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"This is so delicious! Your cooking skills have improved again!"
Cao Zhizhi couldn't stop eating.
If Bai Mengmeng’s previous meals were just ordinary delicious, then the food now has its own style, and the various flavors match each other very harmoniously.
With just one bowl of rice noodles, Cao Zhizhi tasted the ultimate fusion of chili and tomato flavors.
"You're flattering me. I've made quite a bit of this red and sour soup, too. If you like it, you can take a jar away."
Bai Mengmeng was very happy that people liked what she made.
After lunch, Cao Zhizhi felt a little tired from the long journey, so after washing up, she went to sleep in her room.
When I woke up, it was already dark and everything around me was very quiet. I seemed to hear laughter coming from the yard.
Bai Mengmeng quickly washed her face and walked down the yard. She found that everyone was not together and was eating barbecue in front of the barbecue grill.
Bai Mengmeng was busy as hell, constantly flipping the skewers. Seeing her best friend come out, she couldn't help but tease, "Zhizhi, I thought you wouldn't get up until the sun was shining on your butt the next day."
Cao Zhizhi's attention at the moment was all on the barbecue.
The beef was neither fat nor lean, and was served with green peppers. Oil kept coming out of the beef under the fierce roasting of charcoal fire. The chili powder and cumin powder also emitted an aroma under the high temperature, which made Cao Zhizhi's stomach growl.
"This smells so good. You must be living a really comfortable life." He picked up a bamboo chair and started waiting for the meat.
Bai Mengmeng handed over several grilled beef skewers: "You must be hungry. We've already eaten quite a bit. Would you like to fill your stomach first?"
After saying that, Bai Mengmeng took out some chicken wings from the marinated meat next to her, put several of them on the rack, slowly brushed them with wild honey, and baked them carefully.
Cao Zhizhi took a bite and immediately felt that the beef was extremely delicious, with particularly rich texture. Combined with the sweet and crispy green peppers, the flavor was particularly special.
She exclaimed, "How delicious! Why does this green pepper have such a flavor?"
Bai Mengmeng handed over the roasted chicken wings, golden and dripping with oil, "They're all grown by ourselves. They're almost out of season. Shall I go steam the crabs?"
The crabs were cooked in no time.
Gently pry open the crab shell to reveal the plump crab roe inside, which looks almost clumping, and the fat is so appetizing. The white and tender crab meat is also very delicious, and dipped in a little crab vinegar, the taste is sweet and irresistible.
Bai Mengmeng finished eating half of it and felt very happy, but she found that Liangcha put the crab leg directly into her mouth, chewed it and then spit it out.
"Liangcha, this is wrong. You should suck it out or poke it out gently."
Bai Mengmeng felt that this eldest disciple was simply wasting talent, and immediately couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"I don't know how." Liang Cha was a little depressed.
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Cao Zhizhi held the meat skewers in one hand and the grilled chicken wings in the other. She was surrounded by happy laughter and completely relaxed.
The autumn air is clear and the night sky seems particularly high and far. A gentle breeze blows, and a scent of osmanthus wafts in from somewhere, lingering around the tip of the nose, making people want to take a few deep breaths.
In the vast starry sky, a silver streak runs through, dotted with stars. In the dark night sky, there are countless shining stars of different sizes, which look like gems one after another.
Although no alcohol was prepared, Cao Zhizhi felt a little drunk, intoxicated by the laughter and joy.
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The next day, although the business was suspended, Bai Mengmeng still got up very early.
There is not much entertainment in the countryside, and because people go to bed early, they usually get up early too.
Cao Zhizhi slept in and felt her bones were all soft. She stretched out comfortably.
"I feel like I haven't slept so comfortably in a long time. The environment here is really great."
Bai Mengmeng lazily twisted her body a few times, "Me too, the environment here is good, the quality of sleep will be much better, and I will feel more energetic."
"What are we going to do today? How about we go for a walk around the neighborhood?" Cao Zhizhi suggested while brushing her teeth.
Bai Mengmeng thought about it.
Although there is a scenic spot nearby, with not only a botanical garden but also a film and television city, to be honest, there is nothing worth seeing.
Just like the ancient towns in every city, it’s a pity to throw them away if they are not tasty enough.
It’s okay to go to Fenghuang Temple to burn incense, but Cao Zhizhi doesn’t believe in it, and there’s nothing to see on Fenghuang Mountain.
Suddenly, Bai Mengmeng had an idea and started laughing.
"Why don't we go to the back mountain and pick chestnuts."
"Okay, okay, let's hurry up!"
Cao Zhizhi thought it was fun and bought sugar-roasted chestnuts from a small vendor. She found them delicious, but she had never seen fresh chestnuts since she was a child.
But after carrying the backpack, Bai Mengmeng realized that Cao Zhizhi seemed to have average physical strength.
After walking up the mountain for ten minutes, before even entering the mountain, Cao Zhizhi started to complain of being tired.
Seeing Bai Mengmeng's relaxed expression, Cao Zhizhi couldn't help herself.
"Why do I feel like something's wrong with you? You were so weak before, how come you're so strong now?"
Bai Mengmeng didn't care: "I'm cultivating immortality."
Cao Zhizhi rolled her eyes: "Yes, yes, you are a fairy."
"But maybe this is the benefit of not having to work. If I eat well and sleep well, my body will naturally get better."
Cao Zhizhi felt that she had to exercise well in the future, otherwise her physical fitness would get worse and worse.
Finally we reached the mountain. The leaves in the distance were all colored in different colors, which was really beautiful.
Cao Zhizhi suddenly stepped on something and was surprised when she looked down.
"Oh, this is Chestnut, right?"
She bent down and picked up a lot of
Bai Mengmeng was a little confused. She didn't seem to see the chestnut tree. She looked down and suddenly realized.
After all, he had awakened his talent, so he recognized it quickly.
[Acorn: edible, bitter, high in starch, Fagaceae, Quercus genus.]
"Ah... you're mistaken about this."
"Huh?" Cao Zhizhi was a little surprised, and only reacted after careful identification.
The chestnuts I bought before were semi-circular, but this one is oval and smells a bit bitter.
"What is this?"
"Acorn."
Cao Zhizhi was a little unwilling to give up: "Is this thing edible?"
Bai Mengmeng hesitated for two seconds: "Yes, it is possible, but it is very bitter when eaten directly. Grind it dry and dry it into powder to make jelly."
"Great!" Cao Zhizhi cheered and picked up a lot more, working tirelessly like a little squirrel.
Acorns seem to be a little poisonous, but now that the economy has developed, almost no one eats them.
Moreover, the process of making acorn jelly is also very complicated.
However, Cao Zhizhi was rarely happy, and Bai Mengmeng also picked up some.
Then the two continued to move forward. Bai Mengmeng remembered that the chestnut trees were in the mountains and seemed to have matured.
But when she arrived under the chestnut tree, Bai Mengmeng was a little dumbfounded.
There were only furry buds with thorns on the ground, but the fruits inside were gone.
"Huh? Could it be that a squirrel stole it?"
Bai Mengmeng shook her head and sighed: "I guess someone picked it up."
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