noffsinger Chapter 123 8-clawed fish
Chapter 123 8-clawed fish
Lin Jiaojiao sat on the boat and washed clothes, occasionally looking up at the children going to the sea in the distance.
Although it was hard work, they all had smiles on their faces, which was the joy of harvest.
As expected, washing clothes with soap is fast. All the sweat stains on the clothes were washed away. Because they were short-sleeved shirts, shorts, and Fu Qi's long clothes and trousers, these thin fabrics were washed quickly.
She wrung out the clothes and put them in the wooden barrel, picked up the hemp rope and wooden clips and put them in the barrel, then she got off the boat carrying the barrel.
When she came to two coconut trees that were just the right distance apart, she put down the wooden barrel, picked up the hemp rope and tied it to the coconut tree. She took the clothes in the barrel, shook them, then hung them on the hemp rope and secured them with wooden clips to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.
After hanging up the clothes, she put the bucket back and moved the bench to sit next to the coconut tree. She took a sip of a coconut, then ate the processed sea urchin raw with a spoon.
so sweet.
At this time, the children had already gathered over here, and looking at their full baskets of seafood, she really wanted to give them a thumbs up.
The children also looked at her row of clothes with envy. It turned out that foreign businessmen were rich. It would be great if she could go to their village to buy seafood.
The child with the backpack took out an octopus from the bucket and handed it to her. She didn't dare to take it with her hands, so she had to pick up the empty coconut shell for the octopus to crawl into.
Then the children said something in a language she couldn't understand and waved goodbye to her.
She looked away only after she saw the children disappear into the woods. She wondered if someone who could speak their language would come tonight or tomorrow.
She knew that this was a big gamble and she didn't know whether the other party was a good guy or a bad guy. Even if she ran away this time, her goal was still to find someone to ask for directions or take them to the port.
Moreover, these kids seem to be pretty good. They don't ask for or fight for food, and they know how to exchange things for food. I guess they have been well educated at home.
At this time, Fu Qi also came down from the boat and walked over, "Sister Jiaojiao, have those children left?"
"Well, he just left and gave me an octopus."
She handed him the coconut shell and he took a closer look. "This is similar to squid. Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious. Let's go see if we can catch some later so we can cook it for dinner."
"Well, then, shall we dry the clams now?"
"If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about it. Okay, let's do it now."
She returned to the boat and moved down all the things piled on the bow, took a pot of water and placed it on the stove, then lit the fire and asked Fu Qi to sit by the stove and add firewood.
She went to the stern and brought down all the wooden barrels containing clams. She didn't expect there were four large barrels. Fu Qi was amazing.
After washing it several times with sea water and finally with clean water, she poured half a bucket into the pot to boil.
In order to save time, she also used the stove under the sun. The clams cook quickly and can be taken out of the pot as soon as the water boils out of the shells.
She put the clams aside to cool down, then put the other half bucket into the pot to continue cooking. While waiting, she started to take out the clam meat.
After the four buckets of clams were cooked, Fu Qi also joined in to collect the clam meat. She returned to the boat and took out two large winnowing baskets from her backpack.
Spread the processed clam meat evenly on the dustpan and place it in the sun to dry.
"Sister Jiaojiao, do you think my mother will punish me when I get back?"
She took a piece of clam meat and threw it into the bowl beside her, then raised her head and looked at him seriously.
"I don't know about your mother, but if it was my child who sneaked out, I would definitely punish him and beat him severely. Fu Qi, do you know how dangerous it is? If I hadn't gotten up at night and ran into him, the consequences would be disastrous."
After she finished speaking, she saw that he lowered his head and remained silent. She sighed and comforted him, "But, let's go back early so that they won't worry too much. You brought them so many delicious foods. They will definitely forgive you. Don't worry."
"Well! If mother wants to punish me, father will definitely be reluctant."
She was amused by him, "Okay, okay, I will help you then, and let your mother punish me instead of you."
"No, then punish me..."
Only two baskets of clams were dried from the four buckets, which was enough for Fu Qi to give away. For the rest, she planned to go to the fishing village to see. After all, those children must have dug so many to dry and sell.
Then the two of them picked up the wooden bucket and took the tools for catching seafood, went to the reef together, and started today's enjoyable seafood catching activity.
This time, both of them walked a little further inside and found a lot of mussels on the reef. Fu Qi took a shovel and shoveled all the mussels down.
She was looking for prey in the crevices of the nearby rocks. She didn't know if the area had been hunted by children or if she hadn't been looking carefully. By the time the sky turned red, she had only picked up half a bucket.
"Fu Qi, let's go back and make dinner."
"Right away, I'll finish picking this up first."
She walked over to him and saw that the bucket was full and there was a small pile outside, so she had to scoop the pile on the ground into her bucket.
"I only caught one of these octopuses, but it's enough to give me a taste."
"Well, I wonder if this shell tastes good?"
"It's okay. I'll make you some garlic later."
Back at the fishing boat, Fu Qi went to collect the clothes first, and she carried the bucket to the stern and emptied her bucket. After picking up some seafood to be cooked later, she put the rest into the bucket containing seafood.
Then he exchanged the required ingredients from the mall and put them in a bucket, then carried them down and placed them next to the stove.
Master Lin started to get busy. She first washed the rice and put it on another stove to cook, while Fu Qi watched the heat beside the pot.
She first cut the various seasonings and side dishes and set them aside. She then processed the octopus, removed the internal organs and teeth, poured some salt and rubbed it to clean the mucus, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put them into the pot to blanch, and then took them out and set them aside.
Then he processed the mussels and put them aside for Fu Qiu to clean.
Heat the pan with cold oil, pour in shredded ginger, minced garlic, chili pepper and shredded onion and stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in the octopus and stir-fry for a few times. Then pour in the prepared sauce and stir-fry until fragrant. Add half a spoonful of cumin powder and finally add the garlic sprouts and stir-fry evenly before serving.
Looking at this small plate, she thought it was enough for Fu Qiu to eat, so she put it on the table and started to stir-fry the garlic.
After frying, put it in a bowl, use a spoon to scoop it onto the mussel meat that has been processed earlier, then take out an iron plate and place it on the stove, and put the mussels on it one by one.
After it was roasted, she picked it up with tongs and put it on a plate. The rice was cooked at this time, so she asked Fu Qi to roast the mussels with garlic, while she processed the sea urchins and prepared the steamed eggs.
After being busy for nearly an hour, Master Lin finally served the meal. The two of them each had a bowl of white rice, and on the table there was a plate of spicy octopus, two plates of mussels with garlic, four steamed eggs with sea urchins, and a large plate of steamed seafood stew.
"Sister Jiaojiao, this egg custard is delicious."
She was about to respond when she heard a rustling sound in the woods.