Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

"By the way, why didn't any of you bring any weapons?" Jiang Fan then noticed that none of the men had brought bows and arrows or any other weapons, except for Yuchi Baolin, who had a short knife tucked into his waistband.

"The hunt hasn't started yet, and we're not going into the mountains. There's no need," Cheng Chumo said.

"What's with all this talk about starting or not? Just grab your weapons and fight whenever you encounter one!"

"That won't do. His Majesty hasn't even fired an arrow yet, so we can't shoot any wild animals we see. That's the rule."

Jiang Fan was genuinely surprised by the numerous rules surrounding hunting. "When do we begin?"

Luo Cheng's son, Luo Tong, spoke up:

"Hunting inevitably involves killing animals, and before it begins, an altar must be set up to worship the gods of heaven and earth."

Then the army will be inspected. Once everything is prepared, the hunt can only begin after His Majesty gives the order.

The group chatted as they strolled down the mountain path.

Jiang Fan suddenly noticed several plants by the roadside, laden with small fruits.

"Is this a sour jujube?"

The jujubes are not very big, about the size of a large peanut, and they are just beginning to show signs of ripeness.

"Yes, it's jujube. When we were kids, we would often pick and eat them when we came to the mountains to play," said Yuchi Baolin.

Luo Tong said, "Who would eat this stuff? It's sour and astringent!"

"You don't know anything. Sweet has its own flavor, and sour has its own flavor," Yuchi Baolin retorted.

"Alright, alright! I won't argue with you." Luo Tong turned to Jiang Fan and said:

"Young man, don't listen to him, this stuff tastes awful."

The group of friends are very close; they grew up together and are good buddies, so they can talk to each other quite casually.

There are also wild jujubes in Jiang Fan's hometown, and he often picked and ate them when he was a child.

Cheng Chumo smiled and said, "I've eaten this before, it's alright."

As Jiang Fan spoke, he casually picked one and threw it into his mouth. It didn't matter whether it was washed or not; there was no need to worry about pesticide residue.

Even a little dust doesn't matter; it's said that dust makes your eyes brighter.

Jiang Fan had only chewed a couple of times when he realized something was wrong.

Unexpectedly, this jujube had an extremely strong sour taste; when I bit into it...

The sour taste immediately spreads in the mouth, strongly stimulating the taste buds, and the mouth is filled with sour juice.

These sour jujubes are much sourer than the ones I ate in my hometown when I was a child.

Besides being sour, it also has a slightly astringent taste.

Cheng Chumo squinted, grinned, and covered his cheek, as if he had also eaten a sour date. "How is it, young master? Is it not tasty?"

This really doesn't taste good. Jiang Fan now regrets not listening to Luo Tong's advice.

Now that he's suffered a loss, he's too embarrassed to admit it. He endured the sour taste, chewed a few more times, straightened his neck, and swallowed it.

"It's alright, not too bad."

Yuchi Baolin chuckled, "How about that? I told you it wasn't sour!"

"Not sour at all." Jiang Fan nodded insincerely, then picked a few more jujubes from the tree and handed them to Yuchi Baolin, "You eat some too."

Without any hesitation, Yuchi Baolin took it and put it in his mouth, his big cheeks moving as he began to eat.

This time, not only Luo Tong, but also Cheng Chumo and the others covered their cheeks and drool dripped from the corners of their mouths.

"Is it good?" Jiang Fan asked, looking at Yuchi Baolin.

"It's delicious. It's not too sour, and it's even a little sweet."

Judging from Yuchi Baolin's expression, it didn't seem like he was faking it. Moreover, Yuchi Baolin was quite honest and wouldn't lie.

Jiang Fanxin asked, "How did you taste the sweetness?"

It's possible that Yuchi Baolin just has a sweet tooth.

Li Lizhi grew up in the palace and had never eaten these things before.

Seeing that Yuchi Gong said it was delicious, Li Lizhi also wanted to try it.

"Brother Fan, I'd like to try one too."

Jiang Fan picked another one and gave it to Li Lizhi.

Li Lizhi took it, held it in her hand, bit a little, but only chewed it twice before wanting to spit it out.

However, Li Lizhi was too embarrassed to vomit casually, as this behavior was too unseemly and would damage the image of the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty.

I quickly chewed a few times and swallowed it.

"Is it good?" Jiang Fan asked.

Li Lizhi nodded, not giving a definitive answer, "It's alright!"

Seeing that the others had finished eating, the little princess couldn't resist any longer.

"Brother, I need to eat too!"

"Brother Jiang Fan, I want some too." Princess Chengyang also wanted to try some.

"You two shouldn't eat this; it's not very tasty."

"Guoguo yaowo~ Ni slurp it all up~" The little princess stared wide-eyed, her mouth watering.

"Alright!" Jiang Fan nodded in agreement, seeing the little princess's determined look as if she wouldn't give up until she tried it.

I picked another one and gave it to the little princess.

The little princess took the sour jujube and put it in her mouth.

She had just taken a bite when her little face immediately puffed up like a steamed bun.

He tucked his arms together, and then a jolt went through him.

Crystal-clear saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth.

"Sizi, is it delicious?" Jiang Fan asked, observing the little princess's reaction.

The little princess spat out the jujube pit from her mouth and swallowed the fruit.

He slurped his saliva a few times with a hissing sound.

"Shut up~ Hiss~"

"Brother, it's not good, not even a little bit." Little Si shook his head rapidly.

"Would you like to try some, Princess Chengyang?" Jiang Fan picked two and handed them to her.

Princess Chengyang hesitated as she looked at the sour dates in Jiang Fan's hand.

Judging from the expressions of Jiang Fan and the others, this food didn't taste good, but Yu Chi Baolin said it was delicious.

The little princess, in particular, said it didn't taste good, so I instinctively wanted to refuse, but I also wanted to try it.

After a moment's thought, Princess Chengyang took one and carefully took a bite.

It revealed its pain mask after just one chew.

"Tui~tui~tui~ It's too sour!" Princess Chengyang said with a look of disgust.

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed; this was the correct reaction to eating this sour jujube.

Yuchi Baolin scratched his head and laughed, "Is it that sour?"

Jiang Fan laughed and said, "Everyone has different tastes. You're just naturally good at tasting sour things."

"Let's go! Let's go take a look ahead," Li Lizhi said.

Li Lizhi was somewhat familiar with Chang'an.

He really hadn't been anywhere outside of Chang'an, so he was no different from Jiang Fan, an outsider.

Having finally managed to get out of the house, she wanted to explore as much as possible.

Cheng Chumo darted forward in a few steps. "Your Highness, I'll lead the way."

A group of people followed behind.

After walking a short distance, Cheng Chumo stopped, pointed to a tree, and shouted to the group, "There are persimmons here."

Following the direction Cheng Chumo pointed, a large persimmon tree stood leaning on the hillside.

Most of the leaves have fallen, and the tree is laden with bright red persimmons.

Regardless of how the persimmons taste, first of all, they are really beautiful and have a strong sense of autumn harvest.

The little princess also saw the persimmon tree, her eyes lighting up. "Wow~ It's so beautiful~"

"I wonder if this is edible?" Jiang Fan murmured, looking at the persimmon tree.

Some persimmons cannot be eaten directly and need to be left to ripen for a period of time.