allonlinenovel Chapter 314 Lobster: Spicy or Garlic (1)
Chapter 314 Lobster: Spicy or Garlic (1)
The depths of the dim pond were filled with silt and waterweed.
It had rained heavily just a few days earlier, and the rice fish that were originally raised by farmers in the rice fields were washed everywhere, making it impossible to tell whose fish belonged to whom.
The water levels in the rivers and streams rose sharply, and the little creatures in them were washed away.
That’s right, I, Wang Defa, am now a small crayfish.
Crayfish can survive regardless of the water quality and even if they fall into the sewer.
A crucian carp swam past me. I heard that rice fish is delicious. Slurp...
The fish's tail is wagging in a particularly cheerful way.
(ˉ▽￣~) Cut~~
You are such a show-off! You are the only one with a tail?! I have one too——
As soon as it was launched forward, it crashed into the swaying water plants because it failed to identify the direction in advance.
There are so many things to do, it's just a mess.
The more you struggle, the tighter you are bound.
(Wang Defa: I died before I could accomplish my mission. This chapter only has over 100 words and it’s not enough. Please, author, please be kind!)
Originally, a little light could be seen under the water, but the sun hanging high in the sky didn't care about the creatures below. It just wanted to kill time and punch out of get off work as soon as possible.
In a flash, it became dark.
The crayfish, who had slept for a whole day, raised their claws and devoured the microorganisms at the bottom of the water. How could Wang De, who could only watch with wide eyes, feel so embarrassed...
(Wang Defa: I have been tied up like a mummy, come and save me, brother! If necessary, I can pledge my life to you, really, I keep my word!)
When eating in a group, the food variety is not rich and there is not enough to eat.
The crayfish's brave and aggressive nature makes them fight with each other. They arch their backs and wave their claws in a brutal manner, often breaking the hands and feet of others.
The water became increasingly turbid, and broken arms and legs floated away with the water, being picked up and eaten by those with quick hands and quick eyes. There wasn't much meat, but it was better than nothing.
What's worse, if their heads are smashed by the huge pincers of their own kind, they will attract a large group of new predators.
Therefore, temporarily losing freedom and hiding deep in the water plants where others dare not enter is not necessarily a bad thing.
It was late at night, with insects chirping, frogs croaking, and occasional human voices.
[Brother, if you have gout, don't go into the water! I'll do it!]
A skinny man carrying a bamboo basket waded through the water, making the water splash.
The fat black man next to him shook his head and threw what he had caught into the bamboo basket hanging on his waist.
[If I don't make money, your sister-in-law will come back to scratch me! ]
[Hahahaha, you described my sister-in-law as being so cruel, aren't you afraid that I will complain? Oh, this lobster is really big, and its claws make a crackling sound, so powerful!]
The thin man immediately stopped walking and reached into the water to search again.
He caught one with every touch. I didn't know whether I should praise him for his good shrimp catching skills or praise the crayfish for being too active late at night.
These two are not real brothers, but friends who grew up together in the same village and wore open-crotch pants.
The jokes were just to relieve the boredom of working late at night.
The market for crayfish is not the best right now, so what you want to eat is just to enjoy the freshness.
Two months later in the midsummer, the market will be really hot, and all the young and old in the village will go to the fields to grab the income.
(.i _ i.)
Well, as long as you are willing to endure hardships, there will be endless hardships to endure.
[Brother, should we send all of our catch tonight to Shrimp Eggs? Another lobster restaurant has also offered a price that is 8 cents higher per pound than Shrimp Eggs. How about we split some of it?! ]
[Goudan, business is tough these days. Xiachedan has been open for fifteen years, and the prices are fair. They will increase in the next few months. If you change the boss rashly and his store fails, you will be in trouble...]
The fat black man patted his old waist, feeling anxious. A man must have a good waist no matter how old he is.
After paying the money, he will go see an old Chinese doctor to replenish his kidneys and not care about his face anymore.
Well, we can’t let Goudan know this, he has a slip of the tongue.
[Eh?! There is actually one among the water plants, but it is a little smaller. Oh, it is a pity to throw it away. The shrimp tail is only a little bit, not enough to fill the gap between teeth! ]
Wang Defa, who was held in his hand: ヾ(。￣□￣)?゜゜゜
The next second, Wang Defa was thrown into a bamboo basket. Many of his fellow wolves who were unfortunately captured below were waving their pliers to threaten him, and even after he dodged them nimbly, they still chased him relentlessly.
Little Wang Defa was exhausted from running around all night, and he hated the fat black guy in his heart...
At dawn, the van parked at the entrance of the village started. It was a second-hand Wuling that had been driven for more than ten years and was about to be scrapped. It had never been overhauled and its quality was excellent and durable.
All the back seats have been dismantled and filled with foam boxes, making a constant rustling sound to ensure freshness.
Fortunately, there were no traffic police on the way there and back, otherwise, I would have been checked. The fine was a small matter, but the deduction of points and the suspension of my vehicle would be a big deal.
The driver was a fat black man. He was in charge of both catching shrimps and delivering goods, earning two wages.
The weight and unit price have been calculated, and I will go back and get the money and split it with Goudan.
His destination of this trip, of course, was the Xiachedan on the outskirts of the city.
The name of the store doesn't sound very serious.
The proprietress of the shop is a very serious person. She insists on paying for goods in full and never sells on credit.
The fat black man took the money and went home whistling, and boxes of crayfish were poured into the clean pool in the backyard of the store.
Wang Defa fell headfirst into the pool, head covered, and wanted to grimaced. Well, it was too embarrassing.
One of the pliers was missing and three of its legs were shortened by half.
However, the proprietress doesn't care about these things. She just wants the food to be fresh and basically intact in appearance.
The proprietress is called Yang Mei. She is cheerful and generous, with dimples all over her face when she smiles.
She wore gloves and carefully selected the sizes.
Crayfish are very aggressive. If they are not fed during the days of sand control, they will inevitably kill each other.
If you raise large and small fish together, the small ones will all turn into crumbs in two days.
Wang Defa was lucky to be moved to a smaller pool next door, where the water was still as clear as ever.
During the few days of resting in the sand, lobsters will inevitably lose weight. Such behavior is almost considered a stupid suicidal act among peers in the industry.
Even Yang Mei's shrewd and calculating mother-in-law would scold her every now and then for not knowing how to do business. It was obvious that the store was built up slowly by Yang Mei alone by setting up a stall, but she insisted on taking advantage of her status to give orders.
Running a restaurant depends on word of mouth from customers, accumulated over the years.
The quality inspection personally conducted by the proprietress is one of the reasons why this old shop specializing in lobster business has been able to stand out among its competitors.
[Boss lady, is Aunt Liang coming here today? ]
An older woman wearing a headscarf came over and asked, with a cautious look on her face.
【Um? What's wrong? 】
[I...I heard that she wanted me to leave, saying that she would arrange for a relative from her mother's side to take my place.]
Yangmei felt a lump in her heart, took a deep breath, and smiled to comfort him.
[It's okay, Sister Feng, you are an old employee of our store. I, Yang Mei, am not that confused. What she says does not count.]
Fengjie was nervous all night, but she still went to work on time. She didn't dare to ask until she didn't see the old woman.
Yang Mei got up and called her husband who hadn't gotten up yet.
The first time, no one answered.
The second time, the call was hung up rudely. Beep, beep, beep…
She gritted her teeth and hit him a third time.
[Who is it? I*&%￥]
[Zhang Qiang, tell your mom that my patience is limited. You keep making trouble again and again. Do you really think I don't have a temper? If you dare to insert people into my store again, we will divorce right now.]
The cursing voice from the other side suddenly disappeared, as if something was suddenly choked.
[Hey, Yangmei, if you really want to do this, that's my mother, your mother-in-law! ]
[Oh, you can do whatever you want. After so many years, that’s enough! ]
[Brother Qiang, you woke me up...hate you! ]
Zhang Qiang, a bald and big-bellied man, was slow to react and had the red spot on his chest pinched by two slender fingers. He forgot to cover his phone for a moment.
When Yang Mei heard the soft female voice coming from the phone, her eyebrows raised in anger. She quickly put the phone away with disgust and frantically clicked the red button below.
Hang up! Hang up! Hang up!
o(▼皮▼メ;)o
My son is taking the college entrance examination this year, and I have to endure this ridiculous marriage until the exam is over.
The busy shop assistants were all working diligently, and there seemed to be an invisible flame burning around the proprietress, and no one dared to approach.
If Zhang Qiang doesn't deal with his mother, he will have no living expenses for the month, not to mention the cost of renting a hotel room.
On this day, the main hall and private rooms of Xia Chedan were fully booked. Lunch, dinner and supper were all packed. Each table was turned over two to three times on average. In the trash can, shrimp shells were piled up like a mountain.
The aroma of spicy or garlic crayfish wafts far away through the window cracks and along the kitchen range hood, making the nearby residents feel very happy.
Wang Defa, who was extremely hungry in the pool, raised his only remaining pincer. He had lost all his rationality and wanted to bite himself.
The big guys in the big pool next door were even more ferocious and agitated, fighting with water splashing everywhere.
This kind of days lasted for three and a half days.
Wang Defa was picked up by Feng Jie, and a large toothbrush with the bristles split on both sides was approached mercilessly.
After scrubbing it clean from top to bottom and left to right, she passed it to the next lady to remove the gills, shrimp threads and back.
Wang Defa was still alive, looking up at the sky helplessly.
The young man who was learning to cook at the kitchen door was assigned to peel garlic. He choked so hard that his nose was snotting and his eyes were streaming. There were at least dozens of kilograms of garlic in the large stainless steel basin in front of him.
Someone in the kitchen urged the customer to order 21 more garlic dishes.
Chef Sun, who specializes in garlic crayfish, shouted loudly:
[Ask the waiter to recommend more marinated shrimps. There are two large buckets of them, and they are placed there without waiting. Just serve them. I can’t handle three pots of frying by myself! ]
Yang Mei heard it and passed the instructions on. The guests were happy and everyone was delighted.
It seems that garlic flavor is very popular.
Wang Defa thought he could get to the frying pan to see whether the crayfish on the plate looked the same as the one drawn on the poster on the wall, but what he got instead was a pair of scissors.
[Click——]
The pointed lobster head was cut off in half at an angle. I heard that this is the cleanest way and makes it easier to absorb flavor.
【Prosperous! 】
[Oops, go away, go away, the kitchen dog can't come in! ]
Before he completely lost consciousness, Wang Defa heard the dog begging for mercy as it was driven away. It must have been too greedy...
The default choice is garlic crayfish, dead!