Tianyuan Shoufu is two and a half years old

Chapter 78 Stewed fish with tofu (2)

"Mum, we just came here to ask, do you have ginger at home?" Hongzao said a little embarrassedly, "My brother bought a catty of tofu today and caught two fish. We want to make tofu stewed fish, but there is no ginger at home." ginger."

"Really? Want ginger? That's fine." Wang Mingya didn't think ginger was such a precious thing at all. Green onions, ginger and garlic were just simple condiments for her, not to mention that she was a wood-type supernatural being. You can plant as much as you want.

Wang Mingya went to her yard and plucked a small handful of ginger and handed it to Dongzao, and then said to him, "Here, take these gingers back, save one or two pieces of older ginger and plant them in the field, and you can eat them yourself if you want to eat them later." Pull out the ginger at home and eat it."

Dongzao held the ginger branch and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mu."

It was rare that Dongzao and the others came over, so Wang Mingya stayed with the siblings for a while and let them go back after chatting.When Dongzao and the others left, they took away not only the ginger, but also some green onions, garlic, and coriander seedlings.

Dongzao is only 12 years old, and it is not yet time to work in the workshop like his elder brother. Besides, there is an eight-year-old red jujube in his family, so Wang Mingya gave him some vegetable seeds and asked him to go home and plant them himself. , You can pick it up if you want to eat it later.

Dongzao took his younger sister home, and then started to cook according to the method of stewing fish with tofu that Wang Mingya said just now.

Dongzao asked my younger sister to plant the ginger, onion, garlic and coriander seedlings, as well as the leek seedlings, sweet potato vines, lettuce, mustard seedlings, etc., to the vegetable patch in my yard. side species.

Jujube is already eight years old, and children from poor families are already in charge of the house. The eight-year-old Jujube is also very agile at work. She is only growing vegetables, and she can do very well.

When Hongzao took the vegetable seedlings to grow vegetables in his vegetable field, Dongzao killed the two fish he had caught.

The two fish that Dongzao caught were not too big, and they were very different from the snakehead and catfish that Wang Mingya caught before. Dongzao caught a silver carp about two catties in size, and a carp less than one catty in weight.

But it doesn't matter, such a big fish is enough for the three of them to eat, and a meal is not just a dish of stewed fish.

After Dongzao had killed and washed the fish, he sprinkled a little salt, green onion and ginger to marinate, and after marinating for a quarter of an hour, he went to light the fire.

After lighting the fire, Dongzao cleaned the pot first, heated the pot and poured a little oil—because the Wang family was not that rich, the oil used for frying fish was only a thin layer.

After the oil was heated up, he put the marinated fish into the pan to fry. He waited patiently for the fish to be fried until one side was slightly browned before turning it over and continuing to fry until it was slightly browned.

When the fish is almost fried, add the scallions and ginger that have just marinated the fish, and fry for a while. After the aroma is released, add water and simmer.

After the fish soup in the pot is boiled, take out the scallions and ginger just put in, then wash the tofu and cut into small pieces, put them in and stew them together for about half an hour.

After Dongzao and other tofu stewed fish were almost stewed, he began to prepare other dishes, such as those tender sweet potato leaves on the sweet potato vines that Wang Mingya gave him. He picked them off, tore off the fascia on the sweet potato petioles, and washed them clean Then add minced garlic and fry for a while.

It is rare that there is oil to eat at home, so Dongzao made two dishes with oil flowers, and he simply boiled the rest of the vegetables and mixed them.

When Qingzao came back from work in the evening, after seeing the delicious stewed fish with tofu, stir-fried sweet potato leaves, and cold salad, he smiled and praised his younger siblings and said, "Dongzao and red dates are very capable. Today's food is very rich."

"Brother, how would you like to taste it?" Dongzao greeted his eldest brother.

"Okay." Qingzao picked up a piece of tofu by himself and put it in the bowl, but when he was holding it, he was almost made unable to hold it by the slippery soft tofu.

After Qingzao carefully added up the tofu and put it in his own bowl, he didn't forget to grab a piece for his younger siblings as well. He looked at his younger siblings and said, "Try this tofu too, isn't it delicious?"

"Okay." Dongzao and Hongzao responded obediently, and the three brothers and sisters blew on the tofu to taste, but even if they were careful, they were burned by the tofu.

The tofu that has been stewed for a long time absorbs the taste of the fish soup and is not so tender, but it still tastes soft and delicious.

Dongzao was affirming his cooking skills while eating. The tofu stewed fish he made was delicious and delicious.Of course, the tofu is delicious, the fish is also very delicious, and the fish soup is even more delicious.

The three brothers and sisters happily ate all the dishes. The main thing is that the portion of tofu stewed fish is not small, and the portions of other dishes are a little less.

The 15-year-old Qingzao and the 12-year-old Dongzao are both growing their bodies. Boys have a relatively large appetite, so it is common to finish all the vegetables.

"Ah... the fish soup is so delicious." Dongzao couldn't help sighing after finishing the fish soup in the bowl.

"It's a good day now, big brother and second brother, I really like this kind of life." Hongzao also said with a smile.

At the beginning, when their parents and grandparents were gone, the life of the three brothers and sisters was not so easy. In addition, a lot of land at home was sold, and the life of the three of them was very difficult.

Even if there are villagers who occasionally help them, Qingzao and Dongzao are both boys, and boys who have grown up eat a lot, so it feels too thick-skinned to go to other people's houses for a long time. It can also be annoying.

Moreover, Qingzao has a lot of self-esteem. He used to be cheeky to go to the villagers' homes to get food, but when he grew up and was able to work, he stopped eating and drinking for free. He worked hard to support himself and his younger siblings.

But even if he works hard, he may not be able to feed the three brothers and sisters, let alone eat meat or oil. Life is still a bit bitter.

But now it’s all right, he can go to work in the insecticide potion workshop, and he gets paid every month. His younger siblings can also earn money when they go to the mountain to collect herbs and sell them to the workshop. Although the crops in the field are not always I took care of it immediately, but Dongzao and Hongzao would also go to take care of it.

They have income other than farming, and they have money to buy oil and meat, so they don't have to work as hard as before, and they don't have to live as hard as before.

"Yeah, life is really good now." Qingzao also said with emotion.

"Brother, this stewed fish with tofu is really delicious. Tomorrow I'll go catch fish and come back to stew tofu." Dongzao said.

"Tofu doesn't cost money? Don't you use oil when you cook this dish? Does oil cost money?" Qingzao looked at his younger brother helplessly and said, "Our family just bought a catty of oil, and we can still eat it if we save it Longer, if we finish eating early, our family can’t afford it.”

"Dongzao, although our family has income now, it's not yet the time when we can eat vegetables with oil every day, so don't let that catty of oil be a disaster." Qingzao warned.

Dongzao couldn't help pouting, and said unwillingly, "I see, brother."

He was just being happy for a while, so he didn't say anything. In fact, he also cherished the catty of oil he bought at home. You must know that he used less oil when frying the fish just now.

Seeing his younger brother's unconvinced look, Qingzao didn't say anything more, but took his younger sister to clean up the dishes and wash them.

(End of this chapter)