The two of them had just returned from the mall and were going to the kitchen to prepare dinner when Yan Chen's phone rang.
He took out his cell phone, looked at it, and said, "Han Che's."
Xiang Jin motioned for him to pick up.
Yan Chen pressed the answer button, "Hey, what's the matter?!"
"Hey, what are you two having for dinner?" Xiang Jin was very close, and then he heard Han Che say this straight to the point.
Yan Chen said, "We won't go out to eat today, we will eat at home."
"Really?!" Han Che's voice was obviously filled with happiness, "That's great. I'm at the vegetable market near our home. I'll bring some food there later.
, let Xiang Jin give me some advice?"
Yan Chen's brows furrowed, looking a little unhappy, and he said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Our Ajin doesn't know how to cook every dish, so you should figure it out at home! That's it, hang up.
Got it!"
"Oh, no, no, we all have seen Xiang Jin's cooking skills, and we all know it. How can you say that she can't do it? I don't think there is anything in the world that she can't cook. You are.
Ask her to give you a full banquet and she can do it for you."
Yan Chen then said, "Go away, there's a Man-Han banquet. Do you want to tire our A-Jin to death? Whatever dishes you want to eat, you can cook them at home. Our A-Jin won't cook them!"
"Yan Chen, you are just a jealous and domineering person. Don't you just dislike me for disturbing your two-person world?"
Yan Chen said, "It's good to know!"
Han Che said, "Damn you, I have grown up wearing crotchless pants with you since I was a child. What's the matter? There are really guys of the opposite sex who are inhumane and value sex over friends."
Yan Chen also said, "I finally have a vacation and come here to stay with Ajin for a few days. Do you think you are kind when you come here every now and then to act as a lightbulb?"
If you really feel lonely and bored, go find a girlfriend quickly and don’t act like a vagrant all day long. When the time comes, Ajin and I will never be your lightbulbs!"
"You're a bitch, aren't you?"
Yan Chen said, "It's a good intention, don't fail to recognize good people's hearts!"
"Tch, you're just a bastard. Wait, I'm going to get a girlfriend in a few months. How can you two still act like shit in front of me?!"
Yan Chen said, "Look forward to it!"
Seeing the two of them bickering on the phone, Xiang Jin felt speechless, so she said contemptuously, "Childish!"
Her voice was quite loud. Han Che on the other end of the phone naturally heard it. He and Yan Chen on the other end of the phone were both startled. Xiang Jin took the phone from Yan Chen's hand and pointed it at the other end of the phone.
Han Che said, "What ingredients did you bring? Hurry, bring them over so I can cook!"
"Oh, okay, okay!" Han Che on the other end of the phone responded quickly.
After Xiang Jin finished speaking, he put the phone back into Yan Chen's hand, and then followed directly into the kitchen.
Looking at her back and looking at the phone that had been hung up in his hand, Yan Chen quickly chased towards the kitchen, then circled Xiang Jin's waist from behind and said with a look of resentment, "Ajin, what are you doing?
Why did you agree to make food for that guy?"
Xiang Jin said while sorting the vegetables, "Because it's good? You can't take advantage of it! You see, he must have bought different seafood products from that day. We can get it for free then."
I can taste it.”
Yan Chen curled his lips and said, "What's so rare? We can buy it ourselves. We can't afford it, so why should we take advantage of him?" He kissed her neck.
Hearing his sour tone, Xiang Jin smiled, then turned slightly and explained to him, "Actually, I have another thing that I need his help with."
"What's going on?" Yan Chen said, holding her waist and staring at her.
Xiang Jin said, "Look, tomorrow the furniture and home appliances will be delivered to your door for installation, and we won't be available. Although Lei Jia said she would take a taxi to our place, I still feel a little uneasy.
When she was in high school, she had never traveled far away. This time she came here to study because her mother and uncle sent her here. This time she came to Shanghai, strictly speaking, she went out alone.
The train station area is a mixed place, so I want Han Che to help us pick her up at the train station tomorrow. After all, isn’t he fine every day? It’s probably not possible to ask him to run errands for us.
Refuse to do so?"
After Yan Chen heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up, "Well, that's a good idea."
Xiang Jin looked arrogant and said, "Well, after eating so many delicious meals from me, you have to do something for us, right?"
"Well, you're right, here, give me a reward," he lowered his head and pecked her lips again.
"Okay, stop making trouble and let's start cooking." Xiang Jin turned around and continued to take care of the dishes, and then added, "Hey, call Han Che and ask his second uncle if he wants to come over for dinner.
We won’t know how much rice to put in until we steam the rice later.”
Yan Chen said, "Let's forget it. Let's just assume that if he doesn't come, only Han Che will come. Once I make this call, Han Che will definitely call his second uncle, and his second uncle will definitely come.
You must know that his second uncle is also a gourmet. Last time, he was full of praise for your cooking. Before leaving, he said that he would come back to taste it if he had the opportunity. This time, he should not seize the opportunity?
You said he would come at that time, and you said he would send you to school, should I agree or not?"
Xiang Jin remembered the embarrassment last time, so he nodded decisively and said, "Forget it then. At worst, I will make more portions, and then ask Han Che to pack some for him and take him back."
"Yeah, smart!" Yan Chen's lips curled up again, then he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips again, "I'll steam rice!"
"good!"
Half an hour later, Han Che came with a bag of ingredients. Yan Chen didn't give him a look, but welcomed him into the house warmly.
Looking at the smile at the corner of his mouth, Han Che was a little suspicious, and then looked at him a few times. Yan Chen saw his expression and said, "Why, there is something on my face?"
Han Che said, "No, why do I feel like you are different today?"
"What's different?" Yan Chen directly took the large bag of ingredients in his hand.
Han Che said, "You bastard, when you were talking to me on the phone, you were full of disgust with me, but now it's only been more than half an hour, you bastard seem to have changed.
Why am I so amiable? Yan Chen, tell me, are you holding back something bad for me?"
Yan Chen glanced at him angrily, "You bitch, you're not used to being nice to you, are you?" After saying that, he carried the big bag of ingredients directly into the kitchen.
Han Che changed his shoes and hurried to catch up. Standing behind him, he shouted, "Alas, who's so mean?"
Yan Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him, but discussed his bag of ingredients with Xiang Jin.
Xiang Jin saw that one of the bags actually contained a bag of crayfish, which weighed about three or four pounds, while the other bags undoubtedly contained other seafood products, such as fish and conch, as well as
That crab, but this time the crab is a bigger blue crab than last time.
"What are the prices of these things in your vegetable market?" Xiang Jin asked Han Che.
Han Che said, "Hey, except for the crab, which may be a little more expensive, everything else is cheap. The crayfish is only one yuan or two yuan per pound. I saw an old lady there for half a day.
Sell it and then settle it with her directly, I think you should be able to do it."
"Oh, do you really think highly of me?" Xiang Jin glanced at him sarcastically, then threw him the toothbrush he used last time, "Then let's start dealing with it, or follow the instructions
The method you used to process clams and crabs last time, did you process all these aquatic products?
Oh, soak the crayfish in salt water mixed with a little vinegar for about half an hour, and then scrub them carefully with a toothbrush. You are smart enough to bring so much garlic, ginger, and green onions.
, otherwise you will have to make another trip outside later."
Although he was asked to deal with those things again, Han Che did not reject it because he could steal some skills from Xiang Jin, so he readily agreed, "Making these seafood products is a must.
Prepare more of these spices? But Xiang Jin, you really didn’t disappoint me, you really know how to handle these ingredients! I’ll bring some other ingredients next time?”
Xiang Jin exclaimed, "Next time?! Next time, you have to wait until our Yan Chen comes to Shanghai from the capital before taking him with him. I can't cook when he's not around. I eat every day."
Our school’s canteen is fine. The food in our school’s canteen is quite delicious, and you can eat all kinds of flavors there.”
When Yan Chen heard what she said, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled up, and his eyes could not hide the look of pleasure.
Han Che curled his lips and said, "Isn't he going to stay here for a few more days? I mean during this period."
Xiang Jin said, "I plan to skip this meal tonight and eat the rest outside."
Han Che asked, "Why?"
Xiang Jin said, "I don't want to do it, and we have been busy with things every day recently, and we haven't had much time to go out to play? While there are still a few days left, we have to go out and have some fun.
?”
Han Che thought about it and could understand that they were either looking at houses or buying furniture these days, and then they were waiting for furniture and home appliances to come in. There will be a batch of furniture and home appliances coming into the house tomorrow, and they are indeed.
I haven’t had a good time to go out for a walk, so I nodded, “Okay!”
However, Yan Chen said, "You can also come with us then."
"real?!"
Xiang Jin and Han Che were both surprised. They didn't expect that he would be so generous and invite him to join them.
"Of course!" Yan Chen nodded.
Yan Chen looked at him with suspicion and confirmed, "Aren't you afraid that if I act as a light bulb, it will flash so hard that you can't open your eyes?"
Yan Chen looked at him with contempt and said, "How much light can you emit with your little wattage, and still make us unable to open our eyes?"
"I'll go," Han Che pretended to be vomiting blood and was deeply shocked. He originally wanted to taunt him, but he heard Yan Chen say again, "I just happened to be here.
We haven’t taken the time to get together properly, so we’ll just get together when the time comes.”
Han Che was immediately moved, and then he stretched out his fist and punched him on the shoulder, "I told you that you are not so narrow-minded. You are indeed a good brother who grew up wearing crotchless pants with me."
Yan Chen frowned, then said with a look of disgust, "Hurry up and get rid of your ingredients, I'll peel the garlic."
Within three minutes of being moved, Han Che curled his lips and said, "You know how to cheat and cheat. If the workload is heavy, let me do it. If the workload is light, you can do it yourself."
Yan Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "My family doesn't open a Chinese restaurant. You are trying to learn from my A-Jin. Don't you want to work more? How can it be such a good thing?"
Besides, when Ajin and I were together, there was never any so-called cheating or cheating, we all worked together and cooked together."
"You guys cook together? You?" Han Che seemed to have heard some big joke, "Come on, with your level of cooking skills, can the food you cook be edible? Well, I said you two
Really, one of us is very talented in cooking, but the other one has absolutely no talent at all."
Xiang Jin said, "How else can we complement each other? But our Yan Chen is not without any talent. He washes vegetables well, makes porridge well, and can also stir-fry vegetarian dishes."
Han Che curled his lips and said, "You're worthless. For this pursuit, you have to ask him to be the same as you. You see that you are equal in other aspects, so how can you delay in cooking?"
Where are the hind legs?”
Seeing his provocative look, Yan Chen glared at him, and Han Che quickly turned his head away and pretended not to notice.
Seeing the small movements between the two, Xiang Jin rolled his eyes at the ceiling speechlessly, "Boring!"
Han Che just snorted there, looking proud.
Xiang Jin couldn't stand it, so he said, "Han Che, you don't need to sow discord here. Yan Chen's cooking skills are not good, but he is good at painting. I can't paint, and he is very good at cleaning the room."
, look at our house, everywhere
It was tidy, and no place was messy. It was much cleaner than your house. Last time I was in the provincial capital, you injured your arm. When we went to your house, there was something on your coffee table.
It’s such a mess.”
Seeing Xiang Jin defending himself, Yan Chen's lips curled up, and there was a smile in his eyes.
Han Che muttered, "Who's like him? I've had obsessive-compulsive disorder since I was a child, and I have to do everything neatly. Besides, I usually like to be clean, and I'm not as sloppy as you think. It's just that
My arm was injured during that time, and my second uncle is usually busy, so I didn’t clean up the coffee table much."
Xiang Jin just snorted and didn't want to continue talking about this topic with them, so he asked, "Do you want to have a seafood dinner? If not, then I'll have a bowl of noodles for each of you later?"
Han Che hurriedly said, "If you want it, I bought it. Why don't you eat it?"
Xiang Jin said, "If you want to eat, hurry up and clear those things out for me. Don't delay any more!"
Han Han sighed, "Okay!" Then he picked up a toothbrush, caught a crab, and began to clean it carefully. Yan Chen also took the small half-pocket of garlic he brought aside to peel it.
"Also, you should pay special attention when cleaning the crayfish. There is a lot of mud on it, so you must brush it clean, especially its abdomen, head and parts with pliers. Brush vigorously.
Xiang Jin couldn't help but remind him after seeing him cleaning up a crab.
"Okay, got it!" Han Che nodded.
Xiang Jin then asked, "Hey, do you still want to eat steamed crabs?"
"Can you make other flavors?" Han Che came here to learn from his master today, so naturally he wanted to have more ways to make it.
Xiang Jin said, "Of course, it can be made into spicy crab."
“Then make it spicy crab!”
Xiang Jin said, "Making spicy crabs is a bit troublesome. First, after cleaning the crabs, you need to open the shells and remove the lungs, and then marinate them with cooking wine and thirteen spices."
"Okay, no problem. After I clean them all later, I will do as you say."
Xiang Jin said, "Listen to me, I haven't finished yet. To make spicy crab, you need a lot of spicy ingredients, such as dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, etc., but we don't have that many dried chili peppers at home.
I weighed two taels that day, and I used a lot in the previous meal. I think there is only one tael there, and I will need it later when I make spicy crayfish."
Han Che said, "Then I'll buy it later. It should be done, right?"
Xiang Jin said, "You have time to buy it, but I don't have time to wait. Look how long it has been. If you want to buy it, go to the supermarket outside our community and buy a few bottles of that beer. Wait a minute.
I’ll use it when I make that crayfish for you.”
Han Che was immediately discouraged, "Oh, okay, then let's just steam the crabs."
Xiang Jin said, "If you really want to know how to make this crab, I can just write you the recipe then. You can take my recipe and follow the steps above to make it at home.
Besides, making spicy crab takes a lot of oil. Our family only bought a small bottle last time, and now there is only enough left in the bottle for tonight's meal."
When Han Che heard that she said that she would write the prescription to him, he immediately became happy again, "As expected of being my friend, that's interesting!"
Xiang Jin said, "Hey, our family doesn't open a Chinese restaurant anyway. If you think it's useful, just use it. I don't mind."
We are outsiders, so if we want to gain a foothold here, we naturally have to stick together. Our hot pot restaurant will open then, remember to bring your close classmates and friends to our house to support it?"
"Okay, it's a deal!"
At half past seven, Xiang Jin and the others started eating on time. When he saw the fragrant dishes on the table, Han Che was very excited. He sniffed hard and said, "Wow, it's so fragrant and delicious.
ah!"
Just when he was about to reach out to pick up a crayfish to taste, Yan Chen directly threw several small plastic bowls in front of him, "Save some for your uncle first and take them back later."
"Oh, okay!" Han Che picked up the chopsticks and put them into the small bowl. He smiled excitedly while doing so, "I didn't expect you are still thinking about my second uncle?"
Xiang Jin took the cup and took a sip of water, "Since I made a lot, let's bring some back for him to try. Pack them separately, with crayfish in one box, crabs in another box, and other stir-fried dishes in another box.
, don't mix them together, otherwise it's easy to transfer odors.
Also, you need to put some soup in the crayfish, so that the lobsters will be more flavorful. You can put a few more crayfish in it. You and Yan Chen will eat the rest. I won’t eat it.
, so don’t worry about not having enough.”
Han Che was surprised again, "You're not eating?"
Xiang Jin said, "There is wine in the lobster, so I won't eat it. I'll eat other dishes. You and Yan Chen can eat it."
"Oh, okay!"
After they saved Han Che and his second uncle's share, several people started to eat. This time Han Che was not as rash as last time, but asked before eating the crayfish.
Xiang Jin, "How do you eat this?"
Xiang Jin put on two disposable plastic gloves and then demonstrated to the two of them, "When we eat crayfish, don't eat this head. This head needs to be removed. Now, like this
, pinch this part and pull it off.
Because the head of crayfish is a relatively complex part, it is filled with brain, stomach, heart, digestive glands and other pollutants that do more harm than good to the human body. You can just peel it off and eat it.
In fact, like its head, we can directly remove it when cleaning it at the beginning, but the shrimp made in that way will have loose shrimp meat and not have that chewy taste, so what we are doing today
Instead of removing the head, we cooked it as a whole. However, you should pay attention when eating. The head part of the shrimp is not edible.
Also, if you make this shrimp into a dish in the future, it is best to cook it with the shrimp head, which can add some weight."
"Are these shrimps sold by the pound?" Han Che was surprised.
Xiang Jin said, "Of course, many seafood products in seafood food stalls are sold based on how much a pound costs."
Han Che nodded, "Okay, I'll remember it."
Xiang Jin dipped the peeled shrimp in his hand into the sauce and handed it to Yan Chen. Yan Chen ate it and nodded, "Yeah, it's delicious!"
"Then you two eat, I'm eating other dishes," Xiang Jin took off the disposable gloves on his hands and put them aside, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Han Che also peeled one off and ate it, "Wow, it's really delicious. No one here likes to eat it. Are they really ignorant?"
Xiang Jin said, "They are a coastal city here, and they usually have no shortage of seafood products. Naturally, they look down on these creatures that grow in small ponds and ditches. There are many kinds of shrimps like them. Since I was a child,
Shrimps, giant lobsters, you can’t eat them just by eating them, so how can you care about this crayfish?”
Han Che nodded, "That's true."
Xiang Jin said, "Actually, after your Chinese restaurant opens, you can find a smaller port that specializes in this kind of crayfish. Then you can eat crayfish and drink ice-cold beer.
It's absolutely delicious.
Let me tell you, this crayfish is not only made with garlic flavor, it also has spicy crayfish and thirteen-spice crayfish. The crayfish made with each method has a different taste, but it
The flavor of every crayfish is amazing.”
"Really?" Han Che's eyes widened immediately, as if he had found some business opportunities, "Then you will write it to me when the time comes? Then your family, Yan Chen, and your brother will come.
Come here, if you want to eat crayfish, our family will arrange it for you, no charge."
Yan Chen said, "It seems like every time you come to my house to eat hot pot, you give me money."
Han Che suddenly laughed, "Oh, haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, that's right, it seems like it's your fault every time."
Yan Chen glanced at him lazily, and Han Che hurriedly said, "Okay, you will take my account when the time comes!"
Xiang Jin finished her meal soon. She put on the disposable gloves again and peeled the crayfish for Yan Chen while asking Han Che, "Han Che, do you have anything to do tomorrow morning?"
While Han Che was drinking winter melon and shrimp soup with a spoon, he shook his head and said, "No, do you need my help with anything?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, I have a high school classmate who is studying in Suzhou as I told you before. She is coming to Shanghai tomorrow. You also know that Yan Chen and I have something to do in the morning and we can't leave. She
I’ve never traveled far before, and the train station is a crowded place, so I’d like to ask you to pick her up for me tomorrow, do you think that’s okay?”
"No problem, what's wrong with this?" Han Che readily agreed.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen looked at each other, and then their eyes were filled with smiles.
"Oh, by the way, your classmate has a phone, right?" Han Che followed and asked again.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, yes, I will give it to you later, and then I will tell her about it by the way."
Han Che nodded, "Then this is the best!"
Xiang Jin said to him sincerely, "Thank you then?!"
Han Che said indifferently, "Hey, what's this! Even if I don't look at the monk's face, I still have to look at the Buddha's face? Your family, Yan Chen, grew up with me since we were young. What's more, you also help
It killed us a lot."
Xiang Jin smiled slightly, and then said, "You should also eat some other dishes, otherwise they will cool down later. As for the crayfish, I will peel it for you." After that, she went to get another one.
Just bring a bowl, and then put the peeled lobster meat in that bowl. If the two of them want to eat, just use chopsticks to pick it up.
After dinner, Xiang Jin immediately washed his hands and then took his mobile phone to call Lei Jia. Lei Jia quickly picked up the phone.
"Hey, Xiang Jin?!"
"Lei Jia, let me tell you something. I'm still a little worried about you coming alone tomorrow, so I asked one of our friends to pick you up at the train station tomorrow. What do you think?" Xiang Jin said straight to the point.
road.
"Ah? Isn't that good? It's too troublesome for your friend, isn't it?" Lei Jia said a little surprised and a little embarrassed.
Xiang Jin said, "There's nothing wrong or troublesome. Our friend is Yan Chen's childhood friend. His name is Han Che. They grew up together. They are now studying at the University of Finance and Economics and will be with us during the National Day."
My son is playing. He has nothing to do tomorrow, so we asked him to pick you up. He has almost traveled all over Shanghai now. He also has a mobile phone. I will send you his mobile phone number later. When the time comes,
It’s so easy for you to contact me.”
"Oh, okay, then thank him?" Lei Jia followed.
Xiang Jin asked, "Why don't you just use my mobile phone to talk to him first and listen to his voice so that you can confirm more then?"
Lei Jia paused briefly and said, "Okay!"
Then Xiang Jin handed the phone to Han Che, and Han Che said to Lei Jia on the other end of the phone, "Hi, classmate, my name is Han Che. I am a good friend of Xiang Jin and Yan Chen. What time will you arrive tomorrow?"
Train? Tell me so I can make plans to pick you up when the time comes."
Then Lei Jia told him on the other end of the phone what time her train was and what time it would arrive. Then Han Che just nodded and said, "Okay, I'll remember it, see you then!"
"
"See you then!"
Han Che then returned the phone to Xiang Jin, and then Xiang Jin told Lei Jia on the other end of the phone, "Lei Jia, you only need to bring a few sets of changes of clothes, like pajamas."
It’s all on the side, so you don’t need to bring it with you.”
"Oh, good!"
"You're just going to hang up if you have nothing to do?"
"Well, hang up, bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
After picking up the phone, Xiang Jin said to Han Che, "It's getting late, just pack up and go back. Besides, I won't bring you the dipping sauce for the crabs. You can go back and make a dipping sauce for your second uncle."
Let’s make some juice. Anyway, you know how to make it. If you don’t have ginger and garlic at home, you can go to our kitchen and get some.”
Han Che nodded, then looked at the mess on the table and said happily, "Okay, I'll go back then, you can clean up here by yourselves."
"Yeah," Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded.
Han Che went to their kitchen without politeness, broke off a piece of ginger and took a piece of garlic, and then went back with the ones packed for his second uncle to try. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen began to slowly
I cleaned up everything inside and outside the place, mopped the floor, and then went downstairs to throw away the trash.
The two of them walked around the community and came back, then Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "If Han Che and his family really open a crayfish restaurant by then, as long as the taste is good, the business will be very prosperous.
.
First of all, the price of the crayfish is very cheap, only one yuan or two yuan per catty. To be honest, are you satisfied with the three or four kilograms of crayfish tonight?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "No!"
Xiang Jin said, "Wow, look at the three or four kilograms of crayfish for the two of you. You can't even get enough of them. If you want to enjoy them, I estimate that one person has to eat at least two or three kilograms. So you can see one person at a time."
It can consume about three kilograms of crayfish. If there are a few people, it will not be seven, eight or ninety kilograms.
How much does a pound of crayfish cost? If you make it into a delicious finished product, the price can be more than five or six times higher. And the key is that no one here has opened a crayfish shop yet. When the time comes, South Korea will
Che and his family are open, which one is because the supply of crayfish is sufficient, and the second one is because there is no need to worry about the number of customers, because there is no competition?"
Yan Chen nodded, "That's true!"
Xiang Jin looked at the time, and then said, "While it's still early, I'll write out the recipes for the dishes they want first, so that I can accompany them in the next few days."
You guys have been playing for a few days."
The corners of Yan Chen's lips curled up, "Okay! Then I won't disturb you. I'll read a book for a while!"