Chapter 49 Foodie
The Oil Fruit Harvest Festival is celebrated with a bonfire party, making it a grand occasion in Oil Fruit City. Because every household in Oil Fruit City grows oil fruits, open flames are prohibited to prevent fires. Open flames are only visible during the three days of the Harvest Festival.
If you happen to be visiting Mercury, this festival is a must-see. Not only can you experience the charm of traditional celebrations, but you can also share in the joy of a bountiful harvest with the locals. The joy of participating is indescribable, and the traditional celebrations will evoke long-lasting memories among visitors.
Wen Le and his friends had a golden private space as a base, so they simply bought a lot of oil fruits from the locals to take back as local specialties. Because they spent a lot of money, the locals gave them four sets of local traditional costumes for free. During the party, the four of them changed into local clothes with other tourists.
Bonfire parties are nothing new; they're just a group of people singing and dancing around a bonfire, eating and drinking. But it's undeniable that everyone is relaxed and happy, with smiles on their faces. Just seeing those smiles makes you feel happy.
The bonfire used for the evening party is made of oil nut shells. These shells have been processed by the locals and can burn for three days. This is why the Harvest Festival is celebrated for three days. It is said that if the shells burn for more than three days, the next year will usher in a good harvest. If the fire goes out midway, it is considered unlucky. Therefore, the locals here take turns to guard the bonfire to prevent it from going out.
Although such a poor harvest of fruit and vegetables will never happen again due to advanced technology, this tradition still continues.
Everyone sang and danced, and then a local elder with high prestige sang a blessing. After completing these procedures, everyone could share the meal.
The feast was a roasted whole pig, specially raised by the locals for the Harvest Festival. Raised on a diet of oil nuts, these pigs, fed this way for a year, had tender, juicy meat with a distinct oil nut aroma. The pigs were also small, only about thirty centimeters long. Wen Le thought they were similar to the spiced pigs of the past on Earth—miniature pigs, the kind you could keep as pets.
It is said that this kind of pork is delicious and tastes particularly good.
So Wen Le looked at the roasted pig on the fire and smelled the unique aroma of barbecue in the air, and he couldn't help drooling.
Xu Dongdong was much more outgoing, staring intently at the roasted pig on the bonfire, his saliva dripping all over the floor. Even Lily, who always thought he was embarrassing, didn't have time to pay attention to him. Her big eyes were fixed on the fragrant roasted pig, her gaze so fixed that it seemed like she wanted to poke a hole in it.
Even Li Zhenzhen, who talks about losing weight every day, stared at the roasted pig and muttered to herself, "This looks delicious..." I really want to eat it~
Fortunately, there were a lot of roasted pigs of this kind. If there was only this one, given the number of tourists in the square, I'm afraid many people would not be able to get one.
When distributing the meat, Wen Le and his friends were children, so the aunt gave each of them an extra roasted pig's trotter. They shared all four trotters of a pig. Facing the envious looks of the people around him, Wen Le shamelessly took a bite of the pig's trotter. His expression was exactly the same as that of a big cat that was afraid of snatching food away.
Lily witnessed the whole process and couldn't help but look sideways and said, "I finally know who Jin Cancan learned this from." It is true that a favorite must have a master.
Xu Dongdong also looked at Wen Le with a puzzled look, and said: "It's really bad to learn bad things instead of good ones."
Wen Le: “…”
Li Zhenzhen watched her friends interacting and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Wen Le pretended not to notice his friends' little actions and changed the subject, "This roasted pig is really delicious. Let's buy some more later and take it back." It was just right for Jin Cancan to try it. It would be nice to change its taste occasionally if it has eaten too much pet food.
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The four of them spent three days at the oil fruit market, and by the time they left, they all felt like they had gained three pounds. Xu Dongdong touched her increasingly round belly and couldn't help smacking her lips, saying, "You know what, the food here is really delicious. I'll come back again next year if I have the chance."
Lily rolled her eyes at him, saying he was a typical nagging nag at the food. The fat kid bravely retorted, "I'm spending my own money, so what's wrong with eating and taking it?" If the food wasn't tasty and people weren't thinking about it, who would come back next time? It wasn't like he was just sitting around. Of course, he didn't dare say the rest of the sentence, fearing the female Tyrannosaurus would attack him again.
As for Li Zhenzhen and Wen Le, they were already used to the fact that they would fight whenever they met, and now they were in the mood to discuss the special food in other places.
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The second city Wen Le and his friends visited was Rose City. This suggestion was made by Li Zhenzhen, as the name perfectly suited her aesthetic. The name alone suggested a romantic sentiment, and the promotional material boasted mountains and plains covered in a variety of roses, along with a variety of rose-themed snacks.
Thanks to advanced technology, Rose City residents have even invented miniature roses the size of a fingernail, made from silicone. These roses are used to make jewelry and clothing, and are a favorite among female tourists. Li Zhenzhen is so engrossed in her time here that she's even said she'll ask her father to buy her a house here so she can stay for a couple of days when she's free.
Even so, when she left, she still bought a lot of rose products, such as rose perfume and rose essential oil. She said she would take them back and spray them all over the house to fill it with the fragrance of roses. She also bought a lot of rose seeds to plant in the garden.
Xu Dongdong couldn't help but complain: "Didn't you imitate other netizens and plant a lot of vegetables in your garden, and said that you would invite us to your house to eat vegetables when they grew well?" So why did you change to planting roses? Doesn't he know that his face has become fatter while waiting to eat vegetables?
Li Zhenzhen was stunned when she heard that. She thought for a long time before she remembered the vegetables that she had forgotten about and put in the corner. She said nonchalantly, "Those vegetables have withered a long time ago." She became depressed as she spoke, "I clearly learned from that netizen to sow the seeds in the soil, but they died as soon as they sprouted a little." This system where everything dies is really frustrating.
"Then your garden will always be empty?" Xu Dongdong felt that it was a skill to plant something and see it die.
"No, my dad had someone plant some Dream Flowers there, and they'll pull them out when we get home," Li Zhenzhen said casually. Anyway, her dad would agree to anything she asked for, so pulling out flowers was no problem at all.
When Xu Dongdong heard her say that she wanted to remove the Dream Talk flower, he immediately covered his chest with his hands: "What a waste! That's just Dream Talk." The Dream Talk flower was sold for 10,000 yuan a piece on Star Online, and this person just plucked it out. If it was in his house, his father would beat him to death if he was such a waste.
Xu Dongdong couldn't help feeling depressed when he thought of this. Boys and girls are treated differently. Because there are few girls in their family, his sister Xiong is spoiled to the sky. She is treated better by her father Xiong than he, the youngest. There is really no comparison between people.
The more Xu Dongdong thought about it, the more he felt like the poor little cabbage with yellow leaves in the field. Looking at his posture, if he had some music, maybe he would start singing. But Lily couldn't stand it and directly hit him in the back of the head: "What are you doing? Hurry up and leave!" They are all waiting for you, how tactless.
Xu Dongdong: “…”
All the emotions were taken away.
Damn, he is so unlucky that he met such a female Tyrannosaurus in this life. He was so stupid that he invited this female Tyrannosaurus to travel together. Now he really regrets it.
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