Chapter 316 Making mooncakes together
Guan Youshuang: "That's right, Mom, don't think so much. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. We just moved to a new house. Let's make mooncakes together later."
Huang Chunyan: "Making mooncakes? I happen to have a pack of unused colors. I'll bring them over later."
Wang Huiying asked: "What color is it and can it be eaten?"
"Mom, from what you said, of course it can. I was working in a factory in the south at that time. The factory held a snack competition and they used this color. This was a pack of red ones left at that time. When I was thinking about making big steamed buns, It should be nice to get some plum blossoms, so I brought them back.”
"Okay, Youshuang, look at what other ingredients are needed to make mooncakes. Let Errong go to the market to buy them early. It's a holiday today and the shops close early."
Guan Youshuang thought for a moment and said: "Since we want to do it, let's make a few more. Do you have any fillings you want to eat? I'll make a list."
Wang Huiying: "It's all fine, just do what you want."
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4pm.
The wooden table in the kitchen is covered with various ingredients and tools.
Wang Huiying scooped out some flour from the noodle cylinder, poured it on the large wooden chopping board, then added some syrup and peanut oil, and kneaded it vigorously.
"Mom, kneading the dough is too tiring. Please rest and I'll knead it for you." Huang Chunyan washed her hands and took over the work from her mother-in-law.
Guan Youshuang is preparing various fillings.
She plans to make several fillings including red bean paste, lotus paste, five kernels, and egg yolk filling.
She put the red bean paste filling in a large bowl and stirred it gently to make it more even.
Lotus seeds are boiling in the pot, exuding fragrance.
On the small plate next to it are sugar, osmanthus, some peanuts, walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds and melon seeds.
"Mom, please help me divide the stuffing. Each portion should be about this amount." Xiaomei demonstrated.
"Okay." Wang Huiying nodded and began to divide the stuffing carefully.
After the dough was divided, Guan Youshuang picked up a small piece, kneaded it into a ball, and then pressed it gently with her palms to form a small disc.
Then, she placed a ball of red bean paste filling in the center of the dough, carefully wrapped it up, rolled it into a ball, flattened it gently with her palms, and set it aside for later use.
"Youshuang, you did such a good job." Huang Chunyan praised.
"My sister-in-law kneaded the dough finely. By the way, do you have a mooncake mold at home?"
"Yes, I have just washed it and it is hanging outside to dry. I will get it for you." Wang Huiying said.
Guan Youshuang put the wrapped mooncake into the mold, pressed it firmly to shape, then gently tapped the edge of the mold to take the mooncake out of the mold. In an instant, the outside of the mooncake was embossed with exquisite patterns.
She arranged the mooncakes neatly on the plate.
After all the mooncakes are ready, Guan Youshuang uses a brush to apply a layer of egg yolk liquid on the surface of the mooncakes.
When buying appliances this time, Guan Youshuang wanted to buy an oven. Unfortunately, current ovens cannot intelligently control the temperature and feel inconvenient to use.
Mainly not commonly used.
"Mom, this needs to be fried slowly over low heat. I'm not very good at controlling the heat. How about you fry it for me?"
"Of course. You're tired after working for so long. Go back home and have a rest."
"Okay, mom and sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work. By the way, mom, after the oil goes into the pot, you can turn on the range hood. Let's take a look and see if the range hood works well."
With that said, Guan Youshuang pointed to the switch of the range hood and went back to the house to rest.
I have a big belly and am really tired after standing for a long time.
When the mooncakes are put into the pot, there is a sizzling sound in the pot.
The range hood buzzed.
After a while, bursts of fragrance gradually came from the pan, and the whole kitchen was filled with the sweet fragrance of moon cakes.
"Oh, this smell is really delicious." Huang Chunyan said with a smile, "I can't help but swallow my saliva."
"Then why don't you try one."
"Oh, I just said it casually, how could I actually taste it?"
"Where is Yuanyuan? Why don't you go out and look for it and let him eat it."
"No, Mom, let's eat together in the evening. Besides, the mooncakes need to be cold before they taste good." Wang Huiying flipped them carefully, for fear of burning them.
They now use a gas stove, and for someone like her who is used to wood fires, this fire is really difficult to control.
She carefully adjusted the fire.
About twenty minutes later, a strong aroma hit my face.
A pot of mooncakes is fried until golden and crispy, and the patterns on the surface are clearly visible, making them look particularly tempting.
"Wow, Mom, you fried it beautifully, not burnt at all."
"Okay, you can find a pad in that cabinet and take out the mooncakes to cool down later."
"Okay."
"Look at this, we still have to fry it in two pots."
"Mom, are you tired? How about I fry it?"
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"I'll do it. This kind of gas stove is difficult to control."
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As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried.
At this time, Guan Lei, who was sitting in the county seat, was uneasy.
Previously, she listened to her mother's advice and asked He Chuang to rent a house for her in the city to focus on raising her baby.
Although this house is not big, with only one bedroom and one living room, it is very new and the location is quite good, in the center of the city.
She fell in love with it at first sight, and then put all her thoughts on the decoration of the house.
She went to several markets and bought all kinds of beautiful decorations with the pocket money He Chuang gave her.
She even changed the curtains, sofa covers, tablecloths, etc. in the room to match it.
Even He Chuang praised her ability.
This morning, she met her mother and brought her mother to their love nest.
Zhang Caihe looked at the location and decoration of the house and felt very satisfied, and then asked her to coax He Chuang into buying the house.
What Zhang Caihe said is also very realistic: Even if you don't get married in the future, it will still be worth it if you can get a house.
Guan Lei agreed, but she didn't think so in her heart.
She believed that she and He Chuang would definitely be together.
More importantly, she just sees this as a transition.
To put it bluntly, even if they break up, He Chuang will definitely buy her a large villa to accommodate the two of them.
Zhang Caihe said that her nanny Zhang's children were coming back tonight, so Aunt Zhang gave her a day off. Her son Guan Ruijie also happened to be on vacation. She planned to take her son back home and come back tomorrow to ask Guan Lei. Don't go back together.
Of course Guan Lei doesn't want to go back.
This was her first reunion day with He Chuang, and she would definitely spend it with him.
After Zhang Caihe returned, she started cleaning.
On weekdays, He Chuang would only come here once a week because he was too busy.
Therefore, she only cleans once a week.
But today, she had a gut feeling that He Chuang would come.
She changed the sheets and quilts, and wiped every piece of furniture again and again, even the small ornaments.
A few hours later, as she slumped on the couch exhausted, there was a knock on the door.
He Chuang walked in carrying a box of moon cakes.
Guan Lei instantly felt that all the fatigue in her body was gone, and she jumped up happily.
"Are you back?"