The old man asked Xiao Mu to stand aside and watch Zhang Laohan, so he didn't continue to care about Xiao Mu, turned around and went back to do his own thing.

The blurred eyes stared at the fingers wrapped in gauze, and he kept choking, and the tears that fell to his lips through his cheeks were salty, and he pursed his lips, and this was not the first time he had tried the taste of tears.

At this moment, Xiao Mu didn't want to look at anyone more, so he lowered his head and silently returned to the room, curled up in the quilt, choked and fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Mu was woken up by the sound of conversation outside the house, and listened carefully, isn't this the voice of Uncle Tao at the entrance of the village?

After listening to it for a long time, after confirming that it was Uncle Tao, I couldn't help but feel a little happy, got up and put on my slippers and ran out.

Sure enough, it was really Uncle Tao, full of oily hair, dark yellow skin, brown jacket, and shiny jeans.

Uncle Tao, who saw Xiao Mu, smiled and said, "Little naughty, wake up, come and help grill when you wake up." ”

Uncle Tao is amiable, he will give Xiao Mu any good things, no children, no daughters, and no daughter-in-law, and often likes to go to Xiao Mu's house to play, and every time he comes, he doesn't forget to bring something to Xiao Mu, no matter what it is.

Of course, because of this, Xiao Mu also likes to play with Uncle Tao.

Uncle Tao said to Xiao Mu, "Xiao Mu, go and prepare some salt, chili, hot oil, soy sauce and other condiments, and I will roast and barbecue for you." ”

This made Xiao Mu completely happy, and ran to the kitchen lively, found all the condiments at home, and placed them neatly one by one.

New Year's barbecue is a must-have dish for every family to kill pigs every year, not to mention that it is a dish, anyway, every family has to roast.

Generally, the pig is shaved open, and after the pieces are unloaded, it can be roasted, and one to three people are usually arranged to grill and barbecue, as for how many people come to roast, it depends on how many people eat.

Uncle Tao took out most of the lean meat cut into strips, added condiments to it, especially the most chili peppers, and kept kneading and mixing them to make them taste good.

"Xiao Mu, go find the grill. ”

Xiao Mu didn't understand, "What is a grill?"

Uncle Tao smiled, "It's the east shelf of barbecue, haven't you seen it?"

Don't say I've seen it, I haven't even heard of it, I pouted, shook my head and said, "I don't know, I haven't seen it." ”

"Ask your uncle, and your uncle knows. ”

Xiao Mu didn't want to talk to Wan Rong, but in order to eat meat, he went out and came to Wan Rong's side again.

"Uncle, do we have a grill at home, where do you put it?"

"Grill, where is there a grill in our house, if there is none, let Uncle Tao find a way to solve it." ”

At this moment, Xiao Mu was a little disheartened, and returned to the kitchen in frustration, thinking: "It's over, I still want to eat some barbecue, but I can't bake without the grill, which means I can't eat barbecue." ”

said to Uncle Tao in a low voice: "Uncle Tao, we don't have a grill at home, and we don't have to eat barbecue!"

Uncle Tao comforted and said: "Don't worry, there is always a way, how can you not eat, you wait, I will find a way later." ”

Uncle Tao began to look for tools after covering the marinated lean meat with gauze, and he considered iron sheets and gauze nets, but Xiao Mu couldn't find a piece of iron that could be used for barbecue at home, and the gauze was there, but it was too fine, for fear of roasting bad, so it was useless.

After looking for a long time and not finding it, Uncle Tao sat down, took out a cigarette and lit it, and took a deep breath, "Xiao Mu, next time I let you buy a grill or grill net to come back, why is it so difficult to eat a barbecue!"

Xiao Mu leaned against the earthen wall, stared at Uncle Tao and nodded slightly, his eyes were full of longing.

The silver-white soot fell into the ditch under Uncle Tao's "magic skills", and the smoke went away with the breeze as the water flowed downward.

Uncle Tao threw the cigarette on the ground, got up and stepped on the cigarette butt a few times until it went out.

"Let's go, go find some tiles, and we'll bake them with them. ”

Tiles? Can the tiles be so thick that they can be baked? Won't they be burned? There are question marks all over my mind.

There are not many other tiles, but there are a lot of tiles, the corner of the wall is full of tiles, there are two kinds of slab tiles and tube tiles, and they are piled up more than two meters high, which must have been a symbol of a rich family more than ten years ago.

Uncle Tao took three or five tiles, "Xiao Mu, where to go with a brush and laundry detergent, wash off the tiles." ”

Xiao Mu happily ran to the kitchen, and after looking for a long time, he couldn't find a brush, so he took the loofah shreds.

Uncle Tao asked, "What about the brush?"

"Nope"

Uncle Tao took the loofah shred, looked at it, and said to himself: "Can this be done?" ”

Xiao Mu helped Uncle Tao pour water, and Uncle Tao scrubbed the tiles with loofah silk and sprinkled some laundry detergent, and the tiles gradually revealed their true color, earthy gray.

The uneven particles on the tiles can be clearly seen, much like they have been eroded.

"Uncle Tao, what is this tile made of, I look like soil. ”

Uncle Tao lowered his head and continued to brush the tiles and said, "This tile was originally burned out of mud, and it is normal to look like soil." ”

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu couldn't help but sigh, nature is really so magical, mud can actually be turned into tiles.

After washing, Uncle Tao handed the tiles to Xiao Mu and let him carry them to the fire pit, and he went to the kitchen himself to carry the marinated meat.

When he opened the gauze and saw that there was a lot of juicy water in the basin, Uncle Tao nodded and said, "Well, it's almost marinated, and it's ready to start baking." ”

Uncle Tao instructed again: "Xiao Mu, you go and get a bowl of oil, chopsticks, spoons, knives and a clean basin." ”

Xiao Mu turned around and walked briskly, and quickly took back the things he needed.

Uncle Tao put the tiles on top of the fiery charcoal fire, and the water stains on the tiles gradually evaporated, and then coated with a layer of oil after the water completely evaporated.

Xiao Mu was very confused and asked, "Uncle Tao, why don't you just put the meat on it and roast it, but apply oil first?"

Uncle Tao said earnestly: "Silly boy, it's not okay to just put the meat on it and roast it, the meat will stick to the tiles, and even bake, which is not only difficult to bake, but also doesn't taste good when baked, understand?"

Xiao Mu nodded again and again.

The lard completely melted and poured into every corner of the tile, and Uncle Tao placed the meat slices on the tiles in a neat and orderly manner, making a sizzling sound.

Gradually, the smell of barbecue and condiments began to emanate, Xiao Mu leaned his nose forward, "It's so fragrant!"

The juice from the meat gradually flowed out and fell down the tiles on the carbon fire, occasionally igniting flames.

The red slices of meat slowly turned yellow, and it was clearly visible that the peppers on the slices of meat began to fall off, and there was a sizzling juice beating on the surface of the slices.

Xiao Mu swallowed her saliva, and the barbecue that she had been waiting for for a long time was finally coming to her mouth.

Uncle Tao sandwiched a piece of golden meat and cut it with a knife, and the meat was tender.

took a piece and put it in his mouth, Xiao Mu swallowed his saliva and asked, "Is it cooked?, Uncle Tao, how does it taste?"

"Mmmmmmmmmm ”

cut a piece to Xiao Mu, "Be careful that it's hot, blow and blow before eating." ”

Xiao Mu pulled a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Wow, it's so delicious, it's so sweet, and it's chewy! It's just a human delicacy!"