Chapter 184 The Crab From 1116 AD [Please Vote]

"Is this the shredded sweet potato?"

During dinner, Diao Chan looked at the plate of fried sweet potatoes covered in syrup on the table and swallowed quietly. This was the first time she had eaten such a novel dish after being in the real world for so long.

Li Yu brought a bowl of cold water and put it on the table. He picked up a piece of sweet potato and pulled it gently, and a bright golden thread emerged from the sugar liquid.

Dip it in cold boiling water, the golden wire breaks off, and the syrup hanging on the surface of the sweet potato also condenses due to the cold, as if the sweet potato has been coated with a layer of glass.

Li Yu placed it in the Diao Chan bowl, and you could even hear a sound similar to the impact of ice cubes:

"How about a taste."

Diao Chan couldn't wait to take a bite, and the sugar on the surface made a crisp sound. She said with some surprise:

"It looks like candied haws on a stick."

Li Yu picked up the rice and showed off a piece of twice-cooked pork:

"This is the same thing, except that the candied haws must be completely cooled. After dipping the candied sweet potatoes in water, they will be crispy on the outside and still warm on the inside, making it less likely to upset your stomach."

Diao Chan finished the shredded sweet potato in small mouthfuls, picked up another piece, dipped it in cold water like Li Yu, and sighed as she ate:

"Modern people are really good at researching and actually combine candied haws with vegetables,"

The ancients were not bad either. The delicacies described in "Jin Ping Mei" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" cannot be reproduced by modern people... Li Yu was muttering in his heart when a message came on his phone.

He picked it up and saw that it was from Pu Yongliang, the owner of Xiuchuan Town Food Processing Factory:

"Brother, I'm sorry to disturb you during the Chinese New Year. My factory may not be able to survive. How many compressed biscuits do you want this time? I will make them for you in one go and then I will file for bankruptcy."

File for bankruptcy?

Li Yu was a little surprised. Last time, the boss planned to hold on for a while. Why can't he hold on during the Chinese New Year?

He replied:

"Happy New Year, Boss Pu, don't you insist anymore? Maybe the dawn of victory has appeared."

Pu Yongliang sent a voice message, seemingly drunk:

"Brother, I really want to persevere, but a company upline went bankrupt, and our debt balance was also broken. Now debt collectors are blocking the door, and I have no choice..."

If a food factory cannot open up sales, no matter how hard it tries, it will be in vain.

Li Yu sighed with emotion and was about to express some relief when he saw Diao Chan eating shredded sweet potatoes and suddenly thought that the world in the book had an increasing demand for compressed biscuits.

If Pu Yongliang's factory collapses, we will have to find another processing factory to cooperate with in the future... Or, buy Pu Yongliang's factory?

After buying the factory, there is no need to rack your brains to find reasons to make up lies... Li Yu quietly discussed with Diao Chan:

"Boss Pu's food factory can no longer operate. Should we buy it? With our own processing factory, we can support the world in the book and make many novel snacks for you."

It sounds very tempting... Diao Chan blinked in confusion:

"Then buy it. I'll use all my gold nuggets to buy a factory for us."

If you decide to buy it, you won’t have much financial pressure. It’s almost enough to collect some B&Bs and scenic spots and deal with some of the gold you have. If you really can’t sell some cultural relics.

As for the little girl's money, she doesn't need it. She can keep it and spend it later.

But before that, Cao Wenfeng had to investigate the factory's debt problem in advance and confirm that there was no problem before discussing the acquisition.

If you buy it and find out that the factory has been mortgaged to someone else, it won't be in vain.

He replied:

"Boss Pu, are you busy on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year? How about we two have a drink together?"

Let’s have a heart-to-heart talk first, and then talk about the next plan. If you come up and talk about acquisition, you will easily get ripped off.

Pu Yongliang has been drinking to relieve his sorrows in the past two days, so naturally he will not refuse the opportunity to talk to others and complain:

"Okay, I'll wait for news about my brother on the sixth day of the new year. If my brother has any connections, please give me a hand."

After finishing the chat, Diao Chan looked at the logistics information on her phone:

"The bike has finally arrived at the inn. Can we drive it back later? I want to learn to ride it first. If it's easy to ride, I'll buy one too."

It’s too dangerous to ride a horse, and you don’t have a driver’s license to drive, so a bicycle is better because you can still digest food after eating.

Li Yu said:

"We'll just go to the bicycle store in the city to pick one up later."

A lightweight lady's bike is suitable for the little girl. Choose one when the time comes. When spring comes, you can ride it around the village instead of being bored in a B&B all the time.

After the meal, the two drove to the inn at the foot of the mountain and got the bicycle in the box.

After returning to the B&B, Li Yu unpacked the box and assembled the bicycle bit by bit according to the instructions. Diao Chan found it so novel.

Install the handlebar, install the front wheel, fix the mudguard... Li Yu bought a mountain bike when he was in college, and he was quite good at installing this thing.

Unfortunately, the Giant he bought through frugality was stolen within a week. Since then, he has only ridden shared bicycles and never thought about buying a bicycle.

After installing the car front and back, Li Yu inflated the tires and adjusted the shock absorption.

Diao Chan grabbed the pedals and turned upside down, listening to the clicking sound of the flower drum, which she found very pleasant.

"Sir, could this kind of bicycle be built in ancient times?"

Li Yu tested the tire pressure:

"No, mountain bikes are the product of modern industry. Not to mention ancient times, even modern ones cannot be made by just any country."

If it were an ordinary bicycle, you could still try it in ancient times, but not a mountain bike.

Just the hydraulic shock absorption used in this thing would make ordinary small countries helpless.

Li Yu adjusted the seat and tied the trouser leg of his right leg with the trouser leg strap to prevent it from getting entangled in the chain. Then he got on and rode around the backyard twice.

"Wow, it's amazing, I can't turn it over!"

Diao Chan came over and kept watching. Li Yu grabbed the brake, stood on one leg, patted the back seat and said:

"Come up here and I'll take you around."

"Can it still carry people?"

The little girl ran over excitedly, held Li Yu's waist and sat on the back seat. When she sat firmly, Li Yu kicked off her right foot, and the bicycle moved forward smoothly.

He walked through the backyard gate to the outside, then followed the outer wall to the front door, and rode down the winding cement road.

Diao Chan in the back seat was very nervous at first, but after she got used to it, she gradually loosened Li Yu's clothes and rested her head on Li Yu's back, enjoying this moment of happiness and peace.

"Xiaochan, you're not asleep, are you?"

"No, I am listening to your husband's heartbeat."

Through several layers of clothes, I can hear my heartbeat... Li Yu said:

"Don't fall asleep while riding a bicycle. It's very dangerous. I fell off once when I was a child."

Diao Chan chuckled and said:

"Sir, do you still have such embarrassing things?"

"I was visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year. I was tired from playing and fell asleep as soon as I sat on my bicycle. Fortunately, the fall was not heavy and my face was not disfigured. Otherwise, I would not have the handsome face I have now."

"No way, sir, he is the most handsome no matter what!"

"..."

The two of them rode their bikes around, talking and laughing, and then went uphill all the way back to the B&B.

"How about it? Do you want to learn?"

Diao Chan tilted her head and thought for a while:

"Can I learn with my own car? Let's buy it tomorrow, okay?"

"no problem."

The next day, before he had time to buy a bicycle, Yue Fei came with a bagful of crabs. He rolled up his trousers and wore a short brown suit, looking like an ancient summer dress.

Suddenly entering the modern society in the middle of winter, it is a bit unbearable:

"Ah, I have forgotten the seasons in real society, sir. These are river crabs caught by students and brothers. Please take a look."

Hey, isn't this the famous June Yellow? It feels a bit bigger than the June Yellow on the market... Li Yu took it and said to Yue Fei:

"Are you going to go back and change before coming here, or are you going to take a hot bath upstairs and try on your modern clothes?"

There are various discounts in the mall these days, and Diao Chan, the little housekeeper, bought a lot of clothes for everyone, especially the youngest Yue Fei, from casual clothes to sportswear.

When he heard that there were new clothes, Xiao Yue Fei was excited:

"If students want to try modern clothes, please ask your husband to help."

Li Yu put his arm around his shoulders and said:

"Don't be so polite all the time. The clothes are in room 204 upstairs, and the key card is in the small drawer of the computer desk in the study. You take a shower and change clothes. I'll cook these crabs and try the taste."

I wonder if the crabs from 1116 AD can compare to the bathing crabs of Yangcheng Lake. If it tastes good, ask Yue Fei to exchange some compressed biscuits, then take out the meat and make bald butter. It will definitely be delicious when mixed with noodles.

Coming to the kitchen, Xiuhe saw Li Yu carrying a bag of crabs and asked in surprise:

“Are there crabs in this season too?”

Li Yu said:

"It's artificially raised. I don't know how it tastes. I'll try steaming it."

He poured a whole bag of crabs into the pool, washed them, and placed them on a cage covered with ginger slices. He then boiled a pot of water, added some cooking wine to the water, and placed the cage on the cage after the water boiled.

While the crabs were steaming, he removed the tops and internal organs of the small crabs, covered them with batter, and put them in a frying pan to fry.

By the time Yue Fei arrived at the restaurant wearing a hooded sweatshirt and jeans and skate shoes, the crabs had been fried and steamed.

"Come and try it, it tastes really good."

Li Yu pinched a fried and crispy small crab and put it into his mouth, chewing it crunchily.

If I didn't have to drive to the city to buy a bicycle for the little girl later, I would just make this side dish and open a bottle of beer and drink two glasses of it.

Yue Fei went to wash his hands, took the dishes and chopsticks from the disinfection cabinet, sat down and took a taste.

"This food is really delicious. Sir, he is good at everything, and the students admire it!"

Except for the fact that his long hair looks a bit uncoordinated, the little guy's clothes are no different from those of modern middle school students.

Whether it was for fighting a war or promoting health reforms, ancient people should have cut their hair.

Especially during the march and fighting, hair is not only easy to breed bacteria, but also difficult to deal with after being injured. During the Anti-Japanese War, everyone from the army commander to the cooks had bald heads just for hygiene and easy care.

Li Yu tasted the steamed red river crab again. It was no different from modern crabs. The white and tender crab meat was dipped in ginger and vinegar sauce, which tasted unusually delicious.

He called Diao Chan over who was studying and ate crabs together.

"This part is the crab gills, which cannot be eaten and must be removed; this part is the crab stomach, which is cold in nature and will cause diarrhea..."

Li Yu carefully taught the two good students some tips on how to dismantle crabs and eat them. The two of them each held small scissors and other tools and enjoyed eating.

However, compared to the cumbersome river crabs, Yue Fei still prefers to eat blue crabs:

"It feels like a crab claw has more meat than a whole crab. No wonder my husband said before that eating crabs is only for rich people, and poor people don't have the time."

The steps to eat river crabs are cumbersome, and if you want to eat them elegantly, you have to pay special attention to it. The description of eating crabs in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is quite poetic. How can ordinary people have such leisurely elegance?

Li Yu ate two and felt that the crispy fried crabs were more satisfying.

When everyone was satisfied, he tore apart all the remaining crabs, dug out the crab roe and crab meat, boiled it in lard, and mixed it into the cooked noodles. They all had another delicious meal of crab roe noodles.

"It is said online that this bowl of noodles can cost hundreds of yuan. It's so expensive."

Diao Chan had a habit of searching for prices when eating. When she saw the price of crab roe noodles, she was a little reluctant to eat them.

After the meal, Li Yu saw that Yue Fei had no intention of going back, so he took him to buy a bicycle and bought him two inflatable kayaks so that he could practice rowing.

As for fishing, forget it, Marshal Yue cannot be trained into an air force guy who only thinks about fishing all day long.

On the way to the city, Xiao Yuefei sighed:

"It's a pity that Shen Kuo has passed away in our world, but Marshal Mu has not been born yet. Otherwise, with the support of modern knowledge, he will definitely be able to go further on the road of science."

In Mu Guiying's time, the glory of the Song Dynasty had not yet begun, but as far as Yue Fei was concerned, the Song Dynasty was about to decline, and both sides missed the most glorious period.

Li Yu said:

"Don't always focus on celebrities. You can also cultivate yourself. This doesn't happen overnight. Don't worry."

When they arrived in the city, the three of them found a place to park their cars and walked into the Giant Bicycle Store.

Diao Chan immediately fell in love with a pink variable-speed commuter car. It had no frame, making it easy to get in and out of the car. The variable-speed flywheel made it more versatile.

Li Yu gave it a try and happily paid for it. At the same time, he also equipped Yue Fei's bicycle with a new saddle to make it more comfortable to ride.

Pushing the newly purchased bicycle to the car, they opened the back door, folded down the last row of seats, and put the bicycle in. The three of them went to a nearby supermarket and watched a movie by the way before going back in the evening.

After Yue Fei finished his dinner, he tried to learn how to ride a bicycle. He waited until dark before hanging the things he bought on the bicycle and pushing it back.

On the afternoon of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yu drove to see Cao Wenfeng and talked to him about the acquisition of a food processing plant.

Cao Wenfeng was a little surprised:

"Your scenic spot is booming, why are you still involved in this kind of sunset industry?"

Li Yu took a sip of hand-ground coffee:

"I want to try it combined with live streaming. If it becomes popular, it will give me another leg to walk on."

He was just talking nonsense, but he felt that the idea seemed pretty good. Anyway, the Hanfu Factory would be live-streaming the goods after the new year, and it seemed appropriate for the food factory to get involved.

Of course, the food factory mainly does business with the world in the book. In reality, it can sell whatever it can and cannot sell it out.

Seeing Li Yu's firm attitude, Cao Wenfeng said:

"Yongchuan Town Food Processing Factory, right? I'll ask my friends from the court to check it first, and then take a look at the sales of this factory, and try to help you lower the price as much as possible."

Nowadays, the hot spot in the food industry is prepared dishes. Traditional food processing has become obsolete. If prices can be lowered, it will be great.

After drinking coffee, Li Yu stood up and left, and Cao Wenfeng also set off with his briefcase, preparing to use his contacts to find out the details of the food factory.

After leaving the law office, Li Yu bought a few cups of milk tea and a dozen roasted sweet potatoes, and headed straight for Fengming Valley.

Just as I was about to turn up the mountain road to the B&B, a box truck with a Beijing license plate turned up first.

Li Yu followed behind, carefully keeping a distance between the cars, and murmured curiously:

"It's Chinese New Year, why did a box truck with a Beijing license plate suddenly arrive?"

It wasn't until he arrived at the door of the B&B that he saw Zhou Ruotong directing the luggage to pull over.

Hey, you've made some new tricks for me... Li Yu parked the car aside and pushed the door open. Just as he was about to say hello, the door of the cargo box opened, and he saw a black and red car inside. Color matching retro motorcycle.

Holy shit, beautiful!

Li Yu couldn't move his eyes away, but he didn't expect that what was inside the box was a super beautiful motorcycle.

"My New Year's gift to you, do you like it?"

Zhou Ruotong was very satisfied with someone's reaction and walked over with a smile, wanting to hear how this stinky guy would thank him.

new Year's gift?

Li Yu couldn't believe his ears. He took a deep breath:

"Isn't this too expensive?"

Who doesn't like beautiful and handsome motorcycles, but this car didn't look cheap at first glance, so he was a little afraid to accept it.

"If you feel bad about it, just play badminton with me a few more times in the future."

The smelly guy was so scared that he didn't dare to ask for it. Was he afraid that I would take out the invoice and reimburse him?

Li Yu smiled and returned to his usual playful temperament:

"From now on, I will be your caddy. I will fly all over the court to help you pick up balls. I will abuse you as much as you want, without any hesitation...I will take advantage of you and I won't be able to sleep without paying some price."

Bah, you are so old and you still say you are a caddy, you are really good at pretending to be young.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Ruotong finally heard this stinky cat making nonsense again. How great!

After unloading the motorcycle, Li Yu rode it for a try, then went to Wang Shaojun to fill up a tank of gas, and drove around the town.

Don’t tell me, the new motorcycle is different when you drive it;

He went back along the mountain road, drove the car to the door of the B&B and stopped slowly. Just when he was about to blow another wave of rainbow farts to praise Professor Zhou, the beauty lifted her long legs and sat on the back seat:

"Caddy, take me for a spin."

Li Yu: "..."

Good guy, are you treating me as a motorcycle driver?

However, after much murmuring, he still drove Zhou Ruotong down the mountain and circled the nearby scenic spots. He even got punched a few times for saying the wrong thing. Until the sponsor was satisfied, he returned to the B&B to prepare dinner.

If Zhou Ruotong knew that I had acquired a food factory, he would have said that he was not doing his job properly... Li Yu laughed at himself in the kitchen. Probably in Professor Zhou's eyes, what he did would always be associated with not doing his job properly.

Gee, this is probably the fate of the savior!