Chapter 431: Roasted Sweet Potatoes!
"Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, fragrant and sweet roasted sweet potatoes—"
A long, drawn-out peddling voice drifted in from outside the window.
Yurine, who had taken a short nap at noon, turned her head in surprise and looked at the blue sky outside the window:
"There's actually someone selling roasted sweet potatoes passing by this area..."
With a thought, she asked Ryohei: "Ryohei-kun, do you want one?"
While speaking, she had already lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and walked quickly to the window.
"Let's have one."
Ryohei, who was still in bed scrolling on his phone, looked up and said to Yurine's back.
Roasted sweet potatoes are a childhood memory!
The aroma is tantalizing, sweet and soft in the mouth, and steaming hot when broken apart—taking a bite in winter is truly wonderful!
It was fine not mentioning it, but mentioning it really hooked his craving.
"Okay."
Yurine responded, opened the window, and looked out at the street outside the courtyard, but after looking back and forth twice, she didn't see the cart selling roasted sweet potatoes.
Has it already left?
But the peddling voice still echoed clearly in her ears!
While she was wondering, her gaze inadvertently swept across their own courtyard, and she immediately saw Jashin-chan holding a megaphone, circling on the lawn while shouting enthusiastically.
Yurine was instantly speechless, couldn't help clinging to the window, and shouted downstairs: "Jashin-chan, is there something wrong with you!"
She never expected this would be the result!
She was speechless!
"Ehehe~, fell for it, didn't you? Are you very disappointed?"
Instead of getting annoyed by the scolding, Jashin-chan lifted her face and grinned at Yurine.
Smack—!
Yurine closed the window crossly, turned her head, and complained to Ryohei:
"I truly submit! Don't know where Jashin-chan got a megaphone from, shouting randomly downstairs."
"Probably too bored."
The corner of Ryohei's mouth twitched, feeling equally speechless.
"I think so too." Yurine highly agreed with Ryohei's statement.
"How about we roast some sweet potatoes ourselves?"
Ryohei glanced at his phone screen; it was 2:05 PM.
Anyway, they were very free next. Might as well roast some sweet potatoes to kill time, and incidentally satisfy their mouths.
"Good idea!"
Yurine, who was originally disappointed, lit up her beautiful eyes and eagerly expressed her support.
Ryohei lifted the quilt and got up:
"Then I'll have Lucoa and the others accompany me to buy some sweet potatoes. You go downstairs and bring out the charcoal stove; let's roast them in the courtyard."
"Okay."
...
Ten minutes later—
Perhaps hearing that Ryohei was going to roast sweet potatoes, everyone in the villa gathered in the yard.
At this moment, everyone was sitting around the charcoal stove—roasting mandarins and red dates!
A rich and enticing citrus fragrance, as well as the sweet aroma of red dates, floated in the air.
Along with the smoky smell of the charcoal fire.
"You guys already started roasting? Jashin-chan, the marshmallows you wanted."
Ryohei carried a net bag of sweet potatoes and tossed over two bags of marshmallows—these were what Jashin-chan called him halfway to ask him to help bring.
"Oh—! Arigato!"
Jashin-chan happily took the two bags of marshmallows, stood up, and went to the long table aside.
"I'm going to roast marshmallows; if you want to eat, take them yourselves."
She said while opening a bag, casually took out two marshmallows, and skewered them with bamboo sticks.
"I want to eat!"
Second raised her small hand, happily got up from her chair, and leaned over.
Minos followed closely behind.
"Ryohei-kun, I'll go wash the sweet potatoes with you."
Yurine glanced at the net bag of sweet potatoes Ryohei was carrying and walked over.
"No need." Ryohei smiled at her: "Help me roast two marshmallows."
"Sure."
Yurine nodded and turned around to skewer marshmallows.
Ryohei went to wash the sweet potatoes.
When he was halfway done washing, Lucoa approached with a leisurely pace, stuffed two segments of roasted mandarin into his mouth, and said smilingly:
"These mandarins have a special flavor when roasted."
"Mmm..."
Ryohei tasted the roasted mandarin while washing the sweet potatoes.
The originally sweet and juicy mandarin, after being roasted by the charcoal fire, became warm, soft, and glutinous, melting in the mouth.
It tasted sweeter, but also gained a hint of subtle sourness and bitterness, forming a richer complex flavor.
"Quite nice... I remember we still have pears and apples at home; we can bring them to roast and eat later." Ryohei turned his head, looked at Lucoa's mature and charming face, and suggested with a smile.
"Mn?"
Lucoa tilted her head and said: "Shall I go get a few and wash them?"
"Go ahead."
...
Soon, Ryohei finished washing the sweet potatoes, and returned to the courtyard with Lucoa, who had washed the apples and pears.
"Ryohei-kun, ah~~~"
Yurine brought a skewer of marshmallows roasted to a beautiful golden-brown burnt crust to Ryohei's mouth.
The rich milky aroma and vanilla scent, wrapped in a wisp of tantalizing burnt charcoal fragrance, assailed his nostrils!
Ryohei leaned his body forward slightly and took a cooperative bite.
With a light crunch, the thin, crispy caramel outer shell broke at the sound. His teeth sank into a soft and resilient density, the warm stringy gelatin gently adhering.
Immediately after, the near-liquid "lava" accumulated inside quietly oozed out, wrapping rich warmth and sweetness, permeating the tip of his tongue!
"Good control of the heat; roasted just right."
Ryohei smiled and gave Yurine a thumbs up, saying: "I am willing to call you a Roasted Marshmallow Master!"
"Too exaggerated!"
Yurine's eyes curved into crescents, she chided playfully, and continued feeding him.
Ryohei took another bite.
While eating the roasted marshmallow, he looked at the charcoal stove—at this moment, the grilling net was already full of mandarins and red dates; there was no room for sweet potatoes.
Even if there was room, he couldn't roast seven at once.
Ryohei simply pulled out the barbecue grill, put in Binchotan charcoal, ignited it, and used it specifically to roast sweet potatoes.
As for the charcoal stove, it was used to roast other things.
Sitting around with Yurine and the others, basking in the sun, roasting and eating at the same time.
—Beautiful!
"By the way, where did that megaphone of yours come from?"
Suddenly thinking of the megaphone Jashin-chan used to peddle roasted sweet potatoes downstairs, Ryohei asked curiously.
"Won from playing Pachinko."
Jashin-chan held an enamel mug in her hand, eating the roasted pear and roasted apple stew inside. Hearing this, she glanced at Ryohei and answered casually.
"Why do you always win such weird things?"
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Ryohei was speechless for a moment.
And hearing them talk about this, Yurine thought of how she was deceived earlier.
She wasn't angry anymore at this moment, just still somewhat speechless, and said to Jashin-chan: "Jashin-chan, you are truly boring!"
"I am indeed very bored today."
Jashin-chan took a sip of sugar water and said leisurely.
"I didn't mean it that way." Yurine half-squinted her eyes.
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"I know what you meant." Jashin-chan lifted her chin slightly and said self-righteously: "But you should thank me! If it weren't for me, you definitely wouldn't be eating roasted sweet potatoes today!"
"You really have the nerve to say that... I truly thank you!"
Yurine laughed out of anger and rolled her eyes—this thick-skinned guy!
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