Chapter 306 Rich harvest(1/2)
After a simple salvage, Chen Zhe harvested a full basket of mountain stream groupers. These fish are completely unavailable in the tree houses on the mountain, and are considered specialties at the foot of the mountain.
Pick out a few fresh groupers and throw them on the boat, and everyone started to process the ingredients.
Yan'er skillfully used a sharp deforestation knife to cut the mountain stream grouper, process the internal organs, scrape off the scales, and then use the branches they carry to pierce it.
Chen Zhe brought over a porcelain basin, which was filled with flammable charcoal, ignite the charcoal with flint, and then put Yan'er's treated grouper on the porcelain basin, so that grilled fish can be made.
On their journey to sea, this porcelain basin is their stove, and all the fresh ingredients are cooked here.
The newly caught mountain stream grouper is very delicious, so it can exude an attractive fragrance by simply baking it. Soon the originally white and tender fish meat is dyed with a layer of golden color, which is the color of fire.
While grilling carefully, Chen Zhe observed the heat of the grouper. He had rich experience in grilling fish and had a perfect control over the heat.
However, this is not because he is talented in this regard, but because he can monitor the status of the grilled fish through the item upgrade system.
【Item detected: a grilled fish with only two cents of cooked rice.】
【Item detected: a grilled fish that is still not hot.】
【Item detected: A perfect grilled fish controlled by one heat.】
OK!
Seeing that the subtitles turned out like this, Chen Zhe took the grilled fish off the porcelain basin in time, and then handed the roasted fragrant and golden mountain stream grouper to Yan'er who was waiting next to him.
Yan'er is responsible for completing the last process of the grilled fish, which is to sprinkle a layer of coarse sea salt on the surface of the grilled fish.
Although the fresh mountain stream grouper tastes very delicious after being cooked, a light layer of sea salt can still sublimate the taste of this grilled fish.
As crystal clear sea salt gently falls on the surface of the grilled fish, a delicious grilled fish is completed smoothly.
"Okay, you can eat it, give it to me."
Yan'er smiled and handed the grilled fish to Leatira standing next to her. As the saying goes, "There will be the moon before the water." This time, Leatira got a big advantage.
But she was embarrassed to eat the fish first, so she gave in and said: "It's okay, let's wait and eat together."
Chen Zhe shook his head and said, "You can't wait for grilled fish. The taste is the best when it is roasted. Otherwise, it will take a little delay of one and a half minutes, and the meat of the grilled fish itself will become worse...
It doesn’t matter, Xiaoli, everyone has a portion anyway, so you can eat it first.”
Others persuaded:
"Yes, you can eat first."
"Everyone has a share anyway."
"Eat it, eat it."
“…”
After hearing everyone's persuasion, Leatilla was not polite anymore. She smiled gently, opened her cherry mouth and gently bit it on the grilled fish.
In an instant, the browned outer skin was bitten open, and the distinctive grains of sea salt aroused a resonance in the mouth. Then the white and tender fish meat under the burnt yellow croaker skin was eaten into the mouth. The taste was simply amazing!
Leatilla's eyes were wide open on the spot, and she couldn't help but sigh: "It's so delicious. This trip was really not in vain..."
Xiao Qiao looked at the grilled fish in Leatira's hand, and her saliva was almost dripping.
Meixi stared at it curiously, and was wondering how delicious this grilled fish would be. After all, she had never tasted the taste of a mountain stream grouper and had no idea about it.
Fortunately, Chen Zhe immediately roasted the second mountain stream grouper, asked Yan'er to sprinkle sea salt and handed it to Meixi. Meixi was not humble this time, and couldn't wait to take it and taste it.
“Um…”
Meixi, who tasted grilled fish for the first time, was so happy that she was about to fly, her cheeks flushed with emotion.
"It's really delicious. As expected, the grilled fish that's freshly grilled is the best." She sighed sincerely.
Chen Zhe was also very happy to see Meixi's satisfied expression. After all, for a chef, the food he made was recognized by others is something that is very proud of.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, our journey has just begun. Next, we can go to the beach and even go to the sea to catch some sea goods. Then the delicious food will only increase."
"That's great." Meixi said happily.
The other girls also showed a look of yearning on their faces.
...
Almost half an hour later, everyone present ate the grilled fish cooked by Chen Zhe himself.
The golden mountain stream grouper sprinkled with a layer of sea salt, which was simply fascinating.
Looking up at the distance, you can already see the blue sea outside the island in the distance. I believe that as early as dusk, before sunset, and tonight, the sailboat can completely sail away from the island and enter the endless sea.
"We are finally going to sail to the sea!" Xiao Qiao said happily, driving into the sea on a sailboat, which has always been her dreamland.
The others were also excited and looked at the scenery in the distance and looked forward to it.
But the sea was right in front of her, Yan'er was a little nervous. She couldn't help but whisper: "Brother Chen, will we encounter any danger when we enter the sea rashly?"
Chen Zhe smiled and asked back, "What? Are you scared?"
"Well...a little." Yan'er whispered, "When I made this plan before, I felt that the sea was nothing scary because I was in the tree house on the mountain. But now when I really saw the vast ocean, I was a little...a little scared."
Chen Zhe stretched out his hand and rubbed Yan'er's head, saying, "You are in awe of nature, this is human nature, not to mention that the sea itself is an unpredictable place, so it is appropriate to have fear of it.
But we should not let fear be a factor that hinders our progress. Even if there is danger in the sea, we have explored it so that we can find new things, start new adventures, and discover new fun...
Since our sailing ship has been transformed for the sea, we should believe it and this Explorer, right?"
"Well..." Yan'er nodded slightly, then looked at Chen Zhe with a smile and said, "I should believe you too."
"Yes." Chen Zhe said with relief, "You should believe me too, don't worry, we will come back safely."
...
After eating grilled fish, everyone lies leisurely in the cabin to rest. The tropical afternoon sun is too hot, and if you stay outside for a long time, you will be directly burned.
Since he was coming out to relax, Chen Zhe did not drive the sail too fast, and the sail was half-hanged and half-rolled, and the speed was as good as possible.
It was not until dusk and sunset that the sailboat slowly approached the seaside. The golden beach could be seen in the distance, and the island was left behind by the sailboat.
Chen Zhe and everyone walked out of the cabin one after another, came to the side of the boat, and looked at the direction of the sunset falling in the west, and saw that the blue sea was covered with a layer of gold by the sunset.
This picture is really shocking, as if it is an oil painting written by a master.
Everyone looked at the dazzling brilliance in the sky and felt comfortable and happy.
"I finally saw the sunset on the sea. I have been looking forward to seeing this scene for a long time..." Da Qiao said sincerely.
"I was lucky enough to see it once when I was a child, but I watched it in a hurry at that time and didn't feel the shocking side at all." Meixi whispered, "But now I'm really touched by seeing the sunset on the sea."
Chen Zhe couldn't help but smile and said, "Being able to appreciate these wonderful scenery along the way shows that our journey has not come in vain."
Just as everyone was enjoying the beautiful scenery, a "gurgling" sound suddenly came from the crowd. Everyone looked in the sound and saw that the sound came from Xiao Qiao's stomach.
Xiao Qiao was a little embarrassed when everyone stared at her. She blushed and said, "Ahem, that... it's been a long time since lunch. I... I'm hungry. What should we have for dinner?"
After hearing what she said, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Sister Da Qiao even exposes her mercilessly: "You little foodie, you eat the most at noon. After eating three grilled fish, you are the first to be hungry at night..."
"I..." Xiao Qiao said with a stern voice, "I am young and developing, so I have to eat more."
"Bah, it's still developing, don't be shameless." Sister Da Qiao couldn't help but complain.
Chen Zhe looked at Xiao Qiao's figure thoughtfully and joked: "It's developing... Qiao Mengfei, how have you developed for a long time? "
"Hate! Chen Zhe, you bad guy!" Xiao Qiao quickly covered her chest vigilantly and retorted coquettishly, "I... I will develop sooner or later! You can wait!"
Everyone burst into laughter again.
Afterwards, Yan'er cleared the situation and said, "Sister Mengfei is right. It's getting late. We should really think about what to eat for dinner."
Meixi glanced at the surrounding environment and said, "We are probably at the junction of freshwater and seawater. There is the sea in front of us. There should be a lot of seafood here, right?"
"There will be seafood." Chen Zhe nodded, "There should be more crabs and lobsters here. If you lean in the direction of the sea, you should be able to catch some fresh sea fish..."
While speaking, Chen Zhe quickly lifted the fishing basket, then walked towards the boat, observing the nearby waters with sharp eyes.
But the helpless thing is that the sunset shines westward, and the shimmering waves on the entire water surface are reflected by the sunset. You can't see any fish just by observing your eyes.
In desperation, Chen Zhe had no choice but to make a try first, throwing the fish basket into the water, waiting for the prey to take the bait.
There are no mountain stream grouper eaten at noon in this area, and there are not many aquatic organisms in the river. They throw the fish basket in and sway for a while. When Chen Zhe felt that the weight had increased a little, he brought the fish basket back.
There was obviously no prey in the fishing basket this time, and it could be felt from the weight. Everyone had to work together to fish up the fishing basket at noon, but this time Chen Zhe pulled the fishing basket easily.
The girls gathered around to ask:
"How is it? Chen Zhe?"
"Are there fish? Are there fish?"
“Is there any seafood?”
Chen Zhe shook his head regretfully: "It's not heavy, I'm afraid there's nothing..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the fish basket mentioned the side of the boat. Chen Zhe looked inside and saw several huge bread crabs roaming among them. Not only that, there were four or five shrimps jumping around.
"It's very good!" Leatilla said happily, "I've eaten crabs and shrimps!"
Meixi said in shock: "What a big bread crab. I've never seen such a big bread crab before."
To be continued...