Ling Ran carefully parked the Jetta into his garage, closed the door, and walked around the car. Before leaving, he thought about it again, found a car cover from the corner, and put it on it.

Although the Jetta is cheap to repair, only a few hundred thousand yuan, it is always a bit troublesome, and you can't call an online ride-hailing service every day.

Ling Ran took good care of it as much as possible and locked the garage door. His first bicycle lasted 11 years, and he hoped that the much more expensive Jetta could surpass this record.

At around 8 o'clock, the clinic was still quite busy.

People seeing doctors, buying medicine, getting massages, and just chatting were divided into several piles in the yard, each enjoying themselves.

The large courtyard of Xiagou Clinic is like Xiagou Alley or even the neighborhood activity center of several old alleys nearby.

Ling Jiezhu, who came back from playing in Europe, was chatting in the yard with a smile, heating water in the old man's thermos cup, and passing blankets to the old lady. He was doing neighborhood business, and what he liked most was chatting with the neighbors.

The reason is that there are so many people. The current Xiagou Clinic is simply what he dreamed of.

Tao Ping was sitting behind the tea table on the second floor, entertaining little sisters and pseudo-besties of similar ages, and handing them purchasing products from various countries.

In the Xiagou area, Tao Ping is the absolute fashion leader and trendsetter.

In the past 20 years, when Tao Ping put on a windbreaker in spring, windbreakers would flutter in the alleys. When Tao Ping started to try T-shirts, T-shirts would sell like hotcakes in night markets...

Not only women of the same age as her, but also young girls and middle-aged women who are not in Tao Ping's social circle, will also pay attention to Tao Ping's clothing, cosmetics, hobbies...

This time, Tao Ping went abroad and maxed out several credit cards just by helping people around her purchase goods. The miles she exchanged for credit card points were enough to redeem business class flights between China and France.

"You're back?" Ling Jiezhu had already heard the sound of the car being driven into the garage, so he poured a glass of hot water for him.

Ling Ran drank the hot water and felt warm all over. Dad has been cooking for so many years, but hot water is still the best.

"Doctor Ling is back." In the kitchen, Lu Jinling saw Ling Ran and jumped out immediately. She was holding an arm-long mandarin fish in her left hand and was wagging her tail desperately.

Lu Jinling raised the knife with her right hand, and then the back of the knife fell with her hand. The big mandarin fish was dizzy and dizzy.

"Did you buy it? Such a big mandarin fish?" Ling Ran looked at the mandarin fish with a sharp beak and spines on its back, and was greatly surprised.

Lu Jinling smiled: "I caught it with a lure. Is it good? It weighs five pounds and sixty ounces of mandarin fish."

"Fifty-six taels?" Ling Ran felt inexplicably uncomfortable as he recalled the 55 treasure boxes he had obtained.

Lu Jinling didn't know why, and said emphatically: "Only the cock-billed mandarin fish can grow so big. The big-eyed mandarin fish won't grow until it weighs 5 pounds. I caught it in Liangzi Lake, and I immediately found someone to fly it back."

Ling Ran nodded curiously.

"There are seven kinds of mandarin fish in China. Although the cocked mandarin fish is the most common, it is also the most traditional mandarin fish, especially this wild and large one. It is delicious no matter how you cook it." Lu Jinling said, mentioning the mandarin fish.

Fish said: "It's so big, it's actually very suitable for hot pot. Ling Ran, you like hot pot, right?"

Ling Ran nodded again.

Lu Jinling raised her thumb, turned around and carried the fish into the kitchen.

She grew up in a fish market, and she is the best at cutting and cooking fish.

Ling Jiezhu coughed twice and shouted: "We close at 9 o'clock. We get off work at 9 o'clock."

The neighbors looked at him lazily and smiled when they had time: "You don't want to treat me to hot pot."

“Eating hot pot as a late night snack is not healthy.”

"You can't finish such a big fish."

Ling Jie Zhou turned a blind eye and patrolled around to collect all the money.

The neighbors said their goodbyes and dispersed slowly.

After the clinic door was closed, Ling Jie Zhou immediately moved the square table for hot pot from the utility room, equipped it with a few stools, and lit a fire under the stars.

Lu Jinling brought the sliced ​​fish fillets to the table, then made a pot of white soup, added the sauce, and said: "I cut it thinly, just like shabu-shabu tripe, up and down."

Tao Ping nodded first, sat at the table with bright eyes, and praised: "Xiao Lu's knife skills are really good."

"You'll get better at it if you cut a lot." Lu Jinling sat down next to Ling Ran and was serious and modest.

Dongsheng, who has recently been working illegally in the clinic to earn money, is also wearing a khaki novice robe. He is sitting at the table, cutting a plate of cucumbers for himself, holding a radish in his hand and gnawing silently.

Everything was ready. Under Lu Jinling's guidance, Ling Ran picked up a thin piece of fish meat. With Lu Jinling's cheering and counting, he entered the water eight times and came out of the water seven times. Then he hesitated...

"Pick it up and lift it a little higher. It's eight up and eight down." Tao Ping knew her son so well that she solved his troubles with one sentence.

Ling Ran suddenly realized that after doing so, he stuffed the fish fillet into the end. It was indeed extremely tender, extremely fragrant and irrepressibly delicious.

"The mandarin fish eaten by the ancients was the cocked-mouthed mandarin fish. You can see it in the picture." Lu Jinling raised her hair, without a trace of her sharpness when riding a motorcycle, and said in an introduction tone: "The large-sized mandarin fish you can eat now.

The fish are the cock-billed mandarin fish and the big-eyed mandarin fish, both of which are very similar. You can also eat the spotted mandarin fish, but they are not as fierce as the cock-billed mandarin fish."

"Fresh seafood." Tao Ping nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes." Lu Jinling nodded quickly and added: "I think the corrugated mandarin fish is also delicious, but I haven't encountered it this time. By the way, there is also the Liuzhou mandarin fish. The soup is delicious and it is a specialty of Liuzhou.

The smallest species among mandarin fish."

After finishing speaking, Lu Jinling added: "The Lijiang Mandarinfish used to be counted, but later it was expelled, and it was only considered a local species for the Dark Mandarin catfish."

"Your research on mandarin fish is quite thorough." Tao Ping praised again.

Lu Jinling's face lit up after being praised, and she said: "I just like to eat, so I often take a look, Dr. Ling... do you like to eat mandarin fish?"

"It's delicious." Ling Ran nodded with satisfaction.

On weekdays, when being fed by his father, Ling Ran was not too picky about food. However, as a young man who often tasted Tao Ping's delicacies, Ling Ran's taste was still very developed.

Mandarin fish is originally a very delicious fish. Traditionally, it is a rare fish along with grouper, saury and Yellow River carp.

The wild cock-billed mandarin fish is also the best among mandarin fish.

In fact, the modernly farmed mandarin fish is also quite delicious. If scientists had not worked hard to develop and research hybrid mandarin fish, the mandarin fish could have been bought with eyes closed, and they are all delicious.

Lu Jinling grew up eating fish, so her requirements are naturally higher.

But Lu Jinling was also very confident about this fish. She picked up the fish fillet with serving chopsticks, put it enthusiastically into Ling Ran's bowl, and said, "Eat more if you like it. There is still a lot."

Click click click.

The young novice Dongsheng chewed a radish, looked at his nose with his eyes, and looked at his heart with his nose.

Dong Dong.

There was a gentle knock on the clinic door.

Ling Jiezu jumped up and shouted: "Are you seeing a doctor?"

Those who run clinics still focus on emergency rooms.

The people outside hesitated for a few seconds and did not speak immediately.

Ling Jie porridge said: "If it is a pharmaceutical company, let's talk about it tomorrow morning."

"Um... I'm Dr. Ling's colleague. My name is Zuo Cidian." Zuo Cidian was holding a gift box outside the door with a slightly nervous attitude.

For him, door-to-door gifts and so on are also routine operations. Although it is a bit rough in rural areas, Comrade Zuo Cidian believes that it is not strange for many people to give gifts.

Ling Ran nodded to his father, opened the door and asked first, "Is there an emergency?"

"I brought some specialties from my hometown for you to try." Zuo Cidian smiled, with a hint of humility on his face as he always gives gifts.

"Thank you." Ling Ran thanked him first, which is the etiquette of receiving gifts all year round.

"He's Ling Ran's colleague, come in and have some hot pot." Ling Jiezhu looked at Zuo Cidian's age and was a little unsure, so he stood up and pulled him into his seat.

"Sorry, sorry." Zuo Cidian humbly conceded.

"Mandarin fish hot pot." Ling Ran didn't say much, but he still introduced it to the best of his ability.

"Oh, I'm really bothering you." Zuo Cidian said in a casual tone.

"It's hard for you to have surgery every early morning." Ling Ran said, picked up the serving chopsticks and gave Zuo Cidian a piece of cooked mandarin fish.

Zuo Cidian, who was accustomed to Ling Ran's commanding tone every day, suddenly felt a little dazed.

He hurriedly picked up the fish fillets and stuffed them into his mouth, not caring about tasting them. He picked up the tea cup and drank water, covering the fog in his eyes with the thick heat.
Chapter completed!