Despite their disbelief, Sang Ning and the others still expressed high appreciation for his promise.
"A real man keeps his word."
Looking directly into the little boy's eyes, Sang Ning smiled and said, "Sister believes you can keep your promise. Our Zhuangzhuang is the best kid."
"Um!"
The little boy nodded solemnly, indicating that he was sure he could do it.
Then, Yao Yao and the others all expressed their belief in him, encouraged him, cheered him on, and urged him to be a true man.
Then, Emmanuel distributed the roasted insect meat to them, and the little ones immediately cheered and began to eat it without a care in the world.
Sang Ning and Qin Heng each got a skewer; after not seeing each other for a while, Emmanuel and Elliott's barbecue skills had improved considerably.
Their control over the heat and flavor has reached an unparalleled level.
The insect meat, coated with a layer of red chili powder, is roasted until the skin is golden and crispy, while the inside is extremely tender.
With one bite, the crispy on the outside and tender on the inside worm meat bursts with delicious flavor in your mouth, bringing an ultimate taste experience.
After finishing a skewer of insect meat, Sang Ning and Qin Heng couldn't hide their astonishment and exclaimed, "How have your cooking skills improved so much?"
The two looked at the little ones happily eating meat with a somewhat complicated expression, and sighed deeply.
"Don't ask, asking too much will only bring tears."
"Yes, they are all sad things, and they bring tears to my eyes whenever I think about them."
Even they themselves couldn't figure it out. After all, they were officers in the garrison, not too big and not too small, with a force of a million, but still more than a hundred thousand.
Good heavens! What started as a vacation on planet E72 to experience the desert environment turned into a series of tactical lessons for a bunch of kids, and even their personal cooks.
The key is that they didn't feel disgusted at all; in fact, they enjoyed it. That's just awful.
Seeing the constipated expressions on the two's faces, Sang Ning and the others tacitly changed the subject.
"What are these leaves used for?"
Qin Heng picked up a leaf from the sand cotton plant, looked at it, and said.
"eat."
Um?
Sang Ning looked completely bewildered. "You can eat the leaves of the sand cotton plant?"
Yao Yao immediately reported the good news to her as if she had discovered a new continent.
"Not only is it edible, it's also incredibly delicious."
As she spoke, she placed some leaves on the grill rack. "Wait here, I'll grill a few for you to try."
Dip the brush in oil and brush both sides of the leaves; the leaves, coated with oil, become even more vibrant in color.
Then sprinkle a little salt on it, and roast it until the edges of the leaves curl up. Yao Yao immediately picked it up with chopsticks and handed it to the two of them.
"Try it."
Sang Ning and Qin Heng exchanged a glance, then simultaneously reached out to take the leaf, blew on it, and tentatively put it in their mouths to take a bite.
The moment the leaf entered their mouths, the two were immediately amazed by its taste and texture.
The soft, limp leaves of the sandy cotton plant have a delicate texture, but their most amazing feature is their flavor.
"Even though I only added a little salt, it tastes like salt and pepper. This flavor is amazing."
Upon hearing Qin Heng's words, Sang Ning exclaimed in surprise, "Are you sure it's salt and pepper? Why does mine taste like barbecue?"
Um?
Qin Heng was also stunned. He looked at Sang Ning, and Sang Ning looked at him as well.
The two people who met each other's eyes turned to look at Yao Yao and asked in unison, "These leaves can have different flavors?"
"Yes."
Elliott nodded, somewhat surprised, and said, "We call the leaves of the sand cotton the strongest leaves in the universe, because their flavor is incredibly versatile."
"Through our analysis and testing, we discovered that the leaves of the sand cotton plant undergo a magical chemical reaction with salt after being roasted over a fire, producing a unique flavor."
"You can't tell exactly what it tastes like until you try it. It's like opening a blind box, which makes you look forward to it."
"It's truly amazing."
Sang Ning and Qin Heng became interested and, without waiting to eat, immediately tried it themselves.
Then they found out it was true.
Each roasted leaf of sand cotton develops a completely different flavor than before.
For example, this piece tastes like sea salt, and the next piece tastes like smoke.
After the smoky flavor fades, it tastes similar to minced garlic.
In short, even after eating more than ten leaves, Sang Ning and his companions never tasted two leaves that tasted exactly the same.
Qin Heng's gaze towards the leaves of the sand cotton plant changed. He said, "Can you taste a different flavor when they're raw?"
"Raw doesn't taste good."
Little Youyou chimed in with her childish voice, "Uncle, birth is very, very bitter. You must never think of giving birth to a child." Meanwhile, the apple-shaped face of the child looked serious.
Qin Heng was amused by her expression and leaned down to look directly into her eyes, teasing her, "But what if Uncle wants to try it? Is it really bitter?"
"It's really tough."
As she spoke, Youyou sighed like a little adult, as if she really couldn't do anything about this adult, and said, "Uncle, since you want to try it, then try it."
She handed him a leaf and said, "Here, uncle, don't cry after you eat this."
"Uncle is very strong, he definitely won't cry."
Before he could finish speaking, he took the leaf, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and then his eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
"Holy crap, pshaw, pshaw..."
With his face contorted in a grimace, Qin Heng spat out the first leaf, but the bitter taste in his mouth was still so strong that he had to take out a capsule of water to relieve it.
It turned out that one pill was no problem at all, but it took more than ten pills to almost completely reduce the bitterness in my mouth.
The side effect was that he ended up feeling bloated with water.
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