Granny Chen showed the yellow eel she bought to her husband as if she were presenting a treasure: "Old man, look at the yellow eel I bought."

Grandpa Chen took one look and said, "It's so big? Is it a pet?"

Granny Chen waved her hands and explained, "It's not raised, it's wild."

"Can a wild one be this big?" Grandpa Chen said with certainty, "You must have been deceived. One hundred percent. A wild one cannot be this big."

Granny Chen was undecided: "Are you so sure?"

Grandpa Chen nodded: "I'm sure."

Granny Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll return it. It's only 150 yuan. I can't let others get it for free."

Grandpa Chen stopped Grandma Chen and said, "What if we go to cancel the license and they firmly believe it is wild, but they have no evidence? How about this? You cook the eel and I will taste it. I can tell whether it is wild or not just by eating it. Then we can cancel the license with solid evidence and they will accept it."

Granny Chen nodded: "Okay, I'll cook it and kill it right away. She also said that if it's not wild, you can return it after cooking it."

When Grandpa Chen saw so many eels, he said, "I'll help you."

The two of them killed the eel together, and then prepared the side dishes, some for braising, some for stir-frying, and some for making soup.

Everyone in their family loves to eat eels, otherwise they wouldn’t buy so many.

While they were cooking, their grandson Chen Lei ran in and said, "Grandma, what delicious food are you making? It smells so good."

Chen Lei is a child who really doesn't like to eat. He likes to eat snacks and won't stop talking about it. I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to say that the food smells good today. Granny Chen was very happy: "Grandma is making yellow eel, three flavors. Go and see if Dad and Mom are back. It's time to eat."

"Yeah." Chen Lei opened the door and looked around. There was no one there. Then he went to make a phone call, and soon the couple came back.

"Mom, what are you cooking? It smells so good. I haven't smelled such delicious food in a long time." Chen Lei's father said while changing his shoes.

"I'm roasting eels. I bought a few pounds of wild eels today and have been waiting for you to come back and eat them." Grandma Chen said with a smile.

"Wild eels? No way, where can you buy wild ones these days?" Chen Lei's father stood at the kitchen door and watched.

Chen Lei's mother came over and said, "Yes, Mom, you can't be fooled, can you?"

Granny Chen waved the spatula and said, "Your dad also said that I was cheated. You guys will try it later. If you are cheated, I will go find her."

Chen Lei's mother said, "Everyone has left, who are you looking for?"

Granny Chen was quite aggressive: "She will come to set up a stall again. As long as she dares to come, I will dare to withdraw."

Chen Lei's father said: "Let Dad go with you when the time comes."

Grandpa Chen said, "You don't have to tell me. If she dares to cheat us, I will make a scene and make her unable to do business anymore."

Chen Lei's father quickly said, "Take it easy. You have high blood pressure."

Granny Chen and Grandpa Chen prepared all the dishes and placed them on the table one by one. Everyone sat down and started to eat lunch.

Five people, without any prior arrangement, all picked up the stir-fried eel to eat.

Grandpa Chen chewed for a few times and blinked: "It seems, it seems to be wild. Wild eels have firmer meat, are chewier and more fragrant..."

Chen Lei's father nodded: "It tastes like it's wild to me too."

Granny Chen took a few bites and said, "Old man, it's really wild. They didn't lie to me."

Chen Lei's mother couldn't tell the difference between wild and farmed eels. She said, "Mom and Dad, this eel tastes better than the one you made before." Then she glanced at her son.

Chen Lei is a kid who really doesn't like to eat, but now he is struggling to eat, which is very telling.

The other three looked at Chen Lei together.

Granny Chen asked incredulously: "Is this child hungry today?"

Grandpa Chen was also troubled by his grandson's eating problem. Now seeing the child eating so happily as if dazzled, it was simply an ideal state: "Probably."

Chen Lei's mother asked: "Son, are you hungry today?"

Chen Lei shook his head: "No, I'm not hungry, I ate it because it tastes good."

Chen Lei's mother quickly picked up some more food for her son: "Then eat more."

"I don't want to eat this." Chen Lei took back the vegetables and fried lean meat that his mother had picked for her and only ate the eel.

Chen Lei's mother asked: "Eel is delicious, right?"

Chen Lei nodded: "Mm, it's fragrant and delicious. Grandma, can you buy some more eels next time?"

Granny Chen quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, my dear grandson loves it, I'll buy it for you."

A family of five ate all the dishes made with eels at noon and didn’t touch much of the other dishes. In fact, these dishes were also very delicious, but they just felt a little bit lacking, which was magical.

……

Huang Li helped her mother clean up the vegetables she bought today: "Mom, the vegetables we bought today are so good."

Huang Li's mother approved very much: "It's good. It's rare to buy such good vegetables."

She is divorced from her husband and lives alone with her daughter. She is a teacher in a village primary school with a long teaching career and a decent salary. She owns a house next to the school and lives a good life with her daughter.

Huang Li asked, "Mom, what are we eating today?"

Huang Li's mother asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"Eat this." Huang Li took the big fat lotus root in her hand, "This feels very good."

"I'll make a cold lotus root salad and cook some soup with the pork ribs." Huang Li's mother thought for a moment, "and fry a lotus root box for you, how about that?"

Huang Li gave her mother a hug: "Mom, you are so kind. I love you so much."

"Mom loves you too." After hugging for a while, "Okay, I'll go cook." Huang Li's mother cooked the rice in the rice cooker, and then took the fat lotus root to wash it.

Wash the fat lotus root and then break it. The crisp sound sounds particularly refreshing.

Huang Li was helping her mother.

Huang Li's mother peeled the lotus root skin, cut it into slices, and gave a piece to Huang Li while cutting: "Eat it to fill your stomach."

Huang Li instinctively reached out to take the lotus root slices, but remained skeptical: "Can lotus root slices be eaten raw?"

"Yeah, you've never eaten it raw, right?" Huang Li's mother smiled, took a piece of lotus root and took a bite. She didn't finish it, so she put it aside and continued cutting lotus root slices, taking a bite from time to time.

Huang Li tried a bite and found it crunchy and sweet: "Mom, this raw lotus root is quite delicious."

Huang Li's mother said, "If it doesn't taste good, I won't give it to you."

Huang Li smiled and said, "My mom is the best in the world."

Huang Li's mother smiled at her daughter and quickly prepared the dish: "The first dish is the cold-mixed lotus root slices. Would you like to try it?"

"Yes." Huang Li picked up a piece with chopsticks and ate it, "Yeah, mom, this cold dish is so delicious." Then she took the plate in her hand and ate it. After one bite, most of the lotus root was gone.

Huang Li's mother fried the lotus root boxes and saw that only one third was left: "It's almost finished."

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