It was not too late when Ye Zhi and He Jinfeng walked back. They were carrying a bucket full of seafood and walking towards the staff quarters.
Along the way, Ye met many other neighbors in the family compound. Every time after going to the beach, everyone would be curious about what treasures others had picked up, and would curiously stretch their necks to look into other people's buckets.
At this moment, Ye Zhi and He Jinfeng had just walked to the three-way intersection next to the yard when they met a number of returning military wives. They looked at each other and looked into each other's buckets.
Everyone saw that He Jinfeng and Ye Zhi were both carrying a bucket, but it was filled with kelp and asparagus, which didn't look like they had picked up anything good.
So he greeted He Jinfeng and Ye Zhi and asked, "Sister He, Comrade Ye, what good stuff did you pick up today?"
He Jinfeng did not hide anything. She took out the seaweed in the bucket, showed her a few big crabs in the bucket, and said, "There's nothing good here. Today Xiaoye helped me catch a few blue crabs and flower crabs, as well as some clams and mantis shrimps..." As she spoke, she took away the top layer of seaweed in the bucket.
Although He Jinfeng said that there was nothing good about the goods, her tone was full of pride.
Ye Zhi stood aside and put down the heavy bucket in her hand. The military wives didn't ask any questions and directly pushed away the seaweed. They saw that there were also several crabs tied with vines in the bucket. There were not only flower crabs, but also blue crabs as big as coconuts!
In addition to the crabs in the buckets of the two adults, there were also a lot of shellfish in the buckets of several children behind Ye Zhi and He Jinfeng.
Coconut snails, snap snails, cat's eye snails, all filled half a bucket.
Everyone looked into the bucket and exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, these big blue crabs must weigh two or three pounds, right?"
"Yes, one of these big blue crabs is enough for one meal!"
"This mantis shrimp is really big. It's as thick as a child's arm."
"I'm so jealous. I only picked up some clams and conchs, but I couldn't even find a single flower crab! Where did you guys get them?"
Ye Zhi smiled and pointed towards the rocky beach: "It's on the reef over there."
Everyone was half-believing, "How could there be so many good stuff there? I fell there last time and got several scratches on my legs!"
"That's right, I fell there last time too!"
In recent years, during the campaign to destroy the four olds, no one dared to say more, but everyone conceded in their hearts that the place was a bit weird, and some people who often went there to catch seafood rarely went there.
Everyone looked at He Jinfeng and Ye Zhi, but they were both unharmed and did not look like they had encountered any danger.
Admire it.
The family members looked at each other's harvests, which were all common shellfish, conchs, clams and the like that could be eaten frequently.
Afterwards, everyone started discussing how to cook seafood, and a group of family members chattered non-stop.
After chatting for a while, bursts of whistles suddenly came from the beach, urging everyone to return to the shore.
Many people who went to the beach to catch seafood came back one after another, saying that the tide was starting to rise. No one cared whether they had found any fish or not, as the most important thing was to get home.
Seeing that it was almost dark, everyone went home to enjoy the harvest from today's fishing.
Ye Zhi also returned to the yard carrying a large bucket of seafood.
Because the sun had set, the kitchen was a little dim. After Ye Zhi returned home, she washed the rice and cooked it first.
Then I went and got a big basin out of the yard. The yard outside was still bright, and there was a faucet, which made it convenient to clean.
Ye Zhi took the basin and placed it under the faucet, filled it with water, then took out a brush and scissors, ready to use them to scrub the shells and blue crabs that Ye Xiaoding had picked up, and to cut the claws and pointed shells of the mantis shrimps.
Ye Xiaoding took a few small fish and shrimps and walked to the fence next to the kitchen where chickens and ducklings were raised. There was a thatched roof there, so they would not get wet even if it rained.
Ye Xiaoding asked, "Aunt, can I feed some fish and shrimp to the chickens?"
Ye Zhi brushed a shell and said, "Feed a little, don't feed too much."
Ye Xiaoding then chopped up some fish and shrimp with great interest and put them into the chicken's feeding bag, muttering, "Eat more, little chickens. Grow up quickly and lay more eggs for my aunt."
Ye Zhi listened to Ye Xiaoding's words, smiled and said nothing.
After Ye Xiaoding finished feeding the chicks and ducklings, he squatted outside the fence, watching the chickens and ducks eat their own food. After they finished eating, he put some more food back in, without getting tired of it.
Ye Xiaoding glanced at Ye Zhi who was cleaning shells by the pool, and asked, "Aunt, can we take our ducks to the sea next time? I saw someone driving ducks to the beach today."
Ye Zhi threw all the shells she had cleaned into the basin that had just been filled with clean water, and took out a blue crab from the bucket, preparing to brush off the moss on the crab. Without even looking up, she replied, "Let's wait until the duck grows a little bigger."
Such a small duck was only caught two days ago, and it is probably not yet able to adapt to the seaside environment.
If I raise it for another ten days or half a month, I should be able to take it out to the sea.
Ye Zhi glanced at Ye Xiaoding who was watching the chickens and ducks eating, and said, "Go wash the kelp and asparagus, and we'll have some cold dishes later."
In the past, when you went to a restaurant to eat, it would cost at least 15 yuan to order a bowl of cold kelp salad. Now, there is just a large pile of it in the bucket, and no one likes to eat it.
Almost all of the beach is covered with kelp.
Ye Xiaoding said "Oh" twice, then went to the pool, took a basin, threw the kelp in, and washed it one piece at a time.
Not long after, there was a sudden noise at the three-way intersection outside the yard, as if something had happened.
Ye Zhi hadn't finished brushing the blue crabs in her hands yet, so she simply took the brush and the blue crabs and walked out to the yard while brushing to see what was happening.
Upon closer inspection, I saw that Tian Qiuyun and Li Shufen were both wet, with their hair stuck to their faces. It was hard to recognize them without a careful look.
Their clothes were soaked and dripping with water. Looking down, they saw that one of Tian Qiuyun's shoes was missing. The scene was in a state of disgrace.
The patrolman scolded them harshly, "Didn't you hear the whistle for high tide? How long has it been blowing? And you still don't want to come ashore!"
Tian Qiuyun and Li Shufen are now extremely scared.
The tide was rising too fast just now, so they were trying to pry open a few more oysters and didn't pay attention.
As a result, they did pry the oysters, but when they were walking back in a hurry, a wave came and knocked them and their buckets into the sea.
Fortunately, the patrolman had noticed that some people had not returned and rescued them in time.
However, the seafood picked up from the beach and the bucket had been washed away by the waves. Tian Qiuyun was so distressed that she wanted to get the bucket back, but was pulled back by the patrolman.
Now I have been severely criticized.
Thinking about it now, I am still a little scared, because at night, the sea breeze was a bit strong, and the waves were even bigger.
If I had been foolish enough to go back to pick up the bucket, I might have died with him.
So now when they were criticized by the patrolman, neither of them said anything.
Only after the patrolman finished speaking did the two men walk home trembling with their arms folded.
Who would have thought that Ye Zhi would be seen standing at the gate of her yard, brushing happily with a brush in one hand and a blue crab as big as a coconut in the other.
Ye Zhi looked at the two men with empty hands, and she stopped brushing the blue crabs. For a moment, she didn't know what expression to make, so she simply said nothing.
Li Shufen, who was standing by, watched Ye Zhi finish her job at the beach, clean and tidy, with nothing to worry about.
It’s all Tian Qiuyun’s fault. She said something like going to pry open oysters!
What's the result?
Not to mention the seafood we had found before, even the buckets and fishing tools were washed away by the waves!
Looking at Ye Zhi now, the big blue crab in her hand is as big as a coconut.
It weighed at least two kilograms, and her eyes immediately turned red!
Tian Qiuyun on this side was even more furious when she saw Ye Zhi. She thought she would fall down after going to the rocky beach, but who knew she was fine and even found a big blue crab!
She was so angry that her face turned blue and her whole body was shaking even more violently.
Ye Zhi stroked the big blue crab's fat belly and wanted to comfort them, but Tian Qiuyun had already walked away angrily.
He Jinfeng from next door came out at some point, also holding a big blue crab in her hand. She stood at the gate of her yard and said to Tian Qiuyun, "Oh, how did it become like this?"
"I'm glad you're okay. Be careful next time you go fishing..."
That tone made Tian Qiuyun so angry that she quickened her pace.
Who knew that while walking, he suddenly fell on the muddy ground, and the only remaining shoe on his foot kicked off and fell into a pile of grass beside him.
What bad luck!
Soon, the rice was cooked.
Ye Zhi began to prepare tonight's dinner.
They say that everything is inferior except steamed food!
So Ye Zhi put the large blue crab weighing more than two kilograms in the pot to steam it. As for the remaining blue crab weighing three kilograms and two orchid crabs, Ye Zhi planned to bake them with ginger and scallions tomorrow.
Eat two crabs at once, don't waste any of it.
There were also a few big mantis shrimps, which Ye Zhi had already processed. She cut off the pointed shells, boiled them in a pot of water, and then rinsed them with cold water.
A few days ago, Lu Wei's mother checked in a lot of things, including a large can of peanut oil and pepper salt powder.
Lu Weiyi used to eat in the cafeteria, so he had a lot of cooking oil left over. Ye Zhi didn't want to treat herself badly and planned to make some salt and pepper mantis shrimp tonight.
Ye Zhi first chopped some minced garlic and shredded chili peppers and set them aside, then heated oil in a pan.
Wait until the oil temperature reaches the smoking state, about 80% hot, then pour in the mantis shrimp. As soon as it is put into the pot, there is a "squeaky" sound, and a large amount of steam comes out, which almost scared Ye Xiaoding so much that he hid at the other end of the living room.
Fortunately, Ye Zhi changed into long-sleeved clothes in order to catch the fish, otherwise she might have been burned by the hot oil.
After a while, the mantis shrimp was fried until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the shell had turned golden yellow. Suddenly, the whole yard was filled with the fragrant smell of fresh shrimp.
After frying the mantis shrimps, Ye Zhi collected the remaining oil in a clay pot and could use it for cooking later.
All that’s left is stir-frying, a step Ye Zhi is already familiar with.
Stir-fry the minced garlic and chili in a hot pan, and the kitchen will be filled with a fragrant and spicy aroma. Then pour in the fried mantis shrimp and stir-fry evenly. When it is almost done, add the pepper and salt powder, stir-fry a few more times, and then you can serve it.
It smells so good!
Ye Zhi's stomach was growling with hunger, and she really wanted to eat a mantis shrimp right away!
Originally, Ye Zhi didn't want to go through so much trouble and just blanched it all and ate it with some dipping sauce.
But thinking that it was my first time to go fishing, I still had to have a good meal to reward myself for my hard work.
Lu Wei also often told her not to be so frugal and to eat and drink well.
So, Ye Zhi will eat and drink well tonight and will not let her stomach feel aggrieved at all.
The only imperfection is that it would be nice if Lu Wei was there too.
Why is he not here at the critical moment?
By the time the salt and pepper mantis shrimps were fried, the big blue crabs had been steamed for more than ten minutes and were almost ready to be served.
Ye Zhi also prepared a dish of garlic soy sauce, so that he could just dip the food in the soy sauce later.
Because there were only two people, Ye Zhi didn't even cook the shells. She just cooked some salt and pepper mantis shrimp and steamed blue crabs, and finally fried some extra vegetables.
We can eat seafood almost every day, and vegetables have become a luxury.
Ye Zhi looked at the vegetables that had just come out of the pot and thought that she would have to plant more other vegetables and fruits tomorrow, otherwise it would not be a good idea to go to the villagers to exchange them all day.
Ye Zhi must have green vegetables with every meal, and they must be the kind with green leaves.
Looking at the time, Ye Zhi removed the firewood used to steam the blue crabs, then took a piece of cloth and lifted the lid. A burst of hot mist spread out, and the blue crab had now turned into a bright red.
It’s really big!
Ye Zhi then called out, "Xiao Ding, it's time to eat. Wash your hands and get some food."
Ye Xiaoding on the other end responded, and then said, "Okay."
Ye Zhi took two pieces of cloth, held the big red crab, and quickly walked to the living room and placed it on the eight-immortals table.
As soon as she put it down, Ye Zhi felt too hot and touched her earlobe with her fingers. She was so hot!
Ye Xiaoding had already come out of the kitchen carrying two bowls of rice.
The two of them sat at the eight-immortals table. Ye Zhi first cut the blue crab into eight pieces, and then gave Ye Xiaoding a plump crab leg.
Ye Xiaoding had eaten a lot of seafood in the past few days, but this was his first time eating crabs. Looking at the crab legs that were almost as big as his fist, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "They're so big! I'm full with just one leg!"
Ye Zhi, who was sitting opposite Ye Xiaoding, was pulling out a mantis shrimp in her hand. Since it had been cut, it was relatively easy to peel. The key point was that the mantis shrimp was big, so she could easily pull out a piece of shrimp meat with yellow paste.
Ye Zhi put the prepared mantis shrimp into Ye Xiaoding's bowl, but the guy immediately shouted, "Auntie, I don't want to eat these shrimps!"
Ye Zhi frowned, wiped her greasy fingers on the dishcloth, and asked him, "This shrimp is delicious, why don't you eat it?"
"I won't eat it because it will make me pee!"
Ye Zhi was so angry that she laughed. She tapped his little head with chopsticks and said, "Nonsense, they just call it mantis shrimp, it doesn't mean you will pee if you eat it. Trust me, eat one, it's really delicious!"
Ye Xiaoding directly put the shrimp into Ye Zhi's bowl and said stubbornly: "I don't want it!"
Today, many of his friends laughed at him and said that he would have to pee after eating the shrimps tonight!
He doesn't want to eat it.
Ye Zhi snorted: "It's okay if you don't want to eat it, but you have to eat half of the vegetables."
Ye Xiaoding cried out even louder, because what he hated most was eating vegetables!
Ye Xiaoding had a bitter face, as if he was going to the battlefield: "Aunt, I will eat, but..."
"But what?" Ye Zhi picked up a piece of crab meat and put it into her mouth, feeling happy.
"If I wet the bed, you are not allowed to tell anyone!" Ye Xiaoding said this and lowered his head, almost burying it in the bowl.
Ye Zhi: “…”
"Don't worry, you won't wet the bed."
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