I will never give in to Miss Death

"The simplest of these barbecues is tofu skin, because the tofu itself is cooked, it doesn't matter how it is grilled, it can be eaten."

When the charcoal in the rack was almost burned and the smoke was much smaller, I carefully turned the charcoal over with tongs, and then placed some skewered tofu skins on top: "Add a little oil or water to keep the surface of the tofu skin moist, and add seasoning when the temperature is about right. Let me see... They have a lot of things here."

Taking the bag of various barbecue ingredients, I roughly checked the contents: "Are these all included in the meal?"

"Ah."

Yin Xiamo, who seemed to be completely unaware of all this, nodded: "I only ordered two sets of meals, and... some miscellaneous items."

"Then these should be the things Xiaomo likes to eat, right?"

I turned to the other bag. "What's in there?"

To be honest, even though I have been living with the girl in front of me, we sleep together in each other's arms at night, and even did shameful things in the flower field in the morning, but as for Yin Xiamo's affairs... I don't know as much as the so-called "model couple".

I don't know what she likes, what colors she likes, what flavors of food she likes, or even what she hates.

It feels like Yin Xiamo has been silently giving and quietly protecting me all along, which makes me... how should I put it, a little unwilling.

If possible, I would also like to learn a little about this "God of Death" who has lived for thousands of years.

“Some seafood.”

Under my gaze, Yin Xiamo seemed a little embarrassed: "Squid, sea fish or something..."

seafood?

I opened the bag, and just as the girl said, it was mostly filled with seafood - squid, oysters, prawns, saury, and a host of other species I couldn't name.

"Eh?"

I was a little curious: "Does Xiaomo like to eat fish?"

"Ah."

Yin Xiamo didn't object: "There was not much food on the road before, I...we often went to the sea to catch fish, and then he grilled it for me on the shore..."

As she spoke, she seemed to feel that it was a little inappropriate to say "he" in front of me, and Yin Xiamo corrected herself, "What I mean is... I didn't miss him, but I got used to eating grilled fish during that time. He didn't tell me how to grill fish after he left, and later even if I found the best chef in the world, I couldn't make that taste again, which was a little regretful."

"Oh……"

I thought, "So Xiaomo is actually lonely? Missing home?"

"I've already said no!"

Yin Xiamo's eyes flickered. This was the first time I saw her look guilty. "Fish and mollusks are both high-protein foods. They are very high-quality foods for the demons. We can fully absorb them and then convert them into magic reserves..."

"Although there is no such thing as magic in this world, many of us demons have retained this habit. He knew that I instinctively liked to eat this kind of food, so he usually gave me the delicious fish and meat."

High protein diet? Like felines?

I remember that cats are mostly carnivores, and they cannot digest most of the fruits and vegetables that humans eat. So in addition to cat food, the cats in the coffee shop are usually fed some leftover chicken and chicken offal from the kitchen.

A survey shows that cats’ sense of smell is completely different from that of humans. When they smell high-protein food, they will think “this is delicious”, while we humans are not so sensitive to protein and may not even be able to smell the taste of protein.

This is also the main reason why cats like to catch fish and shrimp - these seafood are high in protein.

However, the demons in the other world also like to eat fish, shrimp and other things... This is the first time I know this.

Well, since Xiaomo has told me directly that she wants to eat fish, I will try to make it once.

"I don't know if I can make it taste the way you remember it, but I can try."

After a brief moment of daze, I took out some oysters and two fish from Yin Xiamo's bag.

"Are there ingredients like garlic and chili peppers in the other world?"

After putting the skewered fish on the grill, I adjusted the position of the oysters, found the appropriate seasoning, opened the shells, and added some of the minced garlic they cooked.

I can't change the taste of oysters. If you grill them and eat them directly, they will have a slightly fishy protein taste. Most barbecue restaurants will add special garlic and chili peppers to them, but there is no kitchen here, so I can't make the garlic seasoning again on the spot, so I can only use the ones they prepare in the store.

Speaking of garlic, I remember that there was a family who specialized in barbecue near Building No. 3 in the Snail House apartment. They would start chopping garlic at around three or four in the afternoon every day, and then fry it in big pots. Every time I had to close the windows, otherwise I would have to type in the strong smell of garlic that was so strong that it could kill you.

"People over there don't like this kind of pungent smell."

Under my gaze, Yin Xiamo shook her head: "Especially for vampires. Garlic, ginger, and chopped green onions are all incredible things to them."

"Are there any vampires?"

“Basically all the races mentioned in modern online novels are included.”

Yin Xiamo shrugged and pushed her bangs aside: "Elves, dragons, vampires, succubi..."

"So different races have different taboos, right?"

I stared into the girl's eyes thoughtfully, "Does Xiaomo have any taboos or things that she particularly hates?"

"No."

Yin Xiamo answered straightforwardly: "If I have to say, my only taboo is Nuo'er."

"Eh?"

"Anyone who is hostile to Nuo'er, or who regards Nuo'er as a hunting target...I will not let them go."

Sitting on a small stone stool, Yin Xiamo propped up her chin with both hands and looked at me with an expression like "Azuma Yuno": "Ah... Nuo'er is so cute, I have to find a way to eat Nuo'er..."

"You...be normal, I'm scared."

I turned the fish on the grill, which was already emitting a little green smoke, over and brushed some water on it: "And didn't you just...didn't you do that to me...didn't you do that to me just now?"

No matter how many times I think of what happened that morning by the flower field in the medicinal plant garden, I feel a flush on my face.

Girls' feelings in that aspect are completely different from boys'. If a boy asked me to summarize it, it would be simple and straightforward, the desire comes up quickly and goes away quickly.

But girls...it seems like they don't have a threshold at all, they can just stay in the sky forever and ever and never come down.

Yin Xiamo probably knew this, so she gave me a "warning" the first time and continued to stick to me for more than an hour, making it impossible for me to forget it.

"You don't think that's eaten, do you?"

Under my slightly horrified gaze, Yin Xiamo continued to maintain that "sickly" posture: "There are so many strange things in Nuo'er's computer, she should be very familiar with this aspect. I was just serving an appetizer, okay?"

Uh...

If you put it that way...it seems to be true.

Although there were all kinds of storms and shells near the flower field at that time, Yin Xiamo was still very sensible. She just let me experience the touch of a girl once, and did not "go deep" to let me...

"No, no, no!"

I followed Yin Xiamo's line of thought for a few seconds and shook my head repeatedly: "This is too weird!"

"Don't worry, I won't eat you completely until Noer truly accepts herself."

Yin Xiamo licked her lips: "At most, just a lick."

"Not even licking!"

I clenched my fists and threatened, "I'm warning you, I... I'm an uncle, and it was only because of the catnip that I was in a trance. If I were sober... ahem, sober, who knows who would eat who!"

"Oh?"

Yin Xiamo smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it."

Why aren't you afraid at all?

Aren't you a girl? If you were a girl, facing an old man... ahem, at least someone whose soul is an old man, you would probably feel scared, right? You would feel... even if it's just a little bit, a little bit would be fine, you would probably feel shy, right?

What's with that expression of yours that says "I'll still win even if Noer pushes me down"?

"I won't argue with you."

I was standing by the grill and felt that the tofu skin I had just put on was almost done, so I used a brush to apply some oyster sauce and cumin and evenly brushed it on. Then I picked up the matching large scissors and expertly cut the large pieces of tofu skin and handed them to the girl in front of me: "Have you memorized the order? The simplest tofu skin, put it on and grill it, add water or oil when the temperature is right, and then brush it with seasoning."

"Maybe... I remember it."

Yin Xiamo pretended to be trying hard to remember and took the two strings of tofu skin I handed over: "Smells so good!"

Well, judging from your expression, it’s obvious that you didn’t remember it.

"I don't know how the hero you mentioned grilled the fish, or what kind of seasonings are used in the other world. I'll try grilling it for you according to my own habits."

Although I was very dissatisfied with Yin Xiamo's idea of ​​"Why should I learn cooking, can't I just raise a Nuoer", I still put my utmost effort into placing the two fish in the middle of the grill, and then picked up two corns and chicken wings.

"Here I grilled one fish in a simulated alien wilderness environment, and the other fish was cooked according to the traditional taste of the human metropolis here."

I turned one fish over and brushed the other fish with some peanut oil and oyster sauce. I took the bamboo skewers of the two fish directly in my hand and started flipping them.

Like milk tea, barbecue is also a skill that almost all recent graduates have.

Some people may have learned it with their friends in junior high or high school, some may have done it when attending some parties or club activities in college, and some may have become apprentices in barbecue restaurants to make a living after graduation.

I am the type of person who learned how to make barbecue with my friends at the crayfish lake in the medicinal plant garden when I was a child, did it during the school's spring outing in middle school, went to the barbecue spot in the park with people from the club in college, and even worked as a barbecue apprentice after graduation.

To be honest, compared to waiters and office white-collar workers, barbecue apprentices have much better working environment and treatment.

That period was also the time when I had the highest monthly income, because barbecue was really profitable.

Generally, barbecue stalls are open at night, and those who come out to eat at this time are all people with "stories", either young couples come out to have fun and a midnight snack, or singles who are trapped in love order some snacks and beer to drown their sorrows, or good brothers or old classmates who haven't seen each other for a long time meet by chance and come out for a meal after having a great time.

No matter which one, these types of people are very willing to pay. As long as the cost of wine and barbecue is not too outrageous, they will just take a look at the price list, pay the bill and leave.

What's more, barbecue itself is highly profitable.

The biggest problem with selling barbecue is the various harms to the body caused by smoke and the reversal of day and night. Generally, barbecue is done at roadside stalls. There is no business license and no site fee. Anyone can do it. You have to prepare things before dark, and the golden business period is after everyone has dinner. Then the business is open all night long. People with good health may not feel anything when they are exposed to smoke all night, but those with poor physical condition, especially those with bad throat and lungs, will probably cough for a long time when they go back.

This job gives me the feeling of "trading youth and health for money", so I only did it for a few months and then quit because it was so tiring.

But I did learn a lot during my time as an apprentice.

"Sizzsssssssssss..."

As I kept turning them, the two fish on the grill gave off bursts of fragrance.

"good to eat."

Yin Xiamo over there also finished two skewers of tofu and looked at the fish and chicken wings in my hand pitifully: "How long will these take?"

"So why don't you learn to bake it yourself? There's so much space here."

I handed over two skewers of tofu: "Just as I said, heat it up first, then add the seasoning, try it."

"All right……"

Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed for just watching and not doing anything, Yin Xiamo took the two skewers of tofu and put them on the fire.

"How long should I bake before I start adding seasoning? What should I add first?"

"Just apply oil according to the situation."

"Depending on the situation, when is that?"

"Two or three minutes will be enough."

"Is it two minutes or three minutes? Is it exactly 120 seconds? Do I need to flip it over?"

"Look at the color on the leather. The size of the fire is changing. How do I know if it's exactly 120 seconds? When you think it's almost done and the surface is dry, apply a little oil."

Yin Xiamo's string of questions almost made my brain's CPU stop working: "I'll eat what you cook, and you'll eat what I cook. If you don't want me to die of poisoning, be serious!"

"Ah... then... okay then."

After hearing what I said, Yin Xiamo carefully took the brush and stared at the tofu skin in front of her.

Only then could I concentrate a little on dealing with the fish and the corn chicken wings next to it.

Logically speaking, there is magic in the other world, and people's living habits and tastes are completely different. Without any understanding of it, the probability of me "reproducing" the dish of grilled fish from the other world is not high.

So I just made two kinds of food, "Kamihama Grilled Fish" and "Noer Special Grilled Fish".

The former is a common way of grilling fish in Kamihama City, which involves stacking various seasonings and brushing them with cumin and oyster sauce. A thick layer of seasoning looks similar to grilled beef skewers, while the latter is a simpler way of grilling fish with a little salt.

After all, there is a saying that goes like this: "High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods."

I vaguely remember that when I was a child in an orphanage, our director would occasionally cook noodles for us at noon. The smell is still unpleasant to me. I have never understood what kind of soup base the director used or what ingredients he added when cooking the noodles. After graduating from university, I often bought noodles and tried it myself, but I tried for more than half a year and still couldn’t figure out the taste.

Finally, one day when I woke up hungry the next morning because I didn’t eat dinner, and I didn’t even have the strength to walk out the door, I could only force myself to throw the noodles into the pot, add some salt and start eating. Then I understood all the recipes of the dean’s special noodles when I was a child.

This recipe is simple: noodles plus salt.

It is really that simple. Most noodles are made from wheat, and some manufacturers will add eggs or something in it. Just put it in the pot and cook it to get the taste. Then add salt after seven or eight minutes and serve. It is really a delicacy for people with lighter tastes.

The same is true for grilled fish. In many cases, you only need to grill out the oil, keep the fish moist, make sure it is not burnt, and if you use the right technique and add some salt, the fish will be very delicious.

"finished."

While fiddling with the corn and chicken wings next to me, I was also processing the two fish in the middle. I don’t know how much time had passed, but when the colors of the fish were almost the same, I seasoned them separately and handed them to Yin Xiamo in front of me.