Chapter 184 Crabs from 1116 AD [Please vote]
“Is this the carrot sweet potato?”
During dinner, Diao Chan looked at the plate of fried sweet potatoes covered in syrup on the table. , swallowed quietly, it has been the first time to eat such a novel dish after being in the real world for so long.
Li Yu brought a bowl of cold water and put it on the table. He picked up a piece of sweet potato and pulled it gently, and a bright golden thread emerged from the sugar liquid.
Dip it in cold boiling water, the golden wire breaks, and the syrup hanging on the surface of the sweet potato also condenses due to the cold, as if the sweet potato has been coated with a layer of glass.
Li Yu placed it in Diao Chan's bowl, and he could even hear a sound similar to the impact of ice cubes:
"Have a try."
Diao Chan couldn't wait to take a bite, and the sugar on the surface made a crunching sound. She said with some surprise:
“It looks like candied haws.”
Li Yu picked up the rice and showed off a piece of twice-cooked pork:
"It's the same thing, except that the candied haws must be completely cooled. The shredded sweet potatoes are crispy on the outside and still warm on the inside after being dipped in water. It's not easy to get upset."
Diao Chan finished the shredded sweet potatoes in small bites. , picked up another piece, dipped it in cold water like Li Yu, and sighed while eating:
“Modern people are really good at studying, and they actually combine candied haws with dishes,”
The ancients were not bad either. The delicacies described in "Jin Ping Mei" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" cannot be reproduced by modern people... Li Yu was muttering in his heart when a message came on his phone.
He picked it up and saw that it was from Pu Yongliang, the owner of Xiuchuan Town Food Processing Factory:
"Brother, I'm sorry to disturb you during the Chinese New Year. My factory may not be able to survive. How many compressed biscuits do you want this time? I will make them for you in one go. I will file for bankruptcy."
Apply for bankruptcy. ?
Li Yu was a little surprised. Last time, the boss planned to hold on for a while. Why can’t he hold on during this Chinese New Year?
He replied:
"Happy New Year, Boss Pu. Are you no longer insisting? Maybe the dawn of victory has appeared."
Pu Yongliang sent a voice message, seemingly drunk:
"Brother, I really want to persist, but a company upline went bankrupt, and our debt balance was broken. Now debt collectors are blocking the door. I There is no other way..."
If the food factory cannot open up sales, no matter how hard it works, it will be in vain.
Li Yu sighed with emotion and was about to express some relief when he saw Diao Chan eating shredded sweet potatoes and suddenly thought that the world in the book had an increasing demand for compressed biscuits.
If Pu Yongliang’s factory collapses, we will have to find another processing factory to cooperate with in the future... Or, buy Pu Yongliang’s factory?
If you buy the factory, you don't need to rack your brains to find excuses to make up lies... Li Yu quietly discussed with Diao Chan:
"Boss Pu's food factory can no longer operate, should we buy it? Now that we have ourselves The processing factory can be opened to support the world in the book, and it can also make many novel snacks for you.”
It sounds very tempting... Diao Chan blinked in confusion:
"Then buy it. I'll use all the gold nuggets I have to buy a factory for us."
If you decide to buy, there won't be much financial pressure. You can gather together at the B&B scenic spot and do some processing of the gold in your hand. , that’s almost enough. If it’s really not possible, why don’t we sell some more cultural relics?
As for the little girl's money, she doesn't need it. She can keep it and spend it later.
But before that, Cao Wenfeng must be asked to investigate the factory's debt problem in advance and confirm that there is no problem before discussing the acquisition.
If you buy it and find out that the factory has been mortgaged to someone else, it will be in vain.
He replied:
"Boss Pu, are you busy on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year? How about we have a drink together?"
Let’s have a heart-to-heart talk first, and then talk about the next plan. If you come up and talk about acquisition, you will easily get ripped off.
Pu Yongliang has been drinking to drown his sorrows in the past two days, so naturally he will not refuse the opportunity to talk to others and complain:
"Okay, I will wait for the news about my brother on the sixth day of the lunar month. If there is anything about my brother, Please give me a hand.”
After finishing the chat, Diao Chan looked at the logistics information on her phone:
“The bike has finally arrived at the station. How about we drive it back later. ? I want to learn to ride it first, and if it’s easy to ride, I’ll buy one too.”
It’s too dangerous to ride a horse, and you don’t have a driver’s license to drive, so a bicycle is better because you can still digest food after eating.
Li Yu said:
“Let’s go to the bicycle store in the city to pick one up later.”
The little girl is suitable for a lightweight ladies’ bike. Choose one, and when spring comes, you can ride it around the village instead of being stuck in a B&B all the time.
After the meal, the two drove to the inn at the foot of the mountain and got the bicycle packed in the box.
After returning to the B&B, Li Yu unpacked the box and assembled the bicycle bit by bit according to the instructions. Diao Chan found it so novel.
Install the handlebars, install the front wheel, and fix the fenders... Li Yu bought a mountain bike when he was in college, and he was quite good at installing this thing.
Unfortunately, the Giant he bought frugally was stolen in less than a week. Since then, he has only been riding shared bicycles and has never thought about buying a bicycle.
After installing the car front and back, Li Yu inflated the tires and adjusted the shock absorption.
Diao Chan grabbed the pedals and turned upside down, listening to the clicking sound of the flower drum, which she found very pleasant.
"Sir, could this kind of bicycle be built in ancient times?"
Li Yu tested the tire pressure:
"No, mountain bikes are a product of modern industry, let alone ancient times. , even in modern times, it cannot be made by just any country.”
If it were an ordinary bicycle, you could still try it in ancient times, but not a mountain bike.
The hydraulic shock absorption used in this thing alone would make ordinary small countries helpless.
Li Yu adjusted the seat and tied the trouser leg of his right leg with the trouser leg strap to prevent it from getting entangled in the chain. Then he got on and rode around the backyard twice.
“Wow, it’s amazing, it doesn’t turn over!”
Diao Chan came over and kept watching. Li Yu grabbed the brake, stood on one leg, and patted the back seat. Said:
“Come up, I’ll take you around.”
“Can you still carry people?”
The little girl ran over excitedly, held Li Yu's waist and sat on the back seat. When she sat firmly, Li Yu kicked off her right foot, and the bicycle moved forward smoothly.
He walked through the backyard gate to the outside, then followed the outer wall to the front door, and rode down the winding cement road.
Diao Chan in the back seat was very nervous at first. After getting used to it, she gradually loosened Li Yu's clothes and rested her head on Li Yu's back, enjoying this moment of happiness and peace.
"Xiaochan, are you not asleep?"
"No, I am listening to your husband's heartbeat."
Through several layers of clothes, you can hear your fucking heartbeat... Li Yu said:
"Don't doze off while riding a bicycle. It's very dangerous. I fell off once when I was a child."
< br>Diao Chan chuckled and said:
“Sir, do you have such embarrassing things?”
“Visiting relatives during the New Year, I was tired from playing, and fell asleep as soon as I sat on the bicycle. Fortunately, I didn’t fall. It’s heavy and not disfigured, otherwise I wouldn’t be as handsome as I am now.”
"No way, sir, he is the most handsome no matter what!"
"..."
The two of them rode in a circle, talking and laughing, and then went uphill. Return to the B&B.
"How is it? Do you want to learn?"
Diao Chan tilted her head and thought for a while:
"Can I learn to use my own bike? Let's go buy it tomorrow, okay?"
"No problem."
The next day, before I had time to buy a bike, Yue Fei asked He came with a bagful of crabs. He rolled up his trousers and wore a short brown suit, looking like an ancient summer dress.
Suddenly entering the modern society in the middle of winter, I can’t stand it:
“Ah, I have forgotten the seasons in real society, sir, these are river crabs caught by students and brothers, and they are still Please take a look.”
Hey, isn't this the famous June Yellow? It feels a bit bigger than the June Yellow on the market... Li Yu took it and said to Yue Fei:
"You are going back to change clothes. Come here again, or go upstairs to take a hot bath and try on your modern clothes?”
There are various discounts in the mall these days, and Diao Chan, the little housekeeper, bought a lot of clothes for everyone, especially for their age. Yue Fei, the youngest, has everything from casual to sportswear.
When he heard that there were new clothes, Xiao Yue Fei was excited: "The student wants to try modern clothes, please ask your husband to make it happen."
Li Yu put his arm around his shoulders and said:
"Don't always be so polite. The clothes are in room 204 upstairs, and the room card is in the small drawer of the computer desk in the study. You take a shower and change clothes, and I'll put them in Cook these crabs and try the taste.”
I don’t know if the crabs from 1116 AD can compare with the bathing crabs from Yangcheng Lake. If it tastes good, ask Yue Fei to exchange some compressed biscuits, then take out the meat and make bald butter. It will definitely be delicious when mixed with noodles.
When they came to the kitchen, Xiuhe saw Li Yu carrying a bag of crabs and asked in surprise:
"Are there crabs in this season too?"
Li Yu said:
"I don't know how it tastes if it's artificially raised. I'll try steaming some."
He poured a whole bag of crabs into the pool and washed them clean. Place it on a basket covered with ginger slices, boil another pot of water, add some cooking wine to the water, and put it on the basket after the water boils.
While the crabs were being steamed, he removed the upper cover and internal organs of the small crabs, covered them with batter, and put them into the oil pan for deep-frying.
When Yue Fei came to the restaurant wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans and skate shoes, the crabs had been fried and steamed.
"Come and try it, it tastes really good."
Li Yu pinched a fried and crispy small crab and put it into his mouth, chewing it crunchily.
If I didn’t have to drive to the city to buy a bicycle for the little girl later, I would just make this side dish and open a bottle of beer and drink two glasses of it.
Yue Fei went to wash his hands, took the dishes and chopsticks from the disinfection cabinet, sat down and took a bite.
“This food is really delicious. My husband is good at everything and the students admire it!”
Apart from the fact that his long hair looks a bit uncoordinated, the little guy's clothes are no different from those of modern middle school students.
Whether it is for fighting a war or promoting health reforms, ancient people should be allowed to cut their hair.
Especially during the march and fighting, hair is not only easy to breed bacteria, but also difficult to deal with after being injured. During the Anti-Japanese War, everyone from the army commander to the cooks had bald heads just for hygiene and easy care. .
Li Yu tasted the steamed red river crab again. It was no different from modern crabs. The white and tender crab meat was dipped in ginger and vinegar sauce, which tasted unusually delicious.
He called Diao Chan over who was studying and ate crabs together.
"This part is the crab gills, which cannot be eaten and must be removed; this part is the crab stomach, which is cold in nature. Eating it will cause diarrhea..."
Li Yu seriously told two good students some tips on how to remove and eat crabs. Essentially, the two of them each held small scissors and other tools, and had a great time eating.
However, compared to the cumbersome river crabs, Yue Fei still prefers to eat blue crabs:
“It feels like a crab claw has more meat than a whole crab. No wonder my husband said before. Crab is a thing for rich people, and poor people don’t have this time.”
The steps to eat river crab are complicated, and if you want to eat them elegantly, you have to be very particular about eating crabs. It's quite poetic. How can ordinary people have such leisurely elegance?
Li Yu ate two and felt that the crispy fried crabs were more satisfying.
When everyone was satisfied, he tore apart all the remaining crabs, dug out the crab roe and crab meat, boiled it with lard, and mixed it into the cooked noodles. Several people ate it deliciously. Crab noodles.
“On the Internet, it is said that this bowl of noodles can be sold for hundreds of yuan. It is so expensive.”
Diao Chan has a habit of searching for prices when eating. When she saw the price of crab roe noodles, she was a little reluctant to eat them.
After dinner, Li Yu saw that Yue Fei had no intention of going back, so he took him to buy a bicycle and bought him two inflatable kayaks so that he could practice rowing.
As for fishing, forget it, Marshal Yue cannot be trained into an air force guy who only thinks about fishing all day long.
On the way to the city, Xiao Yuefei said with emotion:
"It is a pity that Shen Kuo has passed away in our world, but he has not been born in Marshal Mu. Otherwise, with the support of modern knowledge, he would definitely It will allow him to go further on the road of science."
In Mu Guiying's time, the glory of the Song Dynasty had not yet begun, but by Yue Fei's side, the Song Dynasty was about to decline. During its most glorious period, Both sides just missed it.
Li Yu said:
"Don't always focus on celebrities. You can also cultivate yourself. This doesn't happen overnight. Don't worry."
When they arrived in the city, the three of them found a place to park their cars and walked into the Giant Bicycle Store. shop.
Diao Chan spotted a pink variable-speed commuter car at a glance. It has no beams and is easy to get on and off. The variable-speed flywheel makes it more versatile.
Li Yu gave it a try and happily paid for it. At the same time, he also equipped Yue Fei's bicycle with a new saddle, which made it more comfortable to ride.
I pushed my newly purchased bicycle to the car, opened the back door, folded down the last row of seats, and put the bicycle in. The three of them went to a nearby supermarket and watched a movie. Went back in the evening.
After Yue Fei finished his dinner, he tried to learn how to ride a bicycle. It wasn't until dark that he hung the things he bought on the bicycle and pushed it back.
On the afternoon of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yu drove to Cao Wenfeng and talked to him about the acquisition of a food processing plant.
Cao Wenfeng was a little surprised:
“The business in your scenic spot is booming, why are you still involved in this sunset industry?”
Li Yu took a sip of hand-ground coffee:
"I want to try it combined with live streaming. If it becomes popular, it will give me another leg to walk on."
He was just talking nonsense, but he thought the idea was really good. Anyway, after the new year, Hanfu The factory has to live stream the goods, so it seems appropriate for the food factory to get involved.
Of course, the food factory mainly does business with the world in the book. In reality, it can be sold if it can be sold, and it cannot be sold out.
Seeing Li Yu's firm attitude, Cao Wenfeng said:
"Yongchuan Town Food Processing Factory, right? I'll ask my friends in the court to check it out first, and then take a look at the sales of this factory. I’ll help you push the price down as much as possible.”
Nowadays, the hot spot in the food industry is prepared dishes. Traditional food processing has become obsolete. If prices can be lowered, it will be great.
After drinking coffee, Li Yu stood up and left, and Cao Wenfeng also set off with his briefcase, preparing to use his connections to find out the details of the food factory.
Leaving the law firm, Li Yu bought a few cups of milk tea and a dozen roasted sweet potatoes, and headed straight for Fengming Valley.
Just as I was about to turn up the mountain road to the B&B, a box truck with a Beijing license plate turned up first.
Li Yu followed behind, carefully keeping a distance between the cars, and murmured curiously:
"It's Chinese New Year, why did a box truck with a Beijing license plate suddenly arrive?"
It wasn't until he arrived at the door of the B&B that he saw Zhou Ruotong instructing the box truck to pull over.
Hey, what new tricks have you made for me... Li Yu parked the car aside and pushed the door open. Just as he was about to say hello, the door of the cargo box opened and he could see inside at a glance. There is a black and red retro motorcycle.
Holy shit, beautiful!
Li Yu couldn't move his eyes away. He didn't expect that what was inside the box was a super beautiful motorcycle.
"A New Year's gift for you, do you like it?"
Zhou Ruotong was very satisfied with someone's reaction and walked over with a smile, wanting to hear how this stinky guy would thank him.
New Year's gift?
Li Yu couldn't believe his ears. He took a deep breath:
"Isn't this too expensive?"
Who doesn't like beautiful and handsome motorcycles, but this car didn't look cheap at first glance, so he didn't dare to accept it.
"If you feel bad about it, just play badminton with me a few more times in the future."
The smelly guy was so scared that he didn't dare to ask for it. Was he afraid that I would take out the invoice and reimburse him?
Li Yu smiled and returned to his usual playful and smiling temperament:
“From now on, I will be your caddy. I will fly around the court to help you pick up balls, and I can abuse you as much as you want. It’s absolutely true...I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep if I don’t pay some price for taking advantage of you.”
Bah, you are so old and you still say you are a caddy, you are really good at pretending to be young.
With a smile on his face, Zhou Ruotong finally heard this stinky cat making nonsense again. How great!
After unloading the motorcycle, Li Yu rode it for a try, then went to Wang Shaojun to fill up a tank of gas, and drove around the town.
Don't tell me, the new motorcycle is different when driving;
He went back along the mountain road, drove the car to the door of the B&B and slowly stopped, just about to blow another wave of rainbow fart praises Professor Zhou, this beauty raised her long legs and sat on the back seat:
"Caddy, take me for a ride."
Li Yu: "..."
Good guy, are you treating me as a motorcycle driver?
However, after much murmuring, he still drove Zhou Ruotong down the mountain and walked around the nearby scenic spots. He even got punched a few times for saying the wrong thing. He returned to the B&B after the sponsor was satisfied. Prepare dinner.
If Zhou Ruotong knew that I had acquired a food factory, he would have said he was not doing his job properly... Li Yu laughed at himself in the kitchen. Probably in Professor Zhou's eyes, what he did would always be associated with not doing his job properly.
Gee, this is probably the fate of the savior!
(End of this chapter)