Chapter 24: First Taste of Seafood (Part 3)
“They’re back! They’re back!”
"Mom, Dad, brother and the others are back."
Those who stayed behind to build houses or collect firewood were all looking forward to the children going out to the beach with Lin Yue to find food. Although they had seen how outstanding she was along the way, they still couldn't help but worry.
Now that I heard they were back, I finally felt relieved. I greeted the returning children with smiles on my face. I didn't know what delicious food they had, but when I thought of the taste of nuts from last night, I couldn't help licking my lips.
"Oh my god, you've only been out for a few hours and you've already brought back so much food. How am I supposed to handle this?"
The lady in charge of cooking spoke awkwardly. It was okay to say that the few fish with their claws and fangs bared were fine, but the bucket was full of things with shells. And what were those white tentacles crawling everywhere? And what were those bundles of grass-like things?
"Yue girl, it was you who suggested retrieving these things. Will you do it?"
Auntie, a member of the cooking team, asked cautiously.
"I can't." Lin Yue, who was already exhausted and gasping for breath.
The faces of those who were originally expecting something suddenly drooped, and some were even very angry. If you can't do it, why waste time on this? Before he could even ask a question.
"But I know what to do. I'm sure I'll have to trouble all the aunts. We'll have a good meal at noon today."
We were used to eating at irregular times, so even though it was almost noon, no one blamed the children for coming home late.
"Yue girl, your heavy breathing really scared me. If I can't make these things, it would be a waste of your kindness."
Lin Yue's mother, Mrs. Min, rolled her eyes in her heart. She had just noticed everyone's unpredictable expressions. Her daughter had worked herself to death and only managed to feed a bunch of ungrateful people. Humph, if they weren't living together now, she would have taught those old women a lesson.
She needs to have a good talk with her uncle about the separation and get it done as soon as possible.
It is best to separate the tree houses after they are built, so that no one interferes with each other's lives!
The young men and women who had worked so hard to bring the food back from the beach all looked unhappy. The fruits of their morning labor should not be despised like this, but the adults had no say at all.
"What are you all standing there for? It's already noon and you haven't cooked yet. The chefs are waiting to eat and the kids have brought the ingredients. Why are you still complaining?"
Wang, who was in charge of all the women, saw that it was getting late and these pretentious women were making trouble again, so she couldn't help but swear.
"Is it because you're so bored and have nothing to do that your nasty nature strikes again? I'm thinking of dragging you into building city walls or mining to make you feel better, right? If that's the case, I'll have my man petition the higher-ups to have all of you idle people go into service."
Wang was originally a very well-educated old lady who had been living a leisurely retirement life. However, the sudden life of exile made her regain the management experience in the military camp. A bunch of nagging old ladies with different thoughts were more difficult to manage than the new recruits in the military camp.
She was forced from a graceful and elegant old feudal lord to become a threatening and abusive shrew. Fortunately, she was already at the age where her body was half buried in the ground, and no one would make things difficult for her.
"The fish has been processed. Just clean it and we can cook it directly. Third brother, did you guys catch any prey? The kelp is best stewed to make it delicious.
Sister-in-law, you take a team of people to pick out all the cat's eye snail meat. This meat is perfect for stewing with the macadamia nuts you smashed overnight yesterday.
Second sister-in-law, have someone wash the kelp and cut it into strips two fingers wide."
Seeing her aunt staggering out, Lin Yue quickly ordered people to start working, thus easing the awkward atmosphere. Now they had to eat from the same pot for a whole week, so it was not good for their relationship to be too bad!
After working for an hour, several large iron pots filled with delicious food were placed on the open space that had been cleared out all night.
"What are you doing? I've been hearing your clanging sounds for a while now, and they've made me so hungry."
"Quickly move aside and make room for the chefs. Bring us bowls and chopsticks. The chefs have already helped us build three houses this morning. It's a shame that they're only starting to eat now."
"We just arrived in Lingnan yesterday and don't know what the local food is like. We're sorry for the hospitality. I hope the chefs won't mind this simple meal!"
The people Lin Hongyuan invited were just descendants of convicts who had lived here for two or three generations. They were of course very happy to be able to make some extra money. They were very unhappy because they hadn't been served any food until noon.
Liu Tiezhu took the rough wooden bowl anxiously and stared at the large iron pots with lids, his mouth watering. Even the food at home during the Chinese New Year was not as delicious as this.
"Don't mind, don't mind, can we eat now?"
Zhao Goudan's mouth was almost drooling as he gave a perfunctory reply.
As the lid of the pot was opened, the overbearing aroma penetrated everyone's nostrils, as if smelling the aroma could make them full.
There are little green crumbs floating on the milky white soup. It tastes so delicious when you take a bite, just like a fish swimming in the sea. The fish fillets in it are also delicate and tender, with no fishy smell at all.
Liu Tiezhu was shocked. Who in Lingnan had not eaten sea fish? No matter how it was cooked, the fishy smell could not be removed. Could this not be sea fish?
A thick crab leg was stuffed into my mouth. It was the leg of a washbasin crab. I was lucky because locals don’t often catch such big crabs.
Fresh, elastic, and with a hint of spiciness, he finished the thumb-thick crab stick in just a few bites, still wanting more. The crabs and lobsters in the pot had been divided up.
He turned his attention to the steaming eel, which was in pieces and looked like snake meat. There were many poisonous snakes in Lingnan, so this eel couldn't be poisonous!
Just when he was hesitating whether to eat it, "This is eel, a unique creature in the sea. It looks like a snake, but it tastes very delicious. I can eat three bowls of it with rice."
Lin Yue took the initiative to introduce the dishes, otherwise no one would dare to pick up their chopsticks.
"This is octopus, very chewy. This is cat's eye snail stewed with macadamia nuts. The nuts are sweet and sticky, the snail meat is tender, and the soup is very sweet. This is roe deer stewed with kelp. The kelp has a soft and sticky texture..."
Fei Juanyuncan buried his head in eating, and several large pots of delicious food disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Feier is the only girl in the Li family. She eats and wears the best in the family. Although she is a fugitive, the elders in the family dote on this hard-earned child, which has led to her arrogant and domineering personality.
Originally, their family had eaten lunch early today, but the newly arrived convicts hadn't even started a fire yet. She curled her lips in disdain, and she had no intention of associating with this group of criminals.
But as the fragrance from the other side came in little by little, Li Feier's face became more and more ugly, and she completely exploded when she heard Lin Yue and others laughing.
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