Chapter 96 Honeycomb Fish Maw
Xiao Zhang looked at the ginseng and sighed in his heart that he was afraid he would never have the chance to own it in this lifetime.
Ye Shuyi didn't notice his shining eyes and casually ordered, "Please put it in the kitchen for me."
"Okay, Sister Shuyi."
He picked it up carefully and turned to walk out.
It was time to cook again. Ye Shuyi prepared the same dishes for both mother and son: braised lion's head, boiled shrimp, stir-fried lean pork with cucumber, Dongjiang stuffed tofu, and corn and pork rib soup.
Make these, pack them up, and set them aside.
Then she fried a few more dishes.
Today is the day Li Yunjiang and He Yue come over for dinner.
Thanks to them last time, otherwise I might have been wronged.
They arrived on time at 11:30.
"Please wait a moment, have some tea and snacks, the food will be ready soon." Ye Shuyi came out to greet them and personally poured them Tieguanyin tea.
"No rush, you go ahead and do your work first." Li Yunjiang said gently.
"Yes, Yunjiang and I are not hungry." He Yue said this. He had not eaten anything since he got up, and came here with an empty stomach on purpose.
I'm so hungry that my chest is sticking to my back.
His father, a complete idiot, couldn't manage the company himself and tried to get He Yue to run it. He Yue was tortured by the study for a day and a half and was completely exhausted.
He was able to come out today thanks to his elder sister who was willing to help him complete his "homework".
The first thing that came out was the blanched baby cuttlefish, which was incredibly tender. I picked one up with a toothpick, drizzled it with soy sauce, and put it in my mouth. The meat was crisp and tender.
The second dish is honeycomb fish maw. Fish maw, or fish maw, is marinated in chicken fat, coated with cooked wheat flour, and pan-fried until golden and crispy, resembling a honeycomb. It is crispy, tender, and smooth, leaving a lasting aftertaste.
The following dishes include boiled chicken, a must-have for banquets; steamed fish with perilla, another common dish, especially popular during the Chinese New Year, symbolizing "abundance every year"; pork trotter with ginger, also known as "pork trotter with vinegar", which dispels cold and nourishes the body, with a slightly sour and sweet taste, rich in collagen, nourishing the skin and soothing the mind; and roast duck, needless to say, with crispy and juicy skin and tender and flavorful meat, a great appetizer...
There were many dishes and snacks. Snacks such as water chestnut cake, mung bean cake and egg yolk cake were served one after another, and a clay pot with rich soup was also brought out.
"It smells so good. The soup is delicious. What kind of soup is it?" He Yue's appetite was aroused and he couldn't help asking.
He asked as he skillfully scooped a bowl of soup with a spoon.
Looking closer, the pot contains chicken, yam, coix seed, wolfberry and ginger slices.
"Yam, Job's tears and local chicken soup. Yam strengthens the spleen and stomach, Job's tears removes dampness and promotes diuresis, and local chicken nourishes and strengthens the body. Come and try it!" Ye Shuyi introduced.
Hearing her say this, He Yue couldn't wait to try it. It was delicious!
This soup has been cooked for a long enough time that the freshness, gameiness and nutrition of the local chicken have been integrated into the soup, making it neither too strong nor too mixed, and especially sweet.
The meal was a pleasant one.
Li Yunjiang asked if something happened to Chen Nanfeng and how he was doing now.
Ye Shuyi stopped eating and said in surprise, "Don't you know? But he should be feeling better now. I don't know."
In her impression, the two had a good relationship. She didn't expect Li Yunjiang to be unaware of this.
"That's good. I saw him take a few days off recently, so I called him and asked about it. He said he was hit by a car on the left, but it was not a big deal, so I ignored it." His tone was nonchalant, which was not the reaction a good brother should have.
So strange.
But Ye Shuyi couldn't guess or control it. She couldn't ask others why they were so calm.
After dinner, He Yue casually mentioned what gifts his grandfather gave to Li Yunjiang and Ye Shuyi last time.
Li Yunjiang said it was a piece of Hetian jade, with a warm color and high quality. The old man was very generous.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Ye Shuyi again.
Mr. He gave three gifts.
If they were all of the same grade as Hetian jade, you would make a fortune.
Ye Shuyi then remembered that she had brought back several boxes and had not opened them yet!
I was too busy when I came back that day, then I worried about Chen Nanfeng's illness, and then I was immersed in sadness because of the scenes I saw and the words I heard.
If they don't mention it, I don't know when I will remember it.
She said, "I'll get it right away." Then she walked out of the private room.
After taking it, Ye Shuyi opened it in front of the two of them.
The first box contained a pair of pearl and gemstone earrings. The round, lustrous pearls, set with sparkling sapphires, were both elegant and exquisite.
"Yes, the color and halo of this pearl are just like the moonlight in the sky. The quality is excellent," Li Yunjiang commented.
The next gift was a bracelet that looked to be made of jade. It was crystal clear, smooth and cool to the touch, and very comfortable to the touch.
Before Ye Shuyi could speak, He Yue said, "This is glass!"
Glass jade is the highest grade of jade, with a texture as transparent as glass, fine and impurity-free, pure and flawless. In the sun, the luster is dazzling.
The bracelet in Ye Shuyi's hand was half green like a spring, and half white like moonlight.
Li Yunjiang said that this green is Zhengyang Green, second only to Imperial Green.
To be fair, looking at this bracelet alone, apart from its noble appearance, it does not quite fit Ye Shuyi's aesthetic taste.
She knew some jade bracelets, such as one with half dark and half light color, which had the artistic conception of mountains and rivers in mist and rain.
For example, the lavender bracelet looks like the rare purple clouds in the sky, dreamy and fairy-like.
Lychee jelly is as pure as lychee, with high transparency, and is very holy and beautiful.
These are the bracelets that Ye Shuyi likes.
The bracelet given by Mr. He is more suitable for middle-aged ladies to wear, and it is mature and charming.
Ye Shuyi was still very happy, after all, it was a thoughtful gift from someone else. Judging from the reactions of He Yue and Li Yunjiang, this bracelet was very valuable.
It's the last gift.
Ye Shuyi slowly unpacked it and saw a pair of golden locks, one engraved with a phoenix bathing in fire, the other engraved with auspicious clouds and a leaping dragon.
This obviously has a meaning.
He Yue picked up the golden locket and looked at it from left to right before concluding, "My grandfather gave it to you as a longevity locket. You don't need it for the time being. I guess he wanted it for your future child. It's a dragon and phoenix pair, so it can be worn by either a boy or a girl."
"oh oh."
This is a great blessing.
However, Ye Shuyi is not married and has never been in a relationship, so she doesn’t know when she will be able to use this thing.
All three gifts are very thoughtful.
In fact, Ye Shuyi knew that when Mr. He knew that she lived in Tsim Sha Tsui, his expression became noticeably colder.
But despite being indifferent, this generous gift still had to be given. Propriety was a must; this was the style of an elder who had seen a lot of things.
They chatted for a while longer, and then the two men were about to leave.
He Yue, with a grimace on his face, was about to learn how to manage the family business, while Li Yunjiang returned to the police station. There had been a lot of poisoning cases recently, so he had to go back to see them.
Ye Shuyi had just sent the two of them away and returned to the store when she saw Hong Shiqiong looking at her with a smile.
"Sister Qiong, what's wrong?"
"These two men are good. Who do you like?" she gossiped.
"No." Ye Shuyi suddenly regretted confiding in her.
I guess when I see Ye Shuyi interacting with a man in the future, I will ask, is this the person she likes?
How embarrassing it would be if someone heard it!
Ye Shuyi was thinking about this when she heard Hong Shiqiong say, "I have something to ask you."
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