jdhmnovel Chapter 330 Roasted Venison
Chapter 330 Roasted Venison
You know, a few months ago, they were eating wheat bran themselves.
After finishing all this, she went into the cellar, took out a cabbage and a radish, and then went to the field to pull up a handful of coriander.
It took several months for the coriander seeds to sprout after being sown. Just when they were growing vigorously, it started snowing. She looked up and saw the snowflakes gradually getting bigger and denser. She was afraid that the only coriander, carrots and garlic left in the field would have to be put into the cellar tomorrow, otherwise they would freeze to death.
He picked half a basket of coriander and a carrot in one breath, carried the basket back to the yard, and washed them by the well.
The weather is cold, but the water from the well is warm, just like hot water when washing vegetables. You won’t get frostbite if you use this water to wash vegetables or clothes.
As it grew dark, the snowflakes began to fall heavily. At first they were tiny and fine, but later they became as big as goose feathers. Zhou Guo had seldom seen such heavy snow in her previous life. If she went out, her head and body would be covered in snow in a short while. Fortunately, she had fed the livestock and brought back the vegetables, otherwise, if the wind was strong, she would not be able to find her way back.
The old man and the boy from the Zhou family had already sliced the meat, and they stewed the bones with white radish over low heat.
Zhou Guo cut the carrots and put them on the grill. She had custom-made the grill in town later. After all, her family had to eat barbecue from time to time, and there were many people at home. The stone slab was too small, so after a pot of barbecue, each person would have one slice and it would be gone.
This barbecue grill is large, so they dug a fire pit in the house, lined it with stones on all sides, put charcoal fire in the pit, put the barbecue grill on it, and then they can grill meat.
We sat in a circle around the fire pit. Outside, snow was rustling and the north wind was blowing from time to time. The water was invisible to the naked eye and slowly turned into ice. It was freezing cold.
Although the lights in the house were dim, the family was happily eating around the charcoal fire.
Everyone became anxious when they saw Zhou Guo putting carrots, coriander and cabbage on the shelf.
"Guoguo, why put this stuff on top? This carrot is barely acceptable, but are you going to roast these two vegetable leaves too?"
"Yeah, how do you roast the leaves? They have to be burnt, right? Coriander, like onions, is used for seasoning? Why did you put it here? It makes everything smell like this. Take it away, or you can give it to me raw."
Everyone was confused about her behavior of roasting vegetable leaves.
Zhou Guo used a homemade small brush to apply oil and said calmly: "Why rush? Eating only barbecued meat can easily cause internal heat. Eat more vegetable leaves. You will know when it is done. You will rush to eat it then."
"I won't eat it. How can you eat roasted vegetable leaves?"
Zhou Guo said, "What's wrong with roasted vegetable leaves? It's not like you haven't eaten them before. I think roasted leeks taste delicious, but now you're disgusted with them."
Oil dripped down, and black smoke and flames appeared in the charcoal fire.
The vegetable leaves sizzled.
Everyone was speechless when they thought of the taste of roasted leeks. Who would have thought that roasted leeks would taste like this? Maybe roasted coriander and cabbage leaves would also taste good.
Zhou Guo sprinkled salt, dried shrimp powder, and homemade five-spice powder on it, a little bit. These things are not cheap at all, and he usually doesn't want to use them. He only sprinkles some on it when making barbecue.
After brushing once, the tender and flexible leaves had wilted and were covered with seasoning powder.
The old man glanced at it with concern. How could he not know the price even if others didn’t?
Zhou Guo was very satisfied with his work. Even if the seasoning was not complete, the taste should be good.
The first rack of venison was also ready. The old man tasted a piece and nodded with satisfaction, "It's ready."
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen pairs of chopsticks were stretched out at the same time, and in the blink of an eye, half of the meat on the iron rack was gone.
Zhou Guo blew on the venison and took a small bite. Although it was hot, the meat was tender and juicy. Because it was brushed with oil, it tasted vaguely of the deliciousness of pine mushrooms. He didn't know if it was due to a change in his mood, but he just felt that it was much more delicious than the last time he had eaten it.
Especially the subtle flavor of pine mushroom in it, which makes people unable to stop.
Zhou Guo only ate one slice and completely forgot about her roasted carrots, roasted coriander, and roasted chestnuts. "Third brother, there's no meat left. Bring more."
"Hmm... there seems to be an indescribable fragrance in here. The smell is somewhat familiar. Can you taste it?" Zhou Gu frowned and tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember what the fragrance was.
Zhou Mai blew a piece for Zhou Su, and picked up a piece for each of Li Lai. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "Brother, you picked up so many pine mushrooms at that time, and ate a lot every night. How come you don't even remember the taste of pine mushrooms?"
Zhou Mi glanced at him and said, "Your memory is too bad. I'm afraid you don't remember anything you learned before. Do you still remember how to write the word Zhou?"
Zhou Gu really thought about it seriously, and shook his head for a while, "I really don't remember it. Maybe I can recognize it when I see it."
Everyone just laughed.
Zhou Mi laughed and said, "Brother, you are really something. You spent so much money to learn something, but you forgot it."
Zhou Gu rubbed his head a little embarrassedly, "It's been too long, and I haven't used it, so I naturally won't remember it. But, my uncle will definitely remember it, he has a good memory."
When it comes to Zhou Dacang, everyone falls silent and sighs.
Zhou Guo was also silent. He didn't know which military camp he was in, whether he was living well, whether he could have enough food, whether he had been to the battlefield, and whether he was bullied.
But thinking of Zhou Dacang's personality, I feel that he will rarely be bullied, and it would be good enough if he doesn't bully others secretly.
The old man was very optimistic. "Eat, eat, eat. Don't worry. He just went. Unless there are only a few people left on the front line, new recruits will not be directly sent to the battlefield. They have to be trained at least. Good training can reduce casualties. Otherwise, new recruits who have never been trained will be human shields on the battlefield, and they won't be able to bear too many casualties."
If this is over, where will so many people come from to replenish the forces?
Zhou Guo couldn't help but nodded.
Zhou Mai asked curiously, "Sir, how do you know so much? Did you serve in the army when you were young?"
Everyone looked at him.
The old man shook his head. "No, but we have been escorting people all year round. We have seen and heard everything. We know a little bit about many things, but just a little bit."
Everyone nodded.
Zhou Gu was very yearning, "It would be great if I could escort the convoy as well."
No one else said anything, not even Zhou Guo. She was scared by the thousand-mile escape. She was afraid when she heard the word "escape". Only her eldest brother was determined to go on a escort mission.
Everyone was eating and chatting, and those who were not talking pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
Only Zhou Suli and Li Lai ate the food very seriously, piece by piece and bite by bite.
Zhou Su, in particular, couldn't stop eating. Seeing that most of the grill was empty, he walked to the other side, took the bowl of meat slices over, picked up the slices one by one, and grilled them himself. While eating, he did not forget to take care of the two younger ones than him.