vrcanaries Chapter 316: Making Mooncakes Together
Chapter 316: Making Mooncakes Together
Guan Youshuang: "That's right, mom. Don't think too much. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and we just happened to move 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 it over later."
Wang Huiying asked: "What color is it? Can I eat it?"
"Mom, look at what you said. Of course I can. I was working in a factory in the south at the time. The factory held a snack competition and used this color. This was a pack of red ones left over at the time. I thought it would look nice to add some plum blossoms when making big steamed buns, so I brought it back."
"Okay, Youshuang, check what other ingredients are needed to make mooncakes, and ask Errong to go to the market early to buy them. Today is a festival, so the shops will close early."
Guan Youshuang thought for a moment and said, "Since we are going to make it, let's make a few more. Do you have any fillings you want? I'll make a list."
Wang Huiying: "It's all right. Just do it your way."
*
Four p.m.
The wooden table in the kitchen is filled with various ingredients and tools.
Wang Huiying scooped some flour from the flour jar, poured it onto a large wooden chopping board, then added some syrup and peanut oil and kneaded it vigorously.
"Mom, kneading dough is too tiring. You take a break and I will help 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 kinds of fillings, including red bean paste, lotus seed paste, five-nut paste, and egg yolk paste.
She placed the red bean paste filling in a large bowl and stirred it gently to make it more even.
The lotus seeds are cooking in the pot, giving off a fragrant aroma.
On the small plate next to it were placed sugar, osmanthus, some peanuts, walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, melon seeds, etc.
"Mom, please help me divide the stuffing. Each portion should be about this much." 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, rolled it into a ball, and then gently pressed it with her palm to form a small round piece.
Next, she placed a ball of red bean paste in the center of the dough, carefully wrapped it up, rolled it into a ball, flattened it lightly with her palm, and set it aside.
"Youshuang, you wrapped it so well." Huang Chunyan praised.
"My sister-in-law kneaded the dough very finely. By the way, do you have a mooncake mold at home?"
"Yes, I just washed it and it's hanging outside. I'll get it for you." Wang Huiying said.
Guan Youshuang put the wrapped mooncake into the mold, pressed it hard into shape, then gently tapped the edge of the mold and took the mooncake out of the mold. In an instant, exquisite patterns were pressed on the outside of the mooncake.
She arranged the mooncakes neatly on the plate.
After all the mooncakes are made, Guan Youshuang uses a brush to brush a layer of egg yolk liquid on the surface of the mooncakes.
When buying home appliances this time, Guan Youshuang wanted to buy an oven. Unfortunately, current ovens cannot control the temperature intelligently, and they are not convenient 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 help me fry it?"
"Of course, you must be tired after wrapping for so long, go back to the house and rest for a while."
"Okay, then mom and sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work. By the way, mom, after the oil is put into the pot, you can turn on the range hood. Let's take a look at whether the range hood works well."
As she spoke, Guan Youshuang pointed to the switch of the range hood and went back to the house to rest.
My belly is big, and I do feel a little tired after standing for a long time.
The mooncakes were put into the pot, and a sizzling sound was made in the pot.
The range hood was buzzing.
After a while, fragrance gradually emanated from the pan, and the whole kitchen was filled with the sweet aroma of mooncakes.
"Oh, this fragrance is so tempting." Huang Chunyan said with a smile, "I can't help but swallow my saliva."
"Why don't you try one?"
"Oh, I just said it casually, I won't really try it."
"Where's Yuanyuan? Why don't you go out and look for him and ask him to come and eat."
"No need, mom. Let's eat together in the evening. Besides, mooncakes taste better when they are cold."
Wang Huiying turned it over carefully, fearing that it would burn.
They are now using a gas stove, and for someone like her who is used to using wood fire, the fire is really difficult to control.
She adjusted the fire carefully.
About twenty minutes later, a rich aroma wafted over.
A pot of mooncakes was fried until golden and crispy, with the patterns on the surface clearly visible, looking particularly tempting.
"Wow, Mom, you fried it beautifully, it's not burnt at all."
"Okay, find a mat in that cabinet and take the mooncakes out to cool down later."
"it is good."
"Looks like we need to fry two more pans."
"Mom, are you tired? How about I fry it?"
"Let me do it. This gas stove is hard to control."
*
As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad.
At this time, Guan Lei, who was sitting in the county town, was feeling uneasy.
Before that, she followed her mother's advice and asked He Chuang to rent a house for her in the city so that she could concentrate on taking care of her pregnancy.
Although the house is not big, with only one bedroom and one living room, it is very new and has a good location in the city center.
She fell in love with it at first sight, and then put all her thoughts into decorating the house.
She went to several markets and bought various beautiful decorations with the pocket money He Chuang gave her.
To match the look, she even changed the curtains, sofa covers, tablecloths, etc. in the room.
Even He Chuang praised her for 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. Then she asked He Chuang to buy the house.
What Zhang Caihe said was also very realistic: Even if we don’t get married in the future, it would be worth it to be able to get a house.
Guan Lei agreed verbally, 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 place as a transition.
To take a step back, even if they break up, He Chuang will definitely buy her a big villa to accommodate the two of them.
Zhang Caihe said that the child of Aunt Zhang, for whom she worked as a nanny, would be coming back tonight, so Aunt Zhang gave her a day off. Coincidentally, her son Guan Ruijie also had a day off, so she planned to take her son home and come back tomorrow, and asked Guan Lei if she wanted to go back with them.
Of course Guan Lei didn't want to go back.
This is her first reunion festival with He Chuang after being together, and she must celebrate it with him.
After Zhang Caihe returned, she started cleaning.
On weekdays, He Chuang only comes once a week because he is too busy.
So, she only cleans once a week.
But today, she had a hunch that He Chuang would come.
She changed the bed sheets and quilt covers, and wiped every piece of furniture over and over again, even the small ornaments.
A few hours later, she slumped on the couch, exhausted, when the door rang.
He Chuang walked in carrying a box of mooncakes.
Guan Lei felt all the fatigue in her body disappear instantly, and she jumped up happily.
"You're back?"