Liang Mei asked incredulously.
Lin Shansheng proudly patted Lin Chaosheng on the shoulder, "Sister-in-law, my brother planned to catch them all. Isn't that amazing!"
Liang Mei's surprise turned into joy. She was already happy with her husband's change in the past few days, but she never expected that her husband would bring her an even bigger surprise this time.
Surprised, she was also worried, so she frowned and carefully examined Lin Chaosheng's body for wounds.
“Look at this…” Liang Mei felt a pang of heartache when she saw the long scar her husband had been scratched by the rabbit. “You’ve changed so much in the last few days. Even for the sake of this family, you shouldn’t take such a big risk.”
After saying that, tears fell down her face. "If anything happens to you, what will I and Xiaofu do..."
Liang Mei dared not think any further and began to sob.
Lin Chaosheng quickly hugged Liang Mei and comforted her, "Xiao Mei, don't worry, I'm back safe and sound. How about I make you spicy rabbit head tonight?"
With red eyes, Liang Mei looked at her husband's gentle face, and playfully punched him, saying coquettishly, "Do you even know how to do it? You're just bragging."
"Brother-in-law, you didn't steal this, did you...?"
Although Liang Fu's opinion of Lin Chaosheng had changed, he still couldn't believe that a former idle gambler had suddenly become so capable.
"Xiao Fu! Don't talk nonsense!" Liang Mei looked at Liang Fu and scolded her softly.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more," Liang Fu said, turning around and walking back to her room without a word.
Liang Mei looked at her husband with concern, afraid that he would be sad and disappointed.
But Lin Chaosheng still looked at him with his big white teeth, "It's okay, it's normal for Xiao Fu not to believe me now. I'll prove to myself that I've really changed for the better over time."
Lin Chaosheng gently stroked Liang Mei's profile picture and said tenderly, "Wait here, I learned how to make spicy rabbit heads from Aunt Zhang next door. I'll make one for you!"
After saying that, he turned around and called Lin Shansheng to help him clean up the rabbit.
The two skinned the rabbit completely and then used some branches to spread it out to dry.
Next, the rabbit meat was divided into several parts, and the plump hind legs were cured with salt.
After cleaning the rabbit heads, Lin Chaosheng began preparing the side dishes for the spicy rabbit heads.
Lin Chaosheng picked some small red chili peppers from his own yard and walked to the water tank to wash them.
Liang Mei was squatting by the water tank cleaning the seafood left over from yesterday, preparing to cook a lavish treat for her husband.
Lin Chaosheng saw the sunlight shining on Liang Mei's neck, and her slender, white hands were brushing the mud off the abalone.
A surge of warmth welled up in his heart, and he quietly walked behind Liang Mei, gently pinching his wife's soft cheek.
"Ah!" Liang Mei was focused on cleaning the abalone when she was suddenly startled and almost spilled the water in the basin.
She turned her head and found her husband with a teasing smile.
"What are you doing..." Two blushes appeared on Liang Mei's face.
Then she picked up the brush in her hand and prepared to throw it at Lin Chaosheng, "Shansheng and Xiaofu are still here!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Shansheng immediately stopped what he was doing, looked up, and exclaimed, "Oh my, today... today the weather is really nice!"
Liang Fu, who was washing vegetables nearby, also pursed her lips and secretly smiled.
Lin Chaosheng grabbed Liang Mei's hand and burst into laughter. Then he whispered in his wife's ear, "You wait, I'll show you a new dish tonight!"
Liang Mei looked at him suspiciously, "You'd better stop messing around, or you'll blow up the kitchen."
"Just wait and eat!" Lin Chaosheng winked at his wife, washed the chili peppers, and then turned to pick up the rabbit head and head towards the kitchen.
Liang Mei shook her head, but her mouth stretched into a wide grin.
Since her husband changed for the better, he not only stopped her from going hungry, but also became more gentle, and now he has even learned to cook.
Liang Fu picked up the washed vegetables and leaned towards Liang Mei, "Sister...aren't you afraid he'll blow up the kitchen?!"
Liang Mei gently tapped Liang Fu's head with her finger, "Don't worry, my dear girl, your brother-in-law is really 'good' now."
Liang Fu pouted and complained, "You're just blind to beauty..."
Liang Mei blushed again after hearing this, "You silly girl, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up..."
“Okay, okay…” Liang Fu turned around and started cutting potatoes.
In the kitchen, Lin Chaosheng first prepared minced garlic, chopped chili, and chopped green onions. Then he washed the rabbit head, smashed open the lower jaw with the back of a knife, and blanched it in cooking wine.
Next, he took the rabbit out of the water and poured in the soybean oil he had traded with his neighbor.
Once the oil was hot, he added the dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, minced garlic, and chopped chili peppers he had just prepared.
The oil in the pot boiled instantly, releasing the aroma of the ingredients.
A pungent yet spicy aroma soon filled the courtyard.
"Brother!" Lin Shansheng rushed into the kitchen. "What are you doing? Are you going to blow up the kitchen?"
"Don't talk nonsense, kid." Lin Chaosheng kept his eyes glued to the pot, then poured in the freshly prepared fermented bean paste and added minced ginger to sauté until fragrant.
"Does it smell good?" Lin Chaosheng asked Lin Shansheng, who was standing dumbfounded beside him, as he flipped the spatula.
"It smells so good...it smells amazing!" Lin Shansheng looked at the pot and swallowed hard.
Liang Mei and Liang Fu came in to watch after smelling the aroma. They stared in disbelief at Lin Chaosheng's skillful technique.
"Go and bring in all that seafood and vegetables," Liang Mei said, snapping out of her reverie and preparing to start cooking.
Liang Mei cut the abalone into pieces, intending to braise it with potatoes.
After preparing the sauce, she started stewing the potatoes.
Lin Chaosheng was almost finished. He put the blanched rabbit heads into the pot and stir-fried them together. The aroma from the courtyard filled the entire village.
Everyone craned their necks, sniffing the enticing spicy aroma in the air, searching for its source.
"Whose house is this? It smells so good!"
"It's the Lin family, isn't it... Didn't that kid just come back from hunting?"
"I really want to try it..."
The fire quickly stewed the potatoes until they were soft and tender. Liang Mei then added the abalone, and the rich aroma of the sauce mixed with the fragrance of seafood filled the entire house.
Liang Mei then instructed Liang Fu and Lin Shansheng to spread minced garlic and soaked vermicelli on the scallops and arrange them neatly in the steamer.
Then they placed the swimming crabs and mussels on the second layer of the steamer, sprinkled them with salt, shredded ginger and scallions, and began to steam them.
As the sun gradually sank below the horizon, the aroma wafting from the Lin family's residence grew increasingly rich.
The spicy and savory rabbit head, the abalone and potato with rich sauce, and the sweet and fresh steamed seafood made everyone in the village drool.
Old Liu, who was drinking porridge nearby, slammed his chopsticks down after smelling the aroma. "That bastard, he's really shameless!"
At the village entrance, Aunt Zhang's little child looked at her with teary eyes, "Mom...I...I'm hungry..."
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