I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 29 Meatball Soup

Although the sourness made her face scrunch up, Lezhi was still overjoyed. Now she had sweet and sour flavors, plus scallions, so the basic seasonings were complete.

"Hmm, Leyou, are there many sour fruits in this?"

While picking out the sour fruit from the pile of fruit, Lezhi chatted with Leyou next to her.

“There are plenty, lots of them, everywhere. Nobody in the tribe likes to eat them, so nobody picks them. If you like, I'll pick some for you when I have time,” Leyou replied casually as she helped put away the fruit that wasn't in use for the time being.

"Oh, okay. If it's inconvenient, just tell me where it is, and I can go there myself."

“No.” Upon hearing Lezhi’s words, Leyou paused, his tone becoming serious. “Lezhi, you are still a cub. Before you enter the sub-adolescent stage, you cannot leave the clan’s territory alone.”

The furry ball, which was dozing on Leyou's shoulder, was very sensitive to emotions. Sensing Leyou's sudden serious tone, it snapped its little black bean eyes open and stared intently at Leyou. Lezhi didn't notice that the furry ball had immediately begun to protect its cub; it just looked at Leyou with innocently wide eyes and pitifully replied, "Okay."

Seeing Lezhi's listless reply, his hair drooping listlessly, Leyou's heart softened, and he softened his tone, "Lezhi, you know there are many Zerg outside, right? It's impossible to completely isolate Zerg. You're still a cub, and you haven't learned how to hunt Zerg yet. What if you encounter danger if you go out alone? The clan has this rule because similar things have happened before."

Leyou reached out and ruffled Lezhi's hair, then continued, "If you really want to go out, you must tell me. We can go out with the gathering team; there will be more people, so it will be safer."

Upon hearing Leyou's final solution, Lezhi was overjoyed, his eyebrows lifting in delight. He had already mentally prepared himself to spend his infancy within the clan, but suddenly, a glimmer of hope appeared. "Okay, I understand."

After resolving the cub's little tantrum, Leyou turned to go outside to start a fire, while Lezhi enthusiastically began preparations. The cleaning was complete; Lezhi took out the sweet moss and washed it as well, then chopped all the seasonings that needed to be minced.

The meats were also cut into appropriate sizes according to their categories, and stone fruits were already being cooked in the pot. He used his own seasoning to rub and marinate the meats that were to be grilled, and after a while, they could be grilled over the fire.

Just then, Leyou finished his work and ran in to ask if there was anything he could help with. Lezhi then handed over the task of chopping meat to Leyou. He wanted to make a meat patty, which required chopping the meat into minced meat, a huge undertaking.

Leyou was very happy to be able to help, and soon chopped the piece of meat that Lezhi had specially set aside into small pieces, as Lezhi had requested. The stone fruit was now fully cooked, and Lezhi took it out and tasted it. It had a thick layer of powder, a slightly sweet taste, and no other strange flavors. Determined that it would be usable, Lezhi crushed the cooked stone fruit and mixed it with the minced meat.

Seeing how much effort Lezhi, with her tiny frame, was putting together the mixture, Leyou, her cheeks flushed from cuteness, quickly took over the task.

"I'll handle this. Just tell me what to do."

"Okay, mix these well, then add the seasonings over there and keep mixing well, then knead it until it's elastic."

Although Leyou didn't understand what "gaining strength" meant in Lezhi's final instruction, he still started doing what he could. With Leyou's help, the rest of the work was completed smoothly. Finally, under Lezhi's guidance, Leyou successfully made a lump of meat that had reached the "gaining strength" stage.

Next, it was time to start cooking. Leyou watched from the side and found that Lezhi was quite skilled at using fire, so he skewered the marinated meat and went to the fire pit outside to start grilling it.

Under Maoqiu's watchful gaze, Lezhi cut the reserved fatty meat into small pieces and rendered it into oil in a pot. He then poured the oil into a suitable container and set the cracklings aside. With a little salt, these would also make a delicious dish.

The furry ball, already dazed by the delicious aroma, nervously patted Lezhi's shoulder with its paws, made a soft "cheep" sound, and then nudged Lezhi's cheek with its head fur, indicating that it was time to feed it.

Lezhi, who had already figured out some of Maoqiu's usual mannerisms and movements, was amused by the sensation of Maoqiu's fur brushing against her cheek and laughed. She didn't last long before raising her hands in surrender.

"Alright, alright, here, you can only eat this much for now. You can eat more when the main meal is served, okay?"

He secretly fed the furball a few bits of fried pork fat, which finally calmed it down. Lezhi breathed a sigh of relief and set the pan up again to fry meat patties. He used up more than half of the mixed meat filling in the bowl before stopping. He washed the pan, added water, and planned to make a vegetable and meatball soup; otherwise, all the fried and grilled food today would be too much of a heat rash.

After the water boiled, I shaped the remaining minced meat into small meatballs and dropped them into the pot one by one. Once the meatballs were almost cooked, I added some vegetables. Finally, I only added a little salt for seasoning.

"If only I had pepper..." Lezhi murmured to herself, recalling the various seasonings from her past life.

But it's not bad now, at least the ingredients are very fresh, and because there are fewer seasonings, they can better taste the original flavor of the ingredients. After finishing all the work, Lezhi carried the meat patties outside and fed them to Leyou, who was working hard to grill the meat.

The barbecue was nearing its end. When dividing the meat, Lezhi had carefully selected the cuts, ensuring the fat was evenly distributed and using the tenderest pieces for grilling. She had also cut the meat into smaller pieces, making it faster to grill than grilling large chunks. By the time Lezhi came out, the air outside was filled with the aroma of barbecue.

The aroma with and without seasoning is on completely different levels. This time, the seasoning was plentiful, making the fragrance even more intense. Fortunately, the tree spirits don't live very close to each other; otherwise, being bombarded by such a strong aroma up close but unable to enjoy it would be torture for the other members of the tribe.

"Lezhi, you're done! Come on over! The meat you prepared looks so delicious when grilled. Come and try some. I couldn't resist eating one just now, it was so good!"

Seeing Lezhi holding a large plate, Leyou called him over, but his eyes were fixed on the golden-brown, tempting meat pie on the plate.

He now has a bias against the food that Lezhi makes. The piece of grilled meat that he couldn't resist secretly eating just now was, without exaggeration, the most delicious grilled meat that Leyou had ever eaten, bar none.

If Lezhi can make simple grilled meat so delicious, just thinking about how delicious a meat patty made with great care would be makes Leyou's mouth water uncontrollably.

"Here it is. Hmm, this barbecue smells really good. I just threw it together, but it turned out pretty good." Lezhi plopped down in the seat that Leyou had specially reserved for him and used his chopsticks to pick up a meat patty and feed it to Leyou, who was still working.

"Here, this is a freshly baked meat patty. Try it and see how it tastes. There will also be a soup later."

"Mmm, delicious. Hmm, it'll be ready soon..."

Seeing that Lezhi had already started feeding the other two-legged creatures, Maoqiu, who hadn't received any more food after eating the fried dough, became anxious. It kept pawing and moving on Lezhi's shoulder, chirping incessantly, as if afraid that Lezhi would forget about it.

"Okay, okay, I haven't forgotten you. Here, this is for you."

Having anticipated this, Lezhi took the large leaf that Leyou had washed and placed there, and gave Maoqiu half of the meat patty, indicating that this was its share.

Seeing that Maoqiu had already started to eat heartily, Leyou immediately sped up his work. By the time Lezhi finished grilling the remaining meat for him, there were no meat patties left for Maoqiu.

The two of them gathered around the fire pit and brought out all the food they had prepared in the house. They began to enjoy their feast on the spot. With Maoqiu around, not a single bite of the food was left.