Haizhu rinsed the sea bass, brought it into the kitchen and put it on the stove, and took the wooden basin for washing vegetables out to load the shrimp.

Two lanterns hung on the wall, the four Haizhu sisters and brothers gathered around to draw shrimp lines, the three cats lay on the side and watched, two were full and not hungry, one just drank water and drank support, smelling the fishy smell and licking their mouths.

"I'm eating, I'm going to eat what I didn't finish and I'll get it again." Grandma Qi came out with rice, a pot of mung bean and peanut porridge, a basket of red date rice cakes, a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks, a plate of fried vegetables, a plate of steamed sea bass, and a plate of fried pork liver. When it was all served on the table, she first served a bowl of porridge, took the dishes, and then poked a piece of red date rice cake to send to her daughter-in-law who was in confinement.

The four Haizhu sisters and brothers carefully washed their hands with oil and soap and ate on the table, and after a while, they saw that only Grandma Qi came in, and they knew it, and they woke up again.

After the family of six people finished eating, Qi Laosan came over with porridge bowls and dishes, Bei Niang hurriedly ate and was breastfeeding, he could eat this meal quietly.

When he was eating, Grandma Qi washed the dishes first, and when the pot was cleaned, she added water to boil water, and when the water was boiled, she shouted: "Third child, bring in the shrimp with the shrimp line removed and pour it into the pot." ”

Qi Laosan finished eating the last bite of the dish, his stomach was full and refreshed, he took the basin into the house to pour the shrimp, and then came out of the bench from the house, and the bamboo mat for drying vegetables was cleaned and spread on, and when he got it neat, the shrimp was also cooked.

The steaming shrimp is brought out and poured on the bamboo mat, the night breeze has more umami of sea shrimp, Qi Laosan can't help but chew a few when he smells the shrimp, the shrimp tail is full, the meat is tender, and the mouth is full of sweetness.

"Can Bei Niang eat it? I'll bring her a few. He asked.

"Take a few less, and don't eat too much at night." Grandma Qi said.

"Pick up the child, I'll hold it for a while." Second Uncle Qi said that he had nothing to do at home.

Grandma Qi took the porridge bowl and vegetable plate into the wash, and the plate containing the vegetables was smeared with firewood ash, and it was clean with a scoop of water.

When the child's unique voice entered the door, Haizhu glanced up and said, "Crying bag didn't cry?" ”

"When she is full and comfortable, why is she crying?" The child changed hands, and Qi Laosan said briskly: "Let your second uncle hug you, and he won't dislike you at home." ”

"Nonsense." Haizhu smiled insincerely, "I don't dislike my little sister." ”

"I'm not disgusted either." Dongzhu laughed.

"I like my sister." The words of the tide are the most credible.

Feng Ping hesitated for a while, he was an honest boy, unlike his two sisters, he stammered when he lied, and after a while he said, "I don't dislike her when she doesn't cry." ”

Dongzhu laughed loudly, and everyone else laughed too, and the cat, who jumped on the wooden cart to grind its paws, shook its ears when she heard the laughter.

Hundreds of catties of shrimp were boiled in three pots, and two bamboo mats were spread out in the yard before the shrimp was barely spread, worried that the cat would spoil things at night, Haizhu took out a roll of cloth sent by Han Ji when he came to the door to propose.

"Be honest at night, go out to catch rats when you're hungry." Dongzhu warns the three big fat cats.

"Take a shower, stop playing, it's late at night." Haizhu came out with water and said, "I'll wash my hair first, and you go to the bath." ”

Qi Laosan went to bathe his second brother, Grandma Qi sat under the lantern and hugged her little granddaughter and hummed the fisherman's tune softly, after humming a song, she looked down at the girl with round eyes, she nodded, and said: "You are in a hurry, I didn't have the leisure to coax you two years early." ”

Haizhu rubbed her hair and sat over, her hair was combed, she put down the comb and picked up the child, and when she caught a glimpse of her third uncle coming out, she smiled and said, "Big sister hug, show your father, I don't dislike you." ”

"Look at the diaper for any, it's time for her to and pee."

The smile on Haizhu's face froze, she laughed embarrassedly twice, and instantly couldn't pretend to be able to hold it anymore, and said, "See for yourself." ”

Qi Laosan sneered, "I lied to you." ”

Chapter 168: Dragon Boat Festival Smoked Fish

The shrimp were dried and dried for two days and put away in the jar, the jar was covered with two layers of oiled paper and then tied with rope, and the two families had five rooms, and a jar was placed in each room.

The shrimp dried Haizhu and went to the sea to cast nets to catch fish, this trip was accompanied by Qi Laosan, otherwise there were too many fish, and Haizhu would not be able to drag the fishing nets onto the boat.

It coincided with the fifth day of May, the old water officer explained the celestial phenomena on the stone platform, this time most of the people sitting below were men, as long as they were not at home and could not open the pot, few people went out to sea to fish today, and they all spent the festival at home.

The wind faintly brought human voices, Haizhu glanced at the shore a few times, the old water official today talked about the direction of the rising and setting of the sun in each season, she knew this, she didn't go over to listen.

A few more nets of fish were scattered, and a noisy sound came from the shore, that the assembly had dispersed, and that the dock was full of people. Haizhu planned to wait for them to leave before holding the boat back to the bay, but saw that they never left.

She remembered, presumably a child waiting for school.

"We're done, let's go back." Haizhu said.

Qi Laosan moved in response, Haizhu walked to the bow of the boat to raise the sails, turned the bow of the boat and went to the dock.

"Still going to sea today? Non-stop? The fishermen on the pier accosted.

"Beat a few nets of fish to make smoked fish, not for long. Today, the old water official said that the sea will be forbidden on which day? Haizhu asked.

"Anyway, May 18th, it's okay, it's about the same as the days of the ban on the sea in previous years, I thought it would be earlier this year." The fisherman motioned for Qi Laosan to throw the anchor, he picked up the anchor and helped wrap it around the reef, and asked, "Your boat is not easy to move, where will you put it when the sea is forbidden?" ”

Haizhu pointed to the island located in the sea, and when she saw the island, she thought of Han Ji, this person didn't know how busy he would be, he hadn't seen each other for almost a month.

Qi Laosan and Haizhu sat on the board of the boat to sort the fish, the big fish is not easy to taste, and they will be sold to restaurants later, and the medium-sized ones will be left to make smoked fish. After sorting, Qi Laosan picked up two buckets of fish to sell fish first, and Haizhu stayed at the beach, she rolled up her trouser legs and went into the water with a bucket of fish, and sat on the exposed reef to scrape the fish scales.

The water splashed behind him, Haizhu turned his head, it was Mao Xiaoer.

"With or without scissors?" Mao Xiao held a long pair of scissors in his hand.

"I have it on board, too." A bird hovered over the boat, and Haizhu picked up a stone and threw it over, "This thief bird still wants to get on the boat and steal fish." ”

Mao Xiaoer beckoned to the shore, and his soldiers went on the boat to guard.

Haizhu understood, she stopped what she was doing and asked, "But is there something wrong with me?" ”

"I want to ask you for some news, do you know that Shen Yuguan is going to resign and retire?" Mao Xiaoer lowered his voice and asked.

Haizhu was full of doubts, "You mean that Shen Sui's father is going to resign and retire?" Also, his father's age is not young. ”

Mao Xiaoer didn't fake the doubts on her face, he wondered: "It seems that you don't know, why is it so sudden?" Shen Yuguan is not young, but his health has always been good. ”

Haizhu shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.

"But he resigned, and the sons of the Shen family can do it, and Shen Sui and his eldest brother can take over." Mao Xiaoer was tentative.

Haizhu looked at him meaninglessly.

Mao Xiaoer's heart trembled, he lowered his eyes and didn't dare to be smart anymore.

Haizhu lowered her head and continued to scrape the fish scales, and then replaced another one after scraping a fish, Mao Xiaoer sat aside and didn't leave, she didn't care, as if she didn't see it.

"Haizhu ......" Mao Xiaoer smiled shyly, "I just want to inquire if there are any requirements for being an official now, whether it is to be assessed or recommended, I have a brother in my family who is also literate and hyphenated, can calculate accounts and make account books." ”

"Is the news of Shen Yuguan's resignation accurate?" Haizhu spoke at this time.

Seeing her answer, Mao Xiaoer breathed a sigh of relief, and he nodded and said, "Sure." ”

"Then wait, the imperial court has sent a new political envoy over, and the appointment and dismissal of Yu Guan depends on what regulations he has." Haizhu said.

Mao Xiaoer was stunned, he sat on the side and pondered for a while before he realized that since Shangguan was in charge, Shen Yuguan could not let his son take over privately. Thinking about the meaning, he rubbed his hands happily, he picked up a fish from the bucket to help Haizhu kill the fish, and he didn't leave until Qi Laosan and Qi Grandma came over.

"I'll go back and let my brother prepare." Before leaving, he said to Haizhu.

Haizhu didn't reply, she looked up at the people on the left and right, and said, "You two are here, who cares if you cry again?" ”

"Her grandmother is here, let her grandmother watch it for a while." Grandma Qi sighed, she went out like a prisoner in a prison out of prison.

"You keep your mother-in-law for a few more days, or let her come back often." Grandma Qi said to the third child.

Haizhu heard all the ideas of this fight, and she laughed on the side.

Qi Laosan also smiled, "I went back to mention it, but I didn't come to see her, my mother-in-law is used to being quiet, and she is old, so she may not be able to stand it." ”

"It's just that when you're used to being quiet, you like to be lively." Grandma Qi smiled, and after a while she said frankly: "I raised three children, and watched Haizhu's five sisters and brothers grow up, two generations of eight people have not been able to toss her, and she has to sleep in her arms. ”

"Or don't you want to be ruthless?" Haizhu said tentatively.

Qi Laosan shook his head, "She is young now, she has to sleep close to someone to be sure, and it will be good if she grows longer." ”

Grandma Qi snorted coldly, "You deserve to be tossed." ”

Qi Laosan doesn't care, what is this tiredness, he is not tired when he was a salter.

Fifty fish were scraped, and the three of them were busy until noon, Qi Laosan took the brush and basket and walked to the depth of the water to brush the basket, cleaned it, loaded the fish, and carried the burden back.

As soon as I walked into the alley, I heard a cry, and the neighbors in the alley saw people as if they had seen a savior, and couldn't wait to say: "Go back quickly, go back quickly, your loud voice is noisy." ”

Bei Lao Niang coaxed the child to sweat out of her head, her face was heavy, the folds on her face were pulled down, her face became longer and longer, and Hai Zhumeng felt that her face was raw when she saw people.

"The milk is eaten, the is also pulled, the diaper is dry, her mother can't walk in the house with her arms, I hugged and cried, her second uncle hugged and cried, and her second sister hugged and cried." Mrs. Bei spoke with a wooden face.

"This kid is like this, he still has to talk to her, and he still recognizes people a little, and there are many stinky problems." Grandma Qi shook her head, she didn't take it over, whoever was used to it coaxed it.

Qi Laosan put down his burden and went to the stove to grab the firewood ash and rub his hands, rubbed it three times and had no fishy smell before going back to change his clothes, and hurriedly didn't even button the button to hug his daughter first.

"Okay, okay, if you cry again, the neighbors in the alley will dislike you."

Haizhu fried pepper and salt on the stove, and Grandma Qi calmly dried the fish and drained the water in the cry, she said to Bei Lao Niang: "Mother-in-law, you rest, I will cook after I dry the fish." ”

"Alas, I'll go back to eat, and you don't have to be busy." Bei Lao Niang's brain is buzzing, she wants to go back to be quiet and quiet.

"It's not busy, it's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks, and we still have to eat and cook when you leave." Grandma Qi didn't let her go, and said directly: "We want to smoke fish in the afternoon, and then I will ask you to help watch the Xingzhu, you can rest assured, she will sleep in the afternoon after making trouble in the morning." ”

"Oh......" Mrs. Bei pinched the cloth pocket and sat down again, her face was full of hesitation, she muttered: "Also, the milk doll sleeps in addition to eating......

"Big, did my third aunt make trouble when she was a child?" Dongzhu couldn't help but ask.

Bei Lao Niang hurriedly waved her hand, "Xingzhu doesn't follow her mother's, her appearance doesn't follow, and her temperament doesn't follow." "I'm afraid that I won't be able to explain it clearly.

Dongzhu giggled when she saw her eagerness, it was so funny.

The fish are all on the rope, Grandma Qi went into the kitchen to cook, the ribs in the crockpot have been stewed, she steamed a fish to cook the pot of rice, and later Haizhu came to fry two dishes and lived.

The salt and pepper were fried, and Haizhu took the pan and put it on the table to dry. I didn't hear the child's cry for a while, she turned her head to look, and Qi Laosan was sitting under the eaves with the baby in his arms and dozing off.

She coughed and motioned for the others to look.

"Your third uncle probably doesn't want to have another one after raising this one." Second Uncle Qi.

Mrs. Bei nodded secretly, she was very satisfied with this son-in-law, seeing that he was tired like this, she thought in her heart that she would come over to help in the future, she couldn't coax the child to cry, and she could wash diapers and clothes.

The courtyard was quiet, so that the father and daughter of the crying bag could sleep well, and they didn't wake him up until the meal was ready.

"Pick it up, my hands are numb." Qi Laosan gasped.

Haizhu took the child who was still sucking his lips when he fell asleep, and said, "Your hands are quite steady, and you didn't let go of holding the baby when you fell asleep." ”

"I'm asleep and I'm carrying my heart, I've already practiced it, and when Xingzhu grows up, I'll go out at night to be a thief." Qi Laosan stood up with two stiff legs, the taste of numbness and crispiness rushed into the leg bones, he gritted his teeth and scolded: "Damn, it is more difficult to raise a child than to be a thief." ”

Dongzhu couldn't breathe with laughter, she leaned on the table and laughed in a suppressed voice, she felt that it was much more interesting for her third uncle to raise a child.

"It's time to eat, the dishes are a little less, don't be surprised by my mother." Grandma Qi scooped a bowl of pork rib soup, and the rice was covered with green cabbage leaves, she put it on the table, and said, "Third child, send the rice to your daughter-in-law, lest the child wake up and have to feed, and she will not have time to eat." ”

Mrs. Pei once again sighed that her daughter had good luck and met a good family.

Almost as soon as he finished eating, he woke up crying bag, and before he opened his eyes, his eyes lit up first, Qi Laosan put down the bowl and hugged the child and walked out.