Free Web NovelChapter 445: Chapter 305: So How Tasty Are Mushrooms Exactly?
Chen Ze was a bit conflicted. After spending some time with Professor Moriarty, he felt that the man was actually quite nice, which might also be related to the fact that Chen Ze hadn’t actually witnessed any of Moriarty’s crimes.
After all, the Moriarty he now saw just looked like a genial, ordinary intellectual, polite and courteous. Conversing with Professor Moriarty gave a pleasant, refreshing feeling, and one could say he was a very nice person indeed.
"Professor Moriarty, it seems you’ve brought me a book this time?" Chen Ze smiled at Moriarty. After mulling it over for quite some time, Chen Ze still decided not to remind Professor Moriarty to be wary of Holmes.
If Professor Moriarty’s death was fated, then Chen Ze thought that such a fate wasn’t so bad. After all, his adversary was Holmes, and the death of a crime lord would likely be celebrated by everyone in that world, right?
"Yes, Dr. Watson’s new book. I think you, as the restaurant owner, might like it," Moriarty said with a smile before placing the book on the table.
Unlike "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," this book was thinner, but Chen Ze didn’t mind. After all, in the world of fiction, unlike in his own world, Dr. Watson’s new books were published one by one, with generally one or two cases per book.
"Yes, I quite enjoy collecting these books," Chen Ze nodded, then had Betty bring it in. After looking through, indeed it was the case of "The Orange Pips."
"It’s good to love books. You’re a learned man, and I enjoy drinking some red tea while reading, especially with such delicious cake—it’s truly an enjoyable experience," said Moriarty with a smile, then stood up and donned his gentleman’s hat that was set aside.
"Until next time, Mr. Owner," Moriarty nodded to Chen Ze, then reached out and grasped the doorknob.
"By the way, I’ve been a bit busy lately. If Ronna comes by, please let her know for me that I will continue guiding her studies next time," Moriarty turned his head to add and after seeing Chen Ze nod, he left reassured.
"So do most people really love simulation games that much?" Chen Ze looked at the wooden door of his own house and shook his head. Professor Moriarty was now just like a player engrossed in a nurturing game, deeply concerned about his mentored character.
Chen Ze used the Magic Circle to sense his basement—the guest was still sound asleep, sleeping so deeply without a hint of waking.
Chen Ze didn’t continue to check on it but began to play back the day’s recordings. He had to improve his culinary skills quickly; only then could he prepare dishes that were especially difficult.
"No wonder Joichiro Yukihira said there was an issue here. Why was my knife work so ridiculous when I was cutting the steak just now?" Chen Ze’s mouth twitched.
After watching the recording, Chen Ze didn’t receive any new guests, but he didn’t mind since such things often happened. However, Chen Ze still decided to make a breakfast bowl for Betty, or else he worried Betty’s drool would soak through the wooden floor of the restaurant.
"Let me think, what to make..." Chen Ze sat in a chair, pondering this question.
The culinary culture of Huaxia was vast and profound. Chen Ze felt he could cook a different dish each day until his hair turned white, which wasn’t an exaggeration. At the very least, he had no idea how many dishes there were in Yun Province alone; the cuisine was too extensive, even the simplest mushrooms had many ways to be prepared.
"Eh? Now that you mention it, I think I could make a chicken and mushroom rice noodle soup." Chen Ze clasped his hand, loving the idea, and the taste of mushroom chicken soup rice noodles was, in fact, quite delightful and very nutritious. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
Mushrooms are a famous specialty of Yun Province, where it is said to contain sixty percent of all the known mushroom varieties in the world, plus there may still be some undiscovered mushrooms out there.
The documentary series "A Bite of Huaxia" has mentioned mushrooms, from the expensive matsutake to the affordable and tasty shaggy ink cap. These delicious mushrooms become a regular item on the dining tables of Yun Province during the rainy season, but they have also given rise to some bittersweet anecdotes.
"Last time I ate mushrooms, after finishing, I saw little people coming down from the ceiling, holding hands, singing songs, and then dancing in a circle around me. When I tried to grab them, they jumped really high and then disappeared." This is one of the symptoms of shaggy ink cap poisoning, which Chen Ze remembered was called Lilliputian hallucinations.
"Our family went up to the mountain to pick mushrooms. We cooked a big pot and ate them. Afterward, we all rowed ’boats’ on the sofa, 2333."
"I went to visit my grandma and as soon as I walked in and greeted her, she told me not to bother and to quickly grab a kitchen knife because there was a dragon in the kitchen!"
Every year, around June, July, and August, posts like these slowly increase on the internet, drawing countless onlookers. However, Chen Ze felt that he rarely encountered such events, although he had seen a colleague who got poisoned by mushrooms reheated in a microwave overnight experience seeing little people.
"But mushrooms are really delicious." Chen Ze licked his lips and then told Betty that he was heading out. freewёbnoνel.com
Chen Ze took a whiff of the fresh air, intensified by the after-rain freshness, yet seeing the busy office workers made him feel a bit too leisurely.
He arrived at the marketplace, scanned the code to enter, and saw mounds of mushrooms. There was a wide variety of wild mushrooms, and Chen Ze even spotted a few he had never seen before.
"Try these glasses, they were quite effective with the lamb last time." Chen Ze pulled out a pair of black glasses given to him by Team Rocket and put them on.
"Uh-huh?" Chen Ze rejoiced as he noticed that most of the mushrooms in front of him were marked as safe, but there were a few piles with a toxic symbol on them.
Chen Ze walked over to those piles and sifted through them until he found the one with the toxic symbol and gave it a closer look.
He still couldn’t recognize it; in reality, apart from those who specialize in mycology, others could only ever recognize the types of mushrooms they’ve seen before.
"Boss, I think this mushroom might be poisonous." Chen Ze put the toxic mushroom aside and then picked some others, which he planned to take home to cook.
"Young man, you’ve got a good eye, thanks for that. I’ll round down the price on these mushrooms for you." The stall owner was an honest person and quickly threw the poisonous mushroom into the trash bin.
Eating mushrooms could not only result in hallucinations, but death was not uncommon either, so it wouldn’t do to take them lightly.
