Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 84: When bored, I just want delicious food

"Xiaochan, you can just be responsible for my daily life from now on."

Xiaochan quickly came out to answer.

In terms of taking care of people, she is more capable than Hong Xiu and Wang Xia.

After all, the latter used to be a secret guard, and her main responsibility is to protect the safety of the young lady. She has already taken orders from others. As for taking care of this aspect, she does more.

"Hongxiu, you go outside later and select five maids or nuns to help you."

"Wang Xia picks ten people to take charge of the greenhouse with you."

The two of them saluted again.

"Do it well. If you do it well, I will give you a big reward."

"Follow Miss's orders."

Everyone saluted and responded again.

The next day, people from the palace came early. Wangxia led people to pick vegetables, and Hongxiu led people to weigh and collect money.

The people who had just sent away the palace were also here from the Changchun Marquis' Mansion, the Yiyong Earl's Mansion, and the Minister of Rites' Mansion.

They all came here to buy vegetables, so naturally Hongxiu, the person in charge of the business, was there to receive them.

Each of the three families bought ten kilograms, and like the palace, they planned to buy it for a long time.

In this way, it was fifty kilograms a day. Thinking about the condition of the vegetables in the field, Hongxiu couldn't help but worry that it would be even worse, so it was also the people from the same three families who explained the situation.

If the vegetables don't grow as fast as they should, they may stop supplying them first and give priority to supplying them to the palace.

In this regard, the three families agreed quite sensibly. After all, they did not dare to compete with the emperor and the nobles in the palace.

"Miss, fifty kilograms of vegetables per day have been ordered out. I'm afraid the vegetables in our greenhouse won't be sold for a few days. Do you think we need to think of a way?"

Yesterday I earned [-] cents, and today I earned a total of [-] cents. This made Hongxiu very happy, but of course she was also worried that she would not be able to keep up with the progress of the vegetables.

"Well, I already have a plan for this."

"However, if someone comes to buy again in the future, daily reservations will not be accepted, and each household will be limited to two kilograms. Just explain the situation clearly to them."

Hongxiu nodded repeatedly, thinking that the young lady's arrangement was very good.

After all, yesterday there was only one family in the palace, and today there are three more families. When the powerful people in the capital know that there are vegetables for sale here, they will probably send people to buy them.

There are many dignitaries in the capital, and the supply of vegetables in their greenhouses must exceed demand. If they continue to order like this every day, they will be sold out in less than two days.

Not long after, Huo Junyao called Wangxia and explained to her about the supplementary planting. She also took out the seeds and personally taught Wangxia how to cultivate seeds, how to transplant them, etc.

Wangxia had done it once before, and during this period, she had been in charge of things in the greenhouse. Every time Huo Junyao went to check, she would follow him, and she learned a lot.

Now that Huo Junyao taught me so carefully, I got started quickly.

The affairs of the greenhouse and the business of buying and selling were all left to others, so Huo Junyao felt a lot more relaxed.

"It's a boring day."

After playing a few games of backgammon with the eldest princess, Huo Junyao threw away the chess pieces.

Seeing her like this, the eldest princess smiled and said, "It's like this in winter, but I remember that your calligraphy is good. If you feel bored, just write or read."

"Let's forget it. My daughter will go to the kitchen to see if she can make something delicious."

Although she also liked reading and writing, that was in her previous life. At that time, she needed to rely on reading to change her destiny and life.

Now that she is in the Yu Dynasty, where men are superior to women, and her status is not low, why should she continue to study?If you have that time, you might as well think about how to improve your future life.

Seeing her getting up, Princess Ningyang just smiled helplessly.After Huo Junyao left, Princess Ningyang took a book from the side and opened it again.

In the kitchen, Xiaochan followed closely behind Huo Junyao.

"Meet the princess."

"Well, no need to be polite, you are busy with your business, I will come over to see if I can get some new food."

When the cooks in the back kitchen heard her words, their eyes lit up.

The princess of my family is very capable, especially when it comes to this delicious dish, which is beyond the reach of those who have been cooks for more than ten or twenty years.

Needless to say, tofu and fish soup, turning soybeans into tofu, in their opinion, is simply a way to turn decay into magic.

The hot pot at the back immediately became their favorite.

During this period, they did not eat less, but because the chili peppers were too precious, they did not dare to use the hot pot base made by the lady, so they had to make it themselves.

Although it is not as good as the ones made with chili peppers, this innovative food is very good, especially in this winter, it is so delicious to have a hot pot meal.

In the Yu Dynasty, there were also spicy condiments, such as mustard paste, dogwood, and ginger, which were the main sources of spicy flavor in ancient times.

The mustard here, also known as yellow mustard in later generations, is something that has existed in China since ancient times, and can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.

Although the world where the Yu Dynasty lived was different from that of China, many things were still surprisingly similar.

After wandering around the kitchen, I didn't see anything to do. It couldn't be helped because the materials in the Yu Dynasty were really scarce, unlike later generations where a hundred flowers bloomed.

Suddenly, she saw the frozen chicken feet in the corner, which were left over from the time she made hot pot.

Not only are there chicken feet, there are also some tripes.

Everyone in the kitchen knows that these two things, which originally looked disgusting and no one wanted them, are extremely delicious, especially the princess and the eldest princess are very fond of them.

Therefore, they did not dare to move it at all and could only preserve it by freezing it.

"Okay, Xiaochan, you go to Aunt Xi. I'll go back and write something first. I need her to arrange for someone to buy it."

With that said, she turned around and walked out of the kitchen. Xiaochan quickly went to call Aunt Xi.

The eldest princess here was a little curious when she saw Huo Junyao coming back quickly. Just when she was about to ask something, she saw Huo Junyao enter the room directly.

She looked at Nanny Zhao next to her, put down her book, stood up, and followed her to the room.

In the room, Huo Junyao was standing in front of the desk, slowly polishing ink.

"Yao Yao, do you want to write?"

"Well, I need to buy something. I want to write down a list and ask Grandma Xi to go to the capital to buy it."

Hearing this, the eldest princess smiled and asked, "What do you want to buy?"

"I just thought of a bunch of delicious things. When Auntie Xi buys them back later, my daughter will cook them for you."

"delicious?"

The eldest princess's eyes lit up. She was extremely impressed by her daughter's cooking skills.

She said it was delicious, so there was no need to run away. Thinking about the hot pot, thinking about those things that she used to feel disgusted by, after passing through the hands of her daughter, the wonderful taste made her mouth water just thinking about it. .

"Okay, do you have enough money? Why don't you get some for me?"

When Huo Junyao came here, she only brought [-] guan of money, and it cost a lot to build the greenhouse. I'm afraid there won't be much left for living expenses here for more than a month.

(End of this chapter)