Chapter 252: Taotie in search of food
"System, dishes that have reached 50% to get the activation function, but have not yet reached 60% to get the purchase function will receive a prompt. Then, for dishes that have reached 60% and can be purchased after the recipe is completed, will we still see the prompt when it reaches 50% activation?" Zhao Xiaojing asked, her mind racing.
system:……
"Can I use the system?" After waiting for a while without receiving a response, Zhao Xiaojing asked again.
[…Adding it for you.] The system's mechanical voice rarely took on a gnashing tone.
Zhao Xiaojing was satisfied. She smiled as she saw a green button appear next to the red buy button, then swiped down the list, checking each one.
After reading through them all, Zhao Xiaojing picked out a few dishes on the list that had high levels but for which the hints provided were of little use, and bought the cookbooks directly.
Anyway, these are cheap and don’t cost much coins. She has done it countless times and has reached a bottleneck. Without new ideas, it will be difficult for her to break through by practicing on her own.
As for the remaining ones with a small percentage and the ones that gave her a flash of inspiration after seeing the prompts, she kept them all and didn't buy them. She would practice on her own to figure them out first, and then spend money to make up for it if she couldn't figure it out.
There were six recipes that met the requirements, and Zhao Xiaojing bought them all for a total of 132 coins. She then took out her notebook to write down tips for other dishes.
After memorizing everything, Zhao Xiaojing looked through the system again and saw that there was nothing new. She returned to the virtual space again and used the experience points she had accumulated to level up twice in a row.
The virtual space suddenly turned into a large practice field of 100 square meters, which could store six scenes at the same time.
At the same time, Zhao Xiaojing's experience value bar also dropped from more than 80,000 to 200, returning to the pre-liberation era overnight.
The next morning, Zhao Xiaojing picked up the goods from the farmers' market. After walking around the seafood area which she rarely went to, she made a special detour to the largest chain fresh food supermarket in Jiangcheng.
As soon as she entered the supermarket, she went straight to the spectacular and huge fresh produce area. Zhao Xiaojing was so excited as she shuttled back and forth among the many frozen imported meats and expensive seafood areas.
Original cut Angus S-grade imported beef, fresh beef original meat whole cut marbling steak, original cut steak South American imported grass-fed S-grade oyster beef, pureblood Black Angus beef cubes, beef shreds, original beef tendon...
"System, project this row of shelves!"
Fresh lamb chops from Ningxia beach sheep, Tianhai Tibetan original-cut lamb chops, freshly-caught lamb legs from grasslands, original-cut skinless lamb belly from Xinxia lamb, and imported boneless grass-fed Australian lamb legs...
"System, there's another one!"
King crab, small blue dragon, prawn, Boston lobster, salmon, Arctic scallop, black tiger prawn, grouper...
"The system, and these water tanks!"
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From the time she entered the farmers' market to the current fresh food supermarket, Zhao Xiaojing walked around like a chicken with her blood pumped up, constantly searching for ingredients. As long as she had never cooked before, she put all of them into her new, splicable, 100-square-meter virtual space that can store six splicing scenes.
In the past, there was only a projection function, but it could not splice scenes, so it was useless to project it into the virtual space. Even though Zhao Xiaojing was envious of the many fresh ingredients, there was nothing she could do.
But now that she can cut, Zhao Xiaojing immediately turned into a glutton looking for ingredients, but she regretted that the variety of these ingredients was not rich enough.
After strolling around for two hours, the five scenes in the virtual space were all spliced together and filled with food. Zhao Xiaojing then drove back happily.
As she was walking past the intersection of People's Park and about to turn onto the street where the store was, she saw Wang Jiandang's car coming from the opposite direction. He also happened to see her and was rolling down the window.
Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly rolled down the car window, "Uncle Wang, you just got back!"
"Xiao Zhao, it's just right. Wait for me and pull over!" Wang Jiandang pointed to the side of the road and shouted to Zhao Xiaojing.
This area is right under the overpass, near the alley where Zhao Xiaojing rented a kitchen before. Apart from the residents, there are not many cars passing by. A bunch of cars are parked randomly on the side of the road. Seeing this, Zhao Xiaojing found a place in front where it would not get in the way and parked the car.
"Xiao Zhao, what a coincidence, I was just about to go to your store!" Wang Jiandang also found a good place to stop nearby, and ran over as soon as he got out of the car, carrying two big bags.
"Your Aunt Wang had some relatives coming over from her hometown at noon, and they insisted on eating at home. Coincidentally, my client sent me some lamb chops from his hometown, the beach lamb from Ning Province, and I thought it would be a perfect treat for them. But I was thinking that your Aunt Chen and I might have wasted a bit, so I thought of you and asked for your help."
Zhao Xiaojing nodded, took the bag, opened it, and looked at the ingredients through the plastic bag.
The bag contained a whole rack of lamb ribs, some winter bamboo shoots, a bunch of mushrooms, a bag of spinach, and a few white radishes. "Okay, these vegetables are really fresh. Did Uncle Wang grow them in his own garden?"
"No! These winter bamboo shoots and mushrooms were given to me by a client. He picked them from his own farm. The other ones were picked from our own garden.
There are four of us at lunch. You can cook three dishes, and your aunt and I will cook three more at home. After all, we can eat at home, and we can just take it to the restaurant for dinner." Wang Jiandang said with a wry smile, "Otherwise, with our cooking skills, others will probably laugh at us.
If you need these, you can use them. If not, I'll just take them from you and I'll come get them when the time comes."
"Three dishes, so you can use half of the lamb chops. I'll chop them up and pack them for you.
"How about making a pot? That way it'll be hot when you take it back." Zhao Xiaojing said as she weighed the lamb chops.
"Okay! The pot is good. When the time comes, add the side dishes. Your aunt and I will wash the vegetables at home. You don't need to pack the other things. Just take them and eat them. I'm sorry to bother you again." Wang Jiandang said with a smile.
"What's the trouble? This is my job. You always overpay me, and I'm embarrassed." Zhao Xiaojing waved her hand quickly. Although Wang Jiandang and Chen Huiping would occasionally bring her food for cooking, they always not only gave her food and fruit but also paid her. Every time they refused, they even scanned the QR code and gave her money secretly. Zhao Xiaojing was completely helpless with these two people.
"Uncle Wang, should we make this lamb chop hotpot spicy or not? For Ningsheng beach lamb, it might be more comfortable to stew it in clear soup. Making it spicy would be a bit of a waste." Zhao Xiaojing suggested.
"Then it won't be spicy! There's a pregnant woman there, she probably can't eat anything too spicy, so it's just right for her to drink something light." Wang Jiandang waved his hand.
"Then let's make a clear-boiled mutton soup, a braised pork with winter bamboo shoots, and a braised chicken with mushrooms. When the time comes, you can just cook the pots and add the side dishes. I'll save some juice for the other two. You can pour it into the pots when you get home to collect the juice. You can eat it while it's still hot."
"Okay! Thank you so much. Your Aunt Chen and I don't have to cook anymore." Wang Jiandang happily agreed when he heard it.
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