A Young Woman's Heart

"These are lambs, aren't they?"

“No, that’s the breed, it can only grow to that size.” Huang Zhengyang turned around and said with a smile, “There is another breed of goat that can grow bigger than a pig.”

"Hmm, this one looks quite cute, but there's not much meat on it..." As soon as Mo Xueyao finished speaking, the latter seemed to understand and suddenly stood up, taking a few steps back warily.

"Haha, those are semi-ornamental, more like the boss's pets. They're kept as pets, not eaten!"

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Chapter 238 The Farm (Part 4)

Huang Zhengyang was peeling back the vines, digging out one tender white worm after another from the bulging parts.

The insects were tossed into an iron bowl, wriggling and rolling around, sometimes even intertwining, giving Mo Xueyao goosebumps as she watched.

Instead, Hua Yinyin started drooling: "Hehe...it looks so delicious...let's grill it and eat it, I can't wait!"

"What looks delicious?" Mo Xueyao shrank her neck. "Don't you find it scary?"

"It's alright, isn't it quite cute?"

"Sorry, your taste is really weird."

"Haha, to be honest, this insect is already quite good-looking. Have you ever eaten roasted spiders?" Huang Zhengyang laughed as he peeled the last vine apart with a knife. "I've been to Guangzhou in Guangdong before. Some of the food streets there sell all kinds of roasted insects, such as roasted spiders, roasted cicada nymphs, roasted centipedes, roasted seahorses... Anyway, the taste is alright."

Mo Xueyao got goosebumps all over her body. She touched her arm and backed away, saying, "Ugh—ugh—how disgusting!"

“Centipede…” Cha Li looked at a red centipede crawling on a tree nearby and quickly shook her head. “I can barely accept these white and tender insects, but how can anyone eat a centipede with so many legs? And the color is so disgusting.”

"Just close your eyes. Uh, although I can't quite accept it either, I think those roasted spiders are really delicious. They're all big and not poisonous." Huang Zhengyang wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "Really, you should try them next time you have the chance. The taste is exceptionally good."

"I will never eat it in my life..." Mo Xueyao curled up, as if she would be bitten by a spider if she thought about it.

The midday sun was a bit too bright, so Wang Jiale hid in the shade under a tree, saying she was afraid of getting a tan.

Mo Xueyao didn't care. The sunlight at this time of year was probably the most comfortable. After this period, there probably wouldn't be such comfortable sunlight again.

When summer comes, I really won't want to stay in the sun for even a second longer.

Huang Zhengyang washed the insects clean, and fearing that the girls wouldn't eat them, he carefully removed their heads and internal organs—in his words, they could be eaten whole just by roasting them, so there was no need to process them at all.

The cleaned insects were drizzled with various seasonings and set aside to marinate.

He then began preparing to start a fire.

The oven doesn't necessarily need to use coal to bake; these homemade ovens are made according to what's most convenient.

On the mountainside, there is definitely the most firewood, so burning firewood directly is also possible, but it may not be as refined as roasting with charcoal.

There were several boxes full of mutton rolls on the table. Hua Yinyin even picked up a slice and waved it in front of the goats: "Look, look, this is one of your own kind. Do you want some?"

"You have such a twisted sense of humor!" Mo Xueyao said, her eyelids drooping. "It's like an ogre showing humans cut-up human flesh."

"Hey, Xiaoyao, don't say that, I don't even dare to eat it!" Wang Jiale immediately interrupted her.

It was very hot near the oven, and apart from Huang Zhengyang, only Mo Xueyao was sitting nearby.

My main goal was to be the first to eat the grilled food.

First, some vegetables like potatoes and cauliflower were placed on the grill. These grill quickly and are good for a light meal, since everyone is quite hungry after expending a lot of energy.

Along with the vegetables, there are some thicker meat skewers that are grilled together, which take a relatively long time to grill, so they are placed on a wire rack and slowly grilled together.

When the firewood burns, it makes a crisp, pleasant crackling sound. In winter, Mo Xueyao would love to sit by such a pile of firewood and listen to the sound it makes as it burns.

Perhaps I can just listen to it quietly all day long?

Listening to it with the biting cold wind and the sound of snowflakes falling outside the window makes it even more 'delicious'.

Huang Yuxi stood to the side, eagerly stringing together the still unconscious worms. Now, because they had been marinated, these tender white worms looked slightly yellowish.

After stringing, there were six strings in total, with seven or eight beads on each string. Judging from Huang Yuxi's expression, she seemed to think it wasn't enough.

"Mmm!" He patted his brother's shoulder hard and handed him the string of kudzu worms he had strung together.

"Oh, it's all skewered? Okay, almost done, haha, you little glutton, can't resist?" Huang Zhengyang pinched his small nose. "No, you can't eat too many, you'll get diarrhea. You can only have one skewer."

"Waaah—" Huang Yuxi pouted, looked at her brother with a wronged expression, and shook his body vigorously.

"Well... two skewers at most."

Huang Yuxi hesitated for a moment, then nodded pitifully.

"Is it really that delicious...?" Mo Xueyao asked curiously.

When these worms are roasted on a grill, they make a 'crunching' sound and oil drips down continuously.

It really smells delicious, and after it's baked, it looks golden and crispy, so it doesn't seem so unappetizing anymore.

"Here you go, Xiaoxi, take this skewer and enjoy it slowly." Huang Zhengyang handed a skewer of kudzu root worms to Huang Yuxi, then looked at the others, "Anyone else want some? Try it! It's really delicious!"

"Although they look okay now, the thought of them wriggling just now has completely killed my appetite..." Wang Jiale said, her hands hanging limply at her sides. "Um... are the vegetables ready? I want to eat vegetables."

"This cauliflower is ready, here you go eat it." Huang Zhengyang immediately handed over the roasted vegetables.

"I'll... give it a try!" Mo Xueyao said, mustering her courage. As a former boy, she wouldn't allow herself to back down in front of girls.

Since no one else dares to try it, let her be the one to test it.

"Don't look like you're about to die a heroic death..." Huang Zhengyang said helplessly, handing her a string of kudzu worms. "Try it, be careful it's hot."

"Hmm!" Mo Xueyao took the skewer, blew on it to cool it down, hesitated for a full ten seconds, and finally decided to take a bite.

As for the taste, how should I put it?

It tastes a bit like chicken, but with more fat. Perhaps it's a bit like duck?

It's quite chewy, and there's a slightly astringent taste left on your tongue.

"Um..."

"How is it?" Li Wanyan looked at her.

"Not bad! Wanyan, would you like to give it a try?"

"Mmm." Li Wanyan took the skewer from Mo Xueyao, took a bite, and put it in her mouth. "It's pretty good."

"Me too! I want a whole skewer!" Seeing that everyone's reviews were good, Cha Li became curious, picked up a skewer, took a bite, and then couldn't stop, finishing the whole skewer in one go. "Lele, don't you really want to try it? It's delicious."

Wang Jiale shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum: "No, no! Absolutely not!"

"That's such a pity, you won't be able to taste this delicious food. Give me Lele's share!" Mo Xueyao licked her lips.

"My tongue feels a little numb," Hua Yinyin commented. "Eating just a few feels pretty good, but you can't eat too many."

“Yeah, you can’t eat too much.” Huang Zhengyang glanced at Huang Yuxi sideways. “Little Xi—you’ve already finished two skewers.”

"Hmph." Huang Yuxi turned her head away angrily, and then, taking advantage of her brother's inattention, she picked up another skewer and stuffed it into her mouth as she ran away.

"Little Yaoyao, don't you think these insects look a lot like that when they're alive?" Hua Yinyin said, holding up the bamboo skewer she had finished eating and blinking.

"What?"

"A white and tender fleshy worm."

"...No matter how beautifully you describe these insects, I still won't like them when they're alive." Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes and stuffed the last golden, crispy kudzu worm into her mouth.

"No, I meant that... you know, what do you think Xiaoxi would be like?"

"What?" Mo Xueyao was completely confused.

"Oh my, little Yaoyao is so innocent~" Hua Yinyin cupped her cheeks. "Little Yaoyao is so tempting, I really want to corrupt you and then take advantage of you~"

"Ugh—a pervert among girls," Wang Jiale teased Mo Xueyao.

"Girls should know more, skills are very important!" Hua Yinyin shouted confidently.

Huang Zhengyang blushed and awkwardly changed the subject: "Ah, the lamb slices are done grilling. Does anyone want some? They won't be tender if you don't."

"As expected of you." Cha Li gave her a thumbs up.

"Tch, what are you pretending to be innocent for? Cha Li understood, didn't she?" Hua Yinyin blinked and whispered in her ear.

"What? I didn't understand. I'm very innocent." Cha Li lied through her teeth. "Don't corrupt me."

"You'll be corrupted? Tsk, Cha Li is a total closet pervert, do you really think I can't tell? That comic book in your bag..."

Before Hua Yinyin could finish speaking, Cha Li covered her mouth and said, "Shut up, don't talk nonsense."

"Tch, I never expected Cha Li to like this kind of thing too. If you like it, you can contact me! I can draw a story about a cute older sister bullying a young boy, okay?"

Mo Xueyao looked at the two of them with a smirk, seemingly understanding what they had just been talking about.

Thinking back carefully, her past... seems to be quite similar to Hua Yinyin's description?

In a sense, this guy is a real genius; he can always make serious things seem unserious.

"Then what should we call someone like Huang Zhengyang?" Cha Li asked in a low voice.

"Hmm, it should be called, 'Big Monster'?"

"Why not call it Little Monster?" Cha Li asked curiously.

"Hmm... that's how you usually call someone."

"Oh……"

"Got it?"

"understood."

What terrible stuff have these two guys learned...?

Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, completely unaware that Cha Li actually shared common topics with Hua Yinyin to some extent.

She thought that only Hua Yinyin was like that among the girls.

It seems she knew far too little.

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