Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

I wrote several sheets of paper eloquently, but there was no point.Sure enough, ghost talk and ghost talk have no rules and can't make an article at all.He Weiran saw Li Kuer squatting on the snow to write a letter for the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qi family, and felt really distressed, so she couldn't help interrupting: "It's almost done, it's time to finish."

The eldest daughter-in-law paused, cried twice, and said: "Well, let me add one last thing, one day I will return to my hometown one day, and it will be enough to see three pillars of fragrance on my concubine's grave."

"Huh?" It's too unlucky to co-author a posthumous letter.Li Kuer raised his head, looked at his eldest daughter-in-law, and then at He Weiran, seeing He Weiran nodded, so he could only write down every single word.

"It's done."

The eldest daughter-in-law thought for a while and said, "I have one more request."

He Weiran put away his pen and ink, helped Li Kuer up from the snow, rubbed her hands that were red with cold, and asked, "Let's talk about it."

"Bring me a pack of No. [-] Cake."

"Huh? Zhuangyuan Cake?" Li Kuer turned to look at the eldest daughter-in-law, then remembered the not-so-tasty rice cake she ate a few days ago, and asked, "Did you buy it from the pastry shop on your street?"

"Oh, you know? That's my natal family, hey..."

Li Kuer thought of the moaning Mrs. Deng in the pastry shop, who turned out to be the mother of the eldest daughter-in-law.Thinking about it, I know my daughter's situation but I can't do anything about it, which is really embarrassing.

"I wonder if my mother's body is still strong?" asked the eldest daughter-in-law.

Li Kuer replied: "It looks healthy, but I'm not very cheerful."

The eldest daughter-in-law burst into tears again: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo L L L L L L L I haven't seen her for a long time. "

"I'm afraid there is something ulterior." He Weiran said in a cold voice.

The eldest daughter-in-law bit her lip, not knowing what to say.There was silence for a while.

Seeing this, Li Kuer said, "Okay, when I go back later, I will go to your mother's Gaobing shop to buy a pack of champion cakes, and send them to the capital together with the letter."

"Impossible." The eldest daughter-in-law said quickly: "The number one scholar cake sold by my mother's family is not the same as the number one scholar cake I said. When my husband went to Beijing to rush for the exam, I made a lot of number one scholar cakes and asked him to take them on the road. It’s auspicious, and the second is to satisfy his hunger. The road to the exam is long and arduous, and the soft rice cakes are not easy to store. Therefore, I changed a few processes, especially the last one, pressing and slicing and roasting, so that the cakes are sweet and crispy. And easy to carry."

He Weiran shook his head and said: "Then tell me the method of making pastry in detail, and I will make it for you tomorrow."

It was late at night, and the snow was still heavy. The lantern was raised again, and the two walked home with each other supporting each other.The soul of the eldest daughter-in-law is still wandering in the cedar forest, looking to the west, waiting for someone who may never be able to wait.

Back on Cedar Grove Street, every household has closed their doors.Passing by the pastry shop of the eldest daughter-in-law's family, Mrs. Deng was closing the shop.

"Is it right here?" He Weiran asked.

Li Kuer nodded.

"Sister-in-law, here is a pack of champion cakes."

"Hey, why are you still on the street so late." Mrs. Deng stopped what she was doing, and hurriedly prepared cakes for them: "Go back earlier, girls, it's not safe to walk at night."

"Yeah. Let's go home now." Li Kuer said.

Aunt Deng turned her eyes to her, recalled for a while, and remembered: "You are the girl brought by Ah Zhu a few days ago."

Li Kuer nodded with a smile, He Weiran pretended to be casual and said: "Today is a guest at Qi's house."

"Ah? The Qi family?" Aunt Deng's eyes flickered, and she said eagerly, "Then... did you see her eldest daughter-in-law? That's my daughter."

He Weiran replied, with a regretful tone: "I see, I am seriously ill."

"Hey, my poor daughter." Aunt Deng murmured brokenly: "It's not a thing, a scholar, bullying my orphans and widows, and causing my daughter..."

He Weiran took the pastry, and asked again: "What's this saying? I'm not afraid of your jokes. Today I took my apprentice to his Qi's kid on a blind date. Isn't his family... not very good?"

Li Kuer couldn't help but cast a sideways glance at He Weiran.

When Aunt Deng heard the words, she immediately persuaded her, "Don't marry me. Is there any house on this street that doesn't let her family see her daughter?"

"Why is this?"

"The first two years were fine, but not long after my son-in-law passed the imperial examination, I haven't seen my daughter go out. Some time ago, I heard rumors that my son-in-law married an official daughter in the capital. I don't know if it's true or not. Hey... I went to the door to ask for an explanation, but his family said that my daughter was supposed to be taken to the capital to enjoy the blessings. It was because my daughter was not healthy and fell ill. When she is healthy, she will naturally be able to go to the capital. The husband and wife are reunited. I wait and wait, wait and wait, wait for my daughter to go out, wait for my daughter to get on the carriage to the capital, hey... I'm afraid it will be a waste of time."

"Hey...it's really an unreasonable family." He Weiran said the truth: "I hope your daughter can recover soon. If you can't go to the capital, you might as well take her back to her mother's house."

"yes……"

The two bid farewell to Aunt Deng, and continued to rush home.

Li Ku'er said angrily: "That eldest son must have someone in the capital, and the Qi family is dragging their daughter-in-law with them. It's really shameless. Of course, it's also a blind date."

He Weiran doesn't think so: "Maybe there was love before, but the world wants men to make contributions and not miss their children's affair, and it also wants women to be married and teach their children. The world allows men to have three wives and four concubines. There are groups of children, but women must stick to one and never have two hearts, so there is always a difference between the emotional fetters of husband and wife between men and women."

Li Ku'er thought about her words carefully, and suddenly smiled, He Weiran's arms tightened a little, and she said coquettishly: "So, if a woman wants to not get hurt, she should find a woman to live with."

He Weiran laughed happily, but spat at her: "Nonsense."

Li Kuer became even more energetic, and she opened her mouth with sweet words: "Sister He, you don't have to worry so much when you are with me, because ah, I eat every bite of food you cook with nostalgia and gratitude , you can taste the deep affection in it.”

"loquacious."

The next day, I prepared all the ingredients and started to make the No. [-] Scholar Cake according to the method of the eldest daughter-in-law.The cake powder is made of refined white japonica rice, mixed with a proper amount of glutinous rice, soaked in water, dried, and then finely powdered with a stone pound, then added with pine nut powder and sugar, pressed and sliced, baked with a slow fire until the pieces are golden, and then printed with red letters , It became the champion cake.

Li Kuer picked up a piece, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, the aroma was tangy, and after he took a bite, it was sweet and crispy, and when the cake slowly melted on the tip of his tongue, it became extremely delicate and delicious.

"Sister He, do you think that the eldest son of the Qi family will not recognize this cake after eating it? After all, what you make is definitely better than anyone else's."

He Weiran shook his head: "The girl explained the method of making cakes in great detail, how fine the sugar is, how finely it is cut, how thick it is and how long it takes to bake it. It's all clear. How can there be a big difference between the things you make? At most, It’s just that the cake maker’s mind is different, but if that man has never cherished nostalgia and gratitude, how much difference can he taste?”

The cake is made, the letter is packed, and the rest is to ask someone to send the things to the capital.Although the owner is the prince's mansion, there will not always be carriages and horses driving to the capital. After making inquiries, the last time I went to the capital, it must be spring. By then, let alone whether the number one scholar cake is broken, even the eldest daughter-in-law may support it. Not until then.

"Ah... I haven't seen Ah Yan for a long time, I miss her a little bit." He Weiran said suddenly.

Ah Kui gnawed on the number one cake, and was singing with a smile: "Eat this piece of number one cake, tomorrow I will be number one, eat another piece of number one cake, sister Meihua will also be number one..." He Weiran sighed suddenly, He couldn't help saying: "Oh, I miss Lord River God too. I want to leave her a piece of No. [-] Cake so that she can also be No. [-]."

Li Kuer poked Ah Kui's head: "Do you know what a champion is?"

Ah Kui blinked her big round eyes, and said aggrievedly, "Why don't I understand? Isn't it just heavy, strong, and round?"

Plum Blossom shook her head helplessly: "Hey, you silly flower, don't take me with you next time as the 'No. [-] Scholar'."