CHAPTER 127: CHAPTER 127 A WOMAN WHO CAN’T HAVE CHILDREN (2)

The Great Princess doesn’t know how to cook. She said, "I’m only in charge of the stove, don’t ask me to stir-fry, and if you want the vegetables washed..." She looked at Li Xing’an wandering around in the kitchen, "Get Third Brother to do it."

Li Xing’an turned to glare at her, "Lazy girl!"

The Great Princess was not convinced, "How am I lazy? I’m in charge of the stove, aren’t I?" Thinking of something, she suddenly said, "Oh dear, Second Sister is still in her room, I need to call her to come and cook together. She’s the real lazy one, it’s time to cook yet she’s not in the kitchen to help!"

The Great Princess lifted her skirts and ran off quickly.

Li Yuzhu took the vegetables from the rack, placing them all on the ground.

Cleaning them one by one, just then, the Princely Heir walked in, carrying a heap of things.

Li Xing’an walked over, surprised and asked, "Eh, where did the meat and fish come from?"

Everyone had moved up the mountain, there weren’t such things there.

The Princely Heir smiled and said, "It’s rabbit meat sent by Brother Mu, skinned so you can’t tell it’s a rabbit, right? These two grass fish were sent by the village chief, and this smoked meat was brought by Liu the bricklayer and his sons. They said it’s a gift celebrating our home’s relocation."

Li Yuzhu laughed, "They’re really being kind."

Li Xing’an took them in his hand, the first thing he looked at was the rabbit meat, "That guy is quite generous, flaunting his wealth, hmph!"

Among these three gifts, the rabbit meat was the most valuable.

Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Today there are many people, let’s cook all these fish, meat, and vegetables, so everyone can eat heartily."

The Princely Heir smiled and said, "Then it’ll be a bit of hard work for Third Sister. Brother Mu and the village chief, they are sitting in the main room, I must go and chat with them."

Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Go ahead, Big Brother, this kitchen is big and well-equipped, we don’t need your help."

The Princely Heir left smilingly.

After a while, sure enough, the Great Princess brought the Second Princess over.

As soon as she entered, the Great Princess complained, "I went to call Sister-in-law to help, she wouldn’t come, lying in bed shouting about having a headache, now mother is coaxing two kids."

Li Yuzhu said, "Let’s leave her be today, there are guests at home, and it’s the first day after the move. It wouldn’t be good to cause trouble."

The Great Princess grumbled, then finally closed her mouth.

The three sisters sorted the vegetables, Li Xing’an wandered back and forth, unsure how to help.

Li Yuzhu put the two fish in the clay basin and pushed it in front of him, then threw in a knife, "Third Brother, go kill the fish."

Li Xing’an jumped, frowning, "I can’t!"

The Great Princess sneered, "A man who can’t kill fish?"

Li Xing’an said embarrassingly, "I’m afraid of fish bones, I never eat fish, of course, I can’t kill fish."

Before in the Capital, the boys of noble families would often go out of town to play, catching fish and roasting them to eat.

Others would kill, roast, and eat fish; he would catch and roast wild chickens to eat.

As a child, he once nearly choked to death eating fish, now he was simply terrified at the sight of them.

Li Yuzhu vaguely remembered his phobia, laughing, "You don’t eat fish, but others do. There are two fish here, I’ll kill one to demonstrate, and you’ll kill the other. There’ll be plenty of days for eating fish in the future, won’t you help?"

The human body can’t lack the nutrition of meat, animal meat is expensive, while fish is relatively cheaper.

If you can’t afford meat, then eat fish.

This is a village in the south, with plenty of brooks and rivers. When summer comes, she catches fish for everyone to replenish their nutrition.

The Second Princess shook her head, "Third Brother, even the Second Young Master knows how to kill fish, how come you don’t?"

Mentioning the Second Young Master challenged Li Xing’an’s self-esteem.

"It’s not that I truly can’t kill fish, I just disdain killing them." He snorted, picked up the clay basin, and walked out of the kitchen, "Who said I can’t kill fish?"

Li Yuzhu felt amused, as long as the Second Young Master was mentioned, Li Xing’an could do anything.

But fish seemed easy to kill, in reality, it’s not.

In case the fish bile got punctured, this fish couldn’t be eaten.

The entire fish would be bitter.

Li Yuzhu put down the vegetable in her hand, patted her sleeves, stood up, and followed him out.

"I’ll kill the fish, Third Brother." Li Yuzhu looked at Li Xing’an, who was at a loss with the clay basin, and said with a smile.

Li Xing’an was surprised, "Third Sister, you know how to kill fish?"

"Nanny Sun killed fish before, I learned from her." Li Yuzhu raised her eyebrows triumphantly, taking the basin from his hands.

"Really?" Li Xing’an was doubtful.

Li Yuzhu smiled silently.

She found a slightly flat stone, set it by the courtyard wall, and sharpened the knife on it.

The two fish were still alive, their mouths tied together with a grass rope, which, when untied, made them leap immediately.

Jumping right beside Li Xing’an’s feet, scaring him.

Li Yuzhu quickly pressed a head with her left hand and then smacked the spine with her right-handed knife.

The fish was knocked unconscious and stopped moving.

The other fish was restless as well, jumping here and there.

Li Yuzhu used the same method to stun it.

Li Xing’an was so surprised he widened his eyes, "Third Sister, you’re incredible! Such a quick technique."

Li Yuzhu smiled, this was a skill honed in her previous life.

In her previous life, she lived in the southern countryside as a child, often following the adults to catch and kill fish.

If it weren’t for that major earthquake...

She took a deep breath, thanking the transmigration gods for letting her have a big family in this life.

Her technique was fast, scaling, gutting the fish gills, removing the innards.

While she was gutting, she reminded Li Xing’an, "This dark green part is the gallbladder, make sure not to puncture it, it’s very bitter. If it breaks and the bile drips onto the meat, the whole fish will be bitter. When gutting, extend the knife inside a bit to remove the innards whole, without touching the gallbladder."

She finished killing one fish and handed the knife to Li Xing’an, "Third Brother, the other one’s for you to kill."

Li Xing’an stared, thinking he couldn’t lose to the younger ones, especially Third Sister.

He steeled himself, "Alright, Third Sister, go ahead and busy yourself, I’ll handle this fish."

Li Yuzhu stood up, "I’ll go get busy then, keep an eye on it, Third Brother."

She walked away smiling.

Outside the kitchen, there was a small water barrel, and the water here was for miscellaneous use.

On the wall next to the barrel hung a gourd water ladle, Li Yuzhu took the ladle, scooped some water, washed her hands, and went back to the kitchen to cook.

After Li Yuzhu left, Li Xing’an grappled with the other fish.

But, he didn’t handle it well and still punctured the gallbladder.

Li Xing’an sniffed, this smell...

He couldn’t discard the fish, what if Third Sister asked?

No worries, he could let Second Young Master eat it.

To differentiate, he marked the fish with a broken gallbladder by cutting the tail halfway.

In the kitchen, just as Li Yuzhu entered, she heard the Great Princess angrily venting about someone.

"Too much! What’s wrong with not being able to give birth? Are women who can’t give birth not human beings? Eating the meal cooked by this woman who can’t give birth, and still hitting her? Is there any justice? That old hag!"

Li Yuzhu curiously asked, "Big Sister, who are you talking about?"