Author: Er Meow Go to bed early

Early the next morning, Xu Nan and Lu's mother set off to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

Mother Lu said while walking that the second and third children would probably have to wait until almost noon to get home, so they didn't need to be in a hurry and just stroll around slowly.

The most indispensable thing in this fishing village is the fish seller. After all, every household makes a living by fishing and selling fish.

Mother Lu saw that the live fish sold at the stall were particularly fresh, so she walked up and asked:

"Brother, how do you sell this fish?"

The fish vendor looked up and saw Mother Lu, so he started to greet her:

"Hey, aren't these the Lu family siblings? Look at you, you sell fish at home, why do you go out to buy fish to eat!"

The man who spoke looked at the stranger. Xu Nan had never seen him before, so he looked at him curiously.

The fish vendor was wearing a patched gray jacket, a straw hat on his head, and a pair of waterproof rain boots on his feet, probably because he was afraid of getting his shoes wet.

Mother Lu was originally asking about the price, and her eyes were all focused on the fish on the stall. Seeing this man talking like this, she looked up and saw that he was an acquaintance, so she also smiled and said:

"I just said that this voice sounded familiar. It turned out to be Brother Zhao."

"I just saw that the fish you sell is fresh, so I came over to take a look."

While talking, Mother Lu pulled Xu Nan and introduced her:

"This is your Uncle Zhao, our family's old neighbor for many years. He lives diagonally across from our house."

"He watched Nanzhou and his brothers grow up. When you meet them now, you have to call them Uncle Zhao."

After Xu Nan heard this, he put away his sizing eyes and shouted obediently to the man:

"Hello, Uncle Zhao."

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"If my boy could be so promising and marry me a beautiful daughter-in-law, I would be satisfied for the rest of my life!"

Uncle Zhao looked at Xu Nan as he spoke, his eyes full of love and envy.

Xu Nan blushed at his praise and hid behind Mother Lu with an embarrassed look on her face.

Mother Lu must be happy to see this. After all, in this family, the one who loves her the most is Xu Nan.

Uncle Zhao's words really touched Mother Lu's heart with praise.

It was obvious that she was praising Xu Nan, but Mother Lu smiled with joy on her face, and those who didn't know it thought she was the one being praised.

There is a way, if you praise my children, you are praising my posture, and you also say:

"That child of yours is also very lucky. He hasn't graduated from college yet. Why are you so anxious?"

"When your child has a stable job, he will naturally marry you a good wife when he is old enough!"

"Look, I'm just here to chat with you. Our second and third oldest children are back today. I'm thinking about how hard it is for our family to reunite, so I want to make something delicious to celebrate."

"How do you sell this fish? Give me one quickly."

The fish seller also had a smile on his face when he heard this, and he fished out a fish that seemed to weigh about five or six kilograms from the basin containing the fish.

Without weighing it, he put the fish directly into a plastic bag and handed it to Mother Lu. Her voice was particularly bright when she spoke:

"See what you are saying, brother and sister, who among our two families is following the other? Just take this fish and eat it."

Mother Lu naturally didn't respond when she saw this. There is no reason to eat other people's fish for free.

They all belong to the same village, and they all make a living by fishing and selling fish. They, the fishermen, all feel the same way for each other.

Mother Lu quickly waved her hand to refuse, took out a five-yuan note from her pocket, and put it directly into Uncle Zhao's hand.

Then he snatched the bag containing the fish from his hand and said to him:

"That's okay, I'm embarrassed to eat your fish for nothing."

"It's not easy for every household in our family. We all understand each other. You can keep the money. If there is too much, you don't have to look for it."

After saying that, she pulled Xu Nan and ran away, completely ignoring Uncle Zhao behind him calling her at the top of his lungs:

"Hey, how can this be done?"

"You gave me too much money. Don't leave yet. I'll give you change!"

…

When I got home and looked up, I saw that the original broken asbestos tiles on the roof had been covered by newly purchased asbestos tiles.

The entire roof looks brand new, and now you don't have to worry about leaks when it rains.

"These guys move pretty fast!"

Mother Lu carried large and small bags and walked into the yard with Xu Nan while talking.

Lu Nanzhou was chopping wood in the yard for cooking and lighting the fire.

When he saw Mother Lu and Xu Nan coming back, he quickly threw down his ax and ran a few steps over to pick up what they were carrying.

Mother Lu looked around and didn't see Father Lu, so she asked Lu Nanzhou:

"Where's your dad? Why didn't you see anyone else?"

Lu Nanzhou put the things in his hands on the table in the kitchen built in the yard.

Then he answered: "I heard it's going to rain again today, so dad and Uncle Li next door went to the fish pond to see the fry."

Mother Lu nodded to express that she understood, then looked at the time and found that it was already getting late.

Then he said to Lu Nanzhou:

"Since your father is not here, it is your turn to light the fire. Let's cook first while waiting for your father and others to come back."

After saying that, he directly took out the live fish from the plastic bag and dragged it to the cutting board to process.

With one strike of the knife, the fish died instantly.

The main goal is to be steady and ruthless!

Xu Nan grimaced at the sight.

Ugh, bloody.

But in just a few seconds, Xu Nan had already imagined nearly a hundred ways to cook this fish in his mind, and even looked at the fish on the chopping board and was ready to try it.

After a while, after Mother Lu finished handling the fish, she suddenly got into trouble.

For a while, she didn't know what to do with the fish.

When she glanced at Xu Nan, her eyes suddenly lit up. Thinking of how delicious the dried fish she made was, she asked:

"Nun Nu, how do you think we should eat this fish?"

"I originally wanted to stew it all, but this fish is too big. Our family can't eat it."

Seeing that the fish was fat and fresh, Xu Nan had a sudden idea in his mind and said to Mother Lu:

"Why don't we have fish hot pot!"

“Fish hotpot?”

Mother Lu looked confused. She had heard of this hot pot, but she had never tasted this fish hot pot.

Can this fish meat also be used for rinsing?

Under Mother Lu's confused eyes, Xu Nan snatched the kitchen knife from her hand, then picked up the apron placed aside and put it on herself.

"Let's just eat fish pot today. It will save time and effort. Mom and I happened to buy so many vegetables."

"It's too troublesome to make each one. Just throw them all into the pot, boil them, and then eat them with sesame sauce."

Xu Nan worked very quickly. In a short while, he cut the fish into thin slices, put it on a plate, and put it there for later use.
Chapter completed!