She glanced at the seasonings in the guesthouse kitchen. Although not all of them were available, they had everything she needed. What pleased her most was the presence of sweet potato starch, which would make the oyster omelet crispier and tastier.
The oysters she dug up all grew on the rocks and were small, only the size of quail eggs, perfect for making oyster omelets. And she happened to have a few wild eggs that Da Linzi and the others had picked up.
Oyster omelet is actually very simple. Mix the oysters with shredded ginger and a little flour for a while, then rinse them with water to remove the oyster mucus and impurities. Then beat the egg mixture, add sweet potato starch, a little salt, pepper, and chopped green onions.
Oysters have a high water content, so first cut them in a preheated pan to evaporate the moisture. Then, divide the egg mixture into two portions and pour them into the pan. Once the egg mixture has slightly set, add the oysters, then add the other half of the egg mixture. Finally, flip it over and cook until done.
The appeal of this oyster lies in its freshness, tenderness, and crispness.
After the oysters were fried, Jiang Ruyu also made a few pancakes for Da Linzi. There were no special techniques or skills involved; they were just ordinary home-style pancakes.
When Jiang Lin arrived, Jiang Ruyu hadn't finished cooking yet. He stood at the kitchen doorway, leaning against the doorframe, watching his sister bustling around. When he closed his eyes, he felt as if he had returned to that little courtyard.
With nothing much to do each day, he would just think about what to eat for lunch, dinner, and breakfast. That kind of life seemed so far away from him. But when he saw his sister busy making him something to eat, he felt that his family was always there for him, even though they were far away. Their love was always with him.
In order for this happiness to continue, Jiang Lin felt that he needed to continue to strengthen his training. He needed to live well and try his best to come back safely from every mission. He also needed to work hard so that his family could rest assured.
Jiang Ruyu's oyster omelet received great praise, and several of her close comrades gave it a thumbs up.
"Old Jiang, our sister is amazing! This stuff is delicious."
Jiang Lin punched him: "What do you mean 'our sister'? That's my sister. Don't try to claim kinship with me."
Jiang Lin declared that he would not yield an inch of his sister's territory.
The next day, Jiang Lin prepared everything early, rented a fisherman's boat, and planned to take his sister and brother-in-law out to sea. He originally wanted to apply for two diving suits, but his boss scolded him and sent them away.
"Old Jiang, aren't you just asking for trouble? That wetsuit is a combat tool. It's a good idea for you to let our sister try it out, but Old Jia is being lenient by not making you run ten laps."
"If you really want to take my sister to try diving, there is a way. The diving suits that are still in service at the logistics department are no good, but we can borrow the ones that have been retired."
As the saying goes, "three cobblers can outwit one Zhuge Liang," so one of the comrades stepped forward. He had a relative who was a logistics officer. After a barrage of sweet talk, they managed to borrow two outdated diving suits and, after much haggling, two oxygen masks filled with oxygen.
Upon seeing his sister and Zheng Yang, Jiang Lin couldn't help but start grinning like an idiot, leaving Jiang Ruyu and Zheng Yang completely bewildered: "Da Linzi, what's wrong with you? What are you grinning about?"
"Hehe, sis, Yang-ge, I've prepared a surprise for you. You'll find out soon enough." When the ship had sailed twenty or thirty nautical miles away, Jiang Lin took out the diving suit he had been hiding.
"Ta-da! Sis, Yang, look what this is!" Jiang Ruyu and Zheng Yang stared blankly at the blue and white thing in front of them.
"I don't recognize this. What is it?" Even though Zheng Yang was well-informed, he had never seen this before. Nowadays, diving equipment is only found in the navy and military.
Jiang Lin's smile froze. He suddenly realized he had made a common-sense mistake: "Oh dear, I forgot this thing doesn't have an exterior. Sis, Yang, this is a diving suit. It allows you to stay underwater a little longer and see the underwater world. Are you interested in going down into the sea to take a look?"
Zheng Yang, being a grown man, was naturally eager to do such adventurous things. He looked at his partner and said, "Ruyu, how about I go down and check first? If it's safe, you can give it a try too?"
Jiang Ruyu was hesitant. On the one hand, she wanted to try something she had never done before, but on the other hand, she was still a little scared.
"Alright, Da Lin, you take Zheng Yang down and take a look first."
Jiang Lin knew that girls were a little timid, so he didn't force her: "Okay, sis, you wait on the boat first, we'll go down and try."
Jiang Ruyu watched as Da Linzi and Zheng Yang put on their bulky, fish-skin-like diving suits, feeling both amused and eager to try them out. She watched as Da Linzi told Zheng Yang about the precautions, and she listened in as well.
Before long, Jiang Lin fell off the small boat. Jiang Ruyu's heart pounded as she watched, a little scared.
Zheng Yang wasn't afraid; on the contrary, he found it quite novel. Before long, under Jiang Lin's guidance, he also fell into the sea. Jiang Ruyu lay on the side of the boat looking into the sea, but couldn't see anything.
To be on the safe side, Jiang Lin didn't let Zheng Yang stay too long, allowing him to adjust first. Zheng Yang and Jiang Lin each leaned against one side of the boat, Zheng Yang's eyes shining as if they held stars.
"Ruyu, why don't you try it later? The sea is beautiful, don't be afraid, it's very safe."
“Yeah, sis, I’m watching you. This is still near the shore, there’s no danger.” Jiang Lin encouraged his sister to go into the sea, after all, it’s not easy to borrow this equipment.
Jiang Ruyu wasn't timid, and without much thought, she nodded: "Okay, I'll go down and try it later. You guys go and have some fun first."
Jiang Lin and Zheng Yang happily dived down again. After about ten minutes, they came up again, both carrying things. They couldn't speak, but Jiang Ruyu didn't ask any questions and helped them take the things out of their arms.
"My God, is this abalone? It's so big!"
The two of them were carrying abalone, all of them quite large. After they rested on the boat for a while, Zheng Yang seemed very excited: "Right here on the seabed, there's a patch of abalone on the rocks. We picked out the biggest ones and caught them. They're very tightly attached. We'll need to get a tool to go down with us later."
Jiang Lin then told them about his previous experiences: "When I first started learning to dive and go into the sea, I was just like Yang Ge. Back then, the sea area where we trained was farther and deeper than this. The seabed there was so beautiful. When the sunlight shone down, it was a deep blue color, and there were many colorful schools of fish. There were so many kinds of marine life."
Jiang Ruyu was somewhat tempted. Although she could swim, she had only learned to swim in a swimming pool and was still a little afraid of the sea.
After resting, Jiang Lin and Zheng Yang went down again, making several trips back and forth and bringing back a lot of abalone, as well as grayish sea urchins bigger than a fist, and starfish with a purple surface and orange-yellow underside and many tentacles. Jiang Lin said that all of these were edible.
The last two caught a few more large lobsters before boarding the boat to find an island to eat and rest.
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