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Chapter 309 Red-haired Snow Ferret

"Look! It's a red-haired ferret. Aren't ferrets usually white or off-white? This is the first time I've seen a red one."

Ye Jintang walked forward excitedly. The ferret in front of her looked at her vigilantly, but had no intention of running away. It still held the hare tightly and refused to let go.

Looking at the stubborn little look in the ferret's eyes, Ye Jintang chuckled.

If she wasn't afraid that the ferret would bite her, she really wanted to go up and touch it.

"It's just a little cub, but it's so fierce and protective of its food."

"Is it the cub? How did you tell?"

"That look is too stupid. Let's give the hare to the little snow ferret. It probably just left its mother's nest and has not eaten for who knows how long."

"Okay, I don't mind having a hare."

The two men said a few words and turned away without moving forward.

The little ferret waited until the two people walked away before loosening its mouth. It looked around vigilantly and dragged the hare to a safe place to eat it.

After shooting a few pheasants, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo did not stay outside for long and quickly returned to the camp. The fine snow had stopped, but it was surprisingly cold. When they returned to the camp, they felt that their feet were frozen.

"If it doesn't snow tonight, we have to set off tomorrow. If we delay any further, we may not be able to reach Ningchuan City before the New Year."

Xiao Mo glanced at the thick snow on the official road. Even with anti-skid chains, he was still a little worried.

"As long as there's no heavy snow, it won't be a big problem. It's just that people will walk slower on the road."

"Well, let's set off as soon as possible. The winter in Ningchuan Prefecture is very cold, and this is just the beginning."

It gets dark very early at night. Ye Jintang felt that it was dark not long after he came back from hunting.

"I'll let you taste my cooking skills later. When I was at the border, the beggar's chicken I made was really good."

Xiao Mo plucked some feathers from the pheasant he had shot in the afternoon, and dug out some mud from under the campfire, wanting to smear it on the pheasant to make beggar's chicken.

"It would be nice to have dried lotus leaves. Beggar's chicken cooked with lotus leaves is the most delicious."

"I have."

"Uh?"

"Lotus leaf is also a medicinal herb. Wait for me, I'll get it."

There were indeed dried lotus leaves in Ye Jintang's space. She originally wanted to raise only carp and crucian carp, but later she thought it would be better to raise some lotus flowers as well. So she released the pond that she had originally disliked for taking up space and used it to raise fish and lotus flowers.

Taking the lotus leaf, Xiao Mo plucked the pheasant in his hand clean, including the skin and feathers, and stuffed some spices into the pheasant's stomach. He then wrapped it tightly with the lotus leaf, and then wrapped it with a thick layer of yellow mud, and buried it under the bonfire.

"Is this okay? We don't have to burn it on the bonfire?"

"No, the temperature in the campfire is high and it will easily burn the beggar's chicken."

The bonfire was burning brightly, but it was still very cold sitting next to it. Xiao Mo didn't want Ye Jintang to suffer the cold, so he wanted to let her go into the tent, but she wanted to watch the guards fighting outside. He had no choice but to get her a thick cloak to put on.

The cloak with Xiao Mo's unique aura seemed to be warmer than other cloaks.

The guards fought fiercely in the cold wind, and Xiao Mo's beggar's chicken was finally ready.

He personally dug out a lump of mud from under the campfire, and gently squeezed it with his hands. The mud shell cracked open, and the rich fragrance of lotus leaves wafted to his face.

"It smells so good. Your Majesty's cooking skills are really good."

"That's right, I didn't lie to you."

The thick mud shell is peeled off to reveal the lotus leaves inside. The dried lotus leaves are now covered with grease and look very greasy.

Xiao Mo washed his hands and gently tore open the lotus leaf, revealing the tender white pheasant meat inside.

"Cold weather is not all bad. This hot beggar's chicken can be eaten after it cools down a bit."

While talking, Xiao Mo tore off a piece of chicken leg and stuffed it directly into Ye Jintang's mouth, "How does it taste?"

"It's delicious. The pheasant meat is very tender. Give me another piece."

Ye Jintang has eaten a lot of delicacies from land and sea, and the beggar's chicken made by Xiao Mo today is even more delicious than that made by Michelin chefs.

The two of us took turns eating and had a great time.

While eating beggar's chicken, Ye Jintang always felt that someone was staring at her, and it made her feel uncomfortable.

She looked back several times but didn't see anything unusual, which made her feel uneasy.

Just when Ye Jintang was feeling a little panicked, this feeling came again.

She turned her head sharply and just saw a fiery red tail disappear behind a big tree not far away.

Ye Jintang's fiery red tail looks a little familiar. Isn't this the little ferret that snatched the pheasant from her today?

Did it smell the beggar's chicken and come here to eat it?

"If you want to eat beggar's chicken, come here by yourself. Why are you hiding behind the tree?"

Ye Jintang, who was holding the chicken leg, took a big bite and started eating slowly. She made loud noises on purpose while eating and seemed to be enjoying it very much.

The little ferret hiding behind the big tree was probably so greedy that it boldly poked its little head out and looked at her warily.

At this time Xiao Mo also saw the little snow ferret.

"This little ferret is quite brave. With so many of us here, it actually dared to show its head."

"I'll give it something to eat. It must be starving, otherwise it wouldn't have come to spy on us quietly."

"You just throw the beggar chicken into the woods and let it eat itself."

"Row."

Ye Jintang threw the half beggar's chicken in her hand into the woods. The little ferret rushed over, picked up the beggar's chicken and ran into the woods. Halfway through, it did not forget to look back at her.

"Luckily, Xuetuan isn't here. If he were here, the ferret wouldn't even be able to eat a chicken bone."

"Recently, Xuetuan likes to go to the mountains to catch live animals to eat. It's already dark, and he hasn't come back yet."

Speaking of Xuetuan, Ye Jintang was somewhat worried. She didn't know if the cat would become wild if it ate too much raw meat. However, Xuetuan drank so much of her spring water and was very smart now. It shouldn't be the case that he would disown his master.

The next morning, when Ye Jintang opened his eyes, he saw Xuetuan sleeping in the tent.

I don't know when it came back last night. Its body was very clean, except for a chicken feather hanging from the corner of its mouth, revealing that it didn't go out to play pheasant yesterday.

The snow had stopped and the north wind had also weakened. All the carriages were fitted with anti-skid chains and the carriage team finally set off again.

The carriage equipped with anti-skid chains slowed down sharply in the thick snow, and at the end of the day it could not travel even half of its normal speed.

In the afternoon, everyone who had been walking all day chose a place to set up tents and rest early. The weather was too cold and no one could stand walking for a long time.

The king's tent was tidied up and Lu Zhu placed a charcoal brazier inside before letting Ye Jintang get off the warm carriage.

"Xuetuan ran away again?"

Ye Jintang looked around but didn't see Xuetuan. He knew without hesitation that the boy was addicted to hunting and went out to look for game again.

"It's good for Xuetuan to practice hunting. Maybe he can protect you in the future." Xiao Mo glanced at the roof of the carriage with a smile.

"Forget it. It's good enough that I don't have to protect it."