dognovel Chapter 310 The Charm of Lotus Leaf Chicken
Chapter 310 The Charm of Lotus Leaf Chicken
As the sun sets, Ye Jintang rests in the king's tent.
Ever since she had eaten the beggar's chicken made by Xiao Mo last time, she had been thinking about it.
As soon as the tent was set up, she asked Luzhu to bring a large casserole. She grabbed the chicken she raised from the space, cleaned it, wrapped it tightly in lotus leaves, and simmered it in the casserole over low heat.
After a while, a lot of hot steam came out of the casserole. Ye Jintang deliberately opened the small door that Xuetuan usually used to enter and exit the tent to dissipate the heat.
She sat in front of the charcoal brazier with a book in her hand, reading while waiting for the lotus leaf chicken to be cooked.
She didn't know how long it was before she felt the little snow ferret come back again.
Through the small gap in the tent, I saw a furry little head shaking outside the tent.
Last time, the little ferret just watched the food from afar, but now it has become bolder and dares to sneak outside her tent.
"The lotus leaf chicken isn't ready yet, but I have some dried meat here, would you like to try it?"
When the little snow ferret heard Ye Jintang talking, it bravely stretched out its head to reveal a cute little face. Its entire body was not covered with long, fiery red hair. Its little face was still white, with the color gradually darkening from the ears and gradually turning into a maroon color at the tip of its tail.
With a beautiful coat of red hair and a pair of lively eyes like small black beans, Ye Jintang was extremely fascinated by it.
She took out some dried meat and tried to trick it into the tent to see if she could get some fur.
The little ferret was not so easily fooled. It took a look at the dried meat in Ye Jintang's hand and was unmoved. It just squatted outside the tent and looked inside curiously.
Ye Jintang followed its eyes and looked at the casserole. It seemed that it wanted to eat lotus leaf chicken.
"You're quite picky."
The lotus leaf chicken in the casserole has been stewed for a while, and even the soup has a strong lotus leaf aroma.
Ye Jintang poked the chicken with chopsticks and felt that it was already cooked, so he took out one and placed it on a wooden plate on the small table.
Layer after layer of lotus leaves opened, and a rich aroma quickly spread. Even Ye Jintang couldn't help drooling after smelling it. It turned out that the products produced in her space were all top-quality. She had never eaten such a fragrant lotus leaf chicken.
The lotus leaf opened completely, revealing the tender white chicken inside. Ye Jintang took a bite herself and found it was just as delicious as she had imagined.
She was just thinking about breaking off a chicken leg to trick the little ferret in, when she saw a flash of red light in front of her eyes. The little ferret, who had been outside the tent just a moment ago, had rushed to her at some point, snatched the chicken leg from her hand in the blink of an eye, and jumped onto the cage next to her to devour the meal.
Looking at his empty fingers, Ye Jintang couldn't believe that the little snow ferret was so fast.
Her five senses are much stronger than those of ordinary people, but she didn't even notice the little snow ferret's movements, which shows that it is extremely sensitive.
The little ferret ate meat with big mouthfuls and was not afraid of people. Its bright big eyes would glance at Ye Jintang from time to time.
Just then, Xuetuan, who had gone out for fun, came back.
As it approached the tent, it smelled the scent of the little ferret.
"Meow..."
The snowball quickly locked onto the little snow ferret and rushed towards it.
"Xuetuan, come here."
Ye Jintang was startled. The snowball was much bigger than the little snow ferret. If it bit it hard, the little snow ferret would probably die.
Unfortunately, as soon as Ye Jintang finished trying to stop him, Xuetuan had already pounced over.
The little snow ferret didn't take Xuetuan seriously. It jumped down from the cage with a chicken leg in its mouth and ran out of the tent in the blink of an eye. Xuetuan looked at the empty tent in a daze.
It was clearly about to catch the little ferret, so why did it run away?
"Meow."
Xuetuan was unwilling to give in and wanted to continue chasing, but was stopped by Ye Jintang.
She rubbed Snowball's furry head and said to comfort him, "The little snow ferret is still a cub, a baby, you can't bully it."
Xuetuan took a look outside the tent, but there was no sign of the little snow ferret, so he had to give up.
Xuetuan, who was in a bad mood, turned his head to look at the steaming casserole and started to act cute. He also wanted to eat lotus leaf chicken.
Inside the tent, Ye Jintang shared his lotus leaf chicken with Xuetuan to comfort its wounded heart. Outside the tent, a bonfire was lit and people gathered in groups of three or five, sitting around it to boil water and cook.
Traveling in the snow for a long time caused many people to suffer from frostbite. When resting in the camp at night, almost everyone had a bottle of frostbite cream to apply on their hands and feet.
"Our princess is really amazing. My old frostbite didn't itch or hurt like hell in such bad weather. We should really thank the queen."
"Who said it wasn't true? When we first started our journey, I thought that even if we didn't die, we would be exhausted. But that's not the case. We had good food and accommodation along the way. Even though we encountered a few sneak attacks, we were unscathed. I wouldn't even dare to imagine what would happen in other places."
A few servants sat by the campfire, applying frostbite ointment and talking about Ye Jintang.
It has to be said that Ye Jintang was very good to his servants. At least he didn't treat them too harshly in terms of food, clothing and other expenses.
While traveling in this freezing weather, everyone can eat well and wear warm clothes and won't go hungry.
Lu Zhu, who was passing by, heard everyone's comments on Ye Jintang and smiled, "As long as you are loyal to the queen, the queen will not treat you unfairly."
"Miss Luzhu is right. People are all made of flesh and blood. The queen is kind to us, so we will naturally remember it in our hearts."
Several servants were talking to Luzhu with a laugh.
Luzhu chatted with everyone and walked towards the king's tent. When she was halfway there, she saw a red shadow rushing towards her. She was unable to dodge and the red shadow hit her leg. Before she could react, the red shadow ran away, leaving only some oil stains on the corner of her skirt.
"Oh my god, that wasn't a weasel just now. That doesn't seem right. Weasels aren't red."
Frightened, Luzhu took two quick steps, fearing that she would encounter something strange.
After she met Ye Jintang, she told her about this. Ye Jintang laughed so hard that he told her the story of the little snow ferret.
The weather was slightly warmer the next day, and Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo rode on horseback together.
Near noon, Ye Jintang suddenly saw that the little snow ferret had somehow laid down on the roof of her carriage and was sleeping soundly together with Xuetuan.
"They were fighting fiercely last night, how come they are sleeping together in the blink of an eye?"
"Who sleeps together?"
Xiao Mo, who was standing by, was completely confused.
"Look at the roof of the carriage."
The snowball is completely white, which is very eye-catching even in the vast expanse of white. The red fur of the little snow ferret is like a ball of flame, and its color is even more brilliant against the backdrop of the snowball, making it difficult to ignore.
"Why do I feel like the little ferret is relying on you?"
"Well, he's a greedy little ferret. He forgets who he is when he's given something delicious."
Sure enough, when they set up camp at night, the little snow ferret and Xuetuan came to Ye Jintang to ask for food.
"Xuetuan, you've become a bad person. Before, when you wanted to eat chicken, you would go to the mountain to catch it yourself. Why do you come to me for food now?"
For several days in a row, the little snow ferret followed Xuetuan to eat and drink. Ye Jintang finally touched its soft long fur. As a reward, she gave the little snow ferret some spiritual spring water to drink. The little snow ferret liked Ye Jintang even more, and it followed her wherever she went.
Seeing that the little snow ferret refused to leave her side, Ye Jintang named it Flame. Its red fur looked like a ball of fire in winter as it ran in the snow.