Chapter 9: Fish Soup

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Nope.” Sanhu tapped Gu Nian’s nose. “Alright, I’ll go and help mother start the fire. You should go and wash your hands as well. It’s time for dinner.”

However, Gu Nian laughed.

She did not fool by Xiaohu’s noisiness and Sanhu’s honest appearance.

In fact, she had seen it clearly during this period. Usually, it was Sanhu who gave ideas behind the scenes, and Xiaohu was the one who took the blame when something happened.

However, this did not mean that the relationship between the two brothers was not good. On the contrary, the relationship between the two was very close. One came up with ideas, and the other was stupid and bold.

“Why did you guys come back with so many river snails? This thing’s shell is too hard. It’s hard to break it and feed the chickens.” Lin Sanshui’s voice suddenly came from the courtyard. Gu Nian quickly replied, “Father, I caught them. Don’t give them to the chicken. I wanted to eat them myself.

“What’s so good about this? It’s fishy and doesn’t have much meat!” Lin Sanshui picked Gu Nian up. “Is our little Nian Nian hungry? Tomorrow, let your third brother and little brother take you to the forest to dig out bird eggs to eat.”

Mrs. Jiang asked while cooking, “Didn’t you say that you would let the children go to the field to catch bugs tomorrow? Did you change your mind now?”

“How much work can we expect from a few little kids?” Lin Sanshui began to complain to Mrs. Jiang. “It’s all your fault. I said that we should plant grains. Why did you have to plant cotton? The cotton hasn’t even borne fruit yet, and the insects have almost eaten it all!”

“How dare you blame me. Our eldest son is coming of age. We should prepare the blanket before he gets married.”

As for the dowry, it was something that only rich people had.

In a poor family, it was already a luxury for the maiden’s family to give two boxes for the bed and blanket as a betrothal gift. Some heartless parents accepted the betrothal gift and sent their daughters away empty-handed.

Lin Sanshui couldn’t win an argument against Mrs. Jiang, so he shut his mouth in embarrassment.

“Father, can you do me a favor and cut off the tail parts of the river snails? I can’t cut them myself.” Gu Nian took the opportunity to pull Lin Sanshui to the bucket with the river snail and said pitifully.

Lin Sanshui squatted down. “Alright, but if it doesn’t taste, you’ll have to be responsible for picking out all the meat and feeding it to the chickens.”

“Alright. Thank you, Father.” Gu Nian called out sweetly. Her eyes were big and bright as she smiled brightly.

Some people’s smiles had a natural healing function.

Lin Sanshui instantly felt full of energy. His fatigue from working in the fields for the entire day faded.

As they ate, the smile on Gu Nian’s face gradually disappeared when she saw the bowl of soup and the two fish.

She thought she could finally see some meat to satisfy her craving. However, she had overestimated Mrs. Jiang’s cooking skills.

Gu Nian’s family ran a restaurant. She had been forced by her father to practice her cooking skills since she was young.

Making fish soup was not as easy as it seemed.

When it was done, the milky white soup looked appetizing.

If it wasn’t stewed well, it would be the kind of slightly turbid soup in front of him.

Fortunately, they caught many fish today, and more than half of them were kept in the bucket.

Gu Nian decided that she would show off her skills tomorrow and have a delicious meal. She would also let them see what real fish soup was!

The confident Gu Nian forced herself to drink the fishy fish soup and eat half a cornbread. She was just about 80% full.

Although Mrs. Jiang had always wanted a daughter to help with the housework, she didn’t expect a child to do anything. She only wanted Gu Nian to wash the dishes.

Lin Sanshui cleaned the river snails and even scrubbed them a few times. The Gu siblings squatted at the side and watched, not feeling bored at all.