Chapter 26 Chapter 26 You are so generous
Jiang Heng was just thinking, should she put the pulled-up trap back or take it home?
After all, there are quite a few goods in there.
After hesitating for two seconds, I decided to put it back.
Forget it, it was the middle of the night and she didn’t want to bother anymore.
He raised his hand and released a stream of spiritual power. The lying trap was lifted up by the current, unfolded again and fell into the water. Jiang Heng also immediately shrunk back into an inch.
When I got home, before I even entered, I could hear the wooden door being scratched by little claws, and there were two little ones inside whimpering anxiously and helplessly.
Jiang Heng opened the door. Caramel Pudding was visibly stunned for a moment. After confirming it was her, he immediately rushed over happily: "Awoo!"
“Oh, oh, oh…”
Jiang Heng's eyes, which had been slightly cold at first, softened instantly. He bent down and held one of them in each hand. "I'm fine. I'm back!"
"Hmm~"
The puppies couldn't understand complicated words, but they could feel that the situation was different and they were happy. Their little tails wagged and hit Jiang Heng's arms as she held them. Well... it hurt quite a bit.
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The next day
It happened to rain today
Jiang Heng, who had not originally planned to go to the mountain, had breakfast in the morning, fed caramel and pudding, and then stayed at home to exercise. The master called in the middle of the exercise and asked him to come back in the afternoon. The weather forecast said that the rain would stop at noon.
Jiang Heng naturally agreed and called her aunt to explain the situation.
After hanging up the phone, I took a look at the messages on my phone.
I found several more friend requests.
Jiang Heng glanced at it and saw the note:
【Enjoy the BBQ with Master Liu】【Xiao Gao’s BBQ is superb】【……】
Jiang Heng's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she accepted it. She also deleted the contact information of the fast food restaurant owner from yesterday. Since he didn't plan to make a reservation with her, there was of course no need to keep her as a friend.
After finishing her work, she looked down and found that the two cats, who had eaten and drunk their fill, had also come to her feet and lay down.
Jiang Heng glanced at their food bowls.
Considering that the size of the rural dogs is not small, the food bowl she bought is not small. There is still some food left in the bowl. Looking at it again, both of them have bulging stomachs. However, it is raining today, so there is no way to send the remaining food out of the yard gate.
Jiang Heng gently spread the two dogs apart and continued to exercise.
Seeing that she was busy, Caramel Pudding didn't come over, but instead played with her toy in her mouth.
Suddenly, the two cubs put down their toys, looked out the door alertly, and stopped wagging their tails.
Jiang Heng gestured and looked over.
I saw a tabby cat jump up nimbly and leap directly onto the wall of the courtyard. Then it wanted to come down, but it scratched with its claws a few times, as if something was stopping it, so it couldn't come down. It anxiously called out in the direction of the food bowl at the gate: "Meow! Meow! Meow... "
Jiang Heng: “…”
She set up a formation in the entire house, so that no snakes, insects, rats or ants could get in.
Small animals such as cats are naturally included.
If the caramel and pudding were not brought in by my aunt, they would not be able to come in.
Jiang Heng thought about it and decided to temporarily withdraw the formation.
The tabby cat was completely unprepared, and suddenly the whole cat fell down.
"Meow!!!"
A slightly shrill cat cry.
Caramel and Pudding were so frightened that they tucked their tails between their legs.
Just when Jiang Heng's spiritual power appeared in his hand to catch it, the cat turned around in mid-air and landed steadily. It was not hurt, but turned around and meowed at the courtyard wall for a long time, and it was obvious that it was cursing.
Jiang Heng: “…………cough!”
She really didn't mean it!
The tabby cat came to eat the leftovers. Jiang Heng guessed that it might have eaten the leftovers that were placed outside the gate several times before. The little guy was obviously very skilled and courageous. When he found that Jiang Heng and Caramel Pudding were watching him, he didn't react at all. He went straight to the food bowl at the gate and started eating with a grunt.
There wasn't much leftover, but by combining the two food bowls, I could barely eat enough to feel 50% full.
The food was delicious. The tabby cat kept meowing while eating, as if praising the food for being so delicious.
Jiang Heng smiled and didn't disturb it, continuing to exercise.
The two caramel pudding sisters were not guarding their food. Jiang Heng would often send out what they couldn't finish. After watching calmly for a while, the two sisters started playing again. Jiang Heng bought some puppy toys, which they liked very much.
Two minutes later, the tabby cat was full, drank two sips of water, sat there licking its mouth, licking its paws, washing its face, and then... slowly began to comb its fur again, as calm as if it was a member of this home.
Jiang Heng: “………………”
Good job.
She won't be relied upon, right?
I heard that tabby cats are unruly and love freedom by nature, so will she be abandoned by the tabby cat in the future?
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The rain stopped before eleven o'clock.
To Jiang Heng, it was nothing unusual, and she only took a glance when she noticed the rain had stopped.
But for some people, it is a surprise.
"It's finally stopped! Oh my god, it's finally stopped!" In a residential building in the county town, a middle-aged man in his fifties had been sitting on the balcony for a long time. When he saw the rain stop, he immediately stood up happily and ran to the kitchen: "Mother, please don't make lunch for me!"
His wife, Li Peichun, who was preparing food, glanced at him and asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Are you going to become a god?"
Old Chen chuckled and said, "No, I have to go to work. Let's go to that place to eat."
Li Peichun immediately started cursing: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?! My meat has already thawed, and you're still thinking about other people's houses all day long. If it's so good, why don't you just live in their house?"
Old Chen said weakly: "...You missed two words, food, and I was thinking about other people's food."
Li Peichun: “…”
My anger immediately subsided by half.
The corners of her mouth twitched: "Is it really so delicious?"
Ever since he went to work in Jiangjia Village, Old Chen would come back every day and talk about how delicious the food was.
Speaking of that mushroom chicken soup, just stew one every other day and it’s so delicious, it’s really enough to make your eyebrows drop!
And fish, no matter whether it is crucian carp, carp, or bighead carp, no matter whether it is boiled, fried, or braised, they are all delicious!
There is mulberry juice to drink in the middle of work. The juice is delicious, sweet, a little sour, and the temperature is just right.
But the problem is that she didn't even taste anything.
But Old Chen didn't notice her displeasure at all, and nodded vigorously: "It's really delicious. Look at me, I'm so tired, but I've actually gained weight from working so hard."
He patted his face and motioned for her to look.
You know, when you work normally and the weather gets hot, your appetite will decrease. Plus, it’s all physical work, so it’s normal to lose weight, but he’s actually fat now!
Li Peichun slapped him on the back: "It's so delicious, why don't you buy some for me?!"
Old Chen was stunned, then slapped his thigh and said, "Yeah, I can just buy some and bring it back! Okay, okay, I'll definitely bring it back when I get back tonight!"
The woman was satisfied and waved her hand: "Okay, you can go."
Old Chen came out of the kitchen and immediately took out his cell phone to call Jiang Heng, saying that he would come over to work later.
Jiang Heng, who received the call, glanced at the sky, which had just stopped raining less than five minutes ago, and said in surprise, "So early? I'm afraid it will rain again later."
The master said enthusiastically, "It's not too early. We haven't worked in the morning. It's raining today and the temperature has dropped. We can still work at noon. I checked the weather forecast and it won't rain for the next few days. I'll bring a raincoat with me so I can work even if it drizzles."
Jiang Heng: "...Okay, then I'll ask my aunt to make lunch, and you guys can just come over and eat."
The master's voice was obviously more smiling: "Oh, okay, okay, I'm sorry to bother you."
He said he was embarrassed, but he didn't refuse at all.
He was reluctant to be generous, for fear that the host would really agree to let him go later, and then he would miss lunch.
Jiang Heng also roughly understood that although she had to buy meat, her main non-vegetarian dish was fish. She would go to the pond to catch a few fish every two days and naturally send some to her aunt-in-law, in addition to the mushroom and mulberry juice she had every day.
Even if you are a rough person, you may not care about the quality of these things, but the taste cannot deceive you.
Any normal person would like it.
After talking to the master, Jiang Heng called his aunt again.
The aunt naturally agreed immediately, and Jiang Heng told her that a water snake and crayfish were caught in the trap yesterday, and asked the aunt to come and get them.
Chen Aying was shocked: "A water snake? Hey, you caught it yourself?!"
Jiang Heng nodded calmly: "Yes, I am not afraid of snakes now."
Chen Aying was relieved and said, "Okay, water snake porridge is delicious. I'll make some tonight and you can come over to eat together. It's very fresh!"
Jiang Heng, who just said she wasn't afraid, said: "No, I want to eat crayfish!"
Chen Aying regretfully gave up Amway and said she would come over to get the food right away.
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The air becomes much fresher after the rain.
The tabby cat actually didn't leave at all, and even "unknowingly" slipped in from the front door and mixed in between the two little ones. The three of them were not very different from each other, so it was natural for them to get together and play.
When my aunt came to get some food, she was surprised to see a cat in her house and asked, "Why is this cat here?"
Jiang Heng asked, "Whose cat is this?"
"I don't know." Chen Aying shook her head. "I see it all the time. It grew up eating food from many families and is very fierce in fights. I saw it fighting with a dog before. It scratched your uncle Dahai's dog, Dahuang, leaving several bloody marks on his face. Tsk tsk..."
The tabby cat seemed to know they were talking about it, and walked around the two of them with its tail proudly raised.
Like a general showing off his power.
Chen Aying was a little curious. She looked at it for a few more seconds, but was afraid of delaying her cooking, so she left in a hurry.
Jiang Heng took a hot bath. He had been practicing for a long time and was sweating all over. When he came out of the bath, he was very hungry. Today's menu had been decided long ago: crayfish!
Go to the backyard and pick up a basin of crayfish that have been raised with spiritual energy for two days. Handle them one by one, pinch the body with one hand and the tail with the other, rotate them, and then remove the shrimp thread. If the claws are big, leave the claws as well.
If you are eating alone, it is more convenient to just make shrimp balls to save space.
After processing five pounds of crayfish in one go, Jiang Heng also picked a garlic and a ginger before going into the kitchen to start cooking.
Oil, hot pot base, garlic, ginger, star anise... The only difference is that the crayfish in her family are raised in spiritual water, so the earthy smell on them is gone, so she doesn't add cooking wine or beer to remove the fishy smell, and Jiang Heng doesn't need to be added.
The last step is to add water directly.
The spicy aroma had already filled the entire house. The kittens and puppies could no longer play in the living room and ran to the front door.
Thinking of the two little guys, Jiang Heng went to the backyard and caught a big fat fish. She kept the internal organs, whether she wanted to put it in the trap as bait or to make caramel pudding. She deboned the fish. In her hand, an ordinary kitchen knife was as flexible as a doctor's scalpel. She easily picked out the fish bones hidden in the meat, and finally put it in the electric cooker to cook for a few minutes.
The fish meat curled up and turned white. It was taken out and mixed with rice. Ice magic was added to cool it down. The lunch for the cats and dogs was ready. However, there were no extra food bowls. The cats' portion was put in disposable bowls and placed in a row on the side of the door.
"Ah~"*2
"Meow!"
All three of them made a sticky sound at the same time.
The tabby cat was particularly natural. It even passed by Jiang Heng and swept its long tail across her ankle. Its tail was much softer than a dog's hair, like silk passing by, before it started to eat.
Jiang Heng gave it a thumbs-up: "Great!"
She gave in!
Why not just modify the formation so that the tabby cat can pass freely.
After finishing all these, the crayfish were ready. Jiang Heng put it into a big soup bowl, a full bowl, piled up into a small mountain. It was red, and it looked great and was very appetizing!
The shrimp balls are curled up and crowded together, with many big red claws in the middle, and they emit a pleasant warm smell.
It's too hot.
Jiang Heng went to make some iced honey water, then returned to the dining table, rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands, and started eating!
A shrimp tail was picked up, and the fingertips ran across the shrimp belly. With a little force, the shrimp tail was cracked open. There was a lot of crayfish meat. You just need to bite the overflowing fat shrimp meat and the whole shrimp meat will be pulled out with spicy soup. The fresh and chewy shrimp meat is fragrant, spicy and numb.
But it’s delicious!
Crayfish is truly an amazing creature.
The spicy seasoning creates such a delicious collision.
If you replace crayfish with shrimp or crab, the taste will not be the same.
After eating a few, Jiang Heng felt a little uncomfortable on the tip of his tongue.
I haven't eaten such spicy food for a long time, and I quickly drank some iced honey water.
It's cool and sweet, just enough to dilute the spiciness in your mouth.
After a pause, Jiang Heng continued eating.
By the time she finished a large plate of crayfish, her mouth was a little red and swollen from the spiciness.
After eating and drinking, Jiang Heng cleaned up the restaurant and then lay lazily on the sofa. Caramel Pudding immediately jumped onto the sofa and snuggled up to him as usual. The tabby cat tilted its head and looked at him. Jiang Heng looked at it expectantly. Is it going to throw itself into his arms too?
The next second, the tabby cat dodged.
Disappeared outside the courtyard gate.
Jiang Heng: "...As expected of a tabby cat."
Petting the dog with one hand and taking out the phone with the other.
Someone added her yesterday, and Jiang Heng accepted it this morning. Now she sees that there are a lot of messages.
First look at the vegetable sellers’ group. Someone tagged her and asked her if she would set up a stall today.
Jiang Heng replied: [No stall today]
The man sent a disappointed emoticon.
The originally quiet group became lively again, and someone popped up:
[Hey, why isn't the boss selling crayfish anymore? I miss my crayfish, the garlic ones are so delicious.]
[Yes, yes, I miss it too. The crayfish we had yesterday were so delicious!!!]
[At home, we braised it in oil. It was so spicy that my child had a runny nose while eating it. It was hilarious. He never liked crayfish before. He thought it was smelly no matter how you cooked it. But this time he didn’t mind it anymore.]
[Little Fatty's grandfather: My grandson has gone from fussing over fried mushrooms to fussing over crayfish (laughing and crying)]
[There are a lot of crayfish for sale, and they are also available in the vegetable market.]
[(You don’t understand jpg)]
[The boss's crayfish tastes different]
【What? 】
[Anyway, it’s different, just like mushrooms, which are different from other things.]
[Oh my god! I was just wondering, yesterday I saw a cheap mushroom stand over there and bought some, but they just weren't as good! I regret it now, it was only a dozen bucks.]
【puff】
Ah, this...
['Baiyue, you are right' withdraws a message]
The group suddenly became silent for no apparent reason.
Jiang Heng scratched the puppy's belly and exited the group chat to check other messages. Some asked if she could deliver the goods today because they had run out of mushrooms. Some also wanted crayfish but they just couldn't set up the stall today. She had said this before, she couldn't guarantee delivery every day and they needed to coordinate it themselves. It was raining this morning and Jiang Heng didn't pick mushrooms, so she rejected all of them.
Among the messages were several barbecue restaurant owners who added her in the morning.
Those people all wanted to order crayfish.
Unfortunately, there weren't enough crayfish to supply so many people. Jiang Heng replied bluntly: "We can't provide a stable supply in the long term. It depends on the amount of goods I have. There might not be any left tomorrow."
As soon as these words were spoken, the few companies that originally wanted it gave up.
Only Xiao Gao BBQ's Gao Ming insisted: "It's okay, can you give me priority and sell me as much as you want?"
Jiang Heng: [Yes, for orders over 500, 10% off. No other discounts available at this time.]
Gao Ming breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the reply.
My friend who runs a barbecue restaurant with me was immediately surprised and asked, "Did the boss agree to supply the goods? What's the maximum amount he can provide per day?"
Gao Ming shook his head. "No, she said the supply is unstable. You can only place an order half a day in advance based on the day's supply. There might not be any left in a few days."
My friend frowned subconsciously: "This is unstable, it will affect the reputation, right?"
Gao Ming had already thought it through, and now he said confidently, "Don't worry, let's come up with a surprise set meal. If there are crayfish, we'll take them out, and if there are no crayfish, we won't take them out. Most customers nowadays are reasonable, so there won't be any problems."
My friend's eyes lit up: "That's good."
Since they are all surprise packages, it is normal that we cannot order them all the time.
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There was no mushroom picking or stall setting up today, and Jiang Heng thought she would have no income today. But before leaving, the old worker, Lao Chen, came over and asked her if she wanted to buy some fish, shrimp and mushrooms.
Jiang Heng originally wanted to give it to him directly.
I mainly do business with people I know, and it always feels weird.
But Lao Chen said he wouldn't ask for anything for free. He stood there with a red face and said, "It's already a great bargain to eat such good food every day. If you don't tell me the price, I would be embarrassed to ask for it!"
Jiang Heng could only take out the price tag from the tricycle and said, "10% off the wholesale price. Just give it to me at the wholesale price."
Old Chen: “!”
So expensive!
My heart skipped a beat.
Fortunately, although he didn't have much prospects, his family was not poor and he could still afford to eat there once or twice.
She carefully picked out some cheaper mushrooms, a fish, and two pounds of crayfish. Jiang Heng calculated the price, and after the discount it was exactly two hundred and seventy, which was quite a lot, so she also gave him a pound of mulberries. She had picked a lot of them when making mulberry juice in the afternoon, and she kept them for after-meal fruit.
Old Chen calmly took out the money, turned his head with the bag in his hand, and couldn't help grinning.
Damn it.
Will his wife beat him up when he gets home?!
As summer arrives, the days get darker and later.
After they finished their work, they had dinner and then went back. It was already past seven o'clock when they got home.
By this time, my wife Li Peichun should have already eaten.
But today, I unexpectedly didn’t eat it.
There was only one dish of fried pork skin and cabbage on the table, and no other dishes.
Seeing him come back, Li Peichun greeted him warmly and immediately looked around: "Where's the food?!"
Old Chen subconsciously handed the bag over.
Li Peichun opened it and saw that the fish inside was startled and flipped its tail. Li Peichun smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. It's still so energetic after all this time. Hey, there are mulberries and crayfish?"
Old Chen quickly explained, "The mulberries were a gift, and the crayfish were for lunch and dinner. They were delicious. You know I don't like them, and it was such a hassle, but I had to try some because the host was here. It was really good! I couldn't stop eating them, and the shells piled up high under the table. So I thought I'd buy some for you to try."
Li Peichun was satisfied: "Okay, I've done it all, would you like some more?"
Old Chen smiled and nodded: "Okay!"
Li Peichun took the vegetables to the kitchen, took some mushrooms, made some lean meat soup, asked Lao Chen to come in to prepare the crayfish, and put the fish in a basin with some water. Everything was done in an orderly manner. After about half an hour, the hot mushroom soup, garlic crayfish, and the braised fish with excellent appearance were out of the pot.
When the food was served on the table, Li Peichun's first words were: "No wonder you missed it so much!"
You can smell this fragrance right from the moment it's made.
The mushroom soup was cooked in just a few seconds and it was already very delicious, not to mention the crayfish with a strong garlic flavor. The aroma from the middle was so overbearing that it seemed to fill the whole house with the delicious aroma.
Old Chen nodded in agreement: "It's really because of this dish. I was wondering why your cooking skills are so good, but yours are not as delicious as others?!"
Li Peichun glanced at him with a smile: "Alright, I don't blame you. Doesn't this mean that you are worried about me?"
As she spoke, she already had a bowl of mushroom soup in her hands.
The portion was not large, and considering that she was eating mostly by herself, Lao Chen should have been full and only took two bites at most. The soup was very light, and because it was very fresh, she didn't add any extra seasonings, just some pepper and salt, and sprinkled some chopped green onions before serving.
She blew on it and took a careful sip.
My eyes lit up immediately.
It’s really fresh!
She now feels that the pepper flavor is unnecessary, and should just be sprinkled with salt and chopped green onions!
Li Peichun gulped down several mouthfuls, still not satisfied. But seeing that Lao Chen had already started eating the crayfish, he hurried to pick up some crayfish. They were really big, bigger than those in the store. She cooked them quite well. The red crayfish were covered with minced garlic. After picking them up, he habitually took a sip and his eyelids started twitching.
Why does the garlic smell more fragrant today?
The soup alone is irresistible.
Then I peeled off the shrimp shell and ate the tender white shrimp meat inside. I found that the meat was surprisingly tender!
It is not the kind of tenderness that is half-cooked, but the tenderness of the meat itself after it is cooked, and it is firm enough, so when you taste it carefully, you can feel the meat bouncing between your lips and teeth while chewing.
Li Peichun ate three shrimps in a row, and only after she had eaten all the meat in the shrimp claws was she willing to move her chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish meat. The fish meat also lived up to her expectations, being tender and not falling apart. She firmly grasped a large piece with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. The salty and fragrant taste of the braised fish could not cover up the sweetness of the fish itself.
She felt a little regretful. She should have made it lighter. Wouldn't this waste the fish's natural flavor?!
While eating, Li Peichun suddenly said, "Your daughter said the other day that she wanted to eat crayfish, but it's too expensive. The store only charges 150 yuan for a portion, and that's only three pounds. What a bargain we have here! And these mushrooms are so fresh. If they were stewed with chicken, wouldn't they be delicious? The fish is delicious too, so tender that I even doubt I cooked it thoroughly. Why don't you just let her come back and eat it!"
Thinking of the price, Old Chen: “…………”
Actually... almost.
Guilty conscience.
Li Peichun was so engrossed in her food that she completely forgot to eat. She also didn't notice her husband was hesitant to speak, and didn't even seem to want to eat the crayfish. After eating for a while and satisfying her appetite, she suddenly realized what was going on. She looked at her husband and asked, "Why don't you eat anymore?"
Old Chen said dryly, "Leave it for you to eat."
Li Peichun felt warm in his heart: "It's okay, just eat it. You can buy more at worst. By the way, how much is this crayfish?"
What's coming will eventually come, Lao Chen said honestly: "...Forty-one pounds, the boss said to give us a wholesale price, 10% off, thirty-six pounds a pound."
Li Peichun's heart sank just then, but after hearing the rest, he relaxed again. "Not bad, not bad. Thirty-six pounds a pound isn't too expensive. It's worth it. After all, they're so big and clean. They must have taken a lot of care to grow. What about the mushrooms? And the fish?"
Old Chen: "The fish weighed 51 kilograms. That fish weighed over 2 kilograms and cost over 100 yuan. The mushrooms... the cheapest ones were 50, the more expensive ones were 70. I couldn't bear to buy anything too expensive, so I just bought these two..."
Li Peichun said with a dull expression: "...How much did it cost in total?"
Lao Chen: "After the discount and rounding off, the total is two hundred and seventy."
"Hiss!" Li Peichun's heart completely sank.
She thought the dish was cheap, but it turned out to be so expensive!
Two hundred and seventy for a meal, that's more expensive than eating out! My heart ached instantly.
She gulped down a mouthful of the slightly cooled mushroom soup. Hmm… the wound in her heart was half healed. She took another bite of the tender, fresh, and sweet fish, and it was almost healed. Then she ate two more crayfish, and the wound seemed to have scarred…
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Old Chen just kept eating, feeling a little unsure: "Then should we still ask our daughter to come back?"
Li Peichun looked at him with gritted teeth.
Old Chen shrank his neck.
Li Peichun squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Scream!"
Lao Chen:?
Li Peichun: "It's a bit expensive, but it's worth it. Your daughter will definitely like it."
Old Chen sighed: "Wife, you are so generous!"
Li Peichun: “…………”
Don’t say anymore, her heart is bleeding again.
If she is not her biological daughter, she will reject her outright!
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The author has something to say: The tabby cat is a free-spirited cat [smirk]
Fifty red envelopes in this chapter~[heart]
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