Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 187 Chop Chop Chop

"Sister Xuyuan, we are here."

"Brother Gu, Brother Ming, come quickly!"

Gu Qinghan put Gu Qingming down and saw many people in the pavilion calling him. He called Gu Qingming over and went into the kitchen to take a look.

Many people who saw the basket in Gu Qingming's hand looked at it curiously and exclaimed: "Wow, it's a real kitten!"

"Of course it's real. I brought it here for you to see."

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Seeing that the two sisters Xu Yuan were processing the fish in the kitchen, Gu Qinghan hurried forward.

"Xiaozhi, let me do it." He came to Xu Zhi's side and took over the task of cleaning the fish.

"Okay." Xu Zhi put the knife in his hand on the chopping board and helped to skewer the fish.

"Is there anyone I can help with?" Li Junyong happened to arrive at Xu Yuan's house at this time. He went into the pavilion and put away the things he brought. He sat for a while, looked at the cat that Gu Mingming brought, and went into the kitchen.

"Yes, here." Xu Yuan heard the noise and responded quickly.

"Okay, um..." Seeing Gu Qinghan standing aside, he suddenly felt that he might have come at the wrong time.

"Come here." Gu Qinghan glanced at Li Junyong and said.

"After you two clean up these, there should be enough for us to eat! I'll take the seasonings to the pavilion." After instructing Gu Qinghan and Li Junyong, Xu Yuan walked to another wooden basin filled with clean hot water, washed his hands, and opened the cabinet.

"Yeah." Gu Qinghan nodded.

The seasonings and brushes prepared before setting up the stall were sealed in bamboo tubes and placed in the cabinet by Xuyuan. The brushes can be used after being scalded with hot water. The fish on the plate were brought to the pavilion.

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Before Xuyuan even approached the pavilion, he could already smell the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes.

Xuanyu, Gu Qingming and Daquan are now using fire tongs to take the roasted sweet potatoes out of the fire.

"Be careful not to burn your hands." He put all the things he brought on the table at the side.

He squatted down, took a lot of tongs, and took out the roasted sweet potatoes.

"Sister, can we grill the fish now?" Manyu asked when they saw the seasonings and skewered fish on the table.

"Okay."

The fires in the two piles were already burning very brightly, so it was a good time to grill the fish. After Xu Yuan took out the roasted sweet potatoes, he stood up and put the skewered fish on top.

"Meow"

The two kittens poked their heads out of the basket and looked around curiously.

"Sister Xuyuan, this is Wugu Wudong." Gu Qingming pointed at the two kittens and introduced their names to Xuyuan.

Xu Yuan: It’s Qingming as expected, the name is quite unique.

"Well, they are all very cute, and their names are good too. Qingming, keep an eye on them and don't let them crawl out."

"it is good."

"You guys roast here, Junlan and Ah Huan, you guys too, watch the fire and don't get too close to it."

Li Junlan and Wang Huan both nodded.

It was still early at this time, and Xu Yuan thought of the several large grass carps and two capable helpers, so he tried to make fish balls.

"Big sister, do you want to eat baked sweet potatoes?"

Many people broke the baked sweet potatoes in half and handed them to Xuyuan.

Xu Yuan took it and took a bite. It was soft and fragrant.

"You guys watch here, I'll go into the kitchen first." He also took a few roasted sweet potatoes and distributed them to the people inside.

"Don't worry, big sister."

"Sister Xuyuan, leave it to us."

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"Please stop for a moment. Come and have a taste of the freshly baked sweet potatoes."

Xu Yuan put the peeled sweet potatoes on a plate, brought it into the kitchen, and invited everyone to eat.

"it is good."

"Sister, don't you want to eat?"

Xu Zhi sat on a stool nearby, peeled off the skin of the sweet potato, and when he saw that his elder sister did not take any, he walked to the place where the fish were being processed.

"I just ate. You guys can eat now."

"It's roasted really well." Li Junyong picked up the sweet potato and looked at it carefully. The skin was slightly burnt, unlike the ones he roasted himself, which turned directly into charcoal. When he ate it, his mouth was all black, and the edible sweet potato flesh was gone in one bite.

Gu Qinghan finished eating, then stood up and went to make a wish.

"Wish, what are you doing?"

"Slice of fish."

Xu Yuan was seen holding a large grass carp and cutting the fish head open. He cut the fish from the tail upwards to split the fish in half. He then cut the fish meat and bones close to the fish bones and removed the fish skin.

Cut off the red part of the fish as well, leaving the final fish meat crystal clear and without any bones.

Gu Qinghan watched Xu Yuan do this once and then he learned it.

"Let me help you. What do you want to cook?"

Gu Qinghan grabbed a big grass carp from another bucket. These had already been cleaned, so all he had to do was remove the head and tail, and take out the bones and skin to take out the fish meat.

“Make fish balls.”

"Fish Ball?"

"Ah."

With Gu Qinghan's help, the fish meat was quickly removed. Xu Yuan cut the fish head into slices and soaked them in ice water for a while to soak out the blood in the fish meat.

Take this opportunity to crush some ginger, put it in a bowl, add some water and salt, mix it with your hands, and squeeze out the ginger juice.

After Gu Qinghan had prepared the fish meat needed for the wish, he processed all the remaining fish. Li Junyong saw that there were not many fish left and Gu Qinghan could handle it alone, so he helped to string the fish.

The fish to be grilled were quickly skewered and brought to the pavilion by Li Junyong and Guozi. The remaining fish were cleaned and salted, and then a special marinade was added to the fish body, covered, and marinated overnight.

Xu Yuan poured out the water that had soaked the fish meat, which had turned white by then, and put it on the chopping board. Gu Qinghan had already processed the fish by then, and threw all the fish's internal organs into a wooden barrel, then took it outside and poured it out.

Before I even entered the kitchen, I could hear the sound of "chopping, chopping, chopping". There were already many people sitting in the pavilion, all watching the grilled fish.

Gu Qinghan didn't go to the pavilion, but went straight into the kitchen.

The person making the "chop, chop, chop" sound was Li Junyong, holding a kitchen knife in each hand, chopping vigorously on the chopping board. Xu Yuan was sitting by the stove, watching the fire.

Xu Zhi and Li Juanhua were weaving gauze bags in a corner, with two fire baskets at their feet.

Gu Qinghan put the wooden barrel away, sat next to Xu Yuan, stretched out his hand and moved closer to the fire.

"There is hot water in the pot. Scoop some hot water and soak it to warm up faster." A pair of red hands suddenly appeared in his sight, and he made a wish.

"No need, I'll just light the fire here."

"what ever."

The "chop chop chop" sound suddenly stopped.

"Xuyuan, do you think this is okay?" Li Junyong put down the two knives in his hands and shook his hands.

Xu Yuan quickly got up, took out two eggs from the cabinet, and then came to Li Junyong.

"Okay."

"Great." Li Junyong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Afraid of dropping the fish in his hands, he stood by and watched what Xuyuan would do next.

Xu Zhi and Li Juanhua, who were weaving gauze bags nearby, stopped when they heard the sound, put down what they were holding and walked over.

After warming his hands, Gu Qinghan pushed the firewood into the stove with a fire poker, then walked over and stood next to Li Junyong.

Several pairs of eyes were very curious about what Xuyuan would do next.