Ruan Meng rushed down the mountain before the evening beachcombing ended.
She told her sister-in-law in advance not to cook millet rice, but to make wild vegetable pancakes as the staple food for everyone.
Ruan Meng washed the dandelion, added starch, a small amount of salt, and spring water, and mixed them well.
There wasn't much rapeseed oil at home, but we'd need a lot to fry the sand crabs later, so Ruanmeng made pan-fried wild vegetable pancakes.
Spread it thinly on the pan and fry it slowly over low heat until it turns golden brown in no time.
After frying the wild vegetable pancakes, Ruan Meng placed them on a winnowing basket to cool. She then broke off a piece and shared it with her brother, sister-in-law, and others.
"Mmm! It smells so good!"
The second son exclaimed in admiration.
"Not oily or greasy, just right!"
The elder sister-in-law exclaimed in admiration.
"Little sister, can I have one more?"
The third brother looked expectantly at him.
Dandelions and flour, we still have them at home, what's so difficult about that?
Ruan Meng divided the ones in the winnowing basket among her second and third brothers, then fried a dozen more and gave them to her eldest brother and sister-in-law. She then had her second brother take the rest out to distribute.
Seeing that the sand crabs were piled up to one side, the older sister-in-law took over the job of making wild vegetable pancakes and asked Ruan Meng to process the sand crabs.
Ruan Meng poured water into the winnowing basket and had her third brother shake it up and down to stun the sand crabs.
Clean the sand crab's internal organs and rinse it thoroughly.
After adding flour, Ruan Meng put oil in a cold pan and fried the sand crabs over low heat until fragrant.
After removing them from the water, add soy sauce, scallions, ginger, and garlic, and stir-fry again.
The aroma hit her nose, and her sister-in-law sneezed several times.
Ruan Meng served out a few for her brothers and sisters-in-law to try.
"Creak!"
It was crispy and fragrant, but not greasy at all. Even my older brother, who usually eats light food, finished the whole thing.
The eldest sister-in-law nodded repeatedly, while the second and third brothers praised it highly.
Brother Feng came down from the mountain ahead of time to harvest oysters with his elder brother.
The eldest sister-in-law was just finishing frying the wild vegetable pancakes when she went over to hand them over.
The Feng brothers were about to go home when Ruan Qian stopped them and asked them to go home together. He invited the village chief and his wife to come down the mountain for a meal.
The brothers Feng Yun and Feng Xi, worried about adding to their burden, repeatedly declined, but Ruan Qian insisted.
Ruan Qian said that his sister had made new food, all of which was picked from the mountain and fished from the water. She did not cook millet, so they should not worry.
The village chief was a straightforward man, so he came down the mountain. Feng Yun and Feng Xi, along with their wives and children, followed him down the mountain.
Upon learning that there would be more delicious food, the two children from the eldest and second eldest families were overjoyed.
In contrast, the Song and Fan families were much more self-aware.
After trying the wild vegetable pancakes, they were full of energy. They also tried the salt and pepper sand crab and felt that as long as there was enough sand crab, they could work until dawn!
The harvested oysters were quickly rinsed and pried open.
With the help of the second and third siblings, they became skilled at sorting out the oyster meat, just as Ruan Meng's salt and pepper sand crab was ready.
Originally, they planned to make a wild vegetable soup. The third son was drooling. The Song and Fan brothers were impatient. The children were almost crying with envy.
Ruan Meng was both amused and exasperated. She could only add washed mint leaves to the spring water, stir it repeatedly, and let the mint flavor infuse the spring water.
Before they even started eating, before Ruan Qian could even remind him, the second son volunteered, "I'll take some over to Grandma Liu!"
My sister-in-law had already carefully prepared it and placed it aside.
A few wild vegetable pancakes and only a few sand crabs were included, as they were deep-fried and Grandma Liu might have trouble digesting them.
The second child thoughtfully scooped up a bowl of mint water and brought it over.
The village chief shifted his gaze from the second son's back and a faint smile appeared on his face.
The eldest brother and the third brother spread oil paper on the sandy ground at the door, and Ruan Meng and her sister-in-law brought out sand crabs and wild vegetable cakes.
Two whole basins of sand crabs!
A wooden basin, twice the width of a washbasin!
There were five or six plates of wild vegetable pancakes stacked on the plates, at least seventy or eighty of them!
There were even four buckets of mint water!
Everyone's eyes widened, and they exchanged knowing glances, revealing joyful smiles.
Ruan Meng smiled gently; what a simple joy!
From now on, I want everyone to enjoy delicious food and spicy drinks!
Everyone raised their glasses and looked at the eldest village chief.
After the village chief spoke, everyone devoured the food in a whirlwind, creating a lively scene.
The deep-fried sand crabs are incredibly crispy and crunchy when you bite into them.
"It smells so good!"
Feng Xi's son exclaimed, "Mom, it's so delicious! Give me another one!"
Fan Zili's two-year-old son also exclaimed in his baby voice, "I want one too! I want one too!"
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