Imperial Exam Daily

After the two returned, Yang Ye began to deal with the fish scales. Although it was still early for cooking, the fish would be tasteless with salt if they were not taken care of earlier.

Ah Xi watched the fish with a green back and a white belly bleed and flow down Yang Ye's slender fingers. The fish was sticky and fishy, ​​and it was not easy to handle. They say that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but Yang Ye used the back of a knife to remove the fish scales. , very proficient at dissecting the belly of fish, and there was no expression of discomfort on his face.

Not only was he not allowed to do it, but he was also asked to do other things: "Go to your sister-in-law's house and ask for some pickles, peppers, and ginger, and a handful of pickled cabbage."

Axi nodded quickly: "I'll go right away."

Yang Ye suddenly turned around: "By the way, can you eat spicy food?"

There are still a lot of people who eat spicy food in this area, and it has almost become a homely taste. Axi is also spicy, but the taste is still a bit lighter. He obviously did not expect that Yang Ye would care about his taste. How can he be swept away by Yang Ye at this time? Interested, he pursed his lips: "Yes."

"That's it. When you go to get the kimchi, remember to tell your eldest brother and sister-in-law not to cook, and come over to eat together at night."

Ah Xi responded obediently, then went to the kitchen room and took a big bowl to Yang Cheng's house.

Ever since Mrs. Yang became pregnant, Yang Cheng took good care of her and resolutely refused to let her go to the ground. Wu Yonglan couldn't resist her own man, and she was also afraid that her long-awaited child would go on business, so she spent most of the time at home.

Hearing that Axi said that Yang Ye caught a lot of fish and asked the couple to have dinner together, Wu Yonglan declined a few words, but Axi insisted on inviting her so much that she was too embarrassed to refuse.

She happily led Axi to the place where the kimchi jar was placed, and grabbed a big bowl of kimchi.

After Wu Yonglan was pregnant with a child, she felt a little greedy. She always wanted to eat better than before. Yesterday, she mentioned something to the man. Yang Cheng promised him that he would go to the city to buy a catty of meat for her after the crops were cleared. Like the landowner Mei's family, they can eat meat twice a day. If a man says this, she will feel relieved.

But I didn't expect that I didn't expect the man's meat, but Yang Ye called to eat the fish first. Although the fish meat was fishy, ​​it was still meat!After Yang Ye got married, he really became more and more humane.

"Sister-in-law has a lot of kimchi, so you can come and get it later if you want to eat."

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law." Axi held the kimchi and said, "Wait, when big brother accepts the work, sister-in-law must come over."

Wu Yonglan groaned, and sent people out with a smile.

Axi crossed the path and passed by Mrs. Yang's neighbor's house. Aunt Liu was watering some vegetables in the yard outside. The weather was getting hot, and the vegetables were sticking to the dry mud. The woman saw him walking away. However, pinched his waist and called him.

"Hey, Ah Xi, did you serve kimchi?"

"Ah."

"Look at the life of your young couple, why didn't you make kimchi? Thanks to having such a sister-in-law, otherwise, who would give it to you?"

Ah Xi closed her eyes, and didn't argue with the woman, she just said: "I'll go back first."

"Tch, it's unbelievable, I have to ask for a bite of kimchi, I really think I'm poor and crazy." Aunt Liu snorted, and didn't care if Ah Xi, who was walking away, heard or not.

As soon as the words fell, Axi didn't look back, but the door of his own house creaked, and the old lady's voice sounded: "I'm hiding here again, the sun has gone down, why don't you hurry up and bring back some pigweed, what will the pigs eat tomorrow?" .”

Aunt Liu immediately lost her temper, shrank her neck, and hurried out with a basket on her back.

When Ah Xi returned home, Yang Ye had already finished processing the fish, and even the small fish intestines were cleaned up and put in a small rice bowl.

When the night fell, Yang Ye cooked in person and cut the kimchi into sections. Considering that Wu Yonglan was pregnant, he still didn't put too much chili, but put more peppercorns. There are pepper trees in the village, so there is no shortage of them.

He used a spoonful of oil to stir-fry the ingredients, and the oil bubbled up and gathered in the middle. When it was seven minutes hot, he poured all the ingredients in, and with a puff, the kimchi was fried in the oil, mixed with minced pepper and garlic, and the fragrance burst out. The child burst out.

Ah Xi was collecting beans outside, smelling the aroma and couldn't help but go into the kitchen.

"Is your cooking so, so good?"

The young man watched the fish in the pot gradually turn milky white in the hot juice, and the scent approaching his mouth and nose made his mouth secrete saliva non-stop. Ah Xi was amazed that Yang Ye had such a skill.

Yang Ye smiled helplessly: "It's not bad. I used to read miscellaneous books when I had nothing to do, and I occasionally saw some interesting allusions. It mentioned cooking in it. I don't do it often."

Ah Xi didn't have any suspicions, and his mind fell on the fish in the pot.

My aunt’s family also eats fish during Chinese New Year. The price of fish is much lower than that of meat, so they use cheap fish instead of pork, beef and mutton. There was a fishy smell boiling, which was strange today, after being boiled by Yang Ye, the fishy smell was not unpleasant, but turned into a unique fragrance.

The fish was taken out of the pot and filled a large basin, and Yang Cheng and his wife just happened to come over at this moment.

It's hot, so it's rare to be lively tonight, Yang Ye moved the table to the yard to eat, the night wind blows, it's spacious and cool, and many villagers in the village like it in summer.

"I can smell the fragrance from afar, this Axi's craftsmanship is really good!"

Wu Yonglan praised when he entered the yard.

On the contrary, Ah Xi was very embarrassed, and while setting the dishes, he explained: "I didn't do it."

Not to mention Wu Yonglan, even Yang Cheng was quite surprised. When the daughter-in-law came home, she said that the second brother called to eat fish. She was already happy, but now seeing Yang Ye wiping his hands, it seemed that she had just finished cooking. Surprised and pleasantly surprised: "Aye, big brother doesn't know you have such a skill."

Yang Ye smiled: "I just read some books, but I always wanted to try it out. Let's have dinner, brother and sister-in-law."

They are all a family, and there are no elders around, so everyone is informal, sitting around the small square table deftly, greedily craving the big bowl of pickled cabbage fish.

Wu Yonglan's kimchi is well dried, and the brine is also delicious. Although the vegetables have not been soaked for a few days, they are not too sour and tasteless. The pickled fish is just right.

A few people lifted their chopsticks and didn't put them down. After a little addiction in their mouths, they breathed a sigh of relief: "This fish is really delicious! I didn't feel fishy at all. I was afraid that it would make a fuss if it touched my mouth and stomach, but I was thinking too much. The second brother's craftsmanship can catch up with the big restaurants in the county town!"

Yang Cheng also said that the food was very satisfying. The oil and water were so hot that he might be able to fry the dishes for less than half a month. Although he seemed very incapable of living, men's mouths were not as much as women's, so he didn't say anything.

Besides, it’s not like eating every meal, and it’s better to have a tooth-beating sacrifice once in a while. Now he just regrets not bringing a couple of drinks over. Holding it, he was afraid that if he got two taels of wine, he would bring out Yang Ye's faults.

Finally swapped the wine for a plate of cold cucumbers.

"It's good to know how to read and write. You can even learn this skill! This sauerkraut is so delicious."

Wu Yonglan was addicted to boasting, and couldn't help but want to talk more.

Yang Cheng also said: "I say the fish intestines are delicious."

"I also caught two. They are soft and very fragrant."

Ah Xi jumped for joy, and clearly praised Yang Ye every sentence. Yang Ye looked calm, but he rolled his eyes with a smile.

He picked up a small fish and ate it quietly and slowly.

The family enjoyed themselves happily, and they ate a meal for a long time. They didn't put down their chopsticks until it was dark, and the fish in a large basin was drained, leaving only some soup and sauerkraut. The fish was completely wiped out.

Yang Da and his wife felt embarrassed, after all, it was the first time they were invited by Yang Ye to eat, and they were so full, with the cool breeze blowing in the courtyard, it felt more satisfying than going to a restaurant. Usually, they provided meals, but once they changed, I'm not used to it.

Two brothers, Yang Cheng and Yang Ye sat and chatted in the yard, while Axi and Wu Yonglan packed up the dishes and took them to the kitchen.

"I found an errand in the county, and it's not bad. From now on, elder brother doesn't have to worry about my affairs, and takes good care of elder sister-in-law."

Yang Cheng took a deep look at the person sitting next to him. He felt very strange overnight, but he looked very familiar with that face. The changes of these days made Yang Cheng not know where to start his words, as if he wanted to say something. There are too many words, but I don't know what to say when I talk about it.

He patted Yang Ye on the shoulder: "Aye, you have reassured my elder brother a lot."

Yang Ye didn't speak, but only touched fists with Yang Cheng, and they both laughed at the same time.

The afterglow of the setting sun was getting darker and darker, and the villagers who were busy in the fields also carried hoes and walked home barefoot.Aunt Liu, who had gone out before, was now carrying a large basket of vegetables and some wild boar grass to her home, and happened to pass by Yang Ye's courtyard.

Her nose, which hadn't been stained with meat for a long time, keenly smelled the smell of fish hovering in the yard. Aunt Liu stopped and smelled it outside for a long time.

Just when she stretched her neck to look inside, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and Wu Yonglan and Yang Cheng almost touched her nose when they came out of the courtyard.

"Hey, isn't this Aunt Liu? This is the job?"

Wu Yonglan naturally knew that this woman could smell the fragrance from the yard outside, so she was a little proud, even if the rest of the village had fish and materials, they might not have Yang Ye's craftsmanship.

Aunt Liu responded dryly: "Yes. There is a lot of work at home, so it's not like you are free."

Yang Cheng didn't like to listen to the conversation between women the most, so he nodded his head to Aunt Liu and walked to the front first.

Wu Yonglan followed Aunt Liu unhurriedly, and the two talked about each other.

"Our second brother called us to eat fish today. It's true, but he gave them two handfuls of sauerkraut and insisted that we eat it together. They always think about us if there is anything good."

"No wonder, why do I say it smells so good? I'm so lucky." Aunt Liu was very angry. She also said that Ah Xi went to ask Liu Changhua for kimchi, but it turned out that people were cooking fish to eat, not to mention the smell. It sounds like a mouthful.

Listening to the sour words, Wu Yonglan, who was often talked about by this woman, was in a good mood.