"These all taste great!" Yue Chengyu tasted each one, his eyes brightening with each bite. Given the large production volume, Yue Chengyu hadn't expected much in the way of flavor, but surprisingly, the flavors were quite good. Sweet potatoes and potatoes could be both a staple food and a side dish. Perfect for the Great Viet Dynasty.
"My mistake this time was that I forgot to buy chili peppers. I used dogwood in this spicy and sour potato shreds. Fortunately, Chef Liang is so skilled. If I had made it myself, this dish would have been a disaster."
"The princess can cook?"
"I know a little bit about home cooking. Many young people here work and study outside. Their cooking skills may not be very good, but most of them know a little bit. At least they won't go hungry. But before I came to Dayuechao, I always ate in the school cafeteria. Plus, I haven't eaten here for more than ten years. I don't know how much of my mediocre cooking skills are left." Ye Han did not forget to tease himself after explaining.
Upon hearing this, Yue Chengyu didn't ask any more questions and concentrated on eating.
"After dinner, I'll go deliver these seeds to Father. These two are what he's been thinking about the most these past few days."
“Do you need a recipe for them?”
"It is necessary. Princess, you are so thoughtful. I almost overlooked this matter. Thank you for your help, Princess."
After spending time together, Yue Chengyu was increasingly satisfied with his princess. Whether they loved each other or not was a question for now, but as a princess, Ye Han was absolutely suitable. She didn't ask questions she shouldn't ask, yet she took care of everything she was supposed to do. In other words, she knew when to advance and retreat, and she had a clear mind. This was what Yue Chengyu had said when he first received the imperial decree granting her marriage: "I hope the other person is intelligent." Clearly, Ye Han was.
"Okay, I'll write it down for you later."
After dinner, Yue Chengyu took people to move all the potatoes and sweet potatoes from the small kitchen into the car. Because these were more important, Yue Chengyu personally watched over them.
Ye Han copied down common sweet potato and potato recipes he found online. For the spicy and sour potato shreds, he even consulted Master Liang, as he replaced chili peppers with dogwood. He filled three pages before stopping. Of course, it was impossible to complete the list, so he only included common recipes that could be made in Da Yue. As for other ways to enjoy them, that was the job of the imperial kitchen. Once these recipes spread, the general public would also contribute to their own creations.
Everything was ready, and Yue Chengyu went to the palace with the sweet potato vines and potatoes, and of course the recipes copied by Ye Han.
"Your Majesty, Prince Rui requests an audience." The emperor was busy reviewing memorials in the imperial study, and Eunuch De reminded him softly.
"Oh? Prince Rui is here? Please come in."
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
"No need for formalities." The emperor didn't even raise his head, but kept frowning as he looked at the memorials on the table.
"Thank you, Father. The sweet potato and potato seeds have arrived." Yue Chengyu stood up straight and told the emperor the purpose of his request before he could ask. After all, the emperor was really busy with all sorts of affairs and didn't have much time to waste.
"Oh? Are we there? Where is it? Take me to see it." The emperor stood up excitedly, stopped reviewing the memorial, and his frown relaxed. He walked over to Yue Chengyu, eager to take a look.
"I asked you to put it in the side hall of the Imperial Study, here it is..."
"Okay, let's go quickly." The emperor interrupted Yue Chengyu before he finished speaking and urged him to leave quickly.
It can be seen how anxious the emperor was. But then again, how could he not be anxious? This was a thousand kilograms of grain per mu, which emperor could not be anxious?
"Is this a sweet potato?" The emperor picked up a sweet potato and weighed it in his hand. Don't ask the emperor how he knew it was a sweet potato. He had watched the video and remembered it very clearly. It is no exaggeration to say that the emperor even dreamed about them in the past two days. How could he not recognize them?
"Yes, Father, the sweet potatoes you hold in your hand were bought by the princess for everyone to taste. There are also extra potatoes for you to try. As for planting, the princess bought the seedlings directly, so they can be planted directly. The potatoes are a little more troublesome and need to be germinated."
"Oh? You, the princess, are truly thoughtful. Send it to the imperial kitchen now, and I'll try it."
"Father, haven't you had lunch yet?" Yue Chengyu asked naively, his mind still not reacting.
The emperor looked at his son, who was excellent in every way but occasionally foolish, and felt the urge to hold his forehead. "Is it okay if I'm hungry again?"
Yue Chengyu's brain briefly short-circuited, but he quickly realized what was happening. However, having been accustomed to this since childhood, he remained calm. [This is part of the recipe.] Yue Chengyu casually handed the recipe to the emperor. In fact, Yue Chengyu had experienced occasional brain short-circuits since childhood, initially blushing, but with each passing episode, he grew more relaxed. So much so that the crown prince later complained that his younger brother was becoming less lovable as he grew older.
"Is this prepared by your princess again? You are not someone who can remember to prepare a recipe." The emperor took out the recipe and teased Yue Chengyu casually, which showed that the emperor was in a very good mood.
The sweet potatoes, potatoes and recipes were sent to the imperial kitchen, and the prince was also invited.
Back in the imperial study, Yue Chengyu sipped tea while the emperor continued to review memorials, occasionally catching the sound of a conversation.
After about two quarters of an hour (half an hour), the dishes came up. There were about seven or eight kinds of steamed, boiled, baked and stir-fried dishes, but not much of each.
"Come up? Come and try it together?" The emperor said to Yue Chengyu, sitting down next to the table.
"Your Majesty, I have already tasted it." Yue Chengyu declined politely.
"Okay, since you've tasted it, I won't give you any more." The emperor said as he eagerly picked up his chopsticks. He first picked up a piece of shredded potato and put it in his mouth, then tasted the potato chunks in the meat, and then tasted the roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes one by one. He became more and more excited as he ate.
"I didn't expect that the output is so large and the taste is so good." Originally, the emperor didn't have high hopes for the taste of these two. After all, the output is so large that it would be a bit greedy to expect more taste. As a result, he didn't expect there would be such a surprise.
"Yes, I was also quite surprised when I had lunch today."
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
"Come in."
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
"No need to be polite, come and try it."
The prince stood up and looked at the pile of unfamiliar dishes on the table. He immediately reacted, "Father, have the sweet potatoes arrived?"
"That's pretty quick. Yes, this is made with sweet potatoes. Would you like to try it?"
"Of course I have to try it." The prince sat down after saying this. The eunuch De next to him had already prepared chopsticks when the emperor first said "try it" to the prince.
The prince tasted each one and said, "Father, this tastes good."
"Right, it's a pleasant surprise, hahahaha." The emperor laughed heartily a few times.
"How's that pig of yours?"
"Father, following the method provided by my sister-in-law, we castrated ten piglets in the first batch, and seven survived. In the second batch, the craftsmen became more skilled, and all ten survived. In a few months, we should be able to slaughter one to taste."
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