Chapter 759: Fish Stew

"Oh, then we are really fellow villagers, and I am also from Bingcheng." Jiang Hai said with a smile after hearing what this woman said.

"You are also from Bingcheng, haha. That's a coincidence. Where are you from Bingcheng?" After hearing Jiang Hai's words, the woman asked with a smile.

"I'm from Nangang." After hearing her words, Jiang Hai also spoke.

"What a coincidence. I am also from Nangang, over there in Haxi." After hearing what Jiang Hai said, the woman's eyes lit up. What a coincidence.

"I'm from the health care side, but it's not too far away." After hearing the woman's words, Jiang Hai gave a brief introduction.

"Hey, what a fate. By the way, you have been in the United States for a few years." Seeing that Jiang Hai was also from Bingcheng, the woman relaxed a little more.

"I've only been here for two years, but you seem to have been here for a while." Looking at this woman, Jiang Hai asked with some confusion.

"Yeah, I've been here for almost four years without realizing it. My husband is an international student, and I was a college classmate. When we first met, he was not like this. He was fair, good-looking, and a gentleman. We I just fell in love. After I graduated from college, I found out that I was pregnant. Just when I was at a loss, he asked me to come to the United States. He was stupid at first and had never been in society, so he agreed easily. As a result, But it turned out like this." Sighing, the woman slowly told her story.

Northeastern people are very upright in character. They will say whatever they say. When they are wary of people, they will also talk nonsense. When they are not wary, well, it is even more uncontrollable. This woman is obviously like this. way.

According to what she said, her name was Xia Yuan, and she was about the same age as Jiang Hai. She was one year older than Jiang Hai in 1987.

Her studies were average, but she wasn't bad looking. When she was in college, her family spent money to go to a good college. She met her current husband. Her husband at the time was still very good. They dated for three years in college and they were in their senior year. When she graduated, she found out that she was pregnant. After explaining, her husband brought her to the United States. There are indeed some people in China who worship foreign things.

They always believed that foreign countries were better than domestic ones, and her parents' family members also felt the same way. Although they would look down on their children, they were still very happy when they heard that their children were going to live in the United States. After being sent to the United States.

The first year was not bad. Although both of them were poor, they were doing well. At least they had a chance to compete together.

But in the second year, Xia Yuan's husband's true nature was exposed, and Malaysia, special career women, etc. all came forward.

In the third year, she started to drink too much. After drinking, Xia Yuan didn't say anything, but Jiang Hai could guess that it was nothing more than beating and swearing at people.

Xia Yuan, who can't stand her husband, has moved out, but she has no way to ask for a divorce because she only obtained the right of residence after getting married. If she gets divorced now, she will be sent back to the country. Her children will also be sent to an orphanage.

This was something she could not allow, so after moving away from her husband, she still persisted.

I have to admit that Chinese women do have men's genes in their bones, and she can support this family by herself.

According to Xia Yuan, she currently works two jobs, one to ensure food and drink for her and her daughter, and the other to save some money for her daughter. After all, in the United States, schooling was free when she was young. , but when it comes to college, this is a big expense.

Therefore, it is inevitable to save some money now. It is impossible to be like American college students, who take out loans before going to school and owe a lot of debt first. This is absolutely impossible for domestic parents to understand.

As for her English, it is really a problem. Her current workplace is in a Chinese restaurant and a Chinese supermarket.

With her CET-4 level, she can read English, but she has some trouble speaking it. According to her, these four years have been in vain.

As for why she appeared in Winthrop, there is another story. Among the people in the tour group, there are not only couples and lovers, but also many single people who come to travel. Men, there are always people there at night. Something needed.

There is nothing bad to say about this in the United States. In some states, such working women are even legal and have to pay taxes.

Of course, there are also some more high-end places, such as bars, where you can go hunting for beauty, but the problem is that the aesthetics of Easterners and Westerners are different. From the perspective of Westerners, Easterners look a little bit different. It's too flat, and the facial features are not three-dimensional at all.

It is precisely because of this that when ordinary Eastern men go to bars, if those women are not looking for money, they will rarely come to these Eastern men, and now Westerners in Winthrop are not short of money.

You can't find the purpose of having fun in a bar. It's more simple and crude, just spend money, so many people see the business opportunities in this.

They would find some professional women from outside to give these men the same thing. Xia Yuan also came here because of the introduction of a compatriot.

She didn't know he was doing this at first, but after she came and found out he was doing this, she had to straighten up.

This is good in the United States. You are not forced to do this. If you want to leave, you can just leave. It doesn't matter, but you have to pay for the fare back.

She hailed a pickup truck in a small town. After agreeing on the price, she gave the money to this man, but this man touched her on the road. After being beaten by her, the man became angry and beat him. I don’t dare. American laws are extremely protective of women.

So he drove her out of the car directly, and then the scene that Jiang Hai saw just now appeared.

"Haha, you are really unlucky." Listening to Xia Yuan telling her story, Jiang Hai couldn't help but chuckle.

"I think so too." Xia Yuan shook her head helplessly, took out a piece of toilet paper, wrapped the finished cigarette butt, and then pressed it hard, and the cigarette butt was extinguished. It could be seen that, She has been doing this for more than a day or two, and her technique is quite skillful.

"Please turn right ahead, thank you." As Xia Yuan put out the cigarette butt and stuffed it into her trouser pocket, Jiang Hai also smiled. This mother is really free and easy, and at this time, she also Jiang Hai said.

Jiang Hai also turned the steering wheel and turned towards a trail on the right. Jiang Hai was also familiar with this place.

This should still be regarded as the Boston area, but it is the place where Winthrop, Chelsea and Revere meet, commonly known as the Sanjiang boundary.

Of course, the security of this borderless area is much better than that of some areas in New York, because the Appalachian Mountains are not far from here.

You must know that in the mountains, wild animals come down all year round. Although there are almost no gray wolves in North America now, of course, this refers to the northeast, such as Yellowstone Park, there are still some, but other animals, such as mountain lions, Black bears, brown bears, etc. will still come down the mountain occasionally. The herds of deer that come down the mountain in winter are also very scary, so the police force in this place is still sufficient.

There is no oil and water, and there are still many policemen, so the security of this town is really good, but it has no economic foundation, so no one is interested in it. No one is interested in it, which means that it is very poor. It has always been There is no development.

When Jiang Hai drove into this place, he found that the houses here were all very old two-section buildings. Basically, the walls had almost fallen off. The people here were also wearing ordinary clothes. Except for the elderly and children, almost all the people here were wearing ordinary clothes. There will be no middle-aged or young people hanging around here.

Jiang Hai saw a supermarket in the distance, Haishang Supermarket. He was quite familiar with this supermarket. After all, it belonged to Mr. Zhang Dehai.

"Right here." While Jiang Hai was looking around, Xia Yuan also said to Jiang Hai.

Following her words, Jiang Hai also looked at the community in front of him. This is a very ordinary residential community, but outside this community, there are many Chinese elderly and children standing. It seems that Xia Yuan's so-called Chinese The street is right here.

"Thank you very much for sending me back, but it's a pity that all the money I have is given to that bastard who drives a pickup truck. But I see that you drive a car like this, so you probably don't care about the small money. If you don't mind, I'll treat you to dinner. Let's go." After parking the car, Xia Yuan also got out of the car and took out her luggage. However, when she was about to enter the community, she stopped for a moment, then patted Jiang Hai's car door and faced him. said.

"Invite me to dinner." After hearing her words, Jiang Hai looked at her in surprise.

"Why do you look down on my cooking skills? Let me tell you, don't underestimate the cooking skills of a single mother, not to mention that I am the best at it." After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Xia Yuan also said a little unhappy, listening Jiang Hai smiled at her unpleasant words, then made an OK gesture, parked the car far away, and got out of the car.

"It's still early, let's go get the ingredients for tonight." Xia Yuan said with a smile as she watched Jiang Hai get out of the car.

"What to eat?" After hearing her words, Jiang Hai checked the environment here. Although the public security is guaranteed where the poor live, what about the environment? Haha, to be honest, the environment and air in most parts of the United States are... It's better than at home.

But here, it is probably worse than the average level in the country. Jiang Hai felt it here. If he stayed here for a day, it would be difficult to improve. It didn't matter anymore. He didn't want to stimulate this woman's self-esteem anymore. That's why he agreed to eat.

"How about eating fish?" Xia Yuan said with a smile while looking at Jiang Hai.

"Not bad." After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hai nodded seriously. It was not bad to eat fish, although he was basically tired of eating fish and beef.

"Then let's go fishing first." Hearing Jiang Hai agreed, Xia Yuan also smiled and then walked away. After hearing her words, Jiang Hai was a little confused. Good guy, please ask someone else. When eating, do all ingredients need to be freshly caught?

With a wry smile, Jiang Hai shook his head and followed her. He would listen to her arrangements today.

The two first went to a neighbor's house in this community, and she borrowed a fishing rod. Then the two headed towards a small river that Jiang Hai had seen when they arrived. When they arrived at the small river, Jiang Hai swept After a quick glance, this river was similar to other rivers in the United States. It was almost occupied by Asian carp. After Jiang Hai and Xia Yuan arrived at the river, Xia Yuan also took a look and expressed that she was very satisfied.

"I really don't understand. Americans are really wasting resources. Look at so many fish, and they are all wild fish. If this were in China, I would have posted it a long time ago. How could it be like this now? Tsk tsk , Okay, let’s get off the pole, whatever fish we catch will determine what we eat tonight, but we have to hurry up, my daughter is about to be out of school.” She patted Jiang Hai’s arm, Xia Yuan said with a smile, and then Looking at the time, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon before they knew it. They had to hurry up.

"Uh, you haven't ordered the menu yet." After hearing her words, Jiang Hai threw the fishing rod into the river and said a little dumbfounded.

"Of course, this depends on what kind of fish you catch. If it is snakehead, I will cook boiled fish for you. Don't underestimate me, I am very good at cooking fish. If I catch carp, I will cook it for you. Braised fish, if you catch silver carp, I will make steamed fish for you. If it is mandarin fish, it will still be steamed, haha, but if you catch grassroots, I will make molly fish stew for you." Looking at Jiang Hai, Xia Yuan said with a smile. Jiang Hai was stunned for a moment when he heard her words.

"Can you make molly fish stew?" Looking at Xia Yuan, Jiang Hai asked with some confusion. This fish stew should be regarded as a specialty in Northeast China. No, to be precise, it should be a specialty in Long Province. Jue, Jiang Hai had eaten this kind of fish stew before when he was a child, and it was indeed delicious.

But then I grew up, and although some restaurants still have this fish stew, the taste is far behind.

Jiang Hai didn't remember that his favorite thing to eat was the tofu in this fish stew. After the tofu absorbed the fish soup, it tasted quite good. However, he remembered that the fish was not made from grass roots. The carp seemed to be it is also fine.

"Of course, although carp and herring can also make this thing, it has to be big enough. It depends on your talent." After hearing what Jiang Hai said, Xia Yuan knew that Jiang Hai wanted to eat stewed fish. But to do this, you need a big enough fish.

"That's no problem." Jiang Hai couldn't help but smile when he heard her words, and then set his sights on the river.

When it comes to sea fishing, Jiang Hai may not be quite sure yet, but river fishing is his specialty.

Turning all his attention to the river, Jiang Hai's eyes were also staring at the fish in front of him. He had to admit that fishing in the United States is indeed not a difficult thing, especially these river fish, because Americans don't eat river fish. Therefore, except for some enthusiasts, they don't fish in rivers. The fish here are so stupid that if they enter the water with bait, they are almost guaranteed to hit. No, it's just like now. To be continued.