"This is the rice dumpling I made, young lady, take a look and try it." Zhao An said, took out a food box, and opened it.

I saw that the zongzi leaves had been peeled one by one, and only the zongzi the size of a baby's fist were exposed in front of me.

"It's a delicate little zongzi, the fragrance is strong, the glutinous rice particles are clear and compact, it's really good, after cutting, he's ......" Shen Zhuru couldn't help but be surprised, just because this zongzi is not like other zongzi, the inside is clear at a glance, it seems to have drawn two circles in the glutinous rice, like annual rings, put it into the mouth and chewed, the taste is sweet and delicious, not greasy at all.

"Master Zhao really lives up to his reputation, this zongzi is very distinctive. The taste is also unique. Shen Zhuru praised sincerely.

Zhao An just smiled, not very complacent.

"Master Zhao wants to come and see a lot of knowledge, I don't know if I have ever seen such a kind of powdery particles, this thing is about nine meters high, fifteen years of maturity and flowering, the tree dies after fruiting, there is white pith in the fruit, after adding water to grind the filter residue and precipitate, it can be sieved into granules, the size is different, the granularity is clean and white after drying, white and smooth and glutinous, after cooking, it is clear and crystalline, after putting it in cold boiled water and adding sugar, it is soft and glutinous, and the taste is quite good."

Zhao An thought about it carefully, his eyes lit up, and he responded: "There is indeed such a thing, does the tree grow in the low-lying part of the swamp, dry and thick?" ”

"That's right." Shen Zhuru's eyes lit up, and when she heard this answer, she knew that there was a play.

"The young lady is really lucky, ordinary people don't know about this thing, and fortunately I know a friend who likes to make some strange things, and I have seen what you said there and tasted it, otherwise I really can't answer your question."

"Really? Then Master Zhao may tell me where to buy this thing, I want to use this thing to make zongzi, but the quantity can be considered as a compromise, at least to ensure the required share of the Dragon Boat Festival. ”

"I'm afraid I need to go there in person to be able to ask for this, and it's very difficult for ordinary people. And this friend of mine is now in Showa County, Jingzhao Prefecture, even if he hurries up and rushes over, it will take at least three days and three nights to go back and forth, not including the time delayed halfway. That is to say, four days is the basic, and now it is only six days away from the fifth day of the new year, no, it can only be counted as five days, and now it has passed most of the day, that is, when it comes back, there is only one and a half days left at most, and the time is very urgent. It takes three or four hours to add something that needs to be soaked and boiled to taste, not including the bandaging and shaping, and this does not include the time spent on conception in between. It's too rushed. ”

"Rest assured, time won't be too rushed. If Master Zhao can really get the thing I have, what kind of appearance and what kind of ingredients it will look like, I will make people prepare it properly, the only thing I am worried about is that when this thing is delivered, it is not granular, like the size of a grain of rice, then it will be a bit troublesome. ”

Zhao An thought about it and knew what Shen Zhuru was worried about.

"Don't worry, the friend said, it's granular for easy storage and easy access, but I can't guarantee the quantity. However, listening to what Madame said in such detail, could it be that Madame knew what the name of this thing was? ”

"This thing is called sago, because most of it grows in the southwest area, and it has the shape of a grain of rice, so it got its name."

"Simi, nice name. I'm going to set out and finish Madame's request as soon as possible. ”

"Master Zhao, you are also doing things for my Mu family, if you need it, you can say it directly, and I will try my best to meet it."

"I can handle this little thing, anyway, my friend lives in Showa County, Jingzhao Prefecture, and most of the roads along the way take the official road, and there are horse shops on the road to change horses, but there is nothing to trouble."

"Shippo ......"

"The slave knows what the young lady wants to say, and all the slaves will fly pigeons and pass the book to the post stations along the way, so that Master Zhao can travel unhindered, reach Showa County smoothly, and transport back the sago you want as soon as possible."

All the problems were solved, and the most needed things found the source, Shen Zhuru just waited for Simi to be in place, and prepared the crystal zongzi she had in mind.

However, before that, it is still necessary to prepare some secondary zongzi, ready to send the people and the people in the house on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and also prepare a decent gift box of zongzi to give to the big families in Qiyang County who are good friends with the Mu family, as well as the county magistrate, the city guard general, etc., this is a matter of etiquette and must not be ignored.

The glutinous rice of the Mu family wrapping zongzi is soaked in a large water tank at the height of the woman's chest, and it is soaked for more than 2,000 catties, and the soaked zongzi leaves alone are enough to fill two water tanks.

Before Zhao An came back, he was going to make three-color zongzi, mashed into a puree with green tea, carrots and pumpkin, added the juice filtered out of water, soaked glutinous rice, dyed the glutinous rice, added to the filling kneaded into strips, added to the glutinous rice and buried deeply, wrapped it into a palm-sized bag with zongzi leaves, and put it into a pot to boil.

After cooking, dry in the dry room that clears out, classify well, wait until the outer layer of the zongzi leaves are dry, send it to a special warehouse for storage, and wait until the Dragon Boat Festival arrives, a basket of zongzi will be sent to the river together with the zongzi sent by other large households, and after the dragon boat is dried, it will be distributed to the people who come.

As for the special rice dumplings used by the main priest, they are required to be fresh and need to be served hot on the altar.

Four days passed in a blink of an eye, and the entire Mu Mansion was busy, seeing that tomorrow was the fourth day of the new year, but Zhao An did not return for a long time.

"Young lady, seeing that the time has exceeded the scheduled four days, will it be too late?" Yuxu couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"Probably not, since Zhao An promised to be able to come back just now, it is naturally no problem. You go and check if the materials you have prepared are all ready. ”

"Yes, ma'am." The rain and the rain responded to the road, and as soon as they went out, they met Qibao who came in a hurry.

"Young lady, Master Zhao is back." Qibao said happily, and Shen Zhuru was relieved when she heard it, and the smile on her face brightened a little.

"Young lady, don't live up to the trust, you have got everything." Zhao An said, and immediately someone watched the two sacks go to the yard, opened them and looked, sure enough, it was Simi.

"Well, that's great. This thing does not go through the kitchen, it is made directly in the yard. Yueyang Yueqin, help me out, I want to supervise on the side. ”

"No."

After having sago, the crystal zongzi that Shen Zhuru wants to make can already start.

After soaking the sago moderately, add the prepared filling to the cone-shaped rice dumpling leaves, wrap it properly, and bring it to a boil.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black powder, nine colors of crystal dumplings slowly came out of the pot.

Put it into the cool white open to cool down and set the shape, slowly open the dumpling leaves, the crystal clear sago, and the fused filling reflect each other, lined up, placed together, very attractive, people are even more eye-catching.

"I didn't expect zongzi to look so good, it's really eye-opening." Zhao An couldn't help but sigh.