I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 252

After thinking about it for three days, Zhou Chenyu visited the dim sum shops in Qingshui Town, and finally decided to make a box of egg yolk cakes that were not sold here, and she had made them before, and bring them to the Tang Mansion for a banquet.

So the day before the banquet, she asked Chen Pingan for leave. After breakfast, she got into the kitchen to work.

Making soup and making sugar water is her forte, but she is not skilled in making snacks.To this end, she also asked a dessert master in the village to borrow a baking stove, prepared simple flour, bean paste, black and white sesame seeds, salted duck egg yolk and sesame oil, and first wrapped the baked salted bean paste with it. Roll the egg yolk into a round ball, wrap the outermost layer with the kneaded dough, apply egg liquid, and finally sprinkle black sesame seeds in the middle.

Zhou Wanqiu, who was helping on the side, looked at this exquisite snack and blinked as he came closer, as if he couldn't get enough of it, "Sister, you are so awesome, you can do everything. This snack looks delicious."

Zhou Chenyu washed his hands and looked at the simple version of egg yolk cake that he was quite satisfied with. He didn't know whether it would be successful or not. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll let you taste it first when it's baked later."

Zhou Wanqiu pursed her lips and smiled, "These snacks are so delicate and beautiful, I'm afraid I'm a little reluctant to eat them."

Li Xiuju looked at the two sisters and smiled, thinking about helping to light the fire, "Baoyu, bring in some more firewood."

Baoyu, who was waiting at the door to play with the dog, responded loudly, and hurriedly ran under the eaves to grab a handful of firewood, "Come on, come on. Hey, sister, is this the birthday gift you want to give to Miss Tang San? It's pretty. It’s really good, I wonder how it tastes?”

Zhou Chenyu originally only wanted Wan Qiu to help, but now he saw the whole family crowded into the kitchen, waiting for her results.

She pushed Li Xiuju and Baoyu out guiltily, "You guys are busy with your work. When it's ready, just wait and eat. Go out."

Li Xiuju originally had sewing work to do, but after seeing the two children busy in the kitchen, she couldn't feel relieved, so she put down her work and went into the kitchen.

Li Xiuju saw Zhou Chenyu's irritability, and quickly smiled and comforted him: "Okay, okay, Baoyu and I will just go out. You kid just likes to be busy by yourself."

Zhou Wanqiu obediently raised her head, revealing her smart eyes, "Don't worry, Auntie, I'm still here."

Li Xiuju looked at her, nodded and smiled, "Baoyu, please go outside and be a girl. Don't interfere with my sister's work."

"Mom, I'm not that kind of person." Zhou Baoyu defended himself and reluctantly left the kitchen.

Zhou Wanqiu stared at the angry back of his younger brother, smiled helplessly, took Li Xiuju's place, and lit the fire around the baking stove as usual.

Zhou Chenyu put his hand in, but before it touched the temperature of the stove wall, he was scalded back by the heat in the stove, "Late autumn, don't let the fire be so big. I'm worried that if the fire is too big, it will burn easily."

"Ah? Okay." Zhou Wanqiu immediately smoked half of the firewood, "Sister, do you think this will work?"

After the temperature around the stove dropped, Zhou Chenyu carefully touched the stove wall and said, "Okay, that's just right."

After saying that, Zhou Chenyu used a small shovel to shovel two prepared egg yolk cakes and placed them in the middle of the furnace wall. After placing them, he sat motionless and observed the color of the egg yolk cakes.

After a long time, the egg yolk liquid on the surface of the egg yolk cake is cooked first, and a burst of egg fragrance wafts out.

Zhou Wanqiu poked his head and said, "Sister, the fragrance is coming out."

"Let me take a look." Zhou Chenyu reached out and touched the surface of the egg yolk cake. The outer layer of dough had changed from soft to hard, but when he pinched it hard, he still felt that the inside was soft. Maybe it hadn't been baked enough. "Late autumn, add Light the fire and bake it for a while."

"Hey." Zhou Wanqiu acted immediately, broke off two more branches, and added them to the fire, which gradually became stronger.

Zhou Chenyu was calculating the original time, but gradually he smelled a burnt smell. Zhou Wanqiu also looked at her, "Sister, is it burnt?" He took it out and said, "It's so hot."

Zhou Wanqiu quickly picked up a plate and said, "Sister, put it here."

Zhou Chenyu put the egg yolk cake on the plate and took it to the bright window to look at it. Not only was the bottom burnt, but there were also a few burnt black spots around it. "It's over. I wish I had just taken it out. I shouldn't have." It’s been roasted over high heat for so long.”

She looked at the dark egg yolk cake and wanted to throw it away.

"Sister, don't throw it away." Wan Qiu stopped him hastily, "Sister, it smells good to me, so I should still be able to eat it."

"But it's burnt. Eating burnt food is bad for the body..." Zhou Chenyu was stunned for a while, looked at her pity look, and raised a smile, "Okay, let's eat half of it each."

Zhou Wanqiu nodded happily like a child, "Yeah!"

Zhou Chenyu broke open the blackened egg yolk cake and divided it into two parts. Fortunately, the surface was just a little burnt, but the inside was still good and the layers could still be seen. "Here, try it."

Zhou Wanqiu anxiously took it and stuffed it into her mouth. Zhou Chenyu looked at her. After chewing two mouthfuls, she puffed up her mouth and nodded vaguely, "It's delicious."

"You're not trying to trick me, are you?" Zhou Chenyu glanced at her dubiously, then stuffed it into his mouth and savored the two bites, first the crispy sesame on the surface, then the sweet and soft bean paste, and finally Bite into the oily salted egg yolk, the combination of salty aroma and sweetness is not as strange as expected, it is quite harmonious.

Zhou Wanqiu tilted his head and smiled, "Sister, right? I didn't lie to you."

Zhou Chenyu smiled and nodded her forehead, and quickly took out the remaining one to Li Xiuju and Baoyu. After they had eaten, he asked them: "Is it okay?"

Li Xiuju nodded quickly and gave the highest evaluation, "It's even more delicious than the osmanthus cake bought in the city."

Zhou Chenyu never dared to believe half of the old lady's words of praise, and he heard Baoyu smile with endless aftertaste, "Sister, when spring comes next year, we will open a restaurant of our own. You will cook and I will attract customers. The business will be booming." .”

Li Xiuju poked his head fiercely, "Sister, I have to do the rouge business and be the chef in the store. Isn't that exhausting?"

Zhou Chenyu smiled and returned to the kitchen happily, preparing to bake the remaining egg yolk cakes, "Late autumn, the heat will be lower later."

"Hmm, they should taste better without that burnt smell." Zhou Wanqiu immediately sat back on the short stool and stared at the fire.

Zhou Chenyu put the remaining egg yolk cake in the oven and baked it, learning from the previous experience. The egg yolk cake baked later was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It not only tasted good, but also looked good, just what she wanted.

After my family ate it, I sent some to the Hongmei family and received good feedback.

The gift-giving matter was settled, and Zhou Chenyu could finally have a good sleep.

Tang Qingyu, Feng Chuli.

The night before leaving, Zhou Chenyu was lying on the bed, thinking about the names of these two people.

(End of this chapter)