mtl008 Chapter 206 Winter Season
Chapter 206 Winter Season
Li Shuchen replied
"You could think of it this way: calling them sweet potatoes, purple potatoes, and white potatoes. Doesn't that sound more sophisticated?"
"Yes, indeed. I'd like to buy some from you to take back home for my mother and father to try."
Li Shuchen said magnanimously
"There's plenty in the field, I'll just give you some, there's no need to buy any."
Princess Changning praised, "Li Shuchen is the best!"
Hearing Princess Changning say that her purple sweet potatoes were delicious, Li Lingxiao opened her mouth and took a big bite of her own white sweet potato, chewed it a couple of times, and continued eating.
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Finding he couldn't swallow, he got up, pounded his chest hard, and tried desperately to swallow.
Princess Changning smiled as she saw Wuqing.
"What are you doing? Why are you hitting yourself for no reason?"
Li Shuchen could tell at a glance that Li Lingxiao was choking, so he quickly said...
"Xiao'er, quickly drink some water."
Upon hearing this, Li Lingxiao picked up a glass of water and gulped it down. She didn't feel any better until she had finished two glasses, then sat down to continue eating.
Li Shuchen instructed
"Eat slowly, sweet potatoes are very dry and can cause choking."
"Sister, this sweet potato is a bit dry, but it's very filling. Eating a big one will keep you full all day. If you take it with you to the exam, you won't need to eat any other dry food, which will save you trouble."
Li Shuchen asked upon hearing this.
"Isn't the county exam held once a day, Xiao'er? Go home and eat your fill. You shouldn't be hungry after the exam, right?"
Li Lingxiao swallowed the sweet potato in her mouth and replied.
"Sister, you even know this? The county exam is indeed held once a day for five days in a row, but you have to enter the exam hall at dawn, and there are all sorts of procedures in between. We don't even know when the exam will be over. Sister, could you leave me some sweet potatoes to eat during the county exam?"
Li Shuchen doted on him
"Okay, I'll save plenty for you."
"Yes, yes, sister, you should plant more sweet potatoes next spring. There will be many students taking the imperial examinations in the autumn, each lasting three days. There will be three exams, which is nine days in total. Xiao'er thinks that bringing cooked sweet potatoes is the most practical. You can eat one a day. A roasted sweet potato sells for thirty coins outside. Sister can earn a lot of money then."
Li Shuchen smiled and replied upon hearing this.
"Okay, I'll definitely plant lots of them, sister."
……
At dinner, Princess Changning brought a bowl of porridge to Li Shuchen with a bright smile, her eyes sparkling.
"How does this bowl of porridge taste?"
Li Shuchen sensed something was amiss. He took a sip, savored it carefully, and discovered the porridge was burnt. Aunt Wang couldn't possibly burn the porridge, nor could Shuang'er or Chuxia. So there was only one possibility.
"This porridge tastes great; the rice is soft and tender, with a rich aroma—it's very delicious."
Princess Changning burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"Hahaha, I made this, didn't expect that, did you?"
Li Shuchen's expression was exaggerated.
"You made this? I never would have guessed you had such great cooking skills!"
Princess Changning raised her head and said
"That's right, I'm pretty good too, okay?"
Li Shuchen's lips curled up in a wicked smile.
"But I seem to remember someone saying they would never cook in their life. Why the sudden change of heart? Hmm?"
Princess Changning shook Li Shuchen's sleeve and said
"Oh, you're my savior! I'd be happy to cook for you."
Li Shuchen smiled, raised the bowl, and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he said...
“Delicious”
Princess Changning was overjoyed and hurriedly put away the bowls and chopsticks.
"Hehe, I'm glad you like it. I'll go deliver the bowl."
"it is good"
After Princess Changning left, Li Shuchen said to the grapes
"Grape, call Qianqian to come."
"Yes, miss"
Qianqian followed Grape quietly into the house, and gently asked Li Shuchen's bedside.
"Sister Shuchen, does it still hurt?"
Li Shuchen replied with a smile.
"Qianqian, be good. Sister Shuchen doesn't feel any pain at all. Why do your sweet potatoes smell so good? Sister Shuchen ate so many!"
She smiled gently.
"As long as Sister Shuchen likes to eat it, that's fine."
"I love to eat it, I really love it!"
She stared at Li Shuchen intently for a long time, then mustered her courage and looked at him expectantly.
"Sister Shuchen, can Qianqian sell roasted sweet potatoes for you?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen touched her light-colored hair and said...
Why does Qianqian want to sell roasted sweet potatoes?
She pursed her lips slightly and replied.
"It's too cold. Qianqian doesn't want her younger siblings to beg for money outside. Qianqian wants to earn money for her younger siblings. Sister Shuchen, Qianqian can sell a lot of roasted sweet potatoes and earn lots and lots of money for you. Qianqian wants one tael of silver a month as wages. Is that okay?"
Qianqian blinked her big, bright eyes and looked at Li Shuchen with a pleading expression.
Li Shuchen couldn't resist at all and nodded in agreement.
"Alright, since Qianqian is so capable, why don't you help me sell roasted sweet potatoes? Being able to roast sweet potatoes so deliciously is a very impressive and remarkable skill. How about Sister Shuchen gives Qianqian five taels of silver per month as wages? Qianqian can't refuse. Also, how about Sister Shuchen helps Qianqian come up with a rhyme for selling sweet potatoes?"
"it is good"
Li Shuchen pinched Qianqian's cheek and said
"Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes"
One hundred coins can buy three
White, red, and purple sweet potatoes—eat them all!
Everyone who's tried it raves about it, it's absolutely fantastic!
Could Qianqian possibly remember?
Qianqian nodded earnestly and said, "Yes, Qianqian has remembered."
Li Shuchen raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"So fast? Sister Shu Chen only said it once?"
She glanced at Li Shuchen and said confidently.
"Then Qianqian recited it to Sister Shuchen."
Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes
One hundred coins can buy three
White, red, and purple sweet potatoes—eat them all!
Everyone who's tried it raves about it, it's absolutely fantastic!
Li Shuchen clapped her hands for Qianqian, her eyebrows curving into a smile.
"That's great, Qianqian! How about we sell roasted sweet potatoes at the inn's entrance tomorrow?"
"it is good"
"Good girl, go play now."
After Qianqian left, Li Shuchen thought about the winter season and said...
"Grape, call Aunt Wang, Shuang'er, and Chuxia, come up here."
"Yes, miss"
The three arrived at the Three Treasures Hall, overjoyed, finally able to get a good look at their young lady.
They stared intently at Li Shuchen and asked in unison.
"Miss, how are you feeling?"
"I'm much better, don't worry. It's just that I'm too weak to get out of bed, so I have to call you up here. I'll read to you and teach you some seasonal winter recipes."
The three nodded solemnly.
"Miss, please tell us, we'll remember."
Li Shuchen read the recipe from his head, bit by bit.
"The first dish is fried sweet potato balls. This dish is relatively simple. Take steamed sweet potatoes, peel them, mash them into a paste, add flour, starch, and sugar, shape them into balls, and fry them in oil until golden brown. Then take them out and they are ready to serve."
The second dish is three-color potato cakes. Steam white sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, and red sweet potatoes separately until cooked. Put an egg into each portion, mash them into a paste, add sugar, baking soda, and oil, stir well, add flour, stir until it becomes flocculent, knead it into a dough, and let it rest.
After proofing, shape the dough into small round cakes, sprinkle some sesame seeds on the surface, and proof again for 30 minutes. Then, heat a pan until warm, without adding oil, and cook until done.
The third dish, tricolor taro balls, is made by steaming white sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, and red sweet potatoes, adding starch and sugar, rolling them into long strips, cutting them into small pieces, and cooking them in a pot. They can also be added to milk tea.
The three dishes I mentioned are all desserts. Each of you should make one and bring it to me for me to try. If it's satisfactory, I'll put it on the menu tomorrow.