Chapter 316 Mao Mao Makes Mooncakes
The next morning.
Mao Mao's schoolbag was checked by everyone in turn several times.
Lou Yansui rummaged through his sister's schoolbag, even checking the inner compartments, and breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that she hadn't brought anything strange.
"You checked, right? There really wasn't any chocolate or other snacks inside?" The third concubine asked Xia Xiaoxiang, still worried. "You didn't let Mao Mao take anything else, did you?"
Xia Xiaoxiang patted her chest and assured, "I even hid her snacks, making sure she didn't get a chance to touch them."
The eldest aunt came from the kitchen and put a small portion of prepared red bean paste into Mao Mao's schoolbag.
It's no wonder they were nervous; their experience of helping Mao Mao wrap zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival this year was truly breathtaking.
Chocolate mooncakes, or meat mooncakes, don't sound like anything special.
But the chocolate meat mooncake is a bit off.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, only a few men in the family ate the zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) that Mao Mao had made. At that time, under Mao Mao's watchful eye, everyone finished the zongzi. But after that, Lou Dashuai and the others didn't dare to touch a zongzi again.
This time, no one could resist Mao Mao's bright little eyes, and they all agreed to let Mao Mao eat mooncakes. For the sake of their own palates, they wanted to prevent any future problems.
Watching Mao Mao wave her little hand at everyone, then walk into the kindergarten with her backpack full of red bean paste on her back, her small figure disappearing at the kindergarten gate, until the kindergarten gate closed and there was no possibility that the children would ever come out again, everyone's hearts finally settled down.
Now they can finally rest easy.
All we need to do is wait for Mao Mao to come home in the afternoon and bring them red bean paste mooncakes.
Red bean paste filling is perfect!
...
Morning activity time.
Teacher Ye led the children to wash their hands, making sure each child washed and dried their hands before taking out the ingredients for making mooncakes.
Making mooncakes with kids is very simple. The mooncake dough is made in advance. All the kids need to do is wrap the filling they bring in into the dough, press it into a mold to shape it, and then put it in the oven. The rest is just waiting for it to bake.
The tables were put together, and countless chubby little children sat around them, taking out the mooncake fillings they had brought under Teacher Ye's guidance.
Cheng Manxuan, who was sitting next to her, leaned over and asked, "Mao Mao, what did you bring?"
Mao Mao rummaged through her schoolbag and said in confusion, "Huh? My chocolate is gone."
That's strange.
She definitely put the chocolate in her schoolbag last night.
"Mao Mao, do you want some chocolate?" Xu Yizhao, who was sitting on the other side, reached into his pocket and took out a few pieces of chocolate: "I have some here."
Mao Mao took out red bean paste from her schoolbag: "No need, I brought something else."
Xu Yizhao skillfully peeled off the aluminum foil wrapper around the chocolate: "Then I..."
Teacher Ye noticed this immediately and rushed over: "Xu Yizhao, you can't bring snacks!"
This time, Xu Yizhao did not hand it in voluntarily. He calmly said, "Teacher, this is to be wrapped inside a mooncake."
Teacher Ye: "..."
Teacher Ye looked at the chocolate, then hesitated before looking at him again: "...Wrapped inside a mooncake?"
Xu Yizhao: "Hmm!"
Teacher Ye: "..."
Shouldn't she have let these children prepare their own fillings?
Teacher Ye left with a look of suspicion on her face.
This time, Xu Yizhao's snacks weren't confiscated. But they weren't wrapped up in the mooncakes either.
He generously shared with Mao Mao and Cheng Manxuan. The three children sat side by side, their mouths covered in grease and their cheeks bulging.
Teacher Ye demonstrated on the platform. After watching, Mao Mao followed Teacher Ye's example, first spreading out the mooncake skin she was given, then grabbing a small piece of red bean paste she brought herself, and kneading it into a small ball.
The red bean paste smelled sweet and fragrant. Mao Mao kneaded and rubbed it, and the aroma wafted straight into her nose. She sniffed and couldn't resist putting the freshly kneaded mooncake filling into her mouth.
Mmm, it's sweet.
Oh no, that won't work.
Mao Mao wants to make mooncakes for her mother.
Mao Mao tasted another red bean paste ball.
I tried another red bean paste ball.
again……
Mao Mao's little hands grasped at empty air.
She looked down, staring blankly at the empty bag: "Ah..."
"Mao Mao, where's your red bean paste?" Cheng Manxuan asked, having already made a mooncake.
Mao Mao honestly replied, "I ate it."
"Then what should we do?"
Cheng Manxuan generously shared the egg yolks she had brought with her: "You make this."
Mao Mao counted the number of her family members on her fingers, then looked at the lone egg yolk in her hand and shook her head: "Not enough. Mao Mao wants to make mooncakes for everyone, more than a dozen."
"But you've already eaten all your red bean paste."
Mao Mao's face immediately showed distress.
She looked up, instinctively wanting to seek help from Teacher Ye. But at that moment, Teacher Ye was busy mediating between two arguing children and didn't notice the red bean paste table.
what to do.
Mao Mao promised her mother and the others that she would make mooncakes for everyone.
Where can I still find mooncake fillings?
Mao Mao's little brain clicked, and her eyes lit up: "I know!"
"What?"
Mao Mao stood up and ran out through the open door.
Before Teacher Ye noticed, she came running back, her pockets bulging with the new ingredients she had found.
The filling is wrapped in the mooncake dough, rolled into a ball, pressed out with a mold, and then marked with its own mark. Teacher Ye then puts them into the oven in the cafeteria.
After school in the afternoon, Xia Xiaoxiang picked up Mao Mao and the dozen or so mooncakes she had made.
A dozen or so small mooncakes filled a backpack, then were placed on an exquisite porcelain plate with gold rims, neatly stacked, and placed in the center of the dining table.
Knowing that the mooncakes were filled with red bean paste, countless hands reached out as soon as the plate was placed on it, and in the blink of an eye, the mooncakes were devoured.
Lou Hongjian smiled, his peach-blossom eyes crinkling, and put a mooncake in his mouth: "Let me taste it. What kind of mooncake did Mao Mao make, uh..."
Commander Lou: "The mooncakes Mao Mao makes must be delicious..."
Lou Fengju: "Brother, you're willing to accept the mooncakes that Mao Mao made herself..."
Lou Heming looked at them in confusion, and took a bite of the mooncake in his hand: "Dad, Big Brother, what's wrong with you...?"
Everyone: "..."
Everyone: "…………"
A silent stillness hung over the dining table.
Lou Yansui didn't dare to chew even a single bite, swallowing the mooncake with difficulty. He looked down at the mooncake in his hand; beneath its exquisite exterior, pressed out by a mold, was a green broccoli flower in the center.
He squeezed his eyes shut.
I opened my eyes again and glanced at my third brother sitting next to me.
Lou Hongjian's mooncake contained several cloves of white garlic.
Lou Yansui: "..."
Xia Xiaoxiang swallowed the mooncake in her mouth in a hurry, and looked at her daughter in horror: "Mao Mao, didn't you bring red bean paste to school?"
Mao Mao pursed her lips and said shyly, "The red bean paste smelled so good, but I accidentally ate it all."
Everyone: "..."
"Then, I went to the cafeteria, where the uncles and aunties were cooking and gave me lots of things," Mao Mao said happily. "I used them all to make mooncakes!"
Everyone: "..."
Holding onto the edge of the table, Mao Mao excitedly leaned forward, her eyes sparkling as she looked at everyone: "Mommy, brother, daddy, are the mooncakes Mao Mao made delicious?"
Everyone: "…………"
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