The splendid life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 33 Hook up?

Xie Zhimo stopped one of the villagers, "What is it, can you tell us about it?"

The man was silent for a while, then pulled Xie Zhimo aside, and said in a low voice, "Xie Lao San, you don't know that, your daughter-in-law hooked up with someone else outside."

Xie Zhimo's face turned livid, "What nonsense!"

"Why are you talking nonsense, someone saw it with their own eyes!" The villager thought that Xie Zhimo was a fool, he was cuckolded by his wife, and he still defended her like this, tsk tsk, but I didn't think so before, but looking at Xie Zhimo's daughter-in-law now, she looks really pretty of.

"Who saw it, and what did it see?" Xie Zhimo asked.

The villager went on to say, "There are many people who saw it. They said that there was a man who drove your wife home in an ox cart, and even walked around the village."

Xie Zhimo understood after thinking about it. It must be the day when Yao Yu was buying cattle. Luo Zi sent Yao Yu home and drove the cart to the east of Shuangshui Village. The villagers misunderstood him. Xie Zhimo explained to the villagers.

As a result, the villager was dubious. Xie Zhimo explained repeatedly, but the villager still didn't believe it.

When the man walked away, Xie Zhimo told Yao Yu about the matter with some depression, Yao Yu said calmly, "In fact, many times people only want to believe what they want to believe."

Xie Zhimo was slightly taken aback, yes, just like when he ran a dart and his family said he was a thieves, they just wanted to believe what they thought rather than the truth itself, "Don't worry, I will definitely find out who made the rumor." Because of this experience, Xie Zhimo didn't want Yao Yu to be misunderstood.

Yao Yu shook his head, how much effort and cost would it take to find such an idle and painful person, the key is that he might not be able to find him yet.

"Here we are." Xie Zhimo brought Yao Yu and Nuo'er to a place with a pool of water.Yao Yu was a little curious. He was obviously in Shuangshui Village, but he had never been to this place before. While Yao Yu was watching the pool, Xie Zhimo had already started lifting rocks to grab crabs.

Xie Zhimo was quick and caught several in a short while. Nuoer was going to catch them too, but was stopped by Xie Zhimo, "This crab can trap people." He grabbed a crab and showed it to Nuoer, "Look Have you found these two clips?"

Nuoer nodded, "I see."

"This pinch is really painful." Xie Zhimo put a small stone on the crab's front pinch. Seeing that the crab clamped the stone tightly, Nuo'er quickly took his hand back.

Xie Zhimo smiled and said, "So you must catch the crab from here." Xie Zhimo held the crab's body, "See, this way it won't be able to catch us."

Seeing that Xie Zhimo was still careful, Yao Yu also started to grab crabs. After a while, the bamboo basket was full of crabs, "Enough." Yao Yu said, "Go home."

Nuoer asked curiously, "This voice is so strange."

"That's the sound of crabs spit bubbles." Yao Yu explained.

Xie Zhimo lifted the lid, Nuoer really saw the crabs spitting bubbles, she was very surprised for a moment, because there were a lot of crabs in the basket, when the lid was opened, two or three crabs crawled out.

Nuo'er hurriedly said, "Father, cover it quickly, or there will be no food tonight."

Xie Zhimo asked curiously, "Did you catch this to eat?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why would I catch it." Yao Yu said, in the previous life, at this time of year, she always went to Yangcheng Lake to eat the hairy crabs there. Although the crabs in Shuangshui Village are not as big as those in Yangcheng Lake, the taste should not Difference.

Xie Zhimo touched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"By the way, don't you guys eat crabs?" Yao Yu asked curiously, why no one came to catch so many crabs here.

Xie Zhimo shook his head, "Very few people eat this."

"Then tell me, can this be sold?" Yao Yu didn't seem to have seen anyone selling crabs in Hehua Town. If they made bald butter, they would undoubtedly make a lot of money.

Xie Zhimo answered simply, "No."

"Why?" Yao Yu asked curiously, crabs are so delicious, why are they not for sale?
"It can't be sold at a price. Only poor people will eat this food, so rich people don't bother to eat it, and poor people don't want to be looked down upon, so they won't eat it."

Yao Yu was dumbfounded when she heard that, because everyone gave up such a delicious food because of the problem of face, she really couldn't understand the brain circuit of this ancient person, "Then do you want to eat it?"

Xie Zhimo hurriedly said flatteringly, "As long as it's made by you, I'll eat anything."

Yao Yu jokingly said, "Where's the poison?"

Xie Zhi defaulted to answering sincerely, "I also eat."

Yao Yu burst out laughing, and Xie Zhimo burst into ecstasy, "Yu'er, you finally laughed!" Today, Yao Yu had a serious face all day long, but Xie Zhimo was careful all day, now Yao Yu smiled, Xie Zhimo instantly I felt relieved for a while.

"Why, can't you laugh?" Yao Yu asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, of course." Xie Zhimo said immediately, "Yu'er looks so pretty when she smiles." In the past few months, Yao Yu's wounds have already recovered to the original state, taking a bath every day has made her skin fairer and fairer , coupled with a proper diet, his figure has now become tall and well-proportioned, and he looks really good-looking.

Yao Yu blushed at the sudden compliment. Not everyone said she was good-looking before, but she was the first one to be so serious. Yao Yu quickly changed the subject, "You will be responsible for cleaning the crabs when you go back."

"Okay." For some reason, seeing Yao Yu blushing, Xie Zhimo was secretly pleased.

Yao Yu started to light a fire when he got back. One pot was used for steaming, and the other pot was used for stir-fried crabs. Steaming was simple. After Xie Zhimo washed the crabs, Yao Yu cut some shredded ginger and put them in the bowl of vinegar. Steamed with crab.

Stir-frying is a bit more troublesome. You need to cut the crab in half, remove the gills, heart, and lungs, and then marinate it with the wine bought by Xie Zhimo for a while. Xie Zhimo watched in amazement. This is the first time he saw someone Cooking with wine.

Yao Yu poured the oil into the pot, then put in the onion, ginger and garlic, and then put the chopped crabs in and stir-fried. He suddenly asked, "Do you know chili?"

Xie Zhimo was watching intently, seeing Yao Yu asking himself, he shook his head, "What is that?"

"There are red ones and blue ones. They are about this long." Yao Yu compared them with his hands. "It may be pointed, or it may be round."

Xie Zhimo came to his senses, "You're talking about pepper."

"That's right, that's right. Where can I buy it?" I didn't expect to ask the right person, and Yao Yu was so happy. With chili peppers, I don't have to worry about running out of delicious food.

"Not for sale, but you can buy some seeds and plant them yourself." Xie Zhimo said.

"Ah? Not for sale?" Yao Yu was a little curious.

"Pepper peppers can only be hung on the door during the Chinese New Year, which means that it is booming. Usually, no one grows this. In recent years, there are fewer people who hang peppers during the Chinese New Year." Xie Zhimo explained.

"You guys, don't you want to eat?" Yao Yu asked in a low voice.

Now Xie Zhimo was surprised, "Can this thing be eaten?"

Yao Yu was taken aback, even Xie Zhimo didn't know that chili peppers could be eaten, it seems that no one eats them in this era, fearing Xie Zhimo's suspicion, Yao Yu said, "I ate it secretly when I was young."

Xie Zhimo had never been to Yao's house, but he could guess a general idea. Hearing this, he felt uncomfortable, "Yu'er, don't worry, I will definitely treat you well."

Yao Yu stretched out her hand, "Bring me a plate." Anyone can say what she says, but the key is to see her actions. She is not really a 15-year-old girl.

Everyone gathers together, Yao Yu teaches Nuoer to peel the steamed crabs, Xie Zhimo has never eaten them, so he will do whatever Yao Yu does, "It will taste better with some vinegar."

Nuoer curiously put a crab leg in the vinegar, and then bit it into his mouth. The fresh and tender crab meat whetted Nuoer's appetite, "It's delicious, better than fish."

"Good job." Yao Yu was still worried that Nuo'er would not be used to eating crabs, but she didn't expect Nuo'er to fall in love with crabs after taking a bite.

Seeing Nuoer being praised, Xie Zhimo hurriedly said, "It's really delicious, tastier than fish, and there are no fishbone."

"Yes, yes, I want to eat more." Nuo'er said.

"You can't eat too much of this, the crabs are cold, so you all have to drink a glass of ginger water later." After Yao Yu filled the crabs, he put ginger and water in the pot and boiled it.

Xie Zhimo and Nuo'er replied in unison, "Okay."

"Go to bed early after eating." Yao Yu turned to Xie Zhimo, "Can you catch some more crabs tomorrow?" Although the crabs can't be sold, she can make bald butter to eat by herself. Besides, it's already early winter, It's good to stock up on something.

"No problem, I'll go early in the morning." Xie Zhimo patted his chest, obviously this matter is nothing to him.

Early in the morning on the second day, after getting up, Yao Yu went to the kitchen. Xie Zhimo had already caught several baskets of crabs and returned, and cleaned them all and put them in the fish jar. Yao Yu put the crabs in the pot. Fill it up and start steaming.

After the first pot was steamed, put it into the second pot. Taking advantage of this gap, Yao Yu peeled off the crab roe and crab meat and packed them separately. After the second pot was cooked, he steamed the third pot. The jar crabs are all processed.

Yao Yu rubbed his sore waist, put lard in the pot, then turned it down to low heat, put in onion and ginger water and waited for the aroma to come out, then quickly fished out these ingredients, and then put in the peeled crab roe , cook slowly.

After a layer of red crab oil came out of the pot, pour in ginger and vinegar, and then stir well to get out of the pot. Yao Yu used a small jar to pack the bald butter, so a big jar of crabs, make There is only such a small jar after the bald butter is finished.

Yao Yu scooped up a spoonful, it was not bad, it was quite delicious, and he would not worry about running out of rice after eating.

(End of this chapter)