Chapter 513: What if She Went Crazy Keeping All Her Frustrations Bottled In
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Du Yue did not plan to return to the fourth base, but she was willing to help the people in the base live a better life. She did not need to pay too much anyway. If the fourth base managed to plant the mushrooms, they could go to the third base to trade for them. Although this method was a little convoluted and the time required would not be too short, Yu Xinya and Wan Dapeng should be able to eat the mushrooms before the eternal night descended!
He Xing pondered for a moment. “I’m not sure about this. If it’s just Sun Yu and the others, they can leave as they please. But now, the first base was going to send people to follow them. They need to prepare a lot of things, so it might take some time.”
“That’s for the best. It’s best if they can wait until the mushrooms mature before setting off,” Du Yue said.
A week pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye, and the mushrooms that had been fed with nutrient solution grew happily. As expected, they matured as Du Yue had expected.
Coincidentally, He Xing had no work during this period of time. After washing up that day, the two of them went to pick mushrooms together. The mushrooms that were cut off were put into the s.p.a.ce by Du Yue. She had prepared wooden boxes in advance. The mushrooms were placed in cl.u.s.ters, and there was no need to worry about them being crushed. There were many ways to eat oyster mushrooms. The only flaw was that they were relatively fragile, especially at the edges. One had to be extremely careful. Du Yue picked the mushrooms while thinking of various ways to eat the mushroom in her mind.
No matter how much she thought about it, she still felt that salt and pepper mushrooms were the most fragrant way to eat them.
Her appet.i.te suddenly grew. After she finished collecting the mushrooms and returned to the house, she took out some and said excitedly to He Xing, “Let’s stir fry pepper and salt mushrooms!”
“Alright! It sounds like it’ll be very delicious!”
It was not complicated to make the pepper and salt mushrooms. First, they washed the oyster mushrooms and tore them into strips by hand before placing them in a basin. Then, they added salt to the basin to remove the moisture from the mushrooms and squeezed them dry.
After that, they added eggs, starch, salt, pepper powder, and five-spice powder. They mixed these seasonings with the mushrooms. The mushrooms were fried until they were golden yellow in hot oil.
Mushrooms were very oil-absorbing. After being fried at a high temperature, the mushrooms were charred and fragrant. They were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The taste was not inferior to meat. Du Yue picked up a mushroom and put it in her mouth. The oily and crispy taste instantly burst out in her mouth. Du Yue quickly picked up a piece and placed it in He Xing’s bowl.” Try it!”
He Xing nodded as he ate. “It’s delicious. It’s even more delicious than meat!” “Yeah, it is!”
“Why do 1 feel that it’s much more delicious than the mushrooms we’ve eaten before?” Du Yue exclaimed as she chewed. “Is it because of the nutrient solution?”
“It should be!” The two of them were chatting when they happened to see Xia Ju walking out of the room. Du Yue did not even need to look back to know that Xia Ju must have followed the smell.
Sure enough, she did not miss out on anything. In the next second, Xia Ju, whose long hair was tangled into a bird’s nest, sat opposite her. Seeing her like this, Du Yue could not help but burst out laughing. Xia Ju rubbed her eyes and looked over. “What are you laughing at?”
Du Yue quickly stifled her laughter. “I’m just wondering if the chicks will lay eggs on your head when they see you like this.”
Xia Ju glared at Du Yue, but she did not have time to argue with her. Instead, she pointed at the plate of fried mushrooms on the table. “What’s this good stuff?”
“Fried mushrooms. Go get some chopsticks and let’s eat together.”
“This little bit might not be enough. I need a whole plate of it to myself!”
“You want another plate of it?”
“Yes! Only when I’m full will 1 have the strength to study!”
Seeing Xia Ju’s serious expression, Du Yue smiled and shook her head. However, she still got up and fried another batch of mushrooms for Xia Ju. “Do you want it to be slightly spicy or very spicy?”
“I want it to be super spicy! I need the spiciness to wake me up.” Xia Ju said decisively.
Du Yue moved very quickly. In less than ten minutes, a plate of extremely spicy fried mushrooms was placed on the table. Du Yue picked up a chopstick full of mushrooms and stuffed them into her mouth. The mushrooms that had just come out of the pot were crispy and fragrant. Xia Ju also chewed a lot, making cracking sounds. It did not seem like she was eating but rather venting.
Seeing her like this, Du Yue and He Xing looked at each other and did not say anything. They just watched her eat quietly. The slow progress of the research made her uncomfortable. It was a good thing that she could vent her anger. Otherwise, what if she went crazy keeping all her frustrations bottled in? Xia Ju lowered her head and did not say anything. She was focused on tackling this plate of fried mushrooms..