Chapter 223: Testing (Page 1/2)
Lin Man chatted with them for a while, then carried the dishes back to the kitchen with Huo Qingci.
Lin Man put down the food, walked to Huo Qingci and whispered, "Qingci, I suspect there's something fishy about the woman your cousin is dating..."
Huo Qingci asked: "What's the problem?"
"Didn't Fourth Aunt say she works in a factory? I noticed she has calluses on her palms and sits straight, looking like a soldier. And her name sounds like someone from Sakura Country. Could she be a spy?"
Huo Qingci was shocked by Lin Man's words, "No way?"
"I'll make some sashimi later and see if she'll eat it."
"Freshwater fish are generally not used to make fertility tablets, Manman, how about you take a Gaji fish out of the space?"
"That's fine. They didn't see clearly what was in the shrimp bag anyway."
To be honest, she didn't dare eat sashimi made from grass carp. What if there were parasites?
There was no reason. She served the sashimi and she wouldn't eat it herself! She had a good excuse, saying that she had been on the island for a few years and missed island life. She hadn't eaten sashimi in a long time and wanted to try something new.
Lin Man closed the kitchen door, entered the space, picked out a red codfish, processed it and took it out.
When she came out, Huo Qingci had already killed the chicken and fish, and the two began to prepare dinner.
One person made the fire and cut the vegetables, while the other one stir-fried the food, and the meal was ready in less than forty minutes.
Lin Man smiled and said, "Luckily we built the stove before and added two extra burners. Otherwise, how could it be so fast!"
"Yeah, let's get the food out!"
After all the food was served, Yang Huiling pulled Su Yingzi and slowly sat down.
As soon as she sat down, she cast her eyes on the plate of exquisite sashimi on the table and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Qingci, this sashimi isn't cooked yet, why did you bring it over directly?"
Huo Qingci, who was pouring wine, explained with a smile: "Fourth Aunt, you don't know that my wife and I haven't tasted the delicious sashimi for a long time.
We went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables and saw fresh sea fish for sale, so we bought one.
As she spoke, Lin Man was seen holding a small bowl in both hands. The bowl was filled with a sauce specially used for pairing with sashimi. She walked lightly to the dining table and placed it next to the plate of sashimi.
Lin Man seemed to see through Yang Huiling's doubts and deliberately said jokingly, "Aunt Si, do you want to try this sashimi? It tastes delicious!"
Yang Huiling shook her head slightly and replied with a smile, "Thank you, Xiaoman, for your kindness, but I'm really not used to eating this. By the way, Xiaoman, how did you guys get to like eating sashimi?"
Lin Man smiled slightly, "Fourth Aunt, you know that Qingci and I once spent several years together on the island.
At that time, we lived very close to the beach, so we often went there to catch seafood.
For seafood, the most common cooking methods are blanching or steaming, so as to preserve its fresh and sweet taste to the greatest extent.
Of course, some seafood is suitable for making raw marinades, and some sea fish can be eaten raw directly after being sliced thinly..."
After Lin Man finished speaking, she glanced at Su Yingzi. She curled her lips into a smile, glanced at the sashimi, then looked away and deliberately stared at the pot of boiled fish in the middle.
Lin Man wondered, could it be that she misunderstood Su Yingzi?
Huo Qingci pulled Lin Man to sit down, "Manman, Sijie is feeding An'an, please sit down and drink some rice wine with Fourth Aunt and Comrade Su."
Lin Man understood what Huo Qingci meant. She smiled and said "Okay," then turned to Su Yingzi, "Comrade Su, do you drink rice wine?"
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Su Yingzi smiled and nodded, "Yes, sure!"
Lin Man gave Su Yingzi and Yang Huiling a glass of rice wine poured by Huo Qingci.
Yang Huiling said, "Xiao Man, you brewed this rice wine yourself! I see a lot of wine came out of that big vat..."
Lin Man thought, wouldn't Fourth Aunt want them to send a few kilograms of rice wine?
Grandpa, Huo Qingci, and father-in-law all like to drink rice wine. The jar does look big, but it only produces a few dozen kilograms of wine.
Forget it, if she asks, I'll give her two or three pounds. We're relatives after all, why be so stingy?
"Yes, we buy glutinous rice and brew it ourselves."
Huo Junlin said to Huo Li, "Dad, this rice wine is good, with just the right amount of sweetness. We've brewed so much rice wine, we don't need to buy wine for the New Year."
Huo Li said calmly, "If you like to drink, Qingci will give you two kilograms later."
Huo Junlin said flatteringly, "Thank you, Dad. We'd also like to take some of that wine lees back home. We can use it to make wine lees eggs or stir-fry."
Seeing that her husband also liked to drink rice wine, Yang Huiling smiled and agreed, "Yes, distiller's grains are good stuff. I guess we can't finish this big vat of distiller's grains until next year."
"If Fourth Aunt likes, we can borrow a washbasin from her and take one back with us," Huo Qingci said casually.
Yang Huiling was a little embarrassed. She waved her hand and said, "No need to take so much. A large bowl is enough. Come back next time if you want to eat."
Huo Qingci stopped talking and began diligently peeling shrimp for his son. Lin Man took a sip of rice wine and quickly reached out with her chopsticks to pick up a piece of sashimi. She dipped the sashimi in the dipping sauce bowl and then put it in her mouth, devouring it with relish.
"Miss Su, would you like to try sashimi? Rice wine tastes quite good with sashimi!" Lin Man enthusiastically recommended to Su Yingzi.
Su Yingzi's eyes were drawn to the beautifully presented plate of koji fish sashimi on the table, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva. When she saw Lin Man actually swallow the sashimi, Su Yingzi finally couldn't suppress her inner desire and carefully picked up a piece of sashimi with her chopsticks.
However, just as Su Yingzi was about to taste it, Huo Wenjing suddenly said, "Yingzi, your stomach has always been not very good. Eating this kind of sashimi may cause diarrhea. Why don't you eat the boiled fish slices in the middle?"
Hearing this, Lin Man and Huo Qingci exchanged a glance. Huo Qingci immediately put down the shrimp he was peeling and quickly picked up a piece of sashimi with his chopsticks, while saying to Huo Wenjing:
"Wen Jing, since your girlfriend likes to eat, then let her try it. It's rare for her to come to our house as a guest, so why wouldn't we let her eat?"
Huo Wenjing was about to say something when Su Yingzi quickly put the sashimi into her mouth and started chewing it with enjoyment. Lin Man curled her lips and smiled. This Su Yingzi really couldn't resist the temptation!
Yang Huiling didn't expect Su Yingzi to eat sashimi, so she asked, "Yingzi, do you like sashimi?"
Su Yingzi nodded subconsciously, then quickly shook her head, "No, I saw that my sister-in-law likes it so much, so I came to try what sashimi tastes like."
Yang Huiling asked, "How does it taste? Doesn't it taste fishy?"
Lin Man deliberately placed the bowl of sashimi in front of Su Yingzi and said with a smile, "Comrade Su, don't the croaker slices have any fishy smell? If you like it, eat more."
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