Chapter 85: Discussing Fried Pork Belly and Spicy Stir-fried Seafood
Zhang Wenxin was stunned for a few seconds, then came to his senses and asked in surprise, "Really? Now?"
"Yes, right now." Yu Zhile replied.
Seeing that the two had serious matters to discuss, Chen Zhao tactfully shut up and walked away, then ran to the big tree and happily played with small toys with Yu Chi.
Yu Haiguang invited Hu Qulian and Xiao Hu to drink water and left space for them.
"Le Le, what opportunity? What opportunity?" Zhang Wenxin pulled Yu Zhile onto the swing and asked anxiously.
Yu Zhile told her that the supply of seafood to the state-owned restaurant would be provided by Haiyu Village, once at noon and once at night.
Hu Laosan also said that the state-owned restaurant business is now booming and there is an intention to expand, so the total supply will increase.
"Good opportunity!" Zhang Wenxin clapped his hands and cheered.
After the excitement, she calmed down and discussed with Yu Zhile how to write the plan. She planned to finish it as soon as possible and submit it to the village for evaluation.
The two first listed four major directions: tools, personnel selection, training, and transportation.
"Fishing boats and fishing nets are indispensable. Fishing nets are easy to get, but fishing boats are hard to get." Zhang Wenxin frowned slightly, "We can't count on new boats, and there are no extra boats in the village."
Wenrou's mother's home, Wenjia Village, is a famous wooden boat workshop in Hai County. She has been there many times and has a certain understanding of the process of wooden boat making.
There are nine major steps in shipbuilding, and it takes at least two months to build a ship from material selection to launching.
The abandoned fishing boats in the village have been repaired many times and are only abandoned when they are no longer able to go into the water.
As he thought about it, Zhang Wenxin's enthusiasm faded a little: "Besides, even if we have time to order a new boat, the village doesn't have that much money, and no one will agree."
Hearing this, Yu Zhile fell into deep thought.
“Even if it’s difficult, we have to give it a try.”
"Whatever, let's just bring it up first and let everyone join us in getting annoyed. If it doesn't work, we'll go grab one from the fishing team."
The two were silent for a long time, then spoke at the same time and smiled at each other.
So they skipped the tool aspect for the time being and continued discussing other matters.
"Three people in a group, two groups a day." Zhang Wenxin muttered about the selection.
Yu Zhile added: "We arranged two large groups to work alternately to avoid overwork."
After that, the two discussed for half an hour and decided on the people to be trained and responsible for transportation.
They unanimously selected Yu Haizong as the training teacher, and the main force and transportation personnel were selected from their friends.
"There is a beautiful sunset. It makes me so happy." Zhang Wenxin put her arms around Yu Zhile's shoulders and leaned against the back of the swing with her.
She exerted a little force and the swing swayed, bringing a breeze.
The glow of the sunset faded, and the dark blue sky looked like it had been rubbed with sand, giving it a grainy texture.
Smoke slowly rose from the direction of the village center, and it was time to cook dinner.
"Let's have dinner at my house tonight." Yu Zhile stood up and turned his head to Zhang Wenxin and said.
Zhang Wenxin said with a smile: "I will shamelessly stay even if you don't ask me to."
As she spoke, she followed Yu Zhile into the kitchen and took the seafood to the yard to process it.
Yu Haiguang and Zhou Yuesheng came over to help.
What Hu Laosan gave was all pork belly, and Yu Zhile planned to make a low-end version of crispy pork belly and eat it with lettuce.
As for the small half bucket of seafood, just make a simple spicy stir-fry.
The pork belly has been scraped of pig hair, washed and put directly into the pot with cold water, and add onion, ginger and peppercorns.
After a while, the water boiled. Yu Zhile skimmed off the foam on the surface of the water with a spoon and turned to make seasoning.
Pour salt, sugar, cumin powder, etc. into a large porcelain bowl, then add soy sauce and oyster sauce and mix well. Divide into two bowls, add chili powder to one of them and continue stirring.
At this time, Zhang Wenxin brought the processed seafood into the kitchen and came closer to take a look.
"Make fried pork belly and wrap it with lettuce." Yu Zhile took out the cooked meat, "Actually, it will taste better if grilled."
Zhang Wen thought for a moment and said, "This is a fresh way to eat it. It doesn't have to be so greasy."
“It’s not bad if you dip it in sugar.” Yu Zhile thought of a famous dish from Guangdong Province – crispy roast pork.
"Ah?" Zhang Wenxin asked in confusion, "It's salty and sweet at the same time. How can it be delicious?"
The next second, her attention was attracted by Yu Zhile's action. Without waiting for the answer to this question, she asked curiously, "Why do you use bamboo sticks to poke the pig skin?"
“That way the skin will be crispy.” Yu Zhile replied.
She did not ignore Zhang Wenxin's eager expression and handed over the bamboo sticks in her hand.
Zhang Wenxin took it with joy, and started poking it imitating her movements, her eyes suddenly widening.
The feel is very special, bouncy and a bit addictive.
"Almost. Apply the sauce on the meat, but don't touch the pig skin." Yu Zhile said with a smile, "Apply a small amount of salt to the pig skin to make it easier to fry."
After saying that, she turned around to prepare the sauce for the spicy fried seafood.
Add MSG, chili powder, bean paste and several kinds of chili sauce available at home into the bowl in turn and mix well.
"It's ready." Zhang Wenxin brought two large pieces of meat to the stove.
Yu Zhile added more oil to the pot, and when small bubbles appeared around the inserted chopsticks, he carefully slid the meat strips into the pot from the side.
After a sizzling sound, the smell of meat mixed with various spices exploded and spread to every corner of the courtyard.
When the fried pork belly came out of the pan, Yu Zhile tapped the skin with chopsticks, making a muffled sound.
"Amazing." Zhang Wenxin found it very interesting and took a bamboo stick to scrape the blistered pig skin.
Yu Zhile asked her to cut some garlic slices and green pepper rings, then turned around to make spicy stir-fried seafood.
Leave some oil in the pan, heat it until it smokes, add the minced garlic, then pour in the sauce and stir-fry until fragrant, then serve.
Heat oil in a pan again, add onion, ginger, garlic and dried chilies and sauté until fragrant. Then take a spoonful of sauce, season briefly and stir well. Add seafood in batches, adding shellfish last.
When it’s almost time to serve, add cucumber segments and lettuce and stir-fry until cooked.
"The taste of this spicy seafood is a little different from the previous ones." Zhang Wenxin sniffed the fragrance in the air, "The taste is more complex and more fragrant."
"Yes, some improvements have been made." Yu Zhile replied.
This is the dish she will teach Hu Laosan next week. The previous flavor was simple and not very competitive in state-owned restaurants, so she plans to use her free time this week to make some adjustments.
"Xiao Zhao, no wonder you're fat. If I eat like this every day, I can also gain ten pounds." Xiao Hu sighed as he looked at the two temptingly seasoned dishes.
Chen Zhao didn't bother to respond to her and just kept swallowing his saliva.
These two dishes were very attractive to him as he was forced to eat porridge for two days due to heatstroke.
"Pork belly can be wrapped in lettuce and eaten alone, or it can be dipped in sugar alone." Yu Zhile demonstrated the first way of eating it.
She picked up a piece of meat and placed it in the center of the leaf, then added garlic slices and raw green pepper rings, rolled the lettuce into a ball, and stuffed it into her mouth.
Chen Zhao couldn't wait to imitate her way of eating, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The skin of the fried pork belly is crispy but a bit oily, and the refreshing lettuce just neutralizes the greasiness and brings the flavor of the pork belly to a higher level.
"Is dipping meat in sugar the way people in Guangdong eat it?" Hu Qulian picked up a piece of meat and dipped it in the sugar bowl.
Yu Zhile replied: "Yes, but the method of Cantonese barbecue is different."
"Your cooking skills are really good." Hu Qulian praised.
The skin is crispy but not hard, and the lean meat is not dry. Dipped in sugar, the taste is richer.
Xiao Hu was eating spicy fried seafood and said, "Teacher Hu, please try this dish. I'm sure you will like it."
The rich sauce hangs on the surface of the seafood, and the taste buds are instantly overwhelmed by the spicy and fresh flavor as soon as it enters the mouth, making people unable to help but take a few more mouthfuls of rice.
She is Hu Qulian's personal bodyguard. She has been with her for several years and knows her taste very well.
"Grandma, I'll peel the shrimps for you. Shrimps are delicious." Chen Zhao quickly put down his chopsticks and peeled the skins of three shrimps in no time. Then he looked at Hu Qulian with anticipation.
Hu Qulian chewed slowly, her brows suddenly relaxed.
The shrimp meat is tender, spicy and delicious, which is her favorite taste.
"My sister's stir-fried rabbit cubes are also delicious. I wrote about them in my letter." After Chen Zhao said this, he fought against the small octopus that was half the size of a fist.
Hu Qulian looked at Chen Zhao who was eating with relish, smiling kindly with love in her eyes.
"Salt and pepper shrimps, delicious." Yu Chi suddenly spoke.
Chen Zhao said excitedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot about this dish, it was so delicious that I dreamed of drinking a pot of porridge at night."
He talked about his dream and made everyone laugh.
At the end of the meal, all the dishes were eaten up.
Xiao Hu leaned back in her chair and burped. The food smelled so good that she ate three full bowls of rice.
"Everyone, get up and walk around." Hu Qulian reminded.
Xiao Hu and Chen Zhao, who were full, looked reluctant, but had to walk around the yard carrying the hawthorn water.
After resting, Hu Qulian asked Xiao Hu to go back to the house to get the needle bag, and she carefully washed her palms with soap.
Several candles were lit in the east room, and the candlelight leaked through the crack in the door and shone on Yu Haiguang's face.
Although Dr. Hu had promised that Yu Wanqin would wake up in three days at the latest, he still felt nervous.
"She will wake up." Yu Yue stood beside him.
On the other side, Yu Chi held one of his fingers with his little hand.
Besides Hu Qulian, there was also Yu Zhile in the room, who would occasionally wipe the sweat off Hu Qulian's forehead.
As time slowly passed, Yu Wanqin's body was covered with long and thin silver needles.
The shadow of the silver needle kept changing due to the flickering of the candle flame, sometimes being stretched, sometimes slanted.
After Hu Qulian gave the last injection, she walked to the table and took a sip of brown sugar water.
"Grandma Hu, did her fingers move?" Yu Zhile blinked, unable to believe what he saw.
Hu Qulian nodded and chuckled: "The situation is better than I expected."
A smile gradually bloomed on Yu Zhile's face.
At the same time, everyone in the Zhang family was dumbfounded by Zhang Wenxin's words.
"My goodness, you said you wanted to order a new boat and organize a women's fishing team?" Wen Rou was the first to find her voice.
Zhang Wenxin said confidently: "Yes, I will hand over the plan to the village tomorrow."
"My granddaughter is ambitious," Grandma Zhang praised.
"Sister, where does the money come from in our village?" Zhang Dajin turned his head and quietly observed the old branch secretary's expression.
The old branch secretary just tapped his pipe and said nothing.
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