The village chief followed the old man's example and started fishing for crayfish. Although he caught it, it fell into the water halfway up.
The reason was that when the village chief saw a crayfish on the fishing rod, he was overjoyed and lifted it too fast, causing the crayfish to loosen its grip and fall.
The village chief smacked away in annoyance, but the old man burst into laughter and said: "Give you another chance."
At this time, a happy voice came from Mrs. Wang's side: "Look, this one I caught is bigger than the one you caught!"
Qibao also looked over. The crayfish that grandma caught was really quite big. It was the biggest crayfish among all the crayfish caught.
The lively commotion here attracted the attention of the children in the village. They stopped playing and all ran over to see what the Xu family was doing.
At first, these children were a little scared when they saw the red worms, but when they saw Xiaoliu and Qibao, who were about the same age as them, they were not afraid. They looked happy and gathered around them curiously.
Suddenly the river became more lively. As long as someone caught one, the children in the village would jump up with joy and clap their little hands.
It wasn't until the weather was getting late that Uncle Xu was going to pick up his brother and the others to go back home. The Xu family packed their things and prepared to go back. Before leaving, they also told the children in the village not to play by the river without an adult around. The children in the village nodded and were very obedient.
At this time, a little girl's soft voice sounded: "Grandpa Xu, will you come to catch red worms next time? I want to play with you."
The old man lovingly stroked her somewhat yellowed hair and said: "Yes, I will call Xiaocao when grandpa's family comes to fish for crayfish next time, but you can't come to the river alone to play. It will be dangerous, understand?"
Xiaocao's eyes turned into crescent moons and she said: "Okay, I'll listen to Grandpa Xu."
The old man nodded and said: "You little brats, go home quickly."
"Goodbye, Grandpa Xu!" Immediately, these children ran towards their homes obediently.
The village chief also said goodbye and left, humming a tuneless tune as he left, and walked away step by step with his hands behind his back.
When the Xu family returned home and put everything away, Mrs. Wang asked: "Qibao, what should I do with this crayfish?"
Qibao said: "You just need to brush it all with a brush, cut off the crayfish's mouth, and then pull off the crayfish thread."
Qibao took it and kept demonstrating it. After they all understood it, Mrs. Wang said: "Okay, grandma and your mother have learned. You should not interfere, your little flesh is tender, if you accidentally pinch your hand will surely bleed."
They caught a lot of crayfish this time, enough for the whole family to have a delicious meal.
After all the crayfish were processed, Mrs. Wang said: "It's really troublesome to handle this crayfish. I just don't know how it tastes. I can't wait until now in vain."
Qibao patted her chest and said: "Grandma, don't worry. I'm here and you're still worried that it won't be delicious! Grandma will definitely swallow it all on her tongue after tasting it!"
"Okay, then grandma is waiting to eat!" Mrs. Wang said with a smile.
Qibao asked Grandma and the others to light the fire first, and was ready to do it herself when her eldest aunt said: "Qibao, you can just guide me from the side and I'll do it."
Qibao agreed without saying much, let her eldest aunt first pour the oil into the pot and heat it up, wait for the oil temperature to heat up, put the cleaned crayfish into the pot and fry it, until the crayfish turns red before fishing it out, then leave some base oil in the pot, and after exploding the spices that were taken out from space, she put the fried crayfish in the pot to stir-fry it, and put some seasonings into it.
Seeing that it was time, Qibao took two cans of beer from the refrigerator in her space, opened it, and told her eldest aunt to pour it into the pot, then just cover it and let it simmer to dry out the water.
Mrs. Wang asked curiously: "What's in this metal box? Why is it pouring into the pot and bubbling?"
Qibao replied: "This is beer. It is different from the wine we usually drink. It is only available at my master's place. It is still difficult for us to make it here."
"What! This is wine. I have never seen wine with such a color!"
Qibao said: "I have a little more, grandma, why don't you try it?"
Mrs. Wang was somewhat moved and took the can from Qibao's hand. Seeing a small opening on it, she poured some into her mouth.
Because it had just been taken out of the refrigerator, it was a little cold. After taking a bite, Mrs. Wang's expression was a little hard to describe.
After swallowing the beer, Mrs. Wang said with some surprise: "My dear, this wine is really different from what we have here, and somewhat spicy on the tongue, but not the same kind of spiciness as white wine, it feels like there are many small bubbles in my mouth, and my body, which was already a bit hot from the fire in front of the stove, is instantly much more refreshed."
Qibao said: "Grandma may not be used to drinking this wine, but in the summer, this beer and crayfish are a perfect match!"
At this time, the aroma of crayfish in the pot was getting stronger and stronger, and even the old man and the others sitting in the main hall couldn't sit still.
The father and sons came to the kitchen smelling the fragrance all the way. The old man said: "Is this what that crayfish smells like? It's really fragrant!"
Qibao said: "Grandpa, it will be ready soon if you wait for a while, I'll give you a taste of a good thing first."
As she spoke, she gave the remaining beer that Mrs. Wang drank to the old man.
The old man took the can, a little confused, and asked: "Qibao, what is this? It feels like iron sheet."
Qibao said: "There is still wine in it. Grandpa, please try it and see if it tastes good."
The old man put it to his mouth suspiciously and took a sip. He felt that the taste was a bit strange. There were many small bubbles in his mouth, which was quite refreshing. He raised his neck and drank the rest of the wine in a gulp.
The two Xu brothers were watching from the sidelines and gulped, they also wanted to taste what this what beer tasted like.
After the old man finished drinking, he smashed his mouth, and suddenly he heard a "burp~"
The old man said a little embarrassedly: "I couldn't help it..."
Qibao looked at her grandfather, chuckled, and said: "Grandpa, there is a lot of gas in this wine. If you drink too much in one sip, the gas will be expelled through burping. This is a normal phenomenon."
Second Uncle Xu asked as he touched his head: "Qibao, second uncle wants to taste it too, is there any more?"
Xu Laosan also nodded beside him.
Qibao said: "When we eat, I will bring out a few cans for everyone to try."
Xu Laoer said happily: "I'll bring the chopsticks and dishes to the front hall now."
Mrs. Wang laughed and scolded: "You bastard, you will be attentive as long as you have good food and drinks to serve. Why don't I see you being any more diligent than usual?"
Suddenly everyone laughed.
After a while, Uncle Xu and his brother also came back. On the way, they heard their father and uncle say that the family had prepared delicious food tonight, but they didn't tell them what it was.
Mrs. Wang had already prepared the crayfish and put it on the table, and copied a few more dishes. Then the family sat neatly at the table to eat.
When Xiaowu looked at the pot of red crayfish, he suddenly exclaimed: "This is a red worm! Why did it turn red? The shell is so hard, can it be eaten?"
Second Uncle Xu knocked his head and said: "Since you think you can't eat it, then don't eat it later! Just eat something else!"