Baby brings his own shopping mall to travel through

The Queen Mother said excitedly: "Xiao Cao said that this fish maw is a good product for beauty and nourishment! One piece is enough for one time."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Shang quickly responded, "Aunt Xiaocao'er has written it here. After the fish maw is soaked and fermented, its volume will increase significantly. If one person uses it, he can't use up a whole piece at a time. Then, I will cut it into pieces and cook it several times."

Aunt Ling at the side also interrupted and suggested: "Since this is your first time making fish maw, why not use less ingredients to avoid unnecessary waste. How about using one third to test the waters first?" Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Isn't it written here, Xiaocao'er? It doesn't matter if it doesn't taste good. That's just the taste. It doesn't affect its efficacy." said the Queen Mother.

"Mother, what are you talking about with the aunts so happily?" the emperor asked after bowing to a few of them.

"My prince is here, come quickly and have a look. This is the New Year gift that Xiaocao specially sent to me! Thanks to Xingyun for bringing it into the palace today." The Empress Dowager's face was full of joy. She held an abalone in her hands as if she had found a treasure and waved to the Emperor with a smile.

The emperor came over quickly upon hearing the sound, took the abalone from the Empress Dowager, and examined it carefully in his palm. He frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "What kind of rare thing is this? I have never seen it before."

The Queen Mother smiled even more and explained, "This is abalone, my son. When Aunt Shang learns how to cook it, she will definitely invite you to come and taste it together."

The emperor nodded, but his eyes were attracted by other things on the table.

In addition to abalone, there were also several bottles of wine on the table. The emperor was delighted. These things really made him salivate. He hadn't had them for a while, and he was itching to have some.

Just as the emperor was hesitating whether to reach out for the wine, the empress dowager seemed to see through his thoughts and quickly ordered Aunt Ling beside him: "Aunt Ling, please pack up these things first."

The emperor was embarrassed when he saw this, and muttered, "Mother, is it necessary to be so nervous? I just want to take a look at it."

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "Hmph, don't think I can't see your little trick. You are clearly coveting my wine and want to take it away. Let me tell you, these bottles of wine are treasures that I have obtained with great difficulty. How can I let you succeed so easily!"

The emperor shook his head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Oh, my mother is really smart. She can guess my thoughts at once. In this case, I have no choice but to give up."

Afterwards, the emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and with an upright posture, walked slowly towards where the emperor and Qi Xingyun were with steady and majestic steps.

The emperor was concentrating on playing chess. After he gently placed a piece in his hand, he raised his hand, pointed a finger at the two strange-looking things on the ground, and said, "Take a look at this. Have you ever seen it?"

The emperor did not mind at all that the two things might be dirty because of dust or dirt. He bent down without hesitation and reached out to pick them up.

At this moment, the eunuch who had been serving the emperor saw this and hurriedly wanted to remind the emperor to wait for a moment, and to take a clean handkerchief to wrap it up before checking it. However, everything happened so fast that the eunuch didn't even have time to say a word.

The emperor carefully examined the object in front of him, frowned slightly, shook his head in confusion, and replied: "What is this? I have never seen it before."

The emperor smiled slightly, pointed to the stool beside him again, and said, "Let your uncle tell you about it."

Qi Xingyun had just finished making his move at this time. After hearing what the emperor said, he calmly took out a piece of white paper from his arms, handed it to the emperor, and explained slowly: "This thing is called taro, which is an edible crop. Its yield is comparable to that of sweet potatoes."

When the emperor heard this, his eyes widened instantly, his face full of surprise, and then he stood up and asked anxiously: "Are you serious?"

The emperor nodded and responded firmly, "Of course it is true. I have already ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare the relevant dishes, and you will be able to taste them later."

Xiao Caoer obviously thought very carefully when writing about the cooking method of taro. She not only recorded in detail the method of pairing taro with cured duck, but also described in detail the other ways to eat taro.

"Good, good, that's great!" The emperor's face was full of joy, his left hand tightly holding a huge taro, and his right hand carefully holding a piece of paper. He kept cheering and pacing back and forth briskly.

The taro had a rough skin and was covered with some dirt, but this did not affect the emperor's interest at all. He held the taro in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, as if he saw countless people being filled with food.