59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang.
Chapter 19 The old man's arrogance
Two egg custards are only enough for one bowl.
Chen Feng insisted on giving it to the two elderly people.
The old lady was very happy.
"Cauldron, what is this?"
The little girl was biting the crab leg while looking at the crab roe.
"This is crab roe and crab eggs." Chen Feng explained patiently.
"Qing, don't give the girl crab roe." Chen Jianjun said, "Children who eat fish roe will become unintelligent."
Chen Feng naturally knew that this statement was wrong. Not only can children eat it, but they should eat it in moderation because it is very nutritious.
"Dad, I can't believe it. The Qing Dynasty has fallen, but you are still so feudal and superstitious."
Chen Jianjun said seriously: "This is the wisdom of our ancestors, don't underestimate it."
The little girl pouted when she saw her father digging out the crab roe from her bowl.
She is unhappy.
Considering that it would be difficult to convince this elementary school graduate with scientific theories, Chen Feng changed his approach.
"Dad, foreigners eat fish roe every day and grow tall and strong. Are they stupid?"
Chen Jianjun asked back: "How do you know they eat fish roe every day?"
Chen Feng shrugged his shoulders and said nonsense: "Have you heard of caviar? A small box costs thousands of yuan, and one bite costs hundreds of yuan. This thing is made of fish roe. Many capitalists spend a lot of money to buy it for their children."
Chen Jianjun calmly tore off the crab legs and said, "I haven't heard of it."
Luckily someone here has heard of it.
"I do know about this."
The old man was in a good mood to talk. He said, "There was a Marshal Zhang in Hunan who wanted to buy weapons from the German ambassador. I heard that the German liked to eat Russian caviar and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a small bowl."
"Dad, you heard it."
Chen Feng removed the claws of his crab and gave it to the little girl.
"Thank you, cauldron."
The little girl didn’t give her father a chance to “steal” the crab roe. She quickly bit into it with her little mouth and ate all the crab roe immediately.
"But crabs are cold in nature, and it's not good for children to eat too much!" the old man reminded.
The little girl ate even faster, wishing she could finish the whole crab in one bite.
It’s almost done.
The little girl thought of the turtle she had last night and said, "It's better than yesterday's loach. Big pot, when are you going to catch the turtle?"
Chen Feng also prefers eating soft-shelled turtles, and said, "Let's see if we can catch one tomorrow."
"Dad, are you free this weekend?"
"doing what?"
Chen Jianjun returned a piece of crab roe to his daughter and immediately gained the little girl's forgiveness.
"Thank you, daddy."
The little girl held up the almost empty crab shell that she had bitten off and put it into her father's mouth.
"Daddy, you eat."
Chen Jianjun ate the whole crab, including the shell.
In fact, it's not just Chen Jianjun, but also Chen Hao.
First, eat up the soup and meat on the crab shell, then bite the crab shell into pieces and eat it all.
The little girl followed suit.
I can only say that the soup prepared by Shazhu is really good.
Chen Feng replied: "Let's go to grandpa's house, and I'll go fishing at the beach. I guarantee we can catch some seafood, which is more delicious than crabs and turtles."
Hearing his words, Chen Hao's eyes lit up.
Little Lily chewed the crab meat with her little mouth, her eyes rolling around.
Zhou Qing also looked at her husband. She wanted to go back to visit her parents and her eldest brother's family.
“Sea fishing is not easy.”
Chen Jianjun wiped the soup stains from his daughter's mouth and said, "The fish in the sea are much more powerful than those in ponds and lakes. Some big fish can even pull people away. Your uncle's fishing rod can't catch them. It breaks as soon as you pull it."
Chen Feng had already made a plan for this, and said, "We won't go into the sea, so we'll just fish on the beach. There are no big fish on the beach, only about 7-8 catties at most."
The Bohai Sea is now very rich in aquatic products. As the estuary of the Yellow River, one of the two major water systems in China, the Bohai Sea is rich in fishery products.
It was not until the 80s that advances in fishing technology and overfishing led to the depletion of fishery resources in the Bohai Sea.
"Okay, you go catch more fish these days, and I'll go to the pigeon market to buy some food, and we'll bring it to your grandparents on the weekend."
After Chen Jianjun finished speaking, he picked up a piece of crab meat and handed it to his wife, indicating that he was the one who made the decision on the matter and there was no need to say more.
The daughter who is married off is the water that is thrown out.
Every family was short of food, and everyone lived frugally.
It is not something that an ordinary family can afford to provide food to my father-in-law's family.
Compared to the inland areas, the life of fishermen at the coast is actually not bad. At least they won’t starve to death. At the coast in this era, as long as you are not lazy, you will have no problem getting enough to eat.
During the Republic of China period, many poor people survived by relying on crabs, shells, etc. from the seaside.
"Xiao Feng, go find Zhuzi tomorrow and ask him to prepare some seafood seasoning for you." The old man said, "Add more."
Chen Jianjun was surprised and said, "Dad, Xiaofeng might not be able to catch any seafood."
The old man said with great disdain: "My grandson is not you, he is a hundred times better than you."
"Grandpa, what about me?" Chen Hao couldn't help but ask.
"Just forget it." The old man smiled.
After the family finished eating, Chen Feng held the little girl in his arms and told her stories from picture books, asking her to read along.
The old lady and Zhou Qing were making cotton clothes together.
Chen Jianjun counted the food supplies at home and divided up the gifts for his father-in-law's family with the old man.
"We need to exchange it for some coarse grains."
The old man suddenly said, "Chen Hao, did you eat the potatoes and sweet potatoes I brought back?"
Chen Hao quickly shook his head.
"Grandpa, it's not me."
Chen Feng said casually: "Grandpa, I'll roast it and eat it."
The little girl stepped on the stool and asked, "Big pot, is it delicious?"
"Well, I'll roast it for you next time. You'll know when you try it." Chen Feng glanced at the space and saw that the potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and peppers inside had all sprouted.
The maturity period of potatoes and sweet potatoes is about 60-120 days, while that of corn is 90-120 days.
According to time calculation, a batch of potatoes and sweet potatoes can mature in about 42 hours, while corn takes 46 hours.
That is two days.
It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Chen Jianguo came back tiredly.
"Have you eaten? I left crabs and porridge for you in the coal stove." The old man who had been waiting for him to come back said at the door.
"I ate a steamed bun, but I wasn't full."
Chen Jianguo walked over and whispered, "Dad, there was a temporary notice from above that they were going to arrest a group of people who were reselling grain on the black market, but the news leaked out and the people didn't come tonight."
The old man whispered, "The people behind the black market are not easy to mess with. Many of them are very powerful and have big guns in their hands. Remember to stand behind them and don't offend them."
"Dad, don't worry, I know."
Chen Jianguo turned on the boiler in the light from the coal stove, smelled the fragrance, and his face was intoxicated.
"My nephew is getting better and better. He can even catch so many crabs."
Based on his understanding of his father, being able to leave three for him meant that everyone could eat at least two.
"Humph, of course my grandson is amazing."
The old man said dissatisfiedly: "You told me that you must find the right person by yourself. When can you find it? Do you have to wait for a few years and become a bachelor that no one wants?"
Chen Jianguo laughed and said, "Dad, two grandsons and one granddaughter, aren't they enough for you to amuse yourself?"
"Let's talk about it after the disaster. Right now, food is scarce at home, and even little Lily is very thin. More people mean more mouths to feed, maybe even more."
"What are you two arguing about in the middle of the night? What if you wake up the child?"
The old lady held a bright kerosene lamp to light the way for her young son.
"Mom, why waste this oil? I can see it." Chen Jianguo tore off a few crab legs and put them into his mouth, mashing them into pieces.
"Zhu Zi's craftsmanship is beyond reproach. I think we can let Hao Zi learn from him, and we will enjoy a better life in the future."
The old man said disdainfully: "How can a member of my Chen family learn such a job of serving others!"
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