Chapter 327 In front of a real foodie...
"These all need to be cooked. You can't eat them before they're cooked. Xiao Wu, I'll have to confiscate your chopsticks later! If I say you can't eat them, you absolutely can't touch them!" Lu Hongwen said.
"Brother, are you afraid that I will eat them all secretly and you won't be able to have any." Wu Kaile's sharp eyes moved from the mushrooms to Lu Hongwen, his face full of an expression of 'I don't believe it, if you want to eat it, I will find out the truth'.
"Haha!" Zhao Xiaojing covered her mouth and turned away to smile. It's true that there is always someone better than you.
In front of a true foodie, all dangerous appearances and potential risks can be transformed into passionate appetite!
"I'm telling the truth! Mushrooms are poisonous if they are not cooked! Did you hear me, Xiao Wu?" Seeing Wu Kaile's suspicious look, Lu Hongwen became even more anxious.
"You can go and start cooking right now. Just stand next to the pot and watch." Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help laughing. "When you are almost done, let Xiao Wu call me, and then I will cook."
"Okay!" Lu Hongwen nodded rapidly, and went to the front hall with a basket of mushrooms in his arms. He protected the basket as he walked, as if it would be snatched away at any time. Zhao Xiaojing laughed at the sight behind him.
Twenty minutes later, Zhao Xiaojing brought a large bowl of soup and vegetables to the table.
The mixed mushroom hotpot was ready and was swirling in the boiling soup pot, being stared at by nine pairs of eyes gathered around the table.
"Brother! Can I eat now?" Wu Kaile twisted on the stool and glanced several times at the chopsticks still tightly held in Lu Hongwen's hand.
"It should... be okay, right?" Lu Hongwen looked at Zhao Xiaojing.
"Why are you looking at me? Aren't you the one who has been eating mushrooms since you were a child?"
"Uh..." Lu Hongwen scratched his head hesitantly, "But we've been eating this since we were little, and the timing is controlled by a group of us. If everyone says it's time to eat, then we eat..."
"I just checked online. It takes ten minutes to stir-fry and twenty minutes to cook hot pot. Now it's exactly twenty minutes." Yun Yongyuan said solemnly.
"How about cooking it a little longer? Half an hour?" Geng Mingyan looked at Lu Hongwen nervously.
"no!"
"no!"
Wu Kaile and Lu Hongwen shouted at the same time.
"Why can't you do that? I can't do that because I'm afraid the mushrooms will lose their flavor if they're overcooked." Lu Hongwen asked curiously.
"I, I'm so hungry..." Wu Kaile chuckled.
Zhao Xiaojing & Su Yuchen & Yun Yongyuan & Wan Yuyue & Hou Guihua & Geng Mingyan & Ouyang Yidan & Lü Hongwen: ...
"Why don't we cook it for half an hour?" Lu Hongwen glanced at Wu Kaile, then looked at the mushrooms in the pot, and made a decision with a heavy face.
Zhao Xiaojing on the side was squinting at the pot.
Why not use the authentication module now? When?
[Delicious Mixed Mushroom Hot Pot: Level 3, slightly overcooked, incorrect cooking time for different mushrooms, and too short a first simmering time for the ham in the pot. Slightly toxic (cannot be completely removed, tested, all nine people in the store are edible)]
Such a detailed appraisal? It could even determine the grade of the dish and the constitution of the person eating the mushroom! It truly was worthy of the 50,000 experience points it earned. Zhao Xiaojing felt instantly comforted.
"No need, it's cooked, eat it." Zhao Xiaojing waved her hand and calmly scooped a spoonful of soup and ingredients from the boiling pot.
"Hey, mirror..."
"Xiao Zhao, you..."
"Brother, chopsticks!"
Su Yuchen and Geng Mingyan were hesitantly trying to dissuade him, but Wu Kaile growled and quickly snatched the chopsticks from Lu Hongwen's hand. He followed Zhao Xiaojing and scooped a full bowl, blew on it twice, and stuffed it into his mouth.
“Shh!… It’s so delicious! It’s so fresh!”
As expected, Wu Kaile was scalded, but his movements did not slow down at all. His whole body was as if a switch was touched, and he was visibly excited from his hair to his heels. He drank the whole bowl in one gulp and then immediately served the second bowl. At this time, Zhao Xiaojing had only taken two sips of the soup.
The soup with ham is delicious. Although the identification shows that the ham was stewed for too short a time the first time and tastes a bit salty, the soup is rich and delicious, which is a taste that cannot be achieved by stewing only local chicken and ribs.
"Don't you want to eat?" Wu Kaile tilted his head and asked in confusion when he saw everyone staring at him.
"eat!"
"Oh my Jianshouqing! Xiaowu, give me two pieces!"
"I want one too!"
"Xiao Wu, your bowl is confiscated!"
Everyone finally reacted and rushed forward, some filling the soup, some scooping up the vegetables. In a blink of an eye, everyone went from being hesitant to going out in full force. Half of the pot of mushroom soup disappeared in no time. Even Wu Kaile's bowl was seized by Lu Hongwen, Yun Yongyuan and Ouyang Yidan, and most of the porcini mushrooms were snatched out of the bowl.
After everyone had two bowls of mushroom soup each, they all relaxed and had some time to chat while eating.
"This pot of soup is so delicious that it's eye-popping! Compared to real wild mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and golden needle mushrooms are simply worthless!"
"Yes, it's so fresh! Thanks to Little Mosquito, I'm eating wild mushrooms for the first time in my life."
"It's so delicious, brother! It's a pity that it's gone in half the meal. Why didn't you bring more?"
"Do you think wild mushrooms are everywhere? I only went to stay with my classmates in the countryside so I could go up the mountain with them to dig them!" Lu Hongwen glared. "Do you know how far away their house is? It takes me more than five hours to get there by bus! It's only thanks to the heavy rain over here lately that we know the roads so well that we can find the mushroom den. Otherwise, you'd be dead in this season!"
"So when is the season?"
"In the summer, mushrooms are abundant after June. Every summer vacation, I go back and stay at my classmate's house for a long time. Every day, I go up the mountain to look for mushrooms. In the summer, there are also many chicken mushrooms. Chicken mushrooms are the most delicious and they are very expensive. After we dig them up, we divide the mushrooms and everyone fights over the chicken mushrooms."
"Aren't these the most delicious? What does the chicken mushroom taste like?" Wu Kaile held the bowl and ate while his eyes began to wander, and he was visibly greedy.
"You've eaten so much today that your hands are already green. You're really lucky! I've been here for a week and have been up the mountain a few times. I only found this on the last occasion when I wanted to bring some for you guys."
"Stay for a week? It's New Year's Day, why didn't you stay at home and ran so far?" Zhao Xiaojing grasped the key point sharply.
"Well..." Lu Hongwen smiled bitterly, his expression somewhat gloomy. "I also stayed at home for a few days. My parents kept asking me how I got the money for this semester. I said I was working part-time in the store. We had a quarrel and they wanted to kick me out, so I really left.
I really don’t know what they want. They never give me living expenses and scold me when I ask for money. Now that I earn money myself, they still scold me.”
"Although I have never had children in my life, some parents are really beasts!" Hou Guihua cursed after hearing Lu Hongwen talk about his family situation many times.
"Xiao Lu, listen to my elder sister. Don't go home to work after graduation. Some people are like broken glass. If you get too close, you'll only hurt others."
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