The best survival in troubled times

"I haven't done anything wrong this time, which is good. But if you dig that thing out and eat the shells, you won't have much meat in the future, and you'll just eat a mouthful of sand."

"Mom, don't worry, I have a trick. We will definitely be able to eat the meat when we dig it back."

Pearl also worked hard to eat some meat.

When Wang Fu and others came back, the old lady didn't cook or talk much. Seeing that it was almost dark, she took care of a few people carrying flower frames.

Even the women didn't dare to say anything, and they didn't know what the old lady was going to do. She just came back and took herself out again. She was exhausted from the day.

Pearl and the old lady took everyone to the river. Several women looked at it and felt that the old lady was a little abnormal.

"Mother-in-law, what are we doing here at this late hour?"

The old lady looked back at her third daughter-in-law and felt a little unhappy. Why does this woman talk so much? I was quite good at it before, but now I don’t know why.

"I asked you to come here because you have work to do. Gently lift up the soil and see if there are any loaches underneath. If there are any loaches, catch them."

After the old lady said this, she looked back at Pearl.

Pearl spoke softly.

"If there are river mussels, let's get them back for him, so that we can eat meat."

When adults and children heard that there was meat to eat, their eyes gleamed.

The old lady snorted hard.

"Why are you making such a fuss? Are you going to bring everyone here? Then no one will eat it."

Pearl looked up at the moon. The moon was quite big and she should be able to see it.

Pearl took everyone to lift a few pieces.

Both adults and children saw it, and there were real loaches inside.

At this time, no one cared about him, and his heart was still weak. All he needed was a mouthful of meat.

With more people, strength and speed, they can dig out loaches, dig out loaches, and those who pick up river mussels can pick up river mussels.

Even the youngest child in the family came with him. Even though he is small, his hands are extremely dexterous. He can catch the little loach in his hands accurately.

Everyone worked hard in the middle of the night to make a basket of river clams and a small pot of loach.

When we went home, several people were walking in the wind.

After returning home, everyone put the loach into the water. The loach quickly recovered and the river mussels were piled on the ground.

The old lady was busy looking at Pearl for most of the night.

"Go back to sleep and do it when you get up tomorrow."

"Mom, we must eat meat tomorrow, okay?"

The old lady smiled and nodded, thinking to herself, let this child be greedy and catch loaches for meat.

Pearl got up before dawn and went to the yard to take a look at the small pot of loach. Pearl looked at it for a long time and thought, wash it, wash it, pour it all into the pot. If the old lady did it, it wouldn't be right. Know how many meals you need to eat.

When Pearl went to the pot to make a fire, Wang Fu and his wife got up and saw Pearl building a house and lighting a fire.

"Go and see what little sister is doing?"

When the group leader heard the sound, he turned around and accidentally pricked Chai's hand. It bled immediately. Pearl was a little surprised that her hand was so tender.

"Put me down quickly."

Wang Fu's daughter-in-law quickly lit the fire. After lighting, the water was hot, and she heard a splashing sound in the pot.

I asked after being surprised for a moment.

"My dear, what's in the pot?"

Pearl smiled softly.

"I washed all the loaches I got last night and poured them into the pot. Let's just drink the soup today."

Wang Fu's wife was stunned, and she was still thinking about how many meals she would have to eat.

Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law's hands and feet had never been so fast before, and she actually got into the pot.

I actually set the job on fire without even asking, and now I don’t even dare to fish it out.

Wang Fu's wife's face turned a little pale.

If the mother-in-law knew better than to punish herself?

The old lady got up and saw her girl in the kitchen, so she came over in a hurry.

"What are you kid doing in the kitchen? You don't have to work, what's in the pot?"

Wang Fu's wife raised her head and glanced at her mother-in-law.

"The loaches dug up last night."

"How many stewed?"

"Mom, I've stewed it all."

The old lady groaned, thinking that this girl was too wasteful, and she still wanted to dry the remaining fish.

"How come your child is so stewed?"

"Mom, it costs water to raise it. Why don't we drink the water if we have it? Besides, stew it, so everyone can drink the soup."

The old lady doesn't even know what's going on with her girl. Why is she so stupid sometimes?

When the old lady heard that it was stewed with pearls, she had nothing to say.

"Don't do this next time, you know? If you do this again next time, my mother will scold you."

When everyone got up, they smelled the smell of fish, and thought to themselves that they would have to stew a few fish to have such a great smell.

When Wang Fu's wife started the porridge, everyone saw a lot of loaches in the pot.

And there are still a lot of vegetable leaves, which are a little bit mushy.

The pearl looks uglier than boiled pig food, and I don't know if it can be eaten.

The old lady served a large bowl to everyone. No one expected the old lady to be so generous.

The old lady looked at everyone holding their bowls but not eating.

"If you don't want to eat, give it to me and I'll eat it myself."

The adults and children lowered their heads and sipped, feeling that although it was a bit fishy, ​​it was still delicious.

The old lady didn't want to give everything to everyone, but Pearl had to give it and had no choice.

Pearl cooked a bowl of clam soup for the old man alone. The old man tasted it delicious.

When the old lady came into the house, Pearl got another bowl for the old lady.

The old lady looked at the bowl of clam soup and felt sorry for her bowl of loach.

"Mom, this is much better than loach. Try it quickly."

"I didn't expect my girl to know how to cook. She's really awesome."

Pearls can't do anything. The only thing they can make is this river mussel. It's the simplest. Just take it out, wash it, add a little salt, and boil it.

The old lady also took a few bites and thought it tasted better than the loach, at least it didn't have thorns.

The adults and children ate the bowls cleanly. Pearl looked at the bowl and saw that it no longer needed to be washed. It felt cleaner than after it had been washed.

Several children had not eaten meat for a long time, and their eyes shone brightly after eating.

"Sister-in-law, when are we going to do it again?"

Pearl looked at these children and thought they were a bit silly.

"What are you doing? We did it most of the night last night and everyone knows."

"Then let's go and have a look. Maybe we can pick up some leaks. Don't you like those river mussels, sister-in-law? Let's go and pick up some more for you."

"Okay, let's go there in a while and pick up some more if there is any."

The old lady felt very distressed when she saw that Pearl was about to go out again.

"You kid, don't go out. It's so hot outside and you're getting burned. What should you do?"

"Don't worry, mother, I know, I'll just surround you later."

Pearl promised the old lady.

Following a few children, they quickly went out. The old lady shook her head.