bookbashuk Chapter 161 Your monthly salary is 1, why don't you share it?
Chapter 161 Your monthly salary is 1, why don't you share it?
The deafening cries echoed throughout the entire courtyard. For a moment, the only sound in the huge courtyard was Banggeng's heart-wrenching cries.
Qin Huairu was choked by her mother-in-law's abuse and was speechless. Her eyes were already red. She clenched her fists, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.
Jia Dongxu held his forehead with his hand, looking thoughtful. After a while, he walked forward, picked up Banggeng, and scolded him in a steady manner: "You little bastard, are you so fond of crying and making trouble? Look at other people's children, they don't even ask for a share of the food!"
Banggeng was startled by his father's sudden roar. He buried his little face tightly in Jia Dongxu's arms, trembling all over, and his crying stopped abruptly.
Seeing this, Jia Dongxu immediately softened his tone, patted Banggeng's back gently, and coaxed him: "Be good, don't cry, daddy will buy you meat tomorrow, okay?"
Banggeng's crying gradually became quieter, with only two small hiccups from time to time.
Jia Dongxu was worried that Banggeng would lose control of his emotions and start acting up again, so he quickly took him back to the room and asked Qin Huairu to coax him.
This commotion attracted the attention of many people in the yard.
Yi Zhonghai glanced around and found a small circle of people gathered near the courtyard wall, pointing and talking in this direction, with sarcastic words echoing among the crowd.
I feel like my chance has come.
He snorted coldly, strode over, pointed at the huge carp in Li Yang's hand, and said angrily: "Li Yang, you are so selfish! You caught such a big fish, but you didn't even share a little with us neighbors to taste it!"
Li Yang skillfully packed up the fishing rod, smiled slightly, glanced at Yi Zhonghai, and said lightly: "Your monthly salary is 99 yuan, and I haven't seen you share it with everyone yet."
This sentence hit Yi Zhonghai's sore spot hard, causing his face to turn red instantly. He was speechless and glared at Li Yang fiercely.
Deep in my heart, there was a resentment, mixed with powerless anger and jealousy.
He was about to say something back, but suddenly remembered that Liu Haizhong would report Li Yang to his superiors tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai grinned secretly, suppressed the anger in his heart, glanced at Li Yang grimly, then turned and left.
If Yi Zhonghai's words just now were just a trigger, then the sight of Li Yang walking back to the yard with the fish on his back completely ignited the jealousy in everyone's hearts.
The huge silver carp sparkled in the sunlight, shining silver and extremely dazzling.
In comparison, the ordinary home-cooked vegetable scraps in people's hands pale in comparison.
Li Yang walked in front, holding the silver carp tightly with both hands to prevent it from slipping out of his hands.
As he walked carefully, he listened from time to time to the discussions of the crowd behind him.
They either cursed Li Yang's shamelessness, or were envious of the family that could eat such a big fish. Some even suspected that Li Yang bought it from outside and fantasized about how great it would be if they could do the same.
In a blink of an eye, Li Yang returned to his own courtyard.
He placed the fish on the chopping board and deftly picked up a sharp chopping knife from the chopping board next to him.
The blade slashed a bright light in the air, and then with a "swoosh" it cut off the fish's head.
The fish head was so huge that even Li Yang, who was well versed in cooking, couldn't help but be amazed.
It was as big as an ordinary human head. This was the first time Li Yang had seen such a huge fish head.
He planned to use the fish head to make one of his best hometown dishes - chopped pepper fish head.
So Li Yang started to work. He washed the fish head with clean water, and then hit it hard with the back of the knife, splashing water all over the floor.
He took a large wooden bowl and started chopping peppers and garlic.
Because the fish head is so large, the amount of seasoning required is at least half more than usual.
After a while, Li Yang prepared a big bowl of red chopped peppers.
He picked up a small handful and put it to his nose and smelled it. He was immediately dizzy by the spicy and tempting aroma.
This is really exciting!
Li Yang nodded repeatedly, very satisfied.
Then he took out a bottle of rice wine, a bag of peppercorns, some coriander, chopped green onions and other seasonings from the cupboard.
At this moment, a strong fragrance suddenly spread out and overflowed from the window.
The yard was filled with the rich fragrance.
Many people stared at the direction of Li Yang's house with their eyes piercing. From time to time, they let out a low groan of envy, and each of them looked like they were drooling.
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The hot oil splashed in the pan, making a sizzling sound.
Holding a spatula, Li Yang skillfully poured in the chopped chili peppers, garlic, peppercorns and other base ingredients, which instantly gave off a pungent and tempting spicy aroma.
He quickly stir-fried the food in the pan for a few times, and then added an appropriate amount of rice wine and soup.
The aroma in the pot suddenly became more intense, mixed with a hint of wine and fresh aroma, which whetted people's appetite.
At this moment, Li Yang picked up the huge fish head and threw it heavily into the pot.
The iron pot collided with the chopping board with a loud bang, causing the entire kitchen to clang with pots and pans.
The boiling oil splashed everywhere, and Li Yang quickly covered the pot to block the leaping flames.
The aroma in the pot instantly became more intense, rising in wisps and spreading in the kitchen.
At this time, the rich spicy flavor had unknowingly overflowed and drifted throughout the yard with the wind.
Jia Dongxu's family was sipping porridge from their bowls when Jia Zhang suddenly put down her bowl, stared out the window with suspicion written all over her face.
She took a deep breath greedily and was immediately tempted by the pungent fragrance.
"This smell... is clearly the smell of chopped pepper fish head!" Jia Zhang exclaimed, with greed flashing in her eyes.
She turned her head and stared at the porridge in her small bowl, and immediately frowned.
When Banggeng saw this, his eyes rolled around and he also smelled the tempting scent.
He immediately dropped the bowl in his hand, drooling, and pulled Jia Zhang's sleeve and acted coquettishly: "Grandma, I want to eat fish, I want to eat fish!"
Jia Zhang was stimulated by Bang Geng's words, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
She glared at Qin Huairu fiercely, stood up angrily, and shouted at the top of her voice: "Qin Huairu, hurry up! Go borrow some from Li Yang? I want to eat it! Bring it over quickly and let us taste it!"
Qin Huairu was startled by her mother-in-law's shouting, and hurried forward to persuade her, but she couldn't stop Jia Zhangshi at all. Banggeng also burst into tears, and with tears in his eyes, he shouted that he wanted to eat the fish head.
Jia Dongxu shook his head helplessly and watched the scene unfold silently.
Seeing that his wife was about to cry, he had no choice but to step forward and pull Jia Zhang and Bang Geng aside, and whispered to persuade them: "Mom, please stop making trouble. Li Yang's food is delicious, we can't afford to offend him..."
After much persuasion, Jia Zhang and Banggeng's grandson finally stopped making trouble.