The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 538 Grilled Fish

The destination of the three of them was inside a deep mountain beyond two mountains in Wild Boar Mountain.

Originally, we had to climb two mountains to get to Ye Boar Mountain, which meant we had to climb five mountains in total before we could reach the big mountain with sika deer.

The three of them went out when the sky was still gray. By the time they crossed five mountains and reached the deep mountains, two hours had passed.

Even if the three of them went hunting in the mountains all day long, climbed over five mountains, and walked for two hours, they would still be extremely tired.

The younger Li He just sat on the ground without any image.

Li Guoer found a random rock and sat down, took out a bamboo tube from the backpack and drank some water.

After walking for two hours, the three of them were all tired and hungry. They all took out the pancakes that Yang had prepared in advance from their backpacks and ate them.

Li Guoer and the others usually bring dry food with them when they go hunting in the mountains. Making roast chicken and roasted hare takes a lot of time, so eating dry food is mainly to save trouble.

After eating and drinking, the three rested for a while before starting to look for traces of sika deer.

This mountain is relatively far away from Dashan Village, and is already deep in the mountains. There are wolves and wild boars around, and few people from the village come to this mountain.

There are few people on the mountain, but the products there are very rich. Rare medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata, Polygonum multiflorum, and Polygonatum japonica can be seen from time to time. As for ordinary herbs, there are even more.

The three of them dug out all the herbs they saw while looking for traces of sika deer.

Li Guo'er was lucky. She walked halfway up the mountain and found two Polygonum multiflorum plants and a Gastrodia elata tree. In addition, Li Orion and his son also dug up a lot of herbs.

However, the sika deer they were looking for was never seen.

The three of them walked farther and farther, even reaching the back of the mountain. At this time, the howling of wolves could be heard from the mountain next door.

Orion Li stopped and said, "Let's go back today. If we continue walking forward, we may encounter wolves. Besides, it's getting dark and it's not safe in the mountains at night."

The sound of howling wolves was very close. Li Guoer and Li He were very concerned about their lives and immediately followed Li Orion back.

Li Guoer looked at the herbs in the basket on her back. There were two Polygonum multiflorum, one Polygonatum and one Gastrodia elata. Although they were of average quality, they were still worth two taels of silver.

Fortunately, there are these herbs, so the trip is not in vain.

It was hard to go back empty-handed after going all the way into the mountains. The three of them shot a lot of pheasants and hares along the way, which would be good to make into bacon and skins.

On the other side of the Ye family, Ye Xilin put on the shoes Li Guoer made for him when he got up in the morning.

The necklace around the neck and the purse around the waist have not been taken off since they were put on yesterday.

After Ye Xilin fed the pigs, he pulled the cart and went to Xiaohoushan with Mr. Ye.

Mr. Ye comes over every day to check the fields in Xiaohoushan and Zhulinshan. He pulls weeds and fertilizes with the long-term workers. He is busy every day.

Ye Xilin comes here every day to cut pig grass so that the sows at home can eat it.

Ye Xilin was thinking about Ye Qingqing's talk about making roast duck, so he specially caught two plump ducks when he came back.

In addition, he also caught two buckets of fish, one for himself and the other for Ye Qingqing.

Ye Xilin looked at the fish in the bucket and whispered: "Since you can make roast duck and chicken, then the fish can also be roasted."

In fact, Ye Xilin often grills fish here in Xiaohoushan, but he has never eaten grilled fish made in an oven. It would taste better if it was marinated and then grilled in the oven, right?

Anyway, I have a lot of fish at home, so I can try grilling fish in the oven in the afternoon.

After lunch, Ye Xilin happily arrived at Tang's house with a fish in one hand and two ducks in the other.

At this time, Ye Qingqing had just had lunch and was doing embroidery in the hall.

Seeing Ye Xilin coming over, Ye Qingqing didn't put down the needle and thread in his hands.

"Xilin, your brother-in-law is in the backyard. You carry the duck to the backyard. You two kill the duck while I finish the embroidery and pickle it later."

"Okay, I also brought fish over, and I'll grill two more fish later."

"Okay, then you can take care of it and I'll marinate it together later."

The embroidery on Ye Qingqing's hand is almost done and is now finishing the work. She wants to finish it before making the roast duck.

Ye Xilin carried his things to the Tang family's backyard in a familiar manner. At this time, Tang Xiaojing was washing dishes in the backyard.

There were only two people at home eating at noon, and Tang Xiaojing washed a few bowls in a few seconds.

Tang Xiaojing took a few bowls, stood up and said to Ye Xilin: "Xilin, sit down for a while, and I'll go to the kitchen to boil some hot water and kill the ducks."

Ye Xilin caught a crucian carp and said, "Then I'll kill the fish first and grill some fish later."

"Okay, I haven't had grilled fish for a long time."

When Tang Xiaojing came over with hot water, Ye Xilin had already killed four palm-sized crucian carp.

After the two of them had almost finished handling the duck, Ye Qingqing slowly came over.

Ye Qingqing saw that the duck had not been processed yet, so he took four crucian carp to the front yard and marinated them with salt and spices.

Ye Qingqing made the spices by herself yesterday. In fact, she fried the spices for braised pork, and then Tang Xiaojing ground them into powder.

Ye Qingqing had just marinated the fish when Ye Xilin came over with two ducks.

And Tang Xiaojing was still processing the duck offal from the two ducks in the backyard. The duck offal was also a good thing and could be used to stir-fry a dish in the evening.

Ye Qingqing asked Ye Xilin to put the duck on the stone table and sprinkle a lot of spices and salt on the duck. The duck should be massaged for a long time if its meat is thick, so that it can taste better.

Ye Xilin squatted in front of the oven to light a fire, burned a lot of firewood in the oven, and finally put two pieces of hard wood as thick as arms into the oven.

After almost two quarters of an hour, the oven was filled with red charcoal. The duck hasn't been marinated yet, so Ye Qingqing plans to grill the fish first.

This was Ye Qingqing's first time making grilled fish. Ye Qingqing was unsure and planned to make two pieces to try first.

Ye Xilin used cut branches to insert the grilled fish into the oven and hang it.

As soon as the fish entered the oven, a rich fish aroma wafted out.

Dahuang and Xiaohuang smelled the smell of grilled fish and ran over, followed by Tang Xiaojing who was carrying duck giblets.

Ye Xilin patted Da Huang and Xiao Huang on their big heads and said, "You two are greedy dogs. The fish came right after it was put into the oven."

The smell of grilled fish is getting stronger and stronger, and Rhubarb and Xiaohuang are so greedy that their mouths are watering.

The crucian carp was only about the size of a palm, and there wasn't much meat. Ye Qingqing counted the time, and it should be about a quarter of an hour.

Ye Xilin couldn't wait to move the mud bricks blocking the door of the oven, and the smell of grilled fish became even stronger.

Even Ye Mu, who was doing embroidery in the house next door, smelled the fragrance.

The grilled fish smelled particularly good, but when I took it out, I found that the meat on the tail and belly of the fish had been burnt, and only the meat on the back still looked good.

Tang Xiaojing gave the smaller fish to Ye Xilin, and he and Ye Qingqing shared the other larger one.

This fish smelled particularly good, but the green leaves in my mouth made me frown. The fish meat was old and poor.

And the roasting time was too long, even the meat on the back had a burnt smell.

The three of them only took two bites, and the rest went into the stomachs of Dahuang and Xiaohuang.

Dahuang and Xiaohuang didn't dislike it at all. They were not satisfied after eating it, so they looked at Ye Qingqing longingly.