Chapter 188 Shaqima
Wen Zhenyi knew what he meant and smiled, "I'll just say a few words to the cook and then go back. Will you come back with me?"
Shen Hanxing nodded: “Brother Lin is waiting for us outside.”
When Wen Zhenyi made Roselle and Sour Plum Soup, he taught the cook how to make it. To make ice jelly and cold shrimp, one just needs to boil brown sugar water. She can make all of these.
The cook wrote down everything: "Miss Wen, are you going back? Don't you want to play in the Lotus Garden for a while?"
"No, I have to go back to prepare tea for tomorrow. I'll come again early tomorrow morning." After saying that, he went out and went to find the steward with Shen Hanxing.
The chief steward and his colleagues were sitting in their offices, eating snacks and drinking tea. When they saw the two of them, they quickly invited them to come and sit down.
Wen Zhenyi and the other man sat down opposite them: "Butler, we have to go back and prepare tea for tomorrow."
The steward smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll have someone send you lotus flowers and lotus leaves later."
"There's no need to pick lotus flowers. It would take three days to pick them, but it would affect the scenery here. Lotus leaves are fine, though."
"Okay, I'll have them send it to you later."
"Okay, we'll be leaving first."
Wen Zhenyi and the others went out to find Lin Jie, and the three of them drove the carriage back to the store.
Wen Chengwen went to deliver bread to the customer who ordered bread yesterday, and by the way, he went to the town to find Mayor Meng to ask about the pigs.
After cleaning up the shop, Old Lady Wen and the others took a nap, which made them feel much more refreshed.
"Grandma, grandma, we are back."
Old Lady Ma looked at the three people who came in and said with a smile, "Why don't you go to the Lotus Garden for a while?"
"We have to prepare refreshments for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so there's no time for me to go shopping."
"You're right. What are you going to do today?"
Wen Zhenyi took out the list he had written and drawn before, and selected the things he needed to prepare on it.
Everyone in the yard came over and wanted to see what she had written. They could understand the words, but they didn't know what they wrote exactly.
Ma Yinghe was so confused that she asked directly, "Yi Yi, what are we going to do tomorrow?"
"Roselle shaqima, coconut cake, spring water cake, hydrangea green ball and sesame ball."
Geng Ru: "What are we doing today?"
"Today we want to make Roselle Shaqima and Coconut Cake, which can be stored for a few days. We will make Spring Water Flour, Hydrangea Green Rice Balls and Mochi Rice Balls tomorrow."
"Okay, how do we do that?"
"We need eggs, cornmeal, flour, sugar, coconut flakes, and sesame oil."
"I'll get it." Zhu Tao said and went to the warehouse.
"I'll help you." Lin Jie followed Zhu Tao to the warehouse to move things.
The others went to the kitchen and brought back a lot of basins so they wouldn’t have to go inside to get them when they needed them.
Wen Zhenyi pours eggs and sugar into a bowl and starts beating the eggs.
Since there was no egg beater, she asked Wen Chengwen to make one out of bamboo, with the front part made of a broom that had been chopped into thin strips.
She looked around and saw who was left in the yard. "Second cousin, please help me melt the sugar."
Ma Yushun took the thing from her hand and looked at it: "Use this?"
"Well, this will be quicker to fight."
Ma Yushun started beating the eggs without saying a word.
During this period, Wen Zhenyi also prepared noodles for making shaqima.
Mix the eggs and flour thoroughly, then let them sit and relax for half an hour.
Ma Yushun had already beaten the eggs, and she added sesame oil to them and asked him to continue beating until the egg liquid was emulsified.
Others helped her soak the dried Roselle, or made the dough for Shaqima together.
Wen Zhenyi also asked them to make coconut juice, which can be used to make popsicles or tea for tomorrow's needs.
She saw that the eggs beaten by Ma Yushun had been emulsified, so she asked him to stop, add flour and knead until the dough was smooth. After the dough was smooth, she added coconut flakes and continued kneading.
Now everyone in the yard was busy. Wen Zhen would go to see what was being done from time to time, and then check on the other preparations.
Take out the shaqima dough that has been rested before, spread a thick layer of flour on the workbench, and roll the dough into dough sheets.
Now is the time to test your knife skills. The dough needs to be cut into thin noodles, not too wide or too thin.
She gave this job to Zhu Tao, A Xiang and her mother, as the three of them had the best knife skills.
The dough for the coconut cake has been kneaded. She took out the mold from her toolbox and brushed a layer of oil inside the mold to make it easier to demold.
She divided the dough into pieces of similar size and pressed them into molds to form them.
"Who of you is free, please help me light the oven."
"Sister Wen, let me do it, let me do it." Gousheng immediately ran to the oven and lit the fire.
Wen Zhenyi looked at the children and smiled: "I'll make it soon and give it to you guys first."
"Very good."
The work on the coconut cakes here was basically finished, and all she had to do was put them in the oven. She went to check on the situation of Shaqima.
Wen Zhenyi poured oil into the pot, and Mantou and Huzi lit two stoves for her.
She waited for the oil to heat up, then checked the cut noodles and sprinkled them with flour to prevent them from sticking together.
She had steamed the Roselle in a steamer before, preparing to put it in the shaqimali later.
When the oil temperature was about 60% to 70% hot, she turned the heat to low and put the noodles into the pot to fry until golden brown.
"Aunt Yin, come and help me fry the noodles."
Aunt Yin walked over to the stove and asked, "Is it okay to fry until golden brown?"
"Yes, take them out and drain the oil when they turn golden brown." Then she called Aunt Dou again: "Aunt Dou, please help me make the syrup."
"Here it is, how do you make it?"
Wen Zhenyi added water, sugar, and maltose to the pot and simmered it over low heat. "Aunt Dou, wait until the sugar is completely melted and thick foam appears, then stir the sugar."
"Okay, how long do you want it to last?"
“Boil it until it becomes stringy when you lift it up.”
"Okay, I understand."
"Aunt You, when the syrup is ready, mix the Roselle and fried noodles together, pour the syrup in, and quickly stir it evenly before it cools down. Then put it on the baking tray and press it flat."
Aunt You nodded: "I remember it."
After Wen Zhenyi finished arranging the kitchen, he went outside and put the pressed coconut cakes into the oven.
Gou Sheng looked up at her: "Sister Wen, do you want to turn the heat to medium?"
"How clever."
Gousheng rubbed his head embarrassedly and pulled some firewood out of the oven.
When Wen Chengwen came back, he was so busy that he didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. He also joined the ranks of processing coconuts. Coconuts are delicious, but opening them is not an easy task.
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