After passing the sweet potato field, they arrived at another field.

Without Tong Cheng'er even asking, Steward Yang tactfully came over to introduce them.

"This field is planted with potatoes, just like sweet potatoes, they're planted in the ground around the same time..."

Tong Cheng'er knew it just by hearing her name.

So potatoes were already available at this time of year. Now all she could think about was braised chicken with potatoes, braised potato chunks, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, dry-fried potato slices, fried potato slices, French fries...

The more I thought about it, the hungrier I got, especially when I thought about the tangy taste of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar. It was simply unbearable.

Upon seeing this, Yinzhen immediately said, "Add these potatoes to the dinner as well."

Upon hearing this, Steward Yang said nothing more, only replying, "Yes, this servant will give the order immediately."

Tong Cheng'er followed Yinzhen to visit two more fields, but there was nothing particularly special about them. She was also a little tired, so she went back.

In the evening, the kitchen indeed cooked a meal with sweet potatoes and potatoes. In addition to these, there were some other dishes, mainly because they were worried that sweet potatoes and potatoes might not suit their tastes.

As it turns out, the kitchen was right.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are indeed good ingredients, but only if you can cook them properly.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes were introduced during the Ming Dynasty. Because sweet potatoes and potatoes are not demanding in terms of growing environment, they were used as staple foods to fill the stomach in some places. As for the taste?

Sweet potatoes taste sweet when cooked, but compared to the refined food of wealthy families, they seem somewhat coarse.

Although boiled potatoes become soft and tender, they don't taste as good as sweet potatoes!

The approach itself is nothing new.

The kitchen received sweet potatoes and potatoes, but since they were new ingredients, only the sweet potato porridge turned out to be passable.

This left Tong Cheng'er somewhat disappointed. She just wanted to eat some sour and tangy stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar. She ate a bowl of sweet potato porridge for dinner and didn't touch anything else.

Seeing this, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel worried.

Is there anything you'd like to eat?

Tong Cheng'er truthfully replied, "I want to eat stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar."

Stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar?

What is that?

"Why don't you tell me how to make or what it tastes like for that stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar? I'll have the chef make it for you."

Tong Cheng'er was taken aback by his words, then asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Wouldn't that be too much trouble?"

It was done in a grand and elaborate manner.

Yinzhen shook his head: "It won't be troublesome."

In the end, Tong Cheng'er "compromised" because she missed the taste of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar so much that just thinking about it made her hungry.

Yinzhen first had the food on the table cleared away, then said to Su Peisheng, "Go and call all the cooks in the kitchen over."

Su Peisheng replied, "Yes, this servant will do it."

The fact that the Princess Consort cannot eat is indeed a serious matter and cannot be delayed.

Su Peisheng acted quickly, and soon all the cooks from the estate arrived. Some of these cooks originally worked on the estate, while others were brought from the manor, totaling more than ten.

"The Princess Consort happened to see a dish in the study. Since there was no specific recipe, I will tell you about it today and see if you can recreate it."

Upon hearing this, some people were unhappy, while others were excited.

The cooks on the estate were unhappy. They were exhausted from cooking all day and didn't want to study the recipes in the book.

As for those who were excited, they were naturally the group of people who had come from the capital.

They all knew the rules of their master and mistress; if they did well, the rewards would be incredibly enviable.

Then Tong Cheng'er explained how to make stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar. She knows how to cook in modern times, but it's only at the level of home-style cooking, and that's about it.

So that's a very general statement.

Fortunately, these chefs were all highly skilled, and after listening to their instructions once, I had a general idea of ​​what they were capable of.

After Tong Cheng'er finished speaking, Yinzhen sent all the cooks into the kitchen. In less than a quarter of an hour, more than ten plates of "stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar" were placed in front of Tong Cheng'er.

Tong Cheng'er smelled an enticing sour aroma and couldn't help but sniff. It smelled so good, it was wonderful.

She picked up her chopsticks and began to taste the food.

The dishes that were served were all pretty good. Tong Cheng'er tried them all and didn't find any really bad food, but there were two dishes that she thought tasted somewhat like something.

So she left two plates and had someone bring her rice, and she continued eating.

Yinzhen also ate with them.

Since becoming pregnant, Tong Cheng'er's taste has become more sour and spicy. What tastes good to Tong Cheng'er is a bit too strong for Yinzhen.

However, Yinzhen still ate two bowls of rice and finished two plates of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar with Tong Cheng'er.

Tong Cheng'er ate her fill.

Upon seeing this, Yinzhen immediately distributed the rewards. Everyone who participated received one tael of silver, while those who were selected for the two dishes received three taels of silver each.

This incident made everyone in the kitchen realize that as long as they could make something to the Princess's liking, they would be rewarded handsomely.

So when everyone saw the pile of sweet potatoes and potatoes, they couldn't help but get excited. These were all hard-earned money!

Who doesn't want money?

The next day, Tong Cheng'er told the kitchen what she wanted to eat, and they immediately made several portions of it, each one being the most generous reward she could receive.

Tong Cheng'er has become a bit plump from eating like this every day.

However, she was already quite thin, not ugly at all, but rather very beautiful.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes were used to make many different things, including dishes and snacks, which pleased Tong Cheng'er greatly.

The two stayed at the estate for half a month, and Tong Cheng'er still hadn't had enough! Kangxi sent someone with an imperial edict, saying that the period of seclusion for reflection was over.

Of course, the main reason was that the Ministry of Justice's bad accounts had been giving Emperor Kangxi a headache lately, and he wanted Yinzhen to help deal with them.

Although Yinzhen was reluctant to give up such a carefree life, he also knew that living like this every day was not very realistic.

Tong Cheng'er was right next to Kangxi when his men read out the imperial edict, so it wasn't surprising.

However, after that person left, Tong Cheng'er asked, "When are you going back?"

She estimated that she would be going back in the next day or two.

She understood the meaning of the imperial edict, guessing that Emperor Kangxi had assigned her a task.

Yinzhen didn't mention going back, but asked her, "Do you want to go back?"

Tong Cheng'er was taken aback when she heard this. Did she want to go back?

Originally she hadn't intended to go back, but after hearing those words, she genuinely wanted to return. So she smiled and said, "I've stayed for half a month. The estate is nice, but it's too deserted. It's time to go back."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen said, "Alright, I'll go back tomorrow."

Upon giving the order, Su Peisheng immediately had carriages prepared for the return journey.

I have a lot of things to bring back this time, such as several truckloads of sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Tong Cheng'er felt that such delicious food should be shared with others, as it was no fun to eat alone.

For example, there are the fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, and nieces; and the wives of the third and fifth princes. Of course, Yonghe Palace also sends some out of courtesy, Qianqing Palace also sends some, and the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace also sends a portion...

When you add it all up, it really does take quite a bit.