Jiang Yanxia didn't know anything about crayfish, or even which two words they were, but that didn't stop her from speeding up her movements when she heard Zhimeng say "it's especially delicious."
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled, and then added another sentence.
"We have to clean each one carefully, otherwise there will be dirt on them and it will affect the taste!"
Not only Jiang Yanxia, but also Su Mengmeng and An Qingbai responded to her.
"knew!"
I scrubbed and washed them several times, changing the water several times, before I finally got all the crayfish clean.
Zhuang Zhimeng then demonstrated how to prepare crayfish.
Carefully pull off the shrimp vein from the tail, cut off about one-third of the crayfish's head, remove the black sac, and rinse the shrimp head briefly. That's it.
Zhuang Zhimeng put the cleaned crayfish into another basin filled with lightly salted water to disinfect them briefly. Whether it would actually help or not, she just wanted some peace of mind!
After watching her demonstrate once and understanding the specific steps, the four of them worked together to process the crayfish.
After processing all the crayfish, rinse them all over with fresh water.
Preparing crayfish takes a long time, and all four of them stretched as they stood up.
Before Zhuang Zhimeng could even mention it, Su Mengmeng took the initiative to lift the large basin and carry it to the kitchen.
Jiang Yanxia pointed at Su Mengmeng's back and joked with them.
"Zhimeng, Brother An, look how enthusiastic Meng-ge is! It's the delicious food that motivates him the most!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai both laughed.
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled and said that to her.
"You're criticizing Meng Ge'er, but aren't you the same? I think it's just that Meng Ge'er is quick-handed, otherwise you would have started moving it yourself, right?"
Jiang Yanxia grinned.
"Hehe, Zhimeng, don't say it out loud! Don't you care about my reputation? Don't expose my embarrassing moments!"
When they got to the kitchen, Su Mengmeng had already placed the large basin next to the stove. He had never seen this before, so he asked Zhuang Zhimeng about it.
"Boss, how do we cook this crayfish?"
Zhuang Zhimeng planned to make three flavors of crayfish: spicy, garlic, and thirteen-spice, and told them the ingredients she would use.
"We need a lot of minced garlic and chili pepper pieces now. Qingbai, you can arrange what the three of you do, and I'll prepare the other ingredients."
After Zhuang Zhimeng finished speaking, she ignored them and began to prepare various materials according to her own ideas.
An Qingbai responded and assigned tasks to Su Mengmeng, Jiang Yanxia, and himself.
"Yanxia is in charge of peeling the garlic, Mengmeng is in charge of chopping the garlic, and I'm in charge of cutting the chili peppers!"
Zhuang Zhimeng gathered all the materials they would need later, walked behind them with her hands behind her back, looked at this and that, and occasionally gave her comments.
"Brother Meng, the garlic is chopped too big, chop it a little smaller!"
"Brother Qingbai, don't cut the chili peppers too small! It's a hassle to spit them out when you eat them!"
An Qingbai and Su Mengmeng made the adjustments according to her requirements.
Jiang Yanxia had finished peeling the garlic, washed her hands, and walked over. Seeing Zhuang Zhimeng's appearance, she walked behind her, smiled, and patted her on the shoulder.
"Haha, Zhimeng, you're just like the brigade leader, always standing with your hands behind your back. Are you supervising the work here?"
Zhuang Zhimeng responded with a smile.
"Yes, I'm the foreman! Work hard, or we won't get any food!"
Jiang Yanxia, always eager for drama, added fuel to the fire for An Qingbai and Su Mengmeng.
"Brother An, Brother Meng, did you hear that? Hurry up and do your job properly. Do exactly what Zhi Meng says, or she won't let you eat crayfish!"
An Qingbai just smiled and didn't say anything.
Su Mengmeng and she argued.
“Brother An and I have been working the whole time. Xiazi, you're the only one who hasn't been working. The boss must be talking about you. She said you can't eat anymore!”
Seeing that they were about to start fighting again, Zhuang Zhimeng quickly stopped them.
"Yes, yes, we have everything. It's getting late, let's hurry up and get it done!"
Upon hearing her words, An Qingbai and Su Mengmeng, ensuring they wouldn't cut their hands, both sped up their chopping.
Once they were all done, Zhuang Zhimeng divided all the crayfish into three portions, each corresponding to a different flavor.
She made the garlic flavor first, then the thirteen-spice flavor, and finally the spicy flavor.
After it was done, Zhuang Zhimeng gave instructions to them.
"Bring the crayfish to the yard, and we'll eat them there. I have some fruit wine that my family sent; I'll go get it, and we'll have a drink!"
All three nodded and took the crayfish out.
When Zhuang Zhimeng came out with the fruit wine, the crayfish were already on the stone table, and no one ate them first, waiting for her.
Zhuang Zhimeng opened the fruit wine.
"Come on, let's each pour ourselves a glass. This liquor isn't very strong, so you probably won't get drunk!"
After pouring the wine, Zhuang Zhimeng picked up her glass and made a suggestion.
"Let's have a toast first, otherwise I'm afraid you won't have time to drink!"
The three responded in unison.
"good!"
All three of them picked up their cups.
The four of them clinked glasses, each took a sip, and found the wine quite refreshing.
After drinking, Su Mengmeng couldn't wait any longer, so he rubbed his hands together.
"Boss, can we eat now?"
Zhuang Zhimeng picked up a garlic-flavored crayfish and nodded.
"Eat up, eat up! There are three flavors, choose whichever you like."
He then put it in his mouth and started eating.
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Mengmeng grabbed a thirteen-spice flavored one and eagerly put it in her mouth, peeling the shell and sucking out the juice just like her boss.
Jiang Yanxia couldn't resist and took action as well.
An Qingbai picked one up and tasted it, then he looked at Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Zhizhi, it's just like you said, delicious!"
Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng both nodded vigorously.
"Zhimeng, it's so delicious! I never thought crayfish could taste so good."
"Boss, this is delicious, absolutely amazing!"
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled smugly.
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