[Through] Delicious Journey

9 Rescue

Chabe came out with a basin covered with a dome lid, which is usually used for daily heat preservation.

After putting this down, several small plates were brought over one after another, with side dishes and condiments, but compared to the big plate, they were much inferior. You don't need to think about it, but the main dish is covered by this one.

The eyes of the three were all focused on the largest plate in the center. After all the dishes were served, Chabe lifted the lid off.

A burst of white mist came out from the crack of the lid, and more and more, there was also a cool air, and the salty smell of seafood in the white mist.

It’s just that the smell of salt water is different from the common sea breeze, but it’s moist but refreshing. The combination of the two contradictory feelings is inconceivable to most people, but it’s cleverly blended here. Gives a sensory illusion.

"What is this?" Yi Nie was holding a knife and fork, unable to do anything.

On the plate in front of him, there was clearly an unopened white seashell, which was so complete that one could think it had just been dug from the beach in front of the door without any cooking.

But if this is the case, forget it. I think he has never seen anything in the world. It is not that he has never eaten oysters. Since it is a dish, it always has its merits. Means, it is not impossible to eat.

but.

Yi Nie wanted to cry, but she turned to Ying Cui for help, and wrote silently in her eyes, "Isn't this kid playing tricks on me?"

It turned out that the seashell was not only closed, but also a layer of solid ice behind the fingernails had solidified on the outside, locking the seashell inside like a cage. If you want to open the seashell, you have to break the ice layer first.

"Ahem." Ying Cui said calmly, "Wait 30 seconds."

Having said that, Chabei, who was about to explain, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Ying Cui, "Brother, have you ever eaten salted seashells?"

Ying Cui replied vaguely, "Understand a little bit."

After the words fell, the seashells on the table had changed.

Almost at the zero boundary of 30 seconds, a layer of smoke rose from the seashell, and the ice cubes began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If it wasn't for being so close to feel the air-conditioning above, Yi Nie would have almost thought that there was a heat-raising artifact like fire clay placed below.

With the disappearance of the ice, Haibei opened the clamshell under the expectant eyes of the three, revealing the crystal clear clam meat inside.

Different from the cooking method of heating, the clam meat frozen by ice cubes presents a lustrous crystal state, which makes the white seashells show a color comparable to that of gemstone seashells.

Yi Nie swallowed her saliva, but still looked at Ying Cui rationally, blinking eagerly, hoping that the other party would feed him a piece.

There is no way, all delicacies are tormenting for him right now, after experiments, he can't taste any food unless it passes through the hands of the other party.

There was a black line on Ying Cui's forehead, and he knew the reason for it, but forget about feeding people, he reached out and cut off a piece, and handed it along with the fork.

"Hmm." Yi Nie took it, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed it with satisfaction.

Although it is a white seashell, the taste is surprisingly good.

If the gemstone seashells I ate before were full of passion and rich seafood, then this salted seashells are noble and glamorous.

The taste is slightly salty, with a little indescribable fragrance, like the fusion of crushed garlic and sauce, without covering up the umami taste of the meat itself, the two complement each other, and the focus is still on the tenderness of the clam meat , because of the cold treatment of cooking techniques, people have a kind of isolation and severe winter, and the far-reaching feeling of fishing alone in the cold river and snow.

Ying Cui put down the tableware and nodded in recollection. Although Chabei said that his craftsmanship was not good enough, it is undeniable that they were amazed when they ate this kind of seashells for the first time.

"Kara." There was the sound of a chair being moved beside her.

Ying Cui's wrist tightened, and she was dragged towards the door.

"Yi Nie?" Ying Cui was startled by this big action, not knowing why this man was so silent, he shouted, "If you want to go to the toilet, why are you dragging me?!"

"Money fan, help me find a jeweled seashell, I know you have a good nose." Yi Nie squeezed Ying Cui's shoulders to please, "A white seashell can make this taste, I really want to taste a jeweled seashell What does it smell like?"

"Gem shells?" Chabe was dumbfounded.

Seeing that Yinie didn't seem to be joking, he looked at Ying Cui, and was amazed at Ying Cui's ability to find gem seashells, while exclaiming that he might get high-grade ingredients for cooking.

Ying Cui was taken aback for a moment, and understood where Yi Nie's eagerness came from. In fact, he also wanted to taste the taste of salted-out gemstone seashells, but he told Yi Nie that his nose was as good as a puppy. Will he say that?hum!

"It's useless." Ying Cui said faintly, and poured a basin of cold water for Yi Nie, "Even if you bring gem seashells, you will still taste like white seashells."

Yi Nie frowned, and looked at Ying Cui in doubt, "Why?" In his impression, it is an unchanging truth that high-grade ingredients can be used in the same cooking method to improve the original taste.

"Yeah, why?" Chabe was also very curious. His cooking skills were a little worse than his grandfather's, but the ingredients were superior, so he must be able to make better dishes.

Ying Cui sighed, "Because this dish is not a complete salted seashell, it has been replaced with two seasonings, which cannot reconcile the umami taste of the gemstone seashell."

As soon as these words came out, Yi Nie was still puzzled, but Cha Bei turned pale, "How do you know?"

"Huh?" Yi Nie understood when she heard it, "Did you really switch the two seasonings?"

Chabei lowered his head, his tone was frustrated and guilty, "Yes, I replaced the octagonal garlic and snow line salt. They are all seasonings that can only be found in the snow-capped mountains in the northern region. Grandpa got sick because of collecting cold air into his body all the year round. , Dad also died in an avalanche while collecting..."

The calm narration made the two people's hearts tug at the same time.

Just to let a unique delicacy be passed on, but it caused a broken family. For this reason, what else can they do besides pay their respects?

Ying Cui suddenly felt something.

How many people would give their lives for such a seemingly ridiculous reason?

And here, he believes that there are still many people in every corner of the mainland who insist on beliefs that are incomprehensible and incomprehensible to outsiders.

Probably, this is the unique charm of "Delicious Journey".

"Can you take us to see your grandfather?" Ying Cui raised her head and asked Cha Bei.

Whether it's for follow-up missions or for the strong young man in front of him, he needs to understand it.

……

Zipping Bingbei House is divided into upper and lower floors, the first floor is the shop, and the second floor is the place to stay.

Chabe's grandfather was lying on the bed on the second floor.

Climbing up the stairs, there is a dusty smell in the small building.

"The cold air entered the body, and it was poisoned by the snow-tailed marten." Yi Nie withdrew her hand from the old man's neck.

On the bed, the old man's face was pale and cold, and his body was covered with several layers of thick quilts. Even so, in this season of socializing in summer and autumn, his eyebrows were still frosted and his lips were blue.

"You can see a doctor?" Ying Cui was surprised. It seems that this guy is not ignorant besides eating, especially when he was helping someone with a serious face just now, the aura he exuded gave people an invisible oppression, "What should I do?" untie?"

Yi Nie shook her head, "The snow-tailed ferret's hard work can guide the poison out, but depending on the time of his illness, even if the poison is removed, it won't last long."

As soon as the words were finished, Cha Bei lay on the old man's body and burst into tears, sobbing, "Grandpa, uh, grandpa..."

Ying Cui turned her face away, eyes were a little sore, she looked at Yi Nie, then sighed, "Are you free recently?"

……

Leaving some money, Ying Cui told Cha Bei not to think about it for the time being, and they would find a way to cure it, and they would give the boy a reply within a week.

After leaving the ice shell house, both of them felt a little depressed.

The sea breeze blew and brushed against the ears, and the haze in my heart was blown away.

Come to think of it, none of them expected that such a thing would happen to them just by eating a meal.

And since he met him, and couldn't see it anymore, he naturally made a move.

Ying Cui didn't know what Yi Nie was thinking, anyway, he was in charge of this matter, not only that, but also had to extend the old man's life to half a month, otherwise the next plan would be disrupted.

On the side, Yi Nie rested her hands behind her neck, walking leisurely on the beach by the sea, silently thinking about something.

The tide rolled over and hit a wave, which completely drowned the footprints of the two of them.

"Yi Nie, what do you want for dinner?" Ying Cui took a deep breath, breaking the silence along the way.

Yi Nie paused, her lips were pursed into a naughty smile, and she tilted her head, "Why, you want to bribe me to help you catch snow-tailed mink? Hey, it's not that I took advantage of the fire, my appearance fee is very high. "

Ying Cui nodded calmly, thinking of the painful 100 million debt when they first met, he was already ready to be beaten up.

Forget it, anyway, they are looking for hunters to cooperate, and Yi Nie seems to be more reliable.

"Hey, don't be so serious." Yi Nie was amused by Ying Cui's face of death, and immediately burst into laughter, "Oh, I'm kidding, what's the relationship between us, isn't it just a snow-tailed marten... "

"That means no employment fee!" Ying Cui's eyes brightened instantly.

"..." Yi Nie had a bitter face, "Money fan, you will make me feel very unfulfilled if you are so straightforward." Then the subject changed, "By the way, you have such a good nose, let me smell a few more gemstone seashells." ..."

"Fuck! I told you that I can only feel it within a certain range, and it's not a dog's nose!" Ying Cui was furious, puffed up her bun face, and bared her teeth, "Believe it or not, I'll bite you."

Yi Nie curled her lips, and said in a bad way, "It's not that I want to eat, I just want to earn back our 200 Nanan entrance fee, it's not easy to make money."

"Cut." Ying Cui gave him a disdainful look, so she didn't believe this nonsense.A wild animal on Keli Island can be sold for a sky-high price. The first time the hunter saw a lot of zeros, he was shocked. Now someone says that it is difficult to make money, and the shell pickers here are about to cry. .

But speaking of it, Ying Cui rubbed her chin, the entrance fee of 200 kam was indeed a bit expensive.

He likes the idea of ​​digging for gemstones and seashells to sell.