NOVEL NEXT Chapter 74 Grilled Oysters Coffee Beans 1
The Xingjue is still two days away from Wutong Port in Linzhou County. Along the way, the two parrots "Doudu" and "Zhuan Zhuan" accompany us, making the voyage more interesting.
Captain Li said to Ma Xi, "Miss Ah Ma, how about you sell me one of these two parrots? I won't be so bored when I go to sea in the future."
"Haha, as expected, every captain must be accompanied by a parrot." Mao Xi said to himself.
She turned around and asked the two parrots beside her: "If any of you want to accompany Captain Li, just fly to the Captain's place."
Spreading its wings, it flew to Li Chuanguan's shoulder and ate half of the apple in his hand.
"Hahaha, Miss Ah Miao, then "Zuanzhuan" will go to sea with me from now on!"
Another parrot "Doudou" flew to the mast of the ship and shouted: "Pirates! Pirates!"
Everyone looked down and saw three tanned South Asian men sitting on a small cargo boat filled with fruits and vegetables.
They said in local dialect: "Do you want fruit? Do you want vegetables?"
Atai and other sailors, holding wooden sticks in their hands, beat hard on the side of the boat.
Artest shouted to the three people in native dialect: "No fruit, get out of here! Get out of here!"
Seeing that the sales failed, the three men drove away.
Mao Xi couldn't understand their conversation and asked, "Artai, what are you talking about?"
Atai explained that every time he returns to the waterway near Wutong Port, there will be some pirates from various places in Nanzhou, Dongzhou, and Xizhou who will appear and rob him. They will disguise themselves as small fishing boats and approach first. There are probably knives hidden under the fruits. It would be dangerous to let them on board rashly.
Two sailors climbed to the lookout and saw a larger ship approaching not far away. They shouted warily: "Attention! A strange ship is approaching!"
The sailors on the ship took out their weapons, and Captain Li ordered the two gun ports to be opened and entered a defensive state.
The two ships passed each other at a safe distance without any conflict.
A wave of unrest, a wave of up!
A gust of evil wind blew up, the waves rolled, and the Xingjue was blown to a small island that was not marked on the chart.
After the ship was anchored and berthed on the shore, everyone disembarked.
There were many families of fishermen on the shore, drying their nets and looking at the group of strangers who got off the boat.
Mao Xi looked at the aborigines on the island. They looked like Indians, with strong bodies and dark and yellow skin.
Two yellow-skinned people stepped out among the islanders.
After some understanding, it turned out that this was Huolu Island. Their names were Pang Panghai and Pang Xiaohai, and they were from Wutong Port in the Huaiguo.
In order to fish in the ocean, I was hit by the tide to this island. I tried many times but got lost halfway and could not return to Wutong Port, so I lived on this island for two years.
Nalan Jue and the ship's boss, accompanied by Pang Panghai, acted as translators and discovered that black pearls were abundant here, which was a new business opportunity for him in the jewelry business.
Pang Xiaohai took Mao Xi and Mu Zhiyuan to introduce the food on the island.
"Brother Xiaohai, besides fishing, what else do you usually eat?" Mao Xi asked.
"Shellfish and oysters, Miss Ah Miao, the oysters we have here are very delicious. I will take you to see them."
Pang Xiaohai took the two of them to the beach. The rocks were covered with dense oysters. The two young men wore special shoes, held rocks and wooden buckets, and knocked on the rocks.
One of them waved to Xiaohai, who climbed to the edge of the reef and helped her ashore.
"Nia, these two are from my hometown, say hello to them."
Mao Xi saw a tanned woman wearing a headscarf and long hair, holding hands with Xiao Hai.
"Hello, I am Xiao Hai's wife!" Nia communicated with Ma Xi in slightly jerky Chinese.
"Brother Xiaohai, have you married here?"
Xiaohai smiled and nodded, taking Mao Xi back to the fishing village.
Nia squatted by the stove, preparing to cook grilled oysters. Mao Xi stepped forward to help clean the oysters and prepare lemon and garlic for seasoning.
"Nia, there are oysters on the beach. Isn't it too dangerous to go digging on the rocks?"
"There are also ones on the beach, but the ones on the rocks are bigger and more delicious."
Nia put minced garlic on each oyster, squeezed some lemon juice, and grilled them on the stove. When the juice in the shell bubbles, they are ready.
The sea and the sea invited the crew to come over and eat oysters. The plump and tender taste conquered everyone's taste buds.
Mao Xi borrowed the oyster digging tools from Nia, ran to the beach and dug oysters by herself.
How can you miss this wild delicacy, and you don’t have to spend money to buy it. Now you can dig up as much as you can and store it in your space.
Mu Zhiyuan followed and helped Miao Xi dig oysters together.
"Ah Shu, there should be some in Wutong Port. You have dug so much now. Will it still be fresh when you go back?"
"I put it in the freezer and it can be stored for a month. The main reason is that the taste of the oysters here is too fresh and sweet. The oysters sold in Wutong Port are too small."
There was a smell of coffee familiar to migrant workers in the air, and Mao Xi looked at the crowd.
She saw Nia, roasting coffee beans in a pan.
Mao Xi moved forward curiously to observe the primitive practices of the locals.
Nia stirred the coffee beans with a spoon, and the color of the coffee beans changed from light green to dark brown. She poured the beans into a stone mortar, pounded the beans with a wooden hammer, and ground them by hand.
The ground coffee powder is poured directly into a pot of boiling water and boiled. After brewing, it is poured directly into a cup, and sugar and local grass leaves are added.
Xiaohai said this was local coffee tea and invited everyone to taste it.
Coffee with sugar was not that bitter. Nalan Jue was deeply attracted by the aroma of coffee and asked Nia for advice on how to make it.
Mao Xi took a sip. The beans from this origin, coupled with the local cooking method, had a fragrance that was several blocks away from Buck.
The coffee here is freshly roasted and drunk, and there are no finished coffee beans. Mao Xi found a few neighbors and exchanged durian and squid with them for some green coffee beans to store in the space.
After staying for half a day, everyone returned to the boat and prepared to sail back home. Dahai, Xiaohai and Niya also returned to Dahuai Country.
This voyage not only saved Mao Xi and two fellow villagers, Nalan Jue also negotiated a new black pearl and coffee business in Changdao. The black pearl alone could make him a fortune.
After bidding farewell to the ship's boss, Ma Xi was anxious to report to his mother that she was safe, and Tong Mu Zhiyuan returned to Lihua Town first.
Captain Li looked at her back and said, "Ah Shu, she is really a treasure girl!"
"Treasure girl~! Treasure girl~!"
The parrot screamed and circled around the boss of the boat.