Chapter 26 Red Date Cake

Hearing Lin's mother ask this, Lin Xia knew that she was worried about herself, so she told her mother everything that happened at the Lu family.

Hearing Lin Xia talking about the child, Lin's mother pondered for a while and asked, "Do you like that child? Even though she is not your biological child, you still have to be her mother."

Lin Xia thought of An An's cute appearance. She was younger than Hu Zi, but so well-behaved and obedient. After thinking for a while, she said, "I like her. An An is very sensible and cute. You will like her when you see her."

As for being a mother, Lin Xia said optimistically: "You will become a mother sooner or later, so it's good to adapt in advance."

Seeing her daughter become much more sensible, Lin's mother was both relieved and sad. She was sad that she would have to get married soon, but as she watched her daughter gradually become cheerful and normal, she felt that she had nothing else to ask for.

After thinking about it, Lin's mother still worriedly warned: "Even if the relationship is good, don't mess around! Girls always suffer more."

Lin Xia immediately understood what Lin's mother meant, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but she still nodded and agreed to let Lin's mother feel at ease.

It's not like she really grew up in this era. In later generations, as long as she pays a little attention to online topics, she will be familiar with scientific knowledge. She is not the kind of person who would act recklessly. She has finally been given a second chance to live, so she cherishes this life.

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Lin Xia woke up early in the morning and saw that it was already bright outside. She suddenly remembered that she had a watch to check the time.

I looked at the time and found it was half past six. It's almost May and summer is coming soon. The daybreaks are getting earlier and earlier.

Ever since she came here, she had nothing to do at night so she went to bed earlier and earlier, so she woke up earlier in the morning.

Thinking about what she promised An An yesterday, Lin Xia stood up.

When I walked out of the room, I saw Lin's mother had just finished washing up, and I knew she was getting ready to go out to buy groceries.

At this time of the morning, fresh vegetables are delivered to the market, and there may be some leftover vegetables from yesterday that are cheaper.

Lin Xia hurriedly asked her mother to wait for her, spent a few minutes quickly washing her face and brushing her teeth, and prepared to go out.

Lin Xia naturally took Lin's mother's hand and talked about wanting to make snacks as they went out with her.

After hearing this, Lin's mother not only did not stop him, but she was even a little curious.

The two walked in the morning sun and arrived at the vegetable market, which was bustling and crowded with people coming and going.

In this place you can feel the vitality of the city. Even though life is poor, everyone is working hard to make a living.

Lin Xia followed her mother to buy groceries. She was still thinking about what to make. She didn't have an oven at the moment, otherwise she could have baked some cookies and cakes. The egg cake she bought from the supply and marketing cooperative before didn't seem difficult to make, but she just had no tools.

In the early morning, everyone came to buy vegetables and meat, but no one visited the stall not far away. Lin Xia made an appointment with Lin's mother and walked to the stall alone.

Only then did I realize that this was a stall selling dried goods, including dried mushrooms, black fungus, seaweed, red dates, kelp, etc., as well as many dried seasonings.

Lin Xia looked at the red dates. They were round and pleasing to the eye with their bright red color. She suddenly thought of what kind of snack she could make - red date cake!

Soft, sweet and suitable for all ages!

Although there were no milk coupons, the family had malted milk that Lu Yuxiu brought when he came to their house. It had sugar and milk flavor. She took a sip and thought it was too sweet, but Hu Zi liked it very much. It was a good substitute for milk and didn't require so much sugar.

Lin Xia called out to the slacking salesperson, "Comrade, what's the price of these red dates?"

The salesperson was lazily slacking off when he heard a pleasant female voice. He looked up and saw a pretty girl standing in front of the counter. The sight of her made him feel inexplicably good, so he quickly replied, "Nine cents a pound." Few people buy dried goods, but the price is not cheap. The good thing is that you don't need a ticket.

As for Lin Xia, even though he knew that prices and wages would be different from those in later times, he was still shocked. This was too cheap!

Without any hesitation, Lin Xia directly weighed two kilograms. Red dates are a good thing for replenishing qi and blood.

Although she did not hesitate at first, Lin Xia still felt distressed when she paid the money because the little money she had in her small treasury was gradually becoming less and less, and she had no source of income.

After buying the materials with great reluctance, Lin Xia went straight to find Lin's mother and prepared to go home together.

After arriving home, Lin Xia soaked the dried red dates so that she could wash and remove the pits.

While Lin's mother was making breakfast, Lin Xia was standing beside her, using scissors to remove the core of the red dates and cut them into small pieces. Since there was no wall-breaking machine, she had to do it manually.

This steamed red date cake is softer than baked ones and is less likely to cause heatiness. The steaming method does not require adding a lot of oil, so it will not taste greasy.

Lin Xia dissolved the malted milk in hot water and set it aside. Then she added eggs to the chopped red dates and stirred evenly. Finally, she poured the dissolved malted milk into the red dates, stirred them together, and added some flour and starch.

After Lin's mother finished making breakfast, Lin Xia added water to the pot and brought it to a boil. There was a large steamer at home that was just right for steaming buns.

Looking at Lin Xia busying around all morning, preparing eggs and malted milk, Lin's mother couldn't help but smack her lips inwardly, thinking that it must smell very good.

The red date cake was put into the steaming pot, and Lin Xia ignored it and followed her mother to the living room to prepare breakfast.

Except for Lin's mother who knew there was a pot of delicious food, no one else in the Lin family knew about it. Even Wang Yanmei did not go to the kitchen because Hu Zi wet the bed.

Everyone was eating in a lively atmosphere, and they were almost finishing their meal.

Suddenly, a sweet smell came, and Hu Zi turned his head to look outside the door as if he had smelled a radar.

Everyone was confused when they suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance drifting in with the morning breeze.

When Lin Xia smelled a hint of red dates in the sweet flavor, she knew that the red date cake was probably ready.

Outside the door, "Li Shulan, what delicious food have you made? Eating meat every day is killing me!"

When Lin's mother heard the voice of her neighbor Zhang Hongying, she hurried out and saw Zhang Hongying leaning on the wall, looking over here. Lin's mother pretended to scold her: "What are you talking about? Is it your family that eats meat? Whose family is eating what? It smells so good!"

This Zhang Hongying is a big loudspeaker. If she really knows what our family eats, everyone in the alley will know about it tomorrow.

Lin's mother's rule of life is to eat delicious food secretly. If the news gets out, others will really think that their family lives an easy life, and then trouble will follow.

Zhang Hongying smelled the scent and it was still sweet, but when the wind blew she really couldn't tell where it came from, so she climbed down the wall in disappointment.

Seeing that breakfast was over, Lin Xia cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to see what was in the pot.

When Lin's mother saw that Zhang Hongying was no longer looking over here, she hurried to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Lin Xia smelled the increasingly strong aroma and carefully lifted the lid of the pot.

When the mist cleared, she could see the red date cake in the pot was the color of brown sugar. Lin Xia picked up a clean pair of chopsticks and poked a hole in it. When she saw that there was no wet batter, she knew it was steamed.

Lin Xia picked up a clean kitchen knife and started to cut into pieces. Seeing Lin's mother watching from the side, she picked up a corner and handed it to her, saying, "Mom, go call Dad and the others to come and try it."