For her first dinner on the grassland, Li Yao naturally ate roasted whole lamb.
Roasted whole lamb is a traditional Mongolian dish, a delicacy served only when entertaining distinguished guests or holding major celebrations.
Roasted whole lamb is usually made from a small, fat lamb weighing about 40 pounds from the grasslands.
After slaughtering the sheep, remove the hair and skin, take out the internal organs, and put in scallions, ginger, pepper, salt and some special seasonings. After marinating, use iron skewers to secure the sheep from the tail to the abdomen. Then hook the sheep's limbs with iron chains and put it in the oven with its back down. The brick oven is shaped like a dome.
There is also a legend about roasted whole lamb.
Legend has it that a long, long time ago, one day, a fire suddenly broke out in the yard of a family. The fire was so fierce that it burned everything in the yard to the ground.
When the owner returned, all that remained was ruins, and he was heartbroken.
A fragrant aroma, mingled with the smoke, wafted into the owner's nose. Following the scent, the owner discovered that a small lamb had been roasted to a crisp by the fire.
The owner saw that the lamb was roasted until the skin was split open and the meat was red and rosy. He tasted it with tears in his eyes and found that it tasted very good. Thus, the method of roasting a whole lamb came about.
Li Yao received a lavish meal she had previously booked at a star-rated hotel in the five northwestern provinces. The mutton from that region is famous throughout the country and has no gamey smell.
Li Yao's portion was served on a large wooden platter, and it was still crispy when she took it out.
The meat is cut with a special knife and can be eaten plain or wrapped in lettuce with garlic.
If you get tired of that, a bowl of savory butter tea or salty milk tea is a great option.
Li Yao had a big appetite, and with 6834 also having a big appetite, the two of them ate almost half of the food. In the end, Li Yao didn't force herself to finish the last bit and put it into the [Infinite Space]. She could take it out and heat it up next time and eat it again. Then she prepared digestive tablets for herself and 6834.
To eat such delicious mutton until they were stuffed in the apocalypse, Li Yao thought, the two of them must be one of a kind.
On the first night, Li Yao naturally slept on the grassland. She figured that since she had come all this way to experience the beautiful scenery, she didn't go back to the [Spirit Spring Space].
At night, the grassland offers a beautiful view of the Milky Way. With no tall buildings obstructing the view and clear skies, it's a great place for stargazing.
The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and the Milky Way stretched out beautifully and brilliantly. With no one else to disturb her, Li Yao gazed up at the starry sky, as if she were the only person in the world besides herself and the countless stars.
Every star twinkles and changes; these starlights, coming from a hundred million light-years away, continue to illuminate the earth no matter how the heavens and earth change.
"The delicate clouds weave patterns, the shooting stars convey sorrow, and the Milky Way stretches far and wide in the dark. A single meeting in the golden autumn breeze and jade dew surpasses countless encounters in the mortal world."
Thinking of these verses, Li Yao couldn't help but wonder if the beautiful poems written by the ancient sages were all written while gazing at the same starry sky as she did.
As far as the eye could see, she truly felt the sensation of "reaching for the stars."
In April, a gentle breeze blew across the grasslands, and Li Yao washed up and went to bed around 11 p.m.
In the middle of the night, I could faintly hear wolves howling.
When she woke up in the morning, she asked Dazhuang if he had seen anything unusual last night, and Dazhuang said no.
However, the system said that a pack of wolves did indeed pass by ten kilometers away.
The wolves of the grasslands are notoriously fierce, and Li Yao was thinking that one day she could kill a wolf and get its pelt so she could have a wolf-skin coat.
In the morning, after exercising and having breakfast, Li Yao took out her beloved horse from her spatial storage.
This horse was raised by the original owner, Xiao Liyao, at the horse farm. It is a descendant of the Akhal-Teke horse, but unfortunately it is not purebred, as purebreds are too rare. However, it is still tall and strong, with brown fur and glossy coat. It is a young horse, which the original owner raised from a foal to adulthood.
As soon as the horse was released, it became excited and neighed at Li Yao. I don't know if animals are all sensitive, but in my memory, this horse was very close to the original owner of this body, but now it hesitated and dared not go forward.
Li Yao used her spiritual power to communicate with the horse, getting to know it over and over again. Just like her original self, she touched its neck and mane with her hands. Finally, she fed it some water, apples, and carrots, and the horse became familiar with her.
The original owner's horse was named Chasing Moon.
Li Yao also liked the name. After taking out the horse tack, Li Yao put on a thin protective suit and riding boots, and mounted the horse.
After trotting around a few times with their horse to get used to each other, Li Yao gradually became familiar with the original owner's horseback riding movements and began to gallop freely.
Perhaps horses are born for the grasslands. The horse galloped faster and faster, its movements becoming more and more rhythmic. Li Yao looked at the vast grasslands and felt a sense of comfort.
An hour later, Zhuiyue was a little tired, so she slowly strolled back to the Invisible House with Li Yao.
After dismounting, Li Yao took out some wooden stakes and a feeding trough in front of the house, as well as an exquisite stable. She asked Da Zhuang to build it for Zhuiyue not far from the house, then fed it some hay and water and let it rest.
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