Chapter 213, Day 1
"That sounds good too..."
Shu Ning imagined the scene Xiao Chong described and said, "Let's go to the West Sea again. The sea near Mo Li's house is really beautiful. The light blue seawater is like jelly. I really want to go there again."
Xiao Chong's eyes showed curiosity. Although he was curious about what kind of jelly she was talking about, he guessed it was something to eat. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth turned up.
"Okay, let's go to the Western Sea again then."
Speaking of scenery, Shu Ning thought of another wonderful place to relax and said excitedly, "Xiao Chong, we're going to go to the river that leads from Crimson Flame Mountain to the Desolate Wasteland. Floating on that river will be so comfortable!"
"Okay, whatever Ningning says, we'll go to the Western Sea and the Crimson Flame Mountains and Rivers." Xiao Chong smiled gently as he saw that Shu Ning's mood had improved.
"Mmm," Shu Ning replied, already looking forward to that time, and her fear of the future had lessened considerably.
"Ningning, don't think about it so much," Xiao Chong said, patting her head.
"Mm!" Shu Ning nodded in response.
"Ningning, you can eat first. I'll go and get back to work."
"Xiao Chong," Shu Ning called out as she looked at Xiao Chong getting up.
"Um?"
"Where did Yiyuan go?" Shu Ning heard the system's voice after getting up, and then remembered that Yiyuan was gone.
"I don't know," Xiao Chong said. "What's wrong? Did Ningning need him for something?"
"It's nothing," Shu Ning said, shaking her head.
After Xiao Chong left, Shu Ning prepared to make a list of things to do in the next three days, as well as things she would forget after losing her memory.
But at this moment she had no paper or pen; the tissues the system had given her were soft and not easy to write on.
So she decided to go to the riverbank and find some pebbles that could be used to write words.
Back in the cave, she wrote everything she knew on the cave walls, from the idea of spatial planting to the plans of the lion clan and Mu Chen...
After finishing writing, she noticed it was already afternoon outside and decided to scatter some of the seeds onto the soil in the space.
To make the environment of the space more like the real world, she transplanted many more trees to provide oxygen, which was enough for the seeds to grow.
After finishing all that, she decided to go find Nightmare.
She remembered that she had said she would treat Nightmare to a treat when she was with the Black Serpent Clan.
Although she didn't have the same deep feelings for him as she did for the other beastmen, he did help her and the wolf clan a lot.
If he hadn't foreseen the danger to the wolf clan and sent someone to inform Xuanmo in advance, the wolf clan would probably have been wiped out by then.
Just as she took out a pheasant that she had already prepared from her spatial storage, Yan happened to come over.
The moment she saw the nightmare appear, she was still holding the pheasant's foot in her hand.
"Ningning, what delicious food are you preparing?" Yan asked with a smile when he saw Shu Ning startled upon seeing him.
"Haha... Nightmare." Shu Ning laughed awkwardly, "I originally wanted to make you a beggar's chicken as a surprise, but I didn't expect you to show up before I even started."
"Wow... my Ningning is so good to me." Yan stepped forward and hugged her. "I'm so touched!"
Shu Ning was being held by him, the pheasant still hanging in her hand, and she didn't hug him back. "Nightmare, I haven't started yet."
Yan immediately stood up and took the pheasant from her hand. "Ningning, you're so amazing. You've already plucked all the feathers and washed it clean."
"This was handled by Jin Tong and Mo Li before we went to the Eagle Clan. I didn't do anything," Shu Ning explained.
"Hmm, Jin Tong and Mo Li processed the pheasant, and Ning Ning brought it to me to make beggar's chicken..." Yan said thoughtfully, very much in favor of Shu Ning's actions.
"It seems I hold a higher place in Ningning's heart than they do!" Yan said, her eyes gleaming with delight, and she spoke with smug satisfaction.
"By the way, Ningning, what is beggar's chicken?"
When Shu Ning heard what Yan said, she realized that she had indeed gone too far and wondered if they would mind if they found out.
"It's a method of wrapping a pheasant in leaves and smothering it in a fire," Shu Ning explained.
"That must taste delicious!" Nightmare said, imagining the finished product. "Ningning, tell me, how do you make it?"
"Nightmare, let me do it," Shu Ning said.
"No, Ningning won't let me do it. Is she afraid I'll learn?" Yan said deliberately, then pretended to be sad: "Wow, Ningning, you don't even trust me. You're sad..."
Shu Ning was feeling down all day because of the system unbinding in three days, but seeing Yan's appearance made her laugh.
"Okay, I'll make it for you and teach you how."
"Mmm!" Yan's expression instantly turned to joy upon hearing this. "So, what's the first step?"
"The first step is to marinate the chicken to let it absorb the flavors," Shu Ning said, taking out a pot and seasonings.
To her surprise, the system even included soy sauce, cooking wine, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, lemongrass, and other ingredients in the gift package.
Yan looked at Shu Ning as she took out a bunch of spices and bottles and jars, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression. "Ning Ning, it's impossible for you not to be a goddess."
"What's this?" he asked, picking up a bottle of black seasoning from the ground and examining it.
"This is soy sauce, used for coloring," Shu Ning said, putting the necessary seasonings into the pot.
"Colored?" Yan asked incredulously. "Ningning, will this turn out this color in my stomach too?"
Shu Ning was amused by Yan's words again, "No, its main ingredients are soy products, it's very safe, don't worry."
Seeing that Shu Ning's heavy mood had changed a lot, Yan was also happy. "So now we're going to marinate the chicken with these things, right?"
"Mm," Shu Ning replied, "Just rub it like this."
"Okay." Yan said, rubbing the area vigorously.
"Nightmare, be gentle," Shu Ning said immediately when she saw that he was about to crush the chicken.
"Oh..." Nightmare then slowed down the pressure in his hands.
A moment later, "That's enough, Nightmare," Shu Ning said.
"What's next?" Nightmare asked.
Shu Ning took water from her space and washed his hands. "Next, find some large leaves to wrap the chicken. You need a lot, otherwise it will rot."
Yan looked down at Shu Ning washing his hands, a feeling of happiness welling up inside him, and a faint blush appeared on his face. "Okay..."
Then he went to the tree next to him to pick out leaves.
During this time, Shu Ning checked her space again to see if there was any tin foil.
The last time she made beggar's chicken, even though she wrapped it in a lot of leaves, she still managed to burn a lot of the chicken.
"Ningning, is this enough?" Yan asked as she returned with a pile of leaves.
Shu Ning looked at him hugging a bunch of leaves, and then looked at the trees next to him, which were clearly missing many leaves. "Hmm, that's enough."
After finding the aluminum foil, they selected some leaves and finally wrapped the marinated chicken in it.
Seeing this, Yan went and brought back a pile of firewood. "Now we need to start a fire, right, Ningning?"
"Hmm." Shu Ning nodded. "Yan already knows what to do next, she's quick to learn."
"That's right, look who your beast husband is." Nightmare said proudly, then arranged the firewood.
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning smiled, took out a lighter, lit the firewood, and sat down to the side.
"Ningning, should we throw this beggar's chicken in now?" Yan asked.
"No, Nightmare, we have to wait a while." Shu Ning immediately stood up and stopped him.
"Oh?" Nightmare asked curiously, "Aren't you going to put it in the fire?"
"No, it's meant to be put into the charcoal fire, and then put in after the firewood has burned out."
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