Chapter 427 Terrifying News
After having a hearty lunch at noon, Shen Huazheng and his party quickened their pace and arrived at the post station before dark, finally able to stop and rest for a while.
Zhou Ying: "Great, we have plenty of time today. We can take a break and have dinner. We should also be able to have a good sleep tonight."
I have been busy traveling these days. Every time I arrive at the post station, I have dinner directly, then quickly wash up and go to bed.
Today she must take a good bath to get rid of all her fatigue.
Chen Huazheng poured Zhou Ying a cup of tea: "Yes, today we can finally have a good rest. This place is not far from Yuzhang County, and then we won't have to work so hard every day."
Their destination this time was Yuzhang County, and at the current speed, it would take about two or three days to get there.
I have been traveling every day during this period without relaxing for a moment, which is really tiring.
Although there are still tasks to be done after arriving in Yuzhang County, it is still much easier than traveling.
Zhou Ying took a sip of tea and asked, "Why hasn't Aning come for so long?"
They had originally agreed to stay at Chen Huazheng's place for a while after putting away their luggage, and then go to have dinner together.
But Zhou Ying had already put her things away and came to Chen Huazheng's room, but Princess Lejia was nowhere to be seen.
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "It's okay. We have more time today anyway. We just wait for her."
As she spoke, she asked Qingzhi to bring the tangerine cake for Zhou Ying to taste.
Tangerine cakes are candied fruits made from fresh tangerines. They can not only be eaten as candied fruits, but also used to make tea, or even used as seasoning to make meals.
Zhou Ying picked up a piece of tangerine cake, brought it to her mouth and took a bite.
The tangerine cake is orange-yellow in color, soft to the touch, and has a firm skin and flesh.
When you chew it, you can feel the soft and sticky texture of the flesh inside.
Zhou Ying swallowed the tangerine cake in her mouth and couldn't help but sigh: "Tangerines are indeed treasures. They are sweet and sour when eaten fresh, and they are also sweet and fragrant when made into tangerine cakes."
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "If cousin Ying likes it, I'll find time to teach you. You can also make it for your grandparents and your uncle to try. I'm sure Ye'er will like it too."
Tangerines are sweet and warm in nature. They are not only delicious, but also have the effects of whitening and nourishing the skin, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and treating food accumulation.
It is even more delicious after being made into tangerine cake.
Zhou Ying also smiled: "I was just thinking of asking you to teach me after you return to Beijing. It would be nice if we could make some tangerine cakes and store them for grandpa and his family to use for tea or as snacks."
The last time Zhou Ying drank tea made with tangerine cakes, she was immediately amazed.
I didn’t expect that tangerine cakes can not only be eaten as candied fruit, but can also moisten the throat, clear the lungs and reduce phlegm when soaked in water.
This delicious and healthy food is perfect for the elderly and children.
Chen Huazheng: "Okay, I'll teach you when I get back to the capital."
The production process of tangerine cake is very complicated, and each step determines the quality of the finished tangerine cake.
The skin of the tangerine is bitter and difficult to eat.
Before pickling, wash the tangerines thoroughly and peel off the outermost layer of the peel until the white peel is exposed.
Next, soak it in clean water for three days, changing the water every day.
After three days, drain the tangerines, make a cut on each of the four sides, and cut them into eight-petal flower shapes with the peel still attached.
Use a knife to flatten the tangerines and squeeze out any excess juice and pits.
Then put the citrus fruits in the steamer and steam them for 15 minutes. Take them out and let them cool slightly, then gently press them to squeeze out some water.
The next step is drying. Place the tangerine cakes in the sun and turn them over regularly to ensure that both sides can evenly absorb sunlight.
After being bathed in sunlight, the flesh of the tangerine cake will become more gelatinous and delicious.
Moreover, the tangerine cake made in this way has no sour taste at all, and the orange peel is chewy.
The last step is to coat the tangerine cake with sugar.
This step is also very important for the final product.
The most traditional method is to put the dried tangerine cakes into a pot, add white sugar and stir evenly to remove the sand.
The outer layer of the tangerine cake after being shaped by rolling out the sand is covered with icing sugar. As soon as you put it in your mouth, you can taste the sweetness of the icing sugar on the tip of your tongue, and then the tangerine cake is sticky, soft, sweet and fragrant.
But Chen Huazheng felt that the tangerine cakes made in that way were too sweet. They were just right for making tea or seasoning, but eating them alone would make your throat choke.
So she made a simplified version - sprinkling fine powdered sugar directly on the dried tangerine cakes, allowing the powdered sugar to tightly wrap the outer skin of the tangerine cakes.
What they eat now is tangerine cake sprinkled with powdered sugar.
The tangerine cake is soft and delicious, with moderate sweetness, and it doesn’t taste too sweet.
"Okay, then it's settled."
Zhou Ying took another bite of the tangerine cake in her hand. The tangerine cake was soft, flexible and smooth, with a strong tangerine aroma.
It is sweet but not greasy.
Really delicious.
Zhou Ying swallowed the tangerine cake in her mouth and said, "Why hasn't Aning come yet? If you don't come soon, I will eat it all."
Just as Shen Huazheng was about to speak, Princess Lejia's voice suddenly came from the door -
"Zheng Zheng, A Ying, I just heard some scary news down there."
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