20 years of spring breeze

Chapter 324 Pippi Shrimp Can Be Grilled

After entering the hotel, although the door is closed, the heavy cold curtain inside has been removed.

An older sister was knitting a sweater at the bar at the door, rolled her eyelids and asked, "Where to eat? Sit upstairs or downstairs?"

Xiaowei took a look and saw that there were four round tables in the room, the stools were placed crookedly in and out, and there was a coal stove for heating in the middle of the room. That smell of soot.

Behind the bar is the kitchen, with blue wooden framed glass windows, through the dirty glass, you can see a few people standing there smoking cigarettes and chatting with melon seeds.

Xiaowei turned around and asked Chen Hui: "Where shall we sit? Upstairs or downstairs?"

Chen Hui looked at Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao said: "Sit upstairs, you can see far from the top, right sister?" She asked the eldest sister at the bar.

The eldest sister seemed to be in a good mood today, and said with a smile: "Okay, go up, there is a thermos pot in the corner, pour the hot water by yourself, think about what to eat, the recipe is on the wall, call me if you want to eat." She stroked the wool , with a flick of the little finger, weaving quickly without even looking.

Chen Xiao leaned over and lay on the bar to watch, and asked, "Sister, what are you weaving? It's spring and warm."

The eldest sister looked up at Chen Xiao and said, "Knit a hat for the child. The old hat can't be worn anymore. Now the child has a different shape every year. What was knitted last year won't be able to wear it this year. What a spring breeze. Are you pregnant? It's been a month?"

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did you see that?"

The eldest sister smiled triumphantly and said: "No one who comes here can't tell. Her complexion is different from usual when she is pregnant. It's not too many months, right? Be careful when you go out, don't bump into it, and pay attention to what you eat. By the way, don’t ask for crabs, you can’t eat that one, and eat a few bites of fish, let me get you some prawns, eat that one, and I’ll serve you some shrimp dumplings.”

While watching Chen Xiao talking, he moved his hands rapidly, properly doing two things, nothing wrong with it.

Chen Xiao said: "Is there anything that can't be eaten, or is it good? I want to eat Pipi shrimp."

The eldest sister changed a needle and said: "Shrimp crawling? It's okay, you don't have to eat raw ones. It's a pity, our chef's marinade is delicious. You can't eat it anymore, haha. Cook five catties Shrimp climbers, four people, come for a catty of shrimp dumplings, a plate of prawns, and fried yellow clams, is it enough?"

Xiaowei asked: "Pipi shrimp can only be boiled? Is it okay to steam? The boiled meat has shrunk."

The eldest sister changed the needle again and said: "Let's steam it. Add some green onions, garlic and ginger to steam it. It's better than boiling it. Anyway, I think shrimps are delicious when eaten raw." Scratching his head a few times, he said, "Steam, how about steaming and grilling, our chef is very good at grilling shrimp, clams and clams, and eat it with spicy sauce."

Xiaowei said: "Let's steam it, steam five catties and roast five catties, one catty of dumplings is fine, prawns, let's serve it, let's forget about yellow clams, get a plate of squid, then (fire) two breams, cod Do you want more?" He turned his head and asked Xiaohong.

The eldest sister changed the needle again, this speed is really no one, she said: "Enough is enough, you four can have a big stomach, sister, you are pregnant with a child, don't eat too much, not only you are uncomfortable, but also easy If you have an accident, you should eat less and eat more meals a day. Are you his match?" The eldest sister looked at Chen Hui, Chen Hui nodded, and the eldest sister said: "I have to watch your wife, I can't control my cravings when I'm pregnant. Stop, don't tell her to eat too much."

Chen Hui nodded and looked back at Chen Xiao. The eldest sister laughed, put down her work, stood up, lifted her pants and said, "Come on, it's bronchitis at first glance. My daughter-in-law is very serious at first glance, go up. I'll place an order for you."

Xiao Hongle couldn't do it anymore, she was dragged upstairs by Xiaowei, Chen Xiao stared dumbfounded at the elder sister walking towards the kitchen, Chen Hui showed a distressed expression on his face, and was stared into a smile by Chen Xiao , helped Chen Xiao go upstairs.

Going up the concrete stairs to the second floor, at a glance, there are three round tables along the window, and two more against the wall inside. The place is really not small. Few private people dare to open such a big table these days. Can't find a place either.

At this time, the state-run restaurants were not well decorated, with white and gray walls and concrete floors, and slogans were posted on the walls, "Talk about civilization, establish a new style, and strive to be the master of socialism."

The four of them found a table by the window and sat down. Xiao Hong was still laughing, happy when they saw Chen Hui.

Xiaowei went to get the thermos, and Chen Hui found a few glasses on a shelf, and each poured a cup of hot water.

Drinking hot water and looking at the distant river outside the window, Xiaohong said, "What do you think the person across the street is doing now?"

Xiaowei said: "Isn't it still alive, I have to work and eat. I heard that the opposite side is poor now, and I can't even eat."

Xiaohong said: "Then what do you eat? The other side is poorer than ours? Don't you farm?"

Xiaowei said: "No one lives in the border area. The opposite side is a bit like our production team system in the [-]s or so. We ate a big pot of rice. At that time, we couldn't have enough food here. If it wasn't for the contract production to the households, it is still the same now. Maybe."

With the sound of footsteps, the eldest sister came up with a plate and said, "Is the water poured? Come on, the prawns are ready, boiled in salt water, all fresh. Do you want to drink?"

Xiaowei said: "I don't drink, do you have champagne?" Champagne is more popular in China at the moment, but it is actually drunk as a big bottle of soda, and it is not cheap. A bottle costs more than ten yuan, which is slightly larger than a beer bottle.

The eldest sister brushed her hair and said: "Yes, I'll get it for you, that thing is too full of gas, this little girl should drink less, it's easy to swell." Go downstairs, Tekacha.

The dishes were served very quickly. In 10 minutes, all the dishes except the grilled ones came up, as did the shrimp dumplings. The four of them drank champagne and talked while eating. Xiaowei and Chen Hui peeled the shrimp for Xiaohong and Chen Xiao. The thing is not easy to peel, it hurts a lot.

After eating for a while, the grill was ready. The grilled prawns and clams were served with a bowl of chili sauce. The chili sauce was made from crushed chili peppers. Vigorous, very refreshing.

Then Xiaowei and Chen Hui found out that the skin of the Pipi shrimp was even harder to peel after being roasted, and it would break if it was broken, but the meat tasted very special. Xiaohong and Chen Xiao ate it happily.

Now state-run restaurants process pippi prawns and prawns without black veins, private restaurants will not, and in later generations they will not be anywhere, so they can be directly put into the pot.Moreover, the Pippi shrimps these days are big and fleshy, and they are really not comparable to those farmed in later generations.

After eating for a full hour and a half, Xiaohong and Chen Xiaocai put down their chopsticks reluctantly and contentedly. Xiaowei and Chen Hui were liberated and began to eat their own. The dumplings were a bit cold, but it doesn't matter, as long as the daughter-in-law is satisfied .

The two of them cleaned up the leftovers on the table, drank half a cup of hot water, and lit a cigarette. Only then did they feel that life is still good, and it would be even better if their fingers didn't hurt.

Chen Xiao looked out the window and waved his hands, "Let's go, go to the park and take a boat."

(End of this chapter)