The Age of Discovery: Chinese cuisine swept across Europe

This bay is a natural harbor with deep water. Ships can dock directly at the shore without the need for small boats to land. They can get off the ship smoothly by just stepping on the steps.

More and more natives gathered on the shore, their eyes full of curiosity and inquiry. Whether it was the huge ships floating on the sea or the people wearing different clothes, they were all curious. Could these sea visitors be gods from heaven?

Min Xi took the lead in getting off the boat. The feeling of being on the ground made them feel particularly at ease. Although they had adapted to the turbulence on the sea, everyone preferred to live on land. That was why Min Xi always arranged for the fleet to dock and rest every few days, firstly to replenish fresh water and fresh food, and secondly to compensate the crew for the hardships of drifting on the sea for many years.

Ignoring the inquiring gazes of the natives, after getting off the boat, everyone went to look for water and food. Whenever they arrived at a place, they had to solve the problem of eating and drinking water first, and then they could consider other things.

The natives watched from afar, and were very surprised by their arrival. The adults, out of caution or shyness, did not take the initiative to approach them and chat, but just watched. The children were fearless and more courageous to follow their own hearts. Several brave children ran to the side of the boat to see the big ship, and some even walked on the steps to try to get on board.

The people who stayed on the boat quickly drove everyone off and retracted the steps to prevent the natives from boarding the boat to cause damage. Even though they knew they had no ill intentions, they could not allow them to board the boat on their own initiative.

Some children simply followed the people who were looking for food and water, neither too far nor too close, to see what they would do.

Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. Even here, you can see kangaroos everywhere. They are their staple food. Yun Ji selected from the kangaroos and finally shot a sub-adult kangaroo with his bow and arrow. The adult kangaroos may be feeding their young, and the meat of sub-adult kangaroos is more tender.

Yunji was good at archery, and he could usually shoot through the throat with one arrow, and the kangaroo would fall to the ground dead in no time. Normally, he would hunt two, so that if he couldn't finish them in one meal, he could still use them in the next one.

When Yun Ji was hunting kangaroos, he was surrounded by a group of half-grown children who were watching the whole process. He shot two kangaroos with two arrows. His archery skills shocked them so much that they opened their mouths wide and were speechless for a long time.

When Min Xi and the others tied up the kangaroo and carried it back to the beach, the group of children finally reacted. They screamed and ran towards their families, obviously eager to share what they had seen with them.

When Min Xi and Yun Ji led people to carry the kangaroos back, the people who went to find fresh water also brought back water. The people who stayed on the boat even cast nets and caught a lot of fish. The food was more than enough for them to eat.

Everyone started to build a stove and cook. The number of natives watching not only did not decrease, but increased instead, including men, women, young and old. I guess everyone in the tribe was called over.

Both sides were in perfect harmony throughout the whole process. Min Xi and his team were busy setting up the stove, preparing ingredients, stewing, frying and grilling. The natives gathered around and watched curiously. There was no communication between the two sides. They just did their own thing and you watched yours.

Min Xi didn't cook. While everyone was cooking, he took the opportunity to carefully observe the natives. There were quite a lot of them. He roughly counted them and there were at least hundreds of them.

When they finished cooking, there were still many natives who had not left. When Min Xi and his friends were eating, they could clearly see that the natives were drooling and their eyes showed their desire for food.

Now Min Xike couldn't distribute food to them. There were too many people and they didn't prepare that much food.

But some children were very bold. They took the initiative to ask for food, stretched out their dirty little hands, and looked at the people eating. No heartless person could bear to refuse them. What's more, most of these crew members and naval officers had children. Seeing these children, they couldn't help but think of their own children far away in the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, many children were able to eat the delicious roasted kangaroo meat, because other things were difficult to give, and only the roasted meat was easier to get.

The children who had eaten the barbecue would inevitably show off to their friends and elders, so the natives soon knew that the grilled kangaroo meat made by these sea visitors was particularly delicious.

After a while, Min Xi discovered that there were several adult natives standing in front of the barbecue grill, one of whom was a white-haired old man.

The cook who was distributing the meat looked at the natives and looked at Min Xi and Yun Ji for help: "Sir, what should we do?"

Seeing this, Min Xi said, "Ask the others if anyone wants more meat. After they have, give them the rest."

After everyone had finished adding food, the cook gave the remaining kangaroo meat and the barbecue sticks to the natives. The natives looked at the barbecued meat in astonishment, as if they couldn't believe it, but they still took it.

They had just taken a few steps with the barbecue when they were surrounded by other natives, especially the children who had eaten the barbecue. They jumped around and wanted to have another bite or two of the barbecue.

Min Xi looked at those people scrambling for meat and couldn't help but reflect on himself. It seemed that this decision was a mistake. He should not cause conflicts with others.