The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1872 Swallowed Whole

Shang tide said with a smile, "Yu Hua said that it was bought today and picked by the old farmer yesterday. How could it not be fresh!"

Big Eyes realized that he and the princess were not talking about the same thing, so he added, "Your Highness, I said these mushrooms are so bright and beautiful. Are these mushrooms edible?"

Shang tide was thinking about going back to the kitchen to prepare the fish. She had already turned around and just smiled when she heard Da Yan's words without thinking about it!

However, the temperature in the kitchen rose up in no time!

Cheng Feng stood in front of the chopping board, a kitchen knife in his hand, chopping a small pheasant with a series of "bangs." He thought to himself that he would never let Shang Xi show off her skills again. What kind of situation was this?! He, a prince, was being ordered by his wife to chop up a chicken!

After a while of work, Mi Tun ran over and said, "Your Highness, let me do it!"

Mi Tun was already sweating profusely, as he was tending to five stoves by himself. There were ten more stoves being looked after by two other assistants. Not only that, Mi Tun also had to do odd jobs. His master or the second chef would call him whenever he needed to. The man was not very old and was already extremely busy. Cheng Feng couldn't bear to make him work any harder. "Go and watch the stoves. Later, the people in your kitchen can go to the accounting office to collect their monthly bonuses!"

Mi Tun's tense face finally broke into a smile, and he shouted to the people in the kitchen, "His Highness has rewarded everyone in the kitchen with a month's salary. Come to the accounting office to collect it later!"

The ten stoves roared and the ladles clattered against the iron woks, but everyone heard Mi Tun's shout. Everyone was out working for money, and everyone was happy to receive a reward.

"Thank you, Your Highness and Your Highness!"

Then the fire in the stove burned even brighter, and the cooks flipped the pots and pans even more skillfully.

Cheng Feng finally understood what the chef meant when he said that cooking one dish took about the same amount of time as cooking ten dishes. These chefs were very organized and methodical in their cooking. They calculated which dishes to cook first, which to cook later, and which to cook together.

There are a total of eighteen stoves in the kitchen. Shang tide uses two, Yu Hua uses one, and the remaining fifteen stoves are all in use.

It's true that you need someone to do everything so that you can do it well.

As for the rules that Shang tide mentioned, Cheng Feng didn't see them in Shang tide, but he did see them in the cook Cheng!

Not only that, but the chefs also had time to carve decorations while cooking. Cheng Feng completely ignored them and let them do things their own way!

However, Shang tide didn't hold back too much. While the chefs' dishes were being served one after another, Shang tide's braised wild chicken with mushrooms was also ready.

Its big eyes darted around the kitchen, looking here and there, circling each stove. When it saw a dish coming out of the pot, it would twitch its nose vigorously. If it squinted its eyes, it would look just like a puppy!

Normally, the kitchen staff would let him have a taste if they saw he was craving something, but not today. All the dishes today were for the Emperor, and the quantity and weight were strictly controlled, so there were no extras for Big Eyes to enjoy.

Even with big eyes, it's destined to just wander around and sniff things out.

Big Eyes walked and looked around, smelling as he went, until he wandered over to Yu Hua. The situation changed then. Yu Hua gave Big Eyes a fried yellow croaker, which was a little burnt, but it didn't stop him from eating it. He took a bite and found it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the aroma of fried yellow croaker lingering on his lips and teeth.

The little fried yellow croaker was so satisfying! It's just a pity that the fried yellow croaker was too small, and I couldn't bear to eat it. I ate it in just two or three bites.

He could only smack his lips twice to savor the lingering fragrance.

So, with his big eyes and sweet talk, he went to the next place. After wandering around, he ended up in front of Cheng Feng and Shang tide again. He had offered to help with the fire three times, but Cheng Feng had chased him away each time.

This time, Big Eyes didn't mention helping with the fire. His eyes were fixed on the plate of freshly cooked wild pheasant stew with mushrooms. As he looked at it, he twitched his nose and swallowed.

Cheng Feng was speechless. The servants in their palace ate very well, so why were they so greedy when they saw such good food?

Cheng Feng had no choice but to use his chopsticks to pick up a piece of pheasant meat for Da Yan. Cheng Feng hadn't tasted this dish yet, so it was a good opportunity for Da Yan to try it first.

The pheasant meat was quite firm, so to prevent it from being too tough to chew the first time, Shang tide first boiled it in a pot with seasonings for a long time. Just as it was almost cooked, she took it out and stir-fried it, then added water and mushrooms to stew it together. By this time, the pheasant meat was tender and falling off the bone. Da Yan used her little hands to pinch a piece of meat from the chopsticks and stuffed it directly into her mouth, spitting out a bone with a slight movement of her little mouth.

Cheng Feng was stunned. "You just swallowed it whole? Wasn't it hot? Did you even taste it?"

Big Eyes shook her head shyly, "It was a little hot, and I swallowed it too quickly, so I didn't taste it!"

Cheng Feng had no choice but to use his chopsticks to pick up another piece of pheasant meat for Da Yan. This time, Da Yan ate a little slower, but not much slower than before.

"Is it good?" More than how Big Eyes ate it, Cheng Feng was more concerned about whether the dish was delicious!

Big Eyes' eyes lit up, like stars in the sky, and he hummed contentedly, "Mmm! Delicious, so delicious!"

"Really?" Cheng Feng was skeptical. He suspected that Da Yan was deliberately praising Shang tide's cooking skills! He guessed that there was an element of acting involved!

With a bright and sincere look in her eyes, she exclaimed, "Your Highness, it's really delicious!"

Big Eyes only knows it tastes good, but can't describe exactly how good it is.

Cheng Feng was pleased and picked up another piece of pheasant meat for Da Yan with his chopsticks. "Since you can talk, I'll give you another piece!" Whenever Cheng Feng saw the child drooling with desire, he would give him another piece!

Big Eyes quickly took the small pheasant meat that Cheng Feng had given him.

Seeing the child wolfing down his food as usual, Cheng Feng realized that the dish couldn't be too bad. "I'll try it too, and see how delicious your princess's dish is."

Shang tide was lifting the pot lid when she saw Cheng Feng about to eat the wild pheasant. She quickly stopped him, "Da Yan, you've already eaten two pieces. Why do you want more? There aren't many pieces of meat on that wild pheasant. Every piece you eat is one less. If you eat all the meat, what will Uncle eat later?"

Cheng Feng looked down at the plate and saw that there wasn't much meat. He knew this when he was cutting up the wild pheasant. Wild pheasants are small and thin, not as big or meaty as domestic chickens.

Cheng Feng was about to say that he would only eat one piece to taste when Shang tide urged, "Cheng Feng, hurry up and get a plate, I'm about to take the fish out of the pot!"

Cheng Feng put down his chopsticks and took the plate handed to him by Da Yan, who was quick-witted. Shang tide picked out two fish with intact heads and tails and the best appearance and took them out of the pot.