The Age of Discovery: Chinese cuisine swept across Europe

As the night deepened, the stars and the moon became brighter. The bright moonlight and the starry sky were reflected on the sea, and the waves kneaded them into tiny silver waves. The waves gently hit the hull, making a slight sound, and the big ship swayed gently with the waves. This was a rhythm they had long been accustomed to, and they did not feel any discomfort.

Yun Ji lit a lantern and placed it on the deck. The yellow light cast a warm glow around him and Min Xi. Everyone sat on the deck, tacitly silent, listening quietly to the flute played by Doctor Qiao. It was a song of homesickness, and everyone's mood was a little depressed. Everyone missed home.

Min Xi pulled up another lobster. Yun Ji put the scoop net on the wooden barrel, which was already half full of lobsters. It was just as Min Xi said, the more night it got, the more active the lobsters became, and the more lobsters were caught.

By this time, Doctor Qiao had stopped playing the flute. Before he started playing the next song, Min Xi cleared his throat and said, "Who wants to eat grilled lobster?"

Upon hearing this, Captain Reiss quickly said, "Shall we grill it now?"

"Yes, I caught a lot, let's grill them now and have a midnight snack. I think there is still some wine in the kitchen, let's take some out to liven up the atmosphere. The moon is nice today, and it's rare to have lobsters, so it's the best of both worlds." Min Xi said excitedly.

Yun Ji said, "I think this is a good idea. I'll go get the stove. Who of you will get the wine?"

"I'll go, I'll go!" Someone responded immediately. It was a rare opportunity to drink, so naturally everyone didn't want to miss it.

The people on the boat next to us heard the commotion and asked loudly, "You guys want some wine? Can we have one?"

Min Xi laughed and said, "We will provide the lobsters, but you have to bring your own drinks."

"We've run out of wine on the boat! Can we have grilled lobster?"

"Okay, just don't fight with us for the drinks."

Some people heard that there was no wine and decided not to come, while others loved the hustle and bustle and didn't mind the trouble, so they lowered their small boat from their ship and went aboard the Xingyun.

Everyone drank, ate lobsters, and chatted, spending a lively and warm night.

The lobsters that Min Xi had planned to save for making lobster porridge in the morning were all eaten up by everyone, and he felt a little unsatisfied. He wouldn't be able to eat lobster porridge tomorrow, so he would just eat whatever he could get then.

When we woke up in the morning, it was all white. There was fog on the sea and visibility was very low. We couldn't go ashore in this situation because it was not safe. So we waited on the boat for the fog to dissipate. During this time, everyone showed their magical powers, some fished, some fished shrimps, some cast nets, and first made breakfast.

I thought I would not be able to eat the lobster porridge, but I finally got to eat it. Of course, the porridge not only contained lobsters, but also crabs and fish. It was not until noon that the thick fog slowly dissipated, and I could see the scene on the shore. There were actually natives moving on the beach.

Everyone followed the original plan, lowered the boat, and continued to go ashore to resupply, but the water, firewood, and food had not yet been fully replenished.

The natives were originally investigating the traces they left on the beach yesterday. When the thick fog dissipated, they found that the large ships had not left yet and the people on the ships seemed to be going ashore again, so they had to retreat quickly.

However, this time the natives did not retreat too far, nor did they hide in the woods, but just watched from afar at the other end of the beach. They observed for a whole day yesterday and believed that these outsiders should have no ill will towards them. After all, the woman in their tribe who had the least fighting ability also encountered these outsiders yesterday, but was not harmed at all.

Min Xi and his companions went ashore and formed teams with people from other ships according to their division of labor. On each ship, there were people fetching water, collecting firewood, hunting, and gathering. People with the same tasks worked together to resupply all five ships in the shortest possible time.

Although they were sailing along the continental line, they had to prepare seven to ten days of supplies every time they went ashore, and the water had to be fully replenished in case of accidents. The task was heavy, so except for those who stayed behind to watch the ship, almost all the staff went out. Min Xi and Yun Ji were no exception, even Doctor Qiao and the craftsmen received the task.

This is also the reason why Min Xi and Yun Ji were able to command so many people. They did not consider themselves superior, but led by example. Otherwise, if they led everyone to run so far aimlessly, someone would have rebelled long ago.

Today, Min Xi and Yun Ji's mission is to hunt. After landing, Min Xi glanced at the natives in the distance and said, "Today, the natives are not hiding. I wonder if we can trade. Maybe they have pearls and opals."

Yun Ji shook his head: "They are very wary, we should not take the initiative to find them, lest they regard us as enemies, let's wait for them to come to us on their own."

"I guess by the time they figure it out and come to us, we will have left," said Min Xi.

"That doesn't matter. Safety comes first. Our main purpose of going ashore is not for pearls, but for supplies."

"You're right! Let's go hunting." Min Xi glanced at the natives and walked in the direction they took yesterday. They could find everything they needed here, so there was no need to look for those natives.

With Yunji around, hunting was an easy thing, and everyone just had to help carry the prey back. When Min Xi and others carried the captured kangaroos back to the beach, Min Xi found that the natives had changed their seats and were sitting where they cooked on the beach yesterday, and the boat that was originally docked on the shore was no longer where they landed, but had rowed away and docked farther away.

The people guarding the boat and the natives faced each other silently, and both sides tacitly did not break the silence.

The man guarding the boat was relieved when he saw them coming back: "Sir, you are finally back! After you left, those people suddenly came over. We are fewer in number than them, and we were afraid it was unsafe, so we rowed the boat here. Fortunately, they did not come over again."

Min Xi and the others sent the prey to the boat and said to them, "It's okay, those people don't seem to have any bad intentions, let's go and approach them."

Yun Ji said: "You should send the prey back to the boat first."

When everyone saw that they were going to meet the natives, they became a little worried: "Sir, let us go with you. It's too dangerous for the two of you to go alone."

"It's okay. We are few in number, so they won't be nervous. With me here, there's no need to worry about safety." Yun Ji turned around, waved his hand handsomely, and walked towards the natives with Min Xi.

The natives sat on the beach for a long time, and finally saw two outsiders coming towards them. They couldn't help feeling a little nervous and a little expectant.

Min Xi and Yun Ji were getting closer and closer to the natives. Those natives who were originally sitting in a relatively relaxed posture couldn't help but become nervous. Some of them couldn't help but grab the spears on the ground, and two even stood up their spears.

Min Xi and Yun Ji stopped about five or six meters away from the natives, who stood up one after another, holding their spears and looking at them. Min Xi was a little confused, wondering if these natives wanted to contact them or not, this was too sensitive.

"Or let's just forget it." Yun Ji didn't want to take the risk. When he was away from home, nothing was more important than Min Xi and his safety.

The two of them had no choice but to step back a few steps and turn around to leave. The native over there spoke, obviously calling them, but of course they couldn't understand.

Min Xi and Yun Ji looked back and saw that the natives had put down their spears. One of them took several steps forward to show his sincerity.

Min Xi and Yun Ji looked at each other, and Yun Ji asked Min Xi for his opinion: "Should I go and take a look?"

Min Xi hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, be careful."

Yun Ji stepped forward alone, took out pearls, gold and opals from his pocket, walked two meters away from the other party, and spread out his hands to show the other party: "We need this, do you have it?"