During the meal, Chen Fang looked at the sea urchin on the table in shock and exclaimed, "Yao girl, is this the horse dung sea urchin you mentioned earlier?"
The sea urchin dung has a much better taste than ordinary sea urchins. The roe inside is very plump and delicious, and the spines are not as prickly.
"yes."
After Pei Yao finished speaking, she picked up a garlic one and demonstrated to everyone how to eat it.
She used chopsticks to mix the sea urchin roe and minced garlic together, which would make it more fragrant.
Pei Yao: "It's ready to eat now. There are two flavors: one is garlic and the other is regular charcoal grilled. Both taste great."
Everyone followed Pei Yao's example and started eating. Yunniang was worried that Xiao Xuan'er would get pricked by the sea urchin spines, so she put the sea urchin roe into her bowl and let her eat it directly from there.
It was the first time for everyone to eat sea urchin, and they never expected that this black, spiky thing would taste so delicious.
If it weren't for Yao'er, they wouldn't have been able to eat such delicious food.
When they first arrived at this small fishing village, they thought they would starve to death there.
I never expected that not only would I not starve to death here, but I would also be able to eat so much delicious food.
Many of these dishes are even more delicious than what I ate in Kyoto.
After finishing their meal, everyone ate kudzu root and sweet potatoes, and finally drank a soup made with clams and wild vegetables to cleanse their palates.
This is wonderful. This life is hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times better than the life of exile.
that is......
Yunniang looked at the distant sky, a faint sadness rising in her heart.
I wonder if my older brother and husband are able to get enough to eat...
...
"I'm full."
Pei Erlang put down his bowl of porridge, patted his empty stomach, and said contentedly.
Pei Dalang looked at the porridge in the bowl, which was so thin that you could hardly see any rice grains, and drank the last mouthful: "I'm full too."
Although the porridge was a bit thin, I drank several bowls and felt full from the water.
Moreover, this was much better than eating hard, dry wild vegetable dumplings on the road to exile; at least it was a warm bowl.
"I wonder how Yunniang and the others are doing now," Pei Erlang sighed.
After Pei Erlang finished speaking, the two fell silent for a moment, gazing at the distant sea with unspoken understanding.
His worries were palpable, and his longing for his wife and daughter reached its peak.
I couldn't help but worry about them.
Although they didn't have enough to eat at the saltworks, at least they were provided with food.
The women and children in the family were left unattended, and it was unknown whether they had any food or would go hungry.
......
The family had just finished eating when Qiaohui arrived; she had come to deliver seeds to Yunniang and the others.
He found this at home. She had turned over the land at home and planted some, and gave some to the Liu family and the Pei family respectively.
We were all exiled here, and we thought we could take care of each other.
Especially Yunniang, the two of them had known each other since childhood, and before they got married, they often whispered to each other.
Later, when they both reached marriageable age, their families arranged marriages for them with families of similar social standing.
Although they can still see each other after getting married, they each have their own families and no longer have the carefree attitude they had when they were daughters, able to see each other whenever they want.
I never imagined that we would be exiled together.
Fate is truly amazing.
Pei Yao watched them chatting happily in the courtyard, then found an old piece of clothing and wrapped it around her head.
After all, the sun is scorching at the beach. I'm not afraid of getting tanned, but I'm afraid of getting sunburned, which would be very uncomfortable.
Pei Yao also found an old piece of clothing for Pei Yichen to cover his head with.
Pei Yichen glanced at Pei Yao's old clothes, turned his head away, and refused without thinking.
"It's so ugly, I don't want it."
Pei Yao smacked his head in annoyance: "Hurry up, this is all we have. If you get sunburned at the beach, you'll suffer tonight."
Pei Yichen touched his head in grievance, reluctantly putting the thing on his head.
He truly understood the power of a higher-ranking official.
The two siblings were ready and prepared to leave, saying goodbye to Yunniang and Qiaohui as they went.
"Mother, Aunt Hui, my cousin and I have gone out."
Pei Yichen also obediently greeted the people, just like Pei Yao.
Seeing the two of them leave, Yunniang quickly got up and called out to Pei Yao.
"Yao'er, how do you want to dry those oysters? Tell your mother again, and your mother will dry them in a bit."
Yunniang was completely clueless about household chores, and besides, food was very precious to them now. She couldn't bear to waste food because of her mistake.
Therefore, she asked Pei Yao in advance before doing many things.
Pei Yao told Yun Niang the simple solution.
Drying oysters is actually very simple. Just pick out the larger oysters, wash them clean, and then put them in the sun to dry.
Pei Yao's method of sun-drying oysters preserves their freshness to the greatest extent.
Unlike many of the dried oysters she ate in her previous life, which were pre-cooked to remove their freshness and make them into oyster sauce.
Then, the boiled oysters are dried in the sun, which greatly reduces their freshness.
Dried oysters can be stored for a long time.
Moreover, dried oysters have many uses. Whether stir-frying vegetables or making soup, adding a few can greatly enhance the flavor of the food, similar to the effect of oyster sauce.
However, oyster sauce works even better, since it's concentrated, and concentration is the essence.
However, this is enough for now, since this amount of oysters is not enough to make oyster sauce.
Yunniang thought drying oysters would be a difficult task, so she planned to write it down carefully to avoid making a mistake later.
When Pei Yao explained it, he was shocked to find it so simple: "It's that simple?"
"It's that simple."
After Pei Yao finished speaking, she was already outside the courtyard.
Pei Yichen carried a basket on her back, filled with two earthenware jars, the only clean piece of gauze in the house, and some other things before heading out. Pei Yao carried a wooden basin in her hand, and the two sisters walked towards the sea.
On the way, they also encountered Niu Qingshan, who was preparing to go hunting in the mountains.
Pei Yao wrapped her head up tightly, leaving only her eyes showing.
Niu Qingshan glanced at them but didn't recognize them. He just felt that the two looked somewhat familiar, and they walked furtively along the roadside.
Pei Yao saw Niu Qingshan and greeted him warmly.
"Brother Qingshan, I forgot to return your scissors. I'll bring them to you later."
Niu Qingshan only recognized Pei Yao after hearing the girl's voice. He was somewhat puzzled as he watched the siblings carrying large and small bags toward the sea.
Niu Qingshan asked, "Yaomei, are we going to the beach?"
Pei Yao nodded: "Mhm."
Niu Qingshan looked puzzled and asked, "The sun is shining brightly now, and the tide hasn't gone out yet. What are you going there for?"
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