In the early morning, the painting and the circle were woken up by the chirping of birds. When they came out of the wooden house, Uncle Xu was already weeding in the field.

The little painting said to Yuanyuan, "Let's clean up the courtyard." They found brooms and carefully swept up the leaves and garbage in the yard.

Xu Guochu also finished weeding, and this morning we made Wowotou. He first put the cornmeal into a basin, added boiling water, stirred the cornmeal, put in a little flour, took out a ball of dough tower, and put his thumb on the bottom of the middle, and the nest head was ready.

Put the nest head in the cage drawer and steam it, and turn off the heat after boiling for 15 minutes. Simmer for five minutes and it's ready to cook. Xu Guochu put his pickled pickled pickles and pickles in the nest of Wotou.

The small painting and the round round swallow the jujube to eat the nest head, but it is delicious. Chef Xu asked: "What sauerkraut and pickles do you eat?" The two of them said, "It seems that there are turnips, snow red, and cucumbers." ”

Xu Guochu said: "That's all? Then Xu Guochu said to Xiao Hua: "You are engaged in the catering industry, so you must learn to taste whether the food is good or not, and what ingredients are added." ”

"Isn't it easy to taste food?" Xu Guochu smiled kindly and said to the small painting: "Tasting food is not simple. ”

Xu Guochu said: "I am far away from the market here, and there is no meat food. There are some ground cages here, and you put them in the creek and catch some small fish and shrimp and come back. ”

Xiaohua carried two ground cages on his back, holding dough and bun grain in his hands, which were baits in the ground cages. Yuanyuan also carried two ground cages, one for small fish and shrimp. Yuan Yuan said: "I heard that Uncle Xu has a serious expression on people, but he is kind to you." ”

They walked to the creek, arranged the cages in a row, threw the bait into the cage, and then lowered the cages into the depths of the stream one by one.

Xiaohua said to Yuanyuan: "We have to wait for a few hours to collect the ground cage, let's go to the village and see if we can buy some gifts for Uncle Xu." ”

Xiaohua and Yuanyuan came to the village, where there was a lack of food in the small shop, so they picked up a few bottles of good wine. There is a workshop in the village that produces sheepskin jackets, and the small painting thinks it is good, so he bought one to keep Uncle Xu warm.

It was already afternoon when they returned to the creek, and there were not many fish and shrimp in the cage, and the small painting said: "The small fish have three catties, and the small shrimp have two catties." It may be that we didn't do it right to catch these, but it's enough, and we can't eat that much. ”

Yuanyuan put the small fish and shrimp into the back basket, cleaned the cage, and returned to the wooden house. Xiaohua entered the door and saw Uncle Xu waiting for them to go home in the yard. Xiaohua said: "We can't do it technically, so we can catch these." ”

Uncle Xu smiled and said, "There are enough to eat." Xiaohua took out a sheepskin jacket and handed it to Uncle Xu and said, "Uncle Xu, I bought a few bottles of good wine, and I bought a leather jacket for you." Xu Guochu accepted it with a smile.

Xu Guochu said: "I'll make small fish for you to eat." "The small fish breaks the belly, removes the scales and gills, and cleans it. Marinate with salt, cooking wine, ginger, light soy sauce, green onions, and peppercorns.

After marinating, the small fish is hung in the batter and fried in a hot oil pan. Fish it out, wait for it to cool once, and then fry it a second time. Xu Guochu served the table, and Xiaohua and Yuanyuan each ate one, which was delicious. A mouthful of fragrance.

Xu Guochu said: "There is also a leek and green pepper prawn. "Remove the head of the shrimp, pour in white wine to clean it, and use salt and ginger to remove the fishy smell. Cut the leeks into sections, chop the green peppers, put a little oil in the pot, after the oil is hot, pour in the small shrimp and stir-fry, add ginger and garlic to increase the flavor. Then pour in the leeks and stir-fry quickly.

Xu Guochu brought the fried river shrimp with leeks to the table, and the small painting tasted it, which was really beautiful. Yuan Yuan also praised it for being delicious, and each of them ate a big bowl of rice.

Xu Guochu said: "Can you tell me what seasonings are used?" The small painting said: "There are ginger, green onions, cooking wine, and peppercorns." Yuan Yuan continued: "There are also leeks, green peppers, and river shrimp that are cleaned with high liquor to remove the fishy smell." ”

Xu Guochu nodded, "The main thing to fry small fish is to control the oil temperature and hang the paste evenly. ”