wavenovel Chapter 20 Half a Shrimp
Chapter 20 Half a Shrimp
Slurp~
The little girl squatted down in front of the big yellow dog and sucked hard on her saliva.
He looked extremely eager.
The big yellow dog squatted on the ground, tilting its head to look at the little girl.
It lasted for several seconds...
Finally, he silently raised his paw, rummaged on the broken bowl, and pushed it towards the little girl.
The little girl was stunned.
Sun Ran, watching from behind, couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, you stinky An'an, it's trying to share with you, hahaha... Ouch!"
Before he could finish laughing, he felt a sharp pain in his stomach and couldn't help but cry out in pain.
He looked down and saw the little girl's head resting on his stomach.
With her head tilted back, face flushed, and two tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes, she exclaimed, "You stinky uncle! You know An'an is hungry, yet you still won't take her to eat breakfast!"
"You're so bad!"
After saying that, she huffed and puffed, then ran over to the big yellow dog and patted its head with her little paw: "Good boy, we won't talk to that stinky uncle!"
As she spoke, she glanced at Sun Ran, then turned away angrily and ignored him.
During this busy farming season, Zhou Yue'e hasn't been down the mountain for a while.
She was holding Xiao Sunping's hand, browsing through shops to see if there were any daily necessities she wanted to buy, when she looked up and was immediately startled by what she saw.
He quickly ran over and picked the little girl up in his arms: "Sun An'an, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of being bitten by a dog?"
After saying that, she glared at her son again: "And you, were you just going to stand there and watch her like that?"
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault! It's Uncle's fault, An'an, please be good and forgive Uncle just this once, okay?"
Seeing that his mother was angry, Sun Ran quickly apologized and grinned as he moved closer to the little girl.
He reached out as if to take her from his mother's arms.
Who knew that the little girl would turn her head away, hug her grandmother's neck, and start sulking.
An'an is angry!
The kind of person no one can appease!
"Sigh~"
Sun Ran looked at the little girl puffing up like a little hamster, rolled his eyes, and sighed.
"I was planning to save all the good food for An'an at breakfast later, but now she's ignoring me. Pingping, maybe..."
Ok?
The little girl nestled in her grandmother's arms, and her little ears twitched.
Should we save all the good food for An'an?
Is there such a good thing?
Upon hearing her brother's name, she forgot all about being angry and turned her head away.
"You stinky uncle, An'an will forgive you this time!"
She wrinkled her little nose, raised her arm, and held up her index finger with a serious expression: "Just once!"
"But Uncle Stinky, you said you'd save the good stuff for An'an, you can't go back on your word."
"You glutton, you'll do anything as long as there's good food, right?" Zhou Yue'e hugged her gluttonous granddaughter, feeling both amused and exasperated.
"Okay, you can have it all, but you have to give your brother a share too."
Sun Ran replied with a smile, while little Sun Ping seemed a bit embarrassed: "Uncle, no need, Pingping can just eat his own..."
"Haha, Pingping is still the best."
"Hmph, An'an is perfectly well-behaved!"
"Yes, yes, An'an is good too, hahaha..."
After coaxing the two little ones for a while, Sun Ran lost interest in being picky anymore.
We quickly found a clean-looking shop with fresh ingredients and sat down. We each ordered a bowl of ginger soup noodles and then went to the stall next door to buy three servings of pickled shrimp.
These two dishes, like the stir-fried rice noodles I used to eat at home, are local delicacies.
As the name suggests, the most important part of ginger noodle soup is the soup base made with ginger.
First, simmer ginger slices in rice wine for several hours without adding a drop of water. Then, dry them in the sun. Finally, boil them in water to extract a strong ginger juice.
Only by doing this can the ginger soup taste good.
Besides the soup base, there are also plenty of other ingredients.
The vegetarian options include shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, daylily buds, mushrooms, and bean curd sheets, while the meat options include pork and various fresh seafood.
It has a rich, savory flavor, and is especially delicious. Eating a bowl of it in the morning during winter will keep you warm all day.
Another type of shrimp, despite having the word "soak" in its name, is actually deep-fried in oil.
A batter made from flour is used to wrap fillings such as minced meat, shrimp, and shredded radish, and then deep-fried until golden brown.
The most important thing is the heat control. If you overcook it, it will become tough and hard, while if you undercook it, it will become a soft and soggy lump.
Only when fried to perfection and eaten hot will the outer shell be crispy and the inside sweet and delicious.
The shrimp were quite large; one for each of the two adults, and one for each of the two children who had smaller appetites.
Each person received a bowl of ginger soup noodles. As promised, Sun Ran picked out the best ingredients from the bowl and gave them to the two little ones.
The mantis shrimp, which were still lively and jumping around before being put into the pot, were added one to each of their bowls.
The same applies to a few small seafood items such as shrimp and clams.
"Mmm~ So good~"
The little girl sat on a high stool, eating the mantis shrimp that her grandmother had peeled for her, her beautiful eyes squinting.
The little legs swayed back and forth in mid-air, so happy!
The shrimp is so delicious!
In no time, she finished the bowl of noodles, toppings, and soup, leaving only the bottom of the bowl.
After finishing her noodles, the little girl's gaze shifted and landed on the half-eaten shrimp.
She happily picked up her chopsticks, about to grab something, when she suddenly froze.
Not far away, the big yellow dog from before, with its tail between its legs and the broken bowl in its mouth, ran along the roadside.
The little girl sat there, staring blankly at the yellow dog for a while.
She glanced at the dog, then looked reluctantly at the half-eaten shrimp in front of her, and finally looked up: "Uncle, An'an is full. Can Ah Huang have the rest?"
After saying that, he raised his hand and pointed to the yellow dog that was squatting by the roadside, panting heavily with its tongue hanging out.
"Hmm?" Sun Ran was a little taken aback when she heard her ask that.
When did this little foodie learn to share food with others?
When he looked back and saw the direction she was pointing, he suddenly realized what she meant.
"If you feed it, aren't you hungry yourself?"
Sun Ran chuckled and teased her.
The little girl shook her head with a troubled expression, then raised her hand to touch her tummy: "No, I'm not hungry anymore, An'an is already full."
"Okay, then let's feed it."
Sun Ran and Zhou Yue'e exchanged a glance. Seeing the smile on his mother's face, he patted the little girl's head, picked up a shrimp, and nibbled at the puppy a few times.
I didn't expect the little girl to be so kind-hearted, so I'll grant her wish this time.
And this dog is quite well-behaved; it even knew to give its food to the little girl just now, hahaha!
The big yellow dog over there turned around when it heard the sound, and stared in surprise at the shrimp that Sun Ran was holding in mid-air.
He tilted his head, still hesitant about whether to come over.
The little girl looked at it and said, "Doggy, come eat! You gave your breakfast to An'an earlier, now An'an is giving it to you..."
The big yellow dog stared at her for a while, then picked up the bowl and slowly walked over.
Watching the big yellow dog put down the bowl, watching the uncle put the pickled shrimp in the bowl, watching the dog lower its head and start eating the pickled shrimp...
The little girl took a deep breath and swallowed hard.
The pickled shrimp smells so good!
pity……
Click~
Just as she was licking her lips, wondering whether she should pick up the bowl and finish the rest of the noodle soup,
She heard a crisp cracking sound beside her ear, and when she looked down, she saw half a golden shrimp gently placed in the small bowl in front of her.
Sun Ran chuckled and pointed at the shrimp with her chopsticks: "It's delicious! An'an, would you like to try some?"
"Thank you, Uncle! You're the best!"
"Hahaha, you stinky guy~"
"Who said that? An'an smells the best!"
"Yes, yes, you are Xiang An'an, right?"
"Hmm, Uncle, you've shared all the food with us. Are you still full? How about Pingping gives you the pickled shrimp?"
"Haha, don't worry, Uncle will have enough to eat, Pingping, be a good girl~"
People were coming and going on the street, and bursts of laughter echoed from the breakfast stalls...