Jiang's mother smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll do it. You tell me how to stir-fry it."

"Okay, but it will require a lot of lard. We need to render the fat first."

Wang Meili said, "Leave it to me, I'll cut the lard."

Chen Xiuhua also said, "Okay, then I'll start the fire. Old man, don't just sit idle, go out and bring back more firewood."

With a clear division of labor, the process was much faster, and the lard was rendered in no time. Wang Meili picked out a bowl of pork cracklings, sprinkled some white sugar on top, and handed it to Er Ya: "Here, aren't you hungry? Eat something to tide you over. These freshly rendered pork cracklings are the best."

Er Ya took the bowl and smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Auntie. You're so kind, Auntie."

Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother said jealously, "Is your aunt so great? Am I not good enough?"

"Hehe, all is well, all is well."

One bite of the pork cracklings was fragrant, delicious, and crisp, making you want to eat more.

Following Er Ya's instructions, Jiang's mother heated the pot, added lard, and turned up the heat to 70% of its maximum temperature. Once the oil was 70% hot, she added the prepared crayfish to the pot.

Fry the crayfish over medium heat for 1 minute. After 1 minute, when the crayfish tails are noticeably bent, drain the oil and set aside.

Then add lard to the pot and heat it to 60% of its maximum temperature. Add the sliced ​​ginger and scallions to the pot.

Stir-fry ginger and scallions over low heat for 2 minutes until golden brown. Remove and discard them. Then, when the oil is 70% hot, add the prepared dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns to the pan, along with the secret sauce. Use the residual heat of the oil to melt the chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and base sauce.

After the base ingredients have melted, add the separated shrimp roe to the pot, then stir-fry the shrimp roe over medium heat until cooked. Add white wine to remove the fishy smell, bring to a boil over high heat, and then add an appropriate amount of water.

After bringing the water to a boil, add the fried crayfish to the pot, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the flavors are absorbed.

Add salt, a little sugar, and finally 3 grams of light soy sauce to the pot. Then cook the crayfish over low heat for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, add an appropriate amount of cornstarch to thicken the sauce into a thin gravy, then turn up the heat and stir-fry a few times.

Then add a suitable amount of chopped scallions and stir-fry for a few seconds. After stir-frying evenly, add a little scallion oil and garlic oil. Finally, stir-fry a few more times and it's ready to be served.

A delicious spicy crayfish dish is now ready.

The enticing aroma drew Jiang Damin and Jiang Ermin, who had just entered the courtyard, to rush into the kitchen. Upon seeing the pot of bright red crayfish in front of them, they exclaimed, "Wow, what is this? It smells so good!"

"These are what we caught today. Er Ya calls them crayfish. They smell delicious, right? What are you waiting for? Hurry up and wash your hands and eat!"

The whole family sat around the table, looking at the crayfish in front of them, unsure of where to start, and all stared at Er Ya.

Er Ya slowly picked up a crayfish, removed its head and claws, and then broke off the shell to reveal the tender crayfish meat. Paired with a spicy broth, the meat was tender and stimulating to the taste buds, making it irresistible.

Once they learned how to eat it, they all reached into the bowl in unison, eating it with sorghum rice. The spiciness was intense, and even with their lips turning red, they still wouldn't stop, continuing until the bowl was completely empty.

Jiang Damin licked his fingers with lingering satisfaction and said with dissatisfaction, "Mom, you made too little. It's not enough to eat at all. I'm still not full."

"How much do you think you'll eat? This whole pot is huge!"

Jiang Heping said, "It's something we caught ourselves, it doesn't cost much, it just uses up some oil and salt, right? If he wants to eat it, we'll just cook it for him tomorrow."

Actually, he hadn't had enough, savoring the fresh, fragrant, and spicy flavor of the crayfish, which made him linger.

Chen Xiuhua glared at him: "You make it sound so easy. You have no idea how much stuff it costs. You can just have it for yourself to try, but you have to save it to sell for money."

Wang Meili also said, "That's right, Dad. Look how much we all love to eat it, so others must love it too. I think business will definitely be good tomorrow. If they want to eat it, we can just leave the leftovers for them."

Chen Xiuhua rolled her eyes at her: "Pah, ptah, ptah, hurry up and spit on the ground. How can you think about leaving things unfinished before you've even started doing business? It's bad luck."

Wang Meili spat on the ground, raised her hands and said, "I was wrong, I was just talking nonsense. May our business be booming tomorrow and we sell out completely."

Er Ya looked at them with amusement, giggling incessantly.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group quickly cleaned up everything. Once they had finished cleaning, they squatted down and started cleaning the crayfish again.

After feeding the chicks, Jiang's mother wanted to wash her hands with them, but Wang Meili stopped her: "Girl, don't get your hands wet. These things can pinch you if you're not careful. Look at my hand, it's all purple from being pinched just now."

"It's alright, sister-in-law, I'll be careful. There's so much, and there are also snails. It'll take until dark to wash them. After I cook a pot for you, I'll go home and tell you how to make it again."

"Oh, then I'll go with Mom to cut it, you just need to wash up."

Seeing that the water was running low, Chen Xiuhua urged Jiang Heping to quickly fetch a few buckets of water: "You, you've eaten your fill and then just sit there smoking, don't you see there's no water left?"

Lin Jianguo had just come out of the main room when he heard Chen Xiuhua say this. He picked up the carrying pole and walked out, saying, "Mother, I'll go. Let Father rest."

Looking at Lin Jianguo's back, Chen Xiuhua said to Jiang's mother, "You married a good man. Look at Jianguo, he's filial and knows how to care for others. Just now, when we were eating crayfish, he peeled them for you and then gave them to you. You're so lucky."

Jiang Heping complained to her: "Then why did you stop him from doing so in the first place, saying that his family was poor and he had many children? And now you're saying this."

“Am I wrong? You know what kind of life your daughter lived before. Didn’t you hate her so much that you wanted to go and cause trouble for that old woman?”

“You’re not much better off either. I don’t know who’s been having sleepless nights, talking about wanting to bring their daughter back.”

"you……".

It was only during this period that my daughter's life became a little more comfortable.

The two elders were about to argue about her, so Jiang's mother quickly changed the subject, saying:

“Father and Mother, I know you did this for my own good. It was all my fault before, that I caused you so much worry. Now that we have Er Ya, our lives are getting better every day. I know that Jianguo is good to me. Apart from being a little honest and dull, he is a good person. I am very grateful to you for letting me marry him.”

Er Ya smiled and said, "Grandma and Grandpa, I also thank you, otherwise I wouldn't be here, hehe."

To be continued!