When Shen Man woke up, he looked at the ceiling for a moment and then sat up suddenly.
Damn it, why did you fall asleep?
She looked around to see if there was anyone in the house, but she heard someone talking outside the house and the sound of water.
I got up and put on my shoes, opened the door and saw that Li Jinhua and her daughter were collecting fish.
All the things she bought before were also cleaned up.
"Get up." Li Jinhua looked at her with a smile, but she didn't look unhappy.
Hearing this, Shen Man scratched his head in embarrassment, "I fell asleep. I'm sorry that I asked you to help me catch fish."
But she was just embarrassed. She originally wanted to collect the fish here, but she fell asleep on the kang and let others do the work.
"It's okay!" Li Jinhua waved her hands and said nonchalantly: "I'll take care of everything together. It's just a matter of convenience. Let's have dinner here tonight, I'll stew some fish."
Seeing this, Shen Man quickly said: "Stop stewing it. Let me stew half of my fish. I won't be able to finish it anyway. What if it's frozen for a long time and rats eat it?"
With that said, she walked over and took out half of the fish from the two fish basins. The head part weighed about six or seven pounds.
There is also a portion of fish offal taken out, which is delicious when stewed.
She couldn't take it for granted that things were convenient, and besides, she just wanted to eat.
"What are you doing?" Li Jinhua stopped her and said, if you can't eat it, it belongs to others.
Besides, how could it be such a coincidence that rats eat secretly? Now in winter, there is a water tank outside. After putting it in and covering it, rats can't get in at all.
Unexpectedly, Shen Man dodged her hand and replied with a smile: "Aunt, I want to eat this, is that okay?"
Seeing her playful look, Li Jinhua felt inexplicably soft-hearted and started laughing: "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you want!"
Shen Man and Gu Nan have different personalities. Gu Nan is a bit careless and outspoken, but Shen Man looks gentle and sensible, and can endure hardships.
She likes this kind of child no matter how she sees it.
In the end, the fish was stewed at night. In order to increase the taste, Shen Man went back to the collective household and pretended to take out a can of pork belly.
I brought some seasoning with me by the way, but I just saw that there was nothing but soy sauce.
Canned food is very delicious when stewed with fish. Of course, it is better to use fresh pork belly.
But the things in her space are always kept fresh and cannot be taken out at all. If you take them out, everyone will feel something is wrong.
"How about I come?" Li Jinhua looked at her standing by the pot with a shovel, feeling a little worried.
It would be such a waste if such a good fish is spoiled by the stew.
"It's okay! Don't worry, Auntie, I can cook!" Shen Man gave her a reassuring look.
Then he took out a small bottle of stupid pressed soybean oil he brought and poured it into the pot.
"Oh my god!" Li Jinhua looked at the small bowl of oil in the pot and exclaimed.
How much is this?
She looked at Shen Man and didn't know what to say. After all, this was the oil she brought herself.
Shen Man pretended not to notice. How could the stewed fish be delicious if there was too little oil?
When the oil is hot, put the green onions into the pot and fry until fragrant, then add aniseed and other things in sequence, and then add hot water.
The sound of "Zi La" sounded, and a fragrance wafted through the room.
"Oh, it smells so good." Gu Nan squatted next to the stove pit to help light the fire, so he smelled the fragrance right away.
Li Jinhua on the side pursed her lips, wondering if it would not smell fragrant after putting so much oil in it.
The oil in this fish stew is enough for their family to eat for a month. If you save some, it will be enough for two months.
Shen Man took out a small bottle of transparent water and poured it into the pot, then put the fish in. The white wine he just poured was white wine, so that the smell would not be strong.
Covering the pot, she clapped her hands, and you're done!
Then he lowered his head and said to the girl who was burning the fire: "Just control the heat to medium, don't make it too hot."
She still couldn't control the heat of earthen stove cooking, so she could only count on Gu Nan.
Hearing this, Gu Nan nodded, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
She is the one who cooks the fire at home. She knows how much fire to use when Li Jinhua cooks.
Shen Man felt relieved after hearing this, and turned around and went into the house. The kitchen was full of oil smoke and the heat of cooking, and he couldn't see anything at all.
After entering the house, Li Jinhua asked her to sit down and then went out to steam rice.
There were only two people left in the room, Shen Man and Gu Chen, who were asked to sit on both sides of the kang, one person sitting on each side.
Jing Jing felt a little embarrassed at this time. After thinking about it, Shen Man thought he should say hello?
"Is it cold in your collective house?" Gu Chen suddenly spoke first.
Shen Man turned around and saw him looking at her, so he replied: "It's not bad, there is air leakage in some places."
Although the houses in collective households were newly built just a few years ago, they are certainly not as warm as houses made of loess mixed with straw.
The two of them were embarrassed again. She suddenly remembered something and asked, "Why don't you see Uncle Gu at home?"
She has been here all day today, and now it is dark outside and no one has come back.
Hearing her question, Gu Chen smiled and said, "My dad went to my uncle's house outside the mountain. They are quite far there. I think he can come back tomorrow."
"Outside the mountain?" Shen Man looked at him doubtfully, where is that place?
"Mountain Wai means Shan Wai. You also know that we are in a mountainous area. Going outside is called Shan Wai, and the other side is the river." Gu Chen explained patiently.
"Oh..." Shen Man nodded clearly, thinking that there were quite a lot of dialects here, and he added new knowledge.
The two were chatting casually when Li Jinhua entered the room and saw smiles on their faces as they chatted.
"Xiao Man, come to our house for dinner when you have nothing to do from now on. We just like the excitement."
Northeastern people are very hospitable and if they like your personality, they hope you will come back next time.
Shen Man smiled and nodded, "Okay, I will come here often in the future."
But she will bring things, at least her own food rations. It is not easy for anyone at this time, and there is no reason to feed others in vain.
"I'm hungry!" A little boy ran in. As soon as he heard the voice, people also came in.
Gu Linjun saw the unfamiliar Shen Man, then stood next to Li Jinhua and asked in a low voice: "Nai, who is she?"
The last time we had dinner, he took a nap and didn't come out. Otherwise, he went out to play wildly with his friends. He came here several times without seeing him.
Li Jinhua smiled and said, "You have to call me aunt. Call someone quickly."
"Auntie." Gu Linjun looked at her with big eyes, and then hid in embarrassment.
Seeing this, Shen Man laughed and said, "Come, Auntie will give you some candy."
As she said that, she took out a handful of White Rabbit toffee from her pocket. Only the packaging had no markings such as the production address.
Gu Linjun's eyes widened even more when he saw the candy. He turned to look at Li Jinhua, wondering whether he should take it or not.
Li Jinhua knew that Shen Man was not a stingy person, so she nodded in agreement and motioned to her grandson to get it.
"Thank you, auntie." Looking back at this, Lin Jun didn't need anyone to teach him. He took it with a smile, licking his lips and showing his teeth.