After hearing what he said, Chen Qiaoer immediately nodded, "Qiaoer understands, Qiaoer is waiting here."
After waiting for another stick of incense, the reed finally moved, once, twice, and several times in succession. Chen Xiaobei was secretly happy.
I jumped into the river with a splash, rushed to the side of the umbrella net, and lifted half of the umbrella net up with one hand.
Half of the umbrella net was in the water and half was out of the water. Chen Xiaobei could clearly see that there was a big fish in it, about half a foot or more. As for the other small fish, he no longer cared about it.
He didn't dare to take such a big fish out of the water rashly, so he dragged it in the water until it was close to the shore. Then he suddenly increased his strength and threw the umbrella net to the shore. Then he stepped up and killed the big fish.
Hold on tight.
When a big fish leaves the water, its strong desire to survive will make it struggle desperately. If it is allowed to jump, the umbrella will be torn apart by it, so it must be held firmly.
The big fish struggled for a long time, and finally had only one breath left. Only its gills were still moving, and it no longer had the strength to struggle.
Chen Xiaobei then carefully reached in and grabbed the fish out of it, along with a few small fish. He broke off a branch from the side and threaded the fish.
The experiment was successful. He held the fish in one hand and the umbrella net in the other, and greeted Chen Qiaoer to go home.
As soon as Chen Qiaoer came home, she happily ran into the house, grabbed Cui Hongyu's hand, and pulled her out.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, look, brother caught a big fish."
Cui Hongyu walked out and was a little surprised to see the scene in front of her. Chen Xiaobei waved the big fish at her.
"I'm right, let's eat fish tonight."
Seeing such a big fish, Cui Hongyu was also filled with surprises. This fish was enough for the three of them to eat.
No, it would be more appropriate to sell it. Thinking of this, she shook her head and said, "While it's still early, I'll take it to the county seat and sell it, and I can get a penny or two back."
Chen Xiaobei felt inexplicably sour in his heart.
He instantly understood what Cui Hongyu meant when he looked at him when he was making fishing nets just now. It was because he felt sorry for his prodigality.
"Hongyu, I heard from people in the county that the new daughter-in-law wants to eat fish when she gets married, which means we will have fish every year. I will catch more fish tomorrow morning and sell them in the county."
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's explanation, Cui Hongyu felt a little happy in her heart, although she knew that it was mostly arrogance. But this arrogance made her feel very happy.
"In that case, let me do everything according to my husband, and I will go and collect the fish."
But Chen Xiaobei quickly stopped her, "No, no, I heard that girls can't touch cold water when they are red."
This sentence made Cui Hongyu blush, and she glanced at Chen Xiaobei reproachfully.
"It's nonsense. How can anyone tell you this?"
Chen Xiaobei chuckled and whispered into her ear, "You look so beautiful when you blush."
Cui Hongyu's face turned even redder after saying this. When she was flustered, she stood up and said, "I'm going to do some embroidery."
Qiaoer's face was confused. She looked at Cui Hongyu who was walking away in shame and asked in confusion, "Brother, brother, why is sister-in-law blushing?"
Chen Xiaobei was also stunned by his question. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is thirsty. Go and get a bowl of water for my sister-in-law."
Although Chen Qiaoer didn't understand why she blushed when she was thirsty, she still ran to the house obediently to get Cui Hongyu some water.
Chen Xiaobei skillfully descaled the fish, disemboweled it, dug out its internal organs, rubbed it with salt, and then left it to marinate for a while.
Then he spread a little lard in the oil pan, threw the fish in, and fried both sides until brown, then added water and started to stew.
As the saying goes, a thousand rolls of tofu are like a thousand rolls of fish. The more you stew the fish, the more flavorful it becomes.
In the room, Cui Hongyu was embroidering and answering Chen Qiaoer's strange questions. The two of them were talking and laughing, which was quite lively. Suddenly, Chen Qiaoer shrugged his nose.
"What does it smell like? It smells so good."
Cui Hongyu certainly knew that this was the smell of Chen Xiaobei's fish stew.
She was still a little surprised. She didn't expect Chen Xiaobei to have such superb cooking skills and cook the fish so deliciously.
Chen Xiaobei smelled the fragrance, and he also secretly analyzed why the fish smelled so good. In addition to the freshness of the live fish, it probably had something to do with the fact that he had fried it in lard.
Chen Qiaoer couldn't wait to get out of the room, came to Chen Xiaobei's side, and kept asking when the meal could be served.
Chen Xiaobei smiled and scratched her nose, "Wait, we will eat after your sister-in-law finishes her work."
Chen Qiaoer jumped into the house again and soon dragged Cui Hongyu out.
She is indeed a villain, and Chen Xiaobei loves Chen Qiaoer more and more.
After bringing the fish to the table, Chen Xiaobei first picked up a piece of fish meat and put it in Cui Hongyu's bowl. Then he gave another piece to Chen Qiao'er while he trimmed the fish head himself.
Seeing this scene, although Cui Hongyu didn't say anything, he was very moved in his heart.
My father used to be a very strict tutor at home. Every time he ate fish, he would always eat the best part first. But when it was her turn, there would often be some fish heads and tails left.
But now Chen Xiaobei took the initiative to eat the fish head, which made her feel indescribably warm.
When going to bed that night, Chen Qiaoer still pestered Cui Hongyu to sleep with her. Cui Hongyu looked at Chen Xiaobei helplessly.
Chen Xiaobei looked very helpless, "Then you and Qiaoer sleep there, and I'll stay here."
After playing for a day, Chen Qiaoer was also tired and soon fell asleep soundly.
Cui Hongyu quietly stood up and leaned under the oil lamp, ready to embroider again, but was stopped by Chen Xiaobei, "Hongyu, come here, I have something to tell you."
Cui Hongyu took it for granted that Chen Xiaobei wanted that kind of thing. Her face turned red and she whispered, "Why don't you find an opportunity to move Qiaoer's bed to the back room? It's always not good if there is any movement that wakes her up.
"
Chen Xiaobei saw her blushing and knew that Cui Hongyu was thinking too much. He shook his head and said, "That's not what I'm talking about. Come here, I want to tell you something serious."
Cui Hongyu could only sit next to the bed.
"Hongyu, I'm going to get up before dawn tomorrow to catch fish, and I'll leave Qiao'er to you. I've pickled some wild eggs in a jar in the kitchen, and there's also some rice. You two can make some rice porridge and eat some.
Wild eggs."
Listening to Chen Xiaobei talking about arrangements for Cui Hongyu, I was very surprised, "Husband, what about you?"
"I won't come back for dinner. Once I catch two fish, I have to go to the county quickly. The weather is so hot and the fish will stink after a long time."
Cui Hongyu felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart. This man really worked hard for this family.