Chapter 13 Barbecue
After breakfast, the family members were busy with their own things.
Liu Nanshan took the farm tools to the vegetable field, while Gu Xuelan rode an electric bike to the market to buy some seeds.
Xu Qingsong came over with another basket of cherries and said, "I need to go to the city first. Do you have all the barbecue utensils here? Do you need me to bring them?"
Liu Wangxue had already purchased the things online, and the courier had delivered them before she returned home.
After thinking for a while, he said, "We have everything. There's nothing to bring. You can just come and eat when the time comes."
"All right."
After Xu Qingsong left, Liu Wangxue changed his clothes and rode out on his electric bike to go to the vegetable market and buy some ingredients.
She is not physically active, but she knows how to cook. She used to eat takeout because she was busy with work. When she couldn't stand it anymore, she would buy some food and learn how to cook it when she got home from work.
From choosing vegetables to cooking them, Liu Nanshan taught everyone step by step through videos.
Liu Wangxue was smart, perceptive, and studied hard, so it didn't take long for her to cook home-cooked meals. Later, when she and Mu Jingsheng were together, they had the idea of getting married and having children, and they even took classes to learn how to cook children's meals.
She hadn’t cooked much during the years of depression in her previous life. Gu Xuelan watched her very closely and even locked up her chopsticks, for fear that she would do something to hurt herself.
But cooking is like riding a bicycle. Once you learn it, you will never forget it. It is a kind of muscle memory.
The town’s vegetable market is quite large. Liu Wangxue walked around and bought meat, vegetables, barbecue ingredients, and finally some seafood.
Seeing that she was having trouble carrying the items, the stall owner gave her a foam box and helped her move the items to the small battery outside.
When Liu Wangxue got home, Gu Xuelan also came back. She not only bought rapeseed, but also bought many cute flower pots, all in animal shapes.
Liu Wangxue put the meat and seafood in the refrigerator, and came out to see: "Mom, why did you buy so many flower pots?"
"I think the sunroom is missing a flower stand. Ask your dad to make one for me someday so I can plant some succulents."
Liu Wangxue looked into the carton again: "Where's the succulent?"
"There's nothing I like at the market."
Liu Wangxue helped move the flower pots into the sunroom. "Let's go to the flower and bird market some other day. I heard from Xu Qingsong that there's a pretty big flower and bird market in the city, and it's connected to a pet store. I want to buy a cat."
"Okay," Gu Xuelan said, "but I've already bought it online, and I also bought a few kilograms of nutrient soil."
Liu Wangxue came out and held the door of the sun room, saying, "Return it. Things bought online may not be good."
Gu Xuelan washed her hands, wiped her face, and said, "Forget it, I've already bought it. What matters is how I take care of it, whether it's good or not."
After lunch, the family took a short nap and then started to prepare the ingredients for the barbecue together.
Cut the beef and mutton into small pieces, sprinkle with seasonings and marinate, then skewer them.
Just cut the pork belly into thin slices and sprinkle the seasoning on it when grilling.
The shrimps should also be skewered to prevent them from curling up when grilled. The shellfish have been placed in a basin of clean water with an appropriate amount of vinegar added to allow them to spit out the water.
Vegetables are much easier to handle.
Tao Huayu came early and brought two friends with him. He had already greeted Liu Wangxue in advance.
My friends are a young couple. The man is Yue Cheng and the woman is Lan Xiaoxi. They met through Tao Huayu when they were buying furniture.
Both of them are fans of Liu Wangxue.
However, no one made it clear.
The three of them drove over, bringing not only fresh food but also a lot of fruit drinks, which they carried into the yard in a noisy manner.
Immediately afterwards, another car stopped at the door and the person who got out was Li Yu.
Liu Wangxue also sent him a message. He originally said that he would see how the situation went, but unexpectedly he also came.
In real life, Li Yu is not as active as he is on the Internet. He seems a little dull and will blush when he sees a beautiful woman.
Tao Huayu teased him deliberately, and greeted him enthusiastically with Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi, pretending to hug him. Li Yu held the wine and lowered his head to hide.
This caused everyone to laugh in a good-natured way.
Gu Xuelan tried to help: "Okay, stop bullying him. Sit down and have some snacks. The food will be ready soon."
Li Yu greeted them: "Ah, hello, auntie, hello, uncle, hello, sister Xuxu." He then handed the wine to Gu Xuelan and said, "This is what my father asked me to bring. It's for uncle. He wanted to come, but he couldn't get away because of the project."
Gu Xuelan had a good impression of Li Yu. She was fair and clean, with some baby fat on her cheeks. She was not tall, shy, and yet so talented.
It really inspires maternal love.
She took it, and Liu Nanshan also came over. He knew at a glance that it was his favorite drink, and said happily: "Hey, thank your father for me. When he is free some other day, I will drink with him alone."
Liu Nanshan also admired this father and son.
Liu Wangxue stuffed a bowl of cherries into Li Yu's hand, and Li Yu blushed and shyly said thank you.
Tao Huayu also came over to grab some. Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi were also the kind of people who loved to have fun. They were playing and fighting, and the whole bowl of cherries was divided up in no time.
Tao Huayu was still not satisfied and asked Liu Wangxue: "Is it from Xu Qingsong's family?"
Liu Wangxue nodded.
"Very good." Then he took a basin from the kitchen, called Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi, climbed over the wall from the stairs, and went to Xu Qingsong's yard to pick cherries.
Gu Xuelan and Liu Nanshan were really at a loss for words and couldn't stop themselves from laughing.
Li Yu looked at the three men with disdain and muttered, "Stealing is not a good behavior."
Liu Wangxue heard it and looked at his expression. She really wanted to rub his head, but she restrained herself.
While the ingredients are being prepared here, cherry picking is in full swing over there.
Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi held the ladder, while Tao Huayu held the basin, and soon they had filled it up. Then they came down and moved to another place, changed the basin, and filled it up again.
But he was still not satisfied, and stared at a small patch of bright red fruits on the top of the tree with shining eyes.
He shouted towards Liu Wangxue's courtyard: "Xiaoyu, pass me a basin! Xiaoyu——"
Li Yu carried the grill up the stairs without paying any attention to Tao Huayu. After putting it away, he turned around and went downstairs, saying, "Brother Qingsong is back."
"Hehe," Tao Huayu was not nervous at all. He and Xu Qingsong had been friends since they were young, playing in the mud together. He just sat on the ladder and waited calmly for the door to open.
Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi were familiar with Xu Qingsong, so they just sat on the small stools with their bowls in their arms and started eating.
As soon as Xu Qingsong opened the door, he asked, "Do you believe me? I will sue you for trespassing?"
Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi waved: "Brother Qingsong is back."
Tao Huayu smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and hand me a basin. I'll pick the ones on the top, otherwise there won't be enough to eat."
Xu Qingsong threw the key to Yue Cheng, who caught it, opened the door and went to the kitchen to get the basin in one go.
(End of this chapter)
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