Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

"Sister, why is this snail different from that one? This part moves, but that one doesn't." Xu Zhi poured the snails that everyone had caught into a large basin and picked them out.

I took a special look before making a wish. The river water is clean and clear, and most of the fish are field snails, but there are no golden apple snails that look very similar to field snails.

So Xu Yuan felt comfortable letting them touch the snails, but he also reminded them to look carefully at what the snails looked like, and not to pick them up if they didn't look like that.

"Let me see." Xu Yuan was fiddling with the dried chili seeds, counting the approximate number. He cut the remaining cloth from the last time Xu Zhi sewed clothes into small pieces and put a few chili seeds into a bag.

He put down the several packets of chili seeds he had packed and went to where the snails were placed.

He took the snail from Xiaozhi's hand and said, "This is a dead snail. We don't want it anymore. Throw it away."

"Xiaozhi, don't do these for now, change the water first, and then check it when we deal with it tomorrow."

As the sun sets in the west, the sky gradually darkens. In one part of the yard, a fire starts. Thick smoke spreads and fragrance wafts through the yard.

Guozi and Xiaoduo were watching the grilled fish outside the yard, turning the fish on the stick over from time to time, and brushing a bowl with wild onions and some of the seasoning prepared by Xuyuan.

This is a fish grilling rack that Xu Yuan specially set up in the shed in the yard. They can make grilled fish anytime they want. The two little kids, Guozi and Xiuyao, are very happy and have already started to try it.

"Xiaoduo, it will be almost done if we just flip the fish over soon." Guozi directed from the side.

"Really? I don't even know if the meat inside is cooked."

"Well, my elder sister said that you can tell by sticking the chopsticks into the meat."

Xiaoduo tried to insert the chopsticks into the fish meat, and the chopsticks quickly went through the fish meat.

"Wow, it's almost done. Take it in and put out the charcoal fire with water." Guozi looked at the grilled fish and asked Xuanyu to carry the smaller fish in.

He ran to get a watering can.

"No, let my elder sister get it. I don't want it to drop on the ground." Holding the wooden rack in two small hands, they walked slowly and carefully into the kitchen. Halfway through, they couldn't hold it anymore because they didn't have enough strength. If they accidentally dropped it on the ground, how would they eat? The ground was covered with dust.

"Sister, sister, come and help me, quickly, quickly, I can't hold on any longer." Many could only make emergency calls and make wishes.

The tone was anxious and not joking.

After hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately left the kitchen.

The small figure was carrying a grilled fish as long as his arm, gritting his teeth and persisting, which made Xuyuan laugh.

The weight on their hands was taken off and many breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoduo, you still need to eat more. Look, this fish is as long as your arm."

Xuyuan easily picked up the fish rack and teased it a lot.

"Sister, I eat two big bowls every day. I'm still young, so it's normal that I can't carry it." Xuanyu muttered.

"That fish over there is ready as well. I'll take it too." Xu Yuan looked at the other fish that was still roasting on the fire. The firewood was still burning weakly.

Song Guozi happened to come with a ladle full of water. When he saw the grilled fish being taken away, he immediately poured water on it to put out the firewood.

哗

White smoke rises.

Fortunately, the grilled fish was taken away, otherwise the smoke would be everywhere and I wouldn’t be able to eat it.

"Eat, eat."

The four siblings sat on both sides of the bamboo table, looking at the grilled fish, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, plus a plate of green vegetables, a combination of meat and vegetables.

The fruits and vegetables were eaten very quickly and the two kids were full in no time.

"Ah, I'm so full." Xuanyi touched his increasingly round belly.

Guozi burped at the right time and touched his stomach embarrassedly.

"You two go for a walk outside in the yard to help digest the food." Xu Yuan was afraid that the two kids would get sick from overeating, so he hurriedly reminded them.

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"Grandpa, grandma, have some fish soup." Pan Dahai scooped a bowl of fish soup and handed it to Grandpa Pan.

The fish meat is white and tender, with some wild onion flowers floating on it. It is white with green and looks very appetizing. There is also a plate of fish meat on the side.

A big fish is divided into two halves, one is used to make fish soup, the other is used for steaming, and the other is pickled and hung up to smoke.

Pan Dahai also observed ginger in the kitchen last time, so he asked about it.

I didn't expect that ginger could be used as a seasoning. Sister Xuyuan said that it is also a kind of condiment. In addition to dispelling cold, it can also remove fishy smell and enhance fragrance. This time when stewing fish soup, I tried cutting a few slices of ginger and throwing it in.

Sure enough, the taste of the fish soup became very different and it no longer had the fishy smell it had before.

I didn’t know about it in the past, and I just used it as a medicinal herb to keep out the cold. Whenever we got caught in the rain or our clothes got wet, my grandmother would cook a pot of ginger soup to prevent us from catching a cold, so there was a piece of land in her house where she planted ginger.

"Brother, how come today's fish soup is so delicious? Even though we added the fragrant leaves before, it still has that fishy smell."

After taking a sip, Uncle Pan noticed the difference in the fish soup this time. It was not as hard to swallow as before.

In addition to wild onions, I also tasted ginger.

So that’s it.

Grandma Pan was also tasting the food. "It's the first time for me to know how delicious fish tastes after removing the fishy smell."

"Grandma, the fragrant leaves don't have any fishy smell even when used to steam this half fish. Why is that?" Pan Xiaojiang was very puzzled. He turned the fish over with chopsticks and accidentally cut open the belly of the fish, revealing a white mess.

Pan Dahai looked at the flipped fish body and suddenly reacted.

Since I was the one who processed the fish body this time, and Pan Xiaojiang had handled it the previous times, it was no wonder that I felt strange and thought it was just the difference in the fish.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother, why are you laughing all of a sudden?"

Pan Dahai touched the fish's belly with his chopsticks and asked, "Look?"

"What are you looking at?" Pan Xiaojiang didn't react. He picked up the chopsticks and turned the fish over again.

Grandpa Pan and Grandma Pan looked at the brothers' mischief with a kind face, and drank the fish soup silently, watching the fun.

Seeing that his younger brother did not notice the problem he pointed out, Pan Dahai sighed helplessly.

"Fool, why is there still a fishy smell after adding the fragrant leaves? Then let me ask you, did you clean the fish belly?"

He pointed at the fish belly on the plate with chopsticks and said, "Look, this piece. The fish belly I prepared this time is white, while the one you prepared last time was pitch black."

"Ugh, no way." Pan Xiaojiang couldn't help but feel a little nauseous and couldn't believe it at all.

Grandpa Pan couldn't bear it any longer, "Xiao Jiang, we're eating, what are you doing? Go and vomit outside, don't pollute my eyes."

Now that your appetite has finally improved, don’t let yourself become unable to eat all of a sudden.

"Okay, we've already eaten, so let's not talk about it anymore. Dahai, when you send Yazi to Sister Xuyuan's house the day after tomorrow, pick some fragrant leaves and send them over. Who knows, these fragrant leaves may help Xuyuan succeed."

Pan Dahai nodded. In his heart, Sister Xuyuan was a deity and nothing could stump her.