Adorable Food Goddess

Chapter 19: I Am Born In The Year Of Rabbit

Translator: YTJS_  Editor: Perriemix

Back in the courtyard, Song Qi saw the results that sister-in-law got back and complained, “That Old Head Yu bullies the weak and submits to the strong. I shall go myself.”

Ye Jiayao resented, “Forget it. It doesn’t matter if it is a little lesser, there might be even lesser in the future. It would be harder to drink porridge, not to mention side dishes.”

“Just stop causing inconvenience. Since the Dragon-breaking Stone has been released, there would be a period where we won’t be able to go down the mountains,” Peng Wu told Song Qi.

“Really?” Song Qi was shocked.

Peng Wu sighed, bringing the vegetable basket back into the kitchen. There was too little meat. Initially, Ye Jiayao wanted to make pork buns, but now, she can only make it half meat and half cabbage filling.

Song Qi assisted Ye Jiayao with the preparation, kneading the dough thoroughly and evenly. Ye Jiayao split the kneaded dough into equal sizes, rolling them into evenly thick bun skins, adding the filling and closing it up by pinching it into 18 even pleats skilfully.

“Sister-in-law, is there anything that you can’t do?” Song Qi exclaimed in amazement. The foods that big sister whipped up were always so exquisite, both in appearance and taste.

Ye Jiayao smiled. “I am not as capable as you think. All of these are home-cooked food, it only takes practice.”

“It is difficult to make home-cooked food so good,” Song Qi countered.

Suddenly Xia Chunyu walked in, throwing two rabbits on the floor. “Song Qi, kill them.”

“Third-in-charge, these rabbits are too timely because we are lacking meat today,” Song Qi said merrily, lifting a rabbit ear to take a look. “This rabbit is meaty.”

Xia Chunyu turned to walk away expressionlessly.

Song Qi was about to bring the rabbits out to slaughter them when Ye Jiayao stopped him. “Ay, don’t kill them.”

Both rabbits had been shot in the leg by Chunyu, and they were severely injured. Ye Jiayao was born in the year of the rabbit and has a special affliction towards rabbits. Who wouldn’t like such cute and obedient animals? She used to have a rabbit pet in the past but it ended up dying. She grieved its death, even getting it a small box as a coffin to bury it in.

“Why not?” he asked.

“I am born in the year of the rabbit, so no eating of rabbits,” Ye Jiayao replied with conviction.

Song Qi was stunned.  Is that really a real thing?

“I am born in the year of the chicken but I still eat chicken,” Song Qi reasoned.

“That’s not the same. Anyway, it is not allowed.” Ye Jiayao’s hands were full of flour and she couldn’t care for the furry creatures herself. Instead, she ordered Song Qi, “Pull the arrows out, apply a little medicine to it and wrap it up. Don’t kill them, or I will come after you.”

Song Qi was speechless and could only act according to orders, tending to the injured rabbits.

During breakfast, Xia Chunyu did not see Ye Jiayao around, so he asked Song Qi for her whereabouts. He replied that their big sister was feeding the rabbits in the backyard.

Xia Chunyu frowned. “Feeding the rabbits? Didn’t I tell you to slaughter them?”

“Sister-in-law wouldn’t allow it. She said she is born in the year of the rabbit so we are not allowed to eat rabbit meat,” Song Qi replied in discontent.