Chapter 221 Roasted Bamboo Rat
Su Wanyan had a great time in the hot spring villa. When Ji Xiaohan was busy during the day, she would wander around the villa alone, mingling with the servants there, and even getting along well with the three wolfhounds, Ah Huang, Ah Hei, and Ah Hua, who were responsible for guarding the gate.
Behind the villa is a stretch of fields, which also belong to Ji Xiaohan. Further away is a small hill with fruit trees and a bamboo forest halfway up the hill. In the bamboo forest in winter, there are not only endless winter bamboo shoots, but also a kind of wild bamboo rat that feeds exclusively on bamboo.
The people here discovered bamboo rats as a delicacy very early on, because these creatures reproduce too quickly and are highly destructive. A bamboo rat can eat all the young bamboo shoots and then gnaw through a large bamboo. After the bamboo dies, it cannot regenerate new young bamboo, and the bamboo forest will slowly disappear.
Therefore, every day people in Zhuangzi, no matter adults or children, would squat in the bamboo forest to catch bamboo rats. This was also a delicious snack they often had. The bamboo rats were peeled and chopped into pieces, and then stewed with fresh and dried bamboo rats. It was delicious.
In her past life, Su Wanyan had eaten all sorts of unpalatable food while accompanying her companions on missions. Naturally, she could readily accept a delicacy like bamboo rat. So, when Ji Xiaohan finished his errands and came to look for the young princess, he saw her sitting around a fire with a group of children, roasting bamboo rat.
The group of children were drooling over the sizzling bamboo rats, and his little princess was also drooling with greed. The man couldn't help but laugh, they were really children at heart.
Those who didn't know the truth thought that the little princess was being mistreated and abused, and they would even drool over a skinny bamboo rat with not much meat on it.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The children were very active and were the first to notice Prince Xiao standing not far away and looking at them. The children were all raised on the farm and knew who their real master was since they were young. This time, when they heard that Prince Xiao had brought his little princess to stay at the farm for a while, they saw the tall and handsome man and saw his clothes, they knew that this was the legendary Prince Xiao.
Su Wanyan turned around when she heard this and saw a man in a dark golden robe standing not far away. She couldn't help but smile sweetly at him, "Your Highness, we are roasting bamboo rats. Would you like to try some?"
Even when there were outsiders present, Su Wanyan still knew the "rules" and would not call him by his full name.
Ji Xiaohan nodded slightly, walked over, and asked the children who were kneeling on the ground to stand up. He did not drive them away, but asked them to stay and wait to share the roasted bamboo rat.
The children and the little princess caught six bamboo rats together, enough for them to share. Su Wanyan's barbecue skills were amazing. The six bamboo rats were skewered and roasted over the fire. The sizzling sound was really tempting.
Although Prince Xiao was a delicate and precious person, he was given a golden and crispy roasted leg by the little princess. Ji Xiaohan felt extremely satisfied while eating the bamboo rat roasted by the little princess herself.
The children were both reserved and greedy. After getting the bamboo rats given to them by the little princess, they stood away obediently to leave space for their two noble masters.
"How does it taste?" Su Wanyan also ate with her hands, with a few drops of oil hanging from the corners of her mouth, and looked at Ji Xiaohan eagerly.
Ji Xiaohan smiled faintly and praised generously, "It tastes delicious. It is the most delicious delicacy I have ever tasted."
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