Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 128 Pests become delicacies and then become money

"Second brother, go and call your brothers and sisters to come and catch some crayfish. Later, my sister-in-law will teach the cook how to make spicy crayfish for you to try."

Wen Qingwan's voice was more cheerful than ever before, which made Xiao Libo instinctively turn around and run back to call for help.

Looking at Xiao Libo's back without hesitation, Wen Qingwan smiled from the bottom of her heart. The Xiao family was really obedient.

She first met crayfish many years later in her previous life, when she took the only remaining Seventh Prince and Seventh Princess to the palace to escape the summer heat.

The Seventh Princess jumped into the stream to catch crayfish without caring about her image, but was scolded by the Seventh Prince so much that she began to doubt her life.

The Seventh Princess was not convinced and went to her, swearing that those were not pests but crayfish that could be made into delicious food.

Wen Qingwan naturally didn't believe it, but in line with the principle of women not making things difficult for other women, she casually ordered her to make a dish for everyone to taste.

The Seventh Princess not only made delicious spicy crayfish, but also quietly told her that there are many ways to cook crayfish.

For example, spicy crayfish, braised crayfish, garlic crayfish, stir-fried crayfish, steamed crayfish, etc...

Unfortunately, before she could taste all the delicacies recommended by the Seventh Prince's wife, she was bedridden and had difficulty eating.

She had suffered enough in her previous life, so naturally she wanted to enjoy life in this life and eat all kinds of delicacies in the world.

Fortunately, she had a good memory and remembered many delicious recipes that were not available in the Great Sheng Dynasty.

For example, milk tea has made the seventh brother earn a lot of money recently and has also added a large amount of income to the Marquis' Mansion.

"Sister-in-law, did you say that the pests in your hands can be made into delicious food?" When Xiao Laowu heard that sister-in-law had discovered delicious food, he ran faster than a rabbit.

When he ran closer breathlessly and took a look, he saw that what his sister-in-law was holding were actually pests that were harming the seedlings.

He didn't know the difference between grains before, so naturally he didn't know the pests, but he has been learning farming for almost three months.

"Fifth brother, they are not pests but crayfish. They are delicious when cooked into a dish. Do you know where I can find some?"

“Crayfish? But they are obviously pests. There are many such pests in rice fields. They dig holes on the ridges of rice fields.

It is easy to break through the ridges of unrenovated rice fields, causing water to leak into the rice fields and making it easier for the ridges to collapse.

Pests are still active in rice fields and harm rice, especially soon after the rice seedlings are transplanted.

These pests in the rice field water will bite off the roots, stems and leaves of the seedlings, causing the death of the seedlings and reduced rice production.

In addition, too many pests will loosen the soil under the rice seedlings, causing them to fall over. This will cause the rice seedlings to fall over and will also lead to a reduction in rice production.

I heard from people in nearby villages that pests are particularly rampant this year, and you can even step on a few to death while walking on the country roads.

This is a huge headache for farmers, who have to patrol the rice fields almost every day to check if there are any insect holes or water leaks on the ridges.”

"Really? Let's not talk about that for now. Come down and catch some crayfish. I'll let the chef teach you how to make some before we talk about anything else."

"Okay, let's just do what my sister-in-law said. Why say so much?" Xiao Libo said and started to take action.

"Sister-in-law, please come up quickly and we will catch some crayfish." Xiao Lichuan followed her into the water.

"Sister-in-law, let's go back and get a bucket to hold the crayfish." Eight-year-old Xiao Lidong said and ran to the kitchen of the manor.

Several eight-year-old boys ran very fast, and with strength in numbers, they caught more than ten kilograms of crayfish in a short time.

"Do you trust your sister-in-law so much?" Wen Qingwan joked happily when she saw everyone rolling up their sleeves and getting to work. "Believe it. It was your sister-in-law who brought us to eat and drink. We definitely trust your sister-in-law."

"If we don't trust sister-in-law, who else can we trust? Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will believe whatever you say."

The Xiao brothers were laughing while catching crayfish. It didn't matter whether these pests were edible or not, as they had pork and rabbit meat to eat anyway.

The prerequisite is to make the sister-in-law happy. Only when the sister-in-law is happy, they will be happy too.

Wen Qingwan had no idea what her brothers and sisters were thinking, and she couldn't waste her time using the mind-reading talisman to listen to their inner thoughts.

Seeing that the three buckets were almost full, Wen Qingwan led everyone to finish the work. She thought that there were many children in the Xiao family, so she made half spicy flavor and half garlic shrimp.

To be honest, frying crayfish is very simple, but cleaning crayfish is a very painful task.

But the Xiao brothers and sisters often drink plain porridge, so they have a strong willpower for delicious food and are happy no matter how hard the life is.

No matter how hard it was, it was no problem. Under Wen Qingwan's guidance, they put the caught crayfish into a large basin.

Then use a small brush made of willow branches to brush the entire body of the crayfish, especially the abdomen, brush it twice more.

The water in the basin should be changed several times until the water is no longer turbid. This step is a bit time-consuming, but the Xiao family is large.

After brushing the crayfish, use scissors to cut off the third of the crayfish head one by one at an angle of about 45 degrees.

Then remove the lobster's internal organs, which is the black stuff, then pinch the middle of the crayfish's tail, turn it in a circle and pull out the shrimp line.

Finally, remove the crayfish's lung villi and simply squeeze off the claws on the abdomen with your hands.

The girls peeled the lettuce, cut it into finger-thick strips, and cut the onion into pieces and put it on a plate.

Cut the onion into sections, cut the ginger into small pieces, smash the garlic and chop it into minced garlic, cut the chili into sections and place them on a plate for later use.

Heat oil in a pan, add a little more oil, heat it over high heat until it is 70% hot, then pour the crayfish into the pan and stir-fry over high heat until the crayfish tails bend.

Whether it is spicy crayfish or garlic crayfish, they are both fresh and delicious. The shrimp meat is chewy and tender, and it is delicious and satisfying.

The Xiao family was so happy with the meal that they felt it was all worth it. The whole family ate until they were licking their fingers.

"Sister-in-law, although these insects harm rice fields, they can be made into delicious dishes. Can we mobilize the villagers to catch crayfish and sell them to us?"

Xiao Qi made a fortune from milk tea, and he thought he could make money from any delicious food.

"Seventh brother, how much silver do you want to buy a pound of...crayfish?" Xiao Wu asked in surprise.

Such a delicious pest should no longer be called a pest. As he learned farming, he naturally became familiar with the nearby villagers and instinctively wanted to help them.

"Well, as for how much silver is one pound, it depends on how much silver a plate of crayfish sells for."

Xiao Qi didn't dare to make a random offer, so he turned around and asked Wen Qingwan, "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

"A plate of spicy crayfish weighs about half a pound. It can be sold for fifty to eighty cents at Tianxianglou. If you split the profit in half."

As soon as Wen Qingwan finished speaking, Xiao Wu exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, do you mean that crayfish can be sold for fifty cents per pound?"

"My God, they only earn 20 wen for a whole day's work. If a pound of pests can be sold for 50 wen, why would they worry about having to eat coarse food?"

"Although crayfish reproduce quickly, they cannot withstand the villagers catching them every day." Xiao Wu said with a frown.