Wen Family Has a Wife

   Chapter 17 Shrimp Porridge

   "Want to ask me about today's affairs?" Chen Ningya asked gently, with a clear look

Wen Youshan laughed twice, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty, "Miss, it's not that I don't agree with you fighting, it's just that this fight is dangerous, what if you hurt yourself? Feel free to tell me about things like this in the future, and I'll stand up for you. ."

"Pfft!" Chen Ningya smiled and glanced at Wen Youshan angrily, "Aren't you worried that I will cause you trouble? Although I don't go in the village, I still know some things in the village, that Huang Meng's family. It's not a good thing, obviously they don't dare to take revenge, they will definitely come to Yin."

   Before Chen Ningya finished speaking, Wen Youshan had already slapped the table and said angrily, "He dares! If they dare to come to Yin, I will definitely throw them into the Yongjiang River!"

The Yongjiang River is a big river that bypasses the village. The river water eventually flows into the sea. The river is still a bit turbulent when it reaches their village. Generally, villagers do not swim in the Yongjiang River. Wen Youshan often does this to sell big fish for a few dollars.

Speaking of the Yongjiang River, Wen Youshan patted his head, "I almost forgot, today the mountain went up and down the water, caught two hares and a bamboo rat in the trap, and caught a snake entrenched on the edge of the trap. The snake gallbladder has been dug up. I will go to the county town tomorrow to see if they accept it. In addition, there are some things in the fish basket. One carp is about four pounds. The remaining three are small, and it is estimated that it is only one or two pounds. It’s just some river prawns, I don’t want them that are too small, I brought them all back, and they won’t last long, so they won’t be sold, let’s eat them by ourselves.”

In fact, Wen Youshan doesn't like to eat that food very much. It takes time not to mention that there is not much meat. It is far away to send it out for sale. In addition, the river prawns died not long after they landed on the shore. In the past, he threw it directly into the water, but this time, he thought that Chen Ningya had just recovered her memory, and she was not sure she would like it.

   Sure enough, Chen Ningya's eyes lit up when she heard the river prawns, and she ran to the yard without Wen Youshan saying more. Wen Youshan was afraid that she would be frightened by the snake, so she quickly chased out and pulled out the river prawns.

  Chen Ningya looked at it and was delighted, "Not bad, not too small, let's cook it in the porridge tomorrow morning, and make up for the children."

   "This thing doesn't have much meat, how to make up for it? How about we kill a rabbit?" Wen Youshan asked hesitantly.

  Chen Ningya shook her head, "No, it's rare to go to the county seat and bring everything to sell, just leave the river prawns, and I'll put another egg."

  Chen Ningya in her previous life had no memory of the Yongjiang River behind their house. She didn't expect that there were so many good things in it.

  Wen Youshan saw that she liked it, and hurriedly said: "I'll go and put down a few more fish baskets when I get back from the county seat. There are so many of these kinds of shrimps in the Yongjiang River. The villagers don't like to catch them, so they occasionally fish them for tooth-fighting sacrifices."

   "Is there anything else in the Yong River besides shrimp and fish?" Chen Ningya looked curious.

  Wen Youshan thought about it carefully, "It seems that there are still a lot of shelled ones, and I don't know how those things got in, but not many. I only fish a few occasionally. That thing is even more unpalatable than river prawns."

   After hearing what Wen Youshan said, Chen Ningya couldn't guess what it was, so she had to give up.

The next day, Yin Shi Chen Ningya woke up. She first went to the stove to make a fire, put the rice into the pot, and then went to clean up the river shrimp. After a night, the river shrimp looked a little lethargic, and it was estimated that she would die in a few hours. Now, she quickly peeled off the shells while the river prawns were still alive, then chopped the prawns in half, knocked two duck eggs into them and mixed them together. When the porridge was almost cooked, she put them in, and at the same time put some vegetable foam, so it was fragrant. The fresh shrimp porridge is ready.

  Zhang's room was the closest to the stove. Wen Yuanliang, who was sleeping in it, woke up smelling the smell.

   During the meal, Wen Youshan looked at some of the children in a depressed mood, then looked back at the sky and asked, "Are you planning to go back to sleep for another hour? It's not yet dawn!"

   Several children shook their heads in unison, their eyes always fixed on the porridge in the center of the table, even the youngest Wen Yuanxing patted the table vigorously, and his whole body was covered with laziness.

  Chen Ningya hilariously served a bowl of porridge to each of them, and then brought Wen Yuanxing over to feed them.

   Several children waited for Wen Youshan to take a bite and immediately started.

   Wen Yuanzhen took the first bite, her eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Mother, the porridge is so fragrant! And it's not water like before."

   Even Wen Youshan was a little surprised, "Ma'am, is this porridge with river prawns? The taste is indeed much better."

  Wen Yuanxing waved his hand happily and shouted inarticulately: "Eat, eat, eat"

  Chen Ningya didn't know whether to laugh or cry, for fear that he would fall, her arms tightened, and she coaxed, "Can my little ancestor stay still and eat porridge well, or it will be gone in a while."

The little guy seemed to understand, and immediately stopped making trouble, Chen Ningya explained to everyone: "Our family has a small land, and the food we receive every year is not enough to feed us without paying taxes. Now the spring sowing has just ended. , the grain in the field has not grown up, and the price of grain is much more expensive than after the autumn harvest. In order to save money, we can add some things to the porridge in the future, so that we can not only eat enough, but also support people. Except for today’s river You can also cook fish porridge with shrimp porridge, and my mother will make it for you later.”

   Wen Yuanliang immediately said, "I'm going in today to catch river prawns."

Chen Ningya's expression changed, and she shook her head decisively, "No, the Yongjiang River is so fast that even adults don't dare to go into the water casually. You are not allowed to go there. If you really want to catch it, look for it in the stream in the village. There are so many things in Dongxi Creek, anyway, you are not allowed to go to the Yongjiang River, understand?"

Wen Yuanliang rarely saw Chen Ningya with such a serious expression, knowing that she was serious, he nodded immediately and assured Chen Ningya, "Mother, don't worry, we won't go to the Yongjiang River. Dad said that it floods every year. Dead people, don't come near."

  Chen Ningya was relieved.

The family finished breakfast chatting and laughing. Before going out, Chen Ningya took all the children with him, and said to Wen Youshan, "We go out for one day, so I don't worry about a few children at home, especially Yuan Qi. Xing is very active now, and it is too difficult for the second girl to take him. I thought about sending them to Aunt Sun, paying them a day's rations, and buying something for Aunt Sun when I come back."

  Wen Youshan saw that Chen Ningya thought about it so thoughtfully and immediately responded, carrying a bunch of things on his back to lead the way, but he didn't even notice the mother and son behind him whispering.

   Don't look at the Sun's family at the foot of the mountain when you stand outside the fence of Wen's family, it really takes a cup of tea to walk, and the mountain road is uneven, and occasionally small animals rush out, which is hard to guard against.

   (end of this chapter)