I don't know if it was because the golden elixir was tainted with bad luck, but its light gradually dimmed. Soon, the bright light disappeared and it no longer seemed very dazzling. Then I took it out again, and sure enough, it was covered with a layer of gray gas.
"It seems to be tainted."
I took it in my hand and looked at it, and found that it was just like a small ball, no different, except that it glowed. As the novel said, it was round and easily contaminated.
Then I put it in my pocket and gave the album to Xiao Ding tomorrow.
I looked at the snake on the ground, feeling anxious and fruitless. I thought of the method he had just described. I had already tried it with a silver needle and confirmed that this snake was not poisonous. So I thought of using this snake as food. Even if they saw it was cut up, they would just think it was food.
The more I thought about it, the more I felt this method was feasible. After all, snake meat is highly nutritious and can relieve fatigue and prolong life. This method is indeed very good for us. What I value most is that it can relieve fatigue.
In some areas, some people believe that eating snake meat can nourish the body, and they make snake soup from it. It's just that our recipe lacks some seasoning, so I'm not sure if it tastes good.
I used a knife to scrape off the snake's scales. I don't know if it was because the snake had practiced martial arts, but the scales were particularly hard to scrape. My hands were sore from scraping, and I had only removed half of them.
"Forget it, this is fine, and the remaining meat can be saved for the next meal." I told myself this and stopped what he was doing.
As the sky gradually brightened, I immediately acted quickly. After all, I had to process the snake meat before they came out to avoid arousing their suspicion.
I cut the snake into sections with the skin attached, and then cut them into slices.
I had just finished this step when Fatty woke up. Fortunately, I acted quickly and I already had this feeling when I heard Fatty was no longer snoring.
Not long after we left, the fat man came out of the tent. Seeing the snake slices on the ground, he looked surprised and said, "Brother, what are you doing?"
"I'm making snake soup. It would be a shame to waste such good ingredients. This is the value of this snake."
The moment I saw the fat man coming out, my heart skipped a beat. I was glad that I had already cut it and no one saw it, so the half in the middle was missing.
"You are really great. It's true what people often say, that when humans become scary, they will eat everything. This snake demon is really miserable. It met you and will be abused by you even after death!" The fat man raised his eyebrows and said.
I didn't say anything and continued with what I was doing. In fact, I was very nervous because I was afraid that the fat guy would notice that something was missing. But the quantity was so large that he shouldn't be able to notice.
The fat man thought for a moment and said, "Isn't this snake poisonous? Is it okay if we just eat it like this?"
I stopped what I was doing, looked at the fat man, and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. I've tested it with a silver needle, and this snake's meat is not poisonous. And isn't it often said that snake venom is in its fangs? As long as you don't get bit by its fangs, there won't be any big problems. I also removed its gallbladder and other things, so you don't have to worry about any parasites or toxins hidden in it."
The fat man nodded belatedly and continued to watch me do these things. The fat man may have never made snake soup, so he didn't know how to make it. He watched me from the side and paid attention to the surrounding situation.
At this time, the fat man saw it and pointed at the remaining half and said, "This is the remaining half. Don't you want to use it? If you don't use it, you can't use it in the future. After all, it's not fresh anymore."
When the fat man said the remaining half, my heart skipped a beat, thinking he had seen through it. However, when I heard what he said next, I breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the fat man didn't see through it.
I must have said to him calmly, "There's nothing I can do. I'm alone, and the snake scales are harder than you think. So after all this time, I can only get a little off. After all, it's almost dawn."
Sure enough, the fat man heard what I said and nodded in understanding.
"I see. Perhaps this snake demon has practiced cultivation, which is why its scales are so hard!"
As expected, Fatty often has the same thoughts as me.
The fat man saw me slicing the snakes into pieces, so he took out a knife and said, "Let me help you. I'll take care of all the cheating. You prepare to cook it. I don't know how to do it, so I'll leave it to you."
I thought about it, after all, I already owed him so much, and I believed he wouldn't be able to see it, so I handed all the work at hand to the fat man.
Actually, it is quite simple. Cut the snake meat into pieces, remove the skin, blanch it in boiling water, and then put it in the water to cook. It is actually just like making a normal soup. If you are outside, you can also add chicken or many other things. However, since we can only use snakes and a little salt, nothing else is available. I accidentally learned this method of making snake soup.
I followed the method I knew before and started to hang the pot, heat the pot, and add water. Soon, the water was boiling. I quickly sprayed some skinned snake meat with hot water and then waited for the fat man to cut the remaining meat.
Soon, the fat man had cut up the snake meat and handed it to me. I also scalded it with hot water, threw all the snake meat into the pot, covered it, and started to cook the snake soup. The next step was to wait for it to boil.
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps the time it takes to burn an incense stick, I saw a puff of smoke and a burst of fragrance wafting out. I quickly added salt.
The fat guy and I both knew that the snake soup was ready. Although it was simple, it did not affect its fragrance. We looked at the snake soup with anticipation.
"It's time to eat!" The aroma really whetted our appetites. The fat guy couldn't wait to eat it, so he looked at me and said.
I gave Fatty a look, because Xiao Ding and Jack hadn't finished yet, so how could the pot be boiled? I said righteously: "Not yet, we have to wait for Xiao Ding and Jack to come out!"
The fat man looked at me with murderous intent, then looked at the tent with great anticipation, and asked the people in the tent to come out quickly.
In fact, it's not just him. I also want to eat this snake soup. But to be on the safe side, I still have to see if this snake soup is really non-toxic. I took out a silver needle and put it into the snake soup to test it, and found that it is indeed non-toxic.
When I saw the result, a look of joy appeared on my face; the fat man also saw the result of my test and felt relieved.
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