"Mmm," An Shuyi nodded as she tore off a chicken leg from the beggar's chicken and handed one to Xia Hua before tearing off the other leg herself. She then took a bite and exclaimed, "Mmm, delicious, so delicious!" It was just a little hot.
The barbecue I ate before was all made by Huahua, but I didn't expect her beggar's chicken to be so delicious. I have to say, Huahua does have a talent for cooking.
The two of them only managed to finish one beggar's chicken and some deer bones. The remaining chicken was put in the warehouse to be eaten tomorrow. They also didn't drink deer blood wine tonight, but instead drank strong liquor.
After they finished eating, they climbed back up the tree. However, since they had eaten quite a lot, they didn't rush to sleep but instead sat on the tree trunk and chatted.
They thought they would sleep well that night, but before dawn, they heard animal roars coming from the riverbank. The two woke up instantly and looked down to see a pack of wolves surrounding a wild boar. Seeing that there was no danger, they ignored it and went back to sleep.
But the animals kept howling, making it impossible for them to sleep. As dawn broke, the two of them stopped trying to sleep and instead perched on a tree to watch the wolves kill the wild boar. While they were engrossed in watching, the wolves finally killed the wild boar, though some of the boars were scared away.
Seeing the wolves devouring the wild boar, the two stopped watching, as the gore would spoil their appetite. After the wolves had eaten their fill and left, they climbed down from the tree, washed themselves, and then left with their baskets and bows and arrows.
As dawn broke, the two ate bread and drank milk as they slowly walked. They had explored most of the area, but decided to venture further and find a new place the next day.
Knowing that poisonous plants could also be sold, the two no longer just looked for flowers, grasses, and saplings, but also for poisonous plants. Their targets expanded, and soon they found a patch of poisonous plants, the poisonous herb Gelsemium elegans, and another patch of it.
Xia Hua bought two pairs of rubber gloves from the mall, handed one pair to An Shuyi, and put on a pair herself. Although she didn't know if she could buy the Heartbreak Grass, even if she couldn't sell it, she could still take it back for Xiao Wu to study.
An Shuyi took the gloves, put them on, opened the trading system, and after checking, she realized that the Heartbreak Grass was indeed worth selling for 500 taels of silver per plant. There were at least dozens of plants in such a large area.
"Huahua, we've struck it rich! Five hundred taels per plant! If we dig them all up and sell them, we could make tens of thousands of taels of silver!" Her eyes were shining as she spoke, as if the poisonous plants in front of her were silver, making her want to pounce on them.
"Calm down for a moment. It's just a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, but this is the Heartbreak Grass. Be careful, or you'll die." Xia Hua reminded her to be careful before squatting down to dig up the Heartbreak Grass.
After it was dug up, nothing was kept; it was all sold by Shushu. The digging was even more careful than digging ginseng. When digging ginseng, one is afraid of damaging the root system and ruining its appearance; when digging up Gelsemium elegans, one is afraid of losing one's life.
After the two of them finished digging, they finally found a place away from the poisonous plant and sat down. Looking at the sky, it was already afternoon. The day had passed so quickly. They had only eaten some milk and bread in the morning and were starving, but they couldn't stop digging for poisonous plants.
Now that they stopped, they realized how hungry they were. Xia Hua pulled her to her feet. "Shu Shu, let's go back to the riverbank to cook and eat." Although it was still early, they were hungry and didn't care about the time. Besides, they were going to roast a suckling pig, which would take a while.
An Shuyi nodded and went with her to the riverbank.
After arriving at the destination, we washed our hands and each ate some bread. Xia Hua then took out the portable gas stove, placed a large basin on it, poured water into it, and then bought an even larger stainless steel basin, which was a meter in diameter.
After the water boiled, she said, "Shushu, buy a suckling pig." As she spoke, a sharp knife appeared in her hand. This was a new knife; the previous one had been used to kill snakes, and she was worried that Shushu would be disgusted by it, so she hadn't used it.
“Okay,” An Shuyi nodded, bought a pig from the trading system, and put it outside. The next second, the piglet that had just appeared was held down by Xia Hua, and then a sharp knife was plunged into the pig’s neck.
The piglet struggled in pain but was held down firmly. After it stopped convulsing, it was lifted up and thrown into a large basin. Boiling water was then poured over the wild boar, and its hair was scraped off. After it was cleaned, Xia Hua took out a blowtorch and burned off the remaining hair on the wild boar, then washed it clean with water.
They placed the clean suckling pig on the table, gutted it, and didn't want the internal organs. They simply dug a hole and buried it, then cleaned the inside of the pig's stomach and marinated it with scallions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, and other seasonings.
While the piglets were marinating, Xia Hua lit a fire, and An Shuyi went to find some large pieces of wood nearby. They stopped when they had a large pile of wood and threw it into the fire. Once the fire stopped smoking, they put the marinated piglets on it to roast.
"Shushu, turn around every now and then, don't burn the suckling pig." After Xia Hua finished speaking, she took out a large bowl from the side and put pepper, salt, cumin powder, chili powder, five-spice powder, sesame seeds, etc. into it.
These are meant to be sprinkled on top, or you can dip them in the food, but she decided to use them to sprinkle on top. Unfortunately, although she had honey for sale at the store, she figured it wasn't pure, so she didn't smear it on the suckling pig.
Once the ingredients are ready, set them aside. "Shushu, I'll watch the roast suckling pig. Go and see what we can buy with the leftover licorice."
An Shuyi nodded, sat down to the side, and opened the trading system. Today, she and Huahua dug up twenty-eight Heartbreak Grass plants. They sold them in pairs for fourteen thousand taels. Adding the previous seven thousand seven hundred and fifty taels, the balance is now twenty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty taels. She didn't even include the few taels of change in the calculation.
She couldn't wait to open the app, thinking that a thousand taels could buy ten different items. But then she saw the lit-up squares and realized that there were only twenty squares lit up. Shouldn't there be one hundred and forty more?
Could it be because she sold too many types of Gelsemium elegans that the system only counted twenty types, excluding the rest? Well, although she was a little disappointed, she didn't dwell on it too much. After all, the system was just for show and couldn't be reasoned with.
Moreover, the system has helped her a lot; there are now twenty types, which is not bad. She'll just have to make do.
Looking at the twenty lit squares, all of them were vegetable recipes. How could this be so outrageous? She had no intention of becoming a chef. Could it be that she was thinking last night that she could sell not only morel mushrooms but also vegetable recipes, which is why she was given so many?
Sweet and sour pork ribs, braised chicken feet, and twice-cooked pork—the first two dishes are alright, at least they require some skill, since you need to know how to add sugar and how to fry them. But isn't the recipe for twice-cooked pork a bit redundant? Isn't it just about cooking it, taking it out, cutting it up, and then stir-frying it at the end? What skill could possibly be involved?
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