Chapter 240: Picnic
In August in the north, the autumn is high and cool, and the sky is high and cloudy.
The Hada River is experiencing an autumn drought, and the originally wide channel has shrunk a lot, and the ankle-length weeds along the river are densely turned, forming a natural meadow. It's just that the weeds have experienced autumn frost and have become dry, but they are very dry and warm by the sun.
Lin Yu took out a thick blue-gray cloth that he had taken from home, spread it on the ground, and found four more stones to press on the corners to avoid being blown away by the autumn wind.
However, the wind in the mountains usually starts at night, and the weather is sunny and warm, and the occasional breeze is cool, but it also makes people feel comfortable.
Although it is next to the official road, it is not very densely populated, only occasionally caravans pass by, and because they are almost in the city, they speed up their pace, and rarely stop here.
There were dead branches washed up by the river, which were left on the shore after the water receded, and some days there was no rain, and they were all very dry.
Jing Hao untied a scimitar from his horse.
Lin Yu thought that the little crossbow was Jing Hao's weapon, but he didn't expect this to be. Usually a young man should use a sword, but a little fresh meat like Jing Hao actually uses a golden knife. However, he is a native of Hushan, and it is natural for him to use a scimitar.
The handle and scabbard of this knife are made of pure gold zuò, and there is nothing embellishment on it, just an intricate ancient and intricate pattern carved on it. The bag for the scimitar is made of cowhide and looks a little old.
Pulling out the scabbard, the blade was shiny and shining.
Jing Hao didn't cherish such a good knife very much, he just took the ploughing soil, but with a slight stroke, the intertwined grass roots were disconnected. In a few strokes, a large area was dug up, which could be used to light some bonfires and roast the hares they had just caught.
After digging, Lin Yu realized that his worries were completely unnecessary, and the whole knife was still so frightening, and there was no trace of scratches at all.
Seeing that Lin Yu had been looking at this knife. Jing Hao said: "This knife has been passed down from generation to generation in our family. The blade is cast from stainless steel. Blowing hair on the blade is very suitable. For so many years, I don't know how many vicious wolves on the grassland have been slaughtered. I don't know how many unyielding tribes have been defeated. As he spoke, he gently wiped the soft leather bag containing the knife, and the traces of dirt on it disappeared.
Jing Hao used a knife to cut some high artemisia grass again, and it started burning with the dry wood that Lin Yu had picked up.
He took his scimitar and went to the river. Slightly sideways, half-squatting. The rabbit was neatly skinned, disposed of again, washed, and split into several pieces. Pierced with sharpened sticks.
"I see you look weird when you wash things! It's normal to squat, why are you still half-sideways? Wouldn't it be inconvenient? Lin Yu asked. Just now, she thought that Jing Hao's posture was to look back at herself. It was only later that he found out that he was very focused on dealing with the hare. Didn't look this way at all. But how could he strike such a pose?
"In our grassland, it's not just people who want to drink the water of this river. Cattle and wild animals also drink from the river. Therefore, when you are outside, you should maintain a defensive posture when drinking water and washing things, and observe the surrounding environment by the way. If you squat and wash like a celestial philosopher, you will be pounced on and bitten to death by wild beasts all of a sudden. Jing Hao explained.
I see! Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of what he had just thought.
Lin Yu doesn't know how to barbecue rabbit meat, and Jing Hao said that barbecue is his forte. Because whenever I go out, although someone takes care of me, I have to do some things by myself. I saw that he didn't need any other spices, just sprinkled some salt grains on it, and roasted it.
The reason why only rabbit meat is roasted is because pheasants also have to pluck their feathers, which is more laborious to handle outside. Lin Yu remembers watching on TV that if you make a chicken, you can eat it as long as you wrap the soil in the whole chicken and bury it under the fire. However, Lin Yu didn't dare to agree with this way of eating. First, it is unknown whether this hair can be removed, and secondly, the internal organs are all inside, if you don't treat it first, just bake it, it's disgusting to think about. So the two discussed a roast rabbit and the pheasant to take back to the store.
After roasting for a while, the fat rabbit was bubbling with oil, Lin Yu actually didn't like these game, but at this time, looking at the feeling of the rabbit meat being shiny, she couldn't help but want to swallow her saliva.
She also baked a piece herself, but she didn't know if her hands were not strong enough or what, the hand holding the wooden stick always couldn't grasp the height well and trembled, so Jing Hao roasted it evenly from the outside to the inside, and what she roasted was burned by the fire, and the black dripping oil was dripping down.
Seeing that it was a failure to bake, Lin Yu also seemed to have experienced the feeling of Jing Hao's failure to do things. It's just that Jing Hao is getting more and more frustrated, but she is a little discouraged. At this time, she couldn't help but admire Jing Haolai a little, he is the type who does not admit defeat, he must learn it, be good to her. And what about yourself? I thought, he knows it anyway, do he still have to learn it?
Lin Yu smiled helplessly.
"If it's bad, throw it away, there are still a few pieces anyway." Jing Hao thought that Lin Yu was shaking his head at the meat, but he didn't expect that there was also food that could stump Lin Yu.
Lin Yu pursed his lips, no longer pretending to roast, but asked Jing Hao, "Let's catch a few fish to eat in a while, shall we?" Do you know how to spearfish? ”
Jing Hao looked up at Lin Yu, organized his own language, and said, "We don't eat fish and shrimp in the water on the grassland. Although my mother is a celestial philosopher, this is my father's faith, and I want to respect it. ”
Seeing Lin Yu's clear expression, he was afraid that Lin Yu wanted to eat, so he said, "If you like it, I will go to the lake to catch more and send it to you after I go back." Actually, my mother and the people around her also eat fish, and as you know, there are special small fishing boats in the other courtyard. ”
"Oh, that's okay, I don't really like fish. Actually, don't look at me I usually make things, but I'm most afraid of trouble. It's like eating fish and spitting out thorns, which I don't like either. Lin Yu shook her head, she wanted to catch fish just because she thought it was fun. When I was in Linjiagou, I didn't have much to eat, and eating a meal of fish was also enjoyable. But now that she has so many options, she won't force herself to eat fish. She will do it, but she can not eat it, and try not to eat it.
Jing Hao's grilled meat is very fragrant. Lin Yu has always felt that the hare has an earthy smell, but Jing Hao roasted it, although only a little coarse salt was put in, but the taste was very good, and it tasted even more charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the teeth and cheeks were fragrant!
How can such good meat be without wine? Lin Yu took out the oak barrel, poured two glasses of wine, and drank it with Jing Hao.
The fragrance of the wine, coupled with the aroma of barbecue, made the two very intoxicated, one piece was not enough to eat, and Jing Hao roasted another piece. The snacks he brought, except for the egg rolls, which were eaten a lot by Jing Hao, also ate a little bit of each of the other things.
This is still the place where Lin Yu and Jing Hao quarreled at the beginning, but they didn't expect it to become a good memory shared by the two of them.
After lunch, the two lay on the meadow basking in the sun and talking.
It's very bland, but it also deepens the understanding between the two. (To be continued.) )
ps: Supplement nine.