Originally, Jiang Heng just wanted to send Pī Lā out to get some ingredients, but in the end, Mann, Dōu Lí Ōu, who had nothing to do, and Falko, the old driver, all went along.
Although this task didn't necessarily require a driver, they still brought Falko along, after all, they were a team.
While Jiang Heng called on Rebecca to help modify the electric grill, ordinary electric grills weren't suitable for grilling barbeque, so they needed to be adjusted.
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Time went by little by little, and soon it was midnight.
Night City was still brightly lit, and this city that never slept only truly showed its vitality at night.
On the roof of the luxurious apartment building on Clarendon Street in Watson District, Jiang Heng and Rebecca had finished modifying the electric grill and moved it to the balcony.
Some vegetables were also washed and prepared, tables and chairs were in place, and the most important beer and drinks were also brought out, waiting for Mann and the others to bring back the meat.
It was just a pity that it wasn't summer, so drinking beer would be a little cold.
On a hot summer night, with three or five friends, blowing river wind or sea wind, eating barbecue, and enjoying ice-cold beer, that was definitely one of life's great pleasures.
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Soon, Mann and the others returned, and when Jiang Heng saw what they had brought, he was instantly shocked.
Each of the four was carrying a large bag, and it seemed that each bag weighed at least twenty kilograms.
"Did you guys rob the butcher?" Jiang Heng couldn't help but ask.
Mann: "Hmm~ How did you know?"
Jiang Heng: "…"
Mann: "Haha, just kidding, robbing isn't necessary, we're good citizens who abide by the law. We were originally planning to pay for it, but who would have thought that this meat was reserved by a rich man, so we planned to buy some from that rich man. I have to say, rich people are rich, they don't even look at our little bit of money! They just gave us all this meat!"
Jiang Heng was speechless again, he didn't believe a single punctuation mark in Mann's words.
But that didn't matter, the most important thing now was to deal with the meat first.
Wash it clean, cut it into appropriate sizes, and preferably marinate it a little bit.
Of course, there was no way they could finish so much meat, so they could only freeze it in the refrigerator.
However, Jiang Heng had a new idea, they could marinate and dry this meat to make bacon!
As a native of Sichuan, Jiang Heng was quite fond of bacon and sausages, the thought of them made his mouth water.
But the conditions weren't quite right, because Sichuan bacon generally needed to be smoked, during the smoking process, they could choose some scraps of fragrant wood, which would give the bacon a wood aroma.
But in Night City, wood was hard to find, how could they smoke bacon? Could they make Jiang Heng go to the green park in the city center to chop down some trees?
Even if they did that, it wouldn't be enough, after all, freshly cut wet wood wouldn't burn.
Of course, bacon didn't have to be smoked, air-drying was actually also possible, but that felt like something was missing.
The idea was beautiful, but when they tried to put it into practice, they found that things were quite troublesome.
In this way, time came to two in the morning, with the help of Rebecca and the others, Jiang Heng finally managed to prepare all the meat ingredients.
The stove was turned on, preheated for a while, then the ingredients were placed on top to start grilling, and soon the aroma began to spread, meanwhile, Jiang Heng didn't forget to brush some oil on top, sprinkle some salt, pepper, and other seasonings.
Sizzle sizzle~
The pork belly was grilled with a sizzling sound, a burst of meat fragrance went into the noses of those eagerly waiting, and for a moment, everyone started swallowing, their eyes shining brightly as they stared at the meat that began to ooze oil.
Even Lucy and the three girls in the house smelled the fragrance, they couldn't help but run out, who could stay focused on work in this situation?
Looking at the group of people surrounding him, Jiang Heng couldn't help but smile, he felt that he had slightly warped the cyberpunk style.
But it didn't matter, in this city of steel where everything was cold except the gun barrels, having such a group of friends who were worth trusting was rare.
Mann and the others were undoubtedly trustworthy, but Qi Wei needed to be watched more closely.
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The city was still bustling late at night, and there were not only roaring vehicles on the streets, but also occasional gunshots, explosions, sirens, roars, and screams.
This was the most ordinary night in Night City.
But on the roof of a building, Jiang Heng was surrounded by a few friends, eating barbecue, drinking a little wine, chatting, and even Pī Lā, the atmosphere maker, was performing for everyone.
This small roof platform seemed to become a paradise in this city of steel.
After eating and drinking, everyone rested for a while and then went about their business.
The cleaning was left to Mann and the others, after all, Jiang Heng had just worked hard on the barbecue.
While Lucy, Qi Wei, and Sasha, the three hackers, continued to decrypt David's dream device.