Spicy crab?
The second child forgot his fear, and the third child's hopeful expression revealed the answer.
Xiao Kai jumped down from the carriage and, together with Liu Jie, carried down two basins of crabs.
Lifting the curtain, I found quite a few crabs crawling sideways inside the carriage.
"Third brother, hurry up and help. Use wooden clips and cover the wooden basin with a winnowing basket."
The third brother felt it wasn't necessary to go through all that trouble. Since he was wearing gloves, he simply used his hands to catch the crab that was trying to escape and put it back in the wooden basin.
"Third Young Master!"
Just as Xiao Kai reminded him, the third brother had already called out.
"ah!"
The glove was clamped tightly by the crab. The third brother tried to shake it off, but the crab remained stuck to the glove and did not fall off.
The third brother grimaced, took off his gloves, and then knocked the crab into the wooden basin.
Ruan Meng checked her third brother's fingers and was relieved to find that they were only slightly red and not broken.
"You! You don't listen to what your sister tells you!"
The second son took the opportunity to gloat.
The third brother was speechless, filled with hatred for the crabs in the wooden basin, and said viciously:
"Wait, you will all die inside my belly!"
The eldest brother and sister-in-law rushed over upon hearing the noise, and after confirming that the third brother was alright, they gave him a warning.
When Xiao Kai arrived again, bringing two basins of crabs, explaining that they were for his younger sister to try out the dishes and that he wouldn't accept payment, Ruan Qian thanked him on her behalf.
Ruan Qian invited Xiao Kai to stay for dinner. Xiao Kai had been planning this all along. The reason he came so early was to help Ruan Meng go beachcombing, so he wouldn't feel embarrassed to freeload a meal.
Ruan Meng didn't stand on ceremony. She got gloves and tongs for Xiao Kai and Liu Jie, and made room for them in a wooden bucket so they could go beachcombing.
Ruan Meng reminded them, "Pick up as much of the seafood you like to eat."
Xiao Kai and Liu Jie exchanged glances, trying their best not to let the joy in their eyes be too obvious.
As dawn broke, Feng Yun and Feng Xi descended the mountain.
It turns out that they had gone up the mountain in the early morning and cut down more than a dozen trees with the villagers.
The Song and Fan families arrived, and together with the second and third sons, they were taken to the house construction site by Feng Yun and Feng Xi.
It was destined to be a busy day, so Ruan Meng personally prepared breakfast to ensure everyone had a good meal and the energy to work.
Ruan Meng washed the elm seeds she had found on the mountain, mixed them with flour, ground Sichuan peppercorns, and salt, and then shaped them into small pieces.
Half of it was steamed into buns, and the other half was fried into pancakes.
Elm seeds, whether steamed or fried, emit a faint fragrance when added to dough.
When the steamed buns and flatbreads were ready, the villagers finished their beachcombing and handed over the seafood to Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng Er.
Ruan Meng noticed that there were far fewer villagers going to the beach, and they were all familiar faces.
Last night, the village chief said that the villagers' relatives should be temporarily removed from the village. The village chief is decisive and efficient!
Ruan Meng gave two elm seed buns and two pancakes to Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng Er, and carried the rest with Xiao Kai to the site of the newly built house.
Upon arriving at the scene, Xiao Kai learned that it was actually the Ruan family building a house.
Exiled to the South Island, in less than a month, he not only started a business but also built a large house...
Besides the Ruan family, who else has such ability?
Even if they do, they don't rely on themselves.
Seeing the orderly and well-organized scene, Xiao Kai felt the vitality of Fengjia Village even more.
Ruan Meng noticed that the villagers were a little embarrassed. Led by Feng Yun and Feng Xi, they started taking steamed buns and pancakes to eat, and only started taking steamed buns after they had taken all the pancakes.
Turns out, everyone's short of oil and fat!
Ruan Meng keenly noticed that her thoughts couldn't help but drift to the hen and duck that she had asked Xiao Kai to buy a while ago.
Ruan Meng has been busy lately and has only kept them in enclosures next to the stone house. She hasn't had time to let them roam freely on the mountain because they lay eggs.
Since the villagers had worked so hard and offered their help, Ruan Meng decided to reward them with chickens and ducks.
Once the houses are built, we can fence off a plot of land on the hillside to raise chickens and ducks, which will increase production value and facilitate their growth.
The arrangements were all made with capable people, and everything proceeded smoothly.
With his second and third brothers away, Xiao Kai was conscripted by Ruan Meng to help with the crabs.
The dishes that Xiao Kai brought included a basin of swimming crabs and a basin of mud crabs.
Since it's supposed to be a trial dish, it's not suitable to cook it in a large pot, and there wouldn't be enough for the villagers to share.
But we can have Xiao Kai help us appraise it, and then we'll take the design back.
The eldest sister-in-law was in charge of steaming rice, while the eldest brother helped deliver water to the villagers. The water was spring water with added mint leaves and honeysuckle, which could be taken to clear heat and detoxify.
After Xiao Kai and Liu Jie cleaned the blue crabs and swimming crabs, Ruan Meng kept half of them.
The remaining crabs were divided into six portions.
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