Chapter 645: Eat and Drink Full and Return

An Wenyi was tired of knocking oysters.

Seeing Chen Hui whittling wood, he came over and asked with a smile, "Brother-in-law, do you want to make a sweater with this?"

"Let's grill!"

"Grilled fish, grilled shrimp, grilled oysters, grilled abalone, grilled conch meat."

Chen Hui deliberately spoke slowly.

"Then why don't you start grilling? Why are you still playing with wood here?"

An Wenyi couldn't sit still listening to these strange yet fragrant words.

"You little brat! All you do all day is eat!"

"Barbecuing is to use bamboo sticks to string all these things on and then put them on the fire to roast."

"There is no bamboo here, so we need to make some wooden sticks to use."

Chen Hui explained with a smile.

To be honest, we have everything at home, except for a barbecue rack.

Although you can buy an iron rack and bake it directly on the charcoal stove.

But the food is too close to the charcoal, and it is difficult to control the heat well.

And it’s not easy to use if it’s too small.

I still have to get a special tool when I get back.

"Then hurry up!"

An Wenyi squatted on the side, watching and urging.

Chen Hui cut more than a dozen wooden sticks.

Seeing Wu Shuisheng drinking tea and leisurely looking at the sea, he shouted loudly: "Uncle, come and cut wood."

"Chopping wood?! What are you doing with wood?"

Wu Shuisheng didn't move at all, obviously not wanting to come.

"For grilling seafood? Or just boil it in water."

"Grilled seafood? Here I come!"

I heard that Chen Hui is going to prepare something delicious.

Wu Shuisheng put down his cup, sat down and joined the work.

Chen Hui took a large bowl and went over to get the shrimps and abalone that Chen Huihong had prepared.

First, cut the abalone into pieces and string them onto wooden skewers. Then string the shrimps onto wooden skewers as well.

Spread the fire a little wider.

Control the temperature of the fire and grill the shrimps and abalone first.

An Wenjing washed some oyster meat and came over to ask, "Brother Chen Hui, are you going to skewer and grill this too?"

“Well, this one is also grilled on a skewer.”

"This kind of fire is not suitable for roasting shelled fish. It's too close and there's a smoky smell. It's good for roasting some meat." Chen Hui said.

Wu Shuisheng was responsible for sharpening the wooden sticks.

An Wenjing polished the sharpened wooden skewers with sea sand, washed them, and skewered the seafood.

Chen Huihong quickly processed all the seafood in the net bag and worked with An Wenjing to string things together.

An Wenyi sat next to Chen Hui obediently, which was rare.

His eyes were fixed on the shrimps on the fire.

Seeing that they had changed color, he poked Chen Hui and asked, "Brother-in-law, are these cooked?"

"It's cooked. You can eat it right away."

As Chen Hui spoke, he picked up some lard with chopsticks and melted it on the shrimp.

Flip the shrimp over to make the shells crispy.

He handed it to An Wenyi and said, "Here, the first one is for you."

"Brother-in-law, won't you give me some of that?" An Wenyi didn't take it and pointed to the bag next to him.

"This is ground dried chili peppers. Are you sure you want some?"

Chen Hui said this, opening the bag with one hand to show her.

An Wenyi smiled and shook his head, then took the grilled shrimp and blew on it.

I carefully bit a little bit of the shrimp head shell and exclaimed in surprise: "Delicious!!"

Chen Hui gave An Wenyi another one, and sprinkled chili powder on the rest, then roasted the chili powder with lard.

Several people shared it and Chen Hui picked up other prepared food and continued to grill it.

An Wenjing was arranged to sit in a place out of the smoke to rest, while Wu Shuisheng helped to light the fire.

Sit by the sea, enjoy the sea breeze and grill the freshly caught seafood.

Neither the older Chen Huihong nor the younger An Wenyi had ever experienced such a thing.

Compared to others, the two of them seemed more excited.

Surrounding Chen Hui, they were making a lot of noise.

The loud bang of a piece of oyster meat being grilled was so novel to them.

"You two step back a little, be careful not to get splashed." Chen Hui said.

Seeing that neither of them took my words seriously, I had no choice but to assign them extra work.

Let Chen Huihong take An Wenyi to get the mooncakes he brought.

"That's great! I just happened to be hungry!" An Wenyi said happily.

Chen Hui grilled the remaining seafood.

After eating the seafood, a few people ate the remaining mooncakes and drank some cold tea.

Chen Hui saw that An Wenyi’s belly was bulging.

He touched her belly and said with a smile, "Little brat, there are still some fish. Can I grill some fish for you?"

"No more, I can't eat a single bite."

An Wenyi waved his hands and subconsciously took a step back.

Chen Hui laughed out loud, "It's rare that you don't eat. It looks like you are really full."

"Stop teasing her. Let's pack up our things and get back on the fishing boat." Wu Shuisheng reminded.

"Leaving so soon!?" Chen Hui was surprised.

"This meal takes a long time. Look, it's already one or two o'clock in the morning."

"We'll need to pack these things up for a while, and you three female comrades need to be sent back to the fishing boat first."

"I went back to prepare the fish baskets. There were still so many rows of hooks to collect. It was already five or six o'clock when I got back to the dock, just in time for low tide."

Wu Shuisheng pointed to the sky and said.

Chen Hui took down the pants hanging on the branch and took out the watch inside to look at it.

It's already 1:40 in the afternoon.

"Uncle, how did you do it? How can you read the sky so accurately?"

Chen Hui has never mastered this skill accurately.

In the village, you can also use the roosters of each household to determine an approximate time period.

It is completely invisible out to sea.

"I have watched it since I was a child, for decades."

After Wu Shuisheng finished speaking, he took a bucket and filled it halfway with water.

Pour water all over the fire to ensure that no sparks or residue are left.

Then pack up the miscellaneous items and take them back to the fishing boat.

Chen Hui took the cleaned aluminum pot and the remaining supplies.

After moving everything back.

Chen Hui first sent An Wenjing back to the fishing boat, watched her climb the ladder and get on the fishing boat, then turned back and sent An Wenyi up as well.

The first time is new, the second time is familiar, and An Wenjing is waiting by the fishing boat.

This time An Wenyi was much calmer and got on the boat in no time.

After the two sisters got on the boat, Chen Hui stepped aside and asked Wu Shuisheng to take Chen Huihong to the fishing boat as well.

After they had all put on their clothes, Chen Hui and Wu Shuisheng swam over to get on the boat.

The two men just climbed into the fishing boat and put the ladder in.

Chen Huihong asked expectantly, "What's next?! Are we going to collect the hook we just caught? How do we collect it?"

"It's time to reel in the hooks."

"Today we are setting our hooks near the reefs, and it is almost time to collect snappers."

"If we can catch a few big fish or some valuable species, this trip can make more money than a regular trip to the sea."

Wu Shuisheng also said expectantly.

A pile of fish baskets were brought over from the other side.

He separated the fish baskets one by one, placed them in convenient locations for throwing the fish, clapped his hands and walked towards the cab.

(End of this chapter)