The Space-Time Boss: 1970s Revolution

Chapter 31: Mu Wanlan

As night fell, the meals were almost ready, and the people who had been out returned.

Fu Hong came back with the bucket of water, now containing even more fish, including both large and small ones. Fu Xiao looked at it and asked, "Second Brother, why did you catch so many fish again?"

Fu Hong, washing his face at the basin, looked up and said, "I caught them in the river. Hehe... How about that? Second Brother is pretty skilled, right?"

Fu Kai came over and tugged at her hand. "Sister, the big fish were caught by Elder Brother and me. The small ones were caught by Second Brother."

Fu Xiao smiled and patted her younger brother's head. "Really? Little Kai, you're amazing."

"Everyone, wash your hands. Time to eat!!!" Li Xiufen's voice called out from inside the house.

At the dinner table, Grandpa Fu tasted a piece of the fried fish and remarked, "It's really our Xiao Xiao who can cook. The fish doesn't have any fishy smell at all..."

Everyone eating the delicious food nodded in agreement.

She served Fu Kai a piece of fish and reminded him to eat carefully to avoid the bones. Hearing this, she smiled and explained, "Grandpa, if the fish is cleaned properly, it won't smell. There's a black line on the fish that needs to be removed. After that, the dish won't have any fishy odor..."

Li Xiufen's eyes widened in realization. "Oh, that's what you took out from the fish today?"

Fu Xiao nodded.

Li Xiufen said she had learned something new.

"I'll tell a few familiar aunties tomorrow about this method. If I had known earlier, we could have used it for other dishes. Fish is a type of meat, and it's much cheaper than meat," she added.

Fu Xiao also mentioned using scallions and ginger as de-fishing agents. As for cooking wine... well, that's not something available in this era.

After dinner, she did her usual routine of giving Grandpa Fu two acupuncture needles and preparing a medicinal bath.

Once the bath was ready, she removed the silver needles.

Grandpa Fu spoke at this moment, "Xiao Xiao, these past few days I've felt like I've regained ten years of youth. I sleep soundly at night now and don't wake up in the middle of the night. Also, my legs don't hurt at all. My dear, is Grandpa getting better?"

She gently replied, "Grandpa, just hang on a little longer. Soaking in the medicinal bath is good for your health."

"Alright, then Grandpa will listen to our Xiao Xiao," he agreed.

Fu Xiao turned to her two waiting brothers and said, "Brothers, you can help Grandpa with his bath now."

After she finished speaking, she left the bathroom.

Back in her room, she entered the space and thought about how Grandpa Fu's medicinal bath could continue for as long as needed. Her space's hot spring water and spiritual spring water could prolong life, and with the addition of spiritual spring water in her daily cooking, the family's health had been gradually improving.

She still needed to visit the county town to give a bottle of ginseng essence to Third Uncle and ginseng pills to Second Uncle. After all, they were family, and she couldn't favor one over the other.

She took out the medical cases she had partially studied earlier and began reviewing them.

The night was quiet as everyone in the village went to bed. A gust of wind suggested that the weather might change tomorrow.