Barbecue

They came to the foot of the mountain they often went to before."Are you sure we're going to camp here?" Ji Aier looked up at the top of the mountain and said."I like this place." Ji En said. He chose this place just based on his feeling, without any rational basis.Finally, they chose to set up the tent on that flat open space. She looked up and looked around. There were no signs of rolling stones, rolling logs, or weathered rocks above. And there was a clear mountain spring flowing down from the mountain beside them. Also, from this open space, they could overlook the scenery of the entire valley. In fact, this was an ideal camping site, Ji Aier evaluated in the end.Ji En didn't do nothing as he usually did. He actually very consciously helped Ji Aier carry the things from the car and also helped set up the tent. When they had set up the simple tent, Ji En started a fire on one side, and Ji Aier put the prepared food on the clean plastic sheet that had been laid out.But when Ji Aier had put all the things in place, Ji En still hadn't managed to start the fire. Instead, he made his face very black. Looking at him, she thought of Bao Gong (a famous honest official in Chinese history known for his black face)."Haha, your face is so black," Ji Aier pointed at Ji En's face and laughed heartily."How dare you laugh at me!" Ji En came over and actually tried to smear his hands, which were extremely black and covered with charcoal dust, on Ji Aier's face."No, help!" Ji Aier was so scared that she started to run, but she hadn't run two steps when she was hugged by Ji En. Then her face also suffered. She could imagine what she looked like at the moment."You're even blacker than me, so you're not allowed to laugh." Ji En looked at his "masterpiece" and said, then let go of Ji Aier and continued to squat down to start the fire. This was the first time she saw him work so hard on something, and he showed great perseverance in achieving his goal.This time, he changed his strategy. He didn't try to light the charcoal directly. Instead, he lit a candle, let the wax drip on the charcoal, and then put some dead branches and fallen leaves underneath. Soon, the charcoal burned. Then he looked up and smiled at Ji Aier like a soldier who had won a battle.Ji Aier also smiled because this was a result achieved entirely through Ji En's own efforts. Maybe for ordinary people, this was a very simple thing, but for Ji En, it was already quite remarkable.When Ji Aier was turning the chicken wings and corn on the grill, Ji En came back after washing his face. Now, only Ji Aier had a black face. She handed the almost grilled corn to Ji En."Try it. Is it too salty?" Ji Aier said to Ji En."Pfft, it's bitter!" Ji En took a bite and spat it out."No way! I specifically chose sweet corn!" Could it be that she had put the wrong seasoning? Ji Aier quickly took it and took a bite. No, it was very sweet! "It's not bitter at all!""Then you can eat it. I want to eat this." Ji En reached out and took the chicken wing on the grill. Ji Aier was completely defeated by him. He even did such a childish thing."It tastes terrible. Here you are! I'll grill it myself!" Ji En also handed the chicken wing he had taken a bite of to Ji Aier and started grilling the cucumber himself. Then Ji Aier could only stand aside and eat the things he didn't want. Suddenly, she thought if this was another strange way for him to show his concern.