After prying open the door, Lu Tiao saw two people standing in the room, a man and a woman. They were wearing commoners and had numb expressions. From the moment Lu Tiao came in, the two people had been staring at him warily.
"Hello, I would like to ask how to get to Kushui Town?"
Lu Tan briefly glanced around the house. Although it was the largest house in the village, it still seemed narrow and cramped. Apart from a wooden bed, a table, two chairs, a kitchen table, and cabinets, there was nothing decent.
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"Hongshui Town...over there, go straight along the road."
The man replied with a gloomy face. He was a little scared and a little angry, and pointed to the road.
"I think you don't seem to welcome us. Is it because we are going to Dry Water Town?"
Lu Tan asked again, approaching the kitchen counter and looking at the things on it.
Dried fish, flour, rice, etc.
"Hushui Town is unlucky..."
The man spoke hesitantly, and he saw Lu Tan pick up the salted fish hanging in front of the kitchen counter.
"I'm a little hungry now. Can I have some of your dried salted fish? I see that you have a lot of dried fish hanging here. You can't keep this kind of dried fish for too long. If you don't eat it now, it will go bad later and you may get a stomachache. How about this?
Now that I'm here, I'm destined to be with you, so why don't I help you take some dried salted fish away, which can be considered a good deed."
As he spoke, Lu Tiao took down three of the dried salted fish and stuffed them into his bag.
"..."
The man looked at the crowbar in Lu Tan's hand and hesitated to speak.
"The garlic will sprout even if you don't eat it. The onions won't last too long. There is also salt. It has been very foggy recently and has become damp. For your health, I will help you get rid of it."
Lu Tan grabbed some garlic, onions, kelp, a handful of salt, and finally some rice.
"By the way, do you know the Black Queen Mother?"
He skillfully put the ingredients into his bag and asked casually.
Hearing this word, the expressions on the faces of men and women finally changed, from indifferent and dull, to panic, fear, and awe.
"I don't dare to know, I don't dare to know..."
The man muttered and took a few steps back.
"Don't dare to know? That means you know?"
Lu Tiao took two steps forward.
"I don't know, I don't know..."
The woman blocked her ears, as if just hearing the word would hurt her.
"Do you know about the Hai family? I heard that there are strange noises coming from their yard at night?"
Lu Tiao pressed forward step by step.
"The Hai family is, the Hai family is the messenger of God, I don't dare to know, I don't dare to know..."
The man said in awe.
"It does seem to have a profound impact."
Lu Tiao murmured to himself.
Since they had already taken the dried salted fish, he did not embarrass the man any more, walked out of the house, and thoughtfully closed the door for them.
"Did you find anything?"
Drizzt didn't know what was going on in the house, so he asked.
“The salted fish is of good quality.”
Lu Tan put the three dried salted fish on the carriage and climbed into the carriage.
"Did you steal it from other people's houses?"
Drizzt glanced at the three dried salted fishes by Lu Jian.
"No, I took it. I didn't threaten them. If you don't believe me, ask them."
Lu Jian explained.
"...Are you really going to eat these?"
Drizzt asked in confusion as he set the carriage in motion.
When he was in the Quiet Place, he usually tried to avoid eating local food. On the one hand, it was to prevent anything weird from being included in the food, and on the other hand, most of the local food tasted indescribable.
"Yes, otherwise what should I do with these? You have really weird problems."
Lu Tan replied matter-of-factly, and then looked at the far away village behind him.
"People here must know about the Black Queen Mother, and the Hai family probably has something weird, but they dare not say it, probably because the Hai family controls this area."
"The task is a bit difficult."
Drizzt thought.
The mission is to survive until the wedding is over, and also to witness the wedding, which means that it is impossible to hide outside the town of dry water until the time expires, and when you are in the middle of the wedding, you will probably be surrounded by people from the town of dry water. If something happens in the middle
Due to unexpected events, it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands.
"Aren't you going to eat?"
Lu Tan pointed to the dried salted fish beside him.
"I won't eat..."
Drizzt was ashamed.
"Then I'll eat it myself."
He took out a camping barbecue grill, some charcoal, a pot, and mineral water from his bag.
The barbecue grill is designed to be suspended in the air and can be placed directly on the carriage. After lighting the fire, Lu Jian heats the pot and pours oil.
Throw the dried salted fish cut into small pieces into hot oil and fry. Soon, a burst of fragrance will spread out.
The villagers' dried salted fish is not completely air-dried, but it still has some umami flavor. As long as it is heated at high temperature, it immediately emits that unique seafood smell.
Then he put down the onions and garlic and sauteed until fragrant, then added water.
Finally add rice, sliced kelp, cover the pot and wait.
"...You seem to be very skilled?"
Drizzt looked at Lu Tiao with a strange look.
It doesn’t matter if it’s the first time to come to the Silent Land. To be able to come to the foreign land of [Corrosion] difficulty, you must be a veteran of at least two missions. Why did Lu Jian not bring various survival props, but the kitchen utensils are so complete?
“Just average.”
While Lu Jian was waiting, he saw that the surrounding trees had become sparse, the night wind began to get stronger, the humidity in the air became greater, and the smell of the sea became stronger.
You can even hear the faint sound of waves.
The sea breeze blows the leaves, making a rustling sound, which looks inexplicably strange on the empty and quiet road.
Gulu gulu——
Lu Tan's pot made a bubbling sound and he opened the lid.
The rice was cooked into porridge, and together with salted fish and kelp, it looked like primitive people's food. It didn't have much appeal, but the fragrance was very strong. The salty smell penetrated into the nose, and even Drizzt couldn't bear it.
He swallowed his saliva.
Lu Tan picked up the spoon, filled a little porridge with salted fish and kelp, and put it into his mouth.
The umami flavor locked up due to sun-drying is stimulated at high temperature and mixed with rice, giving it an extraordinary texture. The fish meat is delicate, the kelp is crisp, and the rice is soft and glutinous. Together with the spicy aroma of onions and garlic, it becomes a delicious dish.
A warm pot of porridge.
“It’s quite delicious.”
As long as the ingredients are good enough, it will be delicious just stewed.
Lu Tan drank porridge and gnawed on salted fish. Drizzt looked at this scene and was a little confused.
"You really don't want to eat?"
Seeing his confusion, Lu Tiao took out a spare bowl.
"I'll just eat a little bit, a little bit."
Drizzt felt as if he had been led astray by this man.
But when he picked up the bowl and drank the salted fish porridge, letting the taste of the sea soak into his tongue, Drizzt felt that it was good to eat something like this.
As soon as he finished a big meal of salted fish porridge and put down the bowl, he saw the front suddenly opened up, the trees disappeared, and the shadows of the buildings stretched across the night.
They arrived at Dry Water Town.
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