Chapter 78 Assisting with the Beach BBQ Dinner
But after a few seconds of distraction, the chicken broke free from Zhou Yuesheng's hand.
"Crack, crack, crack!"
The little rooster let out a terrible cry and pounced towards Yu Haiguang.
Zhou Yuesheng was quick to grab its neck, pressed it on the chopping board, and ended its life with a single stroke of the knife.
The chicken blood gurgled out and fell into a large bowl sprinkled with a pinch of salt.
"The hot water is here." Zhang Wenxin said loudly.
Steam the bled chicken and rinse it in a basin of hot water to make it easier to pluck the feathers.
"Brother Zhou, I'll do it." Ning Tan wanted to take charge of the job.
The four brothers had already developed the habit of keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully. They all knew the reason why he was absent-minded, but Yu Haiguang and He Youan had no intention of interfering with their daughter's feelings.
Zhou Yuesheng rejected Ning Tan's suggestion and continued with his work with quick movements.
At this time, Yu Peilan glanced at Zhou Yuesheng who was concentrating on his work, and nodded with satisfaction.
At the same time, the river water continued to hit the large rocks that lay in the middle of the stream.
Yu Zhile and Sheng Lanyue strolled along the stream, quietly listening to the sound of flowing water.
"Has anything interesting happened in your life lately?"
"How are you doing in the art troupe?"
After walking a long way along the stream, they both made noises at the same time.
Afterwards, they answered each other's questions at the same time.
“A lot of happy things.”
“It’s been pretty good.”
Yu Zhile and Sheng Lanyue smiled at each other and sat down on the ground.
Sheng Lanyue's grandmother was a young lady who studied abroad. He has been learning ballet since he was a child. His body has always remained upright, but there is an inexplicable sense of relaxation on his body.
Yu Zhile really enjoyed being with him. He shared with him the recent changes in his life and introduced him to new friends he had made.
Sheng Lanyue smiled and listened to her carefully.
When she was talking about how Zhou Yuesheng mistook her for an enemy spy, he suddenly interrupted her and said, "He likes you, and you like him too."
"No, no." Yu Zhile looked around.
Glancing at a tree on the shore, her ears and neck began to turn red.
Sheng Lanyue chuckled.
The two did not stay by the river for too long and soon returned to the courtyard.
"Le Le, you are so bad. You go out and slack off." Zhang Wenxin was so busy that she started complaining as soon as she saw her.
The Zhang family and Ge Tai also came, bringing a small basket of steamed buns.
"Le Le, what is this?" Grandma Zhang held Yu Zhile's hand affectionately and looked at Sheng Lanyue with half-closed eyes.
Sheng Lanyue responded: "You must be Grandma Zhang, I am Qiqi's good friend, my name is Sheng Lanyue."
He deliberately emphasized the word "good friends".
"Hey, this child is so handsome, what a perfect match." Grandma Zhang smiled so much that her eyes became a line.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.
Sheng Lanyue raised an eyebrow at Yu Zhile, and Yu Zhile glared at him in return.
Seeing that Zhang Wenxin was about to make a scene, she quickly said, "Grandma Zhang, please sit down first. I'll go to the kitchen to season the ingredients."
"Okay, I'll chat with Xiaosheng." Grandma Zhang said with a smile.
Yu Zhile walked quickly into the kitchen and adjusted his breathing.
The chicken was going to be roasted whole, and after removing the feathers and internal organs, it was rubbed with salt and chili powder.
Yu Zhile first marinated the beef slices with chili and cumin, and then started to process the fish.
She stuffed scallions and ginger into the fish's belly, then added chili powder, cumin powder, salt, soy sauce, cooking wine and other seasonings to the plate in turn, stirred well and spread them evenly on the fish's body.
"You are worthy of being Lele. You can control two men at once." Zhang Wenxin suddenly appeared behind her and said jokingly.
Yu Zhile's hands were stained with sauce. He nudged her with his elbow and said unhappily, "I'm going to wash my hands. You go get a bowl of pickled peppers."
"Yes, sir." Zhang Wenxin blinked funnyy.
Yu Zhile washed his hands, lit a fire, heated the oil, and started to make the garlic sauce.
At this time, two long tables were placed in the open space outside the backyard, and a temporary barbecue stove was also set up. People went into the kitchen one after another to bring out chicken, beef, etc.
After a while, Zhou Yuesheng brought in half a basin of charcoal.
"I'll take the fish out first." Seeing him, Zhang Wenxin ran away as if the soles of her shoes were greased.
Yu Zhile poured the hot oil onto the chopped garlic and chili peppers without looking away, then added soy sauce and other ingredients and mixed them evenly.
She inexplicably felt the temperature in the room rise a few degrees, and cleared her throat: "The sauce is ready, I'll go out and help."
"Yu Zhile, can't you help me?" Zhou Yuesheng suddenly looked up.
Yu Zhile's gaze met his deep eyes.
"Really not possible?" Zhou Yuesheng looked at her steadily.
Yu Zhile looked away and half-knelt down to pick out the red-hot charcoal from the bottom of the stove.
Ten minutes later, the brazier between the two of them was half filled with red charcoal, and the heat caused beads of sweat to appear on Yu Zhile's temples.
"I'll do it, you take the sauce out." Zhou Yuesheng took the tongs from her.
At the barbecue location, all kinds of ingredients were neatly placed on two tables, and a square table was temporarily added.
In the center of the square table were dozens of bottles of orange soda with water droplets dripping from the outer walls.
The barbecue stove is long and narrow, with a width similar to that of a bamboo stick and a length of nearly three meters, ensuring that everyone has a place to sit.
"These pickled peppers are really flavorful, they're sure to go well with wine." Hu Laosan treated the pickled peppers as an appetizer, eating one at a time and couldn't stop.
Yu Chi tugged at Yu Yue's clothes and repeated, "Wine, wine."
"Hu Laosan, what are you talking about in front of the kids?" Wen Wanbai said angrily.
Hu Laosan slapped his mouth twice and quickly changed his words: "Xiaobao heard it wrong, uncle said pickled peppers with porridge, porridge."
Wen Wanbai kicked him and said, "Go open the soda for Xiao Sheng, don't just stand there and teach the kid bad things."
On the other side, the girls gathered around Hu Lan and listened to her stories.
Hu Lan is a good eloquent person and her storytelling is vivid and interesting, causing everyone to exclaim in amazement as she tells the story.
The three Zhang brothers tried their best to get close to Yu Haiguang and asked him to tell them interesting things that happened in the army.
Grandma Zhang and the old branch secretary sat side by side on a bench, looking at them kindly and occasionally saying a few words.
The gentle sea breeze brushed across his face lightly, and Yu Zhile's lips curled up.
At this time, Zhou Yuesheng brought out the charcoal and filled it into the barbecue stove.
"You can come over and barbecue. Grill whatever you like." Yu Zhile shouted loudly.
Her words were met with cheers.
Hu Laosan said cheerfully, "Tonight we have plenty of orange soda, and we won't stop until we're drunk."
After saying that, Wen Wanbai kicked him hard again, and his grinning face made everyone laugh.
Hu Shuang, Zhang Wenxin, Chen Zhao and others went straight to the soda table, while Zhang Haimei and her friends selected ingredients in an orderly manner at the table.
Some people had hesitant expressions and their hands were hesitant on the skewers.
"Eat as much as you want. We are going to revive the women's ocean-going team in the future."
"Let me offer my flesh to the Buddha and bribe our core members first."
Yu Zhile smiled, her tone was somewhat joking, yet also somewhat serious.
A group of people stood there in a daze, dumbfounded as she smiled and stuffed pork belly and beef skewers into their hands.
Yu Zhile turned around to get the orange soda, and everyone's eyes followed her movements, finally falling on Zhang Haimei.
"Well, the stall at the market will eventually be handed over to me or one of you," Zhang Haimei replied.
Then, she lowered her head and carefully selected the ingredients, saying, "She has already treated us as her own family, so you don't have to be too restrained."
Everyone let go of their psychological burden and this little episode quickly passed.
The charcoal fire was burning brightly, and everyone put the ingredients of their choice on the stove, turning them over while chatting.
A short length of wire mesh was set up at both ends of the barbecue stove, and shellfish with garlic sauce were neatly placed on it.
The pork belly drips oil while grilling, making a sizzling sound.
The roasted beef has a strong cumin aroma, while the roasted vegetables are sweeter.
Different ingredients emit different flavors when roasted over charcoal fire, which combined with the unique flavor of charcoal fire makes people salivate.
"Beef with pickled peppers is delicious." Hu Laosan praised loudly.
Hu Shuangxue wrapped beef with pickled peppers, stuffed it into his mouth, and made the same exclamation.
Everyone followed their way of eating. Some people's faces wrinkled like bitter gourds, and they quickly took a big gulp of soda, which made everyone laugh.
While chatting and laughing, the first batch of garlic oysters were grilled.
The oyster meat has a smooth texture and is delicious when paired with garlic sauce.
"Garlic grilled shellfish, delicious, delicious." Chen Zhao smacked his lips and savored the taste, then ran to the table and handed it to the person closest to him.
One after another, passed from person to person, until both ends of the grill were filled.
"Mom, grilled shrimps are delicious. I grilled them for you."
"Girl, where's mine? I want to eat squid!"
"LeLe, put some garlic sauce on my toasted buns."
"Hey, you haven't drunk any alcohol, why are you doing something so weird?"
"Sister, you can't waste food. Ha---well, it's really hard to eat."
"Hahaha, brother, your eyebrows look like two caterpillars."
Night slowly fell amid everyone's laughter.
Yu Haiguang built two fires, which were mainly used for lighting and also for roasting chickens.
As the wooden stick turned, the aroma of the chicken overwhelmed the other flavors and aroused everyone's appetite.
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't my story attractive?" Hu Lan pretended to be dissatisfied, "Why are you all looking at the roast chicken?"
Hu Laosan drank half a catty of wine and got drunk. He said in a smirk, "Roasted chicken is not as attractive as Sister Lan's Xiangxi love story."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Hu Lan, with gossip gleaming in their eyes.
Hu Lan lived for more than 40 years and it was rare for him to show his anger. He made more than a dozen small movements in a few seconds.
"Sister Lan, Sister Lan, Sister Lan." Hu Shuang led her sisters to join in the fun.
With a bang, all the sounds stopped abruptly.
When everyone looked closely, they found that Zhang Wenxin stood up and kicked away the stool.
She secretly drank half a glass of white wine in the dark and now feels dizzy.
“Today, we gather here for three major events.”
“First, to celebrate our friends’ new lives.”
“Secondly, we want to celebrate the successful revival of our women’s ocean-going team.”
"Third, hiccup——"
Under everyone's gaze, she burped.
Then, she raised the soda in her hand and said, "Drink it for our bright future."
Everyone was stunned for a few seconds, then raised their soda or wine glasses together.
"For our bright future!"
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