The entry of the old man Zhu Gu in Gulai Village went smoothly.

When he came to Tian Fei's pig farm, saw such a large scale, and looked at the boar, the old man planned to stay. Not to mention that Tian Fei also gave him a salary of 600 yuan per month.

The old man and his wife have passed away, and his son and daughter-in-law are also working outside, so he has nothing to worry about. On the same day, the old man went home and brought his quilt and clothes, lived in the pig farm, and was accompanied by Sun Yonglin.

The old man's main job at present is to receive villagers who come to the village to consult about breeding. Then, according to the specific situation, the breeding pigs are arranged for breeding. When his sow surname matures, Tian Fei will let him be in charge of the breeding work of the pig farm. The old man was also very satisfied with Tian Fei's arrangement.

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"Mom, when will our family make sesame sugar cakes?" Tian Fei asked his mother when his father was making maltose. There are still a few days to go before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Tian Fei naturally thinks of the food of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Let's do it in these two days, you haven't been at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival these years, let's do more this year. Take advantage of the good weather on these two days and dry the peanuts and sesame seeds. But we can make mooncakes first. ”

The moon cake that Tian Fei's mother said is a kind of earth moon cake. Although there are a variety of mooncakes in the supermarket, the packaging is exquisite and greedy. But in the villages of Zhuzhai Township, the Mid-Autumn Festival will make their own moon cakes, which is not only a traditional habit, but also a delicacy, and it is also meaningful to give gifts to relatives and friends.

"It's great, I miss the mooncakes baked at home. Tian Fei said happily.

"Well, I'll do it in the afternoon. Tian Ma said.

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To make mooncakes, the main ingredient is flour.

The first step is to mix the dough. Tian Fei's mother kneaded the white noodles, yeast powder, cooking oil, and a small amount of water together until they were slightly harder than steamed steamed noodles.

"Xiaofei, go make some milk powder, and we'll have some milk-flavored dough. Tian's mother instructed Tian Fei.

In the same way, and half a pot of milk-flavored dough.

Let the dough rest for two hours.

The second step is to start making the stuffing. Tian Fei's mother first pulled off a small piece of the dough, baked it in the oven, and then crushed it; then scooped a bowl of peeled walnuts, put them in a wok to dry, and continued to crush them; and finally put the white sugar and brown sugar together and stirred well.

Then I saw Tian Ma pinch the reconciled noodles into a small dough the size of a child's fist, wrap the previously prepared stuffing into it like a bun, and then quickly and skillfully roll it into a thin circle with a rolling pin.

"After the dough is wrapped, it should not be too thick but not too thin, just moderate. Tian Ma did it while teaching Tian Fei experience.

After speaking, he smeared white sugar water on top of the rolled moon cakes. "When we mix the sugar water, try to make it as thick as possible, so as to increase the viscosity."

Then Tian Ma evenly sprinkled the fried sesame seeds on top of the sugared mooncakes, smeared a little oil on the tray of the oven, and then put the mooncakes on the tray.

"The oven should be preheated for 5 minutes, and then it should be baked on top and bottom heat at the same time, the temperature should not be too high, you can feel it with your hands, just this temperature. Bake for about 20 minutes. When the mooncakes are baked in the oven, remember to observe that after the mooncakes bulge, you should prick some holes on the surface and flatten them with a spatula to make the surface of the mooncakes flat. Tian's mother told Tian Fei the details.

After waiting for a while, the surface of the moon cakes in the oven was already golden in color, so Tian Ma turned off the heat and took them out. A furnace of delicious mooncakes is ready. Tian Ma used a plate to hold moon cakes and worship God in all directions, and then Tian Fei couldn't wait to pick up a piece and stuff it into his mouth.

"Mom, it's so fragrant!"

"Slow down, don't burn your mouth. ”

After that, Tian's mother made some mooncakes with milk flavor and rock sugar filling.

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The next day, Tian Fei's own family began to prepare to make sugar cakes and sugar chips.

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, more and more people come to Tian Fei's house to buy maltose, and the three pots have not sold enough in a day recently. But no matter what, Tian Zhensheng also left a pot of prepared maltose for his family in advance.

The sugar cakes are coated with sesame seeds, and the sugar chips are divided into peanut filling and sesame filling.

The making of the sugar cake is slightly simpler, so make it first. Tian Fei's mother wok rested on the stove and heated it over low heat to make the wok slightly hot. Then pour in the washed white sesame seeds and stir-fry slowly. At the same time, Tian Fei cut large pieces of maltose into the size of a ping-pong ball with a knife.

When the sesame seeds are fried and fragrant, Tian Ma grabbed a few grains with her hands and put them in her mouth, chewed them twice, and then reached over the sesame seeds in the pot to feel the temperature.

"Almost, Dumbo. Throw the sugar cubes into the pan. Tian's mother instructed Tian Fei, and Tian Fei threw the cut maltose into the pot after hearing this. Tian Ma quickly stir-fried sesame seeds and sugar cubes.

After a few minutes, the sugar cubes melt and soften due to the temperature of the sesame seeds in the pan, and the sesame seeds slowly stick to the sugar cubes. When the sugar cube was almost soft, Tian Ma took it out and put it in a dustpan. And Tian Fei was not idle, and quickly flattened the hot sugar cubes sticking to the sesame seeds with his hands while they were hot. And just like that, the pieces of delicious sugar cakes are ready.

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Sugar chips are a little more complicated, and after packing things up, the mother and son start making sugar chips.

Tian Ma first made a bowl of water and put it in the pot, then added half a bowl of sugar and boiled it, and then scooped two spoonfuls of lard from the cabinet and put them in the pot together.

"Mom, why do you still have to put lard?" Tian Fei asked.

"Don't look at this little lard, it's a crucial step. Once the lard is added, the sugar will not stick to the pan. Tian Ma said.

After the sugar water boiled into bubbles, Tian Fei's mother threw the chopped maltose into the pot and slowly stirred it with a spatula until all the maltose melted.

The peeled sesame seeds had been prepared before, and Tian Ma poured the sesame seeds into the pot as well.

"Mom, I'll dig through the shovel. Tian Fei said. Because after pouring in the sesame seeds, the pot is already very viscous, and it takes a lot of effort to stir-fry. It's good if such a physical work field flies.

After a while, Tian Ma saw that the sugar and sesame seeds in the pot had been stirred evenly, so she told Tian Fei to stop and start the pot.

Tian Fei used a spatula to take out the sesame candy and put it into the wooden mold he had prepared earlier, and then compacted it.

Later, the peanut filling was made in the same way.

The final step is to slice the pressed sugar in the mold. The freshly cooked sugar will gradually harden after an hour in the mold, and the slices will not be deformed. This was another physical work, and Tian Fei sweated all the sugar before cutting all the sugar into slices about five millimeters thick.

"It's finally done. Tian Fei wiped the sweat on his head and sighed.

"Don't worry, put all these sugar chips and sugar cakes in the jar. Tian's mother brought a pottery jar and a bag of fried rice and said to Tian Fei.

Fried rice is a kind of food made from boiled and dried glutinous rice, and is often used as a desiccant to store food.

Tian Fei's mother first put a layer of fried rice in the jar, then put in a layer of sugar, then covered it with a layer of fried rice, and then added sugar on top, so that the sugar and fried rice were placed all over the jar.

"With these two things ready, most of the pre-holiday food is completed. Tian Ma said to Tian Fei.

"Is there any other food?" Tian Fei exclaimed.

"Of course. ”

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