Chapter 052 Chapter 52 Barbecue

It was late at night outside and everyone was asleep, but inside there was eternal daylight.

Zhang Yuandong slaughtered the sheep and collected two basins full of blood. While the blood was still wet, he sprinkled some salt into it, stirred it evenly, and put it aside. He then began to peel the sheep's skin and clean the internal organs, even separating the fat in the belly neatly and putting it aside.

Lin Yue calculated the time and thought he should have finished killing the sheep, so he ran over to see the excitement.

Zhang Yuandong was afraid of scaring her, so he hurried over: "Go back and wait for me. I'll take it over when I'm done. It's bloody here, don't scare her."

Lin Yue thought, that's because you haven't seen how many people in later generations have never been in the kitchen, but often use their mobile phones to learn how to cut pork.

She waved her hands and said, "It's okay. I'm not afraid. Just find something to cover the sheep's head so I can't see it." She then praised, "You are quite professional. You must have eaten a lot of them before, right?"

Zhang Yuandong smiled and said, "We have some in our company. Not to mention sheep, I can take care of pigs too. When I first joined the army, I envied my comrades in the kitchen because I thought they had delicious food every day. Whenever I heard that pigs were going to be slaughtered, I would sneak over to watch."

Lin Yue found this very interesting. "Then your army's discipline is very strict, and you were able to sneak away without getting punished?"

Zhang Yuandong squatted by the stream and looked up at her. "Killing pigs is a big deal wherever you go, and it's the same in the army. We only get improved food once in a while, and by then, not to mention the new recruits, even the old soldiers' souls would fly to the canteen, so they wouldn't have the mood to train. Most of the time, they would kill pigs and cook in front of us, and they would arrange for us to go over to help. However, there were also times when they were busy with training, and I sneaked over a few times. My old platoon leader at the time came over to catch me and said he would transfer me to the kitchen squad."

Lin Yue was extremely happy, thinking to himself, it was a good thing that he was not transferred in the end, otherwise, with his cooking skill of cooking pork belly in salt water, he would definitely receive complaints every day.

Sure enough, he said, "Not only was I not afraid at that time, I even hoped for such a good thing. Our platoon leader was so angry that he punished me by making me run ten laps with a heavy load."

Lin Yue laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to be so naughty. I really can't tell."

Zhang Yuandong also laughed: "New recruits are always troublesome, it's the same every year. But you, you were afraid when we were killing sheep, now you are not afraid at all?"

Lin Yue: "Isn't this a shadow in my heart?"

She recalled the first time she saw Xu's father kill a chicken. The chicken ran three circles in the yard with its half-severed head on its head, and blood dripped all over the yard. If that scene had happened with a sheep...

She shuddered at her own imagination and added, "As long as it's dead, I'm not afraid. But forget about the sheep's head."

When she saw Zhang Yuandong was about to shave the meat off the sheep bones, she quickly stopped him: "Don't shave the meat off the bones, it tastes better this way!"

The bones you buy at this time are all real bones. If you can find a decent piece of meat from them, your butchering skills are not good enough. Zhang Yuandong didn't quite understand, but he still did as she said and processed the ribs according to her method.

Lin Yue picked up the processed lamb chops and mutton: "I'll go marinate these first."

Zhang Yuandong looked up at her, not knowing what he was thinking about. He smiled and buried his head in cleaning his underwear.

Lin Yue happily cut the meat into small pieces and marinated it with seasoning. Unfortunately, there were no onions, so she could only add some chopped green onions, garlic and ginger slices to remove the smell. But she was already very satisfied with this, and it was not in vain that she prepared so many seasonings in advance.

She has been grilling for a long time, but she never had the chance to do it before. However, she has collected a lot of seasonings such as cumin and peppercorns. So far, she has almost all the seasonings and tools for grilling, and she has been waiting for an opportunity like today.

It is relatively troublesome to handle lamb chops. You need to soak them in cold water for an hour to soak out the blood, and then marinate them with seasoning for two hours.

Lin Yue built a long stove with stones, imitating the grills of later generations. It was the same kind that children in the village used to roast grasshoppers, but it was a little higher. He could use it to roast grasshoppers when the time came.

She was busy lighting the charcoal, and Zhang Yuandong came back with a basin.

She also made these charcoals herself. Due to space constraints, Lin Yue has almost developed into a rural lifestyle blogger in recent years. As long as she can make it by herself, she wants to try it.

Zhang Yuandong was also stunned when he saw the charcoal. The method of making charcoal is simple to say, but it is troublesome to make it, and it is even more troublesome to make it well. He was not surprised that Lin Yue could make charcoal, but he did not expect that Lin Yue would spend time to make this thing.

Seeing so much blood and internal organs, Lin Yue couldn't help but say, "I think we shouldn't kill the rabbit. We can't finish this sheep. Let's just make lamb offal soup tomorrow!"

Zhang Yuandong asked, "Will this be too ostentatious? We estimate that there will be about ten people tomorrow. Other families have never entertained us like this before. The food is so good, I'm afraid someone will miss us."

Lin Yue smiled and said, "What we made is mutton offal soup, not mutton soup. Mutton offal is not expensive. When the time comes, we can mix mutton and mutton offal together, and add more noodles. It will be filling and not expensive. Who can say anything?"

Zhang Yuandong thought this made sense, and since he had no idea how to cook, he nodded in agreement: "I'll do as you say."

Thanks to his past life, Lin Yue's barbecue skills are pretty good. In this era of scarcity, people's biggest wish is to be full, and they have almost no pursuit of the taste of food. Zhang Yuandong's understanding of barbecue is still limited to grilling corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and edamame. When he saw Lin Yue take out a long bamboo stick, not only pierced with mutton, but also mushrooms, peppers, leeks, and even garlic, it was like opening the door to a new world.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Yuandong remembered that when he was a kid, he would steal corn from the fields with a group of naughty boys and grill it to eat. After hearing this, Lin Yue went to a nearby field to pick a few tender corn cobs, skewered a few of them with bamboo sticks, put them on the grill, and boiled the remaining three or four in water.

In fact, she really likes to eat boiled corn. When she is hungry, she will go into the room and eat it alone. Because she is afraid of being discovered, she never shares it with the two little ones, only occasionally leaving some corn kernels for them.

How can there be barbecue without wine? She brought out a jar of sorghum wine that she brewed herself and drank with Zhang Yuandong.

Zhang Yuandong was very supportive. No matter how much Lin Yue gave him, he would finish it all, making Lin Yue feel that his stomach must be a bottomless pit.

Grilling is quite easy to learn as long as you master the essentials. Even a cooking novice like Zhang Yuandong can learn it. He quickly took over the grilling job from Lin Yue and did it quite well.

This atmosphere made her feel as if she had returned to the past when she went out for a barbecue with a few friends. She drank a lot and started talking more. "Tell me more about the army. I don't know much about the military. I don't even know what position you hold in the army."

Zhang Yuandong had hardly drunk alcohol before because he had to abide by the rules. Although he didn't drink much, he felt more drunk than Lin Yue. He sat up straight and answered seriously: "My name is Zhang Yuandong, I'm 25 years old this year, I joined the army in 1956, and I'm currently a company commander in a certain military region. My monthly allowance is 89 yuan, and my military age allowance is 32 yuan. I also get mission rewards, military benefits, and various bills."

Lin Yue quickly shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! If you keep talking, I already know how much money you have in your bank account. We're just chatting casually, don't make it sound like a blind date."

Zhang Yuandong: "After deducting the money I used to buy a house last time, I still have 840 yuan in savings."

Lin Yue held his forehead with his hand. It looked like this guy must have drunk too much. She joked, "You are so honest. What if I am an enemy spy and I am trying to trick you?"

Zhang Yuandong: "I will never tell you any secrets related to the army!"

Lin Yue laughed loudly: "Okay! You have passed the organization's test."

Seeing her smile so happily, Zhang Yuandong couldn't help but smile too. He raised his head and drank another glass of wine, praising: "This wine is really well brewed!"

Lin Yue was complacent: "Of course not, I know a lot more!" He never mentioned how many times he had failed.

Zhang Yuandong looked at her smugness and wanted to laugh, because there was a pile of discarded adobe bricks behind him.

However, Lin Yue like this made him feel very alive, as if he had suddenly fallen from the vague and unreachable sky to the human world, making him want to reach out and touch him.

He felt that it might be the effect of alcohol, and his thoughts were somewhat out of his control. He looked at the person in front of him intently, his throat rolled, and his voice was a little hoarse: "You just told me all the secrets, aren't you too trusting of others?"

Lin Yue didn't notice his abnormality, thinking, the only person who was familiar with her and could see that she had problems was this person, so she couldn't hide it anymore! And she dared to expose herself like this because she believed in this person's character. But if someone else discovered her secret, she might have destroyed the person long ago.

Don't try to preach to her. If someone threatens her life, she can't be sure she can maintain her moral bottom line.

Of course, these words cannot be said to Zhang Yuandong. She rolled her eyes and began to deceive: "I told you before that there is a natural phenomenon in the era I live in, called time travel, right?"

Zhang Yuandong nodded.

"Then I dare to let you know so many of my secrets, I must have my own trump card, and if there is real danger, the worst that can happen is that I will put it back on!"

Zhang Yuandong didn't know whether he really believed it or not, and he assured her solemnly: "Don't worry, you saved my life and my child's life, I won't do anything ungrateful."

Lin Yue was not good at lying, and knew that the more she said, the easier it would be for others to find out. So she just smiled and didn't say anything more about herself. Instead, she gave him some love potion: "When I first saw you, I knew you were an honest and reliable person. I believe in your character."

Maybe it was because he had drunk alcohol, Zhang Yuandong felt that Lin Yue's eyes were particularly gentle when he looked at him, which made his heart beat twice unconsciously. He felt his face was hot, and at the same time, he suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart, wanting to become stronger. Not only for the two children, but more importantly for the person in front of him, he suddenly wanted to protect her, as if that was something so desirable.

The man in front of him had drunk a little too much and looked defenseless. Zhang Yuandong smiled helplessly: "Let's go out and have a rest after drinking this little bit of wine. You still have to go to the county with me early tomorrow morning."

Since entering here, the watch on his wrist has been feeling strange, and he doesn't know if it is broken. He doesn't know what time it is now, and he is afraid of delaying tomorrow morning's work. He is also worried about the two children being outside alone.

Lin Yue nodded drunkenly, and together with Zhang Yuandong, he cleaned up the remaining grilled lamb chops. Without even washing up, he left the room and slept at two ends.