"Wow! Really? The water even hides when it sees Grandma!" Yang Yuan looked at Sheng Xia with admiration.

In his eyes, it was only natural that his mother was powerful, and it was normal for the sea to be afraid of her.

Wolf Song excitedly ran over, watching as the water automatically avoided the sweltering summer heat, and stared wide-eyed in amazement.

"Really?! Water's afraid of Grandma!"

Tie Man and the others ran over as well, exclaiming in surprise.

When Shengxia heard the children's description, she chuckled and turned around to look behind her. She saw Yangyuan, Shiqing, and Langge running excitedly ahead.

A string of little cubs followed behind, with the smiling Fox Snow Sheep Cloud and Green Wood beside them.

In the height of summer, she squatted down, stretched out her arms, hugged them one by one, and spoke softly and gently.

“It’s not that the water is afraid of you, Mom. It’s that your father, Jiao Su, gave you something very precious. If you eat it, you can go into the water without getting wet.”

After saying that, she looked at Jiao Su with deep affection. Her Su Su casually stuffed such an important thing into her mouth.

The attitude of treating it like any other fruit still lingers in my memory.

A gentle sea breeze blows, and the group of beasts continues their journey through the height of summer.

In the height of summer, they hadn't gone far when they spotted an octopus the size of a washbasin on the shore. At the same time, a patch of green in the sea caught their eye.

Wow! What a huge squid! And what a huge piece of seaweed!

The sound of summer's delight carried far, and the mermaid in the nearby woods, who was catching birds and beasts, couldn't help but shake her head and curl the corners of her lips into a smile.

Thinking of midsummer, his sharp eyes softened for a moment.

She was a well-protected female; no matter how skilled she was in medicine or how many plants she saw, she didn't know anything about carnivorous animals.

Octopus and other sea fish should not be eaten.

As soon as Shengxia finished speaking, Qingmu swiftly grabbed one of the octopus's tentacles and threw it into the bucket, then turned around and looked at Shengxia with a bright smile.

"Xia, which one is seaweed?"

He knew about octopuses; he'd seen many in the Zhang tribe. But what was kelp? Was it also a type of fish?

Shengxia excitedly pointed to the green swaying in the water ahead: "That's seaweed, it's especially delicious when it's cold!"

Sun-dried food can be stored for a long time, is rich in nutrients, and can be soaked whenever you want to eat it, but it's a bit troublesome to clean.

“Okay, I’ll go right away!” Aoki said loudly.

Upon hearing "cold dish," Yang Yun's expression froze for a moment.

Xiaxia said that seaweed is delicious when served cold, but he mixed it without blanching it first, so the taste is hard to say.

Thankfully, he's used to trying new foods himself first, instead of serving them directly to Xiaxia.

Tie Bai looked at Tie Man, whose eyes were full of curiosity and eagerness, and his clear and crisp voice carried a hint of doting affection.

"Is Manman going to collect seaweed...?"

"Yes!" Tie Man looked up in surprise and answered loudly.

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When everyone returned, the space was filled with new food, and the neatly arranged cowpeas made even the most sweltering summer day drool.

Clams need to purge themselves of sand, let's eat the cowpeas first!

What's it like to cut such a big cowpea?

A sly glint flashed in her eyes as she turned and tugged at Tie Bai's arm beside her, saying excitedly.

"Ah Bai, put this on the table, I'll cut it."

"good."

Tie Bai naturally agreed. A smile flashed in his pink eyes as he put down what he was holding, walked over, easily picked up one, and placed it on the table.

Wolf King casually picked up a bone knife, washed it, and placed it aside, looking at Sheng Xia with tender eyes.

The other males also gathered around, cleaning the cowpeas and preparing things, leaving Fox Snow, looking resentful, to play with the cub.

Sheng Xia stood excitedly in front of the table, picked up the knife but didn't know where to start. It was too big, and she didn't know where to begin cutting.

She lowered her eyes, looking at the giant cowpeas, blinked, and suddenly a black thing caught her eye.

Shengxia curiously leaned closer. Was it broken?

"Let's start cutting from here!"

If the cowpeas are spoiled, just remove one section; they're so big, it would be a waste to throw them away.

Shengxia was quite confident in her cooking skills. She planned to remove the bad parts, cut them in half, chop them into smaller pieces, and then cut them into small sections to eat as a cold dish.

She wedged the blade into the darker area, gripped the back of the knife with both hands, and pressed down: "Oops! The knife is stuck."

"How about I do it? Xiaxia said I'll do it."

Suddenly, a large, slender, white hand came across and easily lifted the knife by the back of it. Shengxia's almond-shaped eyes curved as she watched Jiaosu's movements.

"Thank you, Su Su. You guys watch over me, I'll handle it."

Upon hearing this, Jiao Su took a step back, her golden eyes fixed on Sheng Xia, as if afraid that something might happen to her.

Shengxia glanced at the knife, then reached out and pried the cowpeas apart along the knife marks. Luckily, her superpower had been upgraded, and her strength had increased as well.

After breaking it open, a beautiful grassy green color came into view. In the height of summer, her eyes lit up, and she curiously leaned over and pulled the two sections of cowpea out.

It's so big and smooth, could it be a bean?

As the beautiful green was gradually pulled out, Sheng Xia's lips curled up. When she saw the green cylinder wriggle slightly, her expression cracked.

"ah!!"

In the height of summer, she jumped three feet high, her breathing rapid, and in a mix of fear and trepidation, goosebumps instantly rose all over her body!

What beans? Those are worms!

A worm as thick as a bucket!

Aoki swiftly pulled her into his arms, leaped away from the table, and patted her back repeatedly with his large hands.

He leaned in and kissed her lips, anxiously reassuring her, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid."

As Sheng Xia leaned against Qing Mu's chest, the familiar embrace instantly relaxed her tense mood.

She turned her gaze to the cowpeas that Wolf King had cleaned up, and shook her head: "I wasn't scared, just a little disgusted."

I used to cook often and was used to encountering maggots, but this was the first time I'd seen one this big, and it was just disgusting.

Fortunately, my partner acted quickly and cleaned it up.

However, she wouldn't dare touch cowpeas again.

"Xia, let me do it?" Yang Yun asked cautiously, her peach blossom eyes flashing with tenderness and affection.

Summer nodded hurriedly: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Little Sheep."

She carefully explained the preparation method to Yang Yun, emphasizing that it was poisonous if not cooked thoroughly.

"Eating this raw will at most cause diarrhea, cooked will be fine, but eating it undercooked will cause poisoning, so you must make sure it is cooked thoroughly."

"Okay, I understand."

Yang Yun listened attentively and answered earnestly, looking at the cowpeas with eager anticipation.

Sheng Xia smiled, her almond-shaped eyes crinkling, and said in a relaxed tone.

"Since we have some free time now, let's process the other ingredients. Take out a little of everything we found today. Oh, and Aoki, go and invite the chief and Elder Hong over."

The process of preparing seafood is very important. To teach them what foods are safe to eat, the preparation methods must be explained clearly.

Thinking of this, she grabbed Aoki, who was about to run away, and added, "Have Duo bring the orcs over. Tell them that we've discovered new food and that we need to teach them how to cook it."

"Okay!" Aoki smiled brightly, pressed a heavy kiss on Shengxia's lips, turned into his beast form, and lightly leaped away from Shengxia's sight.