Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"We caught a lot of rabbits this time, followed by deer. You don't need pheasants, do you?"

"You don't need pheasants. Lilia's chicken supply is quite sufficient right now. But if you kill too many and can't use them all, I can help you consume some."

"That's not necessary. I only caught eight this time, and made beggar's chicken out of five. I've already eaten three, so there are five left. I can use them up in a few simple dishes."

"Beggar's chicken?" Dart's eyes lit up again as a cooking expert. "How is it cooked? Why is it called 'Beggar's chicken'?"

"Well, I'll tell you slowly next time when I have time how to cook Beggar's Chicken and the origin of its name. It's almost time for dinner, so you should first take a look at what prey you want, so as not to delay the guests' meal." Lin Xia advised.

"That's right, then I want 15 rabbits and 4 deer!"

"I have five adult female deer and ten young deer. Do you want all the adults, or a few young deer?" Lin Xia had to ask this clearly.

"Three adult deer and one young deer!" Dart thought for a moment and replied, "There's more adult deer meat, which can satisfy the needs of the restaurant's guests. Lin and I can try the young deer ourselves. It's not a large amount, and we can finish it in one go."

"Sure! 2000G for a rabbit." Lin Xia agreed with Dart's opinion. "The deer we hunted this time are all quite fat. After all, it's autumn and there's no shortage of food, so I'll charge you 8G for an adult deer and 3G for a young deer. Do you need me to help you with that?"

"That's not necessary. I have already ordered a livestock processing machine from Sabara. After all, I will have many opportunities to cook animals in the future, and it will be too late to always do it manually!" Dart said with a smile, "But why is there such a big price difference between adult deer and young deer?"

"Many parts of adult deer have medicinal value, such as deer blood, deer skin, deer bones, deer tail, deer internal organs, etc. Don't waste them. You can ask Dote if he wants them and sell them to him as medicinal materials, or make them into medicinal food."

Lin Xia patiently explained. She was not trying to cheat. Deer were valuable and not easy to obtain. They could not be sold as ordinary food. "What I sold you was only a female deer. Male deer have higher medicinal value. You are mainly in the catering business, so it is not cost-effective to buy male deer."

Dart nodded in understanding, and the two happily completed the trade of rabbits and deer. Lin Xia earned a total of 30G and was very happy.

"By the way, didn't you catch the wild boar this time?" Dart asked curiously.

"The taste of wild boar meat is still not as good as domestic pork. The pigs I raised will be ready for consumption in about two weeks, so I didn't take the initiative to catch them this time. However, due to unexpected circumstances, I still caught a sow and five piglets."

"Can you sell me a few of those five piglets?" Dart asked immediately.

"Hey, why do you still need wild boar?" Lin Xia was really curious. "Hasn't Mu Qi already started to provide a stable supply of pork?"

"Hey~ You don't know." Dart said speechlessly, "Didn't you make a crispy roast suckling pig from the wild boar you caught before? I thought it tasted great, so I wanted to promote this dish. Then I found Muqi and wanted to buy the suckling pig, but he refused."

"Why?" Lin Xia became even more curious. Why not make money when you have the chance?

"Muqi said that it is not cost-effective to eat suckling piglets, and we should wait until they are fully grown before killing them."

Lin Xia...

"That's not the case!" Dart pouted. "It's because he doesn't have enough pigs. If he sells the suckling pigs directly, the supply of adult pork will be even less. How much meat does a suckling pig have? How many people can eat it? But after 15 days of growth, an adult pig weighs 200 kilograms."

Oh, I see. It turns out that there is insufficient supply, so I didn’t make any money from this!

"Okay, I'll sell you four, 4G each. But I don't have the piglets with me, I'll bring them to you tomorrow!"

"Deal!" Dart happily paid the piglet first. At this time, customers came one after another, and Dart also went to the kitchen to cook. He called Lin Xia, "Let's eat directly in the store tonight!"

"No need, Huo An said he would treat me to dinner tonight. He's so enthusiastic, I really can't refuse!"

Huo An: No, thank you!

After saying goodbye to the busy Dart, Lin Xia left the hotel and went straight to the beach.

When I got there, I just saw Zach coming out of the kitchen with dishes. Seeing Lin Xia, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Huo An was just saying that you were not very active in eating. I didn't expect you to come so timely."

"Haha, I am the most active person when it comes to eating. It's just that I wasted some time going to Dart's place just now. Fortunately, I didn't miss my meal."

"It's okay. He's just talking. He will definitely wait for you. Huo An has cooked a lot of his specialties today. By the way, give me the prepared rabbit quickly. I'll take it in and cook it for Huo An."

"Okay! Thank you for your help!" Lin Xia quickly took out the washed and peeled rabbit meat and handed it to Zack.

The drooling rabbit was made very quickly. After about 10 minutes, Huo An came out behind Zack who was carrying a large bowl of drooling rabbit.

Lin Xia also came to the dining table and waited. While they were busy in the kitchen, she washed two plates of wild fruits picked from the mountains and placed them on the table.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chef Huo!" Lin Xia greeted him warmly, "Come and have a look at the wild fruits I found in the mountains. I've tried them all and they taste pretty good!"

Huo An sat down at the table coolly. Zach asked in a good-natured manner, "Hey, I haven't seen these fruits before. Are they really delicious?"

"It's delicious. This wild kiwi fruit tastes sweet with a hint of sourness, very appetizing. These two are barberry and mulberry, very sweet. You can try them."

After tasting it, they found it was indeed delicious, and the three of them started to eat dinner.

Huo An really put in a lot of effort today. In addition to the drooling rabbit, bar-headed goose and cormorant, there was also a large portion of seafood. It contained a variety of seafood ingredients, paired with the tempting red spicy soup, and the aroma was fragrant.

Lin Xia's mouth was stuffed full, her cheeks puffed up like a cute little squirrel. She devoured the food on the table while mumbling incoherently, "Hmm... delicious! Really delicious!"

Huo An, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw Lin Xia wolfing down her food, but he was also happy and proud. He smiled at Lin Xia and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke. Anyway, you've been thick-skinned for a long time. If you want to eat it in the future, bring your own ingredients and I'll cook it for you."

Lin Xia raised her head and gave Huo An a big smile, still chewing, and said incoherently: "It's settled then, don't regret it later. The food you cook is so delicious! I can't stop eating it!" After that, she lowered her head to continue enjoying the delicious food.

While eating, the three of them chatted about Lin Xia's three-day hunting trip. Lin Xia was also happy to talk about his great achievements in the past few days, as well as Ah Huang's unfortunate experience and Da Zhuang who acted as a poison detector.

Zack and Huo An often couldn't help laughing after listening to Lin Xia's interesting descriptions. However, they also knew that during these days in the mountains, Lin Xia must have been on high alert at all times and did not dare to be careless at all.

"Huo An, I want to thank you again for the protective suit you gave me. It fully ensures my personal safety! Otherwise, even if I didn't die, I would have lost half my life!"

"When you mentioned protective clothing, I remembered something." Huo An said seriously, "The protective clothing you had before was a test product, and many of its functions were not perfect. The laboratory already has a newer product.

In view of the fact that you use the experimental products quite frequently and have provided suggestions for improvement before, the laboratory said that if you are willing to return the original suit to the laboratory and provide the usage parameters inside for research, they will provide you with the latest protective clothing for free, but the premise is that all your usage data must be provided to the laboratory free of charge. Are you willing?"

There is such a good thing. Lin Xia said excitedly: "No problem at all! Of course I am willing!"

Huo An said with a smile: "I knew you would agree. I have already applied for a set for you. It will probably arrive in a few days. When the time comes, you can bring the old one here and take the new one away."