The most difficult female boss in history

Chapter 452 Moon Cake
As the white dew passed, the flowers in the yard withered, and the leaves gradually took on the color of autumn fragrance. The cool breeze gradually picked up, and the heat was swept away, but there was a faint fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Xiao Mingzhu pushed open the window facing south and watched the autumn rain pattering on the bluestone slabs in the courtyard, her mood was extraordinarily calm: "Mommy, if Mommy insists on this, let her do it."

She originally wanted to reward Rumomo with 200 taels of silver after her injury recovered, no matter whether she wanted to go back to her own home or go to Zhuangzi to take care of her.She didn't expect that after the injury was better, Madam Ru would request to continue to go back to the main residence to serve the old lady.

On the contrary, Nanny Shang was not as calm as Xiao Mingzhu, and said worriedly: "Girl, I heard from Aunt Lu that the old lady has been very quiet since then, and even asked her for a copy of the "Heart Sutra". .I'm afraid that Mammy Ru also knew about it, so she would..."

Xiao Mingzhu just smiled, but didn't take it to heart, and said lightly: "Whatever she wants, just send it to her."

She is thinking about it now, it doesn't matter whether the old lady really regrets it or just wants to show her.If the Xu family gets into trouble, she will do whatever she wants, and she will never be merciful because of the old lady.

However, after being rejected by her, why didn't the Xu family move at all?
She didn't know that on the day after she drove Xu's family back to Xu's house, Xu Pianran received an unsigned letter in the afternoon, on which there were only two words: deal.Xu Pianran immediately believed that it was Xiao Mingzhu's answer, and quietly waited in Xu's mansion for her next notice.

Seeing Xiao Mingzhu's silence, Mammy Shang felt a little annoyed, blaming herself for bringing up the news of the main courtyard so early in the morning, which ruined the girl's good mood for the day, so she couldn't help but secretly asked Aunt Qiao for help.Aunt Qiao received Nanny Shang's gaze, she kept working on her hands, and asked casually, "Miss, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in three days. What kind of mooncake do you want to eat?"

"As usual." Xiao Mingzhu responded casually.

"Ah, it's still the third one? I thought you would want to try other different flavors." Aunt Qiao sighed deliberately, and this time, it really aroused Xiao Mingzhu's greed: "Auntie, there are still mooncakes. Other flavors?"

Aunt Qiao said with a smile: "The mooncakes in Kyoto are very particular. According to the cake skin, there are pulp skin, mixed sugar skin, and meringue skin; according to the taste, there are sweet, salty, salty-sweet, and according to the filling, In addition to the five kernels, bean paste, and rock sugar that are available in Xin'an, there are also sesame seeds, ham, lotus seeds, egg yolks, chestnuts... and even ones filled with flowers. This is an ordinary mooncake, and the palace is even more particular about it. too much."

Xiao Mingzhu rushed over and leaned into Aunt Qiao's arms, "Auntie, which stores in Beijing are the most famous for mooncakes? Ask Uncle Zhong to buy two boxes of each. Also, tell me, if I let the second prince Would it be too embarrassing to give me a box of everything?"

Aunt Qiao couldn't hold back, and laughed: "Girl, if you don't mention it, the second prince will give it to you."

Nanny Shang also joked, "Are you planning to eat until next year's Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Will it be a lot?" Xiao Mingzhu was a little dazed, thinking about Aunt Qiao's introduction before, it was indeed a lot.

However, she didn't want to give up. If she didn't taste it, she wouldn't know what was delicious.

Don't order more than one box, and you may not be able to buy the one you like again.

Things like moon cakes are gone once the Mid-Autumn Festival is over.

Aunt Qiao also said: "Many, there will be more. You forgot, when I was in Xin'an, I had to make more every year so that the general could share it with the people below, and I also had to give some to the general's colleagues. I heard from Uncle Zhong that the cook is going to make [-] boxes of mooncakes this year, and he has ordered [-] boxes outside for favors. Based on this conservative estimate, our house can also receive nearly [-] boxes of mooncakes. .” This amount was conservatively estimated based on the list of gift recipients when the girl was given a marriage.

Seventy boxes... Xiao Mingzhu was a little dazed. She had mooncakes as her main meal three times a day, and she might have to eat them for more than a month.

Coincidentally, at this time, Xiu'er came in to report that the nurse next to Mrs. Ding had come to give the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.

Xiao Mingzhu laughed: "Could it be mooncakes?"

She asked someone to bring the nanny in, and sure enough, besides the seasonal fruits, what the nanny brought was moon cakes made by Ding's house, and one box was made by Ding Wei himself.

Xiao Mingzhu rewarded the nanny with two silver coins, and after the nanny left, she eagerly opened the box.

There are only four moon cakes of different shapes in the food box, some have the word auspicious on them, some are in the shape of hibiscus flowers, there are also those in the shape of bats, and the last one is in the shape of double rings.Each mooncake is only as big as three fingers, and it's not very exquisite, but it shows that the people who made the cakes put their minds to it.

Xiao Mingzhu tasted one, it was stuffed with jujube paste, the sweetness was just right, she ate all four in one go, still not satisfied, her eyes fixed on the other food boxes.Nanny Shang hurriedly ordered Zhichun to put away the other food boxes: "Girl, you can't eat any more, otherwise you won't be able to use your lunch."

Xiao Mingzhu couldn't laugh or cry: "I don't plan to eat any more, I want to make a box of mooncakes myself."

Nanny Shang was dumbfounded, she heard right.

Aunt Qiao was in a hurry: "Girl, don't do it!"

It's not that she's afraid that the girl will get tired and hurt when she goes into the kitchen. The main reason is that the food made by the girl may not kill anyone, but the taste is really unforgettable.

Xiao Mingzhu also knew her great achievements in the past, but her desire to make a box of mooncakes for Han Yunjun with her own hands gained the upper hand, "Auntie, teach me how to do it, and supervise me every step of the way, so nothing will go wrong."

Seeing that she insisted, Aunt Qiao had no choice but to agree.

As a result, Xiao Mingzhu worked for two full hours in the kitchen before finally making eight mooncakes that were not very nice in shape.Well, she knew that her craftsmanship was not satisfactory, so she chose the simplest circle among so many molds.

Xiao Mingzhu picked out the four best-shaped ones, put them in a box, and handed them to Xuan Er: "It must be delivered safely."

After Xuan Er left, Xiao Mingzhu took a bite of a mooncake she made herself, wanting to taste whether the mooncake she made herself could clean the stain of a fool in the kitchen for herself.As a result, after taking this sip, her face quickly became extremely ugly.

Obviously what she made was white lotus filling, how could there be a refreshing mint smell?
Nanny Shang kneaded the cake for her, and Aunt Qiao made the lotus filling herself. At the end, Aunt Qiao tasted it to make sure that the lotus filling was fine, so she asked her to wrap the filling in the cake and put it in a cake mold. into cake embryos.The subsequent baking was witnessed by her, Mammy Shang and Aunt Qiao Qiao, without anyone else.

Where did the mint flavor come from?She obviously washed her hands!
Xiao Mingzhu wanted to cry but she didn't have any tears. As expected, she was still not suitable for cooking.

(End of this chapter)