Chapter 36: Stir-fried eel and river prawns
"Oh, it seems I'm back late." The third uncle slapped his thigh and said.

"What do you mean?" After the third aunt packed up the third uncle's things, Yan Jiecheng also walked forward to see what the third uncle had gained today.

"If I meet Li Shengli, can I have a meal with him? In this case, this kid Li Shengli will definitely treat me to a meal." There was a calculating light in the third uncle's eyes.

"Come on, old man, let's not talk about how big the two eels of Li Shengli are. This kid from the Li family is no pushover." The third aunt said unhappily.

"Oh, you don't understand. If I say I want to introduce a girl to him, I'll have to cook a few more dishes." The third uncle Yan Bugui looked very proud.

"Hey, Dad, look at me." Yan Jiecheng glanced at the bucket that his third uncle Yan Bugui brought back, and didn't notice that Yu was unhappy. When he heard his third uncle Yan Bugui say that he wanted to introduce a girl to Li Shengli, he couldn't help it.

"What's wrong with you?" The third uncle was thinking in his mind, but was interrupted by Yan Jiecheng.

"Dad, think of me when introducing someone to someone. I'm older than Lee Seung-ri." Yan Jiecheng pointed at himself excitedly.

"What are you thinking about?" Third uncle Yan Bugui looked at his eldest son with disdain, "Should I introduce him to a date?"

"Your father meant to go to Li Shengli's house for a meal under the pretext of introducing her to a date." The third aunt interrupted and took over the conversation. Yan Jiecheng was too stupid and did not inherit the third uncle's calculations at all.

Yan Jiecheng curled his lips in disappointment after hearing this.

Li Shengli didn't know about the conversation at Third Uncle's house, and he wouldn't take it seriously even if he knew. Just because Third Uncle Yan Bugui accepted Sha Zhu's gift but didn't do anything for Sha Zhu, Li Shengli wouldn't believe that Third Uncle Yan Bugui would introduce him to a date.

When Li Shengli returned home, he first threw the river shrimps into a basin of water to soak them, then processed the eels, cut them into pieces, cleaned them, put them in a basin and marinated them with salt, cooking wine, pepper, ginger slices and green onion segments, which took about ten minutes.

While he was at it, Li Shengli cleaned the river shrimps several times. The shrimps were of different sizes and quite dirty. He peeled some garlic and smashed it with a knife, then cut it into slices, and cut some ginger and chili for later use.

It was just time for dinner, and the aroma of cooking from other people's homes wafted from the yard.

Li Shengli set up a wok and heated up the oil, then poured in the small river shrimps. When they turned slightly red, he added the chopped ginger, garlic and chili peppers. When it was almost time to serve, he added the chopped scallions and slightly adjusted the taste. The aroma immediately came out.

After frying the small river shrimps, Li Shengli fried the yellow eels. The aroma of the meat filled the whole yard.

Li Shengli looked up and saw several people and children standing outside the door. It was not easy to say anything in this situation. There were not many to begin with. As the saying goes, 'it is not the lack of food that is worrying, but the inequality of distribution'. It is better for him to eat what he had by himself.

Li Shengli looked towards the door opposite and found that his third uncle Yan Bugui and his family were also looking at this side eagerly. Li Shengli smiled and closed his door. When his third uncle Yan Bugui saw this, he immediately went back to the house in disappointment.

"Dad, this Li Shengli is a real piece of shit. He made delicious food, but he didn't even bother to invite you over for a meal even though he knew you were the third uncle in the compound." Yan Jiefang fanned the flames, hoping that the third uncle Yan Bugui would come over to ask for some meat.

"What are you thinking about? Wouldn't that make you a beggar?" The third uncle scolded Yan Jiefang in annoyance.

The few of them lost interest and the whole family sat at the table waiting for dinner. The meal hadn't arrived yet, but the aroma wafted in the air.

"Dad, when are we going to have meat at home? Just smell this fragrance, who can resist it?" Yan Jiecheng swallowed his saliva, and Yan Jiefang and others also swallowed their saliva and nodded.

"Don't think about it." The third uncle Yan Bugui also quietly swallowed his saliva and shouted towards the kitchen, "Old lady, is the meal ready?"

"Okay, stop urging me." The third aunt put the steamed bread and cabbage on the table. "Okay, stop talking, hurry up and eat a few more bites while the aroma is fragrant." The third uncle Yan Bugui urged.

The four children were dumbfounded. It turned out that this was the idea of ​​their third uncle Yan Bugui.

"Dad, we thought you were going to take us to Li Shengli's house for dinner." Yan Jiefang was stunned.

"What are you thinking? Do you think I'll lose my reputation if you do this?" The third uncle Yan Bugui scolded Yan Jiefang, "Now while the fragrance is still there, eat a few more steamed breads to enjoy the aroma, and you can save some vegetables."

"You are worthy of it, Dad." Yan Jiecheng and the others looked at each other and said in unison.

"This smells so good, I wonder who has the money to eat meat like this."

"Well, these days, the only people who can eat meat besides Xu Damao's family are the two cooks in the courtyard."

In the middle courtyard of the Jia family, Jia Zhang was cleaning the house. At this time, a smell of meat wafted from the front yard. Jia Zhang sniffed and looked in the direction of the smell.

"Who is this? Is he going to let us live?" Jia Zhang cursed angrily.

"Mom, stop talking. Let's get ready to eat." Qin Huairu put the food on the table. "Banggeng, Xiaodang, stop playing. Come and eat."

Hearing the shouting, Banggeng returned home from outside Li Shengli's house.

"Mom, do you smell it?" Banggeng shouted loudly as he entered the house.

"Oh, my dear grandson, come here, drink some water first." Seeing Banggeng's face full of sweat, Jia Zhang immediately poured a bowl of water for Banggeng and Xiaodang with heartache.

"What's that smell? Are you talking about the smell of fried meat?" Qin Huairu was busy and didn't hear Bang Geng's words. Jia Zhang asked in confusion after pouring the water.

"Yes, grandma. The Li family was frying meat in the front yard. Just now when I was playing outside, I saw him carrying back two long eels." Banggeng answered after gulping down a gulp of water.

"This damn kid, he didn't even send us some meat when he had it. Don't you know that our boys are all starving and skinny?" Jia Zhang cursed with her triangular eyes squinting.

"Bang Geng, are you talking about Li Shengli's house in the front yard?" Qin Huairu walked over with the fried dishes.

"Yeah, I don't know where it was caught. That eel was so scary. Xiaodang also saw it, right Xiaodang." Banggeng nodded and confirmed with Xiaodang, who nodded when he heard it.

"Huai Ru, why don't you go to their house and ask for some?" Jia Zhang came up with a bad idea.

"Mom, what are you thinking about? Not to mention that our family and the Li family are not very familiar with each other, no one will give it to you if you ask for it at this time." Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at Jia Zhang. What a bad idea.

"You see, even if our two families have a good relationship, we can't come to ask for it. Even if you ask, we won't give it to you. Otherwise, everyone in the courtyard would go to ask for it." Qin Huairu explained to Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhang thought about it and it made sense. These days, if someone had meat in their family and there was extra meat, they would give it to others on their own initiative and never ask who came to ask for it.

(End of this chapter)