Chapter 28

At about three o’clock in the afternoon, someone knocked on the gate of the courtyard.

Su Wan put down the kitchen knife, washed her hands that were stained with fish scales, wiped the water stains on her hands, and stood up to open the door.

“Here I come~”

“Squeak~”

As the door opened, what came into view were several military wives with smiles on their faces.

Why could she tell at a glance that the visitors were all military wives?

Because more or less, their temperament was different from the village women she had met in the village.

“Hello, sisters-in-law.”

“Hey, you are Comrade Su Wan? Xiao He’s new wife?”

The leading military wife was the wife of Political Commissar Liu. She was a little older and spoke with a joyful tone.

“Well, yes.”

Su Wan admitted it generously, and then did not forget to invite several military wives into the yard to chat.

The commissar’s wife, who was standing at the front, said with a smile:

“Xiao He grew up under my and my husband’s watchful eyes. In terms of seniority, I am considered your elder!

So, it’s most appropriate for you to call me Aunt Jiang!

If you encounter any difficulties in the future and need help, please don’t hesitate to come to our family compound to find us!”

“Hello, Aunt Jiang.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the other military wives around her began to respond and introduced themselves enthusiastically.

One of the thin military wives said with a smile on her face:

“Sister-in-law, my wife and your husband are close friends and comrades who fought in the same regiment! You can just call me Sister-in-law Xu.”

Hearing this, Su Wan nodded obediently in response:

“Hello, Sister Xu!”

Then there was anotherSome of the military wives came forward and said:

“Sister-in-law, my husband is the deputy commander of the Third Regiment. He and your husband enlisted in the same year.

The two of them had fought side by side, collaborating on many difficult missions. It could be said that they had a life-or-death friendship! You can just call me Sister Zhang.”

Su Wan quickly smiled and greeted her, “Hello, Sister Zhang!”

At this time, another tall military wife came forward, took Su Wan’s hand and said affectionately:

“Sister-in-law, my husband is the captain of the patrol team. Two winters ago, he accidentally fell into a pile of rocks by the sea. The situation was so critical!

Thanks to your Xiao He who discovered it in time and brought people to help without hesitation, he was pulled back from the brink of death.

Otherwise, he might have already reported to the King of Hell!

Anyway, if you need help with anything in the future, just come find me. I live in the conch village next door. You can just call me Sister Pan!

Su Wan didn’t expect that He Nanfeng had saved someone before. This was a plot that was not described at all in the original book.

With so many eyes looking at her, she decided to deal with the current situation first and continued to shout:

“Hello, Sister Pan.”

Sure enough, those who were invited to the banquet were all He Nanfeng’s comrades-in-arms with whom he had shared life and death.

After introducing each other, Aunt Jiang didn’t bother to be polite. She rolled up her sleeves and led the other military wives to help prepare seafood, fruits and vegetables…

Su Wan was not idle either. She boiled water, washed dishes, added brown sugar, and when the water boiled, she made brown sugar water for the sisters-in-law.

In this era, brown sugar water has become the highest form of hospitality.

There are three tables in the yard, which can seat about twenty people.

Jiang Yingchun estimated that there would be at least ten to twelve dishes for a table.

The seafood Xiao He ordered, including chicken, duck, fish and meat, are all fine, as they can all cook them. However, none of them are good at cooking crabs, conchs, clams, sea fish and other seafood. They always have a fishy smell, and they are afraid that they will not cook them well and ruin the feast.

After several military wives discussed it, they were all at a loss.

Su Wan had already brewed some brown sugar water by this time, and warmly asked her sisters-in-law to stop working, take a break, and have some water.

“Xiao Su, there’s something we need to tell you.”

“Hmm? What’s up?”

“We all came from inland areas, so we’re good at handling chicken, duck, fish, and meat, but we’re not so good at seafood. We usually try not to cook seafood at home because we can’t get rid of that fishy smell.”

“That’s right, I don’t understand. My son wants to eat crabs, but he always says they taste bad. I can’t eat them either. I always think they have a fishy smell.”

“Don’t mention it. I cooked crabs twice and my whole family had vomiting and diarrhea for several days. I won’t touch it again.”

“Yeah, I followed the fisherman’s instructions, but it still doesn’t taste good.”

The military wives were talking to each other and were so angry that they laughed.

Su Wan frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, as if she thought of something, she hurriedly got up and brought back a fat crab. With a look of curiosity on her face, she asked the military wives around her how to deal with the crab.

The military wives were talking to her about their methods and experiences, and Su Wan was listening attentively, nodding from time to time to show that she understood.

After a while, the clever Su Wan seemed to understand the key.

It turns out that the crabs these military wives cooked before were not only unpalatable but also had a strong fishy smell, and even caused vomiting and diarrhea after eating them. There are two main reasons:

The first is that they did not handle the crabs correctly at the beginning; the second is that they did not go through the important steps of marinating and removing the fishy smell.

By the time the military wives had taken a short rest and adjusted themselves, time had quietly passed and it was already six o’clock in the afternoon.

At this time, Su Wan volunteered to step forward and decided to personally demonstrate to everyone the correct steps and techniques for handling seafood.

First, she skillfully picked up the seemingly ordinary kitchen knife and began to process the crab with skillful techniques.

She just raised her knife and cut it into eight pieces with clean and neat movements in the blink of an eye, causing the military wives present to open their eyes wide with surprise.

Immediately afterwards, Su Wan followed the same method and quickly processed other types of seafood such as conchs, clams, sea fish, etc.

Throughout the whole process, the military wives all stared at Su Wan’s every move, afraid of missing any details.

When he saw Su Wan’s superb knife skills, he couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement:

“Oh my god, Xiao Su’s knife skills are amazing!”

You know, they have been learning to cook from their mothers since they were old enough to understand. Tasks like cutting vegetables and smashing garlic are naturally no problem for them, and they think their cooking skills are pretty good, at least they can be called good cooks.

But now compared with the young Xiao Su, Jian Shou was ruthlessly crushed!

It is also just an ordinary kitchen knife, but in Xiao Su’s hands it seems to be able to bloom flowers!

This huge gap is really a blow to people, and their self-confidence feels like it has plummeted to the bottom in an instant.