novelraw Chapter 233: Huaijiang sent crabs
Chapter 233: Huaijiang sent crabs
Chapter 233 Huaijiang sent crabs
The size of the crab makes people who have never seen it extremely curious. Aunt Cuiping came forward to take a closer look and said: "In autumn, crabs have itchy legs. There are many crabs sent to the palace. Those with this kind of appearance are also rare. From then on, It took a lot of effort to deliver it from such a long distance.”
"Master Xin has a fatherly heart."
Not to mention how much these crabs cost, the cost of sending them from such a long distance is already quite high. What’s important is the heart.
He also thought about sending it here directly instead of sending it to the Hou Mansion. Master Xin's thoughts were too obvious.
Xin'an admired them happily, then visually checked the number and began to give instructions, "Uncle Wang, now take someone to tie up these crabs, and check whether each one is alive."
"Nanfeng, go to the herbal shop and pick up all the small baskets in the herbal shop. If there are too few, go to Mrs. Wang and get some more white handkerchiefs."
"Aunt Cuiping, I have to go back to my hometown to see my grandmother. It's not easy for this crab to survive here. It will easily die if you stay here for a while. I want to pick some good ones to give to the Queen Mother. Please tell my grandmother. , I borrowed my grandmother’s post and sent it to the palace myself.”
Cuiping nodded immediately, thinking that the Second Young Madam was also smart, and that was what she meant by what she just said. It would be fine if the Second Young Madam had never met the Queen Mother. Since she had seen her and was rewarded with food, she should have learned something afterwards. Say, "You prepare three baskets, each containing twenty."
"The Queen Mother and the Emperor are kind mothers and filial piety. If the Queen Mother gets crabs, she will definitely invite the Emperor to taste them together."
"Auntie is thoughtful."
Aunt Cuiping turned around and went back, while Wang Jin went to find Tang Mo from the Beiya Army.
Tang Mo came very quickly, followed by Zhuang Shi. When they arrived, they were surprised to see five large buckets of crabs. Tang Mo stepped forward and picked up a tied crab and marveled, "Such a big crab is rare. Huaijiang is really a big one." Great place, no wonder you dislike the thin and small crabs in Jingzhong.”
Zhuang Shi also stepped forward to take a look, and was very surprised, "So many."
"Are all the crabs in Huaijiang this big?"
Wang Jin said cheerfully, "It doesn't matter if there is a lot of water in the Huaijiang River, the crabs are better than those in other places. However, crabs with this appearance are not common in the market. Everyone has decided on it early."
Zhuang Shi understood that these were not only rare in the capital, but also top-grade in Huaijiang. He silently lamented the financial resources of the Xin family. Not to mention the crabs were expensive, even the cost of sending them all the way to the capital was more expensive than these crabs.
What matters is the intention.
After sniffing, there was a faint scent of crab in the air, "It's weird, I can smell the scent."
Xin'an smiled, "I'll have someone steam a few first, and we'll all taste them later."
Mainly because she wanted to eat it. She hadn't eaten crabs from her hometown in many years.
Soon Chunyang came out with a pot of crabs, "Come and have a try."
The people who followed Xin'an to the capital were somewhat missing the Huaijiang River, and they started to say hello after smelling the smell. The master moved his hands, and the others also stopped what they were doing and stepped forward happily, one person at a time, grinning with teeth grinning and not letting go.
"There is **** vinegar sauce here, it will be more fragrant if you dip it in it."
Everyone stood and started eating around a square table. Tang Mo said, "This paste is very fragrant."
Xin'an likes female crabs, "This one is fragrant."
He picked up a piece with chopsticks and brought it to Tang Mo's mouth. Tang Mo tasted it naturally, "Yeah, it's delicious. It's better than the crabs I've eaten before."
Zhuang Shi quickly removed his cheeks and picked out all the inedible bits. He then sucked the crab paste and put it all into his mouth. After saying two words of "fragrant", he stuffed half of the crab into his mouth and was fiddled with. Piling up the shells means eating them cleanly. Xin An joked, "Brother Zhuang is really an expert at eating crabs." Zhuang Shi smiled and said, "I've always liked these in-shell ones since I was little. They feel delicious."
Xin An said: "Give Brother Zhuang twenty more. If you ask Brother Zhuang to take them away later, I won't send anyone to deliver them to your house."
"No, no, I'm so sorry."
He saw that there were only twenty of them in a pile, so how could he have the nerve to ask for more?
Tang Mo smiled and said, "Why are you so polite? I'm not polite when Brother Zhuang takes care of me."
Zhuang Shi took it away with a smile, and Tang Mo gave him another one, "Let's eat one more so that we won't have to think about it all afternoon."
Zhuang Shi was not polite, also because he really likes to eat. Wang Jin sighed, "It's really delicious."
"The master must have chosen the best crabs and sent them to us. The paste and the fragrant meat are all good. We have all benefited from the big girl."
Everyone was very happy, and they were still satisfied after eating, but they did not delay the work at hand. Seeing that it was getting late, their hands and feet became more and more agile.
The crabs were placed in a bamboo basket and covered with a white cloth that had soaked up the water. When the preparations were almost complete, the people delivering the crabs started to leave the house one after another.
Several young ladies who were friends with Xin'an had a share; Tang Yong and Wang Mian's families had three copies; Tang Mo's close friends had one share; Wang, who got the news and came to see the excitement, asked for five copies to give away. Each portion is made up of twenty, half male and half female.
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"The Second Prince's Mansion will also send a portion. Pregnant women cannot eat it, but the Second Prince can eat it."
"Mrs. Xu will also send you a copy. After all, we are doing business now."
After all the things that should be given were given away, looking at the remaining bucket of half-Xin'an, he finally thought of Tang Gang and asked Wang's opinion whether he should leave some for him.
"No need to bother."
Mrs. Wang expected that Tang Gang would use it as a favor for Tang Rong. She didn't want to be taken advantage of. Her daughter-in-law's things should have the intended effect if her father-in-law sent them so far away. There were too many left for their mother. How many of them can’t eat by themselves?
"I know who your father is friendly with, I will arrange it."
"Besides, your father is entering the palace today and will not be back until the afternoon."
Today, the emperor wants to bring justice to the cases involving the Xiangguo Duke's Mansion and the Hou Mansion, but Tang Gang won't be back soon.
In this way, after all the things that should be given away were given away, there were still fifty or sixty kilograms left. I left a basin for Xin Zhai, and the rest was all taken back to the Hou Mansion, ready to eat slowly. "Eat crab roe noodles at night. Chunlu is particularly good at it.”
Ershan's cousin Xia'er has arrived at Xin's house as an errand. She felt distressed when she saw a basin full of dead crabs. She wanted to cook them and eat them. Fortunately, Wang Jin found them. "It's a pity to lose them, but they are dead." It’s really inedible.”
"How wonderful. He should have died not long ago."
Xia'er couldn't bear it.
"It won't work if you die anyway. I'll put it in the stove and burn it to ashes. If you want it, we'll eat meat tonight."
The eldest girl was generous to them and never skimped on food. Wang Jin was afraid that Xia'er would eat the dead crabs secretly, so he took the pot away without giving her a chance.
(End of chapter)