Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 156 Barbecue
When Xu Qingmeng heard that the fish had just been caught that morning, her eyes lit up even more. She turned to Gu Yunyi and waved the bamboo tongs: "I want twenty catties!"

Then, lowering his voice and whispering in Gu Yunyi's ear, he said, "This is good stuff. We'll stir-fry it with the spices we just bought..."

Gu Yunyi stared at the densely packed, hard-shelled creatures in the wooden basin, his Adam's apple bobbing. Although he had never eaten them before, he knew his wife's cooking skills.

Xu Qingmeng said it was delicious, so it must be. She bought shrimp and two sea bass, planning to grill them for dinner. She also bought a lot of fresh shrimp.

Xu Qingmeng paid the bill before she began to explain the barbecue to Gu Yunyi.

"Not that kind, but a small platform made of blue bricks, with a net on top and charcoal underneath."

Xu Qing dreamt that Gu Yunyi still didn't understand, so she first gestured to him, explaining as she gestured.

There's one in the corner of Huang Boyang's courtyard next door, but I don't know if the iron mesh Xu Qingmeng mentioned still exists. However, this charcoal is easy to get.

Xu Qingmeng's gestures were very detailed, and Gu Yunyi understood instantly.

Gu Yunyi nodded: "Okay, I understand. Go back and just prepare the food; leave the rest to me."

Xu Qing dreamt that Gu Yunyi didn't mind her making a fuss at all; on the contrary, he cooperated with her quite a bit and even asked her a lot about what else she needed to prepare.

At this moment, Xu Qingmeng felt as if she had really struck gold. She was so fortunate to have met Gu Yunyi after transmigrating.

She took his arm and said gently, "It's so good to have you! Thank you."

Gu Yunyi coughed twice, then grasped Xu Qingmeng's hand in return: "Why thank me? This is what a husband should do, and..."

Xu Qingmeng glanced up at Gu Yunyi and saw that his ears were slightly red, so she couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi went to buy a lot of ingredients. Barbecue is not picky; everything can be grilled.

Xu Qing dreamed of a large group of people, that
But I bought quite a lot.

As soon as Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi arrived home, Huiniang looked at the things they were carrying with a surprised expression and asked, "What's this?"

"Mengniang said she wanted to eat crayfish and barbecue tonight, so I bought a lot."

Everyone, including Gu Yunyi, looked completely bewildered. Xu Qingmeng explained it to everyone again, and Zhou Yuanjia was the first to raise his hand in agreement.

Fang Ziheng was also very interested in the taste of the crayfish and barbecue that Xu Qingmeng had mentioned.

Hui Niang was also very tempted by the food, so she happily asked her what preparations she needed to make.

All the ingredients have been bought, but the crayfish need to be properly prepared.

Hui Niang patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, leave all of this to me."

Gu Yunyi, Zhou Yuanjia, and Fang Ziheng set up the barbecue grill outside, while Xu Qingmeng prepared the barbecue seasoning and dipping sauce in the kitchen.

There were quite a few people, and their tastes were all different, so I prepared several kinds of sauces: dry sauce, wet sauce, sweet and sour sauce, chili sauce, and so on.

As for crayfish, Xu Qingmeng plans to make two flavors: one with garlic and one with spicy sauce.

After the crayfish were prepared, Hui Niang started preparing other ingredients, and Xu Qingmeng joined in, thinking that they should prepare the barbecue ingredients first, and then cook the crayfish.

Xu Qingmeng and her team usually use bamboo skewers at their stall, so they have no shortage of them. After marinating meats like mutton, beef, and pork for a while, they skewer them piece by piece, and the same goes for vegetables.

However, this task was still quite tedious. Xu Qingmeng thought it was almost done, so she put it down and handed it over to Hui Niang to do, while she went to prepare to cook the crayfish.

Soon, the spicy aroma wafted from the kitchen. Galangal and cardamom were sautéed in hot oil, dark red dried chili peppers swirled like waves, and crayfish coated in sauce crackled in the pot.

Seeing Hui Niang looking over, Xu Qingmeng said, "This is called Thirteen Spices." Xu Qingmeng wiped the sweat from her brow and added a handful of pine branches to the stove.
"Enhancing flavor from afar, mountain yellow peel cuts through greasiness, straightening it dispels cold..."

The two pots of crayfish were cooked in two separate pots. Once the crayfish were cooked on one side, the small grill outside was finally ready as well.

After starting the fire, Gu Yunyi placed some charcoal on it, and the flames quickly died down, leaving only a feeling of heat.

Hui Niang ladled the crayfish out of the pot, while Xu Qingmeng took a few skewers of mutton to test the heat; the fire was just right.

The modern Xu Qingmeng was allergic to mutton and couldn't eat it, but her current body doesn't have that allergy.

She held a skewer of mutton in one hand. The meat contracted as it heated up, and the sauce dripped onto the charcoal fire, making a sizzling sound, and then a fragrant aroma wafted out.

When it's half-cooked, what drips down isn't sauce anymore, but meat juices and oil, making the flavor even stronger.

The crayfish already smelled incredibly tempting, not to mention the aroma of the grilled meat; a gentle breeze carried the fragrance far and wide.

Gu Yunyi didn't even need to call him; Huang Boyang had already brought the drinks to the door.

"Wow, this is quite a big event today, it's really novel!" Huang Boyang said. "Last time we were so busy eating that we didn't even have time to drink. This is great, barbecue and wine are a perfect match!"

Zhou Yuanjia took it casually and said, "I think there's not enough wine for you, probably not enough to drink!"

"No problem, there's plenty next door. I'll go back and get more when I'm done drinking." Huang Boyang waved his hand, not caring at all.

He had intended to walk over to Xu Qingmeng, but when he turned around, he saw Huiniang coming out with a bowl of crayfish, so he quickly moved closer.

"Oh, what is this? It looks delicious! Look at that bright red color, the aroma is so tempting!"

Hui Niang said with a smile, "Young Master Huang, be careful, this is fresh out of the pot, it's very hot!"

Huang Boyang kept his eyes fixed on the pot of crayfish, replying, "Okay, okay, I know."

Zhou Yuanjia then moved closer to Xu Qingmeng, his gaze fixed on the mutton: "Does this look cooked?"

Xu Qingmeng couldn't help but chuckle: "Not yet, but it'll be soon. Just one more coat of paint will do."

Gu Yunyi, standing to the side, didn't indulge them and said, "Can you two stop staring at the food all the time? Come over and learn something, you'll have to do it yourselves later."

His wife is pregnant, and it's rare for her to have something to eat, so he can't let her do all the work. He'll be doing them a favor by teaching them once.

Everyone learned how to do it and baked it for themselves.

Huang Boyang and Zhou Yuanjia glanced at him and said in unison, "Good-for-nothing."

After the two finished speaking, Zhou Yuanjia suddenly thought of something and said, "Should we call him Brother Jiang?"

(End of this chapter)