Chapter 504 - Fun Pastime (2/2)
“No, they’re not owned by any person! They are only owned by themselves.” Yu Xiaocao thought that interacting with this idiot was truly too onerous. This guy truly had zero brains in that empty head of his.
However, Ning Donghuan became even more ecstatic, “They’re not owned by anyone? Doesn’t that mean they are masterless then? Then doesn’t that mean that as long as I find a way to bring them back that they would be considered mine ah?” Whoever caught masterless animals would be considered their new masters. Wasn’t that what she was hinting at?
Yu Xiaocao could sense his growing interest and had an inkling of what he was going to try to do. She gazed at him mysteriously and had a faint smile on her face as she said, “You could think of it that way. However, don’t blame me for not warning you in the future. Little Black and Little White aren’t that easy to get along with…”
However, Ning Donghuan didn’t take her warning to heart. His mind was obsessed with the idea of getting these two ‘hunting dogs’ into his kennel. Naturally, this was the direct cause of his future sad predicament.
The maidservants and manservants moved all of the game to the grass pavilion. Little Black and Little White also came along, coming and going like a black and white whirlwind. They frolicked through the flower fields swiftly and scared the female workers who were working in the fields into shrieks.
Several barbecue racks had been set up on the flat ground next to the pavilion. The charcoal inside had also been lit up. The cleaned game was in the process of being strung up on steel skewers and Royal Princess Minglan, Yuan Xueyan, and another few young maidens stood curiously at the side of the rack. They watched in fascination as the workers from the plantation swiftly made barbecue skewers from the freshly slain game.
The workers rubbed oil, flipped the meat, and added seasonings...it wasn’t a simple process ah! He Wanning was extremely eager to try and dismissed one of the servants who was cooking and began to start working herself. Younger Sister Xiaocao had told her earlier that barbecuing your own food was the most fun.
When she picked up a skewer of potatoes that was still half raw and waved it in front of Xiaocao as if it was a precious treasure, Xiaocao was currently cooking the wild goat that was missing a leg. Why was it missing a leg ah? That leg had been savaged by Tyrant earlier and she had cut it off so she could roast it for Little Black and Little White. She had no interest in eating meat that already had saliva on it!
“Xiaocao, look at the potatoes I roasted. Don’t they look great? They look so delicious!” He Wanning somewhat proudly raised the skewer of potatoes and used her other hand to wipe her forehead of sweat. The only thing she accomplished in doing was leaving three black lines on her face.
Yu Xiaocao took a look at the pathetic looking skewer of potatoes and wondered if she should stop the other girl from eating some. After thinking a bit, she decided it was better not to pour cold water on He Wanning’s enthusiasm. After all, eating some potatoes that were half burnt and half raw wouldn’t kill a person and would only cause some diarrhea at worst.
“Do you want to try some? This is the first skewer that I’ve ever roasted myself! If it was anyone else, I couldn’t bear to let them try any!” He Wanning thrust the ash-covered skewer towards Xiaocao’s mouth and resisted the urge to take it away.
Yu Xiaocao had a wide-eyed expression on her face as she politely refused, “Thank you! This is the first time you’ve roasted your own potatoes, so it’s better if you eat it instead ah…”
“What’s that expression on your face ah? It’s potatoes I roasted, not poison....if you don’t want to eat it, it’s your loss!” He Wanning stuffed the skewer of roasted potatoes in her mouth in a fit of pique. The expression on her face immediately changed.
“Peh, peh, peh....so salty, so disgusting ah!!” He Wanning spat out the food that was in her mouth and beckoned to the maidservant beside her to give her some water so she could rinse her mouth.
Zhu Junyang came over with a skewer of chicken thigh meat that had been roasted until it was crisp and golden. He squatted down next to Xiaocao and stuffed the chicken thigh meat skewer into Xiaocao’s hands. He took over the whole roasted wild goat that she was in charge of and easily flipped it, “Go have some fun ah. I’ll take over this.”
Yu Xiaocao took off a piece of meat from the skewer and delivered it into Zhu Junyang’s mouth while she also took a bite. She ate with relish, “So good! I never would have thought that Royal Prince Yang was also skilled at roasting meat ah!”
“Any soldier who ahs marched with the army knows how to roast meat. Whenever we have free time, we’ll go out and hunt some game down to barbecue. Although I can’t guarantee the taste of the food, I can at least attest that it’s cooked through.” As he talked, he even shot a sardonic glance at He Wanning as if he was hinting at something.
Yu Xiaocao restrained the laughter bubbling up inside of her and split the chicken meat between the two of them. Then, she stood up and pulled He Wanning, who looked quite at a loss and said, “Let’s go, I’ll teach you how to roast meat skewers!”
Yu Xiaocao used the already skewered raw goat meat to show her how to control the heat, how to flip the meat, how to brush on oil and seasonings...to her, barbecuing some meat was super easy and came to her like it was nothing. He Wanning, on the other hand, was astonished at her skill. Although it looked deceptively simple, when she tried, she ended up frantically trying to do all of the right steps. The meat that Xiaocao roasted came out flaky and crispy on the outside and delicious on the inside. The meat that she cooked, on the other hand, always turned out black and sad on the outside and the inside was always half raw.