After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

The Zhongyuan Festival is considered a festival anyway. Yan Qingqing doesn't know whether the dead can enjoy it, but she knows that the living can still enjoy it.

Look at the meal prepared tonight is still very rich. This is all the blessing of Tuo Li Erniu, and it is all the leftovers from the offerings made to him.

Yan Qingqing was in a good mood while eating. When everyone saw that Yan Qingqing was in a good mood, they all breathed a sigh of relief and kept adding more dishes to Yan Qingqing. No one mentioned Li Erniu anymore.

Soon Yan Qingqing was full. When Yuan Huiniang saw that everyone had finished eating, she and Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang cleared the dishes together.

Everyone knew that Yan Qingqing had something to say, so they all sat aside to accompany him.

It wasn't until Yuan Huiniang and the others finished cleaning up that Yan Qingqing started to say: "After July [-]th, the next holiday is August [-]th, which is a day for family reunion.

Eating mooncakes is definitely indispensable, so I want to take the opportunity to make some mooncakes and sell them to make another profit. Do you have any opinions? "

No matter which dynasty it is from, mooncakes are a symbol of reunion, including giving gifts to each other among relatives and friends.

Li Xiangping, the eldest son of the family, was the first to express: "Mom, your idea is of course a good one, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a big day. If we sell mooncakes, we will definitely make a lot of money.

But mooncakes are all made with unique secret recipes, and we don’t know how to make them either. "

These days, if anyone has a recipe, it is top secret and has been passed down from generation to generation.

Most of the mooncakes in Chengyang County are sold in shops. To put it bluntly, they are brought in from other places. There may not be one or two people who can make mooncakes in the entire county.

Yan Qingqing nodded and said: "Although it can make money, it's just hard money, and it's around the holidays. After this period, basically no one buys it."

Pastries are not cheap these days, let alone mooncakes, and business will not be good except during holidays.

Yan Qingqing didn't plan to do it for long, just this period of time was enough.

When Li Xiangan saw that Yan Qingqing did not answer Li Xiangping's question directly, he smiled and said: "Brother, since my mother proposed to sell mooncakes, Fangzi's mother must be able to do this."

Yan Qingqing smiled and did not deny Li Xiangan's words.

Everyone was shocked again, but this time the reaction was not so obvious. After all, Yan Qingqing can even make ice. What's so rare about being able to make mooncakes?

Yan Qingqing was quite satisfied with the performance of these children and no longer looked like they had never seen the world. This way, if she has any ideas or plans in the future, she can speak openly.

Yan Qingqing glanced at Li Xiangjian again and asked, "Sanlang, what do you think?"

Li Xiangjian was shocked when he saw Yan Qingqing asking him and said with a smile: "Mom, I don't have any special ideas. I will do whatever you say."

Li Xiangjian is the least important of the four boys in the family. Perhaps because his brothers have found their own direction in life, although life at home is better, he is even more confused.

Yan Qingqing also ignored his emotions during this time when there were too many children, so she said with a smile: "Then the business this time will be focused on you, and how about letting your elder brother assist you?"

Hearing this, Li Xiangjian quickly waved his hands and said: "Mom, I can't do it. I'm afraid of messing up such a big thing. I'm not as calm as the eldest brother, not as smart as the second brother, and not as smart as the fourth brother..."

The more Li Xiangjian talked, the less confident he became, and the more Yan Qingqing listened, the darker her face became. She asked herself that she had never attacked or denied anyone, so why was the third child still like this?

Yan Qingqing took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart and said: "Sanlang, how can you belittle yourself so much? Although you are not the eldest son, you are calm and measured, and you are hardworking and uncomplaining whether it is work in the field or business.

And you are very powerful, but you have not found what you like to do for the time being. I believe you can do very well if I leave it to you this time. "

Li Xiangjian didn't expect that his mother would think so highly of him, and his brothers and sisters also looked at him with encouraging eyes. Touched, he said: "Mom, don't worry, I will do a good job."

Yan Qingqing nodded and then continued to talk about the business: "I have the recipe for mooncakes, but I only plan to make two kinds, one is called snowskin mooncakes, and the other is called mixed sugar mooncakes. These two are currently on the market. Even if it’s not available, it tastes good and it should be very popular.”

After speaking, Yan Qingqing took out the drawing from her sleeve and continued: "Making snowskin mooncakes requires mold opening tools, and it is very simple to make. I drew two patterns and asked a master to carve them later.

Of course, if you want to make mooncakes of the same size, you need another mold, which I also drew. After saying that, he handed Li Xiangjian the things needed to make snowskin mooncakes.

Li Xiangjian excitedly took it and took a look. He was a little confused because he couldn't understand it.

Yan Qingqing smiled when she saw this and said: "It doesn't matter, you will understand when it is done."

Li Xiangjian nodded after hearing the words, and then asked: "Mom, didn't you say there is another kind of muddy sugar mooncake? How to make that one?"

The child finally took the initiative to ask, and Yan Qingqing said happily: "The other one does not require a mold and is easy to make, but it requires a special thing called an oven.

This is what the oven looks like. You can go back to the blacksmith shop and find someone to make it together. "

Li Xiangjian carefully hid the drawings drawn by Yan Qingqing in his arms. This was a treasure and he had to put it away.

Li Xiangkang curled his lips when he saw this and said: "Third brother, you still said that my four treasures in the library are stingy. Aren't you the same?"

Li Xiangjian glanced at him and said proudly: "Can this be the same? This is the magic weapon for our family to make money."

Several people were amused by the way they bickered.

In addition to the tools needed to make mooncakes, you will definitely need ingredients.

Yan Qingqing thought for a while and then said: "These things must be done as soon as possible. We will go to the market to test the water in two days. Erlang, go back to Wugufang and tell shopkeeper Yang to prepare more glutinous rice for us." "

Li Xiangan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I'll say hello to Shopkeeper Yang tomorrow.

If there are any other materials we need, please make a list together. When I have time, I will go to the shops and look for more ones to save others from guessing the materials we use. "

If you don't say that Li Xiangan has a business mind, look at what he thinks is comprehensive.

The next day Li Xiangjian went to the city with Li Xiangan. He also followed Li Xiangan's example and found several blacksmith shops and asked them to make them separately so that their molds would not be leaked.

At the same time, at the county government office in Chengyang County, Magistrate Ling was at a loss with the letter in his hand.

A man who looked like a butler next to him asked: "Sir, is it the old lady who has written again?"

Magistrate Ling nodded and replied: "Well, Dad said that the situation in the capital is not very good now, so let us find the person we are looking for as soon as possible.

However, I have been in Chengyang County for so long but there is no news at all. Could it be that we were looking in the wrong direction from the beginning. "

The housekeeper was also worried, but he still comforted him and said: "Qin Tianjian said that Dayan's "lucky star" is in Xuancheng Mansion, but Xuancheng Mansion is too big and it is really difficult to find."

Magistrate Ling nodded when he heard this and said, "Send more people to Fucheng. In addition, send people to each county to look for it. Don't miss it."

After hearing this, the housekeeper hurriedly sent out more manpower.