup turned milky white without any seasoning But she couldn't smell any fishy smell, so she just chopped green onion and put it in, poured a few drops of vinegar on it, and waited for it to come out of the pot and add salt.

Mrs. Liu took Meng Yuaner to embroider handkerchiefs in the yard. Mrs. Zhang saw it and thought that they were eating fish. It would be nice for her to have a meal today, so she walked out of the house with Meng Fugui in her arms, smiling all the way cried out, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Meng Yuan'er heard Zhang's voice, looked up at the sister-in-law, and said with disgust, "Why is sister-in-law free to ask us today?"

Mrs. Liu was not satisfied with this daughter-in-law, but for her son's sake, she was kind to Mrs. Zhang, and said with a smile, "It's Changdong's daughter-in-law. Yuaner and I are embroidering handkerchiefs."

(End of this chapter)