Chapter 56:
The discomfort of hot pot harming life has disappeared, and the lamb body is processed like a normal cut of meat.
The psychological hesitation and guilt gradually became accustomed to it after doing it, and it seemed that it was very accustomed to it.
The lamb's internal organs were dug out and placed in a clay pot. Salil started peeling the skin from the leg of the lamb, using a sharpened dagger to peel off a layer of sheepskin intact.
Peel the skin, cut the belly, divide the meat, and scald the lamb body with hot water.
Lawrence quietly assisted Salil and quickly handled the lamb, which weighed more than thirty kilograms.
The intestines of the lamb are discarded, and these things that would have been fed to the dogs can now be used to make foods such as blood sausage.
But Salil obviously had no such plans, so she put them aside and ignored them. She raised the sheepskin with both hands and smiled.
"This sheepskin can be used to make clothes for Sophia. She is too afraid of the cold."
Lawrence was cutting off the limbs of the lamb and said quietly: "Okay."
Seeing that Lawrence agreed, Salil was in a good mood. Take the sheepskin aside and wash it.
A lot of hot water was boiled today, and Salil could also use the hot water to wash the sheepskin.
Lawrence cut the mutton and left some aspic overnight so that it could be cut into slices tomorrow.
What we eat today is fresh mutton, mainly stewed in mutton hot pot. The four hooves can be baked in the oven. There is no condition for steaming and stewing here.
"Sariel, don't worry about the sheepskin for now. I'll cut the meat, and you can roast the four lamb legs."
Saril looked at Lawrence, "Can't we just roast them all?"
"No, we have dinner today. There has to be a sense of ceremony." Lawrence insisted: "You can eat half full after the lamb leg is roasted. Then the three of us eat the stewed lamb around the hanging pot, adding vegetables and mutton to the pot while eating, until we are all full. Then finish it."
Salil didn't understand, "Why not bake it directly?"
Lawrence couldn't explain clearly. A lot of things happened while eating this mutton pot today, and Lawrence must insist on finishing it.
"This is my rule there."
Salil still didn't understand why she had to bother eating this mutton, but she didn't continue to ask.
"Okay."
Salil remembered something and asked, "Would you like eggs? One for each of us."
Lawrence felt that there was no need to eat eggs when eating mutton, but he didn't know everyone's appetite.
Besides, if you can’t finish eating, you can continue eating tomorrow, so she said, “Okay.”
Salil showed a pleasant smile, which seemed to be a kind of enjoyment.
Lawrence saw the smile but couldn't figure out why Salil liked eggs so much.
Although I was indeed greedy when I ate eggs, it was because I hadn't eaten them for a long time. There was no need to exchange the eggs at Salil's house. Why did she care so much when she could eat eggs every day?
Lawrence had no intention of getting to the bottom of other people's affairs and continued to concentrate on cutting meat and washing vegetables.
Unlike the methods of this era, where the potatoes were pureed or baked, Lawrence cut the potatoes into neat cubes.
The vegetables were also washed to prevent sand and dust from remaining, and the wilted parts were cut off.
The kitchen should also be cleaned.
Under Salil's incomprehensible eyes, Lawrence moved three clean wooden boxes to use as chairs, and sat down one by one to feel the difference in height. He increased the height according to the height of the three of them, and added a few wooden blocks to maintain balance.
The places stained with sheep blood were also cleaned out, and some inedible waste was taken away and buried, in an effort to turn the kitchen into a clean dining place.
When all this is done, it is already time for the moon and stars to become thin.
Sophia and Salil had already finished their work, and were waiting quietly and curiously for Lawrence's permission to start dinner.
"Okay!"
Lawrence walked out of the kitchen, smiled and invited the beauties who had washed their hands and chatted at the door, "Please come in!"
Salil said strangely: "Lawrence is a little strange today."
Sophia felt the same way. , but of course I won’t say it out loud. Lawrence smiled and said: "It's time to eat!"
After Sofia entered the house, she saw a boiling hot pot hanging above the fire, and there were three wooden boxes near the fire.
There was a wooden plate on the wooden box, along with plates and wooden forks, on which was placed a roasted leg of lamb.
Salil quickly walked over, squatted in front of the wooden box and reached out to grab the leg of lamb placed on the wooden box.
Lawrence said hurriedly: "No, no, no, it's not like this."
Salil was stopped by Lawrence, and she immediately said unhappily: "Lawrence, you are really weird today!"
Lawrence didn't want to squat in front of the wooden box and eat hot pot. , quickly picked up the dinner plate and sat in his seat.
"When eating like this, don't touch food other than the lamb legs with your hands. You can use the spoon in the pot or the fork on the plate to pick up the food." Lawrence put the wooden
plate on his lap and demonstrated how to use the spoon to put the food in the pot. He scooped pieces of potatoes and tender mutton onto the dinner plate, and used a fork similar to eating cakes to fork out a piece of potato.
Salil said impatiently: "There is no time to eat like this. I like to eat directly. This way I eat a lot and feel comfortable!"
Lawrence looked at Sophia.
The well-behaved Sofia quickly imitated Lawrence and sat down, placing the plate and food on her lap.
Now, Salil was out of control.
The two of them were sitting down to eat. Salil couldn't eat while squatting down, so she could only sit on the wooden box like the other two sulkingly.
Salil looked at the board on her lap and at the fire in front of her. There were too many things to pay attention to.
"This is very uncomfortable! If I'm not careful, my skirt will be burned!"
Of course Lawrence knew this, but he still wasn't prepared enough today.
"Let's do this for today. Next time I will make a stove specifically for eating hot pot on the table! Or a table specifically for eating hot pot, right in my stone house!" Lawrence looked at Salil solemnly and pleadingly, "I
promise The next dining experience will be better than this one!"
Faced with Lawrence's plea, Salil no longer blamed him for his strange behavior.
It was really uncomfortable at first, but after the three of them tacitly ate the lamb legs first, it became much easier to pick up the bowls and eat hot pot.
It is an uncomfortable way to put a dinner plate on your lap, but holding a cooled rice bowl in one hand and a fork in the hot pot to find the meat or potatoes and radishes you want to eat, it makes Salil's appetite whet her appetite. I ate several kilograms of mutton.
Dinner, which is usually eaten quickly, seemed to take a long time today. The three of them ate and chatted together, creating a lively feeling that Salil had not had when eating with her father before.
I originally planned to continue eating the meat and vegetables tomorrow morning, but I ate them all without realizing it.
Sofia touched her bulging belly, wiped her mouth and looked at Lawrence.
"Master, when will we eat lamb next time?"
Lawrence thought for a moment and said quickly: "When our new home is built!"
Sofia asked: "When will the master's new home be built?"
Lawrence said every day They were all planning this and said directly: "About a month."
Sofia quickly wrote it down and began to count the time when she would move into her new home.
Salil wasn't worried at all.
Because in a month it will be the time when it is most likely to snow, and the entire mountain will be sealed until spring, and Sophia and Lawrence will still live here.
At night, Lawrence did not dream of the lamb when he slept, but he felt a weak and warm little guy enter his bed and snuggle in his arms.
When Sariel got up in the morning, she found that Sophia was missing. When she entered Lawrence's house, she saw the two of them sleeping soundly.
Sariel went out quietly, suddenly accepting everything.
(End of chapter)