When the village chief saw that they were packing their things and going to visit the grave, he smiled and said, "You guys go and do your business first, I'll come here again in the afternoon."
Cheng Tianyuan sent him out, then twisted pastries, bacon and rice cakes, incense candles and flowers, took his parents and daughter-in-law and walked towards the mountain.
Ah Hu was not idle either and helped bring things.
"The mountains on your side are very short, almost the same as those on the county town."
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "In fact, this is not a mountain at all. It is just a few small hills, which are not even as good as the small hills in the southern region. The ancestors of all families who died were buried here. We usually come to visit the tombs in Qingming Festival."
Ahu said "Oh!" and said with a smile: "This place is not far from the county town, and the road is also open. When you buy a car, it will be very convenient to come back at any time."
Xue Ling explained: "Yes! Even if you live in the city from now on, you still have to come back from time to time. After all, it's here!"
"Sister-in-law said this well!" Ah Hu praised.
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at Xue Ling gently before continuing to walk forward.
After walking for about ten minutes, I soon saw two small hills with figures on them, obviously all the villagers who came to sweep the graves.
Cheng Muhai smiled and explained: "Our family's ancestral tomb is on the other side of the mountain. You will be there after walking for a while."
The hills are not difficult to climb, and the group slowly climbs up and arrives soon.
Cheng Tianyuan and Ahu were busy pulling weeds and cleaning the surroundings.
Liu Yingze and Xue Ling put out the worship items, lit incense and candles, and burned some small paper ingots.
After half an hour of busyness, everyone packed their things and walked down the mountain.
While gnawing on the rice cake, Ah Hu looked at the stream beside him.
"Oh! Is there any fish here? Suddenly I want to eat grilled fish!"
Cheng Tianyuan replied with a smile: "Yes, the meat of the stream fish is very delicious, but it is difficult to catch. When I was a child, I would occasionally come to catch fish with other boys in the village, and most of them had to surround both sides and then slowly touch it inside."
Liu Ying hurriedly shouted: "You can't go down now! The water is too cold!"
"Yes!" Cheng Muhai explained: "Spring has just arrived, and it's rainy recently. The weather in late spring is still very cold. You can't go down and touch it, be careful to catch a cold!"
But Ah Hu was tempted to eat grilled fish and muttered: "Your yard is big enough. You can set up a branch, order a few piles of firewood, kill the fish, apply some salt, oil and chili sauce, and the fish will be eaten soon.
superior……"
"Brother Ah Hu, stop talking, I'm so greedy." Xue Ling smiled and said, "I haven't eaten grilled fish for a long time. I'm so moved when you say this."
Cheng Tianyuan heard that his little wife wanted to eat fish, but he really couldn't bear to let her down.
"There are still a few fishing nets in the corner of the yard in the house. They have been useless for many years, and I don't know if they can be used. When I get home, I will take them out and take them out, and then come over to sprinkle them to see if I can catch a few."
"I'll help you!" Ah Hu smiled and said, "I'm so good at catching fish! I live by the river. When I was a child, I would fish in the water in the summer. This is my old job!"
It was only past ten o'clock when I returned to the Cheng family, and it was still early.
I haven't come back for a long time, and a thick layer of dust has accumulated at home.
Cheng Muhai and Liu Ying quickly cleaned up, while Xue Ling quickly helped.
Ahu and Cheng Tianyuan dig out the fishing nets, tied the fishing nets together, and ran back to the stream to catch fish.
After more than an hour of busyness, my family finally got clean.
Liu Ying smiled and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to light the fire, heat the rice cakes, and then cook some rice porridge to eat."
"Okay." Xue Ling was not picky at all: "Put your stomach first, go back to the city and have a full meal."
At this moment, Ahu's hearty laughter sounded outside the house!
"The fish in the stream have been raised for a long winter, and it's very fat! Look! This one costs at least two kilograms! Wow! Why are there so many fish in the stream in your village? It's so amazing!"
Cheng Tianyuan seemed surprised and explained: "Maybe no one caught him in winter! I remember that there were not so many when I was a child."
Ahu smiled and said, "You go find firewood, I go to the well to kill fish."
Cheng Tianyuan should be fine and walked into the kitchen quickly.
"Mom, just make some rice porridge. We caught a lot of fish outside. Ah Hu said we wanted to make grilled fish. Let's eat the fish together and then add some millet porridge."
"Catch the fish?" Xue Ling was so excited that he ran out happily without caring about the broom in his hand.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and held her hand and walked towards the yard.
"I thought I could catch at most a few small fish, but unexpectedly, I caught more than twenty of them after a few nets, all of which were very big!"
Cheng Muhai and Liu Ying hurriedly came out to watch the fun, dirt and covered the fishing net with soil. There were big fish flapping inside, opening their mouths and exhaling.
"Oh! So much! Go and carry a big bucket and put it in it."
Liu Ying quickly took the big wooden barrel, and while smiling and washing the rain, he caught fish into the wooden barrel.
The fish in the stream are very energetic, and most of them are still alive when brought back all the way.
Ah Hu easily took out a few dead fish, opened the belly, removed the fish scales, and cleaned them up.
Cheng Tianyuan twisted a few green bamboos in, split them with a sickle, cleaned them up, and put them all into pieces.
Cheng Muhai, who was standing beside him, moved a pile of firewood out of the kitchen and lit it carefully.
Ah Hu shouted: "Auntie, bring some peanut oil and chili sauce!"
"Hey!" Liu Ying quickly brought out the things.
Ah Hu applied oil on the fish and explained: "In the past, I used to run long distances outside for many years. I could encounter any weather on the road, and I didn't have anything to eat from time to time. There was nothing delicious in the wild, so the beasts would definitely not dare to do it. Fortunately, there were fish, and it was water.
I tried every means to find fish to eat. I am very good at making grilled fish! The riders who traveled with me asked me to make grilled fish every time. Haha! I remember that I haven’t eaten grilled fish for many years!”
Cheng Muhai patted his shoulder and said warmly: "There are so many here, enough for you to eat at one time!"
"Yes!" Liu Ying smiled and said, "If you can't finish eating, just take a walk. Anyway, your truck can hold anything."
Everyone laughed.
After more than ten minutes, the grilled fish was ready, and three were roasted in total.
Everyone shared the food and found it very delicious. They ate it while enjoying it.
Ahu had a lot of food and made two more bakes to bake. He couldn't help asking: "Ayuan, is there any wine? Let's take the opportunity to have a few drinks!"
Cheng Tianyuan said without thinking: "Of course there is! There are two jars of rice wine at home-"
"No, no!" Xue Ling quickly stopped him and explained: "You have to drive later. You can't drive when you drink, otherwise it will be unsafe."
Ah Hu licked the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Just a few mouthfuls!"
Cheng Tianyuan poured half a bowl of it for him and advised: "Not too much. Anyway, we will go back in the evening. There are still several hours left, so it should be fine if you drink some."
After Xue Ling had enough, she cleaned the yard and then went back to her room to take a nap.
After Ah Hu drank half a bowl, he secretly searched for Liu Ying and asked her to pour more.
"Aunt, this rice wine has been a long time ago, right? It's so fragrant! Give me another bowl!"
Liu Ying loved this cheerful young man very much. When he heard that the rice wine was delicious, he quickly turned around and brought a big bowl.
"Drink it! I'll pour it for you after I finish drinking!"
"Hey! Thank you aunt!"
"Your family, why are you polite!"
So, while eating grilled fish, Ah Hu drank wine until he finally fell drunk by the well in the yard and slept soundly.