Master Xuanzhen grinned, revealing a mocking smile: "Did you two really come all this way to see me?"
Upon hearing this, the Eighth Princess, who was standing to the side, nodded hurriedly and replied, "It's even more real than pearls!"
However, her gaze was completely drawn to the green food in the pot in front of her.
She strained to stand on tiptoe, craning her neck to peer into the pot, looking like a curious child.
After a short while, the Eighth Princess seemed to have seen what was in the pot clearly, and she couldn't wait to turn to Yun Zhizhi and ask, "Sister-in-law, what are these little green things in the pot? They look so peculiar!"
Yun Zhizhi smiled and patiently explained, "These are fish skin peanuts, wasabi flavored. They have a rather strong taste, and not everyone can easily accept them."
"But don't worry, I'll fry some more plain ones for you to try later."
As she spoke, she skillfully used a bamboo strainer to scoop the fish skin peanuts, which had been fried to a golden brown and crispy state and were still sizzling with oil, out of the hot pot and gently placed them on a plate prepared to the side.
Just then, a slightly aged hand suddenly reached out with lightning speed towards the plate containing the freshly cooked fish skin peanuts.
Immediately afterwards, with lightning speed, Doctor Zhou stuffed a still steaming, smoky peanut made from fish skin into his mouth without hesitation.
However, the next second, all that could be heard was Doctor Zhou's scream: "Ouch! It's burning me to death!"
Despite being badly burned, Doctor Zhou ignored the burning sensation in his mouth and began to savor the taste.
At first, he felt a faint salty taste in his mouth, but when he bit into the fish skin peanut, a strong and unique spicy taste rushed through his mouth and nose like a wild horse.
This unprecedented stimulation caused Doctor Zhou to furrow his brows, his face revealing an indescribable complex expression.
Upon seeing this, Master Xuanzhen, who had been observing from the side, quickly asked, "What's with that expression? Is the taste not to your liking?"
Then, Dr. Zhou threw another handful of fish skin peanuts into his mouth and chewed them vigorously.
With his movements, he made a crisp and loud "crunching" sound.
He mumbled, "Mmm~ This spiciness is even stronger and more stimulating than before! The perfect combination of salty, sweet, and spicy, along with the incredibly crispy texture, makes it so addictive that you can't stop eating it!"
"Haha, such a unique flavor is quite to my liking. However, this wasabi flavor might not be suitable for you!"
Doctor Zhou looked at Master Xuanzhen with a grin.
Upon hearing this, Master Xuanzhen curled his lip in dissatisfaction and muttered, "This old monk doesn't believe it! How could it be so exaggerated?"
Before he finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed a few fish-skin peanuts and put them in his mouth.
However, the moment he took a bite, an extremely intense spiciness pounced on him like a ferocious beast.
In an instant, he felt a tremor run through his body, as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole body jolted awake.
"Oh dear, you're right, I really can't get used to such strong-flavored food."
Master Xuanzhen coughed and kept fanning his mouth with his hand, trying to alleviate the spicy sensation.
The Eighth Princess, who was watching curiously from the side, blinked her big, watery eyes, gently tugged at Master Xuanzhen's sleeve, and said in a sweet voice, "I really want to try it too."
Master Xuanzhen quickly lowered his head, looking at her with concern, and gently dissuaded her:
"Little guy, you'd better not try it. There's a lot of wasabi in it, the taste is really pungent. Let's wait a little longer, Zhizhi will be frying the plain ones soon."
Just as the two of them were chatting idly, Doctor Zhou quietly took a peanut made of fish skin from the plate and quickly stuffed it into the Tenth Prince's mouth.
"Ugh, it's so spicy! Give me some water!"
The tenth prince took a bite of the fish skin peanut without any warning, only to be choked by the spiciness that surged out!
Caught off guard, he suddenly stuck out his tongue and kept fanning himself with his hands, looking ridiculous and like a pitiful lapdog.
With such a living example, the Eighth Princess immediately became timid and dared not try it.
Fifteen minutes later.
Yun Zhizhi finally succeeded in frying a large pot of fragrant, original-flavor fish skin peanuts.
With a broad smile, she called out to the servants who had come to help in the kitchen, "Stop what you're doing and come and try these freshly made fish skin peanuts."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone gathered around, staring curiously at the plate of fish skin peanuts that exuded an enticing aroma.
Some people couldn't wait to pick one up and put it in their mouths to chew gently. With a crisp "crunch," the unique taste was intoxicating.
Wow! This original flavor fish skin peanut is so delicious!
A young maid couldn't help but exclaim, "It's fragrant and crispy, and the perfect balance of sweet and salty—it's simply a delicacy!"
Indeed, the original flavor of fish skin peanuts is the most suitable for the general public's taste.
Everyone who tasted it praised it highly.
A short while later, when no one was paying attention, Master Xuanzhen quietly reached out and grabbed a large handful of plain fish skin peanuts and stuffed them into his pocket.
He thought he was quick enough that no one would notice, but little did he know that all of this had been observed by Doctor Zhou, who was standing not far away.
Seeing this, Doctor Zhou couldn't help but mutter to himself: "This old fellow, isn't he afraid that the smell of the fish-skin peanuts and the silver in his purse will mix?"
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