Joe's Farming

When the kitchen was less busy, Qiao Yu went to the kitchen and started preparing dinner.

He first asked the shop assistant to steam a pot of rice for them.

Then he asked Dashuang and the others to help him clean the seafood.

For octopus, the main thing to do is to wash off the mucus on it, and for oysters and abalone, the shells must be removed.

The children also wanted to help, so Qiao Yu threw a handful of garlic to them.

They were afraid that their hands would be pinched when washing the crabs, so they finally handed it over to Xu Ning.

Gu Feng helped to make a fire.

Xu Yuan suddenly felt useless, so he followed Xu Ning and learned how to brush crabs with a bamboo brush.

Qiao Yu first cleaned the small yellow croaker, then coated it with egg liquid mixed with flour and fried it in a pan.

After frying, put it in a winnowing basket and sprinkle some salt on it for seasoning.

The first dish is ready.

Then pour the oysters into the egg liquid, add green onions and the sweet potato starch you brought, add salt and stir well.

Then continue frying in the oil in the pan until both sides are golden brown.

Stir-fry the abalone and clams together with chili and minced garlic, then add some lemongrass, oyster sauce and salt.

Then I fried some dry-pot shrimp and added some cucumbers, which gave it a unique flavor.

After washing the crabs and shrimps, steam them directly in the pot. After steaming, just prepare a dipping sauce.

Octopus Qiao Yu picked a leg, blanched it in boiling water, then asked Gu Feng to cut it into slices and made stir-fried octopus with green onions.

What a pity there are no onions, Qiao Yu thought.

The octopus with onions is absolutely amazing.

Finally, Qiao Yu made a cold dish.

A hearty lunch is ready.

Gu Heng looked at the octopus that had not been processed yet and asked, "Dad, why do you need to soak it in water? Aren't you going to eat it all?"

"Save it for you to roast in the afternoon."

Qiao Yu thought that octopus tasted best when grilled, so she deliberately did not finish it.

Of course, it’s also because they buy a lot of seafood themselves.

Even with the guards, it's still enough to eat.

When Qiao Yu was cooking, the shopkeeper was there too. He smelled the food and came to Qiao Yu to ask if he could give him a portion to offset the cost of using the kitchen.

Of course Qiao Yu was happy and left some of each dish for him.

So while Qiao Yu and his friends were feasting on their meal, the shopkeeper and the waiter were also enjoying the food behind the counter.

Although Xu Yuan and Xu Ning had eaten seafood several times before when they came to Nanyang.

But it was the first time I ate food made by Qiao Yu.

The dry pot shrimp is fresh, fragrant and spicy, and the shrimp skin is fried dry and crispy, so you don’t have to spit it out.

Oysters are usually steamed, but this is the first time I’ve eaten them fried. The aroma of green onions and eggs goes well with the umami flavor of oysters, and it’s effortless to eat one bite at a time.

Children especially like this kind that does not require peeling and spitting out the thorns.

Even the octopus was incredibly delicious.

The meat was elastic and had a texture they had never tasted before.

Gu Feng picked up a yellow croaker, picked out the part with small bones and gave it to Gu Heng.

Gu Heng's cheeks were puffy.

"Thank you, Dad. I'll come over."

There were so many delicious foods and his mouth was so busy.

Qiao Yu used chopsticks to peel the shrimp, and the shrimp was peeled into a complete piece.

Qiao Yu specially dipped it in the sauce and then put it into Gu Feng's bowl.

Seeing Gu Feng's gaze, he smiled and said, "You're welcome."

He likes to eat the steamed ones first so that he can experience the original flavor of the seafood.

After I had almost finished eating, I started eating the stir-fried and fried food.

There was originally a pot of steamed rice in the kitchen, but because there were too many seafoods, most of the rice was left over.

In this weather, we can only have half a day at most.

So Qiao Yu has already planned what to eat in the evening.

Seafood fried rice.

The main ingredient is octopus, if there is any leftover from grilling it.

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There was a heavy rain in the afternoon and everyone was trapped in the inn with nowhere to go.

Qiao Yu took out the cards, and the children sat at one table and the adults sat at another.

When Lucas arrived, he saw a group of adults and children playing cards.

Lucas:…

"what game is this?"

Lucas, followed by Andre, asked curiously.

Qiao Yu quickly welcomed people in and introduced to them some of the most basic ways to play cards.

Andre discovered the business opportunity almost immediately.

"Do you have any more of this?"

Andre asked hurriedly.

Qiao Yu was a little embarrassed and took two pairs with him.

Xu Yuan saw Andre's intention and asked, "Can you wait? I can have a few boxes delivered. Three days at the earliest."

Andre hurriedly asked about the price.

Xu Yuan doubled the price.

Andre said no problem.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but sigh that Xu Yuan was really good at doing business.

Because the adults had to discuss business, the children obediently returned to their rooms.

Xu Yuan also returned to his room with Xu Ning.

Soon, Qiao Yu, Gu Feng and the other four were the only ones left in the room.

Gu Feng asked the waiter to bring a pot of tea.

The four of them chatted while drinking tea.

It was mainly Qiao Yu and Lucas who talked, and Gu Feng and Andre occasionally expressed their opinions.

Lucas and Andre came here this time knowing that the price of wine in Dayan had gone up.

Naturally, they also want to increase the price.

Qiao Yu said that there was no problem and he could take them all.

In the end, the deal was made at a price that was 15% higher than the previous price. Because the previous price was equivalent to a 10% discount, it was actually still cheaper than other wine merchants in the port.

Still trading only in gold as before.

The two parties agreed that the goods would be delivered and the payment would be made the next day.

Because the business negotiations went so smoothly, Andre even took the initiative to bear the cost of exchanging gold.

This time they planned to buy some porcelain and tea in Nanyang.

Both of these items are very popular in their country, used by the aristocracy, and are very expensive.

After the talk, Andre went back happily.

Lucas stayed and played with Gu Heng for a while.

When I was about to leave, Qiao Yu invited me to stay and eat grilled octopus together.

Lucas was also surprised when he saw the big bucket of octopuses.

They crossed the ocean several times, but it was rare to encounter such a large octopus.

Qiao Yu cut the octopus into pieces, then borrowed the store's stove and started burning charcoal in the yard behind their kitchen.

There was no barbed wire in the store, so Qiao Yu found a piece of stone slab.

The shop owner said it was leftover from laying the floor, so Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to scrub it clean before putting it on the stove to bake.

Octopus is high in fat.

However, in order to prevent it from sticking, Qiao Yu still brushed a layer of oil on the stone slab.

Then put the octopus pieces on and fry them. In order to make them drier, press them down with a spatula from time to time.

Gu Feng thought this was a physical job, so he took the spatula on his own initiative.

Qiao Yu just stood by and watched as the seasonings were being spread.

The octopus was sizzling on the stone slab. When it was almost done, Qiao Yu sprinkled it with mashed garlic, chives, chili powder and salt.

The fragrance spread far away in an instant.

Soon the little ones were attracted by the fragrance.

Without bamboo sticks, Qiao Yu could only grill them one plate at a time.

Lucas was shocked when he took his first bite.

He exclaimed “delicious”.

Qiao Yu asked Dashuang, Xiaoshuang and others to come and eat as well. How could the guards feel comfortable asking their boss to grill food for them?

Because the method was simple, Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang finally replaced Qiao Yu and Gu Feng, letting them sit down and rest while the two brothers did the grilling.

In the end, we actually grilled and ate up the entire big octopus.

The paella ended up being turned into egg fried rice, with no waste at all.