"ah!"
Upon hearing Ruan Meng's request, the second brother came over and started yelling.
"Second brother, wait a minute, you haven't started yet!"
Ruan Meng rolled her eyes. Her request was simple: she wanted her second brother to help her kill the stone frog.
The second brother felt a chill run down his spine just hearing it.
"Alright, little sister, stop teasing your second brother! What should we do? Let us help!"
The older brother smiled helplessly, although he also had no experience.
Ruan Meng didn't respond, but continued to tease her second brother, "Second brother, are you afraid of stone frogs?"
Ruan Yi nodded frantically.
Ruan Meng asked again, "So, are you afraid to eat it?"
Ruan Yi shook his head frantically.
Ruan Meng, wielding a kitchen knife, strode out, throwing down the words, "Second Brother, don't regret this!"
Ruan Meng was actually a little uncomfortable. She dreamt of her past life, when she was doing experiments at medical school, and thought about the sensations of conducting animal experiments...
I often have trouble sleeping.
Once you get more experienced, you can eat a big meal right after an anatomy class!
But the frog's eyes and raised skin are truly unsettling.
"Little sister, let me do it! If you don't open your eyes, you might cut your hand."
The third brother couldn't stand it and couldn't help but speak up.
Ruan Meng was holding down a stone frog, raising a kitchen knife, her expression stiff, her eyes tightly closed.
"Third Brother, are you sure?"
The third brother sighed and reached out to hold the stone frog down.
Ruan Meng could see that her third brother's expression was also a bit stiff, but he still took the initiative to help her, which warmed her heart.
Ruan Meng simply said, "Remove the head and tail, peel off the skin, and cut it into finger-sized pieces, keeping the bones intact."
"After cutting it up, wash it repeatedly to remove the blood. Third Brother, since you killed the stone frog, don't worry, I promise I'll make it delicious!"
Ruan Zheng was both amused and exasperated.
Ruan Meng returned to the house, picked some wild Sichuan peppercorns, washed them, and laid them outside to dry.
Wash some mint leaves, and chop ginger, wild onions, and wild garlic.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law originally wanted to help, but the second brother stopped them. He looked at the wild peppercorns on the ground and asked Ruan Meng, "Little sister, should we pick all of these?"
Ruan Meng nodded, "Just like these, after washing and drying, the branches and leaves are useless, but they can be used to start a fire."
The third brother worked efficiently, quickly cleaning the frog meat. Ruan Meng heated oil in a wok, then added dried wild Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fried until fragrant...
Add frog meat, ginger, and garlic, then add wild millet chili rings. Sauté until fragrant and remove from heat. (Image from the internet) Ruan Meng stir-fried a plate of wild pickled vegetables. Since there was no millet at home, she used jicama as her staple food.
The spicy aroma instantly captivated everyone's taste buds.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law praised it endlessly, the second brother was so numb that he yawned several times, and the third brother kept staring at the plate.
"It's a pity there's no rice!"
After finishing the last piece of frog meat, the third brother expressed his regret.
The second child kept exhaling, "Spicy! So spicy!"
He kept wiping away sweat, exclaiming, "It's both numb and fragrant!"
My older brother is weak and can't eat spicy food, so he ate a few pieces of jicama with some mint water.
The eldest sister-in-law, trying frog meat for the first time, couldn't help but regret, "If I had known frog meat was so delicious, I should have eaten more before!"
Ruan Meng explained with a smile, "Sister-in-law, this frog is not an ordinary frog, it's called a stone frog, which can be used in medicine and is very nourishing."
“Such things are rare in the capital. Even if they were transported from the south, they might not be this fresh.”
The third brother boldly stated, "Therefore, some delicacies can only be enjoyed in difficult and dangerous situations; there are gains and losses involved."
The elder brother nodded with satisfaction.
Ruan Meng asked her third brother for help. She made some oyster sauce in the afternoon, put some in a small jar, and put a stack of clean mint leaves in a basket woven by her second brother Feng. She asked her third brother to deliver it to the village chief's house.
When the third brother returned, the eldest brother, as requested by Ruan Meng, took out paper and pen and discussed what to do the next day.
"Little sister, tell me, what time do you want to start tomorrow?"
Ruan Meng estimated the time it would take to get to the city and said, "The usual time for going to the beach will suffice."
The family divided up the tasks they would do in advance, and also made arrangements for the tasks they would need to do after entering the city. I felt much clearer-headed than the previous two days.
Ruan Yi finished fumigating the corner of the stone house with mugwort. Previously, Ruan Meng had done it, but without realizing it, Ruan Yi would take the initiative to do it in advance.
Perhaps because she was thinking about the business the next day, Ruan Meng slept very lightly that night.
She heard her third brother tossing and turning, seemingly bothered by mosquitoes.
The eldest brother would move occasionally, but strangely, the second brother, who was the most active, made no sound of turning over.
Ruan Meng opened her eyes in the darkness and saw her second brother sitting between her eldest and third brothers, holding a few mugwort leaves and swatting away mosquitoes on both sides.
Seeing that the mosquitoes were making less noise, he got up and walked over to Ruan Meng and his sister-in-law.
Ruan Meng closed her eyes and heard her second brother drive her away for a while before she returned to her original position.
Ruan Meng smiled, even though her second brother was always easily startled...
She decided to be more tolerant of him from now on!
However, this idea only lasted one night!
Early in the morning, Ruan Meng was awakened by a loud noise outside the door.
I went out with my eldest brother and sister-in-law and my third brother, and saw my second brother staring blankly at the shards of the jar.
He held the pen in his hand, somewhat at a loss.
"I... I just wanted to shower beforehand..."
"I never expected that a single slip of the hand would cause this..."
Ruan Meng sighed, explaining that the jar the shopkeeper had lent them had not only cost them money, but also forced them to use the container to hold soup.
Ruan Yi felt extremely guilty. After his elder brother frowned, he suggested to Ruan Meng:
"Little sister, the jar is big, so it's easy to slip and fall. It's also easy to break on the way to the city."
"Actually, the secret to the broth is the flavor you adjust; just add spring water."
"Is it possible that you first make a thick sauce, then dilute it in the city? It's not easy to manage during transport, and it also reduces the weight?"
Ruan Meng nodded and exclaimed, "Your brain is really sharp!"
The older brother was both amused and exasperated.
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