Chapter 68 - 68

Chapter 68 Your Sister Yun is still your Sister Yun" Sister Yun, why are you picking so much mugwort?"Yun Ting stood up and turned to look. It was Xiao Zhu Zi and his friends Little Tiger and Tie Zhu."There are too many mosquitoes. I brought mosquito repellent. What are you three doing here? It's dangerous by the river.""We don't go into the water. My grandma says that if you get bitten by mosquitoes, just rub some lard on it."Yun Ting was stunned. Using lard? She had never heard of it before and said she couldn't accept it.Several years ago, a child from the village drowned in this river, so the adults in the village always warned their children not to play by the river."Even if you're not going into the water, it's best not to come to the riverbank. It wouldn't be good if you accidentally fell in," Yun Ting solemnly warned them.The three little ones nodded to indicate that they understood.Seeing how well-behaved they were, Yun Tingtook out some fruit candies and gave one to each of them. "Here, hurry back!""Thank you, Sister Yun. We can help you pick them.""You don't need to, I'm fine on my own."She has already picked quite a few mugwort leaves. Later, she will go find some mint leaves; adding them together should make the mosquito repellent sachet more effective.Just then, there was a splash in the river, and all four of them turned to look at the source of the sound. "Wow... there's a fish!"Yun Ting's eyes lit up; she hadn't eaten fish in a long time, and the State-run Restaurant hadn't served any fish on her last few visits.However, after glancing at the river water, although it wasn't very deep near the edges, these fish were not easy to catch!Without any tools, just a basket on my back, wait... I've got an idea."You guys move aside, stay away from the water. Let me try. If I catch one, we'll eat fish together,"Yun Ting instructed them before heading towards the river.Yun Ting first emptied the mugwort leaves from her basket and set them aside. Then she squatted down and put her hand into the river to release a little spiritual spring water. Soon after, the fish swarmed in.The three little ones outside couldn't see it at all and anxiously peered in, trying to get closer. They saw Yun Ting quickly put the basket into the water, and after a while, he struggled to lift it up. Many fish were jumping around in the basket."Wow! Sister Yun, you caught a fish!"The three children excitedly ran over, completelyignoring Yun Ting's warning not to go near the river."Xiao Zhuzi, you three hurry back and get the buckets.""Okay..."Yun Ting didn't have to wait long; about ten minutes later, the three little ones came running over, each carrying a wooden bucket, panting.Yun Ting packed the fish from the half-basket into buckets. Most of the fish weighed one or two pounds, with five larger ones weighing about three pounds each, and many smaller ones as well.Yun Ting had just thrown some fish into her spatial dimension while they went back to get the bucket.By now, there are about twenty fish in the three buckets combined, which is quite a lot.She gave each of the three little ones a large fish weighing over three pounds, two fish weighing about one or two pounds each, and some smaller fish.There are two large ones left, five slightly smaller ones, and the small fish are all hers. She plans to fry the small fish; she says they're delicious when coated in flour and fried.People in this era couldn't afford to eat like that. Oil and flour were precious commodities, so how could they be wasted?If she didn't have a personal space to rely on, she wouldn't dare to be so extravagant."These are all yours, hurry up and take them home."" Sister Yun, there are too many. Just give us one." Xiao Zhuzi hesitated."It's alright, I still have plenty! Go back quickly! But next time when you're all alone, you can't come to the river."She had to give them a proper warning, otherwise she worried that they might sneak off to catch fish themselves next time because of this one, and if something happened, she would feel guilty."Thank you, Sister Yun..." the three children said in unison.Back in the courtyard, Yun Ting heard arguing coming from inside as soon as she reached the gate. Without even looking, she knew it was He Junjun and Lin Xue. They never seemed to have a moment's peace. Yun Ting thought that such a marriage was truly terrifying.I don't know what they argued about, but they even started fighting. Nobody was willing to intervene. The reason was that the first time they fought, Zhou Yang, the unfortunate one, went to break it up and got hit on the head, resulting in a bump. Not only did the other party not apologize, but they also accused him of meddling. What business was it of his if the two of them were arguing?He Junjun even suspected that Lin Xue and Zhou Yang were having an affair, which infuriatedZhou Yang. From then on, even when they fought fiercely, no one cared, as it was a thankless task.The most ridiculous thing is that every time Lin Xue finished a fight, he would pitifully wander in front of Lu Jiayan.However, Lu Jiayan didn't even glance at her, and was extremely annoyed by her. He was in a miserable state himself, so how could he have the mood to care about other women? Besides, she was someone else's wife.Lu Jiayan and Yang Qingqing's relationship has essentially returned to square one.Lin Xue is now filled with regret. If she had insisted on not getting married and had comforted Lu Jiayan properly at this time, things might have naturally progressed.Because of this, she resented Yang Qingqing, thinking that she hadn't broken up with her earlier or later, but only after she got married, which was simply infuriating.Yun Ting didn't care what she thought; she just wanted to live her own life and not provoke her.Because of their argument, everyone else who didn't go out stayed in their rooms. When Yun Ting came back, no one saw the fish in her basket.She had already planned to make braised fish tonight and invite Yang Qingqing to join her, to "repay" her for the sanitary napkins. She originally wanted to make sauerkraut fish and boiled fish, but then she thought that these were dishes popular in the future, which would be the same as telling Yang Qingqing that she was also from the future.I steamed some white rice, made a braised fish, soaked some dried wood ear mushrooms and dried hazel mushrooms. Since it's hot, I'll make a cold wood ear mushroom salad and stir-fry some Wild Chicken with hazel mushrooms.I was originally thinking of making a dish of stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers, but then I realized that for the two of them, these three dishes would be enough.After getting everything ready, I knocked onYang Qingqing's door, and she opened it quickly."Come over for dinner tonight." Before Yang Qingqing could respond, Yun Ting turned and went back inside. The rice was still steaming! It would be shameful to burn it and waste food.When Yang Qingqing arrived, Yun Ting had already prepared braised fish and Wild Chickenstewed with hazel mushrooms. The aroma could be smelled from afar, and she was making the last cold black fungus salad." Yang Qingqing, is it okay to eat small red chilies?""A little is acceptable, but don't put in too much."Yun Ting added some small red chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, minced garlic, and some toasted sesame seeds; it smelled wonderful."Alright, dinner is ready. Serve yourself!"Yang Qingqing didn't stand on ceremony with her and started serving herself rice."Where did you get this fish?" Yang Qingqingasked after tasting the fish."The river in the village."Yang Qingqing looked up at her in surprise, "There are fish there? You can even catch them? That's amazing."She's been here so long and has never heard of anyone in the village catching a fish in the river."Hmph... You 're still Sister Yun, haha..."