Chapter 52 The Destructive Husky
Considering that she had two large carnivores at home, Su Yun decisively disposed of the three rabbits, planning to cook a big meal tonight.
However, instead of making it with scallions as Rose requested, she opted for braised instead.
Blanch the rabbit meat to remove blood, then stir-fry it with rock sugar to caramelize it. Next, add ginger, scallions, and garlic and stir-fry together. Finally, add dried Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili peppers and simmer over low heat until tender.
The freshly cooked rabbit meat was served directly into a large iron basin, piled high and looking extremely tempting.
The braised rabbit meat was coated with a layer of honey color, with a glossy sheen. Su Yun also sprinkled a small handful of fresh green scallions on top, making it even more tempting.
The enticing aroma made Rose's mouth water, and she eagerly waited by the stove for dinner.
"When are we eating?" Rose couldn't help but ask for the nth time.
Su Yun was busy stir-frying rabbit offal and didn't have time to pay attention to her, only replying perfunctorily, "Soon, soon."
Offal generally has a high fat content, making it particularly suitable for supplementing nutrition. Although few people ate rabbit offal in the past, now that it's the apocalypse, it's impossible to waste such a good source of nutrition.
Su Yun carefully cleaned them, chopped them up, and threw them into the oil pan. She stir-fried them over high heat with shredded ginger, scallions, and garlic leaves, adding white wine to remove any fishy smell, as well as a lot of chili peppers.
As a result, the cooked rabbit offal had absolutely no fishy smell; on the contrary, it was exceptionally fragrant. Rose asked again, "Ah! Can I eat first? I'm so hungry!"
"No way!" Su Yun refused righteously. Don't let Rose's thin appearance fool you, she can eat a lot. According to Su Yun's careful observation, her appetite might be even greater than Ye Feng's. If she lets her start eating first, she and Ye Feng might end up picking up the dishes.
Therefore—"Absolutely not!"
In the midst of her busy schedule, Su Yun quickly pulled her up from the table and decided to give her a task, handing her a bucket and saying, "Quick, help fetch water! There's not enough water in the kitchen."
"Oh—" Rose reluctantly went out to fetch water.
Finally getting rid of that annoying little devil, Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief and then started stir-frying the frog meat. Frog meat is usually quite tender and won't get tough, so just make sure it's fully cooked, then add some chili and garlic and stir-fry it up, and it'll be delicious.
The greens are freshly picked sweet potato leaves.
Since there was so much food, the crayfish were temporarily kept in a large basin with some water to let them purge the sand before we ate them tomorrow.
When the sun began to set, it was finally time to eat.
Rose finally sat down at the table again, holding her bowl and chopsticks, and said with great emotion, "It's finally time to eat!"
Su Yun said with a smile, "Hehe, you've all worked hard. I'm announcing that dinner is ready!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Rose's chopsticks reached for the bowl of rabbit meat with lightning speed, grabbing the fattest and largest piece and stuffing it into her mouth. After just one bite, tears streamed down Rose's face. "This...this is so delicious!"
The rabbit meat, with its perfect balance of lean and fat, is braised until incredibly flavorful. With each bite, the rabbit's fat and juices burst with aroma in your mouth, bringing an unparalleled sense of satisfaction to your taste buds.
Rose, who tasted a bite of braised rabbit meat, was almost moved to tears. When she was a dog, she ate dog food and her owner never fed her oil, salt, soy sauce, or vinegar. After the apocalypse, she had nothing to eat. Now that she has come here, she has finally eaten a bite of human food.
Rose was so moved that tears streamed down her face. After uttering a single exclamation, she couldn't speak anymore, focusing solely on eating meat, almost dropping her chopsticks. She even tried to grab some with her hands, but thankfully Su Yun stopped her in time, slapping Rose's outstretched hand with a "smack!"
Su Yun said sternly, "No using your hands, use chopsticks properly!"
"Oh—" Rose withdrew her hand, looking aggrieved. "But I'm not very good at it..."
After two months of practice, Night Breeze has gone from being completely clueless to becoming a skilled worker. Now, only Rose remains, holding chopsticks and shakily putting the meat into her mouth, then chewing it quickly and thoroughly, even breaking it down into pieces and eating it, bones and all.
Watching Rose devour the meat, Su Yun thought to herself, "It's a good thing you're not quite there yet. If you were, this whole pot of meat would be gone before they even had a chance to taste it."
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After eating and drinking their fill, the three of them collapsed into their chairs.
Seeing the two cats at home eating heartily, Su Yun couldn't resist eating more herself, until she was so full she could barely walk.
Rose was still savoring the taste: "Su Yun, the rabbit you cooked was really delicious, especially the rabbit head. It was so crunchy! Ah, I declare that roast chicken is no longer my favorite! Rabbit head is!"
Su Yun: "This rabbit head is only braised. Next time, I'll make you spicy rabbit head. That's what you call really delicious."
Rose: "Spicy? Rabbit head?"
"Yes, it seems to be a specialty of Chongqing. I remember when I traveled there before, rabbit heads were everywhere, from the main streets to the alleys, from restaurants to street stalls. They looked scary, but one bite revealed a fresh, fragrant, spicy, juicy, and delicious flavor..."
"Everywhere?" Rose's eyes widened. "Is it that good? I'm going, I'm going!" She jumped up excitedly, wishing she could travel overnight to the fairy city full of rabbit heads.
"But that must have been what it looked like before the apocalypse. I wonder what it's like there now," Su Yun added after thinking for a moment.
Rose: "Hmm? You mean there are no spicy rabbit heads? And no braised rabbit heads either?"
Su Yun: "Probably not."
Rose drooped her ears in disappointment, and said, "Oh—"
Su Yun patted his head and comforted him, "It's okay, I can make it for you. If you can still catch rabbits—"
Rose: "Really?!"
Su Yun: "Of course, after all, we're paid according to our work!"
Rose: "Okay! Then I'll go catch rabbits again tomorrow!"
"Okay, then remember to wash the dishes first tonight."
Rose's eyes widened: "Why?!"
"This is the effort you've made for tomorrow's breakfast. The meat is all gone," Su Yun said seriously. "We'll have egg pancakes for breakfast tomorrow. You decide what to do with them."
Rose, longing for the scallion and egg pancakes she had only smelled but not tasted that morning, let out a "whoosh!" and rushed to the well with her bowl in hand.
Rose's fighting power is truly astonishing. She devoured almost eight pounds of rabbit meat, leaving the entire plate empty tonight.
Ordinary families really couldn't afford to support them, so the unscrupulous landlord Lao Su could only try to squeeze as much labor as possible out of them.
After ordering Rose to wash the dishes, Su Yun was quite pleased with her cleverness. Holding her teacup, she took a sip and gestured towards the night wind and Rose, saying, "See? Thanks to my cleverness, I was able to actively mobilize people's enthusiasm for work! See, Rose isn't actually that annoying, is she? Apart from being a little mischievous at times, she's still very hardworking!"
Night Wind didn't say anything, but wagged its tail unhappily and turned its head to the other side, looking sullen.
Seeing that he remained silent, Su Yun was about to continue listing the virtues of roses in an attempt to win his favor, "Rose is actually very beautiful..."
However, before she could even utter a word of praise, a crisp splashing sound came from the well, followed by a scream, "Ah!"
A sense of foreboding washed over Su Yun, and she quickly stopped talking. She didn't even have time to put down her teacup before rushing over to see what was happening. Sure enough, the entire basin of dishes she was about to wash had been overturned and smashed to pieces on the ground.
Looking at the shattered pieces scattered on the ground, Su Yun could only think of reciting a poem in response to the scene—
ah!
It wasn't just the dishes that were shattered on the floor; her fragile heart was also broken!
"This bowl is just too slippery, it's not my fault!" Rose said innocently, her big eyes wide open.
Su Yun looked at the shards scattered on the ground and the roses that were trying to pretend nothing had happened.
Unable to contain his anger, he roared, "Rose!"
"I...I...I didn't mean to break it..." Rose reacted quickly, afraid of being scolded. She tucked her tail between her legs, left a sentence, and ran out in a flash. Judging from her lightning-fast figure, it looked as if Su Yun had already picked up a broom and was chasing after her.
Watching Rose's figure disappear into the distance.
Su Yun chased after him, only to be met with a cloud of dust.
"Cough cough cough... This girl is unbelievable! It's harder than climbing to heaven to praise her." Su Yun choked on some ashes and said angrily.
Seeing that Su Yun had been rebuffed for praising Rose, Night Breeze was in high spirits. It wagged its tail happily and came over to clean up the broken pieces scattered on the ground, adding insult to injury as it did so: "See? It was indeed bad."
Faced with the bowls and plates, all broken and shattered, Su Yun couldn't refute this statement.
All we can do is express our determination.
"Hmph, don't think you can escape. I, Su Yun, will make her pay the price she deserves." Su Yun clenched his fist, secretly making up his mind.
However, Rose did not return until bedtime.
Su Yun yawned, her eyelids drooping. "This time I'm going to have a serious talk with her and teach her a lesson she won't forget. I'll teach her to be a dog again, or rather, a human again."
Night Breeze: "Okay."
He really wanted to agree and continue to express his dislike, but seeing Su Yun's tired expression, he felt very sorry for her and said gently, "Go back to sleep first, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Su Yun yawned widely, her eyelids drooping again. She was too exhausted to wait any longer and could only compromise: "Alright then, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Accustomed to a life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset, Su Yun fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
However, as the night deepened, Su Yun vaguely heard some noises. When she opened her eyes, she was almost scared out of her wits again.
A disheveled, pale-faced woman stood by the window. Fresh bloodstains stained her pale face, and she gazed at the two sleeping figures inside with a resentful look, saying in a mournful tone, "Why...can...you...sleep...to...each...to...them...to...each...other...to...sleep...to...each...other...to...them ...
"Gah!" Su Yun was so startled that she let out a goose-like quack, her eyes rolled back, and she clutched her rapidly beating heart, almost fainting.
Night Breeze was also awakened. He was taken aback when he saw the window, but then, thanks to his excellent night vision, he quickly recognized the person outside. "Rose, what are you doing?"
This—it's a rose?
"Waaaa, that scared me to death!" Su Yun clutched her heart, which had nearly jumped out of her chest, frantically rubbing it to calm her severely frightened heart.
After her mood finally calmed down a bit, Su Yun's sluggish senses finally caught up, and she looked out the window at the roses that were once again dressed up as "female ghosts" on vacation.
Su Yun finally lost her temper. She threw off the covers and sat up abruptly in bed, shouting loudly out the window, "Rose! Why aren't you sleeping? What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Author's Note:
On a certain day in a certain month of a long time later
A tall, elegant woman in a red dress with flowing long hair joined the group. She had a cold and aloof expression, as if she were untouched by worldly affairs.
All the single men were excited and eager to step forward.
Until she watched as the mature woman devoured ten rabbit heads and five rabbit legs by herself, and finally, holding a bowl she had licked clean, she asked, "Is there any more?"
Everyone fled in panic, saying: "We can't afford to raise them!"
The principle of "whoever finds it is responsible" applies, so let's return it to Professor Zhao.
Team Leader Zhao stared speechlessly at the woman in front of him who could eat so much, muttering to himself, "How can this person eat more than my pet husky?"
—A little skit, haha, it'll probably be added as a side story later.
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