Chapter 294 - Plan (1/2)
Zhu Junyang endured the faint pain in his arms and simply said, “She barely has any meat on her body, and isn’t even as heavy as a little chick. She can’t be considered a heavy load!”
”I may look thin, but I have meat on my bones, okay?” Yu Xiaocao was most annoyed at people who said that she was skinny. She clearly ate a lot of food for every meal and even had a better appetite than Xiaolian, but she still couldn’t gain much weight. However, she thought that she was very well-proportioned. She wasn’t emaciated with just bones and skin. As long as she was healthy, wasn’t it better to be thin than fat? At least she didn’t have to worry about losing weight.
Yu Xiaocao touched the young royal prince’s arm, and then widened her eyes and fiercely said, “No matter what, I’m considered half a doctor. You must apply half a month more of medication on your arms. Don’t speak! If you don’t want to practice martial arts and draw a bow anymore, then you don’t have to apply it.”
Zhu Junyang felt that the injury on his arms were not as serious as Yu Xiaocao said, but when he heard that there was a possibility that he couldn’t practice martial arts and use a bow in the future, he immediately closed his mouth in cooperation. Wasn’t it just applying ointment? It wouldn’t hurt or itch, but it was just somewhat troublesome.
Zhu Junfan was also worried about his younger cousin’s arms, but seeing that his beast-like younger cousin behaved like an obedient and gentle cat in front of the lass, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, ‘It’s true that there is always one thing to overcome another ah!’
The purpose of this trip was to hunt for wild boars. Since they had caught the boars, they should go down the mountains now! The youngest son of the Yu Family said that this Yu Xiaocao’s culinary skills was even better than those at Zhenxiu Restaurant. When would he finally be able to eat the authentic roasted chicken and roasted duck?!
Zhu Junfan and his brother walked in front, while Yu Hai held his daughter’s hands and followed closely behind them. The scene of the wild boar chasing his daughter just now had scared Yu Hai. He wished that it was him instead. However, he was too far from her and he couldn’t run as fast as the boar. Thus, he could only stand there without doing anything. Fortunately, the young royal prince was beside his daughter and saved her. Yu Hai secretly vowed in his heart that he would never bring his daughter hunting in the mountains again.
The imperial bodyguards carried the wild boars and young boars back. The bodyguard, who managed to escape punishment, followed the emperor faithfully. He occasionally looked at Yu Xiaocao with complex feelings of gratitude and shame.
When the group came down the mountains, they happened to meet the Yu Family’s neighbor, Madam Mao. She widened her eyes and had a stunned expression on her face, “Oh my god! You guys actually managed to catch two big wild boars! Oh, oh, oh! There are also three young boars! Ah, it’s true that there are no weak soldiers under strong generals ah. The subordinates of the heir of Prince Jing are really outstanding.”
Yu Xiaocao warmly greeted Madam Mao, “Auntie Qian, you’re wrong! The heir was the one who killed the boars! The lord is amazing. He can shoot with great precision; killing one with each shot!”
Madam Mao quickly smiled and fawned on him, “As expected of the heir of Prince Jing. Amazing! Amazing!”
Zhu Junfan smiled faintly at her, and then walked past her. Madam Mao murmured, “My god, are all the noblemen from the capital so good-looking? He looked like an immortal from the heavens. My heart is thumping because of his smile.”
Except for Yu Xiaocao and her father, everyone in the group practiced martial arts and had keen ears and eyes. So, although her voice was low, they all heard everything she said. Zhu Junfan’s mouth twitched, and he took a few steps forwards, pretending that he didn’t hear her. With a trace of smile in his eyes, Su Ran couldn’t help but glance at the emperor.
“What are you looking at! You’re also one of the noblemen from the capital!” Zhu Junfan had always liked to squabble with this childhood friend of his.
Su Ran chuckled and said solemnly, “The matron is right. Master is indeed good-looking. I’m sincerely praising you ah!”
Zhu Junfan was quite satisfied with his delicately beautiful man appearance in this lifetime. Had it been in his previous life, there would definitely be a lot of talent scouts chasing after him. Being an actor was much more interesting than being an emperor. Ay, he was born in the wrong time period ah!
When they got back to the Yu Residence, it was quite laborious to tidy the two wild boars. Fortunately, Old Yu was skilled in slaughtering pigs when he was younger. He borrowed a butcher knife from Li Dazhu and skillfully handled the wild boars.
The two wild boars looked thin, but they must have added up to a total of five to six hundred catties. The weather was hot, so it wasn’t easy to preserve meat. Fortunately, the Yu Family had an icehouse. The meat was divided into pieces and stored in the icehouse.
While the Yu Family were handling the pig head and offal, Zhu Junfan went to take a look at the icehouse. Little Shitou warmly introduced the origin of their icehouse and showed him the place where his second sister made ice.
Zhu Junfan had heard about making ice with saltpeter in his past life, but he didn’t know the specific ratio that was needed. He couldn’t help but admire this fellow transmigrator of his. Zhu Junfan made a piece of ice by himself with great interest and transported it into the icehouse. He decided to ask about the method of making ice, and then teach it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If they didn’t have enough ice in the future, they could make it themselves!