Chapter 159: Take the Children to Catch Rice Flower Fish
Although Li Xiaobao didn't speak, his body was honest and he had already reached for the mutton skewers.
Li Rong, Li Fang, and Li Li were grown girls. They did not speak, but watched eagerly, waiting for Liu Pan'er's order to start.
Liu Pan'er nodded, smiling, "Bring a plate over here."
Li Rong ran the fastest, arrived at the house, and took a big plate, "Mom, here you go."
Liu Paner put the grilled mutton skewers on the plate, "It's a bit hot, so be careful when you eat it."
There were ten skewers of mutton on the plate. Liu Paner continued to place some mutton skewers on the grill and continued to grill.
Li Nan took a mutton skewer and handed it to Liu Pan'er, "Mom, you eat it."
Liu Pan'er shook his head, "It's too hot. You guys eat first. I also want to grill the mutton skewers. I'll eat them after the grilling is finished."
Li Nan pouted and blew on the mutton skewers. When it was no longer too hot, he handed it to Liu Pan'er's mouth and said, "Mother, don't burn it anymore. It's so fragrant."
The little one hasn't eaten yet and is already drooling with greed, but he still doesn't forget to cool her down.
Liu Pan'er took it. Her hands were too oily and she couldn't squeeze Li Nan's head. Instead, she bumped Li Nan's forehead with her forehead. "Thank you, Nan. Don't wait, everyone, let's start eating."
The children have a rule in mind that they cannot eat before the adults have eaten.
Liu Pan'er took a bite of the mutton skewers, and the familiar taste filled her mouth. The taste was extremely delicious. The mutton was springy and tender, and the taste of cumin gave the mutton an instant soul.
All in all, it's incredibly delicious.
After Liu Pan'er took two bites, she also brushed a little chili sauce on top. With the added spiciness, the taste was even richer.
Food brings happiness and can dilute all the suffering in life.
So Liu Paner tried her best to make delicious food for the children.
Li Nan and Li Xiaobao were full after eating one skewer of such large meat skewers. The older Li Rong and the others ate two skewers, and Liu Paner ate three skewers and were full.
Liu Pan'er was worried that she would get angry after eating mutton skewers, so she specially made honeysuckle tea for everyone to drink.
They had just finished eating when Li Dabao, who was having a big banquet outside, came back.
As soon as he entered the yard, he sniffed. Li Dabao asked in surprise: "Mom, what delicious food have you eaten?"
Liu Pan'er pointed to the last plate of mutton kebabs grilled on the table, "It's reserved for you and your aunt, can you still eat it now?"
Li Dabao nodded, stretched out his hand and took out a mutton skewer, "If you can eat it, of course you can eat it. The banquet at the Second Grandma's house, except for the braised pork and braised pork made by the village chief's grandmother, tastes pretty good, but after a few bites, it tastes bad."
No more. I’m not full yet.”
Liu Pan'er smiled and said, "If you're not full, then you can eat some meat skewers. After dinner, I will take you to the rice fields, drain out all the water in the rice fields, and then catch the fish in the rice fields. No matter what.
Whether it's made as salted fish, kept in a big tank, or made into glutinous rice flower fish, it's all excellent."
When Li Dabao heard about catching fish, he ate faster, "Mom, wait for me, I'll go too."
"There's no rush, you eat slowly." Seeing Li Dabao devouring the food, Liu Pan'er quickly reminded, "I still have to prepare various tools. Don't worry if I don't leave now."
After Li Dabao ate two meat skewers, he began to urge his mother to go to the rice fields to catch fish.
Usually Li Xiaobao and Li Nan can only stay at home because they are young. Now Liu Paner is catching fish and preparing them to play together.
In the afternoon at this time, the heat of summer is no longer there, and it is a little cooler.
They took the fish baskets and several buckets and went to the rice fields where the fish were raised.
Liu Pan'er opened up the place where water was usually kept at the edge of the field, placed a basket on it, and then asked Li Nan and Li Xiaobao to squat beside it.
If there is a fish in the basket, just grab it and put it in the bucket next to it.
"Mom, I can do it." Li Xiaobao promised, "I guarantee that no fish will slip through the net."
"Okay, watch my sister, be careful, don't fall into the ditch." Liu Pan'er explained, and started to catch fish in the rice fields.
Because the rice seeds were sown directly in the first place, they were not in rows or rows. At this time, it became clear that something was wrong. Liu Paner decided to transplant the rice next year, which not only saves rice seeds and facilitates management, but also leaves enough gaps for ventilation.
, can prevent and control pests and diseases.
Liu Paner took her children to catch fish in the field, while Li Xiaobao and Li Nan caught fish at the water outlet, dividing the work and cooperating.
When the water in the rice fields is almost gone, it will be easier to catch the ones inside.
After a while, Liu Paner, her niece and daughter caught two buckets.
Suddenly I heard Li Nan's cry, "Help, the bugs are sucking my blood. Help, the bugs are sucking my blood. Mom, save me, brother, save me!"
Liu Pan'er quickly came out of the rice field and saw a leech sucking blood on Li Nan's calf, which was bleeding.
Li Xiaobao was pulling with his hands, but Liu Pan'er quickly stopped him, picked up the shoe next to him, and patted Li Nan's calf hard, "Xiaobao, don't pull, it's a leech. Next time you encounter a situation like this, pick it up."
The sole of the shoe, and then pumped hard, the leech was knocked unconscious."
Sure enough, after knocking, the knocked-out leech stopped sucking blood and fell off Li Nan's calf.
Liu Pan'er checked carefully and found that there was only one leech on Li Nan's legs and feet. Li Xiaobao had none on his legs and feet, but he did not dare to go into the water.
Li Nan squatted on the road and refused to get down, "Mom, I'm afraid, I don't want to catch fish anymore."
Liu Pan'er nodded, "Okay, then you stand on the path and don't come down."
After cleaning the wound, Liu Pan'er picked some herbs, crushed them, and applied them to the wound to disinfect and stop bleeding.
Five buckets of fish, weighing more than fifty kilograms, were caught in two rice fields.
The fish in the bucket are poured directly into the water tank and are jumping alive.
Liu Pan'er kept half of the fish and chose the other half to make glutinous rice croakers.
Make the sweet rice first.
Liu Pan'er washed the glutinous rice and steamed it in a pot. When the glutinous rice was fully cooked, she added distiller's yeast to ferment it.
Clean the internal organs in the stomachs of these rice flower fish, arrange them neatly on the stove, smoke them over a weak charcoal fire overnight, and then use time to air-dry them to make dried fish.
The rest will have to wait until two days later, after the glutinous rice has fermented, before you can continue making it.
The children were helping on the side. Liu Pan'er took advantage of the work to explain to the children and taught them the simple words used today.
For example, this afternoon, it revolves around rice and fish.
Liu Paner taught them to write the word "rice", rice, rice field, rice.
Fish, big fish, small fish, carp, crucian carp, grass carp.
Of course, I haven’t forgotten the word leech, which left a deep fear in Li Nan.
By learning a dozen words in one afternoon, children can connect with reality, learn quickly, and remember deeply.
Mrs. Liu helped Grandma Li's house and came back after cleaning up. She was still holding a bowl in her hand. Grandma Li gave the helper a bowl of braised pork.
Chapter completed!