Snakehead fish tofu soup, crispy grass carp (3) recovery...
There's an old saying: "Haste makes waste."
It would be appropriate to use it on Shiping tofu.
The outer skin of Shiping tofu is crispy and set, with not a drop of heat escaping, but the inside is filled with boiling hot broth.
Wu Jianing had her eye on this round, cute thing early on, and with a quick spoonful, she eagerly put it into her mouth.
"No—" Before Sangye could finish speaking, Wu Jianing screamed from the burns inside the sterile chamber.
Wu Huansheng and Mu An immediately pressed themselves against the transparent glass, anxiously looking at their daughter: "What's wrong with Ningning!"
"It's hot, eat slowly." Sangye said helplessly. She had reminded Wu Jianing to be careful because it was hot, but this time she didn't have time and Wu Jianing got burned immediately.
“Take a small bite of the outer skin first, then blow on it—” She walked outside the warehouse and instructed Wu Jianing on how to eat this tofu. “That’s right, blow on it a few more times, and eat it when it’s not hot anymore.”
Following her advice, and still feeling lingering fear from her recent burns, Wu Jianing was extra careful this time.
With just a small bite, the smooth tofu inside slid right down your tongue.
Huh? What's going on? I haven't eaten anything yet!
Wu Jianing looked at the tofu in the spoon, which had already been bitten in half, with some confusion.
Inside the deep-fried, golden-brown tofu skin was a snow-white tofu pudding soaked in fish broth, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, as magical as magic.
Especially when you put it in your mouth with the fish soup—wow, the taste is amazing!
The child didn't understand how it was made; the child just thought it tasted good.
Shiping tofu, made with well water from underground, always has a slightly unpleasant odor. But after Sangye soaked it in the spiritual spring for half an hour, that odor almost disappeared; and when he stewed it in fish soup, the odor was completely gone.
Sangye has always been willing to do these meticulous preparations. As a member of Shifangwu, she adheres to the principle of "no matter how fine the food, it must be prepared with utmost care."
If you want to eat meat, you have to use all sorts of different methods to remove the fishy smell; if you want to eat mushrooms, you have to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous ones, and even go to great lengths to remove the toxins; if you want to eat... if you want to eat pastries, you have to patiently wait for fermentation...
After finishing a tofu dish, Wu Jianing turned her attention to the large bowl filled with crispy grass carp, its milky white broth topped with vibrant green scallions. A sprinkle of pepper added a pleasant tang, giving it a slightly spicy kick in addition to the fish's freshness. The stimulation to the taste buds was intense; after each sip, she wanted nothing more than another, wishing she could become a perpetual motion machine.
The warmth from the fish soup quickly melted away the numbness and coldness in her limbs, which felt much better than her father giving her several mental massages!
Wu Jia Ning picked up another piece of crispy grass carp, blew on it to cool it down, and then popped the whole piece into her mouth to chew.
Wu Jia Ning was pleasantly surprised to find that this meat was different from anything she had eaten before! It was crisp and crunchy, but it was easier to eat than biting through the skin of tofu. After a few gentle chews, the meat quickly disappeared into her mouth and went straight down into her stomach!
The crispy grass carp would be even more delicious if it were eaten with seasonings, but considering that Wu Jia Ning is still growing and can't eat too many colorful things, she didn't bring any, even though she was going to eat some later herself—you know, if a child sees adults eating something they can't eat, they're bound to throw a tantrum.
Finally, there are the fried eggs that have been soaking in the fish soup for a long time. The eggs, which were originally soft-boiled, have had their yolks completely solidified after being stewed with the fish soup. They are delicious and not greasy when eaten with the fish soup.
The way she ate inside was quite similar to the little piglet Dang Kang that Kuwano had once seen, but being able to eat was a good thing, proving that she was not tormented by illness, and being able to eat meant that she could continue to grow.
Sangye didn't bring the fish head and bones along, firstly because there wasn't much meat on them, and secondly because the people here don't eat fish, and getting a fish bone stuck in their throat would be a big problem.
Although ingredients are precious in this world, we shouldn't be too extravagant in our approach.
She thought she could save the remaining bones, grind them into bone meal, and then scatter it in the garden as fertilizer. She just hadn't decided what to plant yet.
Seeing Wu Jia Ning enjoying her meal so much and quickly finishing the full bowl of crispy grass carp, Sangye finally came down from the counter and opened the separate serving of fish soup and cooked noodles.
“This is what I made for the adults. Would you two like to try some?” Sangye asked Wu Huansheng and the Mu couple.
Sangye didn't mind Wu Huansheng's previous attitude. Even as an outsider, she was horrified when she saw Wu Jia's blood-soaked leg bone, and Wu Jia was such a young child.
Not to mention her biological mother who gave birth to Wu Jia Ning and then desperately tried to save her.
Furthermore, Wu Huansheng held the high rank of general, and even when he was exiled to Black Tower Star, the empire did not strip him of his original military rank.
Making an enemy of such a person is fine if they are broad-minded; but if they are narrow-minded, her situation at the base will only worsen.
If you don't know the details, it's best to speak up as soon as possible.
This is not mercenary. Shifangwu is a secular sect, and its disciples have almost no taboos. Over time, they have naturally developed a philosophical wisdom for dealing with the world.
Wu Huansheng and Mu An knew about the guide's crime, but they also remembered Sangye's rebuttal that day. Perhaps there was another truth hidden beneath the so-called "truth".
Now that Sangye has taken the initiative to show goodwill, they have no reason to be reluctant.
"It was my mistake to attack you without knowing the facts this morning, and I apologize to you." To Sangye's surprise, Wu Huansheng readily admitted his mistake. "You can ask for any compensation you want, money, a flying ship, or anything else, it's all fine."
Wu Huansheng was born into a prominent family. Her mother had made great military achievements, and her grandmother was a vanguard marshal who expanded the empire's borders. She originally wanted to follow the path paved by her ancestors and rise to the top, but her spiritual body could only stop her here. Fortunately, she had several younger sisters in the family who could inherit her legacy.
She didn't need to say these things to Sangye; she just wanted to express that she could basically bring Sangye everything he asked for, except for a reduced sentence.
“I’ll remember that,” Sangye accepted without hesitation, “If I ever need the help of a general in the future, I will definitely ask you for your help.”
Wu Huansheng nodded, not asking Sangye to prepare anything for them, and together with Mu An, took out the noodles that Sangye had prepared extra.
"These noodles were cooked in fish broth. I packed them separately in case they got soggy on the way here," Sangye explained. "They'll be ready to be mixed later."
The two followed her instructions and mixed the noodles and fish soup with forks, but it never looked as good as when the chef plated it fresh.
This food was quite unusual, and they had never eaten it before, so they didn't think much of it at the time.
Then Sangye served a bowl of snakehead tofu soup.
While eating, Wu Huansheng would occasionally glance back at her daughter. Wu Jianing had almost finished eating and was using a small spoon to carefully scoop out the pork bone marrow, her face covered in oil.
“That’s Dangkang pig bone,” Sangye noticed her gaze, “and it’s from the same clan as your daughter’s spirit.”
"You actually recognize what that is?" Sentinels are normally unable to enter another person's mental landscape; it's like a physiological limitation, but that doesn't prevent Mu An from sharing it with her. Neither the couple recognized what that mental entity was, just as no one recognized her mental entity.
“...I read a lot of books in my spare time, and some ancient books from several eras ago mention it.” Sangye paused for a moment, then quickly made up an answer.
Wu Huansheng glanced at her, then lowered his head to eat his noodles again.
Although both fish soup noodles and plain noodles are soup noodles and both use broth, they are quite different.
Fish soup noodles have a thick, white broth, while plain noodles have a clear, bright broth.
Wu Huansheng had only intended to try it out, but once she took a bite, she couldn't stop. As one of the few Super A-level Sentinels in the Empire, the usual mental manipulation by T-guides was completely useless against her; they were all afraid of being backfired.
Only Mu An, who inexplicably resonated with her, could freely roam within her mental landscape even with his mental level reduced to C. Unfortunately, his current mental strength was insufficient; after each session, he needed to recuperate for over half a month. Their daughter was more important, so Wu Huansheng wouldn't actively request it unless it became uncontrollable.
But the spiritual energy within the meal seemed to descend freely into her mental landscape as if it were uninhabited, with most of it attaching to her resting spiritual body.
Sangye had never seen the mental landscape of a mentally disturbed sentinel. If she were to enter now, she would find that in Wu Huansheng's mental landscape, the sky was full of cracks, the once lush green grass was decaying and dissipating, the stagnant water in the pond was not rippled at all, and the walls of the distant high-rise buildings were also mottled and peeling off.
Everything is heading towards a final collapse.
Despite trying to rest, the spirit enveloped by the enormous vines was inexplicably restless, making it want to rush out and destroy something. It even twisted its body uneasily while lying on the grass.
Until several spiritual forces descended.
The spirits were initially somewhat resistant, but they gently landed on it and then naturally merged with it, as if it were meant to be.
The spirit was somewhat confused, but as spiritual energy merged with it, it became sleepy, and slowly, for the first time in years, it fell into a deep sleep.
Wu Huansheng sensed this first, and she stopped eating in a daze. She even called out to it in disbelief, but the spirit body remained motionless.
Even when Mu An's mental strength was at its peak, he couldn't completely soothe her mental body; sometimes, he would even get beaten up in her mental landscape.
But today, it went to sleep.
Wu Huansheng looked up, his gaze filled with surprise and uncertainty as he looked at Sangye.
Just as Sangye returned a puzzled look, Wu Jianing, inside the sterile ward, shouted, "Mom, Dad, look!"
There was no pain in her voice, but there was fear.
Upon her shout, Wu Huansheng's spirit immediately awoke alertly, as if the previous calm had been merely an illusion.
The adults in the ward looked into the sterile ward and were stunned by what they saw.
Wu Jia Ning's calves are growing rapidly!
However, within just a few minutes, the beginnings of a foot actually appeared!
"Ah!" she cried out again, "There's something talking in my head!"
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