Yunding Ranch

Chapter 76
Lu Li put the dinner plate aside, stood up and walked to the side with Lily, "What's wrong? What happened?" Lu Li couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Lily patted Lu Li's arm, and said with a smile, "It's okay, nothing unexpected." Lu Li let out a breath, but still didn't dare to relax, "I just want to ask, is the cooking ready for tonight? Not enough? If necessary, you can steam the buns..."

Before Lili finished speaking, Lu Li patted his head, "Look at my memory, I'm so busy that I'm dizzy."

Lily was worrying for Lu Li. She didn't prepare enough for tonight. She only grabbed mutton, boiled live fish and dumplings, which wasn't enough to feed everyone's stomachs. What's more, there was no potato, not even corn. This is really not enough to satisfy your hunger.Texas is not a big city like New York or Los Angeles. People are always very reserved at parties out of politeness. They may eat a little and say they are full, and then eat pizza or burgers when they go back. Here, people hope to be able to Fill your belly at parties.

This is Lu Li's first time preparing for a party, so there will inevitably be some omissions, so Lily came over to remind him.

Seeing Lily's puzzled expression, Lu Li stepped forward, gave her a big hug, patted her on the back, and expressed his gratitude affectionately, "Don't worry, I won't let everyone go hungry .”

The staple food tonight is beggar chicken.After being busy for a while, Lu Li completely forgot about it. Even Cole and the others were immersed in the world of boiled live fish, and everyone forgot about the beggar chicken.Without Lili's reminder, those chickens would have been abandoned underground.

"How about it, are you going to try something new?" Lu Li said to Lily mysteriously, "Just now you tried another method of mutton, now let me show another method of chicken."

Lu Li walked towards the bonfire. Lily didn't know why, so Chloe, who was sitting next to him, also stood up, and asked with a mouth shape, "Do you need my help?" Lily greeted Chloe and followed Lu Li. Behind, step forward together.

"Guys! Guys!" Lu Li shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention, and everyone gathered around the campfire one after another, "First of all, thank you for coming to Yundian Ranch tonight. I was worried that it was only me and Cole looking at each other tonight, but now it seems that I am thinking too much."

The humorous words made everyone laugh. Among the crowd, Jia Siming shouted loudly, "We will come to the next party uninvited, so if it is a private party, you'd better inform us in advance." Standing beside her, Brandon also showed a rare gentle smile, which made the laughter even more wanton.

Lu Li spread his hands and said with a smile, "Everyone is welcome anytime!" Seeing everyone bustling around, Lu Li suddenly missed the group of friends in New York. For four years in college, although he didn't know hundreds of friends. , but he did meet some good friends, and now he has a place here, but he has no intention of abandoning all his former friends.

"Secondly, I don't know if you like the dinner tonight. I refuse to accept negative feedback." Lu Li's confident words caused everyone to whistle and deliberately boo, "But I can be sure that everyone should I'm not full. I can still hear my stomach growling, so the real big meal is about to be served tonight."

"Fourteen, is that an appetizer or what?" Randy couldn't help but raised his voice and asked.

Lu Li raised his chin, "You can treat it as the main course, then you can skip this next dish." Everyone clapped their hands and laughed, Randy rubbed his nose, swallowing the rest of the words .Lu Li waved to Cole and Brandon, "Have you forgotten? Beggar Chicken, this is the highlight of tonight, come and help."

"What? What did Fourteen just say?" Ronald was the first to look at Liu Xiaoyan and asked actively.

Liu Xiaoyan was very happy tonight, her cheeks were slightly flushed, she seemed to have drunk some wine - Sean brought not only whiskey, but also two bottles of red wine, the friendly and enthusiastic people made her feel the long-lost kindness, "Beggar's Chicken." Liu Xiaoyan explained, but her English was not that good, so she didn't know how to explain, so she could only look to her husband for help.

Li Huainan thought for a while and began to explain with limited vocabulary.

On the other side, Lu Li, Cole, and Brandon had already started digging. They were wearing tool gloves and holding a shovel, and they were busy carefully. This scene was so out of harmony that everyone's eyes widened.Their food is grown from the land, but they have never cooked food in the land. If cooked food can be grown in the land... is this a fairy tale?
Brandon was the quickest. He took out a chicken, took it aside, and shouted, "Fourteen, come and deal with it."

Lu Li was not in a hurry, and after escaping the chicken in his hand, he quickly walked to the dining table, "Come on, everyone, come quickly, trust me, I won't let everyone go hungry."

On the table was a dark brown clod, dry and dusty, it looked like... just a lump of mud, "Fourteen, isn't this the red soil I brought over?" Ronald glanced at He recognized it and exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes." Lu Li nodded, then took the hammer that Randy brought over, and tapped lightly on the outside, the soft soil soon scattered down, revealing the wrapped tinfoil inside, and then After sweeping away the dirt, the tinfoil was torn off, and the strong aroma filled the air immediately. Almost everyone began to swallow their saliva, as if they hadn't eaten anything tonight.

The light brown chicken has a light golden yellow luster, and it seems a little dry. At first glance, there is nothing special at all. It looks like a roast chicken bought in an American supermarket, but it is fresh and not strong. The taste of spices is really tempting, and people can't help but want to taste it.

"Fourteen, this...how do I eat this?" Jessica raised her head and asked impatiently.

Lu Li raised his head and looked around. He originally wanted to cut and eat the Thanksgiving turkey, but after thinking about it, they don't need to be so civilized, right? "If you don't mind, you can tear it off and eat it, but it's hotter..."

Before the voice fell, Randy had already grabbed a chicken leg and pulled it down-he learned his lesson this time, and put a piece of tinfoil on his hand, so he didn't get burned, and he was pulled by the chicken when he pulled it opened.Unexpectedly, he not only tore off the thigh, but also tore off the entire lower body. It can be seen that the chicken has been simmering in the soil for so long, and it seems a bit too rotten, even the bones are scattered, but The steaming smoke suddenly rose, and the alluring aroma burst into a mushroom cloud, which really made people move their index fingers.

Justin stepped forward to tear a piece and handed it to Finley; Jasmine also stepped forward to tear a piece, Ronald was already half a beat behind... But then, Lu Li knocked open the second chicken beside him, so everyone dispersed He opened it and began to tear the chicken with his bare hands.

Ronald carefully stuffed a piece of chicken into his mouth, it was tender and juicy, not as dry as it looked on the surface, the mellow taste completely entered into the chicken, and there was even some fat, chewing it left a fragrance on the lips and teeth; more The important thing is that the very strong smell of spices is actually not heavy at all, without losing the texture of the chicken itself, but with a special taste that makes people almost swallow their tongues.

"God!" Ronald couldn't help but marveled, raised his head to look at Lily, and wanted to say something, but after all, he couldn't find a suitable adjective, so he could only say again, "God!"

Lily also ate a piece of chicken breast, her expression lit up completely, "Fourteen, what did you do to it?"

"Fourteen, you said, can you do this with turkeys on Thanksgiving?" Jia Siming asked curiously. Traditional American families enjoy turkeys on Thanksgiving, but they usually use ovens to make them. The method is not easy to taste, so the turkey meat is always dry and astringent, "This chicken... the taste is really good!" While talking, Jia Siming couldn't help but take another bite, sucking his thumb, with a look on his face. Hungry.

"I'm not sure." Lu Li hadn't tried it, but he knew that the meat of turkey itself was rather dry, and it couldn't be compared with ordinary chicken.Still, if you try it, maybe you might find something.

In a blink of an eye, Brandon and Cole dug out all ten chickens, and Lily was immediately amused, "I was worried about everyone's hunger just now, but now it seems that everyone should be careful and don't overeat. "Everyone burst into laughter.

Li Huainan and Liu Xiaoyan were even more surprised, "You still know how to live." Liu Xiaoyan admired, "In the future, the two of us are free, so we can come over to eat with you, and ride horses and go fishing by the way." Actually boiled Dishes such as live fish and beggar's chicken are not too complicated to make, but they just take a lot of effort, and they usually don't bother with these at all.

Unexpectedly, after coming to the United States for so many years, it was at Lu Li's ranch that he really tasted the taste of his hometown. As for the dishes in their restaurants, they had to be adjusted according to American tastes, so naturally they were no longer pure.

"Haha, if you don't mind, of course I welcome it." Lu Li laughed heartily. "There are potatoes, corn, etc. under the campfire. Those who are interested can dig them out with a shovel. The taste should be very good."

As soon as these words came out, Jessica and Randy trotted over, and Lily couldn't help sighing, "Your tricks are really endless."

"No, that's all for tonight." Lu Li had an innocent expression on his face, "Actually, it's only four dishes, isn't it? Now, I need to drink a bowl of mutton soup and eat some dumplings." Lu Li He patted his stomach, "I'm the poor man who is so hungry." That self-deprecating joke made everyone laugh.

(End of this chapter)