Xia Xiao jumped onto the boat and saluted again.

"Thank you, Captain."

The captain was stunned for a moment, then he stretched out his arm to the side and made a gesture of invitation.

"Come in."

Xia Xiao used this simple and crude way to prove himself. If he didn't know what was good for him, he would have been the captain for so many years in vain. But where did this young man come from, and how could he be so strong? He had never heard of such a person on the riverside.

Picking up his backpack and grabbing Ah Zhu, who was picking up fish, by the back of his neck, he walked towards the cabin.

"fish!"

Ah Zhu looked at the fish that was as long as his arm and felt reluctant to leave, as it was dinner.

"Excuse me, Captain."

Xia Xiao said another sentence, followed Xiao Lun, and entered a room in the cabin. Because of the violent shaking of the ship, the passengers in the cabin went to the corridor and started a heated discussion. They seemed to want to go out and fight some loaches, making the slightly narrow corridor full of noise and the temperature a little higher.

Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu's room was far from the other passengers and was quite secluded. Such a nice room was usually reserved for the long-haired man. But now, they were qualified to live in it.

When the boat returned to the deck, the long-haired man repeatedly stroked his clean-shaven beard, his eyes always looking in the direction of the mud dragon. They were already far away, left behind the boat, but how did the little brother kill three fourth-level wild beasts so quickly?

"Captain, they have settled down."

"Tell the kitchen staff to cook the fish carefully."

The captain had just given instructions, but he repeated them again, fearing that he had not treated the guests well enough. The ferryman was going to deliver a message. He was young and could do nothing else on the ship, but he was the fastest runner. This was a job that many adults did not like, but he did it very enthusiastically.

"Xiao Lun, wait a minute!"

The boat stopped as it was about to go down the handrail and looked back at him. This man, like water, always had a smile on his face, rarely ecstatic, rarely sad, but now he had something to worry about. Although he didn't know all the passengers on this boat, he knew roughly the purpose of the trip, so he felt at ease. But he knew nothing about these two people, and they were not from the south. The southerners didn't have that kind of temperament.

"You go with them to deliver the fish, and ask them what they are doing at the beach."

"yes!"

The captain was not an idle man, nor did he have an extreme desire for control, but most people who went to the beach now had a common purpose. He was happy for the southerners to go, but where were these two foreigners going and what were they doing?

Fish meat takes a long time to cook, especially fish soup, which has no flavor if it takes at least an hour to cook. Therefore, it was a full hour before the ferryman and his group went to deliver the meal.

In the room, Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu had packed their backpacks and changed into loose clothes. Ah Zhu was starving and was making a fuss in the room, repeating, "I'm so hungry, so hungry, I'm starving to death." Seeing Xiao Lun coming, Ah Zhu got up from the bed and Xia Xiao also got up from the chair.

"There are nine dishes in total, using 18 fish, some are sweet and sour, some are boiled, some are fried, some are braised, some are steamed, some are braised, and we also make soup."

The accompanying chef was a native southerner. Since this was a water town, he was naturally familiar with the cooking methods of fish. This fish feast was his masterpiece.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xia Xiao smiled, the aroma in his nose aroused his appetite. He was also hungry, but compared to the biscuits he had eaten before, this fish feast was simply incomparably delicious. When they were about to enjoy it, Xiao Lun asked:

"Big brother, have you ever been to the beach?"

Xia Xiao shook his head, and Xiao Lun continued:

"There's delicious seafood over there, but unfortunately I've never been there, so I'm going to try it this time. What about you?"

"I'm going to visit a relative over there."

"oh……"

Xia Xiao sat on the chair, his back to the nervous Xiao Lun. He knew what the latter meant, so he didn't expose him. But to deal with him, he didn't even have to waste time eating. He picked up a piece of steamed fish, the white flesh was dipped in vinegar and oil, and the fragrance lingered between his teeth. Seeing Xia Xiao's expression, the chef beside him was quite satisfied.

"Once the fish gets cold, it loses its freshness, so please use it quickly and we will remove it first."

"Thank you for the treat. This is the best fish I have ever eaten."

A swordsman has a good sword, and a chef has a good dish. It is naturally a good thing to be praised. The chef smiled and thought, "I can't fight the river, I can't defeat the fierce fish and beasts, but I may conquer the stomach of the practitioners."

After seeing them leave, Ah Zhu started talking about Xia Xiao.

"You tell lies without thinking, you are so skilled!"

"Don't talk while eating fish, or you might get something stuck in your throat."

"Didn't you notice there were no thorns at all? Many of them have been removed."

While Xia Xiao ate a piece of meat with chopsticks, Azhu had finished half a bowl of boiled fish fillets. With such speed, it was no wonder that he was able to find that there were no bones in it.

They were indeed hungry, so they ate with gusto, and once they had finished both the spicy and sweet food, they had a large bowl of rich white fish soup, completing their day.

Ah Zhu never waited for the food to get cold before she finished it. When all the fish was eaten, she did not forget to soak another bowl of rice in the fish soup. Xia Xiao looked at her and raised his eyebrows. This stomach is really a bottomless pit.

Only after finishing her daily rice would Ah Zhu lean on the table and stroke her slightly bulging belly.

"The fish from the South is indeed as famous as it is said to be."

Xia Xiao sneered, making Ah Zhu feel like she had heard it before. She seemed to understand what Xia Xiao meant, and shouted:

"My roommate, Sister Xia Jingxuan, is also from the South. She told me about it and said she would treat me to a meal!"

Ah Zhu became interested when talking about food. She suddenly sat up and asked Xia Xiao:

"I heard that Daxia is famous for its pastries. Is that true?"

"Um."

"Fish from the South, pastries from Daxia, barbecue from the Goulongbang family, and the grand banquet from the Southern Business Empire. I've already tried one of the four great delicacies!"

She started to be silly and happy again, but when it came to Goulongbang and Nanshang Empire, she only knew they were country names, and didn't know where they were. But none of that mattered, she only cared about eating, and she would eat anything her grandma hadn't eaten before, and then take her grandma to eat it again.

"By the way, can the contracted beast eat?"

"able."

This had nothing to do with the previous question, but Ah Zhu was like that, she would ask whatever she thought of, without dragging her feet, and Xia Xiao was used to it. Anyway, she couldn't stop talking, and always asked some strange questions.

"Then how do they poop after eating it?"

Even if Xia Xiao was serious, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows with a smile. He looked at Ah Zhu, asking such a question with such a serious face, what was she thinking? He really didn't understand Ah Zhu's mind. Hasn't this girl heard of the word image?

"Want me to show you?"

Xia Xiao opened his legs, which aroused Ah Zhu's interest and he nodded quickly. But Xia Xiao stopped laughing and cursed:

"You're just bored."

"Just demonstrate it and learn from Ju Mang."

"Not interested."

The less Xia Xiao studied, the more interested Ah Zhu became, and he kept pestering him.

The people who served the dishes earlier came to clean up and were dumbfounded. Nine dishes, eighteen pieces of fish, and when they thought Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu would waste food, there was not a single piece of fish left on the plates. What was even more terrifying was that the sweet and sour sauce and fish soup in the sweet and sour fish were gone. This... They knew how much food they should have delivered tomorrow morning. It was really bad luck. Did these two guys never eat in their previous lives?

After they left, Ah Zhu was still pestering Xia Xiao. If Xia Xiao hadn't stopped her from touching him, Ah Zhu would have hugged Xia Xiao's thighs and asked him to imitate her. Xia Xiao was so annoyed that he said they could eat or not eat, and as for shitting, it was the same as humans, but he wouldn't learn it!

Ah Zhu had no choice but to pack up and go to bed. There was only one bed in this room, which was very big and belonged to Ah Zhu. As usual, Xia Xiao had a relationship with the floor.

After turning off the lights, Xia Xiao was almost asleep when he heard Azhu calling his name.

"What? Tell me."

"Just learn it once. I'll let you sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor."

"You are poisonous, aren't you? You are simply a cancer."

"I'm just curious."

There was some grievance in Ah Zhu's words. After a while, she asked another question out of the blue.

"You ate spicy food and cucumbers the day before yesterday, and drank some wine. Do you have diarrhea?"

"No."

Xia Xiao turned over, a little impatient, but Ah Zhu said:

"I do feel a little, but it's okay, it doesn't hurt."

"If you say that again, I'll beat you up and make you sleep in the toilet."

Ah Zhu snorted and stopped talking. She was always a little afraid of Xia Xiao. Not only was he very strong, but he was also always cold and never even smiled.

Tonight, it was still raining outside. They listened to the sound of the rain and had a good sleep.