Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 59
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 59: Grilled Lamb Skewers
Xie Xun stood awkwardly at the window, wondering if he should come in.
Jiang Shuyao took the lead in breaking the silence. She lowered her voice and said, "Come in first, don't be seen by anyone."
Xie Xun felt that what she said made sense. He hurriedly leaped on the windowsill.
After landing, he suddenly realized that this action was really indecent. Before he could turn around and close the window, he suddenly heard the sound of dialogue outside.
"Hong Xing, do you see if the main kitchen's window is open?"
The maid's voice was vague, "It seems to be, eh."
Jiang Shuyao and Xie Xun were shocked at the same time. They squatted down in a tacit understanding.
Jiang Shuyao squatted and moved to the corner, waving frantically to Xie Xun.
Xie Xun originally squatted down as a subconscious reaction, but he didn't intend to do so. Seeing Jiang Shuyao like this, he was too embarrassed to stand up and walk around, so he had to endure the shame and crab walk to the corner.
The two little maids' voices gradually increased, and they walked to the window and closed it, murmuring that they would complain to the steward tomorrow.
After the voices became more and more distant, Xie Xun stood up and walked towards Jiang Shuyao.
"Have you found food?" He looked through the surrounding, which was lit by the moonlight and ready to light the kitchen lantern.
Jiang Shuyao stopped him, "You can't light the lamp. If it's too bright, people outside could see us."
Xie Xun, who had no experience of being stealthy, took out a candle in the lantern, lit it with flint, covered the candlelight, and came to Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao's eyesight in the darkness is very good. She has found the food that was cooled in the water tank and was thinking about what to eat.
Xie Xun took the candle over to light her.
"What to eat?" he asked.
Jiang Shuyao said, "The main kitchen has noodles and rice. Do you have anything you want to eat?"
He came to the kitchen at this time. Rather than being hungry, it is more likely that he is greedy.
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Xie Xun didn't want to eat noodles or porridge. He just wanted to eat some food to relieve hunger.
Looking at his slightly changing expression, Jiang Shuyao magically understood his thoughts.
The two people's thoughts aligned tacitly. For Jiang Shuyao, supper is something that is unhealthy. For example, a bowl of instant noodles and rice cake at twelve o'clock that make you feel guilty.
"Then, lets eat skewers."
She took out a piece of mutton and simply marinated it. Then she asked Xie Xun, "Look for something that can be used as a skewers."
Xie Xun left the candles, searched around in the kitchen, and asked in a low voice, "How about using long chopsticks?"
"If you can split it, it's fine."
Xie Xun took back the long chopsticks and a kitchen knife. Jiang Shuyao was frightened, "Don't cut your hand."
Xie Xun was speechless and gave her a look of "Am I so weak in your heart?"
He used a precise force and used the knife quickly and fiercely, splitting the chopsticks into evenly thin pieces.
Jiang Shuyao touched the thin skewers, the section was smooth, and there were almost no burrs.
"Wow, that would do." She praised.
Xie Xun was a little proud, and the corners of his mouth curled up triumphantly. Although he didn't know what he was proud of.
The mutton was almost fully marinated, and Jiang Shuyao began to skewer them. Lamb skewers require a combination of fat and lean meat. The mutton and fat are interspersed with skewers, usually three meat and one fat.
After stringing, Jiang Shuyao squatted down and lit the firewood.
Xie Xun also squatted down to help. He took a small handful of hay and lit it. The flames lit up, instantly illuminating the entire kitchen.
Jiang Shuyao quickly pinched his wrist and took over the stove. She was squeezing her breath and said, "It's too bright, be careful."
Xie Xun let go and whispered, "Why do I feel like a thief?"
Jiang Shuyao, "...Aren't we?"
Xie Xun, "... It makes sense."
After the charcoal was fully burned, the stove was illuminated in red. Jiang Shuyao held the mutton skewers with both hands and slowly grilled them over the charcoal fire.
The lamb skewers were cooked, and oily smoke gradually appeared. Jiang Shuyao instructs Xie Xun to fan the fire with a fan to ensure high temperature without the black smoke of the open flame.
The scent came out after a while. Jiang Shuyao held the mutton skewers and kept turning them, overlapping and shaking from time to time to ensure that every piece of mutton are roasted.
Lamb skewers do not need complicated seasonings. Just salt, cumin, and chili powder are enough. Unfortunately, her chili powder is kept in the sealed small kitchen. So today, they can't eat spicy lamb skewers.
She folded the lamb skewers, sprinkled them with fine salt, and pressed each other a few times. When the mutton is heated, the aroma of cumin is quickly released. Even when the lamb skewers were grilled to the point where they were unscorched, the cumin had a strong scent, crackling with oil that was still emerging.
The surface of the mutton skewers is browned, grilled to be shiny, and full of cumin. The mutton oil is translucent, and it is skewered with irregular mutton pieces. The brown-red and the crystal-looking oil are mixed and look very delicious.
Jiang Shuyao divided half of the skewers to Xie Xun, who couldn't wait to take it.
The mutton skewers do not have the mutton smell but only smell of oil and cumin. The edges of the mutton pieces are a bit burnt, and there is an attractive charcoal aroma.
Blowing a few breaths did not cool down the mutton skewers but made the lingering aroma in his nose worse.
Xie Xun didn't care anymore. He bit on the mutton skewers and pulled the meat to the side. When the mutton entered his mouth, he inhaled and chewed.
The mutton pieces are fresh and delicious. The high-temperature grilling makes the skin slightly crispy, which locks the moisture inside. It is tender and juicy. The cumin completely removes the smell from the mutton, leaving only an endless aftertaste.
The mutton oil is roasted and shrunk, and the fatty oil flows along the mutton skewers, giving the lean meat a greasy fragrance, slightly charred on the edges, and full of gravy inside, which makes people instantly hungry.
He bites off the fragrant and juicy lean meat and then pulls a piece of mutton oil into his mouth. The moment he bites through the slightly crispy skin, the mutton oil seems to have been scratched his mouth, and the rich smell of oil spreads in his mouth right away.
He took one bite of lean meat and one bite of fat. He opened his mouth and slapped a bunch in it, chewing the lean, tender meat and the fat meat that is crispy on the outside and watery on the inside. The salty fragrant is rich and extremely greedy.
"If you have chili powder, it will be better. Sprinkle more chili and eat it while the lamb skewers are still simmering. The cumin is rich and spicy, hot and fresh, and you can't stop it." Jiang Shuyao said.
Xie Xun was so greedy by her words that he chewed and fantasized about the taste of spicy lamb skewers.
"How about bringing chili powder for another meal tomorrow?" He suggested.
Jiang Shuyao blew on the skewer and said, "Chili powder is locked in the small kitchen."
"Then go through the window."
"When the small kitchen was closed, the windows open to the inside. It is not open to the outside like the main kitchen."
Xie Xun thought for a while and said, "I'll go back later to see if I can pry it off. If it doesn't work, I'll go down from the roof."
When Jiang Shuyao thought of him prying the window, she felt a sense of guilt. A good boy was taken to the dark side by her.
"Then when you take the chili powder, take out the condiment box I placed next to the sauce jar and the bag of bread crumbs placed next to it..."
Xie Xun took notes one by one. The two of them ate until their mouths greasy, cleaned up their criminal evidence neatly, and opened the window happily.
Jiang Shuyao sighed and said, "It's even more refreshing to have some wine when eating skewer..."
Xie Xun said, "You should drink less. No women love to drink." He wouldn't say that the last time Jiang Shuyao was drunk, she cried for a while and frightened him.
"No," Jiang Shuyao hummed.
Xie Xun and Jiang Shuyao returned to the yard. While there was no one in the yard, they sneaked up to the small kitchen and slipped in.
Xie Xun tried to pry the lock for a while but can't pry it open. He simply stepped on the big barrel next to him and jumped over the roof. Then he uncovered the tiles and jumping into the kitchen.
Jiang Shuyao was beside him and muttered, "What's this all about, he's quite talented."
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There is a lot of meat in the main kitchen every day, and no one cares about a small piece of lamb missing.
Jiang Shuyao and Xie Xun formed a weird supper team and went to the main kitchen to grill the next day.
It may be secretive, but they just thought of it as a picnic.
Xie Xun feels comfortable eating supper and no longer complains about lunch and dinner.
However, Lin Cheng complained day by day, and he sighed as soon as it was lunch. Xie Xun also looked forward to the release of their small kitchen.
After Jiang Shuyao asked Xie Xun to carry out her condiments, she became less concerned about her small kitchen's locking. Anyway, she could cook food at Zhou-shi's.
During the day, she went to the second branch as a guest early and would not go back until dinner time.
Jiang Shuyao sat in front of the table and unfolded the letter Lin-shi handed over.
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Although Lin-shi is pregnant, she didn't plan to stay in the mansion. She watched the storefronts, selected farmland, etc., all the time. Jiang Shuyao looked at the passion expressed in her letter and was a little bit dumbfounded. Lin-shi really likes doing business.
Zhou-shi came over with a cane, saw Jiang Shuyao's soft expression, and asked, "A letter from Mrs. Xiangyang?"
Jiang Shuyao nodded, "She's recently thinking about opening another restaurant and running around the city all day."
From time to time, Jiang Shuyao will reveal some novel business ideas in the letter, such as chain stores, snack streets, etc. Lin-shi was very interested in hearing this. It didn't take long for her to buy pavements and streets, and she wished to take a bold step and develop the food industry.
Lin-shi was so enthusiastic that the words in the letter were full of excitement.
After reading the letter, she put it on the table. Zhou-shi is sitting next to her, and Lin-shi's cool and scribbled font attracted her eyes. After a few more glances, she was subconsciously attracted by the content of the letter.
She doesn't understand these things about doing business and buying land, but she can feel the writer's excitement. The feeling of passion and fighting spirit about one thing was incomprehensible for her.
She thought about it carefully. In her life, she might only have this feeling when she practiced martial arts at her early age. Later, as the years grew older, she suffered a lot. She also put down her sword and lived in a muddle-headed manner. She couldn't even find a single thing she liked.
She retracted her gaze and held her chin in a daze.
Thinking of the person in the letter's energetic appearance when doing business, she subconsciously compared herself with Lin-shi.
Some things are destined to change, and some things are out of control after the comparison. Some thoughts vaguely emerge from the heart after years of confusion, just like a young seedling breaking through the soil, bringing a little seemingly tiny green vitality to the desolation.
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