A Small Meeting

Fu Hua glanced at Xu Yanwu and opened her mouth to accept the small spoonful of Crab Roe.

The taste made Fu Hua cover her mouth in surprise.

Although Sea Crab roe was somewhat inferior to that of freshwater crabs, Xu Yanwu's careful selection before coming ashore had still brought out a distinctive flavor.

"Looks like it tastes pretty good."

Xu Yanwu nodded in satisfaction. "Then let's keep going..."

"Simmer it over low heat for a while, and the flavor will become even richer."

Xu Yanwu took out a large Clay Pot and put all the crab meat he had picked out into it. In another Clay Pot, he began cooking plain rice porridge.

After cutting the scallions, ginger, and garlic into large chunks and tossing them into the pot, Xu Yanwu added a little oil, turned on the heat, and stir-fried the crab meat.

He did not stir-fry it for long. As soon as the aroma had been brought out, Xu Yanwu stopped.

The delicious fragrance spread through the kitchen, but Xu Yanwu turned his attention to the scallions and ginger in the pot.

Using chopsticks, Xu Yanwu picked out the scallions, ginger, and garlic.

"Xu Yanwu, what are you doing?"

Fu Hua was somewhat curious, but Xu Yanwu said, "Earlier, it was to bring out some flavor. Now, I simply don't like eating ginger and garlic..."

Xu Yanwu vividly remembered getting braised pork at his school cafeteria, only to find that out of six pieces, five had been large chunks of ginger. Ever since then, he had harbored immense resentment toward ginger.

Sure, it smelled great when used for seasoning, but if you suddenly bit into a mouthful of ginger while eating...

Not many people could handle that kind of shock.

"All right, there's still plenty left to