"There's nothing to be afraid of," Fatty said, spitting fishbones onto the table. He picked up his fruit tea and took a few big gulps, sighing with satisfaction, "Anyway, following Sister Ling, I feel we'll all come out unscathed and safe in the end."
Bai Heqing peeled shrimp, dipped the shrimp meat into the sauce, and gave Fatty a thumbs-up, agreeing with his words.
Lin Enyin was showing off her abalone. With abalone still in her mouth, she nodded vigorously.
Su Ling, receiving everyone's affirmation, raised her eyebrows slightly. As she ate her king prawns, she suddenly thought of raw marinades.
Looking at everyone happily eating the spicy seafood medley, she asked, "Does anyone want to try raw marinades?"
"Raw marinades?" Lin Enyin was the first to speak, looking at Su Ling. She nodded while still chewing, "Yes."
Jiang Jiang also nodded.
The others shared the same sentiment as Jiang Jiang and Lin Enyin.
Su Ling curved her lips slightly, "Wait."
Before everyone's eyes, Su Ling successively prepared raw marinated salmon, raw marinated shrimp, raw marinated mantis shrimp, raw marinated crab, raw marinated bloody clams, raw marinated mud snails, and raw marinated oysters.
A total of seven raw marinades, packed into disposable containers, were neatly arranged on the table.
For Lin Enyin and Jiang Jiang, who loved them, this was like heaven-sent food.
For the others who had never tried them, these seven raw marinades made them both eager to try and hesitant.
Su Ling had already picked up a piece of raw marinated salmon with her chopsticks and placed it on rice. She mixed it with rice, added a little of the raw marinade sauce, and took a satisfying mouthful under everyone's gaze.
After swallowing the raw marinated salmon, Su Ling spoke, "The taste is really good, but if you can't handle it, don't try it easily. These things, though delicious, can easily cause an upset stomach. I worry your delicate stomachs won't be able to take it."
As she spoke, Su Ling picked up a raw marinated oyster, "But I think your stomachs have been through a baptism, so they shouldn't be that fragile. Therefore, you can eat them."
After all, they had eaten her spatial fruits, vegetables, and drunk her spatial water.
If they got an upset stomach now, it would be a provocation to her spatial abilities.
While Su Ling was speaking, Jiang Jiang and Lin Enyin had already started eating, one picking up crab, the other picking up shrimp.
Sister Na and the others, seeing this, also reached for their chopsticks to pick the raw marinades they preferred.
Some things, once you try them, you can't easily stop.
With the raw marinades taking center stage, the large pot of spicy seafood medley became less favored.
Everyone ate their fill of this seafood feast, leaving nothing behind, with mountains of remnants on the table.
Then, under everyone's expectant gazes, Su Ling said, "Wash the dishes, pack up the utensils, and then we'll continue scavenging for supplies. Tonight, we'll cook rice, have it with raw marinades, and add fruit tea, how about it?"
"Good."
This decision, of course, received unanimous approval.
Having tasted the deliciousness of raw marinades, everyone couldn't forget it and was already looking forward to dinner.
After tidying up, everyone got into the car and drove to the next stop.
This time, Su Ling didn't park the RV by the roadside to wait; she directly retrieved it into her space.
After everyone applied sunscreen, they followed the same division of labor as in the morning. Su Ling went to clear out containers, while Gu Shangse and the others cleared out the zombie hordes from their path.
As the days passed, the tacit understanding and affection within their team grew stronger.
Even Lin Enyin, who joined later, was making an effort to integrate into the team and the family.
No one wanted to be lazy or freeload; everyone wanted to give their best effort.
And then, when it was time to enjoy and relax, they did so to their heart's content.
They learned from Su Ling, and they learned extremely well!