For the next few days, Ji's kitchen was filled with a faint fishy smell.

Tang Xiuer couldn't smell the strong fishy smell, so she often pinched her nose, but she had to take it. The process was like taking medicine, she was extremely unwilling and helpless.

For the sake of her children and herself, she had to eat it no matter how fishy it was.

In order to cover up the fishy smell, Ji Huai put a lot of ingredients in it, and even went to the mountains to dig wild ginger, which will enhance the flavor and increase people's appetite just by smelling it.

The Ji family just felt that the porridge with salty dried radish in their mouths was so chewy that they couldn't swallow it at all.

When Sister-in-law Ji and Sister-in-law Ji took turns cooking, they felt no energy in cooking due to the smell of fish, and became more and more irritable as they cooked.

This day.

Ji Huai was sitting in the yard knitting bamboo baskets, and fish soup was still being cooked in the kitchen. Tang Xiuer was sitting next to him, quietly embroidering her purse.

She embroidered absent-mindedly because the smell of fish was really unpleasant and made her stomach churn. But after eating it, the symptoms of leg cramps were significantly relieved, and she had to eat.

"It should be ready. Hurry up and get a bowl to drink." Ji Huai slowed down his movements and looked sideways at her and said.

"Wait a minute, the embroidery will be done soon." Tang Xiu'er had been drinking fish soup for several days. She really couldn't drink it anymore, so she tried to delay it every day. If she ate it later, she wouldn't rush to eat.

Ji Huai lowered his head and continued to weave bamboo baskets, and his movements accelerated again.

Sister-in-law Ji listened to the conversation between the two, came out of the house, and headed to the kitchen with the basket in hand.

Before she stepped in, the smell of fish became stronger and stronger. Waves of fragrance rushed to her nose. She put the basket aside and looked at the fish soup simmering over low heat, unable to look away.

Ji Huai caught three more fish yesterday. She was standing by the fence at that time. The other party looked at her but had no intention of giving one to her.

Tang Xiuer had fish to eat every day. In addition to stewing fish soup, frying, stir-frying, and eating meat every meal. After eating the vegetables in the vegetable garden, there was both vegetables and meat, and her life was very comfortable.

After Ji's mother died, the life of this dead girl got better and better.

She thought about it. When she was aggrieved, she had already put the pot lid on the pot lid. As soon as she lifted the pot lid, she picked up the pot lid. As soon as she picked up the pot lid, she saw that the pot lid was milky white.

Fish soup.

The fish meat was chopped into several pieces, and the meat was plump. The surface of the fish soup was slightly boiling, with a layer of fat floating on it. Along with the layers of mist, the fresh fragrance had a faint fishy smell, stimulating her taste buds.

With so many pieces of fish, if there were just one or two pieces, you probably wouldn’t have noticed them, right?

Ji Heng has been arguing about eating meat for several days. She has been coaxing him to do so. She has been reluctant to do so and will not kill the chickens and ducks at home, which are her lifeblood.

At this time, Ji Huai had already made a bamboo basket and put it aside. Seeing that Tang Xiuer hadn't eaten the fish soup yet, he frowned and said, "If you don't go, it will get cold, and you will have to cook it again later."

, the taste is not good.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up first.

Tang Xiuer urged, and hurriedly put down her needlework, and walked quickly to the kitchen. For fear of being slow, she hurriedly said, "I'll go now."

While Ji Huai was still following her, she started to run faster, and finally broke into a trot.

Sister-in-law Ji had already taken the bowl and spoon, and was about to fill the fish. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she panicked and hurriedly closed the lid of the pot.

In a hurry, the pot lid fell to the ground, making a harsh sound. Immediately afterwards, the spoon also fell to the ground, and she quickly bent down to pick it up. As soon as she picked up the pot lid and spoon, she was ready to cover it.

As for the pot lid, Tang Xiuer has it covered.

At that moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Sister-in-law Ji's face turned pale with embarrassment. She held a spoon in her hand and froze on the lid of the pot. Looking at it this way, it looked like she had just taken the bowl and prepared to secretly fill it with fish.

Tang Xiuer was also stunned. She looked at the pot and then at Sister-in-law Ji. She caught the other party "being a thief" on the spot. To be honest, she herself was embarrassed and at a loss.

"I...I didn't think about what to do. The soup was boiling so much that I was afraid it would burn, so I helped you take a look." Sister-in-law Ji tried her best to squeeze out a sentence to explain. She was so confused that she was afraid that even she wouldn't be able to do it.

believe.

Ji Huai was already standing behind Tang Xiuer. Looking at this scene, he moved his eyes downward and looked under the pot, reminding, "I didn't put any firewood just now. Most of the fire has been extinguished and it won't burn anymore."

Sister-in-law Ji also followed and looked, and saw only sporadic flames below, which could not boil at all, and there was no firewood. Moreover, she was holding their bowl, but it didn't look like she wanted help from ‌ at all, ‌

It's almost as good as stealing.

The lie was exposed immediately, and her face suddenly turned blue. She wanted to find a hole in the ground to burrow into, and she was speechless. In the end, Tang Xiuer resolved the embarrassment by saying, "I just embroidered a purse, and it didn't even come out."

‌Look, luckily my sister-in-law helped me take a look. I can’t finish the meal, so why don’t you get me a bowl of it?”

"No, I don't like fish!" Sister-in-law Ji rarely refused actively, without any hesitation, and her tone was stiff and annoyed.

She didn't steal it just now, but caught her on the spot. Aren't Tang Xiuer's words just giving her alms? She still lacks those pieces of fish? She still has to rely on Tang Xiuer's reward?

Hearing this, Tang Xiuer didn't know what to say. On the contrary, Ji Huai was a little confused, "Did I remember it wrong? Doesn't my sister-in-law like to eat fish?"

"Why? I hate eating fish the most. The smell of fish is too fishy, ​​and it can irritate my throat if I'm not careful. Our whole family doesn't like eating it!" Sister-in-law Ji became more and more sure as she spoke, glaring slightly.

, not to mention how true it is.

"Oh, it turns out that my sister-in-law's family doesn't like to eat fish." Ji Huai sighed and repeated it again.

Sister-in-law Ji ignored her conscience, gritted her teeth, and said again, "No one in our family likes to eat fish, not even fish. It's not me who said that we would rather eat vegetables than fish, it's too fishy."

She shouldn't have said she liked it, otherwise they would have thought she was stealing fish and meat.

Ji Huai nodded, "Yes."

Seeing that he didn't show anything strange and seemed to believe him, Sister-in-law Ji breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and she was very "smart" and found an excuse to escape.

After Sister-in-law Ji left, Tang Xiuer turned her head and looked at Ji Huai, who didn't say anything else. She went over and opened the lid of the pot again, "Hurry up and eat something now. You can't breathe after just a few steps."

, how are you going to pick things up with me and go to town in a few days?"

"I can." Upon hearing this, Tang Xiuer immediately became more agile and stopped procrastinating. She ate faster and more than yesterday.

She wanted to go to town with him. She had embroidered a lot of purses in the past few days. Ji Huai also made some bamboo baskets and bamboo hats. He wanted to go to the mountains tomorrow, not to go hunting. He said he was going to see what was there.

If you don’t have any medicinal materials, you can pick them and sell them at the medicinal materials shop in town.

"Take good care of yourself." Ji Huai said and looked her up and down again. She was really very thin. She had eaten meat for several days in a row recently and had to stand up without feeling dizzy. In the past, she could hardly squat.

After a while, my body swayed from side to side when I stood up.

It's frightening to see.

She nodded vigorously and was obedient. At the end of the night, she took the initiative to eat half of the remaining fish, and there was no soup left at all.

Tang Xiuer also fried a fish while cooking. Ji Huai ate more than half of it, and she also took a few bites. He stuffed the fish into his mouth with a look of death, and his cheeks were bulging, which made him want to laugh.

The next day.

Ji Huai got up very early, it was still dark, and Tang Xiuer, who had been sleeping a little deeply after being pregnant, woke up the first time he woke up and sat up to look at him.

He was changing clothes, lit an oil lamp, and opened the door of the utility room. Hazy light began to shine outside. She looked at him who was about to clean up, and blurted out, "How about I come with you?"

Let’s go together?”

"Nonsense! Do you think you are going there just for fun?" Ji Huai refused without even thinking about it.

His tone was a little serious. Tang Xiuer grabbed her heavy crotch, lowered her eyes and couldn't help but said, "I am the only one left at home. I don't want to be alone. We have been together for the past few days. I will listen to you."

words."

She was even thinking that if something happened to him again, she would not be interested in being alone, so what if the child was born? He only wanted to go to the mountains, and even if he promised not to go to the mountains or go hunting, her heart was still worried.

With.

"There were no mountains a few days ago, so it's different from now." Ji Huai tied a cloth bag on his body and turned around, "Although I know where there is no danger, the mountain road is rugged and you are still pregnant with your child.

How can I take you there?"

After hearing this, Tang Xiuer lowered her head and said no more.

"It's still early, let's get some sleep." Ji Huai continued to prepare and put things into the bamboo basket.

"Yes. You must be careful." She agreed, but she said worriedly, and then she slowly lay down again, but she didn't fall asleep again.

"There will be no danger. Don't go to dangerous places. If you can't find it, then go down the mountain and catch a few fish and bring them back to you to eat." Ji Huai poured water into the bamboo tube as he spoke, as if he knew that she didn't

After sleeping, he spoke again, "Both the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are not peaceful. You are at home alone, and I am afraid of offending them. Although the two of them can't move, they are not lenient with their words. Especially the eldest sister-in-law, who talks very hard.

Even if you carry a gun and a stick, you will also suffer. If you are not in good health, stop working and go chat with Aunt Niu and the others. You don’t have to cook and wait for me. When I get back, I will go find you and go home together."

Tang Xiuer's closed eyes opened again, and her bright black eyes looked at him, seeming to be surprised, throbbing, and shining.

Ji Huai was not good at expressing himself and was a little embarrassed. As he went out, he said, "I'll take you to town in a few days. You can buy whatever you want."

Before he finished speaking, he had already left quickly.

Tang Xiuer sat up with her arms in her arms and stared at the door. Her lips slowly curved into a crescent shape, and the corners of her mouth also turned up with a hint of curvature. She blinked and smiled wider.

Ji Huai went out and headed up the mountain on a familiar road.

Not far from the mountain, he set up a few more traps and went in based on his memory.

Tang Xiuer agreed not to go hunting in the mountains, but her legs were not very sharp yet, so it was difficult to chase these roe deer and wild boars. This time, she mainly wanted to find medicinal materials and pick some mushrooms and fungus for her to make soup.

In order to make a living, he followed Hu Lihu into the mountains at a very young age. Hu Lihu was an impoverished family. He had bought a ‌ man in the town, and after giving birth to a ‌ son, the ‌ man went crazy; the ‌ son was thirteen years old.

Married to another mountaintop, and later died of dystocia during childbirth.

Since then, he has been alone. He doesn't speak much and has no expression on his face, but the things he needs to teach remain the same and are more strict.

He was often injured while hunting, so Hunter Hu knew some herbal medicines and could make some ointments. Before, he only wanted to learn hunting, but did not learn to identify medicinal materials or make ointments. Now he uses the leftover ointments that Hunter Hu made at that time.
To be continued...