Chapter 148 It’s common for A Le to be scolded, Drizzle
Zhou Ruonan's mother-in-law, Grandma Chen and the others have now opened the last two bags of oysters.
In the two bowls placed on the square stool surrounded by several people, one contained a dozen shapeless beads, and the other contained six round and smooth oyster beads. The golden bead in the middle was particularly dazzling.
Zhou Ruonan pried open an oyster that was much larger than her feet. She pinched the fat and tender oyster meat with her hands. Her eyes suddenly lit up. When she pulled open the oyster meat, she found a golden bead about the size of a marble.
She held it between her fingers.
Before she could speak, Sister-in-law Li exclaimed, "My mother! Ah Nan opened another golden one. One in the morning. I opened one right after dinner and sat down. Today's three are all
She drove it."
The two parents-in-law are so lucky, and there is no one else. It will definitely not go wrong if you follow them this time.
The few people who were immersed in opening the beads looked up, and Mother Li smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
"Oops, I finally opened the third one today. Let's compare the ones. Unfortunately, the one opened in the morning was too small, otherwise I would have made up a set."
Sister-in-law Li grabbed the other beads in the bowl, leaving only the golden one, "Come on, come on, let's compare them quickly."
"I'll wipe it first."
Zhou Ruonan happily wiped the beads on his apron, put them into the bowl, and moved their heads to the bowl in the middle, with more energy than a gambler looking at dice.
Sister-in-law Li picked up the bowl with quick hands, shook the beads inside, looked at the beads shaking back and forth, and said excitedly: "These two are about the same size."
"Yeah, I think it's about the same size."
Mother Li said and took the bowl, shook it a few times like her, and then handed it to Sister-in-law Li. Several people present shook the bowl one after another and agreed that the two pieces were about the same size.
Sister-in-law Li said with a smile: "In addition to the four beads opened in the morning, ten beads have been opened today. I have already made up one set of white beads, and I have almost made two sets of gold beads. But there is still only one black one."
, I think it’s difficult to put together a set!”
Grandma Chen smiled and said: "Just one black one, I think it would be better to open a few more gold ones. There are still two bags left. Nan is lucky, and he can open another gold one."
The old lady was so happy that she couldn't see her eyes anymore. She used to say that Ah Le was so whimsical that he didn't expect that he could really make beads and sell them for a lot of money.
I divided over 100 at noon, and money comes in every day. If this continues, it won't take long to build a new house.
When the spacious new house is built, you don't have to worry about no one coming to propose marriage. At that time, you can find a wife for him to move in.
"Grandma," Zhou Ruonan said sheepishly, "I picked the big ones, and you guys also picked the big ones. The probability of getting beads is higher."
Sister-in-law Li looked at the oysters placed at her feet, "The ones we opened are not too small, and the oysters this time are not small."
"Azhen, no matter how big or small, let's quickly open the last two bags. There will be more tomorrow!" Mother Li said, grabbing the beads out of the bowl and handing them to Zhou Ruonan, "Anan, take these and put them away first.
, so that no one will be jealous."
"Okay." Zhou Ruonan took the carefully packed handkerchief, went home, put the beads away, locked the door and came out. He saw Li Xiaoyang and Li Xiaoqing carrying a bucket of cleaned oyster meat, followed by a bucket.
A few of Li Xiaohui from the wooden basin.
"Third Aunt, have you opened the beads again?"
Zhou Ruonan looked around the courtyard and whispered: "Another golden one opened."
"Wow~" Several children hurriedly covered their mouths, smiling with crooked eyebrows, "Third Aunt, we want to drink malted milk."
"Okay, I have two more bags. Once I open them, I'll mix them with malted milk for you to drink." Zhou Ruonan smiled and took the bucket, opened the door and walked in.
Sister-in-law Li glared at Li Xiaoyang, "You know how to eat!"
"Luanluoluo!" Li Xiaoyang made a face at her, "Grandma, do you still need to wash the oyster meat in the basin?"
Mother Li smiled and nodded, poured the oyster meat from the porcelain basin into the bucket, handed it to several children, and asked them to wash it.
Zhou Ruonan and Mrs. Li carried the bucket of washed oyster meat to the kitchen. When they got to the stove, they opened the lid of the pot, poured the oysters into the pot, and rolled them evenly with a spatula.
Sister-in-law Li turned Zhou Ruonan around and winked at Li's father, who was busy knitting bamboo sticks in front of the stove.
When A Le left, he asked her to talk in front of her parents-in-law. She didn't know what the two elders' reaction was when they found out that they were going to build a new foundation in Nanshan.
Zhou Ruonan thought for a moment and said: "Abba, I opened another one. After they dig out all the oysters in the cave, plus the money from selling the bergamot snails, I will make some more in the second half of the year, and I will be able to get a housing base by the end of the year."
A new house is being built.”
Father Li put down the bamboo strips in his hand and raised his head with a smile on his face, "When I feel better, I will go to A Dong and tell him which location at the entrance of the village is good, and I will approve all six houses under your name at once."
Come down."
Never in their wildest dreams did they expect that the children would have money to build a new house by the end of the year. When Ah Le finishes building the house, who will dare to say that he is a street kid, relying on his parents and his wife to support him?
Seeing his cheerful look, Sister-in-law Li became more courageous and said, "Dad, I heard that Nanshan is pretty good, with three rooms for two. What do you think of it?"
"Hmm, I think Nanshan is nice. It's far away from the village and quiet!" Zhou Ruonan helped.
"What are you going to do in Bilingan Mountain? There's a lot of carrying there, and you have to walk around a lot before you can get out of the village." Father Li shook his head repeatedly, "If you can't do it there, it's better to go to the village entrance."
He paused and said, "You have to choose a lively and popular place for housing. Nanshan is deserted and close to the seaside. It's not good!"
Zhou Ruonan: "Second sister-in-law and I both like a quieter place. Also, the house site at the entrance of the village is only one foot and two rooms, and the Nanshan area is one foot and three, not to mention three rooms."
Sister-in-law Li: "Abba, how wonderful is the three-room homestead. The new house that Daobiao's family just built this year has spacious front and back. How wonderful!"
"I remember last time you said that the foundation at the entrance of the village was good, but why did you think of going to Nanshan?" Father Li frowned and looked at her, "Did Alena Hozen want to go to Nanshan and persuade you to be a lobbyist?"
Sister-in-law Li had no choice but to tell the truth, "Ale said Nanshan was good, and An also said it was good after visiting it. I think the three-room foundation is more spacious, and I also want to approve the new foundation in Nanshan."
Zhou Ruonan took over and expressed his opinion, "He has discussed it with me, and I also think it's a good place."
"I understand. You go to work first and wait until A Ping and the others come back." After that, Father Li immersed himself in weaving bamboo sticks, thinking about what the sisters and brothers had just said.
Seeing this, Grandma Zhou Ruonan didn't dare to say anything more. She scooped up the oyster meat from the pot and poured it into the pot. After filtering out the excess water, she took it out and spread it out on the bamboo mat to dry in the sun.
The yard was full of bamboo mats. Grandma Chen moved all the bamboo mats and bamboo mats from her family over. Adding up the bamboo mats from several families, she still needed a few to spread them out.
After the oyster meat was dried, the sisters went over and opened the cover made of old fishing nets, and turned the oyster meat inside the bamboo flat to dry.
More than 2,000 kilograms of oysters, approximately 600 kilograms of oyster meat are produced. This is because the oysters in the cave are good, so we can produce so many oysters.
If you replace it with the ones cut out of the rocks on the beach, you can get at most two to three hundred kilograms out of two thousand kilograms. After blanching, it shrinks a lot. After drying, you can probably get more than a hundred kilograms of dry goods.
When drying dried goods, you don’t have to worry about rainy days or strong sunshine. They will dry in just a few suns, and the dried goods will also look good in color.
"Anan, do you think my father will agree to our granting the homestead in Nanshan?"
"As the old saying goes, a child cannot grow bigger than its father, and a boat cannot grow bigger than its oars. We wanted to place the foundation there, but in the end my father had no choice but to agree, but Ale would definitely get a beating."
"Hee hee! It's common for Ah Le to be scolded, Xiaoyu! But everyone is scolded when they are young, he only got scolded when he was older!"
Zhou Ruonan: "..." Sister-in-law, you know it in your heart and speaking it out are two different things, okay?
"Hey! What are you two talking and laughing about?" A woman with a signature matchmaker mole on the corner of her mouth stepped onto the courtyard with a smile.
Zhou Ruonan's sister-in-law looked at her and frowned. This person was Li's mother's cousin. She liked to go from house to house to be a matchmaker. What she hated most was that she wanted whatever she saw, and her face was two layers thicker than a pig's head.
Everyone in the Li family hates this cousin. Although Li's mother and she are cousins, they still live in the same village and rarely interact with each other.
He Acai's eyes lit up when she saw the oyster meat dried in the bamboo bowl, "Oh, these oysters are so good." She reached out and grabbed a handful of oyster meat, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth.
"Cousin, someone else asked us to help process this. If it is missing, we will lose money." Zhou Ruonan hurriedly put the cover back.
He Acai said with a sarcastic smile: "Ale's daughter-in-law, my aunt only tasted two, and she can't break many scales."
Sister-in-law Li's face suddenly darkened, "Cousin, we will pay for you if you do this." Then she shouted into the room at the top of her voice, "Mom, my cousin is here to see you."
"How did this shabby settlement come about?" After hearing this, several people in the room hurriedly put away the shapeless beads in the bowl.
Mother Li patted the dust on her body, took off her gloves and walked out in a few steps, looking at her with a smile but not a smile, "A Cai, what do you want when you come home?"
He Acai stepped forward with a smile on her face and said, "Cousin, I'm here to see the grandma of the Chen family and want to introduce a partner to Awei. Her neighbor Alai Po said that she is coming to your house."
"Oh! I'll call you."
Before Mother Li finished speaking, Grandma Chen came out of the house, "Sister-in-law Acai, where are you going to introduce a girl to Awei? Come to my house and talk."
"From Tang'an Village next door..."
"Come to my house and talk." Grandma Chen stepped forward with a smile, holding her arm and walking toward the alley.
Mother Li watched the two of them leave and walked into the house with her two daughters-in-law. "It's a good thing they left. I was afraid that if this shabby person came into the house, she would see those oysters and shamelessly take a few away."
"It goes without saying that she saw it." Mrs. Li said distressedly. "When I came up, I grabbed a handful of dried oyster meat and put it in my pocket, and stuffed a piece into my mouth."
"Catch some dried oyster meat, it's better than taking oysters." Zhou Ruonan smiled and took the oyster meat Li Xiaoyang was carrying, "Let's boil the oyster sauce."
She carried half a bucket of oyster meat to the kitchen, scooped out the water in the pot, poured the oyster meat directly into the pot without adding water, and asked Father Li to cook it over low heat until all the water in the oyster meat was cooked out.
When the oyster meat is out of juice, first add two spoons of bean paste to the pot, add salt and sugar and bring to a boil. Use a slotted spoon to remove the shriveled oyster meat that has become smaller. Then add water and simmer until the oyster meat juice in the pot becomes thick.
I took a jar out and started filling it.
Half a bucket of oyster meat was boiled into half a jar of oyster sauce, which weighed about two or three kilograms.
Chapter completed!