The people next to the fish pond were at a standoff.

Li Haoren walked over, glanced at the fish in the box and said: "Little girl, the people in our village believe in a saying that carp can turn into dragons, such a big fish, I don't know how many years it has lived, it must be spiritual, I think it is better to let it go, your loss, our village will subsidize it." And if you release the fish, it's also a merit. ”

Many old people gathered around, clasped their hands, and persuaded with devotion on their faces.

Wang Ruoyu's originally firm heart was also a little shaken, and even Tian Mei on the side persuaded her to get up, because Tian Mei's parents are both people who believe in Buddhism, and every year on the birthday of the Buddha, they also buy fish fry to release them.

"Xiaoyu, maybe you let go here, and you may have something to gain in the future."

Wang Ruoyu thought that she originally just wanted to take it back to show her family her skills, but if she just looked at it, then in the end, this fish might become someone else's meal, so she couldn't bear it, so it was better to obey everyone's wishes and let it go.

She agreed, but with a small request, to take a picture with the big carp.

The people in the village immediately cheered, how could they not agree, and not only her, but almost everyone present had to come over and take a group photo.

Chen Yuezhi said on the spot that because of Wang Ruoyu's kindness, any consumption she and Tian Mei made in Jinlin Village was paid by the Chen family.

After everyone took a group photo, they handed over the fish to Chen Wei and others, and they and several young laborers in the village carried it to Qingshan Reservoir.

Now in the whole Jinlin Village, there is probably only water there, and there are other ponds and rivers in the village. Regardless of whether it is public or private, these years will be shaken up again.

This can be regarded as an additional income for rural people in winter. Besides, such a large carp, if it is placed in an ordinary pond. It's hard to guarantee that no one will want to make a windfall and go to salvage, but when the time comes, it will be in vain for Wang Ruoyu to release his life.

But everyone is relieved in Qingshan Reservoir, the Chen family is so rich, Chen Yuezhi will definitely not do such a thing, otherwise she would not have been able to pay for the elderly in the village to build a nursing home.

The two of them didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected joy.

Although you can't take the big carp away. But if she takes the half-meter-long grass carp she and Tian Mei caught together, she can take it away, even if it is the village's gratitude for her good deeds.

After all, Wang Ruoyu is a child with an undecided heart. After a moment of loss, the mood regained one, especially when I saw the fish in the pockets jumping, the scales shining in the sun. Watching the kids have so much fun. The smiling innocent faces, and the old grandfathers smoking cigarettes and talking about the good income of the year. This scene is so simple that it makes her feel peaceful.

Wang Ruoyu suddenly had a bold idea, she came to Wang Jinhua's side and asked her about something, and when she learned that there was also a key high school in the city here, she was more and more sure to settle this matter.

"Milk, if I come to your house often in the future. Are you going to give it to you? I'll pay for your room. Wang Ruoyu asked tentatively.

Wang Jinhua actually really likes this little girl, very kind. She has her own grandson, but at the instigation of her daughter-in-law, she is not very willing to get close to her.

As for Chen Yuezhi and other stepdaughters, they also have more respect for her, but not enough closeness. When the old man is old, he inevitably feels lonely, even if he is accompanied by his wife, he also wants to have a child around him to be more lively, of course, he immediately nods and smiles from his heart.

"Okay, you don't want to bother me in the future." Wang Ruoyu winked playfully, but didn't say any more, pulled Tian Mei, and said that she was going to see the other classmates digging lotus roots.

There is a boy named Du Yue among these classmates, who is the president of their class and Tian Mei's crush, so when he said that he wanted to see other classmates, Tian Mei was the first to mention him.

So the two of them talked and laughed, and walked all the way to the place where the lotus root was dug.

There are no fewer people here than the fish pond, and it is also very lively, and the two of them found that there was a hill-like thing next to Du Yue.

The black huhu is covered with mud, and the two girls are looking around, not to say that they are here to dig lotus roots, what about lotus roots?

The lotus root slices they eat every day are all snow-white, and these piles of things are black, can't it be lotus roots, there is still mud on them, and it smells a little weird.

"Wang Ruoyu, look at my record!" Du Yue showed his white teeth and smiled, forming a fresh contrast with the black mud around him.

"Du Yue, this black is lotus root?" Tian Mei used her two fingers wearing gloves to pinch them and look left and right.

Du Yue nodded happily, his eyes were shining but he looked in the direction of Wang Ruoyu, and quickly broke it with both hands, heard a crisp sound, broke it, and washed it in the water next to it, and immediately revealed the gray-white lotus root.

He washed his hands and used a knife to peel off the gray skin on the outside, revealing not the tender, sweet and juicy snow-colored lotus roots.

Du Yue handed the washed lotus root to Wang Ruoyu's direction, his eyes shining: "Xiaoyu, taste it, it's delicious, I ate several just now, it's very crisp and sweet." ”

Tian Mei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she saw that Du Yue could only see her good friend, but Wang Ruoyu didn't take it, but instead got one herself, washed and peeled it, tasted it, and said: "It's good, Meimei, we'll buy some back later, and let the milk help us make something delicious." How about mixing one with sugar? I like to eat candy. ”

Du Yue saw that Wang Ruoyu didn't answer, his eyes slipped with loss, and he quickly smiled again, and quietly handed the lotus root to Tian Mei, Tian Mei immediately couldn't close her mouth with joy, her little face was slightly flushed, she took it, tasted it carefully, and her heart was sweeter than the lotus root.

Du Yue took them to the unified concentration point to buy lotus root, and everyone found that it was already surrounded by tourists, and the sound of shouting and weighing the weight was lively.

There are also aunts and sisters, who washed the lotus root on the spot, chopped it and mixed it with sugar, and poked it with a toothpick, so that the person who bought it tasted and bought it if it was delicious.

They asked about the price, although it was a few dollars more expensive than the market, but it was fresh, and the key was that it was very interesting to dig up on the spot, and people who could come here to travel. I don't care about those few pieces, and many people immediately paid out of their pockets.

Lao Zhangtou's black face was about to burst into laughter today, and he kept telling those guests. If you want to make the lotus root fresh, don't rush to get rid of the black mud, those are all special fertilizer lotus root pond mud, can maintain freshness, let it stick to the lotus, and when you get home, you don't need to soak it in water. Knock off the dried mud shell directly, and then use a knife to peel off the skin, the taste is many times better than that soaked in water on the market.

"That's right. Don't think that we are trying to cheat money, we want to make this mud weigh, so we said that, my father is in the mud in this pond. Particularly fat. Last year, there were merchants from other places who wanted to buy the mud from our pond, but my father refused to sell it? Our family digs the lotus root every year, and it is also wrapped in pond mud like this, and sent to the market to sell, many old guests, do not buy the kind of washed clean, but want to buy our black mud lotus? Lao Zhangtou's eldest son said loudly.

This is true. Lao Zhangtou's black mud lotus root is indeed well-known in the market, but those pond muds are all good things. He wasn't too willing to use too much.

And the price of black mud lotus root is more than twice as expensive as that of the washed one, and not many people can afford to eat it, and only a few big hotels in the town will place an order.

When the tourists heard it, there were also those who knew how to do it, and they deliberately pinched up the pond mud, put it in front of their noses and smelled it, and expressed their views to the people around them.

But Lao Zhangtou said that the black mud lotus root is limited to five catties per person, and if there is more, it will not be sold, otherwise the pond mud will be cleaned, and the lotus root will not grow well next year.

Because of this kind of hunger marketing, tourists are becoming more and more crazy, and some people even find acquaintances to come over, want to buy more, and are even willing to pay a high price.

Lao Zhangtou had already been instructed by the village chief not to drill into the eyes of money, otherwise the guests would be unhappy, and the bad reputation would spread in the future, and he would only be able to make a sum of money.

In the evening, at sunset, everyone is fully loaded. Wang Ruoyu and Tian Mei also bought five catties of lotus root, and walked towards Wang Jinhua's house together with each other.

As soon as I returned to Wang's courtyard, I found that the other students were waiting, and they came up one after another to say, I'm afraid I can't eat at Wang Jinhua's house tonight, why, because the farmer who participated in the event in the afternoon also organized a farmer's meal for them, and they were so enthusiastic that they had to go there to eat.

"You don't pay attention to righteousness, you say it's good to eat at Grandma Wang's house." Wang Ruoyu now treats Wang Jinhua as her own relatives, so she is a little angry, but Wang Jinhua said indifferently: "Actually, this is also good, originally I thought that there were too many people, would it be a little too busy, and I have to thank you for sharing it for me." If you want to go, the door of the milk house will always be open for you, when you want to come, just come, it's okay. ”

When she said this, those people were a little sorry and left one after another, Wang Ruoyu was a little aggrieved, put her arm around Wang Jinhua and said: "If they don't come, they don't have a mouthful, then I will enjoy it alone tonight." ”

Tian Mei just washed her hands and came over, so she had to squeeze in and said, "You don't want to have it alone, and I don't want to have it." ”

While the two of them were talking and laughing, two young people from the village brought a basket with a lot of fish, shrimp, crabs, loaches and other things, as well as a small notebook.

It turned out that the first thing to start in the afternoon was Gongtang, and the harvested things were distributed according to the number of heads of each household, and here were Wang Jinhua and Chen Taikang's.

Li Haoren learned that the idea of letting tourists participate in swinging fish was originally thought of by Wang Jinhua, so he gave an extra twenty catties of fish, a big basket full, no matter how the old couple ate, it was more than enough.

Qiao Mai's family naturally has it, and her mind turned, thinking that if Wang Jinhua hadn't invited this group of guests, she wouldn't have thought of a big plan to open a bathhouse, so she brought her family's fish over, saying that she wanted to get it with Wang Jinhua.

There are all kinds of fish in the two baskets, Wang Ruoyu and a few other classmates who stayed behind, salivating as if they could already see a table full of delicious fish feasts.

"Milk, auntie, these fish look so strange, what kind of fish is this?"

Qiao Mai introduced them to this, this is grass carp, this is chain fish, this is bighead carp, this is black fish, etc......

There is a big vat in Wang Jinhua Courtyard, which is half filled with water, and Chen Taikang sits next to it, and picks up those fish that are still alive and puts them into the tank to raise, and some of them are dead or half-dead and pick them out, and turn around to kill and pickle them.

"Milk, we're here to help you." Chen Yuezhi's sweet voice sounded outside the courtyard, and then she and Chen Huizhi walked in holding hands.

Everyone immediately looked up at these two little girls, the left side was fresh and refined, the right side was delicate and natural, the skin was good enough to pinch out the water, although the dress was very ordinary, but when you stood there, it was the scenery.

Wang Ruoyu and Tian Mei have always thought that they are good-looking, but when they compare in front of these two people, they suddenly feel that they have become mud underground.

Wang Jinhua was very surprised and surprised, and hurriedly beckoned them into the house, and asked if they wanted to drink tea or something.

Chen Yuezhi said coquettishly: "My dad asked the two of us to help you, but you let us drink tea and eat snacks, and my dad didn't feed us sisters to eat fried meat with bamboo shoots." ”

Qiao Mai suddenly laughed, Chen Wei and his wife, I don't know how precious these two daughters are now, they are reluctant to touch their fingers, how can they beat them?

But this love, Wang Jinhua received it, Chen Wei still cares about them, even if he sends someone to play, it is also his intention.

Chen Yuezhi and Chen Huizhi glanced at each other, and then helped beckon the guests, they were not here to play.

He also asked Ming Wang Jinhua what he wanted to cook at night, so that they could work hard in the relevant direction.

Wang Ruoyu found that this little girl called Wang Jinhua milk, obviously her own granddaughter, but why does an elder say that it is not harmonious, it is good, it is good, it is harmonious, and it feels weird, that kind of closeness, it seems that it is not as good as between them?

Wang Jinhua smiled and said that there was no specific name of the dish, so let's watch it be done, just take these fish, and ask Chen Yuezhi if he had any good ideas.

Chen Yuezhi pulled it down with his hand, made out more than a dozen palm-sized crabs, and whispered for instructions, saying that it was steamed, can you eat it with ginger and onion condiments?

Wang Jinhua immediately nodded and said yes, it's quite convenient.

A dish of steamed river crab is set.

"Milk, I think it's better to let the guests order their own, and let's have some farm food, how about it?"

"Okay, then I'll ask them." Wang Jinhua immediately beckoned Wang Ruoyu and the others to come over and asked them what they wanted to eat, and they could also order it.

Wang Ruoyu saw that the small and transparent bodies of those bouncing river shrimp were different from the big base tail shrimp she saw at the dinner table every day, so she asked how to eat this?

"Then I'll cook you a river shrimp stewed radish, these small river shrimp are the most fresh, plus the radish that has been frozen by the snow and frost is sweet and crispy, the two are burned together, the taste is called a good, just put a little salt and lard, and you don't need to put anything about the taste."

Chen Huizhi heard the song and knew the meaning of elegance, and immediately took the basket and went to the vegetable garden to shovel the radish, and Tian Yuan thought it was interesting and followed.

Chen Taikang stood at the gate of the courtyard and said: "The row in the vegetable garden is carrots, and the second row is white radish. ”

"Okay grandpa." Chen Huizhi agreed lightly, and carried the basket over. (To be continued.) )