The grand lady who time-traveled became a hot mom

Chapter 68

When Dabao's parents and Xiaozhu's father and eldest brother transported buckets of fish to Fang Yumin's old house, the villagers came to watch the fun again.

Fang Xiaolian is really unique in what she does. It's really strange to buy fish after raising fish at home.In other words, the dozens of acres of dry land in their family no longer grow crops, and it would be a pity to leave it there after fertilization.

After weighing the fish, Fang Yumin immediately slaughtered the fish and pickled them with coarse salt, and the villagers felt even more strange.Don't eat such fresh fish, but they are all salted?Just marinate so much, when will you eat it?Lin Qiu's idea of ​​coming home is really different from theirs.

Fang Yumin doesn't care what others think or think, just do it according to her own ideas.Lin Qiulai has always listened to his wife, but now he is too busy.

The couple Lin Xialai and Aunt Chunhua came over to help without calling, and all the dozens of catties of fish were slaughtered with the efforts of so many people.Salt it overnight and dry it tomorrow.

To avoid trouble, Fang Yumin moved all the barrels of salted fish to the backyard of the new house.After drying the fish in the backyard, as long as the door is closed, there is no need to worry about whether someone will steal the fish.Most of the villagers can trust Fang Yumin, she is actually only defending against Zhang Cuihua, who told her to have a precedent!
The weather is getting colder and colder, and every family starts to store food for winter in autumn.Fresh meat and vegetables are not easy to preserve, so they are marinated and smoked into bacon, sausage and salted fish under the skillful hands of the housewife.Fresh vegetables can also be made into sauerkraut, pickles, or dehydrated and dried.

Fang Yumin has started to store vegetables as early as summer, and her own greenhouse is also being built, so there is no need to worry that there will be no vegetables to eat in winter.Now she and Lin Qiulai are marinating bacon, salted chicken and cured rabbit at home.

Although there are many chickens and rabbits in the family, there is no need to worry about not having meat to eat in winter.But marinated meat has a scent, which is more mellow and thicker than fresh meat, and it is perfect for eating.Fang Yumin likes to eat bacon very much. Stir-fried green onions with bacon, or fried dried beans, or dried tofu are very fragrant.Even if it's just steamed on top of the rice, the fat of the bacon soaks into the rice, which is more exciting than fresh pork, leaving a fragrance on the teeth and cheeks.

Sprinkle the pork belly, chicken and rabbit with the prepared spices, marinate for three to five days, hang it under the eaves to air dry or hang it on the firepit to smoke.These foods are well prepared and can be kept for a long time.

At the end of November, almost a month had passed since the fishing season, and the weather was already so cold that even wearing a cotton coat made Fang Yumin start to prepare for fishing.Shopkeeper Tang told Lin Qiu that as many fresh fish as his family had, he would send them over, and all fish weighing more than two catties would be bought at seven cents per catty.

Although there was no need to go down to the river, and the water in the paddy field was very shallow, Fang Yumin still used oilcloth to make some work clothes in the style of workers' trousers.Wearing it is not afraid of the cold water soaking the feet, and it can also avoid staining the clothes.The oilcloth is airtight and watertight, and it keeps warm when worn, and it is easy to clean, just rinse with water.What a hit.

Fang Yumin didn't plan to call someone to help this time. Anyway, this is the only job left in her family now. After selling the fish, she will be Mao Dong, so she is not in a hurry, just take her time.As long as it doesn't snow.

It's just a pity that Fang Yumin wanted to keep a low profile, but couldn't.When the family of four wore workman's trousers and carried tools to the rice field, before they started working, they saw groups of villagers coming to watch.

Fang Yumin thought to himself, when they saw the fish in the rice fields, it is estimated that next autumn this place will become a fish pond.

The family of four fixed the oilcloth work clothes on their bodies again, and then divided the labor and cooperated.Fang Yumin first made a gap and inserted a special bamboo net. Lin Qiulai took a denser bamboo basket and placed it at the exit to collect the small fish that slipped through the net. These small fish will be the species of next year.Only then did the slate be lifted, and the water in the paddy field slowly flowed out towards the only outlet.

Xiao Ming took the bamboo pole and beat the corners of the field stalks to catch the fish, and the fish that were chased jumped out of the water from time to time, so it seemed that there were quite a lot of fish in the field.Xiaoyang and Fang Yumin stood on the stalks with bamboo nets to catch fish.

There are always a few simple and honest villagers in every village. Seeing that Lin Qiulai's family is busy, they rolled up their trousers and took off their cotton clothes to help.Fang Yumin was grateful in her heart, and originally wanted to dissuade them with water cooling, but seeing that they were very busy, she didn't say any more. I caught some fish and gave them a few to try.

There are people helping people, and the fish are lively. Everyone laughed and said that it was very lively on this cold morning, and catching fish became much more interesting.

"Little Lian, why don't you come and shout if you want to catch fish? Treat me as an outsider?" Before Aunt Chunhua arrived, she heard her voice.

Fang Yumin straightened her waist and said with a smile: "I don't have much work, I just want a family of four to have fun."

"It's cold, look at the little bodies of your three mothers who are still playing around."

"Hehe, Xiaoming Xiaoyang, tell Aunt Chunhua whether you are cold or not."

The two children have been playing for a while, and their foreheads are sweating. How can they be cold?The two said in unison, "It's not cold."

"That's all right, all right, let's not be cold if it's not cold." Aunt Chunhua didn't talk nonsense, and rolled up her sleeves to help.

Bucket after bucket of fish was transported back on the bullock cart, and the surrounding villagers were agitated, and their eyes sparkled with the bucket of fish.They also began to discuss in a low voice: "Do you know? Now the fish in the market are sold at eight cents a catty."

"That's right, even small fish less than a catty can be sold for five cents a catty."

"Qiu Lai's family is making money again."

"That's right, Xiao Lian is smart. Look at so many fish, how much money do you have to make?"

"Well, let's raise fish next year too."

"It seems that her family still has rabbits."

"But no one bought it at the rabbit market."

"Qiu Lai always transports to Zhuji Restaurant, don't you know? Zhuji's braised rabbit meat is very popular."

"Then let's raise it and sell it to Zhuji."

"...Go back and try."

Fang Yumin still had a smile on her face listening to these loud and loud discussions. These are no secrets. Those with a quick mind will find ways to make money by themselves, and those who are lazy always want to ask others for help.

When the water in the rice field was almost gone, Lin Qiulai blocked the gap again with stone slabs.The fish that didn't follow the water to the gap, the fish that hid in the potholes, started to jump up and down in the field.Fang Yumin took the bucket and took the lead to go to the field, picked up the fish and put them in, and poured them into the big bucket when it was full.

Fishes that are smaller than a palm are not picked up. After filling the rice fields with water, they will be covered with straw.If these fish can survive this winter, they will grow very plump in the spring.

Lin Qiulai and Lin Xialai who rushed over to help carried the fish to the ox cart and transported them home. Fang Yumin sent some fish to the villagers who helped and Aunt Chunhua, and the two children packed up their tools and waited for Lin Qiulai to pick up the rest. fish home.

Fang Yumin kept a dozen of the big fish weighing more than two catties, and Lin Qiulai and Lin Xialai put the others on a bullock cart and sent them to Nantou County to be sold to shopkeeper Tang.

Fang Yumin picked out eight fish and asked Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang to send three fish to Lin Daniu Zhang Cuihua and five fish to Lin Xialai's house.After the other fish were picked out that were injured during catching, they were kept in the fish tanks that had been prepared.Aquatic plants and small stones are placed in the fish tank to nourish the environment of the fish tank as much as possible. Fang Yumin also wants to keep these fish for the winter.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ming and Xiao Yang haven't come back yet, but Zhang Cuihua came looking for them.She pushed open the half-open door and looked around while calling out loudly: "Yaoer, Qiulai, is Qiulai at home?"

Fang Yumin heard Zhang Cuihua's voice and hurriedly ran out from the backyard, and saw her standing at the door of the kitchen looking out, her left foot already raised to step in.

Fang Yumin walked over slowly, said with a smile, "Mother-in-law, Qiulai is not at home."

Zhang Cuihua turned her head abruptly when she heard Fang Yumin's voice, and said dissatisfiedly, "Why is there no sound when you walk?"

"I'm sorry to scare you." Fang Yumin rolled her eyes in her heart, she ran out just now, okay?

Seeing that Fang Yumin was subdued, Zhang Cuihua was very happy, and immediately showed the majesty of her mother-in-law: "You gave Ah Liang and the others three fish each, but I am your mother-in-law, but you only sent three. Hurry up, where are the fish?" ? Catch a few more and give them to me."

Fang Yumin couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "Uncle A Liang and the others help me catch fish, of course I will give them the fish. There are only two people, mother-in-law and father-in-law, and three fish are quite a lot. Qiulai and I honor you both."

"Why is it just me and your father-in-law? What about Chunlai's family? We add up to seven people, and you catch me four more fish." Zhang Cuihua said arrogantly.

Fang Yumin sneered: "Brother didn't help us catch fish, how can we sit back and enjoy the success?"

"What? He's your elder brother, shouldn't you give him fish?" Zhang Cuihua crossed her hips, looking like she was about to start a fight.

"Hey, so what if he's my elder brother? He didn't come to help." Fang Yumin said impatiently: "Grandma, go back, if you have anything to say, you can talk to him when Qiu comes home. "

Zhang Cuihua got angry, and opened her mouth to curse: "Is there anyone who treats elders like this? Drive mother-in-law away, huh?"

"Yes, that's how I am. Anyone with an elder like you would wish to drive her away immediately." Fang Yumin looked straight into Zhang Cuihua's cloudy eyes without fear and said, "I'm not afraid of anything, you have to say it in the Lin family village. I'm not afraid of being unfilial, and I'm not afraid if you want Lin Qiulai to divorce me. If you don't come to trouble us, Qiulai, Xiaoming and Xiaoyang's family of four will respect you two elders. There is nothing delicious about it. You two are missing a share. If you want to rely on the old to sell the old, and always want to get cheap from us, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Zhang Cuihua opened her mouth, pointed at Fang Yumin with shaking fingers: "You, you, you..."

Fang Yumin chuckled: "Mother-in-law, I always do what I say. You understand it in your heart, don't you?"

Zhang Cuihua opened her mouth, her face turned blue and red like a palette, and finally she gave Fang Yumin a hard look and left.

Fang Yumin smiled and shook hands at Zhang Cuihua, and said loudly: "Mother, go slowly."

After Zhang Cuihua left, Fang Yumin went into the kitchen and started stewing fish.

The fish was caught very fresh today. Fang Yumin marinated it with wine and salt for a while before frying both sides slightly, then put it into the boiling broth, added black beans soaked for two hours, and stewed with a few slices of ginger.This soup is not only delicious, but also very nourishing. Children will be smarter if they eat more fish.

Autumn and winter are the best nourishing seasons. Since autumn, Fang Yumin has been cooking various nourishing soups for her family.And cheap pig's feet and tripe are what Lin Qiulai always buys in large quantities every time he goes to Nantou County.

Pork belly and chicken stewed with herbs and rice wine is a good tonic, which can nourish the middle and Qi, nourish the spleen and stomach, and strengthen the muscles and bones; while the pig's feet stewed with soybeans are also good for Qi and neutralization, and have the effect of promoting body fluid and moisturizing dryness.

Fang Yumin even boiled a large pot of pig's knuckle ginger, which women only drink during confinement, which she boiled to nourish her blood and nourish her body.Fang Xiaolian's body is weak and her blood is low. In autumn, her hands and feet are cold, and it must be even worse in winter.How could such a body be pregnant?Even if it wasn't for the sake of pregnancy, Fang Yumin had to take advantage of the golden opportunity of autumn and winter to nourish herself and recuperate her body.

(End of this chapter)