strictlysupreme Chapter 185 is for you.
Chapter 185 is for you.
"Yue, you're back," Bai Ling ran up to Yue and carefully looked her over from head to toe to make sure she wasn't hurt before she breathed a sigh of relief. "Yue, I missed you so much."
Yue replied, "Me too. Ling, I miss you so much too."
The two walked together toward the tribe's square, and Bai Ling asked, "Yue, why did you catch a live sheep? Are you going to keep it as a pet?"
Aside from this reason, Bai Ling didn't know why Yue wanted to capture a live wild animal.
Yue glanced at Bai Ling, their eyes met, and they laughed together.
Bai Ling is handsome, and his smile is as bright as the sun. Yue Jun is beautiful and aloof, and his smile is as gentle as spring water. The two of them are a perfect match when they stand together.
Yue said, "This is for you."
Bai Ling was puzzled: "Given to me?"
“Yue, I already have several sheep at home, so you don’t need to give them to me,” Bai Ling realized his words were a bit ambiguous, so he quickly corrected himself, “That’s not what I meant. I meant that if you catch any live wild animals, you can raise them yourself. You don’t need to give them to me.”
Yue then said, "Ling, this sheep beast isn't meant to be kept as a pet; I'm giving it to you as a birthday present."
Bai Ling's birthday is at the end of summer. Yue had been thinking about what gift to give Ling. This was the first time he had given Ling a birthday present, so he wanted to make it special.
Yue originally wanted to give Bai Ling a piece of jewelry that she had carved herself, but his craftsmanship was not very good, and the jewelry she carved was not very beautiful. In addition, he had to go out hunting and did not have much time to polish the jewelry, so Yue had to give up the idea.
He decided to give Ling a wooden wolf carving, which wasn't too difficult, but just giving a small wooden carving would be a bit too simple.
After much thought, Yue decided to catch a live sheep and give it to Ling.
Ling had mentioned several times that the meat of the sheep beast was delicious when roasted, so Yue decided to give Ling a live sheep beast so that Ling could roast it.
Yuebai explained her thoughts to Bailing: "Ling, you really like eating roasted meat made with sheep beasts, so I caught a live sheep beast and gave it to you."
Bai Ling was slightly taken aback, and his steps faltered. He immediately voiced his doubts: "When did I say that I really liked eating roasted meat made with sheep beasts?"
Yue: "Ling, you've said it several times already, the roasted meat made by the sheep beast is delicious, so it means you really like it."
This logic is absolutely flawless, and Bai Ling couldn't even think of anything to refute it.
He remained silent for a while before saying to Yue, "Yue, thank you."
Bai Ling said this in a very ordinary tone, but his heart was far from as calm as he appeared.
He said that roasted lamb was delicious and actually wanted to make it for Yue, but either because he didn't have enough seasoning or because he was too busy, Bai Ling never had the chance to make it for Yue.
However, Yue thought it was something he liked to eat, so Yue caught a live sheep beast and gave it to him as a birthday present so that he could eat what he had always wanted to eat.
Bai Ling couldn't describe her feelings; there was excitement, joy, and bittersweetness, but the strongest emotion was sweetness.
Bai Ling said again, "Yue, thank you."
Yue reached out and took Bai Ling's hand, their fingers intertwined. It was already dark, and there was no one else around except the two of them. They walked forward hand in hand.
“Ling, don’t thank me,” Yue said, “never.”
"I'll do anything for you willingly and happily, so you don't need to thank me." Yue lowered her head and thought for a moment. "I won't thank you either. We'll never need to thank each other."
Yue raised their clasped hands to chest level: "Lovers don't need to say thank you."
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On the third day after Yue returned, Cang and Chen also returned, and now the whole family was together. Bai Ling's birthday was set for the day after Cang and Chen returned.
Bai Ling plans to make roasted lamb. He has quite a few seasonings on hand, so he can give roasted lamb a try.
Cang and Feng slaughtered the sheep beast that Yue had sent, drained its blood, kept the sheep's head, removed all the sheep's organs, and then processed the mutton into several parts.
All the lamb bones were removed, some of the lamb meat was cut into finger-thick slices, and the remaining lamb meat with small bones was chopped into pieces about ten centimeters long. All the removed bones were also put away, in case he needs them tomorrow.
Such a big sheep beast, even with Yue's help, Bai Ling's family couldn't finish eating it. The remaining meat could only be made into jerky.
Yue suggested, "Ling, the remaining meat can be given to other people in the tribe."
Bai Ling stopped what she was doing, looked at Yue, and whispered, "Yue, let's send it over in both our names, okay?"
The smile in Yue's eyes deepened, and he nodded gently: "Okay."
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Soak the cut meat chunks in water first. Slice, shred, or mince the scallions and ginger. Put the meat slices that were cut yesterday in a bowl, add the minced scallions and ginger, seasoning powder, shellfish powder, and salt, and marinate together.
Once the meat slices are marinated, the meat chunks will be soaked. Take them out and place them in a basket woven from thin branches to drain.
Light a fire in the stove, add more than half a pot of water to the iron pot, add large pieces of scallions and ginger, then put in the mutton chunks, cover the pot and light the fire.
The water used to boil the mutton should be discarded the first time, and then water should be added to start boiling it a second time.
In addition to scallions, ginger, and salt, Bai Ling also added homemade spices for the second batch. These were the same as the spice powder; some of the spices were ground into spice powder after being picked, while the rest were kept for later use.
Besides spices, scallions, ginger, and salt, Bai Ling didn't add anything else. After covering the pot with the lid, she started the fire.
Chen had been standing at the kitchen door. When he saw his older brother put the pot lid on, he quickly came in and said, "Brother, I'll start the fire. You can go do something else."
Chen wasn't very good at cooking, but he wouldn't be idle while Bai Ling was cooking; he would usually sit in front of the stove and tend the fire.
Bai Ling smiled and said, "Then you start the fire, and I'll go prepare the dishes for lunch."
Chen waved his hand: "Brother, you go ahead."
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With fresh meat in hand, Bai Ling decided to cook more food. As she silently recited the recipes she wanted to make, she took out the meat and vegetables and began preparing them.
Wash the chives thoroughly and set them aside to dry. Remove the leaves from the celery, wash them, blanch them in boiling water, and then chop them finely. Mince the meat, and prepare the soybean flour and tapioca flour as well, as we will need them later.
Bai Ling had just finished washing the chives when he heard familiar footsteps in the yard. He instinctively looked up and saw Yue.
Bai Ling's eyes lit up when she saw Yue's outfit.