Female Farming Pond Fish

In a blink of an eye, it is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Little New Year.

Chi Xiaotong got up early for the first time. They finished their meal early. Chi Xiaotong cleaned the pot and stewed the pig's trotters.

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, Chi Xiaotong didn’t know what the local customs were, she just knew that she had to eat delicious food.

It takes a lot of time to make the pig's trotters soft and delicious. So Chi Xiaotong got up early and started early so that he could eat it at noon.

It took Chi Xiaotong a lot of effort to clean the pig's trotters. Without as many tools as in his previous life, he could only do it manually.

Clean it and put it in the pot. Boil it for a while. During this period, check the pot from time to time and skim off the foam.

Cook the pig's trotters. Take them out and set aside. Add oil to the pot and add rock sugar. When the rock sugar melts, add other seasonings. Finally, add the pig's trotters. Cover the pot.

In fact, compared to what I had eaten in my previous life, the ingredients were not very rich. I couldn't find some of the condiments. But it shouldn't have a big impact. I put so many ingredients in it, it can't be bad.

The next step is to wait. After it is fully cooked, it needs to be soaked for a while. The longer it is soaked, the better the flavor.

Looking at the weather, we should be able to eat at noon.

Chi Xiaotong went to check on the malt, and it was growing well. Tian Yu was very attentive and checked on it often. Just wait a day or two, and it will be almost done.

I'll make it when I have time tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Chi Xiaotong thought, and poked the malt with his hands.

Tian Yu sprinkled water on the malt again, and then sat down with Chi Xiaotong by the stove to watch the fire.

The pig's trotters came out of the pot. Chi Xiaotong picked up a piece of meat and tasted it. It was a success.

He picked up another piece and fed it to Tian Yu, looking at him expectantly and asking, "Is it delicious?"

Tian Yu chewed the meat and nodded vigorously: "Delicious, so delicious!"

"Haha, as long as it tastes good!" As he said that, he picked up another piece of skin for him.

"My wife eats too!" Tian Yu said vaguely with meat in his mouth.

"Hurry up, I'll eat later." Seeing her husband eating, her eyes lit up. Chi Xiaotong was happy and had a smile on her face.

He took another plate, put two pig's trotters on it, poured some sauce on them, and said to Tian Yu, "I'll give you a task!"

"Hmm hmm" His mouth was filled with Chi Xiaotong, so he could only nod.

"Take this to the Chen family. Aunt Chen and the others have helped us a lot, so give them some delicious food." Chi Xiaotong put the plate in the basket and handed it to him.

"Okay," Tian Yu replied as he swallowed the meat.

"Go quickly and come back soon. We'll wait for you to come back for dinner." Chi Xiaotong saw him out.

Tian Yu carried the basket and walked carefully. The snow on the road was thick. He was afraid of falling. It was okay for him to fall, but he couldn't get the pig's trotter dirty. There was still soup in it, so he had to be careful not to spill it.

After Tian Yu left, Chi Xiaotong scooped out the remaining two, put them aside, and cleaned the pot. She also had to cook the rice.

Chi Xiaotong sat there, poking the fire with a wooden stick, bored. The meal was almost ready, why had Tian Yu not come back yet?

Chi Xiaotong looked out frequently. The meal was ready. She cleared the firewood outside the stove. There was only a small fire left, so she let it burn.

Chi Xiaotong stood up and walked out. It's been so long, he should have come back a long time ago. Nothing will happen, right?

Just after closing the gate, I saw Tian Yu walking back from a distance.

Chi Xiaotong walked over to him. When she got closer, she saw that Tian Yu was crying. His eyes were red and he was still wiping away tears.

Seeing Chi Xiaotong, he cried even harder. Chi Xiaotong hugged him in her arms and patted his back gently.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my wife, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Tian Yu apologized while crying.

Chi Xiaotong comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay. Don't cry, don't cry! Your face will hurt when the cold wind blows! Be good and don't cry. Your wife is here! It's okay, ah!" As he spoke, he carried the person back.

Arriving at the gate of the courtyard, Chi Xiaotong held Tian Yu with one hand and struggled to open the door with the other.

The courtyard door opened, and Chi Xiaotong saw Tian Yu crying so hard that she simply picked him up like a princess and kicked open the bedroom door.

Fortunately, she didn't lock the door.

Sitting on the bed with the person in his arms, Chi Xiaotong wiped Tian Yu's tears. She asked softly, "Be good, stop crying, and tell your wife who bullied you! Your wife will help you vent your anger! Okay?"

Tian Yu grabbed Chi Xiaotong's clothes. He didn't dare to cry out loud. He kept crying silently. He couldn't speak clearly, so he kept repeating: "I'm sorry."

Chi Xiaotong patted his back and pressed his head into her arms. She gently said in his ear: "Cry, if you are wronged, just cry. Your wife will help you get revenge later! Cry, don't hold it in! Your wife is here!"

"Wow!" Tian Yu burst into tears, wanting to cry out all the grievances he had suffered.

After half a quarter of an hour, Tian Yu slowly stopped crying. Chi Xiaotong's clothes on her shoulders were almost see-through.

"Tell my wife, who bullied our Xiaoyu? Who made us Xiaoyu feel so wronged!" Seeing Tian Yu calm down, Chi Xiaotong asked.

"I'm sorry, my wife. I'm useless and can't do anything right! I'm so useless!" Tian Yu said while sniffing.

"What happened! Tell your wife!" Chi Xiaotong guided patiently.

"Yes, yes, it's my sister. She tried to steal the pig's trotters. I was useless and couldn't protect her. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

"Tian Wen? Stealing pig's trotters?"

"Yeah," Tian Yu nodded vigorously.

"Did she hurt you when she snatched your things?" Chi Xiaotong lifted his arm to check. Then she put him on the ground and asked him to walk a few steps. She then took him around in a circle to check.

"Wife, I'm fine." Tian Yu held down Chi Xiaotong's hand that was about to take off his clothes and said in a low voice.

"It's really okay, she didn't hit you! Tell the truth to your wife!" Chi Xiaotong was really anxious. She didn't care about the two pig's trotters. She was just afraid that her husband would get beaten and injured.

"No, it's okay!" His guilty conscience was visible to the naked eye.

Chi Xiaotong took him around again. His arms and legs were fine. She lifted his face and looked at it carefully, and found that the left side of his face was redder than the right side.

After staying outside for a long time, her face was already a little red from the cold, but Chi Xiaotong didn't notice it if she didn't look closely.

"She hit you. Where else did she hit you besides the face? Tell the truth!" Chi Xiaotong was angry and her tone unconsciously became a little heavier.

Tian Yu was so frightened that he dared not hide it and whispered: "She wanted me to give it to her, but I didn't, so she slapped me and tried to take it away. I didn't let her, so she kicked me and took the basket away."

"Where did you kick? Did you fall? Does it hurt?" Chi Xiaotong almost touched Tian Yu all over his body.

"My stomach doesn't hurt. I fell on the snow, but I'm not hurt. But my pig's trotter was taken away. I chased after her, but I couldn't catch up." Tian Yu didn't say anything. After she took the things away, Tian Yu got up and chased after her, trying to get them back. Tian Wen kicked him again, and he couldn't catch up.

He didn't dare to chase after Tian's family. If he did, his mother and sister would beat him to death. He didn't dare to chase after them, nor did he dare to come back. That's why he was delayed for so long.