flstandardbreds Chapter 113 Coconut Crab 2
Chapter 113 Coconut Crab 2
"Sister, what are you dragging?"
As soon as Ningning and Anan saw Su Weixi and the other person coming back, they ran towards them from a distance.
"Wow, that's a lot of coconuts."
"Why is this crab different from the ones we usually eat?"
The two little guys had eaten crabs before, and they were very curious when they saw the crabs that looked different from others.
“It’s a coconut crab.”
"Coconut crab, does it eat coconuts too?"
"Hahahahaha, you're right, it can eat coconuts."
As they were talking, they arrived at the place where they were going to set up tents for the night. They saw three tents already pitched and a bonfire already lit on the ground.
The tent was prepared at home. Since we were going camping, we naturally brought a lot of things. In addition to the tent, there were also a lot of food and daily necessities, such as a portable barbecue grill and a folding table.
"Wow, you also caught a coconut crab, which is a good thing." Su Ma couldn't help but sigh when she saw what the two people dragged.
"And coconuts. I'm thirsty."
As Su's father spoke, he picked up a coconut, opened it with two "swishes" using the knife in his hand, and handed it to Su's mother, preparing to open another one.
"Daddy is so awesome, I want one too, I want one too, I want this!"
Ningning saw that Su's father handed the first opened coconut to Su's mother. She was used to her father putting her mother first in everything, so she took a fancy to the second one.
Dad Su quickly opened two more and handed them to Ningning and Anan respectively.
"Thank you, Daddy." The two little guys held the coconuts contentedly and drank carefully.
The huge coconut is a little heavy for them, but they can still hold it.
Suddenly, an opened coconut was handed to Su Weixi. Looking in the direction of the hand, it was Xiao Yi.
"Thank you." Su Weixi took it generously and thanked him without any hesitation.
After drinking coconut water, everyone started to prepare dinner. Tonight, barbecue was the main meal. The ingredients were all prepared at home, including various meats and vegetables, and the staple food was a big pot of instant noodles.
At that time, considering that we were going to the beach, there was no seafood in the ingredients we prepared. If we wanted to eat, we would find a way to get some from the sea, and as for what we could get, we would just go with the flow. The coconut crabs that Su Weixi and Xiao Yi caught just made up for the lack of seafood tonight.
Su's father and Xiao Yi were in charge of the barbecue, while An An and Ning Ning ran around them.
Su Weixi roasted the coconut crabs he caught today directly on the fire. As for seafood, he focused on enjoying its original flavor.
"Wow, sister, is it cooked? Why does it smell good already?"
"almost."
"I didn't expect that the coconut crab would smell so good even before it's baked." Su's mother, who was processing other ingredients on the side, also smelled the fragrance.
Two cups of tea later, the coconut crabs were cooked, and the barbecue and vegetables that Su's father and his friends had prepared were also done. Everyone put all the food on the folding table and prepared to eat.
"Come on, let's have a drink first. This is the second time we've sat together for a meal since we arrived at Qiongzhou Island." Father Su said, raising his glass.
Everyone picked up their own beer or coconut milk from the table, clinked glasses together, and then started eating.
Dad Su skillfully opened several coconut crabs and shared them with everyone. The body structure of coconut crabs is quite different. For example, the coconut crab that Dad Su is opening now weighs about 6-7 kilograms, but the crab claw weighs about half as much.
The shell of the crab claw was very thick, and Su's father had smashed it with the handle of the dagger in his hand. After peeling off the crab shell, there was firm crab meat inside, which was very tender after eating.
It has been a long time since I last ate coconut crab. Su Weixi ate two whole crab claws in one go and felt almost full.
Thinking of crab roe, Su Weixi took the crab body, opened the crab shell, and what caught his eye was the bright yellow crab roe.
Su Weixi's mouth was watering like crazy when he saw it, so he quickly slurped two mouthfuls. It was indeed very fresh, but he couldn't eat too much, or he would get sick of it. So he picked up the crab meat and dipped it in the crab roe paste, and found that the two balanced each other and the taste was even better.
The others saw how Su Weixi ate and the satisfied look on her face. They immediately followed suit and everyone had their mouths full of crab roe.
I don’t know if it was because of the atmosphere, but we ate till the end. In addition to the coconut crab, the other grilled meats and vegetables were also eaten up, including the big pot of instant noodles, which Su Dad and Xiao Yi also ate up all of it, including the soup and the ingredients.
Both of them practiced martial arts, so they consumed a lot of physical energy and naturally ate a lot.
After the meal, Dad Su took Mom Su to some private time, under the pretext of helping with digestion.
Su Weixi: If you hadn’t given me a look and told me to keep an eye on the two little guys and not disturb you, I would have believed it.
But no matter how Su Weixi complained in her heart, Dad Su and Mom Su had already gone for a walk on the beach hand in hand.
Su Weixi and the others were left to clean up the mess, and the two little guys naturally couldn't help much. Su Weixi picked up two small wooden sticks, folded them in half to make two pairs of chopsticks, and then instructed them to pick up the things that accidentally fell on the ground and throw them into a makeshift trash can made of leaves.
When eating, some food would fall to the ground. If it was not dealt with, Su Weixi was worried that some insects would crawl into the tent at night, which was not good after all. The tent was not far away.
Su Weixi and Xiao Yi dealt with the dishes on the table, as well as the pot that was used to cook instant noodles.
It was not convenient to take out the dishwashing liquid at this time, so Su Weixi asked Xiao Yi to look after the two little ones while she prepared to go to the beach to wash the dishes.
Xiao Yi was naturally worried about her going to the beach alone late at night, but it was not realistic to leave the two little ones alone in the tent.
Finally, the four of them walked towards the beach together, in the opposite direction of Su's parents. Xiao Yi carried the dirty pots and bowls, and Su Weixi held a little kid in one hand.
After arriving at the beach, Su Weixi used sand to wipe off the oil on the dishes and prepared to wash them with sea water. However, the job of washing with sea water was taken over by Xiao Yi.
The reason is that girls should not touch cold water as it is bad for their health.
After I got back, I found that Su's father and mother had already returned and were boiling hot water for everyone to wash up before going to bed.
As it was just getting dark, no one was sleepy yet, so they sat around the campfire and chatted.
"Dad, last time we talked about Sun Wukong going to a master, and his master hit him on the head three times. What's next?"
An An was talking about the Journey to the West that Su's father told them last time, but because he hadn't been home since then, they were looking forward to the subsequent stories.
"Burp!" Father Su, who was drinking beer, burped. "Your sister also knows this story. She is more familiar with it than I am. Let her tell it to you."
Su Weixi who was in a daze: Dad, if you are lazy just tell me!
Although he was complaining about Su's father in his heart, Su Weixi still slowly opened his mouth and began to tell the rest of the story.
"After Sun Wukong was hit on the head three times with a ruler by his master, Bodhi Patriarch, at midnight, he quietly came to the back door of his master's yard..."
The sound of Su Weixi telling a story, along with the sound of waves hitting the shore not far away, reached everyone's ears.
Except for An An and Ning Ning who occasionally exclaimed or asked questions, the three adults listened quietly. Su's father and mother were very familiar with Journey to the West. After listening for a while, they went to help the children make their beds. Xiao Yi and the two little ones continued to listen to Su Weixi's story.
When Su Weixi talked about how Sun Wukong was going to be recruited by the Jade Emperor to be an official in Heaven, the two little guys felt sleepy. Seeing this, Su Weixi asked Su Ma to take them into the tent to sleep.
"Miss Su, I wonder who wrote this story?"
When Su Weixi was about to go into his tent and lie down, Xiao Yi suddenly asked.
"It's an old book I bought a while ago. It says that this book was written by a man named Wu Cheng'en."
“I wonder if this book is still available?”
"It's gone. I lost it when I moved."
"That's a pity. Xiao would like to borrow it for a while."
After saying that, Xiao Yi left and went to check if there was any danger nearby.