RPAGF Chapter 143 Are These All Pastries?
Chapter 143 Are These All Pastries?
The next morning, as the sun was rising, Zhang Dashan and Zhang Dajiang came up.
Cheng Yue and her friends had just finished breakfast and cleared the table. Cheng Yue took out the blueprint and talked about the oven with Chen An and the other three.
Anyway, it's all made of yellow mud, and there's no difference from building a house, except that it looks different and is a little smaller.
So Cheng Yue only had to explain it once and they understood it.
Zhang Dashan and Zhang Dajiang stood up and said, "Then let's go dig the soil first!"
As he said this, he went out with the basket on his back. There was plenty of loess, so he could just dig the stickier ones.
Chen An smiled bitterly, "This has nothing to do with me..."
I said yesterday that he couldn't lift heavy objects for the time being, but the two brothers were digging the earth very actively, and they ran so fast as if they were afraid that he would be tired.
Cheng Yue patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, "Who said it's none of your business? You still have to draw the dimensions of the oven. You are fully responsible for this matter. I won't get involved!
Xiaotong, Xiaoning, come in with me and make cakes!"
There weren't many cakes to send to Mr. Chen San, so they could use a small oven in the space. After the oven in the yard was ready and dried for a few days, it would be just right for the opening.
"Okay, mother!"
When they heard about making pastries, the two sisters were very happy and immediately followed Cheng Yue to the kitchen.
Who doesn’t love sweet pastries? They will be able to feast on them soon!
It's just the size of the painting, but A Yue made it sound like it was a huge task. Chen An smiled and really knew how to comfort him.
Come on, do it!
Zhang Dashan and Zhang Dajiang ran back and forth several times, and only started to mix the mud when they saw that the soil was almost done.
The three brothers were chatting while working, laughing happily. Cheng Yue and her mother and daughter were equally lively.
"Mom, what is this!"
"Mom, how do I do this?"
Chen Tong and Chen Ning, one holding lotus seeds and the other holding red beans and mung beans, had question marks on their faces.
After Cheng Yue patiently explained, she added: "They are all for making stuffing. When I make it later, you will know it at a glance.
Let’s pick out the lotus seeds first, otherwise the cakes we make won’t taste good and will taste bitter.”
Cheng Yue broke open a lotus seed and showed it to them. The lotus seeds she bought had not been processed and all of them still had the lotus seeds.
The two sisters followed Cheng Yue's instructions and soon cleaned a pound of lotus seeds. Then they started to cook them in the pot.
There was only one stove at home, so Cheng Yue could only throw the red beans and mung beans into the rice cooker in the space.
Then he took out all the things he needed. Although Chen Tong and Chen Ning had known about the existence of space for a long time, they still couldn't help being surprised when they saw things disappear and appear out of thin air.
While cooking the lotus seeds and beans, Cheng Yue started making meat floss.
The meat floss is a bit more troublesome. It needs to be cooked and then torn into strips along the grain. Since I don’t have a food processor, I can only put it in a bag and beat it into a fluffy state with a rolling pin.
Chen Ning found making meat floss very interesting, so he took the initiative to take over the task.
Cheng Yue watched for a while and saw that she was doing it very well. She couldn't help but praise her, "Xiao Ning is really smart. She can do it so well after just a few glances!"
Chen Ning smiled sweetly and adorably with her small teeth showing, "I like doing these, it's so fun."
Cheng Yue raised her eyebrows. Could it be that this child likes making pastries?
Chen Tong took the firewood stick and added firewood, smiling and said: "My little sister's cooking is also delicious, but I don't think she is so enthusiastic. It turns out that she likes to make these! Little greedy!"
Chen Ning blushed and said slowly, "I like cooking... I like this too, but I like this more."
Cheng Yue smiled, "Just make it if you like it, what's the big deal? From now on, I'll bring you along when I make cakes."
If you can learn it, it's a skill. I called my two children in today and I didn't expect to get an unexpected gain.
Chen Ning nodded, "Okay! I want to learn from mom."
After giving the meat floss to Chen Ning, Cheng Yue started to prepare the sesame and date paste fillings.
After a while, the lotus seeds and beans were cooked. Cheng Yue took out her small frying pan and placed it on the small earthen stove next to the clay pot.
Since Chen Ning is interested, she cannot operate in the space because the child cannot see her space.
"Xiao Ning, look, the steps for making the filling are basically the same. You need to add sugar and oil, stir-fry in the pan until the mixture is clumping..."
Cheng Yue talked and did it at the same time, and Chen Ning learned seriously beside her. After a while, she was able to do it right away. It was obvious that she was very talented.
Chen Tong was overwhelmed and frowned, "It's so difficult! I'd better just keep the fire going!"
Cheng Yue chuckled, why are the three children so different!
However, Chen Lin has already gone to the shop, and Chen Ning has also found interest and will definitely do business with her in the future.
Everyone has something to do, which makes Chen Tong look pitiful. He does have ideals, but they are a little difficult to achieve.
There are many people who know Kung Fu, but most of them are men, so they definitely can't teach Chen Tong. Where can I find a woman who can learn Kung Fu...
Otherwise, why not ask when you deliver the pastries to Mr. Chen San this time?
Cheng Yue thought about it and felt that it was feasible. After making up her mind, she continued to make pastries.
Cheng Yue started to knead the dough while preparing the puff pastry for the filling, and asked Chen Ning to watch her how to make the water-oil skin and the puff pastry.
This step is much more difficult than making the filling. Proportion is key and it is impossible to learn it just by watching a few times. Chen Ning also understands this and familiarizes herself with it first.
After the pastries are made, they can only be put into the baking space. Even if Chen Ning wants to learn, he can't see it. However, this is the simplest step. Once the oven in the yard is built, he can learn it.
Cheng Yue and the two sisters worked for the whole morning, making meat floss cake rolls, soft-skinned mung bean cakes, red bean cakes, peach cakes, lotus seed paste cakes, black sesame cakes, and jujube paste cakes.
The only drawback is that there is no salted egg yolk, which makes it feel a little lacking.
It seems that if she wants to eat salted egg yolks, she has to be self-sufficient.
When the finished pastries were displayed, Chen Tong and Chen Ning were so surprised that their eyes widened.
"Are these all pastries? Why are there so many? They all look different!"
Big and small, round and flat, long and short, they didn’t know how to describe them!
"Wow! It smells so good! Mom, did we really make this ourselves?"
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Of course, Xiaotong and Xiaoning both contributed!"
Looking at the two children's surprise, these pastries seem like a lot, but in fact, except for the cake, the others are made in the same way and are not difficult to make.
"Okay, let's leave one portion for Uncle Chen San, give another portion to your village chief, and we'll eat the rest ourselves. And give some to your brothers and the others."
Cheng Yue said as she stuffed a piece into each of the two children's mouths.
Chen Tong opened his eyes wide, with a look of satisfaction on his face, "Mmm! So fragrant and sweet!"
Chen Ning also smiled and curved her eyebrows, "So crispy, luckily I was quick and caught it all!"
Cheng Yue also tasted a piece, good, perfect!
It was almost noon, and it was time for Zhang Dashan and his friends to go home for lunch. This time, Cheng Yue paid them wages but did not provide them with meals.
After all, there were a lot of things to do these two days, so they just had to make do with their meals and didn't have the energy to care about food.
Cheng Yue put the cakes into a small basket and went out. Zhang Dashan and the others had just washed their hands and were about to leave when they suddenly smelled a sweet scent.
When I turned around, I saw Cheng Yue walking towards me carrying a basket of bright yellow things.
"Brother Dashan, Brother Dajiang, these are the pastries I just made. There aren't many. Take them back and try them."
"I was wondering why it smelled so good, it turns out my sister-in-law is making something good again! This pastry looks delicious!"
The two of them shrugged their noses. It's not like they haven't eaten cakes before, but this is the first time they have seen cakes that are so fragrant and beautiful.
Chen An looked at the dumbfounded two people and urged: "Don't be polite, take it quickly, don't forget to come to work after dinner!"
"Go! Stop showing off!" Zhang Dajiang scolded with a smile. The two of them stopped being polite and went down the mountain carrying their baskets.
This kid Chen An, isn’t it just that his wife can cook a lot of things, look at how beautiful she is!