Chapter 251 Shabu-boiled mutton
Shake the large wooden basin to evenly coat the filling in the basin with a layer of glutinous rice flour. Use chopsticks to pick it out, put it into warm water to absorb the moisture, and put it into the glutinous rice flour again. Roll glutinous rice flour in the basin...
Repeat this for ten times until the Lantern Festival is rolled into a suitable size.
At this time, the Lantern Festival also became white and round, which looked very pleasant.
When eating, boil the water in the pot. After boiling, pour cold water three or four times. When all the Lantern Festivals are floating, you can take them out and serve them in a bowl.
Because Yuanxiao is made by rolling glutinous rice flour, the layers of glutinous rice flour are very porcelain-solid. When eaten, the skin tastes soft and waxy, but it is more porcelain-solid than the glutinous rice balls. The sesame and peanut filling inside is delicate. Sweet, fragrant and very delicious.
Xia Mingyue likes sweetness, so she put some sugar in the Lantern Festival bowl, which made it taste even sweeter.
In addition to sesame-filled dumplings, Xia Mingyue also made some red bean paste-filled dumplings, and even made some solid dumplings without fillings using pure glutinous rice flour.
It’s just that the solid glutinous rice balls are very small, about the size of peanuts.
For this kind of small glutinous rice balls with no fillings, extremely small heads, and not enough to fit between teeth, everyone has some doubts about its use.
But soon, such special glutinous rice balls became everyone’s favorite and sought-after food.
Because Xia Mingyue took out the newly made fermented glutinous rice after the new year, added eggs, wolfberries, etc., and made delicious fermented glutinous rice dumplings.
The rice wine is sour and sweet, and the solid glutinous rice dumplings are extremely soft and glutinous. In the cold first month of the year, it is delicious and comforting to have a bowl of it warm.
In addition to eating these kinds of glutinous rice balls for herself, Xia Mingyue sent some to Shopkeeper Ge, Wu Xiong and Academy Na each, and also asked He Shunzi to bring many to Dexinyuan.
On the fifteenth day of the 15th, the entire Jinqiu County was decorated with lanterns and streamers and was very lively.
When it gets dark, the lanterns all over the streets are colorful and beautiful.
To get good luck in the new year, many shops hang up a few lanterns with lantern riddles in front of their shops for customers to guess the riddles. If anyone guesses correctly, they can directly Take it away.
The tea house and restaurant are even more lively. Because spring is coming, the scholars are about to leave for exams. This is the last big festival before leaving, so they all want to get together, drink tea and drink, and be lively. Ichiban.
Guessing lantern riddles, an interesting and exciting activity, made the scholars more and more interested.
In addition to guessing riddles, some poems and pair competitions were also spontaneously organized to heighten the atmosphere. Therefore, in the tea house and restaurant at this time, there was constant laughter and occasional cheers.
But this bustle does not belong to Yueran Restaurant.
The students were afraid to avoid it at this time, and even some regular patrons who loved its dishes did not dare to patronize it often anymore due to face, so they could only buy a few dishes secretly and go back to eat.
I don’t even dare to go in or out of the gate, for fear of being seen by others and making irresponsible remarks.
Zou Fuquan was a little dissatisfied with the way these people behaved like thieves, making Yueran Restaurant very unworthy. But if not, he was afraid that even these regular patrons would stop coming, so he could only endure it. Complaints and cooperation.
But the resentment always grows the more I tolerate it.
Zou Fuquan blamed all his dissatisfaction on Shopkeeper Ge and Xia Mingyue, but at this time he did not dare to act rashly to avoid affecting the business of Yueran Restaurant.
As the so-called gentleman takes revenge, it is never too late in ten years.
The days are still long, let’s just wait and see!
Xia Mingyue didn't know Zou Fuquan's thoughts. Instead, he took advantage of the two days of Lantern Festival to let Xia Ji's food stall sell rice dumplings made with rice wine for two days, which was to add some new ideas to the food stall. .
Jinqiu County is located in the north. I don’t have much exposure to food like fermented rice. I just find it very novel. After trying the taste, I also feel that it is comfortable in the mouth, so it is quite popular. After the fifteenth day, the weather gets warmer and the flavor of the new year fades away, and everyone begins the work of the new year.
Every business in Xia Ji is as usual.
Because food stalls everywhere have vigorously promoted the franchise, people in some towns around the county have begun to think about opening Xiaji Food Shop in the town, and some even want to join the Braised Food Shop.
Xia Mingyue met with several very interested franchisees and asked around, planning to let two or three more franchises go out in the first month.
Lou Shanzi, Zhao Dahu, and Zhao Erhu are still studying cooking very hard, and they have made great progress. Xia Mingyue gave them the task of three meals a day for the staff at home and in the central kitchen. .
Firstly, it would relieve Jiang Zhuguo and Lu Shi from some work burdens, and secondly, it would also allow the three of them to exercise and practice more.
On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, guests came to the house.
Xia Mingyue was very surprised when she saw that the visitor was Fang Linwang, "Master Fang, why are you here?"
"The work at Xiaohe Village is finished, I have nothing to do. Just walk around casually." Fang Linwang replied.
Just take a walk?
Xia Mingyue narrowed her eyes and smiled slyly, "Xiaohe Village is only half a day away from here by a quick horse. Master Fang can walk on two legs and walk to the county seat, and even to the Xinghua Alley. ..."
"I found that you and your wife really don't live in the same family." Fang Linwang curled his lips and stared.
Others see through it but don’t tell it, they just laugh and laugh, but it’s better for you two to understand clearly.
Why, seeing that he can’t lose face makes you happy, right?
What vicious hobbies?
"That's all." Fang Linwang waved his hand, "I'm here to deliver a message."
"Your man asked me to run over and tell you specifically about the bridge in Xiaohezhuang. Although they are finished, the army is urging them to go back to the camp. They really don’t have time to go home. They have to wait until the next visit to relatives. Please don’t worry about them at home and take good care of yourself.”
“Yes. Lu Dutou also said that Master Fang is quite old and it is not easy for him to go there. He needs to be treated well so that he can feel at ease."
Xia Mingyue, "..."
< br>"Is this really what Lu Qiyan said?" Xia Mingyue frowned and asked.
"The first sentence was said by Lu Dutou, but the second sentence..." Fang Linwang admitted very simply, "I thought of it myself, Lu Dutou didn't say it."
"But this is what Lu Dutou said in his heart. He just forgot to say it, but he must remember it in his heart. I just said it for him."
Xia Mingyue, "..."
Okay!
Since you have helped Lu Qiyan a lot and have such a thick skin, I will not argue with you!
At noon, Xia Mingyue did not let Lou Shanzi and others cook for Fang Linwang, but only asked them to cut all the fresh mutton into thin slices, and also prepared some mushrooms, cabbage hearts, tofu and other fresh vegetables.