Chapter 178 178. Two Apprentices [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
It was rare to see such a rich catch of fish at once, 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, making them slippery and 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 have eaten this before,” Qiao Qiao smiled and touched the cold and smooth body of the eel: “Dad said this is not a water snake and does not bite people, but an eel.”
Seventh Cousin He nodded appreciatively to him: "Yes, but if you are really anxious, you will bite. The toxin is not strong, just rinse it with water and alcohol and rub it and it will be fine."
There is more than one eel in the ground cage. The seventh cousin quickly took out another one and threw it into the bucket:
"Try to catch it with your hands."
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, I still couldn't catch the eel as easily and firmly as the seventh cousin.
Qiao Qiao stared blankly at her hand, feeling extremely aggrieved:
“It’s so slippery.”
But the seventh cousin smiled and encouraged: "Fish are very slippery, you have to be willing to do it. Do you see its head? Put your hands down to a long position and buckle hard! Don't care how it twists, it's all strong Be sure to be steady and not loose..."
The two aunties who were helping were putting away the vegetables and meat. Seeing how seriously the seventh cousin taught Qiao Qiao, they subconsciously breathed softly.
When the dish basin was brought to the stove, the two of them started to discuss:
"Look at the child's cousin, he is quite good at teaching him, coaxing and playing with him. , Qiao Qiao is very happy.”
In their opinion, learning to cook is either practicing chopping and chopping, or carrying a big pot and stir-frying. 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: "Qiao Qiao is very brave. Why are they not afraid? I saw the eel twisting and twisting like a snake, and it made me feel hairy."
< br>"What's the point!" The aunt opposite laughed:
"When the children were young, they were not afraid of anything. I was so enthusiastic about raising silkworms when I was a child, and now you let me Seeing the white and fat silkworms makes me feel a little bit scared.”
That’s true.
The two of them were laughing and joking, but they didn't know where the topic had gone.
At the edge of the pool, the seventh cousin was dealing with the harvest of the two full cages, while Qiao Qiao was competing with the bucket of eels and loaches.
At this moment, the left and right hands are like practicing iron sand palms, constantly grabbing downwards. 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 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.
Although catching eels and loaches may not seem like much fun, in fact, what you are practicing 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.
Sounds like 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 knelt down and kowtowed.
The other party burst into tears, saying that there were too many children at home, and all he wanted was to give him food to eat and a way to make a living.
In this regard, he did not relent, but arranged for the other party to work back and forth, and it took him 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 without feeling distressed. 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 stopped studying cooking and instead spent most of a month making a lot of money. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to wander around a 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 provide for him in his old age in the future, he had no intention of treating him badly. The house had not yet been demolished at that time, but he still had his own small courtyard.
But who would have thought that the Yiman disciple who had spotted him would pack up his things and fly away, and his parents would bring a large group of brothers to come to scold him for oppressing children.
Now that I am old, I have taken a liking 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 he wants to support his old age, he just likes 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 lived in the city from then on.
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?"
< br>Qiaoqiao looked up blankly: "I have never killed 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 helps me look after the mountains."
"What if I have to kill him?"< br>
"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 topic about teaching, but now his stubborn temper came up:
“Look, this goose is not raised by your family, and you didn’t spend any money on it. , Why can’t we kill him? What if your grandparents agree?”
Qiao Qiao couldn’t hold back. He didn’t know what to say, but he still emphasized: “No! "
"I will run with it and hide it in the mountains."
"Then what if it was your parents and your sister who killed you directly while you were not at home?"
Qiao Qiao frowned, her eyes were red, as if she was about to shed tears in the next moment.
Grandma Qi stood aside and glared at the bad old man, but she heard Qiao Qiao say:
"My parents and sister said that Qiao Qiao is very good and will never let him go." Qiao Qiao is sad.”
But the seventh cousin didn’t want to stop there and still wanted to get to the bottom of it:
"What if? If you kill me, what are you going to do?"
Qiaoqiao was silent, tears welling up in her eyes: "Then Qiaoqiao won't eat either, Qiaoqiao will starve to death, go and accompany her Dabai!"
The seventh cousin had a complicated expression, and finally murmured: "Silly boy, you are so hungry, you have no idea."
Qiao Qiao 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 so sleepy, I’ll make up for the next update tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)