Chapter 608
The pearl comes from the vast and deep waters, she resembles the high and ethereal moon, dazzling, dignified and round, elegant and noble, and has been favored by people since ancient times. People love to aspire to it, and they call it the "Queen of Jewels", and people regard pearls as a symbol of authority, holiness, love and friendship.
The pearls produced in the Beibu Gulf area of China belong to the "Southern Pearl", known as the queen of pearls, and are also produced in the sea near Hong Kong. This area should be Nanzhu, but I don't know if there is one in it.
"Nannan, you cow." Cheng Shixi gave a thumbs up and said, "People's sea mussels are touched by pearl divers who have worked hard to dive, you are good, you caught it by yourself, it is really a miracle in the world!" ”
"Hehe......" Fang Monan scratched his head and smiled, "I don't know if there are pearls?" ”
"Just open it and see." Cheng Shigui said.
"If you don't have a tool to take advantage of, you can't break it by hand!" Cheng Shixi shrugged.
He Junyao took out a Swiss Army knife from his trouser pocket, and '......poofed' it, the cold light flickered, "Good knife!" ”
He Junyao squatted down and knocked open the sea mussel, "Wow...... It's a big pearl. ”
Even if it is wrapped in mussel meat, you can also see the faint pink halo emitted by the pearl, which is the size of a quail egg by the eye, and the whole sea mussel is this pearl.
He Junyao quickly slashed it with a knife, Fang Monan took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, He Junyao took out the pearl and closed it to the sea mussel, the true face of the pearl was presented in front of everyone's eyes, wiped off the mucus on it, and really saw what it means to be round and jade, exuding a shining light and shining brightly.
"It's natural!" He Shuhui asked a very silly question.
"Of course it's natural, and it can grow so big artificially. I'm afraid that after it is formed, it will not take long before it is taken away. Cheng Shigui's face was like jade, and he smiled softly.
"Don't look at the pearl yet, what about this sea mussel! Dead or not. Fang Menan asked.
"No, I'm very careful with the beads." He Junyao's deep and deep voice sounded.
"Then release this mussel into the sea!" Fang Menan then said.
He Junyao's dark eyes were as black as diamonds, glanced at Fang Monan, and put the sea mussel back into the sea, and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.
"It's the first time I've seen such a big Namjoo. This is an absolute top grade. He Shuhui said with a smile. It used to be in museums or in photographs. ”
"Nanzhu" has large grains, round beads, thick bead layers, pink tenderness, and crystal brilliance. It is recorded in the history books that the feudal rulers of all dynasties since the Han Dynasty have wanted Hepu Taishou to pay tribute to Hepu pearls as the highest treasure of the court. In addition to being a valuable ornament, pearls are also a precious medicinal material. Fang Menan said. This is good. Very good. ”
"It's still a blessing for our family. I've never heard of this sea. I touched such a big pearl. Cheng Shigui smiled and rubbed the fine and soft hair on Fang Monan's head.
He Junyao and Cheng Shixi secretly stared at Cheng Shigui's 'salty pig hand. ’
Cheng Shigui seemed to feel something, put down his hand, and watched everyone gain a good harvest. "Let's go!"
"Wait! Watch the sunrise. He Shuhui pulled Cheng Shigui's sleeve.
Everyone sat back on the boat and looked to the east. The sky is a light blue, very pale and charming. In the blink of an eye, the place where the sea level meets the sky appears white, followed by a red glow, slowly expanding, reflecting on the boundless sea. The sun was about to break away from its living mother and jump out, and Fang Menan and the others looked there intently.
After a while, a golden-red round edge was revealed, slowly expanding, rising, and slowly rising. So, with a vigorous leap, he stripped off the mother of the sea, and flew into the vast heavenly firmament, the color of which was kind and lovely. In an instant, this golden-red ball emitted a dazzling light, which made people's eyes hurt slightly, and ten thousand golden lights shot out from the sea in an instant.
Sometimes the sun is obscured by the clouds that drift by, and the light is refracted by the clouds, and the light shines down so misty, so gentle. Through the clouds directly on the water, as the waves swayed, the golden light sparkled, and it was impossible to distinguish between the sea and the sky, because only a brilliant color was seen.
"It's beautiful!" Cheng Shixi said with emotion, I don't know if he was talking about sunrise or people. Seeing that Fang Monan was now bathed in gold, his whole person was golden, exuding a faint halo.
"Let's go! Go to the shore and eat the seafood before leaving. Cheng Shigui said.
Once ashore, "Go!" Take you to taste the real seafood delicacy. Cheng Shigui said.
Cheng Shigui led them to carry the bucket and turned to a restaurant, "Uncle Hai! ”
A middle-aged man wearing a flower shirt, big shorts, a flower apron, and a drag board on his feet, heard someone call him, turned around, looked at it for a long time, and waited for Cheng Shigui to take off the sunglasses on his face before exclaiming, "Wow...... What a rarity! ”
"You're really hard to recognize." He said, "What wind is blowing you? ”
It's also a T-shirt, jeans, and a pair of travel shoes, and the usual financial business dress, which is like two people. Today, I stopped here, it was pink and pink, and the youth was vigorous.
"Of course, it was Uncle Hai's cooking that blew me here." Cheng Shigui said with a smile.
"You kid, you're still so good at talking." Uncle Hai pointed at him and smiled.
Cheng Shigui introduced, "This is my wife, this is my cousin, and this is my sister-in-law." This is the Great Army. He continued, "Uncle Hai should show off his skills and let them taste what real seafood is." ”
"Hello Uncle Hai!"
"Good! Don't listen to that kid blowing, it's actually home cooking. Uncle Hai was a little embarrassed and said, "It's not comparable to a hotel, but it's better than the original." ”
"It's just the original." He Shuhui said with a smile.
"Come in and sit." He beckoned, watching them carry their fishing rods, "What are you doing here with your fishing rods?" If you want to eat seafood, I don't have anything here. ”
"Uncle Hai, we have already fished, you see that the harvest is not bad." Cheng Shigui slipped the bucket in front of him. "I want you to cook and cook a table of seafood."
"Yikes! The harvest is good. Uncle Hai grinned, "Okay! No problem, keep what makes you delicious and let you swallow your tongue. ”
Uncle Hai, squatted down and nodded, "There are colorful lobsters, two groupers, fried crab with chili, jumping snails in sauce, fried rice with sea urchin crabs, and how about a sea starfish." Uncle Hai raised his eyes and asked.
"No problem, you're in charge." Cheng Shigui nodded.
"Okay, sit down, please wait." Uncle Hai carried the bucket, walked to the back kitchen, and shouted loudly, "Stinky boy, the sun is on your buttocks, why don't you hurry up and come over to help." ”
Soon a muffled voice sounded, "Come on." A chubby young man in floral trousers and shirtless walked out.
He turned on the faucet, washed up, and squatted on the ground, still sleepy-eyed, and finally closed his eyes altogether. But the action of this hand is very skillful in peeling fish and shrimp. It can be seen that practice makes perfect, and you can do it well with your eyes closed.
"That's a lot of kung fu!" Cheng Shixi sat on a plastic stool, holding his head with his hand and said casually. After looking at it for a while, the young man didn't open his eyes, didn't scratch his hands, and stabbed himself, I really don't admire it.
"What a good kung fu, only practice makes perfect!" Uncle Hai finished talking, bent down and took the cleaned ingredients into the back kitchen.
When the young man had finished peeling, he washed his hands, and when he entered the house, he fell asleep.
Fang Monan shook his head with a smile and said, "What a master!" ”
Everyone laughed, "Hehe......"
Fang Monan, they looked at the blue sea and white sand, and the quiet and dusty bay was simply overjoyed; Look back at the aquarium, and those colorful, dazzling raw seafood can directly whet your appetite.
Looking at the beautiful scenery and tasting the food, it is really refreshing and pleasant, sweeping away the chaos of the world.
Soon Fang Monan and the others smelled the rich fragrance, "Come on, our restaurant is also a local signature dish of cheese lobster, fried razor clams with soy sauce, prawns with urine and pee, steamed grouper, as well as sauce jumping snails, fried rice with sea urchin and crab larvae, and fried sea crab." Uncle Hai said with a smile.
The restaurants here don't have a lot of skill to speak of, and almost every chef here makes fresh and delicious seafood dishes. As for the taste of the dishes, it still maintains the traditional flavor of Cantonese cuisine, which is mainly light, sweet and fresh.
Since there are very few people in the morning, the shops are all shuttling back and forth, which is not crowded at all, which does not prevent Fang Monan from tasting food and watching the beautiful scenery.
Steamed grouper, the meat is very tender, the taste is fresh, and there is no fishy smell at all.
The fried razor clams with soy sauce pepper were snatched up as soon as they were served on the table because the taste was so good. Razor clams are actually very good at chef's kung fu, because it can't be fried old, and it won't taste good when it's old. But you can't be unfamiliar. This dish of razor clams is fried just right, the meat is fresh and tender, the soy sauce is well adjusted, the salty and a little sweet, and the umami of the razor clams is adjusted, which is too positive!
The shrimp emperor, commonly known as the prawn cricket, is made with salt and pepper, which is really delicious. Because it is so huge, you need to cut it into several pieces with scissors before you can eat it. The meat inside is so delicious, it turns out that I ate fresh and raw prawns on the beach, the meat is elastic, and the taste is not good. And the chef's kung fu is also top-notch, those fried garlic with salt and pepper are very fragrant and not salty, and will not rob the umami of the shrimp.
Facing the sea, the open-air food stalls, blowing the sea breeze with a fishy smell, that feeling is unique, in addition to eating his seafood here, it is also the feeling of eating.
After tasting the seafood, of course Fang Monan didn't rush to leave, there are many places to play here! It is quiet and dusty, with long sandy beaches, or lingering in the shopping area of Sai Kung Market, or you can also walk into the back alleys of the market to visit Tin Hau Temple. Or go drink a bowl of sugar water, order a mung bean paste or fruit ice, and remove the fishy smell of seafood in your mouth, which is indeed refreshing.
It's a pity that these were mixed up by a phone call, Li Shuisheng fell behind in the affairs of his eldest brother and second brother's house, and finally had time to see his good grandson. They are waiting at Cheng Shigui's house in Repulse Bay! (To be continued.) )
PS: Ask for pink encouragement. All kinds of tickets are encouraged.