In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 944 - 949: Anomaly!

Chapter 944: Chapter 949: Anomaly!

There are plenty of fish in the swamp, but they are not easy to catch. The big fish have all fled to the deep parts of the swamp, which are difficult for people to enter.

Nevertheless, the small fish they brought back were the size of a hand, mostly crucian carp, mud carp, and carp.

The Qin Mansion was large, but Su Lao Si still found a large open space behind the house, got some Silver Charcoal, and set up a bonfire. Old Xue’s apprentices gathered around happily to help. Having grown up by the river since they were young, they were naturally skilled at handling fish.

Seasonings were laid out in a long line, and everyone was chatting and laughing around the bonfire, creating a lively atmosphere.

Before long, the prepared fish were handed over to Su Lao Si.

The method for cooking grilled fish was taught to him by Su Pan’er first thing in the morning. You start by removing the scales and gills, then gutting and cutting the fish open, marinating it for a quarter of an hour before placing it on the fire to grill. While grilling, salt is sprinkled and vegetable oil is brushed on repeatedly with a brush. Then, you wash and peel carrots and celtuce, cut them into shreds, and lightly fry them with soybean sprouts in a wok. After that, add ginger shreds, scallion flowers, and a little pickled mustard greens to the wok to fry until aromatic. Once the fish is cooked, it’s placed into a tray already prepared. The tray is then put over the bonfire, and the fried carrots, celtuce, and soybean sprouts are added around it, along with the aromatic ginger shreds, scallion flowers, and a little pickled mustard greens. Finally, pour the pre-made thickened sauce on top, and the grilled fish is complete!

As soon as the grilled fish was done, the rich aroma was intoxicating!

Today, besides grilled fish, they also had plenty of field snail meat threaded on bamboo skewers.

In addition, the wild game Zhou Ning had hunted was prepared, stewed until extremely tender, filling the air with tempting waves of fragrance that aroused a great appetite!

Aside from everyone in the Qin Mansion, one person joined the fish grilling quietly and unnoticed.

This person was none other than She Lao, brought back by Su Pan’er from Yongze County.

Ever since Su Pan’er brought him back to the Qin Mansion, he had been quietly staying in the servants’ quarters, hardly ever going out.

Since he was personally brought back by Su Pan’er, and he didn’t go out, nobody bothered him aside from the servants who provided him with good food and drink. Plus, with Su Pan’er giving birth and then being in her confinement period without even leaving her room, She Lao was forgotten by all.

If he didn’t take the initiative to go out now, aside from the servants who delivered his meals, everyone would probably forget about his existence.

However, seeing him appear surprised Su Lao Si, who raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

He glanced at him in surprise, but ultimately said nothing. A new face! Who is this person?

It wasn’t until later when he asked the servants that he learned the man’s identity, and he looked at him more intently, muttering words that others couldn’t understand.

Despite this, he still personally handed over a few skewers of field snails, indicating that She Lao should start grilling.

She Lao, holding the skewers, turned them over and over, looking very surprised!

He then imitated the others, grilling his field snails over the Silver Charcoal. The result was that the grilled snails either burned or were undercooked, and they all ended up in the mouth of the already waiting dog.

The dog, having heard that there would be tasty food today, was whimpering constantly, its tail wagging with joy.

It loved to follow around Patriarch Su.

Originally a dog raised by Su Sikong to catch criminals, it became "a little brother" to Rascal Pig and settled down in the Qin family, never to leave again.

Since it occasionally saw Patriarch Su while being raised by Su Sikong, and Patriarch Su had moved into a small house at the lower side of the Qin Mansion, the dog spent much time with Patriarch Su.

Patriarch Su liked it too, seeing it was like seeing his eldest son still alive, and he spoiled the dog greatly. Over the years, many delicacies had passed through that dog’s mouth.

As the rich scent spread throughout the Qin Mansion, Aunt Zhou was telling Su Pan’er about the profits from the stores and manors in Changze County. In just a few short years, she had multiplied the business Su Pan’er had left behind several times over—of course, this was also attributable to the capable management of the several manor stewards.

Su Pan’er listened quietly, her hands swiftly flipping through the account books.

Next to her lay the box containing the charred piece of charcoal.

As the thick fragrance wafted out, the charcoal in the box trembled incessantly, as if something inside the charcoal wanted to break out of its shell!

Unfortunately, the box was covered at the moment, and Su Pan’er did not notice this abnormality.

After looking through several books, a rich aroma of meat woke up the gluttonous worms in her stomach. She casually set aside the account books, her lips curving into a smile.

"The account books can wait, there’s plenty of time to go through them slowly. But the meat outside won’t wait! Aunt Zhou has gone through great trouble, so why not go eat first and come back to these annoying accounts later?"

Aunt Zhou had no objections and nodded directly, "It’s the wild game that Ning’er brought back from hunting. This child, after so many years, his hunting skills haven’t diminished at all! Pan’er, you should try some too."

"I’m not feeling quite well right now, so I won’t go out. You go ahead and eat, Aunt Zhou."

With Su Pan’er’s consent, Aunt Zhou cheerfully left the house and joined the group grilling fish.

Su Lao Si was in charge of grilling the fish.

After grilling several fish in a row, he finally grilled one that he was particularly satisfied with. Su Lao Si then happily took the tray off the silver charcoal, placed it on another tray, and stood up joyfully.

Eleventh Uncle laughed beside him, "Uncle Su, are you going to take this to Mrs. Qin?"

"Indeed!

Su Lao Si beamed with pleasure, pointing proudly at the fish, "Hey! Look at this fish, its surface grilled to a golden-yellow, the sauce perfectly fired. It must taste great. My foolish girl specifically asked for this, so naturally, I’m going to take it to her!"

His ebullient expression suggested he was holding not just a grilled fish but some precious treasure.

"It’s good, but you’ve used too many seasonings for this grilled fish, and too much of it might not be conducive to Mrs. Qin’s recovery. So..."

Eleventh Uncle’s words caused Su Lao Si’s joy to freeze on his face.

Su Lao Si couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth!

Grilled fish wasn’t suitable for a person in confinement to eat in large amounts, but if his foolish girl wanted to try it, what harm was there in tasting?

As a host, he really couldn’t say that outright.

Eleventh Uncle wanted to say something more when Old Xue gave a light cough.

He hurriedly waved at Su Lao Si, "No harm! The ugly girl is a doctor herself, she knows her own body. An occasional treat once or twice is nothing, and she probably won’t eat much anyway. Hurry up and bring it in before the fish gets cold and fishy."

Su Lao Si was instantly happy again, his smile returning to his face.

"Exactly! Just to let my foolish girl have a taste!"

With that, he personally carried the tray towards the front courtyard staircase, leaving Eleventh Uncle standing there stunned.

It also left Old Xue and the others feeling speechless.

That Eleventh Uncle really didn’t understand human relations.

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