"Click~"
"Delicious! It's a little spicy but not too sweet. It's very crispy and fragrant, and it also has sesame seeds and peanuts inside."
Zhiyin's eyes narrowed with pleasure instantly, and after praising him, he immediately devoured the crisp treats one after another.
In fact, Xiaoya and Xiaoqin made two kinds of chili crisps.
A type of dish without sesame seeds, made purely of fried chili peppers, specifically meant to be eaten with mutton rice noodles.
Another method involves stuffing chili segments with sesame seeds, peanuts, and glutinous rice, resulting in plump, full-grained, and brightly colored segments.
Moreover, they're fried until crispy, making them a great snack to eat anytime.
In short, it is very stimulating to the taste buds, making people gradually addicted and unable to stop.
It's not spicy at first, but it gets spicy after you eat a few, and it gets tastier the more you eat.
After praising the two girls, Zhiyin turned to Xiaoya and Xiaoqin, and under their expectant gazes, gave them a thumbs up, her eyes full of admiration, "Very good, very suitable!!"
"Very good!!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoya and Xiaoqin, who were initially tense, instantly relaxed, and their faces lit up with joyful and happy smiles.
"Grandpa Huang, Mom, Ziyou, come quick, everyone come and try this chili crisp. It's a great snack when you're bored."
Zhiyin, her face beaming, looked at Old Huang and Yao Yulin and waved to them.
"Sigh, bell peppers can be a snack? But their bright color does look quite appetizing."
Old Huang had been incredibly curious ever since he smelled the spicy aroma when Xiaoya and the other person came in, his eyes fixed on the crispy chili peppers. Upon hearing this, he immediately broke free from Ziyou's hand that was helping him apply the medicine.
He eagerly picked one up and put it in his mouth, and then his calm eyes lit up instantly.
"Wow, this is so crispy and fragrant, and it's not spicy at all."
He ate and commented incoherently, his eyes full of enjoyment.
Ziyou's eyes lit up when he saw the food. In his eagerness, he even used his lightness skill and 'whoosh' he darted to Zhiyin's side like a gust of wind, grabbing a handful of crispy chili peppers in each hand with his back to her.
He only left his confidant with the back of his head.
Zhiyin was stunned by his actions, looking up at the back of his head, unable to suppress a smile.
At the same time, one can't help but marvel at how everyone in the world is a foodie!
At this moment, she unconsciously thought of Xing Luxi again. If he were here, he would probably behave the same way.
Thinking of Xing Luxi's exceptionally handsome face, Zhiyin couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
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Achoo, achoo!
Xing Luxi, who was reading in the carriage, suddenly sneezed several times. As if she had thought of something, her previously furrowed brows relaxed, and the corners of her mouth turned up. "It must be Yinyin thinking of me~"
Thinking of his confidant's bright smile, he was moved and immediately put down his book to begin writing a letter...
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"This stuff is delicious, but you can't eat too much, or it'll be too spicy and give you a stomachache..."
Seeing that everyone was completely absorbed in their chewing, with all they could hear was the crunching sound of chewing, Zhiyin couldn't help but laugh and remind them.
"Hehe, no, I don't think it's spicy at all?"
Old Huang shook his head nonchalantly, grabbed a handful of food, and started munching on it with his eyes half-closed.
Zhiyin couldn't help but chuckle. Seeing that it was getting dark and that Zhihua should be back soon, she prepared to cook mutton rice noodles.
"Oh, Xiaoya, Xiaoqin, why did you leave? Wait, didn't I say I was going to treat you to something to eat? It'll be ready soon."
Zhiyin had only turned around for a moment when she saw the two little ones preparing to leave. She immediately grabbed their arms with both hands and gently pushed them back.
Meeting their puzzled gazes, she smiled and said, "Alright, you two can stay here and eat your chili crisps while you wait for me!"
Having said that, he quickly went to the kitchen.
Upon hearing that there would be unfamiliar food, Huang Lao, Ziyou, and Yao Yulin became even more excited.
All six pairs of eyes of the three people were shining with a uniformly bright green light.
Zhiyin hummed a song happily and began to lift the pot lid on her own. In an instant, the extremely rich aroma of mutton soup spread wildly, forcefully and domineeringly vying to enter everyone's nose.
Smelling the overpowering aroma of meat that almost completely masked the spicy and crispy flavors, Old Huang kept sniffing, his eyes filled with ecstasy.
"Wow, this smells so good! Is it lamb?"
He muttered to himself, somewhat uncertainly.
"Really? But isn't mutton supposed to have a strong gamey smell and be unpalatable?"
Ziyou spoke uncertainly from the side, his normally calm eyes completely clouded by craving.
I found the smell of mutton to be so unique, better than any other smell I'd ever had before. It was so fragrant that just smelling it made my mouth water and my saliva levels spike.
At this moment, he realized that his previous thoughts were too naive.
Xinghe Village isn't some small, remote mountain village at all! It's a food paradise!!
As expected of the retired emperor, he is still as sharp as ever, with a keen eye that is unlike that of ordinary people!
They had such a discerning eye that they immediately decided to stay here. If they hadn't, they would have missed out on so many delicious foods!
Thinking of this, his gaze towards Elder Huang became even more admiring, filled with submission to the powerful.
Hehe~
Old Huang felt an overwhelming curiosity, his eyes darting towards the kitchen. He tried to hold back, but finally couldn't resist. With a mischievous grin, he grabbed a handful of spicy crispy snacks and followed Zhiyin.
"My dear granddaughter Yinyin, do you need any help?"
"It's alright, Grandpa Huang, it'll be ready soon."
Just then, Zhiyin was boiling water and cooking noodles. Upon hearing this, she glanced at Old Huang's face, which was beaming like a flower with all its wrinkles smoothed out, and couldn't help but chuckle.
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