Royal first lucky star

"What's the matter?" Eleventh Prince asked.

The eighth prince leaned over to look.

Pei Yun thumped to the Empress Dowager and said, "Potato starch is Cheng Liao!"

"Potato starch?" The queen mother and the eldest prince looked at Pei Yun together.

Pei Yunying: "Yes."

The queen mother asked puzzledly, "What is it for?"

"Eat." Pei Yun introduced: "The gods told me that it is called potato starch, and it can be eaten as noodles, cold noodle, and dim sum. It can be eaten a lot."

"There are so many ways to eat it?" The Queen Mother asked in amazement, "Did the gods tell you how to do it?"

"Talk about Liao." Pei Yun nodded.

"Then talk to the chef quickly." The queen mother said.

Nanny Liu immediately called Lao Li out.

Pei Yun said: "Uncle Li, the potato starch is a bit rough now, you press it and sieve it." The potato starch that has just been dried in the sun will have some coagulated small particles, which can be affected by direct consumption, but the taste is not very good.

Lao Li followed Pei Yun's instructions, and after a while, he got a scoop of fine and slippery potato starch.

He poured potato starch into the ceramic basin and asked, "Ninth Prince, what's next?"

Pei Yun pretended to think.

The eleventh prince asked in shock: "Ninth brother, have you forgotten what the gods said?"

The eighth prince frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense, the ninth brother is smart."

The eldest prince thinks the three younger brothers are really cute.

The Queen Mother looked at Pei Yun anxiously.

Lao Li asked: "Ninth Prince, do you want to add water and knead the noodles?"

"Yes." Pei Yun said, "Boiling water has to be added." The starch will not form a lump without adding boiling water.

"Add boiling water to make noodles?" Lao Li was a little skeptical.

The queen mother said: "Do as Yun'er says."

Lao Li came over with a pot of boiling water, and while adding boiling water to the basin, stirred it with chopsticks.

The Empress Dowager and others watched the white flour in the basin turn into crystal clear jelly, and they were all amazed.

Pei Yun said: "Good Liao."

Lao Li immediately stopped.

Pei Yun said: "Add potato starch and a teaspoon of salt, let it cool down, and start kneading the noodles."

Lao Li followed suit.

The Empress Dowager and others saw the transparent jelly in the washbasin slowly turning into a ball of malleable dough under the kneading and turning of Lao Li's big hands, which was very novel.

Lao Li has been a cook for many years, and he has never seen such a miraculous thing. He felt more and more in awe of Pei Yun's theory of immortality, and asked Pei Yun respectfully, "Ninth Prince, what should I do next?"

"Just make noodles, you know how." Pei Yun said.

"Just make noodles according to the usual method?" Lao Li asked uncertainly.

Pei Yun nodded.

Lao Li began to roll out the dough, folded the skins, cut out a root of potato flour, put it in boiling water, and it was formed quickly, and the root became slightly thicker.

He habitually scooped out the potato flour, ran it through warm water, and then quickly fried a diced meat sauce, poured it on top, and made a bowl of noodles.

He looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Empress Dowager, it's done."

The queen mother, Pei Yun and others have been watching around Lao Li, and they have already smelled the fragrance.

Pei Yun raised his face and said, "Grandmother, please have a taste."

Old Li said: "Queen Mother, will the young one be sent to the main hall for you?"

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome, it can be done on the small stone table in the courtyard." The queen mother can be very particular, or she can be happy with the situation.

"Yes." Lao Li brought the potato flour to the small stone table.

The Empress Dowager sat down at the small stone table, picked up the chopsticks, and stirred it a little. Potato flour was wrapped in the diced meat sauce, which became brighter and more fragrant, and made people want to take a bite.

Pei Yun wanted to eat.

The Eighth Prince swallowed his saliva.

The eldest prince also wanted to have a taste.

The eleventh prince directly "sucked" out.

The queen mother looked at the eleventh prince.

The eleventh prince said: "Grandmother, you eat first."

The queen mother smiled, took a potato stick, and put it in her mouth. She instantly felt smoother than ever before, with even juice, biting lightly, with slight tension, flicking her teeth, and then there was a refreshing taste of grains. The sweetness and simmered juice blend together, producing an extremely rich taste, which slides into the stomach.

She felt full of comfort in her body.

"Queen Mother, how is it?" Old Li asked impatiently.

"Slippery, bouncy and soft, delicious!" It is rare for the Queen Mother to give such a high evaluation.

Old Li was overjoyed.

The queen mother said: "Yun'er, come and have a taste."

Pei Yun leaned forward, suddenly thinking of the eldest prince and said: "Grandmother, eldest brother and eighth brother are older than me, let them taste first."

The First Prince and Eighth Prince were happy to hear that.

"Yun'er knows how to be polite." The queen mother smiled and rolled her eyes: "Old Li, go and get four bowls."

"Yes."

The queen mother divided a bowl of potato flour into five portions.

Pei Yun and the others picked up their chopsticks and spoons and began to taste.

The eldest prince felt the beauty of potato flour first, and when he was about to praise him, he heard the sound of chopsticks and spoons colliding with bowls.

He looked up and saw that Pei Yun and the other three were playing with potatoes with chopsticks and spoons in their hands. Up to now, they hadn't eaten a single potato powder, so he almost laughed out loud.

"Yun'er, Aijia feeds you." The queen mother said.

"Okay!" Pei Yun gave up on the potato flour.

"Eldest prince, you feed the eighth prince." The queen mother said.

"Grandmother, what about me?" The eleventh prince not only didn't eat potatoes, but his fat face was splashed like a Garfield cat.

"Liu Nanny, you feed Shishi." The Queen Mother said.

"Yes." Grandma Liu replied.

With the help of the Empress Dowager, the eldest prince, and Nanny Liu, Pei Yun and the three finally ate potato flour.

Pei Yun hadn't tasted potato flour for a long time, and he was a little moved. The eighth and eleventh princes immediately liked the smooth texture.

A bowl of potato flour can be eaten by five people in one or two bites.

The queen mother saw that Pei Yun and the others seemed to be unsatisfied, and she actually wanted to eat some more, so she said to Lao Li, "Old Li, cook a few more bowls."

"Yes."

This time, Lao Li had experience, so he made the potato flour a little thinner and softer, with richer ingredients, and put a small bowl for each of the queen mother and others.

Now the queen mother and others are satisfied.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It tastes really good."

The eldest prince said: "This potato starch can fill your stomach."

Grandma Liu followed after eating a bowl, "It can still be stored."

The Empress Dowager didn't understand Liu Nanny's words for a moment.

Nanny Liu pointed to the potato starch in the air and said, "Queen Mother, after the potatoes are harvested, they can be stored for two months. There is no problem for the time being, but after the potatoes are planted on a large scale, every household must have more potatoes than they can eat. Potatoes are obviously not enough for long-term preservation in case of emergencies.”

The Queen Mother asked: "Potato starch is okay?"

Nanny Liu nodded: "After the potato starch is dried, it looks like flour and rice noodles. I think it should be able to be stored for a year or two like flour and rice noodles. In this way, in case of a natural disaster, the court will temporarily If you can’t spare your hands, the common people can’t go hungry.”

That's right, that's why Pei Yun made potato starch.

The Queen Mother was shocked.

The First Prince was also someone who had Wei in his heart, and he asked excitedly, "Is it really possible to do this?"

Liu Momo didn't expect the empress dowager and the eldest prince to react so strongly, she suddenly became a little uncertain, she looked at the ninth prince and said, "Ninth prince, did the gods say this?"

"Miyou." Pei Yun looked at Old Li and said, "Uncle Li, what should you say?"

Old Li replied: "Queen Mother, I think that after drying the potato starch, it should be fine to store it for a year or two."

The Queen Mother was overjoyed: "That's great, so the extra potatoes won't sprout or go bad."

The eldest prince became excited, hugged Pei Yun up, and said, "Ninth Brother, your dream is really good."

Pei Yun laughed: "Yes!"

The Empress Dowager turned her head to look at the First Prince, and said displeasedly: "Next time, don't hug Yun'er unexpectedly, what should you do if you scare him?"

The eldest prince said with a good temper: "The emperor's grandmother said so."

Pei Yun smiled and asked, "Big brother, isn't your arm sore?"

The eldest prince was too excited and forgot about the soreness. After Pei Yun's reminder, he felt that his shoulders and upper body were about to be crippled, so he quickly put Pei Yun down.

Pei Yundao: "Grandmother, we ate a lot of potato flour, and the drying is a lot less, let big brother make up for it."

The eldest prince asked in astonishment: "How to make it up?"

Pei Yun said, "Squeeze another basket of potatoes."

The queen mother said: "Then squeeze."

The eldest prince immediately turned pale: "Yes."

The queen mother said: "Mother Liu, take these dried potato starch back. When the emperor comes to pay his respects, Aijia will show him."

"Yes." Nanny Liu went to pack the potato starch.

"Yun'er, let's go."

"it is good."

The queen mother left with Pei Yun and the three of them.

When they arrived at the main hall of Ci'an Palace, Pei Yun suggested: "Grandmother, let's press and sieve the potato starch."

"Why?" the Queen Mother asked with a smile.

"It's pretty." Pei Yun said.

The Eighth Prince and the Eleventh Prince nodded together.

"Okay, then press and sieve." The queen mother smiled.

Grandma Liu fetched a small sieve.

The three of Pei Yun sorted out the potato starch together, and the little face and body were covered with hoarfrost. The potato starch sifted out was indeed thin and slippery.

They went to take a bath in peace of mind, changed into dry clothes, and sat together with the Queen Mother at the stone table in the yard, smelling the fragrance of osmanthus and eating oranges.

"Big brother, come back!" The eleventh prince pointed to the front.

"Come here and have a seat." The queen mother saw the tired look on the eldest prince's face.

"Thank you, Grandmother." The eldest prince sat beside Pei Yun.

Nanny Liu brought a cup of tea to the First Prince.

The First Prince finished his drink in one gulp.

Seeing this, the eighth prince handed the eldest prince a peeled orange, and said guiltily, "Elder brother, eat it."

The eldest prince took it over, feeling that the eighth prince's eyes were not right, he asked: "Eighth brother, what's wrong with you?"

The Eighth Prince asked: "Big brother, are you tired?"

"A little tired." It was actually a sore arm.

The Eighth Prince said affirmatively, "You won't be tired tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Brother Jiu will not punish you tomorrow."

"Punish me?" The First Prince didn't understand what the Eighth Prince said.

"Well, making you work is punishing you." The Eighth Prince said.

The queen mother looked at Pei Yun in confusion: "Yun'er, what's going on?"

Pei Yun stuffed a piece of orange into his mouth: "Big brother ignored us when he first came back."

"And then?" the Queen Mother said.

"We are angry." Pei Yun said.

"I don't want to deal with big brother." The eighth prince answered: "Ninth brother said, deal with it first, and then punish big brother. Let's deal with big brother together first."

The queen mother looked at Pei Yun and said, "Squeezing potatoes is punishment?"

Pei Yun nodded.

The First Prince suddenly understood that the Ninth Brother was a vengeful one, but he didn't show it like the Eleventh Brother. Instead, he was cute and said to play together, so they didn't suspect the Ninth Brother's intentions at all.

After obediently squeezing potatoes for four days, my back hurts and my legs throb, and I don't want to ask other palace people for help.

Nine brothers!

Good-looking outside but a black heart!

He refused to accept it and said, "Ninth Brother, I have already apologized to you."

Pei Yundao: "I said a few words, so I will punish you a little."

The eldest prince had a look of disbelief: "If I don't apologize, are you going to punish me severely?"