Speaking of this, Li Gang changed his words: "However, our courtiers of the Tang Dynasty have all experienced troubled times. No matter what disasters are encountered, there will be a solution. Whether it is a courtier in the court or a local county magistrate, people are more capable than you, the prince. Hehe, boy, if you have time to worry about these things, you might as well ponder how to make Hu Cake is more delicious. ”

"Cakes?"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened, obviously talking about the response to natural disasters, why did the old gentleman shift the topic to Hu Biscuits?

The old gentleman nodded: "That's right, it's Hu Cake." It will be August 15 soon, and according to the rules, the imperial court will reward hundreds of officials with Hu cakes. The flavor of the cake is really not very dripping. I'm used to eating the food you make, and the old man can't eat it. ”

Hu cake, Li Chengqian thought about it, but he didn't remember when the moon cake appeared.

Unable to resist his curiosity, Li Chengqian nodded in response, and then asked: "Then Master Li, do you know when the tradition of eating Hu cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival was handed down?" ”

Li Gang laughed: "You don't even know? But yes, that was two years ago. In the eighth year of Wude, Li Jing was appointed as the head of the Lingzhou Road march, leading 10,000 people to resist Jieli's attack, and the rest of the troops were killed and wounded, but most of Li Jing's army was preserved and won a lot. So at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the Emperor Taishang rewarded Li Jing with Hu cakes, highlighting his achievements. Later, I don't know what happened, but in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, everyone began to eat Hu cakes. And the royal reward to the officials on the same day has also become a Mid-Autumn Festival tradition. ”

Knowing the origin of eating Hu cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Chengqian couldn't cry or laugh. The tradition of affection began two years ago, and the initiators were still his grandfather and master.

Hu cake is the origin, and you don't need to think about it to know that the taste is not very dripping.

It was rare for Li Shi to speak, so Li Chengqian simply found a piece of paper and wrote down all kinds of fillings he could make, and asked Li Gang what kind of stuffing he ate.

Seeing the options on the paper, Li Gang laughed: "Just this raisin filling, if you have sesame seeds, you have to make sesame paste, otherwise the old man will still be difficult to eat." Speaking of which, you sent tangyuan and lantern festivals during the Yuan Festival before, and you also had to send some hu cakes to the courtiers during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I sent it last time and didn't have a next time. ”

Li Chengqian thought about it for a while, and it was really like this. On the fifteenth day of the first month, because the imperial court was going to send troops to defeat Luo Yi, he had no choice but to give gifts. If you don't give it this time, it won't be the same thing when it comes to giving gifts.

That's it, no matter how much you think about the locust plague, it's useless. Anyway, Datang has not fallen apart because of the locust plague, there have been many similar disasters in history, and I haven't seen a single time when I can't survive!

If you are not in your position, you will not seek politics, since no one in the Manchu Dynasty from top to bottom cares, they will still have a headache at that time.

Whatever a person does, he must do what he can.

After thinking clearly, there is no sorrow.

There is such a thing as making moon cakes, and Li Chengqian's attention was successfully diverted.

The production of moon cakes is actually not difficult, the lard is scalded and baked in the oven. reminds me of the time when I was a delivery boy in later life, and the number of orders for that "Tujia moon cake" was much more than that of Jingxiang. When the August Festival is approaching, there is no need to run other fast food restaurants, as long as you stay at the door of this house, you can get orders anytime and anywhere.

In fact, the moon cakes of "Tujia moon cakes" are not necessarily delicious, mainly because people pay attention to household materials, never add starch or anything to the filling, and never have thick skin and less filling.

The most important thing is the oven, but in the eyes of the hard-working and skilled craftsmen who will be the supervisor, an oven is just not too simple.

It's that the kitchen is unlucky when installing the oven, because it is necessary to take into account that the oven is evenly heated, and the kitchen is modified into a mess.

The cook of the East Palace wants to cry without tears....

I thought that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was on the Yuan Festival, he would drum up rice balls, and during the Dragon Boat Festival, he would pound rice dumplings, which was already the limit. Unexpectedly, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, His Royal Highness made another moth.

Mooncakes? Isn't it just a cake, how can you use such fanfare?

But when he saw the finished product, especially after tasting it, he could only keep his mouth shut.

Different from other Hu cakes, His Royal Highness the Prince's Hu cakes taste soft and glutinous and fragrant, and the filling is even more ingenious. A large plate that had just come out of the oven was just eaten by the prince and the prince and the prince, and the rest were rushed to be divided.

After eating a piece of moon cake, the old gentleman felt that his stomach was already a little full.

Especially Yu Tai, he grabbed a piece of moon cake and said seriously: "Your Highness, this moon cake, if it is made on a large scale, is enough for military rations." The last general will report to the Ministry of War, suggesting..."

snatched the moon cake from Yu Tai's hand, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "What do you think this thing is a good thing, it tastes like it is dried, and it will hurt your stomach if you eat too much." When the army is fighting, can there be less food? Don't fight yet, eat your stomach first. ”

The moon cakes he snatched were thrown to Fang Sheng, and then he looked at the cook.

The cook was still licking his fingers, and when he saw the prince looking at him, he quickly patted his chest and promised: "Your Highness, rest assured, the villain already knows how to make it, and then it will all be handed over to the little one." Hurry up and get out of the kitchen, it's too much smoke here. ”

Although the cooking skills were once again despised, the cook did not care. Just like during the Yuan Festival, every time something new appeared in the East Palace, the imperial dining room would invite him to come over and demonstrate it. Although it was originally ordered by the emperor, after the Dragon Boat Festival, the steward of the imperial dining room became much more sensible. When you invite him over, you will naturally have a gift ready.

Pushing Li Gang's wheelchair away, he told the cook to make more when he left. Regarding the chef's cooking skills, Li Chengqian is still relatively relieved. Under his almost strict demands, the cook had to take a heavy shower before entering the kitchen, and his hands were washed at any time. The kitchenware in the kitchen must be cleaned with hot water before use, so that there will be almost no hygiene problems under such harshness.

The next day, Fang Sheng bought a bunch of well-made boxes as usual.

After packing the moon cakes into a box, Li Gang personally wrote down the name note for sending it out.

What is surprising is that in the list sent out, there is actually "Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng".

"Wei Zheng naturally wants to send it, how can I say that he is also a national prince. Are you afraid that he will target you? There is no need, although this favor is from the East Palace, but the gift is given in the name of the old man. When you're young, you don't know how to use your brain. Knowing that it is not appropriate for the prince to entrap the courtiers, he doesn't know to use the old man as an excuse? ”