Chapter 26: Sweet and Sour Carp
There is nothing else in this remote village, but there is a small pond at the back of the village.
Ruan Ruan passed by and took a look before, the water quality is quite clear, and there are a lot of fish in it, which is a good material for making sweet and sour carp.
Listening to her idea, Xiao Yunting also agreed, and the two borrowed a small boat from the villagers and prepared to go to the pond to catch fish.
When the boat reached the middle of the lake, Ruan Ruan found that the pond was not polluted at all, and many fish were swimming freely at the bottom of the lake.
After Ruan Ruan threw the fishing hook out, he put the fishing rod aside and turned his head to look at Xiao Yunting.
Although the pond was small, Xiao Yunting shook his oars all the way to the middle of the lake, and a layer of fine sweat had already floated on his forehead.
"Mr. Xiao, come and rest for a while, I'll hold the oars. Ruan Ruan volunteered to stand up and walk towards Xiao Yunting.
Before he could get to his side, the boat suddenly jolted, Ruan Ruan didn't stand firmly, and his body immediately planted towards the lake.
"Ahh
Ruan Ruan was frightened, and the loss of her center of gravity made her hands unconsciously scratch in the direction of Xiao Yunting.
"Ruan Ruan!"
Xiao Yunting's reaction was also extremely fast, and he grabbed Ruan Ruan's hand, pulled it hard, and took Ruan Ruan, who was about to fall into the lake, into his arms.
As soon as the two of them pulled like this, where could the small boat withstand such a toss, it also shook with the movements of the two.
Xiao Yunting, who was still standing firmly, was also unable to maintain his balance by this swing, and the little girl in his arms seemed to be frightened, grabbed his waist and kept closing his eyes and screaming.
"Help! Mr. Xiao, I can't swim!"
Xiao Yunting slipped on one foot, and his body fell backwards, and Ruan Ruan also fell on top of him.
The two of them lay on top of each other in the cabin.
The moving ship finally quieted down, and Ruan Ruan also opened his eyes and looked around timidly.
"Mr. Xiao? I'm sorry, I'll get up!" she realized that even though she fell on Xiao Yunting, her hand was still tightly wrapped around him.
Ruan Ruan's little face turned red all of a sudden, and she hurriedly wanted to get up from Xiao Yunting, but because the amplitude was too large, the originally calm boat shook fiercely again.
"Don't move. Xiao Yunting stretched out his hand at the right time to grab Ruan Ruan, and he also stood up and said helplessly, "This boat is not very stable, you better slow down." ”
There was some helplessness and a little spoiling in his words, the posture of the two at this time was still ambiguously hugging each other, and Ruan Ruan, who was already shy, blushed a little at the moment, and could only lower his head and nod.
The fishing rod she had just placed on the side of the boat suddenly shook, and the float on the lake also went up and down, and a fish was hooked.
"The fish is hooked!"
As if he had found a savior, Ruan Ruan quickly grabbed the fishing rod and lifted the fish, which was a carp the size of a palm.
After a whole afternoon of fishing, the bamboo baskets they brought were also filled with carp of different sizes.
Taking advantage of the freshness, Ruan Ruan took out a few fish and processed them at the water's edge, then threw them into the pot and boiled them in water for the time being, and then went back to the room to change his clothes.
While she was leaving, Xu Ningning quietly slipped into the kitchen and saw the fish soup being cooked at a glance.
The fish in the pot was extremely fresh at first glance, although Xu Ningning didn't know what Ruan Ruan was going to do, but he sneered and picked up the salt jar on the side.
"I see how you are going to save the scene this time, Ruan Ruan, you just wait to lose face. ”
Xu Ningning's hand was raised, and most of the salt grains in the salt shaker were poured into the pot by her.
After a while, the salt melted and was invisible, and the pot of fish soup seemed to be the same as before.
Xu Ningning smiled with satisfaction, and went out with his chin raised proudly.
When Ruan Ruan Ruan changed her clothes and returned to the kitchen, Xiao Yunting, who had already changed into casual clothes, was already in the kitchen.
"Mr. Xiao... Why are you here?" he looked a lot more amiable in his dress today, and as soon as Ruan Ruan saw him, he remembered the ambiguous hug just now, and his words were nervous and couldn't be articulate.
Xiao Yunting was picking garlic, and his sleeves were rolled up to his wrists, revealing half of his muscular and well-defined arms.
"You didn't say you had to make it taste good quickly, I'll help you. ”
Xiao Yunting replied seriously, lowered his head and continued to work.
Ruan Ruan's heart is like a little rabbit, it is naturally good to have one more person to help her work, but with Xiao Yunting here, she always feels uncomfortable...
As soon as she lifted the lid of the pot, her brow furrowed, and her nose sniffed in the air.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yunting saw that she suddenly became serious, and also sniffed.
"The fish soup doesn't taste right. Ruan Ruan Soft scooped a spoonful with a spoon and put it in her mouth, and the salty and bitter taste almost made her vomit.
"Someone has done something in there. Ruan Ruan looked helplessly at the pot of boiled white fish soup and said affirmatively.
"It's not early, it's time to serve the food later, can you have time to redo it?" Xiao Yunting glanced at his watch worriedly.
"It's too late, that's all we have to do now..."
She picked up the pot and poured the fish soup clean, and blanched it with water again, and then boiled it in the pot.
The sweet and sour carp is quickly ready, and the fried brown sweet and sour sauce is wrapped in snow-white fish, and the taste is sweet and sour, which is very appetizing.
"That should be pretty much the case. Ruan Ruan said uncertainly.
The things were quickly sent to the stage, and Xiao Yunting and several judges tasted them first.
Because I have cooked it before, the fish is soft and glutinous but not loose, and with a gentle flick of chopsticks, the thorns and meat will be separated.
After dipping it in the sweet and sour appetizing sauce, the already juicy fish has a layered feeling, and there seems to be a slight salty aroma.
"Delicious. Although Xiao Yunting only had these two words, her eyes suddenly locked on Ruan Ruan in the audience, and she didn't know what method she used, it should have been salty and difficult to eat, but because of the salty taste, the taste was richer.
The other judges were also full of praise, and a fish was quickly divided.
The chef on the side originally looked at the plate of sweet and sour fish that was served, and he was a little unimpressed, but when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but stretch out his chopsticks and take a bite.
"This ......!"
Even he had to admit that a simple sweet and sour carp could make such a rich taste.
"I lost, Miss Ruan, and I apologize to you. The chef put away his arrogant expression and bowed deeply to Ruan Ruan.
"It's okay, your cooking skills are far above me, I'm just an axe. Ruan Ruan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned the salute.
After finishing today's competition, Ruan Ruan stopped Xiao Yunting in the background.
"There are people in the crew who have bad intentions. As soon as Ruan Ruan's words came out, Xiao Yunting had already nodded and understood what she meant.
"Don't worry, I'll find someone to investigate this. ”