Xiao Mu was also shocked by today's harvest.
He started setting up cages in the river last year, and he had never caught such a long eel, let alone eight at one time.
The bamboo basket brought was obviously not enough. Xiao Mu raised his eyes and looked at Ye Luoxin, "Quick, go home and get a bigger bamboo basket."
"Okay!" Ye Luoxin was excited and walked quickly.
Xiao Mu lowered his head to catch the fish. When he raised his head again, the frail little woman had disappeared.
After a while, she ran back carrying the big backpack at home.
While Ye Luoxin was returning, Xiao Mu had already caught all the eels back in the ground cage. This time, he let Ye Luoxin hold the basket while he aimed the mouth of the ground cage at the basket and poured them directly in.
"Crash!" The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded.
All eight eels slipped into the basket, almost half full.
Xiao Mu folded a few handfuls of wild artemisia and used the stems to seal the mouth of the basket, while also covering up the contents.
The rest of the small fish and shrimps were put into small bamboo baskets by Xiao Mu.
He entered the water again, installed the ground cage, carried the big basket on his back, and let Ye Luoxin hold the small bamboo basket, and the two of them returned home with a full load.
As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Xiao Changhe happened to come back with others.
Seeing the things in the two people's hands, Xiao Song first asked: "Have you set up a cage? Why did you cut the pig grass by the way? This kind of wild grass has too much smell, and the pigs won't eat it."
"It's not pigweed." Xiao Mu put down his backpack and said calmly, "It's good stuff."
"What good stuff?" Yang Feng came up to take a look.
When she saw Xiao Mu pushing aside the wild wormwood to reveal the eel inside, she couldn't help but shout, "I'm a mother-in-law!"
"What are you shouting for? Soul!" Xu Zhengxiang took a broom to sweep the dirt off his body and gouged out Yang Feng.
"Mother, mother," Yang Feng pointed at the basket and jumped: "It's really a good thing."
Xu Zhengxiang put down his broom and walked over to take a look. When he saw the eel, he was really shocked.
"Where did you get this?" She clasped her hands on the top of her backpack and spoke quickly.
"It started in a cage on the ground." Xiao Mu replied.
"Is there such a good thing in our river?" Xiao Song also came up.
"They were really caught in the river, and there are some small ones here." Ye Luoxin was also very excited, temporarily forgetting her restraint, and moved the bamboo basket in her hand forward.
"Okay, okay!" Xu Zhengxiang smiled brightly, "Eel is a great supplement. I haven't eaten it in years. Let's improve it tonight and eat eel noodles."
When he heard about eating eel noodles, even Xiao Changhe became happy, "Well, this is good! This is good! The eel noodles made by your mother are excellent."
After agreeing on dinner, the men continued to work in the mountains behind, while the women stayed at home to cook.
I don't know if it was affected by her mood, but Ye Luoxin felt that Xu Zhengxiang's attitude towards her was better today.
"Can you pick up fish?" Xu Zhengxiang asked her.
Ye Luoxin was a little embarrassed. She had picked up fish before, but she had never touched such a slippery eel.
Looking at her face, Xu Zhengxiang knew she wouldn't, so she waved her hand and said: "Then you go and boil the medicine first, then add water to the tank, put the remaining fish in and raise it for two days."
"Okay!" Ye Luoxin agreed.
While fetching water, she saw Xu Zhengxiang cut open the belly of the fish with a knife and took out everything inside, then washed the fish and cut it into several sections.
Eels are very slippery, and they twisted their bodies one by one to try to escape, but Xu Zhengxiang's movements were very crisp, and there was no sloppiness in raising and lowering the knife.
Yang Feng made noodles in the house, and when she came out, she saw Ye Luoxin standing stupidly watching the fish being cut.
"When you are tired, sit down and rest for a while." She said standing next to Ye Luoxin.
"Sister-in-law." Ye Luoxin was a little embarrassed, as if she had been caught red-handed because of her laziness.
"Mom is just afraid that you will be embarrassed, so she will find some work for you. I don't expect you to be able to do much." Yang Feng continued, "Mom's temper is a little bit fierce, but she is a nice person. You will know it as time goes by."
"Yeah!" Ye Luoxin nodded heavily.
How could she not understand that Xu Zhengxiang was in charge of this family. If Xu Zhengxiang didn't allow it, Yang Feng wouldn't have given her noodles yesterday.
It's just that Xu Zhengxiang's knot in her heart is not so easy to untie because she suffered a lot in the Ye family, she thought.
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The past few years have been bad, and almost all the fish in the river have been caught. It is rare for the Xiao family to eat eel noodles.
In order to make the noodles more delicious, Yang Feng put three full bowls of white noodles in when mixing them.
The eel had been boiling in the pot for a long time, and the bones were separated from the fish meat. Xu Zhengxiang picked out the fish bones and then put noodles in it.
The milky white fish soup, paired with smooth noodles, and sprinkled with a handful of green onions, has a beautiful color and a rich flavor that will kill you.
After the noodles were served, Xu Zhengxiang stir-fried a bowl of fish sauce with small fish and shrimps. When paired together, it had a special taste.
In the evening, when Xiao Jing came back from school, he followed the smell and saw the eel noodles in the pot, and happily jumped around in circles.
After being hit on the head by Xu Zhengxiang with chopsticks, he put down the book box and went to wash his hands.
The noodles were smooth and chewy, and the soup was rich and fragrant. Everyone enjoyed the meal. Ye Luoxin was led to eat two bowls of noodles.
When she got off the table, she felt her belly and seemed a little full.
At the end of the day, she felt much more at home in Xiao's house. This kind of day made her feel happy both physically and mentally.
After dinner, Ye Luoxin and Yang Feng cleared the table and washed the dishes together, and then returned to their room to take a shower.
The bathroom is not big, but it is very clean.
The bathtub is newly purchased, the towels are newly replaced, and the boiled soap water is placed in the jar, which is also full.
After filling the water, Ye Luoxin took off her clothes and sat in the tub, letting the water slowly soak into her thin body.
I sweated a lot today and fished again, so I need to clean it thoroughly.
The soap locust water has a light plant fragrance. Put some on your hair and you can quickly create lather.
This surprised Ye Luoxin.
Pure natural toiletries with no additives. By using this, will the worry of hair loss disappear?
When Xiao Mu came out of the shower, he had not returned to the house yet.
Ye Luoxin was sitting at the table wiping her hair when she suddenly noticed a wooden hairpin on the table.
The hairpin is carved from light yellow wood. The hairpin has a smooth body and fine carvings, with a lifelike pear blossom on the top.
She felt a little familiar. Isn't this the hairpin she saw on the ground during the day?
It turned out that Xiao Mu really bought it for himself.
Ye Luoxin gently stroked the lines on the petals, feeling a little more happy in her heart.
She used to like Hanfu very much and even bought a cabinet to store those accessories, but now she feels that the hairpin in her hand is the most beautiful.
Because this is the first gift she got in this world.
