Chapter 9 Mid-Autumn Festival
Recently, Bai Zhantang didn't get up very early to practice, because when they reached the innate realm, martial arts were already their instincts, and if they wanted to improve, they could only comprehend, and it was too difficult to progress by hard practice. Unless you are learning new martial arts, you will practice hard at the beginning until you are already familiar with it. In the past, Bai Zhantang was abandoned for too long, so he would practice diligently. Now there are only two people, Li Dazui and Li Mubai, Li Mubai is now steadily overpowering Li Dazui, and every time he wins, it is very easy, which makes Li Dazui a big blow. Recently, they don't want to learn from Li Mubai, and the two of them practice their own skills.
Early in the morning, everyone began to get busy, in recent days, because of the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival, there are few people, not very busy, but today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are still a lot of things to prepare.
After breakfast, everyone began to make moon cakes under the leadership of Li Dazui. Prepare their favorite fillings first, and then Li Dazui began to explain how to make mooncakes.
Everyone watched Li Dazui demonstrate in front of them, and only listened to him preach: "First of all, the most traditional five-kernel moon cakes, the raw materials for making five-kernel moon cakes are: flour, sugar, cooked vegetable oil, lard, eggs, rose sugar, syrup, cooked standard powder, walnut kernels, peanuts, pine nuts, hemp seeds, washed sesame seeds, winter melon candied fruit, white wine, alkali, orange peel sugar. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the syrup, make the dough, make the filling, wrap the filling and form, and then put it on the plate and bake, cool it and then it is completed, and the rest is that the filling is different, and the other steps are the same. I'll teach you how to make syrup, make dough first......"
Li Dazui taught seriously, and everyone learned seriously. Finally, Li Dazui finished teaching, and everyone tried it by themselves, and Li Dazui pointed out on the side.
"Shopkeeper, you're learning fast enough, you're doing well. Tong Xiangyu was the first to do a good job, and Li Dazui was a little surprised when he saw this.
"Come, Zhantang, can you taste it?" Tong Xiangyu said happily to Bai Zhantang.
"Well, it's delicious!" Bai Zhantang said.
"Brother Hou, I've done it too, you can taste it, ah......" Guo Furong said excitedly.
Lu Xiucai took a bite, his face was almost green, and he wanted to vomit but didn't dare.
Guo Furong saw that Lu Xiucai had eaten it, and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"Well, it's delicious. Lu Xiucai squeezed out a smile and replied.
"Eat more if it's delicious, come, there are a few more here." Guo Furong's face was full of joy and she was very satisfied with her craftsmanship.
"Let's wait until the moon in the evening to eat, right?" Lu Xiucai hurriedly made an excuse.
"Okay, then you eat more in the evening, and I'll make some more. ”
Hearing this, Lu Xiucai's face turned white with fright, and he hurriedly said, "You don't have to do it anymore, it's enough to eat." ”
"It's okay, you can give it to someone else. ”
"Alright then, if you like it. Lu Xiucai said helplessly.
Others have also succeeded in making mooncakes.
Tong Xiangyu looked around and said: "Very good, this event is a complete success, everyone can taste the fruits of their own labor, and they can also exchange with each other to taste how others make drops." ”
"How about Lao Bai try my craftsmanship?" Guo Furong handed a piece of moon cake to Bai Zhantang, and was praised by Xiucai, Guo Furong was very happy, and hoped that others would know that their craftsmanship was very superb, so that they could open their eyes.
As soon as he ate it in his mouth, a salty taste directly occupied Bai Zhantang's tongue, and he wanted to spit it out, but when he saw Guo Furong looking at him expectantly, he could only swallow it hard.
"How's Lao Bai?
Bai Zhantang smiled dryly: "It's delicious, it's very delicious, Xiao Guo, I didn't expect your craftsmanship to be so good, who married you is so blessed." ”
"I hate it, how can people be as good as you say!" Guo Furong said embarrassedly, "Xiaobai, you can eat it too." ”
Li Mubai quickly refused: "I don't like to eat moon cakes very much, I can't eat one of them, let's wait until I admire the moon at night!"
Just kidding, how dare Li Mubai eat what Guo Furong made, he knew it when he watched TV before, coupled with the stiff faces of Lu Xiucai and Bai Zhantang just now, Li Mubai was 100% sure that there was something wrong with the moon cakes made by Guo Furong.
"Well, you're a mouthful. Guo Furong said regretfully.
"Xiao Bai, Xiao Guo is doing well, can you taste it?" Bai Zhantang said.
Lu Xiucai also hurriedly said: "Yes, Fumei's cooking is really delicious." ”
Li Mubai slandered: "It's strange to believe you, you want to trap me, but there is no door." ”
"No, you can eat more if it's delicious. Li Mubai hurriedly said.
"That's right, Brother Hou, Lao Bai still has it here!"
"No, I'm full. Bai Zhantang sneered.
"Sister Fu, I'd better eat it at night. ”
"I want to eat it when you say that, how about I try it. Tong Xiangyu came over and picked up a piece of moon cake to eat.
"Xiangyu ......" Bai Zhantang wanted to stop it and stopped, because Tong Xiangyu had already eaten it.
Tong Xiangyu's face stiffened, neither swallowing nor spitting.
"How's the shopkeeper?"
Tong Xiangyu had no choice but to swallow it, and said calmly: "Yes, it's delicious." Big mouth you taste it, evaluate it. ”
"Okay, I'll try it. Li Dazui took a big bite directly, and instantly felt that the whole person was not good.
Guo Furong saw that everyone else had eaten, and she also took a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Sister Fu, don't you eat it, right?" Lu Xiucai dissuaded.
"Why can't I eat what I made myself?" Guo Furong asked rhetorically.
"That, that......"
Guo Furong took a bite directly.
"Bah, how can this be, didn't you say it's delicious?" Guo Furong said with a look of grievance.
Everyone else who ate it vomited.
"They're afraid to hit you, that's why they say that. Li Mubai said.
"It's not that I can't accept it. Despite that, Guo Furong was still very uncomfortable, and it was not easy to make moon cakes, but they were so unpalatable.
"Xiao Guo, your attitude is good, everyone won't blame you for not doing well, it's good to improve it in the future. No big deal. Tong Xiangyu comforted.
"What a big deal, Zi once said: Failure is success, Fumei didn't do a good job this time, and she will definitely be able to do it next time. ”
"Sister Xiao Guo, who hasn't messed up? ”
Others also offered words of consolation.
"I'm fine, I'll do it well next time. Guo Furong perked up.
Although it is estimated that few people believe it, everyone still cheers for her.
"Xiaobai, you didn't eat it just now, did you already know?" asked Bai Zhantang.
"No, I just don't want to eat it right now. Li Mubai snorted and said with an affirmative face.
Others were clearly unconvinced.
"Well, that's over. Tong Xiangyu said.
In the evening, everyone finished a sumptuous meal and went to enjoy the lanterns together.
I saw that the streets were full of lights, and people came and went on the streets, laughing and laughing, and it was very lively.
"Sister-in-law, this mask is beautiful, I want to buy it. ”
"Okay!" Because of the holiday, Tong Xiangyu was rare and generous, and bought Mo Xiaobei a lot of snacks, snacks, and toys.
The others were not idle, and when they saw what they liked to eat and play, they stopped, and the group walked and stopped, having fun.
"There are lantern riddles in front, let's go and take a look!" Lu Xiucai beckoned to everyone.
The group came to the place where they guessed the lantern riddle.
"Let's take a look, as long as ten cents can guess once, guess the prize. The boss shouted.
"Boss, what's the reward?" asked Li Mubai.
"That's it, as long as you guess correctly, you can choose any one of them. The boss pointed to a pile of masks, dolls and other things next to him.
"Let's try?" Guo Furong said.
"Okay. The crowd agreed.
"Mid-Autumn Ju Kai (playing an idiom), who of you knows?" Bai Zhantang asked.
"This is simple," Lu Xiucai said confidently: "The flower is full moon, is the boss right?"
"That's right, congratulations. ”
"Raise your head and look at the bright moon (call a Chinese medicine name)?"
"I know this," Li Dazui hurriedly said, "Angelica, right?"
"Exactly. ”
"Enter the hole like a dragon, and go out of the hole like a phoenix. The phoenix gives birth to a hundred sons, and a hundred sons become dragons. (by the name of an animal)?"
"Do you know this?" asked Tong Xiangyu.
"It should be silkworms, I raised them before. Mo Xiaobei said.
The little girl was right. ”
"One thing and three mouths, with legs but no hands. Whoever wants to live without it, it is difficult to see relatives and friends. (hit a daily necessities)?"
"What is this?" said Guo Furong.
Everyone discussed it, but they didn't come up with it.
At this time, a scholar next to him dressed up humanely: "Boss, it should be pants!"
"That's right, Childe, it's pants. ”
"It turned out to be pants, why didn't I think of it!" Guo Furong said.
"Born in Jijiawan and married in Zhujiatan. I have always loved cleanliness and often visited Gray Mountain. (hit a daily necessities)"
"I know, it's a feather duster. Tong Xiangyu said quickly.
"You're right. ”
"Dragons (play an idiom). ”
"Deaf and deaf. Li Mubai said, isn't this a brain teaser?
"That's right. ”
"Good (play an idiom). ”
"Unprepared. Li Mubai said quickly.
"That's right. ”
"Pump (play an idiom). ”
"The water came out. ”
"That's right. ”
"Xiaobai, it turns out that you are so powerful, you can't see it!" Tong Xiangyu quipped.
"I just happen to know. Li Mubai said modestly.
Everyone played for a while, holding a lot of prizes, and the boss's face turned green.
"Let's go, shopkeeper, there are lamps to pray for!" Li Dazui said, pointing to the open space in front of him.
"Yes, yes, I'm going to make a wish. Mo Xiaobei looked happy.
When everyone came to the open space, there was a person next to him who specialized in selling Kong Ming lanterns, and one of them bought one.
Li Mubai wrote on the strip of cloth: I hope my parents can be safe and happy. Then tie a strip of cloth to the lamp, light it, let it rise into the sky, and watch the Kong Ming lantern slowly drift away.
After everyone put the lanterns and prayed for blessings, they went for a stroll before returning to the inn to complete the moon worship ceremony.
The moon worship ceremony is not only a ceremony, but also a place of everyone's thoughts and blessings for their families, as well as everyone's yearning for a better life, so everyone sincerely prays in their hearts, hoping that life can be better, joyful, and happy.