Chapter 139: It seems like I dug a hole for myself and almost got beaten

"Just try it, it looks delicious."

Wu Shuisheng took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish fillet, blew it cool and ate it, and said in surprise: "Huh? Your cooking skills are pretty good!"

"Is it true? Is it so delicious?" Wu Guang said after swallowing.

After the Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies are soaked in enough oil, the aroma they emit is really tempting.

"Old Wu is the least picky eater among the three of us. He said it was delicious, but that's useless. He asked me to try it."

Wei Jianjun snatched the chopsticks from Wu Shuisheng's hand and ate a piece of fish as well.

He gave a thumbs up and said, "Great, it's delicious!"

"The performance was not good, in fact it was just average." Chen Hui said with a smile.

Due to the lack of seasoning, this pot of pickled fish can be considered a low-end version. Chen Hui thinks the main reason why it tastes good is that a lot of oil is used.

If he could get a pack of pickled fish seasoning, it would be the authentic taste in his mind.

“Even Lao Wei said it was delicious, so it must be delicious.”

"Let me taste how delicious it is!" Wu Guang snatched the bowl from Wei Jianjun's hand.

After eating, he didn't leave. He put down his chopsticks and said, "My wife is not at home today, so she heated up some food for me in the pot. I'll go get it and eat it."

"Tell my wife that I'm not going back. Please pack a bowl of rice for me." Wei Jianjun said.

"understood."

Wu Guang had already run out the door, and his slightly hoarse voice from a smoker came from outside the house.

With two more people eating, one pot of fish is not enough.

Chen Huihong lit the pot again, blanched the other seafood that Chen Hui had found, and prepared to stir-fry two more dishes.

Wu Guang moved quickly and brought not only rice but also some vegetables.

Chen Huihong kept cutting the vegetables and heating the pot over high heat, and the food was soon on the table.

"Delicious, delicious, really delicious! You guys should try it, this fish soup rice is so delicious!"

The sauerkraut fish without potatoes, cabbage, bean sprouts, cucumbers and pickled radishes is very unpalatable.

After eating about half of it, Wei Jianjun didn't feel comfortable taking any more fish slices, so he scooped a few spoonfuls of fish soup with the rice.

After taking the first bite, I couldn’t help but recommend it to everyone.

"This fish soup looks good. I'll try it." Wu Shuisheng also tried it.

The oily aroma of the fish soup, the light sour and fresh taste left after the sauerkraut is washed, mixed with the aroma of peppercorns and chili oil.

Wu Shuisheng chewed the rice in his mouth and said, "Don't throw away the remaining soup. I will use it to cook vermicelli in the evening."

"Uncle, are you going out to sea tonight? When will you come back?" Chen Hui asked immediately.

When he is not out to sea, Wu Shuisheng will not eat midnight snacks.

"Because the typhoon has delayed us for several days, we will check the situation on the sea in the afternoon. If there is no problem, we will go out tomorrow night." Wu Shuisheng said.

An Wenjing looked at Chen Hui expectantly.

"Why, you want to go with us again?" Wu Guang asked with a smile.

"It's okay to take you with you, but you have to cook fish for us." Wei Jianjun also said with a smile.

"Where are you going? Is it far?"

Chen Hui calculated that there were still three days before the delivery to the rich woman's house.

We will go out to sea tomorrow night and arrive the day after tomorrow, which will only leave two days. If we keep them in a fish box with oxygen, they will be able to survive for a day or two.

If they're not going far and will be back in a day or two, it would be nice to go with them.

"It's not far. After all, the typhoon just passed and we dare not go too far. It's about the same as the first time I took you. Do you want to go?" Wu Guang asked.

"I want to go to the small island we visited last time. There are a lot of snails on that island." said Chen Hui.

"Okay, then let's set up the net near the island, and after we're done we'll all go to the island to play." "Bring some kerosene and a pot, we'll go catch snails and you'll be in charge of cooking." Wu Guang readily agreed.

Anyway, I have already earned the money for this month, so going out will just make me feel bored at home.

"I'm cooking?!"

Chen Hui was a little helpless. Wouldn’t he be asked to be the cook every time they went out to sea?
"Of course. Those who are strong should do the hard work, and those who cook delicious food should cook."

"From now on, Chen Hui will be the one cooking when we go out to sea. We won't charge him for gas or food. Do you have any objections?" Wei Jianjun asked.

Wu Guang and Wu Shuisheng shook their heads in tacit understanding.

"I'd better pay for it. Gas and food expenses are just a few dollars." Chen Hui said with a wry smile.

"Why don't I cook? I thought we couldn't use fire on a boat." An Wenjing said.

The three of them laughed when they heard it.

Wei Jianjun said somewhat embarrassedly: "We three grown men can't tell the difference between MSG and salt, or salt and sugar, so we have to bring dry food when we go out to sea."

"You can't use fire either. You have to bring a charcoal stove."

"But with our cooking skills, we can only cook some seafood with a charcoal stove."

"We cook seafood when it's time to collect the nets. We can have dinner at home soon after we return, so we're too lazy to bring any." Wu Shuisheng explained.

"Okay, I'll cook." Chen Hui agreed.

After lunch, Wu Guang and several others went to the village to inquire about the flood situation and prepare for going out to sea in the evening.

Chen Hui took An Wenjing for a stroll in the village, and stopped by the grocery store near the purchasing point to buy some things.

"Young man, what are you buying now?" the shop owner asked jokingly when he saw Chen Hui.

"Do you have peppercorns, chili peppers, salt, sugar, star anise and bay leaves? Do you have oil?" Chen Hui asked.

"Oil? You come to me to buy oil? Haha."

The old man suddenly reacted, pursed his lips tightly, and said, "No oil, but everything else is available."

"Then no oil, half a pound of salt and half a pound of sugar, and you take out the rest and I'll grab some for myself."

The old man nodded and handed the bag to Chen Hui.

Take out the spices he wanted and put them aside, letting Chen Hui take them as needed.

After weighing half a pound of sugar and salt for Chen Hui, he weighed the spices he had grabbed, counted them with his fingers like an old fortune teller, and said, "The total is six dollars and thirty-two cents."

Chen Hui took out some money from his pocket and asked, "Uncle, do you have any fennel and cumin?"

"Ah? What is that?" the old man was confused.

"Nothing, just pay."

Spices are not necessary in daily life, so Chen Hui thought that it would not be surprising if they were not available.

That is to say, there are many people coming and going at the Dasha Village wharf, and the goods are quite complete.

There is not even a small shop in Chenjia Village. In order to facilitate the lives of the villagers, the village has prepared some salt, sugar and noodles in the village community, but the rest have to be bought in the town.

Because they were going out to sea, Chen Hui and An Wenjing spent a day in Dasa Village.

After dinner the next day, we rested for a while.

While Chen Huihong was putting water bottles, bread and fruits into the bag, she kept complaining: "I can't control you, kid. Do whatever you want."

Bah bah bah bah
"do not talk."

"You can't say bad things before you go out, otherwise it will be unlucky." Wu Shuisheng took the cloth bag and said.

"If I wasn't afraid of bad luck, I would beat him up!" Chen Huihong was furious.

"Hehe, thank you, auntie. Goodbye, auntie!"

(End of this chapter)