Chapter 139: Enjoying

the Night Night falls.

In the living room, Deng Shirong was grilling oysters. His son, daughter, daughter-in-law, and Deng Changyuan were all standing around watching him.

Six oysters were grilled on the charcoal grill, making a sizzling sound. The oysters were already spiced with minced garlic and chopped green onions. Deng Shirong then used a spoon to scoop a little dipping sauce (a sauce made by mixing oyster sauce and soy sauce, then sautéing it in high-temperature oil) and added it in.

The juice and oyster meat blend together, and a fragrance rushes straight into the mouth and nose, making the onlookers swallow their saliva involuntarily.

Deng Shirong, who had thick calluses on his hands and was not afraid of the heat, took out the oysters one by one and placed them on the lid next to him. He then said with a smile, "Okay, go get the chopsticks and try them to see how the grilled oysters taste. Be careful not to get burned!"

After saying that, Deng Shirong brought six more oysters and continued to grill them.

Looking at the fragrant grilled oysters, Deng Yunzhu, Deng Yunsong and the other children couldn't resist and immediately ran to get the chopsticks.

However, Deng Yuntai, Zhang Xiuping, Deng Yunzhen and Deng Changyuan were too embarrassed to move.

Deng Shirong had seven children. Deng Yunheng was at school and didn't come back, but the rest were there, including the eldest daughter-in-law and Deng Changyuan. There were a total of nine people present, but since the grill was not big enough, only six oysters could be grilled at a time, so three people were destined to have a bye.

Deng Shirong had to grill the dumplings himself, so he naturally had no time to eat. Seeing that the four big ones were untouched, he smiled and said, "Ah Zhen, Ah Ping, you guys eat first. Yuntai, Ah Yuan and I will eat later."

Deng Yuntai and Deng Changyuan nodded at the same time, urging the two of them to eat first.

Seeing this, Deng Yunzhen stopped being polite and went to get two pairs of chopsticks to share the remaining two oysters with her sister-in-law.

Seeing that his children were about to eat, Deng Shirong reminded them: "It is best to eat one oyster at a time. If you bite it off bit by bit, it won't taste so good. First, use chopsticks to carefully break the connection between the oyster meat and the shell. When the oyster meat is not so hot, eat it with the juice in one bite. That's the best taste."

Upon hearing what Deng Shirong said, the children and daughters-in-law did as he said. When they took a bite of the oyster meat with juice and chewed it, they found that it tasted so delicious. They all enjoyed it so much.

This made Deng Yuntai and Deng Changyuan very greedy. They stared at the second batch of oysters that Deng Shirong was grilling.

It didn't take long to grill the oysters, and soon the second batch was ready. This time it was Deng Yunzhen and Zhang Xiuping's turn, so Deng Yuntai and Deng Changyuan finally got to taste the grilled oysters. They were so sweet and fragrant that they wanted more and more.

Compared to other expensive seafood, oysters are not that expensive in later generations. You can have a full meal for just over a hundred yuan. It is even cheaper in today's era. When Deng Shirong went to the mountain pass this time, he happened to meet a beachgoer who brought back thousands of oysters, and he bought them all by himself.

However, he threw the others into the system space for storage, and he only brought back sixty or seventy.

With so many oysters, each person gets seven or eight on average, which is quite a lot.

The technique of grilling oysters is simple. Anyone with cooking skills can basically learn it after watching it once. After Deng Shirong grilled a few batches of oysters, Deng Yunzhen volunteered and said, "Dad, let me grill them. You haven't eaten yet, so it should be good to eat with your meal."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll let you grill it."

Zhang Xiuping immediately said, "Dad, I'll help you serve the rice."

Although his eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant, Deng Shirong did not refuse her kindness in such a small matter as serving rice.

"Dad, what other dishes do you want? I'll heat them up for you."

"No need to heat it up, just give me some pickled cabbage, no other dishes are needed."

"Oh well."

After Zhang Xiuping served the rice to her father-in-law, Deng Yunzhen also brought the six freshly grilled oysters to her father and said, "Dad, keep these six for your meal, and the others can wait for the next batch."

Deng Shirong took the rice brought by his eldest daughter-in-law with a smile on his face, and ate it with relish along with the grilled oysters prepared by his eldest daughter.

After eating a few grilled oysters, Deng Changyuan finally thought of his future wife. He smiled and came to Jiu Gong and asked, "Jiu Gong, you are going to Ah Hua's house today to act as a matchmaker for me. Do her parents agree?"

Deng Shirong swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a smile: "Good fellow, I thought you forgot it!"

Deng Changyuan quickly denied it, "How could I have forgotten? I was just busy before, so I didn't rush to ask you, Jiugong."

Deng Shirong stopped teasing him and said, "I have said all the good things for you today, and finally got her parents to agree to your relationship. They will come to your house to look after you on the tenth day of the first lunar month. You can go back and tell your parents about this later, and ask them to prepare in advance."

Deng Changyuan was surprised when he heard this and said, "Jiu Gong, have you even set a date for the house visit?"

Deng Shirong ate a mouthful of rice with pickled cabbage, and after swallowing the food, he continued, "Poxin Village is not close to us, and it is not easy to go there. Of course, we must cut the Gordian knot and discuss everything that can be discussed."

Deng Changyuan asked excitedly, "Jiu Gong, how many people are coming to guard the house? Also, how much is her price?"

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Deng Shirong said, "There are seven people accompanying her to guard the house. As for her price, it is the most normal standard, 300 yuan plus 300 kilograms of grain. Other than making a few new clothes for Ah Hua, there are no other requirements."

Deng Changyuan couldn't help but grin when he heard this.

Deng Yuntai reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Ayuan, congratulations!"

Deng Shirong said, "I will discuss with Yungui tomorrow and pay you one year's salary in advance so that you can marry your wife smoothly."

Although he had heard about this from his childhood friend during the day, Deng Changyuan was still very moved when Jiugong told him about it in person. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Jiugong."

Deng Shirong said, "You're welcome. When you get married, live a good life. I promised you that in front of Ah Hua's parents. If you treat Ah Hua badly and let Ah Hua suffer any injustice, I will not forgive you."

Deng Changyuan naturally made repeated assurances, and at the same time he was thinking about finding an opportunity to talk to his parents about this matter, to avoid the situation where he would marry a wife and end up not getting along well with her parents-in-law, and end up having to ask Jiu Gong to deal with it, which would be too embarrassing.

Because her father-in-law told her when he came back that one should not eat too many oysters at one time, so Zhang Xiuping controlled her mouth very well and only ate five.

Deng Changyuan ate six and then hurried home to discuss things with his parents.

The rest was eaten up by Deng Shirong and his sons, and they were all quite satisfied.

(End of this chapter)