Each one was bigger than his palm, with plump meat that looked like it was about to burst open its shell; more importantly, these were all wild!
Braised prawns are a well-known and popular dish in Shandong cuisine, characterized by their reddish-brown color, glossy appearance, tender prawn meat, and delicious flavor.
The key is to braise the seafood until it's flavorful without overpowering its natural freshness. Therefore, strict requirements are placed on both ingredient selection and cooking techniques.
Shandong cuisine is a slot specialization that grants advanced culinary skills in Stardew Valley.
Eight years have passed, and this autumn, the fat man finally won Emily's heart.
However, after he finally took this step, he found that he could neither confess his feelings nor propose marriage, so the reward was still stuck there.
Like a carrot on a stick, he could see it but couldn't eat it, which drove him crazy.
Then, about a week later...
Fatty hasn't been back to Stardew Valley since then; rather than adding to his sorrow, he'd rather not see it at all.
On that very day, Fatty received a notification that there was an important matter that required him to return to Stardew Valley.
When he returned to the farm, he found a letter in the mailbox outside the house. It was an invitation from Emily to have a picnic deep in the forest on Sunday night.
The fat man's spirits lifted; they'd finally arrived!
Sunday evening finally arrived, and the fat man couldn't wait to go to his appointment.
Emily had clearly dressed up carefully today, wearing a white dress with a green belt around her waist. Combined with her ocean-blue short hair, the fat man kept muttering, "I feel like committing a crime, this damn anime girl..."
Anyone who has played the game knows that Emily is a model of diligence and domesticity.
Before she got married, she spent her days doing laundry, cooking, and housework, and she also worked at a bar in town to support her younger sister, Hailey.
In her spare time, she would stay indoors, rarely leaving the house, and sew clothes with a sewing machine.
If the player marries her, she will go back to her old house at 6 o'clock every day to cook for Hailey before coming back to help manage the farm. She is so virtuous that it's heartbreaking...
Emily is a very good cook; she made all sorts of desserts and cold dishes.
The fat man helped her lay out a picnic mat, set up two tents, lit candles, and the two sat down facing each other, ready to enjoy their meal.
Then they heard low growls from deep within the woods, accompanied by a loud noise.
Without hesitation, the fat man grabbed Emily and crawled into one of the tents.
The two peered out through the gaps in the tent, and soon a huge brown bear emerged from the woods.
Emily was trembling with fear: "I hope it's full from eating the things in the basket and won't eat us anymore."
The fat man hugged her and whispered comfortingly, "I will protect you."
The big brown bear was indeed attracted by the smell of food. It sat down on the ground as if no one else was there and unceremoniously devoured all the food that Emily had prepared.
After eating its fill, it even let out a satisfied burp, then lazily lay down on the picnic mat and soon drifted off to sleep.
Inside the tent, the fat man and Emily looked at each other in bewilderment: "What do we do? It's guarding there, we can't get out."
Emily whispered, "Don't go out."
The fat man hesitated, "But the sleeping bag is in another tent."
Emily snuggled into the fat man's arms and said in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz, "Let's share a sleeping bag."
"..."
The next day, when the fat man took Emily home, the girl kept her head down and didn't say a word.
As we neared home, he suddenly said, "I will never forget everything that happened last night, and also, thank you to that bear."
Then, a notification appeared on the fat man's character panel: the confession and marriage proposal functions are unlocked.
Now, the fat man has a wife in Stardew Valley.
The two held their wedding in the town square, becoming husband and wife in front of the townspeople.
Emily also moved into the fat man's cabin after the wedding, and finally got the ultimate reward that had been keeping the fat man waiting for nearly ten years - his superb cooking skills.
At this point, Fatty became a master of both Huaiyang and Shandong cuisines.
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The high-ranking leader and his wife couldn't resist the urge to eat the braised prawns on the table, which were a deep red and glossy color.
The top leader even quoted from his books: "The book 'Hai Cuo' records that there are shrimp in the sea, about a foot long and as big as a child's arm. Fishermen catch them in nets, and they are paired up. They are dried in the sun or pickled and sold as 'paired shrimp'."
After saying that, he asked the fat man curiously, "I remember you're an expert in Sichuan and Huaiyang cuisine, so why are you starting to study Shandong cuisine now?"
The chubby man humbly poured wine for the leader and also poured a small amount for the aunt: "I dare not claim to be an expert in Sichuan cuisine. My proper skills are Huaiyang and Shandong cuisine. Especially Shandong cuisine, which I've been tormented by for almost ten years, and it's only this year that I can finally show it to people. You and Auntie are just lucky to have caught up with it!"
The auntie likes him more and more now: "Pour yourself some wine, sit down next to me, and we'll eat together."
The fat man quickly refused: "It's not right for the chef to serve food on the table..."
His aunt rolled her eyes at him: "I've long considered you my nephew. Unless you don't want to give me that respect!"
Oh dear, you're exaggerating, you're really exaggerating. The fat man quickly and obediently sat down at the table and didn't mention it again.
Ever since the fat man became the captain of the workers' picket team, I don't know what he's been busy with all day.
He often doesn't come home for lunch, and today he didn't even come home for dinner. I haven't seen him all day.
At the dinner table, Yu Li's expression was very unpleasant.
Chen Yan, however, kept adding fuel to the fire: "He must have gone out to fool around. I heard that the Shichahai ice rink has opened, and all the pretty girls on the streets are going there to skate. Oh my, those girls are so young and beautiful..."
Then Yu Li pinched him.
Chen Yan hugged Chen Mengqi, wiping away her tears: "Your mother is so fierce. She bullies me whether she comes or not."
While drooling over the food on the table, Chen Mengqi comforted Chen Yan, "Auntie, it doesn't hurt. I'll blow on it for you."
Yu Li was so angry that her liver hurt: "Chen Yan, what's the point of you all day? It's just that your own brother doesn't agree with you and Ben Lei Hu, so why don't you yell at him? What's the point of tormenting your sister-in-law like this?"
Chen Yan let go of Chen Mengqi and said awkwardly, "I haven't actually decided whether I want to be with him yet, it's just that my mom keeps urging me..."
"Then let him urge me! Do you know who I met today?"
Sure enough, whenever the topic of Chen Yan getting married came up, the fat man would suddenly appear out of nowhere.
Yu Li was speechless with anger, rolling her eyes: "You just wait, I'm going home tomorrow and repeating what Mom says. I'm so mad, I'm not eating!"
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