Traveling through ancient times, the spy princess had everything going smoothly

Baili Ye hugged her tightly and said gently: "This will be your home from now on. You won't be lonely with me here. I will always be with you, and we will have a lot of children in the future."

Qinghe leaned in Baili Ye's arms, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.

She nodded and said, "Well, let's celebrate the New Year together. Now let's go out and prepare food."

"Okay, I'll prepare with you this year and feel your New Year atmosphere."

"I am very happy to do so. I guarantee that you will never forget it."

After the two came out of the space, Qinghe began to organize the food from previous Chinese New Year celebrations, recalling the special food in his hometown during the Chinese New Year celebrations, as well as the food prepared by his comrades from all over the world during the Chinese New Year celebrations in the military camp.

She found a pen and paper, wrote down the ingredients she needed, and prepared to give them to the housekeeper to purchase.

After breakfast, Qinghe handed the shopping list to the housekeeper.

"Butler, please buy these things and we will start cooking today. I will send them to my grandfather and great-grandfather's house after we are done."

"Yes, Princess, I will do it right away."

"Aye, how long does the palace banquet last during the New Year?" Qinghe asked.

"Usually it starts at noon and ends in two hours." Baili Ye replied with a smile.

Qing He nodded thoughtfully, "Two hours isn't too long. What activities will be held at the palace banquet?"

Baili Ye explained patiently:

“Palace banquets usually include singing and dancing performances, poetry recital, and sometimes the emperor would reward ministers and royal relatives with precious items.

This time the palace banquet and the celebration banquet are held together, it should be more lively. "

A hint of curiosity flashed in Qing He's eyes. "It sounds very lively. This is my first time attending an ancient palace banquet. I will definitely see it for myself then.

So, do we need to prepare a show?"

Baili Ye gently held her hand and said, "Usually, unmarried women perform at palace banquets, and we just need to watch."

"Do we still need to stay in the palace to celebrate the New Year after the palace banquet is over?" Qinghe asked.

“No need. In previous years, after the palace banquet, father would go back to mother’s place early to accompany her, and it was my brother and I who would stay up together to celebrate the New Year.

Later, when I was stationed at the border, I would spend the New Year's Eve with the soldiers."

"Then let's go back home after the palace banquet and stay up together until the New Year's Eve."

Baili Ye held the little girl in his arms, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

An hour later, the housekeeper returned home with two horse-drawn carts full of New Year's goods, and Qinghe asked someone to take all the goods back to the kitchen.

Qinghe brought the servants to the kitchen, which was filled with newly purchased New Year's goods.

"Listen up everyone. Today we are going to make some delicious and unique New Year food. Everyone cooperate with me and we will have a meal tonight."

Qing He's voice was clear and full of energy. The servants nodded one after another, their eyes full of expectation and enthusiasm.

Qinghe checked the ingredients in the kitchen. Large and small basins were filled with various ingredients, and flour, eggs, cooking oil and other seasonings were also ready.

She arranged for everyone to prepare the ingredients according to her requirements, and the whole kitchen was bustling with activity.

The first thing to come out is the fried meatballs, meatballs and vegetarian meatballs are indispensable.

The pork is cut into small pieces, then minced into fine meat fillings, and seasonings such as chopped green onion, ginger, salt, and soy sauce are added and mixed evenly. Divide into two portions, one for frying meatballs and set aside.

Next, wash and shred the radish, blanch it in water, squeeze out the moisture, and add it to the other portion of meat filling.

Add appropriate amount of flour to make the meat filling become sticky.

The chefs skillfully squeezed out round meatballs with their thumbs-and-skulls and gently placed them into the hot oil pan.

As soon as the meatballs are put into the pot, they make a sizzling sound, which is a wonderful collision of delicious food and hot oil.

After a while, the meatballs gradually turned golden yellow, floating on the oil surface, exuding an enticing aroma.

Pick up a fried meatball and take a bite. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The aroma of meat and the sweetness of radish blend perfectly, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.

Some other cooks prepared vegetarian meatballs, carrot meatballs and tofu meatballs. The tofu was taken out by Qinghe from the space.

Qinghe taught the cook to wash, peel and grate the fresh white radish into thin strips.

Those crystal clear shredded radish seem to carry the breath of the earth and the purity of winter.

Blanch the shredded radish in boiling water to remove the spicy taste of the radish and make the radish softer.

After blanching, quickly remove the shredded radish, squeeze out the water, and put it in a large bowl.

Next, add appropriate amounts of salt, pepper, chopped green onion, ginger and other seasonings, beat in a few eggs, and pour in some flour.

Use chopsticks to gently stir the shredded radish to fully blend with the seasoning and flour. When the shredded radish becomes sticky and can stick together, the filling for the radish meatballs is ready.

Pour enough cooking oil into the hot pan, and wait until the oil temperature rises to about 60% hot. The cook gently squeezes out round radish balls with her hands and carefully puts them into the pan.

As soon as the meatballs are put into the pot, they make a cheerful "sizzling" sound. As the oil temperature rises, the radish meatballs gradually turn golden yellow and the surface becomes crispy.

Use a slotted spoon to gently toss the meatballs to ensure they cook evenly.

After a while, a plate of fragrant radish balls came out of the pot.

Qinghe picked it up and took a bite. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The sweetness of the radish and the aroma of the seasoning combined perfectly, leaving a lasting aftertaste.

He picked up a meatball and handed it to Baili Ye, saying, "Aye, try this meatball and see how it tastes."

Baili Ye took the food from Qinghe's hand and put it into his mouth. He took a bite and first touched the crispy shell, making a slight "crunch" sound.

"It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious, with a rich taste. Xiaohe, these radish meatballs are really delicious." Baili Ye was very happy.

"Try other meatballs later. I promise you'll be satisfied."

"Okay, I'll definitely eat more."

At this time, the cook brought over the ingredients prepared for making tofu balls.

"Princess, the tofu filling is ready."

"Okay, let's fry them the same way as radish balls."

The cook responded and began to roll the prepared tofu filling into even-sized balls.

Similarly, fry the tofu balls in hot oil.

The tofu balls rolled in the oil pan, their color changing from light to dark and finally to golden yellow.

After being scooped out and drained of the oil, the tofu balls exude a light bean fragrance and a unique aroma after being fried.

Qinghe and Baili Ye were just about to taste the food when they saw Doctor Xue running into the kitchen in a hurry.

Doctor Xue stroked his beard, stared at the meatballs that had just come out of the pot, and said with a smile: "Princess, Prince, this kitchen smells so good! I can smell it from far away."

Qing He smiled and said, "Doctor Xue, you've come just in time. Come and try these freshly fried tofu and radish balls."

Doctor Xue was not polite either. He reached out and took a tofu ball and put it in his mouth. After chewing it carefully, his eyes lit up and he praised:

"These tofu balls are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a delicate texture and a strong bean flavor. Wonderful!"

Then he tasted a carrot meatball and nodded continuously, "This carrot meatball is also sweet and delicious, and tastes great. The princess's cooking skills really make me, an old man, admire her."

Baili Ye looked at Divine Doctor Xue's drooling expression and couldn't help laughing and said, "Divine Doctor Xue, you came here just because of the aroma."

Doctor Xue smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, with all this delicious food in front of me, how can an old man like me resist? By the way, Princess, are there any other delicious dishes being cooked?"

Qing He pointed to the ingredients being prepared nearby and said:

"Don't worry, Doctor Xue. There are still many delicious foods. There will also be cakes, sugar melons and so on."

When Doctor Xue heard this, he said expectantly:

"Haha, I am so lucky to have such a good meal. Princess, you have to cook more so that I, an old man, can have a wonderful New Year too."

Qing He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Doctor Xue, I will not let you down."

"Hahaha, that old man won't leave here. I'll be the first to taste the food once it's cooked."

After frying meatballs, fried crispy pork is also one of the indispensable New Year's goods.

Cut the tenderloin into strips and marinate with salt, cooking wine, pepper, etc. for a while.

Then coat it with a thin layer of batter made from flour, eggs and appropriate amount of water.

Carefully place the batter-coated tenderloin strips into the frying pan, where they tumble in the hot oil, gradually turning golden and crispy.

In addition to meatballs and crispy pork, there is also fried hairtail.

Wash and cut fresh hairtail into sections, marinate with salt, cooking wine, green onion and ginger to remove the fishy smell. Then coat with flour and fry in oil until golden brown.

The hairtail makes a "crackling" sound in the oil pan. The fried hairtail has a crispy skin, tender fish meat, and a moderate salty and fragrant taste. When it is frying, the fragrance can be smelled from miles away.

After frying these, Qinghe also arranged for everyone to fry eggplant boxes, lotus root boxes, and fried twisted dough sticks.

Then, Qinghe started making rice cakes.

She mixed glutinous rice flour, red dates, bean paste and other ingredients together and steamed them in a steamer.

After a while, the kitchen was filled with the sweet aroma of rice cakes.