Chapter 277: Universal Planting System (16)

【Do you know Cooking?】

After piloting the Flying Vehicle and taking the little one for a spin before returning home, Xie Yang received this message in her Star Net backend.

The sender was none other than the anonymous tycoon who had bought her two food items for ten times the Star Coin price, indirectly sponsoring her rental of this Flying Vehicle.

Xiya Ma had also asked this question, so the answer naturally had to be consistent, and thus she sent two words:

【It's alright.】

The other party seemed to be online, as the reply came quickly: 【What else can you make?】

What can she make?

There are plenty of things she can make!

Xie Yang: 【I have studied under a Cooking Master, and in private, I have also diligently researched Gulan Xing delicacies. As long as you can name the dish, I should be able to make it.】

【……】

From the string of ellipses the other party sent back, Xie Yang vaguely read the four characters for "shameless boasting."

After that, the other party sent no more messages.

Xie Yang felt a bit regretful; she had thought that if she said that, the other party would angrily issue a "propositional essay" and bet her to make them, threatening to expose her if she couldn't, which would have allowed her to take the opportunity to demand ingredients from him...

【Beep beep beep】

【'Starry Sky' has sent you an express delivery. It is expected to arrive at your default address coordinates in 3 minutes. Please pay attention to receive it!】

"???"

Three minutes later, Xie Yang heard the mechanical sound of the delivery Robot responsible for the drop-off echoing above her home.

She had operated the sending of an express delivery once, so she was familiar with this sound, but this was her first time receiving one.

She walked out the door and saw the delivery Robot hovering in mid-air, its telescopic mechanical arm taking an Express Box measuring about one cubic meter from its Space Button cabin and placing it steadily on the open ground in front of her house.

Confirming the delivery was successful, the delivery Robot flew away in an instant.

"Mama, what is this?"

The little one had gone to look at the vegetable patch behind the house as soon as they left the Flying Vehicle, and only ran to the front yard upon hearing the commotion, curiously raising a claw to touch the large, square box.

"Mama doesn't know either."

Xie Yang opened her Light Brain and used the receipt code left by the other party when they sent the express delivery to unlock the insulated Express Box.

"Click," the Express Box was opened.

Revealing the contents inside.

Xie Yang took one look: "!!!"

Although her intuition told her that the box most likely contained ingredients for the delicacies the other party hoped she would make.

But she hadn't expected there to be so many!

The box, about a cubic meter in size, was packed completely full!

Half the box was filled with premium pork, beef, and lamb of uniform thickness and neatly cut, as if they had been carefully selected... Oh, and more! The light red, evenly marbled, and glossy meat appeared to be venison, and the jade-white with a hint of pink was surely Fish.

The other half of the box contained natural ingredients that could never be seen on Garbage Star: emerald-colored Chinese cabbage, snow-white lotus root, jade-colored bamboo shoots, pinkish-purple taro, and gold-and-silver colored chives...

These meats and vegetables were all wrapped in transparent film, looking neat and clean.

In the corner, there were also some bottles and jars.

Xie Yang picked them up to check and discovered they were various seasonings she couldn't buy on Garbage Star; not only were there oil, Salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, but even cumin, star anise, and bay leaves—which were considered scarce goods even on Yilan Star—were included.

Not only were there venison and Fish that couldn't be seen on Garbage Star, but even the spices were prepared so thoroughly.

"……"

What a tycoon!

While sighing with emotion, Xie Yang sent a message to the other party:

【Ingredients received, please order your dishes.】

The other party sent back a string of dish names:

【Yuxiang Large Meat】

【Sauce-Roasted Noble Meat】

【Gold and Silver Delicacy】

【Sheep Square Hiding Fish】

【Gold and Silver Double Shreds】

【Taro Braised Sunflower Greens】

【Oil-Braised Jade Tablet】

【Sweet Snow Lotus Root】

After a pause, they sent another message:

【I only want these eight delicacies; the rest is your reward.】

"……"

So it turns out they are a generous tycoon!

Come to think of it, if she hadn't transmigrated to an ancient era, she really might not have recognized all of these eight dishes, especially the first three meat dishes:

The first, Yuxiang Large Meat, is pork belly fried in an oil pan for ten minutes, drained of oil, then seasoned and steamed until tender. Pork belly made this way has a mellow fragrance, crispy skin, and is fatty but not greasy. In later generations, it evolved to be called braised pork belly.

The second, Sauce-Roasted Noble Meat, refers to beef and lamb that has been marinated in sauce and then roasted. These two types of meat were called "noble meat" in ancient times.

The third, Gold and Silver Delicacy, goes without saying—it is venison. Cooked venison is yellow and white, so gold and silver are used as synonyms. Venison itself is an extremely rare delicacy, so using "delicacy" to describe it is not an exaggeration at all.

But what Xie Yang couldn't figure out was why the Interstellar Plane's terminology for food was so pedantic?

Could it be that the surviving relevant literature was an ancient version? And the modern version was skipped over entirely?

Unable to figure it out, she stopped thinking about it; as long as she could handle it herself, that was enough.

The remaining five dishes can be understood literally:

"Lamb Hidden in Fish" is just "Fish and Lamb Freshness"; "Gold and Silver Double Shreds" is stir-fried yellow chives; "Taro Braised Sunflower Greens" is taro stewed with cabbage; "Oil-Braised Jade Tablets" is oil-braised bamboo shoots; the last dish, "Sweet Snow Lotus Root," is obviously honey-glazed lotus root.

These eight dishes, even if served on the largest platters, wouldn't even take up half a crate.

In other words, her payment is more than half a crate of ingredients plus a batch of premium seasonings that money can't necessarily buy.

Not taking advantage of a good deal is not in her nature.

This order must be accepted!

【Okay! Give me two days, I'll send it to you in two days!】

Actually, for just these eight dishes, why would it take two days?

Even if some ingredients need to be pre-processed or marinated, it would be enough time to ship them out by tomorrow.

But she had already agreed with Xiya Ma to go to District 1 to "restock" tomorrow, and one shouldn't break an appointment.

Besides, "restocking" is related to the long-term business of her online shop, which is also an important matter that cannot be delayed.

Main System looked at its Host: 【...】

It's just that she wants to do both businesses.

Xie Yang: Not earning money when it's there... well, you know.

【...】

Thanks to this wealthy patron, the mother and child were able to have a sumptuous feast tonight.

However, since it was late, Xie Yang didn't make too much.

The venison was sliced thin, pan-fried, and sprinkled with sea salt and cumin; the emerald cabbage leaves were used to wrap the cumin venison, while the stalks were shredded and stir-fried; the beef, lamb, and fish were sliced thin for Hot Pot, with the soup base being the broth previously made from large bones.

The Hot Pot soup base bubbled away, and the shredded cabbage stalks were stir-fried on an oiled iron plate, emitting the unique, fresh fragrance of cabbage along with a sizzling sound.

On another iron plate, the venison sizzled and smoked; after being pan-fried on both sides and sprinkled with seasoning, an overpowering aroma wafted over.

"Slurp—"

The little one was drooling.

Xie Yang laughed, picked up a piece of cumin venison for him, blew on it, and held it to his mouth: "Zai Zai, help Mommy taste if it's salty enough?"

"Okay!"

The little one didn't quite understand what "tasting for saltiness" meant, but as long as he was helping Mommy, he was very happy.

He took a big bite, and his light brown star-like eyes instantly widened into circles.

Wow!

So delicious!

The little one was so excited his tail wagged wildly, but he didn't reach out his little hands to grab the cumin venison being fried on the plate; instead, he licked the corner of his mouth and said in a soft, milky voice: "Zai Zai will eat with Mommy."

Sub-system: 【So cute, so cute! Why didn't I go to the Orc world before? A miscalculation! A huge miscalculation!】

Main System: 【Indeed cute!】

Xie Yang smiled.

A sensible and cute furry creature—who could resist that?