Chapter 178 178. Two Apprentices [Ask for monthly votes]
It was rare to see such a rich catch of fish at once, and the seventh cousin was still explaining it to Qiao Qiao seriously.
At this moment, what he took out from the cage was a struggling eel.
Eels have mucus on their bodies and are generally slippery, making them difficult to catch.
But at this moment, the seventh cousin pinched it with his thumb, index and middle fingers, and no matter how hard it curled up underneath, it just couldn't break free.
"Are you scared?"
He looked at Qiao Qiao.
"I have eaten this before," Qiao Qiao smiled and touched the cold and smooth body of the eel: "Dad said this is not a water snake and does not bite people, it is an eel."
The seventh cousin nodded appreciatively to him: "Yes, but if you are really anxious, you can bite it, but the poison is not strong, just rinse it with water and alcohol and it will be fine."
There was more than one eel in the cage. The seventh cousin quickly took out another one and threw it into the bucket:
"Try catching it with your hands."
Qiao Qiao was so happy that he stretched out his hand and put it into the bucket. However, as soon as he grabbed it from the head, the eel twisted and slipped out of his fingers smoothly.
After struggling for a long time and using both hands, in the end, I couldn't catch the eel as easily and firmly as my seventh cousin did.
Qiao Qiao stared blankly at her hands, feeling extremely aggrieved:
"It's so slippery."
But the seventh cousin smiled and encouraged: "Fish are very slippery, so you have to be willing to do it. Do you see its head? Pull your hands down to a long position and buckle hard! Don't care how it twists, it's all strong
It must be stable and not loose..."
The two aunties who were helping were putting away the vegetables and meat. Seeing how seriously the seventh cousin was teaching Qiao Qiao, they subconsciously breathed softly.
When the vegetable basin was brought to the stove, the two began to discuss:
"Look at my child's cousin, he is quite good at teaching him, coaxing and playing with him. Qiao Qiao is very happy."
In their opinion, learning to cook means either practicing chopping and chopping, or carrying a big pot and stir-frying. What's the point of catching eels here?
When I first came in, I even poured a basin of loaches! After catching the loaches and eels, the children can play all morning.
The other person laughed: "Qiao Qiao is very brave. Why are they not afraid? I saw the eel twisting and twisting like a snake, which made me feel scared."
"What's the point!" The aunt opposite laughed:
"When children are young, they are not afraid of anything. When I was a child, I was so enthusiastic about raising silkworms. Now that I see fat and white silkworms, I still feel a little scared."
This is true.
The two of them were laughing and joking, but they didn't know where the topic was going.
At the edge of the pool, the seventh cousin was minding his own business with the two harvests filled with cages, while Qiao Qiao was struggling with the bucket of eels and loaches.
At this moment, the left and right hands are like practicing iron sand palms, constantly moving downwards to catch. When the left hand is tired, switch to the right hand, and when the right hand is tired, switch to the left hand.
Grandma Qi handed him the big teapot and couldn't help but smile softly:
"This kid is quite serious."
"That's right." The seventh cousin was also satisfied.
From the first time Qiao Qiao came to his house, he saw that this child was stupid as hell, but if he was asked to do something, he could just keep doing it. This level of concentration was amazing.
Because of this, during this time together, the seventh cousin really thought about teaching him seriously.
Although catching eels and loaches may not seem like much fun, in fact, what you are practicing is to be fast, accurate and steady. Once the chef's hands are steady, it proves that his mind is also steady, and he can devote himself to anything and get twice the result with half the effort.
It was fate. Twenty years ago, when he was young and strong and wanted to take on an apprentice, his parents sent the child home and knelt down and kowtowed.
The other party burst into tears, saying that there were too many children at home, and all he wanted was to give him food to eat and a way to make a living.
Even so, he did not relent, but arranged for the other party to work back and forth, and it took him a year of careful inspection before agreeing.
In those days, every household was not well-off, so they could practice making fat chickens and ducks every day without feeling distressed.
The seventh cousin has indeed passed on the mantle.
He even pushed all his connections as a master. During the years when his apprentice followed him, he had no income except for the first three years of practicing basic skills, but he had no worries about food and clothing.
Later, the apprentice no longer studied cooking. Instead, he spent more than half of a month making a lot of money. Otherwise, he would not have the opportunity to wander around the coastal cities, and then run away when he came back.
As a master, the seventh cousin felt that he was quite qualified. Even if he expected his apprentice to provide for him in his old age in the future, he had no intention of treating him badly. At that time, the house had not been demolished, but he still had his own small courtyard.
But who would have thought that when the disciple of Yi Meng picked up his things and flew away, his parents would come to his door with a large group of brothers and scold him for oppressing the children.
Now that I am very old, I have fallen in love with this silly Qiaoqiao again.
If he was teaching with a mission before, with this period of communication, the seventh cousin has become more and more focused on it.
I don’t care for any reason, I just like this child.
Thinking of the past, the seventh cousin and the seventh grandma didn't know what to say. It was also because of that incident that the couple became seriously ill and have lived in the city since then.
Now, looking at the silly Qiaoqiao in front of him, the seventh cousin laughed again:
"Qiaoqiao, let me ask you, do you dare to kill a chicken?"
Qiao Qiao looked up blankly: "I have never killed before, so I don't know if I dare."
"What about killing Dabai?"
Qiao Qiao shook his head: "You can't kill Dabai. Dabai is a good brother. Dabai is helping me look after the mountains."
"What if I have to kill him?"
"That's not possible!" Qiao Qiao became serious, her eyes widened: "No."
Seventh Cousin:......
Why is this child so stubborn?
He originally wanted to introduce a small teaching topic, but now he became stubborn:
"Look, this goose was not raised by your family, and you didn't pay for it. Why can't you kill it? What if your grandparents agree?"
Qiao Qiao couldn't hold it in. He didn't know what to say, but at this moment he still emphasized: "No! It just can't!"
"I'll run with it and hide it in the mountains."
"Then what if it was your parents and your sister who killed you directly while you were not at home?"
Qiao Qiao frowned, her eyes were red, as if she was about to shed tears next moment.
Grandma Qi stood nearby and glared at the bad old man, but she heard Qiao Qiao say:
"My parents and sister said that Qiao Qiao is very well-behaved and will never make Qiao Qiao sad."
But the seventh cousin didn’t want to stop there and still wanted to get to the bottom of it:
"What if? If you kill me, what will you do?"
Qiao Qiao was silent, tears welling up in her eyes: "Then Qiao Qiao won't eat either. Qiao Qiao will starve herself to death and go and accompany Dabai!"
The seventh cousin had a complicated expression, but finally murmured: "Silly boy, you are very hungry, so you have no idea."
Qiao Qiao raised her head stubbornly: "Then wait until you are very hungry. If I don't do anything, Dabai will be even more sad."
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I'm really sleepy, so I'll make up for the next update tomorrow.