Chapter 20: Dragon and Phoenix Soup

It took Ye Yaodong a long time to pluck all the feathers from the chicken and clean it.

“Okay, I’ve prepared the chicken. Who will cook it? Xiaoxiao? Fatty?”

Xiaoxiao said without even raising her head: “Let Fatty go. Fatty is better at cooking than me. I’m in a good mood now. I’ll clean up after we finish eating!”

“Okay! Dongzi, you come in!”

Ye Yaodong shook his head, “I don’t want to play. It’s boring. I can play cards!”

“How do six people play? Or go crab fishing?” A Guang suggested.

“It’s boring. It’s all about luck. There’s no skill at all. You guys play, I’ll just watch.”

“Huh? Have you changed your personality? You don’t want to play Pai Gow or crab fishing?”

“Someone has to work, otherwise what will we eat? You guys play yours, I’ll go help Fatty.”

“Did you take the wrong medicine today? You’re so diligent?”

Each person said something, even being diligent was questioned. Ye Yaodong said unhappily: “I’m in a good mood today, can I have a guilty conscience?”

“Then go! Okay, call us. !”

The fat man was already in the house chopping the chicken with a knife. Seeing him coming in, he said, “Fortunately, Ah Zheng took a chicken. Otherwise, the snake weighing only more than one pound would not be enough to eat. It’s not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth! I went home and got two ribs earlier. I thought I could stew them with the snake so that they can be mixed together later.”

“Let’s cook the other things first and then stew the dragon and phoenix soup. Cook more soup and give Ah Zheng an extra bowl of meat to take back.”

“No problem.”

A big rooster weighing five or six pounds, a snake weighing more than one pound, and two ribs made a big pot full of food.

As soon as the fragrance came out, the others couldn’t sit still. After playing a round, they threw away the cards in their hands and gathered around the stove.

“Is it ready?”

“It smells so good!”

“I haven’t eaten snake for a long time, I miss it!”

“Can I eat now? I’m starving. I eat three meals of porridge a day and I’m gone after two pissings.”

Ye Yaodong brought a soup bowl over, “Wait a minute, scoop a bowl for A Zheng first, let him take it back to his parents to eat while it’s hot.”

“Yes, yes, yes, scoop a bowl for A Zheng first.”

A Zheng was a little embarrassed, “A small bowl will do, there are so many of us!”

“It’s a big pot, enough, there are other dishes, I cooked more soup, the essence is all in the soup.”

After scooping for A Zheng, everyone filled a bowl and sat at the table to eat.

They didn’t put any tonic in the dragon and phoenix soup, just stewed it with ginger and rice wine. After everyone ate a bowl, they started to eat the seafood on the table.

A Guang fiddled with the clams on the plate, picked one up and said, “Did you dig the clams and sand clams today? Did Dongzi dig them today? No wonder Xiaoxiao came to see you this morning. You weren’t at home. You’re so fat for such a small thing.”

“I’ve been digging all morning. It’s so hot. The tide will recede further tomorrow. Do you want to go? It’s quite interesting to go fishing in the sea occasionally.”

A Guang agreed immediately, “Okay, I’m free anyway.”

“I’m too full. I have to go to the beach to sunbathe in such a hot day. No!” Fatty refused immediately. His family has no shortage of food and drink, so he won’t go to the beach to sunbathe.

“I can’t go. My wife asked me to go back to her parents’ home with her tomorrow. Her mother is not in good health.” said Haozi, who has always had little presence.

Chen Wei was quite excited. “I’ll go. I haven’t been to the beach for a while. There’s a tide these two days. I’ll take a hook and see if there’s anything to pick up.”

“Of course there is. I was picking oysters and snails by the rocks today. I was lucky enough to pick up two blue crabs weighing 500 to 600 grams. The tide will recede further tomorrow. Let’s go for a walk as soon as the tide recedes.”

“Okay, we picked up blue crabs. They’re worth one or two yuan, which is a day’s wages for workers. We’re lucky.”

A Zheng and Xiao Xiao also agreed to go to the beach together tomorrow.

They spent more time with each other than with their wives at home. They often like to get together for activities.

“How much is this mantis shrimp today? It’s small and fat, and it even has red paste!” Ye Yaodong asked A Guang while biting it.

“35 cents.”

“Ah!?”

He thought about it and it seemed to be this price in this era!

Last September, no, in September 21, this kind of 5-7 cm small shrimps were only 3 yuan purchased at the dock, and the big ones were only 30 yuan, but the market did not have this price. The difference between the purchase price and the selling price is quite large.

Think about it, this price is reasonable.

“It costs 35 cents to pick it up, and 30 cents to pour it directly without picking it up. I picked all the ones with red paste.”

Others also picked one and broke the shrimp neck, and they all had red paste!

“You have a good eye!”

A Guang didn’t care, “What’s the big deal, I wanted to pick more, but the dock A Cai regretted it when he saw that I picked so accurately, and didn’t let me pick it up. I could only pour it, otherwise I wouldn’t sell it! If I don’t sell it, I won’t sell it. I think these are enough.”

“They are all appetizers, but it’s a pity that there is no wine!” The fat man peeled the shells regretfully.

“I didn’t drink enough yesterday, and my wife scolded me when I got home. She pinched my hands and left two blue spots on them. She almost wouldn’t let me go to bed.”

“If your wife doesn’t let you go to bed, you can find a mistress and sleep with her. See where she cries!”

“Tsk~ mistress? I almost couldn’t get married. I’ve been hanging out with you guys all day, and my reputation has been ruined. Fortunately, I already have a wife and children.”

A Zheng deliberately said in a weird tone: “Fuck, no wonder A Guang and I can’t get married. It turns out that it’s all your fault. Damn it, quickly compensate us with two wives!”

A Guang He also said in cooperation: “Yes, the night is long, you guys are sleeping soundly with your wives in your arms, but poor me and A Zheng can’t sleep alone~”

“Then you two can just hug each other, anyway, once the light is on and the quilt is covered over your head, it won’t make much difference in the dark…”

“Bah, there’s a big difference!”

A Zheng shamelessly stuck out his butt and patted it, saying: “What are you comparing? I’m bigger in front and in the back, no doubt!”

“Be careful, my sister is still here!” A Guang saw his two sisters holding the bowls and going back to the room embarrassedly, and hurriedly spoke out to stop them from talking too much!

“Eat, eat, eat, don’t say a few more hooligan words, save them for your wives when you get home!”

“Dongzi, I heard that your father caught a net of cucumber fish yesterday and sold it for more than a thousand. He made a fortune. Are you going to go out to sea with your father next?” Chen Wei asked curiously.

“Do I look like someone who can go to sea?”

“No!”

“You look like a kept gigolo!” The fat man laughed.

“Hmm… soft rice is really delicious and fragrant!”

(End)