After dying early, I traveled to ancient times and became a boy

Feng Jingheng finally went down to the river to fish, because Ye Xunqing wanted to eat pickled pepper fish skin, but the fish he caught was too small and could not produce much fish skin. In order to fulfill his wish, Feng Jingheng could only sacrifice the poor fish.

The fish caught with the net were much bigger than the ones Ye Xunqing had caught. They could be used to make a lot of pickled pepper fish skin and fish balls.

Ye Xunqing made a lot of fish balls. As the weather was getting cold, he planned to make a big pot of fish ball soup and give it to his grandmother and the other elderly people to warm them up.

The fish balls are boneless, the fish ball soup is piping hot, and the fish meat is very nutritious, making it most suitable for the elderly in the village.

"Ah Heng, I have an idea." Ye Xunqing said, looking at the fish balls floating in the pot, "I want to give a bowl of fish ball soup to the lonely elderly and children without family members in the village."

Feng Jingheng frowned, "Why did you think of sending fish ball soup?"

"Old people are in poor health and need to nourish themselves. Meat is rare and most people can't afford it. But fish is different. The river is full of fish, so you can eat as much as you want. Although they have bones, it doesn't matter. You can make fish balls." Ye Xunqing said: "Drinking a bowl of hot fish ball soup in winter is wonderful."

"Making fish balls is very troublesome." Feng Jingheng did not think that killing the fish was troublesome, but making the fish paste was troublesome because there were too many fish bones.

"That's right." Ye Xunqing hesitated for a moment, "Let me think about it."

Fish bones are used to make soup, fish meat is made into meatballs, and fish skin is soaked and eaten. Except for the internal organs, everything about a fish is utilized.

If Ye Xunqing didn't dislike dishes made with fish scales, then he would have made use of all the fish scales.

Ye Xunqing placed the cooked fish ball soup in a small clay pot, and then he and Feng Jingheng carried several clay pots to deliver the soup.

When Wen Xiyan heard what the fish balls were made of, she knew that the child had gone to the river to fish again. She didn't want to stop Ye Xunqing, but Ye Xunqing had just recovered from his illness. What if he went to the river and got sick again in the cold wind?

Ye Xunqing listened to her grandmother's scolding with a smile, and only after she finished did she go to the next house with Feng Jingheng.

Uncle Yu knew that they were going to make fish balls because Feng Jingheng said he would send him fish ball soup when he returned the fishing net.

To be honest, this was the first time in his decades of life that he had seen a fish without bones. Well, it didn't look like fish, more like tofu balls, but it was infinitely more delicious than tofu balls.

Since he lived alone, Ye Xunqing gave him less and left the extra to Da Mi, Xiaomi and the others. Children need more calcium supplements so that they can grow taller.

Fish meat is rich in calcium, which is one of the reasons why Ye Xunqing wants to give fish balls to the elderly and children in the village.

"You want to give fish balls to the elderly in the village?" Ye Hongsheng stirred the fish balls with a spoon and thought carefully about Ye Xunqing's suggestion. "This is a very good idea. This year's birthday banquet hasn't been held yet, so why not hold it in the next few days?"

"Anshou Banquet, what is that?" Ye Xunqing asked.

"It's a grand banquet. The court stipulates that all places must hold a birthday banquet every year. Anyone over fifty years old can attend the meal." Ye Hongsheng said, "I originally planned to hold it on the fifteenth day of the winter month. Since you suggested giving us fish ball soup, why not hold it now?"

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that raising children is a way to provide for old age. But what if the elderly have no children?

Generally speaking, elderly people without children will be supported by their nephews. Elderly people who really have no relatives and are unable to take care of themselves have to rely on help.

Even so, many people die of starvation every year, mostly children and the elderly, because no matter what kind of country it is, it is difficult to maintain pensions entirely by relying on the government.

As the village chief of Yejia Village, Ye Hongsheng has to mobilize villagers to donate food to the village's elderly and children who have lost their parents every year.

How much to donate depends entirely on people's hearts, but their family always donates the most. Sometimes it's not enough, so Ye Hongsheng would risk his dignity to ask for more from the wealthy families, because he couldn't just give out half the grain.

This wasn't poverty alleviation; it was routine, a requirement from higher-ups. Furthermore, the amount of food the village had raised was too little, barely enough to feed them a few meals, not to satisfy their basic needs.

As for cotton-padded jackets, quilts and the like, forget it. The village chief has plenty of surplus food at home.

Ye Xunqing's suggestion to send fish ball soup was a good thing for Ye Hongsheng, because he didn't have to buy meat to make soup. It was really embarrassing to chop two pounds of meat into pieces and cook a pot of soup.

There was no other way. The higher-ups wouldn't give them money, so the villagers had to pay for everything themselves.

"Just do it. I'll help you find someone if you need one." Ye Hongsheng knew Ye Xunqing's difficulties and immediately patted his chest to promise, "No matter what, I will definitely find someone for you."

If you don't want to contribute money, that's fine. We should have people, right? If you have money, contribute money. If you have food, contribute food. If you don't have money or food, just provide me with a person.

This is basically what we do every year.

Ye Xunqing agreed and said that he would prepare two dishes to send over.

Ye Hongsheng was overjoyed. "No matter how many dishes you send, I'll take them all."

Every year for the birthday banquet, Ye Hongsheng had to pay for it himself. He wished Ye Xunqing would pay for it all so that he could save time and money.

It is impossible for Ye Xunqing to spend too much money on vegetables, that is too expensive, so he still plans to carry forward the spirit of getting something for free.

"Aheng, guess what dish I'm going to cook?" Ye Xunqing asked Feng Jingheng.

Feng Jingheng didn't even have to guess, he just said, "Fish balls and lotus root."

Ye Xunqing was surprised and asked, "How do you know?"

After being with Ye Xunqing for so long, Feng Jingheng has already understood Ye Xunqing's character. He is indeed very generous, but most of the time he prefers not to ask for money.

For Ye Xunqing, fish and lotus roots are free.

The fish were in the river, and Ye Xunqing could have as many as he wanted. The same thing happened with the lotus roots; Xie Lingyin wouldn't ask him for money. He wished Ye Xunqing would go there more often.

"Because these two cost the least." Feng Jingheng said with a smile.

Ye Xunqing complained, "You see through it but don't say it out loud. It's not fun like this."

Feng Jingheng immediately changed his tone, "Okay, okay, I don't know what dish Ah Qing is going to make."

Ye Xunqing chuckled, "Haha, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go home and drink the fish ball soup, otherwise they will eat it all."

But they didn't go back, and no one dared to start eating.

Ye Hongxia also came to help when making fish balls. Ye Xunqing did not forget her when eating fish balls. He served her a big bowl of fish balls and asked her to sit down and eat together.

Ye Hongxia was a little embarrassed, "The old man hasn't eaten yet, I'll take it back..."

"Who cares what he does?" Ye Xunqing said while biting a fish ball, "Whoever helps me will eat my food. Sit down and eat your fill before we talk about other things.

"But..." Ye Hongxia was still a little worried. Several of them came over to eat fish balls, but Feng Datong didn't come because he didn't know that Ye Xunqing asked them to come over to eat fish balls.

"Mom, if you don't want to eat it, give it to Xiao An and me." Liu Xiaojing said greedily, "It's delicious, fragrant and soft."

Ye Hongxia had already smelled the fragrance, "I..."

"Ye Hongxia!" Feng Datong shouted at the main hall door: "Where the hell have you been? Why haven't you made dinner yet?"