Er Ya cooked efficiently and cleanly, with Hu's wife helping her. In less than an hour, the seafood feast was ready. The Hu family members were a little embarrassed; it was the same seafood, but Er Ya's cooking was both beautiful and delicious.
The adults were a little awkward, but the children were not. Huo Xiaolong was eating a mantis shrimp as thick as her arm with gusto.
"Mom, it's so delicious! It's so fresh! Mom, you should have one too."
After saying that, the little dumpling put one on each of her two mothers' plates. In the past, Miss Hou would never have eaten with her hands, but now she held a crab claw in her right hand and a garlic scallop in her right.
That's how people from inland areas are; they really rave about seafood.
"Eat as much as you like. We're staying here for a few days anyway. Uncle will give you a few every day and send them over."
Hu Si'er watched as the children ate with great appetites, even his nephews, who usually disliked seafood, started devouring it. Hu's eldest daughter-in-law scolded her son several times, implying that he should restrain himself in front of others and not act like he'd never eaten seafood before.
Normally, I either boil or steam this stuff, but look at what I made today—it's deep-fried, and coated with something golden and crispy. I don't know what it is, but it tastes amazing.
"Okay! Thank you, Uncle Hu!"
Huo Xiaolong still had some sauce on her lips, so He Yi took out a handkerchief to wipe it off for her.
After everyone finished eating, Ah Cai was sent to discuss renting a house with the village chief, while the Hu family took the group to the beach for a stroll.
The beach is cleaner than ever before, the sand is almost white. In Hujia Village, both men and women have dark skin. They work on the boats under the sun every day, earning their hard-earned money while the damp, salty sea breeze blows.
"Uncle Hu, can we pick these scallops?" Huo Xiaolong asked.
"Yes, you can."
Here, no one pays attention to the scallops left over from beachcombing; even the kids don't care. But because they ate the garlic scallops that Sister Er Ya made for lunch today, the Hu family kids didn't need Huo Xiaolong and the others to lift a finger; they took wooden buckets and started picking them up themselves.
Hu Si'er was quite proud of himself, looking at his own child, how insightful he was.
"Mom, I want to go swimming."
Huo Xiaolong invited his mother to swim in the turbulent waters, but He Yi declined with a smile.
"Dream on!"
"Why won't you let me go?"
"Do you think your mother will still be able to find you if a wave comes crashing down?"
The little dumpling shook its head.
"cannot."
"You can't go!"
"Mom, why don't you find a rope and tie me up? Then if you can't find me, just pull me back."
He Yi has no idea how her child's brain developed, as it looks exactly like the person she loves!
“That won’t do, Long’er. A rope can’t hold back the waves. Nothing will be able to hold you back then,” Cen Ang advised from the side.
"But I just want to go swimming. I've never swum before in my life."
"no!"
Huo Xiaolong rolled around on the beach, but He Yi and Cen Ang ignored him. They were used to it, really. They could let it go if it were anything else, even spending money, but this kind of life-threatening activity was absolutely unacceptable.
Seeing that his two mothers did not react, Huo Xiaolong rolled over to Zhao Kai and Huo Shuwen, and the little dumpling moved a little over there, so that her two fathers would stay away from her.
There's really nothing I can do to help them with this; the two women have already given them a warning look.
Cen Ang grabbed Huo Xiaolong and placed her between himself and He Yi to keep an eye on her. With her mother's bloodline suppressing her and her godmother's physical force suppressing her, Huo Xiaolong would have no choice but to obey this time.
Hou Xiangxiang and Dani'er were also kept by their mother's side. The three children would go crazy when they were together, and they might actually run off to go swimming.
The only place that could match the current scenery of blue sea, sky and warm red sunset was Er Ya and Er Hei. The burly young man had heard that there were pearls in the seashells, and if he was lucky enough to find one, he would give it to his junior sister.
According to the marshal, pearls were something only the empress could use in the palace.
"Senior brother, what are you doing cracking open oysters here?" Er Ya looked at her senior brother beside her, cracking open oysters with a small hammer. Did he want to eat some tonight? She heard that these things are very nutritious for men. Her senior brother looked quite healthy. Could he be all bark and no bite?
"Go open the Dongzhu (a type of pearl), what if there is one!"
Er Ya pouted and said
"Senior brother, the pearls aren't here. They're in freshwater clams or scallops. What you're opening is called an oyster, which is good for beauty, skin health, and kidney health."
"Huh? Aww..."
The boy was a little embarrassed, especially since this stuff was supposed to be good for the kidneys. He scratched his head and continued...
"It's alright. If not, we can dry this meat and take it back to the marshal to help him recover."
"That works too! I'll make it for him when he comes to the brothel!"
After saying that, Er Ya also picked up a hammer and started knocking seashells with her sweetheart.
I know he's silly, but I just can't help doing silly things with him.
That's fine too.
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