Some are children's "patchwork clothes", some are small toys such as rattles and tiger-head hats, and some people, who don't know if they are the ancient version of "chicken-pushing parents", actually gave a set of enlightenment books to their unborn children.

Today, a relative brought six fresh river crabs, claiming them to be a great tonic. However, for the sake of his wife's unborn child, Li Saner had already made the arduous effort of hiring a Ping An pulse specialist at Huichuntang. While the price was high, the doctor also provided a very detailed plan for prenatal and postpartum care.

One thing is that crabs are cold in nature and should not be eaten when you are pregnant.

Unfortunately, this kind of river food cannot be taken back intact, otherwise it will go bad.

Li San'er was at a loss as to what to do when his wife, Sun Guixiang, offered him a suggestion: "Isn't Qingluan from the Su family next door the best at preparing these delicacies? Maybe that girl has a way to preserve the crabs?"

Li San'er disagreed: "It's not good to let others cook such delicious food and not share it with them, right?"

So the couple discussed it and decided to bring the six crabs over. Except for Sun Guixiang, a pregnant woman who couldn't eat crabs, there was just one crab for each of them, no more, no less.

As a result, the crabs that were originally placed in a large basin in the kitchen, while the two women were chatting in the yard, the man was studying how to build a fence in the backyard, and the two children were doing their homework, all escaped from the loneliness.

When Su Qingluan heard this, she couldn't help but complain in her heart: In fact, it is unreasonable to talk about toxicity without considering the dosage, and pregnant women can eat anything as long as the food is in moderation.

But she didn't say that.

After all, there was no cold chain transportation in that era, no knowledge of anti-corrosion measures, and no knowledge of microorganisms causing gastrointestinal infections.

She couldn't be sure how fresh the crab was. After all, it was possible that the crab would remain active to a certain extent on the eve of death.

However, river food spoils so quickly that it begins even before the animal dies.

This is also why some crabs that are not fresh enough may look lively and active before being put into the pot, but after they are cooked, if you open the back cover and smell them closely, you can smell a pungent ammonia-like smell. This is evidence that the crabs are not fresh enough.

So she can't be arrogant.

Even in modern times, pregnant women will suffer from various complications and even sequelae from the time of pregnancy to the end of breastfeeding, which will cause them great pain and distress. What's more, in ancient times when maternal and infant mortality rates were very alarming, it is not an exaggeration to say that "childbirth" is a step into the gates of hell for both mother and child.

So she could never say, "It's no big deal to eat a crab."

After all, Sun Guixiang is now pregnant and the burden on her body is huge. Moreover, the Li family does not have the ability to have a doctor like Huichuntang to look after her all the time, so they have to be extra careful.

After a period of chaos, the three crabs that "escaped from death" finally "reunited" in the big basin. In order to prevent the crabs from making any more "rebellious" moves, everyone looked at Su Qingluan at the same time.

The meaning is obvious: How to make crabs delicious next?

For some reason, Su Qingluan seemed to hear these people's silent questions.

Su Qingluan was a little stunned: "Crabs can be delicious just by steaming, why do they need extra cooking?" In the face of crabs that are fresh enough, any seasoning, or even excessively high temperature, will make the crab meat lose its original sweet taste and deprive the crab of its original deliciousness.

River crabs don’t have the same obvious salty and fishy smell as sea crabs. Because of this, river crabs taste sweeter and are more easily overpowered by seasonings.

But everyone seemed quite dissatisfied with the most appropriate and simple cooking method, steaming. Li Saner quickly said, "My family has also tried the common method of steaming crabs. It is delicious, but the flavor is a bit bland."

The Su family doesn't have much of an obsession with "heavy taste", especially the two children, who are not suitable for eating river food with too strong a taste.

It just so happened that the crabs were brought by Li Saner, and the Su family could not just say "I don't like strong flavors" without permission, so they could only choose the cooking method according to the other party's taste.

Su Qingluan thought for a moment and said, "I know a recipe for it. Although the cooking method is not uncommon, the seasoning is my own secret recipe. However..." Su Qingluan glanced at her brother and sister, "It's better for children not to eat it."

After hearing this description, Sun Guixiang was actually curious: "What method?"

"Raw pickled crab." Su Qingluan said with a smile.