Yunding Ranch

Chapter 227 Gobbling
Li Yitong stood up with difficulty, but his legs and knees were trembling uncontrollably. He felt that his body was no longer his own. Every step seemed to be stepping on a thick pile of cotton, but his body seemed to As if filled with lead, this uncoordinated sense of weightlessness made it impossible for him to walk smoothly, and that awkward posture was even more comical than a baby learning to walk.

However, Li Yitong didn't have the heart to worry about this at this time.He doesn't care about being in a state of embarrassment, being ashamed, or losing his dignity.Eating, this is the only thought in his mind now; to be more precise, to get through today without going hungry, this is the only thought in his mind now.

Song Lingyi looked at Li Yitong who was staggering, and couldn't help but sighed softly.She had heard from Lu Huaijin about Li Yitong, and she knew what Lu Li was thinking, but she was different from everyone else, she was a mother after all, and Li Yitong was only a few years older than Lu Li, and was still a child.This afternoon, Li Yitong has learned his lesson and finished his work. At least, he can enjoy a good dinner, which is what he deserves.

"Don't worry, there is still some time before the end of dinner." Song Lingyi said loudly, "Come and see, what do you want to eat. There are both Chinese food and Western food, just choose what you like."

Li Yitong stopped in his tracks, raised his head, and his vision finally became clear. Everyone in the ranch was sitting around the dining table. There were a few unfamiliar faces, but even Brandon had finished his work—— Didn't he say just now that he wants to paint all the horses again?Why did you come here so soon?
However, Li Yitong's brain can't think now. Looking at the group of people laughing and laughing, no one cares about his embarrassment at all, and no one intends to come over and reach out to help him. Only the woman who met him for the first time greeted him. Gentle words with a touch of concern.

Li Yitong's emotions collapsed in an instant, tears filled his eyes, he quickly lowered his head, wiped away the tears that hadn't gathered in time with the back of his hand, and covered up his fragility.This was just the first day, he was already embarrassed enough, he didn't want to make himself more miserable.

Wiping away the moisture in his eyes vigorously, Li Yitong nodded and walked to the dining table.This short journey is like a long march, and finally came to the end.

Song Lingyi stood up and gestured to the vacant seat next to her, "Come on, sit down. You must be tired after working for so long. Shall I get you rice or bread?"

Looking at his mother's busy figure, Lu Li shook his head helplessly and stood up, "Mom, let me do it." Song Lingyi was also busy in the garden for a long time today, and spent a few hours in the lavender field in the afternoon. Also tired.

"Take a look, do you like Chinese food or Western food?" Lu Li briefly introduced, "For Chinese food today, we have abalone chicken soup and beef stew with potatoes, while for Western food we have onion soup and lamb chops."

Li Yitong's eyes fell on the dining table, and the home-cooked dishes were shining with a moving luster, just like the top-level dishes in "Chinese Little Master", they actually glowed!In addition to the dishes Lu Li introduced, there was also a plate of spinach with garlic, a plate of fried pork slices with beans, a plate of cold tofu, a pot of mashed potatoes, a pot of salad, and a basket of bread.

The whole table was filled to the brim, it looked like the dining table in "Spirited Away", just kept echoing in my mind: Don't eat, don't eat anymore, if you eat any more, you will become a pig.

However, Li Yitong still picked up the plate, but his trembling hands almost couldn't hold the plate steadily, and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Brandon who was sitting next to him caught it in time, and the tragedy was avoided.

Seeing that Li Yitong refused to speak, Lu Li reached out and took the plate from Brandon, took a big spoonful of mashed potatoes, then picked up two pieces of lamb chops, and finally took two pieces of bread and put them on the side, and handed them to him. Brandon, placed in front of Li Yitong by Brandon.

Lu Li guessed that since Li Yitong likes others to call him "Jack", he should also like to eat western food more.

"Is he sure he doesn't want to try this goulash? This has become my favorite!" Tony introduced enthusiastically, "I think this is much better than grilled steak."

"Ms. L made this today, right? It's really delicious. I've never eaten such delicious potatoes." Jessica nodded in agreement, "The taste of beef is integrated into the potatoes, and Potato vermicelli, it’s so delicious. Compared with the mashed potatoes next to it, the one with beef and potatoes is even better. I can’t believe that one day I will choose potatoes instead of beef.”

"None of you like to drink this chicken soup?" Song Lingyi stood up, picked up the spoon, and pointed to the half pot of chicken soup left in front of her eyes.

"Me!" Randy thought he was the first one, but unexpectedly, Brandon, Cole, Tony, and Randy all raised their right hands, and even these two days began to stay Edward, who was eating and drinking, was half a beat behind and then raised his hand, but Randy was the last one. After realizing this, he also raised his right hand quickly!
Li Yitong ate it hungrily. The mashed potatoes seemed to be mixed with a little rosemary and black pepper. The taste was dense and refreshing, without any greasy feeling. Already ate half of it.

Immediately afterwards, he tore the bread again, but he didn't have any strength in his fingers, and he couldn't tear it apart twice. Then he heard Song Lingyi's voice, and before his brain had time to turn, he raised his right hand high. "I! I!" After shouting quickly, he put down his hand again, temporarily put the bread aside, picked up the knife and fork, and tried to cut the lamb chops, but found that his hands had no strength, so he simply used his hands to cut the lamb chops. Grabbed the lamb chops and gnawed on them.

Not only did the lamb chops have no smell at all, but they were also tender and juicy, much better than beef. Li Yitong had no time to chew, so he almost swallowed his tongue. Looking at the half-empty plate, he couldn't help but stare. He lifted it up and glanced around.

To be honest, he wants to try goulash, which is a pure Chinese dish, but his mouth is full of mutton and potatoes, he can't speak at all, just picks up the bread and stuffs it into his mouth, it's solid The taste immediately makes the whole person happy, and it seems that even the fatigue of the body has been relieved.

Song Lingyi made a bowl of chicken soup and placed it in front of Li Yitong.

She packed the chicken soup in a crock pot, lit a firewood, and simmered it over a low fire for more than three hours. After cooking, she only sprinkled a few grains of salt. The freshness and sweetness of the abalone melted into the soup. The unique aroma is the icing on the cake, and the beauty of this dish is the essence of the ranch.

Even Brandon, who has never been very interested in soup, drank two big bowls today.

Afterwards, Song Lingyi took another plate, filled some of each dish, filled the whole plate to the brim, and placed it in front of Li Yitong.

Li Yitong doesn't like to drink soup. In fact, when at home, although Li Huainan and Liu Xiaoyan occasionally make soup, the custom in their hometown does not necessarily have soup, so Li Yitong often doesn't drink it. I prefer Coke or Sprite.Carbonated drinks are much better.

However, today he didn't care about these things anymore. He picked up the soup bowl and drank the whole bowl of soup in one gulp. The rich and smooth taste warmed his entire stomach, relaxed all his muscles, and made him stronger. Resisting the urge to lick the bottom of the bowl, he reluctantly put the bowl down.He never knew that the soup can be so delicious, it can be called a delicacy in the world.

After putting down the soup bowl, the plate appeared in his sight. He couldn't help raising his head and glanced at Song Lingyi. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head and pulled the plate in front of him. Grab it with your hands and stuff it into your mouth.

"Slow down, slow down. I'm going to choke on it." Song Lingyi made another bowl of soup, but the whole chicken soup had already bottomed out, and after everyone shared a bowl, there was hardly much left.Song Lingyi simply poured all the remaining soup into a bowl and handed it to Li Yitong, who picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.

"Ms. L, thank you for today's dinner!" "Today is really satisfying, Ms. L, can I make that meat for lunch tomorrow, which is the one you told Fourteen last time." "Dongpo meat? Right? Fourteen, what I told Ms. L last time was Dongpo pork." "Yes, yes, it's pork, right? I want to try it, is that okay?" "I just finished dinner tonight, so you can Already starting to think about tomorrow? Ms. L, you’ve worked hard today, let me do the washing up in a while.” “Yes, let us do the cleaning in a while, and you need to exercise after dinner.”… …

Everyone left the table one after another, leaving only Li Yitong sitting there alone.

Everyone's happy and relaxed voices came from my ears, different from the rough and brutal work, the blissful warmth made Li Yitong's eyes moist again, but the movements in his hands couldn't stop at all, potatoes, spinach, beef, lamb chops... …Food was stuffed into the mouth one by one, the whole mouth was so full that it was almost impossible to swallow, as if the mouth was torn apart, but the action of stuffing food still couldn't stop.

As I ate and ate, tears rolled down my face and onto the dinner plate.

He pretends that he doesn't like Chinese food, he pretends that he likes Western food, every day is burgers, sandwiches or pizza, and he is learning the eating habits of Westerners every day. He tries his best to integrate into the life here, because he knows that even if He missed life in China, but he couldn't go back after all.To be honest, he has almost forgotten Chinese now, his life is here, his work, his friends, and his future are all here.However, he still couldn't adapt to this place, but he had to force himself to stay.

The saltiness of tears came from the tip of the tongue, and the aroma of roast beef lingered in the fingertips.

(End of this chapter)