roccoschili Chapter 519 Fish Soup
Chapter 519 Fish Soup
When Xu Han returned home, Lu Chuan had already returned and was sitting on a chair under a tree in the yard to rest.
When he saw Xu Han coming in, he asked, "Where have you been?"
"I'm going to take a walk outside." After Xu Han finished speaking, she told Lu Chuan about Zhang's affairs. Lu Chuan didn't say anything after listening.
I thought to myself, "Other women's affairs have nothing to do with me. I have no opinion on how my wife wants to arrange things for me."
Seeing that Lu Chuan didn't say anything, Xu Han knew that he was not interested in this matter, so she changed the subject and asked, "Have you finished turning the land outside?"
"There's only a little left. I estimate we can finish turning it all before sunset. I was planning to have them plant the winter wheat tomorrow!"
Xu Han thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it a bit too early to plant now? It's just after the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you plant too early, the wheat will grow too tall, which is not good."
Lu Chuan replied, "Well, that's what I had planned. Zhu Qiang also said the same thing today, so I came back to ask you about it!"
In Xu Han's memory, whether in modern times or in ancient times, there seemed to be no memory of planting wheat during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Then let's wait for another two days and start planting in September."
Lu Chuan said, "Okay, then I'll take advantage of this free time to lead them to lay the bluestone slabs in the yard. The yard on the other side of the valley is big, and laying bluestone slabs is also a big project."
"That's fine. You take the men to lay the bluestone slabs, and I'll take the people to make the canned pears. We'll divide the work and work together. When I've made the canned pears, we'll take them into the mountains to pick wild fruits.
Or you can take them there first. I think the wild grapes and kiwis are ripe now, so now is the time to pick them."
Lu Chuan replied, "When Han Qi and I went into the mountains a few days ago, not many wild fruits were ripe. This year's fruits are ripe later than in previous years. Tomorrow, Han Qi, the Taoist priest and I will go to the mountains to take a look.
If they are ripe, I will wait for you to pick them together. I don’t think your canned pears will last long.”
Xu Han nodded and said, "Well, we have a lot of people, so we can finish it all in about one day."
"Okay, you guys can the food first, and we'll go explore the mountains tomorrow."
After the two of them discussed it, Dan Niang came over. It was time to cook dinner again. Xu Han asked Dan Niang to cook first, and she went into the backyard to greet Grandpa Zhao first, otherwise Grandpa Zhao would definitely be confused.
After Xu Han met Grandpa Zhao and explained her purpose, Grandpa Zhao readily agreed.
It’s true. For such a long time, everyone in the family has been well taken care of by him and few people get sick. Today, he can finally treat patients.
Grandpa Zhao was very happy about this. He was finally able to be put to good use. His skills finally found a place to be put to good use.
Grandpa Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, okay, just let him come. If anyone else feels uncomfortable, they can come to me."
Seeing that Grandpa Zhao was very happy, Xu Han also smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, I promise to pass it on."
Xu Han was just about to go to the front yard to cook when she came out of the backyard and ran into the Taoist priest head-on. She saw that the Taoist priest was holding a bucket in his hand, but she didn't know what was inside.
"Master, what are you holding in your hand?"
The Taoist priest proudly raised the bucket in his hand and said, "I'll give everyone a snack tonight."
Xu Han took it and saw that the bucket was full of small fish. Each fish was not very big and was just right for frying.
Xu Han said, "This size is just right for deep-frying. I'll go make some for you guys to go with your wine."
The Taoist priest waved his hands when he heard this and said, "Hahaha, that's great, go ahead, go ahead."
Lu Chuan, who came out of the house, heard this and said, "Leave it to me. I can handle it quickly."
Xu Han didn't hesitate and handed the bucket directly to Lu Chuan, then went to the kitchen to cook.
In the kitchen, Dan Niang had already cooked the rice. The side dishes had been washed and cut according to the recipe, and she was about to start stir-frying.
Xu Han took the spatula from Dan Niang's hand and said, "I'll cook today's dishes. You can help me light the fire."
Dan Niang didn't say anything when she heard this. She turned around and sat in front of the stove and started to light the fire.
Lu Chuan quickly processed all the small fish. Xu Han also picked out a few crucian carps, intending to make some crucian carp soup for the two children.
Add sesame oil to the pan and sprinkle a few grains of salt to prevent the fish from sticking to the pan.
After frying the fish until both sides are golden brown, use a spatula to mash it directly, then add boiling water. The fish soup in the pot will instantly turn milky white.
After the pot boiled, Xu Han poured out the fish soup, filtered out the fish bones with gauze, and fried two poached eggs and added them to the fish soup to cook together.
Before serving, add a few wild wolfberries into the pot to make it look more appetizing.
Xu Han shouted outside, "Mu'erze'er, go call your father and the others for dinner."
The two people playing in the yard responded, "I know, mother."
After they finished talking, they ran away. Xu Han didn't know where Lu Chuan and the others had gone when it was almost time for dinner. Fortunately, when Dan Niang had finished setting up dinner, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest finally came back.
"Where have you been? It's almost time for dinner and you're still running out."
Lu Chuan explained, "I'll tell Zhu Qiang that we won't be planting wheat tomorrow. Let them find bluestone first to make bluestone slabs."
"Well, hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold."
The Taoist priest and his companions hurriedly went to wash their hands. After the continuous efforts of Grandpa Zhao and Xu Han in recent years, everyone in the family has developed the habit of washing their hands before eating.
Even Ze'er, who is always sloppy, knows that he won't be allowed to eat if he doesn't wash his hands.
After the family happily finished their dinner, it was still dark.
Since hiring servants, Xu Han's family has started eating much earlier than before. In the past, they would not finish eating until dark, but now there is not so much work to do, so the meal time has also been moved forward.
The key is that I had developed a habit when I lived with them before. If I ate too late, I wouldn’t be able to see them, so I had to start eating early. After I finished eating, it would just be dark, and then I could go back to rest.
Today's dinner time was earlier than before, and it was not yet completely dark when everyone finished dinner.
Just as Dan Niang had cleared the table, Zhu Chunsheng came over with Zhang.
At this time, Grandpa Zhao was sitting in the yard to rest. When he saw them coming, he didn't say much and motioned for Zhang to sit down and take his pulse.
Zhang looked at Xu Han and saw Xu Han nodded. Then she sat down and looked at Grandpa Zhao nervously.
Zhu Chunsheng, who was standing by, was so nervous that his face turned red and his eyes were wandering, showing both fear and anticipation.