novelaction Chapter 274 Roasted Deer Meat
Chapter 274 Roasted Deer Meat
Even the child in the village actively helped to move things, including the pots, pans, and utensils.
Since someone was helping to chop wood, she decided not to join in the fun. She thought that lifting the roof was the job that suited her better. She looked at the roof and thought it would be better not to jump up and down and scare people, so she carried a ladder and placed it on the eaves.
He went upstairs and started to lift the grass. Some of it that was still usable was kept, and those that were not usable were thrown down and mixed with the yellow mud.
The people downstairs moved everything out of the house and picked up baskets to dig up yellow mud, piling it up in piles outside the yard.
Zhou Dacang started to process the prey, skinning and gutting it. The old lady and another woman were busy cooking. He told the old lady that she could cook less food, as there was so much meat, so they could just eat more when the time came.
Someone was busy on the roof, so Zhou Guo took some time off and cut a dozen thick pieces of roe deer meat, planning to roast it piece by piece. It was similar to eating steak, which was both filling and satisfying, so one piece was enough for each person.
The crowd built a makeshift stove in a corner of the yard, pried up the iron pot and put it on it, and two old women were busy at the stove.
Zhou Guo put a dozen pieces of meat on wooden skewers, built a small stove, and grilled the meat with the charcoal left over from burning wood.
The red charcoal fire was roasting the musk deer meat, which was brushed with a layer of musk deer oil. There was a sizzling sound, and the aroma of the meat rose up all of a sudden, filling the yard in an instant.
The people working in the fragrant yard were drooling.
From time to time, they glanced in Zhou Guo's direction, and several of them whispered, "Damn, what kind of meat is this? It smells so good. I've never eaten such delicious meat in my life."
"It's roasted. I've never eaten meat roasted over fire like this before. Won't it get burnt?"
"Are you stupid? Does this smell like it's burnt? I'll have to ask this little brother how to grill meat without burning it, so I can grill it myself and eat it in the future."
When he said this, everyone laughed at him, "What's the point of this method? Where can you get meat? I think it's better not to use this method. Meat tastes good no matter how you cook it."
Several people were talking in mutters as they worked.
Two old ladies were frying a large pot of meat in the wok, and the aroma was also fragrant.
Another old woman asked, "Where did these two kids come from? They are kind-hearted and good-looking. They helped you repair the roof and hunted so many prey. Have you asked them where they are from?"
The old lady glanced at her. They had been sisters for life, but she didn't know what she was thinking. She sighed and said, "Don't think about it. These two children came from home to do business. They are just passing by here. It's impossible for them to live here. It's my blessing that they can accompany me for a while. Besides, I am a person who has half of my body stepped into the coffin. They have no relatives or friends with me. Why should they tire themselves out to take care of an old woman like me?"
The old woman sighed, and then whispered, "I'm just worried about what will happen to my son Goudan after we die. We don't have many days left to live. Thinking of this child, I don't even dare to die."
The two men looked at the children surrounding Zhou Guo without saying a word. It seemed that Zhou Guo was not much older than these children, but he acted and spoke like an adult.
The old lady shook her head and said to the old woman, "I think these two children are not ordinary people. The younger one doesn't look much older than your Goudan, but look at him, how can your Goudan compare to him? We are a poor family and it is better for us to live an honest life. The others are powerful and dangerous. I am afraid Goudan can't eat that bowl of rice."
Comparing the two boxes, Goudan looked like a fool.
Zhou Guo turned the meat attentively, and sprinkled a layer of dried shrimp powder on it with a porcelain bottle, which made the aroma even stronger.
Suddenly, a person came up to me, staring at me eagerly, and sniffed closely, "What a nice smell! It smells really nice!"
When she saw the child who had lost his parents, her eyes seemed to be almost grown on his flesh, and she drooled with greed.
His heart softened, he turned over a corner of roasted meat, pulled out a dagger, cut off a small piece, inserted the meat on the tip of the knife, and handed it over.
When the child saw the meat handed to him, he looked up at her in surprise, then lowered his head in joy.
Before Zhou Guo could finish his words, the child stretched out his hands and took the meat. "Ah, it's so hot!"
She tossed the meat back and forth with her burned hands. Even though her saliva was dripping onto the meat, she was reluctant to eat it. She turned around and walked away holding the meat, running towards the old woman on the other side, "Grandma, grandma, look, this is the meat my brother gave me. Eat it, it's delicious."
Zhou Guo was stunned, and then he thought of Zhou Suli. That little guy was the same. Whenever he got something good, he would ask everyone in his family about it.
Thinking of this, he looked at the yard and calculated that it would take about two days to complete the work. At that time, he wondered whether he should take all these people away. With more manpower, he would be able to find people earlier.
While thinking about it, I was grilling the meat and sprinkling the seasoning on it, which made the aroma stronger. When I sprinkled the seasoning on it, I found that the piece of meat I had just put no salt on!
Turning around, I saw the grandparents and grandchildren eating with smiles on their faces. Even the old lady of the family got some, and they didn't seem to mind that the meat had no salt.
I cut a piece of it suspiciously without sprinkling any salt on it and ate it. Although it wasn't bad, it was definitely not delicious either.
Just at this moment, the two men who were sawing trees in the mountains also came panting, carrying a tree. They put down the wood and entered the yard. Seeing that the meal was still being prepared, they breathed a sigh of relief, and their legs went weak and they could not stand up.
"Luckily, fortunately, I made it in time. Oh, I am so exhausted."
The two of them sat slumped in the yard without any image, gasping for breath, smelling the aroma of meat all over the yard, their stomachs growling, and they couldn't help but sigh, "It smells so good, if I can have one bite, I can do a year's work, not to mention a few days' work!"
Zhou Guo found it funny and decided to give these people some orders. It is not enough to just eat when growing up.
……
"time to eat!"
As soon as the words came out, the people who were working dropped their work as if they had been pardoned, turned around and came down from the roof, and tried to squeeze towards the pot.
Zhou Guo hurriedly said, "You can only eat after washing your hands. If you don't wash your hands, you won't be allowed to eat."
Everyone hurried to fetch water to wash their hands.
Zhou Dacang set the table and placed a large bowl of meat in the middle. There were more than a dozen pieces of roasted meat on several plates, which smelled delicious.
There was a basket of steamed wild vegetable buns in a plate.
The table was full of meat. Everyone except Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang had their eyes wide open and gurgling sounds could be heard from time to time. They were all so greedy. No one laughed at anyone else. It was difficult to even have a full meal these days, let alone meat, which was something they dared not even think about.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang squinted their eyes when they smelled the fragrance. When they were at home, they had eaten badgers, roe deer and wild boars, but this was the first time they had eaten musk deer meat.
Especially the big pieces of roasted meat, which looked like steaks. She stood up and placed a piece in front of everyone, "Come on, everyone, one piece each."