Chapter 310

Ye Mu had been waiting at the door. Seeing a group of grandchildren running over, shouting for her to fry sand worms, she immediately opened her mouth and scolded them back.

"Fry what fry? Doesn't it take oil? You're all tiny, but you know how to eat, and you even know to ask for them fried. Your skin is itching, right?"

"Hehe, it's what Third Uncle said! He said he'd fry a basin for us," Ye Chenghai said, then immediately shouted behind him, "Third Uncle, you just said you'd fry a basin of sand worms for us, does that count?"

Ye Yaodong slowly pushed the flatbed cart over and said with a smile, "If I said I was lying to you, what would you do?"

"Ah ah ah ah? I'll never believe you again. It was a waste of us working so hard just now!"

"Exactly, exactly, I'm so mad..."

"Dad, you don't keep your word, you're too much..."

"Ah ah ah, we'll never help you work again..."

A group of children were furious and glared at him.

Ye Yaodong knew he had caused public outrage and didn't dare to fool them, "I didn't say I wouldn't fry them. I was just asking that to tease you, playing with you. Fry, we definitely have to fry. Fry a whole basin and let you eat your fill!"

"Hmph, that's more like it!"

"Hmph what hmph," Ye Mu gave Ye Chenghai a flick on the forehead and glared at Ye Yaodong, "Fry what fry? You want to fry a whole basin? Doesn't it take oil? Is money burning a hole in your pocket?"

"Hey, how much oil can it take? Let's fry some for them. These sand worms were all picked by them, and the ones in the sacks were also picked by them. They were very active today and worked very hard, so we should reward them."

"You just spoil them. Tomorrow if you ask them to fry stars and the moon, you'll fry them too."

"Hehe, that's if we can catch the stars and the moon."

Ye Mu glared at Ye Chenghai, "You're the only one who starts nonsense. It must have been you who said to fry them!"

Ye Yaodong touched his nose and kept quiet!

"I'm wronged! It was clearly Third Uncle who said it himself!" Ye Chenghai felt he was more wronged than Dou E. Being tricked by Third Uncle every day was one thing, but now he had to be the scapegoat for him!

Ye Yaodong remained silent and silently moved the sacks off the flatbed cart.

"You uncle and nephew are the same, only thinking about eating, and wanting them fried, you really know how to think..."

Ye Mu nagged a few times but also went to help move them. Seeing the half-bag of wriggling sand worms, she was also full of joy, "Take a bucket and fill some later, let the in-laws take them back."

"And these few bags of shelled ones, they also need to be cleaned up and sorted."

"You all come over to help pick them out. Only if you work do you get to eat." Ye Mu also unceremoniously put the children to work.

"Then you have to fry them for us!"

"All you know is how to bargain..."

After saying this, she went into the house to get chopsticks.

It seemed they wouldn't give up if she didn't fry them today.

For fresh sand worms, you must use chopsticks to turn them over quickly to remove the sand from the internal organs, otherwise, the sand will sink into the meat.

After turning, washing them in seawater and putting them in the pot tastes even better.

Or put the washed sand worms in a pot, bring to a boil, and take them out immediately. At this time, the sand worms are the freshest and most delicious.

Ye Yaodong poured all the bags of shellfish onto the ground, let the group of children sort them, and then picked up chopsticks to help clean the sand worms.

"Ye Chenghu, go call your two aunts to come help too."

"Oh."

Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Mu came out and was surprised, "Oh my, why are there so many shells? And sand worms? Where did they come from?"

Ye Mu explained with a smile, "The shelled ones were pried off the bottom of Dongzi's boat, and the sand worms were caught by accident. I didn't expect there to be so many sand worms on the beach today."

"Grandma, we also picked up a lot of small seafood, crabs, stranded fish and shrimp, sea snails, and there are also many clams..."

Lin Mu said with an envious face, "It's really good by the sea. You can pick up seafood as soon as you step out the door. You don't have to worry about food and drink."

"It's not like that every day. Usually, sand worms are rarely seen, but whenever the tide goes out, there's always something to pick up on the beach."

"Really good."

Lin Mu knew how to clean sand worms but wasn't very skilled. She took the initiative to go to the side to help the children sort them.

"There are quite a lot of shells on the bottom of this boat. No wonder you have so much dried goods."

"Take some fresh ones back later. The weather isn't hot yet, so these can be kept for two or three days without washing, and they won't go bad."

"You keep them to eat yourselves. If you can't finish them, dry them. We still have some at home that Adong gave us last year..."

"Dried is different from fresh. Don't be polite, we're all family. These aren't worth much, we have plenty by the sea."

Lin Mu smiled, "Oh, alright..."

After Ye Mu cleaned up half a basin, she rinsed them with water, then added some salt to marinate for a while. Taking advantage of the faint red glow in the stove, she started a fire and poured in oil.

Dip the marinated sand worms in a little sweet potato starch liquid, pour them into oil at seven-tenths heat, and fry slowly over low heat. While frying, observe the color of the sand worms. After a few minutes, when the sand worms turn golden yellow, they can be taken out.

Smelling the fragrance outside, the children couldn't sit still either. They all ran into the house, stopped working, and gathered around the stove, stretching their necks waiting for them to be ready.

"So fragrant~"

"Are they ready?"

"How long do they need to fry?"

"Let me see, let me see, I can't see..."

Ye Mu was annoyed by their noise and couldn't even turn around by the stove. She waved the spatula directly to shoo them away.

"Go, go, go, all of you go outside and wait. Don't get in the way here, otherwise, no one gets to eat."

One by one, they drooled, looking back every three steps.

"Call us when they're ready!"

Ye Yaodong also shouted at them from outside, "Hurry up and work, you won't be left out. You'll definitely be able to eat your fill in a while."

Not long after, Ye Fu and Lin Fu also strolled back at mealtime and joined the ranks of helpers.

The doorway was full of people working. After Ye Mu brought out the fried sand worms, she was instantly surrounded. Fortunately, she held the basin high, and only Ye Chenghai and Lin Guangyuan could reach it.

"Hurry up and wash your hands. Come eat after washing. Your hands are so dirty, how can you eat?"

"A little dirt doesn't hurt!" Ye Chenghai stole one more before running to wash his hands.

Ye Yaodong wiped his hands and stole one too, "So fragrant, it's still best fried."

Sand worms are delicious to begin with. Except for a little salt, no other seasoning is needed. They are incredibly crispy when fried and carry the salty, fresh taste of seafood.

"Isn't it delicious? Half a pot of oil was poured in."

Lin Mu also said with a smile, "Anything fried in oil is delicious, not to mention that these sand worms are very fresh to begin with."

"Cook a few for Xiuqing for lactation later, and dry the rest to store and eat slowly. I don't know if there will be any tomorrow?"

"Third Uncle, let's go find them on the beach tomorrow when the tide goes out."

"Tomorrow is Monday, are you planning to take a day off to catch sand worms?"

Ye Chenghai instantly wilted.

Lin Guangyuan was full of enthusiasm, saying while eating, "We can take a flashlight to the beach at night. I heard there are many at night..."

Lin Mu interrupted him, "Who's going with you at night? Are you not planning to go back?"

"He can stay for a few more days and play here. Anyway, he hasn't started middle school, so he doesn't need to go to school." Ye Yaodong said with a smile, helping him speak.

Lin Guangyuan nodded desperately, "Yes, yes, yes, just let me play here for two days, and help look after the two cousins by the way."

"Yes, he hasn't been to the new house either. It's rare for him to come once, so let him stay for a few more days."

"Just right to stay and help work, look after the children..."

"Yes, just right to stay and keep Chenghu and Yangyang company..."

Everyone helped speak for him, and Lin Mu had no choice but to let him stay for a few more days.

"Be obedient, don't be naughty, and don't take your two cousins running around. Keep a close eye on them, you know?"

Lin Guangyuan nodded vigorously with excitement, "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I'll definitely be obedient and help work."

After successfully staying, the children were all happy and discussed going to the beach at night to shine lights for seafood.

"You are not allowed to go without an adult. The beach at night is very dangerous. What if you get swept away by the waves?" Lin Mu said with a worried frown.

"Little Aunt's husband will go with us!"

"You just promised you'd be obedient, and now you're going to encourage them to be naughty? If you mess around, you're going home with me."

Lin Guangyuan instantly didn't dare to make a sound.

Ye Yaodong winked at him with a smile, and he was instantly happy again. He felt he had already understood what Little Aunt's husband meant!

Little Aunt's husband is still the best!

The basin of sand worms was especially popular with adults and children. After Ye Mu saw that half was left, she didn't let them eat anymore.

"Save it to go with rice later, otherwise you won't be able to eat your meal later."

Everyone licked the oil on their hands with lingering aftertaste, still looking on eagerly, not having eaten enough.

"Let's eat now? Otherwise, it won't be delicious if it gets soft. It's so crispy right now!"

"You never get enough of eating. Hurry up and help work first."

After Ye Mu scolded them, she brought it into the house, then stir-fried two more dishes, cooked a pot of fresh mussels, and made oyster omelets before calling everyone to eat.

After a full meal, Lin Fu and Lin Mu helped open all the oysters before leaving.

Before leaving, Ye Mu took two small buckets, filled them with some sand worms and oysters, and also filled half a bag of barnacles and mussels for them to take back.

The old folks were used to being frugal. Ye Yaodong was afraid they would walk back again, so he specially sent them to the village entrance to wait for a car.

Although their place was a small village, it happened to be on the roadside, and there were often passing cars from the town. If they waited a bit longer, they could still catch a passing car going their way.

After they got on the car, he paid the fare before walking back.

Lin Guangyuan also accompanied him. After sending them off, he said excitedly, "Little Aunt's husband, are we going to the beach at night to shine lights for crabs, pick snails, touch fish, and catch shrimp?"

"Catch what? You just promised so nicely that you'd be obedient."

"Didn't you just wink at me?"

"When?"

"Just now? You can't go back on your word!"

"I didn't say anything? I just blinked..."

"Yes, that's blinking, I understand what you mean."

"You understand my foot!" Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes, lifted his long legs, and strode forward.

Lin Guangyuan didn't give up and trotted behind to catch up, "Hey... Little Aunt's husband, you can't go back on it... it's settled..."