Chapter 167 Mooncake
Although Sun Jingyi felt that she was not wrong, she still felt a little guilty. She was very careful on the way back and avoided looking at the two of them from time to time.
Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang pretended not to see anything. After a while, they reached a fork in the road and went their separate ways.
After Sun Jingyi left, Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang's smiles disappeared.
Hui Niang felt that it was not worth it for Xu Qingmeng and his wife, and said indignantly: "When your husband comes back, you must talk to him nicely and stop doing such thankless things. With her temper, she must think that we will harm Jiang Mingyu."
"Of course." Xu Qingmeng nodded.
Xu Qingmeng has learned his lesson after this incident. From now on, he will never be a good person casually.
Xu Qingmeng felt very sleepy on the way back. After packing up and lying on the bed, she felt like she couldn't fall asleep.
This entrance examination is different from the last one.
Although Gu Yunyi was away for such a long time during the last provincial examination, in her opinion, there was only one person missing from the family. Every day, He Shi, the two children, Xin Ting and Xun Ge'er were at home to accompany her.
In addition, the two shops were quite busy, so Xu Qingmeng was busy every day and naturally had no free time to think about these things.
Besides, Xu Qingmeng still had the idea of leaving at that time, and she didn't expect that she and Gu Yunyi would come to this point.
Now that the person has just left, I feel that the bed seems to have become a lot wider?
She didn't know what was wrong. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. She didn't know if it was because of her pregnancy that she was thinking so much.
Thinking about the agreement with Gu Yunyi before, if he really won the first place again this time, wouldn't it be...
Although they already had a child, it was not her after all, but the original body...
Thinking of this, Xu Qingmeng's cheeks turned red, then she grabbed the quilt and buried her head in it.
Xu Qingmeng covered herself with the quilt, as if this could help her avoid the flood of thoughts.
I fell asleep in a daze.
When I woke up again, it was already noon and Hui Niang had already prepared dinner.
After the meal, the two of them had some free time.
I have been busy in the past and never had any free time. Now that I am free, I feel a little uncomfortable.
With the little ingot, time passes quickly.
The weather in August changed suddenly, and the temperature dropped a lot at night.
August 15th is the day for family reunion, and since the stall is closed, Xu Qingmeng wanted to make some mooncakes to suit the occasion.
The next morning, Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang took Xiao Yuanbao to buy food.
At the market, fruit farmers carrying shoulder poles were unloading freshly picked walnuts, and amber juice oozed from the cracks in the green skin.
Xu Qingmeng squatted down and picked up a longan, the shell making a crisp sound under his fingertips, "I want ten kilograms of Xianglian, endless sesame seeds, and freshly peeled walnut kernels."
"The young lady has a really good eye."
The peddler smiled and opened the basket, revealing red dates covered with fine frost. "These are top-quality red dates, and they are the most tender and sweet when stewed with date paste."
Xu Qingmeng took a closer look at the red dates. They were rosy and plump in color, and were indeed of good quality.
She smiled and nodded, saying, "These red dates do look good. Please weigh five kilograms for me."
Hui Niang stood aside holding Yuanbao's hand. Little Yuanbao looked around curiously, his eyes sparkling.
Hui Niang looked at Xu Qingmeng's serious look as she bought ingredients and said, "Sister, you bought so many ingredients today, what are you planning to do with them?"
"Sister, have you forgotten what day it is today?"
Only then did Hui Niang realize that today was not August Festival!
"Look at me, I actually forgot about this. Is my sister planning to make mooncakes?"
"Well, I thought of making some mooncakes for the occasion."
"Sister, you are really amazing. I think there is nothing that I can't do when it comes to food."
"No, I just like to prepare these foods."
After purchasing the ingredients, the two took Yuanbao home.
After returning, Xu Qingmeng first cleaned the Xianglian carefully, then put it into a pot and added water to cook it.
Cooking Xianglian is a job that requires patience. It needs to be simmered slowly over low heat to allow the lotus seeds to fully absorb water and become soft and glutinous.
While the Xianglian was cooking, Xu Qingmeng started to process the red dates. Hui Niang also helped, and the two of them started by removing the cores of the red dates.
Working together, the two of them indeed worked a lot faster. The pitted red dates were put into another pot and stewed. As the temperature rose, the sweet aroma of the red dates gradually spread.
Yuanbao, who was running and playing in the yard, smelled the sweet scent, and hurried in, waving his little hands excitedly.
Xu Qingmeng stirred the red dates in the pot from time to time, watching them gradually turn into thick date paste, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
At this time, the Xianglian had been cooked. She took out the cooked Xianglian and put it in a stone mortar, intending to crush it bit by bit.
"I'm strong, I'll do it." Hui Niang said.
Xu Qingmeng was not polite to her. After all, this process was not easy. The mashed Xianglian mud was delicate and smooth, and exuded a faint fragrance.
Next, Xu Qingmeng crushed the freshly peeled walnut kernels, mixed them with the sesame seeds, added appropriate amounts of sugar and oil, stirred evenly, and made part of the filling.
After preparing the filling, it is time to start making the mooncake skin.
Xu Qingmeng poured the flour into a basin, added appropriate amount of water, oil and sugar, and began to knead the dough.
Her hands kept pressing and kneading the dough, and the flour gradually formed a smooth dough under her hands.
After kneading the dough, she covered it with a wet cloth and let it rise for a while.
While Hui Niang was looking after Yuan Bao, she also did not forget to help Xu Qing Meng. Looking at her skillful movements, she could not help but praise her:
"Sister, your cooking skills are amazing. I thought you were already good at cooking, but I didn't expect you could also make snacks."
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "It's just my own random thoughts."
After the dough has risen, Xu Qingmeng divides it into small pieces, and then uses a rolling pin to roll the small pieces into round pieces that are thick in the middle and thin at the edges.
She took out a portion of the filling and placed it in the middle of the round slice, then wrapped the filling like a bun, and then gently pressed it into a pancake shape with her hands.
The next step is to print beautiful patterns on the mooncakes.
Xu Qingmeng took out the molds she bought from the carpenter. There were lotus-shaped ones, rabbit-shaped ones, and one with the word "reunion" written on it.
She put the dough with the filling into the mold, pressed it hard, and then removed it from the mold. Then, each exquisite mooncake was formed.
Xu Qingmeng arranged the finished mooncakes neatly, and then brushed them with a layer of egg liquid, so that the baked mooncakes would be more golden and attractive.
(End of this chapter)
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