Chapter 68 Yellow Bone Fish
The crabs in the bucket were as big as Fu Jingyou's fist, weighing at least two taels. Some of the big ones probably weighed three taels.
June crab, this size is not only qualified, but also impressive.
Lu Miao's attention was diverted. He drooled as he watched the crabs that popped up from time to time and crawled sideways. "This morning I was thinking, what's the point of catching these little crabs? You can't eat them..."
"Well, Fu Jingyou, how about steaming these crabs for lunch? Is that okay? Okay?"
Nothing is fresher than June yellow!
Even if you are short of ingredients and seasonings and can’t make spicy crab, just steaming it is enough to make you drop eyebrows!
Lu Miao lay on the edge of the armrest of the recliner, laughing "hehehe", looking cute but hiding a bit of embarrassment and shyness.
Just like a kitten begging for food, it meows and wants you to feed it something delicious, but for various reasons, it hesitates and dares not come close, or dares not to enjoy the hard-earned food with peace of mind.
Being familiar is one thing, but it does not conflict with the fear of being rejected or driven away.
Lu Miao took care of Fu Jingyou's sensitivity, while also carefully protecting his own sensitive areas.
But she was completely overthinking it, because in Fu Jingyou's eyes, why were crabs and turtles so common in the lake?
It's because no one eats these things.
In the past, if the uncles, aunts and uncles in the team encountered soft-shelled turtles or crabs, they would either kick them into the lake or crush them to pieces and then shovel them into the fertile fields.
It's not worth anything at all.
After pouring the crabs out of the basket in the morning, he hesitated for a long time before deciding to stay and wait to see what Lu Miao would say at noon.
And to be honest, when Fu Jingyou heard Lu Miao say he wanted to eat crabs, he was quite surprised.
I was surprised to find out that crabs are really edible.
Lu Miao wanted to eat, so Fu Jingyou agreed. He took out all the crabs and put them in the basin, then asked:
"What do you do with crabs?"
"No need to do anything, just put some water in the pot and steam it on the steamer!"
Lu Miao's eyes curved into crescents, his wish fulfilled. "Hehehe," he said, smiling sweetly and obediently, "Didn't I get a lot of ginger last time? Cut some slices and steam them. Once they're cooked, you can eat them directly or with some vinegar."
The atmosphere was so lively that even though Lu Miao had never steamed crabs himself, he rolled over from the recliner and was eager to help Fu Jingyou.
Lu Miao had been grilling outside all morning. Fu Jingyou originally wanted to let her take a break, but neither the yellow croaker nor the crab were things he had ever eaten before. Although he knew the general method of cooking them, he still felt unsure.
It would be nice if Lu Miao could stay by my side and keep an eye on things.
Fu Jingyou did not refuse. He took the kitchen knife and put it in the basin. After listening to Lu Miaodi bring the basin to the well first, he went into the house and got the axe.
He went to the bamboo forest behind and cut down a bamboo. He pulled off a handful of side branches and pulled off bamboo leaves. Just like the last time he brushed Lu Miao's shoes, he fiddled with it and made it into a small brush.
He returned to the well, fetched a bucket of water, and filled the wooden basin. He first took out the crabs and brushed them thoroughly. Only after they were clean did he start to deal with the yellow croakers.
Lu Miao had just finished peeling garlic in the house and was taking out a stack of bowls from the old cupboard to pack the spices and seasonings such as chili peppers and green onions into them.
Seeing Fu Jingyou was about to kill the fish, she poked her head out and said in a high and crisp voice:
"There's a layer of slime on the yellow croaker's body, and that needs to be cleaned too. It's the yellow layer. Scrape it off with a knife... Be careful not to prick your hands."
Fu Jingyou was a careful person. Lu Miao was not worried that the knife would hurt him, but he was worried that the fish was slippery and the spines on both sides of the jawbone would prick him.
Don't think that those two thorns have no killing power. Being pricked by them will only hurt at most. At that time, medical technology was backward. If you were accidentally pricked and an infection or other bad conditions occurred, amputation might be necessary in serious cases.
Lu Miao lowered her head to cut dried chilies. After just a few shreds, she became more and more worried. She raised her voice and shouted:
"Let's just chop off the yellow croaker's head!"
There's not much meat on the head anyway.
Fu Jingyou responded softly, thinking that the girl Huang would be killed in the same way that Lu Miao had described. Without hesitation, he raised his knife and slashed. Soon, the four fish heads that were still open-mouthed rolled to the side.
He picked up the fish head, stood up, and threw it far into the woods behind the kitchen.
Squatting down again, he began to carefully clean the fish intestines and the yellow film on the surface of the fish body.
After a busy period, it was finally time to heat the pan and add oil.
Fu Jingyou had never eaten yellow croaker tofu soup, but he had drunk crucian carp soup when he was a child. The fish were always processed and then fried in a pan. Thinking of this, he did the same.
Lu Miao was standing by, wanting to help but really afraid of the oil splashing from the pot.
After stomping around in the kitchen, Lu Miao's eyes suddenly lit up. He took down the rice winnowing basket on the wall and used it in front of him, then approached the stove again.
Fu Jingyou sighed helplessly, "If you're scared, just go sit aside. It's too hot standing here."
"No, I have to watch you. If you make a mistake, I can correct you in time."
He has the toughest mouth of anyone in the world.
Lu Miao was holding a dustpan, just like Captain America in the Marvel movies, standing next to Fu Jingyou at this moment. She said she was following him, but in fact she was just observing silently to see what Fu Jingyou was doing.
Fu Jingyou didn't know what to say, so he could only focus on the pot, thinking about getting it ready as soon as possible.
His subsequent series of operations did not disappoint Lu Miao, and even surprised Lu Miao. He thought that soup and vegetables could be made like this!
For example, after frying a few yellow croakers in the pot, push them to the side to make some space, and then pour in the prepared peppercorns, minced garlic, chili peppers and shredded ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. When they are almost done, scoop two ladles of water into the pot, cover the pot and bring to a boil. There is no need to take out the water, wash the pot, add oil and stir-fry again.
Not only does it save time and reduce work, it also saves cooking oil resources!
Lu Miao couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, silently memorizing these little tips in his mind.
Seeing Lu Miao nod from the corner of his eye, Fu Jingyou thought she was confirming that the yellow croaker was cooked properly. However, when he opened the pot and lifted the lid, she pursed her lips and asked uncertainly:
"Is that all?"
Fu Jingyou nodded.
Lu Miao hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems different from what I ate before."
Fu Jingyou suddenly felt awkward for a moment, then asked, "What's the difference?"
“The soup is a different color.”
Soup? The color of the soup...
Fu Jingyou was stunned for half a second, remembering that Lu Miao had used soy sauce for the soft-shelled turtle and mud frog before. He half believed it and took the soy sauce bottle and poured some into the pot.
The fire in the stove was very big and the pot was bubbling. He stirred it gently with a spatula and the soup became more tempting.
He turned around and asked Lu Miao tentatively: "Is this right?"
Lu Miao's eyes lit up instantly, "That's right! This is the color!"
Fu Jingyou breathed a sigh of relief, put the lid back on the pot, and was not in a hurry to serve it out.
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