Chapter 52 Turning Grief and Anger into Appetite
Gu Mingfeng would definitely be happy if he could catch some small fish and shrimps and bring them back.

Although that thing doesn't require much oil and salt to eat, if I ask my mother-in-law to wash it and fry it for my granddaughter, she will definitely like it.

But I don’t know what’s going on in recent years, it’s basically difficult to catch small fish and shrimps, but there are more and more crayfish, which have to be chopped up before feeding them to chickens.

Gu Mingfeng put down four cages in total. When he took them all out, they were all filled with crayfish.

Old man Gu didn't know that his eldest granddaughter was very happy to see these crayfish. Spicy crayfish became the most popular ingredient in the night market in later generations.

Poor Gu Wan hadn't tasted this delicacy for almost a year before he came here. He was busy with studies.

The fundamental reason is that her family was afraid that eating such strong food would damage her stomach and intestines and be bad for her health. The key is that it must not affect her performance in the college entrance examination.

College entrance examination, college entrance examination, everything is for the college entrance examination;
As a result, it was all in vain for her to take the exam.

Don’t think about it anymore. Turn your grief and anger into appetite and eat all the crayfish you have now, isn’t that enough?

Gu Wan looked at Gu Mingfeng with sparkling eyes: "Grandpa, I will use this crayfish to make you a delicious meal tonight."

Gu Mingfeng didn't believe that this thing could be delicious, but in order not to spoil his granddaughter's fun, he still said with a smile: "Okay, Grandpa will wait for Wanwan to make delicious food for me."

Looking at Grandpa’s expression, it was clear that he didn’t really believe it. Gu Wan didn’t try to figure it out. After it was done and everyone ate it, they would know.

Facts speak louder than words.

Qi Bin's foresight was indeed good. While the grandparents were still talking, he had already taken the initiative to put all the crayfish in the four cages into a wooden barrel.

Then, carrying the wooden barrel in one hand and the cage in the other, he and Gu Wan accompanied the old man and walked slowly home.

The Gu family had not announced that Gu Wan was going to work as a chef in the commune's kitchenette, and she had not started working yet.

Gu Wan also learned a profound lesson. The last time Yao Meiqi stayed in the commune, it caused displeasure among several other educated youth.

If they knew that she also found a job in the commune, they would probably not believe that she was doing it based on her ability. Gu Wan didn't know what those people would do when they became jealous.

Anyway, in the eyes of the villagers, Gu Wan took the initiative to go to the countryside and returned to the Gu family, but she is indeed a blessed person.

As she got older, Gu Wan favored her scarce granddaughter instead of her grandson. So, every day she could go out and play without working, since she had several brothers to help her.

People greeted them along the way, and Gu Wan smiled and waved back.

In order to match Gu Mingfeng's pace, Gu Wanqibin deliberately slowed down his pace.

When they got home, Shi Guixiang saw the big bucket of lobsters and said unhappily, "Why is there only this stuff today? We don't have many chickens at home, so we can't finish it. It's hot now, and it will stink if we leave it out tomorrow."

After walking for such a long distance, Gu Mingfeng's legs were actually a little tired, but he didn't want to show it in public.

Finally arriving home, he sat down to rest before replying, "These are not for the chickens. Wanwan said she would make something delicious for us."

Like the old man, Shi Guixiang didn't quite believe that her granddaughter could make anything delicious with this useless thing.

On second thought, maybe he had seen something different when he was in the provincial capital?

Anyway, the eldest granddaughter can do whatever she wants. There are so many lobsters that she can do whatever she wants with.

Then, the brothers in the family just happened to come back from work, so Gu Wan asked them to help wash the lobsters.

This lobster is delicious but difficult to clean. If you want to satisfy everyone in your family, you must finish cleaning the entire bucket.

That is a huge project. Not only do you have to pick out the shrimp thread on the back of the crayfish, you also need to use a brush to clean the black mud inside.

Even Qi Bin put on a posture and sat there obediently to help. Not to mention the brothers of the Gu family, the eldest brother Gu Shan was the most active.

Apart from his sincerity, there is also the intimidation from his wife.

But his wife said that he should be nice to his sister and put her first, otherwise she and the children would no longer recognize him as a heartless husband/father.

My sister went to the county town for a trip, and when she came back she brought back two packets of milk powder and even a can of malted milk.

According to Gu Wan, "The child needs to drink milk powder, and my sister-in-law also needs to take care of her health, so I'll give her the malted milk."

Gu Wan even said at that time: "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I'm sorry, I'll buy you malted milk next time. I managed to get it this time, so I'll give it to my sister-in-law first."

Li Huihui was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears. She held Gu Wan's hands and said with emotion: "Wan Wan, why aren't you a man? If you were a man, I would definitely marry you."

Gu Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If I were a man, I probably wouldn't be able to get to know my sister-in-law."

Li Huihui was not ignorant, and wanted to give malt extract to the old man as a filial piety.

Shi Guixiang was not the kind of evil mother-in-law who would mistreat her daughter-in-law, so she naturally refused. Both sides could not refuse, and in the end several elders drank a little before Li Huihui put the rest away.

With strength in numbers, it only took half an hour to clean up the nearly ten kilograms of crayfish.

Then Gu Wan followed the method she had seen online and first stir-fried the crayfish. Since there was not enough seasoning, she tried to use local ingredients as much as possible.

Fortunately, grandma’s private vegetable garden is really good, full of treasures. Gu Wan picked some side dishes that can be used as seasonings.

Add aniseed and shochu, then add water and simmer.

Just add a little bit of vinegar when you finally serve. Most people in my family like spicy food, so there’s plenty of chili peppers.

Ever since Gu Wan started cooking crayfish, the aroma has been wafting over the house, and Gu Mingfeng finally realized that what his old wife said about Wan Wan being able to do anything was right.

Wanwan is so amazing. We haven’t even started eating yet, but the spicy and fresh aroma in the air is already making us salivate.

When the spicy crayfish comes out of the pot, it’s a big pot, and it’s served with a few other side dishes.

Shi Guixiang started to worry because her granddaughter's cooking was so delicious that she didn't know if there would be enough food at home in the future.

The first shrimp must be filial to grandparents first, but Gu Mingfeng frowned. This thing smells fragrant but it is still just a shell with little meat.

Gu Wan smiled and quickly peeled them one by one and gave them to grandpa and grandma respectively.

"Grandpa and grandma eat it. Just break the shrimp tail apart from both sides and eat the meat inside."

Gu Mingfeng first ate the one peeled by his eldest granddaughter and then peeled one for himself. As soon as the crayfish entered his mouth, the numb and spicy taste quickly spread in his mouth.

The meat of the shrimp tail is firm and chewy, with a good texture and flavor. After eating it, Gu Mingfeng felt that he had lived in vain for the past few decades.

Such delicious food is actually fed to chickens?
There is no need to waste time talking, let's all start to act.

Qiao Yuemei also learned how to open the shrimp's head and eat the roe inside without any instruction. This is the season when shrimps are at their fattest, and the roe tastes great.

Gu Zhiqiang followed his wife's footsteps closely, while a few young boys found it troublesome and just chewed the shrimp shells together.

It is said that it tastes better that way.

(End of this chapter)