Mother Ye had been waiting at the door of her house. When she saw a group of grandchildren rushing towards her, yelling at her to blow up sandworms, she immediately opened her mouth and cursed them back.
"What are you going to fry? You don't need any oil. They're big butts, but you can eat them. You also know that they need to be fried. Your skin is itchy, right?"
"Hehe, it was Uncle San who said that! He said he would blow up a basin of sandworms for us." After Ye Chenghai finished speaking, he immediately shouted behind him, "Uncle Third, you just said that you would blow up a basin of sandworms for us. Is that true?
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Ye Yaodong slowly pushed the cart over and said with a smile: "What would you do if I told you that I lied to you?"
"Ahhhhh? I don't believe you anymore, it's a shame we worked so hard just now!"
"That's right, I'm so angry..."
"Dad, you don't mean what you say, you are going too far..."
"Ah ah ah, we will never work for you again..."
A group of children were very angry and glared at him.
Ye Yaodong knew that he had aroused public outrage and did not dare to deceive them. "I didn't say I wouldn't blow it up. Didn't I just ask, just to tease you? Blow it up. It must be blown up. Blow it up all over the basin so that you can eat enough."
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"Huh, that's pretty much it!"
"Humph?" Mother Ye gave Ye Chenghai a chestnut, and then glared at Ye Yaodong, "What are you going to fry? You have to fry a whole basin. You don't need oil. Isn't it too hot to pay for it?"
"Hey, use as much oil as you can and let them fry it. They picked up these sandworms, and they also picked up the ones in those sacks. They were very active today and worked very hard, so they should be rewarded."
"Just get used to it. If they ask you to blow up the stars and the moon tomorrow, you will blow them up too."
"Hehe, then you should also be able to catch the stars and the moon."
Mother Ye glared at Ye Chenghai, "You are the only one who can start blindly. You must be the one who said you were going to explode!"
Ye Yaodong touched his nose and remained silent!
"I was wronged! It was clearly the third uncle who said it himself!" Ye Chenghai felt that he was even more unjust than Dou E. Even if he was cheated by his third uncle every day, now he had to take the blame for him!
Ye Yaodong continued to remain silent and silently unloaded the sacks from the cart.
"You two uncles and nephews are just like you. You only care about eating and frying it. You really want to..."
Mother Ye muttered a few words and went to help move it. She looked at the small half bag of squirming sandworms and her face was filled with joy. "I'll put some in a bucket later and let my in-laws take it back."
"There are also these bags with shells, which need to be sorted and sorted."
"You guys all come over here to help pick things up. Only when you work do you have something to eat." Ye's mother said without politeness, she summoned several children.
"Then you have to blow it up for us!"
"You can bargain..."
After she said this, she went into the room to get chopsticks.
It seems like they can’t give up if they don’t fry it for them today.
For fresh sandworms, you need to use chopsticks to turn them over quickly to remove the sand in the internal organs, otherwise the sand will sink into the meat.
After turning, wash it in sea water and add it to the pot for a better taste.
Or put the washed sandworms in a pot and take them out immediately after boiling. At this time, the sandworms are most tender and delicious.
Ye Yaodong poured all the bags of shellfish onto the ground and asked a group of children to sort them. Then he also picked up chopsticks to help clean up the sandworms.
"Ye Chenghu, go and ask your two aunts to come over and help."
"oh."
Mother Lin heard the movement outside the house and came out to take a look. She was also surprised, "Oh, why are there so many shells? And sandworms? Where did they come from?"
Mother Ye smiled and explained: "Those with shells were pried off from the bottom of Dongzi's boat, and the sandworms were accidentally caught. I didn't expect there to be so many sandworms on the beach today."
"Grandma, we also picked up a lot of small seafood, including crabs, stranded fish and shrimps, conches, and clams..."
Mother Lin said with envy on her face: "It's better to be at the beach. You can pick up seafood when you go out and don't have to worry about eating and drinking."
"It doesn't happen every day, and sandworms are rarely seen in normal times, but if you go to the beach at low tide, you will find something to pick up."
"very nice."
Mother Lin knew how to collect sandworms, but she was not very skilled at it. She took the initiative to help the children sort them.
"There are quite a lot of shells under this boat. No wonder you have so much useful stuff."
"Bring some fresh ones home later. The weather is not hot yet. You can keep these for two or three days without washing them and they won't go bad."
"You can keep it for yourself. If you don't finish it, use it to dry. We still have the ones given by A Dong last year at home..."
"The dried ones are different from the fresh ones. Don't be polite. We are all our own. These are not worth much. We have plenty on the beach."
Mother Lin smiled, "Hey, good..."
After Ye Mu cleaned up half of the basin and came out, she rinsed it with water, then put some salt in it and marinated it for a while. While there was still a faint red light in the stove, she started a fire and poured oil.
Dip the pickled sand worms in a little sweet potato starch liquid, pour 70% hot oil into it, and fry slowly over low heat. While frying, observe the color of the sand worms. After a few minutes, the sand worms turn golden brown and you can take them out.
Several children smelled the aroma outside the house and couldn't sit still. They all ran inside and stopped working. They gathered around the stove and stretched their necks to wait for the pot to be cooked.
“It smells so good~”
"Are you ready?"
"How long will it take to explode?"
"Let me see, let me see, I can't even see..."
Mother Ye was so annoyed by their noise that she couldn't even turn away from the stove, so she just waved them away with a spatula.
"Go, go, go, wait outside, don't get in the way here, or no one will eat."
One by one, they were drooling and looking back eagerly.
"Okay, call us!"
Ye Yaodong also shouted to them from outside, "Come and work quickly, you are indispensable. I will definitely have enough to eat in a while."
Not long after, Father Ye and Father Lin also strolled back from their lunch break and joined in to help.
The door was full of people working. When Mother Ye came out with the fried sandworms, she was immediately surrounded. Fortunately, her basin was high, and only Ye Chenghai and Lin Guangyuan could reach it.
"Hurry up and wash your hands before eating. How can you eat when your hands are so dirty?"
"It's not clean, you won't get sick after eating it!" Ye Chenghai secretly ate another one before running to wash his hands.
Ye Yaodong wiped his hands and ate one secretly, "It's so fragrant. It tastes better fried."
Sandworms are inherently delicious. No other seasonings are needed except for a little salt. They are extremely crispy when fried and have the salty flavor of seafood.
"Isn't it delicious? Pour half the oil in the pot."
Mother Lin also smiled and said: "As long as it is fried, it is delicious, not to mention that the sandworms are very fresh."
"I'll cook a few for Ah Qing later, and dry the rest and save them for later. I don't know if they will be available tomorrow?"
"Uncle Third, let's go to the beach to look for it when the tide goes out tomorrow."
"Tomorrow is Monday, are you going to take a day off to catch sandworms?"
Ye Chenghai was stunned instantly.
Lin Guangyuan was eating happily and said: "We can take flashlights to the beach to take photos at night. I heard there are many nights..."
Mother Lin interrupted him, "Who's spending the night with you? You're not ready to go back, are you?"
"You can stay a few more days and play here. He hasn't gone to junior high school anyway, so he doesn't need to go to school." Ye Yaodong smiled and helped.
Lin Guangyuan nodded desperately, "Yes, yes, just let me play here for two days, and help look after my two cousins ​​by the way."
"Yes, he has never been to the new home. It's a rare visit, so let him stay for a few more days."
"I just happened to stay to help with the work and look after the children..."
"Yes, I just happened to stay with Cheng Hu and Yangyang..."
Everyone helped to speak, and Mother Lin had no choice but to let him stay here for a few more days.
"You have to be obedient, you can't be naughty, and you can't run around with your two cousins. You have to keep an eye on them, you know?"
Lin Guangyuan nodded vigorously in excitement, "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I will be obedient and help with the work."
After successfully staying, the children were very happy and talked about going to the beach to take photos of seafood in the evening.
"You are not allowed to go without an adult. The beach at night is very dangerous. What if you are swept away by the waves?" Mother Lin frowned and said worriedly.
"Brother-in-law, go with us!"
"You promised to be obedient just now, and now you are encouraging them to be naughty? If they are doing this nonsense, you will come home with me."
Lin Guangyuan suddenly did not dare to say anything.
Ye Yaodong smiled and winked at him, and he was instantly happy again. He felt that he had understood what his brother-in-law meant!
It’s better to be my brother-in-law!
A basin full of sandworms was particularly popular with adults and children. Mother Ye waited until half of their food was left before giving it to them.
"Save it for later with rice, otherwise you won't be able to eat it after waiting for rice."
Everyone licked the oil on their hands and looked at it eagerly, not eating enough.
"Let's eat now, right? Otherwise it won't taste good if it's soft. It's so crispy now!"
"You haven't had enough to eat, so hurry up and help with the work first."
Mother Ye cursed and brought it into the house, then fried two more vegetables, cooked a pot of fresh mussels and oyster omelette, and then called everyone to eat.
After a hearty meal, Father Lin and Mother Lin helped to take out all the oysters before leaving.
Before leaving, Ye Mu took two small buckets, filled them with some sandworms and oysters, and filled half a bag of barnacles and mussels for them to take back.
The old man was used to saving money. Ye Yaodong was afraid that they would walk back again, so he sent them to the entrance of the village to wait for the bus.
Although they are a small village, they are right on the roadside, and vehicles from the town often pass by. If you wait a little longer, you can still wait for the vehicles passing by.
After he waited for the two of them to get on the bus, he paid the fare before heading back.
Lin Guangyuan also accompanied him. After sending the person away, he said excitedly: "Sister-in-law, should we go to the beach to look at crabs, pick up snails, touch fish and catch shrimps at night?"
"Catch me blind? You were so nice just now. You said you would be good and obedient."
"Didn't you just wink at me?"
"when?"
"Just now? You can't keep your word!"
"I didn't say anything? I just blinked..."
"Yes, just blink, I understand what you mean."
"You know what a fool!" Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, raised his long legs, and strode forward.
Lin Guangyuan ran after him without giving up, "Hey...sister-in-law, you can't rely on me anymore...it was agreed..."
Chapter completed!