In the book, I was fed by my sister

The two hurried and returned to the village before sunset.

They came to the river where the fish cages were placed. As the sun was setting, the golden afterglow sprinkled on the river, making the waves sparkle.

"See if you can pull up the cage." Song Ran said to Song Li while standing by the river with a basket on his back.

Song Li tried to pull it, but the cage was heavy.

The cage was soaked with water and there were a lot of fish in it. A child of her age didn't have the strength to do that.

She used some of her special powers to lift the water plants upwards, and she used the force to pull the cage out of the water.

In one afternoon, the fish basket was filled with a lot of fish, some of which were as wide as a palm.

"Look at these palm-wide fish, there are more than ten of them." Song Ran said happily, "Xiaoguai, pick out the fish fry that are too small and throw them back into the river."

Song Ran carried a backpack and then reached out to hold the fish basket together with Song Li.

"Song family sister, what good things did you carry?"

Now, the cows went back to the shed, the dogs went back to their kennels, and people who had finished their dinner came to the shade of the tree to enjoy the cool and chat.

Seeing the Song sisters carrying things in their hands or on their backs, he asked curiously.

"Gah!"

Before Song Ran could answer, a duck poked its head out of the basket, as if responding to the question.

"Oh, you guys are really lucky, you can always pick up big stuff." The person who spoke was Wang Guifang, with a sour tone. Although these are all born in the mountains, I have to rely on my own ability to catch them. But others have this luck, but my family doesn't.

"It must have taken a lot of effort. I saw you guys left at noon. Sister, health is the most important thing! Don't be stingy with the money if you go through so much trouble for a duck. Besides, you just got out of jail..."

"Quack!" Another duck head popped out of the basket.

"Quack! Quack! Quack!" The remaining four wild ducks also stretched out their necks in unison.

Wang Guifang swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Six!

I actually caught six ducks.

When everyone saw the six wild ducks, their eyes widened.

“Is this the duck in the reed marsh halfway up the mountain?”

"Yes, my little sister and I went there and stayed there for the whole afternoon." Song Ran answered frankly, without any hiding.

This year, a group of wild ducks came to the reed marsh on the mountain. The news spread in the village not long ago. Those who were quick had gone into the mountain earlier and had already picked up all the duck eggs. She only found three duck eggs when she went up today.

"What did you use to attract it? How did you catch it?" After hearing Song Ran's reply, the people nearby rekindled their desire to catch the duck.

The Song family has only one adult, but he was able to catch six wild ducks. If all the family members go out, they will definitely catch all the wild ducks.

"My family started raising chickens and ducks, and I used the bran that these small livestock eat as bait." Song Ran replied.

The people who heard it kept this method in mind, and also took note of what Song Ran said about raising chickens and ducks, so they now had some spare money to start raising small livestock.

On the day Song Ran bought chickens and ducks, Wang Guifang was also on the ox cart. Thinking that Song Ran was not around for a few days and no one was taking care of these little animals, they would definitely suffer losses, so she said, "Didn't those animals suffer any losses when you were away for a few days?" She was the kind of person who would express displeasure if she felt a little unhappy, and she would make sure that others would be unhappy too.

"Not even one. My little sister feeds them well. I plan to go to Uncle Li Kun to buy some bran in a couple of days."

"You guys are so unlucky. I don't know what you exchanged for them. Not even one was broken..."

"Your sister looks a little fatter than before." Someone in the crowd said.

It looks like the medicine jar has stopped giving medicine.

At that moment, anyone who had a man of marriageable age in their family or among their close relatives started to have thoughts.

Song Ran is such a good girl. She has a house covered with green tiles and a lot of land left by her parents. But she doesn't have any older brothers. Aren't all these under Song Ran's name?

Everyone had their own plans in mind.

Song Li tugged at her sister's sleeve.

Song Ran understood what he meant and said, "Uncles and aunts, we won't chat with you anymore. I have to hurry home to clean up."

As soon as they arrived at the door of their house, they met Grandma Gu.

"I just called out twice, but no one answered. I thought you were still on your way back. Go home and drop off your things. You can all eat at my house today. I've prepared the food."

Song Ran was not polite and responded. He went home, locked the wild ducks back in the straw shed, put the fish in the water tank, and then came to Grandma Gu's house.

Grandma Gu is a master of bamboo weaving. During every festival, she would weave some exquisite objects with bamboo and sell them in the city. Now, there are still ten days to the Qiqiao Festival, and a lot of bamboo strips have been piled up in her yard.

When Song Ran saw the prepared bamboo strips, he knew that it took a lot of effort and exclaimed, "The bamboo strips are all ready!"

"You have to prepare in advance. I didn't have enough lanterns last year. The last few times I went to the city, two bosses in the city greeted me."

"There's still business coming to us! Do you need paper samples?"

"No, just let me make the shelf." Grandma Gu replied that it would be a lot less work if she only had to make the shelf.

"That's a good thing. If you need help shaving the edges, call us two and we'll lend a hand if we have nothing to do."

Grandma Gu nodded and said, "Then I won't be polite. Let's eat first. You must be starving."

On the small wooden table, a bowl of white porridge of moderate temperature was quietly placed, with two side dishes beside it.

During the time Song Li lived with Grandma Gu, she found that this little old lady was not very good at cooking and the dishes she made were relatively simple. Especially compared with her elder sister, she felt that Grandma Gu's cooking skills could only satisfy the basic needs of filling her stomach.

One of the two dishes today was the familiar cold cucumber salad, while the other was a strange dish she had never tasted before.

She picked up a black egg with curiosity. It was shiny black with some white patterns on the surface.

This little old lady can even carve patterns on eggs?

She put the black egg to the tip of her nose and smelled it carefully. In addition to the smell of garlic and other condiments, there seemed to be a faint special fragrance.

Seeing that Song Li was holding a preserved egg but was hesitant to eat it, Song Ran and Gu Granny said with a smile, "This is a preserved egg. Try it. It's quite fragrant."

Song Li scratched her head in embarrassment, but she was also confident in eating it. She boldly put it into her mouth. In addition to the taste of the seasoning, the fresh taste of the preserved egg also burst out.

"How is it? Delicious, right?" Song Ran asked with a smile.

"Yeah!" Song Li nodded. She didn't expect that this old lady had this skill.

Seeing that her younger sister liked it, Song Ran said, "Sister, please save more eggs so that we can make some preserved eggs."

"Next year, your ducks will be able to lay eggs, and food cooked with duck eggs will taste better." Grandma Gu said.

Song Li asked in confusion: "Do we need to prepare in advance?"

"Of course. Use salt, old tea leaves and ash, wrap them around duck eggs, and leave them for a month. The preserved eggs are ready. You can eat them cold, cook them in soup or porridge."

Song Li opened her little mouth. There was so much variety in the food. Fortunately, she was still young. There was no telling how many delicious foods there were in this world that she didn't know about.

Perhaps, she couldn't even try all the dishes on the recipes passed down by her cheap father.