Chapter 275 — Wei Zhao and the Primitive Man
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Ah, you scared me to death!" Shen Yushu hurriedly ducked aside, patting her chest. "Arrow Brand, you scared me! How did this fire just start like that, without the slightest warning?"
"Start a fire—what warning is there supposed to be?" In truth, Wei Zhao had been startled too. That fast? In truth, it really was that fast.
"The history books say primitive people rubbed sticks together and first came smoke, and only then did the fire slowly catch. How was I to know it would be this quick?" Shen Yushu wiped the cold sweat startled onto her forehead. "But maybe it's because you're just too fierce, Arrow Brand—way better than a primitive man!"
"…" Wei Zhao very much wanted to ask whether that counted as a compliment. The comparison was simply too much to answer.
"You add the firewood. I'll go deal with the shark." Wei Zhao left matters here to Shen Yushu and strode quickly to the shark, using the blade to cut the meat swiftly into small chunks, then soaking them briefly in seawater—to wash off the sand and mud clinging to the flesh, and incidentally to let the salt seep in, so the meat would have some flavor and not taste of nothing at all.
Once washed, Wei Zhao threaded the shark meat onto the wire Shen Yushu had picked up and walked back to her side. Seeing him return, Shen Yushu said, "Arrow Brand, what do we do now? I've already got it ready!"
Wei Zhao handed her the string of fish meat. "Hold this for me a moment."
Then he picked the two longest branches from the pile behind him and stuck them into the sand on either side of the fire, hung the fish meat from Shen Yushu's hands onto them, and said, "There, that's done. Wait a while and it'll be ready to eat. But don't eat too much—there's no fresh water."
Before long the meat was roasted through by the fire below, giving off wave after wave of fragrance. Shen Yushu could not help swallowing. "Arrow Brand, can we eat now?"
"It's ready. A little raw won't hurt—worst case, diarrhea." Wei Zhao turned the shark meat on the wire with a branch and spoke.
"Then maybe we should wait a bit…" At the mention of diarrhea, Shen Yushu's face went white at once. There was no toilet here, no toilet paper either. If she got diarrhea here, wouldn't Arrow Brand see? How mortifying that would be!
"Heh…" Wei Zhao smiled and took the wire down. "It's fine now. You eat the middle pieces—they're cooked through a bit more."
"Oh…" Shen Yushu used a branch to pinch a slice of shark meat and pull it off the wire, then, a little impatient, brought it to her lips, bit off a small piece to taste, and then swallowed the whole thing. The shark's bones were fairly large and Wei Zhao had already removed them, leaving only the meat, so there was no fear of choking on a bone.
"Wow, so delicious!" Shen Yushu could hardly believe it. This roast shark meat was actually this good. "I feel like this tastes way better than shark fin. Why do so many people love eating shark fin and not shark meat? It seems like no restaurant even has this dish."
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