Traveling through the 70s: First Love Face Green Tea

By the time Li Qiuyuan returned to the brigade, the aunts had already started washing the lard plates.

Huang Xiaofen said: "Yuanyuan, we have steamed the chestnuts, mung beans, and red beans. Your Aunt Ma and the others are on the other side of the river, washing the lard boards that Qingfeng brought back, and planning to refine the oil first."

She stayed to watch the fire.

"Okay, let's use this lard to make mooncakes later and see how it tastes." Li Qiuyuan didn't know, what was the difference in the taste of mooncakes made from lard and peanut oil?

He asked Gu Jiangming to take the sealing machine and put it in the office, then washed his hands and went to work.

This morning the sunbathing farm was very lively, with the sound of children reading loudly and the smell of fried lard residue and crispiness coming from the large canteen.

Even the children, who had always been serious in class, couldn't help but look outside.

Since refining oil does not require so many people, Li Qiuyuan lit firewood in one of the ovens: "We will put the fillings of five kernels in and bake them, so that the taste will be more fragrant."

Three people were left behind, and then they took the remaining people up the mountain.

I plan to pick some edible petals and those that can be dyed.

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After finishing work in the morning, the people in the brigade did not rest after eating as usual, but went up the mountain one by one.

Find chestnuts, walnuts, etc.

Therefore, the mountains at noon are as lively as the fields, and people can be seen every not far away.

After dinner in the afternoon, the lard fried today has cooled down, and now we can start making the fillings.

Li Qiuyuan said: "Let's make 100 kilograms of Fuqiang powder today, and then take it to the county to sell it. We will see the situation and then make a decision."

It is made purely by hand without additives. Although in terms of shelf life, if stored well, it will be fine for a month, but in that case, the taste may not be very good.

So she didn't want to do so much at once.

"Okay, Li Zhiqing, we all listen to you." The captain had told them that they had to listen to Li Zhiqing on all matters concerning the mooncake workshop, big and small.

Because there were only a dozen people, Li Qiuyuan didn't hide it. Anyway, when the time comes, everyone will know.

But let’s talk about it first: “As for the mooncake recipe, I don’t plan to hide it from everyone. After all, after making the mooncakes, I will make other ones. I will be busy by then, and I can’t do it alone. Come".

His eyes swept over them: "So I hope all aunts will not leak the recipe. I hope everyone will supervise each other. The leaders of the commune attach great importance to this mooncake workshop."

There is a gap between people's hearts. If someone really wants to leak it out, she can't hide it even if she closes the door.

The aunts quickly expressed their opinions: "Li Zhiqing, do you trust me so much? We will definitely not leak the formula. Such people should be struck by lightning." This is not a way to make money for yourself. If anyone dares to do this, none of them will agree. .

Huang Xiaofen selected these 8 people, all of whom are honest, responsible and clean people.

"Very good, I hope all aunts will remember, let's get started now." She has more than one way to make money.

If anyone loses something because of something small, it is also her own loss.

After everyone else washed their hands, they gathered around and watched helplessly: "Mix sugar and lard together until emulsified, then add Fuqiang powder and knead evenly."

"And the dough must be rested for more than two hours. If the resting time is long enough, the dough will have good elasticity and will not break easily. Everyone should try it. I have prepared all the ingredients. You can just follow what I just did. ".

"Sure, we got it, thank you Li Zhiqing." He told them without hiding such a precious recipe. They must be energetic and work hard.

"Haha! It's nothing! Auntie, you do it first, I'll teach them over there." This is not really her recipe. After all, in the 21st century, if Du Niang searches for it, all kinds of recipes will come out. She just moved it.

Then I walked to the stuffing group on the other side. There were 10 people in total, including her, 11 people.

Five people are responsible for the dough, and five people are responsible for the fillings. This is how she arranged it.

"Here's the filling! Pour in the cooked glutinous rice flour and white sugar, water and oil and mix well until all the sugar melts. For the five-nut filling, mix all the nuts and dried red dates evenly until they can be grasped into a ball. Other fillings The same goes for "water can be added in batches to adjust the amount according to the water absorption of the glutinous rice flour."

"After that, except for the five-nut stuffing, everything else needs to be boiled," Li Qiuyuan said while demonstrating.

"Then put it in the mold and knead it into small balls for later use. Do you understand, aunts?" Because it is impossible for everyone to use her hands like a scale, and they are afraid that the six pieces will be short of one pound.

That's why Li Qiuyuan came up with this idea and asked Uncle Yong to make a mold overnight, similar to a measuring cup. It was a little more troublesome, but the absolute weight was about the same.

"Got it!" Everyone was eager to give it a try.

"Let's get started." Just like that, Li Qiuyuan walked back and forth between the filling and dough groups, reminding or giving instructions.

When the first time the mooncakes are taken to be sold in the city or county, she will definitely go. If there is no church, she won't be around and nothing can be made, then it will be over.

The main reason is that she is afraid that if they are all gay men, they will be embarrassed, talk awkwardly, and will not know how to sell.

After that, I was taught how to cook stuffings such as chestnuts and mung beans. This task was also very challenging. You couldn't stick to the bottom or get mushy, so you had to stand aside and watch, and stir. You have to be careful about stirring.

And on a hot day, standing in front of the stove, the heat wave is very deadly.

After Li Qiuyuan gave some instructions, she took the kettle and went out.

She had to go see her partner.

Gu Jiangming was assigned the job of watching and setting fires. When Li Qiuyuan went over, he saw that he had obtained a deck chair from somewhere and placed it under a big tree not far away. He was sleeping with his eyes closed, but the fire in the oven was burning. Very prosperous.

Because the oven is larger, it needs to absorb more heat, so it takes longer to burn.

Li Qiuyuan looked around, but there was no one around except for the sounds coming from the canteen of Shaiguchang and the sound of wind and birds chirping in nature.

Because at this time, the children were out of school, it was lunch break time, and the adults were all going up the mountain to pick up chestnuts and walnuts, so it was quiet.

She quietly walked over to him, reached behind him, stretched out her little hands to cover his eyes, and asked playfully in a deliberately pinched voice: "Guess who I am."