The several-hundred-square-meter yard was quite elegant. On one side of the dining room, there were sliding doors leading to the backyard. By the pavilion outside, a portable earthen stove had been set up.
When they'd first prepared for family barbecues, they'd bought several types of grills—everything you could need—though they'd never been used.
Eloise hated seeing usable wooden things go to waste. Now that she was in charge of cooking, she'd bought a simple earthen stove from a rural banquet supplier and set it up in the yard.
The property's bathroom cleaning staff would chop up old bed frames and wood that others had thrown away and bring them over. Quite a pile had accumulated now.
Ruth had even bought her some regular coal briquettes. Though there were some safety concerns, Eloise enjoyed it.
Since she was careful and attentive, everyone agreed that food cooked over a wood fire or simmered in a clay pot tasted better.
