Guo Lihui dragged Guo Lang back, but Guo Lang resisted and refused to leave, watching unwillingly as the saw-toothed mouse he hunted was dragged away.
When the man guarding the door saw two young men with unfamiliar faces, he stared at them, took a sip of disgust, turned back to the door, and continued to guard the door.
Tang Shi and Yan Xu did not go in. They were now empty-handed and had no prey to pay the rent, so they could only follow Guo Lihui's uncle and nephew back.
After walking some distance, Guo Lang shouted angrily: "I hunted that, why should I give it to them?!"
Guo Lihui raised his hand as if to hit him, "You bastard, do you know how powerful you are! Do you know how Wu San died the day before yesterday? He was beaten to death by a punch because he contradicted them! You are enough for them just like you." One punch? They are all awakened ones, don’t seek death!"
Tang Shi and Yanxu followed them a few steps away, listening to them arguing all the way to a fire. It was completely dark at this moment. There were three men of similar age to Guo Lihui beside the fire. They must have fled. Ordinary people who come over.
A dark-skinned man greeted Guo Lihui, "You're back? What did you hunt today?"
Guo Lihui sat over, pulled Guo Lang over, and sat down on the ground, "Oh, forget it, this brat hunted a saw-toothed rat. Didn't he just pay the 'protection fee'? This brat is making trouble with me. What about your temper?"
The dark-skinned man pursed his lips and signaled Guo Lihui to look over there. Guo Lihui turned around and saw Tang Shi walking over with a smile on his face. Guo Lihui was surprised, "You haven't entered the town?" After saying this, Guo Lihui realized When they arrived, they were empty-handed, how could they get in, and sighed: "In this case, let's get together and be safe together. If there is any danger at night, we can still take care of it."
Tang Shi was not polite and sat on the ground around the fire without any hesitation. Next to him was the awkward Guo Lang.
Guo Lihui saw Tang Shi coming alone and did not see the cold-faced young man, "Where is your friend?"
Tang Shi said nonchalantly: "He went to find something to eat and will be back soon."
Guo Lang's eyes lit up and he looked up at Tang Shi. Tang Shi smiled and rubbed his hair. Others were not as comfortable as Tang Shi, and asked nervously: "It's dark, it's a dangerous time, aren't you worried about him going out alone?"
Tang Shi waved his hand, "It's okay, don't worry."
Several men looked at each other and saw the same answer in each other's eyes. Even Guo Lang seemed to understand something, his eyes were dark and shiny.
The dark-skinned man took the initiative and said, "My name is Xu Bing, his name is Jiang Cheng, Lao Wang, what do you call your friends?"
"Tang Dynasty."
The few people quickly became familiar with each other and started chatting about Meizhen. Ordinary people like them live in poverty and cannot afford to pay the rent to live in the town. All the food in the town has been occupied by the mayor and his group. If you want food, you can hunt and exchange it. There is no certainty about how much you can exchange for less. , depending on their mood. Originally, they hunted desperately just to get some food to satisfy their hunger, but the big ghost sent them away and the little ghost came again. They had to pay the gatekeeper some "protection money" every day. Anyone who didn't pay was guaranteed not to have a place to squat even outside the wall. Some were provoked and beaten to death, and some couldn't bear the beatings and kicked them and ran away. But in today's era, leaving here is undoubtedly a dead end, so many people would rather be exploited than dare to leave here.
Yanxu came back soon, dragging two saw-toothed mice in his hand, and headed straight in the direction of Tang Shi.
When Guo Lang saw the prey in Yan Xu's hands, he jumped up excitedly. He saw with his own eyes that they were able to hunt down two saw-toothed rats with bare hands without weapons. They should be very powerful!
Not only Guo Lang, but also the other four people looked dull, then deep in thought.
They went out with shotguns. Sometimes they couldn't hunt anything. Occasionally they could hunt one or two saw-toothed mice. However, Yanxu didn't even leave for half an hour before dragging two saw-toothed mice back easily and unscathed. Well, if they still can't see the problem at this time, it's probably because they are blind.
"Whoever has a knife, please borrow it." Although Tang Shi and Yanxu both had weapons, their knives and swords were used for killing, not skinning and deboning.
Lao Wang pulled out a dagger from his waist. In this era, everyone carries weapons, so it is impossible to be empty-handed.
Tang Shi threw the dagger to Yanxu, and Yanxu dragged the saw-toothed mouse to deal with it. Guo Lang followed Yanxu excitedly, clamoring for help, not to mention how happy he was.
Guo Lihui said a little embarrassed: "Xiao Lang hasn't eaten meat for a long time. He is probably too greedy and made you laugh."
Tang Shi said hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay. I haven't eaten meat for a long time. I almost forgot what meat tastes like."
As soon as these words came out, several people immediately laughed.
Xu Bing is an outspoken person. He slapped his thigh and asked: "Brother Tang, don't blame me, Xu Bing, for being outspoken. I'm just a straight person and can't keep my words in my stomach."
"Okay, you say it." Tang Shi smiled.
Xu Bing leaned over and lowered his voice: "Is that friend of yours an awakened person?"
The other people also stared at Tang Shi with burning eyes. Obviously they all wanted to know this question, but Xu Bing was the only one who asked it.
Yanxu was cleaning the rat meat not far away. While cleaning, he raised his eyes and stared over there. Seeing Tang Shi talking and laughing with them, he felt a little depressed, and seeing them acting mysteriously as if they were whispering, he really wanted to I just gave up my job. Look at the young man squatting next to him. He is also holding a dagger and is skinning a saw-toothed mouse like him.
Tang Shi smiled and didn't say much, just nodded. What I was thinking in my mind was, why do I look so weak when I only see Yanxu as the awakened one
The eyes of several people flickered, and it was incredible. In their impression, the awakened people were all aloof beings, but that one... was skinning a rat! Several people hurriedly got up to help and asked the awakened people to skin the rats for them. They would also suffer from indigestion after eating them.
Yanxu hadn't yet reached the point of deboning their thin skin, so he cleaned the two hind legs and brought them back, and went to get the rest himself if he wanted to eat them. Yanxu found a few branches nearby and brought them back. He sat down next to Tang Shi, cut the hind leg meat into pieces and threaded them on the branches. Tang Shi took them and put them on the fire to roast, while Yanxu was still processing the leftovers. The strong smell of meat spread out quickly from the hind leg meat. People outside the wall were attracted by the smell, staring at it and swallowing their saliva.
After the strong aroma, there was a burnt smell. Yanxu's hand while cutting the meat paused, and he inserted the dagger into his hind leg. He took the meat skewer in Tang Shi's hand, quickly turned it around, held it a little higher, and placed it on the tip of the fire to grill. While turning, the thin slices of meat were roasted with a "sizzling" sound. The fat kept dripping down and fell into the fire, making a "pop" sound. Except for one side that was burnt by Tang Shi, the other side was burnt by Tang Shi. One side is bright golden.
"Bring out the ingredients." Yanxu stared at the meat skewers intently. He knew that Tang Shi must have prepared the ingredients without asking.
In fact, Tang Shi did prepare the ingredients, but he couldn't tell the uses. He just took some of each when purchasing.
"What seasonings do you want?" Tang Shi was rummaging through the small grid. Before Yanxu could answer, he suddenly saw a bag labeled "BBQ seasonings" and that was it. He took it out from his pocket, tore it open, and handed it to Yanxu.
Yanxu took it and took a look at it. Without saying anything, he started to sprinkle the condiments on the meat. The smell of meat and condiments became stronger, making the hungry people drool just by smelling it. Tang Shi also looked like a greedy cat. He stared straight at the meat skewers in Yan Xu's hand.
At this time, Guo Lihui and others also came over with the remaining rat meat and sniffed their noses vigorously. They all felt that the taste was so delicious.
Guo Lang stared at the meat skewers that Yanxu was talking about and swallowed his saliva, but Yanxu didn't even ask them, and handed a handful of meat skewers to Tang Shi. Tang Shi couldn't wait to pick up a skewer of sizzling and oily meat and took a big bite. His mouth was filled with the aroma of meat. The meat was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was delicious and juicy. It was so delicious that he wanted to cry. Tang Shi was so hot that he gasped. He squinted his eyes like a lazy cat, with an expression of enjoyment. His mouth was too busy to speak, so he could only give Yanxu a thumbs up, saying it was delicious, very delicious!
Naturally, Tang Shi's expression couldn't escape Yan Xu's eyes. Although he didn't say anything, he was still happy in his heart. Tang Shi liked to eat his baked goods, so this might be a breakthrough.
Tang Shi swallowed a few bunches of jujubes and then slowed down. He wanted to tease Yanxu a few words: Not bad, Major Yan, he can go to the hall and go to the kitchen, he is a peerless good man! Due to the presence of outsiders, he didn't say anything, but kept teasing him with his little eyes.
Yanxu was already full of thoughts, but when Tang Shi provoked him like this, he wished he could kill him immediately. However, the occasion and location were wrong. Yanxu gave Tang Shi a serious look and told him to stop making trouble and eat well. Tang Shi smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits. The more serious Yanxu became, the more he wanted to tease him.
Guo Lihui and the others followed Yan Xu's example and began to slice the meat and put it on branches to grill.
Xu Bing smiled and said: "Brother Yan is so good at his craftsmanship. Just by smelling it, you can tell it's delicious."
"Yeah." Yanxu hummed lightly without saying much.
Xu Bing chuckled and said nothing more. Guo Lihui already knew that Yanxu was not a talkative person. All the way here, it was Tang Shi who was talking. He followed without saying a word, which seemed very bad, so he didn't talk to him much. If anything happened, he would go to Tang Shi.
Tang Shi handed them the package of condiments and they grilled them for themselves. Looking at the strings of black and white meat skewers being swallowed whole by themselves, they knew they were either burnt or undercooked, and they knew there must be no inflammation. The roasted meat is delicious. Thinking of this, Tang Shi glanced at Yanxu again. Yanxu was grilling and eating. There were already many grilled meat skewers placed on the clean leaves in front of Tang Shi.
Tang Shi suddenly had the illusion that he had found a treasure. He knew that there were some powerful people in Yanxu's family. Logically speaking, a young master like him should not touch Yang Chun Shui with his fingers. He didn't expect that he had this skill. Not bad, not bad, what a man. Beautiful accident.
Before they could enjoy it for long, a thin woman in ragged clothes, with protruding cheekbones and deep sunken eye sockets, awkwardly pushed her messy hair behind her ears, trying her best to smile, pinching her hands nervously and dirty. He stumbled over his torn clothes and said, "Excuse me... do you still want these bones? If not, can you give them to me?"
Guo Lihui and others were silent. These things were not theirs. Even they had benefited from Tang Shi's brothers. They couldn't decide whether to give it or not. They all looked at Tang Shi who was eating meat and asked him to take it. idea.
Tang Shi glanced to the other side. Beside a fire not far away, there were two old people and a child who was only about 3 years old. The child was chewing his fingers and was skinny and skinny. They set up a shelf with sticks on the fire, and hung an iron pot on the shelf. It seemed that they wanted to pick up some bones to make soup.
It was not easy for old, young, women and children like this to survive. Tang Shi pointed with a branch and said, "No, you can take those too."
The woman thanked her happily, then looked at the direction Tang Shi was pointing. She was stunned and looked at Tang Shi uncertainly. In the direction he was pointing, there was half a piece of intact and untouched jagged rat meat. It was not a bone, but a large piece of untouched meat. The woman was very nervous, "No, no, no, I just need to click on the bones..."
Tang Shi didn't even raise his eyes, "Take it."
"These are me..." Guo Lang was dissatisfied and wanted to speak. He wanted to save the meat for tomorrow, but Guo Lihui held his head down and shouted: "Shut up! Eat your meat."