Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 180 Biting the Hand

It's funny to say, with Tao Qiuyi directing from the side, Wei Jingyuan and his two siblings divided the work and cooperated, and the speed was indeed much faster.

After cleaning the fish, the four of them headed to the kitchen to continue their work. Lizi cooked the rice, Xiaohuai started the fire, Wei Jingyuan fried the fish, and Tao Qiuyi coached him from the side.

Soon, an enticing aroma wafted from the Wei family's yard.

Wei Lao Da, Wei Lao San, Li Hongying and others who lived in the same courtyard were deeply affected.

It was the time when every household was cooking dinner. Zhou Mei and Li Yuegui were cooking dinner in the kitchen at the back of the house. Li Hongying and her two sons were sitting in the house waiting for the food to be served.

Smelling the aroma, Li Hongying cursed angrily, "You wasteful thing, you wasteful woman. Small fish with many bones will still get stuck in your throat even if you fry them in oil."

"They're frying small fish for fun, but when they try to eat them, they get stuck in their throats and cry. It's just a waste of oil, what a waste."

"Although it wastes oil, it smells really good," said Boss Wei.

"Yes, it smells really good, so good." Wei Lao San slurped his saliva with a greedy look on his face. "If it smells so good, how delicious will it taste?"

Unfortunately, that unfilial Wei Jingyuan was too stingy to give him any food.

"Third brother, have you forgotten how many bones such a small fish has and how likely it is to get stuck in your throat?" Boss Wei also wanted to eat fried small fish, but he had had his throat choked while eating small fish before, which left a scar in his heart.

Wei Laosan wanted to say that he wasn't afraid of the fish getting stuck in his throat, as even though the fish was small, it was still meat. But then he remembered the trauma his eldest brother had suffered from being choked by a small fish bone, and he kept his mouth shut.

Li Hongying agreed with Boss Wei, "Yes, small fish have too many bones. They get stuck in my throat every time I eat them. It's really painful."

"Tao Qiuyi is a very strange girl. Maybe she can find a way to get the fishbone out of her throat!" Wei Lao San had just finished speaking when a strong aroma wafted over. "I really want to taste it."

"Don't even think about it. Even if you move me out, Jing Yuan still won't agree to give us a bowl of fish to try." Boss Wei poured cold water on him.

Thinking of what Wei Jingyuan said when he rejected him, Wei Lao San couldn't help but curse, "Unfilial bastard, ungrateful wolf."

After cursing, Wei Laosan's cravings not only didn't subside, but instead became even more excited. He grabbed Li Hongying's arm and looked at her expectantly, "Mom, why don't you go..."

"No." Before Wei Laosan could finish, Li Hongying shook his hand away and said through gritted teeth, "I'm not greedy for those little fish. I'm waiting to see how the fish bones will choke them to death."

The three women here were gritting their teeth and cursing.

The atmosphere in the kitchen over there was completely different.

As soon as part of the fish was fried, Tao Qiuyi couldn't wait to stretch out her claws. She grabbed a small fish and bit off half of it in one bite. It was fragrant and crispy, and it was delicious.

"It's delicious, so delicious." Tao Qiuyi chewed the fragrant and crispy fish and spoke unclearly.

"Swallow the fish in your mouth before you speak. Be careful of fish bones getting stuck in your throat." Wei Jingyuan reminded her with a smile, his eyes as deep as a cold pool full of doting.

"Yes, sister-in-law, you must be careful with fish bones and don't get stuck with them." Xiao Huai also reminded with a serious face, and he even told her the painful lessons in the past.

"Li Zi and I have both had fish bones stuck in our throats a few times before. It was so uncomfortable that even swallowing hurt."

Although Li Zi, who was standing next to him, didn't say anything, she nodded desperately as a witness.

After finishing the whole fried fish, Tao Qiuyi said, "Don't worry, we fried the fish in oil this time. The fish bones have been fried crispy and will break into pieces when you bite them. They won't get stuck in your throat." Seeing that she didn't spit out the fish bones, Li Zi and Xiao Huai widened their eyes in shock.

Tao Qiuyi mistakenly thought that they didn't believe her, so she picked up a fried fish with two fingers and brought it to Wei Jingyuan's lips, "You're the eldest brother, give it to your younger brothers and sisters."

Wei Jingyuan, who had just opened his mouth to eat the fried fish, was stunned when he heard her words. On a whim, he opened his mouth and took the fried fish and her finger into his mouth.

"You bit my hand." Tao Qiuyi quickly retracted his fingers and shook them again and again.

Wait, she didn't feel any pain. Tao Qiuyi checked her fingers. Not to mention the teeth marks, they weren't even red. That's right, the greasiness on her fingers was unbearable. She needed to wash them clean.

Watching her walk to the stone water tank to scoop water to wash her hands, Wei Jingyuan's eyes darkened.

"Brother, is it delicious?" Xiao Huai asked.

"Brother, where are the fish bones? Did you eat them like my sister-in-law?" Li Zi asked.

After eating the fried fish, Wei Jingyuan praised it without hesitation, "It's delicious. The fish bones are just as your sister-in-law said, crispy and they break apart when you bite them."

Xiao Huai and Li Zi exchanged a glance, then each picked up a fried fish. Xiao Huai was braver, biting off half of the fish in one bite, chewing it up easily and swallowing it down with the bones.

"It's delicious, fragrant and crispy, and you can't taste any thorns at all." Xiao Huai's eyes lit up, and then he put the remaining half of the fish into his mouth.

Li Zi took a bite of the fried fish in her hand. The crispness of the fish made her stunned. She took a tentative bite and it broke into pieces in one bite.

My sister-in-law was right, the fish bones were fried until crispy and fragrant.

Tao Qiuyi washed her hands and walked back. She divided the fried fish into three portions and wrapped them in oil paper. After making sure that no smell would escape, she gave two of the packages to Li Zi and Xiao Huai respectively.

Tao Qiuyi said, "Send the pears to Fourth Uncle's house, and the small locust tree to the old Party Secretary's house. If anyone asks you on the way what you're carrying, just say they're herbs."

Li Zi and Xiao Huai nodded and went out. Tao Qiuyi put the remaining bag in the cabinet and said, "Wei Jingyuan, remember to remind me to send it to Dazhulin after dark."

Tao Qiuyi never avoided Wei Jingyuan and his two siblings when delivering food to the original owner's grandfather. When Wei Jingyuan was healing his leg, she couldn't leave, so Xiao Huai took the initiative to deliver it for her.

Wei Jingyuan was putting the fish into the frying pan. After hearing what Tao Qiuyi said, he turned around and looked at her. "It's okay. If you forgot, I'll go get it."

"No." Tao Qiuyi refused bluntly.

Wei Jingyuan's hand trembled, his eyes flashed, and a hint of bitterness spread in his mouth.

Tao Qiuyi walked over to him, picked up the spatula and pushed the small fish he had put into the pan a little further to make room for more fish.

Looking at her increasingly beautiful profile, Wei Jingyuan whispered, "Be careful the oil might splash onto your hands and burn you. Put down the spatula and sit on the small stool by the fire."

"It's okay, I'll be careful not to let the oil splash on my hands." Tao Qiuyi turned her head to look at him, her watery eyes filled with a smile.

This smile brought back the thoughts that Wei Jingyuan had finally suppressed. She had become part of this family and his life, and he didn't want to let her go.

Holding Xiaoyu's slender fingers and twisting them, Wei Jingyuan asked softly, "Qiuyi, are you willing to go with me to get a marriage certificate?"