novelhk Chapter 627 Lobster Meat
Chapter 627 Lobster Meat
First, the skinny monkey borrowed a big black pot next to the pigpen from Aunt Tao, saying that he had picked up some crabs on the reef and wanted to cook them, and no one suspected anything.
Then Zhou Chang expressed many times that he was willing to do good deeds. He also took two pieces of unknown gems from his belt and gave them to Tao Lao's son and apprentice, expressing his "strong" desire to release the magical shrimp.
It was really a blessing from God. In the next few days, during two trips out to sea, Tao Lao and his friends caught more magical shrimps, dozens of them in total. They handed them over to Zhou Chang and Shouhou without any doubt.
The two of them collected all the lobsters, no matter how many there were, and then hid behind a huge reef in the distance under the pretext of releasing them. They were not afraid of whether there would be pirates from the Mirage Kingdom, and continued to cook the lobsters and enjoy them.
When they cooked lobsters for the second time, they not only had fire but also had a lot of useful tools.
Zhou Chang even dug a tunnel and built a small smokeless stove to make the operation more covert.
They steamed, boiled and grilled lobsters so efficiently that they became almost addicted to it.
At first, they were very secretive, fearing that they would be discovered. Later, they gradually realized that this rocky shore was both secluded and sheltered from the wind, and no one came here at all.
The two of them opened their arms and ate with relish.
After eating so much that his stomach was almost bursting, Zhou Chang thought of Yuan Qi even more.
I thought maybe I should ask Yuan Qi to come over. Such good things will definitely be beneficial to the body.
I just don’t know whether Yuan Qi has eaten it before, and whether he has any concerns?
"Monkey, do you think Miss Yuan will eat this? Should we call her over to eat it together?" Zhou Chang couldn't make up his mind, so he asked the skinny monkey who was still stuffing shrimp into his mouth.
The skinny monkey thought eating wouldn't interfere with talking: "Miss Yuan has eaten all kinds of delicious food, why would she be interested in what we make?"
"This thing is definitely good for the body." Zhou Chang also backed off in his heart, and had more concerns, "Yes, she will definitely look down on us if we eat secretly like this. What if she also believes in the Dragon King like the fishermen, then..."
The thin monkey said, "Alas, Your Majesty, why are you so hesitant? There is no way we can finish eating so many magical shrimps. We might as well peel the remaining ones, dry them and take them back. If Miss Yuan eats them, that's good. If she doesn't, then they will all belong to me."
Zhou Chang had been eating lobsters for the past two days. Even the best things have to come to an end. When he heard this suggestion, he clapped his hands in agreement: "This is a good idea. We should save some. We will be on the road in two days. Maybe we can save some for food on the road."
So, after they had eaten their fill, they peeled out large pieces of lobster meat and placed them on the rocks by the sea to dry.
At night, he would secretly put away the paper that wrapped the medicinal herbs, and pack the dried lobster meat back the next day.
The weather has been good these days. Before they had finished eating all the lobsters caught the day before, Mr. Tao and his team were able to catch new batches one after another.
Without Zhou Chang's instructions, Tao Lao's son and apprentice left nets full of lobsters to Zhou Chang.
These people were not surprised by Zhou Chang's sincerity in "releasing the fish into the wild". Instead, they were puzzled as to why there were not so many magical shrimps in previous years, but recently they seemed to be rushing into the net like crazy.
"Maybe our wish to release the animals was too great, so God made it come true." Zhou Chang smiled from ear to ear.
The skinny monkey just nodded vigorously beside him.
To this end, the two also opened up a larger "seawater farm" to store lobsters.
After a few days, the two of them became more and more skilled in both experience and technique, and they were able to cook lobsters more smoothly.
Zhou Chang even gained experience in peeling lobsters. The large pieces of snow-white lobster meat could not be eaten up or dried in the sun.
Days like this make them not want to leave.
Since the start of the "magic shrimp release", Zhou Chang and Shouhou only had a simple meal in the evening, mainly because they were too full and were not hungry until the next morning.
This caused Yuan Qi and the Tao family to worry.
I was worried that Zhou Chang and Shouhou were not fully recovered yet, so their appetites were getting worse and worse.
Every time, the skinny monkey is better at finding an excuse to get away with it.
Zhou Chang hesitated for a few days before he found an opportunity to go to Yuan Qi's room at night.
Yuan Qi was working as a female worker with Aunt Tao's daughter Erya.
When the mother and daughter of the Tao family saw Zhou Chang coming in, they naturally hid away.
During this period, Zhou Chang lived in the same room with Shouhou. As for why he did not sleep with Yuan Qi, Yuan Qi gave a reason that she was a "light sleeper", so the couple always slept separately.
"Can you also do housework?" Zhou Chang asked, then turned around and carefully closed the door.
Yuan Qi put the needlework and other things aside and asked Zhou Chang to sit down by the kang. "When Lu Ping and the others were doing it before, I played with it a bit when I was interested, but I can't say I'm good at it."
Zhou Chang immediately thought of the love knot on the heart-embracing jade pendant. He reached into his bulging arms and took out the jade pendant and a bag of lobster meat. "You didn't make the love knot on the jade pendant, did you?"
Yuan Qi smiled: "Why, you can tell? It's true that my craftsmanship is not as good as theirs."
"It's really you..." Zhou Chang's heart was inexplicably throbbing, but she simply ignored Prince Yi's thoughts, "It's a waste of your hands to do this, you were born to be a gold abacus."
"Alas, the golden abacus... Fortunately, I didn't bring the golden abacus with me that night. My father had someone make it for me..." Yuan Qi was depressed when he mentioned his father Yuan Yu, but he smelled a different smell at the same time and asked, "What is that?"
"Shh..." Zhou Chang put his finger on his lips and lowered his voice. "This is the magical shrimp meat I secretly brought back for you. Do you want to eat it? Don't be shy."
"Divine shrimp...meat?" Yuan Qi's eyes widened in surprise. "Didn't you say you were going to release them?"
"It's releasing it into the stomach." Zhou Chang grinned, opened the paper package and held it in front of Yuan Qi, "It's delicious, eat it quickly, don't let them know. Although it's a little cold, I've been holding it in my pocket, so the temperature should be ok. You won't worry, right?"
Yuan Qi couldn't answer and just stared at Zhou Chang with his eyes wide open.
"What? Are you concerned that this is some kind of sacred object of the Sea Dragon King?" Zhou Chang was most afraid of this.
Tears began to well up in Yuan Qi's eyes.
"No, no... It's okay if you don't want to eat it..." Zhou Chang panicked and explained quickly, "The monkey and I have already tried it. We thought that you have been wronged during this period of time. The conditions are limited and there is nothing delicious. This thing must be nourishing to the body, so I brought it to you. If you don't want to eat it, we won't eat it in the future. Don't mind it."
"No, I'll eat it." Yuan Qi blinked suddenly to hide the soreness in his eyes, and picked up a large piece of snow-white lobster meat and put it into his mouth to chew.