"Zhang Lizheng also said that originally he should have come to apologize to Madam Xia in person, but the journey was a bit long and there were some trivial matters in the village that he couldn't get away with. In addition, he didn't want to make the matter a big deal, so he had to go to the orchard first and invite Xia. Madam, don’t worry about blame.”
“I think Zhang Lizheng’s attitude was very sincere. Zhang Chunwang was a little impatient during this period, and Zhang Lizheng was also very shameless. He scolded when he opened his mouth and hit when he stretched out his hand, and his strikes were quite severe. , the attitude is very low."
"Could it be that this person is a man of good character, who realizes that his son has made a mistake, and feels that it is a mistake for the son to not teach his father, so he comes to apologize?"
< br>Xia Mingyue frowned slightly, and after expressing her guess, she shook her head, "But there is something wrong. If Zhang Li is a decent person, theoretically speaking, he should not raise such a son."
"The old slave thought the same way, so he came to look for Madam Xia to see if Madam Xia had reported Zhang Chunwang's matter to the official, and the Zhang family had been punished, so she hurriedly expressed her attitude?"
When Guo Kanglai said this, Xia Mingyue suddenly remembered that Lu Qiyan had been out for a whole day the day before yesterday.
The round trip from the county seat to Zhangjiazhuang, plus some inquiring on the way there, the time spent there... was almost a whole day.
When Lu Qiyan came back that day, he also brought back a peach blossom. Didn’t she have a peach tree in her orchard?
Xia Mingyue frowned and asked, "The afternoon before yesterday, was there a young man in his early twenties who went to the orchard and asked for a peach blossom?"
"As Madam Xia said, the day before yesterday There was indeed a man who went to fruit in the afternoon But he didn’t beg for it, he just spent money to buy a peach blossom. When the old slave saw that the man was born with a noble appearance, he just thought he was a noble son of some family, and took the opportunity to talk about the peach blossoms in the orchard, hoping that Can we attract more customers?" Guo Kanglai answered truthfully.
That's right.
It was Lu Qiyan who taught the Zhang family a lesson, and that was why they came to apologize.
It was also because of the Zhang family's affairs that Lu Qiyan gave many instructions before leaving, telling him that if anything happened, he needed to be notified immediately or go to the county government.
This Lu Qiyan...
Xia Mingyue smiled and shook her head, and said to Guo Kanglai, "Since the Zhang family and his son know their mistakes, let's do this for now and talk about it later. But you just mentioned it As for the flower viewing in the orchard, I think it’s interesting. Can you tell me more about it?”
Guo Kang came to see Xia Mingyue and smiled knowingly. He guessed that she probably knew the reason for the matter, so he stopped talking and just talked about other topics.
“Because my master used to have the custom of inviting relatives and friends to come and enjoy the flowers in spring, the old slave thought that many people like to go outing in spring. If we can take the opportunity to attract some guests, we can collect some money. , sell some more peaches You can also make a good income from flowers, pear blossoms and so on.”
“There are courtyards and houses for guests to live and rest. They are all available and very convenient, which can fully satisfy the guests. ”
"I'm just thinking that when guests come to enjoy flowers and play, they always need some snacks and snacks. If we can provide some unique snacks and snacks, it will probably be more attractive and make it more popular." People care."< br>
You can enjoy flowers everywhere. There are even some wild peach blossoms and apricot blossoms in the mountains, which can be used as places for outings. But if there is something to eat that makes people unforgettable, then It's completely different.
"That's a good idea." Xia Mingyue nodded, "I'll think about it for two days to see what kind of food I can make. Once it's ready, I'll send it over for a try."
"Okay. "Guo Kanglai agreed, "Since the old slave arrived in the city, he also spread the word everywhere to see if he could attract people to go to the orchard to enjoy the flowers and buy fruits. "
We must make full use of all time and resources.
"Go ahead." Xia Mingyue nodded in agreement. Spring is short, and the flowering period of various flowers is not long. In order not to delay the economic benefits brought by the flowers when they are in full bloom, Xia Mingyue began to think about what kind of refreshments to make after seeing Guo Kanglai away.
But since it’s flower viewing, it’s naturally more attractive if this snack is related to flowers.
Since peach blossoms and pear blossoms are blooming in the orchard right now, let’s make some peach blossom cakes and pear blossom cakes.
Xia Mingyue made this calculation and immediately sent Zhuang Cui to the streets to buy the various ingredients he needed.
While she was at home cleaning and tidying up her oven.
When Liu Caisheng was asked to repair the stove, he also repaired two larger ovens, one for making roast duck, and the other for some baking.
After the New Year, Xia Mingyue was busy with everything, so she didn't use the baking oven very much, so she occasionally baked a few alkaline breads as a staple food for breakfast.
From now on, we need to make this oven play a great role.
Xia Mingyue finished cleaning, lit the charcoal fire, and tested the temperature of the oven and the overall sealing. After Zhuang Cui came back, she began to make it.
Red beans are made into soft and glutinous red bean paste, and rolled into small balls, which are convenient for filling peach blossom cakes and pear blossom cakes.
Four, lard, water, white sugar The water-oil crust is mixed with the puff pastry made of flour, lard, and red yeast rice powder. The dough is rolled into a small dough, wrapped in the former into the latter, and rolled into a long oval shape.
Roll it up from top to bottom, cover it with a wet towel, and let it rest for a quarter of an hour. After repeating it twice, press the roll into dough, roll it into a round cake, and wrap it with the prepared red beans. Fill the dough with sand and pinch it tightly to form a round ball.
Gently press it into a small round cake with a certain thickness, use a knife to cut the round cake into five parts, cut out five petals, pinch out the shape, and then brush the stamens with an appropriate amount of egg wash. Sprinkle with some dried flower petals.
Theoretically speaking, golden osmanthus stamens are more beautiful, but in order to make this peach blossom cake more suitable for the occasion, Xia Mingyue directly used sun-dried peach blossom petals.
Put the prepared peach blossom cake directly into the preheated oven and bake it with a stick of incense.
The pear blossom cake is made in the same way, but the pear blossoms are white, so there is no red yeast rice powder that can turn the pastry into pink, and only the original white color can be retained. The stamens of the pear blossom cake are also used by Xia Mingyue Use dried pear blossoms to garnish
The first batch of peach blossom cakes and pear blossom cakes were made quickly. When they were taken out, they were steaming hot and fragrant.
After letting it cool down, Xia Mingyue tasted one herself.
Both snacks are of excellent quality. The peach blossom cake is pink and beautiful in color, and is crispy and delicious when put into the mouth. The red bean paste is soft, glutinous, sweet and has a great taste.
The pear blossom cake is also full of fragrance. The pear blossom petals specially decorated in the stamens are fragrant and even delicious.
Xia Mingyue thought it tasted good, so she gave it to Lu, Jiang Zhuguo and others to taste separately.
"This dim sum is really good." Mr. Lu nodded repeatedly, "It's even more delicious than the dim sum sold in Zhao Ji's shop."
"Indeed." Lou Shanzi also strongly agreed, "It's crispy and delicious, but it's not It’s not greasy and you won’t be able to stop even if you eat a lot of it.” (End of Chapter)