amaotonovel Chapter 399 The entire operation was wiped out.
Chapter 399 The entire operation was wiped out.
It seems the rabbit has arrived home.
Now that you're home, you don't mind if I wipe you all out, do you?
Li Shuchen held his breath and searched for the rabbit's nest. After a short while, he found a hole in the grass and burrs.
The entrance to the cave was smooth, and looking inside, it seemed bottomless, dark and damp, with grayish-brown rabbit fur hanging from the roots of the grass.
This is it.
However, a cunning rabbit has many burrows, and this is certainly not its only home.
Li Shuchen covered the hole with a stone.
Then she went to find other caves, and finally covered all the entrances with stones. Then she took out the tinderbox she always carried, lit it, and blew smoke into the caves as she lit the dry grass.
Wisps of white smoke drifted towards the cave entrance, and not long after, something shot out of the cave like an arrow.
"call out"
"揪"
Li Shuchen used his agility to grab the gray rabbit in his hand, lifting it by the scruff of its neck and laughing.
"You look so plump and delicious, you must taste amazing!"
"Puff puff," the gray rabbit snorted, shaking its head and kicking its limbs wildly in the air.
"Don't worry, Bunny, your family will be reunited with you soon."
Just as I finished tying the rabbit in my hand to my waist, four more rabbits ran out of the hole—one large and three small. The large one was white, and the three small ones were two white and one gray.
Li Shuchen reacted quickly, grabbing one large and two small ones, leaving one small one ungrabbed.
"Pity"
As she walked back to Li Wanbai's side with regret, she discovered that he was pressing a small white rabbit under his horse's hooves.
It was the one she missed.
He patted Wanbai's head.
"Well done, Wanbai! You'll get a big rabbit leg for lunch."
"Hey~", eating rabbit
Li Shuchen hung five rabbits on Li Wanbai's back, mounted his horse, and rode back towards the group.
After traveling for half an hour, they spotted the group by a river, where they were making a fire to cook lunch.
"Li Shuchen, where did you catch so many rabbits? This white one is so cute!"
Princess Changning took the little white rabbit from Li Shuchen's hand and held it in her arms, teasing it.
"While traveling, I saw a large gray rabbit grazing in a field, so I chased after it, found its burrow, and caught them all."
"Is this a family of five?" Princess Changning asked, picking up each rabbit to check its gender.
"It should be," Li Shuchen replied.
"Shuchen, would you like to have rabbit for lunch? I'll prepare it," Liang Yuying said as she walked over.
"Yes, you help me get rid of this gray rabbit. I'll deal with the white rabbit. Traveling is boring; let the rest of the little rabbits play with them."
"Great! I was feeling bored, now I have something to do. I'll take these three little rabbits to Ziying and Bingli to see," Princess Changning said, carrying the rabbits as she quickly walked towards the carriage.
Liang Yuying carried the big gray rabbit to the riverbank, and Li Shuchen followed along carrying the big white rabbit.
After handling
Liang Yuying chopped the rabbit meat with a large knife
Li Shuchen lit a fire, and a large iron pot was placed on top of it.
Heat the pan, pour in the oil, and shout when it starts to smoke.
"Yuying, pour the rabbit meat into the pot."
"coming"
Liang Yuying carried the wooden board and poured all the rabbit meat onto it into the pot.
Li Shuchen stir-fried the rabbit meat, watching as the meat shrank, the moisture decreased, and an enticing caramelized aroma rose from the edges.
She put down the spatula, picked up her crossbody bag, and put in a packet of her pre-prepared secret seasoning.
These seasonings are prepared in case we happen to encounter any wild game on the road.
"Sizzle"
The hot oil releases a complex and intense aroma of butter, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic slices, and scallion segments.
Li Shuchen picked up a jar of baijiu (Chinese liquor), poured in a spoonful to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor.
Princess Changning, holding the little white rabbit, stood by the pot and asked, "Is it almost ready?"
"Soon," Li Shuchen said, adding a ladle of water to the pot as he returned, then putting the lid on.
This added fuel to the fire.
"Once the water in the pot has boiled away, we can start eating."
a quarter of an hour later
Li Shuchen lifted the lid of the pot; the broth had thickened considerably. He casually sprinkled in some fresh garlic sprouts he had found nearby.
Stir-fry a couple more times, then remove from heat.
After serving
She took out a rabbit leg, rinsed it in cold water, and placed it in front of Li Wanbai.
"Eat it, it's what I promised you."
Li Wanbai lowered her head, took a bite, narrowed her eyes, and then pushed it in front of Hongying.
"Hiss~", the red figure ate
The red figure pushed the rabbit leg back and shook its head.
"Hiss~ Hiss~", it smells delicious! I noticed the owner only made two rabbits; there are still three left to cook. We can eat more later!
Li Wanbai pushed the rabbit leg back.
This time, Hongying lowered her head, took a small bite, and then pushed it back.
"Hiss~", it smells delicious.
"Hiss~", the master's cooking is the best!
Li Shuchen ignored their interaction, put down the rabbit leg, and went back to call people for dinner.
Liang Yuying noticed this scene, smiled, reached out and patted Wanbai and Hongying's heads, then walked to the pot and sat down.
The five people gathered around the pot, and Ye Bingli brought out a small pot.
"This is rice I just cooked. Please each take a bowl."
"Rabbit meat with rice, the more you eat, the wealthier you'll become," Li Shuchen said, serving rice.
Princess Changning couldn't wait any longer and scooped up a piece of rabbit meat, putting it in her mouth and chewing.
"Crispy, slightly chewy, tender and flavorful—the rabbit meat is so delicious!"
"Spicy, numbing, fresh, fragrant, and hot—it's just as good as a chef's at a famous restaurant," Ye Bingli praised.
"Eating rabbit meat warms me up from head to toe," Gu Ziying said, chewing slowly, taking bites of rice and meat at a time.
Liang Yuying didn't comment; she was sweating profusely as she ate. While drinking water to relieve the spiciness, she also poured a cup for Li Shuchen.
Five people sat around a large pot, eating with great relish.
"Miss Li, may I buy some of your rabbit meat?" a servant suddenly asked as he approached.
Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen put down his chopsticks and looked at the servant. He immediately recognized him as the same servant who had caught the fish yesterday. It seemed the aroma of the rabbit meat had tempted the Tenth Prince.
But at this point, only half of the rabbit meat remained in the pot.
"I'm sorry, there's only enough rabbit meat here for our own consumption; we can't sell it."
The servant left upon hearing this and didn't return for a long time.
Just when Li Shuchen thought the matter was over...
The servant came over again.
"We'll provide the ingredients ourselves. Could Miss Li help us cook? We won't let Miss Li work for nothing."
Li Shuchen asked, "Do you have any seasonings?"
"All-in-one"
"Ten taels of silver for a dish, go ask your master if he agrees."
"Our master will grant any request, as long as Miss Li is willing," the servant replied quickly.
"Alright, you guys go catch the rabbits."
"Reporting to Miss Li, the rabbit has been caught."
So he hadn't come for a while because he was catching rabbits.
Li Shuchen got up and followed the servant to the Tenth Prince's resting place to start heating oil in a wok...
The tenth prince leaned back in the exquisitely carved rosewood recliner, propping his head up with his hand, swaying gently as he watched Li Shuchen cook, looking utterly languid.
Li Shuchen prepared the rabbit meat and presented it to the Tenth Prince.
The tenth prince rose from the recliner, sat down at the round table made of rosewood, took a small sip, and nodded.
"Pay money"
The servant handed Li Shuchen a ten-tael silver note.
Li Shuchen took it and put it in his crossbody bag, saying happily.
"Thank you, Tenth Prince. Please continue to contact me for similar jobs in the future."
After saying that, he immediately turned and left, running to Gu Ziying and the others, and flashing the silver notes he had just earned in front of them one by one.
"Am I amazing? I can even make money while on diplomatic missions."
"Wow, Shu Chen is the best!" *4
"When we get to the next town, I'll treat everyone to chicken soup wontons," Li Shuchen said generously.