Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Amidst the laughter and joy in Shizishan Village, Chunni brought her younger siblings and Liu Chang's brother and sister to the edge of the field carrying buckets of water.

"Our mission today is to catch all the fish in the field."

"Donglin." Chunni turned her eyes to her younger brother. "You are the main force in the field to catch fish this time, and you are responsible for holding the fish net."

Boys aged twelve or thirteen are the most mischievous, and Dong Lin is no exception. He has been thinking about going to the fields to fish for countless days.

"Got it, I will complete the task!" Dong Lin saluted his sister in a proper manner.

Chunni couldn't help but slap him on the head!

"Xiangdong, you are responsible for assisting Donglin." Chunni said to the other boy.

"Okay, teacher."

Xia Xiangdong is Donglin's childhood friend. He grew up with his grandfather after losing both his parents. He was unable to go to school due to his poor family background. It was Chunni who paid for his education and helped him to go to school. He is about to be a second-year junior high school student and is in the same class as Donglin.

His family only has one mu of land, and he also planted dry seedlings with Chunni, and harvested them yesterday. When he heard that Chunni's family was going to catch fish, he came to help spontaneously.

Chunni turned her gaze to the eager Liu Chang siblings and pointed at the remaining fish cage and said, "This is your first time fishing, so catch as many as you can. It's important to participate and experience the fun of fishing."

Liu Chang and his sister were not convinced. Chunni said this as if she was sure that they would not be able to catch fish. They both dared to go into business in the early days of reform and opening up. Their courage, brains, and determination were not comparable to ordinary people. He did not take Chunni's words seriously and nodded at her indifferently, his eyes fixed on the water where fish were swimming from time to time.

If eyes could catch fish, they would have caught countless fish!

"Qiuguo, you are responsible for the response." Chunni instructed Qiuguo again.

Qiu Guo knew his own limitations and didn't want to get involved in the muddy water in the fields, so he took over the job.

"Get in the water!"

At Chunni's command, the fastest runners were not the young men Dong Lin and Xia Xiangdong, but Liu Chang and his sister.

They must let Chunni see that they are good at everything!

It’s just that ideals are full, but reality is very skinny!

"Ouch!" The charge was too fierce and the ground was unstable, so the brother and sister started to struggle as a male and female duo.

Although they hadn't caught any fish yet, the two of them had a lot of fun.

"Ahem, what a bad start!" Liu Chang stood up as if nothing had happened.

Chunni tried hard to hold back her laughter and consoled him: "Come on, I believe you can do it!"

"Ah! Dong Lin, listen, is there the sound of fish hitting each other in this fish cage?" Xia Xiangdong's voice rang out.

"Don't be anxious, let me touch it!" Dong Lin was calm.

"Yeah, there's a big one!" Dong Lin's surprised voice sounded. "Second sister, hurry up and hand over the bucket. We are opening today!"

Qiu Guo hurriedly handed the wooden barrel to Xiangdong, who took it and placed it around the fish cover.

"What? You still want to run? Look at my Nine Yin White Bone Claw!" Dong Lin grabbed the fish.

Chunni... This Nine Yin White Bone Claw was something she told Donglin as a story! I don't know if anyone has written this famous novel yet. Chunni was a little nervous and decided to be more rigorous in the future!

"Sister, look, I caught a big fish!" Dong Lin's excited voice came.

Chunni came back to her senses, looked carefully, and oh, it was true.

"Not bad, not bad, it looks like it weighs two or three pounds."

When Dong Lin heard his elder sister's praise, he looked at Liu Chang and his sister proudly, and waved his fish tail at them.

It’s true, my uncle can tolerate it, but my aunt can’t.

Liu Chang's unwillingness to admit defeat made him keep running on the water, trying to fish in troubled waters.

"Haha! Liu Chang, stop for a moment and see if there's any movement in the water!" Chunni had to remind him. If she didn't care, Liu Chang would affect Donglin's fishing!

Liu Chang and his sister stopped and saw a rice pile that was really moving. Liu Chang decisively put down the fish net.

"Hey, Xiaoyu'er, let's see how you can escape from my palm."

Then, Liu Chang watched the fish swim out from the rice piles and quickly escape!

Chunni...

"Hahahaha." The loud laughter reached Liu Chang's ears, and he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick! He decided to turn his grief and anger into strength and keep working hard. He didn't believe that with his smart brain and agile body, he couldn't even catch a fish!

"When placing the fish net, avoid rice piles and puddles!" Chunni reminded with malicious intent when she saw someone being taken advantage of.

At this time, Dong Lin and Xiang Dong had both caught several fish. "Brother Liu, if you don't know how to catch fish, don't make trouble and don't muddy the water! You just need to assist Xiang Dong and me!"

This is a huge provocation!

Liu Chang is ready to do something big. He wants to give Chunni and her brother a good beating on their hideous faces!

"Hahaha, I finally caught a fish!" Soon, with the unremitting efforts of Liu Chang and his sister, Liu Chang finally caught a fish.

Why do we say "touched"? Because when he showed the fish to Chunni and her brother, the slippery fish jumped down and returned to the water.

Liu Chang and his sister were dumbfounded.

Xue Shaohong couldn't stand it anymore and glared at his cousin, snatched the fish net from his hand and said: "You can't even catch the fish! Forget it, let me do it!"

She had been thinking about usurping the throne for a long time! But Liu Chang held the fish cage tightly, and now, after a lot of effort, she finally got the fish cage when Liu Chang was distracted.

"I didn't expect this fish to be so slippery. Shaohong, cousin, please let me play with it for a while longer!" Liu Chang pleaded.

Xue Shaohong walked away in big strides. She had already summed up Liu Chang's experience and lessons in catching fish, and soon she successfully caught the fish. She raised her chin high and said proudly: "Cousin, look at how good I am! Hurry up and bring the bucket over!"

"You are standing on the shoulders of giants, which makes it easier for you to succeed!" Liu Chang would never admit that his sister was better than him. If all else fails, he can just admit that his sister is more flexible than him!

Liu Chang and his sister were catching fish with great enthusiasm, and they were having a great time chasing each other with Dong Lin and Xiangdong's team!

In order to make farming easier, Chunni exchanged a total of two mu and three fen of land with others. The fish were only fed in this area.

Maybe it was because of the application of chemical fertilizers, the fish harvest was not as much as in previous years when it was still an agricultural cooperative, but it was still about 500 kilograms.

Chunni didn't sell any of the fish! She only gave them away as gifts. She pickled them all and made them into rice fish and sold them at Chunni's restaurant!

Of course, it takes a lot of effort to marinate all the fish. After catching the fish, the sun was already setting, so Chunni decided to make a whole fish feast first.

The meat of rice fish is sweet and fresh, and it is suitable for making fish soup, steaming or braising.

After everyone had eaten, they gathered together to kill the fish, and Chunni was in charge of pickling it. The five people, together with the old man and his wife who came over, worked together and it took until midnight to finish processing the rice flower fish.

Chunni sealed the last jar.

"We'll leave the rest to time!"

Everyone went to bed and didn't mention it.