Chapter 152 It’s still daily life
Lunch was very simple, Aunt Molly made barbecue sandwiches in advance, and old Tiago and his wife brought the Mexican specialty roselle tea. There is a more beautiful version of roselle in Seris. The name is Roselle.
The cooked Roselle tea soup has a beautiful ruby-like color. Almost all Mexican families make a large pot of it every day. The taste is okay, not as good as last night’s lavender tea, but it’s not bad either. .
No matter what, the Dr. Pepper that Walker and the others were drinking was much stronger than it was. Walker threw a bottle to him when he was working just now, and Jack almost squirted out of his mouth.
This thing reminded him of the cherry-flavored Coke he drank before, and it also had the taste of safflower oil. It was even worse, comparable to the Laoshan White Flower Snake Grass in his previous life. Water, if he hadn't seen a few young and old Texas men drinking it with gusto, Jack would have almost thought he was being fooled.
After lunch, the ladies retreated first. They went back to take a shower and then went shopping in the city in the afternoon, while the men continued to work.
There was an interlude in the middle. Aunt Molly didn't want to go at first, and planned to spend the whole afternoon preparing dinner for the family. In the end, Hannah assured her that Jack could handle everything, and then hesitantly nodded in agreement. .
Jack guessed that it was probably seeing that he had made a long list of spices to buy and handed it to Hannah that was what really convinced her.
After lunch, everyone only rested for a while before continuing to work. Jack spliced the wooden beams into a frame, nailed the boards, and climbed up to the roof with the Walker brothers. Bonham was directing from below. Repair the damaged roof lining quickly.
Then the brothers laid a waterproof layer on the outside, while Jack added insulation cotton to the wooden frame inside. Finally, the most tiring and patient work was done. The cement tiles were hoisted to the roof one by one and stacked one on top of the other. The laying work was completed until three o'clock in the afternoon.
"Oh, I thought I would have to work until tomorrow, but I didn't expect it to be done so early today."
Bonum was obviously tired and was leaning on the pickup truck with some difficulty. Auggie stepped forward to help him with concern. Live him.
"Are you okay, old guy? You've been in poor health lately. Do you want to go to Austin for a checkup?" Walker suggested as he packed his things.
Bonham waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm just older, but I rarely had a good sleep yesterday. I felt great when I woke up in the morning. If this state continues, maybe I will be able to do it again. I can go drink beer with you at Shuangfeng Restaurant."
"Oh, come on, don't say that in front of Auggie." Walker waved his hand down with a look of disgust. .
Auggie protested: "I'm 13 years old. Stella has been there a long time ago when she was my age, and Liam brought her there."
"Hey, brat, you're going to die." "Don't think about me taking you to play anymore."
Betrayed Liam was pushed to the ground by Walker before he finished speaking, and the two brothers started fighting again.
"Stop, Emily was there at the time. Ouch, you bastard is too harsh." Liam screamed.
Jack looked at the two old boys with envy, "The relationship between your families is so enviable."
"You can also treat us as family. Auggie and Stella are almost adults. We haven't heard Baby crying here for too long. You and Hannah should come back and settle down as soon as possible." Bonham said in his tone. With a hint of sentimentality, his eyes revealed the unique cunning of the elderly.
Jack was stunned. He didn’t expect that he would be forced to get married in the beautiful country in this life, and he suddenly felt an inexplicable kindness in his heart.
“Maybe I should come back with Hannah more often. Texans have given me a new understanding of this country.” “You sound like a foreigner, haha, it’s still early. , boys, how about we go catch catfish in the lake?”
The men of the Walker family cheered immediately, and Jack was also curious. He had seen many online videos of his previous life, but there was really nothing. In real life, although the teeth of catfish are not sharp, it is still very dangerous to fish with bare hands like what I saw online in my previous life.
Fortunately, Texas is not in the Great Lakes region, so heavy metal pollution here is not serious. We have not heard of any large-scale chemical leaks like the one that occurred in Ohio in the previous life.
Whether it is catfish or any other freshwater fish, as long as it is not a scavenger or an alligator gar, Jack has a thousand ways to turn them into something Americans like to eat.
But before going to catch fish, he set his sights on the chicken coop on the farm. Old Tiago raised dozens of barred Rock chickens on the farm, which are the common reed chickens in rural Seris. The key is to keep it free-range.
This stuff is rare to find in Meiliguo Supermarket, not to mention there are a few adult roosters among them.
Jack asked old Tiago to help kill two little roosters and wait for him to deal with them when he came back. Then the group of people drove roaring towards a nearby small lake.
It is said that this is a lake. In fact, strictly speaking, it should be a small wetland formed at the bend of a small river. There is a huge ancient cypress growing by the river, and the huge aerial roots form a small ecosystem beside the lake.
Catfish like to hide in mud holes among aerial roots. Walker and Liam took off their clothes, wearing only a pair of large underpants and thick rubber gloves, and jumped into the water and started digging holes to lure catfish. .
Bonum leisurely started baiting and fishing not far away, and within half an hour he had a catch. It looked quite big, so the old man started to slide the rod leisurely.
Jack and Auggie, who were watching the excitement on the side, suddenly became excited. One on the left and the other on the right, each hand lifted the net and stared nervously at the lake that splashed with water from time to time.
In the end, a nearly 20-pound striped bass was brought ashore at Jack’s expense. transport.
On the other side, Walker and Liam also followed suit. The two brothers worked together to catch a catfish of more than 30 pounds. Before five o'clock, the group returned home with two big fish.
Back at Hannah's small farm, several ladies also happened to return, and Hannah bought back a large bag of seasonings from the Asian supermarket.
Jack used the excess cement tiles from today's roof repairs to build two simple stoves, and then began to perform while the people around him were stunned.
Pour two prepared reed chickens with sugar syrup, deep-fry them in oil until golden brown, then throw them into a large pot and simmer over low heat. The seasonings are not complete, but Jack uses Western-style spices such as rosemary. The spices were substituted and a Texas braised chicken was made. Although he was the only one who could understand this trick, he still enjoyed it.
Only half of the 30-pound catfish was cut into thick fillets. It was briefly marinated and put in the oil pan. Finally, it was served with sauerkraut, jalapeno peppers, and white pepper. powder to make a strange Western-style boiled fish dish.
In the end, Jack put on a show. The 18-pound striped bass was forcibly turned into a complete squirrel bass. Aunt Molly had to drive home and dig through the attic for a long time before she found a fish that could hold it completely. A big plate of this fish.
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