How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

After applying the spices, they couldn't grill them right away. They had to marinate them and then grill them in the afternoon. After watching the excitement, everyone returned to the front hall. Dong Xiaohuan remembered the fireworks he had promised Wang Qiuyu and said to Xia Tian, "Boss, how about you take Qiuyu out to buy some fireworks when you have time?"

"Okay." Xia Tian agreed.

Wang Qiuyu opened his eyes wide, jumped up happily, and urged impatiently: "Brother, are we going now? Okay, okay, okay?"

"Let's go." Xia Tian rubbed his head, "Dong Dong, come with us."

Dong Dongdong pursed her lips, but couldn't suppress the upward curve of her mouth corners, and followed with anticipation.

Guan Xu took a hoe and dug a hole in the front yard, laying the firewood in. He also moved the barbecue rack over so that he could start grilling in the afternoon.

Then he checked the ingredients in the kitchen to see what to cook for lunch.

"Just make something casually for lunch. The highlight is the roasted lamb." Xia Chu suggested as she watched him busy.

"What do you want to eat?" Guan Xu asked her.

"Let's have some bacon and rice crust?" Xia Chu said casually. She was looking forward to the roasted whole lamb. "How about we bake some naan this afternoon, mix some cucumber strips, and cut some pickled radish strips to help with the greasiness?"

"Okay." Guan Xu didn't care. "What is naan?"

Naan is a Xinjiang specialty, but she definitely couldn't say that directly. She'd never been far from home, so how could she know about other delicacies? Xia Chu made up a random excuse, "I forgot where I heard about it, but it's a kind of flatbread, savory. They say it has minced lamb and pepper..." Onions seemed to be the main point, but they weren't there at the moment.

"Okay, I'll make it this afternoon." Guan Xu didn't ask any more questions. He had made pancakes before. It was just a matter of adding some lamb. It wasn't difficult to make with the ready-made stuff.

"Roasted lamb today, carrot soup with lamb bones and offal tomorrow, shall we?" Xia Chu thought, racking her brain for all the ways to enjoy lamb. Speaking of naan, Xinjiang also has baked steamed buns, which are said to be incredibly delicious. Lamb baked buns, lamb flatbreads, lamb potstickers, lamb offal soup, cumin lamb chops, lamb pilaf... She swallowed quietly, as if she could already smell the aroma of lamb.

Jia Qingwu arrived just before lunchtime, bringing three large food boxes. One box of snacks, two boxes of prepared dishes. She smiled as she entered, "You're late, but I brought some food, and it's still warm."

Dong Xiaohuan welcomed them in and said angrily, "Why are you bringing food with you when you come to eat? They want to eat roasted whole lamb. They spent the whole morning roasting it. You should try it and see what it tastes like."

"Okay." Jia Qingwu followed Dong Xiaohuan inside. "I heard that they have this method in the Northwest grasslands. They roast it in a big pit. It has a golden color, and the meat is tender and fat but not greasy."

"It's my first time roasting, so don't get your hopes up, Auntie." Guan Xu smiled sheepishly. He'd never roasted anything this big before, so he wasn't sure how to handle it. Besides, they usually roast whole lambs, and the one they bought in the summer was a bit large. He didn't know if the meat was done yet.

The dishes Jia Qingwu brought were all the specialties of the family chef. Guan Xu just happened to listen to Xia Chu's advice and made only a pot of rice crust, which was just right.

"There are so many delicious foods." Wang Qiuyu came over eagerly, feeling that the rice with rice crust was not fragrant anymore.

After enjoying a delicious lunch at noon, Wang Yong yawned and went back to his room to sleep. He had to stay up all night tonight, so he could rest the next day or the day after tomorrow.

Guan Xu was kneading dough in the kitchen, trying to see if he could make the naan that Xia Chu had mentioned.

"Dad is sleeping, so we can't set off firecrackers." Wang Qiuyu pursed his lips and sighed sadly.

Xia Tian gently breathed on the back of his head and said, "I'll take you out to play."

Wang Qiuyu instantly stood up and hugged Xia Tian's waist, "You are the best brother in the world!"

Xia Tian was coaxed into laughing by him, "Let's go."

Xia Chu didn't like playing, but she liked watching others play. She wanted to go out and play with them, but she didn't want to leave Guan Xu alone at home busying himself.

"Xiaochu, aren't you going?" Xia Tian reached the door and realized his sister hadn't followed him. He turned around and saw her hesitating. "What's wrong?"

"I'm not going. You guys go." Xia Chu said.

Xia Tian guessed what she was thinking after a moment's thought, "I'll be back soon. It's still early to roast the lamb."

"Then I'll call my third brother." Xia Chu said as he went to call Guan Xu.

Guan Xu had already kneaded the dough and left it on the stove to rise. When he heard Xia Chu calling him, he washed his hands and followed her.

For fear of disturbing others by setting off firecrackers in the alley, Xia Tian took his younger brother and sister-in-law to find an open space, took out a fire starter and gave it to Wang Qiuyu, letting him play by himself.

Wang Qiuyu jumped up and down, picked out the ones he liked, and pulled Dong Dongdong to go and set them off.

'boom'

'Snapped'

'Crackling'

The sound of firecrackers, accompanied by Wang Qiuyu's excited screams and laughter, made the whole place lively.

There were many people and cars on the street, all visiting relatives and friends for the New Year. When they heard the voices from this side, they looked over and smiled knowingly.

Adults love to see children playing happily and carefree, especially during festivals like this one. The sound of firecrackers exploding and the laughter of children playing are indispensable.

Xia Tian is not very interested in children's toys, Xia Chu likes to listen to noises, and Guan Xu's mind is full of naan and roasted lamb.

After all the firecrackers were set off, Wang Qiuyu still felt a little unsatisfied. He turned around to look at his elder brother, smiled and came up to him, and just called him "brother".

"We've played today," Xia Tian pulled out a silver coin from his pocket, "You can buy it yourself tomorrow."

"Thank you, big brother!" Wang Qiuyu also received New Year's money, but most of it was taken away by Dong Xiaohuan, leaving only 66 coins, which was not enough to buy a few firecrackers.

"Dongdong." Xia Tian took out another piece, and Dong Dongdong shook his head to refuse. Wang Qiuyu took it and stuffed it into his clothes, "Let's go buy firecrackers together tomorrow."

"Thank you, Brother Tian." Dong Dongdong was forced to accept it.

Xia Chu smiled and stretched out her hand, "Brother, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other."

Xia Tian put a large piece in her hand with a smile, "We have both."

"Thank you, big brother." Xia Chu happily accepted it. It was not because he was short of the money, but because he wanted to have fun.

Guan Xu, who had been silent, was also given a piece of food. He smiled and thanked him.

The brothers and sisters walked back home slowly. Guan Xu went to see how his dough was rising. Xia Tian knew that he needed to use an oven, so he went to light the oven.

Xia Chu went to the front hall to listen to Dong Xiaohuan and Jia Qingwu chatting, and grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them slowly.

Wang Qiuyu took Dong Dongdong to say hello to his mother and aunt, and went to the stable to see the horses.

Guan Xu stuffed the pancakes into the oven and started roasting the lamb. He first used a few sticks to make a rack, flattened and straightened the lamb, and tied it to the rack, making it look like the Chinese character "火".

This makes baking more convenient. In the summer, the firewood in the oven is shoveled into the pit dug by Guan Xu in the front yard.

Xia Chu melted a large bowl of honey water and applied it to the sheep with gauze, so that the skin would be baked into a golden crispy texture.

The process of roasting lamb is actually very boring, but time passes quickly as we chat and eat snacks with our family.

As the aroma of mutton slowly wafted through the air, Wang Yong dreamed of eating barbecue. But after a while, his mouth was devoured by the aroma, leaving only a dull taste. He frowned, opened his eyes, and his first reaction was that it was truly delicious.