Shi Chunlan smiled and waved her hand, "No way."

"It's a rare occasion for me to have a good meal, so I just indulge myself with this."

But the neighbor shook his head in his heart, but said in agreement, "That's true."

"Two dace fish. It would be a waste if they are not cooked well."

Shi Chunlan nodded and changed the subject.

In the kitchen, He Jing put the twice-fried grass carp on a plate. The four children came over again, staring at it eagerly.

The twice-fried dace is golden and shiny, and the tail and other parts are fried crispy.

Jin Bao was a little bolder, and while He Jing wasn't paying attention, he quietly pinched the fish fin. The feeling was very crisp, with a click.

He Jing heard it, turned around and couldn't help laughing, "Everyone can only eat a little, we have to continue cooking later."

"Really?" Yinbao looked at her with eyes wide open, a little unconvinced.

Normally, you are not allowed to eat secretly when mom and grandma cook.

"Of course." Seeing that they wanted to eat it but didn't dare, He Jing smiled and shook her head. She took the initiative to break off the fish tail, divided it into three parts, and handed it to them one by one.

"We have to be careful and not get discovered." After He Jing finished speaking, she quietly looked at the door and made sure that there was no one else there before she patted her chest and felt relieved.

Several children looked at her and were happy for having the delicious food secretly. What made them even happier was that they knew He Jing was with them.

It's a small piece of fish tail, with almost no meat, but it's very fragrant after being fried, and the bones are crispy, so it's completely edible.

Moreover, it tastes fragrant and salty when you hold it in your mouth, and is crispy when you bite it. After eating it, your mouth is filled with the delicious fish flavor.

The children couldn't help smacking their lips as they looked at the fish on the plate. They wondered if it would taste even better after it was cooked.

After He Jing separated the fish tail, she added the chopped scallion, ginger and fermented black beans.

After frying until fragrant, take it out and add the prepared garlic pieces to stir-fry.

After the garlic is stir-fried, add the grass carp, then add the fried black beans, and finally add two spoons of water and one spoon of dark soy sauce.

Finally, simmer the water until dry.

This dish of dace with fermented black beans is ready.

During the stewing process, He Jing also has to clean the vegetables.

Shi Chunlan picked sweet potato leaves.

During this season, the most common vegetable in the vegetable garden is sweet potato leaves. It’s not that there are no other vegetables, but sweet potato leaves are easy to grow and require little care, and there are sweet potatoes to harvest in autumn.

Most of the people in the village grow sweet potatoes.

He Jing looked at the washed and torn sweet potato leaves, and after thinking for a while, it seemed that the only way to make them was to stir-fry them with garlic.

If cooked in other ways, sweet potato leaves would not be so delicious.

After the four children got the fish tails to eat, they became even more reluctant to leave the kitchen. They stood together, staring at the stove, waiting for their meals.

Liao Hongmei came in and saw it, and knocked them one by one, and drove them out, and then said to He Jing, "You don't have to indulge them all the time."

"If you're in the way, get out."

"Otherwise, let them help. They can light the fire and wash the dishes. They can do it."

He Jing agreed after hearing this, "Okay, let them light the fire next time."

"Although they are still young, they can do all the work they need to do." Liao Hongmei is not sure what children of this age do in the city, but in the village, children aged two or three can help sweep the floor and feed the chickens, and some can even go to the fields to help.

Jinbao is seven years old now and there are so many things he can do.

And as the eldest grandson of the family, he must set an example.

Otherwise, none of the younger brothers and sisters will learn well.

Liao Hongmei sat beside him, watching the fire and muttering to herself. He Jing listened attentively, nodding in agreement from time to time, and gave just the right amount of emotional value.

The water in the pot soon dried up, and the aroma of the black bean dace became stronger.

The neighbor who was chatting at the door became hungrier and hungrier the more he smelled the noise. In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore. He chatted with Shi Chunlan for a few words and then found an excuse to go home for dinner.

Otherwise, when the He family starts eating later, if they ask to keep some food for her as a token of their appreciation, she is worried that she will not be able to control herself and agree.

After the neighbor left, Shi Chunlan heard some noise coming from the next door house. She frowned and heard Liu Xiangqiao beating her child.

"Cry, cry, cry, why are you crying?"

"What's so good about the fish out there?"

"Don't you know how many little bones fish have?"

"I almost choked you to death last time, and you're still not afraid!"

"Stop yelling for fish!"

The sound became louder and louder, as if the singer was afraid that his family couldn't hear it.

Shi Chunlan snorted and called Xu Zhaodi over, "Second brother, go ask Jingjing how to make the black bean dace tonight."

Xu Zhaodi didn't hear what Liu Xiangqiao next door said while she was in the house, and she was also very curious about her mother-in-law's intention, but she still went in and asked honestly.

After a while, Xu Zhaodi came out and told her, "Mom, my sister-in-law said that if the dace is cut into fancy pieces and fried twice, the small bones will become soft and won't choke you to death."

Shi Chunlan hummed, "I can't hear you clearly, please speak louder and say it again."

Xu Zhaodi said it again.

There was no sound from the house next door.

Shi Chunlan snorted and crossed her arms, "You are still a little naive to fight me."

"Mom, what happened?" Xu Zhaodi was really curious.

Shi Chunlan told her the truth.

Xu Zhaodi laughed angrily, put her hands on her hips, and shouted to the wall, "Fish in the river are so good, you can eat them without spending any money!"

"My sister-in-law is really good at cooking. She can fry delicious and crispy dace with just a little bit of lard."

"Now, simmer it with water."

"Wow, that fragrance makes my mouth water."

"Some people say grapes are sour when they can't eat them."

“I don’t know what the mentality is.”

"Mom, do you know?"

After Xu Zhaodi finished speaking, she still felt unsatisfied and wanted to drag Shi Chunlan into it.

"What else could it be? It's just envy, jealousy and hatred, and you can't stand seeing others doing better than you." Shi Chunlan pouted.

Liu Xiangqiao, who was sitting next door, couldn't stand it anymore. She threw her feather duster, put her hands on her hips and yelled back, "He, what are you so proud of?"

"Exchanging my daughter for fish, how cheap!"

Shi Chunlan couldn't help but look for a broom and went over to have a good fight with the person opposite her.

But He Jing had finished cooking. She wiped her hands and came out. She heard what was said on the other side without even looking at them, "Mom, second sister-in-law, wash your hands and eat."

He Jing didn't know the people next door and didn't care at all about what she said.

But Shi Chunlan couldn't stand this grievance, nor could she tolerate others saying anything bad about her daughter. She put her hands on her hips and cursed back angrily, "The whole village knows that you entered the Chen family with a big belly, so of course you have never experienced the feeling of being pursued."

"Liu Xiangqiao, you brought two kilograms of pork into the house yourself, and the Chen family didn't even have a wedding banquet."

"You've paid so much, but the Chen family hasn't said a single good word for you!"

"This is shameless to the core!"

After Shi Chunlan finished scolding, she didn't care about the other party's reaction. She took He Jing's arm with her left hand and Xu Zhaodi's arm with her right hand and went to the main hall, "Let's eat!"

He Jing was stunned when she heard this, "Mom, are these all true?"

Her voice was not loud, but not small either. Liu Xiangqiao who was sitting next door could hear it clearly.

"Of course it's true." Xu Zhaodi covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Sister-in-law, let me tell you, the Chen family is still very proud in the village."

"Everyone who marries a daughter-in-law must bring up this matter and talk about it."

"Her." Xu Zhaodi glanced over. "She can't go back to her parents' home, and she's not favored by her husband's family."

"I don't like anyone and I always try to step on them, and then I get laughed at in return."

"That's it, and you don't even know it."

"Privately, everyone looks down on her," Shi Chunlan added.

After Shi Chunlan finished speaking, she pulled He Jing tight and warned her, "Jingjing, don't learn this."

"That's stupid."

"Mom, don't worry, Zhou Qian'an, I don't think he is that kind of person." Xu Zhaodi said.

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