In Beijing, there is a custom of eating flower cakes during the Chung Yeung Festival, and originally, it was filled with whole chestnuts on steamed Jiang rice, hence the name.

In the sesame chestnut cake that Prince Qu likes to eat, the chestnuts are sweet and warm, nourish the stomach and spleen, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the tendons, and invigorate blood and stop bleeding. Sesame has a sweet and flat taste, nourishes blood and brightens the eyes, dispels wind and moistens the intestines, and nourishes the liver and hair. Glutinous rice nourishes qi, strengthens the spleen and stomach, and stops sweating. Lotus seeds can strengthen the heart and calm the nerves, nourish and replenish the deficiency, and stop the astringent essence.

Qu Jincun silently finished nibbling the dim sum in his hand, thinking of the "efficacy" of the ingredients of the sesame chestnut cake, the little paws in his heart scratched again.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally visited Molly's residence and spent the whole noon and most of the afternoon with "that one", and the rumors about Molly's "fall from grace" were shattered.

Molly's health improved, and she was driven to do this and that.

Wash the chestnuts first, make a small cut on the skin with a knife, put them in a pot of cold water, let the water overflow the chestnuts, cook them thoroughly over a strong fire, peel them, and then steam them in a basket.

When the chestnut meat is soft and rotten, it is mashed and kneaded to become chestnut puree.

Chestnut puree is filled with boiled and mashed sesame seeds and lotus seeds, which is the filling of sesame chestnut cake.

Prepare the large slices of Beijing cake cut and Chengsha filling, divide the chestnut puree into 3 parts, spread out one for the bottom layer, then spread a layer of Beijing cake slices, and then use one to smooth the Beijing cake slices, and then wipe a layer of Chengsha filling, the last part of the chestnut mud is smeared on the top layer, and the top is cut into a small water chestnut cake slices and fine green plum silk to form a pattern, it becomes the top, middle and bottom are yellow, and there are five layers of chestnut cake with red and brown in the middle.

To eat, cut the chestnut cake into small cubes, place them on a plate, and pour the sugar juice made from white sugar and sugar osmanthus flowers on top.

Soft, sweet and glutinous, sweet and mellow, with a long charm...... Such a delicious chestnut cake is based on the ancient recipe zuò, which is the highest embodiment of the 5,000-year-old history of traditional dim sum.

Because it is a steamed snack, it is not easy to make people angry after eating, and it has a taste that turns thousands of times in the mouth......

The chestnut cake had just been served, and before it was eaten, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was already drunk.

Seeing that his wolf paws were about to grab his little hand, Molly made a trick of "two dragons playing with pearls", and with a limp of his arm, he bypassed his palm and gently placed the pastry on the table.

"How dare you bother Your Highness to do it yourself?" Molly not only avoided being taken advantage of, but also sold her again, "The slave can come by herself." ”

Qu Jincun replied expressionlessly, his eyes turned on her little hand, and he was about to pick up the chopsticks and eat the chestnut cake.

"Wait," Molly suddenly pushed the steaming pastry on the table a little farther away, stopping the prince's movements, "In addition to the chestnut cake, I have prepared other chestnut dishes - don't you want to try them?" ”

didn't touch his hand, and was avoided like a snake and scorpion, Qu Jincun had a faint dissatisfaction in his heart, and he replied without flirting his eyelids: "I don't want to!" ”

Kicking the iron plate doesn't make Molly flinch.

"The same sweetness, the same glutinous, delicious chestnut chicken," she whispered as she took a deep breath, "it's a chestnut chicken that can't stop eating." "Chestnut chicken?" Qu Jincun asked in surprise, "What is that, it's definitely not a sweet, right?" ”

Molly couldn't help but laugh dumbly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's level of pretending to be stupid is too ordinary, this dish was originally produced by the imperial dining room, how could he not have heard of it?

I'm afraid that he deliberately rejected this dish and didn't want to pay attention to it. "Whether it's sweet or not, the chestnuts in it are just as delicious," Molly replied evasively.

At first glance, it seems to make sense, but in fact, "I have the courage to fatten you, and you dare to use strong words!" Qu Jincun slapped the table lightly and played the prince's temper, "Lone said that if you don't eat it, you won't eat it, if you dare to bring it up, I will kick it out!" ”

Listen to it, he looks like he hates the main course, why doesn't he want to think about it, if he doesn't rely on these nutritious foods, how can he hold up that sick body?

Molly sighed uncomfortably: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood me, I am going to die unjustly, I think I like to eat chestnut chicken very much, so I sincerely want the Prince to taste it - if you really don't want to, then that's it,"

There is no shame in retreating strategically. "Oh," Prince Qu suddenly showed a sudden look, "Are you inviting me to share with you?" Wonderful, wonderful...... Present it. ”

What he thinks is: two people, you are next to me, I squeeze you, just in the same pot, eat hot, maybe the sweat can flow together-

If the sweat can flow together, will the days when two people be "together" be far away?

[His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at me a little strangely], Molly suddenly felt the cold hairs on the back of her neck stand up for some reason.

…… It feels like something terrifying is going to happen......

Boom, the brass pot was placed on the table, along with the heavy stew inside.

As the name suggests, "Chestnut Chicken" is a dish made by simmering chestnuts and chicken. Soak the chestnuts in water for an hour, remove and drain. Wash the chicken thighs, cut them into pieces, marinate and mix, then put them in a steamer to steam, take out the chicken pieces, and keep the chicken juice for later use. Pour oil into the pot and heat it, add the chicken pieces and stir-fry a few times, add the chestnuts and chicken juice, then add sugar, cover the pot and simmer over low heat for an hour and a half.

When eating, the chestnuts are extremely soft, and the chicken is not much, but the texture is tender and the color is red and bright, and the taste is extremely fragrant when you eat it.

"There's sugar in there, too." Molly coaxed and said, "Really, I don't believe you eat chestnuts, they are sweet." ”

As she spoke, she gently took a little stew with a spoon and put it in a bowl of Qu Jincun.

The latter glanced at her cautiously, and suddenly ordered: "You look down so condescendingly, how can I eat?" Sit down! ”

As he spoke, he pushed the round stool at his feet.

Molly sat down.

Prince Qu pretended to stir the chestnut chicken in the bowl with a spoon that looked attractive, and suddenly said, "Come closer, do you think I will eat you instead of food?" ”

It's hard enough...... Molly took a slight breath and moved to the side of his left leg.

…… That's pretty much it.

Qu Jincun roughly measured the distance between himself and Molly with his eyes, and felt that it was almost there, so he handed the chopsticks he had used just now to Molly.

Molly was a little surprised, and after getting the chopsticks, she asked blankly, "Do you want to change a pair of ivory?" ”

"What do you do with it?" Qu Jincun's face sank, "It's not dirty, just use it!" ”

As he spoke, he carefully pushed the brass pot a little bit with his fingernails in Molly's direction.

"Come, let's eat," he said involuntarily, touching the chopsticks in Molly's hand with the spoon in his hand.

Both handfuls of cutlery are silver, and when touched lightly, they make a crisp and touching tinkling sound.

Only then did Molly understand - this person actually wanted her to accompany her? And he still has to use the pair of chopsticks he used?

What kind of childish psychology is this......

Thinking of this, Molly decisively refused: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already in the age of the crown, and the slave maid is also over seven years old, so it's better not to eat together." ”

She did not use the rules and regulations of the master, servant, monarch and minister to refuse, but used the ancestral religious rule of "men and women are not at the same seat at the age of seven...... Qu Jincun didn't know whether to laugh at her stupidity or laugh at her naivety.

"Okay." He sighed and shoved the spoon in his hand into Molly's hand as well, "Feed me if you don't eat." ”

Molly held chopsticks in one hand and a spoon in the other, her heart was messy, and she took five deep breaths before she smiled: "Okay." ”

…… Babysitter is babysitter.

It's not like I haven't done it before!

Even if he is a baby under the age of one, it doesn't matter if he feeds it.

Seeing that she was so obedient, Qu Jincun couldn't help but smile.

His face was as white as jade, his eyebrows were clear, and the sunlight outside the window illuminated his face, casting a three-dimensional butterfly light on the side of his straight nose......

Molly couldn't help but look at Qu Jincun's lips.

It is a two-petal lip with a full shape, a pink color, a silky texture, and looks and tastes the same...... Delicious man's lips.

Almost completely uncontrollable, Molly swallowed silently.

Then, she carefully raised the spoon and slowly brought the fragrant chestnuts and soup mixed with shredded chicken to Qu Jincun's mouth.