Boss Fu peeked into the kitchen and exclaimed, "Hey, my daughter's cooking! We're having a delicious meal tonight!"
Hehe, whether he goes out to work or not has nothing to do with his family.
However, given that Village Chief Fu is so old, it's not easy for him to organize meetings by himself. Fu Jian also has to go to work at the cannery every day, so Old Master Fu helps out as much as he can. He'll do anything as long as he's not allowed to be the village chief.
After infusing the spicy crab with Shaoxing wine to release its aroma, Fu Wan poured in most of a bottle of beer, then seasoned it, covered the pot, and simmered it.
In the meantime, she washed the cod that Fu Ming had cut, added a little salt to the surface, then placed a slice of ginger and a few scallion segments on the fish, and put the bowl in a stainless steel pot to steam it.
This methodical operation left Qin Anning speechless.
"Wan, you're amazing!"
Fu Wan smiled when she heard this. What's the big deal? In her previous life, she did all kinds of jobs. She worked in a restaurant, serving dishes and washing vegetables. When the chef went to the restroom, customers would rush to order.
In order to earn more money to find Fu Ling, she tried every means to learn how the chef cooked and seasoned the dishes while serving and preparing them.
Over time, she became a sort of chef in the shop.
Thinking back to her life before her rebirth, Fu Wan felt somewhat dazed. Everything in this life had gone smoothly, and she had forgotten the life she had spent searching for Fu Ling all over the country in her previous life.
"Wan, Wan! Are the crabs ready?"
Seeing that Fu Wan was in a daze, Fu Ming called out twice. He had very sharp ears and could tell from the sound that there wasn't much broth left in the crab pot.
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan hurriedly lifted the pot lid, and a fresh aroma of crab wafted out, indicating that it was almost ready.
The hardships of the past have long been locked away as memories deep within her heart; now, she enjoys the good days after her rebirth.
So she has to make sure her family lives a good life and that her daughter grows up properly!
Thinking this, Fu Wan felt full of energy again. She hurriedly poured all the onions from the cutting board into the pot, quickly stir-fried them a couple of times, and then Fu Ming brought over a large bowl.
It's called a bowl, but it's actually just a basin.
However, unlike the porcelain basin used for washing one's face, this is an enamel basin with a yellow surface and a beautiful peony in full bloom on the outside.
After packing the crabs out, Fu Ming set the dish aside. Qin Anning was about to take it to the main house when Fu Ming stopped her.
"Anning, wait a minute, we can't take it out yet."
"Oh, why? Isn't it ripe yet?"
But she noticed that the crabs were already cooked.
Fu Wan washed the pot clean and, seeing this, casually explained, "It's cold inside, the food will get cold quickly if we take it out."
The stove is still hot; we can wait until all the dishes are cooked before serving them.
Upon hearing this, Qin Anning suddenly understood. Fu Ming even patted the stove, indicating that Qin Anning should touch it.
Qin Anning placed her hand on the stone on the stove, and immediately felt the warmth emanating from it.
Qin Anning couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, there is knowledge to be gained everywhere in life."
After washing the pan, it's time to fry the cod.
This is much simpler than the spicy crab from before. Fu Wan picked up the oil bottle, sifted out a circle of oil, and then picked up the cod and shook off the water.
To prevent sticking, she also sprinkled some salt into the pan.
With a sizzling sound, a strange fishy aroma instantly wafted out.
Once the fish had set, Fu Wan carefully flipped the fish pieces over with a spatula, then added some minced garlic.
Cod meat is very delicate. If you use too much force, the fish will easily stick to the pan and turn into a pile of fish scraps.
Actually, the best way to pan-fry cod is with butter. The aroma of the cod combined with the creamy flavor of the butter makes for an absolutely delicious taste.
Unfortunately, the conditions were limited, but even so, Fu Ming swallowed hard.
Once the fish was fried until both sides were crispy, Fu Wan took a dried plate and put the fish in it.
Several pieces of fragrant fish were placed on a snow-white plate, along with a rich garlic aroma. Not to mention Fu Ming, even Qin Anning felt hungry.
Three meat dishes were already quite a luxury, so Fu Wan stir-fried a cabbage, then made some soup with the wakame seaweed that Ye Xiaocui had washed. After that, she waved her hand and said, "Dinner's ready!"
When Fu Laoda heard Fu Wan say that dinner was ready, he immediately ran into the kitchen to wash the dishes. He had just washed the seaweed with Ye Xiaocui, and after all that work, he felt even hungrier.
Fragrant rice, and the table is full of delicious dishes.
As soon as Fu Laoda sat down, he put a piece of fish in Fu Ling's and Qin Mingzhu's bowls, and then he also put some in Ye Xiaocui's bowl.
Ye Xiaocui looked disgusted. "I can pick it up myself. Eat yours!"
"Oh, I was just worried you wouldn't want to take a bite because the fish I made smelled so good!"
After decades of marriage, how could Old Master Fu not understand what Ye Xiaocui was thinking? She definitely wouldn't eat such good fish and meat; she wanted to save it for the children.
Ye Xiaocui's inner thoughts were guessed, and she immediately glared at Boss Fu.
He's such a troublemaker!
Fu Wan watched with amusement, saying, "Don't be stingy, eat it all. This fish doesn't taste good if it's left out for too long."
After saying that, he also picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and gave it to Ye Xiaocui. Fu Ming didn't need her to ask him to pick it up; he had already picked up two small pieces of fish.
He gave one chopstick to Qin Anning and one chopstick to himself.
When he served Qin Anning, he hadn't even used his chopsticks yet, so he didn't have to worry about his wife disliking him.
Seeing that everyone had fish in their bowls, Ye Xiaocui abandoned her plan to save money. She took a bite of cod and found it had no fishy taste whatsoever, and the saltiness was just right.
Fu Ling really liked the cod, but after eating only half a bowl of rice, she started craving the large plate of crab.
The crab smells so good! I wonder if it'll be spicy!
Fu Wan noticed her gaze, picked up half a crab, and removed the claws from it.
Then she pointed to the crab's belly and said to Fu Ling, "This is crab meat. See if it's spicy. If you can't handle it, then eat something else."
"Okay, thank you, Mom!"
Fu Ling nodded in agreement and picked up the crab.
She opened her mouth and bit off a piece of white crab meat. After chewing it a couple of times, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Crabs are delicious!"
Seeing Fu Ling enjoying her meal so much, everyone immediately picked up a few crabs and started eating as well. And it must be said, although the crabs weren't as plump as they were in autumn, the meat was still incredibly sweet and delicious.
Fu Wan only added a few dried chilies for seasoning, and the crab meat had a hint of beer aroma. Fu Ming and Boss Fu ate without even looking up.
Oh, it would be even better with a little wine to go with it!
Fu thought this to himself, but dared not do it. Before he had ever drunk Moutai, he could drink some rice wine and beer, but now that he had, ordinary wines tasted like water, bland and tasteless.
But Moutai is such a rare drink. He just had two small cups yesterday. If he comes again today, he'll get scolded by his wife.
No, no, I'll hold off and drink it in a couple of days before the Lunar New Year.
Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui were unaware of Fu Laoda's inner thoughts. The crab was very delicious, and they finished a bowl of rice in no time.
Fu Wan thought for a moment and didn't ask for more rice, but instead ladled some seaweed soup for herself.
Take a sip of the soup, then eat a bite of seaweed. The seaweed is crisp and refreshing, and the soup is incredibly delicious!
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