Removing the gauze that padded cotton wool, Chen Fan was going to bring up the basket containing bacon and bacon.

But when he moved, he hesitated for a moment, put it back behind the cart, and walked over to serve the armored fish with Jiang Lili.

The meat in these years is not easy to buy, mainly because people are in the countryside, it is difficult to get meat tickets, if the soft-shelled turtle meat can be sold, then he will not lack money to spend for the time being, and the meat is still kept for his own consumption.

By this time, the pot was already steaming, but it was still very early for the water to boil.

First, put two bamboo steaming racks in the pot, just above the water.

Jiang Lili used a bamboo tube to armor the fish meat on the side, weighed it every time it was loaded, and then poured it into another bamboo tube.

Chen Fan said that a bowl is a catty, and she really puts it according to the standard of a catty and a bowl.

Seeing her appearance, Chen Fan couldn't help wiping a cold sweat, "I said classmate Xiao Jiang, you just use this bowl as a standard, and if you look at it, you will not be finished if you pour it directly, if you are worried about it, you will add two pieces of meat to him if you are less, why bother to call it so troublesome every time." ”

Jiang Lili raised her head and blinked, "Yes, it turns out that it can be like this." ”

Looking at her cute appearance, Chen Fan couldn't help laughing, and seeing that his face turned from white to red, he quickly closed his mouth and divided it with her.

Soon, the bamboo bowls were put into the pot and stacked, and the soft-shelled turtle meat in the wooden barrel was almost bottomed out.

However, after filling 96 bowls, there are still about 10 bowls in the bucket, and Chen Fan doesn't plan to sell them, so he will heat them up on the spot later, and give a little to Captain Yang and Master Liu, and eat them for lunch.

After loading the bamboo bowl, before the water was boiled, a large group of people gathered in front of the stall.

"Master, what kind of meat are you selling?"

"It's so fishy, I'm afraid it's not soft-shelled turtle meat, right?"

"There are still soft-shelled turtle meat sellers? Can that thing be eaten? ”

"You're not from out of town, are you? Lujiawan came to a master Chen, taught them to make soft-shelled turtles, I heard that it was very delicious, and said that a soft-shelled turtle topped two chickens, and now every household in Lujiawan is eating soft-shelled turtles. Hey, master, you're from Lujiawan, right? ”

Chen Fan was busy moving the preserved fish to the bacon basket, then lifted the empty basket to check whether it was dirty, and after a simple wipe, he turned it upside down as a pot lid and firmly covered the dozens of bowls of soft-shelled turtles in the pot.

The pot is quite large, but unfortunately the height of the basket is not enough, so it can only be steamed in batches.

Hearing the man's question, he smiled and said, "I'm from Lujiawan." ”

He raised his voice and said to the others, "Whether this thing is delicious or not, I don't care, wait until the water is steamed and you can only evaluate it after you have eaten it." ”

After saying that, he squatted down and added dry wood to the earthen stove.

In order to go out of the stall today, the firewood he specially brought is more resistant to burning than cotton stalks, and such a large bundle can be burned for a long time.

Two pieces of firewood were added to it, and the flames immediately rose upward, and even burst out through the gap between the stoves, and a wave of heat quickly emitted out.

Some of them came to the market very early, and at this time they had already walked around the lake, and when they saw someone selling cooked food at a stall, or a soft-shelled turtle that they had never eaten before, they couldn't help but stop here.

And the villagers in Lujiawan on the side helped shout, "This is Master Chen, who taught us the whole team of Lujiawan to make soft-shelled turtles, the soft-shelled turtles he made tasted the same, and it was not the same thing as what we used to make. ”

Immediately, someone replied, "Is it so exaggerated?" Mo is not bragging. ”

Other villagers said, "We in Lujiawan are not stupid, can we eat it or not?" In Master Chen's words, whether it tastes good or not, you will know when you take a bite of it. And this soft-shelled turtle meat is a big supplement, one pound of soft-shelled turtle tops two catties of chicken, and after eating soft-shelled turtle meat, I can't sleep at night. ”

"Oh, what are you doing if you can't sleep?"

"If you want to know, don't you know if you eat a bowl and go home. Of course, you must be married, and if you are not married, don't eat blindly. ”

The semi-explicit words immediately attracted a burst of laughter and aroused the interest of many people.

Chen Fan ignored them, buried his head in the fire, and after a while, hot air rose on the steamer.

It's just that steaming and boiling are different, and for the same thing, steaming is much slower than boiling, and it takes at least 10 minutes for the soft-shelled turtle meat in the pot to heat through.

While waiting, Chen Fan turned his head to look at Jiang Lili, "Do you have anything you want to buy?" ”

Jiang Lili shook her head slightly, "No." ”

Chen Fan, "It's hard to come here, and I'll go shopping later, maybe there's something I want to buy." ”

Jiang Lili smiled and was about to speak, when suddenly she seemed to see something, and quickly lowered her head and shrank her head, as if she was afraid of being discovered.

When Chen Fan saw her appearance, he naturally raised his head and looked around, but he didn't find anything abnormal, so he asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

Jiang Lili muttered, "There are our educated youths here." ”

Chen Fan's brows furrowed, "They bullied you?" ”

Jiang Lili shook her head slightly, "No." It's ......"

It's just nothing, but it doesn't say.

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, and he immediately understood her concerns.

On the one hand, I am embarrassed to meet acquaintances I know, and on the other hand, I am afraid of getting into trouble.

It doesn't matter if she sets up her own stall, she is a female intellectual, who has a family problem, and follows her out of the stall, so it can be big or small.

Lu Jiawan saw that no one spoke in his face, but those educated youths did not.

After two seconds of silence, he took out the unused piece of homespun cloth from his satchel, unfolded it and handed it to her, and whispered, "Use this as a turban, wrap your head and cover your face, no one will recognize you." ”

Jiang Lili received it in her hand, unfolded it and draped it on her head, crossed it from the back of her head, and then surrounded her face, and after a while, only a pair of eyes were exposed, plus she lowered her head and burned the fire, not to mention those few educated youths, I was afraid that her family would not recognize her when they came.

Chen Fan stood up casually and looked around.

The men were either chatting or looking in with the basket, and no one noticed the two of them.

In fact, even if you see it, it's nothing, it's just a help to get a headscarf, what does it matter.

As the steam increases, the aroma of soft-shelled turtle meat also emits with the steam, and there are more and more people around.

The one who was still saying that the soft-shelled turtle was fishy and couldn't be eaten just now couldn't help but ask, "Master Chen, how do you sell this?" ”

Chen Fan raised his head and said with a smile, "You go to buy meat, it costs 8 cents to 1 yuan a catty, I have a pound of soft-shelled turtle meat in this big bowl, and I cook it for you, it's not too much to sell it for 1 yuan." ”

Hearing this price, many people stopped talking.

Some people think it's too expensive, the soft-shelled turtle is everywhere, no one has eaten it before, and you still sell it for 1 yuan? Grab money?

And some people think it's reasonable, a plate of fried pork slices in the restaurant is less than 3 taels of meat, and it costs 4 cents and 5 cents to serve it on the table, and it costs 1 piece 4 to 1 piece 5 when converted into a catty, not to mention the meat ticket.

If this soft-shelled turtle meat is really as delicious as the people in Lujiawan say, it can be greatly replenished, and it is not impossible to buy it for 1 yuan to taste it.

Of course, those who hold the former idea are basically members of the production team, and the latter are naturally the employees of the unit in the town.

This is also the reason why Chen Fan didn't have an idea before, and he didn't think of cooking cooked food until he heard Captain Yang say that the people in the town would also come.

Ten minutes passed quickly, Chen Fan unveiled the basket, and the bamboo bowls piled up like a hill appeared in front of everyone.

At the same time, the aroma, which was ten times stronger than just now, spread rapidly, attracting more and more onlookers.

Chen Fan picked up two bamboo sticks, sandwiched a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth, and confirmed that it was hot before turning around and shouting, "The best soft-shelled turtle meat, a bowl for a dollar, fast hands and slow hands." ”

Some of them didn't move, and took two steps back.

But some people immediately took out 1 yuan and said, "Bring me a bowl." ”

Chen Fan collected the money, put a bamboo stick in the bamboo bowl, and then handed it to him, "You take it, be careful of it." ”

At this moment, everyone was staring at him.

The man held the bamboo bowl and slapped it twice, "Ho ho, it's really hot." ”

Then he put his clothes on the mat and brought it to his mouth and took a bite.

As soon as the soft-shelled turtle meat reached his mouth, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "It's delicious." ”

Someone next to him shouted, "Is it really delicious? ”

The man's mouth couldn't stop, "It's better than chicken." ”

This time it was terrible, and more than a dozen hands reached out in front of Chen Fan, "Let's have a bowl!" ”

(End of chapter)