After breaking the pheasant's neck, Ah Meow immediately dragged it back and went to Mr. Li to ask for credit.
The pheasant was very beautiful, with a red crown and a blue neck. Its feathers were yellow, brown, brown, and purple, dotted with various spots, and its tail was a long brownish-yellow pheasant.
Hans saw it and laughed from high above. "We're in luck. We can have roast chicken for lunch. This is a rainbow pheasant. Wild meat is very fragrant."
Li Du threw the pheasant into his backpack and said, "I'm not going to roast it. I'll make you stewed pheasant with bamboo shoots. Good job, Ah Meow. You can have the drumstick later."
"Meow, meow." Ah Meow put his head in front of Li Du and insisted that he pat him before he left.
With five people digging bamboo shoots, they could dig up a lot in an hour.
However, although there were many people, Mr. Li was the only one doing the work. Hans took the opportunity to flirt with Natalie, while Stephen and Hannah were lovey-dovey.
They dug until noon and found a mountain spring. They decided to camp there.
Li Du poured out the bag full of bamboo shoots and pheasant and asked, "How much did you guys dig?"
Hannah's backpack was only half full. That was because Stephen was willing to do it. Hans, on the other hand, had an empty backpack.
"You didn't dig any?" Li Du asked with a sullen face.
Hans laughed, "Didn't I have seasonings, pots, and lunch boxes in my bag? I was worried that the bamboo shoots would crush them, so you know, haha. "
Li Du did know what Natalie had done. He could guess the answer just by looking at Natalie's flushed face and her panting.
However, Hans was quite self-aware. He took over the task of peeling the bamboo shoots. Stephen went to clean the pheasant, while he peeled the bamboo shoots.
Li Du looked at the stream. There were some small fish swimming happily in it, which meant that the water was very clean and could be used to cook.
Stephen said, "The source of the stream is not far away. There's a reservoir with good water quality. When I was in high school, Hannah and the others often came here to fish."
Li Du followed the stream and saw a small pond. There were a few people fishing on it.
Stephen also went to take a look after cleaning up the pheasants. When he came back, he carried two pikes that were commonly seen in American freshwater rivers.
"I traded chicken intestines and innards for two fish. I'm pretty lucky. I can grill fish with them," he said with a smile.
Li Du nodded and said, "This pike looks good. Clean it up and I'll go stew the chicken."
He asked Hans to bring a small pressure cooker. There was a lot of firewood on the mountain. After making an isolation belt, they lit the firewood inside and quickly started a fire.
Li Du cut the pheasant into pieces and threw them into the pot to stew. He bought fennel, star anise, tangerine peel, pepper, and onion, ginger, and garlic from the Chinese supermarket.
However, this was pure pheasant and fresh bamboo shoots, so there was no need to add too much seasoning. Otherwise, it would affect the taste of the pheasant and the fragrance of the bamboo shoots.
Hans, who had finished peeling the bamboo shoots, walked over and asked, "Other than stewing, what else can we eat? We can't roast it here, can we? "
Li Du smiled and said, "Why can't we roast it?"
He took out the aluminum foil that he had prepared and sprinkled some olive oil on it. Then he put the bamboo shoots into the foil, wrapped them up, and put them on the grill.
After making this dish, he took out a pack of vacuum bacon from his bag, cut the bamboo shoots into thin strips, wrapped them in bacon, and put them on the grill.
That was not all. He used a metal lunch box to boil some water and put the bamboo shoots inside to cook. After rinsing the bamboo shoots with cold water, he added chili oil and mixed it.
There was also a bamboo shoot salad, green bamboo shoots with oil and vinegar sauce, and a few simple but unique side dishes. When it was time to eat, there was a pile of dishes on the ground.
Hans looked at it and blinked. "Sh * t, you should be running a restaurant, not doing storage auctions. I bet if you opened a restaurant, it would be a three-star Michelin restaurant!"
Li Du shrugged and said, "If I did storage auctions, I would definitely be a Treasure Hunter Tycoon."
If Li Du had said this when they first met, Hans would definitely have laughed. But now, after listening to him, Hans nodded in agreement. "That's true."
Stephen asked with a face full of admiration, "Li, can I learn cooking from you? Hannah likes Chinese food. I think my hands can not only hold a wrench and a spray gun, but also a kitchen knife and a pot. "
Li Du smiled and said, "Of course, look for me later."
The pheasant stew with bamboo shoots was a main dish. Each of them had a bowl of soup and a drumstick for Ah Meow.
Ah Meow sat next to Mr. Li, holding the drumstick with his claws and eating it in small bites. From time to time, he would meow, looking very happy.
The combination of pure pheasant and unpolluted mountain bamboo shoots was like a pair of bitches and dogs. The fragrance of the pheasant and the bamboo shoots combined perfectly, filling one's mouth with a rich fragrance.
After finishing the bowl of soup, Natalie said to Li Du, "Hey, Li, do you have a girlfriend now?"
"No," Li Du smiled.
Natalie nodded and said, "Very well, I announce that you do now."
Everyone was dumbfounded. "…"
Looking at their expressions, Natalie burst out laughing. "I'm talking about Sophie. I'm giving Sophie to you, but on one condition: from now on, there will be a place for me at your family's dining table."
Hans laughed and said, "As long as you're with me, there will always be a place for you at their dining table."
Li Du was not someone who could not crack a joke. He said, "If you guys can make the decision to betroth Sophie to me, not only at the dining table, but also on my bed at home."
"This is too exciting," Hannah exclaimed. "Oh my God, a four-person battle royale?"
Stephen picked up his lunch box and said, "Let's leave. There's no room for us here."
The bamboo shoots were not heavy after being peeled. After eating, they dug some more, and Li Du filled up three backpacks before going down the mountain.
When they were about to leave, Hans said to him, "Oh, right. This weekend, the Flagstaff city government is organizing a job fair. Aren't we looking for a porter? Let's go and take a look. "
Li Du nodded and said, "Alright. Also, pay more attention to the information on storage units. We didn't make any money this time, but we'll definitely make some next time."
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Actually, what do you think about letting Stephen be the porter?"
Although the reputation of a porter was not good, it was an opportunity to enter the storage auction industry. With two people leading the way, Stephen could start his own business.
Besides, during this period, they could give him a bonus, so he could make a lot of money.
Hans shook his head and said, "No, he's too honest. If he enters this industry, he'll be eaten up. He likes cars, and repairing cars is his hobby. When his skills are good enough, I'll give him the money to open a car repair shop with Hannah. "
Li Du said, "You're a good brother, but what do you mean by your first sentence? Am I not an honest person? "
Hans sneered and said, "Other than when you're honest with women, I can't tell. You've cheated more people in the past three months than I have in my 13 years of work! "
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