Chapter 24: Family
"Boom!" a bunch of flames burst into flames.
Really!
Dry firewood burns much faster than igniting damp branches in a mountain forest.
Immediately, the whole courtyard was lit up.
Li Dai lit a fire in a clearing in the courtyard, planning to make a simple barbecue place and grill some grilled fish for dinner for himself and his two pets.
Barbecue is arguably the simplest, and it may be the most primitive way of cooking for humans.
It's just firewood to light and heat food, and it's that simple!
There are too many burning materials such as firewood in the mountains, and it can be said that they can be found everywhere.
In the middle of the courtyard of Li Dai's house, there are a lot of such neat firewood.
Most of these firewood were cut by the third brother Li San and the fifth brother Li Wu, who went to cut nearby.
In the past, when Li Dai didn't enter the herbal medicine group, he would also go to help together, and even occasionally help the second sister Li Ermei and the fourth sister Li Simei to chop wood together when they were free.
"Adai, what are you doing here?" Mother Li, who was thinking of looking for food for the two new members of the family, was still anxious and didn't know what to eat to feed this eagle and a mouse, and suddenly the knots made of two eyebrows were locked together.
Seeing that Li Dai was planning to light a fire in the corner of the courtyard, Mother Li couldn't help but ask casually.
This carving and mouse are now the treasure of the family, and they are delicate!
It's really afraid of falling in my hand, and I'm afraid of melting in my mouth!
If you let two small pets pick their mouths and run away in private, it's too late to cry!
"These two little ones like to eat grilled fish, I'm going to grill the fish, you can also taste it, it tastes good. The corners of Li Dai's mouth were crooked with a smile, and there was a thick smile in his eyes, and he was chatting with his mother while carefully lighting firewood.
With the water in the tank, it is convenient to clean up the fish.
"Hey, it's all my fault, there is no food at home, and you came back too late, so I left you some dry food. Mother Li's bright eyes gradually moistened a little.
It's not that she really didn't prepare to eat it, but she really thought about the dry coarse grains, and there was always a feeling that the food was tasteless and it was a pity to abandon it.
It's really a little hard to do it, especially when she sees Li Dai planning to make grilled fish by herself, Li's mother feels a little distressed and guilty.
"It's okay, I caught a lot of fish on the road and have been grilled and eaten, you see that the fish I caught are not small, wait for Xiaoyi and the mountain rats to eat about one and a half, I will probably eat one, add some dry food is enough, and the remaining two and a half are for everyone to try." Li Dai's smile was so sweet, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he seemed very confident in the grilled fish he made with his own hands.
He could also understand the situation at home now, not to mention that he had indeed come back too late.
Although I have a lot of income today, I really don't have any spare food at home, so it is better to eat the grilled fish I made directly.
The skill of grilling fish was acquired from the experience of ancient power in last night's dream.
It may be said that the cultivation skills of the ancient powers are too profound for Li Dai to comprehend and understand for a while, but the simplest technique of grilling fish is still very easy to learn.
According to Li Dai's estimates, his current level of grilled fish is at least at the village level.
That is, the strength of grilled fish in the countryside has reached one of the best.
"Stab"!
The aroma is tangy, and the fragrant and delicious smell spreads and lingers on the nose, making people salivate.
"Chirp, chirp!" "Squeak" and a mouse stammered next to Li Dai like a dog's leg, and it looked like even saliva was about to fall.
"This, it's so fragrant!When will you make grilled fish?" Mother Li, who was smiling with a smile on her face, smelled this fragrance, and her mouth immediately became relished, as if she had an urge to eat it.
"I learned it in the mountains, and after a long time, I figured it out. Li Dai continued to grill the fragrant grilled fish, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned with confident joy.
Suddenly!
"Wow! Sixth brother, you're making something delicious?" Li Qimei's pink cheeks, ruddy little mouth, and "giggle" smile, as crisp and pleasant as a silver bell, and make people feel soft and glutinous.
Even though she was wearing a patched robe, her slightly flushed face was like a small blooming flower, so brilliant that the sun eclipsed, as if in the eyes of Li Dai, she was the most beautiful little fairy in the world.
This long coat should be the clothes that the second sister Li Ermei and the fourth sister Li Simei once wore, sewing for three years, mending for three years, and sewing and mending for another three years.
Later, when the two of them grew up, they couldn't wear the clothes, so they had to reluctantly give Li Qimei to wear, so it looked like they were wearing a robe.
In fact, many girls in the mountains are very watery, especially when they are very young, and their skin is very smooth and delicate.
It is only with age, the constant wind and rain, especially the mountain wind and hot sun exposure in the mountains, that the skin is seriously aged, and it looks much faster than ordinary people.
"Dead girl, your sixth brother has been in the mountain for a day, and he hasn't eaten anything yet!" Li Mu, whose two eyebrows were twisted into knots, scolded with an angry smile.
Knowing the son is like the father, and knowing the daughter is like the mother.
Knowing that Li Qimei sneaked out at this time was nothing more than smelling the fragrance in the yard, or hearing the sound in the yard, and knowing that the sixth brother who loved her came back from the mountains.
Let's see if you can get some wild fruits or delicious fruits from the mountains from the sixth brother to satisfy your hunger.
"Mother, didn't I smell the fragrance and come and take a look!" Li Qimei giggled, revealing two rows of white teeth like broken jade, and her red face shone with the flames of the barbecue, like ripe apples in September, she felt that her mother was partial to the sixth brother, so she pouted and said with a grimace and a hippie smile.
"Kill you, you're useless. Mother Li smiled, thinking of the three "Tuxuan ginseng" that Li Dai brought back from the mountains today, plus the carving and a mouse beside Li Dai, it seemed that the courage on her shoulders was much easier, and she knew in her heart that the burden on her shoulders was changed to Li Dai to carry.
"Seventh sister, don't worry, the sixth brother knows that you haven't eaten enough, wait for you to call everyone out to eat together, and you can also take a little there, big brother." Li Dai's smile was so sweet, his eyes were shining under the flames, and his expression was very amiable.
"Really?" Li Qimei's face was like a blooming white orchid, a smile was written on her face, overflowing with satisfied pleasure, and the corners of her mouth rose in a beautiful arc, but she still glanced at Li Mudao with some disbelief.
"Really! If it's delicious, we'll make it slowly in two days. The corners of Li Dai's mouth were crooked with a smile, and there was a thick smile in his eyes, giving people a warm feeling.
He continued to barbecue with one hand, and gently rubbed Li Qimei's head with the other, as if he was touching the head of two little pets.
"Mother, the sixth brother didn't lie to me!" Li Qimei, who was giggling, leaned her head against Li Dai's body, and asked Li's mother softly.
"I didn't lie to you, go and call everyone out! Mother Li's bright eyes revealed concern for the children, and she suddenly said with a smiling expression on her face.
The light of the barbecue fire reflected on her face, her originally slightly frowning brow gradually loosened, and there was a faint glint in her eyes.
In fact, she also understands in her heart that whether it is Li's father and Li's mother, the two of them, or a group of children, which one can eat enough for two meals a day.
It's just that the current situation is special, only out, no income, how can you still want to eat a full stomach.
Since Li Dai plans to grill some fish to eat, he will share some with all his children, which can barely be regarded as satisfying his cravings!
"I know, I know!" Li Qimei's big eyes also brightened suddenly, her face was as bright as the clear sky in spring, and she suddenly turned around happily.
Hurriedly ran towards the two little short legs in the room.
"This damn girl!" Seeing that Mother Li suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
"Come out, everyone, the sixth brother is making something to eat. Li Qimei smiled so much that her two eyes turned into two crescents, the corners of her mouth turned into beautiful arcs, the deep dimples filled her with happiness, and the hearty laughter entered the ears of the people around her like silver bells, which made Li Dai and Li's father and mother want to laugh with her.
"Is there anything delicious? What did your sixth brother catch in the mountains?" When Li Qimei secretly went out, the second sister Li Ermei, who was in the same room with her, was the first to react, and the morning glow reflected her happy smiling face, as bright as a rose, and the corners of her slightly upturned mouth were full of joy.
"Didn't you say that the sixth brother came back very late today?" The third brother Li San also heard the sound quickly, and his expression was a little stunned.
"It seems to be grilled fish!" The happy Li Qimei smiled so much that her two eyes turned into two curved crescents, the corners of her mouth turned into beautiful arcs, and the deep dimples filled her with happiness, and she replied after a little thought.
"Hey, it's actually a fish!" Li Wu, who had sharp ears, said with some joy and some regret.
The fish thing is really not too delicious, not only do the fish have many bones, it is easy to get stuck in the throat, but also there is the fishy smell of the boss, he doesn't like to eat it too much.
But don't eat it!
I feel really hungry again.
Let's eat it!
I find it hard to swallow again.
"Hurry up, I smelled the fragrance just now, and I didn't have to eat it if I was late, don't blame me!" Li Qimei's idle smile was cunning, warm and incomprehensible, seeing everyone's unhurried appearance, thinking of the fragrance of the grilled fish made by the sixth brother Li Dai, I couldn't help but urge with a proud reminder.
"Okay, it's coming! it's coming!" Li Simei, who had been hungry for a long time, replied briskly.
The first one rushed over......
After the first grilled fish was ready, Li Dai divided a fish in half, and divided the head and meat of one side to two pets, one eagle and one mouse.