They got to work right away. Mendun'er and Jun Haoyue took out handfuls of firewood. Xu Xingchen dug a hole and put some earthen bricks in it. He put the firewood in, picked out a drier one, picked up a slightly smaller branch, borrowed fire from the burning stove in the kitchen, and lit the fire.
The fire slowly burned. Taking advantage of this time, Xu Xingchen gutted the fat rabbit, removed the rabbit legs, washed them, sprinkled them with salt from the kitchen, and roasted them directly on the fire.
After a while, the unique aroma of rabbit meat wafted out.
Xu Xingchen walked into the experimental room and submitted the soil collected this morning and the experimental report to the cloud. Unexpectedly, the review was very fast and it was approved soon.
The storage compartment in Xu Xingchen's optical brain immediately appeared with many seasonings from ancient Earth, such as chili, chicken essence, cumin, and MSG. Almost all that could be found were given to him, and in quite a lot of quantity.
Xu Xingchen's eyes lit up. He took out a bag of compound spices and chicken essence cumin, tore open the bag of compound spices, mixed them together, and took them out.
Seeing Xu Xingchen coming, Jun Haoyue automatically gave up his seat.
Xu Xingchen sat down and evenly applied the compound spices on the rabbit meat little by little.
The fire slowly died down, and the three of them sat around it, making the small courtyard seem very cozy. The fragrance drifted far away on the wind, making people unable to resist the temptation.
"Hey, Sister Xu, what are you doing at home? It smells so good that I can even smell it at home."
Well, who else could come uninvited except Zhang Xiaochun?
The faint smile on Jun Haoyue's face immediately disappeared. Xu Xingchen didn't notice it and said, "Oh, don't mention it. This rabbit ran into my backyard early this morning. My backyard is backed by a mountain. It really depends on the mountain to eat the mountain."
Xu Xingchen spoke enthusiastically, and Zhang Xiaochun also became excited, looking at Jun Haoyue frequently.
"Oh, it's good to have a man at home. If a rabbit runs into my house, I can't catch it."
Xu Xingchen smiled knowingly, glanced at Jun Haoyue jokingly, and said deliberately, "Hey, Xiaochun, you should stay and eat. We can't finish such a big rabbit."
Zhang Xiaochun's face immediately flushed: "Ah? Is this okay?"
Xu Xingchen, who was keen on watching the show, quickly replied generously: "Oh, what's wrong with that? It's just a matter of having an extra set of bowls and chopsticks!"
Zhang Xiaochun nodded hurriedly: "Okay. I'll listen to Sister Xu."
Xu Xingchen gave half a rabbit to Jun Haoyue and said with a smile: "Nuo, the only man in the family, can you take something?"
Jun Haoyue began to suspect that Xu Xingchen had done it on purpose, but he had no evidence. He had no choice but to take the rabbit from Xu Xingchen: "Okay."
Jun Haoyue said this with a gnashing of teeth.
Zhang Xiaochun was of course reluctant to watch Jun Haoyue get the things, so he said, "The scholar is too bored, let me get it."
After carrying half a rabbit and placing it directly on the prepared table, Zhang Xiaochun looked around and said, "Can we start eating? I can share it."
Xu Xingchen felt a little embarrassed to let the guests do the work. "That's more than impossible to let you continue working! Haoyue, come and cut the rabbit."
Jun Haoyue responded with a dark face and went to the kitchen to get a knife.
Walking to the dining table, Jun Haoyue specially cut the most delicious piece for Xu Xingchen, then gave the second piece to Menduner who had been silent beside him, and finally gave Zhang Xiaochun a piece of average rabbit meat.
Zhang Xiaochun thanked him shyly and moved closer to Jun Haoyue.
Jun Haoyue couldn't stand it any longer, so he sat down next to Xu Xingchen with his bowl in his arms: "Xingchen, you should eat more. You'll look better when you're fatter. I like it."
Zhang Xiaochun selectively ignored the ambiguity in this sentence and said with a smile: "Yes, sister, eat well. When the time comes, find a brother-in-law for Haoyue. Then this family will be reunited!"
Jun Haoyue put down the bowl, took a few quick bites, and said, "I'm full. I'm going to study."
Zhang Xiaochun was unhappy and put down his bowl and chopsticks: "It's winter, isn't it a good time to study?"
"If you want to review your lessons, any time is fine." Jun Haoyue left without mercy.
Xu Xingchen felt a little regretful. It was a bit boring for a play to end like this.
"Hey girl! Why is your rabbit different from mine? What did you put in it?"
The rabbit meat on the plate was swept clean. Zhang Xiaochun looked at the rabbit in the bowl with a lingering feeling. Xu Xingchen smiled and said, "No big deal. I just roasted it on low heat. It's tender."
Zhang Xiaochun's brain started working instantly.
Did Jun Haoyue just go inside? Then I can use this opportunity to go in and take a look!
Zhang Xiaochun thought quickly: "The fire is still going on, right? I'm going in to help you put it out. I can't eat your food for free, right?"
Xu Xingchen was about to refuse, but Zhang Xiaochun was so strong that he couldn't stop him. Zhang Xiaochun ran inside and saw a small bamboo house that stood out.
"Is this Haoyue's house?" Zhang Xiaochun muttered, his eyes drifting inside, and he raised his legs to walk in.
"Watch your step!"
Xu Xingchen shouted.
Zhang Xiaochun went straight to the bamboo house in the laboratory. Xu Xingchen didn't want to expose himself, so he shouted anxiously.
It would have been fine if Xu Xingchen hadn't shouted, but the sudden shout startled Zhang Xiaochun, who slipped unexpectedly. The snowy ground in the north was extremely slippery due to the cold weather, and Zhang Xiaochun fell and slid half a meter due to inertia.
"Clang—"
"Ouch——" cries of pain rang out at the same time.
Xu Xingchen's heart skipped a beat and he quickened his pace to catch up. He saw Zhang Xiaochun slipping to the ground and happened to slide next to the simple barbecue pile she had set up. Zhang Xiaochun hurriedly stood up and kicked over the fire with his feet.
The surrounding stones were kicked apart, and the red-hot charcoal splashed, and by chance it splashed on Zhang Xiaochun. Zhang Xiaochun was so busy covering his waist and hips and crying out, "My waist, mother..." that he didn't even notice that the coarse cotton coat on his shoulders was smoking.
By the time Zhang Xiaochun reacted, a big hole had been burned on her back, revealing the small clothes underneath. The flames with red stars on the edges were still spreading, threatening to burn into the clothes.
"Ah! Ah! Fire! It's on fire! Help...!"
Zhang Xiaochun felt the heat on his back and rolled on the ground wailing.
Xu Xingchen stepped forward and kicked the lingering charcoal fire beside her away. He anxiously looked around and scooped up a handful of snow and threw it at Zhang Xiaochun.
"It's so hot, it's burning me! Ah! It's so cold!"
The snow that fell on Zhang Xiaochun melted into water when it was heated, and seeped through big holes into his clothes. Zhang Xiaochun cried out in pain, feeling scalded and then frozen.
At this critical moment, Xu Xingchen had no time to care about so many things. He threw several handfuls of snow at Zhang Xiaochun before the sparks on his body were completely extinguished.
After the fire went out, Zhang Xiaochun lay on his back on the snow, all wet and gasping for breath.
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