31. Open-air barbecue

"Mr. Wu, take a look at your ranch, and you will feel how worthwhile it is to hire us. "Uncle Beard likes to smoke a cigar with his eyes squinted when he's not working.

Emperor Wu smiled and nodded, looking at it, it was really interesting, and the entire ranch was full of vitality.

"In about one day, you'll be able to replant the pasture. ”

Seeing the changed pasture, Emperor Wu was in a good mood and said to all the workers: "Do you see the big wild boar outside, everyone can eat game here tonight, your family can come over, tonight's theme is a Chinese-style wild boar feast." ”

The workers cheered, except for Uncle Beard, the others were from Southeast Asia, and they were very fond of Chinese food.

At this moment, a woman named Sandra, who was about forty years old, stepped forward and said cautiously, "Thank you very much for your hospitality, sir, but my youngest son is still in school, and I am going to pick him up from school, so I can't attend tonight's feast." ”

This thing is easy to do, after knowing the location of his son's primary school, Emperor Wu patted his thigh and said: "You help me wash the wild boar, I will pick him up from school, and when I come back, I will personally make you a Chinese-style wild boar feast." ”

"Mr. Wu, I really don't know how to thank you. The woman wiped tears from her tears with emotion, perhaps because of their low social status, they had been more or less discriminated against.

"It's nothing, and there will be areas where you will need your help in the future. Emperor Wu smiled and walked out of the yard to launch the birds of prey.

Sandra's youngest son, Garro, is an introvert, not very talkative, with black hair and a pair of bright eyes, and has been sitting in the back row fiddling with his school bag.

"Hey, Garo, aren't you happy in class today?" Emperor Wu asked.

From the rearview mirror, he shook his head.

"You don't want to be a guest at my house tonight?"

Jia Luo still shook his head, Emperor Wu didn't even ask a few questions, but he didn't answer.

The birds of prey sailed back to the pasture, and Emperor Wu went out of his way to find his mother, Sandra, to ask why.

His mother didn't seem to be able to do much either, and his father disappeared on the night Garo was born, and she had been raising the child alone.

Seeing that Sandra was a little sad, Emperor Wu hurriedly said, "I'm sorry for recalling the past." ”

Sandra smiled, "It's okay, I've learned to face it." ”

Wu called Ms. Caitlyn and invited her and her daughter over for dinner, Ms. Caitlyn went on a business trip to Canada and her daughter did not return from school.

Call Frank, the couple have been working since next week and are vacationing on a Hawaiian beach.

"BOSS, the wild boar has been dismantled, just waiting for you to cook it yourself. "Texty had a pig's leg with a black hole on it, and that was where Emperor Wu's first arrow hit.

"Eat Chinese once and I promise you'll want to eat it in your dreams. ”

"Then try it. Turks smiled and shook his head.

The kitchen is on the first floor of the wooden house, and on the south side is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, from which you can see the grassland during the day, which is particularly feeling.

The families of the workers have arrived, and Emperor Wu has placed tea and pastries in the living room to entertain them, and the golden chandelier makes the whole hall warm and warm.

"Friends, does anyone want to see me cook?" Emperor Wu walked out of the kitchen wearing a vest.

"My old lady fries steaks, and I always stay away, she likes to get fumes everywhere. The bearded man said helplessly.

"You're talking bad about me again, I'm old, but my ears are smart!" an old lady with glasses came over angrily, and her beard instantly wilted.

"Mr. Wu, thank you very much for your warm hospitality, I should be able to help you with cooking. The old lady walked into the kitchen and said to Emperor Wu with a smile.

"Of course, I'm short of a helper, and in my hometown, my mom usually cooks for me, so I'm a little nervous about being the chef today. ”

Emperor Wu was going to take half of the big wild boar for barbecue, and the courtyard in front of the wooden house was suitable for this.

Turks brought a barbecue grill from home, and several men moved to the patio to burn charcoal.

The women were busy skewering meat skewers under the guidance of Emperor Wu, and the three children were playing all over the house, adding life to the wooden house, while Jia Luo was just sitting on the sofa and reading.

European and American BBQ is different from Chinese barbecue, Europeans and Americans like to use large pieces of meat to slowly smoke and roast in sealed wood for more than ten hours, while Chinese barbecue mainly uses small pieces of meat skewered and grilled quickly on carbon.

Compared to China, which uses more beef and mutton, the United States mainly uses beef and pork.

Emperor Wu used to do odd jobs at a barbecue stall, so he had a lot of experience with kebabs.

"Sandra, your piece of meat is too big, this piece can be cut into three more pieces. Emperor Wu pointed to her signature and said.

"Do you want to cut it again?" Sandra complied, skeptically.

Speaking of barbecue, of course, sauces are indispensable, and Turks was very lucky to find Chinese dipping sauces, cumin powder, and chili powder in the town's supermarket.

After being busy for a while, Emperor Wu walked into the courtyard, and the four men who didn't know each other had already joked familiarly.

Seeing Emperor Wu coming, they got up one after another.

"Wu, I'm sorry we men can't help you with anything in the kitchen. ”

"If you really want to help me, then you'll have to give me a drink tonight, I ordered five barrels of beer, and I'm on my way to deliver it. ”

"Oh my God, five barrels, 100 liters of beer!"

"A lot?" Emperor Wu pretended to have an innocent expression.

"I've heard that Chinese are good at drinking, just like in Russia. The bearded man said.

"Russia, don't be funny, in the news a few days ago, a group of Russians used shower gel as wine and killed 55 people on the spot. ”

While chatting, a car came from a distance with its lights on.

"It looks like the beer has arrived, so we'll go get it. A few men walked out laughing.

"Pull a wire out, there are incandescent lights in the warehouse, bring it for lighting. Emperor Wu said.

"BOSS, what do you think of this?"

Emperor Wu turned around and found Tex standing there with four searchlights and smirking.

"Well, you won, I'll only serve SASR when it comes to lighting. ”

Back in the kitchen, Emperor Wu began to prepare the hot dishes.

One of them is "braised wild boar", which has very thick lean meat compared to domestic pigs, and the skin is tender and crispy, and it has a chewy head.

Since it is a wild animal, after eating wild boar, it is necessary to drink water constantly, and the fire is very strong, and that is where these five barrels of beer come into play.

The other is "stewed wild boar trotters", which is difficult to serve, and requires a lot of condiments, such as star anise, cinnamon, peppercorns, cooking wine, vinegar, and soy sauce.

These can be bought casually in China, but for the West that eats hamburgers and fried steaks, these things seem incredible to them.

Fortunately, there are many Chinese in Australia, and these will always be available in supermarkets, and there is almost no vinegar in Europe and the United States, and they will use lemon juice instead.

When he used to work in Xinghai City, Emperor Wu was very reluctant to cook and was so worried, but tonight he was tired of it, and he was like a housewife and a man.

After a few dishes were ready, Emperor Wu went to the courtyard to prepare a barbecue, which was the highlight of the night, and everyone was waiting for the Chinese-style barbecue.

The weather is not bad tonight, and the moon is sparse.

Searchlights lit it up as daylight, but there was no light around, not even street lights.

"Barbecue and beer are a perfect match, and every summer, there will be a large number of barbecue stalls on the streets of China, and ordinary people will call three or five friends to brag together. "Emperor Wu taught them like a teacher.

The charcoal was burning, and Emperor Wu put the pork skewers on the shelf, holding a plastic fan and fanning it non-stop.

"Wu, you look very professional, I've seen it on TV, it's just that you don't have their round hats. Sandra said.

"You're talking about the XJ people, that's their national costume, it's beautiful, I recommend you to take your family to XJ when you have time, it's a beautiful place. ”

A group of gringos looked very seriously, their heads swaying from side to side with the fan in Emperor Wu's hand.

The iron frame was steaming, the fragrance slowly dispersed, and a little girl had been standing beside Emperor Wu from beginning to end, and now she was actually drooling.

Emperor Wu laughed, "Little girl, do you want to be the first to eat?"

The little girl nodded vigorously.

I'm going to do it too! The other kids gathered around.

"Oh my God, I've never smelled this scent, that powder you sprinkled is so magical. "The old lady was excited like a seven-year-old child.

Jia Luo couldn't help the fragrance, flashed his beautiful big eyes, and walked in front of Emperor Wu with a smile.

"Why, Garo, do you want to taste it too?" Emperor Wu turned sideways slightly and asked him.

Garo nodded timidly.

"Well, I can't help it either. ”

Tex also came over, and when everyone saw it, they all gathered around, for fear that they wouldn't be able to eat!

"Haha, don't worry, this big wild boar can make you vomit!"

Emperor Wu began to divide meat skewers for everyone, and the full iron shelf was instantly empty, and he quickly took out another twenty from under the table and grilled them.

Uncle Beard got up and walked to the dining table, holding a wine glass in his left hand and a meat skewer in his right hand, squinting his eyes and shouting, "Wu is an honor for everyone in the town to come to Pelican Town!"

"Hey, uncle, I've just grilled a few skewers, and it's like I've made a lot of good. "Emperor Wu spread his hands.

The children were jumping happily while eating meat skewers, the meat was fat but not greasy, Emperor Wu grilled it just right, it was delicious!

"Cheers! Cheers to Wu coming to Pelican Town!" everyone raised their glasses and toasted happily.

"Wu, I think you can run for mayor with meat skewers! As long as you promise to let them eat once a week, the votes will be yours!"

"No problem, I'll leave this matter to you, when the time comes, I'll make 10,000 meat skewers, and our party will be called the Meat Skewer Party. Emperor Wu said with a smile that a meat skewer actually made them happy like this.

There are also braised wild boar meat and stewed pig's trotters in the back.

"Friends, try this, traditional Chinese food. ”

Emperor Wu and Sandra each took a plate, put it on the table and opened the lid, and suddenly, there was another aroma on the terrace.

I saw that the braised pork was bright in color, the top few pieces were still dripping with oil juice, and a few vegetable leaves were full of appearance.

The red pig's trotters are cut into small pieces, and the deep red soup makes you want to eat it!

"Eat it hot, it will become hard when it is cold, and the taste will be reduced. ”

"Wow, you still have a move, it seems that these five barrels of beer are not enough at all. ”

Everyone picked up knives and forks and began to attack the braised pork and pig's trotters.

Well, a big embarrassment came out of Emperor Wu's head, they don't know how to use chopsticks, and knives and forks are inconvenient.

This was embarrassing, a group of people gathered around the table, forked around the plate, finally picked up a piece, and slid in again without paying attention.

This did not hinder their enthusiasm, and the crowd laughed and laughed, and the men even made a bet that whoever did not pick it up would be fined two beers.

"Friends, I'm new to the city, I'm not familiar with life, I'm really happy to meet you!"

Emperor Wu raised his glass, "Cali Town is my second home, thank you very much!

Emperor Wu tilted his neck and dried.

Everyone echoed, men drank beer, women and children drank drinks.

Eating meat skewers and drinking beer, in the pleasant climate of Australia, everyone lost track of time.