The Great Tang Dynasty's Trans-Dimensional Conference: Little Rhinoceros Arrives

"Brother Lin Fan, what are you planning to make?" Little Sizi darted out of Li Shimin's arms and ran quickly to Lin Fan, asking curiously.

"Um... to be honest, I haven't really decided yet what Little Si wants to eat?" Lin Fan asked tentatively.

"Damn it!" As soon as Lin Fan finished asking, Xiao Si jumped up on the spot.

"Oh, but I don't know how to make a cake!"

"No, no~ Lin Fan is the best, I'll always have Qi Dang Gao, okay~"

Little Sizi held Lin Fan's hand, her body wriggling like a caterpillar, her big, bright eyes blinking incessantly.

This adorable charm was so irresistible that even Li Shimin, sitting to the side, felt a little jealous, let alone Lin Fan.

He couldn't help but think that it had been a long time since Xiao Si had acted so affectionately towards him. How long exactly? It seemed to have been since Lin Fan appeared?

"But my brother really can't bake cakes."

Lin Fan shook his head helplessly. This time he really didn't lie. No, he had never lied before, but Xiao Sizi just didn't seem to believe him at all.

Seeing that Lin Fan still wouldn't agree, Xiao Sizi used all her cuteness tricks at once, but all she got in return was Lin Fan shaking his head.

Li Shimin, sitting to the side, was truly anxious. At this moment, he really wanted to say:

"Sizi, if your brother Lin Fan doesn't know how, you can ask your father for help, although your father doesn't know either."

Empress Zhangsun and Changle watched from the side, unable to hide their smiles.

Although they kept their mouths shut and didn't laugh out loud, their constantly trembling shoulders betrayed their feelings at that moment.

"I wonder what dish the young master is preparing? And what ingredients he needs?" Empress Zhangsun asked after the little incident had completely ended.

Lin Fan lowered his head and thought for a while after hearing this. Suddenly, an idea came to him. It seemed like barbecue would work. Xiao Sizi and the others had never eaten it before, and it wasn't complicated to make.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan suddenly raised his head. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have an idea! Today, I'll treat you to a barbecue from the future!"

Lin's father had bought a barbecue grill when he was at home before, but it was kept in the storage room and hadn't been used much. Lin Fan only discovered it when he came home and was cleaning.

"Barbecue?" Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun both asked in unison, sounding puzzled.

In fact, there were quite a few cooking methods in the Tang Dynasty palace, such as steaming, boiling, roasting, and grilling, which were the mainstream methods. In addition to these, there were also frying, deep-frying, and mixing.

They understood the method of grilling, but this was the first time they had heard the word "barbecue." Could it be a combination of burning and grilling over charcoal?

Thinking of this, Li Shimin asked in confusion, "Young master, the Tang Dynasty also had this method of roasting. Is there some difference in later generations?"

Lin Fan nodded knowingly, "Of course, although they're both roasted, the taste is different."

Why is barbecue so popular in later generations? Of course, it's because of the various seasonings.

The first things to be affected are chili powder and cumin powder, both of which are currently unavailable in the Tang Dynasty.

"Brother Lin Fan, is the barbecue you're talking about the kind we ate when we first went out?" Chang Le immediately thought of the barbecue they had eaten before.

Lin Fan shook his head. "Somewhat similar, but not exactly the same."

"Oh, it's different." Upon hearing this, Chang Le couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Yes, and the solar lights outside the Sizi Palace have just been installed. Let's go there later."

Everyone nodded without asking why; they did whatever Lin Fan told them to do.

Having decided to have a summer barbecue, Lin Fan then told Empress Zhangsun what ingredients she would need to prepare.

It's basically just various kinds of meat and vegetables, and you can prepare a little of whatever each person usually likes to eat.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I suppose there's no shortage of charcoal in the palace?" Lin Fan was a little unsure whether the charcoal used in the Tang Dynasty was the same as that used in later generations.

"certainly."

With that settled, Lin Fan was relieved. Next, he went back to prepare the seasonings. Thinking of this, Lin Fan looked down at Xiao Si Zi, who was still pouting.

"Sizi, let's go. You still need to take your brother back first."

Little Sizi raised his head and said somewhat casually, "What are we going back for?"

"Of course, we also need to prepare some other things."

"Is it a cake?"

Seeing Lin Fan shake his head, Little Sizi pouted and said, "Fine."

After the two disappeared, Empress Zhangsun summoned a maid outside the palace and ordered, "Go and inform the Imperial Kitchen to prepare all the meat and vegetables for the banquet and take them to Hanfeng Palace!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The maid turned and ran towards the Imperial Kitchen. Meanwhile, Lin Fan and Xiao Sizi had already returned to the modern world.

Upon arriving in the kitchen, Lin Fan searched for a long time but only found two bags of chili powder. With no other option, he had to take Xiao Sizi out to the supermarket.

The two arrived at the supermarket and browsed around for a bit before Lin Fan quickly selected the various seasonings he needed.

Just as I was about to pay, I suddenly noticed out of the corner of my eye that Xiao Si had already run quickly to a freezer.

After placing the items at the checkout counter, Lin Fan ran up behind Xiao Sizi. "What's wrong, Sizi? What are you looking at?"

"Does Sizi want to drink this?"

"Mmmmmm~"

After thinking about it, Lin Fan did not refuse, but instead of choosing the small bottle of cola, he opted for the large bottle.

After placing the cola on the cashier, Lin Fan felt like something was missing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Turning around, Lin Fan quickly glanced around the supermarket, his gaze settling on another freezer.

"Yeah, how can you have barbecue in the middle of summer without ice-cold beer? Besides, Lao Li's alcohol tolerance isn't that great, but he can drink beer all he wants without getting drunk, right?"

Thinking of this, Lin Fan stepped forward and took out a case of beer.

Back upstairs, Lin Fan put all the things he bought aside, then quickly went to the storage room and rummaged through it again.

The once neat and tidy storage room quickly became a mess again.

After finally managing to move the stove out, Lin Fan did a quick inspection and thankfully found no problems.

After packing his things, without even having time to tidy up the storage room, Lin Fan returned to the Tang Dynasty with Little Sizi.

With a flash of his eyes, Lin Fan appeared in Hanfeng Palace, leading Xiao Sizi.

The area outside the palace was bustling with activity. As soon as it got dark, all the solar-powered lights turned on by themselves.

Neither Li Shimin nor Empress Zhangsun, nor the maids and eunuchs, had ever seen anything so miraculous.

Ignoring the busy crowd, Li Shimin stood majestically under the lamplight, completely oblivious to Lin Fan and Xiao Sizi at the palace gate.