Chapter 19: I won’t bother you, right?
"You're lucky. The tide only rose two days ago, and there was a strong wind last night. There are indeed a lot of things."
Fu Ming had actually been observing Xia Mi on the reef for a while.
He came before Xia Mi, and when he was lying on the rocks, he suddenly heard a sigh, and then he noticed the people except him.
Every time he saw Xia Mi struggling to lift the stone and the crab quickly escape, and she was anxious to catch it, he wanted to laugh.
Xia Mi was really shocked when she saw Fu Ming, thinking that he was going to jump into the sea again.
"There was a typhoon yesterday. There are a lot of crabs on the island today. If you are not afraid, I can take you to catch crabs."
Fu Ming took the initiative to give Xia Mi the steps.
This suggestion played right into Xia Mi's mind. What she lacked was someone who could teach him some practical experience. What she knew now was still superficial.
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."
Fu Ming was taken to Zhui Feng Island since he was a child, where he could catch crabs, snails, and snails. He took Xia Mi to the cracks in the rocks to feel for crabs.
He clasped his hand tightly on the stone slab, and with a slight movement, the crab hiding underneath came out.
Fu Ming, with quick eyes and quick hands, held down the crab and then threw it away. The first crab appeared in Xia Mi's bucket.
Xia Mi still couldn't let go. Fu Ming also saw her fear and silently caught many crabs. There were more than half of the bucket, mostly small crabs.
She weighed it and thought it weighed three to four pounds.
The relationship between the two gradually became closer while catching crabs.
"Sister Xia Mi, I heard that you are from Suzhou?"
The two were tired of catching and sat on the rocks to rest.
"Well, what else have you heard about me?"
Fu Ming was silent for a moment, lowered his head and stammered, "There's nothing else..."
"Come to my house for dinner tonight. I'll make more. Thank you for helping me catch crabs this afternoon."
Xia Mi changed the topic in time, looking at the bucket full of crabs, thinking about picking up some more oysters and snails, and making a stir-fried snail and fish sauce.
Fu Ming refused without thinking.
"I won't go, this little thing is nothing."
Xia Mi thought he was being polite, "It's okay, I'm moving this afternoon, and besides you, two other comrades are also here for dinner."
Fu Ming was resolute and Xia Mi was unwilling to go no matter how much he tried to persuade him.
Finally, Fu Ming casually found an excuse to leave and trotted along, feeling like there was a savage beast behind him.
Xia Mi looked at the back, wondering. Captain Fu and Huo Jingchen must know each other, and Fu Ming should also know him. Why did Fu Ming's eyes dodge so much when she mentioned Huo Jingchen just now?
She didn't think much and prepared to go back and make dinner.
After Xia Mi finished processing the seafood, he started to have trouble with the firewood.
Although the iron pot cannot be used for cooking, the earthen stove is delicious and has pot gas, but the firewood is all wood and old scrap wooden boards.
Xia Mi had no choice but to tear off the bark of the dried wood and then went to space to buy a lighter and light it.
After blanching the seafood and preparing to make the marinade, Xia Mi discovered that most of the needed seasonings were not available.
She can only use space to buy it, and when she uses it up, she has to use space
Fishing small seafood in sauce is effortless and time-consuming.
Xia Mi bought ice cubes for a dime at the mall. She poured the ice cubes into a large basin, and then put the basin filled with seafood in to chill it.
It's still early now, four o'clock in the afternoon, just in time to wait for Huo Jingchen and the others to go home.
Finally, there are the snails.
Wash the snails repeatedly and blanch them, then pour oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, add Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, garlic slices and bean paste. When the red oil is fried, add the snails. Stir-fry over high heat until it comes out of the pot. Finally, add green onions to increase the aroma.
The spicy aroma instantly filled the entire kitchen, mixed with the sweetness of the rice.
Xia Mi packed everything, and then the meal signal sounded.
Huo Jingchen led people home.
Stepping into the family courtyard, Shi Daqiang smelled the aroma, "The instructor's wife is making delicious food again. I really envy the instructor for his good taste."
Among military family members, who has the best cooking skills is Fan Chunhua.
So much so that the three of them had preconceived ideas and mistakenly thought that Fan Chunhua was cooking.
"Why don't you guess whether this fragrance comes from Huo Yingchang's house?" Zhang Erqiao was really worried about his good brother's emotional intelligence.
"My sister-in-law looks like she has never touched the spring water with her fingers. This rice must be..."
After saying that, Daqiang began to pat his chest and assured Huo Jingchen, "Battal Commander, don't worry, no matter how unpalatable my sister-in-law makes it, I will never react at all."
Zhang Erqiao wanted to wrap Daqiang's mouth with tape at this moment.
Huo Jingchen was amused and nodded to praise Daqiang's ideological consciousness, "It's good that you have such consciousness."
Daqiang laughed and talked about his own opinions.
"Yes, if Erqiao and I say it tastes bad and hurts my sister-in-law, you will be the one who has a headache."
"I heard that coaxing women is the most difficult thing. Battalion Commander, you definitely don't have the patience to do so, so it's us who will suffer in the end."
Zhang Erqiao finally understood that Shi Daqiang was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, but he thought he had low emotional intelligence.
Not only did he protect his sister-in-law's face, but he also thought about the leader.
After returning home, Shi Daqiang was the first to rush into the kitchen and shouted for help. Zhang Erqiao followed him in not wanting to lag behind.
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Xia Mi asked them to bring the dishes to the living room.
As soon as Shi Daqiang's hand touched the porcelain basin, the sudden coolness made him let go of his hand and looked at the porcelain basin in surprise.
"Sister-in-law, why is your porcelain basin so cold? What did you put in it?"
Xia Mi explained calmly and deliberately asked: "I made the cold seafood and put it in the well water for a while. Is it very cold?"
When Shi Daqiang heard about the cold seafood, his heart died. Such a fishy thing was actually used for cold salad without frying.
Zhang Erqiao on the side was also disheartened and regretted that he should not have agreed to come to dinner this afternoon.
Unexpectedly, the two of them completely changed their faces when they came to the table.
"Sister-in-law, your craftsmanship is so good. How did you come up with this? It's so delicious." Shi Daqiang chewed and chewed, pointing at the snail, "Snail, you knocked the tail off one by one?"
"Find a slotted spoon, insert their tails into them, and break them off."
He had never heard of this method before.
Zhang Erqiao generously praised, "Sister-in-law, you are so smart."
Huo Jingchen was also surprised by Xia Mi's craftsmanship.
The small seafood in the sauce tastes sour, spicy and delicious, and goes very well with rice.
The braised snails will be eaten together with the soup when the snails are cooked. It is spicy and fragrant.
Huo Jingchen ate quietly and quickly, and was the first to finish his meal among everyone.
After the meal, the two of them were responsible for washing the dishes.
Xia Mi dug out the fabric and found that she had overestimated herself. All she knew how to make were simple short-sleeved shirts, which she had watched her grandmother make since she was a child.
After thinking and coming up with no results, Xia Mi went to Jiang Shengmei for advice with his drawings and questions.
Jiang Shengmei saw the material, washed her hands, and then carefully touched the fabric. She couldn't put it down.
"I've prepared it for you."
When Jiang Shengmei heard that they were making clothes, she had no intention of helping. She just wanted to do it all.
Seeing that Xia Mi wanted to be polite again, she quickly interrupted, "Don't be polite to me. Before I came to the island, I was a worker in a garment factory. Making clothes was done by hand. I haven't done it for so long, and my hands are itchy."
Xia Mi was really embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, thank you. I knew this a little bit before, but I haven't done it for so long that I forgot about it."
Just when she was thinking about what gift to return, Jiang Shengmei saw through her.
"Don't bring me any more things. If you really want to thank me, don't bother me when I go to your house to borrow a sewing machine from now on."
Xia Mi nodded quickly.
With that said, Jiang Shengmei asked Xia Mi, "Has your wedding day been decided?"
"Well, it's the day after tomorrow, so I'm a little anxious. How about I give you a hand?"
Jiang Shengmei thought in her mind, "I'm a bit pressed for time, but if you only have a sample of a jacket, I can make it in one day."
Jiang Shengmei asked after leaving the door and approaching home.
"I'm going. I won't disturb you and Camp Commander Huo, right?"
(End of chapter)