Chapter 1638

After lunch, around three o'clock, Tan Mingcheng, Su Xingyun, and Tan Weisheng came over. He was in high spirits, carrying two large mesh bags in his hands, which contained two mesh bags of crabs.

These crabs were all very large and uniform, almost all more than three liang each, with green backs, white bellies, golden claws, and yellow hair. Each one looked very energetic and was not honest in the mesh bag. One by one, they were trying to crawl. These were standard high-quality hairy crabs.

Su Wenjun was surprised and said, "Mingcheng, how many crabs did you buy?"

Tan Mingcheng said, "I bought more than twenty jin of crabs in total today. We ate a few jin at my house at noon, and now there are almost twenty jin left, so I brought them all over."

Guo Suhua said, "This must cost a lot of money, right?"

Tan Mingcheng said, "It didn't cost much. A classmate of mine is in this business, and he gave me the wholesale price. It sells for eighteen a jin in the market, but he gave it to me for only twelve a jin."

This price was indeed relatively cheap, but it still cost almost three hundred yuan, which was more than half a month's salary.

Su Wenjun said, "Let's just eat half a bag today. Xinghui, you and Xiaoya take the rest to Xiaoya's house tomorrow."

Tan Mingcheng said, "Then I'll cook the crabs today."

Tan Mingcheng took out half a bag of crabs, kept them in clear water, poured in some white wine, and put in some Sichuan peppercorns to let them spit out the dirt. Then he put the other crabs together with the mesh bag into a wooden basin. He put a shallow layer of water in the wooden basin, which neither covered the backs of the crabs nor let them touch the moisture, so they could live longer.

Tan Mingcheng also got some seasonings. After getting the seasonings ready, he began to scrub the crabs. After scrubbing them clean, he steamed the crabs in a pot.

The best way to eat fresh crabs is to steam them in a pot. No fancy cooking methods are needed. The dipping sauce cannot be very simple, mainly ginger and vinegar. In addition, depending on personal taste, some seasonings such as green onion, garlic, cooking wine, and soy sauce can be added.

While Tan Mingcheng was preparing the crabs, Su Xinghui was cooking other dishes. By five o'clock, a table of steaming dishes was served, and Tan Mingcheng also brought up a large basin of steamed red crabs, shouting loudly, "Time to eat crabs!"

Tan Weisheng clapped his little hands and said, "Great, great, time to eat crabs!"

The family spent a warm Mid-Autumn Festival and had a good meal of hairy crabs. Everyone ate about two or three. Seeing that Lu Xiaoya liked to eat crabs, Su Xinghui secretly stuffed his two crabs to her and helped her peel the crabs. Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua were all smiling when they saw this scene.

After the meal, the family watched the moon on the balcony for a while and ate mooncakes. This was considered a complete Mid-Autumn Festival.

After eating the mooncakes, Su Xingyun's family went back, and Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua also went inside to watch TV, leaving only Su Xinghui and Lu Xiaoya on the balcony. This was an opportunity for the two of them to be alone.

Lu Xiaoya said, "This is the first time I've spent the Mid-Autumn Festival away from my own home."

Su Xinghui could understand Lu Xiaoya's mood. He smiled and said, "It's okay. In the future, whenever there is a chance, we will go to your house together to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Lu Xiaoya nodded and snuggled into Su Xinghui's arms. Su Xinghui hugged Lu Xiaoya's shoulders, and the two looked at the full moon in the sky together, silently praying in their hearts, hoping that their love could also be as complete as the full moon in the sky.

After spending the Mid-Autumn Festival at the Su family, the next day, Su Xinghui borrowed a car from the Hou family and drove Lu Xiaoya back to Jiangcheng.

Su Xinghui had lunch at the Lu family, discussed some specific details of the wedding day with them, gave them a timetable, and then returned to Shangjun County.

When passing through Qingyu Township, Su Xinghui went to his aunt's house. He extended an invitation to his aunt's family, asking them to go to Shangjun County on National Day to attend his wedding.

In fact, Su Wenjun and Guo Suhua had already sent invitations to the relatives in the family, but Su Xinghui's relationship with his uncle Yu Maode was different. Yu Maode was both a teacher and a father to him, so he had to invite their family in person.

Seeing Su Xinghui coming, his aunt's family was very happy. His aunt Su Cuie even took Su Xinghui's hand, smiling from ear to ear. She liked this nephew the most. This nephew was educated and promising, and the partner he found was both beautiful and educated, which gave the Su family a lot of face.

Yu Maode also looked at this nephew with a smile. In his heart, Su Xinghui was not only his nephew but also his student, his apprentice, and his most outstanding disciple. Now, he had finally grown up and was getting married. Yu Maode was also full of emotions.

Yu Gaofeng said to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, you are finally going to be an adult too. Congratulations!"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Brother Gaofeng, this time you have to bring your wife and nephew to attend my wedding."

Yu Gaofeng already had a son who was a few months old and had become a father. He nodded and said, "Okay, this time our whole family will definitely go."

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle, Aunt, why don't you just go to Shangjun County with me today? Play in Shangjun County for a few more days. You have rarely been to our house these years. Take this opportunity to have a good time."

In recent years, Yu Maode and his wife had indeed rarely gone anywhere. The last time they went to Shangjun County was when Su Xingyun got married.

Yu Maode was a physician. He had to sit in the clinic to practice medicine every day and was busy. He also had some patients with chronic diseases who would often come to him for medical treatment, so he couldn't get away.

However, this nephew's invitation made Yu Maode feel a bit moved. He also wanted to go to Shangjun County to have a good time for a few days, but he hesitated because he had to leave everything behind for a few days.

Yu Gaofeng said, "Dad, Mom, since Xinghui has come to pick you up, you should go with him. I'll be at home these few days."

Yu Gaofeng had studied with Yu Maode for so many years, and his medical skills were already quite good, and he could practice medicine independently. Of course, in terms of experience, he still couldn't compare with Yu Maode.

Hearing his son's words, Yu Maode said, "I don't have anything, it's mainly that your mother is a bit worried about the vegetables she planted and the pigs and chickens she raised."

Su Cuie smiled and said, "My nephew is getting married, I can put down any big thing. Besides, Gaofeng and his wife are still at home, surely they won't starve the pigs and chickens to death?"

Since Su Cuie had said so, Yu Maode naturally had nothing to say. He nodded and said, "Okay, then we will go with you."

Su Xinghui said very happily, "That's great, Uncle, Aunt, pack your things, and we'll leave in a while."

Just as Su Cuie went to pack her things, Yu Gaoping and Yu Gaoshan, the two brothers, also came. They lived nearby, and when they heard that Su Xinghui had come, they all came to see him.

Seeing these two cousins, Su Xinghui said, "Brother Gaoping, Brother Gaoshan, go to Shangjun County to drink my wedding wine on National Day! The whole family must go."

Yu Gaoping nodded and smiled, "Okay, we will definitely go when the time comes."

Yu Gaoshan said, "I was originally talking about business outside. Didn't I come back just for the Mid-Autumn Festival and to attend your wedding? I will definitely go."

Yu Gaoshan's business was getting bigger and bigger, and he was busy every day and rarely at home. This time he really came back because of Su Xinghui's wedding, and by the way, he spent the Mid-Autumn Festival at home and accompanied his family.

Su Xinghui said, "Brother Gaoshan, when the time comes, get a few cars and take your brothers and sisters and the whole family to Shangjun County as guests."