Cut the fish into thin slices of appropriate thickness and marinate it with egg white and sweet potato starch.
"Mom, add some firewood, I'm going to heat up the pot here!"
Yang Ruoqing picked up a small oil pot with a long mouth.
"okay."
When the oil in the pot is steaming, push the minced garlic, ginger and scallions into the pot together, and stir-fry for a while.
Mrs. Liu came over with the chili sauce brewed by Mrs. Sun herself, "Qing'er, do you want this next?"
Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded at Mrs. Liu, scooped a large spoon into the pot, stir-fried the fish fillet first after the aroma was released, and then scooped out a ladle of well water from the gourd and added it to the pot. The water was boiling until it bubbled. Then put the marinated fish fillets into the water and use chopsticks to shake them open so that they don't stick together.
In this era, there are no cooking wine, chicken essence, and oil-consuming condiments, but it doesn’t matter. High-quality ingredients pay attention to their original flavor.
Garnished with the simplest condiments, the key is to bring out the deliciousness of the ingredients themselves.
Before serving, add some salt and place in a large open bowl.
The pieces of fish meat are white and tender, with a slight curl at the edges.
The prepared Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies and green onion foam are sprinkled on top, and then fried hot rapeseed oil is poured on top.
After another crackling sound like peeling beans, the spiciness of Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili peppers were thoroughly stimulated by the high temperature, blending into the fish soup underneath and permeating every piece of fish.
"Let me have a taste first!"
Ms. Liu couldn't wait to grab her chopsticks, pick up a piece of steaming fish and stuff it into her mouth.
The people nearby were dumbfounded.
Mrs. Sun only finished half of her words: "The fourth brother and sister are so hot..."
But Mrs. Liu is not afraid!
Her mouth was like a high-temperature furnace.
Sun and Wang Cuilian looked at each other, both of them were dumbfounded, but they had to admire him.
"Her fourth aunt, how does it taste?" Wang Cuilian asked with a smile.
Mr. Liu swallowed it in one gulp, and then looked as confused as Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit.
"Oops, I just ate too fast and forgot to taste it carefully."
"ah?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I'll try another piece, and eat slower this time."
Before Liu finished speaking, her chopsticks were already moving.
Another piece of white steaming fish meat was thrown into his mouth, making the three people beside him stare blankly again.
Yang Ruoqing said directly: "Being Fourth Aunt's mouth is really hard work."
Wang Cuilian and Sun both laughed.
This time, Mrs. Liu slowed down her chewing speed, feeling it carefully with her taste buds while eating, and then described it word for word to the three people in front of her.
It's numb first and then spicy, the meat is delicate and so on.
You can talk like a gourmet.
Wang Cuilian and Sun Shi could not understand what they heard.
Yang Ruoqing directly stuffed two pairs of chopsticks to them: "Don't ask so many questions, aunt and mother can taste it by themselves."
Everyone gathered around the pot station to taste it, and then they all praised the spicy food.
Seeing Mrs. Liu's chopsticks trying to reach out again in the confusion, Yang Ruoqing hurriedly stopped her.
"Fourth Aunt, if you eat now, you won't have your share at the dinner table later. You have to think clearly."
"Okay, okay, I won't eat if I don't want to. I'll save it for later."
…
Before lunch, Yang Ruoqing gave Tuoba Xian lunch, and Sun gave it to Lao Yangtou.
Thinking of Tan's situation, Sun wanted to send some fish and ground pot cakes.
He was stopped by Yang Ruoqing.
"Mom, when Gui Ling and the others come back today, the fifth aunt must have cooked some hard food. My mother is not short of this food. Let's wait until the next time to give it to her."
The portion of fish is limited, so it is given to Mr. Tan alone. It would be fine if Mr. Tan lives alone in the old house.
But now that Mrs. Tan lives with Wufang, she naturally has to give some to Wufang.
If you are given five rooms, why don't they give you a big room separated by a wall? What's more, there are several children in the big room!
"Third sister-in-law, please don't give it away. There are too many people to send it to, and it will be easy to offend people then!" Madam Liu had already put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and turned to give in to Madam Sun.
Sun followed the advice of Liu and Yang Ruoqing and gave up the idea.
Several people gathered around the table and had a great time eating.
As for Yang Huaming, who was recovering from his injuries in bed, he had no chance to eat such spicy fish.
Because he was currently taking medication, he had to avoid spicy food, but Sun made a special meal suitable for him, vegetable and pork liver soup. In addition, he also put two pieces of non-spicy ground pot cakes to satisfy his craving.
Compared with Mrs. Liu who deliberately walked to his bedside with a bowl full of spicy fish and coveted him, Mrs. Sun's approach really moved Yang Huaming to death.
"Fortunately, I have my third sister-in-law to take care of me, otherwise I would have been bullied to death by that woman named Liu!"
"Hey, having a mother-in-law by your side to bully you is also a blessing. Look at the old bachelors and old widowers outside, even if they want to bully themselves!"
Regarding Liu's remarks, Yang Huaming was speechless.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that is really the case. Blessing, blessing, only when you are blessed can you be angry!
…
Since the drainage started, it has been non-stop day and night.
The water wheel does not stop, and people get on board alternately. Everyone pedals hard for half an hour, and then the next person gets on.
The Luo family provided all meals and drinks, and they had good food and drink. They set up a tent by the river and drained water all night.
Every day, the first thing villagers in the two resettlement sites do when they open their eyes is to go to the porridge shed to get rice porridge and steamed buns. After eating and drinking, they come in groups to the drainage point at the entrance of the village to see the drainage.
Villagers living in the schoolhouse halfway up the mountain went to the river to watch the drainage. The drainage event turned out to be the biggest entertainment project in the village.
In this way, the water level in the village receded little by little. At first, it would reach the chest of adults, but now it has receded to the waist.
At this time, some bright-minded villagers in the resettlement site began to get ready to take action.
Someone found a big bathtub at home and used it as a boat. It was parked at the entrance of the village. When someone wanted to enter the village to go to the drainage point behind the village, they could get on this 'boat' and the owner would drag it with a rope in the water. The boat moves forward.
Because the water level has receded a bit, it is not that dangerous. The pond and dam entering the village are also exposed to the water. Many people want to go home to see how their homes are flooded.
As a result, there is a market for this kind of 'small boat', usually with a round trip of five copper coins, regardless of the distance of the village.
This kind of 'small boat' can usually only accommodate one person at a time. You can earn five copper coins per trip. If you run more quickly, you can earn dozens of coins in a day!
Several people in the village were doing this, so the entrance to the village became lively again.
Yang Huazhong and the others did not intercept this time, but they told everyone a lot of safety matters and were busy draining water again.
The water has been draining for seven or eight days, and the water level in the village has finally receded to the knees.
The water in the surrounding fields also evaporated day by day under the continuous sunshine, and slowly receded.
Those 'small boats' that used to be at the entrance of the village are no longer able to do business. Everyone can enter the village by rolling up their trousers, and women can wade across.
