Chapter 154 Friendship
When leaving Xiangruizhai, Manager Deng specially gave Ji Zhisui several mooncakes to express her gratitude. Together with the ones she had baked herself, she didn't have to worry about mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Just as Ji Zhisui was carrying the mooncakes back, he met Mr. Sun and others who came to deliver food.
"Miss Ji, I fished these things out of the river. I don't know if you want them." Old Man Sun was holding a backpack, looking mysterious.
Ji Zhisui also became interested. He came over and opened the lid of the backpack, only to find that there were several crabs inside, still alive. They were crawling around in the backpack with their claws stretched out, trying hard to get out.
Not only that, in addition to those fresh crabs, there seemed to be some shrimps, which were very small and were river shrimps.
This made her very happy. The golden autumn season is the season for eating crabs, and the crabs in this season are the fattest.
Tender crab meat, plump crab roe... just thinking about it, Ji Zhisui couldn't help but feel greedy.
"Yes! Yes! Uncle Sun, can you bring some more?"
"No problem, we still have plenty of these river crabs!"
"Then I'll trouble you, old man. I need a large quantity, the more the better."
"Okay, okay." Old Man Sun agreed readily, his face full of wrinkles when he smiled.
Old Man Sun did not charge for the basket of crabs and shrimps. He was so grateful to Miss Ji for taking such good care of their family!
Ji Zhisui naturally did not accept it for nothing and gave two mooncakes to Mr. Sun.
Unexpectedly, this trip brought him an unexpected gain. Old Man Sun smiled even more brightly. This Miss Ji was simply the savior of their family.
Although their family grows a lot of vegetables, they will eventually run out. He now helps to harvest the vegetables in the village and transports them to Baiwei Restaurant.
Miss Ji buys vegetables at a reasonable price, which is very low. Other people in the village are also happy to send them these vegetables. Uncle Sun and his son now make money from the difference in price.
Now that the family was making money and life was a little better, he thought of sending his dark and thin grandson to a private school. This was also suggested by Miss Ji, who said that his grandson would be able to make a name for himself in the future!
Who wouldn't like to hear this? Besides, his grandson had indeed suffered a lot following him, so Old Man Sun felt distressed too.
So he sent his grandson to a private school. Even if he could not become successful in the future and enter the official career, it would be good for him to study for a few more years and learn a few more words.
There weren't many crabs in this basket, so Ji Zhisui didn't plan to sell them to diners, but to feed them to his family.
This type of crab is a river crab that grows in rice fields and mud all year round, so it is important to clean it.
Soak these alive and kicking crabs in salt water for a stick of incense to allow them to spit out the dirt in their bodies. Then brush them carefully with a small brush. The sides of the mouth and claws are places where dirt and grime are easily hidden.
Finally, cut open the crab's belly button cover and squeeze the crab's belly button to squeeze out the dirt and then wash it clean.
Seeing this, Pei Ersao volunteered to help. With her keen intuition, she knew that Sui Niang was probably going to make something delicious again.
She had eaten these crabs before. Although they tasted good, they were far from amazing. She wondered what Sui Niang was going to do with them this time.
Anyway, nothing tastes bad when it’s cooked by Sui Niang.
With the addition of Pei Ersao, the crabs were processed quickly.
Ji Zhisui planned to make a pan-fried crab, and cut the processed crabs in half from the middle.
When the oil temperature reaches 70% and bubbles appear, dip the halved side of the crab in flour and place it upright in the pan. While frying over low heat, add shredded ginger, green onion and cooking wine, then simmer over low heat.
After opening the lid of the pot, the aroma of burnt spices fills the entire kitchen. The freshness of the crab is stimulated, and at the same time it absorbs the aroma of spices such as ginger and green onion, and the taste is very rich.
The aroma was rich and overbearing, floating directly from the kitchen to the front hall where diners were eating.
Everyone sniffed. The smell made them drool. It seemed like a delicacy they had never tasted before.
Could it be that this Baiwei Restaurant is researching some new food again?
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Waiter, what new food are you researching today? Can we try it?"
The servant smiled innocently, shook his head and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, these are not for sale."
After hearing this answer, everyone looked a little regretful, but the burnt and fragrant smell was really tempting!
There is no other way, those greedy diners can only order other food in the restaurant.
The others gave up their thoughts, but Old Man Yan, a veteran glutton, did not. He knew as soon as he smelled it that this was definitely a delicacy he had never tasted before.
Of course, he didn't want to miss such delicious food. After all, he and Miss Ji had some friendship, so he had to make good use of it.
He came to the kitchen, followed Ji Zhisui with a flattering look on his face and said, "Miss Ji, what delicious food are you making?"
As he spoke, he poked his head into the pot and saw a row of golden crabs, which looked tempting in color and extremely delicious.
Seeing Old Man Yan's greedy look, Ji Zhisui smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Yan, would you like to try this pan-fried crab?"
Although there are a lot of crabs, there are still more than twenty of them, so giving away a few of them will not make any difference.
"Of course!" After all, he came to the kitchen just to fry the crabs.
Old man Yan took the fried crab and sniffed it hard. His nose was filled with the burnt and crispy smell. It was so delicious!
He started to feast on the food right away. Although he had never eaten crab before, the crab roe would become fragrant and mellow after frying, with a rich taste.
Take a bite of the crab roe, the taste is delicate and oily, and the full aroma of crab roe spreads in your mouth.
Even the originally hard crab shell becomes crispy and delicious after frying. It makes a "crunching" sound when you bite it, making it very convenient to easily eat the tender crab meat inside.
Old Man Yan was extremely satisfied. After eating three in a row, a hand reached out in front of him to stop him.
Old Man Yan looked at Ji Zhisui and realized that he had eaten a little too much. Although there were still many in the pot, he ate three at once.
He licked his lips, feeling somewhat unsatisfied. "Miss Ji, I want to discuss something with you. Sell me half of these crabs, and I'll pay you one or two taels of silver. You can keep the rest for yourself."
"No." Ji Zhisui refused without any hesitation, not that he didn't want to do this business.
But crabs are cold foods, so you can't eat too much of them. Just eat them in moderation.
Old Man Yan has maintained his appearance well, but he is old after all, and eating too many crabs is not good for the health of the elderly.
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