Seaside Inn

After the people left, Jiang Ran rolled up his sleeves and cleaned up the table. Mrs. Jiang didn't like to watch old man Jiang drink and went into the house to watch TV early. Old man Jiang burped, "Ah Ran! It's been so long, I should take my Someone is back."

Jiang Ran paused with his chopsticks and said nothing.

"You like to keep everything in your heart. Grandpa knows you are unhappy. Grandpa has nothing else to count on. As long as you are happy, male or female, Grandpa agrees."

After Jiang old man finished speaking, he walked into the house with his cane. Jiang Ran stepped forward to help him, but Jiang old man waved his hand no.

Jiang Ran stood at the same spot and looked at Old Man Jiang's back slowly. Grandpa is already sixty years old, over half a century old, and his back is getting more and more curved every year. He should be an age to enjoy family happiness, but now he is still worrying about his affairs. .

He discovered the secret in high school and kept it hidden until after the college entrance examination before confessing it to his grandfather.

Even though same-sex marriage is now legal, there are not many of them. In the hearts of the two elderly people, they never thought that it would happen to their children.

He still remembered the picture of Grandpa holding a stick and trying to beat him at that time, and Grandma hugging Grandpa's waist with tears in her eyes to prevent him from beating him.

Later, he went to other provinces to go to college, and when he came back, he felt apprehensive, but grandpa and grandma seemed to have forgotten about his coming out, and he didn't want to break this rare harmony, as if nothing had happened.

For so many years, they have not mentioned his love life until today.

Jiang Ran raised his head slightly to look at the sky, holding back the tears that he wanted to shed, and finally they compromised.

Both men and women are welcome, what a humble request!

The two elders spent six years accepting that their grandson was different, so Jiang Ran spent six years loving Song Xing.

But after Song Xing, now he doesn't want to talk about feelings anymore.

What old man Jiang said that night was never mentioned after waking up, as if it was just drunken nonsense, Jiang Ran also avoided talking about it.

These days are rarely comfortable for him.

When you have time, make some kimchi and take Mrs. Jiang to the vegetable market in the county to earn some pocket money, or when the weather is calm, go fishing with Mrs. Jiang while the grandfather and grandson secretly drink some wine and eat something Mrs. Jiang refuses. Junk snacks.

Jiang Ran once again confirmed his determination not to return to the city to be a working worker in a short time.

Since I don't want to go back, I should find a suitable job. I can't really be an idler and make people around me laugh.

But when he sat down and really started looking for a job, he couldn't find one that suited him.He simply stopped looking for a job and stayed at home with Old Man Jiang to go out to sea to catch big fish. In his free time, he would do some eversions at home. He is a foreign language major, and he has mastered German and Italian. When he was an artist assistant, he followed Song Waking up to travel all over the world in various countries, acting as a translator also saves money for translators. Therefore, although he has not attended a serious class, he still has a lot of practical experience, and it is not difficult to earn extra money as a part-time job.

The next day, I was going to collect the ground cage that I set up yesterday. The weather was a little drizzly. Jiang Ran was afraid that the old man would catch a cold, so he cooked ginger soup and poured it into a kettle to drink on the boat.

"That's it, let's get it!" Old man Jiang found his cage buoy hook and asked Jiang Ran to hook the buoy up and start pulling.

The floor cage doesn't need two people, so the old man Jiang stood beside him with a thermos cup in his hand, directing, and scolding his grandson by the way.

"Oh! Fool! Pull up something and shake it, shake it to the bottom and wait until you open it, so you don't have to look for it!"

"Oh, you are blind! See this, tiger fish, be careful, the thorns are poisonous!"

"I'm so pissed off, you're so slow that I can sleep on the boat! Get up and do it myself!"

Jiang·fool·blind·turtle speed·ran didn't have time to reply to old man Jiang's words, he gritted his teeth and pulled, the ground cage was really heavy when it was pulled out from the sea!

When it came to the last cage, the old man Jiang really couldn't stand it anymore, so he put down the thermos and took over the job.

The bottom of the ground cage is tied with a rope. When the rope is pulled up, the rope is untied, and the seafood will fall into the bucket in a splash.

The difference between a fishing net and a ground cage is that the fishing net can catch more fish, while the ground cage is easier to catch some octopus, crabs, shrimps, and snails.

The harvest after the typhoon was really good. I caught two large and one small octopus, two orchid crabs, two tiger fish, Shijiugong sea oyster snails and oil snails.The important thing is that there is also a blue crab, at least seven taels, which is a good thing.

Jiang old man stepped on the blue crab on the bottom of his feet and pulled out a plastic rope to tie up the pliers. Jiang Ran didn't dare to do this job. He was pinched by the pliers when he was a child, and he was so painful that he still has a shadow.

The blue crab is a species of sturgeon. Jiang Ran calls it the startling sturgeon in the local dialect, and there are other species of red sturgeon. This stuff is very nourishing and very valuable. It is several times more expensive than ordinary crabs. It starts at least one hundred yuan per catty.

It's still the old rule, save some Shi Jiugong to dry for Jiang Pozi to make dried fish, and send the rest to Uncle Chen's house.

When I went there, I happened to run into Jiang Zhiming.

"Third brother."

Jiang Zhiming turned his head, "Hey, Ah Ran, Uncle is also going to sea today?"

Old man Jiang nodded, "How's the harvest today?"

"Yes, I caught a bass, three catties!"

The old man Jiang nodded, "Three catties, this head is really big! You've earned it!"

Jiang Zhiming is the grandson of old man Jiang's elder brother, Jiang Ran's cousin, one year older than him, and the third child in his family is called third brother.By the way, Jiang Ran ranked fourth.

After Jiang’s kimchi was sold a few more times, the sea ban came down.

Not being able to fish doesn't mean you can't do anything.

It's almost summer, and it's time for Uncle Jiang's family to raise sea oyster seedlings. Without them asking, old man Jiang brought Jiang Ran to look for them.

Grand Duke Jiang's family contracted the sea area to raise sea oysters. Although old man Jiang didn't have a share, the brothers didn't just talk about money.

A few days ago, the old man Jiang was packing up those seedlings. The seedlings are rectangular gray pieces, which are strung together in a string to facilitate the sea oyster seedlings to attach to when the time comes.

Also, the large shell of sea oyster is also very suitable for attaching seedlings.

Jiang Ran called Jiang Zhiming, and within half an hour Jiang Zhiming arrived in a tricycle.

A lot of nursery skewers have been placed on the Jiang Dagong fish boat, and the piles are neatly stacked.

After Jiang Zhiming got on the boat with the nursery skewers sorted out by the old man, Jiang Zhiming sailed to the sea oyster beach.

Dagong Jiang is much taller than old man Jiang, and he is also fat. As soon as he goes to sea, he takes out beer and drinks with old man Jiang. His family doesn't want him to drink.

"Aran, are you going to stay at home instead of going out?"

Jiang Ran hummed, "Grand Duke, I don't have much time to stay at home in recent years, so let me rest for a while!"

Dagong Jiang took a cigarette from the cigarette case in his pocket and said, "I thought you were working in the city so that you could bring Zhiming with you, but now it seems that's not possible."

Jiang Ran turned to look at Jiang Zhiming, who was at the helm. He refused to study after graduating from high school. At that time, Jiang Zhiming's father, Jiang Ran, called his cousin, and refused to go if a mop stick was broken, so he had to let him go.

After he went to work in the city, he brought his girlfriend from out of town back to get married. In the past two years, he got married, became pregnant and gave birth to a child, and had no time to go out to make money.It's no wonder Grand Duke Jiang is in a hurry.

Jiang Ran thought for a while and said, "I'll go back and find a relationship to find a way to see if I can get a job."

What Jiang Dagong was waiting for was this sentence, "You are the most promising in our family, and your third brother has to count on you."

"Brother, what are you talking about? Ah Ran had no parents or mother when he was young. If he didn't study, Ah Zhi would have been bullied a long time ago." Old man Jiang said after taking a sip of his wine.

Jiang Zhiming listened to Jiang Ran and quickly thanked Jiang Ran. Now it is really difficult to find a job with a high school degree. He can't do computer work or office work. He is not willing to let him carry bricks and cement. As a result, he is still nesting at home, and his wife complains every day and every day. Life is really hard.

When we arrived at the sea oyster field, bamboo poles were (inserted) on the sea, and the rows were very neat. The bamboo poles were connected by a thread, and this thread was used to hang sea oyster skewers.

It wasn't too early for the Jiang family to come, and several families were already dying. If it wasn't time for chatting, the four men of the Jiang family (rolled up) their sleeves and went to work.

Strings of sea oyster nursery strings are hung on the line, there must be intervals, the rope cannot be knotted, and a strong loop is tied, which will be more convenient if you want to take it out later.

The four members of the Jiang family worked fast, but they couldn't bear to raise more seedlings. Seeing that the tide was about to ebb, there were still half of them left.

Grand Duke Jiang told them to stop, "Hurry up and go back. If the tide ebbs and you're stranded, you won't be able to go back."

"Hang up two more strings."

Grand Duke Jiang kicked over, almost kicking Jiang Zhiming into the sea, "What's the matter with two strings, hurry up!"

"Oh."

Old man Jiang said, "Don't worry, there are still two days left in Lixia just now!"

Years of experience tell fishermen that the best time to raise sea oyster seedlings is around the beginning of summer, and there is no rush for four or five days. You must be careful when doing this quickly, otherwise a wave will wash away if the knot is not tied. Yes, the loss outweighs the gain.

Hanging the seedlings on the string for two days will be enough, and the rest will wait for the seedlings to attach.

After raising the seedlings, the Jiang family made kimchi and took a few chickens to the county. These chickens stopped laying eggs, and they would grow old if they were not killed. Mrs. Jiang kept two of them to eat at home, and sold the others for money.

But they can't kill the chickens. The customers buy them and kill them themselves, so they sell them cheaper.

When I came back, I happened to run into Uncle Chen.

"Aran, where did you go?"

Jiang Ran stopped the car, "In the county vegetable market, take the kimchi made at home to exchange for some money."

"Hey, your kimchi is a good thing."

Mrs. Jiang rolled down the car window and stuck her head out, "Brother, my family is going to kill a chicken. The old man said to make stewed chicken. Remember to come tonight!"

"Your family kills chickens, why should I join in the fun?"

"It's delicious when it's lively!" Jiang Ran said with a smile, "Grandpa misses you all day long to come and drink a few sips of wine together."

Uncle Chen laughed haha, "Okay, I'll take my grandson there tonight, and my family Siwen is back, bring him to recognize someone."

"Okay!" Siwen was talking about Uncle Chen's eldest grandson, who is more than one round older than Datou, and is now a high school student.

High school is too stressful to come back on weekends to relax.

Mrs. Jiang said that the stewed chicken made by old man Jiang was not fake. When they went to the county to sell kimchi, old man Jiang had already killed the chicken by himself and plucked all the hairs. When Jiang Ran arrived home, he was sitting on a small stool with tweezers Pluck the fine stubble on the chicken.

Stewed chicken can be said to be the favorite of the old man Jiang. It is not yellow stewed chicken. It is simply stewed in a rice cooker, so it is named braised chicken. It does not need too much seasoning. It only needs to be marinated with old wine and salt for a while, stuffed with goji berries, angelica, and ginger outside. Sliced ​​scallions are stewed slowly in a rice cooker. There is no rich taste, and the light chicken juice has a unique flavor.

The Shi Jiuzheng that was sun-dried before is just taken out, soaked in water, fried in a pan, like fresh fish, fried for a while, take a small bowl, salt, light soy sauce, old wine, stir and pour it into the pan Put scallions and ginger slices in it, cover the pot and simmer over low heat, and stew fish in sauce. Almost every household in the village does this.

It should be said that Shi Jiugong is famous for having many and fine fish bones, but Jiang Ran loves to eat such fish.

Among them, the favorite is the dried Shijiugong fish stewed in sauce. The fish meat is chewy after being dried for a long time, and the fish meat absorbs the sauce fully and is very flavorful.

Just came back from the market, Jiang Ran bought a lot of vegetables, abalone is rare in their seaside, Jiang Ran bought some, blanch it, remove the internal organs between the meat and the shell, blanch the ribs and put the chopped corn and abalone Stewed together, the pork ribs are fragrant, the abalone has a smooth taste, and the sweetness of the corn is the best soup to remove greasy.

Soak the plum vegetables in water and dry fry them for later use. Put the bought pork belly in cold water, add ginger cubes to boil the blood foam, marinate them with soy sauce until the color changes, cut them into 0.3 cm thin slices, marinate them with oyster sauce, and spread them in a bowl At the bottom, fill the whole bowl with preserved vegetables, put it in a pot and steam it for about an hour, cover it with a plate, turn it upside down to form a round 'small hillside' and the pork with preserved vegetables is ready, fat but not greasy , the fragrance is striking.

Mix another green vegetable and serve.

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