Chapter 347 Absolute Imprisonment (11) - Gazing at the Stars
The table and folding chairs where the two ate faced the lake and were located upwind, completely avoiding the problem of smoke.
After lighting the charcoal fire, Si Zhong glanced at the food table that Ning Shu had set out and noticed that something was missing.
Did you forget a white box containing seasonings?
Take all the seasonings out, wash a few bowls, and make some seasonings.
Ning Shu was taken aback, remembering that there was a large box in the car, wondering what it contained.
She also noticed the bowls, assuming that Si Zhong had prepared them casually and that they hadn't washed them since they didn't need them. It turned out they were for making condiments.
"I'll go get it."
Ning Shu opened the box in the car and found it was full of various bottles and jars, which were indeed seasonings.
With it sealed so tightly, she thought it was something shameful.
After moving the ingredients to the food table, she washed the dishes and several barbecue brushes.
When I got back, I saw Si Zhong installing lighting fixtures.
Ning Shu looked up at the sky; the sun was about to set, and it was already so late.
Come to think of it, she slept until late morning, then had to pack her things, and then they had to drive quite a distance.
Once we arrived, we got busy with all sorts of things, and half a day passed just like that.
After Si Zhong saw that she had finished her work, he instructed her, "Make some seasonings yourself, and you can start grilling after the charcoal fire goes out."
After saying that, he picked up an empty bucket and walked to the lakeside, filled it with water, and prepared to place it next to the barbecue grill to wash his hands.
Ning Shu laid out the clean bowls one by one on the food table, then squatted down to arrange the bottles and jars in the large box.
She prepared several sauces, including barbecue sauce, peanut oil, and chili sauce.
Each bowl contained a brush, and there were a few empty bowls left for Si Zhong to mix his own sauce.
Two chairs were placed upwind of the barbecue grill. Ning Shu turned the chairs so they faced the food table.
Holding a bamboo skewer in one hand and wearing a glove in the other, skewer the meat onto the bamboo skewer, and then place it on a plate.
When Si Zhong returned, he found that Ning Shu was quite self-disciplined, so he nodded in satisfaction and sat down at the food table to skewer the meat and vegetables together.
Ning Shu glanced at him and said, "Don't order all of these. Let's finish these first, and then we can make more if we're still hungry, so as not to waste food."
Si Zhong disagreed: "We have enough to eat, there's no need to skimp."
Ning Shu was speechless: "I'm not worried about not having enough to eat, I'm worried about wasting food, okay? Frugality is a virtue."
Si Zhong glanced at her: "That's because of the lack of resources. People don't pay attention to thrift when resources are abundant."
Ning Shu: "..."
After the two finished, the charcoal fire had almost burned out; the flames were gone, leaving only glowing red charcoal.
Ning Shu took a few skewers of mutton and started grilling them, but Si Zhong went on strike at this moment.
He scooped some water from the bucket full of lake water to wash his hands, then sat down at the small table next to him like an old man and waited.
Ning Shu noticed this as she turned to brush on the seasoning and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to grill it?"
Si Zhong picked up the boiled water and made himself a cup of tea: "Weren't you grilling?"
So you're just waiting for her to feed you, right?
Ning Shu pursed her lips and didn't say anything. There was no point in arguing, so she decided to ignore him.
Lamb must be served with cumin to taste good, so she found cumin powder.
I took a new brush and started dusting my "creations" with powder. After dusting, I baked them for a while longer before eating.
Mmm, so delicious! The lamb is definitely worth it!
Ning Shu ate with a mouthful of cumin, which made the person next to her drool. Mainly, the way she ate made her look very appetizing.
Lamb isn't anything new, so why does it taste so delicious to her?
"What about mine?"
Ning Shu ate with gusto, swallowing the last bite before saying, "The oven is right there, can't you bake it yourself?"
Si Zhong carried a chair and sat down next to her: "If you don't grill it for me, you'll have to sleep on the grass tonight."
Ning Shu snorted, not worried at all; she could sleep in the car.
Si Zhong seemed to see through her thoughts: "I can take the car back, or you can just walk back?"
He meant walking back to the villa.
Ning Shu isn't stupid. If driving takes so long, wouldn't she have to walk until dawn?
As the saying goes, "A wise man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him," and "A man who understands the times is a hero."
Ning Shu immediately fawned, "Let me grill it. I'm pretty good at it. What would you like to eat?"
Si Zhong snorted, looking like he thought, "I can't handle you." He said, "Let's make mutton. You can grill some other things as you like."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a can of beer appeared in his hand with a click, causing Ning Shu to turn her head.
Barbecue and beer are a perfect match!
Ning Shu stretched out a hand towards him, palm up: "Give me a can too."
Si Zhong tilted his head back and took a swig of beer: "Shouldn't you show some sincerity?"
Ning Shu hesitated for a moment, thinking to herself that this guy was really a jerk, and she was being taken advantage of even when she asked him for a beer.
She didn't think it was a big deal, since they had done everything they should and shouldn't have done, so she leaned close to him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Alright, just give it to me now."
Si Zhong originally wanted Ning Shu to give him the things she did well on the exam, but she ended up kissing him.
He was secretly pleased with the "sincerity" shown and took out a can of beer from his spatial storage for her.
Ning Shu took it, opened it quickly, and took a sip: "Although I don't like beer, it's better than nothing."
Si Zhong: "So what kind of wine do you like?"
He didn't think he'd ever seen her drink.
"Fruit wine, the slightly sweet kind, it's so delicious."
"For example?"
"No restrictions, I like any sweet wine made from fruit."
"So unpicky?"
"Even drinking fruit wine, he's being picky. So fussy." Ning Shu looked down on Si Zhong.
She cooked for Si Zhong the whole time, serving him so well that he was never satisfied, and he drank quite a bit of wine as well.
Although Ning Shu had a sweet tooth, he couldn't eat too much. After he was full, he stopped eating and drinking.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two sat on deck chairs and looked at the starry sky above the lake.
The stars, like tiny diamonds, are set against the deep blue sky, while the Milky Way, like a long river flowing with starlight, meanders down from the horizon.
"So beautiful!" Ning Shu couldn't help but exclaim.
The city of Fuzhou, where she lives, is so brightly lit that it obscures the starlight. She hasn't seen such a beautiful Milky Way in many years.
The two of them gazed at the beautiful scenery in the sky and enjoyed the gentle breeze caressing them by the lake.
Ning Shu was lying down and almost fell asleep when Si Zhong suddenly shook her awake: "Don't sleep like that, go brush your teeth and wash your face before you go to sleep."
Ning Shu thought for a moment, realizing she needed to take good care of her teeth, and then quickly got up and washed her face with the water Si Zhong had prepared.
She told Si Zhong what to do, then went to the restroom. When she came back, Si Zhong had laid a mat outside the tent.
"Oh, are you sleeping outside tonight?"
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