Urban Romantic Divine Doctor

Chapter 188: Chapter 187, A Bountiful Harvest

Qingshan Village had abundant water resources, so the river teemed with delicious freshwater catches. When Xu Wendong arrived at the riverbank with his flashlight, he spotted many crabs resting on the sandy shore and river prawns the size of a pinky finger.

He even saw a few eels weighing over a pound each, loaches, and, besides these, a wild soft-shell turtle as large as a plate.

”Finally, I can satisfy my cravings!”

Xu Wendong was overjoyed and, using skills he learned as a child, caught half a bucket of river treasures, though he didn’t manage to catch his favorite river prawns.

Since he didn’t have a scoop net, despite his expertise in catching fish and picking shrimp, he couldn’t catch those prawns in the water. However, the two eels, the wild soft-shell turtle, and the numerous crabs could still enrich his meals.

Under the moonlit night, Xu Wendong carried a bucket of water back to the village committee. At the same time, he sent messages to his sister-in-law, Huang Ruirui, Ding Yao, and Wu Mei to let them know he was safe.

He informed them that he was doing well in Qingshan Village and there was no need to worry.

Upon returning to the village committee, Xu Wendong found a stone to cover the bucket to prevent any neighborhood cats from ruining his catch.

Click!

After entering his room, Xu Wendong casually tugged on the ”String Box” by the door. The darkened room instantly lit up.

Just as he was about to lock the door and start his cultivation, he suddenly became alert. He moved cautiously to the bedside and lifted the summer quilt.

In the next moment,

A venomous snake over a meter long surged forward like lightning.

Xu Wendong’s reflexes were quick. Like grabbing an eel, he instantly seized the snake inches behind its head, avoiding the deadly strike. His left hand firmly held its head, preventing further attacks.

”Green Bamboo Snake?”

Xu Wendong stared at the venomous snake in his hand in shock. Having grown up in the countryside, he wasn’t afraid of snakes; in fact, he considered them a nutritious delicacy and had always liked eating them.

To say the least, seeing a snake felt almost as dear as seeing a cousin...

However,

He didn’t expect to find a Green Bamboo Snake in Qingshan Village because these snakes were suited to southern environments and rarely survived in the north.

Of course, the world was full of wonders, so Xu Wendong didn’t overthink it. He turned to the next-door makeshift kitchen, found another bucket, tossed the Green Bamboo Snake inside, and covered it.

After doing this, he returned to his room. Once he was sure there were no other venomous snakes, he sat cross-legged and began his cultivation.

Qingshan Village was rich in natural talents. Coupled with Zhao Ranran’s ”Dual Cultivation” from before, he clearly felt the True Qi within him become much more robust.

”I must really thank President Liang for assigning me to Qingshan Village. If I hadn’t come here, my cultivation speed wouldn’t have improved so rapidly.”

”Sister Ranran mentioned earlier that the village has many young widows and left-behind women. If I could develop it a bit, I might even step into the Qi Refinement Realm.”

Xu Wendong was full of hope for the future, as he knew that only with absolute strength could he charge into Jingdu to avenge his father and find his mother’s whereabouts.

The next day,

Hearing the crow of the roosters in the village, Xu Wendong finished his cultivation.

It promised to be another vibrant day!

He got up and headed outside. After fetching a bucket of well water to wash, he picked up that over-a-meter-long Green Bamboo Snake.

With a flick of his knife, the snake’s head was swiftly chopped off.

He skillfully peeled off the snake’s skin and extracted a green snake gallbladder, swallowing it directly without hesitation.

As a cultivator, he knew that snake gallbladder was highly nutritious.

The taste wasn’t particularly pleasant, though.

After consuming the snake gallbladder, he began preparing breakfast. He removed the crab gills, reserving the shells, and crushed the cleaned crabs into bits.

He filtered the blood and mixed it with warm water to make dough, then heated the pot with oil. Once the crab bits turned golden brown and crispy, he added boiling water, poured in the noodles, and inserted the crab shells before serving. He sprinkled a bit of chopped scallions and a few drops of sesame oil.

A pot of crab noodles, rich in color, aroma, and flavor, was ready.

Of course,

This pot of crab noodles not only had crabs, but also chunks of snake, tender and white, looking absolutely delicious.

”Secretary Su, time for breakfast.” Xu Wendong brought two big bowls of hand-pulled noodles to the stone table in the courtyard.

”Wow, I never expected your culinary skills to be this good. I could even smell it from inside the house.” Su Li, wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, came out and expressed her unabashed admiration for Xu Wendong’s cooking.

Xu Wendong was a bit surprised, ”Why is your hair shorter?”

”How does it look? Isn’t the short hair good too?” Su Li said with confidence, then sat at the stone table to savor Xu Wendong’s cooking. Though she didn’t say much, she kept giving him thumbs-up.

This was definitely the tastiest breakfast he had eaten since arriving at Qingshan Village.

Xu Wendong was a bit surprised at Su Li’s radical change, but for the villagers of Qingshan Village, perhaps it wasn’t a bad thing after all.

Su Li picked up a piece of snake stew and, while enjoying the feast, asked, ”What kind of meat is this?”

Xu Wendong: ”Snake meat.”

”What? Snake meat?” Su Li looked at Xu Wendong in disbelief: ”Is snake meat really this tasty? Come on, give me the ones in your bowl too! It’s my first time tasting snake meat, and it’s truly delicious!”

Xu Wendong was astonished. He thought mentioning snake meat would evoke fear or disgust in Su Li, as most girls found slender reptiles hard to stomach.

But he didn’t expect her to be so excited.

”Where did you catch the snake? Why didn’t you catch a few more?” Su Li regretted that there wasn’t enough snake meat in her bowl and it wasn’t satisfying enough.

Xu Wendong felt like crying, ”I caught it in my room.”

”Huh?” Su Li was startled, ”I’ve been here this long and haven’t seen any snakes. How come you encountered one right after arriving? Your luck is really bad!”

She was a bit scared, though the snake meat was delicious, she feared having snakes in her own room.

Xu Wendong continued eating while saying, ”It’s now early autumn, seeing snakes in the rural areas is quite normal.”

At that moment,

A middle-aged man about thirty-five or thirty-six knocked on the village committee’s door. After Xu Wendong opened it, the man politely said, ”Hello, Doctor Xu, I’ve been having some discomfort in my neck recently... Oh! Are you eating? Am I bothering you by visiting at this time?”

Xu Wendong laughed, ”What’s there to bother? Have you had breakfast yet? There’s an extra bowl of noodles. If you’re not particular, join us, and I’ll give you a massage after eating.”

Smelling the aroma of the crab noodles, the man swallowed his saliva and grinned, ”How could I intrude like that? You eat, and I’ll serve myself.” Saying so, he voluntarily headed to the kitchen.

Moments later, the man returned with a bowl of noodles and began eating, praising Xu Wendong’s cooking skills, calling the broth the most delicious he had ever tasted.

Su Li said, ”The deliciousness of the broth is down to the effects of the snake meat.”

The man suddenly lifted his head. Effects of the snake meat?

What the heck!

Could my cherished treasure have been cooked into soup by Xu Wendong?