The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 34: Barbecue, wine, and winter

Ning Errong's idea of barbecue was just directly roasting chicken, duck, or fish near a fire. But, Sangyu had said they needed fine wire mesh and also high quality charcoal.

Anyways, her entire family had come here as guests, so Steward Qian would provide anything she requested. Ning Errong didn't find this bothersome either and ordered the servants to bring the items that Nie Sangyu wanted.

Winter's atmosphere had become more intense. At night, the sound of the chilly wind passing by could be heard from inside. It was so cold that it made people unwilling to go outside. But, Ji Man still said, "Let's go grilling in the courtyard's pavilion."

"Why, ah? Wouldn't it be good to stay inside and be warm?" Ning Errong knitted her brow as she look at the outside weather condition. She wasn't very willing.

"When we're grilling, there'll be a charcoal fire. There's no reason to fear being cold." Ji Man rolled her eyes and said, "When you're grilling food, it'll taste better the colder the temperature is. Once you sprinkle spicy powder over the food brushed with oil, it won't be necessary to say how delicious the food will be."

Ning Errong swallowed her saliva. There was a slight amount of struggle in her eyes. "Won't it be the same thing to have it grilled outside and eat it inside..."

"Don't you know that difficult to come by things are more precious?" Ji Man seriously said. "If you have someone else prepare it and bring it to you, it won't taste as good."

The pampered and spoiled since childhood little princess was silent for a long time before she finally reluctantly said, "Okay."

Baizhi had servants place the items needed for grilling in the pavilion and also added two more braziers in the passing. It was better than not having any other heat sources.

Ji Man looked around. Since it was currently dinnertime, there was naturally no one else coming to the southern courtyard. She had also obtained old madame's approval to come here and wasn't worried about causing any disaster. And so, she tied up her sleeves and ordered Muxu to cut up the meat and vegetables and skewer them while she organized the various bottles of condiments.

Not long after the charcoal fire was ignited, Ji Man placed the meat skewers on top of the wire mesh first, then she brushed the meat with oil and cumin and sprinkled salt and spices on top. It didn't take long before there was a delicious smell.

Sitting on the side, Ning Errong watched Nie Sangyu with her hands unwilling to leave her sleeves that were lined with rabbit fur. But, this fragrance was truly tempting. Hearing the sizzling sound of the skewered meat, she couldn't resist deeply inhaling.

As Ji Man grilled the food, she reminisced and accidentally blurted out, "Doesn't it smell tasty? In the place that I'm from, there's nothing better than drinking beer and hanging out with friends while wandering from street stall to street stall eating this type of food, whether it's winter or summer. "

"The place that you're from?" Ning Errong curiously looked at her, "Isn't your home in the capital?"

The capital didn't have this type of food, ah. And, what was beer?

Ji Man realized that she had blurted out a secret and hurriedly handed over a recently finished cooking meat skewer to distract her. "Let's not talk about that for now. How about trying this first?"

The kitchen servants had brought over large pieces of lamb, beef, and pork. The quality of the meat was very good. It was fatty without being greasy. The taste and smell was worth of poetry.

It only took a short period of time for Ning Errong to finish eating the other cooked skewers of mouthwatering meat. She eagerly looked at Nie Sangyu once she was done.