activa-t Chapter 95: Make enough food and clothing by yourself
Chapter 95: Make enough food and clothing by yourself
Because Yinzhuo and his men wanted to cook for themselves, the kitchen simply prepared all the meats and ingredients according to their requirements and brought them over. Yinzhuo had the grill set up and the charcoal brazier lit, and then sent most of the people away, leaving only Dexi with a few people to wait nearby in case of emergency.
"They say you have to do it yourself to have enough to eat and wear. Come on, brothers, let's get started."
Emperor Kangxi valued riding and organized hunting expeditions every year. Naturally, there was a celebration after the hunt, and the way to celebrate on the grasslands was very simple: roast and stew the game. So, whether it was Yinti or Yinreng, although their roasting skills were not very proficient, they still knew the basic process. Therefore, the main training targets for Yinzuo this time were Yinsi, Yintang, and Yin'e. You might ask why the twelve, thirteen, and fourteenth were not included? That's because the three of them were too young and not within the scope of this training.
"See? Place the meat on this grill. Once it changes color, flip it over. When grilling, the fat from the meat will inevitably drip onto the charcoal below and cause a fire. Don't be afraid, just lift the skewers off the grill. When it's almost done, see the seasoning over there? Sprinkle whatever you like on top..."
The three watched as their sixth brother flipped the meat skewers on the grill, and in no time they became fragrant meat skewers. Their confidence soared. Yinzhen, who was always impatient, immediately grabbed a handful of meat skewers from the side and had someone bring over the grill to try it out. But as the saying goes, things that look easy are hard to do. Seeing how to do something and actually doing it are not the same thing.
"Sixth... Brother Sixth, look, all the meat skewers have fallen into the stove... Oh no, it's on fire..."
Seeing Yinzhi screaming in fright at the sudden fire in front of him, Yinzhi knew that what he had just said was in vain. Fearing that he would get burned, Yinzhi quickly handed the grilled meat skewers in his hand to the little fourteenth prince who was watching anxiously beside him, and quickly got up and walked towards Yinzhi.
"Didn't I just tell you? Flip it over, flip it over! Are you just going to stand here and wait for the skewers to flip themselves? Look, the skewers are all burned through. How can the meat not catch fire if it falls onto the charcoal?"
Pulling Yinzhi up from the grill, Yinzhi took the tongs and removed the charred meat skewers one by one from the oven. Without the oil from the meat skewers, the fire in the charcoal stove under the grill immediately went out.
First, he was startled by the sudden fire, and then he was scolded by his sixth brother. At this moment, Yinzhen felt extremely wronged.
"Sixth Brother, you said you only flip the meat skewers when they change color, but I've been watching for a long time and I haven't seen the meat in front of me change color..."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo was so angry he laughed. He could hardly believe his ears. He took two steps forward, grabbed Yinzhuo's ear, dragged him to the grill, picked up a skewer of meat, placed it on the grill, and pointed at the skewers, asking angrily.
"Come on, Lao Shi, open your big eyes and take a good look. Which side of this meat skewer is being grilled? It's the side facing down. If you stare at the side facing up, it'd be a miracle if it changed color."
Yin'e had obviously realized what was happening by now. He stared in disbelief at the meat skewers he had gotten from the grill for a long time, then raised his hand in frustration and slapped himself.
"Sixth Brother, I'm sorry. I was just being silly. I was wondering why the meat hadn't changed color after waiting so long. Turns out I made a mistake. Don't worry, I definitely won't make the same mistake again."
Even with Yinzhi's assurance, Yinzuo was still uneasy. He watched him grill a bunch of meat skewers until they were cooked before finally nodding in satisfaction and leaving. Yinzhi, seeing his sixth brother leave, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been very nervous when his sixth brother was standing next to him, afraid that if he made a mistake, his sixth brother would slap him.
Yinzhuo then wandered over to Yintang and Yinsi and saw that they were grilling quite well, so he stopped paying attention to them. He summoned Dexi and asked him to watch over the three younger ones, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth, while he himself wandered over to Yinti and the others!
"Here, this is freshly baked by your older brother. Try it and see how good your cooking is."
As soon as Yinzhu arrived, Yinti stuffed a handful of meat skewers into his hand. Looking at the skewers in his hand, and thinking about how he had been busy serving Yintang and Yinyi, Yinzhu couldn't help but sigh.
"Sigh, it's definitely more comfortable to be someone else's younger brother. I never want to be someone else's older brother again."
Everyone was nearby, so they naturally heard and saw the commotion that Yinzhuo had caused with Yinsi and the others. Hearing his words, they couldn't help but laugh.
“Now you think it’s better to be the younger brother. It’s not like before when you complained that your fourth brother was too strict with you. And whether or not you are the older brother is not up to you. After all, you are already the older brother to him.”
Yinzhu glared at Yinzhi for saying that, then plopped down next to him, took a big bite of the meat skewer in his hand, and sighed.
"Third Brother, thank you so much. Thank you for reminding me of such a terrifying fact."
Yin Zhi didn't care at all about his feigned fierceness. He even took a meat skewer from his hand and took a bite, just like him, before replying leisurely.
"You're welcome. We're all brothers, it's nothing."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Yinzhen sighed helplessly, quickly stuffed another handful of meat skewers into Yinzuo's hand, then pulled him to sit down next to him and began to change the subject!
"That beggar's chicken has been roasting for a while now, I wonder if it's cooked through. Should we send someone to check on it?"
Yinzhen's abrupt change of topic was obvious to Yinzuo, who wasn't stupid. He sat down next to Yinzhen with a smug look on his face, holding a skewer of meat in each hand, and didn't say a word. He was inwardly scolding himself for his sudden mental lapse. "You're usually so quick-witted, why didn't you say anything just now?"
Everyone could see the conflicted look on his face and understand perfectly well. He had just lost an argument and was annoyed that he hadn't performed well. Now he had a lot of words to say but no use for them, which made him angry.
"Alright, so what if you let your third brother win this time? Have you forgotten how many times you've left people speechless before?"
Yinzhuo wasn't angry with Yinzhi; he was just annoyed that he hadn't spoken before Yinzhi finished. But now, hearing Yinreng's words, he wasn't angry anymore. Yes, he always won before, so he would just let his third brother have his way this time.
"Second brother is right. I usually win. Third brother, I'll let you win this time."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhi rolled his eyes at Yinzuo, but didn't argue with him. He raised the cup in his hand towards Yinzuo and said...
"Okay, I'll let you win this time. How about you let your brother win next time?"
Well, these two are hopeless. Watching the two of them bickering again, Yinti and the others simply ate and drank as usual, pretending not to see anything. Out of sight, out of mind; if they couldn't see these two, they wouldn't be bothered.