Chapter 86 Wei Shengxue: I thought she was going to commit suicide
"Black hair, long limbs, white skin...ah, this fish looks so familiar."
"...This is what a person is like." Fusu said bluntly, exposing his self-deception.
"Ah!" Meng Nan collapsed to the ground, pounding the deck angrily. "How could he be a human? How could he be a human?"
He continued to lose his temper: "I've been waiting for over two hours on an empty stomach, how could he not be a fish!"
He was devastated: "I used so much strength, even my hands were broken, but I didn't let go of the net. I thought I had caught a big fish, but how did it suddenly open its legs?"
Fusu rubbed his forehead and waved his hand to signal the crew to take the man away. If he could be rescued, he would be rescued. If he didn't come back, it would be his fate.
"How can there be a person in this vast ocean?" Princess Yangzi walked out from behind Weishengxue.
At the speed of the East China Sea, it has already crossed the sea area where fishermen fish. Even ordinary ships cannot reach here, so how could there be people here?
Wei Shengxue didn't care. She glanced at the seafood the crew had brought up and said casually, "Maybe it swam over from the Jiaodong Peninsula."
This was obviously a joke and no one took it seriously.
"Come on, come on, today I'll take you to taste the taste of sea fish." Weishengxue has already set his eyes on several conger eels in the fishing net. He hasn't eaten them for a long time and misses them a little.
She had already arranged it: "One steamed, one braised, one stewed, and one deep-fried."
I don’t know how to cook. I was lucky that the kitchen didn’t explode.
The main point is to talk instead of taking action.
Considering that there are many people on the ship, the kitchen was built relatively large when it was first set up, with several pots burning at the same time to ensure that everyone can eat in the shortest time possible.
Conger eel meat has more bones than bones. After removing the bones, it can be cut into finger-long fish fillets, marinated with ginger and garlic, and then coated with flour. Brush oil on the frying pan and spread the floured fish fillets neatly on the frying pan.
These pots of various shapes were accumulated by Xu Sheng on his way from Jibei County to Xianyang City. When he arrived here, he asked someone to make one according to the same model. Originally, they were for himself, but now they are all for Weishengxue and the others.
Fine bubbles emerged from the places where the fish came into contact with the oil, and the fish skin curled up slightly. The chef turned the fish over with a spatula and pressed it on the curled up fish fillet, so that the snow-white fish meat spread out again. The faint burnt aroma well covered up the fishy smell that was not obvious to begin with.
Wei Shengxue watched from the side, timing it perfectly, and shouted, "Heat the oil in the wok."
Another chef placed the prepared pot on another fire outlet, spread the onion slices, garlic slices, and ginger slices on the oil pan, added the thick fish pieces cut into sections, fried until both sides were golden brown, then added a pinch of peppercorns. Immediately, the rich aroma spread.
Braised eel is all about the sauce; it's so good it's even good enough to make shoe soles. Wei Shengxue doesn't cook, but she knows a good recipe. She directs the ship's chef to mix the ingredients, and once the fish is fried, a large bowl of sauce is added to the pot. Once the lid is closed, steam rises, pushing against the surface.
“Keep the heat high until the sauce thickens.”
Steaming does not require any extra fancy work. Just clean it, marinate it with ginger, garlic wine and salt, put it in the steamer, add some chopped green onions, pour a spoonful of hot oil fried with spices, and with a sizzling sound, the steamed eel can be served. It is white, green, fresh and delicious.
As for the fried eel slices, this is her selfish wish. The fish slices are cut into thin slices and coated with flour. There is enough oil in the pan, and hot steam comes out. Two spoonfuls of cold oil are added, and the fish slices are slid in. The oil pan boils and dense bubbles appear, and the fish slices are cooked through. They are taken out crispy and charred, and dipped in a little salty or sweet taste, but it looks a bit like eating potato chips.
Little Han Xin was clinging to the door frame, his neck stretched out, most of his body already leaning into the kitchen, his feet still firmly planted outside.
——He is so obedient, I will give him an extra portion later!
Fusu sat outside, holding the fruit and taking several bites, his eyes fixed on the open door of the kitchen. He looked at it, took a bite of the fruit, and then sniffed hard, as if he could taste the fish flavor through the fruit.
Princess Yangzi looked unmoved, but she drank cup after cup of water, swallowing down her saliva.
Meng Nan was able to sit here at first, but as the aroma of fried food wafted out, he squatted at the kitchen door with the little brat he had just laughed at. Each of them leaned against the door frame, smacking their lips and swallowing their saliva, like two door gods.
The others were not out of the pot yet, but Weishengxue couldn't wait to instruct the chef to put the fried fish fillets back into the pot, and came out with a large bowl.
"Let's eat this first." She took out a small sealed bamboo tube from her sleeve, and when she opened it, it contained yellow and red jam.
This was made when she was still deep in the mountains and forests, and it tastes a bit like ketchup.
In order to make it, she had to waste countless fruits, and she had eaten up most of the wild fruits in the mountains.
She couldn't cook, so she could only use alchemy techniques to make the medicine, which often turned into round balls while burning. She had finally gotten five or six cans, and today she finally had the chance to use them.
Dip a mouthful of sauce and eat a bite of fried fish slices, satisfied~
Yang Zi picked up a piece, followed her example, dipped it in the sauce and put it in his mouth. The first thing he felt was the burnt aroma, with a hint of the sweetness of sea fish, and then the sauce wrapped around it, which was slightly sweet, sour, and salty, as if all the flavors were concentrated in this one bite.
It's so fragrant and crispy that you can't help but eat piece after piece.
She was the most reserved eater at the table, while everyone else joined in with both hands, eating mouthful after mouthful without stopping.
When this big pot of food was almost finished, other dishes were served. The braised eel covered with sauce was spread on the rice, making people want to eat ten or eight bowls at a time.
"Since that person is not dead yet, feed him some porridge and water every day." After eating and drinking, Fusu thought of the person who was still hanging on to his breath and gave such instructions.
For the next few days, they were all floating in the sea. The original plan was to return in three to five days, but now it has been extended to two or three days. Eating delicious seafood that was different every day, the few people who still had an interest in the sea would find places to have fun. It was not until Xu Sheng said that if they didn't go back, they would run out of food that they reluctantly returned.
On the way back, the route deviated a little, and Weishengxue finally came out to indicate the direction. However, when they followed the route all the way, they found that the landing point was an unfamiliar place.
"Tong'er?"
[Don't ask me. You said you wanted the safest route, but you didn't say you had to return to the starting point.]
Wei Shengxue almost laughed out loud at this sophistry.
Which ship doesn’t take the correct route when returning to the port?
The system was feeling guilty, so it shrank in size and shut up to listen to the lecture.
"You must navigate the route carefully so that we can return safely to the shipyard port!" Wei Shengxue emphasized, adding several restrictions.
[Ding——!]
A new route unfolds before your eyes.
Facing the inquiring gazes of the crowd, Wei Shengxue was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye and his gaze froze instantly.
On the reef that was the focus of the view, another young girl was walking slowly into the sea. As she walked, the sea water became deeper and deeper, from her calves to her thighs, and from her thighs to her waist and chest, until it covered her head.
Wei Shengxue:!!!!!!
Someone there is seeking death!
"I'm going to save people!" Weishengxue threw down these words and flew over there. The spiritual power around him surged and wrapped around his whole body. He dived into the water. When he broke out of the water, he was already holding a young girl in his hand.
She landed on the deck with her men. The girl was covered in wet sea water. As she fell due to gravity, a pool of water gathered at her feet.
Wei Shengxue cast a spell to dispel the moisture from her body, so that she wouldn't get sick from the sea breeze. At the same time, she earnestly advised her, "Only when you're alive do you have hope. Don't give up on life easily. There's nothing more serious in life than death. Just be optimistic."
"Even if you can't get over it, don't torture yourself. This is the first time for everyone. There's no need to hold it in. If someone yells at you, yell back. If someone hits you, hit them back. Who wouldn't get mad?"
The rescued young woman looked up and stared at her blankly, opening her mouth but unable to utter a word.
Princess Yangzi gave her a piece of clothing to cover the large area of exposed skin. "Poor thing, you're so sad that you can't even speak."
Fusu also stood a few steps away and said in a gentle voice: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell us and we will give you justice."
Meng Nan nodded beside him as accompaniment: "That's right."
Little Han Xin looked at this, then looked at that, and nodded: "That's right."
Xu Sheng, attracted by the commotion here, quickly glanced at the woman. He listened to the comforting words spoken by one, two, three people at a time, and opened his mouth but did not dare to speak.
Mr. Xu: Is there a possibility that he is not seeking death?
She wore very little cloth, had a pocket around her waist, had her hair cut short and tied tightly, and had skin that was too fair for a commoner. All these signs pointed to an occupation she had seen since childhood - a pearl diver.
As the name suggests, pearl divers are people who dive into the sea to retrieve mother-of-pearl oysters. These talented divers are also known as haenyeo (sea women). The pearls they retrieve are often presented to royalty and nobles.
Rare and difficult to obtain, pearls possess a gentle, restrained glow that embodies a humble character, making them a perfect luxury. While pearl jewelry was once prized by the nobility of states like Qi, Chu, Wu, and Yue, far from the coast, states like Qin were more accustomed to crafting jewelry with jade, gold, and silver.
"Jiligualawuhawala..." The young woman in clothes knelt on the ground with a bang, her forehead hitting the deck, prostrating herself on the ground, extremely emotional.
Wei Shengxue:???
Fusu and others: ???
Self-centered
What is she talking about?
A concrete question mark almost hung on their foreheads.
Xu Shengpai's translation is online: "She said that the sea god had appeared. She was a local divers, and she asked the sea god to bless her so that she could collect pearl shells every time she went into the water."
The translation is very clear, but...
"Isn't she seeking death?"
Being stared at by so many eyes, Xu Sheng summoned up the courage to fool the First Emperor. He controlled his feet that were about to step back and curled his lips. "A mermaid is also called a pearl-diving girl. She makes a living by diving into the seabed to search for pearls."
"Do we still need to go down to the sea to fish for pearls?" Wei Shengxue asked subconsciously.
Fusu/Yangzi/Mengnan and others: ???
This is a good question. If pearls are not fished from the sea, are they picked from trees?
Oh, she came from heaven, maybe the pearls there really grow on trees.
"Of course not. What are you thinking about? Pearls, as an aquatic product, must be grown in water." Weishengxue felt that their imagination was simply going through the roof.
Not necessarily. Maybe pearls really did grow on trees in the world of immortal cultivation in the past?
Both sides have their own imaginations, and their thought processes match perfectly. How can this not be a two-way journey?
Perhaps it was because of her daughter's keen sense of jewelry that Princess Yangzi was the first to understand the hidden meaning behind Wei Shengxue's words.
"Can pearls be cultured?"
Through the kelp incident, she already knew that this practice was called artificial breeding.
Kelp is also fished from the sea, and pearls are also fished from the sea. If kelp can be cultivated, then pearls can also be cultivated. Reaching this conclusion is not difficult, but it is somewhat surprising.
He is indeed an immortal. He can manipulate even such a rare treasure that is so ingeniously crafted as to be indisputable. He is truly stealing the fortune of heaven and earth.
"You are talking about pearl farming technology, right?" Wei Shengxue didn't know much about this industry and had only seen some explanations from videos on Star Network.
Pearl farming!
The eyes of the group of people lit up, and they looked at her with sparkling eyes, silently urging:
Tell me more, I love to hear it!
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