Old Man Chen pointed to the mold in Xiaoxi's hand, and said in a slightly complaining tone: "I also tripped and broke it." ”

In their case, something falls to the ground and falls, and it is called a trip.

"Where?" Xiaoxi turned the mold in his hand, looking carefully, but he didn't find it.

"Oops...... Old Man Chen came over anxiously and turned the mold in Xiaoxi's hand. The speed was very fast, and without taking a turn, he pointed to a place, "Look, there is a stumbling hole." ”

Xiaoxi's eyes widened, looking at the "opening" on Old Man Chen's finger, Granny Chen and Chen Yubin also stepped forward, looked at it, and were shocked for a long time. Then the three of them looked at each other, confirmed that it was true, and once again set their eyes on the so-called "mouth".

What kind of opening is this, it's just a shallow scratch that is less than half a fingernail, and it looks so carefree, it really scares them.

If it weren't for Old Man Chen pointing it out, they would have stared at it with wide eyes, and they would have thought it was the texture of the wood.

The old house belonged to Granny Chen's parents, and after she and Mr. Chen got married, they moved to the Chen family, that is, Xiaoxi's uncle.

Because his family was poor, he still lived in the old house. There are only two houses with broken walls, and the roofs are not tiles but thatch.

Later, after giving birth to Xiaoxi's aunt, not long after, I didn't know what was going on, so I set the house on fire. The two walled houses were also gone.

Granny Chen's parents only have one child, and the family has a little extra money, so she is a little pampered.

Their house burned down, and they had no place to live, so they moved to Granny Chen's parents' house to live, until the old couple passed away, and then the house was transferred to Old Man Chen.

This house can be imagined how solid it is, after the generation of Xiaoxi's ancestors (I don't know if there is anything in front), after Xiaoxi's grandfather and their generation, passed to Xiaoxi's father, and safely passed through the earthquake of 08 years, until Xiaoxi's family was about to repair a brick house in 15 years, it was demolished.

This is really a true family heirloom! It has been passed down from generation to generation, witnessed from generation to generation, and sheltered one after another.

"Alright, grandpa, let's make chestnut cakes. Seeing that it was not too early, Xiaoxi urged.

"Well, yes, yes, it's time for lunch later. Only then did Mr. Chen scoop up the water and wash the mold and return to the board.

Like making buns and dumplings in the past, Mr. Chen rolls the skin.

Slightly flattened the small agent with the palm of his hand, and saw his right hand pushing the rolling pin quickly, and his left hand spinning the dough. The dough sheet is getting thinner and thinner, and it is rolled into a large slap dough sheet with a thick middle and a thin outer ring.

"Binbin, put the stuffing on this dough sheet like this, then grab the opening, rub it a little, and then give it to your mother-in-law. Xiaoxi showed Chen Yubin and explained.

They plan to divide the labor and cooperate, Old Man Chen rolls the skin, Xiaoxi and Chen Yubin make the filling, and Granny Chen presses the mold.

Thinking that Granny Chen should have never used pastry molds, Xiaoxi had to teach it by hand.

"Mother, look at what I'm doing. ”

The mold is a circle with a diameter of five or six centimeters, and nothing is carved in it, which is very simple. Stuff the dough with chestnut board filling with the lid facing down, stuff it into a mold, and press it into a flat shape by hand.

"Mother, when you press it, don't press it too hard, it's too solid, and it's not delicious to bake, (the chestnut cake) is almost flush with this (mold). Xiaoxi said, pointing to the mold. "When pressing, the strength should also be even, otherwise the pit will be uneven and not good-looking. ”

Granny Chen listened carefully and nodded very seriously.

Seeing that she was all taken to heart, Xiaoxi continued.

Here, Xiaoxi is teaching Granny Chen how to press chestnut cakes with a mold, and over there, Old Man Chen and Chen Yubin are also busy with their own seriously.

"Mother, after pressing this chestnut cake, use this wood to gently knock along the edge of the mold, and then pour it onto the cutting board. ”

Xiaoxi picked up a square wooden strip prepared on the board and demonstrated.

A thin layer of flour was stuffed on the board to prevent sticking.

"Well, I'll give you a try. "Send the mold in your hand to Granny Chen, move the seat, and let Granny Chen try it.

Granny Chen was not afraid, took the mold, took one of the dough wrapped by Chen Yubin on the board, and stuffed it into the mold.

First, I pressed gently, and when I saw that the effect was not obvious, I dared to exert myself.

"Eh, mother, make it a little lighter...... Chestnut cake is not afraid to knock, you are not afraid to work harder...... Knock along the circle, and then shake the mold on the board, and then you can pour it on the board...... When you fall, if you can't fall, just knock it a few more times......"

Over there.

"Grandpa, what happened later? After my mother-in-law dropped the mold. Chen Yubin, who was very curious, was still thinking about what had just happened, and he wanted to know the follow-up development of the matter.

"What else, after all, I made it myself. I picked it up and pressed it to the bottom of the box. "The first time I gave a girl something, and I made it myself, and being rejected was very hurtful to his self-esteem. After picking it up, he hid it and didn't show it until now.

"Oh~" Thinking that there was no follow-up, Chen Yubin stopped asking.

After Granny Chen started using it, she pressed out more than 20 chestnut cakes in a short time. Xiaoxi was afraid that it would not be good to stick to the board for a long time, so he said to Old Man Chen:

"Master, let's not roll the skin first, these are enough to bake once...... Then you will slowly make the rest of the rolled skin, and then go to the fire and rest, and I will bake it. "The brook took an iron plate and cleaned it.

Place the flat chestnut cakes on an iron plate, leaving a certain distance between them, not next to each other. After the chestnut cake is placed on an iron plate, bring a bowl of water and brush the surface of the chestnut cake with a clean pot brush.

Thinking that the stuffing is simple, if you can also get started, you can roll out the little skin yourself, and it will be finished in a while. Anyway, Binbin is also playing, and he can't do complicated things, so he can do this simple one.

And if you make more than ten or twenty of them and stop for a while, it will take a long time to finish all the dough you have carried so much? Will these things be put on a board? Leave them on the table for a day? How ugly is that? If a visitor comes and sees it, he has to tell someone.

A guest is a guest.

Thinking of this, Old Man Chen raised his head and said to the other people: "Let's continue, the skin that should be rolled out, the bag that should be packed, the pressure that should be pressed, when it is done, put it into the space, and I am not afraid of being bad, nor afraid of sticking a bunch of things, what do you say?" Finally, he asked the opinions of the masses more democratically.

Xiaoxi thought about it, it was good, this would not only save time, but also not delay things. If you put these things on the board for a day, then you don't have to do anything else, and you can only make this chestnut cake for the day.

nodded in agreement, "This is okay, why didn't I think of it, hehe......"

Chen Yubin also hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, that's all." Or grandpa is smart. ”

This sycophant, white-eyed.

Granny Chen didn't have any superfluous opinions, and said "whatever" and continued to work.

"Well, you put this ...... After the chestnut cake is pressed, it will be put directly into the space, and when the time comes, the brook will bake a pot and ask you for it. This will also free up the board, so that it will not be unsightly. Seeing that everyone did not object, Old Man Chen assigned a task to Granny Chen.

Thinking that I always go to Granny Chen to ask for chestnut cakes, it is always inconvenient, if I put myself here, there will be no such thing.

"Master, like this, after my mother-in-law pressed the chestnut cake and handed it to Binbin, I asked Binbin directly. If my mother-in-law has something to do in the afternoon, I have to go to my mother-in-law everywhere, isn't it a trouble, anyway, Binbin is almost idle. ”

Why is he idle, he also has a help.

Xiaoxi's eyes were quick, and he grabbed the angry Chen Yubin, didn't let him speak, and gave him a look.

At this time, Old Man Chen also remembered the space of Xiaoxi, if he handed over all the chestnut cakes to Chen Yubin, he would definitely have to give them to Xiaoxi.

handed it over to her, anyway, she was roasting, and it didn't bother the two masters, but it saved trouble.

"That's okay, Binbin is idle anyway. ”

was said to be an idler one after another, Chen Yubin couldn't help it, and wanted to come forward to defend himself.

Xiaoxi hurriedly pulled Chen Yubin out of the door. "Binbin, go, come with me to bake chestnut cakes, I need you to make a fire for me. ”

Looking at the two people who hurriedly "escaped" out of the door, Granny Chen was very surprised and looked at Old Man Chen in confusion.

Old Man Chen said curtly: "Hehe...... Maybe I'm in a hurry and want to eat that chestnut cake early. He bowed his head and began to roll the skin.

Seeing that Old Man Chen didn't speak and started working again, Granny Chen also put aside her superfluous thoughts and got busy.

"Didn't you say I'm an idler, and let me light a fire for you. Hmph~ Inexplicably, he followed out the door, Chen Yubin shook off the hand of the stream and stood far away from the oven.

Put the baking tray in your hand into the enclosed iron box and cover with iron sheets. didn't care about Chen Yubin's attitude, brought firewood and started to burn the fire.

"Oh, how can you be an idler, you see you've helped us so much......" lit the firewood.

"If it weren't for you, we'd be in a hurry. You see, you just helped us make the stuffing...... "Burn the fire and add the firewood."

"When I say that, it's just a ...... to deceive my mother-in-law," he leaned over to Chen Yubin and whispered.

"You know, my mother-in-law doesn't know that I have space, so it will be much more convenient for her to agree to put the chestnut cake here for you, and you can give it to me again." Look, do you still say you're an idler? You've done me so much of a favor, you're the best. "The fire in the hole above was also lit.

After listening to the explanation, Chen Yubin "hummed" out of his nostrils very arrogantly, raised his head high, and couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth.