In the morning, he asked Wang Ming to inform the female teacher. Soon, Little Earl (the dog) rushed in, and that's how Lu Wuyai knew that Lu Wuyai had arrived.
Rushing to Lu Wuyai, the little count (dog) stood up and licked his shoulder with his front paws. It was a gesture of passion. Clearly, after a night apart, he missed Lu Wuyai terribly.
When Lu Wuyai came in, he saw this scene and was shocked: "My God, the little count (dog) ate shit on the road."
"Wow!" Lu Wuyai's expression changed, and he couldn't help but curse.
Lu Wuyai immediately laughed: "I was just kidding, there's no poop on the road."
Lu Wuyai said helplessly, "You're joking about something like this."
Lu Zhizi continued with a smile, "I'm not joking. I didn't eat it on the way; I ate it at school."
Ao Muyang: "..."
His purpose in coming to find Lu Wuyai was to deliver the clothes that had been sent by courier to her. Lu Wuyai went back to school, tried them on, and then came back to tell him that everything fit perfectly.
Lu Wuyai posted the large yellow croaker on the forum, then prepared lunch.
Wild mantis shrimps are very agile; they're still lively and jumping around.
He caught a lot of mantis shrimp, so he divided them into two pots, one to boil and the other to add salt and pepper.
These wild mantis shrimp are best boiled, they taste especially delicious, but since there are so many of them, boiling them with salt and pepper is also a good option.
Boiling is simple; just wash it clean and steam it in a pot. When the shrimp shells turn lavender red, remove them from the pot and place them on a plate. He garnished them with green cilantro, instantly elevating the dish several levels.
Making salt and pepper is a bit more complicated. First, finely chop red chili peppers and garlic, then quickly and easily fry the shrimp in heated peanut oil.
He left the oil in the pan, then added chopped chili and garlic to sauté until fragrant. Next, he added the fried shrimp, stir-fried them evenly, added a suitable amount of dark soy sauce, and finally put them in the pan.
Lu Zhizi looked at it curiously: "You didn't use salt or pepper. Then why is this dish called Salt and Pepper Mantis Shrimp?"
“Salt and pepper and five-spice powder can indeed be used, since it’s deep-fried,” Lu Wuyai explained, “but the salt and pepper in the name is actually chili and salt powder, and has little to do with seasonings like salt and pepper.”
These wild mantis shrimp are delicious and don't need much seasoning. Adding salt and pepper, five-spice powder or black pepper is a bit redundant.
When the two large pots of mantis shrimp came out of the pots, Lu Wuyai was overjoyed: "Wow, another feast! I never dared to imagine such a life before I came to teach here."
“You’re very lucky,” Lu Wuyai said with a smile.
He talked and laughed as he steamed the large swimming crabs. He let the water used to clean the mantis shrimp and crabs settle, poured off the clear water on top, and poured the remaining impurities into a tank containing golden eels. This was their delicacy.
Liu Xiaole's family sent over some bok choy and jellyfish heads. He stir-fried the bok choy with chili oil, mixed it with oyster sauce, and served the jellyfish heads with cucumber. The two cold dishes were appetizing and delicious.
Lu Wuyai ate a slice of raw cucumber and said, "Amazing."
"Chicken?" Lu Wuyai asked.
Lu Wuyai laughed, "I'm serious. The seafood here is delicious, the vegetables are delicious, and these cucumbers are so crisp and juicy, they're incredibly tender."
Lu Wuyai said, "They were all grown in my own yard. No pesticides or fertilizers were used. They grow very slowly, but they taste very good. I also have a big yard here, and I plan to use it to build a small vegetable garden."
Thanks to the courage of their ancestors, Coconut Grove Village covers a large area, with every household having a large courtyard. Lu Wuyai's house is not large, but his courtyard is quite large, measuring a full thousand square meters, which is close to two acres.
This is just the front yard. Lu Wuyai's family has a large backyard, which is more than two acres in size.
The two of them, along with Hou Banshuang, sat under the shade of a tree eating. The mantis shrimp was delicious, but difficult to eat. You had to patiently and slowly peel it open, otherwise you could easily prick your fingers.
Lu Zhizi tried her best to avoid the mantis shrimp's side spines. After removing the two caps, the snow-white shrimp meat and a long orange-red ribbon along the middle of its back were revealed.
She took a small bite, and then exclaimed happily, "Wow, it's so refreshing and fragrant!"
Mantis shrimp is delicious, so she couldn't help but speed up her process. But haste makes waste, and before she could even peel off the shrimp shells, her delicate fingers were pricked.
Lu Wuyai said with a smile, "Come, come, let me teach you how to eat. You're eating too slowly like this."
He took a chopstick, flipped the shrimp over, inserted the chopstick into the tail to feel the shell, then slowly poked the head, and then used the chopstick to flip the shrimp over again. This pushed the shell open, revealing a whole piece of shrimp meat.
"Here, eat it like this." He handed the shrimp and chopsticks to Lu Wuyai.
Just then, Gu Yuxin walked in excitedly, and Lu Wuyai said, "Hey, why aren't you eating well today?"
Gu Yuxin laughed and said, "Woli, Yangzi, there's a great beauty in our village whose breasts are like her mother's pressure cooker... cough cough, Teacher Lu is here too."
Seeing Lu Wuyai there, Gu Yuxin obediently shut her mouth.
He sat down at the small table, picked up a mantis shrimp, and deftly flipped it with his thick, long fingers, quickly revealing a piece of tender meat.
Gu Yuxin was overjoyed to see the orange-red roe on the tender back of the shrimp: "Great, female shrimp, this roe smells delicious."
Lu Wuyai ignored his words and said dejectedly, "Wow, aren't you afraid of getting stabbed while peeling the shell like that? Doesn't it hurt?"
Gu Yuxin laughed loudly, "Look how many calluses my hands have. Just this tiny shrimp shell could pierce my finger. Just kidding."
Lu Wuyai waved his hand and said, "Stop looking, eat, eat."
Lu Wuyai explained, "Don't misunderstand, the calluses on Fugui's hands are from rowing the boat and casting nets."
Lu Wuyai looked at him and said, "I know fishermen have a lot of calluses on their hands, so why do you need to explain further?"
Lu Wuyai sneered, "Nothing much, just eating and eating. I'll teach you a way to peel them. First, remove the head, but don't throw it away. Take a sip, and the meat inside will be the most tender..."
"Yangzi, Yangzi." A sudden roar came from outside.
Lu Wuyai stood up and said, "Second Uncle, what's wrong?"
A tall man appeared from the doorway, and the little count (dog) didn't bark when it saw that he was an acquaintance.
The big man didn't answer. He nodded and bowed to the back, just like the two dogs that led the devil into the local village: "We've arrived, Miss, no, beautiful lady, please come in, please come in. This is the Aomuyang family you're looking for."
"Thank you." A soft voice rang out, and then a young woman stepped out.
The girl was in her early twenties, with long, curly hair cascading over her shoulders like a black waterfall. Her skin was smooth and delicate, her makeup exquisite, her lips fiery red, and her features charming and alluring.
She wore a long, bohemian-style dress, the loose skirt exaggeratedly flared across her chest, her exposed neck and shoulders contrasting sharply with the dark, bark-like skin of the old sailor beside her.
As soon as the girl appeared, Gu Yuxin blinked immediately: "Hua Li, Yang Zi, I'm talking about her."
Hou Banshuang glanced at the girl, and his face immediately turned red, both dark and bright red. He glanced at the girl's chest when no one was looking, then a second and a third time, but he did it with all his might.
Lu Wuyai looked her over carefully, but he couldn't recognize her from her appearance. So he asked in confusion, "Hello, who are you?"
The girl smiled slightly: "I am Jiang Yufei. You won't forget me so quickly. We met on the yacht that day."
Lu Wuyai suddenly realized that he had actually guessed this much earlier. It came from the trembling of the girl's chest as she walked, but the appearance was slightly different, which made him afraid that he would not recognize her.
Impossible. This girl's makeup is neither ordinary nor elaborate. When I saw her on the yacht that day, she had just come out of the water and wasn't wearing makeup. There's a huge difference between the two.
The girl was clearly clever, so after she finished speaking, she stared at him blankly and said, "What's wrong? You don't recognize me because I'm wearing makeup."
Ou Muyang's arrogant expression was quite fitting; Ao Xiaoniu's face grew increasingly dark and then redder.
Lu Wuyai politely said, "No, I'm very forgetful. Hello, Miss Jiang, you're here to pick up your earrings, right?"
Jiang Yufei took a red bill out of his handbag and handed it to the person who was leading the way. The man grinned from ear to ear and said enthusiastically, "Beautiful lady, how about I take you to a farmhouse inn? It's absolutely the best!"
They ignored him and went inside.
The little count (dog) was unhappy with her entry; this was my territory.
Little Earl (the dog) suddenly rushed out, opening his mouth and growling, "Whoa!"
Wang Ming and Gu Yuxin reached out to grab Little Earl (the dog), shouting in unison, "Little Earl (the dog), don't make the phone call!"
Lu Wuyai smiled and ate the mantis shrimp for himself.
Lu Wuyai entered the house, and Jiang Yufei walked over gracefully, sat down, and then looked at Lu Wuyai, saying, "Hello, visitor."
Lu Wuyai wiped his hands and extended his hand to her: "Hello, teacher."
Lu Wuyai came out, handed her the small box containing the earrings, and said, "Teacher Jiang, look, I don't think I broke them."
Jiang Yufei opened the box, glanced at it, and then took out a stack of banknotes from Kun's bag and handed them to him: "Okay, you can count them too."
Lu Wuyai waved his hand and said, "No, no, I also made money from that big bass, here you go..."
"My promise, Jiang Yufei, will definitely be fulfilled." The girl smiled, but her tone was very assertive.
His attitude was firm, so Lu Wuyai wouldn't be hypocritical, but he certainly wouldn't count the money. So he took the money and stuffed it into the mouth of the little count (dog), pointing to the room: "Put it by the bed."
The little count (dog) wagged its tail and ran away.
Jiang Yufei looked at Little Earl (the dog) in surprise and said, "This is the dog you fought with the other day. This is true spirit."
Gu Yuxin laughed, "Golden Shorthair cat, and our incredibly capable local dog. Let me tell you, even though it's a local, it's much better than those foreign dogs in the city. You don't know? Let me hold a puppy for you."
Jiang Yufei asked, "Does this dog poop?"
"Poop. What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Yuxin exclaimed in surprise, "Of course he poops, how can a dog not poop?"
Jiang Yufei shook his head: "Then I don't want it."
Gu Yuxin was speechless; he suspected that the girl's brains had been poured into her chest.
However, he hopes to find a girl with that kind of brain someday and fill her breasts with his own…
Having taken the money from others, Lu Wuyai had no way to repay them, so he invited Jiang Yufei to have a meal together.
Jiang Yufei didn't mince words, but she soon encountered the same problem as Lu Wuyai. After picking up a mantis shrimp, she immediately cried out in pain, "Oh my god, I pricked my finger!"
Gu Yuxin quickly said, "Hey, Miss, be careful. I'll teach you how to peel it. Take a chopstick..."
Jiang Yufei smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, but no need. Come on, Shuai Ao, come help me peel it open. Thank you so much."
She handed the mantis shrimp directly to Lu Wuyai.
Gu Yuxin only said half of what she wanted to say, and kept the rest to herself. Now her face had darkened.
Lu Wuyai joked, "It costs ten yuan to peel a shrimp."
Jiang Yufei pushed a plate of cooked shrimp directly in front of him: "Take 1,000 yuan first."
Gu Yuxin shamelessly said, "I can peel it for 5 yuan."
Jiang Yufei gave him a charming smile and said, "Excuse me, I like luxury goods, and I firmly believe that high-priced service is better than low-priced service."
Lu Wuyai smiled at Gu Yuxin: "You can peel them for me, but five yuan is too expensive. I can afford to buy them for fifty cents each."
Gu Yuxin felt wronged and said, "It costs ten yuan."
Lu Wuyai said, "You can also ask for ten yuan, but aren't we good friends? Besides, I might be your child's teacher in the future, so let me give you a discount, fifty cents each, here you go."
Upon hearing this, Li Fugui laughed: "Hey, then I won't need to pay to peel them for free."
Lu Wuyai shook his head and said, "Peeling a skinny shrimp is such a simple thing. Let me teach you. Let's do it ourselves and have plenty to eat."
Although Jiang Yufei was a beautiful woman, she was still a stranger, and her presence made the atmosphere of the lunch awkward.
Fortunately, the wild mantis shrimp were delicious, and there were two cold dishes to go with it: bok choy and cucumber salad with crab heads. Everyone enjoyed the meal to the fullest.
After finishing her meal, Lü Zhizi took the clothes and went back, but Little Earl (the dog) refused to go with her and stayed by Lu Wuyai's side.
There was no danger at school during the day, so Gu Yuxin did not insist that Little Earl (the dog) accompany Lu Wuyai.
Jiang Yufei chatted with him about life at sea for a while. After the weather cooled down a bit, she asked him for his QQ number and WeChat ID, preparing to leave the local village.
At this point, it was too late to go out to sea. Lu Wuyai looked at the sky and decided to carry out the plan he and Lu Wuyai had devised, which was to cultivate the courtyard.
Gu Yuxin's family had a tiller. He gave it a shout, and Gu Yuxin pushed the machine over. After adding diesel fuel, she turned over the soil in the yard twice.
It's no surprise that people from several villages are vying for the land in Coconut Grove Village. Not only is its location advantageous, but the soil is also incredibly fertile. Although the village entrance overlooks a beach, the land both inside and outside the village is entirely black soil.
Other villages cannot do this. Many farmlands are sandy soil, unable to retain water, and unsuitable for growing vegetables and grains.
Bare-chested, he rolled around on the ground. Gu Yuxin said, "Yang Zi, you're late. You should have turned the soil in the spring. When are you turning the soil now? When are you weeding?"
Lu Wuyai said, "I no longer use herbicides, as they pollute the land."
Ao Fugui laughed and said, "You're an amateur, so you can wait until the grass is taller than you and there are more insects than vegetables."
Lu Wuyai said, "It's okay. I will weed manually in the future. Besides, there are many children in the village. If we give each of them ten yuan, there will be enough labor on weekends."
Li Fugui curled his lip and said, "You really are rich."
Lu Wuyai smiled. That was true. The income from the past two days had been quite substantial, but the large yellow croakers hadn't been sold yet.
Everything was mechanized. After turning the soil twice, he borrowed a ridging machine from an uncle's house. The small machine drove over the soft soil, leaving behind ridges.
It was getting late, so he cleaned half of the yard first, and would clean the rest later when he had time.
Even if only one acre of land is cleared, the soil ridges are laid out in the evening.
Gu Yuxin is right. This season is not suitable for planting vegetables or grains, so he decided to transplant some seedlings from the village's vegetable garden.
Song Qiumin couldn't go to sea, so she took care of the family's farmland and vegetable garden. Her garden was filled with lots of vegetables.
That evening, Lu Wuyai went over to discuss it with her and bought some tomato seedlings, eggplant seedlings, pepper seedlings, cucumber seedlings, potato seedlings, scallions, and green onions. As a result...
In addition, Song Qiumin also guided him to plant spinach, bok choy, autumn cucumbers, autumn peppers, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, green beans, kidney beans and lentils, etc. He stepped on the ground as soon as he sowed the seeds and waited for the autumn harvest.
In addition to vegetables, Song Qiumin also gave him a handful of corn seeds, which he could also sow on the ground in the yard.
Lu Wuyai was going to scatter corn seeds around the yard, which would enclose the farmland.
These tasks could only be completed at dawn. Upon returning, seeing the bright moonlight, he took off his clothes and went to bed without turning on the light.
After closing his eyes, he always felt that there was something he hadn't done well, so he couldn't fall asleep for a while and racked his brains trying to figure out what he had forgotten.
After an unknown period of time, the little count (dog) suddenly stood up, opened his mouth, and screamed.
Only then did he realize what he had overlooked: Little Earl (the dog) hadn't gone to keep Lu Wuyai company; Little Earl (the dog) had been following him since the afternoon.
He quickly sat up, preparing to take the little count (dog) there. It was too dangerous for Lu Zhizi to sleep alone at school. The fishing village was very safe, so there was no problem.
Seeing him get up, the little count (dog), who was about to roar, shut his mouth, then jumped out of bed, walked into the yard, and stared blankly at the wall.
Lu Wuyai noticed its abnormality, so with a racing heart, he took the harpoon from the bedside and quietly walked to the front door in the dark.
Just then, he heard a hushed murmur:
"No problem. Is he asleep?"
“Hey, didn’t you go scout ahead yesterday? He went out to sea last night and didn’t come back until very late. I guess he won’t be back. I’ve been hiding behind the local village since evening, and his house lights haven’t been on all night.”
"Okay. Don't get caught. Those dogs in Coconut Grove Village are hard to deal with and difficult to catch."
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