Chapter 19 Opening Five

The four people who forgot to worry about the private room on the second floor looked at the noisy and lively scene below.

"Miss Xia is really amazing."

Lu Jingzhi unhurriedly drank the mulberry wine in the cup.

As the saying goes, "I don't know if I don't know the wine, who will pour it this year." The color is more tender than the cold syrup, and the fragrance is the same as the nectar eternal spring. Ten thousand carry a bucket and send the old people of Xiaoxiang far away. If you are not drunk, you will be drunk, and you will be helpless to part. ”

Sake in a cup, dripping intoxicating.

"Lu Gongzi praised it falsely, but he just read more books in his spare time."

The corners of Lu Jingzhi's eyes raised slightly, he didn't believe it completely, there were no such interesting methods in the book, and there were no recipes for these fine wines.

Obviously, Xia Wan didn't want to explain more, and Lu Jingzhi didn't ask again.

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Time is like a spinning spool on which our figures hurry.

The golden leaves flutter in the autumn wind, and they fall from the branches, gently touching the ground silently.

Xia Fu.

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xia Wan put all her energy on the dessert shop, planning to sell a wave of mooncakes first, and then slowly launch new products.

Mooncakes are divided into Beijing-style, Cantonese-style, Suzhou-style, Hong Kong-style, etc., and Xia Wan plans to make Cantonese-style mooncakes and Hong Kong-style mooncakes.

The latter has low material consumption, low cost and simple production. When you sell it, keep the price down, and you can push it to the mass market and sell it to ordinary people with ordinary families.

As for Cantonese mooncakes, they are more skillful, and the ratio of oil and sugar can be said to be extremely strict, even if it is the same material, different people make different tastes, and with exquisite patterns, they can be sold to medium and upper families.

Snowy skin mooncakes, Xia Wan plans to hand them over to the newly recruited chef to make.

Cantonese mooncakes are made by the chef of the home dining room.

To make Cantonese mooncake crust, invert syrup is crucial. It needs to be boiled with sugar and vinegar over low heat to make it clear red, the texture is viscous, the taste is sweet and sour, and the seal can be stored for several years without breaking.

In order to improve efficiency and welcome this Mid-Autumn Festival, Xia Wan asked the family to buy a large amount of sugar and vinegar, and instructed the cook to boil out the two.

The flour is sifted through a fine sieve and sifted into a sugar solution made of lard, alkaline water, salt and syrup, kneaded into a crust and placed in the house to rest. At the same time, steam and mash the soaked bean paste, add oil and sugar and stir-fry over low heat to make sweet bean paste.

The trick to making Cantonese mooncakes lies in the ratio of sugar and oil, so to speak, if the sugar and oil are a little less, the crust of the mooncake may crack or bulge, and separate from the pie filling.

Wrap the rolled pie crust and roll it into a ball of bean paste, and then press it into a round cake shape with a mold, and it has its own pattern on it.

Finally, brush a layer of egg yolk liquid on the moon cake noodles, and the baked moon cake skin is thin and filling, and the shape is consistent, the skin is brown-red, with clear, concave and convex patterns, which looks very delicate, compared with ordinary pastries, it can be said that it is superior and immediate.

The first batch of new products only made a bean paste flavor, which is relatively simple and does not take much effort. But if it is sold in large quantities later, Xia Wan plans to make several more flavors, namely lotus paste egg yolk, nuts, soufflé, bean paste, sesame peanuts and meat, which are sweet and salty, which can meet the needs of most people.

Dining room.

As soon as Xia Yan saw the moon cakes, his eyes lit up, and he was surprised: "Sister, is this a new food you have researched?" This mooncake is so delicate and exquisite, and the rabbit pattern on it is lifelike, just like a painting. Did you ask a master to do the carving? Why is each one so similar? ”

"No~ Second brother, this is the mold I found a carpenter to carve, not a moon cake carved directly. Second brother, how about trying this crescent moon cake? ”

"Grandmother, dad and mom should also try it~"

Xia Mu has been on a long study tour this time, and he is still not at home.

Xia Yan took a bite, the skin was crispy and soft, with a rich oil fragrance, and the bean paste was soft and smooth, just the right amount of sweetness, not greasy or oily.

"Sister, this mooncake is delicious~ sweet but not greasy, more fragrant than five-kernel mooncakes."

"Second brother, how about trying this snowy skin mooncake again?"

Xia Wan handed Xia Yan another snowy mooncake with a translucent skin that looked like a crystal clear ice cube, which made people want to touch its cold feeling. The shape of the snow skin mooncake is round, with a diameter of about 7 cm and a thickness of about 1 cm, which is very symmetrical.

"Hmm~" Xia Yan let out a satisfied voice, "The outer skin is cold and cold, the taste is light and refreshing, the inside is soft and smooth, the taste is rich, sweet but not greasy, and it is very delicious." ”

Xia Yan finished eating one before he opened his mouth and asked his sister, "Sister, how did you make this thing?" My brother has never eaten this kind of food, the cold taste is not greasy. ”

"I saw that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and I wondered if I could open a dessert shop first, use mooncakes to warm up the first batch of customers, and then sell other desserts."

Xia Wan raised her head slightly and looked at Xia Yan, wanting to hear what Xia Yan thought of this idea.

"Okay, sister, sister, your mooncakes will definitely sell well."

Xia Wan felt that she could make a batch of moon cakes in advance and give them as gifts to the small family who had a good relationship with the Xia family, and the other party might think it was delicious after tasting it, so she came to ask where to buy it, and then she could tell that it was a dessert shop that was about to open, and she could also use the sales model of pre-purchase and deposit, so that there would be no surplus or insufficient mooncakes before the Mid-Autumn Festival and on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Daddy, can our family use these mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival gifts this year?"

Xia Yuan doted on his obedient and soft little girl, and the little girl spoke, how could there be any reason to disagree. And he also knows that the little girl's idea is nothing more than to publicize it in advance, and save some effort to do publicity when it opens.

"Okay, this year's gift will be made of mooncakes that have been carefully researched, and Daddy will let them know."

"Hee-hee~ Daddy is good." Xia Wan was close to Xia Yuan, holding Xia Yuan's arm and gently rubbing it like a kitten, sprinkling coquettishness, Xia Yuan also gently stroked his daughter's hair.

Fang Shuyi on the side looked at the scene of the father's kindness and filial piety in front of her and was very pleased, "Wan'er, it's good to tell the people below to do the moon cakes, you must not do it yourself, don't be tired of yourself, just give more money to the people who are doing things below." ”

The Xia family is not short of money, Fang Shuyi supported her to do it because her daughter liked these things, and she didn't need Xia Wan to make much money, so tired that her baby girl would lose more than she gained.

"Well, your mother is right. Just tell them how to do it, don't do it yourself, just give them more money if you do a good job, and you can tell your father or your second brother if you encounter any difficulties. Xia Yuan also advised.

"Right sister, come to me if you have anything, and my brother will solve it for you." Xia Yan patted his chest and said.

Xia Wan understood the kindness of her father and mother, and she didn't plan to do everything herself, otherwise she would really be tired to death.

"Uh-huh. Rest assured, I won't be tired of myself, and I will definitely talk to my family about things that can't be solved. ”

With Xia Wan's guarantee, the family can rest assured, Xia Wan has always been reassuring to do things from childhood to adulthood, but this is also very easy to be bullied, Xia Yuan and they are always afraid that Xia Wan will be bullied.

Xia Wan said that I won't let people bully me, and it's not my character to swallow my anger.