SFS Chapter 187 The Town is Too Small
Chapter 187 The Town is Too Small
Since they wanted to eat barbecue, Lin Xia led a few people out of the tent and took out the barbecue grill, charcoal fire and other utensils one by one. Sasha was responsible for setting up the stove and the barbecue at the back, while Lin Xia took out various ingredients suitable for barbecue and gave them to Sister Juan and Lili to prepare. Sister Juan and Lin Xia were responsible for cleaning, cutting and skewering, while Lili was responsible for marinating certain ingredients and preparing barbecue sauces.
Lin Xia took out some ingredients that she had packed last night. The meats included specially prepared small birds, golden pheasants, previously hunted rabbits and roe deer; king crabs, deep-sea lobsters, oysters, scallops, etc.
The vegetables include various mushrooms in autumn, various vegetables grown by Lin Xia in three seasons, potatoes, eggplants, green peppers, corn, etc. In short, everything that can be grilled was taken out.
Not much staple food was prepared, just a few slices of steamed bread and toast, and butter and cheese were provided.
Lin Xia also took out her own pickled radish and cucumber and prepared a dish of sweet and sour radish and smashed cucumber.
In addition, in order to prevent everyone from getting a sore throat after eating the barbecue, I also prepared a large bowl of the fish ball soup I made earlier and a large plate of sweet and sour smoked fish, which can be eaten alone.
As the ingredients were prepared, Shasha began to put the skewers on the grill, turning them over and brushing them with oil and seasoning. As time went by, the air was filled with a rich aroma. The grilled food was attractive in color and made people salivate.
Lin Xia put the barbecued food into the space first to keep them in a freshly grilled state. After all the prepared ingredients were grilled, everyone sat together and enjoyed this delicious barbecue feast.
The four of them ate and talked, laughing constantly. During the conversation, Lin Xia shared some interesting things that happened when he first came to Mineral Town, especially the first time he took the pheasant eggs he picked up in the mountains back home and cooked them and ate them, which caused Mineral Town to lose the free meals provided to new residents, which made everyone laugh.
The four of them sat together, enjoying the delicious food, chatting and admiring the starry sky at night. The stars above their heads twinkled faintly, as if countless gems were inlaid on the black sky.
"The stars here are so beautiful!" Lili exclaimed sincerely.
"Yes, it's hard to see such a clear starry sky in the city." Sister Juan also felt deeply moved.
"It's hard to see such a vast sky. It's all separated into pieces by high-rise buildings, like another kind of sky above a well..." Sasha also sighed.
After dinner, the four of them lay on the bamboo beds and bamboo lounge chairs that Lin Xia had brought out, looking up at the starry sky, immersed in the peaceful atmosphere.
At 5: the next morning, Lin Xia woke up a few people and went to watch the sunrise on the top of Mount Notre Dame.
The sky in the distance was dyed orange-red, and the sun was rising slowly from the distant horizon. At that moment, the light was shining, illuminating the entire mountain range, as if bringing new vitality and vigor to the world.
As the sun gradually rose higher, the surrounding clouds became colorful. Some were like golden dragons soaring into the sky; some were like gorgeous phoenixes spreading their wings and flying; and some were like ethereal fairies dancing... This wonderful scene was intoxicating and irresistible.
Standing on the top of the Holy Mother Mountain, you can see the dense and lush forests, winding streams and villages with smoke rising from the distance, all bathed in the sun, looking particularly beautiful and peaceful. At this time, a breeze blows by with the unique fresh breath of the mountains and forests, making people feel relaxed and happy.
It is an incomparable experience to feel the charm of nature in such a peaceful and magnificent environment! The four of us quietly admired the beautiful scenery in front of us and deeply engraved this beauty in our hearts.
"It's so beautiful..." Lili couldn't help but exclaim.
"It's really beautiful." Sister Juan also agreed.
After watching the sunrise, they returned to the tent to wash and have breakfast.
When we were going down the mountain after breakfast, we met the Bakir family, who would come to the back mountain every Monday as long as it didn't rain. Lin Xia introduced them to everyone.
Bakir: "You must be Lin Xia's good friends, right? Welcome to Mineral Town. This town is different from big cities and is full of beautiful natural scenery. I think you will like it. I am doing plant research in this town. If you have any questions about plants, you can ask me..."
Anna interrupted her husband at the right time and said enthusiastically: "I am Anna, welcome to come and play. Hiking on Monday is a time for our family to communicate with each other, but the topics are all about study. Mary is a girl, so sometimes I wonder why she doesn't talk to me about more lovely topics...
The scenery of Mount Our Lady is still very good, and you can find a lot of good things on the mountain in autumn! Hehe~"
Lin Xia complained in her heart: As expected of a square dance trio, they are all talkative people...
Mary also greeted everyone shyly but friendly, and secretly complained: "Dad will take Mom and me to the mountain even in winter. But if it snows, he will still give up."
After a brief exchange of ideas, they separated.
When we passed the small wooden bridge, we met Brandon and Gotz who went up the mountain every day, and Jennifer, a girl who set up a tent by the lake.
Lin Xia also introduced them one by one, and after they separated, she told her friends about the interesting things about each of them, such as Brandon was an artist who was handsome but had a worrying emotional intelligence;
Gotz is a simple and honest carpenter with good skills. The interesting bamboo bed and bamboo chair that were praised by everyone last night were made by him. If you want to buy them later, you can find him.
As for the last one, Jennifer, Lin Xia didn’t know her very well because she had only been in the town for a short time. However, through the few times they met, she could see that she was a girl who liked to be close to nature.
"Xia Xia, how come everyone we meet knows that your friends are here as soon as they see us?" Sister Juan asked curiously, "Did you tell everyone in the town that we came to see you?"
Shasha also looked at Lin Xia with a smirk on her face, as if to say: I didn't expect you to be this kind of Lin Xia~
Lili covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
"It's unfair, sisters~" Lin Xia said with a bitter face, "Am I such a big mouth?
I told the hotel staff when I booked your room, and I told Zach when I asked him to take us diving, but I didn’t tell anyone else~”
"Then what?" Everyone looked confused.
"Ahem~" Lin Xia cleared her throat and said, "This is actually not hard to understand. Our town is really too small, with too few people, so everyone's life is too dull and boring, so if there are more people or something happens in the town, the news spreads very quickly~
From the big things like the mayor going door to door to notify everyone, to the small things like taking a walk around the square or the hotel, you can know exactly what dishes are on each family’s table and what time each family goes to bed. . . ”
"Hotels and restaurants are usually places where news spreads the fastest, which I can understand." Sister Juan was curious, "But what does the square mean?"
"Ahem~" Lin Xia cleared her throat again tactically, "There is a square dance trio in our town, who are responsible for the gossip information of the whole town~"
"Oh~" The other three people completely understood.
They chatted all the way and headed for the beach house. When they arrived at the beach, it was already 7: in the morning. Zach struggled for a long time, but couldn't help but grab Lin Xia and said, "This is your first time driving a big boat, and it's carrying so many people. I'm really worried. I think I should drive the boat for you and accompany you to the beach to catch the sea.
After we finish fishing, I'll take you directly to an area suitable for diving. This will save some time, what do you think?"
Lin Xia was so touched: "Of course I am willing, but I am afraid of wasting your time. Don't you have to connect the goods in the morning?"
Zakhan smiled and touched his head and said, "It's okay. There isn't much cargo today. I've asked Huo An to help me deal with it. Although he didn't say it, I think he's also worried about you taking so many people out to sea by yourself."
When Sister Juan and the other two learned that Zach was worried about the girls and volunteered to go with them and be their boatman, they finally agreed with what Lin Xia said at the beginning - Zach is a good man, he just doesn't look like one!