Chapter 37 Mr. Ma has no cooking skills, it all depends on the ingredients
The four of them drank a bottle of white wine, and one of them brought a large bowl of rice. The food on the table was even more clean.
No one expected that a meal cooked by oneself would taste delicious.
“This meal is really delicious.”
"Don't tell me, I'm really hungry. Usually, I can only eat half a bowl of rice at most." Gong Changming said with a smile. "This is all thanks to Lao Ma. This fried eel is so fragrant, I wish I could eat all the bones."
“The side dishes have a unique taste.”
Ma Zhiqiang laughed quite proudly. "The food here is better, and the aroma from the earthen stove is great."
"No, the crispy rice cooked in the earthen stove is very fragrant, but the ingredients are good on the one hand, and it's also thanks to your old horse's cooking skills."
"Hahaha, I really didn't expect it, Lao Ma, you are so talented if you don't open a shop with your skills."
A few people stood up while chatting and laughing. After eating and drinking, they felt comfortable and planned to continue their struggle in the reservoir and catch a few big fish no matter what.
"Sister-in-law, thank you for cleaning up."
"Leave it alone, I'll do it."
Wang Fengxia said with a smile, "How are you? Are you full? There's not enough rice. I'll make some noodles for you." Seeing that the food on the table was all gone, she wanted all the rice dumplings. How many people didn't have enough to eat? There were still noodles at home.
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"I'm full, I'm full."
"Okay, let's go."
"Let's go."
Several people looked at Li Fushan, Li Feng and others nodded, and were ready to leave.
"Wait a minute, sister-in-law, can you give us some more of these eels?" Ma Zhiqiang thought the eels tasted good and planned to take some back.
"Okay, okay." Wang Fengxia saw that there were still a lot of eels, so she gave up some expensive ones.
"Then you help share, one for each person." Ma Zhiqiang said.
"No, Lao Ma, I'll forget it. My family has gone on a trip, and I can't handle it alone." He Yuan waved his hand.
"Forget it, I don't have your skills. Besides, I'm too busy to clean up."
He Yuan, Gong Changming, and Liao Zhihua shook their heads. Ma Zhiqiang didn't even think about it, so he packed four pounds. This meal cost more than a thousand dollars, but for Ma Zhiqiang, it was a drop in the bucket. It was comfortable to eat and just for fun.
Happiness is the most important thing.
"Mom, why did you sell the eel again?"
There wasn't much in the first place, but now it's better, with only three or four kilograms left.
"Why do you need so much? Just give it a try. It costs more than a hundred yuan per catty and you can eat it every day." Well, Li Feng was educated, but he had no choice but to stop talking about the head office.
"Second brother, don't you have anything to do in the afternoon? Let's go fishing in the reservoir too."
"What about you, Xiaolong?"
"Brother Feng, I have to go back. Someone just called me to pick up the express."
Zhang Long has no choice. There must be one person standing at the express delivery station, and no one can do it.
"You go fishing with the second brother, Brother Feng, I'll go back." Xiaojuan said.
"Can you do this alone?"
"It's okay, there aren't many people in the afternoon."
"Then drive slower on the road."
Xiaojuan took the car keys, followed Wang Fengxia and Li Fushan and said hello to them before driving back to Fengling Town. Li Feng and the other two got fishing rods and wandered to the reservoir, where they saw Ma Zhiqiang and the others nodded and said hello.
Shaling Reservoir is not small. The entire water surface area is about one hundred acres, and the deepest point is fifteen meters.
The previous boss had contracted and renovated it, and built two small piers, a fish feeding platform, and even a few bungalows.
The surrounding areas have also been cleaned up and several fishing spots have been opened. No wonder tourists from the city come to fish from time to time. This place is really nice. "Brother Feng, the front is nice and there is shade."
"OK."
The three of them took out their fishing rods, took out the fishhook coils and hung them up. This area was quite deep, about seven or eight meters. When Li Feng adjusted the bait, the three of them chatted while fishing. "I don't know how fishing has been in recent years.
There are more and more people.”
"That's true. In the houses I've renovated recently, the men all like fishing."
Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "You said fishing is really such a big deal."
"Who knows."
A few people just join in the fun of fishing and talk more, it's not really a hobby. I haven't seen anyone take the bait for a long time. "Are there any fish in our reservoir?"
"Yes, Xiaojuan, my cousin, I and I came over a few days ago, and we saw one person catch a three- to four-pound fish."
"No wonder so many people come here."
A few people fished for a while, but Li Feng, who was lucky enough to catch two crucian carps, and the Zhang Cheng brothers didn't catch any. "Forget it, it's no use sitting here on a hot day, go back and get some watermelon to eat.
.”
"Let's go, let's go."
Passing by Ma Zhiqiang and the others, Li Feng took a look and realized that these guys had indeed caught a few decent fish, and their skills were quite good.
"Back?"
"Go back, you go fishing."
After returning home, Zhang Cheng went back to the village. Zhang Long rode his electric bike back to the town to help, fearing that Xiaojuan would not be able to handle the work alone.
"Bring some eels back to eat."
"No, no, we won't burn it tonight."
"This boy."
"Go down and have a look."
I don’t know how the watermelons I planted a few days ago are doing. When I came to the vegetable field, the vegetables I planted a few days ago were growing green and shiny. They will be ready for takeout in a few days.
The watermelon seedlings have also sprouted, but the longer one seems better.
"Isn't this one planted late? Why should it grow better?" Li Feng muttered, without thinking, he took the water ladle and watered the vegetables and watermelon seedlings. This guy was watched by Gao Chunlan who was in the ground.
Stop it quickly.
"Xiao Feng, it's not possible to water the water under the strong sun right now."
Either water it in the evening, water it in the morning, or water it with hot water at noon. This guy is kidding, this kid doesn't know anything about farming.
"Really?" Li Feng really forgot about it. Gao Chunlan told Li Feng some things to pay attention to when growing vegetables.
"Why do you grow so many vegetables at home?"
Gao Chunlan took a look and saw that this piece of land was at least half an acre. How could he eat so many vegetables?
"Grow and sell."
"You see, I have completely forgotten."
Gao Chunlan asked in her heart whether she wanted to expand the farmland by two more ridges. From the tone of her voice, she wanted to keep harvesting this vegetable. "Xiao Feng, tell Auntie the truth, this vegetable can really be harvested forever."
"That's for sure."
Well, if you still doubt this, what should you say? Li Feng smiled bitterly, no wonder there has been a lot of movement recently, and he still doubts his relationship.
"Then I'll go back and tell your uncle to open two more ridges of land for growing vegetables."
"Okay, the more the merrier."
Watching Gao Chunlan leave, Li Feng simply put down the water scoop, ran around the pond, sprinkled a few handfuls of fish bait, and poured the fish and shrimp that had grown for more than ten days into the pond when no one was around. "In the morning and evening, the pond
It’s full of big fish.”
He clapped his hands and returned home. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Feng returned to Hong Kong Island to pack the vegetables and go to the market in the evening.
At this time, Ma Zhiqiang and others also drove back to Chang'an. Their drunkenness had already dissipated. When they returned home, Ma Zhiqiang looked at the fish he had caught and the eel he bought.
Mr. Ma suddenly decided to cook dinner on a whim. When the nanny saw it, she thought she had made some mistake. "Sir, I'll do it."
"It's okay, I'll leave tonight's dinner to me."
When his daughter and daughter-in-law came back, they saw Mr. Ma busy in the kitchen with surprise on his face. "What's wrong with my dad?"
"Daughter-in-law, Xiaoxue is back."
"The food is almost ready."
"What's going on today? Is it your and dad's wedding anniversary?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Wang Yan was also confused. How long had it been since her husband had cooked food? Xuexue seemed to have never done it before. What happened today? Don’t worry about it. "Do you know where your dad was today?"
"Didn't Dad say he was going fishing with some uncles?"
"Can you be so happy about fishing?"
Wang Yan didn't understand how happy she was about fishing. When the food was ready, Ma Xuexue looked at the table full of dishes and hesitated. How good could it be?
"Don't look at it, have a taste. These are eels I brought back from the countryside. They are wild. There are also fish. I caught them myself."
"Try it."
Wang Yan motioned to her daughter to use her chopsticks, and Ma Xuexue reluctantly picked up a piece of eel. It was crispy, fragrant, juicy, and very refreshing. "Mom, this stir-fried eel that dad made is so delicious. Try it quickly."
"You didn't lie to mom, did you?"
Wang Yan didn't believe it, but Ma Zhiqiang was quite proud. "You'll know if you try it."
"Hey, it's not bad."
"Don't just eat eel, try other things too."
Ma Xuexue nodded, but after tasting other dishes, she found the taste was just average. The eel was still delicious. Ma Zhiqiang saw that his daughter and daughter-in-law were not very interested in other dishes and only ate eel. Could it be that the other dishes were not delicious?
"Huh?" The same fried eggplant shreds, the same tomatoes and eggs, the same cold cucumbers, but the taste is a bit different.
"Xiao Wang, are all these vegetables bought today?"
"Yes, sir, these are just bought from the supermarket."
"Weird."
Ma Zhiqiang tasted the eel again and it was delicious. "Hey, could it be because of the ingredients?"
"What's wrong, Dad?"
"fine."
Ma Zhiqiang muttered, trying again when he goes back to Shaling Reservoir.
After a while, Ma Xuexue finished her meal and shouted with a smile, asking her parents to eat the durians she bought with the first money she earned. Ma Xuexue is a sophomore at Jiaotong University, and this old classmate contacted her to help sell durians and give her a commission.
I finally made enough money this past week to buy a large durian, so I bought one and shared it with my parents.
"My daughter made money to buy it, so I want to try it."
The delicious taste of durian was beyond Wang Yan's expectation. You should know that she usually likes to eat durian, and so does her daughter, except her husband.
Her family's financial situation is good, and Wang Yan has eaten all kinds of durians, but there are really not many durians that are so delicious.
“The durian my daughter bought tastes different and delicious.”
Ma Zhiqiang said with a smile, which surprised Wang Yan even more. "You also like to eat?"
“Very delicious.”
"Mom, isn't it delicious?"
Ma Xuexue hurriedly broke off a piece and put it in her mouth. "Wow, it's so delicious. No wonder everyone says durian is delicious. Mom, this is tastier than what we usually buy."
