Chen Shuting looked at the bag in Shi Lidie's hand, which contained a dozen crooked, ugly, irregular lumps that looked very dirty.

As a rich lady, all the food she ate was prepared by servants and sent to her. She had never seen the true appearance of the food, so she asked a soul-searching question:

"Can this ugly lump of dirt be eaten?"

Shi Lidie couldn't help but smile when she heard this:

"Not only is it edible, but it tastes pretty good, and there are even many ways to eat it. Why don't you stay here for lunch today and have a potato feast with me?"

"Or you can just call your brother over, and I'll introduce you to the wonderful uses of potatoes."

The reason why Chen Zhao was called was because he was now working in the Ministry of Revenue and was also responsible for solving the famine problem in Fengping County.

Shi Lidie called him over and explained everything at once, saving her from further talk.

What she wants to talk about is not only how to eat it, but most importantly how to grow it.

Now that Fengping County is facing famine, people are thinking about how to fill their stomachs and survive, rather than studying fancy ways to eat potatoes. Those are things people will consider only after their basic survival is no longer threatened.

Although Chen Shuting didn't know what potatoes were, she believed in Shi Lidie.

After all, nothing that comes out of Shi Lidie's hands is bad, whether it is winemaking, custom-made products, or even the instant noodles she invented, which can solve problems in the army.

Perhaps, these potatoes can really solve the disaster in Fengping County?

"Okay, I'll send someone to call my brother right away." Chen Shuting said, and hurried to do it.

Shi Lidie was not idle either. After Chen Shuting left, she immediately went to the system to exchange for more potatoes, at least twenty kilograms, a whole sack.

She called the servants and asked them to bring the potatoes to the kitchen.

Then we gathered all the people in the kitchen, and together we started preparing for this "potato feast" -

First, wash the potatoes and divide them into two parts, peeling one part and leaving the other part unpeeled.

Second, put the unpeeled part directly into the pot and boil it until the potatoes become soft. Then take them out and rinse them with cold water. After peeling them directly with your hands, you can eat them. This is boiled potatoes.

Third, put the remaining peeled potatoes into the oil pan, pour different seasonings on them, turn them over and fry them. When they are out of the pan, you will have a bowl of hot, golden potatoes.

Fourth, peel the potatoes, slice and shred them to make two plates of fried potato slices and fried potato shreds.

Fifth, cut the potatoes into pieces and put them into the stewed chicken, which is stewed chicken with potatoes.

Sixth, throw the whole potato into the stove and roast it over fire. It will be charred on the outside and tender on the inside with a crispy skin. Although it looks black, it tastes very fragrant.

Seventh, potatoes can also be cut into strips and made into French fries, and then add some sauce of your own to make a very delicious snack.

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The advantage of ancient times was that the kitchen was large, there were enough people to help, and everyone had their own responsibilities, so it was still busy and not chaotic.

Everyone followed Shi Lidie's instructions and completed the task step by step. Within half an hour, they had learned all the potato cooking methods she had described.

By the time Chen Shuting found her cousin Chen Zhao, Shi Lidie had already filled the restaurant with various kinds of potatoes.

Chen Zhao came over, bowed and greeted Shi Lidie, then went straight to the point:

"I heard from my sister that Miss Shi has a so-called disaster-year divine object in her hands, called potato. I wonder if you could show it to me?"

Shi Lidie was also unambiguous.

She first showed Chen Zhao some raw potatoes, and then invited the brother and sister to join the table:

"Why don't we talk while we eat? No matter how much I talk now, it won't be as convincing as eating the real thing."

After the three of them sat down, Shi Lidie was afraid that they would not dare to eat, so she picked up a piece of each dish and put it in their bowls first. After she had eaten them one by one, she invited them to taste it.

Out of trust in Shi Lidie, Chen Shuting tried to reach out the chopsticks first.

She was eating baked potatoes, which were bright in color and looked very appetizing, and tasted even more delicious. When she took a bite, she found the crispy outer layer, coupled with just the right condiments, which directly stimulated her taste buds.

When Chen Shuting reached out for her chopsticks for the second time, Chen Zhao followed suit.

So next, the three of them started to eat voraciously, and all the potatoes cooked in various ways on the table were divided up by them.

At the same time, Shi Lidie also explained to Chen Zhao:

"Potatoes are crops that can be used as vegetables or as staple food. When you are hungry, it is not a problem to cook two to fill your stomach. Most importantly, they are not picky about the growing environment."

"Of course, good soil, proper planting methods, and excellent potato varieties will all affect potato yields, but what I want to say is that even without these, potatoes can survive on poor and barren sandy soil, and the yield can even be quite high."

"When I was cooking in the kitchen before, I asked everyone about it. Now in the south, rice is grown twice a year. Even on the most fertile land, the yield per mu is only 1,500 kilograms. For the second-rate land, it is already very good to get 1,000 kilograms."

"In Fengping County, the rice yield per mu is only 200 kilograms, which is really too low."

"But these potatoes, I won't talk about how many there are. If we take good care of them, it won't be a problem to produce two to three thousand kilograms per mu."

In fact, what Shi Lidie said is conservative data.

Because she didn't know what the situation was in Fengping County, the best strategy was to be safe.

According to the system, what she exchanged were the best quality potato seeds in the mall, and the products produced by the mall can grow anywhere, and the yield per mu can reach 6,000 kilograms.

But this number is too shocking. If she said that, others would definitely think she was bragging.

However, the data of just two or three thousand kilograms was enough to drive Chen Zhao crazy. He held the raw potatoes in his hands as if they were treasures, and said to Shi Lidie with shining eyes:

"Miss Shi, how many potatoes like this do you have left?"

"There are still quite a few." Shi Lidie said.

"Please come with me to the palace and explain this to the emperor." Chen Zhao said, "You need to prove to the emperor that it is edible first, and then I will ask the emperor to allocate a few farms for me to use as test fields for these potatoes."

This was a major event concerning the disaster in her hometown, so Shi Lidie naturally cooperated. After she cleaned up, she took her men and carried the remaining half of the sack of potatoes into the palace.

The emperor was worried about the disaster in the Mesopotamian region at this time.

The court officials drank the wine he rewarded them with, but they still didn't come up with a set of rules. When he was getting extremely annoyed, he heard that Chen Zhao wanted to see him and brought Shi Lidie with him.

Chen Zhao is an official in the Ministry of Revenue, and Shi Lidie is his newly appointed village chief. How did these two get together?

Eunuch Huang said:

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen said that they are here to help you! He got a good thing from the Lord of Yun'an Township, which can help Fengping County solve its urgent needs!"

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