Judging from the appearance of the pool, it seemed to be made of hollowed out natural stones. The surface of the pool had a light stone color and the outer shell wasn't neat. A water inlet device was installed at the bottom of the pool, presumably for changing the water.
The pool was densely packed with plump and sturdy crayfish.
The shell of the crayfish was reddish-black and its body was cylindrical with a thick carapace and a slightly flattened head and chest armor. When it waved its two big pincers, it looked mighty and powerful. The pincers were red and black in color.
Although it was dark, Yuan Zhou's eyesight wasn't affected. He could clearly see the two black eyes of the crayfish moving constantly.
Its feelers were also moving from time to time while its tail was bending and bouncing forcefully.
"Pa Pa Pa". As there were too many crayfish, they emitted a dense sound of slapping on the water surface when they bounced.
Yuan Zhou wasn't affected by the bouncing of the crayfish at all. He carefully observed every part of the crayfish and the water quality inside.
"Um. It seems that I can start to process them after breakfast tomorrow morning." Yuan Zhou nodded his head secretly.
That's right. The crayfish of Yuan Zhou had actually been released by the system long ago. After all, it was a seasonal ingredient and definitely had to be released in the same season.
However, Yuan Zhou hadn't started to sell it yet. That was because the system released the real ingredients this time, the kind that hadn't been processed.
The thing was …
The system displayed, "The seasonal ingredient, crayfish, scientific name Crayfish, has been released. Host, please check and accept it."
"If you didn't release it, I would have asked you about it. This crayfish is also a kind of Sichuan Cuisine. After all, Ma Xiao is quite famous." Yuan Zhou was very happy in his heart, but he still maintained his solemn expression.
The system displayed, "It has been released. Host, please check and accept it."
"Okay. Let me see where it is." Yuan Zhou answered. Then, he took up the net bag and started to look for it in the water tank in the kitchen.
That's right. Normally, as long as the aquatic products were alive, they would appear in this water tank that seemed to be connected to another dimension.
It wasn't strange for Yuan Zhou to think so. After all, there were not only freshwater crayfish but also deep-sea crayfish and other fishes in the water tank. They got along well with each other and never fought.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou wasn't surprised at all when he saw another crayfish.
"Hua La Hua La", it was the sound of Yuan Zhou turning the water in the water tank.
"No prawns, no crayfish," Yuan Zhou stood up and said to the system expressionlessly.
However, the system remained silent. Yuan Zhou drained the net and pondered for a while. Then, he rummaged through the entire restaurant and finally found the pond near the wall in the backyard of the pub.
At that time, the pool was also densely packed with lobsters, but their bodies were greenish-black.
"Shua!" Yuan Zhou quickly grabbed one and inspected it. This lobster's body was sturdy, and its tail was bouncing vigorously. Its pincers were also filled with strength. Furthermore, its eyes were very nimble.
There was only a faint smell of water grass, because it was raised in a pond with excellent water quality. However, it could not change the fact that this shrimp was very dirty.
"Original crayfish?" Yuan Zhou was puzzled.
After all, the ingredients provided by the system were basically very clean. Most of the time, Yuan Zhou didn't even need to do the slaughtering. This time, however, the crayfish obviously couldn't be eaten now. It had to be purified by the sand it spat out naturally before it could be cooked.
This time, the system explained very quickly. It immediately displayed, "This ingredient can't be slaughtered. This system is only responsible for providing the top-quality ingredients. The further cleaning will be done by the host himself."
"Alright." Yuan Zhou set down the crayfish and then began to clean the pond and change the water. During the process, he also needed to feed the crayfish to prevent them from becoming thinner during the purification process.
As for Yuan Zhou, who was always conscientious and rigorous in his work, it took him one week to clean and purify the food before it reached the standard that he had in mind to start eating.
That was why Shu Yue couldn't eat the crayfish for a whole week.
Yuan Zhou always had a bad taste, but he would never make things difficult for his customers. It was a sign that Yuan Zhou was becoming more and more like a great chef.
After feeding the crayfish some freshwater shrimp, Yuan Zhou stood beside the pond quietly and waited for the crayfish to finish eating. Only then did he change the water in the pond.
During that period, the back door was open. Rice and Broth accompanied Yuan Zhou all the time.
"Alright. Thank you for taking care of the crayfish. Go to bed early." After changing the water, Yuan Zhou said goodbye to Rice and Broth. After they lay down, he closed the back door and went back.
After Yuan Zhou started to process the crayfish himself, Rice and Broth often helped him take care of the crayfish. If there was any movement at night, they would growl to scare the crayfish in the pond.
Of course, Yuan Zhou didn't know that. He thought Broth and Rice just wanted to work with him.
Time passed quickly. There were more people in Yuanzhou shop during breakfast time. Although they knew the limit was 100 and those who came later basically couldn't eat it, many customers still came over.
They just came to ask in person if there was really crayfish to eat today.
Crayfish was now the new favorite of summer and was quite popular.
After those customers who didn't line up got the affirmative answer, they left contentedly one after another. They rubbed their palms and waited eagerly to eat the crayfish cooked by Yuan Zhou at noon or in the evening.
Therefore, after breakfast time ended, Yuan Zhou started to process the crayfish.
"I'm going to fill the crayfish." After Yuan Zhou said to Engineer Cheng who was standing at the side, he took a big bamboo basket and entered the sergestes wall view door.
Engineer Cheng looked at the bamboo basket as thick as his waist and then looked at Yuan Zhou's body. Instantly, he got worried.
"I have to catch it later." Engineer Cheng said inwardly.
About two or three minutes later, Yuan Zhou came out with the bamboo basket in both hands.
"Master, let me help." Engineer Cheng rolled up his sleeves and was about to take the bamboo basket.
"No need." Yuan Zhou said with a relaxed tone. Then, he walked into the kitchen with quick steps. He put the bamboo basket into the sink and exhaled without leaving a trace.
"It's quite heavy." Yuan Zhou said inwardly.
"Master, I can help you with such heavy work. I have a lot of meat." Engineer Cheng walked two steps and came to Yuan Zhou and said earnestly.
Looking at the earnest expression of Engineer Cheng, Yuan Zhou paused for a while and then said, "Okay. You bring the remaining half to me later. I'll teach you how to catch the crayfish."
"Okay. Thank you, master." Engineer Cheng was surprised and said quickly.
"You are my disciple." Yuan Zhou implied that it was what he should do and there was no need to thank him.
"Okay, master." Engineer Cheng understood Yuan Zhou's meaning instantly and said with a satisfied smile.
"Let's watch how to clean the crayfish first. I don't have time to explain later." Yuan Zhou said while washing his hands.
"Okay, master." Engineer Cheng took out a small notebook and looked like he was ready to take notes at any time.
Seeing Engineer Cheng's seriousness, Yuan Zhou nodded inwardly. However, he looked indifferent and directly started to clean the crayfish.
"Shua", Yuan Zhou accurately caught the head of a crayfish in the bamboo basket with an extremely fast speed. After pinching it with a moderate force, he immediately took it out and started to brush it with a soft brush with the other hand.
Suddenly, there were only two kinds of brushing sounds left in the restaurant. One was the sound of Engineer Cheng's pen rubbing against the paper while the other was the sound of Yuan Zhou cleaning the crayfish with a soft brush.
The two sounds sounded surprisingly harmonious …
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
