Aunt Tian and Uncle Lu carried seven chickens over and started to get busy.
Although the preparations were hurried, Aunt Tian still brought everything she needed.
Dried lotus leaves, various condiments, gloves, flints, etc.
Aunt Tian was preparing to marinate the chicken. She took out a folding plastic basin, unfolded it, put the whole gutted chicken in it, added various seasonings, and marinated it.
The seasoning contains a variety of spices, which slowly penetrate into the chicken during the marinating process, making it flavorful.
The marinated chicken was placed aside, and Domidole and the other two sat down to help knead the chicken to make it flavorful.
Uncle Lu picked up some firewood, dug a small shallow pit, piled stones around it, and prepared to light a fire here to cook.
He took out a pot from his bag, went to the river to fetch some water, and came back to boil the water.
After the water is boiled, put the dried lotus leaves into it and soak them for about 15 minutes.
While fetching water from the river, Uncle Lu dug up some yellow mud.
When the lotus leaves are softened and the chicken is almost marinated, Uncle Lu unfolds the lotus leaves, Aunt Tian puts a whole chicken on the lotus leaves, and Uncle Lu completely wraps the chicken with the lotus leaves.
Repeat this process until all 7 chickens are wrapped in lotus leaves.
At this time, use the yellow mud you brought back to evenly apply it on the outer layer of the lotus leaf chicken to form a layer of protection.
The mud should not be too thick or too thin.
If it is too thin, the fire will burn the lotus leaves and chicken inside.
If it’s too thick, it won’t cook easily.
But this is not a problem for Uncle Lu. He has been making this dish for decades and can make it with his eyes closed.
After making the mud, just throw it into the fire and wait for it to be baked.
At this time, the wolf cub ran back to Duole and Domi.
It looked at the actions of several humans, and thought there must be something delicious again!
It needs to be closer!
There are delicious foods nearby!
Seeing that the wolf cub only cared about eating and not being beaten, the mother wolf turned her head away to show that she couldn't bear to watch.
An hour later, the beggar's chicken is finally ready to be served.
At this time, the firewood had gone out, and the chicken continued to simmer in the ash, relying on the residual heat.
The wolf cubs fell asleep waiting nearby.
Uncle Lu found a stick and dug out the beggar's chicken buried in the ash.
Aunt Tian next to her took out a small hammer and hit the hard mud that wrapped around the beggar's chicken.
With the sound of "bang bang", the mud blocks began to crack and fall off gradually, just like a piece of exquisite porcelain being unveiled.
Finally, when the mud broke away, the lotus leaves inside appeared before everyone.
As Aunt Tian opened the lotus leaf, an extremely rich fragrance instantly spread out, sweeping across the surrounding space like a flood.
The fragrance was so tempting that all the creatures present were intoxicated by it.
The rich aroma of meat is mixed with a hint of the fragrance of lotus leaves.
Even several wolves nearby were attracted by the strange fragrance and couldn't help themselves.
They were originally strolling or resting leisurely, but at this moment they all stopped, their noses twitching constantly, greedily sucking in the delicious scent in the air.
There were even a few wolves who could no longer suppress their inner desire and could not help swallowing their saliva, making a low "gurgling" sound in their throats.
The sleeping wolf cub's reaction was even more exaggerated.
When the charming fragrance entered its nostrils, it suddenly woke up from its sleep.
Without even having time to open his eyes, he instinctively rushed forward with his eyes closed.
Fortunately, Domi, who was standing nearby, was quick-witted and grabbed the wolf cub that was rushing around, thus preventing it from falling headfirst into the ashes left by the fire due to its excessive haste.
Aunt Tian didn't plan to eat the first chicken she caught. She found a big rock, put the beggar chicken on the rock, then knelt on one knee, touched the ground under her feet and muttered something.
After saying this, he put his hands together and bowed to the beggar's chicken placed on the stone.
This completes the ritual of dedicating the chicken to the land.
After Aunt Tian left, Mingyue discovered that although the surrounding wolves were very greedy, no wolf approached the beggar's chicken placed on the stone, even the greedy wolf cubs did not move.
After opening two more beggar chickens, Aunt Tian handed one to Mingyue and the others, asking her, Hongque and Duomi Duole to eat it first.
"I'm sorry for causing you such trouble. You must be hungry on the mountain at night. Eat first."
Aunt Tian placed another beggar chicken on the ground and gently pushed it towards the wolf pack.
"Eat. We are very sorry for causing this commotion. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, please don't bear a grudge against humans."
The wolf king looked at the chicken that Aunt Tian put down, walked up to it, sniffed it, then lowered his head and took a bite.
The moment the chicken entered his mouth, the wolf king was stunned.
It has never tasted such delicious and smooth chicken!
The chicken is stewed until it is extremely soft and melts in your mouth with a light bite, sliding down your throat like silk, leaving your mouth full of rich and mellow gravy.
The wonderful feeling made the wolf king almost unable to control himself. A strong desire surged in his heart, and he wanted to let out a loud "howl" to express his extreme satisfaction and joy.
However, as the leader of the wolf pack, it must maintain its majestic and dignified image and not lose its composure easily.
So the wolf king resisted the urge to scream and tried hard to control his excitement.
It narrowed its eyes slightly and gestured to the subordinates beside it with an expression that seemed calm but could not hide its excitement.
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