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Chapter 42 Pickled Pepper Fish Offal Hot Pot

Chapter 42 Pickled Pepper Fish Offal Hot Pot

Xu Hui felt like he was being hit by a pie falling from the sky.

"Do you think I'd be so bored as to tease you like this? The business license will be issued in a few days. By the way, things are done in secret, and things are ruined by leaks. The project hasn't been launched yet, so don't talk about it in the village. Don't mention Songnian either; you'll need his help later. After the New Year, just tell your parents you want to learn how to make crayfish. No matter what, it's a good skill."

"I understand!" Xu Hui nodded vigorously, looking like he knew it all: "The poor don't visit relatives, the rich don't return to their hometowns. Brother Huan is rich now, so keep a low profile, keep a low profile!"

Yu Huan looked at his knowing-it-all expression.

In his mind, countless fantasies about an emperor wielding a golden hoe have probably already crossed his mind.

As the "other people's children" in the village, Xu Hui was probably constantly being lectured by his parents to learn from them.

Didn't we all hear him asking Yu Songnian for money?

No way!

"Xu Hui, come on, there's a farmers' market over here. I'll take you there and we can buy some fish offal so we can have hot pot for lunch."

"No problem, Huan-ge."

After the two left, Yu Huan turned around and locked the door.

I took him to the farmers' market on my electric scooter.

This already demonstrates Xu Hui's magnanimity in the catering industry.

Whether it's vegetables, meat, seafood, or dried goods, you can quickly distinguish between fresh and good quality, and identify their place of origin.

Although he had difficulty pronouncing words, he spoke fluently and logically.

"Commonly, among freshwater fish, carp and crucian carp are the most abundant in fish roe. However, in our south, carp is not as delicious as in the north, and fewer people eat it, so there is almost no carp offal in the market. As for crucian carp offal, it goes without saying that small fish are not sold separately. It's just that now, in early December, there is very little fish roe."

The fishy smell filled their nostrils as the two strolled through the fish market, stopping and looking at each stall.

Xu Hui's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately turned to Yu Huan and whispered, "Carp, fish offal."

As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed.

Yu Huan glanced at it.

A whole bunch of all sorts of fish offal.

Anyway, he wouldn't recognize it.

The middle-aged, bald fish stall owner, wearing a rubber apron, was busy cleaning fish for several customers with his hands covered in fish scales and blood.

Seeing this, Yu Huan walked over to the mottled stainless steel fish-killing station, pulled a black plastic bag off a hook on one side and said to him, "Brother, I need to buy some fish offal. I saw you were busy, so I'll do it myself."

"Handsome guy, no problem, do it yourself." The boss smiled kindly, then turned around and cleanly and neatly cut off the fat head of the silver carp.

People in Changsha love to eat bighead carp.

In the fish market, larger bighead carp are usually cut into three sections: head, body, and tail, with prices decreasing accordingly.

The reason why the head is the most expensive can be seen from the signature dish of Hunan cuisine, chopped chili fish head.

Yu Huan turned the plastic bag over, and with Xu Hui's guidance, grabbed several large clumps of fish offal.

Fish maw, fish roe, fish liver, fish roe.

Overall, there's a lot of fish roe and liver, but since it's December now, there really isn't much fish roe.

However, everything is now complete.

I weighed myself on the electronic scale that was next to the boss.

The boss, taking a break from his busy schedule, bent down and fiddled with the buttons.

Yu Huan glanced at it; it was thirty yuan per kilogram, forty-two yuan in total. She didn't look at the rest, but the decimal point must have been rounded down.

"Handsome guy, just give me forty." The boss smiled.

"I'll pay, Brother Huan." Xu Hui hurriedly took out money from his pocket.

This kid isn't completely clueless; he knows a bit about social etiquette.

Yu Huan quickly pressed down on his arm, feigning impatience: "You've never worked before, and this is your first time working for me. Do you expect me to pay you?" She then pulled out two twenty-yuan bills from her pocket and placed them on the fish-cleaning table.

The boss turned around and said, "Thank you, handsome guy!"

"Thank you, boss!" Yu Huan nodded slightly.

Xu Hui quickly picked up the fish scraps from the electronic scale, and the two then wandered around the farmers' market.

After buying all the side dishes, Yu Huan rode his electric scooter with Xu Hui as a passenger, and they arrived at the shop in less than five minutes.

With nothing else to do, the two tidied up the shop a bit.

Xu Hui, in particular, became highly motivated after being brainwashed by Yu Huan.

Their mental state is such that they could stand behind a success guru as part of the atmosphere team, just waiting for the guru to say "Applause if you understand," and then they would enthusiastically lead the audience in clapping along with the music.

At 12:30 pm, Yu Songnian arrived as scheduled in his Jinbei minivan and quickly strolled into the shop.

Yu Huan had just returned from buying three cans of herbal tea and sat down when Xu Hui, right on time, took the fish offal out of the pot, put it in an electric hot pot, and placed it in front of him.

The three greeted each other.

Yu Huan got up and took out bowls and chopsticks from the sterilizer. The group immediately rolled up their sleeves and started eating.

The fish offal hot pot broth is thick and white like milk, and it also includes bean curd sheets and bean sprouts. When you put the broth and sauce into your mouth, the salty and fresh taste instantly fills your mouth, while at the same time, the sour and spicy taste of the millet pickled peppers rushes straight to your head.

Add a dollop of creamy fish roe, and it's soft, smooth, and delicate in your mouth; with a gentle sip, it disperses into individual grains.

Try the fish milt next; it's so tender and smooth that it slides right into your stomach without needing much chewing.

A true master chef needs to master knife skills, spoon skills, and control over heat—all three are indispensable.

Cooking fish offal requires a high level of skill in controlling the heat. Xu Hui's skill in controlling the heat is excellent; he could easily make a living selling his dish in a high-end restaurant.

In Xingcheng, hot pot is usually served with vegetables. After eating more than half of the fish offal, the pot was a little empty, so Yu Huan picked up a bunch of cilantro and put it in to cook.

Yu Huan took out a piece of paper and wiped her nose.

Looking around, everyone noticed that they had beads of sweat on their foreheads.

"Xu Hui, I feel like your fish offal hot pot could be a restaurant's signature dish. It's really good." Yu Songnian's lips were greasy as he gave a thumbs up.

"Brother Songnian, that's too much." Xu Hui scratched his forehead, a little embarrassed: "Mine is more like meticulous craftsmanship, producing one pot at a time."

Yu Songnian chuckled and said, "We should praise the chef more so that we can have more food next time!"

The two of them were joking around.

Yu Huan's phone on the table suddenly vibrated and rang.

He glanced up and saw that the contact's name was 'Rongrong~', indicating a video chat.

He picked up his phone and scanned Yu Songnian and Xu Hui's faces, noticing that they were so focused on eating that they had no time to pay attention to anything else.

After thinking about it, I decided to call in person.

"Hey, Rongrong~"

Yu Huan's voice, which had automatically lowered by three pitches, and her unconsciously soft manner instantly attracted Yu Songnian's attention.

With cilantro in her mouth, she glanced at Yu Huan in surprise.

Last night, I heard that Huan Ge got a girlfriend.

My dad even used this as an excuse to give him a good scolding, saying he was disappointed in him.

Yaowen and Huan have both found girlfriends, leaving Lao Yu as the only bachelor in his family.

"What are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)