Chapter 101 It Wasn't Me This Time
Jiang Xian looked down at the little white ball and added, "Of course, your spirit body can also drive it."
"Does it have the ability to harm other people's spiritual bodies now?" Qi Huan was a little worried and wanted to clearly confirm the danger index of the small vine branch.
"You don't need to worry about that for now. You can think of it as a baby animal that has just opened its eyes and hasn't grown any teeth yet. Even if it bites you, it will just spit on you, and it would barely leave a red mark." Jiang Xian gave him a simple analogy that was easy to understand. "Its level is relatively high. If it grows fast, you need to start paying attention to it from about one month old. But if it recognizes its master, one month is enough time for you to develop a relationship with it, and by then it will be able to listen to your commands."
Qi Huan felt relieved as long as no one was hurt accidentally.
[An An, pet.] Xiao Bai Tuanzi raised his head and emphasized to Qi Huan again.
The little fellow, who was only a little bigger than Dou Ding, actually wanted to raise a pet. Qi Huan sighed helplessly, but still followed its wishes and asked Jiang Xian and Po Ren, "What do I need to do to raise it?"
"Ordinary ones can be planted in the soil and fixed in one place. Yours is even simpler. Prepare a small pot of clean water in the room and let it know that it is its 'residence'. When it gets tired every day, it will go back to rest by itself."
It sounds like it is not difficult. Qi Huan, who has no experience in planting flowers and plants, is slightly relieved. "What do I need to do to recognize the master?"
"It's very simple. Just take a drop of your blood and one unit of spiritual energy and let it swallow it." Jiang Xian took out a ten-centimeter-long disposable collection needle from the instrument box and gestured to Qi Huan's hand, "Do you need to operate it now?"
"Let's wait and think about it." Qi Huan subconsciously dodged the needle, thinking of discussing it with Jiufang Yu in the evening and listening to his opinion before making a decision. Subconsciously, he already felt that Jiufang Yu was the most reliable one among all the people.
"Okay, then you can use this needle to operate it yourself." Jiang Xian took the needle and carefully taught him how to operate it. He left the needle to him and quickly returned to the small starship with the box.
The owner was very interested in the little vine. He took the little guy to the long table to play with it, and the little white ball followed closely behind him.
The stove was finally quiet again. The stir-fried pork with rattan slices that Qi Huan had cooked earlier had been taken over by Po Ren, who had finished cooking and served it on a plate without any delay. Qi Huan was even more satisfied with Po Ren because of his skillful hands and lively eyes.
The two of them also worked together to cook dinner and exchanged various tips and experiences in handling ingredients.
For example, using flour to clean the animal's stomach and using sugar to clean the animal's internal organs can remove fishy smells; adding some mint and wood ash when cooking bamboo shoots can eliminate bitterness; adding a little raw oil when washing fish can make it easier to wash away mucus, etc.
When facing old man Po Zhan, Qi Huan always felt a little reserved as a junior, but he felt much more relaxed when getting along with Po Ren. Moreover, both of them were interested in food and cooking, so they felt more and more compatible.
"There's also a recipe for a universal salad dressing." Qi Huan was chatting excitedly and pulled Broken Blade over to show him how to make a salad dressing.
Qi Huan first placed a large spoonful of clear sesame oil in the pot, and then added a small spoonful of peppercorns. The oil temperature gradually increased, and fine bubbles appeared on the edges of the peppercorns, making crisp popping sounds.
He used a spatula to stir the small pile of peppercorns at the bottom of the pot a few times to evenly spread them out. When the oil in the pot boiled twice and the aroma spread, he drained the fried peppercorns and left only the sesame oil. He poured the fried sesame oil into a small bowl, added soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, stirred evenly, and poured it on the green rattan shreds that had been fried in water before. The fragrance immediately spread out.
"Try it." Qi Huan raised his eyebrows at Broken Blade.
Po Ren picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. The crispness of the rattan threads was mixed with the mellow and numb aroma of oil. The sourness of vinegar, the sweetness of sugar, and the saltiness of soy sauce mixed into an appetizing sweet and sour taste. It was fresh, crispy, tender, sweet and light. The refreshing feeling rushed to his forehead, instantly washing away the dust and the anxiety caused by the heat, making him feel comfortable all over.
"Delicious." Po Ren's eyes lit up. The ingredients were simple, but the flavor combination was rich and layered, complementing each other.
"This was originally a sauce for sprinkling on mixed vegetables. It is almost a universal sauce for cold dishes. You can also add some sesame seeds to intensify the aroma according to the taste of the diners, or reduce the vinegar. You can use it freely and appropriately." Qi Huan said with a bright smile.
There are very few female chefs who can leave their names in history, and even fewer who left behind recipes. This mixed salad dish comes from a precious recipe book left by a female chef, "Wu's Kitchen Record."
"I've made a note of that." Broken Blade tapped his forehead lightly with the tip of his index finger and said with a smile, "Thank you, Master."
Qi Huan was choked by the "master", but suddenly thought of something. Although he didn't have anything to give to Po Ren as a gift, he had recipes in his mind! Giving a few recipes to the chef, wouldn't that be the most practical and perfect gift?
Various dishes were served, and Jiufang Yu and others finally left the mine temporarily.
No. 4 smelled the fragrance and rushed to the long table.
The mixed curry has a golden base color, mixed with the green of rattan, the orange-red of radish, the light yellow of potato, the dark brown of mushroom, and the white and red of animal meat. It looks like the colorful and mottled blocks of color in an oil painting, gorgeous and moving.
The pickled pork soup is as white as animal milk, thick and mellow, with green rattan pieces, tender yellow bamboo shoots, pink bacon, and light golden bean curd leaves. It has bright colors and a fresh aroma.
And the casserole that Qi Huan had just brought over, when he opened the lid, a rich aroma came out. The fresh and sweet taste of rattan, the fragrant oil of ham, and the rich aroma of rice, attracted him so much that he immediately snatched the rice spoon from Qi Huan's hand and filled a large bowl for himself.
There were no complicated dishes on the table, but because the ingredients were fresh and cooked moderately, everyone felt refreshed and happy after eating.
The owner originally thought that there were no new dishes, but when he tasted the curry, he was struck by the oily, spicy, wild, warm, and honey-scented aroma of spices, which surged through the thick sauce, mixed with the sweetness of the vegetables. Countless flavors miraculously converged between the lips and teeth into just the right tenderness, without feeling heavy at all.
Take another sip of the pickled pork with preserved vegetables soup, the sweetness of the aged wine wraps around the salty and fragrant edges of the ham, the freshness of the rattan pieces is stuffed into the moist gaps of the animal meat, the warmth of the tripe knot hooks the smoothness of the fat, the fragrance and sweetness interweave into an extremely delicious taste on the tip of the tongue that makes you unable to stop.
The owner drank the soup in the bowl in one breath and sighed. It was impossible to find fault with the food. He could not find any fault at all and even wanted to have three more bowls.
Chen Ye, No. 2, No. 4 and others devoured the food without even raising their heads, and ordered more rice frantically. Only Yao Yao and Jiufang Yu were able to maintain the elegance of children from aristocratic families, but they also ordered more rice twice, which was unprecedented.
Qi Huan had finished eating a long time ago, and he was enjoying the way everyone ate with his chin half propped up. Although everyone's appetite was so huge today, it might be because they were tired from working for a long time and the energy in the vines, but it was still his cooking after all.
The funniest thing was Jiujiu. The little white ball clearly didn't eat anything, but he still took a little bit of everything and put it in front of the vine, just like he was raising a pet and wanted to feed it.
The vine poked its head out and wandered in front of each dish, scanning them one by one, but it seemed to be uninterested in all of them.
【Huanhuan, spicy.】 Jiujiu gave Qi Huan "advice".
What's spicy? There wasn't a single spicy dish on the table, and the spiciness in the curry was completely negligible.
Qi Huan didn't understand what Jiujiu meant at first, but when he saw the green vine next to it and suddenly thought of the can of chili oil that was almost eaten up just now, he understood, "You mean, it wants to eat spicy food?"
Little White Dumpling nodded vigorously.
Qi Huan stood up and rummaged through the food cabinet on the starship, found a handful of chili peppers and made a new portion of chili oil.
Pour the hot oil onto the chili powder and sesame seeds, and the aroma of burnt food spread out. The smell made Xiao Tengzhi ecstatic. She kept circling around the bowl and almost jumped in.
This was unacceptable. Qi Huan was afraid that it would jump into the hot oil and turn into a fried vine, so he grabbed it. If the little white ball cried to it, there would be no place to find another pet like it to compensate it.
The spicy smell made Qi Huan's nose itchy. He covered his nose with one hand and pressed the small rattan stick that wanted to explode with the other hand. He did not let go until the oil temperature dropped to warm level.
The little vine branch was like a tiger that had been released from its cage. It poked most of the vine into the bowl and gobbled it up frantically.
Qi Huan was amazed. It turned out that this little guy really loved spicy food.
He now vaguely understood where the snacks in his storage bag and the bag of spicy beast meat had gone. He turned to look at the little white ball sitting on the lid of the salt jar and said, "You used my bag of spicy beast meat to fish it back, right?"
For a long time, he just smiled and said nothing.
The little guy was hooked on the vine because of the spiciness. Each small vine was curled up like a Swiss roll, but he was still reluctant to let go of the bowl of chili oil and was still eating it with his head down.
"Why do you insist on raising it?" Qi Huan poked Jiujiu's white and tender arm.
[Protect Yu Yu.] The little white ball puffed out his chest, looking like a little knight.
Are you kidding me, Qi Huan held his forehead with his hand, your Yu Yu is so strong that it can kill its 'father', and you still expect this newborn little fellow to protect Yu Yu?
[Yu Yu, I’m sick, I need protection.] The little white ball blinked his green eyes, trying to express his meaning to Qi Huan.
His fighting power, even when he is sick, is still stronger than the three of us put together. Qi Huan clicked his tongue and said, "Forget it, as long as you are happy."
They will continue to go down the mine tomorrow. After dinner, No. 2, No. 4, Chen Ye, the owner of the shop, A Luan, Senior Yao Yao and others will stay nearby on the starship.
Yao Yao's guard team of several hundred people also set up camp nearby and lived around the starship, and performed their night patrol duties in an orderly manner.
Qi Huan ran to Jiufangyu's room and discussed with him the issue of "raising a pet" while writing a recipe for Po Ren. He had thought it through and was going to write the recipes for the four dishes that Po Zhan and his wife liked the most, namely, Hundred Fruit Hoof, Cooked and Drunken Shrimp, Taishi Tofu, and Golden Chicken, and give them to Po Ren as a gift.
During the meal, Jiufang Yu was a little surprised when he saw the young vine, but after listening to Qi Huan's explanation of the whole story, he felt that he agreed with Qi Huan to collect it.
"Then I'll do it later." Qi Huan glanced at the water tank next to him and found that Xiao Tengzhi was not there. He guessed that it was playing with Jiujiu, so he planned to wait for it to come back later.
He smiled and touched his nose, "In my opinion, it may not be caused by Jiulong. It may also be you."
Qi Huan: ???
"The bag of chili powder you threw into the mine was also very spicy when Xiao Ba and I passed by later."
Qi Huan paused for a moment, "You mean, its preference for spicy food was stimulated by that bag of chili powder at that time?"
"Who knows? At least in the hundreds of years before that bag of chili powder, it should not have tasted that flavor." Jiufang Yu replied to the message leisurely.
"Are you chatting with someone?" Jiufang Yu's relaxed expression and leisurely pace didn't seem like he was handling official business, so Qi Huan asked casually.
"Yes, Broken Blade." Jiufang Yu smiled slightly, unblocked, and showed Qi Huan the dialog box between himself and Broken Blade. "He dragged me to ask about your preferences, saying that he didn't know what kind of gift he should prepare for you."
Qi Huan looked at the conversation between the two, then lowered his eyes to look at the recipe for cooked and drunken shrimps he was writing. Shouldn't he, as a master, prepare gifts for the younger generation?
"As your business agent you can get a share of the profits, so it's only natural for you to accept some gifts from him." Jiufang Yu didn't care.
"So what advice are you going to give him?" Qi Huan asked curiously.
"Of course, tell him that you only like two things: money, or ingredients you've never seen before."
"Wrong, it's three." Qi Huan raised three fingers.
"Three things?" Jiufang Yu frowned in confusion.
Idiot, of course there is you. Qi Huan curled his lips and retracted his finger, "But he can't give it to me that way, it's still different for him."
Jiufang Yu raised his brows slightly and was about to speak when another message popped up from Po Ren.
Qi Huan picked up the water cup and took a curious look. On the screen was Po Ren's "warning" to Jiu Fangyu.
[Oh, by the way, I have one more thing to remind you. When you see my master next time, remember to show some respect. As my friend since childhood, you have to follow my generational level and treat him as your grandfather from now on.]
Qi Huan couldn't hold back his mouthful of water and nearly spit it out.
What the hell, how did he suddenly become Jiufang Yu’s grandfather!
Jiufang Yu didn't take it seriously and replied calmly.
[No, I am more familiar with him now, so I should follow his generation. Remember to call me grandpa when we meet in the future.]
Po Ren was so angry that he threw out a bunch of blocked words.
Qi Huan laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. Jiufang Yu was taking too much advantage of him.
The two were admiring Broken Blade's blocked words and trying to do cloze exercises to guess the original text when suddenly a scream was heard outside, mixed with a crying sound like a broken gong.
"It seems to be Yao Yao!" Luo Luo's hoarse voice was so easy to recognize that Qi stood up happily.
He and Jiufang Yu ran out quickly and saw a group of guards holding ray guns, surrounding two tiny guys who were not even as tall as the muzzles of their guns. They were Jiujiu and the little vine!
The little white ball protected the small vine branch, looked left and right, and seemed a little at a loss.
"What's wrong?" Qi Huan rushed over and pulled Jiujiu and Xiao Tengzhi back from the gun muzzle.
In a blink of an eye, half of his hands were empty. He rushed to Jiufang Yu's shoulder, hugged his collar and acted coquettishly with grievance.
Qi Huan: ...
The guards all knew that Qi Huan was very familiar with their master, and Yao Yao did not say anything, so he did not stop him.
"It got excited during the fight and attacked Luo Luo." Yao Yao explained while coaxing the crying treasure-hunting rat in his arms. He also heard from everyone at the table that Qi Huan was going to keep this vine as a pet, so he just asked the guards to stop it from attacking.
"Luo Luo is injured?" Qi Huan was shocked. Didn't Jiang Xian say that it couldn't hurt other spirits now? Could it be that it absorbed the energy of the treasure-hunting rat?
Everyone also walked out of the starship one after another. When they heard that another spirit was injured, they hurriedly gathered around.
"It's not really an injury, it just hurts a little." Yao Yao sighed and turned to show them the treasure-hunting rat's face. There was a red wet mark on the little guy's furry white face, and a little bit of the tip just splashed into the corner of its mouth and the tip of its nose.
"It looks like pepper water." Yao Yao added.
Pure physical attack? Qi Huan looked at Xiao Tengzhi speechlessly.
Everyone: ...
The small vines seemed to know that they had done something wrong, and all the vines were drooping.
We took the treasure-hunting rat to the medical area for inspection and cleaning, and only felt relieved after confirming that there was no problem.
It was a false alarm and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Qi Huan and Jiufang Yu took Jiujiu and Xiao Tengzhi back to the room, and followed Jiang Xian's method to make it recognize its master and become a guest vine.
"ah!!!!!!!!!!"
"You must follow the rules in the future. Don't attack others or spit." Qi Huan was explaining the rules to Xiao Tengzhi when suddenly there was another scream from outside.
Qi Huan was stunned and subconsciously glanced at the small vine branch in front of him.
The emerald green vine innocently stretched out all the vines towards him, "solemnly declaring," it was really not me who did it this time.
"It seems to be Chen Ye!" Jiufang Yu frowned slightly and strode out the door.
Qi Huan also hurriedly followed him, and the two of them took a few steps to the door of Shen Ye's room diagonally opposite. The scream became clearer, and it was indeed Shen Ye!
Jiufang Yu and Qi Huan looked at each other and were about to reach out to open the door when it suddenly opened.
The shouting stopped abruptly, and Shen Ye inside the door looked into the eyes of Jiu Fangyu and Qi Huanliu outside the door. After half a second of silence, he excitedly raised his palm in front of them, "Boss, Huanhuan, I finally have a spiritual body!"
In his palm, there sat a little furry fox with black eyes, pointed ears, and a long tail. What was even more rare was that the fur of this little cute creature was green!
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