Chapter 535
The owl is very well-behaved
Qin Bi's eyelids drooped: "I haven't slept enough."
"Sleep a little longer," Rong Jun said. "Rong Chi is very well-behaved and hasn't made a fuss."
Qin Bi was about to fall asleep when she opened her eyes again with a smile: "No wonder he's making a fuss."
Prince Rong didn't want to admit that the little dumpling was naughty, so he waited for Qin Bi to fall asleep and didn't say anything. Qin Bi knew that the child Prince Rong had been longing for was wonderful in every way, so she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Qin Bi fell asleep quickly.
Rong Jun gazed at Qin Bi's sleeping face for a moment, then got up and left the bedroom.
In the courtyard, the children were laughing and chattering, filling the whole place with joy. Qin Bi had collected almost everything that children would like, so how could Rong Yang and Rong Chi not be happy?
Even the young prince, who was drinking the soup, was all smiles, and his laughter carried far.
Rong Jun stopped in his tracks, his gaze falling on Rong Yang and Rong Chi, who were rummaging through the basket. Their eyes were gentle, and they were such tiny little creatures that Rong Jun felt like he was afraid they would melt in his hands. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment that he needed to pick out a few good pelts from the fire demon beast.
Rong Jun said to the young prince, "Keep an eye on Rong Yang and Rong Chi."
The little prince nodded: "Okay."
Rong Jun walked away.
Rong Yang and Rong Chi glanced at the basket, then turned back to continue rummaging through it. This was Rong Jun's instruction; he had left most of the basket with spirit sweet potatoes and small sweet radishes for the little ones.
If you want to eat, just rummage through the basket.
As Qin Bi had predicted, children do indeed like colorful and attractive things.
Rongyang and Rongchi especially liked to rummage through the basket, eating a small yellow sweet radish and then looking for a small red sweet radish. The taste was not much different, but Xiaotuanzi felt they were different.
The little dumpling rummaged through the entire basket of sweet potatoes and radishes, leaving almost nothing behind.
It's alright, it won't stop the little dumpling from digging through it again.
I don't know how many times I'll have to rummage through them until it gets dark. If I don't like something this time, I'll rummage through it again and find something that I'm pleasantly surprised to find. Actually, it's the same one that I didn't like before.
Rong Yang was fine, but the little dumpling was especially pleasantly surprised.
"Huh?" Rong Chi grabbed a small sweet radish with his little hands: "Brother, this sweet radish is delicious."
Rong Yang glanced at it: "This is the one you said was very small."
Rong Chi frowned, glanced at the small sweet radish in his hand several times, then put it back in the basket. He continued rummaging around and found one. The little prince took it to him to wash. There were also some that Rong Yang had picked out. The little prince stood guard over a basin of clean water and was responsible for washing the ingredients.
While washing the baby radishes, I casually plucked off the greens.
After a plate was prepared, several children went inside to eat around the stove. It was crispy, sweet, and delicious. The children laughed heartily. Rong Yang finished one, got up, and went to the bedroom. Seeing that Qin Bi was still asleep, the children went back inside.
When Rong Jun returned after selecting the pelt of the Flame Beast, the snails had already been stir-fried.
The aroma of stir-fried snails with chili peppers filled the air as soon as you entered the courtyard. The children were all eagerly waiting. The little dumpling wanted to eat some several times, but the little prince stopped her, saying that the snails had shells and a six-month-old baby wouldn't eat them.
Even if he can eat, he won't let himself eat.
As soon as Rong Jun arrived, the little dumpling said, "Father, eat."
Rong Jun poured out a plate of stir-fried snails with chili peppers before sitting down. He then used a bamboo skewer to pick out snail meat to feed the child. The little dumpling, Rong Chi, was being quite fussy. The little prince picked out a snail and gave it to the little dumpling. The little dumpling opened his mouth and ate it; he was very well-behaved then, unlike when he was being fussy.
No matter how sensible the little prince is, he is still a child and not very old. Rong Jun knew very well the lethality of stir-fried snails with chili peppers, and said: "Stir-fried spiritual snails are all for you, Rong Yang, and Rong Chi. You feed Rong Yang and Rong Chi first, and you will get your share."
The young prince's eyes lit up. The Crown Prince Rong doted on his child, and today he stir-fried nearly ten catties of snails. Even if he took out a large portion, there would still be quite a lot, and the prince could eat a lot of it.
Next, the little prince became even more enthusiastic about helping to feed the baby.
Having received Rong Shizi's words, the young prince gave the snail meat to the little dumpling Rong Chi. The young prince slurped up the broth inside the shell. The snails were stir-fried with chili sauce, and the broth was full of freshness and aroma.
The little dumpling took a snail and its eyes lit up.
Well, they're all living a good life now, eating snail meat and slurping up the broth. After feeding the children, Prince Rong got up and went to his bedroom. With the young prince watching over them, Prince Rong felt at ease.
He was just going to the bedroom to check if Qin Bi had woken up, and he would be back in a little while. He wouldn't leave the child for too long, lest he accidentally chew up the snail shell.
Qin Bi was still asleep and hadn't woken up. Rong Jun tucked her in and went back inside.
Rong Jun sat down and watched the child slurp up stir-fried snails with chili peppers.
Not only was the Rongwang Mansion happy that day, but Prince Su's group and Qin Tan and others from the Qin Yanhou Mansion also returned with their spoils. Everyone was delighted, and the Qin Yanhou and Old Qin Yanhou asked each other how the collection went.
In the main hall, Qin Tan said, "The harvest is alright. Let's talk again when Qin Yan's team returns."
Old Qin Yanhou and Qin Yanhou exchanged a glance, and Qin Yanhou said, "Alright, Qin Yan should be back in a day or two."
Knowing that the small space in the demon beast realm was extremely dangerous and that one could not rest well, Old Qin Yanhou said, "Go back and get some rest. As long as no one gets hurt, that's fine. I heard that some families who came back were injured."
Qin Di stood up: "None of you are injured."
Old Qin Yanhou nodded. He wasn't injured, but his gains were only so-so. In the small space of the demon beast realm, if you don't take risks, you can hardly collect anything worthwhile, let alone kill demon beasts.
Qin Tan and Qin Di both went back. On the way back, Qin Tan said, "Let's wait for Qin Yan to come back and see what they've found."
Qin Di invited Qin Tan to sit in his courtyard, but Qin Tan said, "I won't go. Don't be stingy with the things you've collected. Give some to Madam He. It's better for her to treat Qin Bi well than anything else."
Both the third and fourth wives were counting on Qin Bi and her child. If Madam He, the legal mother, treated Qin Bi well and supported her, that would be ideal. With someone to care for her, her fortune would naturally increase.
Qin Di nodded and said, "I know."
Qin Tan didn't give any more instructions and parted ways with Qin Di.
Qin Di returned to the fourth courtyard and shared some of the collected items with Madam He. Madam He was naturally satisfied. Qin Tang and Qin Xun also reaped considerable rewards. They wanted to have some fun, but they couldn't, lest Qin He return from the small space in the demon beast realm and become envious.
I cooked sweet potatoes with spiritual energy for lunch, and had wild pheasant for dinner.
Qin Tang and Qin Xun's child was overjoyed to eat the sweet radish. Qin Su said, "Spiritual ingredients are so delicious, so crisp and sweet, and there are also spiritual sweet potatoes. I can't get enough of them."
Qin Tang watched as Jiang Shi and the child happily ate the spiritual food, and was in a good mood, but he did not forget to instruct his eldest son: "Qin Su, remember, as long as your luck is strong, things can really go smoothly."
"How smooth was it?" Qin Su asked.
Jiang and the child both looked at Qin Tang, who said, "You're so lucky you'll question the meaning of life."
Qin Su believed her and nodded: "We've dug up so many spirit-energy sweet potatoes, and also some small sweet radishes. I heard from some of the kids that the small spaces in the demon beast realm are extremely dangerous, and finding spirit-energy ingredients is very difficult." (End of this chapter)