"What is this thing? It looks so ugly."
"Are you telling us to sit down and rest?"
"You try sitting down. If you sit down, I'll set it on fire. Do you believe me?"
"Go to hell... what, you want lard?"
Many young people in the tribe gathered around the makeshift stove, chattering amongst themselves. When they heard Li Qing ask them to fetch lard, many of the clever ones already guessed what was going on.
"Is this something to do with food?"
"I can't figure it out, I can't understand it."
Apart from Chu, who had eaten the barbecue, the other soldiers shook their heads vigorously. Li Qing, on the other hand, was not idle at this time. He started using a nearby sharp tool to tear apart the dead rabbit that had been carried all this time without being touched, and sliced off the meat suitable for barbecue and set it aside.
Once the lard arrives, we can start eating!
With lard present, the taste will definitely be better than the fish I grilled myself on the night I met Manghu. Even if it can't compare to the grilled meat from the Qingye tribe with its seasonings, it's better than nothing!
Anyway, all I need are some salt, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns. I can find those things later.
Li Qing casually tore off a few pieces of rabbit meat. He wasn't good at it, so he turned to the soldiers around him and said, "Who among you knows how to cut meat? Help me cut some. It would be best to use the lean meat from under the wild boar spine, connected to the ribs. If that's not possible, neck and back meat will do. Just bring me whatever you like."
"What are you doing?"
"Just eat it directly."
The man stared intently at the bloodstain in Li Qing's hand, drooling as he said, "Goodness, Wheat, this rabbit meat of yours is definitely fatty, it must taste delicious!"
Li Qing laughed and scolded, "Just hurry up and make it. You'll see how delicious this is later."
"All right."
"Hmm... wait a little longer, the lard is here," Li Qing said.
You need to taste the barbecue first before you'll be more enthusiastic about helping out, right?
"Phew, here's the lard, what's the use of it?"
The person who returned gently placed a jar on the ground.
"Just keep an eye on it."
Li Qing casually picked up a flint and lit it, warming the stove. Then he took the lard he had just prepared, spread a little on it, and put it on the stone slab.
The flames grew stronger, and the temperature of the stone slab rose higher and higher. The stone slab, coated with lard, emitted an intoxicating aroma, which even intoxicated Li Qing, who was prepared.
These soldiers who were watching had all eaten some meat and had something to eat—otherwise, they wouldn't have been idle and hadn't come to join in the fun. They would have already gathered around the fire, eating meat and chatting.
Even after they had eaten, when they smelled the aroma of heated lard again, their eyes were still fixed on the stone slab like hungry wolves staring at a little girl, almost as if they wanted to lick it with their tongues.
"I'm telling you guys, have some self-respect!"
Li Qing said irritably.
"It's not time yet!"
It's not fair to blame these people for being foolish. Just like in ancient times, people never imagined that it would only take one or two hours to travel from one city to another. The stone-grilled meat that Li Qing was going to make had already exceeded their understanding of "gourmet food." In this era, they were thinking about improving their strength and being able to survive in this world, not how to eat well or how to live comfortably. So when Li Qing started making stone-grilled meat, these onlookers all found it very novel.
Seeing that the stone slab was heated enough, Li Qing placed the rabbit meat on it.
Rabbit meat is not a suitable meat for roasting.
But that's enough to fool those naive kids.
Sizzle.
A crisp sizzling sound rang out as the oil was fried, and soon, the aroma of meat filled the air.
"Slurp."
Beside me, someone drooled.
He probably felt embarrassed and immediately swallowed hard.
But soon, more and more people around him started drooling, just like him.
"It smells so good!"
"What is this? Oh my god, I can't wait any longer! Wheat, can we eat now?"
He reached out to grab the piece of rabbit meat on top.
"It's still a long way off."
Li Qing used the same sharp tool to flip the rabbit meat over and laughed, "It should be cooked at least three-tenths done. Of course, it's fine to cook it longer. Different levels of doneness result in different textures. You can tell me how well-done you want it."
They didn't know what the difference between three-tenths cooked and seven-tenths cooked meant, so they could only watch quietly as Li Qing, like an "artist," turned the rabbit meat on the stone slab, their mouths watering.
The stone slab gets extremely hot after being heated, and the rabbit meat is cooked very quickly. Li Qing took out a piece of meat that was already five or six parts cooked and handed it to the people in front of him, saying, "Here, who wants to try it first? After you've finished, you can go and prepare some even better tenderloin and neck meat for us."
"I want to eat!"
"No, I'll go first!"
"Everyone move aside. I promised Mai Zi I would prepare the meat, so I'll go first."
Li Qing didn't name names who should eat, letting them scramble and fight over it while he watched them with a smile.
After arguing for a while, the last middle-aged soldier won. He happily ran to Li Qing, picked up the piece of meat, and without even blowing on it, threw it directly into his mouth and chewed it with relish.
At first, his expression was simply one of excitement, but when he started chewing the roasted rabbit meat, his expression completely changed.
His eyebrows gradually relaxed, his eyes closed, and a sly smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
"It's so delicious, it's absolutely delicious!"
"How can there be such delicious food? My God, Wheat, who did you learn this from?"
"The meat is plump and flavorful. After being seasoned with lard, it becomes even more fragrant. After being smoked on a stone slab, most of the bloody smell of the rabbit meat is removed. It's amazing! I never knew such a process existed!"
Those who had never eaten barbecue before, seeing the first guy to try it looking so happy, started to get impatient and began to clamor.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? How delicious is it?"
"Oh my god, I want some too!"
"This guy has the potential to be a gourmet," Li Qing thought to himself, then said seriously to the man, "Alright, you've had your barbecue. Go and prepare the meat I need. Try to pick out as much high-quality meat as possible. We'll definitely be giving some to the chief and the others to try later."
"Alright, I'll go right away. Leave it to me!"
Once the person who had tried it knew what stone-grilled meat tasted like, he patted his chest and agreed without hesitation.
Seeing the man run far away, Li Qing lowered his head and continued grilling the rabbit meat until a piece was golden brown. He then picked it up and smiled at the soldiers who were drooling and looking at him expectantly, saying, "Don't look at me like that. You'll get some too. Come on, try it and see how it tastes. Do you like it?"
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