Zhu Yingying's eyes lit up, and she said first, "Chujian, your hair has grown. If you're free today, do you want to go to the City to get it done?"
Xia Chujian touched her half-dried hair and said, "Let's leave it like this for now. I'll take care of it properly before going to school."
"Yingying, you can go out now, right?"
Xia Chujian looked at Zhu Yingying with a grin, and even touched the soft cat ears on her head.
Zhu Yingying's face was no longer a cat face, but had returned to her former beautiful girl appearance.
It's just that there are still two furry cat ears on her head that haven't disappeared.
She usually wears a cat ear shaped hat, which can just cover her cat ears.
Zhu Yingying smiled slyly and said, "...When my mom isn't home, I secretly go to the City to hang out..."
She had stayed at home for almost a year, except for going to the Exotic Beast Forest with her mother, Aunt Chen.
But she added, "When I didn't go, I thought about it every day. But after going, I found there was nothing fun. It's better to plant with San Zong in the Manor, or go hunting with my mom in the Exotic Beast Forest!"
Speaking of hunting in the Exotic Beast Forest, Xia Chujian thought of the rations for those two little ones...
A Yuan has substitutes and can eat Jia Rong Grass.
After a couple of days of rest, she would ask San Zong and Aunt Chen about whether there was Jia Rong Grass in the Exotic Beast Forest.
If there was, she would get some back to plant.
If not, she would have to find another way.
As for A Wù, it would be troublesome.
It likes to eat dragons, and Alligator Dragons are just substitutes.
And Guiyuan Star, not to mention having dragons, even if there were Alligator Dragons, the people of the entire planet would probably not have a good time...
The Regular Army does have powerful weapons to wipe out Alligator Dragons, but if Alligator Dragons were scattered in the rivers, lakes, and seas of Guiyuan Star, would the Regular Army cover every waterway with artillery fire? Of course not...
So ordinary people can only rely on themselves.
Fortunately, she had wiped them all out on Senze Star.
Xia Chujian pondered in her heart and came to the kitchen with Zhu Yingying.
In the high-end custom kitchen with a Cloud Crystal countertop, there were ten burners on the wide Black Crystal Stone stove.
On the stove top, there were four large burners on the left and right sides, and two small burners in the middle.
It allowed two people to stand there and operate at the same time.
At this time, Aunt Xia Yuanfang and Aunt Chen were each occupying one side in front of the stove, busy at work.
On Xia Yuanfang's side, one burner had a steamer on it, steaming something, and another burner had a stew pot.
She herself had a wok on the burner in front of her, stir-frying Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat.
Aunt Chen only had one burner on, but she had a frying pan on it, frying crispy sesame flatbreads.
As soon as Xia Chujian walked into the kitchen, she smelled a crispy, mouthwatering wheat fragrance.
Really, it wasn't the fragrance of fresh flowers, the freshness of seafood, or the rich aroma of meat dishes, but a true fragrance from staple food.
Xia Chujian took a deep breath, smelled the fragrance she had never smelled before, walked to Aunt Chen's side, and said with a smile, "Aunt Chen, what are you making? Why does it smell so good!"
For people, when they are hungry, it is always this kind of fragrance from staple food that is the most touching.
Aunt Chen said with a smile, "This is a crispy sesame flatbread made with flour specially ground by hand from the Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat we harvested this year."
As she spoke, Aunt Chen had already taken out the first stack of fried crispy sesame flatbreads and placed them on an ivory white porcelain plate.
Xia Chujian looked over with great interest.
The crispy sesame flatbreads were slightly long, palm-sized, like a horseshoe shape, golden in color, and as thin as paper.
One side of the flatbread was covered with crispy black sesame seeds, while the other side was covered with crispy holes.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but take a crispy sesame flatbread and put it in her mouth.
Immediately, the wheat fragrance became more intense, the taste was crispy and delicious, and it was chewy in the mouth, as if she had eaten the joy of the entire autumn harvest into her stomach, with an unspeakable sense of fullness.
Xia Chujian finished one and didn't even want to talk, directly picking up the second one, ready to eat.
But just then, a snow-white Little Chubby Bird suddenly flew in from outside.
Its two bird claws grabbed her wrist, and its tiny beak, still wearing a small golden Bit, directly pecked at the crispy sesame cake in her hand.
Xia Chujian: "..."
So it really was hungry, and came to snatch food? Xia Chujian thought that since she left Senze Star, she hadn't fed A Yuan, and felt a little guilty.
She quickly removed the small Bit from the Little Chubby Bird's beak, letting it peck at the crispy sesame cake.
Tuk tuk tuk tuk, tuk tuk tuk tuk...
Before long, the palm-sized crispy sesame cake was all in the Little Chubby Bird's belly.
Then, the Little Chubby Bird let out a clear, phoenix-like cry, which didn't match its small, chubby, round body at all.
But Xia Chujian could hear that it was a very satisfied cry, as if it had obtained something it had longed for for thousands of years, and couldn't help but cry out to share its joy with everyone.
Xia Chujian was stunned, thinking, Isn't A Yuan mainly eating Haidagong?
How can it be so satisfied eating this crispy sesame cake? Is it really that easy to raise? Xia Chujian pondered, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Just now, Aunt Chen said that this crispy sesame cake was made with flour ground from the first batch of Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat harvested this year.
Could the words "Jia Rong" really be related to Jia Rong Grass?!
The more Xia Chujian thought about it, the more excited she became, and she didn't even feel hungry anymore.
She took another freshly baked crispy sesame cake from Aunt Chen and said, "Aunt Chen, this crispy sesame cake is so delicious! I can eat a whole plate of it just like this!"
Aunt Chen said with a smile, "There's plenty! There will be a time when you're tired of eating it!"
She saw the way the Little Chubby Bird ate the crispy sesame cake and secretly marveled, almost thinking that this Little Chubby Bird was also a Humanoid in disguise.
But seeing that it couldn't even speak, Aunt Chen shook her head again, knowing that she was overthinking it.
In fact, whether or not someone is a Humanoid, Humanoids can sense each other.
And this Little Chubby Bird didn't have any Humanoid connection with her.
With the Little Chubby Bird standing on her shoulder, Xia Chujian held a small porcelain plate, put the crispy sesame cake on it, and walked out of the kitchen.
In the dining room outside, San Zong was holding Wu Fu and putting him in his child seat.
Xia Chujian walked over, sat next to Wu Fu, and put the porcelain plate on the dining table. She tore off half of the crispy sesame cake to eat, while letting the Little Chubby Bird eat the other half.
She asked San Zong, "San Zong, how did you grow this Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat? The flour it makes is so delicious!"
She knew that the original form of Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat was the Su Nv Wheat in the Royal Plantation.
San Zong said as expected, "Young Lord, this Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat is based on the Su Nv Wheat from the Royal Plantation, grafted with the seeds of Red Bloom Wood and Jia Rong Grass..."
Xia Chujian couldn't contain her excitement and tentatively asked, "What are Red Bloom Wood and Jia Rong Grass? Where did you find them?"
San Zong honestly said, "They were all found in the Exotic Beast Forest."
"These two plants are abundant in the Exotic Beast Forest, but they don't grow well elsewhere, away from the extremely cold environment of the Exotic Beast Forest."
"So after San Zong brought them back, he directly grafted them with Su Nv Wheat, and the new Red Bloom Jia Rong Wheat that grew is very well adapted to the environment here."
Xia Chujian's eyes flickered slightly, and she continued to ask, "What is Red Bloom Wood used for?"
San Zong said, "The fruits of Red Bloom Wood are like dates, but without pits, and they themselves are the seeds of Red Bloom Wood."
"The seeds of Red Bloom Wood are also called Red Bloom Fruit. They don't taste good on their own, a bit sour, but eating them can prevent malaria."
Xia Chujian exclaimed, "So amazing?! San Zong knows so much!"
San Zong smiled shyly and continued, "Jia Rong Grass is an herbaceous plant, but it doesn't have fruit. It reproduces through its roots and stems."
"Jia Rong Grass is also red, and it tastes very good. Grinding Jia Rong Grass directly can also produce a red slurry, which is glutinous, like Red Glutinous Rice."
"It is said that eating this grass makes you unafraid of thunder."
Xia Chujian nodded, thinking, That's it.
She said, "San Zong, when you have time, let's go to the Exotic Beast Forest together and see if we can collect more Red Bloom Wood and Jia Rong Grass. Let's try planting some in the backyard."
San Zong didn't think it would grow, but Xia Chujian was very interested, so he happily said, "Alright, Young Lord! San Zong will definitely accompany you to find Red Bloom Wood and Jia Rong Grass!"
As they were talking, Xia Yuanfang, Aunt Chen, and Zhu Yingying came out one after another with the prepared dishes.
Because Xia Chujian had returned, in addition to the previous four dishes and a soup, Xia Yuanfang also made Fragrant Fruit Chestnut Stewed Phoenix-Tailed Luan Bird, Caramelized Red Banana, Yuanbao Flower Fried Egg Pancake, and Yuanbao Flower Meat Filling.
And Aunt Chen made a thick stack of fragrant and crispy sesame cakes.
The fragrant and crispy sesame cakes were for wrapping Yuanbao Flower Fried Egg Pancakes and Yuanbao Flower Meat Filling.
In addition, there was a large pot of freshly steamed Dang Kang Zhu Yu Rice.
Xia Chujian could hardly wait, and immediately sat down and said, "Aunt, Aunt Chen, Yingying, San Zong, and Wu Fu, Si Xi, let's eat!"
At this time, Liu Shun came in carrying the Teacup Dog A Wù.
The little Teacup Dog A Wù was still wearing a golden Bit, and its little dog face was full of "unhappiness".
But when it saw Little Chubby Bird, its dog eyes immediately lit up, and it mumbled "awoo".
Little Chubby Bird looked at it and nodded reservedly.
A Wù's low mood immediately rose visibly.
It jumped off Liu Shun's Mechanical Arm and ran to Xia Chujian's feet, squatting on the left and right with Si Xi.
Xia Chujian found it funny and said, "What does A Wù want to eat?"
A Wù pointed to its Bit with its little paw.
Xia Chujian: "..."
She was afraid that as soon as she took off the Bit, this little thing would immediately start speaking human language!
She couldn't imagine what her Aunt would do then...
But seeing A Wù's anxious look, and it was time to eat, she had to take off the Bit.
Xia Chujian had no choice but to reach out while pretending to say, "I can take off the Bit for you, but don't shout!"
"Can't talk... oh, Small Dog doesn't call that talking, it's called barking."
As Xia Chujian spoke, she slowly took off A Wù's Bit.
A Wù looked at her and whispered "awoo", indicating that it understood.
This is the second update. There will be a new update at 0:05 tonight.
PS: Thank you "odie949700" for the reward! We have another new Alliance Master!
The Alliance Master's bonus update is also noted in the notebook.
I now have six Alliance Masters, and have only added an update for the "Wu Ai Tang" Alliance Master. I still owe updates to the other Alliance Masters... To the Alliance Masters who haven't had their bonus updates yet, I haven't forgotten that I owe you!
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