Lin Xiyao pointed at the crabs on the table and asked in a horrified expression.
In just a short while, Lin Xiyao and Gu Lili had become fast friends.
The two were only a few days apart in age, so Gu Lili called her Yaoyao, and she called her Gu Lili, or Lili.
Although Lord Lin did not agree, he could not persuade the two young girls in the end, so he covered half of his face and let them go.
Gu Lili took one of the steamed blue crabs and then forcefully broke open the shell, revealing the snow-white meat inside.
Gu Lili took a pair of serving chopsticks and picked out some of the meat, placing it on the plate in front of Lin Xiyao.
"Come on, Yao Yao, try it. Is it good?" Gu Lili said gently.
Gu Lili asked Zhang Dahua to steam the blue crabs, as Gu Lili believed that steaming was the best way to preserve the crab's freshness.
Lin Xiyao's mouth almost fell open in a wide grin. She never expected that such an ugly creature would have such snow-white flesh.
Lord Lin stared at Lin Xiyao, hoping she would quickly put the crab meat in front of her into her mouth and taste it, so that he would know whether it was delicious or not.
Without hesitation, Lin Xiyao picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of crab meat, and put it in her mouth.
After chewing a couple of times, Lin Xiyao's eyebrows and eyes unconsciously curved into a smile.
"Lili, this is so delicious! It has a sweet and fresh taste! Can you teach me how to take the meat out? I want to eat more!" Lin Xiyao said in amazement.
As Lin Xiyao spoke, she stretched out a small hand and took a crab from the plate.
Seeing this, the others also took a crab in their hands, ready to watch how Gu Lili would extract the meat.
With a smile on her face, Gu Lili held the crab in her hand and patiently taught everyone how to eat it.
Almost everyone's face showed amazement when they took their first bite of crab.
"Hey, Lord Lin, that's the crab's heart! You can't eat it, it's extremely cold in nature!" Gu Lili quickly stopped him when she saw Lord Lin about to put the crab heart to his mouth.
Upon hearing this, Lord Lin quickly put the piece of meat on his chopsticks back into the dish.
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness." Lord Lin put down his chopsticks and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.
That was close! If it weren't for Princess Yongning's reminder, I would have almost put that meat in my mouth.
Gu Lili smiled and nodded, then continued teaching.
Li, the clerk standing to the side, glanced at the crab meat on Lord Lin's plate and immediately looked troubled. He had just eaten the crab heart that Gu Lili had mentioned.
He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and cautiously asked, "Princess, what will happen if I eat the crab's heart?"
If it's poisonous, then we're doomed.
Seeing Li Shiye's expression, Gu Lili chuckled and said, "Li Shiye, don't worry, even if you accidentally ate it, it's fine. It's just that if you have a weak stomach, you might get diarrhea."
Hearing Gu Lili say this, Master Li felt relieved.
He continued eating the crab meat in his hand, but just as he was about to put it in his mouth, Gu Lili quickly stopped him.
"These are the crab's lungs, and they can't be eaten. You can't eat the crab's lungs, not even the heart part."
Master Li quickly put down the meat in his hand, not daring to eat any more.
Gu Lili continued, "These are the only two places we have. Everything else is edible, especially the crab legs, they're delicious!"
As Gu Lili spoke, she broke the crab leg in her hand apart.
Then, using the smaller leg, they poked the flesh out of the hole.
The crab legs, with their red and white stripes, looked incredibly tempting.
Everyone followed Gu Lili's example without hesitation and took the meat from the crab legs to eat.
The Lin family father and daughter learned a great deal from this meal. If they were to return to the capital and tell others about it, it would surely attract a lot of envy.
Especially Lin Xiyao, fortunately this time she insisted on begging her mother to let her come to Donghai Town with her father.
Fortunately, her mother agreed, otherwise Lin Xiyao would have missed out on such a delicious dish.
Just as Lin Xiyao had predicted, everyone ate until they were almost stuffed.
After finishing their meal, Gu Lili and Lord Lin agreed on a time to meet the next day, and then they got up to leave.
As soon as they arrived at the front hall, Gu Yun Chu pulled Gu Li Li aside with a troubled expression and whispered, "Sister, Lord Lin's attendant came to pay the bill just now."
Gu Yun Chu was unsure whether he should accept the money, which put him in a difficult position.
When Lord Lin's attendants saw him come out, they pulled him aside and whispered something to each other.
Before long, Lord Lin came over with the silver notes.
"Princess, this is the payment for today's meal. Please be sure to accept it." Lord Lin respectfully handed over the silver notes with both hands.
Today, I met Eunuch Zhang on the way back, and he mentioned that Gu Lili had opened a restaurant.
He had just suggested that the county magistrate come here for a meal. Gu Lili's restaurant is a business that's open to the public, so it's only right and proper that she pays him.
Gu Lili did not accept the money, but smiled and refused, "Lord Lin, consider this meal a welcome-home feast for you and Yaoyao, there is no need to pay."
Gu Lili and Lin Xiyao had a very pleasant conversation, so she couldn't possibly accept money from them.
"How about this, I'll collect it next time Lord Lin comes for a meal!"
Seeing that Lord Lin was about to hand over the silver notes, Gu Lili quickly continued.
After hearing what Gu Lili said, Lord Lin had no choice but to give up.
"Lili, I'll come with Daddy to visit you tomorrow, okay?" Just before getting into the carriage, Lin Xiyao pouted and said to Gu Lili in a coquettish tone.
Once Gu Lili agrees, her father will naturally have no reason to refuse her.
Gu Lili couldn't help but gently tap Lin Xiyao's nose and laugh, "As long as you're not afraid of getting a tan, you're welcome to come see me anytime."
Tomorrow, we need to go to the field to plant sweet potato seedlings.
Although the weather isn't very hot right now, it's still easy to get a tan.
"I'm not afraid at all. If I get a dark spot, people will say I look like my father!" Lin Xiyao said nonchalantly.
Upon hearing this, Lord Lin shook his head helplessly.
What can I do but spoil my only daughter?
The two agreed to meet again the next day, and Lin Xiyao then went to the inn to rest with Lord Lin.
After seeing off Lord Lin and the county magistrate, Gu Lili's restaurant was almost empty of customers.
After tidying up, the group took a car and went home.
Upon returning home, Gu Chenxi handed over two hundred taels of silver notes.
“Miss, this is what you asked me to do this morning: deliver the soap to Young Master Han. He paid with a silver note.”
Last night, Gu Lili and Han Mingyue agreed that each bar of soap would cost two taels of silver, and one hundred bars would be exactly two hundred taels.
Gu Lili casually put the silver note into her sleeve and asked, "Chenxi, is your hand feeling any better?"
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