EBE Chapter 52 Boiled Fish
Chapter 52 Boiled Fish
When Xia Shiyu returned home, he found that his father had already started laying bricks and had already made quite a few.
She exclaimed, "Dad, you're really fast!"
"It's alright, this house doesn't require much aesthetics or technical work, so we can just build it like this," Xia Lihua said nonchalantly.
"Okay, I'll go in and cook first."
"it is good"
Xia Shiyu walked in and found his mother still studying diligently. Xia Shiyu had to admit that Comrade Yu Juan was a studious person.
She called out, "Mom, Aunt Jenny gave me a fish when I was passing by. Let's cook some boiled fish today."
Yu Juan looked up and exclaimed, "Wow, Yanni is quite generous; this fish is quite big."
After all, while villagers are happy to share their produce with passersby and acquaintances, they also differentiate between different kinds of produce. Generally, they are reluctant to give away too much of what they intend to sell.
The villagers are generally sensible; they'll either just buy it directly.
Xia Shiyu put the fish down. "I gave them all the vegetables I picked from my field, so they could at least have some extra food."
"That's alright, it's good that you know how to do it. I'll go and process the fish now, it looks pretty fresh."
Yu Juan took the fish and cleaned it.
First, scrape off all the fish scales, then gut the fish. I don't have a cat at home, otherwise I could have left these tasks to the cat.
But Yu Juan simply threw it into a small bowl, saying that if stray cats occasionally came into the village, they should be left to eat it themselves.
Xia Shiyu watched his mother prepare the food, then turned around and washed the side dishes himself.
The family was cooking here, and Jenny had finished all her work.
She packed all the fish and handed them to her son, saying, "You and your dad should hurry up and deliver the fish; they'll get stale if they die."
"Okay, Mom, I understand." After saying that, the child helped load the fish into the car and went with his father to deliver the fish.
Yanni turned around and went back into the house to wash her hands and prepare to cook. Her daughter-in-law asked from the side, "Mom, what are you making today?"
Yanni thought for a moment, "Let's make rice, and we can cook the fish at the same time."
Although her family sells fish, they don't actually eat much of it. Today, they'll just take one and cook it for themselves.
"Okay," the daughter-in-law said before heading to get the rice cooker.
Yanni glanced at it a few times and remembered the dishes Xia Shiyu had given her.
She simply got up and washed them. Xia Shiyu had given her tomatoes and bok choy, so Yanni decided to use the bok choy as a side dish and the tomatoes as a soup ingredient.
After washing the vegetables, she took them to the stove. "Xuanxuan, you can use these vegetables as a side dish."
Li Xuan glanced at the dishes and nodded casually, "Okay, just put them there, I'll cook them together later."
"it is good"
After cleaning and removing the fishy smell, Li Xuan mixed the seasonings, stir-fried the fish, added water, and then put all the bok choy in.
There are many people in my family, and we eat a lot.
Jenny was quite satisfied with the large tomatoes in her hand. After thinking for a moment, she kept two and finished cooking the rest.
The two of them didn't think too much while cooking; they just thought the food smelled so good that they assumed it was just a hallucination from being so busy and hungry.
He shook his head, then served the dishes on the table, waiting for the other two to return.
Two children were playing nearby, but they kept glancing towards the table.
Fortunately, I heard the sound of a car after a short while, and the other two people in the family came back.
Jenny greeted her, "You're back? Let's eat first."
Then let the two children sit at the table and wait for their meal.
The first thing the family members picked up with their chopsticks was the largest bowl of fish on the table, although some picked up fish and some picked up vegetables.
Li Xuan picked up the vegetables directly. The bok choy, which was mixed with the flavors of chili and Sichuan peppercorns, was a bit oily, but the moment she ate it, the refreshing and spicy taste hit her head.
"Mmm, this is so delicious!"
"Yes, this dish is indeed delicious," Yanni said from the side.
"Really? I think this is just the usual standard." Xia Jun was still a little doubtful.
He ate it and found that the fish was the same as before.
Jenny said directly, "Don't eat the meat, just eat the vegetables. These dishes are really delicious, they don't seem like something I could make."
As she spoke, she added some food to her grandchildren's bowls, saying, "My dear grandchildren, have some of these tomatoes and bok choy, they're delicious."
After the two children put the food in their mouths, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Grandma, it's so delicious! This dish is so good!"
Jenny said kindly, "Eat more if you like it."
Xia Jun picked up a piece with his chopsticks and was amazed. "This dish is so delicious! Where did you get it?"
Yanni slapped her thigh. "Who else could it be? It's the one Shi Yu handed to us today, Xia Lihua's kid."
"Oh, it's her! Their food is so delicious, no wonder they sell it for money."
Li Xuan kept eating, one bite after another, unable to stop. "Mom, let's go buy some more later. This vegetable is truly star-quality."
"Mom, buy more. This is so delicious with fish, and it tastes much better than regular tomato soup."
Yanni nodded, "I understand. I didn't expect Shi Yu to be so good at growing vegetables."
She was so glad today; luckily, he ran into Shi Yu and even gave her a fish in exchange for some vegetables. Otherwise, her family would have had to wait so long to eat this delicious food.
Normally, unless they are relatives, no one would go to anyone else's house to ask for vegetables. Even though they knew that Xia Shiyu's family sold vegetables, they had plenty of vegetables at home, so no one thought of this.
Overall, the meal completely won over Yanni's family, and Xia Shiyu received a warm greeting every time he met them afterward.
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After finishing lunch, Xia Shiyu told his parents to go and rest first, since it was still early and the weather was still very hot, so they shouldn't rush to work in the sun.
It would be better to take a nap first to rest, so that you'll have energy in the afternoon.
Xia Shiyu went back inside and happily went to sleep. With such a bright sun, it was perfect to stay home and sleep instead of going out.
Xia Shiyu slept until 3 a.m. before slowly getting up, then went to the refrigerator to get an ice cream and slowly scooped it out to eat. She then opened her phone and randomly picked a novel to read. Life couldn't be more pleasant.
Around 4 p.m., the truck was finally pulled into the village with a lot of clattering and rattling.
Upon hearing the sound, Xia Shiyu got up from her seat, opened the door, grabbed two bottles of mineral water, and went outside.
"Hello, ma'am, this is a truck delivered by our factory. Please take a look and sign for it."
The deliveryman handed out a form, and the driver next to him got out of the car.
Xia Shiyu took the order, glanced at the two of them who were covered in sweat, and handed them two bottles of water. "Okay, you two have some water first."
The deliveryman saw the water and took it, saying, "Thanks." Then he took out the water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip himself.
Xia Shiyu took the form and looked at it carefully. Xia Lihua went to check the car and found that there was nothing wrong, so he had her sign it.
Xia Shiyu handed over the signed form, and the deliveryman happily took it. "Okay, ma'am, we'll head back now. Please contact us if you have any further questions."
"Okay, thank you."
After Xia Lihua and the others left, he was still touching the car. "This car is really nice. It looks good."
"That's good, we can use it later."
Xia Shiyu said with a smile.
"Okay, that's good."