Liu Jingcun was very angry just thinking that the Zhang family wanted to cling to him and take care of his daughter unwell. Liu Jingcun himself was born in a poor family, and he thought that all scholars were like this, but he forgot that the Zhang family was a famous scholarly family and had his own style and bearing.

Liu Jingcun's words are very obvious, although he offended the Zhang family, he was on the left and right.

When Xia Lian got this, she was happy, and hurriedly said, "When will Hua'er return?" Was there a letter? The concubine worships the Buddha every day, but she misses him a little. ”

Liu Jingcun had already received a letter from Liu Linghua, and at this time, he only said: "I am about to return, I will catch up with the family banquet on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, your mother and son have not seen each other for a long time, and then we will talk about it well." ”

"Yes." When Xia Lian heard this, her eyes were slightly hot, and she couldn't help but be grateful, this back and forth, but it made Liu Jingcun remember the sweetness of the past, and there was no cold face in the end.

Not to mention the disputes in the back house, Mu Lingluo was making moon cakes with Mu Chanjuan in Yalanxuan at this time.

This Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, not to mention anything else, this Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake is a tradition that has existed since ancient times. And Mu Chanjuan has entered Beijing, so she can't reunite with Mu Liang and Song Yan for the Mid-Autumn Festival, this homesickness is getting stronger, and Mu Lingluo wants to make moon cakes to pass the time for her.

The Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes in the house are quite ordinary, although the master in the house has excellent craftsmanship, and the best families also want to give this gift. Mu Lingluo thought about it, but it made her think of a snowy skin moon cake, and wanted to make it to try it, this thing is very common in modern times, but in this era, it is an extremely interesting and novel thing, and this gift is also ingenious.

But this snowy mooncake used to be made and refrigerated in the refrigerator, but in this era, there are no such things, and if you think about it, you can only use ice cubes to chill it, but it's the same thing. She sent someone to Liu Luo's clan to ask about the hidden ice in the mansion, and the reply there was still some, and she sent it to Mu Lingluo when she turned around.

Mu Chanjuan also heard about this snowy mooncake for the first time, and Liu Huanyuan, who came to play, also hurriedly came over, and couldn't wait to urge Mu Lingluo to make it.

In fact, this snow skin moon cake is not difficult, Mu Lingluo has also done some research on food in the past, and the key point of this production is in the production of snow skin. First of all, you have to pour glutinous rice flour, flour, and sticky rice flour into the milk mixed with vegetable oil and stir well, and this did not find milk, but found goat's milk instead, and then, put it into the pot together and steam it, take it out and cool it for later use. There are also a variety of fillings in this house, such as lotus paste, red bean paste, black sesame, almonds, etc. Mu Lingluo and Mu Chanjuan kissed their hands, Forsythia and Biluo wanted to help, but they asked Mu Lingluo to push it aside, Liu Huanyuan wanted to play, so Mu Lingluo asked someone to wrap her around a small bib and divided her with some filling. A few people rolled the filling into a round ball and waited for a while.

As soon as this side was busy, Forsythia commanded people to move the ice cubes in.

Looking at the large piece of delicate and clear ice, Mu Chanjuan couldn't help but be stunned, and said in surprise: "On this cold day, why do you still ask someone to send ice cubes, but don't catch the wind and cold!" ”

"Ice skin, ice skin, isn't it going to be used to make moon cakes?" Liu Huanyuan was clever, her eyes widened, and she hurriedly asked, "Big sister, how can you do this?" "It's obviously a novelty.

When Mu Lingluo heard this, he couldn't help but smile, raised his hand and scraped Liu Huanyuan's little nose with his hand that was still stained with flour, and said, "Our Yuanyuan is so smart, isn't it, how can this snow skin moon cake be made without ice?" Doesn't it deserve its name? Don't let it melt. ”

Forsythia had already made these preparations, she put a set of quilts on hold, and wrapped the ice cubes first, so it would not be easy to melt around the weather.

Mu Chanjuan sighed that it was time-consuming, laborious, and laborious for the nobles in Beijing to make something, and she and Mu Lingluo took the cold leather mooncakes. Mu Lingluo specially asked someone to buy some beautiful flower-shaped wooden molds and came back, and pressed out all kinds of beautiful molds, and pieces of crystal clear snow skin mooncakes were formed.

When it was finished, Liu Huanyuan grabbed the beautiful rabbit-shaped mooncake, looked left and right, and said happily: "Big sister, this mooncake is really exquisite, it's the same as the real thing, I can't bear to eat it." ”

"Little gluttonous cat, what's so reluctant about this, there are so many here, we have done so much. Later, I will ask someone to knock on the ice, chilled, it will be more refreshing, you take it back to the third aunt, but you are young, the third aunt is not in good health, don't be greedy, if you like to eat, the big sister will make it for you in the future. Mu Lingluo washed her hands and rubbed her hair.

Liu Huanyuan nodded happily and hurriedly, "Okay, I can save it." Thank you big sister! ”

Mu Lingluo turned around and asked Forsythia to knock the ice cube into several small pieces, put it in a basin, put the moon cake in it and ice it, and then send it to the various provinces that had been handed over, the sooner the better, although the effect is not as good as that of modern refrigerators, but this method is currently the best.

Although the weather is cold, the snowy mooncakes have never been suitable for long-term storage, and if they are left for a long time, the taste will not be as delicious as the original.

Mu Chanjuan also ate this for the first time, the novelty was tight, and the entrance was sweet, and she immediately said: "Ah Luo's craftsmanship is really good, it is the first time I have heard that this moon cake needs to be chilled, and only you, a clever ghost, can think of this idea." ”

"Sister likes it, it's fresh, don't ice it, you eat it first, eat more if you like." Mu Lingluo saw that Mu Chanjuan liked it, but she was happy.

She turned her head to Biluo again and said, "Biluo, you can send some to Aunt Xin, Miss San, and Grandmother later, so that they can also try it." By the way, chill it and wait for my brother to come back and eat it. By the way, Forsythia, you don't have to send too much at Amo. ”

Although Mu Lingluo has not been in Beijing for a long time, there are many people who need to give gifts, and the people next to them are not very close or have a relationship, she will not send these, just ask the cook in the mansion to send them, these are all for the people close to her, such as the East Palace, King Min's Mansion, Rongbo's Mansion, Yong'an Palace's small partners, etc., Lou Yujue and Lou Qi, she has not been left behind.

This came and went, and the freshly made snowy skin mooncakes were all separated in the end.

And when this curtain came to an end, I heard someone in front of me say that someone from the eldest princess's mansion was coming.

Mu Lingluo frowned, "What's the matter?" ”

The maid glanced at Mu Chanjuan, who was looking up from the side, and said in a low voice: "The person who came is a man, claiming to be Miss, your brother-in-law, and the husband of this girl." ”

She muttered to herself, her own lady is the oldest in the Guogong Mansion, where did she come from.