Chapter 178 178. Two apprentices [asking for monthly votes]
It was rare to see such a rich catch of fish at one time, and the seventh cousin was still explaining it to Qiao Qiao seriously.
At this moment, what he took out from the ground cage was a struggling eel.
Eels have mucus on their bodies and are generally slippery, making them difficult to catch.
But at this moment, the seventh cousin pinched it with his thumb, index and middle fingers, and no matter how hard it curled up underneath, it just couldn't break free.
“Are you afraid?”
He looked at Qiaoqiao.
"I've eaten this before," Qiao Qiao smiled and touched the eel's cold and slippery body: "Dad said this is not a water snake, it doesn't bite people, it's an eel."
The seventh cousin nodded appreciatively to him: "Yes, but if you are really anxious, you can bite it, but the poison is not very strong, just rub it with water and alcohol and you will be fine."
There was more than one eel in the cage, and the seventh cousin quickly took out another eel and threw it into the bucket:
“Catch it with your hands and try it.”
Qiaoqiao was so happy that she stretched out her hand and put it into the bucket. However, as soon as he clasped it from the head, the eel squirmed and slipped out of his fingers smoothly.
After struggling for a long time and using both hands, in the end, I couldn't catch the eel as easily and firmly as the seventh cousin.
Qiaoqiao stared blankly at her hands, feeling extremely aggrieved:
“It’s so slippery.”
But the seventh cousin smiled and encouraged: "Fish are very slippery, so you have to be willing to do it. Do you see its head? Put your hand down to a long position and buckle it hard! Don't care how it twists, it's all strong Be sure to be steady and not loose..."
Two aunties who were helping were putting away the vegetables and meat. Seeing how seriously the seventh cousin was teaching Qiao Qiao, they subconsciously breathed softly.
When the vegetable basin was brought to the stove, the two began to discuss:
“Look at the boy’s cousin, he’s quite good at teaching him. He coaxes and plays with her. Qiao Qiao is very happy.”
In their view, learning to cook means either practicing chopping and chopping with a knife, or carrying a big pot back and forth to stir-fry. What's the point of catching eels here?
When I first came in, I poured another pot of loach! After catching loaches and eels, children can play all morning.
The other person laughed: "Qiaoqiao is very brave. Why aren't they afraid? I saw the eel twisting and turning like a snake, and it made me feel hairy."
“What’s the point!” The aunt opposite laughed:
“When children are young, they are not afraid of anything. I was so enthusiastic about raising silkworms when I was a child, and now that I see fat and white silkworms, I still feel a little scared.”
This is true.
The two of them were laughing and joking, but the topic didn't know where it went.
At the edge of the pool, the seventh cousin was busy handling the two harvests filled with cages, while Qiao Qiao was struggling with the bucket of eels and loaches.
At this moment, the left and right hands are like practicing iron sand palms, constantly moving downwards to catch. When the left hand is tired, switch to the right hand, and when the right hand is tired, switch to the left hand.
Grandma Qi handed him the big teapot and couldn't help but smile softly:
“This kid is quite serious.”
“That’s right.” The seventh cousin was also satisfied.
From the first time Qiao Qiao came back to his house, he saw that this child was as stupid as a fool, but if he was asked to do something, he could just keep doing it. This level of concentration was amazing.
Because of this, after spending this time together, the seventh cousin was really interested in teaching him seriously.
Even though catching eels and loaches may not seem like much fun, in fact, what you practice is to be fast, accurate and steady. Once the chef's hands are steady, it proves that his heart is also steady, and he can devote himself to anything and get twice the result with half the effort.
It was a twist of fate. Twenty years ago, when he was young and strong and wanted to take on an apprentice, his parents sent the child home, and he knelt down and kowtowed.
In this regard, he did not relent, but arranged for the other party to work back and forth, and it took a year of careful inspection before agreeing.
In those days, every household was not well-off. They had to practice making fat chickens and ducks every day, and they didn’t feel bad no matter what. The seventh cousin has indeed passed on the mantle.
Even my own connections as a big seat, I pushed them all over. During the years when his apprentice followed him, he had little income except for the first three years of practicing basic skills, but he still had enough food and clothing.
Later, the apprentice no longer studied cooking skills. Instead, he spent most of the month making a lot of money. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to wander around the coastal city and then run away when he came back.
As a master, the seventh cousin considers himself quite qualified. Even if he expected his apprentice to take care of him in his old age in the future, he didn't intend to treat him badly. The house hadn't been demolished at that time, but he still had his own small courtyard.
But who would have thought that after seeing the right disciple of Yi Meng, he would pack up his things and fly away, and his biological parents would bring a large group of brothers to come to scold him for oppressing children.
Now that I am getting older, I have taken a fancy to this silly Qiaoqiao again.
If he was teaching with a mission before, with this period of communication, the seventh cousin has become more and more focused on it.
There is no reason why I want to support myself in old age, I just like this child.
Thinking of the past, the seventh cousin and the seventh grandma didn’t know what to say. It was also because of that incident that the couple fell seriously ill and have lived in the city since then.
Now, looking at the silly Qiaoqiao in front of him, the seventh cousin laughed again:
“Qiaoqiao, let me ask you, do you dare to kill a chicken?”
Qiaoqiao raised her head blankly: "I have never killed anyone before, so I don't know if I dare."
“What about killing Dabai?”
Qiao Qiao shook his head: "You can't kill Dabai. Dabai is a good brother. Dabai is helping me look after the mountains."
“What if I have to kill?”
"That's not possible!" Qiao Qiao became serious, her eyes widened: "No."
Seventh Cousin:…
Why is this child so stubborn?
He originally wanted to introduce a small teaching topic, but now he became stubborn:
“Look, this goose was not raised by your family, and you didn’t spend any money on it, so why can’t you kill it? What if your grandparents agree?”
Qiaoqiao couldn't hold it in. He didn't know what to say, but at this moment he still emphasized: "No! It just can't!"
“I took it away and hid it in the mountains.”
“What if it was your parents and your sister who killed you directly while you were not at home?”
Qiaoqiao frowned, her eyes were red, as if she was about to shed tears at the next moment.
Grandma Qi stood nearby and glared at the bad old man, but she heard Qiao Qiao say:
“My parents and sister said that Qiao Qiao is very well-behaved and will never make Qiao Qiao sad.”
But the seventh cousin didn’t want to stop there and still wanted to get to the bottom of it:
“What if? What will you do if you kill?”
Qiaoqiao was silent, tears welling up in her eyes: "Then Qiaoqiao won't eat either. Qiaoqiao will starve to death, so go and accompany Dabai!"
The seventh cousin had a complicated expression, but finally murmured: "Silly boy, you are very hungry, so you have no idea."
Qiaoqiao raised her head stubbornly: "Then wait until you are very hungry. If I don't do anything, Dabai will be even more sad."
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I’m really sleepy. I’ll make up for the next update tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)