Chapter 31

"What are you talking about?"

Yan Hong wiped her dripping hair with a towel and came back wearing only a shirt and pants. She even only buttoned a few of the buttons on her shirt. The muscles under the shirt were faintly visible, and her body was emitting cold water vapor.

"We were just saying..." Lu Shiyu turned around and saw Yan Hongshi, whose clothes were disheveled. His pupils shrank in shock. "Why did you come back dressed like this?"

"What's wrong?" Yan Hong said nonchalantly, "My clothes are covered in spores and need to be washed. Besides, I'm going to bed soon, so I'll sleep warmer without any clothes."

Lu Shiyu looked at the semi-transparent shirt that stuck to Yan Hong's body because the moisture was not wiped off, and his face turned red from his ears. He subconsciously turned his head to look at the other people, and found that the other three seemed not to see it, as if they were already used to Yan Hong like this.

"Why are you reacting so strongly?" Yan Hong picked a place to sit down: "It's not like I'm not wearing any clothes."

"No, no, not you, me."

Lu Shiyu, who had been used to living alone since childhood, had never seen anyone naked except herself. This was the first time she saw such a scene. She was so overwhelmed that she became incoherent. Seeing her reaction, Yan Hong suddenly felt a sense of mischief and put one hand on her chin and raised an eyebrow.

"You keep staring at me, what's going on? Are you secretly in love with me?"

Lu Shiyu's face flushed completely red, and he turned into a kettle that had just boiled, his face so hot that it looked like smoking.

"Well, I'll be merciful and give you some benefits. Don't blink."

Yan Hong unbuttoned the buttons of her shirt one by one. Lu Shiyu almost screamed, but his eyes seemed to be glued and he couldn't move them away.

“You, you, you…”

Yan Hong pulled his shirt, and Lu Shiyu closed his eyes and couldn't help but yelled, "You're a hooligan!"

"puff!"

The other three onlookers couldn't hold back their laughter after all. Lu Shiyu saw them looking at her and subconsciously wanted to block Yan Hong. But the next second, she found that Yan Hong was wearing a sports vest underneath, which covered her private parts except for her arms and abdomen, so Lu Shiyu didn't have to worry about it at all.

Lu Shiyu was stunned for two seconds before he shouted, “You’re kidding me too!”

“Haha ...!” Yan Hong laughed so hard that she couldn’t breathe as she accepted Lu Shiyu’s angry beating. “This is so funny, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”

Lu Shiyu's entire face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was unclear whether it was out of embarrassment or anger.

The other three were trying so hard to hold back their laughter that their shoulders were shaking. Lu Shiyu turned around and glared at them.

"You already knew that, didn't you?"

Shao Xingyang suppressed his lips and reluctantly responded, "Yan Hong likes to dress like this at the base. We've all seen it before. And, well, if she wasn't dressed properly, she would have asked us to get out of the way in advance."

Chen Yunliang glanced at him and then said, "Actually, we didn't expect you to believe that Yan Hong would take off her clothes in public."

The implication is that Lu Shiyu is too easy to deceive and believes everything others say.

The redness on Lu Shiyu's face, which had just subsided, came back again. He was so angry and ashamed that he couldn't speak. In the end, Tang Zeyu had laughed enough and stopped to smooth things over.

"Since Yanhong has finished washing, you two should go wash as well. I should also go wash later."

Chen Yunliang and Shao Xingyang stopped laughing, picked up their clothes and walked towards the lake.

"Huff!" A cool breeze blew by, and Yan Hong sneezed because of the cold. The next moment, a blanket covered her.

"You've taken a cold shower but are still wearing so little. You'll catch a cold soon." Lu Shiyu took out a blanket and covered Yan Hong with it.

"Hehe, I'm used to it." Yan Hong said this, but still wrapped the blanket tightly around her: "Just warm it over the fire and it will be fine."

After calming down, Lu Shiyu began to continue processing the beef leg. After such a long time, the meat was almost marinated. Lu Shiyu asked Tang Zeyu to cut a few branches from the tree, and then cut them into a few wooden sticks as thick as needles. He then strung the processed meat pieces on the wooden sticks, and the meat skewers were ready.

Build low walls on both sides of the fire at a close distance, and the wooden skewers with meat pieces can be placed directly on them to roast, eliminating the need for someone to hold them all the time.

The skewers are grilled first, and the problem of sprinkling the ingredients needs to be solved.

Lu Shiyu took out small bags of seasonings from his bag with a painful feeling. Due to the supply adjustment problem at the base, the prices of some seasonings would be very high. Although Lu Shiyu brought enough commonly used seasonings this time, there were still some less commonly used and expensive ones that he only brought a little with him, and they would be gone after they were used up. But when he thought about how poor seasoning would affect the taste of the skewers, Lu Shiyu couldn't help but be stingy.

Mix salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin powder, five-spice powder and sesame seeds, then divide the mixed seasoning powder into two parts, add a little oyster sauce and dark soy sauce to half, stir well, and you will finally get a portion of barbecue seasoning and a portion of barbecue sauce.

At this time, the skewers had been roasted by the fire and the fat had been released. The surface of the meat had changed color slightly due to the flames. The fat dripped from the skewers into the fire, making a slight crackling sound from time to time.

Lu Shiyu turned the meat skewers over and divided them into two groups. He sprinkled a handful of seasoning powder on one of the groups. The meat skewers made a hissing sound and tightly absorbed the sprinkled powder. The fat on the meat skewers was instantly absorbed by the seasoning powder, as if it was wrapped in a layer of shell.

Lu Shiyu picked up the remaining skewers and dipped them into a large bowl of barbecue sauce. He then rotated them a few times to ensure that all the skewers were evenly coated with the barbecue sauce. When he took them out of the bowl, the skewers were already soaked in the sticky barbecue sauce. The skewers with a new coat were continued to be roasted on the fire. The sauce on the skewers appeared a beautiful amber color under the reflection of the fire, and if you looked closely, you could see some white sesame seeds.

At this time, Shaoxing Yang and Chen Yunliang also came back. As soon as they got closer, they smelled the aroma of barbecue.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Shaoxing Yang's nose moved and he was immediately attracted by the aroma of barbecue.

Just as he was about to reach out to take a string, Yan Hong slapped him away.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not even baked yet."

Shaoxing Yang had no choice but to withdraw his hand aggrievedly, but his eyes were still glued to the barbecue skewers. Yan Hong couldn't help swallowing her saliva as she watched the skewers emitting green smoke.

It was so appetizing. Even though we had already had dinner, we still felt hungry when we smelled the aroma. The aroma of barbecue immediately brought back the memories of how we always wanted to have a midnight snack in the base. It seemed that no matter what food it was, it would become extra delicious at night.

While several people were drooling over the barbecue, Tang Zeyu silently picked up his clothes and went to the lake to take a bath.

On a quiet night, the moonlight reflected on the lake surface, sparkling, and the reflected light slightly illuminated the surrounding environment. The quiet lake surface was breathtakingly beautiful, but it was a pity that Tang Zeyu did not have the leisure to appreciate the night scenery. He quickly took off his clothes and dived into the water. The cold lake water stimulated every pore in his body and screamed, but Tang Zeyu enjoyed the feeling of having his brain stimulated and awake.

After washing all the spores off his body, Tang Zeyu walked out of the water, wiped off the water droplets, put on his clothes and returned to the camp. The whole process took less than ten minutes.

"Lu~Shi~Yu~isn't it okay yet~"

"Hungry~"

Shaoxing Yang and Yan Hong stuck to Lu Shiyu twice, one on the left and one on the right, pulling his sleeves at the same time, just like two naughty kids asking their parents to buy this and that.

Lu Shiyusheng flipped the skewers with a look of despair: "Just wait a little longer...it will be ready soon..."

Tang Zeyu walked behind the three people and picked up the two of them in each hand like they were chicks.

"Haven't you eaten the mushrooms I cooked? Why are you still hungry?"

Shaoxing Yang and Yan Hong, who were suddenly picked up, seemed to be frozen and dared not resist. They fell into a state of suspended animation called "pretending to be dead when being questioned by the captain."

Although they didn't say it out loud, both of them were complaining in their hearts that if Lu Shiyu were to cook the mushroom soup, it would definitely be more delicious than Tang Zeyu's. However, they only dared to think about it in their hearts and didn't dare to say it out loud.

Tang Zeyu threw the two of them aside and sat next to Lu Shiyu.

Lu Shiyu used a small knife to cut a slit in the skewer of meat, revealing the dark red tender meat inside. He then randomly picked a few other skewers and cut them open, only then was he sure that the meat was cooked.

"It's ready, try it..."

Lu Shiyu picked up two skewers of meat and handed them to both sides, but found that Shaoxing Yang and Yan Hong, who were squatting on both sides, were gone.

"Thanks."

Tang Zeyu naturally took the skewers and collected them for his two teammates. One was dry and sprinkled with seasoning powder, and the other was wet and covered with barbecue sauce. The two people squatting nearby gritted their teeth silently.

Damn it, how can a captain steal the skewers from his teammates!

Tang Zeyu blew on the freshly grilled skewers of meat, and first bit off a piece of meat sprinkled with seasoning powder. Under the action of high temperature, the taste of the seasoning powder was fully stimulated, and the cumin powder exuded a unique spicy aroma. The chili powder and oil were fully combined, bringing a burning sensation to the tip of the tongue. While maintaining a certain spiciness, the fat was added. The pepper and five-spice powder were spicy but also a little sweet, forming a delicate balance with the barbecue.

The meat skewers covered with barbecue sauce are even hotter than those sprinkled with seasoning powder. When you first put them in your mouth, you will uncontrollably exhale hot air due to the high temperature contained in the sauce.

The moment you bite into the meat, salty, spicy, fresh and sweet flavors come one after another. The thick barbecue sauce tastes mainly salty and fragrant, but not choking. Then comes the spiciness of chili powder, but unlike the skewers sprinkled with seasoning powder, the spiciness of chili powder is neutralized a lot after combining with barbecue sauce, and it is no longer so irritating. The freshness and sweetness come from the meat itself. Wrapped in an outer layer of barbecue sauce, the juice in the meat is well locked. The ample sauce makes the skewers more tender and smooth. The taste of the sauce penetrates into the meat. You can feel the ample juice as soon as you bite it, and it lingers between your lips and teeth together with the aroma of the meat, as if inducing people to bite off the next piece of meat and keep eating.

Yan Hong and Shao Xingyang looked at each other and quietly moved back. Lu Shiyu handed a few skewers to each of them, and suddenly found that Chen Yunliang did not come over.

"Chen Yunliang, aren't you coming to eat?"

Chen Yunliang was still holding the mossy cowhide that Lu Shiyu had peeled off in his hand. He came to his senses when he heard Lu Shiyu calling him.

"Is it ready? I'm a little hungry too."

Chen Yunliang reached out to take the skewers, but Lu Shiyu retracted his hand and dodged.

"Have you washed your hands?"

"What?" Chen Yunliang seemed to think he had misheard.

"You just touched the cowhide, and you're eating without even washing your hands." Lu Shiyu turned around and motioned him to go wash his hands by the lake: "Go quickly, wash your hands before you eat."

Chen Yunliang: “…”

I felt like I was being treated like a kindergarten kid.

Seeing Yan Hong and Chen Yunliang eating the skewers with big mouthfuls of relish, Chen Yunliang sighed, accepted his fate and went to wash his hands for the sake of the barbecue. Only then did Lu Shiyu hand the skewers to him.

Chen Yunliang bit the piece of meat hard and pulled it off the wooden skewer. The sauce inevitably stained the corners of his mouth. Fortunately, everyone who ate the skewers had sauce on their mouths, so he was not the only one with bad eating manners.

Chen Yunliang chewed the barbecue silently, his cheeks stuffed with food. Mm, it smells so good.