After the crew members got the boxes onto the ship, just like last time, Xiangling walked first.
Xiangling's agility was very good; she climbed onto the ship with ease.
Fang Qiu was second. With the experience of climbing the rope ladder last time, she went up much faster this time.
And Hu Tao followed closely behind her.
The deck was very lively.
Several chefs were setting up a stove on the deck, roasting a leg of lamb slathered with a large amount of spices in the open air.
Xiangling stood beside them, sniffed, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Dry-fried Jueyun Chilies ground into powder, add cumin, then add the juice squeezed from mashed garlic and scallion sections, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and finally bring out the fragrance with boiling hot beef tallow. After the oil cools, smear the auxiliary ingredients onto the lamb leg. Also, the knife cuts... it looks like the inside of the lamb leg is also smeared with auxiliary ingredients. It smells so good."
"Haha, I told you, this recipe couldn't be hidden from Auntie Xiangling. One hundred Mora, hurry up and pay."
One of the chefs heard this and spoke up immediately.
"Actually, I also guessed that Auntie Xiangling could figure it out, but I thought she would at least have to taste it to guess. I didn't expect her to smell it directly. As expected of Auntie Xiangling."
Another chef looked amazed. While putting down the barbecue rack and taking out one hundred Mora to hand to the chef beside him, he spoke.
"Hehe, it's alright. However, your recipe is really quite suitable for roasting lamb. After pouring beef tallow over the Jueyun Chili powder, it can effectively remove the gamey smell of the lamb, and it can also neutralize the other seasonings."
As Xiangling spoke, she joined the cooking ranks, and incidentally asked about experiences with Inazuma cuisine.
Fang Qiu and Hu Tao followed Beidou and Xinyan to sit at the main table.
Although Fang Qiu was still a bit reserved, Hu Tao was very articulate, and soon Fang Qiu also let go of the reservation in her heart.
Just as they were chatting happily, a burst of noise came from the bow of the ship.
"Miss Fang Qiu's new book is actually xianxia themed! Kazuha will definitely be very happy when he finds out."
"Speaking of which, Kazuha should be getting up by now, right?"
"He was on lookout duty until noon and then went to sleep; probably still needs a little while."
"Sword and Fairy, two words... what... what a simple and unadorned name."
"You've been reading too many of those Inazuma novel titles. This is what a normal book title is like, okay?"
"Speaking of book titles, I saw a book with a pretty good title back then, called Junior Sister, Go Easy, Senior Sister Hurts. A while ago, I was only focused on reading ghost novels and forgot to read that book."
"I heard from a crew member on the ship next door that that book seems to tell a love story between two girls."
"Eh, really? I really hope Miss Fang Qiu and Director Hu can read it."
"And Auntie Xiangling and Miss Fang Qiu. I still remember the matter of Auntie Xiangling preparing grilled fish separately for Miss Fang Qiu. Look, Auntie Xiangling seems to be researching non-spicy roasted lamb legs again."
"Eh, hiss, I have a way to make Miss Fang Qiu see this book."
"Ho? What way? Tell us."
"I have a word, please listen quietly, everyone."
"Listen quietly my ass! This is a classified operation, and you want us to listen quietly? Are you afraid others won't know?"
"Uh, then come a bit closer, I'll whisper."
More than ten crew members were gathered around the boxes discussing.
And the books in the boxes were none other than Sword and Fairy.
Fang Qiu only heard the first two or three sentences. The subsequent words... because they were talking too loudly and chaotically, and the sound of Xiangling pouring boiling hot beef tallow onto the auxiliary ingredients rang out, she couldn't hear clearly at all.
Hu Tao was also chatting happily with Xinyan at this moment and didn't pay attention to what those people were saying.
Fang Qiu didn't have the heart to listen anymore either. She turned her gaze to Beidou, her expression slightly unnatural, and said, "Sister Beidou, just now when you mentioned moving books onto the ship, were you referring to my books?"
"That's right. Not just this book, but the previous two books as well. Before setting off, I bought them and distributed a copy to everyone on the ship."
Beidou leaned back in her chair, her eyes narrowing slightly, and said, "Speaking of this, I almost forgot. The endings of your two books were really quite well written. After reading them, more than half of the crew on my ship went into depression, especially since The Eternal was even crashed and sunk."
Fang Qiu had thought Beidou was joking about giving everyone on the ship a copy.
Unexpectedly, Beidou actually did it...
Feeling Beidou's kind gaze, Fang Qiu's delicate body trembled instantly, not daring to meet Beidou's eyes.
Danger!
Just as Fang Qiu was nervous, Xinyan on the side smiled and said:
"Miss Fang Qiu, don't worry. Captain Beidou won't hold a grudge against you over one or two novels."
After saying that, Xinyan looked at Beidou helplessly and said, "Captain, don't scare Miss Fang Qiu anymore."
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry. Seeing you so cute, I couldn't help but want to tease you."
Beidou also couldn't hold back and laughed out loud. She took a sip of wine and said, "To compensate you, I'll send someone to buy another hundred sets of your books tomorrow and have them distribute them on the road to those who haven't read them, helping you promote them."
"No need, no need."
Fang Qiu said hurriedly.
At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
As if relieved of a heavy burden.
For a split second, she thought she was going to be tied to the gunwale to fish.
Thinking about it carefully, that's true too. Beidou is a legendary captain; how would she trouble herself with me over such a small matter?
As for the matter of buying books to distribute, Fang Qiu naturally couldn't out-stubborn Beidou and could only helplessly agree.
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