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    "This grilled fish tastes pretty good. Otherwise, why don't we go catch some fish in the next few days?" Dalang suggested.  These pieces of fish were grilled by Xinhu until they were brown and dripping with oil, making them very delicious.

    "Okay. There are a lot of fish in the pond anyway. It's just a little troublesome to clean up, and I don't dare to use salt at home." Xin Hu said, and couldn't help but sigh.  This kind of grilled fish must be marinated, dried in the shade or sun-dried to make it fragrant.  If fresh fish is grilled, it will not be delicious without any seasoning.

    "What are you afraid of? We will buy salt after spring begins." Dalang comforted him, but in his heart he was worried that there was not enough salt at home.

    Their family now eats two main meals, plus one lotus root soup.

    ??Drink thinner vegetable porridge in the morning, drink a bowl of lotus root soup around noon and afternoon, and eat drier porridge in the evening. Naturally, there is no dry rice.  But even so, in Ping'er's opinion, it is very luxurious.  Because in the past, his family only had two meals of thin vegetable porridge, which was so clear that people could be seen, let alone meat, soup, and fish.

    Such meals were arranged by Xinhu.  Now the four of us are in an important period of growth and development. If their nutrition cannot keep up, it will cause great damage to their bodies. Moreover, they are already not eating well, so they have to fill their stomachs no matter what.  Dalang had no objection to Xinhu's arrangements.  It's just that there is only so much food at home, so Dalang and Xin Hu have to worry a lot about arranging the meals reasonably so that everyone can eat as well as possible.

    "Let's go chop wood tomorrow. The firewood at Aunt Liu's house is really bad. Let's chop it for them tomorrow." Seeing Dalang's eyebrows wrinkled with worry, Xin Hu quickly changed the subject.

    It seems that the little man, Dalang, is still responsible for the lives of the four members of this family.  Although Xin Hu arranged the meals, Dalang had already decided how much food she would eat every day.  Thinking of this, Xin Hu felt very guilty.  If she followed her approach, she wouldn't be able to survive even a month with that small amount of food.

    But other than talking, she really couldn't think of any good way to get some food for this family.  Even at work, Dalang does more and better.  Fortunately, these free lotus roots, fish, cabbage and radish are enough. Otherwise, I really don¡¯t know how to live this day.

    "Yes. Let's help their family chop firewood for a few days. Our family has almost enough." Dalang nodded and said, but he was still thinking about how to get more food back.

    The next morning, the porridge cooked by Xin Hu was extra thick than usual, because he had to go out to do physical work today.

    As soon as they started eating, Xiao Shitou came over.

    "Have you eaten yet?" Xin Hu asked.

    "I've eaten." Xiao Shitou replied.  In fact, their family had eaten early, and Liu's mother had already cleared away the dishes. Seeing that Dalang and Xin Hu hadn't moved yet, she asked Xiao Shitou to come over and take a look.

    "Okay, we'll finish eating soon and then we can set off. Ping'er, you wash the dishes and chopsticks while we go out to chop firewood." Dalang said, drank the porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, and put down his chopsticks.

    Then, Xinhu also finished eating.  The two of them had nothing to deal with, so they put on their gloves and hats, took their horses and went out together with Aunt Liu.

    On the road, the three of them and the five horses were cautious, afraid of slipping or falling.

    The five horses were locked in the horse pen every day, which was actually very boring. Although it was cold outside, they were in good spirits. Along the way, they wanted to dig some grass under the snow to eat.  However, Dalang didn't let them do this.  Because you can't find grass anywhere without leaving the village. This road has been cleared by everyone.

    "Ah Hu, these gloves are really useful. Now, I don't have to worry about my hands getting cold while holding the horse." Aunt Liu said cheerfully.

    "That's right." Dalang also agreed.

    Xin Hu smiled smugly, thinking that he had finally done something for everyone.

    The three of them were chatting and laughing, and soon arrived at the pond. Dalang casually broke the ice on a shallow piece of water and let the horses drink.  This pond is quite large and can be called a big lake.  At the moment, everyone still doesn¡¯t know where the great lake comes from.  But because it was so big, they could only see half of it. The other half was almost entirely covered with reeds.  At this time, no matter far or near, everything is white.  But the snow was not heavy enough to submerge all the reeds, so everyone tried to walk towards the reeds, even leading the horses there.

    It¡¯s really not easy to go out to collect firewood in this kind of weather, not to mention the cold, because the snow is too thick and you can¡¯t walk fast at all. Aunt Liu must first open the way and step on a path. Otherwise, Dalang and Xinhu  The two of them stood in the snow that was almost above their knees, trying to keep their balance and chop wood.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?These large tracts of reeds were enough for the two of them to burn at home, but everyone arrived too late to chop and pile them at home for burning, so they had no choice but to come and chop wood in this cold weather.  Xin Hu thought to himself that he must prepare firewood at home early next year.  There is no need to go out and suffer in this kind of weather.

    Because of the ice, there was no water next to the reeds that should have been in the wetland, and the ice was solid. After a few people tried it, they started cutting the reeds with confidence.  Even the horses found reed poles and let them go to eat.

    The horses followed them, and their life was not good. Apart from grass, there was no good horse food at home. The best things were old cabbage leaves, radish leaves and radish skins.  Because it was fresh, the horses were not picky eaters, and all the vegetable leaves and vegetable peels that the two families did not want went into their bellies.  Even so, it is never enough to feed a few horses. Every day, everyone gives them a certain amount, so that they can eat half full.  So now, when the horses saw the food, they started to eat freely.

    After the three of them each cut two bundles of reeds, Aunt Liu took the horse and said, "Let's change places. I'm afraid the ice will melt if we stay here for too long."

    Dalang and Xin Hu quickly followed suit, dispersed, and each found a place to start working again.

    The three of them worked hard, and the five horses also worked hard. Time passed very quickly.  By the time Xin Hu felt tired and put down the machete, leaning on her waist to catch her breath, Aunt Liu had already cut several bundles of reeds and piled them aside.  Xin Hu turned around and looked at Dalang, and found that he had cut a lot, so he cut the least.

    "Oh, I'm still not as good as them at work." Xin Hu sighed inwardly and had to pick up the machete again.

    As everyone marched deeper and deeper, there were already several piles of cut reeds around them. While working in Xinhu Lake, he was still thinking: "In such a large reed forest, there must be wild animals like wild ducks in it.  If I can get a few, or pick up some eggs and bring them back, I can add two more dishes to the meal."

    But when he looked around, he saw that it was all ice and snow, and he scolded himself in a funny voice: "It's a pity that at this time of year, in the snow and ice, where can you find wild ducks, egrets and other water birds? However, after spring, there should be a lot of wild water birds."  , then you can pick up a lot of eggs and get some meat to eat."

    Thinking of this, Xin Hu felt that he was full of energy again. Unknowingly, he had cut down a large piece of reeds, and he was far away from the other two.

    Suddenly, Xin Hu felt something stepped on his feet. He screamed out in fright and stepped back repeatedly.

    "Ah Hu, what's the matter?" Dalang asked loudly not far away.

    After a while, people arrived, and then Aunt Liu came over. Xin Hu pointed at the thin ice not far away and said to them, "There seems to be something there?"

    Dalang ventured over there boldly. He took a thicker reed pole and pounded it into the water. He quickly broke the thin ice layer. When the ice layer broke, he heard the sound of water.

    "Oh, it turns out to be a school of fish." Dalang breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.

    ¡°Then get it done quickly.¡± Xin Hu shouted immediately when he heard it.

    Dalang went straight to catch the fish. This place was originally a shallow puddle and the area was not large. He didn¡¯t know how these fish gathered here.  Anyway, there are a lot of fish crowded inside.

    Seeing that the water was so shallow and there were so many fish, the three of them didn¡¯t bring any tools, so they simply collectively caught the fish with their hands, or used thick and sharp reed poles to prick the fish.  I don¡¯t know if there were too many fish or they were just too stupid. Anyway, they caught one with each hand and could catch a fish by reaching in. It took them a while to get the group of fish up.  The caught fish froze before it could jump on the ice for long.

    "Oh, that's really good. There are so many fish. We even said we were going to catch some fish this morning, but we didn't expect that it would take no effort at all this time." Xin Hu looked at the fish with a smile and said.

    "That's right, we have almost finished eating the fish at home, and this time we have fresh food to eat." Aunt Liu was also very happy.

    Fishing, like the method of throwing baskets directly in Xinhu Lake, is entirely based on luck. There is no fixed number of catches, and the weather is so cold now that they can't break the ice in deep water. Unexpectedly,  Now we have gotten so many fish out of thin air, and everyone is in a very good mood.

    Dalang brought over the basket where he was going to dig cabbage, picked up all the fish, and carried Xinhu and Xinhu to the water where they usually washed, and then returned home to get a kitchen knife and a clean basket.  Xin Hu and Aunt Liu chopped a few more bundles of reeds. When Dalang came back, they stopped chopping firewood, tied up the reeds, threw them aside, and started to pack the fish.

    Like last time, Dalang still lit a fire by the lake, and the three of them gathered around the fire to kill fish.  All these fish need to be killed, washed and taken home. Then they can be put into the pot directly, or they can be pickled and eaten slowly.  Anyway, everyone won¡¯t just kill one or two and eat them again next time. This would be too troublesome.  Anyway, the weather is cold now, so it won¡¯t go bad just leaving the cleaned fish there.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??, or pickle it and eat it slowly.  Anyway, everyone won¡¯t just kill one or two and eat them again next time. This would be too troublesome.  Anyway, the weather is cold now, so it won¡¯t go bad just leaving the cleaned fish there.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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