Although the dishes were all home-style cooking, the lunch was very much to the liking of Prince Cheng and his wife, who were used to light and sweet flavors.

Especially the dish called spicy chicken, at first you have to drink water to suppress the pungent spiciness, but the more you eat, the more addictive it becomes, and you even break out in a sweat.

The braised pork belly is fatty but not greasy, and melts in your mouth.

"What kind of meat is this? It tastes so delicious!"

Princess Cheng really liked this dish. She hadn't recognized what kind of meat it was when she was in the kitchen, and she was too embarrassed to ask at the time.

"This is braised pork, made from pork."

"pork!?"

King Cheng and his wife exclaimed in unison?

"Impossible! I've eaten pork before, and pork always has a fishy, ​​foul smell! It definitely doesn't taste like this!"

Lin Zao pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered that modern pigs are all stir-fried, which is why they taste better and don't have that foul smell.

"Your Highness, is it because this pig was castrated?"

"Pfft! What did you say?"

King Cheng thought he had misheard and was so shocked that he almost choked on his own saliva.

Princess Cheng and Tang's mother exchanged embarrassed glances.

How could Madam Tang say such things!

King Cheng knew he hadn't misheard, and instead asked Lin Zao with some interest.

"May I ask if Madam Tang could elaborate?"

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces in the room, Lin Zao knew that they would find it hard to accept what she had said, and looked at Prince Cheng with some hesitation.

"Madam Tang, please don't take it to heart. If there really is a way to make pork taste better, Madam, this would be a great act of kindness that benefits the country and its people!"

"Actually, I don't know who told me this, but it's said that uncastrated pigs are irritable and have too much male hormones, which leads to poor meat quality. Castrated pigs, on the other hand, are docile, don't like to move around, grow fat more easily, can be slaughtered faster, and have better meat quality and taste, making them more delicious."

After listening to Lin Zao's explanation, King Cheng didn't know what hormones she was talking about, but he could roughly understand it. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

"Excellent! That's wonderful! Madam Tang is truly bold and decisive; she and General Tang are a match made in heaven!"

King Cheng wished he could go back right now and have someone raise a few pigs to test it out.

"I wonder if Madam Tang would be willing for me to publicize this method? Of course, I will not miss out on the rewards you deserve."

"Your Highness is too kind. I'm overjoyed that more people can eat meat. If it works, Your Highness can take it. There's no need for a reward, as I didn't do much."

Lin Zao didn't think he had done anything significant and refused King Cheng's reward without a second thought.

Prince Cheng looked at Lin Zao with admiration. It seemed that Madam Tang was magnanimous, and he was being mercenary. However, a reward was certainly in order.

"Thank you for your generosity, Madam Tang! On behalf of the people, I express my gratitude to you!"

Prince Cheng was anxious to go back and conduct the experiment. He couldn't sit still for a moment, so he stopped eating and tried to leave with Princess Cheng and Xiao Bao.

"I don't want to leave now! I haven't finished eating yet, Dad! Why don't you go first, and Mom and I can go back tonight?"

Seeing that his son was unwilling to leave, Prince Cheng could only tap his son's head, give him a word of advice, and then leave alone.

"You little brat, stop bothering your mother!"

After they finished eating and sent the children off to play, Lin Zao and Princess Cheng chatted about everyday things.

"Madam Tang's cooking skills are truly superb; no wonder Xiao Bao keeps reminiscing about it."

"Your Highness is too kind. Actually, my cooking skills are just average. It's mainly because I have a rich variety of seasonings."

Princess Cheng's eyes lit up.

"Mrs. Tang knows that my family owns a restaurant, and the business is quite good. I wonder if you would be willing to supply these seasonings to the restaurant, which would be considered as you becoming a shareholder! What do you think?"

"How can that be? If Your Highness wants these seasonings, I will give you the recipe directly. Besides, there aren't many ready-made ones; many of them need to be made."

Zuixiaolou has no worries about business; whether or not these seasonings are available won't make a difference.

Lin Zao knew that the princess meant well and wanted to help them have a source of income.

"I really want these seasonings. If you don't want them, I'd be too embarrassed to take your recipe!"

Although Princess Cheng wanted to help Lin Zao and the others, her desire to enhance the flavor of the dishes was genuine. With these additions, the dishes at their restaurant could be elevated to a higher level.

Seeing that Princess Cheng insisted, Lin Zao could no longer refuse.

Fortunately, the main ingredients were labeled on the spice bottles, so she can give me more of the finished product later.

It's likely that these talented people in ancient times could have developed similar seasonings.

After thinking it over, Lin Zao finally agreed.

"Then let's compromise. I only want one-tenth of the profit from the seasonings, and anything more is fine."

Princess Cheng saw that no matter what she said, Lin Zao was unwilling to gain any advantage, so she had no choice but to agree to the arrangement.

"By the way, now that you've found General Tang, you'll likely be staying in Ganzhou. Do you need to acquire some land or other assets?"