nucmednet Chapter 382 Little Fish Soup
Chapter 382 Little Fish Soup
In this way, Xu Han slept until about ten o'clock in the morning, then she reluctantly put on her clothes and left the room.
As soon as I walked out of the house, I saw Lu Chuan holding his younger son and older son, laughing and playing in the yard, a picture of a loving father and filial son.
Mu'er was the first to notice Xu Han, and she ran over and said, "Mom, get up."
Xu Han smiled embarrassedly when she heard that. It was true that no one was busy today and someone was taking care of the children, so she had a rare chance to rest for a while. Even without a cell phone, she felt very relaxed just lying in the room.
"Have you finished your studies today, Mu'er? Why haven't you seen your great grandfather?"
"I'm done. My great grandfather let me come out and play for a while. I'll continue studying in the afternoon."
"Okay, then you play with Daddy, and Mommy will go have breakfast."
Lu Chuan also said at the right time, "Breakfast is in the pot, see if it has cooled down. If it has, don't heat up the food in the space you are eating."
"Okay, I understand." Xu Han said and went into the kitchen to have breakfast.
After Xu Han finished her meal, she hadn't seen the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao yet. Later, she asked Lu Chuan and found out that the two had gone to the fish pond at home to fish.
Xu Han asked incredulously, "Go fishing in the fish pond at home?"
"Yes, there are more fish in the fish pond, so it's easier to catch them."
"Well, we haven't had fish at home for a few days anyway, so we can just catch some fresh fish and make fish soup for them."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan said, "Yesterday I saw that you didn't make much sweet potato wine. Do you want to make some more and take it away for Yunhua?"
"Well, I didn't dare to make too much at the beginning because I was not sure. I was thinking of making a batch of wine. It just so happens that the weather is good today and the water is not very cold. Let's wash some sweet potatoes and ferment them at noon."
"Okay, we have a lot of sweet potatoes at home this year, so we can make more and make more fruit wine next year."
Xu Han said with regret, "I can't make it this year. There aren't many fruits in the mountains, and we can't pick many. There aren't many fruits in the orchard either. It seems like we can only wait until next year to make more fruit wine."
Up to now, all the other fruit wines in the house have been drunk, and now only some mulberry wine is left. And this is because we picked a lot of mulberries at that time, so we made some more mulberry wine, otherwise it would have been finished long ago.
Lu Chuan agreed and said, "Then we can wash some more sweet potatoes. We have several large bathtubs at home for storing water, so we can use them for fermentation.
As for the wine jars, if they are not enough, I will buy some more when the time comes."
Xu Han thought for a moment and said, "We still have quite a few wine jars at home, and they are all large ones. It should be enough if we clean them up when the time comes. If not, we can go to the county town to buy some next time."
The two chatted idly while watching the children basking in the sun in the yard.
It was not until noon that the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao came back from outside, staggering with wooden barrels.
The Taoist priest joked, "Oh, the lazy bum at home is up."
Xu Han replied cheekily, "Yes, yes. Didn't I hear that you went fishing? You got up specially to prepare to eat fish. Let me see how many fish you caught."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she raised her foot and looked into the Taoist's bucket.
The Taoist priest quickly hid the bucket behind him when he saw this, but Xu Han still glanced at him. Then he laughed out loud and said, "I thought I could have a fish feast today, but it seems that I can't have it. But this can let Mu'er and Ze'er have a bowl of fish soup."
Hearing this, Lu Chuan asked in surprise, "Didn't you two go fishing in the fish pond? You can't really not catch anything."
At this time, Grandpa Zhao at the side could not help but speak up, "I told you not to take it back, but you insisted on taking it back. Look, this little fish is not even worth the firewood, and only Mu'er and Ze'er can have a few sips of soup."
The Taoist priest said unconvincedly, "I am not afraid of waste. Besides, I went fishing just to make fish soup for these two children. If others want to drink it, they can go fishing themselves."
After saying that, he raised his head proudly with an expression that said I'm the best.
Xu Han couldn't help but laugh when she saw this. The Taoist priest looked so adorable.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and take care of these little crucian carps. I'll use a clay pot to make some fish soup for them to soak in the steamed buns."
In the end, the fish soup made from these small crucian carps was only enough to fill the two children, while the other adults didn't eat a single bite.
If Xu Han hadn't added so much water, it probably wouldn't be enough for the two children. After all, Xu Han's two sons really can eat a lot. They are not picky at all and will eat whatever you give them.
A few people finished lunch early, and then went to the creek together to wash sweet potatoes.
As the daytime hours gradually get shorter, everyone no longer has time for a daily nap, but Ze'er and Mu'er are still young, so they still take a nap every day.
Four people washed sweet potatoes in the creek together. They directly enclosed an area with a net and then poured the sweet potatoes into the net to prevent them from being washed away by the water.
Because the water in Xiaoxi was running water, and several people were washing sweet potatoes upstream, the muddy water was directly washed away.
Lu Chuan used a bamboo pole to stir the sweet potato pile, while Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest used the same tool to rub the sweet potatoes in the water.
This tool is a wooden stick with a thicker wooden board nailed to one end. With repeated use of the stick, the mud on the sweet potatoes will soon fall off.
Xu Han laughed as she washed, "Hahaha, this is much faster than the last time I washed it at home."
While stirring, Lu Chuan said, "Last time there were too few, it wasn't worth the trouble. This time we have to wash more, so we have to use this method, right? Otherwise, it would be exhausting just to wash the sweet potatoes."
It took them half an afternoon to wash the sweet potatoes they were going to make.
However, cooking the sweet potatoes is also a laborious task. There is only one big pot at home, and it takes a lot of time to cook them all.
In the evening, after dinner, we cooked sweet potatoes in the yard. Everyone sat around the big pot and shared the freshly baked sweet potatoes.
"This year's sweet potatoes are really sweet and delicious."
Lu Chuan looked at the Taoist priest who had just complained about being full during his meal and said, "Aren't you full? How can you still eat?"
The Taoist priest said in a serious tone, "I am full after eating, but what does it have to do with me eating roasted sweet potatoes? Roasted sweet potatoes are not considered meals."
"Hahaha, the Taoist's mouth is full, which means he is full but can still eat more if he wants to. As long as he wants to eat, he can eat it regardless of whether he is full or not."
Grandpa Zhao started to scold, "You are so old, but you are still like a child. You are still eating when you are full. Won't you sleep at night? Don't call me in the middle of the night if you have a stomachache."