Chapter 34: Charcoal-Grilled Beef Kidney Sizzling with Oil and Blood
“Ye, where did you get this cow?” Xing heard the surprised exclamations from the other Beast-eared Girls in the tribe. She walked over and saw the wild ox Lin Ye had carried back, then asked with doubt.
“This is what we caught in the trap we dug yesterday. I checked on it today and brought it back,” Lin Ye explained to Xing with a smile.
Xing’s eyes lit up in surprise upon hearing that the trap had caught prey. “Ye, the trap really caught prey? That’s great, the trap is really useful!”
At this time, the others from the Hunting Team also looked at the wild ox on the ground in shock. Although they believed what Lin Ye said, hearing it and seeing it with their own eyes were different. The Beast-eared Girls from the Hunting Team had personally witnessed the completion of the trap. Therefore, they were the most shocked. They had never seen anyone hunt in this way before. Moreover, for a wild ox this large, even they, with their extensive hunting experience, would definitely find it very strenuous to hunt. They never expected Lin Ye’s method to catch such a stout wild ox so easily!
Lin Ye dragged the wild ox to the open space in the tribe. Then, he personally took a Bear Claw and began to cut the oxhide from the wild ox. Lin Ye cut the oxhide into strips one meter long and two centimeters wide. Then he tore them off one by one. After tearing off more than fifty strips, Lin Ye stopped. He then handed the wild ox to the Beast-eared Girls who were waiting beside. Before leaving, Lin Ye also told the Beast-eared Girls to save the pair of large ox horns for him. Then Lin Ye took the cut oxhide to the water pipe to clean it. He removed all the excess flesh and blood from the oxhide. Then Lin Ye found a flat, large stone and spread the oxhide strips flat on it to dry.
Because the Beast-eared Girls needed to make arrows, several bonfires were continuously burning in the open space. After arranging the oxhide, Lin Ye went to the bonfire and looked at the arrows the Beast-eared Girls were making. Because the Beast-eared Girls had experience making wooden spears, Lin Ye found that the arrows they made were very perfect. The corners of Lin Ye’s mouth couldn’t help but curve into a smile.
At this moment, the little foodie Ying, holding a piece of freshly cut beef liver, ran to the bonfire wanting to roast and eat it. “Ye, here, you eat first.” Seeing Lin Ye, Ying generously held up the beef liver and offered it to Lin Ye. Lin Ye patted Ying’s head and shook his head, saying, “You eat it, I’m not hungry yet.” Then Ying sat by the bonfire and began to roast the beef liver. With fresh meat available, the Beast-eared Girls temporarily put down their work and began to roast meat.
Lin Ye thought for a moment and walked to the wild ox. The Beast-eared Girls were cutting meat from the wild ox. The wild ox’s internal organs had been removed and placed aside. Lin Ye walked over and, from the internal organs, lifted out what looked like two bunches of grapes – the ox kidneys – and his eyes lit up! “This is a good thing, I must replenish myself well today.” Lin Ye carried the ox kidneys to the water pipe and cleaned them carefully. He meticulously removed the scent glands from the ox kidneys. Then Lin Ye brought the ox kidneys to his nose and smelled them. “Oh my god, this is the smell!”
Holding the cleaned ox kidneys, Lin Ye returned to the bonfire and sat down beside Ying. When Ying saw Lin Ye come over, she immediately pouted and said to Lin Ye, “Ye, you weren’t here just now, Shi made me drink ox blood again, ugh.” While speaking, Ying stuck out her tongue in a pained expression. Lin Ye smiled and comforted Ying, while secretly rejoicing that he had narrowly escaped.
Lin Ye threaded the ox kidneys onto a branch and roasted them, watching the ox kidneys sizzle and drip oil over the bonfire. Lin Ye’s mouth began to water uncontrollably. “If only I had a sprinkle of chili powder and cumin, the taste would be incredible!”
As the ox kidneys were only half-cooked, Lin Ye took them off the bonfire. Looking at the ox kidneys still streaked with blood, Lin Ye swallowed. Blowing on the heat from the ox kidneys, Lin Ye took a big bite. “Ooh~!” Lin Ye chewed the crispy outside and tender inside of the ox kidneys, making sounds of enjoyment.
Seeing Lin Ye eating so deliciously, Ying on the side quietly stretched her head closer to the ox kidneys in Lin Ye’s hand. Ying’s nose twitched slightly, and then she covered her nose and retreated. Then she looked at Lin Ye with a strange expression and asked, “Ye, why do you eat such smelly things?”
“Haha, you don’t understand, this is the delicacy of the world, and it’s also very nutritious. You should try it too.” Saying that, Lin Ye held the kidneys in his hand to Ying’s mouth. Ying smelled the pungent odor from the ox kidneys again, covered her nose, and moved back, shaking her head desperately. Lin Ye burst into laughter at Ying’s reaction and then continued to enjoy this earthly delicacy by himself. As he ate, Lin Ye secretly thought, “I must find a way to get salt in the future, and also grow chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, so the Beast-eared Girls can taste authentic barbecue.”
After eating the charcoal-grilled beef kidney, sizzling with oil and blood, Lin Ye got up and went back to continue making the bow blank. The Beast-eared Girls were all busy smoking dried meat. A wild ox weighing nearly a ton had over a thousand catties of meat. Even with all the Beast-eared Girls working together, it took nearly an hour to finish.
Lin Ye looked at the ox horns that the Beast-eared Girls had cleaned and brought to him. The two ox horns were connected in the middle by a piece of black bone. Lin Ye affectionately stroked the ox horns in his hand. These ox horns grew almost perfectly straight. Holding them in his hand felt like holding a long spear. However, Lin Ye decided to separate the two ox horns from the middle. Otherwise, three-meter-long ox horns would be inconvenient to carry while walking. Moreover, Lin Ye himself was a little reluctant to use a long spear. Because on Earth in his previous life, there was a saying circulating: “Since ancient times, spearmen have had eight dou of luck in total. Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong alone had one shi, and all other spearmen owed two dou.”
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