Su'er prepared the spicy and sour fish soup and served a bowl for Xu Ping to give him a taste.

The so-called spicy food at this time is made of pepper and pepper. Although there are peppers that come with Xu Ping in the vegetable garden outside the village, no one eats it, just because the flowers are planted in good shape. Xu Ping ate it several times and recommends it to others, but none of them like it. This taste will be promoted only when it comes to a suitable place. The Central Plains region has distinct four seasons and is most suitable for human survival. He does not like this extreme taste. Furthermore, the spicy taste produced by pepper is a physical effect, not a pure five flavors, nor is it in line with the Chinese culture at this time.

After taking a sip, it was sour and numb, with the unique umami flavor of fresh fish, and I couldn't taste the fish at all. Xu Pingzan said: "Su'er has indeed grown a pair of skilled hands. This soup is sour and spicy without covering up the original taste of the fish, and it's delicious!"

Su'er smiled happily and said, "This is the craft of our Jiangnan daughter, as long as the officials like it."

Xiuxiu also took a sip and smacked her tongue: "It's true! I have learned it. Is it good to make it for officials to drink in the future?"

After tasting for a while, Suer helped her and Xiuxiu started making braised fish pieces.

The braised craft was taught by Xu Ping to Xiuxiu. She has made braised pork and braised pork ribs several times, but the fish pieces are the first time, and Xiuxiu is also a little nervous.

It was cooked and stewed every day, but Xu Ping couldn't eat it. After making a small stove, he specially cast an iron pot on the coal ball stove and cooked it with Xiuxiu every day. In order to stir-fry, Xu Ping also specially squeezed a large bucket of soybean oil. He wanted to squeeze peanut oil, but he knew that peanuts, such as time-traveling crops, were very rare. Sun Qilang and his men did not receive much, and they were all planted in the field as seeds, so he had to eat soybean oil.

Su'er was working on the side, and Chef Xiuxiu didn't take long to cook a large plate of braised fish pieces. Xiuxiu tasted it first and breathed out: "Fortunately, the taste is acceptable. Sister Su'er tastes it!"

Su'er took a small bite and shook her head and said, "The taste is okay, it has a different flavor. I have learned your skills as well. When will you cook it for you, it will be a different flavor."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "I forgot. If you Jiangnan people eat it, you should add more vinegar and sugar. We are not used to the taste of heavy oil and salt in the north, are you?"

He said again: "I agreed to Sun Qilang that I would take a few shopkeepers to catch fish in the afternoon. Then I can make a few tender meats and steam them to eat, so that they can be as good as your taste."

Seeing that it was already the hottest time at noon, Xu Ping said to Su'er: "Take fish soup back for the teacher and your wife to try. There are two jars of calamus wine outside, which my mother specifically ordered to give to your house, so that Xiuxiu can help you take it home together. I'll take a few shopkeepers outside and catch fish."

After giving the order, Xu Ping left his courtyard and went to find Sun Qilang.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the village has already had a holiday. Some villages have Hakkas close to here and go home. The rest are single men who have no relatives or reasons in the local area.

Gao Daquan was going to play with his brothers, but Xu Ping stopped him and told him not to find those people before he could calm down. Who knows who was involved? When the matter was over, he would give him a special fake.

I heard that Xu Ping was going to take people to fish, so a few boring single men gathered over, but the remaining ones wore new clothes and hats, and made an appointment to go to Beijing to have a trip.

Xu Ping looked at a few men who were going to Tokyo, a middle-aged man with red pomegranate flowers on his temples, which made him look quite weird. He said, "You guys go there just by going there, just remember not to cause trouble. It's not as good as the home outside. Especially when a few big men take them together, drinking a few bowls of wine will easily cause trouble. Remember, don't drink when you go out!"

Several people agreed, not knowing whether they took Xu Ping's words seriously.

Xu Ping was also impatient, shook his head and let the people leave. Although the servant was not a relative, he was also a member of this family. If something happened, he would inevitably involve the Xu family and had to worry about it.

The shopkeepers were used to playing birds, birds, fish and rabbits. There was a ready-made net in the shop. Xu Ping asked Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang to carry it out of the yard and walk towards the nearest large pond.

When we arrived at the pond next to the mulberry nursery, Sun Qilang said embarrassedly: "Officials, this pond is usually harassed by us. Although there are fish inside, it is not easy to catch. We should take a few more steps. The big pond in front is full of reeds, so there are big fish inside!"

Xu Ping looked at Sun Qilang and shook his head. Dozens of big men live together, and they can think about what they will do when they are idle. The pond is closest to the manor, so they come to make trouble if they have nothing to do.

I walked eastward for more than a mile and there was a large swamp, with reeds and calamus growing, and sometimes there were lotus flowers blooming brightly, making it a bit enchanting. Not far away, there was a large pond. Although the water here was not as deep as before, it was connected to many swamps, and there were much more wild animals inside. Not only were there fish, but also various water birds and other small animals.

There were several big willow trees by the pond, all of which were as thick as one person hugged each other, and the branches and leaves were growing lushly. Everyone arrived under the willow tree, and Xu Ping said, "It's here!"

Several shopkeepers opened the net on the shore with all their might.

Although Xu Ping mostly deals with rural areas in his previous life, he was born in the north and rarely had fishing places. He had no insight into this business and only let Sun Qilang lead the people to work hard.

Gao Daquan had nowhere to start, so he walked around and found a few plum trees from somewhere. He picked a large handful of plums and handed them to Xu Ping as a snack.

Xu Ping ate one, but thought the plum was wild and no one managed it. It tasted sour, so he put it aside.

After Sun Qilang packed the net, he took people into the water and shouted in the pond: "Gao Daquan, have you never caught fish before?"

Gao Daquan said: "Qilang joked, I grew up by the Liangshanpo since I was a child, so how could I have never caught me!"

Sun Qilang said angrily: "You didn't say it earlier! You just wander around and get down and pull the net with me!"

Gao Daquan responded and rolled up his trouser legs and went down into the water.

Xu Ping heard them make a fuss, and it was just funny to sit under the tree.

At this time, the water was sunny for a morning and it was not too cold. Eight big men lined up in the water, with Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang pulling nets at both ends, and a few people in the middle helped, pulling them from east to west.

After pulling for more than ten steps, several shopkeepers in the middle shouted: "Report to the little official, there are so many big fish in the water!"

After walking twenty or thirty steps, Gao Daquan suddenly shouted and said to Sun Qilang: "Brother Qi, stop for a moment, I have something under my feet!"

A farmer went from the side to help Gao Daquan control the net. Gao Daquan bent down and pulled into the water. In the blink of an eye, it came out of the water again and spat: "Unfortunate, it turns out that it is an old turtle!"

Raise your hands and hold an old turtle weighing five or six pounds, and throw it away.

Xu Ping saw it on the shore, jumped up and shouted, "Gao Daquan, what are you going to do!"

Gao Daquan was startled and looked at Xu Ping in a daze.

Xu Ping took a breath and whispered: "Take that old turtle ashore, don't throw it away!"

Gao Daquan didn't know what Xu Ping meant. Seeing that he was speaking seriously, he had to hold the old turtle with one hand and slowly walked ashore, asking Xu Ping: "What do the official want this?"

Xu Pingping calmed down and said slowly: "You tie this old turtle here, and I will go back and make some soup to nourish my body. How can I throw this kind of good thing away!"

Gao Daquan smiled and said, "Who will eat this kind of thing? The officials are really joking."

I didn't dare to go against Xu Ping's wishes, so I found a few straws to weave a straw rope, tied the old turtle to the harvest tree, and then went into the water to continue to pull the net.

At this time, the sky is high and the clouds are light. The tall willow trees block the sunshine, and from time to time, a cool breeze blows.

Xu Ping felt relieved, looked down at the old man who was always tossing for a while, then stopped, stared at his small green bean-like eyes, and stared at him.

Such a big old turtle is still wild, and Xu Ping couldn't even think about it in his previous life. In this era, he just stepped on it in the water and caught one. Xu Ping couldn't believe his eyes. This farm is really a treasure land. Although it is desolate, it also hides many treasures.

At this time, people nearby didn't even eat much fish, let alone things like turtles and crabs. I don't know how many there are in the water, and people usually don't even bother to look at them. However, it was cheaper Xu Ping. He couldn't afford it in his previous life, but he opened his stomach in this life and ate as much as he wanted.

It took almost an hour to pull this net. Seven old turtles had tied up to the willow tree beside Xu Ping, and the smallest weighed more than two pounds. Xu Ping was worried about when he could finish eating.

While pulling the net, Lin Wensi's family took Xiuxiu and walked slowly from the road.

When Xu Ping saw them, he was shocked. Didn’t his father-in-law only read the books of sages? He had never seen him go to the fields.

He went up in a panic and Xu Ping greeted him: "I have met the teacher!"

Lin Wensi said lightly: "I have been away from my hometown for many years. I heard that you are fishing here, so I brought Su Niang over to see the scenery of my hometown."

Xu Ping hurriedly let Lin Wensi under the willow tree, and called a farmer to go back to the village to get a few chairs and sit for the teacher's family. He was not particular about it himself, and Lin Wensi was a scholar.

Lin Wensi saw that he was busy and didn't say anything. When he finished his work, he went over to watch the Internet.

The tourists from all the villages were waiting on the shore. Seeing Xu Ping and others coming, they saw Lin Wensi together and said, "Officials, no one has come to catch this pond for many years, and there are really many big fish."

At this time, the net was densely packed with fish of all sizes crammed together.

Lin Wensi said: "If you only pick more than two feet of the time, the others will still be put back into the water. The way of a gentleman is to not fish out of the water. The court banned fishing and hunting for several months every year, which means that the heart of a kind person is to have the heart of a kind person."

Xu Ping nodded obediently. At this time, the Song Dynasty was the time for biological growth and reproduction, and fishing, hunting, woodcutting, and woodcutting were prohibited. This was a tradition passed down from the Zhou Dynasty, and naturally it also had a positive significance for ecological protection. Lin Wensi's words were called Xu Ping, and it was wrong for him to bring fishing tourists to fish at this time.

Anyway, he just caught a few fish and ate them by himself, and he didn't sell them for sale, so who would care? Although Xu Ping nodded, he didn't think so. He was afraid that there were fish every day south of the Yangtze River, and no one said anything.

After hearing the instructions, the farmer in the water picked up only two feet of big fish.

Lin Wensi said again: "Get to break a few willow branches, and put the fish in the water after they are worn. If the willow branches are angry, the fish will not die easily. Just eat the fish as long as you eat the live ones, but the dead ones will not be eaten."

Xu Ping couldn't help but look at him after hearing what his father-in-law said. Liuzhi was angry, and he had never heard of it. He only heard that it was suitable for making coffin boards. However, he did not dare to disobey and let his subordinates do it.

Although Lin Wensi said it mysteriously, it is right to use willow branches to penetrate fish. Soaking willow branches in water for a long time will live and provide oxygen, so the fish will not die so easily.

After the shopkeeper had almost finished picking it up, Xu Ping shouted: "The crucian carp, osmanthus, fish ruler inside also picks out the left and right ones, and the fish can't grow up."

The shopkeeper looked at Lin Wensi and nodded when he saw him, he picked up seven or eight more.

Xu Ping said again: "Take those big yellow dices out, and this fish is delicious for soup."

The shopkeeper took out Huang Lading and looked at Xu Ping, afraid that he would think of something again.

Xu Ping smiled embarrassedly, and he knew so much.

Lin Wensi looked at the sun and said to everyone: "It's still early, so I'll pull another net. Pick a few good big green fish and let Su'er go back to make the stew. The other ones get crumbs and eat them slowly."

Everyone agreed.

Lin Wensi said slowly again: "Be careful when pulling. If there are eels, don't let them run away. Since we arrived in the Central Plains, we haven't eaten them for a long time."

Xu Ping was amused in his heart. It turned out that his father-in-law was greedy.

The shopkeeper changed his place and continued to pull the net in the water. Xu Ping asked the teacher's family to go back to the bottom of the willow tree and sit in a chair to enjoy the cool air.

After sitting down, Xu Ping said, "It's hot this day, it would be great if there was a watermelon."

Lin Wensi said: "I have also heard that watermelon is delicious, but I have never eaten it. I heard that this melon is only planted in Khitan, but not in China. Where did you eat it?"

Xu Ping couldn't answer, so he had to say vaguely: "I heard that, but I haven't eaten it."

In fact, there were watermelons in China at this time, but they were very little planted in the Central Plains, and even the Song people thought it was a species of Khitan. Later, Ouyang Xiu and others recorded this specially as a strange thing. According to the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions, these species had been spread long ago, so how could they not be there? However, the wars in the late Tang and Five Dynasties and watermelon planting was basically extinct, which caused this misunderstanding.

Lin Wensi didn't pursue the matter and said to Xu Ping again: "I heard Su'er say that you wrote a poem at home today. She didn't say it in full, but I could hear a few words, a bit crude. Come and listen to me."

Xu Ping secretly felt ashamed. The Chairman's poem began with Qu Yuan, who originated from the Dragon Boat Festival. It not only had sympathy for his life experiences, but also praised his noble sentiments. He was full of spirit and courage, but was said to be crude by this Song Confucian scholar. The aesthetic interests of different eras were really a bit outrageous.

But I can't argue about this question. Xu Ping thought for a while and said, "That's just a casual word. How can I get the teacher's ears when I coax two little girls? I have another poem here, please give it a taste."

Lin Wensi nodded: "Just read and listen."

Xu Ping looked at the pond: "I came to fish this afternoon and saw the water in this pond. The water quality was clear, and I felt it was written by this seven-character charity song."

"A half acre of square pond opens, and the sky is shining and clouds are wandering together.

I asked the canal so clear that it is because there is a source of fresh water."

Lin Wensi turned her head to look at Xu Ping and said with a smile: "Did you make this poem?"
To be continued...