It was Professor Du and his student Cheng Yufei who appeared at the door, and they both looked very embarrassed.
Professor Du's pants were covered with mud, and Cheng Yufei's hair was wet with sweat and hung messily on her forehead.
Jiang Che stood up in surprise and blocked Tang Tian behind him.
Tang Tian heard Jiang Che's reminder and quickly hid the little civet cat in his arms under the table without even caring about eating delicious food.
Professor Du, who was standing at the door, saw Jiang Che's family having dinner in the courtyard. He was a little hesitant at the door, wondering whether he should go in or not.
Jiang Che reached out and patted Tang Tian on the shoulder, winked at her and then left the stool to greet her.
"Professor Du and Classmate Cheng, why did you come back so soon? Didn't you say you wanted to take care of the red fox in the hospital?"
Jiang Che walked to the door and asked, blocking Professor Du's view.
Tang Tian immediately understood what Jiang Che meant, and quickly picked up the little civet cat in his arms and ran into the room.
He put the little civet into the bamboo cage and then walked out. He breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to sit down.
Upon hearing Jiang Che's question, Professor Du's expression changed, looking very depressed.
"Hey, don't mention it, little brother Jiang Che." Professor Du waved his hand and said very tiredly: "Not long after you left, the red fox who was sleeping suddenly jumped from the window sill of the hospital while we were eating.
He went out and ran along the branches outside the window."
"Let's chase him out quickly. The red fox has already disappeared."
"There was nothing I could do, so I contacted the police station in your town. I followed the police dog all the way and found that it ran into the mountains outside your Huaxi Village."
Professor Du shook his head very tiredly and sighed again. The fox ran into the mountains, even if there were police dogs, it would be useless.
Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat after hearing what Professor Du said. He thought that the red fox's sudden rejuvenation was probably related to the few drops of spiritual water he fed it!
This is really a bad thing done by someone with good intentions, torturing Professor Du, an old scholar, like this.
He didn't dare to neglect immediately and said apologetically.
"That's it. I didn't expect the red fox to be able to escape after being injured so badly."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Professor Du must have not eaten since he has been running around all afternoon. Come in and have a rest. Our family has just prepared to eat. If you don't mind, you can have dinner at my house."
"Gugu..."
As soon as Jiang Che finished speaking, he heard Cheng Yufei's stomach growling beside Professor Du. Jiang Che looked at her in surprise.
Cheng Yufei's face immediately turned red and she lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Jiang Che.
After running around all morning, she was already too hungry to feel anything. When she arrived at Jiang Che's house and smelled the aroma of pickled fish, she immediately felt a strong sense of hunger and couldn't control it.
"Old Professor, my son is right, come in quickly, the food has just been brought out and is still hot."
"And this girl is so dirty. She must have suffered a lot this afternoon. Come and sit with Auntie."
Mom also came over at this time, took Cheng Yufei's hand and said with concern, and reached out to tuck Cheng Yufei's messy hair behind her ears.
"Okay, excuse me for disturbing you. It's true that my student and I didn't have anything to eat after searching all afternoon. I originally wanted to come and see some old friends before leaving."
Professor Du said with some embarrassment.
"What are you talking about? It's just two more pairs of chopsticks. Master, come over and sit down."
"Xiao Che, go to the kitchen quickly and get two sets of bowls and chopsticks."
Chen Xiuzhi greeted immediately, and Jiang Che also nodded and ran to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks.
Seeing Professor Du and Cheng Yufei coming, Mr. Tang also ran over and pulled him to sit next to him.
"Old Du, I'm telling you, you are serious. Why are you looking for this kind of thing yourself? Can't you just leave it to the police?"
Mr. Tang said angrily. Seeing his old friend looking so tired, he was really worried about his health.
"Hey, Old Tang, this red fox broke his hind leg and ran away from me. If he dies outside, I'll be very worried!"
Professor Du said with a look of self-blame.
Old Tang didn't know what to say at this time. Old Du really cared about these wild animals as his sons, so he had no choice but to pat his old friend on the shoulder and pour him a glass of wine.
Jiang Che came back with the bowls and chopsticks, put them away for the two of them, and then sat down next to Lingzhi.
"Professor Du, don't think about those unhappy things. Yunshan Yunhai and the five old men like us have a drink. Let's eat quickly."
The old village chief spoke at this time. With his grandfather gone, the old village chief is now considered the most senior person in the Jiang family, so there is no problem for him to come to smooth things over.
My father, second uncle, and other old men clinked their wine glasses together. Professor Du drank it all in one gulp and took a long breath, which seemed to dispel some of his depressed mood.
"Okay, okay, everyone, let's try the more than ten kilograms of big snakehead fish that Xiao Che caught in the afternoon and see how it tastes."
"To be honest, old man, I have never eaten such a big snakehead fish in my entire life."
The old village chief sighed.
Professor Du was shocked when he heard that the pickled fish was actually made from more than ten kilograms of snakeheaded fish.
How long does such a heavy snakehead fish live? It has high research value, and I can't help but feel a little regretful.
The lifespan of snakehead fish is generally about a few decades to a hundred years, and it can be regarded as a long-lived fish among freshwater fish.
The snakehead fish, which weighs more than ten kilograms, has lived for more than thirty years at least. It would be a waste to just eat it like this.
Although I was thinking this, I still picked up a thin piece of fish fillet with the chopsticks in my hand and put it into my mouth.
Suddenly, a sour, numb and delicious taste bloomed on the tip of the tongue, and Professor Du was completely amazed by the delicious fish meat.
It smells so good!
Professor Du squinted his eyes and chewed the fish meat carefully. The fish meat had no thorns and was delicious and chewy. Coupled with the sour and numb taste of pickled cabbage and peppercorns, his appetite was immediately whetted.
Everyone at the table was conquered by this pot of pickled fish, it was so delicious.
Mouse took a bite of fish and his face turned red. He just chewed his cheeks.
"It's so delicious. The fish meat is so chewy, it's like eating scallop meat."
Lingzhi sighed after swallowing a mouthful of fish meat.
Jiang Che also nodded in agreement. The fish meat was indeed very similar to scallop meat. It was so chewy and fragrant that it was indescribably delicious.
This large pot of pickled fish was very generous, and a dozen or so people ate it heartily. Everyone was satisfied.
"Today we have benefited from Xiao Che, otherwise how could we have tasted such delicacies in the world!"
Mr. Tang sighed after finishing a glass of wine, his face slightly red.
After eating a few pieces of fish, everyone felt a little warm in their bodies.
Tang Tian and Ganoderma lucidum's faces were as red as ripe red apples.
This may be because the meat of snakeheaded fish is too nutritious and cannot be digested immediately after eating too much.
Especially Mouse, who was as red as a cooked crayfish.
"Xiao Hao, you can't eat anymore. If you eat any more, you might get a nosebleed."
Jiang Che pressed Mouse's chopsticks, and Mouse looked at Jiang Che with a strange expression.
Everyone looked at the mouse, and after feeling it carefully, they discovered that their bodies were strange.
"My dear grandson, I listen to your brother Jiang Che. You really can't eat it. If you take it too much, your nose will bleed."
Grandma Jinhua, who was sitting next to the mouse, also persuaded her. After hearing what grandma said, the mouse had to put down his chopsticks in disappointment, grabbed a cucumber and gnawed it.
"It's really good food. After eating this meal of fish, I felt like I had eaten a piece of old wild ginseng. I couldn't eat it. I just couldn't stand it anymore." Mr. Tang also shook his head and put down his chopsticks, feeling a little bit uncomfortable.
Terrified.
Tang Tian and Ganoderma lucidum also looked at each other and saw something wrong with each other's expressions, and they both laughed immediately. This black fish product is so nutritious!
Yuanbao also had a large bowl of boiled fish and rice to eat at night. While he was feasting, he suddenly smelled something and looked towards the door.
"Woof woof..."
Hearing Yuan Bao's cry, everyone stopped talking and looked at the door.
At this time, everyone heard a scratching sound at the door.
Jiang Che thought for a while and put down the chopsticks in his hands, stood up and came to the gate.
When Yuan Bao saw this, he immediately followed him, looking ready.
Jiang Che thought for a while, opened the courtyard door, and took a look that no one was outside.
"嘤嘤嘤."
Jiang Che lowered his head and his eyes widened when he heard the sound. He saw a fiery red fox squatting at the gate, looking at him with its head and tail shaking.
Bada.
The wine glasses in the hands of some old men on the table fell on the table.