The eldest brother accompanied Magistrate Deng, the second brother was roasting dried squid, the third brother was watching the fire, and Ruan Mengteng did not take action, but asked Xiao Kai to help invite the village chief down ahead of time.
My older brother has been extremely busy lately. Ruan Meng tries to avoid using him whenever possible, and he goes out alone.
Feng Siji was very perceptive. After all, Xiao Kai represented the He Family Restaurant. He was faster than Xiao Kai and offered to go and call the village chief himself.
Upon hearing that Ruan Meng was even more adept at using the small calligraphy brush than he was, Sun Chengen chuckled silently.
Xiao Kai looked delighted, seemingly pleased by Ruan Meng's familiarity and closeness.
Sun Chengen glanced to the side. He had no doubt that if Ruan Meng threw a bone, A Yuan beside him would wag his tail!
Feng Xi came down with the village chief, carrying a bunch of bananas and a basket of wild vegetables.
Feng Xi explained, "During the day, I saw that the Third Young Master caught a lot of seafood. These past few days, my younger sister hasn't had time to go up the mountain, so my sister-in-law and my wife asked me to bring these over to her in case she needs them."
Ruan Meng didn't stand on ceremony and told Feng Xi to take it directly to the kitchen.
When Feng Xi came out, Ruan Meng had just finished grilling a bunch of squid skewers in her hand. She handed two skewers to the village chief and two to Feng Xi. The village chief then offered them to Magistrate Deng and Sun Chengen, but Magistrate Deng politely declined with a smile, saying that everyone had already eaten. Only then did the village chief begin to taste them.
The village chief and his second son could naturally recognize that they were eating squid, but they were shocked by the taste; they never expected it to be so fresh and delicious!
Ruan Meng looked at the dried squid in her second brother's iron mesh, which had been turned over countless times and was dried from the inside out.
Ruan Meng took the dried squid off, and it was so hot that she kept touching her ears.
Having grown accustomed to her intelligence and competence, everyone present couldn't help but laugh at this sight.
The second brother stepped forward, turned Ruan Meng's palm over, and couldn't hide his heartache.
After rinsing Ruan Meng's hands with spring water, the redness on her fingertips faded a little.
"Little sister, what should I do? Brother will help, brother isn't afraid of getting burned!"
The second son's voice was flat, just like before.
Ruan Meng's heart softened, and she said gently to her second brother, "No rush, I was the one who was anxious. Let it cool down for a while."
The grilled squid skewers were distributed to everyone by the third brother. The eldest sister-in-law and Sun Mu'en's maid, Caiju, had already received theirs in advance.
Ruan Mengjian saw A Yuan holding the squid skewer in her hand without moving, and reminded her:
"I heard that Miss Mu'en is still not awake. The squid skewers will taste much worse and will also have a fishy smell if they get cold."
"Ah Yuan, you eat first. If Miss Mu En wants to eat after she wakes up, I'll heat it up for her."
Upon hearing this, A Yuan felt relieved and put it in his mouth.
The remaining squid skewers were laid out on the hot plate by Ruan Meng. After she prepared a new bowl of sauce, the second brother reminded her, "Little sister, the dried squid is too hot. What should we do with it?"
Ruan Meng demonstrated by tearing the dried squid into strips, reminding her second brother, "Don't tear it too finely, otherwise it won't be chewy. It's okay if it's a little wider, the person eating it can tear it themselves."
The second child carefully washed his hands and started tearing the torn pieces.
A whole dried squid, shredded into strips, filled a whole plate. (Image of shredded squid from the internet.) Ruan Meng pinched off a strip and stuffed it into her second brother's mouth; everyone watched his expression...
The second son chewed carefully, and after swallowing, a look of surprise appeared on his face!
"Little sister, it's delicious!"
Without any added seasoning, the pure, fresh flavor of the squid is brought out by slow grilling.
The second brother swallowed hard.
Ruan Meng poured the sauce over the squid skewers, which were quickly grilled. She gave one skewer to each person and handed the remaining twenty-odd skewers to Feng Xi.
"Brother Feng, we have other things to do today. Take them back with you so your family can try them. We didn't add any chili peppers, so the children can eat them too."
After saying that, he handed the squid strips that his second brother had torn to pieces to Feng Xi.
"We still have some left, they'll be ready in a bit."
Feng Xi looked down and saw that there were indeed a few pieces of squid meat in the wooden basin. Without being polite or taking up too much time, he thanked her and took his leave.
The third child's expectant look softened Ruan Meng's heart.
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