Chapter 591: Eh! It tastes so bad!
"Ah? And wages!? Isn't five dollars too much?"

Guo Hongxia showed a surprised smile on her face.

"Of course there is salary. I just said that this is a long-term thing."

"We have agreed on some rules in advance," said Chen Hui.

Guo Hongxia stopped and wiped her hands on her apron. "What are the rules?"

“Guests who come to my house for dinner are generally quite special.”

"I hope you won't say too much, and don't ask too many questions, about what we eat and drink, or what guests we entertain."

"The most important thing is to tell the villagers more when you go back."

"No matter how others ask, just say you don't know and that you haven't seen the person." Chen Hui said seriously.

"Oh, okay, I'll remember that!"

Guo Hongxia nodded repeatedly and unexpectedly found that she was still a little nervous.

Obviously when I came just now.

It’s like the enthusiastic auntie coming to help the young man in the village.

"There's nothing else. Just wash these first. I'll go to the kitchen to get something else done."

After saying this, Chen Hui went into the kitchen to light the fire.

After several attempts, I successfully started a fire.

First boil a large pot of water and scoop it out to let it cool.

Add water to the large pot again and bring to boil.

Then he went to the sink at the back and processed the fish and shrimp with Guo Hongxia.

"Why don't I see Wen Jing? Did she go to work so early?"

After Guo Hongxia finished speaking, she smiled awkwardly and asked, "Can I ask this?"

"Hahaha, Aunt Hongxia, you don't have to be so strict."

"You are still my elder, and Uncle Guo Biao is still my master. We should get along with each other as usual."

"Just don't ask about the guests. They are not from our village. They all have a little money."

"Rich people care about these things and don't like being discussed behind their backs." Chen Hui said with a smile.

"Oh, good, good!"

Guo Hongxia felt relieved, smiled and asked: "Did Wen Jing do anything today?"

"No, she's sleeping upstairs."

"what?!"

Guo Hongxia was stunned.

She had never seen a man in the family get up to work while letting his wife continue to sleep.

Chen Hui drew two circles on his stomach.

"Wen Jing is so lucky!"

"Other wives in the village, even if they are about to give birth, have to get up at four or five o'clock to cook for the whole family. They dare not sleep in all day."

Guo Hongxia understood it, but still felt very envious.

Chen Hui smiled.

Wash all the seafood with Guo Hongxia.

Bring the whole pot into the kitchen, put the processed rusty crabs, mantis shrimps and lobsters into a large pot and steam them.

She called out to Guo Hongxia who was stoking the fire behind the stove: "Auntie, turn up the heat. I need to blanch the seafood in the small pot as well."

"Okay! Then I'll put the firewood in."

"Chen Hui, there isn't much firewood here. I wonder if it will be insufficient later."

As Guo Hongxia spoke, she added a lot of firewood into it.

Chen Hui responded casually, "It's in the small room over there in the toilet. I'll go move it later."

He quickly added cold water to the small pot on the side and put in the shrimps, various snails and razor clams.

Taking advantage of this short period of time, I cut the processed abalone into fancy shapes.

"Aunt Hongxia, the fire on the side can be a little smaller."

"Hey, good!"

Guo Hongxia adjusted the fire and stood up to watch curiously.

Seeing Chen Hui take out the blanched seafood, pour two buckets of cold water on it, and then put it into the basin of cold boiled water on the side to soak.

Puzzled, he asked, "Chen Hui, how come the hot water just came out and went into the cold water?"

"The meat will be firmer and taste better."

"It would be better to use ice water if there is one, but we don't have that condition right now." Chen Hui said as he scooped out the water from the pot used to blanch the seafood and poured it away.

I simply brushed the pot and added two large scoops of cold water into it.

He put the clams and abalone in, and signaled Guo Hongxia to get some heat.

"Hey! Here we come."

Guo Hongxia responded and sat down to continue making a fire.

A circle of white foam soon floated up in the soup used to blanch the clams and abalone.

There is no professional scoop.

Chen Hui could only use a large spatula to slowly scoop out the foam on top.

Once the liquid is clear, cook for a few more minutes.

Chen Hui told Guo Hongxia to stop the fires on both sides.

Take out the cooked clams and abalone and soak them together in a basin of cold boiled water.

Took out a large stainless steel basin.

Prepare the ginger, garlic, coriander, green and red peppers and put them in, then add the sugar, salt and MSG that you already have at home.

Take out the big bag of seasonings that He Juanjuan helped buy last time.

Find the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, steamed fish soy sauce, chili oil and pepper oil and add them in.

Rub two lemons with salt.

Cut one into slices, remove the seeds and throw it in.

Cut the other one in half, squeeze out the lemon juice and pour that in.

There was no need to light the fire anymore, so Guo Hongxia, who had some free time, stood up curiously to see how Chen Hui prepared food.

I originally wanted to learn a little bit and show off my skills to my man when I get home.

Seeing Chen Hui adding a bunch of seasonings she had never seen before, she gave up the idea.

Pointing at the lemon, he asked, "Chen Hui, what is this? I've never seen it before!"

“It’s a fruit.”

"Fruit? It smells so good, it must be sweet, right?"

"It's so sour that I can't even open my eyes."

"How is that possible?"

Guo Hongxia didn't believe it.

Villagers usually eat some sour wild fruits or fruits because they are free.

If you spend money to buy it and it’s not sweet, you’ll take it back and curse at others.

"Really? If you don't believe me, try it."

As Chen Hui spoke, he cut a small piece of the squeezed lemon and handed it to her.

Guo Hongxia took it and thought that Chen Hui was quite stingy and would not even give her a good one.

Bite off the shriveled flesh and membrane inside and chew them.

Suddenly, my face was wrinkled with sourness.

He spit the stuff into his hand and said, "Is this stuff really sour?"

"Why would I lie to you? The little bit I gave you was still juiceless. This is even more sour."

Chen Hui pointed at the lemon slices in the basin and couldn't help laughing happily.

It's very interesting to trick people into eating lemons or to trick people into eating durian.

"Hey, the dishes made with this thing must be so unpalatable." Guo Hongxia couldn't imagine it.

"I prepared a little extra today, but I don't think I can finish it."

"Take some back when the time comes so you and Uncle Guo Biao can have a taste of it." Chen Hui said with a smile.

Guo Hongxia shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, no! You've already paid me for the work, but you don't want any food or drink."

Chen Hui knew why she refused.

Laughing loudly, he opened the pot and scooped out the seafood soup left over from cooking abalone and clams, and added it into the seasoned large bowl.

Put all the seafood that have just been blanched, the lobsters in the steamer, mantis shrimps and rusty crabs, into a large basin and soak them.

"Chen Hui! I'm back!"

"Come out quickly and take the stuff in. This giant octopus is giving me a headache."

Chen Xiaoqiao's voice came from outside the door.

(End of this chapter)