ebookland Chapter 160 Steamed Green Shell
Chapter 160 Steamed Green Shell
The meal was extremely united and exciting. Even Xiao Huang got to eat pancakes soaked in fish soup. The octopus heads, crab legs, fish meat, etc. that fell from the braised seafood went into Xiao Huang's dog food bowl, and Xiao Huang's belly became round from eating so much.
Li Mei'er was terrified, "Li Erlang, why did you pour so much dog food on Xiao Huang? Do you want it to explode?"
Li Erlang was frightened by Li Mei'er's fierce appearance and quickly begged for mercy: "Sister Mei'er, I was wrong. I just hope it grows faster. Look at its legs now. They are so short. If I take it out, it can't keep up with my pace."
"You can't eat it like that!" Li Meir picked up Xiao Huang dissatisfiedly and told it to walk around instead of lying down.
Old man Li whispered to old lady Cai alone, "Old lady, I have informed Uncle Jiu and the others about Zhaodi's family. They said that they will go to Houhai Village after the 15th to talk to their village chief first. Their village chief is quite reasonable and will bring her back if possible.
The pearl and silver hairpins are given by children and grandchildren to honor their elders. You each get one. Yu Baoer said that your names are engraved on the silver hairpins, so you can’t deny it.”
"Ah!" Old Mrs. Cai sighed and said, "Zhao Di is a good person, but unfortunately she has a weird family. We gave so much betrothal gifts, but they married a bride without any money. It's really infuriating!
If Zhaodi wasn't capable, filial, and not annoying, and hadn't given birth to a grandson for our Li family, I would have had to go to the Zhang family and have a good talk no matter what!
This group of ungrateful bastards are getting more and more arrogant. There is no need to come back to visit us during the New Year. Just treat them as dead!"
"Hush!" Old Man Li pointed at the door curtain and said, "Don't let them hear it. Did you try to find out what she meant? What does she mean?"
Old Madam Cai smiled and said, "Zhao Di knows her place. She said she listens to me. She lives a miserable life in our house. She is a slave in Old Zhang's house. It's New Year's Day, but her parents don't give her face and treat her like a human being. She should know what's good for her."
Thinking of the Zhang family's behavior, Old Mrs. Cai felt so angry that her teeth itched. The family was worthless, worse than a dog. After eating the master's food, the dog knew to repay the favor by guarding the house.
Xiao Huang was having fun next to Li Yuer, doing somersaults one after another.
Li Yuer lay in bed with the design drawing in her hand, examining it over and over to see if there was anything she had missed.
"Oh, by the way, we will have to farm and raise cattle in the future. We also have a dairy sheep and Xiao Huang at home, so we need to design their home."
So Li Yuer got up and started writing and drawing again.
That night, Li Meir steamed the green shells so that she could enjoy their original flavor.
When Li Erlang brought the green shells to the table, Mrs. Cai said unhappily, "Erlang, our family has only had a few days of good times, why did you eat all the green shells?"
Erlang said aggrievedly: "Grandma, it's not me, it's Yu Baoer."
Old Mrs. Cai coughed lightly and said, "Everyone has worked hard recently, so it's only right that we eat something good to replenish our body. We seaside people have been catching green shells all our lives, but why don't we have the heart to eat a bite ourselves? Today, my old man and I will enjoy the blessing of our children and grandchildren and try out what's so delicious about these green shells that cost the same as pork."
Li Erlang was stunned by Mrs. Cai's attitude that was like changing her face in an opera, "Puchi!" Li Laosan laughed unkindly.
Old Mrs. Cai said, "Why are you all sitting there, waiting for me to feed you?"
"Eat! Eat!" Old man Li was the first to pick up the bowl.
The green shell was brought in front of the old couple.
Old Mrs. Cai said, "Pear the plums, peel them and give some to everyone."
This green shell looks to weigh three pounds. After removing the head and shell, half of the meat is fat.
The lobster meat is firm and chewy, and has a fresh sweetness.
"It's really delicious, not fishy at all." Mrs. Cai took a bite, the white, tender and delicate meat was fresh and chewy, "No wonder it's so expensive."
Everyone ate carefully, afraid of wasting any food, and savored the food seriously while eating.
Li Yuer suddenly thought of a poem he had learned in Chinese class in his previous life, "The Potter".
All the soil in front of the door has been used up, and there is not a single tile left on the roof.
The ten fingers are not stained with mud, and they live in a tall building.
Having lived by the sea for a lifetime, how many people have not eaten green shells and giant groupers?
When they came across valuable seafood, they were reluctant to eat it and saved it to exchange for food.
This hard but wonderful life of setting up stalls lasted until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The Lantern Festival is the second most important festival of the year after the birthday of the Goddess of the Sea. It is very lively with the lantern festival.
"Yu Baoer, are you going to set up a stall today?"
Li Yuer said, "Of course not. I'm going to make lanterns for you at home with Dalang. When you come back, we'll go to town together in the afternoon."
Li Erlang came over after hearing this, "Really? You guys can also make paper lanterns?"
"Of course." Li Yuer is an expert at handicrafts, so making a few paper lanterns is nothing.
Li Yuer did what she said and took out the pens, ink, and paper she had bought earlier. Anyway, they would be back to school in a few days, and there would be pens, ink, paper, and inkstones sooner or later, so she bought some cheap ones.
As a beginner, you don’t need such good ones.
She also got some colored glue. She didn't know how to paint ancient landscapes or fine brushwork, so she simply painted some watercolor flowers, plants, fish, birds, etc. Anyway, the only thing she wanted was to save money and make them look good.
At this time, Li Yuer missed her cousin Cai Junyi and sister Qingran very much. It would be great if they were around, and the lanterns could be made more exquisite and beautiful.
Li Yuer first made one for Li Dalang to see. Li Dalang often wove wicker boxes and was quite dexterous. He learned the technique after breaking one.
"Do we have a river here? If we have a river, we can make river lanterns." Li Yuer thought of the exquisite ancient scenes in the game. The river lanterns can especially add a sense of fantasy and fairy spirit.
Li Dalang had just learned how to make paper lanterns and was in high spirits. He said happily, "We don't have paper lanterns, but we have sea lanterns. I'll give them to Mazu and I can make a wish with them."
Li Yuer asked: "Isn't the sea closed?"
"Hey! The water is too deep at the pier to be covered by ice and snow, so everyone goes there to release sea lanterns."
"Have you been to our house before?" Li Yuer felt very strange, as she had no memory of seeing the lanterns.
Li Dalang stopped what he was doing and said, "Of course not. In the past, we didn't even have enough food to eat and we didn't even have cotton clothes. We didn't dare to go out at night. We were cold and hungry, and we might die on the road."
"Puh, puh, puh!" Li Mei'er imitated Old Lady Cai and said, "It's the first month of the year, what's the use of dying? Good things will work, bad things won't. You guys stay home and make lanterns. We'll go out and set up the stall."
Li Yuer thought of the river lanterns in her previous life, and said, "Why don't we make some sea lanterns and make a wish to Mazu when the time comes? How about that?"
"Can you make sea lanterns?" asked Boss Li.
"Of course I can. I learned it from Zhang the Wooden Man. I learned it by secretly watching him make things." Li Yuer lied. Anyway, they were not going to confront Zhang the Wooden Man. After all, her secret learning was the Li family's secret learning, and they were all on the same boat.
"Yu Baoer, you are so smart. Next time when I make fish balls, I have to stay away from the villagers. Otherwise, if someone smart sees me and learns from me, it will be terrible."
Li Yuer: ...Cousin, please don’t be so smart all of a sudden.