Lan Wangji is quite content to lapse into companionable silence as the three of them work together. He makes his way through his quantity of peppers, roasting them one by one and then setting them aside to rest. In the interim, he examines the large pot that is still simmering. Determining that the pork is ready enough, he commences wielding forks for the first time in his life in order to remove those pieces of meat and begin shredding them.