jdhmnovel Chapter 369: Crab
Chapter 369: Crab
Xu Yuan picked up one with the tongs and looked at it. Then a reminder sounded in his mind: "Ding Dong! Congratulations to the owner for finding a crab. One hundred points will be awarded."
"Crawfish?"
This crab-like creature, with this name, still felt a little unfamiliar to Xu Yuan. To be honest, he had never heard of it before.
Xuyuan used ten points to exchange for a recipe for crabs to see if there were any other recipes besides following the crab recipe. After going over it in his mind, he sat back in front of the stove.
You can try crab sauce and crab tofu.
The method of making crab sauce is also very simple. After removing the back shell and internal organs of the crab, clean it and put it in a stone mortar to crush it. Keep beating it until it becomes a paste. Then add wine lees, chili and minced ginger, put it in a clay pot and let the crab shell sink to the bottom. The longer the sauce ferments, the better it tastes.
The principle of making crab tofu is actually similar to that of making fish balls. The crushed crabs are filtered with fine gauze to squeeze out the juice. The remaining crab residue is added with water and simmered over low heat. After filtering out the impurities, it becomes a base soup.
The squeezed crab juice will condense into lumps when put into the boiling soup one spoonful at a time.
Although I haven't eaten it yet, I can already imagine how delicious this crab tofu will be.
In a blink of an eye, it is almost harvest time for the crops in the fields. During this period, in addition to the vitality of the farmland, the wild fruits and wild lychees in the mountains are also growing well. In addition, there are the mangoes brought back the day before yesterday. I gave some to this family and some to that family, and I also ate some at home. But there are still many that I haven't had time to deal with. Xuyuan has been so busy during this period.
It is the beginning of June and it rains frequently during this period. Some good things should emerge from the mountains in a while.
Xu Yuan was thinking about how to arrange things in his mind, while his hands did not stop, stuffing dry firewood into the stove.
Guozi brought a few people into the room, moved quickly, changed clothes quietly and walked out, without waking up many people who were still sleeping.
The rain outside had stopped, and Xu Yuan poured the boiled ginger water into the bowl one by one, which was steaming.
"Come on, drink it while it's hot." Xu Yuan invited a few people to sit at the table.
"Thank you, Sister Xuyuan." Everyone thanked in unison.
"By the way, Sister Xuyuan, how can we eat the crabs we caught?" Pan Dahai asked impatiently after taking a sip of ginger soup.
"What you caught is not called crab, but river crab, which is a kind of crab. Just eat it the same way you usually eat river crabs. But you can also make it into sauce." So Xu Yuan took the opportunity to teach everyone how to make river crab sauce and river crab tofu.
"Sister Xuyuan, you are so amazing. After hearing your description, I can't wait to eat it." Fan Donglin said with anticipation.
Luo Xile and Lu Zijie's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they made up their minds that they must make some progress during this period of time.
"Sister, can we sell it for money?" Guozi thought of the crab tofu. It did not need to be fermented like the crab sauce and could be eaten right after it was made. So could it be sold to restaurants in the county town, just like the fish balls that Village Chief Gu had made before? Now the fish ball business in the village was managed well by the village chief.
"That's right, we can just catch the crabs and sell them." Xu Yuan nodded. She didn't want to buy the house herself, but she didn't plan to sell the secret recipe of crab sauce. Suddenly, she thought of another business. It should be said that in this era, mastering the knowledge of predecessors is really a great bargain.
When Pan Dahai heard this, he was very happy, as his family now had an extra income.
"However, if you want to catch crabs late at night, you'd better not go in this weather tonight. It's not advisable to sneak out without telling your family." Xu Yuan saw the eagerness in their eyes and reminded them again.
"Sister Xuyuan, don't worry, we know we were wrong and we will be careful." Pan Dahai said solemnly.
"Okay, it's getting late. I'll take you back. Guozi, after you finish cleaning the dishes, go back to your room and sleep."
Xu Yuan stood up, said something to Guozi, went out of the yard, pushed the cart out, and lifted the wooden barrels on the corridor onto the cart one by one. Each barrel had been sealed with a worn fishing net, so there was no need to worry that they would crawl out. Pan Dahai and Pan Xiaohe hurried out to help.
"Put all your wet clothes on the bus. There are still empty seats. Donglin, you guys can get on and sit."
"Sister Xuyuan, I don't want to sit. I want to go with you." Luo Xile shook her head and refused.
Lu Zijie said the same thing, "I won't sit either. Sister Xuyuan, you have helped us pull the barrels, how can we let you pull us again?"
"alright."
Since you don’t want to sit, you don’t have to force yourself to make a wish, and you can feel at ease.
The road was muddy and there were many puddles. I made a wish that I could walk along the way without getting my trouser legs wet.
The two brothers Pan Dahai and Pan Xiaojiang lived very close to Luo Xile's families, which was some distance away from his own residence, so he made a vow to send the three of them back first.
Lu Zijie and Fan Donglin's families lived in similar places, and Xu Yuan sent everyone back home safely.
"Sister Xuyuan, be careful on the road." Fan Donglin was the last one to arrive home. He stood at the door and waved goodbye to Xuyuan.
"Okay, go in quickly." Xu Yuan replied.
……
Not surprisingly, I woke up late the next day after making a wish.
It was sunny outside, and the sunlight shone through the window onto the floor.
Guozi and many others went to school after having breakfast.
The girl Xu Zhi kept the house in order. Several pieces of clothes were already hung on the pole on one side of the yard, and Xu Zhi was hanging the wet clothes on the side.
Lai Fu, who was originally tied with a rope, was now squatting lazily at Xu Zhi's feet, following wherever he walked.
"Sister, when did you catch these crabs? You didn't catch them so late at night, did you?"
After Xu Yuan got up and went into the bathroom, he heard Xu Zhi's question.
"No, it was Guozi who caught him. He ran out in the middle of the night and I caught him back."
Xuyuan is a person who is most particular about telling the truth.
"No wonder. When I asked Guozi this morning, he hesitated for a long time and didn't say a word before rushing out the door."
Xu Yuan quickly finished his breakfast with a simple pot of white porridge and a plate of stir-fried bean sprouts, then carried the bucket of crabs and Xu Zhi to the waterfall to deal with them.
Although the crabs are still alive after being kept cooped up all night, they are a little listless and won’t last long.
After some time, they finally processed all the crabs. After burying the internal organs on the ground, the two returned to the yard.
I wanted to use the distiller's grains, but I didn't have any at home, so I had to go to Uncle Liu to ask him if he had any.