Chapter 186 Chongyang Cake
Of course, there are many varieties of Chongyang cake, but there are no suitable molds at the moment, so I can only teach you the simpler ones.
Although the business of Jinxiuxuan is not as good as before, because it has drinks that are not available anywhere else, and the simple cakes made by Xinting, the rich ladies and ladies in Yan County still go to Jinxiuxuan as usual.
Jinxiuxuan's business is still good, but the traditional dim sum has declined a bit.
At noon, business is not so busy and the kitchen has time to rest.
Xu Qingmeng steamed the Chongyang cake as he spoke. Just like before, everyone learned together, and whoever made the best cake in the end would get the cake.
Everyone nodded one by one, "It's all fine during our breaks. After making samples in the store, we can also stay in the kitchen to practice more."
"yes."
"Everyone has worked hard during this period. I brought some gifts for everyone from the capital. They are already inside. You can share some after dinner."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became excited and the whole kitchen became lively. Even the girls serving drinks were very happy.
Xu Qingmeng called Xinting aside, gave her some instructions, paid some extra money, and asked the shopkeeper to add more dishes to their lunch, then left and went back to the restaurant.
Before Xu Qingmeng left, she glanced across and saw that there were indeed quite a few customers, but she also knew that this was how business was, there would always be competition.
She just glanced at it, then looked away, quickening her pace.
Gu Yunyi is injured now, and she is pregnant, so it is impossible for them to do everything. Besides, they will move to the capital city soon, and Xinting will have to go with them regularly. Madam Chen and the others must be able to take care of things on their own.
In Xu Qingmeng's opinion, they still lack something. Although it is true that they work hard, they lack innovation. That is, once others make snacks similar to theirs, they are helpless.
They are still just following the procedures now, but this requires them to figure it out themselves.
Given Xu Qingmeng's current situation, it is impossible for her to put all her energy into running a shop like this.
When Xu Qingmeng returned to the door of Gu's restaurant, she heard smoke rising from the kitchen. She was stunned for a moment. How could they not have eaten yet so late?
Xu Qingmeng hurriedly pushed open the door, but she never expected that the scene after the door was opened made her stunned for a moment.
The yard was full of people, some sitting and some standing. When they heard the noise, they all looked towards her.
Being stared at by so many people at the same time, Xu Qingmeng's mind went blank for a moment.
But it was only for a moment, and soon he saw a familiar face among the group of people.
"Daddy, big brother, second brother."
Xu Qingmeng had a look of joy on her face and hurried over to greet him.
"Hey, slow down, don't walk so fast, be careful of your body." Father Xu said hurriedly.
Xu Qingmeng looked around as she walked. Except for the few people she didn't know who looked at her at the beginning, all of them were looking at her with kindness in their eyes.
They were all older people, and I think they were chatting with Old Man Xu, because they were interrupted when she pushed the door.
Xu Qingmeng didn't recognize them either, but thought they must be elders, so she bowed and went to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Mrs. He and the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family were busy. There were already many cooked dishes on the table, which were covered with plates.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family was still frying at this time. As soon as He raised her eyes, she saw someone.
"Meng Niang? You're back? Is everything alright in the shop?"
"Well, it's not a big deal." Xu Qingmeng said, and then smiled at her sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"What are you talking about? We are all family." The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family shook her head.
Xu Qingmeng washed her hands and hurried over: "Sister-in-law, you go and take a rest, I'll do the rest."
"That won't do. You're pregnant now, so you can't be so polite. Sit down and let me do it. You don't think your sister-in-law's cooking is tasty." said the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family.
"What are you saying, sister-in-law? How can that be possible? I've been looking forward to eating the food you cook." Xu Qingmeng said flatteringly.
"You, go sit down."
Xu Qingmeng was helpless, so she moved closer to He and asked in a low voice, "Mom, who are those people in the yard? Are they relatives? They don't look familiar to me."
He looked outside, shook her head, and whispered, "I don't know any of them either."
What?
Xu Qingmeng was stunned, his eyes widened.
He looked at Xu Qingmeng like this and chuckled, "What are you thinking about? I mean, I didn't know them before, but these people are all from Shiqing Village. I don't know where they heard about Yun Yi. Look, as soon as you left, they came to visit with things in their hands."
"That guy seems to be the village chief's son. He and Yun Yi have been chatting in the house for a long time."
Shiqing Village is the ancestral home of the Gu family. Since Gu Hongxin moved in, Gu Yunyi's group has gradually become familiar with Shiqing Village. In addition, Gu Yunyi also contributed money to help and contacted to open a private school, so the interactions between the two groups have increased.
Once they start to move around, even if they are sick or something, they will come to see him, not to mention that Gu Yunyi also won the first place in the case, so it can't be said that they are trying to curry favor with him, but they will come to congratulate him at least.
Soon, the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family prepared all the dishes. The cooking skills of the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family are quite good. Although not as good as Xu Qingmeng's level, they all looked good. There were fish, meat, chicken, and some stir-fried dishes.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family knew that there were many people, so the portion of each dish was sufficient, and the staple food was the large white steamed buns that He bought outside.
At the end, Mrs. Xu also smashed two cucumbers and made a cold dish, and a hearty lunch was complete.
"Sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"What are you talking about? We are one family and should not talk about different things."
There were too many people and the table could not accommodate them all, so Yun Sheng and Yun Mo did not sit at the table. He, Xu Qingmeng and Xu's eldest sister-in-law did not go out either.
Old man Xu brought his two sons and greeted everyone. They filled the table and did not look shy at all.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family kept a portion of each dish. He and the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family ate in the kitchen with their two children. Xu Qingmeng prepared two portions and went to the side room to eat with Gu Yunyi.
As soon as Xu Qingmeng entered, she saw Gu Yunyi half lying down, reading a book in his uninjured hand. When he saw Xu Qingmeng coming in, he calmly threw the book onto the bed.
Xu Qingmeng chuckled: "You are just pretending. I have seen it all."
Gu Yunyi blushed: "Madam, can't you just pretend you didn't see it?"
(End of this chapter)
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