Originally, Su Qingluan believed based on past intuition that the two little guys, brother and sister, who kept silent must be up to something. As the saying goes, "If a child is quiet, he must be acting like a monster."
But when she took a peek, she found that these two little guys were not acting like monsters - they were even very well-behaved!
I saw Su Guangfu being pinned down by Su Xuanhe on the low stool next to the dining table in the main room. The little girl Su Xueyan brought over a bowl of tea: "Daddy, drink tea!"
Su Xuanhe, who was holding Su Guangfu's shoulders behind him, was not to be outdone. He used his two small hands to press on Su Guangfu's shoulders and the back of his neck: "Dad, let me press on your neck and back!"
When the little girl saw this, she immediately put the tea bowl into Su Guangfu's hand, squatted down, clenched her two little hands into fists, and said, "I'll beat Dad's legs!"
"Then I, I'll fan daddy!"
The two little guys confused Su Guangfu. In the end, he had no choice but to drink a sip of tea to moisten his throat, grabbed his son who was going to get a fan, and held his little daughter on his knees: "You two, don't talk nonsense. Now, why don’t I just stop working today?"
With Su Guangfu's agreement, the two little guys were happy. However, although today is Su Guangfu's birthday, it is not a holiday at school. Therefore, although Su Guangfu held his daughter and coaxed her to play, he seriously ordered his son to go to school quickly.
So Su Xuanhe went to get the book dejectedly, and Su Qingluan, who had seen enough of the excitement, turned back to the kitchen with satisfaction.
The mandarin fish was still splashing happily in the water, and the water basin was surrounded by spilled water, which showed that the fish did not stop for a moment.
Yang was lighting a fire in front of another stove. When she saw Su Qingluan coming in, she quickly waved her hand to greet her: "Hey, you're back. That fish was flapping fiercely. I've heard that mandarin fish are fierce, but I didn't expect it to be so capable." Pu Teng, please rectify it on the spot."
Su Qingluan looked at the part of her mother's clothes that was obviously wet due to the impact, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She took a ladle and scooped out the water from the fish basin.
This water has many uses. Although there is no need to water the ground now, it can also be used to feed chickens and ducks, replace the water for flower arrangements, etc.
The mandarin fish may also have realized that the water in the basin was getting less and less, and its flopping became more violent, so it directly gave Su Qingluan a hand to wash his face.
Fortunately, Su Qingluan reacted quickly enough and jumped away, avoiding the "attack" of the mandarin fish's tail. Only her face and front were slightly wet. If she had been slower, she would have had to wash her hair or even take a bath again. .
When there was only a bottom of the water left in the basin, Su Qingluan took two absorbent cotton rags, wetted them with the water at the bottom of the basin, and moved towards the big mandarin fish brother who was still jumping happily. He covered his body with one piece, covered his tail with another piece, and wrapped it up and grabbed it. The rag became very wet after being wetted with water.
Using this kind of rag with increased friction can not only prevent the mucus secreted by the skin of fresh fish from slipping and causing the fish to break free, but also prevent the hard and sharp fins or spiny exoskeletons of the fish from scratching the palms.
However, this fish obviously did not want to surrender to the fate of waiting to be slaughtered. It had a very fighting spirit. Even if it was tightly held in Su Qingluan's hand, it tried its best to twist and struggle back and forth.
Even the originally thick rag was forced out of a large hole by the mandarin fish, and it landed on the dusty ground with one leap.
Su Qingluan rarely encounters such a flapping fish. In addition, her body is still thirteen years old and has not fully reached the physique of an adult, so she does not have the strength to compete with an adult.
So she tried again, but the mandarin fish was still flapping back and forth, refusing to let her catch it. Su Qingluan, who was busy at work, broke out in sweat on this cool autumn evening.
Ms. Yang next to her watched the excitement for a long time, and finally waved her hand: "Da Ya, please give me those two rags, and watch your mother-in-law, I will tidy up this fish!"
Yang is only in his thirties this year, and is in his prime. He has been working hard all year round, and his strength cannot be underestimated.
She followed Su Qingluan's method and covered the mandarin fish with a wet towel, and also caught them one by one.
Although the movements were similar, Yang's strength was not comparable to that of the current Su Qingluan, so in an instant, he firmly grasped the jumping mandarin fish in his hands and asked: "What should I do next? "
Su Qingluan looked in admiration. When she heard Yang's question, she quickly picked up a kitchen knife: "Mom, hold the mandarin fish, and I'll knock it out with the back of the knife!"
Then Su Qingluan turned the back of the knife and hit the fish's head hard several times while chanting: "Let you flop, let you flop! Let's see how you flop now!"
Seeing this, Yang was shaking with laughter.
At first, Mrs. Yang saw her eldest daughter being tossed around by a mandarin fish, and she was overjoyed to watch the joke - after all, Su Qingluan's character had always been relatively stable. Even if he occasionally shows some playful and lively behavior, it is still within the control range.
Therefore, this kind of "busyness" that is beyond the scope of control is particularly cute in the eyes of Yang, a mother-in-law, and it also makes her daughter and herself closer at once.
Of course, she also understood that her daughter had been working hard to integrate into the family since she came back. But sometimes when she sees that she is too sensible and takes the initiative to carry the burden of the whole family on her shoulders, Yang feels proud and distressed, and feels that she, as a mother, has really neglected her duty.
So Yang was very happy to be able to help her daughter "deal with the mess" this time.
Afraid of hitting Yang's hand without aiming, Su Qingluan subconsciously stopped trying to hit the fish's head, so after knocking it several times, the mandarin fish shook its tail and gradually stopped moving.
Seeing that she was sweating profusely from exhaustion, Yang felt distressed and washed her hands and wiped her forehead with a clean handkerchief: "Just now, if you throw it to the ground, you can knock the fish out. Although it will be a little dirty, when the time comes Just rinse it off and it’ll be fine.”
Su Qingluan shook his head: "If you drop it suddenly, the internal organs will easily break. It doesn't matter the other internal organs, but if the gallbladder is broken, the whole fish will be bitter. If such a fresh mandarin fish doesn't taste good because of this, That would be too much of a loss.”
Therefore, disemboweling the fish is also a technical job. The tip of the knife is inserted into the cloaca. It should not be too deep, otherwise it will easily puncture the gallbladder.
Use a long and narrow kitchen knife to carefully insert a sharp point, then make a small opening in the belly of the fish along the longitudinal line of the fish's belly, and take out the internal organs completely.
Su Qingluan's method of removing the internal organs was not by force, but by probing and pulling out. After taking out the internal organs, his palms shook slightly, and the internal organs were turned over in the palm of his hand to see if the gall was damaged.
Wait until all the internal organs are removed, then remove the gills and rinse the blood inside.
