After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 153 Dealing with Eels
Pei Yuan didn't stand on ceremony at all, and led the two children into the kitchen.

"The kitchen is so big, and the new house is really beautiful."

This was Pei Yuan's first visit to Su Xiaoxiao's new home. He toured it and found that Su Xiaoxiao's new home was indeed quite large and impressive, almost rivaling his own general's mansion, and it was brand new.

Pei Yuan found many of the new home appliances to be novel and eye-opening. Even though he had traveled all over the country, he had never seen anything like them before, so he naturally found them very strange.

Tang Xiaoman was still shouting outside, "Let me tell you, Pei Yuan, the Emperor has already bestowed this marriage upon you, and you must fulfill this marriage contract. No matter what, I am your legal wife!"

Pei Yuan closed the door, and Tang Xiaoman's voice slowly faded away.

The other servants began to bring Saburo's things into the room. Fortunately, there were many rooms and a lot of space, so they were all put in quickly.

Those people all withdrew and left.

Only the two maids, Pei Yuan, and Su Xiaoxiao's family remained at home, making the atmosphere slightly awkward.

"I'm back, Xiaoxiao."

Pei Yuan walked to Su Xiaoxiao's side, wanting to rest his head in her arms as before.

After thinking for a while, she realized that it wasn't quite right. Her maid and two children were watching, and she couldn't do that.

"Dabao, have you been studying hard these past few days?"

Pei Yuan changed the subject and asked about Da Bao's studies.

Da Bao was very quick-witted and immediately changed the subject, "Daddy, I went to the river this morning and caught a lot of fish, look!"

As Da Bao spoke, he handed a small bucket to Pei Yuan, "Look, so many fish."

As a result, Pei Yuan looked into the bucket and quickly waved to Da Bao.

"Take it away quickly!"

It turned out that Pei Yuan was afraid of those eels, "These fish look a bit disgusting."

That was the reason. The eels were wriggling around in the bucket, their bodies covered in disgusting slime, which made Pei Yuan feel extremely uncomfortable. He didn't know when he developed this condition, but he had become allergic to eels.

Su Xiaoxiao could tell that Pei Yuan was trying to remain calm, and his face had turned a little pale.

Are you afraid of this eel?

Su Xiaoxiao didn't shy away from the topic at all, and Pei Yuan quickly waved his hand, "No way, why would I be afraid of that thing?"

"Oh, don't worry, perfect timing! Da Bao, didn't you say you wanted to eat eel? Today, Mom will make you a braised eel."

Upon hearing this, Da Bao clapped his hands happily, "Great, Mommy, I really want to eat it!"

"Pei Yuan, help me kill these eels and remove their internal organs. We'll have eel stew for lunch today."

Pei Yuan's face changed color upon hearing this. He wanted to wave his hand to refuse, but then he noticed that Da Bao and Xiao Bao were looking at him expectantly.

"Chunxiang and Qiuye, you two come here and help me deal with the eels."

The two maids quickly acknowledged the order, "Yes, General."

Actually, the two of them were also worried when they saw the eel wriggling around like a small snake, and were a little hesitant to reach out.

Su Xiaoxiao saw through it and said to Pei Yuan, "How can a girl do this kind of thing? Pei Yuan, are you afraid?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan was speechless. He immediately acted very bravely and took the bucket of water from Su Xiaoxiao's hand.

"Here, give them all to me, I'll take care of it." Chunxiang and Qiuye were very grateful for Pei Yuan's thoughtfulness, thinking to themselves that their great general finally knew how to cherish them.

Although he was very reluctant, for the sake of his own face, General Pei Yuan still went over and carried the bucket to the well. What to do? Let's start processing this bucket of eels.

After spending half a day mentally preparing himself, he finally mustered up the courage to reach into the bucket and pick up an eel. The moment his fingers touched the eel's cold, sticky skin, Pei Yuan abruptly pulled his hand back, immediately reverting to his previous timid and cowardly demeanor.

"what……"

Pei Yuan screamed, his former grand general demeanor completely gone.

A voice sounded beside me.

"Never mind, I'll do it."

Su Xiaoxiao came over and took the basin from Pei Yuan's hand with a blank expression.

"I thought a majestic general had arrived, but it turns out to be the same old Sanlang. You haven't changed at all."

Pei Yuan could only laugh awkwardly, "Everyone has a weakness, and I'm really not good at this."

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head. She picked up the eels and cleaned them one by one, removing all the internal organs and the slime.

Although Pei Yuan watched as the eels in Su Xiaoxiao's hands struggled incessantly, sometimes slipping through her fingers, Su Xiaoxiao always managed to catch them and clean them up efficiently.

Su Xiaoxiao held up the prepared eels, while Pei Yuan, still shaken, stared intently at them and asked Su Xiaoxiao a question.

"Is this what we're having for lunch today?"

"Yes, that's all. This eel is delicious and nutritious. It's very good for your health, a real tonic."

"This……"

Pei Yuan felt a little nauseous, but didn't know how to express it. In fact, he really didn't want to eat this.

Su Xiaoxiao took the eels back into the house, then put oil in a pan and slowly fried them over low heat. She put the eels into the oil and started frying them until cooked.

A fragrant aroma wafted around, and the eel's body began to curl up. Su Xiaoxiao added scallions, ginger, garlic, and other seasonings to the pot.

Next, she put the eels into a very delicate little ceramic pot, added boiling water, and put it on the stove to simmer over low heat.

About an hour later, Su Xiaoxiao opened the lid of the ceramic jar, and everyone around her began to swallow hard, because the smell was incredibly delicious.

Su Xiaoxiao continued to add thirteen-spice powder, salt, and other seasonings to the ceramic pot, and then sprinkled a layer of chopped green onions on top. The eel soup pot was now ready.

Come and have a taste!

As Su Xiaoxiao spoke, she beckoned everyone over, since two young maids had come today.

However, Su Xiaoxiao felt very uncomfortable and thought that after finishing this meal, she would definitely send the two maids who served her away as soon as possible.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't really enjoy the two maids who came to serve her. Instead, she felt like there were two guests in the house, and she had to serve them instead.

Only Sanlang didn't come over. Although the smell made him feel hungry, he didn't think he had the courage to eat the eel stew.

Pei Yuan remained watching from the sidelines, hesitant to approach.

Su Xiaoxiao placed the pot of eel soup on the dining table, first giving one eel to each of Da Bao and Xiao Bao, and then to Chunxiang and Qiuye. However, everyone just looked at it and didn't dare to touch it.

(End of this chapter)