Chapter 117 Purple Poison Pattern Spider
Zhang Cheng picked up the other one and walked to the nearby stream, where he quickly began to process it.
"The meat of this bird is really good; it feels firm to the touch. I'll make a meat soup with some wild vegetables later; it'll definitely be delicious!"
Su Xue sat by the fire, watching Yuan Yuan squatting next to the cage talking to the birds, and then looked at the busy Zhang Cheng and Chen Youwei.
"I'll go look for some edible wild vegetables nearby."
“I’ll go with you.” Yuanyuan stood up and walked over.
"good."
The four little ones didn't go with them this time.
Yuanyuan and Su Xue found a lot of water celery nearby, and also discovered a lot of newly sprouted bracken.
The two divided the work: one pulled wild celery, and the other picked bracken.
In less than half an hour, I had a great harvest.
When they returned, Chen Youwei had already put the cooking pot on the fire to boil water.
After Zhang Cheng finished processing the ferry bird, he put the chopped meat into the pot and added a few slices of ginger to remove the fishy smell.
Su Xue went to the stream to wash wild vegetables, and Yuan Yuan helped her.
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The water in the pot slowly boiled, releasing white steam, and a delicious aroma gradually wafted out, making Yuanyuan swallow hard and sniff the air constantly.
"It smells so good! Uncle Zhang, when can we eat?"
Zhang Cheng cut the bracken that Su Xue had cleaned into sections. Hearing this, he smiled and replied, "Wait a little longer; it will taste better if it's thoroughly cooked."
Chen Youwei squatted by the fire, adding firewood. He couldn't help but smack his lips as he smelled the aroma. "It smells so good. It must taste delicious when it's cooked."
About ten minutes later, Yuanyuan asked again:
"Uncle, look, the meat in the pot has turned white. Is it already overcooked?"
May I try a small sip first?
She was so hungry, staring pitifully at the pot, her eyes so irresistible.
Zhang Cheng was amused by her, "Okay, then try a bite first, be careful it's hot."
He picked up a clean wooden chopstick, poked the bird meat in the pot, and felt that it was already soft and tender. He then picked up a small piece of meat, blew on it until it wasn't so hot, and then put it to Yuanyuan's mouth.
Yuanyuan opened her mouth and took a bite. The fresh juice burst in her mouth, carrying the fragrance of water celery. It was not greasy at all and had a great chewy texture.
Her eyes lit up, her little face was full of satisfaction, and she nodded frantically, "Delicious, so delicious! Uncle Zhang, Uncle Chen, Aunt Su, you all have to try it, it's really super fragrant!"
It's just a bit tiring to chew.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Zhang Cheng picked up a bowl and first filled it to the brim for Yuanyuan, topping it with large chunks of bird leg meat and bright green water celery, then ladled two spoonfuls of broth over it.
"Yuanyuan, be careful it's hot when you eat."
"Okay." Yuanyuan nodded obediently.
He then served a bowl to Su Xue and Chen Youwei, and finally served himself a bowl.
The group sat around the fire and began to eat heartily.
Zhang Cheng picked up a piece of meat and chewed it in large bites, his manner rough but not rude.
Chen Youwei ate and praised the food, his mouth stuffed full.
"This is really good! The meat is so fresh, it's more fragrant than any game we've ever eaten before. And the water celery, it's soaked up all the broth, it tastes amazing!"
Su Xue nodded and took a sip of the soup. "The meat of this Grey-feathered Flying Bird is indeed of good quality, and the soup made from it is very sweet."
Next time we can find more of these wild vegetables and cook them with meat; it will definitely taste even better.
"I didn't expect it to be so delicious. I wish I had caught more," Chen Youwei replied.
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After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they prepared to rest before continuing their search. Yuanyuan found a spot, spread out an animal skin, and was just about to sit down.
The little snake suddenly hissed as a warning.
"Little snake, what's wrong?"
"Hiss!" Danger is approaching.
Yuanyuan looked up and saw a vine she didn't know was entwined on a large tree not far away.
The vines are pale purple in color, and they bear small, blue fruits about the size of a little finger, growing in small clusters.
"Little snake, are you talking about vines?"
The little snake wagged its tail, hissing!
Yuanyuan then noticed a huge purple spider lurking beside the vines.
She hadn't been paying attention and thought it was a spider bigger than her palm.
Its eight legs were covered in downy hair, and its bright green eyes were staring at them.
"Oh no, it's a Purple Poison Spider!"
Chen Youwei's expression changed, and he pulled Yuanyuan behind him.
"The venom of this spider is very potent; a bite can cause immediate unconsciousness and even be life-threatening!"
"Su Xue, protect Yuanyuan. I'll go with Captain Zhang to handle this."
"receive."
The venomous spider was clearly provoked by their commotion and pounced forward with astonishing speed.
Chen Youwei had already reacted, quickly took out his gun, cocked it, aimed at the venomous spider, and pulled the trigger.
"call out!"
It hit the spider right in one of its eyes.
The venomous spider let out a piercing hiss, and green venom flowed from its eye sockets, splashing onto the ground and corroding small pits into the grass.
"It's very corrosive, everyone be careful not to get splashed."
Zhang Cheng also pulled the trigger, and the bullet flew and hit the spider's foreleg.
The spider rolled twice on the ground, becoming even more ferocious. It quickly turned around and pounced on Chen Youwei, spitting out a clump of black spider silk.
"Watch out for spider webs!"
Chen Youwei dodged to the side, the spider silk landing on a nearby tree trunk, instantly solidifying into a hard cocoon. "This spider silk can even harden!"
Chen Youwei's face turned pale; he couldn't bear to imagine what would have happened to him.
He raised his gun again to fire, but the spider nimbly dodged it.
Little White suddenly jumped up and slashed fiercely at the Purple Poison Spider with its two front claws.
With one swipe of its claw, the spider exploded on the spot, spraying green venom all over Little White.
"Xiaobai!" Yuanyuan cried out anxiously, her eyes reddening.
Little White shook its head. The places where the venom had splashed stung a little, but its thick skin and fur provided some cushioning, so it was fine.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Youwei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around, picked up Yuanyuan, and said in a voice still trembling with fear:
"Yuanyuan, are you alright?"
Yuanyuan nestled in his arms, smiling as she shook her head: "I'm fine."
"Xiaobai, are you alright?"
Little White shook its head. Its fur was covered in venom, and many of its hairs were burned, leaving it pitted and uneven. Yuan Yuan felt sorry for it and wanted to help it clean the wounds, but it refused.
It turned and rushed towards the stream not far away, leaping into the water and plunging its entire body into the water.
Let the stream wash away the corrosive liquid from the hair.
Zhang Cheng walked to the corpse of the poisonous spider, poked it with a twig, and only felt relieved after confirming that it was completely dead.
“Take off its venom sac, and collect some spider silk as well.”
Chen Youwei put Yuanyuan down and instructed, "Yuanyuan, stand further away. This venom is too dangerous."
He put on protective gloves, carefully cut open the abdomen of the poisonous spider with a knife, took out a thumb-sized dark green venom sac, and put it into a sealed container.
Zhang Cheng collected some spider silk that had solidified on the tree trunk and put it into a bag.
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