RPAGF Chapter 508 Lamb and Fish Stew
Chapter 508 Lamb and Fish Stew
When Uncle heard the teasing from everyone, he was not angry at all. Instead, he straightened his slightly hunched back.
With a smile on his face, he didn't say anything, but the smugness and pride in his eyes were impossible to hide.
Auntie quickly pinched the soft flesh on his arm: "Take off that smug look on your face, it's just attracting attention."
Xu Pinghai smiled and spoke to them.
Xu Yiyi quickly tied up the small boat and chased after it.
"Grandpa! Grandma, wait for me..."
As soon as she spoke, the two old people turned around and looked at her. Xu Yiyi took three steps in two and ran up the stone steps.
Auntie said with concern, "Slow down, don't rush, be careful not to fall."
Xu Yi smiled and helped her great-aunt continue walking uphill.
"It's so dark, where have you been again?" Uncle said slowly, leaning on his cane.
"It's all because of the sea turtle. It suddenly ran into the harbor and was almost caught by a passing merchant ship. I had to come out and check it out."
Xu Honglian asked in confusion, "A sea turtle?"
Xu Yi nodded.
"Isn't this sea turtle supposed to be in the waters near the island? How come it's come out again?" Asi said.
This sea turtle is particularly friendly, and it's also familiar with Xu Yiyi.
She often roams the waters near the islands, and is frequently encountered by people from her tribe when they go out to sea to gather seafood. She has even fed her fish there.
But the sea turtle refused to eat what she offered.
Xu Honglian chuckled and joked, "In my opinion, the sea turtle missed you and came all the way here to find you."
Xu Yiyi gave a soft hum.
"More like it's because you're craving it."
Xu Honglian walked forward with a smile and took Xu Yiyi's arm. "I still miss you! I miss the delicious food you fed it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yiyi couldn't help but roll her eyes.
“I think sea turtles are quite intelligent, why don’t you just take one home and raise it?” Asi suggested.
She shook her head.
"There's no place that big at home."
When Asi heard this, she didn't think it was a problem: "Why not just expand the pond in the yard? At least it'll have some company."
"It was living a good life in the sea, where the sky is high and the land is vast and boundless. Why bring it back and confine it to a small pond, making it feel so stifled?"
From the very beginning, Xu Yiyi had no intention of taking the sea turtle home to raise.
But I can still manage to feed it something every day.
Asi felt that Xu Yiyi was a bit rigid and continued to ramble on, "Hey! It's not like we're going to let it stay in the pool all day. We can send it back to the sea during the day and bring it back at night, right?"
“Mother!” Xu Honglian paused, “Don’t you think about how heavy that sea turtle is, and how far our family lives from the beach? To bring the sea turtle home, we have to carry it back and forth, which is exhausting for her every day. Why bother with all this trouble?”
After being scolded by her daughter, A-Si suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.
"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. Let that sea turtle stay in the sea."
As soon as he finished speaking, A-Si took the lead and entered the restaurant.
Behind them, Xu Yiyi and Xu Honglian exchanged a smile.
"Don't listen to what my mother says. She doesn't think things through and doesn't consider all that." Xu Honglian patted her hand.
Xu Yiyi nodded slowly upon hearing this.
"By the way, the restaurant is almost out of oyster sauce. If you have time tomorrow, make ten more jars." She suddenly remembered the empty oyster sauce jars in the restaurant.
Xu Honglian patted her hand lightly, looking confident: "Don't worry, don't worry. I knew the restaurant's oyster sauce was running out. We've already made six jars today, and the rest will be ready tomorrow."
As she spoke, she reached out and patted the back of her neck.
Making oyster sauce is no easy task; the key is that it's not a simple cooking process.
It requires a large quantity of fresh oysters, followed by hours of slow simmering, repeated filtering, and precise seasoning and reduction. The control of heat and time is crucial throughout the process; a slight mistake can easily result in a burnt taste or insufficient freshness.
Patience and skill go hand in hand; this is the true art of craftsmanship, where slow and meticulous work yields exquisite results.
Ever since Xu Yiyi taught her this skill, she has gone through repeated trials and errors before finally creating an oyster sauce that satisfied Xu Yiyi.
Therefore, even while waiting to be married and staying at home, she still earned a lot of money.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and set the table for dinner."
Old Lu gave a shout.
When Xu Yiyi entered the kitchen, she saw that the lamb and fish stew was ready and smelled wonderful.
Both Sanchuan and Sihai are foodies, but Sanchuan can control himself while Sihai can't; he stands in the kitchen, drooling with envy.
Xu Yiyi used her chopsticks to poke off a piece of mutton head meat, put it in the bowl, and handed it over.
"Be careful, it'll burn your mouth."
Sihai happily carried the small bowl out.
"Third brother, look, this is what eldest sister gave me," the child said, burying his face in the bowl and blowing on it several times.
They didn't care whether the saliva got in or not.
He took a bite of one half and quickly fed the other half to Sanchuan.
"Is it delicious?" Misu smacked her lips, looking at the food expectantly.
After a busy night, we can finally smell the aroma.
"Delicious, it tastes best when it's fresh out of the pot."
Sanchuan nodded and busied himself spreading sauce on the lamb on the barbecue grill.
On the other side, the iron gate of the brick oven had just been pried open, and a wave of heat, carrying the aroma of roasted meat, burst out with a bang.
Xu Anyang subconsciously rubbed his nose with his shoulder, only to feel that the tip of his nose was burned and itchy.
Four lamb legs, smeared with honey and cumin, were sizzling over a charcoal fire.