Early in the morning, Li Hong pushed the car out. Yesterday he promised to invite Xue Shao to dinner, so he had to buy some ingredients. The fruits and vegetables in the morning were the freshest, so when he went late, he could only buy the remaining ones others would pick.

After buying all the things, Zhang Zong had some breakfast on the side of the road. It was already midday. After returning home, he immediately started to process the ingredients, but he was surprised while dealing with them, because based on his understanding of Xue Shao, he should have come early in the morning, but he has not seen anyone until now. Could it be that something was delayed?

When Cao Cao was about Cao Cao, when Zhang Zong thought of Xue Shao, he heard a familiar sound of footsteps outside. Then Xue Shao broke into the kitchen and said excitedly: "Brother Shi, what dish are you going to cook? You have to cook more today. My mother is here!"

"Ah? Why is the eldest princess here?" Zhang Zong, who was chopping meat, was shocked when he heard this and almost broke into his hands.

"A great thing, my mother has brought His Majesty's reward in person!" Xue Shao said excitedly again.

As he was talking, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door again. Then Princess Chengyang led someone in. Zhang Zong hurried forward to salute, but the other party laughed first and said, "I heard Shaoer say that you have extraordinary cooking skills. Today I will come without invitation. You have to show your skills!"

"It is also a honor for the eldest princess to visit her humble house again!" Zhang Zong also smiled, and after saying that, he wanted to invite the eldest princess Chengyang to enter the living room to rest.

"No need, go and do it, let Shaoer help you. As for your rewards, I will talk about it in detail later when I eat. I like the flowers and plants here, so I will walk around the garden. You don't have to worry about me!" Princess Chengyang refused with a smile.

Since she said that, Zhang Zong did not force it, so he returned to the kitchen with Xue Shao to prepare food. He didn't care much about the reward. First, he was not short of money, and second, he also learned from Li Hong that this reward had no official position, only wealth and land, which did not mean much to him.

After a busy morning, Zhang Zong also cooked a sumptuous meal. If it were placed in later generations, it would not take so long. However, this era is still too backward and he has to make everything himself, such as seasonings. If he makes stewed meat in later generations, he can just buy stewed meat ingredients. However, this era requires him to match it himself, which takes a lot of time.

Four cool, four hot and eight dishes, and two pots of soup with sweet and salty soup. After the dishes were served, Zhang Zong also personally invited Princess Chengyang to take her seat. Looking at the unfamiliar but radiating various tempting fragrances in front of her, Princess Chengyang also showed a surprised expression and said, "No wonder Shaoer doesn't go home every day. Zhang Zong's cooking skills are comparable to those of the imperial chefs in the palace."

"Like Sanlang, I have a greedy mouth. In order to satisfy my appetite, I have practiced such a cooking skill." Zhang Zong smiled when he heard the princess' words. He has two major hobbies, one is to grow flowers and grass, and the other is to taste various delicacies.

"Mom, don't just praise me. Try the taste quickly. The dishes made by Brother Shi may not be as good as those of the imperial chefs in the palace, but they are far better than them in terms of taste!" Xue Shao couldn't wait at this time and immediately advised, after all, Princess Chengyang did not move her chopsticks, and he didn't dare to eat them.

Princess Chengyang naturally knew her son's little thoughts, but she was in a good mood now, so she just gave him a blank look and didn't care. Then she picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of crystal mutton, looked it up and put it in her mouth.

The so-called crystal mutton is actually a cold dish made of fat mutton and pork skin over high heat until the soup is thick and then frozen. In this way, the broth becomes a cold dish made by cutting into slices and seasonings.

"It's extremely delicious. I didn't expect that there was such a way to eat mutton!" Princess Chengyang praised again after tasting it. This crystal mutton was fresh, salty and refreshing, which made people suddenly open their appetites in this hot weather.

"It's good if the eldest princess likes it!" Zhang Zong also smiled satisfied when he heard Princess Chengyang's praise. For the cook, the satisfaction of the customer is the greatest praise for him.

"Mom, please try this lion head. Apart from braised pork, my favorite dish is this dish!" Xue Shao personally picked up a lion head with a fist-sized fist for his mother. This dish is also Zhang Zong's specialty.

In fact, when Zhang Zong was cooking, he was worried that Princess Chengyang would not eat pork, but after asking Xue Shao, he realized that the princess was not as delicate as he thought. As the saying goes, like a mother, like a son. Xue Shao was so greedy, in addition to the hard life he lived in Fangzhou when he was a child, he was also influenced by Princess Chengyang, because she is also a person who likes delicious food, so she is acceptable to all kinds of ingredients.

Princess Chengyang had no doubt about Zhang Zong's cooking skills at this time. She picked up a piece of lion's head with chopsticks and tasted it. She exclaimed again: "I didn't expect the pork to be so delicious. This is probably the second most delicious pork I have ever eaten in my life."

"Hey, what is the first delicious pork you have ever eaten?" Xue Shao was surprised when he heard this. Zhang Zong also showed a curious look. It was not because of him that he could not find a second one in the entire Tang Dynasty's pork making skills.

"Hehe~, this is a long story. When I was not married yet, my father took us out for hunting. Speaking of which, when my father was young, he could drive four stone bows and charge into battle. Unfortunately, his father was old and in good health at that time. As a result, he failed while hitting a wild boar and almost got injured. Fortunately, I shot the wild boar to death by a few arrows, so he saved his father. For this reason, the father roasted the wild boar legs for me and cut them into small pieces for me to feed them. That should be the best pork I have ever eaten."

When Princess Chengyang mentioned her father Li Shimin, little stars almost flashed in her eyes, and her face was full of admiration. But it was normal to think about it. With a wise and powerful father as Li Shimin, it was normal to worship him as a daughter.

"Is that true? My father also beat rabbits back then and roasted them for us personally, but why do I think my father's skills are so hard to swallow?" Xue Shao blinked when he heard this and said to himself with a look of incomprehension.

However, as soon as Xue Shao finished speaking, he was slapped in the head by Princess Chengyang, which scared him so much that he never dared to talk nonsense again.

Compared to Xue Shao, Zhang Zong could understand Princess Chengyang better. As the emperor, Li Shimin didn't have much time to spend with his children. In addition, Princess Chengyang had so many brothers and sisters, which further dispersed Li Shimin's fatherly love. So when she saved her father and was rewarded by her father, Li Shimin's love was given to her daughter at that time, so she would definitely never forget this matter in her life.

When Princess Chengyang woke up from her memories, Zhang Zong introduced the remaining dishes to her. After tasting them, the other party praised them all. Finally, he suddenly slapped the table and said, "No, Zhang Zong, you must promise me something!"

Zhang Zong and Xue Shao were both startled, especially Xue Shao was drinking soup and almost sprinkled all over, but he did not dare to have any complaints. Zhang Zong reacted and asked hurriedly: "What do the princess want me to agree to?"

"I want to send someone to your place to learn cooking. Can you teach them so that I can eat these dishes at home in the future." Princess Chengyang suggested excitedly.

"Good solution, why didn't I expect it before?" Xue Shao said excitedly when he heard his mother's proposal.

Zhang Zong was speechless when he heard this. He thought why he was just teaching cooking, so he immediately said, "No problem. If the eldest princess likes it, just send someone to learn!"

"I knew you would definitely agree!" Princess Chengyang saw Zhang Zong agreeing, and immediately said happily again. Zhang Zong even gave Lin Yidao's contribution to her without hesitation, let alone just a few dishes.

"By the way, Your Majesty's reward to you has been given, do you want to hear it?" Princess Chengyang was in a good mood at this time and even made a joke to Zhang Zong.

"Mom, please tell me quickly. I also want to know what my uncle has rewarded?" Xue Shao urged him first. Although he knew about the reward, he still didn't know what it was rewarded, because these rewards were written on the imperial edict, and the imperial edict was held by the eldest princess Chengyang and he didn't even show it.

Princess Chengyang smiled softly at this time, then took out an imperial edict from her sleeve, but did not read it, but handed it directly to Zhang Zong, signaling him to see it himself.

Zhang Zong took the imperial edict and opened it. He was worried that the text written on the imperial edict was full of nonsense, and he might not understand it at all. However, when he opened it, he found that the imperial edict was written quite straightforward. The first one said that he offered Lin Yidao's contributions, and the latter was directly rewarded.

"A hundred taels of gold and silver, hundreds of pieces of silk, silk..." Zhang Zong looked at the contents of the reward, and his heart was not fluctuating. These goods were all expected, just a few in quantity. However, when he saw the end, he showed a look of surprise.

"A manor?" Zhang Zong finally said in surprise. He really didn't expect that Li Zhi would be so generous and rewarded a manor outside Chang'an City. You should know that the land price in Chang'an has long risen. Not only is it expensive in Chang'an City, but the fields outside the city are even more expensive and have no market. Even if you have money, you can't buy them. A manor is not only a house outside the city, but also a surrounding field.
Chapter completed!