Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After the two meat dishes, it was time for the sweet and vegetarian dishes to perform.

The first thing that appeared was the dried sweet potato. Kangxi looked curiously at the sweet potato that had shrunk into a strip. After removing the soil and the red skin, the dried sweet potato showed the most essential orange-yellow color, and even a more transparent yellow under the sunlight.

Jiang Chen introduced: "This is what I discovered when I was researching how to preserve sweet potatoes. The simplest way is to dry them in the sun. If you want to be more particular, you can bake them with honey like this. It adds a sweet taste and is also a good snack."

The method of making this sweet potato is very different from the simple method mentioned above. Kangxi asked: "Such an extravagant method does not fit Wangxuan's positioning of sweet potatoes."

Jiang Chen replied embarrassedly: "I thought that if the sweet potatoes could be added to the diet of the rich and powerful families, the common people could sell the extra sweet potatoes and earn more for their families."

Jiang Chen's thoughts were all for the benefit of the people. Kangxi praised him: "Wang Xuan's pure heart is a blessing to the people."

After praising, Kangxi began to taste the dried sweet potatoes. He didn't know how Jiang Chen made them, but the dried sweet potatoes were not as hard as Kangxi imagined. They were just a little tough and kept moist inside. They were a good snack to kill time.

Next is the sweet potato cake, which is made by steaming the sweet potatoes and mashing them into a paste, adding glutinous rice flour and white sugar, and then steaming them into cakes. It has a soft, glutinous and sweet taste.

It is soft, elastic and moist, with some osmanthus sprinkled on the surface. It is another pastry with a southern flavor. Although Kangxi is not used to this kind of pastry, it does not affect his evaluation of this pastry. Jiang Chen wants to promote sweet potatoes to the food of all parts of the country.

The dish that was finally served really surprised Kangxi. It was a golden mountain of sweet potato chunks covered with crystal clear sugar shells. From a distance, it looked like a reflective golden mountain.

It tastes amazing, too. Sweet potatoes seem to be born with an affinity for oil. There is nothing bad about fried sweet potatoes. When you take a bite, the sugar shell on the surface breaks with a snap, and you can taste the oily and fragrant sweet potato inside. With the sugar on the outside, this dish is suitable for all ages.

Kangxi reluctantly put down his chopsticks and waited for the last main course.

A plain bowl of vermicelli was served. Jiang Chen explained again: "This is vermicelli made from sweet potatoes, which is also very delicious. The vermicelli is simply boiled in water until it becomes transparent, and then put into the seasoned broth, and then add mung bean sprouts, peanuts, green onions, coriander, soybeans, and chili peppers. It is best to add some aged vinegar. The sour and spicy taste is the most appetizing."

Of course, the meal presented to Kangxi was not that simple. It contained large pieces of beef and more than a dozen plates filled with various side dishes for Kangxi to choose from.

Kangxi ordered a bowl according to his own taste and combined it with Jiang Chen's introduction and started to taste it.

The palace did not often cook spicy food like Sichuan cuisine, so Kangxi was conquered by the aroma of the chili pepper at the first bite. However, because he seldom ate chili pepper, just one bite made Kangxi sweat on the tip of his nose.

The taste of vinegar that came up belatedly alleviated the spiciness and added flavor to the bowl of noodles. The noodles were wrapped with various side dishes, constantly giving Kangxi's taste buds surprises.

Kangxi finished the bowl of noodles unknowingly. He felt a little regretful. He has always been restrained and abided by the principle of not eating more than three servings. Sweet potatoes can bring a clear sense of fullness. Today's meal has exceeded his usual appetite, so he had to put down his chopsticks.

Kangxi once again admired Jiang Chen's talent in food. Then he returned to the topic. The harvested sweet potatoes were transported to the imperial farm as seedlings. The ones that were not yet mature in the farm would be witnessed by Kangxi with the important officials in the court when they matured.

However, in this case, the farm would be taken over for public use. Kangxi was not stingy and directly exchanged the garden near Changchun Garden with Jiang Chen for the farm, which could be considered as a reward in advance.

You have to know that since Kangxi built Changchun Garden, he basically spent the summer in Changchun Garden, and he also had to attend the morning court every day. If he did not live nearby, he would not only have to get up before dawn every day, but he would basically have to open his eyes and rush on the road as soon as he closed his eyes.

As for the gardens near Changchun Garden, they were basically divided among the royal family and nobles, leaving no room for ordinary officials to buy and sell.

But now that Jiang Chen has the garden given by Kangxi, he doesn't have to get up early. In fact, this is not the most important thing, but this reward is the evidence that Jiang Chen is in the emperor's heart. After all, Kangxi has given the garden to Jiang Chen, except for his son.

After everything was arranged, Kangxi set out on his return journey. Of course, he did not forget to take the recipes with him in order to improve the meals in the future.

After three years of silence, Jiang Chen accomplished another great feat.

During the court session, the ministers standing in the front couldn't help but glance at Jiang Chen several times. A crop that produces 1,000 kilograms per mu! How could a young boy run into this? This is not God's gift, it's God chasing him to feed him.

Originally, Jiang Chen had been editing books and doing his job step by step after entering the Hanlin Academy. Last year, there was also a family recognition event that attracted the whole capital.

Many people who disliked Jiang Chen would mock him to his face, saying that this six-point pass was nothing special! He didn't even have a chance to be promoted, but he found himself a relative, and he was even the concubine of the prince. He was quite undisciplined.

Jiang Chen just laughed it off. He recognized his relatives for the sake of family reunion. Would he not recognize his relatives just because his sister didn't give birth to Yixiu?

But to be honest, if my sister had not given birth, I would have been able to take her home after Fei Yanggu died. Now that she has a daughter like Yixiu, I don’t know if my sister can still leave the Ulanala Mansion.

Jiang Chen didn't react much, but Li Guangdi was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. Jiang Chen originally wanted Li Guangdi to report the matter, but Li Guangdi didn't want to share the credit with his disciple, so he just let Jiang Chen write it himself.

Li Guangdi was worried about Jiang Chen. The young disciple was restless to begin with, and had an inseparable relationship with the Fourth Prince. If Jiang Chen did not have any achievements to save his life, and the fight for the throne involved, Kangxi would not care about his sixth place in the imperial examination. Under the imperial power, everyone was an ant.

Therefore, Li Guangdi was relieved when Jiang Chen discovered sweet potatoes. As long as sweet potatoes are promoted, everyone in the world will know about Jiang Chen’s contribution. In the future, Jiang Chen will just be dismissed from office and go home without having to worry about his life. That would be great!

After making sure that his little apprentice's head was safely in place, Li Guangdi was in the mood to talk to others, led by Zhang Ying. Who made his son Zhang Tingyu so promising?

Now, the first thing Li Guangdi said when he saw Zhang Ying was, "Dunfu, how did you know that Wangxuan discovered sweet potatoes and was given a garden by the emperor? Oh, the disciple is better than the master, and he is more proud of me, his teacher."

Zhang Ying was so annoyed that he could only avoid Li Guangdi.