After dying early, I traveled to ancient times and became a boy

Ye Xunqing and his friends were still living in the same room. This time, there were more decorations than the last time. There were vases in the room with fresh flowers in them.

"What a fragrant flower." Ye Xunqing sniffed it, "It's a flower I've never seen before."

He knows a lot about food ingredients, but not much about flowers. He only knows some common flowers.

Feng Jingheng didn't recognize those flowers either, but he thought this one was very beautiful, just as pretty as his Ah Qing.

So Feng Jingheng picked a small branch of flowers and put it in Ye Xunqing's bun, "It looks good."

Ye Xunqing leaned over to take a look at the mirror. It looked strange, but with this face, it looked pretty good.

"I'll give you one too." Ye Xunqing coaxed him, saying, "Where we are, wives give flowers to their husbands. This symbolizes a loving relationship in the future."

He bullied Feng Jingheng because he knew nothing. Modern men don't have the hobby of wearing flowers in their hair. During the Song Dynasty, there were many literati and scholars who knew how to wear flowers in their hair.

"Oh, then put it on me." Feng Jingheng lowered his head deliberately, fearing that Ye Xunqing could not reach his head.

Ye Xunqing felt that one branch was not enough, so he broke off several branches and placed them on his head, turning him into a new vase.

The maid who came to bring them water had her heart stopped when she saw the bare vase.

"Those were flowers that the old man picked himself." A maid asked in panic, "How come they're gone?"

Another maid worriedly said, "The old man said that these flowers were for the two gentlemen. Now that the flowers are gone, we will definitely be scolded."

At this time, Ye Xunqing and Feng Jingheng walked out embarrassedly with flowers on their heads.

"This flower is quite beautiful." Ye Xunqing's face turned a little red.

Feng Jingheng was also a little embarrassed, "Let's go back."

The maid was relieved when she saw that they had picked the flowers and put them on the plug. "Nothing's wrong. As long as the flowers weren't taken away by the servants, it's fine."

Ye Xunqing asked, "The old man you are talking about is Uncle Xie? He is also the prince's father."

"Yes." The maid said, "Since the old master came back, the mansion has become much more lively."

Ye Xunqing thought for a moment, "Then can you take us to see them? I want to ask what kind of flower this is?"

The maid said, "This is the Yaoxiang flower. You can smell its fragrance from far away. I heard from the people in the palace that this flower was once the favorite of the old princess, and the old master also liked it very much."

"Is that so?" Ye Xunqing felt a little guilty. How could he pick someone else's favorite flower and put it in her hair?

Forget it, let’s not disturb them for now. I’ll make more delicious food for them tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Xie Hui, the loudmouth, started making a commotion in the yard. First, he ordered the little tiger to jump through a circle, and then he ordered his son to practice martial arts. If you didn't know, you would think that the palace was just a yard.

Ye Xunqing really wanted to go out and beat him up, but he had to control his temper and talk to Xie Hui.

"Your Highness, why are you not going to bed so early in the morning? What are you doing here?" Ye Xunqing asked with a roll of his eyes.

Xie Hui waved and said, "Brother, you're awake! I told you, a lot of fresh ingredients were delivered from the East China Sea this morning. Come and see if there's anything you like."

He had these ingredients delivered a few days ago, and they arrived today.

It can be said that he was prepared for a rainy day.

Ye Xunqing clenched his fists. "If those rotten fish and shrimp you brought come over here, I will definitely tear down your kitchen."

Feng Jingheng touched his shoulder and said, "Calm down, Ah Qing. We can't afford to pay compensation after we demolished his kitchen."

Indeed, they had left all their silver at home and did not have that much money now.

"Brother, please hurry up! I really want to eat some small yellow croaker." Xie Hui said with nostalgia, "I remember there was a place selling fried food at the entrance of our school back then, and I always bought them secretly."

Ye Xunqing has never eaten the small yellow croaker sold at roadside stalls, so he knows how to make it himself.

After his health deteriorated, he could no longer eat fried foods and could only satisfy his visual cravings.

All the seafood shipped from the East China Sea has arrived in the kitchen, waiting for Ye Xunqing to come and pick them.

Ye Xunqing hadn't seen seafood for a long time. When he suddenly saw large tanks of seafood, he couldn't help but shed tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Oh my god, are these clams this big?" Ye Xunqing looked at the clam that was almost as long as his little finger and could only sigh, "It's so good to be a prince. The best things are sent here."

"Let me tell you, good ingredients need a good chef. The chefs at the palace would just rinse this with water and give it to me." Xie Hui thought and shook his head. "I want to eat garlic clams, spicy clams, thirteen-spice clams..."

"Stop, stop!" Ye Xunqing made a stop gesture, "Stop talking, I'll start cleaning the clams now."

Xie Hui gave him a thumbs up and said, "Very good."

When Feng Jingheng saw a sixty-clam for the first time, he thought it looked like a river clam, but much smaller than a river clam.

River clams don’t taste very good. How can this little thing be delicious?

The clams have been brought here for several days, and they have almost vomited out all the mud and sand in their stomachs, so there is no need to force them to vomit out the mud and sand again.

Ye Xunqing simply put the big clams into the pot, then added water, green onions, ginger, rice wine, etc. to remove the fishy smell.

This step is to blanch the clams in water, the purpose of which is to make them open and then wash away the remaining mud and sand.

If you want the clams to be tender and meaty, you must put them in cold water and take them out after boiling, otherwise they will be overcooked and not tasty.

After opening, be sure to remove the clams from the heat and let them cool down on their own. If the hot clams are placed in cold water, they will shrink and become old.

Putting the clams aside, Ye Xunqing began to stir-fry the ingredients for the clams.

There is no hot pot ingredients or thirteen spices, but there is minced garlic.

The garlic for garlic clams must be chopped manually with a knife so that it has a granular texture.

After the minced garlic is fragrant, add seasonings, then add a small amount of water and bring to a boil. Then add the clams and stir-fry several times until the aroma comes out.

But today's main course is not it, but fried food.

While the clams were being cooked, the kitchen had already cleaned the small yellow croaker, shrimps, and hairtail.

There is no live hairtail, so you can only eat frozen ones. The cost is not small, so only princes and nobles dare to eat it this way.

What Ye Xunqing was interested in was not meat dishes, but mushrooms.

Frying mushrooms requires a lot of skill. Most people fry mushrooms that are not crispy but full of water and are hot to the mouth when eaten.

If you want to fry crispy mushrooms, the most critical step is to dehydrate them. This way the mushrooms will be fragrant and delicious.

After working hard for a long time, the oil was almost fried black, and Ye Xunqing finally made everything everyone wanted to eat.

Small yellow croaker, fried shrimp, hairtail, mushrooms, and pumpkin and sweet potato meatballs.

Among them, pumpkin and sweet potato balls are the most popular among children because they are sweet and the addition of milk makes their taste richer.

"Wow, brother, let me tell you, if you set up a stall to sell fried foods, no one will surpass you." Xie Hui was so satisfied that he didn't feel sick and ate a whole plate of it in one go.

Ye Xunqing was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He was introducing to Feng Jingheng which fried food was delicious.

"Ah Heng, don't underestimate this ordinary mushroom. It's the most delicious one here." Ye Xunqing said, "The seasoning powder on the outside is specially made by me. You will never get it anywhere else."

Feng Jingheng tasted them all and found that this mushroom was indeed very special. Of course, they didn't usually have the opportunity to eat this kind of mushroom.

"They are all delicious. I like to eat anything made by Aqing." Feng Jingheng was very supportive.

Of course, his favorite is the clams, the meat is very tender and has a very special taste.

Ye Xunqing fried these things until they were very crispy, so even the elderly could chew them.

Xie Lingyin didn't like eating these overly greasy things, but they tasted delicious, so he couldn't resist and ate a few more.

"I only knew that these shrimps could be shelled and fried, but I didn't expect you could eat them with the shells on. They say it can supplement calcium?"

Jiang Ruisheng also said, "Well, Xunqing does have some strange ways of cooking. For example, this fish smells fishy to me, but when it's cooked, there's not a single fishy smell at all."

"Even in Kyoto, you can make a living with this skill." Xie Zhiyu made a rare comment: "Ye...Uncle Ye, do you want to go to Kyoto? I can arrange the best shop for you."

Ye Xunqing smiled and refused, "I don't want to go there for the time being. It's under the feet of the emperor, and it's not easy to get along there."

Xie Zhiyu thought what he said made sense. "Why don't you open a shop here first? There are many dignitaries in Pingzhou City. You can make a lot of money by selling it to them."

Ye Xunqing also had this intention, but he didn't say it. "Oh, that's not good. I'm like a rootless duckweed in this place. Where can I open a store?"

Xie Lingyin smiled slightly. "There are many shops under the palace's name. Go pick out one that you like and I'll give it to you."

Ye Xunqing said: "I'm so sorry... Thank you so much, uncle."

That’s great, I can get a free shop.

Open a store and rely on yourself in the future.