Sheng Jiu explained to Ares that things shouldn't have come to this between them.
Some life or death feuds can't be resolved with a single killing.
Ares was still worried. He was already communicating remotely with the operations department, preparing to get a result on Paul's case as soon as possible and then send him over to serve his sentence.
Paul: ?
Sheng Jiu was going to the market, and Ares wanted to go with her.
Once they arrived, Ares kept a sharp eye on everyone who appeared around Sheng Jiu.
Everyone: ...
A little panicked!
Where did that murderous aura come from?
Sheng Jiu didn't pay much attention, using the time to choose her ingredients.
Only three cucumbers of the 'excellent' quality were found in the basket, and they were all taken.
Only one bunch of bok choy of the 'excellent-' quality were found, and some of them were mixed in with those rated 'good' or 'good-'.
However, the price was fair, so she could take her time choosing after buying some.
Of course, the pork was naturally chosen carefully. There was a stall where the pork was freshly slaughtered, and every piece of meat from the whole pig was of 'excellent' quality.
Sheng Jiu had a discerning eye because of the system's guidance.
Some people have their own unique insights into fresh produce or vegetables.
Therefore, they also knew that this stall's meat was good.
And so, a long queue formed in front of this meat stall.
Sheng Jiu was glad she had arrived early.
When it was her turn, she ordered a large piece of hind leg meat, four ribs, a large piece of pork fat, and two pig's trotters.
Actually, Sheng Jiu also wanted to buy pig liver, but…
The older women ahead of her in line had already successfully devoured all the pig liver.
Sheng Jiu felt she hadn't bought much, but even so, the older men and women behind her in line were already clamoring, "Little girl, don't buy it all! Leave some for us!"
"That's right, good things should be shared!"
…
Sheng Jiu hadn't planned to buy much.
Today's menu was basically finalized: Steamed Shrimp Dumplings and Shrimp Paste Noodle Soup.
So the groceries at the market were just random purchases, mainly for her, Ares, and the others' staff meals.
Hearing the older men's advice, Sheng Jiu smiled helplessly.
When she turned around, a customer who had been to the shop before recognized her, and an older woman immediately said loudly, "Let her buy it, let the Little Boss buy it, the Little Boss's cooking is good!"
A diner who hadn't been there before immediately objected: "No way, no way! I already had my eye on those ribs, save some for me, a jin (500 g) is enough!"
"Do you have any pork shoulder? If not, foreleg meat will do too, please save a piece for me."
"I just need the bone!"
...
Everyone's eyes were bright, the best meat were indeed being fought over.
At the next stall, a few people came in a hurry, unwilling to queue, thinking they could make do, and picked and chose what they bought.
Most people were still standing in line at the back.
Sheng Jiu briefly greeted some familiar diners and then followed Ares to the other side.
As they walked, Ares muttered to himself, "It's a pity I haven't seen any mutated pigs on my side."
Over the past few days, Ares had gained a slight understanding of this world through Sheng Jiu's tablet.
He had been looking for any mutated, pig-like species in interstellar space.
No.
However, on one planet, there exists something similar, yet not quite the same.
He had mentioned it to Sheng Jiu before, and Sheng Jiu suspected it was a mutated wild boar. Especially after hearing Ares say that the thing was incredibly strong in combat, she was even more convinced that it must be a wild boar.
However, there wasn't any wild boar on the current desolate planet, seafood was more common.
Therefore, she will have to wait until Ares and the others return to headquarters, recharge their mechs, and all kinds of transportation are readily available before she can eat.
The two of them went back to the shop after buying everything.
Just then, the system delivery truck arrived, and Sheng Jiu received the ingredients.
There were six large buckets of shrimp meat and a little over three buckets of shrimp shells today.
It still contains the metallic iridium.
The ones sold to Qiao Zheng Yuan hadn't received a reply yet, so Sheng Jiu wasn't in a hurry to sell them.
Anyway, these were in high demand, so they shouldn't be hard to sell, she'd deal with it later.
The four buckets of wild scallions had been thoroughly cleaned, removing all impurities and roots, and now lay clean in the buckets.
Ares quickly carried the ingredients into the shop.
Li Cheng Xiang was just preparing the seasonings and had just started cooking the braising liquid when he heard Sheng Jiu's commotion. He peeked over and asked, "Little Boss, what ingredients did the company deliver today?"
Sheng Jiu casually gestured towards the bucket: "Shrimp meat. Today we have shrimp dumplings and shrimp paste noodle soup."
Li Cheng Xiang: Slurp!
Oh no!
His wallet!
It's going to be gone again!
The raw shrimp meat doesn't have a strong aroma. Instead, the cleaned wild scallions have a natural, refreshing fragrance that is quite overpowering.
Wherever it passed, it left a lingering fragrance, as if to prove it had been there.
Li Cheng Xiang, smelling the aroma, couldn't help but say, "Little Boss, the wild scallions your company supplies smell amazing!"
Sheng Jiu agreed with this.
Although these wild scallions don't have any medicinal properties, but their aroma is quite good.
Li Cheng Xiang had originally wanted to ask which delivery company they were from, but then worried that since they weren't very familiar with each other, it would be impolite to ask abruptly.
To be honest…
The aroma of those scallions was so wonderful that he even considered taking some from the company.
He wondered if the company would provide it for small orders.
Sheng Jiu returned quickly.
First, she instructed Ares to chop the filling.
They needed to have xiaolongbao for breakfast today, followed by Steamed Shrimp Dumplings.
Therefore, they would need quite a bit of minced meat.
Ares was now quite skilled at this task.
So, in no time, he had chopped all the filling.
Sheng Jiu was still making noodles for the day. Seeing that the pork filling was ready, she asked Ares to prepare the shrimp filling.
This didn't need to be too finely chopped, the key is to retain the granular texture of the shrimp meat.
As soon as Ares heard this, he understood immediately. After asking a few questions and getting a general idea of the standards, he went all out and got to work.
After preparing the ingredients, Sheng Jiu seasoned the minced meat.
Divide the pork in half. Stir-fry one half until cooked and seasoned. After seasoning, mix it with the raw minced pork. Finally, sprinkle in the chopped scallions, and the mixture was stirred well before it was ready to be wrapped.
The method for wrapping xiaolongbao is different from that for dumplings and wontons.
It was a completely new learning experience.
But Ares bravely went for it!
He had previously thought that wontons were difficult to wrap.
But after actually trying to wrap xiaolongbao, Ares realized…
Ha!
There are even harder ones.
Watching Sheng Jiu easily pinch one pleat after another, shaping the xiaolongbao into cute, round forms, Ares thought: This isn't difficult at all!
But when he tried it himself, he was dumbfounded.
Ah this…
If he pinched them too big or too small, the xiaolongbao would be crooked, flat, ugly, or even leak…
Sheng Jiu's xiaolongbao were round and adorable.
Ares's xiaolongbao were broken and laughable.
Ares: …