Although each household has a coal stove, they often need to light it, and since the island's coal supply relies entirely on supply ships, every household still keeps some firewood on hand, just in case.
So these firewood pieces came in very handy at this point.
Since He Lixuan had taken over the task of digging the fire pit, Shiyue simply handed over the task of starting the fire to him as well, and went into the kitchen to get busy.
Following the example she had seen in the video, Shiyue first took out the iron mesh that used to be placed over the fire pit when every household in the brigade used to warm themselves.
She bought that wire mesh from the city; it's very convenient for roasting sweet potatoes, potatoes, and the like.
She washed the wire mesh clean, handed it to He Lixuan, and then came back and marinated the fish and shrimp with ginger slices, garlic cloves, and barbecue seasoning.
In addition, she took out a piece of pork belly weighing a full five pounds from her spatial storage!
She's been craving pork for ages!
But there's really no opportunity to take it out normally.
Having finally made it to the city, she was determined to treat herself to a proper meal.
Shiyue knew very well that she couldn't possibly keep such a good thing to herself.
Putting everything else aside, they even cooked meals for the expert team; their courtyard was bustling with people around mealtimes.
How can you cook meat at home without any smell escaping?
Besides, we're not living in the days when we couldn't even fill our stomachs every day anymore.
Knowing her father-in-law's personality, he wouldn't be willing to eat alone.
He would inevitably have to arrange to distribute some to this person and some to that person...
Instead of doing that, why not share it with everyone? It'll taste even better!
Shiyue cut all the meat into pieces the size of a fingertip.
She hadn't even finished cutting it all when Liang Yueming and the other men in the family all came over.
Liang Yueming had obviously taken a shower; her hair was still wet.
She was overjoyed to see the pork!
"Shiyue, how could you buy such a big piece of meat!"
"I asked someone in the city to help me reserve it. I waited two whole days for this piece of meat!"
Shiyue didn't mention who she asked to save the meat for her, but Liang Yueming immediately thought of Lü Wensheng without her even having to ask.
He immediately exclaimed, "Was it Uncle Lü who helped me keep it? Oh dear, I've caused him trouble again."
Shiyue smiled and did not refute.
Liang Yueming saw the meat Shiyue had cut and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you cutting the meat like this? Aren't you going to cut off the fat to render oil?"
"Sister-in-law, this is pork belly. Where can we render the fat? If we slice off the fat, how are we supposed to eat the lean meat?"
Liang Yueming looked at it and said, "That's true. Sigh, this pig is really skinny. It's obviously not well raised. Look how thin the fat is."
Shiyue actually felt the same way, but she knew that people in later generations preferred to eat lean meat.
She bought this piece of pork belly in a group buy. After she bought it, she saw many people praising it, saying that the pork belly was really beautiful!
She couldn't see what was so beautiful about the meat either.
If you asked Shiyue, she'd prefer hind leg meat, preferably with a thick layer of fat!
The best thing is something that can be eaten without interfering with oil extraction!
But she didn't encounter any group members in the chat.
Pork belly is fine, as long as there's meat to eat, what's there to complain about?
Seeing that Liang Yueming was alright, Shiyue told her about her plan to have a barbecue that evening.
Although Liang Yueming had never seen how to grill before, she became interested after listening to Shiyue's detailed explanation.
She shouted twice towards the door, telling her husband and second son to go to the mountains and quickly cut some bamboo and bring it back.
Then she ran out to pick up her daughter, mainly to pick up the groceries her daughter had bought.
The bamboo was right at the top of the hill behind the house, not far from where they lived. Soon the two of them dragged a bamboo back with them.
He Liping and He Lixue chopped many thin bamboo skewers for her according to Shiyue's request.
Then everyone pitched in, some skewering the meat, some washing and preparing the vegetables, some cutting them into chunks or slices...
Soon, the ingredients for tonight's barbecue were almost ready.
Qi Feng was dragged back from the camp by his son and daughter.
He wasn't on duty tonight, but he still had some things to discuss with Wu He, so he didn't go home immediately.
He and Wu He had just finished eating and came out of the cafeteria when their three little ones rushed towards them like little cannonballs!
Knowing that Shiyue was back, they were invited to go out for barbecue, and the two of them both laughed.
They originally thought they could just coax the three children away and that would be the end of it.
But who would have thought that these kids would be so difficult to deal with today!
Left with no other choice, Wu He, who was on duty that night, was left behind, and Qi Feng returned with them.
As a result, even when they were still quite far from the courtyard, they all smelled a strange fragrance at the same time!
Why is it described as strange?
It's because the taste is inexplicably familiar, yet you can't quite place what it is.
Anyway, it smells sweet, and a bit like burnt sugar.
"Maltose? Did your Aunt Shiyue buy some candy?" Qi Feng asked.
This was the only answer he could think of.
“No. Aunt Shiyue would have given us candy already if she wanted to, so it definitely wasn’t,” Xiaofei answered first.
He shouted, "Aunt Shiyue, we've brought Uncle Qi here!"
After saying that, he strode off into the courtyard.
Who cares what it is? We'll find out when we get there.
With Xiaofei leading the way, Huzi and Niuniu also shouted, "Aunt Shiyue, we've brought Daddy here!" Then the two little ones forgot about their own father and ran off as fast as they could.
Seeing the three little brats walk away without looking back, Qi Feng chuckled and followed them into the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the door, he heard his wife's loud voice shouting, "So what if he's here? What's the big shot? Do we have to line up to welcome him?"
Qi Feng: "..."
Qi Feng shook his head with a wry smile.
What can he say when his wife dislikes him?
He simply walked over to his wife, bent down to look at the newly dug fire pit, and asked, "Why did you dig two holes in the yard? Is this how you barbecue?"
"Dad, have some of this!"
Before Cui Yun could speak, Qi Feng's mouth was stuffed with something by his own foolish son.
He was completely unprepared and almost got poked in the mouth by a bamboo skewer.
He quickly backed away, but at the same time, he subconsciously chewed something, and then he was attracted by the thing in his mouth.
Qi Feng felt that the thing in his mouth was soft and chewy, and had a very strange fragrance.
Just one bite, and your mouth is filled with fragrance!
He couldn't be bothered to argue with his son's clumsy actions and asked, "Tiger, what did you give me to eat?"
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