Chapter 28: Roast Whole Lamb

Who wouldn't love a tender little fox cub? If you put that in Bai Yuehu's case, then love might be followed by the word eat.

Bai Yuehu decided to let him off the hook after careful consideration, but just because he didn't eat him didn't mean he could tolerate him fighting for food in the house every day, even if it wasn't enough to fill his teeth.

To calm Bai Yuehu, Lu Qingjiu took Yin Xun and the little fox to the town on Saturday to buy a sheep for roasting. Yin Xun went with Lu Qingjiu so that he could get his things, while the little fox was too scared to be alone with Bai Yuehu and couldn't get out of Lu Qingjiu's jacket pocket. Lu Qingjiu and the little fox had to tussle for a long time, but in the end he had no choice but to go.

Lu Qingjiu's feelings towards his minivan have become somewhat subtle since he found out its true identity, its prototype is indeed somewhat unpleasant, but the minivan is still quite cute, especially the way the two orange lights blink on and off, the occasional honking of the horn to suit him, and most importantly, the fact that the minivan once saved Lu Qingjiu's life, although The most important thing is that the minivan once saved Lu Qingjiu's life, although the way it did so Lu Qingjiu still doesn't want to think about it.

Yin Xun didn't know what was sitting underneath him, but complained about what was going on in the van and why he sometimes felt an itch on his back. Lu Qingjiu thought about it and didn't tell Yin Xun the truth, but just blurted it out.

When they arrived in town, they picked out a fat sheep and had the owner kill it and take it to the minivan. Lu Qingjiu went to the nearby market to buy all the spices needed to roast the lamb, and also bought a few pounds of potatoes and onions to go with the roast.

"Although he knew Bai Yuehu had a big appetite, Yin Xun thought it would be too much to eat the whole sheep.

"Lu Qingjiu had some sort of confidence in Bai Yuehu, who had never once said he was full since he arrived at his house. As for how much he was full, who knows, Bai Yuehu's stomach was like an endless abyss.

"Oh, I just thought I wouldn't waste it by baking too much." Yin Xun said, "All right." The roast lamb was only good when it was freshly roasted, and the second meal was definitely not as good.

When they returned to the car, they saw the little fox jumping around in the cab as if he was being teased by something. Yin Xun watched from the window for a while and said creepily, "What is he playing with?

Lu Qingjiu had a plan in mind, but instead of saying anything, he just pulled open the car door, picked up the little fox and stuffed it into his pocket, gently patting it on the head to show it to settle down.

The little fox is very humane, and when Lu Qingjiu pats it, it doesn't move and cuddles into a ball in his pocket.

A few hours later, the three returned to the old house.

Lu Qingjiu parked the car and Yin Xun helped unload the live animals from the van. This time they bought not only food, but also charcoal for roasting the lamb, a steel frame that Lu Qingjiu rented in town and will have to return in a few days. In fact, the most authentic way to roast a whole lamb is to put it in the fireplace and roast it in the oven, which makes the meat the best, but we don't have that here, so we have to make do with what we have.

Lu Qingjiu went into the kitchen to start working on the lamb and asked Yin Xun to take the little fox cubs out to play.

Although the little fox has become a little more secure in the past few days and doesn't follow Lu Qingjiu every day, he still doesn't dare to go into the courtyard when Bai Yuehu is around, unless he is accompanied by someone.

The lamb used in the roast needs to be marinated for a period of time, so Lu Qingjiu is preparing to roast it this evening, and dinner may not be ready until eight or nine o'clock.

In addition to the roast lamb, he prepared some other

It's a hot day and lamb is a warm tonic, so it's a good idea to serve it with some cold dishes like cucumber to cool off the heat.

Lu Qingjiu was cooking with his head down when Yin Xun approached him, saying, "Sake, you have a visitor."

Lu Qingjiu said: "Guest"

Yin Xun said, "I don't know him, he seems to be an old friend of Bai Yuehu."

Lu Qingjiu's eyes lit up when he thought of something and said, "Where is it?"

Yin Xun said, "What are you so excited about in the courtyard?"

Lu Qingjiu said, "I'll go and have a look."

He washed his hands and went out into the courtyard to join in the fun. As Yin Xun said, there was a stranger in the courtyard, a very good-looking man with a very serious expression, but with a touch of charm in the corners of his eyes, especially in those peach blossom eyes, which were slightly downcast and showed a bit of sadness that made people feel reluctant to give him a hard time.

But apparently Bai Yuehu, who was only interested in food, was not having any of it. He remained in his rocking chair, not even opening his eyes in the face of his beauty's tearful pleading.

"Mr. White." The man's tone was clear and pleading, "Please help me, I'll do anything for you if you promise me."

Yin Xun stood behind Lu Qingjiu and pivoted his head over to join Lu Qingjiu in a passionate gossip circle as he whispered, "Yo, what's going on here, this one's really pretty, Qingjiu, you're not going out ah vixen is going to seduce Bai Yuehu la."

Lu Qingjiu glanced at Yin Xun and thought to himself, "Bai Yuehu is a fox spirit, he is still afraid of being seduced.

When the man said this, he was actually ready to kneel down directly, but Bai Yuehu opened his eyes and gave him a salty look, while his movements froze instantly.

Bai Yuehu said, "Talk properly, don't pretend in front of me."

The man's expression froze, "What"

Bai Yuehu's tone was a little cold: "Do I have to say it again?"

As soon as he said this, Lu Qingjiu, who was watching from the side, saw that the charming smile on the man's face had disappeared and that his temperament had subtly changed. He said, "Mr. Bai, today, we are asking you for a favour, will you do it? Yin Xun was obviously also severely irritated and did not release his grip on Lu Qingjiu's arm.

"No." Bai Yuehu said, "The house is too small to live in."

The man said, "My child is timid and is always being bullied at home, if you promise me, I can," he said and moved to Bai Yuehu's ear and whispered a few words.

Bai Yuehu's lazy, half-closed eyes opened and he gave the man a look that still did not answer.

The man's eyes darted around, but he suddenly turned his head towards Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun, who were standing by the door, peeking in. Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun were both a little embarrassed to be caught gossiping, so they gave the man a restrained smile.

The man walks directly towards Lu Qingjiu, his feet stopping in front of him and speaking in Mandarin: " Mr. Lu."

Lu Qingjiu, who was named, said, "Ah, hello."

"My name is Su Yan." The man smiled at Lu Qingjiu, "I've heard a lot about you."

As they got closer, Lu Qingjiu noticed that the man had a small teary mole at the corner of his eye, which added to his endearing quality if he didn't speak Shandong in that accent.

"I've heard a lot about you," Lu Qingjiu said, "and you know me."

"Ah." Su Yan seemed to realise that something was wrong with what he said and immediately changed his statement, laughing, "I've heard people mention it."

Lu Qingjiu said, "Oh, okay."

As Su Yan spoke, a small white head emerged from his jacket pocket. It was the little fox cub Lu Qingjiu had picked up from the roadside, but the fox cub's fur had been cut short and it had developed into a bit of a VIP.

Su Yan said, "I told you to run around, your fur is like this", he obviously didn't know that the fur was cut by Lu Qingjiu and thought he was being bullied by someone, "Who did this to your fur, tell me later, I will teach him a lesson when I get back. "

Lu Qingjiu coughed dryly, his expression a little embarrassed.

Not noticing Lu Qingjiu's discomfort, Su Yan lifted the little fox cub out of his hands and said, " Mr. Lu, I would like to board Su Xi with you for a while."

Lu Qingjiu said, "Well, didn't you come to take it home?"

Su Yan said, "I'd like to, but the way he looks, he doesn't really want to come home with me."

Lu Qingjiu was stunned.

Su Yan laughed bitterly and briefly explained what the situation was, but of course, because Yin Xun, an outsider, was present, he used euphemisms to refer to Su Xi's existence as a pet. He was too weak and sickly to become a human being. Even though they were siblings, Su Xi was still easily bullied. Even though they were siblings, Su Xi was still easily bullied. Before they were all fox cubs, they would not be bullied too much, but after their siblings transformed into humans, Su Xi was tormented even more.

This time they threw poor little Su Xi into Shuifu Village because they had an internal legend that there was a big fox-eating monster in Shuifu Village and they wanted Su Xi to lure it out.

"Oh, I see." Lu Qingjiu said, " Did Bai Yuehu agree?"

"The house is yours, so naturally you have to agree first." Su Yan was very agreeable, "Of course, Su Xi is my little fox, and we will pay for his upkeep every month."

Lu Qingjiu saw that Bai Yuehu had no objection, so he nodded in agreement, "All right." He didn't ask how much the upbringing cost would be, as a fox cub wouldn't eat much anyway.

Su Yan was so relieved to see Lu Qingjiu say yes that he said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Lu."

"You're welcome." Lu Qingjiu had wanted to ask Su Yan not to have dinner, but he was worried that Bai Yuehu wouldn't be happy, so he didn't say the words out of his mouth in the end.

Su Yan handed Su Xi over to Lu Qingjiu and left, while Lu Qingjiu went back to the house to continue his roast lamb, leaving Yin Xun to immerse himself in Su Yan's Shandong dialect. The only person who could not stop talking was Yin Xun.

In the evening, Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun set up the iron racks in the courtyard and, after burning the charcoal, Lu Qingjiu put the lamb, which had been marinating for several hours, on them.

The lamb is freshly cooked and filled with various spices and seasonings, the fat sizzling under the flame, drops of oil dripping down the meat and making a poofing sound in the coals. The rich aroma lingers throughout the small courtyard as everyone in the family sits in the courtyard watching Lu Qingjiu roast the meat.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua also watched with bated breath, occasionally sucking saliva from their mouths, while the little fox sat on Yin Xun's lap and never took his pretty blue eyes off the lamb. Lu Qingjiu was afraid that they would get hungry, so he made some fried rice for them to pamper themselves with, but none of them moved much as they stared at the lamb, except Bai Yuehu, who had a huge appetite and never worried about being full, who was stuffing his mouth with a bowl.

After roasting for about two hours, Lu Qingjiu confirmed that the lamb was cooked, so he took out an iron plate and placed it on top, then sprinkled it with the prepared spring onions, cumin and chilli noodles and said, "Should I cut it up or should you just get on with it?"

It's better to cut it with a knife, but it will destroy the texture of the lamb. It's not as easy to eat if you tear it by hand, but the lamb comes out all in one piece, so you can taste the original taste.

"Tear." Bai Yuehu said.

Lu Qingjiu said, "All right." He put down his knife and fork, then a few people went to wash their hands together, and they started eating.

Although this was the first time Lu Qingjiu had made this lamb, it was a great success. The outside layer of skin was crispy and the meat inside was tender and strong, as the marinade had already marinated the meat, and as it was fresh lamb, the stinkiness was not heavy at all, so everyone ate it happily.

Lu Qingjiu has to take care of his three animals while he eats, not to mention the little fox, Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua, who also need to eat meat, but they can take care of themselves, so Lu Qingjiu throws a piece of meat down and the three of them share it.

Lu Qingjiu was an ordinary man and was full after a while. Yin Xun then withdrew from the fight, leaving Bai Yuehu to continue eating. Lu Qingjiu looked at Bai Yuehu's stomach, which was still flat and not growing.

Yin Xun, who was not afraid to die, whispered from the side, "Look at Bai Yuehu's indisputable stomach."

Lu Qingjiu: ""He wanted to laugh a little and tried to hold it back.

Bai Yuehu was always a fast and quality eater, and when he finally stopped, all that was left of the lamb was a large skeleton with almost no meat left on it. Lu Qingjiu picked out a large bone and handed it to the little fox to sharpen its teeth, but the bone looked even bigger than the little fox, and he could barely bite it with all his might, not wanting to let go of it at all, and after biting into it he was torn and shaken.

After eating, Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu cleaned up the leftovers while Lu Qingjiu went to the yard to pick some grapes. Lu Qingjiu had tasted the grapes before and found them to be very sweet, with a hint of acidity in the sweetness, making them a good dessert after dinner.

He picked the grapes, rinsed them briefly and brought them out into the courtyard.

"I won't eat, I'll go back." Yin Xun said, "See you later."

Lu Qingjiu said, "I'll see you later." He hesitated for a moment and said, "By the way, Yin Xun, I may have to go back next month."

Yin Xun said, "Go back to the city."

"Hmm." Lu Qingjiu responded.

"All right." Yin Xun said, "Don't worry if you go for a few days, I'll cook properly while you're gone." When he said this, Bai Yuehu, who was sitting next to him resting, gave him a look, and Yin Xun quickly shrank back.

"Maybe two or three days." Lu Qingjiu didn't dare to go away for too long, but he had to go back for this, so he had to say hello to Yin Xun in advance and ask him to take care of Bai Yuehu.

Yin Xun nods and goes back.

Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu had finished their grapes and were going to bed, but as Lu Qingjiu got up to leave, Bai Yuehu suddenly asked, "What are you doing back there?"

Lu Qingjiu pauses in his tracks: "There's something at home."

Bai Yuehu saw the hesitation on Lu Qingjiu's face and he said lightly, "It's fine if you don't want to talk about it."

Lu Qingjiu pursed his lips and his voice was a little small, but his words sent a shock through the heart as he said, "I have to go back to visit my parents' grave."

Bai Yuehu Dao: "Sweeping the Grave"

"Well." Lu Qingjiu said with a calm face, "Something happened to my parents when I was in college."

Bai Yuehu was quiet for a moment: "Can you tell us what's going on? It's okay if you don't want to."

Lu Qingjiu sighed, in fact, this incident hit him very hard at that time, so he had never wanted to mention it, but now when Bai Yuehu asked about it, there was only a near-dead calm left in his heart. My parents came back to see my grandma, but suddenly the mountain collapsed and they both died."

Bai Yuehu listens quietly.

"The search and rescue team came, but they couldn't even find the body." Lu Qingjiu said, "A few years later, my grandmother also died. I set up a grave for my parents in the city, but my grandmother's grave was left in the village."

"The collapse of the mountain," Bai Yuehu asked, "a few months ago."

"August." Lu Qingjiu said, "It was the height of the precipitation season and that was normal, I just didn't expect it to happen to my parents." There was a strong note of bitterness in his tone, "I"

Bai Yuehu said, "My condolences."

There are things that don't need to be said too much, because no amount of words can soothe the immense pain, and there is no such thing as empathy.

Lu Qingjiu was somewhat grateful that Bai Yuehu didn't show pity; in fact, during the time when this incident happened, whenever he met people he knew, he would see that unpleasant emotion in their eyes.

"It's so sad for the boy, only in his twenties and his parents are gone."

"Yeah, it's so sad, and I hear he doesn't have many relatives at home."

"It's just an old grandmother, right? And you have to go back and take care of your own affairs."

Lu Qingjiu was already numb to the words, at first a little angry, but later no longer wanting to argue, having returned to the village alone and accepting that his parents' bones were gone had taken too much of Lu Qingjiu's strength, and he was maturing quickly.

Another reason why Lu Qingjiu was so close to Yin Xun was that Yin Xun had helped him during the accident, and they had a tacit agreement on the matter, as he had not mentioned a word about it since Lu Qingjiu's return, apparently fearing to poke holes in Lu Qingjiu's heart.

"That's pretty much the situation." Lu Qingjiu said, "That's why I have to go back every August to visit a grave, it's only a day or two, it's quick."

Bai Yuehu said: "Do you want to drive yourself back?" Usually driving a long distance is quite tiring, but their family's situation is special, Lu Qingjiu really wants to drive back, just let the minivan change state, and do not need to drive themselves.

"You can't drive, can you?" Lu Qingjiu said.

"Let him drive you back." Bai Yuehu's attitude was firm, "It won't take much time, it's easier than the train."

Lu Qingjiu said: "But"

Bai Yuehu said, "Go early and return early."

Lu Qingjiu: ""Yes, if we go away for a few more days, who knows how miserable we will be when we come back, Yin Xun's food is poisonous and Bai Yuehu will definitely not eat it. Lu Qingjiu is really afraid that Yin Xun will feed him to death, so how can he explain to his family?

"Okay, I'll go to bed then." Lu Qingjiu said, "Good night."

"Good night." Bai Yuehu said.

Lu Qingjiu slept well that night and had no strange dreams, and slept well into the next morning.

But I don't know if it's because he ate too much lamb in the summer, but when he woke up, his nose felt itchy, and when he rubbed it, he felt

Saw the blood all over his hands.

"Lu Qingjiu rushed to the front yard with his nose tilted up, cleaned the blood from his hands and then found two pieces of paper to stuff his nostrils with. When Yin Xun arrived, he also had two pieces of paper stuffed in his nose, and when they saw each other's messy appearance, they both laughed.

"You've got a nosebleed too." Yin Xun's tone is nasal.

Lu Qingjiu said, "Yes."

"Maybe the lamb is too tonic." Yin Xun said vaguely, "We eat sheep, don't we?"

Lu Qingjiu: "What do you mean by that?"

Yin Xun said, "No, I was just saying that." He huffed and changed the subject, "What are we having for lunch today?"

"What do you want to eat?" Lu Qingjiu thought for a moment and said, "By the way, where did you catch the fish that day?

"No." Yin Xun replied. Yin Xun replied, "I met Bai Yuehu on the way back with the fish and helped him carry the bag."

"Oh." Lu Qingjiu said, "So." He looked at Yin Xun and saw that his friend's face was open, so he did not pursue the matter further.