Chapter 295
They had sweated a lot just now. After the sweat dried up a little, the father and daughter took turns taking a shower and changing clothes. They felt much refreshed.
Chen Kangping came to pick them up on time and brought them big sun hats.
This was Su Miao's second time riding a "Bian San" motorcycle. The last time was when Jiang Fengyi took them to buy decoration materials.
"Sister, hold on to the umbrella. The afternoon sun is still very strong. Don't get sunburned."
Chen Kangping took out a parasol and asked Su Miao, who was sitting in the truck bed, to hold it up. The large shadow covered her, and she was not exposed to the sun at all.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was not as strong as at noon. Chen Kangping rode his bike and took them to the beach. Su Miao didn't feel that hot in the breeze.
On the way, Chen Kangping said, "The sun is so strong here at the seaside. If you stand in the sun for a while in summer, you'll get a layer of skin peeling off when you go back. But if you hide in the shade, it won't be hot. Unlike your Nancheng, even in the shade it's still like a steamer."
Su Miao thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. Nanning in July, August and September was like a big steaming pot, and you couldn't escape the heat anywhere.
Zhucheng is different. It is scorching hot under the sun, but when they arrived at the hotel just now, an electric fan was enough to dispel the heat.
After driving on the motorcycle for more than ten minutes, the road in front of us became wider and wider, and then we entered a village.
This village is very different from other villages at the foot of the mountain like Sujia Village. It is not compact, has large courtyards, wide village roads, and the population does not seem to be that dense.
The motorcycle drove directly into a wide-open courtyard, where many seafood were drying in the sun.
An aunt came out and greeted with a smile: "Is this Xiao Su? And this girl, oh my! She's so pretty, is she Miaomiao?"
Chen Kangping introduced: "This is my wife."
"Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Xiao Su."
"Aunt, I'm Miaomiao, sorry to bother you."
Aunt Chen said enthusiastically, "Why bother you? I'm so happy to have guests at home! I heard from Old Chen that you came here on the same bus as him? You must be hungry now! Come on! Come upstairs, I made seafood porridge, let's eat together."
The Chen family’s yard and two-story building are very new, and only their family lives there.
If the residents of Nanning who are still fighting for a room see these living conditions, they will definitely be drooling with envy.
"Auntie, your house is so big! Did you build this building yourself?"
"Yes! It was just built two years ago. We can't compare with Yongcheng. The place is big and not so expensive, and there are not many people. As long as we save enough money, we can just tell the village."
I thought Aunt Chen would just cook some simple meals in such a short time, but I didn't expect that dishes would be brought in from the kitchen continuously, filling up the entire table. It was simply a seafood feast.
Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao felt embarrassed and hurried to help serve the dishes and set the table.
"Go call the kid out to eat. Why are you hiding in your room when there are guests?"
The dining table is placed in the spacious living room on the second floor. From the living room, you can see the beach not far away. It is definitely a room with a sea view!
Chen Kangping went in and knocked on his son's door, talked to him for a while, and then the father and son came out together.
"Xiao Su, Miaomiao, this is my son Chen Guangyao, he is also studying in Yongcheng now."
Su Yuanzheng nodded and said, "Oh, Guangyao, hello."
The boy following behind Chen Kangping was not very tall, had short hair, and had a slightly tanned skin. He looked to be about 17 or 18 years old.
"Xiaoyao, say hello to your uncle and sister."
"Hello uncle, hello sister."
"Hello, brother."
"Hmm? Su Miao? Are you Su Miao?"
Su Miao looked at Chen Guangyao in confusion, as he accurately said her name, and was very sure that she did not know him.
Chen Kangping asked, "Do you know Miaomiao?"
"She's from our school and is well-known for her excellent grades. She's going to skip a grade and take the college entrance exam with us next semester. Su Miao, I'm also in the first grade of high school, and I'll be a senior next semester. Maybe we can become classmates."
Su Miao doesn’t know many people in school, but many people in school know her!
She stood up and said, "So we're alumni. What a coincidence."
Mr. and Mrs. Chen were also surprised to hear that Su Miao was their son's schoolmate and had excellent grades, so good that he skipped a grade.
I used to think that this father and daughter were kind-hearted and easy to talk to, and they seemed to have a good family background. I also wanted to make friends with them. If anything happened to my son in Nanning, having more friends would provide more opportunities. Now, it goes without saying.
Chen Kangping said, "What a coincidence! If I had known earlier that I would waste so much time, I should have brought you home directly."
Aunt Chen brought out a large pot of seafood porridge and said, "Let's all sit down and eat. Let's chat while we eat! Didn't Miaomiao want to eat seafood porridge? Auntie cooked a big pot."
So, a large bowl of seafood porridge was served in front of Su Miao, and her aunt kept peeling shrimps and picking up various seafood for her.
To steam scallops with garlic, first cut the scallops open and clean them, then pour the sauce made of garlic, minced ginger, chopped green onion, chili and soy sauce on them and steam them until cooked.
Stir-fried squid, stir-fried clams, steamed turbot, oyster omelette, and blanched prawns.
Su Miao didn't know what kind it was, but it was just a big shrimp. He simply blanched it with some soy sauce, and it tasted extremely sweet and fresh. It turned out that good ingredients only required simple cooking.
The shrimp shells are easy to peel and the shrimp meat is firm and chewy, which is a sign of its freshness. They must still be lively before taking a hot bath.
The seafood porridge is particularly delicious. So many seafoods are cooked together without a fishy smell. The soft and glutinous rice grains are full of freshness, making people unable to stop eating it one mouthful after another.
The porridge is incredibly rich, with prawns, crabs, clams, squid... Hmm? This one is white and a bit crispy...
"Auntie, is this a sandworm?" Su Miao asked as he picked up a small piece of seafood that looked like intestines.
"Yes, yes! This is the sandworm. Don't be fooled by its ugly appearance, it tastes great. It's delicious when used to make porridge, soup, or stir-fry. Many tourists buy them when they come here."
Chen Kangping picked up a small frame from the side and showed it to Su Miao: "This is what it looks like after drying. It will swell up again when soaked in water. When I have free time, I will take my son to dig it up. I will pack some for you when you go back."
Living sandworms look like wriggling intestines, which may make outsiders feel uncomfortable when seeing them, but dried sandworms look very much like the medicinal ingredients used to make soup, which is much more acceptable.
Such dried sandworms are not cheap. No wonder Uncle Chen, who makes a living from the sea, can become rich and build a two-story house.
Su Yuanzheng glanced at the dried sandworms and continued to crunch them happily.
Huh? Sandworms? Bugs? Are there such delicious bugs?
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