Hans was not interested in roasted peanuts, but when Li Du made a roasted potato, he was a little tempted.
American life was inseparable from potatoes. Mashed potatoes and roasted potatoes were almost a staple food.
What the rat stole were a few large potatoes. After roasting, the surface of the potatoes was black and ugly, but when the outer layer was peeled off, the inside was roasted yellowish-white potato meat.
The weather was cold, and the freshly roasted potatoes were steaming. The aroma of the ingredients wafted into their noses, and they could not help but feel hungry.
Li Du gave a piece to Ah Meow. Ah Meow did not like to eat vegetarian food, but considering the aroma of the roasted potatoes, it could eat a few bites.
Godzilla liked to eat this kind of food. After peeling off the potato skin, he wolfed it down.
Hans took a small potato and said, "Looks good. Let me try it."
Li Du said, "Don't force yourself. If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it. There's a feast for lunch."
Hans peeled off the potato skin, took a bite, and laughed. "The taste is not bad. Hmm, it's edible."
The last to be roasted was the sweet potato wrapped in mud. Li Du used a branch to pick it out. The mud was covered with plant ash, and the color was ugly, and the smell was unpleasant.
Hans was even more disgusted. "Can this thing be eaten?"
Li Du peeled off the outer layer of mud of the sweet potato, revealing the wrinkled skin inside.
The skin of the sweet potato was as clean as it was before it was roasted. He tore open the sweet potato skin, and a stream of steam that was denser than that of a roasted potato came out. Of course, at the same time, there was a fragrance that was even sweeter than that of a roasted potato.
Hans, whose appetite had been piqued by the potato, was excited. He grabbed the roasted sweet potato and took a bite. He laughed and said, "This thing is delicious."
After eating the peanuts, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, Hans touched his stomach and sighed. "I'm so full. D * mn, I might not be able to eat lunch."
"Should I roast something else for you?" Li Du asked.
Hans shook his head. "No, no, no, I'm too full. I can't eat anymore."
"You really don't want to eat anymore?"
Hans said firmly, "Really. In fact, what's so good about this? I must have been too hungry. Otherwise, why would I eat the rat's food? "
Li Du laughed. "That's good."
He covered the fire with soil to extinguish it, pushed away the ashes, and buried a bird egg.
Hans was surprised. "Even eggs need to be roasted? Seriously, buddy … "
"You don't have to say anything, as long as you don't eat it," Li Du interrupted.
Godzilla and Big Quinn continued to work. They continued to move the plow at a very fast speed. Although it was not as fast as a rotary tiller, it was still much faster than a cow pulling a plow.
Li Du waited for a while, then pushed aside the ashes and took out the bird egg.
He peeled off the eggshell, revealing a snow-white egg.
Ah Meow, who was playing with the mud by himself, sniffled and raised his head to look at Li Du's hand. After seeing the peeled egg, he quickly sat down and wagged his tail, waiting for food.
Li Du divided the egg into two halves and fed them to Ah Meow. Ah Meow ate the egg in two bites and looked like it was not enough.
Godzilla and Big Quinn finished the farm work that Papa Li had originally planned to do for more than three days in one morning.
They plowed the land twice and did not rest at all. There was no need for them to rest. This kind of high-intensity work was not stressful for them.
The two of them pushed the plow in the field as if they were walking. Godzilla pushed the plow like an ordinary man pushing a stroller.
Just as they were about to call it a day, Mama Li came back and asked them to go back for lunch.
Li Du asked, "What are we eating today?"
Mama Li said, "I bought a lot of beef and lamb according to what you said. It just snowed a few days ago, and the weather is cold. How about we eat hotpot at home?"
Li Du had not eaten hotpot with his parents for a long time, so he said happily, "Of course, that would be great."
In addition to the few of them, there were also the surrounding neighbors. Everyone had not left yet. More than ten people stayed there, smoking and chatting.
Out of politeness, Li Du invited them. "It's already noon, why are you still here? Come, let's go to my house for lunch? "
His uncle laughed and said, "Did you prepare so much food at home? Just treat your colleagues well. They've worked hard today. "
Mama Li said, "I bought 40 pounds of beef. Do you think it's enough at home? I also bought a lot of lamb. Come, let's go to my house for lunch. "
Hearing that they had bought so much beef and lamb for hotpot, the men were tempted.
Winter was the best time to eat beef and lamb hotpot, but the price of beef and lamb was not cheap. People would not buy it for no reason. It would be a lie to say that they were not hungry.
How could Papa Li not understand the thoughts of his neighbors? He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, don't dawdle here. Let's go and have a drink at noon. But you guys go back and bring your own rice cookers. I don't have that many pots at home."
Everyone was from the same village. Although the village had been merged into the county, they were still very close.
As Li Du's family invited them, they did not stand on ceremony. A few of them immediately said, "Okay, you guys go first.
I'll go home and get the pot. "" My brother-in-law got me a bottle of pure grain wine. I'll go home and get it. "" There aren't enough stools at Dashan's house, right? I'll bring some over. "
After washing his hands, Li Du helped his mother cut the meat.
Originally, Mama Li had planned to eat hotpot. Half of the beef and lamb had been cut into slices by the machine, but she did not expect so many people to come, so she had to cut more.
Big Quinn entered the kitchen and asked, "Boss, I'll do it?"
Someone heard this and asked Papa Li, "Are these two big guys really Xiao Du's colleagues? Why did I hear them call him 'Boss'? Isn't that the meaning of boss? "
Papa Li rubbed his hands habitually and said, "Did you hear it wrong? Xiao Du works with his teacher in America. How can he be the boss? "
When Li Du heard this, he casually explained, "I'm considered a small supervisor. The two of them work for me. Boss is not only the meaning of boss, but also the meaning of leader."
The few of them nodded in realization. Most of them were old, and their understanding of English was only from listening to their children reciting words or watching American dramas with their children.
Papa Li pulled out an electric socket in the living room and put in three large electric hotpots.
As they were planning to entertain Hans and the others, Mama Li had made ample preparations. She had stewed beef bone soup in a pressure cooker in advance. When the beef bone soup was poured into the electric hotpot, it was thick and fragrant.
In the soup pot, there were wolfberries, onions, ginger, garlic, star anise, fennel, and dried mushrooms. Then, they poured in the hotpot base. After that, they just had to increase the electricity to simmer.
When the hotpot was boiling, Li Du directly put the beef and lamb slices into the pot.
He knew how much Godzilla and Big Quinn could eat, so other than the four of them, there was only his mother at this table. The others were led by Papa Li to another table.
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