Such delicious flavor made it impossible to imagine that the ingredient inside was an ugly Softshell Turtle.
Truly, one could not judge a fish by its appearance.
Chapter 106
The moment Song Zhou returned to the courtyard gate, he smelled a rich aroma.
He pushed open the door. "What did you make today?"
"You're back?" Lu Ao poked his head out. "Today, it's chicken stew with Softshell Turtle."
"Which Softshell Turtle?"
"The one that looks like a turtle, all ugly, and swims forward with its limbs stretched out—the Softshell Turtle."
As Lu Ao spoke, he spread his arms and mimed crawling through water. Once he saw the amusement in Song Zhou's eyes, he paused, then whooshed back into the kitchen.
Fuck, so this guy hadn't been unfamiliar with what a Softshell Turtle looked like at all. He had just wanted to see Lu Ao embarrass himself.
Ge Ranzhou saw that he had suddenly fallen silent in the kitchen and asked, confused, "What's wrong?"
Lu Ao did not answer.
Song Zhou entered the kitchen. "Is there anything I can help with?"
"Only these crabs still need scrubbing," Ge Ranzhou said. "You've been out working all day. Why don't you rest first?"
Song Zhou's excuse today had been that he needed to run errands in the county town, and Ge Ranzhou had not doubted him.
Seeing him come in, Ge Ranzhou only thought that he must have had a tiring day and did not want him getting his hands dirty.
Song Zhou rolled up his sleeves. "It's fine. I'll do it."
Lu Ao shot him a glance, then silently picked up a large brush from the side and handed it to him. That meant he was letting Song Zhou work with them.
Ge Ranzhou did not know that Song Zhou had just