I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 458 Amazing Grilled Meat

After resting for a night, Lezhi was invited to treat the patients of the Kunling tribe the next morning. Since his arrival in the Youmeng tribe, his whereabouts have been almost transparent among the tribes, and the Kunling tribe had been looking forward to it for a long time.

With the patient's cooperation, the treatment went incredibly smoothly. Including the time allotted for distributing the chocolate fruit, it wasn't even lunchtime yet when Lezhi finished her treatment and left the "ward" with Snow feeling completely relaxed.

“It’s still early. If you’re not hungry, how about I take you to stroll around the shopping street? It’s just around the corner, very close.” Snow suggested enthusiastically. He was amazed by Lezhi’s efficiency and was still excited.

The shadow that had troubled his people for so long was easily dealt with. The huge surprise brought a slight sense of unreality, but more than anything, he was excited. Now he just wanted to do more for Lezhi, and even more, to repay his kindness on behalf of his people.

Snow's state of mind was not an isolated case; in fact, Lezhi was quite used to it. "Okay, let's go then."

After readily agreeing, she remembered that Lei Xiu was still beside her, and looked up at him questioningly. Lei Xiu nodded in response.

There's nothing wrong with just going shopping.

The three of them went outside, and Snow was about to give directions to the shopping street when a shadow fell over them.

"Chiu-gu~"

It turned out that Cola saw them and came over to greet them.

As its keeper and partner, Lei Xiu immediately bent his arm to allow Cola to place its claws. The shadow gathered and landed smoothly on Lei Xiu's elbow, the dark feathers almost blending into Lei Xiu's black robes.

Cola is growing bigger and bigger, almost changing every day. Now that it's grown up, it can no longer be tucked into a shirt and carried around. Coupled with its nature of yearning for the sky and not wanting to be bound, it now spends more time outdoors, only returning to eat and sleep.

Compared to Coke, Maoqiu is much more attached to home, or rather, to Lezhi, especially after emerging from the lava, Maoqiu hasn't left Lezhi for a single second.

This made Cola a little unhappy, and it kept trying to lure Maoqiu to stay outdoors with it, but it always failed.

"Chirp chirp~" "Chirp chirp..."

Today was another routine attempt at persuasion, which once again ended in failure with Coke.

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"This is the main street of the shopping district. You can find almost everything you need for daily life here, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation."

The two birds had their own conversation, and the tree spirits didn't want to interfere. They focused on their original destination: the shopping street.

Snow was not lying; the "ward" was very close to the shopping street. After walking for a few minutes and turning a corner, the quiet street immediately became bustling with people.

The main street of the shopping street has been specially widened so that dozens of people can walk side by side without feeling crowded. On both sides of the road, there are shops of various shapes and sizes.

It's unclear which shop owner came up with the idea, but they actually used scleroderma to grow patterns on wooden boards as storefront signs, making it clear at a glance what each shop mainly sells.

For example, the first shop on their right has a signboard with a design of crossed swords, which clearly indicates that it sells weapons.

Next door, the signboard features a simple drawing of an insect; it sells insect meat.

In addition, there are shops selling fruits and vegetables, rattan products, fluorite products, and fur fabrics. The short shopping street truly encompasses all aspects of daily life, including clothing, food, and housing.

After just one walk around, Lezhi felt that this was a mini-trade fair.

However, "Snow, doesn't anyone sell cooked food here?"

"Yes." Thinking that Lezhi was hungry, Snow immediately led the way, bringing the two of them to a building at the end of the street.

The picture painted on the door of this shop is of bowls and chopsticks, so it must be a place to eat.

"This is it. Siwu is very skilled in cooking. He himself likes to cook, so he simply opened this shop. Anyone in the clan who is too lazy to cook or who is not good at cooking will come here to have a treat."

As he spoke, he pushed open the shop door. A bell hung at the entrance, which would ring when the door was opened to alert the shop owner that a customer had arrived.

"Siwu, are you there?"

"Yes, I'm coming!"

The kitchen was located inside the shop. Hearing the noise outside, the shop owner responded and soon came out.

Upon seeing Snow, the shopkeeper's eyes widened, and his smile broadened, clearly delighted. "Snow, when did you get back?"

"They just arrived yesterday, and they brought their friends here as soon as they got back." He changed the subject to Lezhi and Leixiu, introducing them to the shop owner, "This is Lezhi, and that's Leixiu. They just arrived in the Kunling Clan, and I brought them here to show them around. Can we order food now?"

"Of course, come on, have a seat."

Following the shop owner to a seat by the window, Lezhi took the opportunity to observe the surrounding environment.

In his opinion, the shop was not small. The tables and chairs were not arranged in the straight lines that were common in his previous life. Instead, they were placed haphazardly, one on the left and one on the right, with about ten tables in total.

Although it was said to be random, the actual effect is not messy at all, which shows that the shop owner did not just arrange it randomly, but rather after careful consideration.

Before they came in, there were already three tables of customers in the restaurant, two of which had food on them and one of which was waiting for their meal.

The group looked at Lezhi and his party with curiosity. They all seemed to know Snow, as almost every table greeted him with a nod or a word.

"Alright, what do you want to eat? Today we have roasted winged beetles and roasted hard-shelled beetles, with roasted stone fruit and vegetables as side dishes."

There was no menu in the restaurant, so Siwu directly told them what was on the menu for the day. He said he was ordering, but there was really no choice.

"Bring one of everything you're good at, and we'll ask if you need more." Before Lezhi could speak, Snow made the decision directly. After watching Siwu go to the kitchen to prepare the meal, he explained, "The menu for the day is determined by the ingredients available. The main dish is roast meat. Siwu is quite skilled, so you can try it. If you like it, you can ask for more."

He only mentioned the meat, without mentioning the side dishes. Lezhi asked him about it out of curiosity, but received a meaningful look in response from Snow.

"...You'll find out in a bit."

The wait wasn't particularly long; their meal was served shortly after the meal served to the table that had arrived before them.

"Here it is! This is roasted winged beetle, this is roasted hard-shelled beetle, and roasted stone fruit is here. Today's vegetables are wavy leafy greens and curly leafy greens. I specially paired them with hawthorn berries for you. They look good and taste good too. Come and try them." Si Wu introduced the dishes one by one.

When the roasted meat was served, Lezhi realized that the Kunling tribe's method of roasting meat was different from theirs. Judging from the surface of the meat, he figured it must have been roasted in an oven-like appliance.

The two types of meat are completely different. Grilled wing-shell worms are similar to red meat, with strong fibers, chewy texture, and rich meaty flavor. Hard-shell worms are closer to white meat, with tender and smooth texture that melts in your mouth, giving you a feeling of collagen filling your mouth, but not greasy at all.

Most importantly, as soon as the barbecue was served, Lezhi smelled a peculiar yet familiar aroma. At first, he wasn't quite sure, but after tasting it carefully, he realized that the two pieces of barbecue had been marinated with seasonings before being grilled.

All meat, more or less, will have a certain fishy smell. Some people find it acceptable, while others cannot stand it. Therefore, removing the fishy smell becomes the most crucial step in preparing meat dishes.

There are many ways to remove the fishy smell: press with scallions, ginger, and garlic; blanch and marinate in advance; and also use good cooking methods and suitable spices.

Today's grilled meat has achieved the most important points: a unique cooking method and suitable spices.

If he wasn't mistaken, this spice, which is a bit pungent but strangely suited to be eaten with meat, is pepper.