Xuan stood aside holding the ingredients and watched Meng Yuqing work.
"Put the fire fruit in first." Seeing that the oil was almost hot, Meng Yuqing waved to Xuan.
Xuan immediately separated the fire fruit and poured it into the pot.
The moment it was put into the pot, the sizzling sound of the oil in the pot became louder and a few drops of oil burst out. Xuan grabbed Meng Yuqing and pulled her behind him.
"It's okay, this is what happens when you cook. It's just that some water got into the hot oil." Meng Yuqing patted Xuan's arm and walked out from behind him. "If you don't stir-fry it a little more, the food will burn."
While Meng Yuqing was stir-frying the fire fruit, she directed Xuan to put in the ginger and garlic.
Xuan obediently put everything into the pot in the order he said, but his whole body was tense. As long as the oil burst out of the pot again, he could pull Meng Yuqing away in an instant.
After adding some crushed salt, Meng Yuqing asked Xuan to put the animal meat in as well.
The pot started boiling again, but luckily the oil didn't burst out.
Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyes were still looking at the pot very seriously.
After frying the meat until it changed color, Meng Yuqing added some salt and put in the green onions.
Stir-fry for another minute or so, and the whole house will be filled with the aroma of fried pork with chili peppers.
Xuan touched his nose, walked outside and sneezed. It was a bit choking, but very fragrant. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva just by smelling it.
As the dish came out of the pot, this otherworldly version of stir-fried pork with peppers was considered a success.
Cut the fire fruit into shreds, garlic slices, ginger shreds and chopped green onions.
It looks pretty much the same as the modern world.
The portion is considered small for the people in this world, but it is enough for four people in the modern world.
The people in this world really have a huge appetite. When we make delicious dishes, we basically just cook them for everyone to taste. It takes too much time to eat your fill.
Meng Yuqing estimated that even if the bacon was made, it would basically be cooked and eaten in the end, with at most some vegetables added.
He brought the dishes and six cooked potatoes, which was almost Meng Yuqing's meal.
As for Xuan? He must have something else to eat.
"Xuan, you are here too?" Ya's voice came from outside the house.
"Ya?" Meng Yuqing quickened his pace and walked out of the house. He saw Ya carrying a large bamboo basket with a lot of animal meat in it.
Ya put down the bamboo basket on his back and said, "This is the meat distributed by the tribe today. Both of yours are in this basket. The ones on the leaves are for Wu, and the ones below are for Xuan."
He lifted the top layer of flesh so they could see the leaves in between.
This time, more meat was distributed than before. Meng Yuqing, whose appetite was originally smaller than that of others, looked at the meat and thought that fortunately he had a space warehouse to store it, otherwise he would have to give at least one-third of his food to Xuan.
However, even with a space warehouse, Meng Yuqing often ate with Xuan.
"You came just in time. We were just about to grill some meat." Xuan accepted the meat. Meng Yuqing looked at the dish in his hand and thought for a moment before asking, "Would you like to try my cooking? It should be delicious."
Thinking that people in this world might not be used to spicy food, he added, "I don't know if you can get used to it."
Ya looked at Meng Yuqing with some surprise. He had a good relationship with Xuan, but not to the extent of Lie and Mu, not even as good as Lian. He was even less familiar with Meng Yuqing.
This can be seen from the fact that he calls Meng Yuqing Wu instead of calling her name directly.
Ya scratched his head and glanced at Xuan.
"Let's try it. This is the first time that Yuqing cooks this kind of food." Xuan turned his head without looking at his teeth, and no emotion could be heard in his voice.
Ya raised an eyebrow at his reaction and happily decided to stay and try the food.
Meng Yuqing placed the dishes on the stone that Xuan often used as a table, took out the fruit wine he brewed, and poured a glass for each of the three of them.
The fruit wine in the glass is crystal clear red, with a mixture of fruity aroma and wine flavor.
"This is wine made from ripe fruits. Try it."
Xuan picked up the cup and sniffed it. "I've smelled this smell on some fruits that have been left for a long time. So this is edible too?"
"Anyway, it's edible now, try it!" Meng Yuqing urged. He really wanted to see the big cat's reaction after drinking.
Xuan leaned closer to the cup and licked the wine inside, just like a cat drinks water.
Then his whole body shook.
"It's weird." He tilted his head and savored it carefully. "It felt a little strange when I first drank it, but now I really like it and want to drink it again."
Meng Yuqing also took a sip of the fruit wine. It tasted more like juice than wine, but it was already very good to be able to do so.
After both of them drank, they looked at Ya together. Now Ya was the only one who had not drunk.
Ya looked at Xuan, then at Meng Yuqing, and finally took a deep breath and took a big sip.
"Cough cough." He coughed twice and his face turned red.
Meng Yuqing reached out and patted him on the back. He put the cup down somewhat embarrassedly and said, "I'm fine. Wu, you don't have to pat me."
As he spoke, he dodged to the side and secretly glanced at Xuan.
Meng Yuqing withdrew his hand and did not force him. According to his understanding, Ya was not a lively person.
"Just drinking isn't enough, let's eat the food." He pushed the food in front of Xuan Heya.
Xuan has become very skilled at using chopsticks because he often eats with Meng Yuqing.
But Ya was not used to using chopsticks and couldn't pick up any meat after poking for a long time.
Just as Meng Yuqing moved her fingers, hesitating whether to help him pick it up, Xuan moved first.
He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it directly into Ya's bowl.
Although it looks like there are more fruits than flesh.
But Meng Yuqing and Ya didn't feel anything was wrong.
Ya even looked at Xuan a little flattered.
Meng Yuqing also held up his face and looked at the two of them. Sure enough, the legend that had been circulating in the tribe about Ya and Xuan being kings who never met each other was false.
Although Xuan had always emphasized to himself that he and Ya had a good relationship, Meng Yuqing had hardly seen them interact. Now that he saw Xuan enthusiastically picking up food for Ya, he felt relieved.
Look how well they get along.
Xuan looked at the expressions of the two people, the corners of his mouth twitched, and finally he lowered his head and took a big bite of the potato, as if he had some deep hatred.
Yaye brought the bowl to his mouth and scooped the meat and fire fruit into his mouth.
In an instant, his eyes widened.
He chewed quickly, and after swallowing the food in his mouth, he hissed twice before speaking, "It feels like my mouth is burning, but it tastes good."
He nodded vigorously as he spoke, picking up the glass and taking another sip of wine.
Then he shuddered like Xuan.
Before Meng Yuqing could reply with a smile, Xuan spoke up, "It must be delicious. The meat Yuqing grilled earlier was also delicious." After a pause, he added, "Everything Yuqing cooks is delicious."
"Wu is very powerful." Ya agreed.
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