Before Li Gan could say anything, the crown prince quietly tugged at his sleeve and said, "Daddy, what are millet flour cakes? What are prickly buds?" As for perilla leaves, the crown prince had a vague guess.

Because in the Empress Dowager's palace, there was a very majestic aunt named Zi Su.

The Crown Prince took the Grandson's hand and smiled gently: "About this, we have to ask your Uncle Li."

Millet flour is probably the coarser kind of yellow rice flour. However, it was rarely eaten in the palace. When they needed sticky rice to make steamed snacks, they used the fine glutinous rice tributed from the south of the Yangtze River.

The young shoots of thorns sound like they should be some kind of wild vegetable or tree buds, but they are not eaten in the palace.

Li Gan hesitated for a moment and looked at Xia Daohua carefully.

Seeing that the child was dressed neatly and had bright eyes, the only thing he had was a strange hairstyle. But maybe it was because the child was young and had not grown his hair yet, he became somewhat interested.

Looking at the eager Crown Prince and the interested Crown Prince, Li Gan nodded readily:

"Thank you for bothering me. But with so many of us here, I wonder if it would be too much trouble."

He was actually asking implicitly: Is the place big enough? Is there enough food?

Xia Daohua heard it and thought to herself, if you dare to eat too much, I will stuff you to death!

However, on second thought, although these people were wearing cloth, they were all made of the finest Jiangnan cloth, and the colors were very bright. Moreover, from head to toe, there was not even a patch on them, and it was obvious that their clothes were newly made.

I guess even if these people are not Hu people, they are not ordinary people.

It is quite reasonable for dignitaries to have such concerns.

Xia Daohua smiled and said:

"It's not a bother, it's not a bother. The house is quite tidy, and my mother is a good cook. It's just that the house is simple and the food is just plain. I hope you guests won't mind."

Li Gan also laughed. This kid was not only not stage-frightened, but also spoke in a coherent manner. He was quite unusual!

If this was an ordinary village girl, as soon as I spoke, her face would have turned red and she wouldn't even be able to speak clearly, right? !

Li Gan forgot that not only was he not wearing the black mask, he was also wearing some ugly makeup...

Now this monkey face certainly doesn't have the lethality to make young ladies blush and be speechless with shyness!

Xia Daohua smiled and pointed in the direction of her home:

"My home is over there. It's the one with the bright-looking fenced yard. It's perfect for us to go there now! If we delay any longer, we won't be able to enjoy the delicious food!"

After Xia Daohua finished speaking, she turned around and walked ahead, smiling as she led the way for Li Gan and the others.

Li Gan exchanged glances with the crown prince, picked up the prince, and looked at his two subordinates again. Seeing that they had similar intentions, he said goodbye to Master Shen Qi and the others, and followed Xia Daohua's footsteps and walked forward.

After walking only a hundred or so steps, Xia Daohua and the others ran into Lihua, who was looking for her to go home for dinner.

When Lihua saw Daohua, she rushed over, grabbed her ear, and twisted it:

"Stinky Rice Flower! Where have you been? It's already dinner time, why are you still hanging around outside? You're really pissing me off!"

Xia Daohua was also straightforward, with a clear voice, and she admitted her mistake very readily without even stuttering:

"Oh, oh, it hurts, it hurts, sister, please let go! Sister, I was wrong, I was really wrong! Please let go, my ears are going to burn!"

When Li Gan and the others first saw Li Hua, their eyes immediately brightened. Then they all turned to look at Li Gan!

This young lady is really outstanding in appearance!

Almost as good as Li Gan!

Although Xia Daohua is quite pretty and can be considered a beauty, she is still a teenager after all! Don’t you see that her hair is all bumpy and lumpy? Hasn’t she grown it out yet?

Lihua has already become a beautiful young girl with graceful figure.

However, hearing Lihua's crackling sound like firecrackers and the rough action of grabbing Xia Daohua's ears at this time shocked Li Gan and the others.

They were used to seeing gentle, virtuous and polite young ladies in the capital, but had they ever seen such a fierce and aggressive wild girl?

The crown prince turned his head away immediately, hugged Li Gan's neck tightly, and looked at the crown prince pitifully, silently asking him with his eyes:

"Dad, are we still going to eat this meal?"

The crown prince suppressed his laughter and gave him several glances in reply:

"Go! Why not? Are you afraid she'll eat you?"

The crown prince thought about it, pursed his lips, and leaned on Li Gan's shoulder, still holding Li Gan's neck tightly.

The crown prince tried his best to hold back his laughter and walked behind Li Gan, but he felt inexplicably relaxed and happy in his heart.

If I hadn't left the palace, I would never have encountered such interesting people and things!

Lihua let go of Xia Daohua in less than three seconds after she cried out in pain. Only then did she notice that there was a group of people following her. Seeing Lihua's gaze turn to Li Gan and the others, Xia Daohua hurriedly introduced them to her:

"These guests are passing through our village. I just told you that my mother has made delicious millet flour buns, cold-mixed perilla leaves, and stir-fried young shoots of prickly ash, and we're inviting them to our house for dinner."

After hearing this, Lihua couldn't help but glare at Xia Daohua: "How could you be so capable?"

When he turned to face Li Gan and his group, he put on a proper smile and bowed:

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

When Xia Daohua heard Lihua say "My dear", she realized that calling him "guest" might not be appropriate. But she still looked like a little kid after all, so she thought no one would care if she said something wrong.

Sure enough, Li Gan and his group exchanged a few polite words with Lihua, then calmly followed them back to Old Xia's house.

It's a little late for lunch at this time.

Jiang brought Xia Youtian's lunch to the field. Everyone had returned, but Lihua had gone to look for Daohua and had not returned yet. She did not eat first, but only gave a piece of cake to Linghua and Wulang each, letting them fill their stomachs first.

Jiang was just waiting expectantly when Lihua and Xia Daohua came in, bringing a group of strangers with them!

However, when she saw that there was a teenager and a child among this group of people, Jiang's heart, which had just risen to her throat, instantly relaxed.

If these guys were really bad guys and bullies, they wouldn't go out and commit crimes with children in tow!

When Jiang heard that it was Xia Daohua who invited them to dinner, she didn't say anything. Instead, she hurriedly took down half a smoked rabbit and a piece of bacon from the eaves and fried two meat dishes.

Originally, the table was covered with a bowl of millet flour cakes and a small plate of fried elm seed tofu balls, which was full of green and various wild vegetables.

Not only do we have the cold-mixed perilla leaves and stir-fried young shoots mentioned by Xia Daohua, but we also have dandelions, plantain, purslane, shepherd's purse, and garlic chives...

Not to mention that the crown prince and the prince grandson who grew up in the deep palace had never eaten it, even Li Gan, who had traveled all over the country, could not recognize all the varieties.

Fortunately, Jiang had added a dish of smoked rabbit meat stir-fried with dried red peppers and a dish of stir-fried bacon with bok choy. Otherwise, they wouldn't have known which dish to start with.