Crispy little husband

Mrs. Yao has never eaten ice crisps before. The special shape of the crisps made her take a second look, and found that the thin layer of "ice flowers" condensed on the surface of the ice crisps was very novel.

Pick up a piece and put it in your mouth to taste carefully. It melts in your mouth, soft and delicious. There is almost no sweetness in the first bite, but after chewing a few times, a faint sweetness slowly emerges.

This icing cake is actually more delicious than the cakes sold in pastry shops outside, which made Mrs. Yao's eyes shine. She felt that this short cake uses less sugar than the pastry she specially told the pastry shop to use less sugar.

Immediately, Mrs. Yao thought of Ning Wei. That child actually likes to eat cakes, but he would not like to eat them as long as they are a little bit sweeter. Just like the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, letting him eat mooncakes is like feeding him. Like poison.

Looking at the remaining icing cakes in the food box, the smile on Mrs. Yao's face became more amiable, planning to send this box of icing cakes to Ning Wei in Liang Pingzhou.

Su Xin, who was eating the sweet soup, seriously savored this so-called sweet soup from rich people.

It is said to be sweet soup, but the taste is not sweet, maybe it is because Mrs. Yao doesn't eat too much sweetness on weekdays, or it may be because Tang Dong will be a guest today.

The sweet soup is made from ingredients such as dried longan, wolfberry, gorgon, yam, lotus seeds, barley, and white fungus with sugar. The taste is slightly sweet, and the rest is nothing special. It feels quite nourishing and simple.

Compared with the various sweet soups, desserts, and afternoon teas of later generations, this is probably a traditional and simple ancestor.

"Shopkeeper Tang, I've eaten all of Tang Ji's Tang Laoshen. I think it's pretty good, but I don't know if Shopkeeper Tang is interested in doing business with Laosang?" Calling Tang Dong here today is not just a matter of trouble. He brought Su Xin here because he had a business to discuss with him.

"Does the old lady mean that she also wants to buy sugar from Tang Ji?" Tang Dong's expression moved slightly, and he recovered immediately, and asked a question he was not sure about. The old lady said that the business was for the family for a long time. , Quantitative buying of sugar, or for something else.

"I have a few grocery stores in the provincial capital. I am very optimistic about shopkeeper Tang's candy. I have already called the shopkeeper here. If shopkeeper Tang is interested, why don't you discuss it in detail." Mrs. Yao will not negotiate business in person, she There are shopkeepers and stewards who are in charge of different things, and these things are usually handed over to the people below.

The grocery store Mrs. Yao mentioned is not at the same level as the Xuji grocery store in Chong’an County. The store she owns sells goods from all over the country. Some are novel, some are rare, and some are not easy to find outside. There is one thing in common, that is - expensive.

Tang Dong looked at the shopkeeper who walked into the room, his eyes widened. As a person who used to run a business, he knew a lot about the famous shopkeepers in the provincial capital. The kind he came to, he is not the shopkeeper of an ordinary shop, the shop he manages is called Baibao Pavilion.

Without hesitation, Tang Dong followed the shopkeeper Zhang who entered the door to discuss cooperation outside. With the business of Baibao Pavilion, Tang Ji's writing can be regarded as truly entering the home of a rich man.

Director Tang had inquired about the person behind Baibao Pavilion before, but his surname was not Yao, but Du, who was also a famous family in the provincial capital. He didn't expect that Mrs. Yao was still from the Du family, but he didn't know that she was from the Du family. Daughter, daughter-in-law of the Yao family, daughter-in-law of the Yao family, daughter-in-law of the Du family.

There was no Tang Dong in the room, so Mrs. Yao asked Su Xin to sit closer to her. She was old and her eyesight and ears were bad, and it was hard for Su Xin to look at her and listen to her when she sat far away.

Su Xin obediently walked over to Mrs. Yao and sat down. The old lady held his hand with a loving expression on her face: "Good boy, I like the ice flower cakes you made very much. I knew when you talked about cakes and nods before. You must be an ingenious child. I think the cakes you brought today are better than those of the shops outside that specialize in making cakes. It’s just that my two unsatisfactory sons don’t have a boy of your age, hey... ..."

Hearing that Mrs. Yao's words seemed dangerous, Su Xin quickly followed Mrs. Yao's words and changed the subject: "What cakes does the old lady usually like to eat?"

"When people are old, they are too hard to bite. The doctor tells them to eat less sweet and oily ones. Usually, they drink a bowl of sweet soup in the afternoon and eat two pieces of tuckahoe cake, mung bean cake, red bean cake, etc. I am almost tired of eating. " Mrs. Yao said half-complainingly, half-seriously.

Most of these cakes are steamed, and they are tasteless if you put less sugar in them. Occasionally, you can eat one or two pieces, but it’s boring to eat these every time. There are delicious cakes, but Madam Tian basically doesn’t let her eat them. It is stricter than the doctor.

In fact, no matter what kind of snacks are in moderation, there will be no major problems. Su Xin thought for a while, and came up with a recipe for Madam Yao to change her taste: "There are many types of pastries. If Madam can eat some fermented rice, I Here is a pastry you can try, you just need to add a little sugar, or even leave it out."

Su Xin's words caught Mrs. Yao's attention. She glanced at Nanny Tian next to her, and signaled Nanny Tian to listen carefully.

Seeing that Mrs. Yao was willing to listen, Su Xin said carefully: "This pancake will use fermented glutinous rice, called fermented glutinous rice cake, first mix fermented glutinous rice, a little sugar and warm water, pour it into the flour twice as much as fermented glutinous rice, and then add Knead the flour with warm water to form a smooth dough. After about two hours, the dough will double in size. This is enough. Divide it into small portions and flatten it into the pan to bake until cooked. You can also add red bean paste filling and mint filling in an appropriate amount. , meat stuffing, flower petal stuffing, etc., it depends on what flavor the old lady likes to eat."

"Actually, what I'm talking about is not so much a pastry, but a kind of pancake. After adding fermented glutinous rice, it will have the unique aroma of fermented glutinous rice. The crust is soft and the taste is quite different from ordinary pancakes."

Su Xin talked about Jiuniangbing, and thought of the rice wine he brewed by himself in the past. Unfortunately, at this time, the winemaking workshops are very strict about their recipes and ingredients, and they will not easily disclose them to outsiders. It is not easy to get Jiuqu. Otherwise, he would also like to brew some rice wine himself, which can be used in pastries and dishes.

There is fermented rice in the village, but no one has ever thought of combining fermented glutinous rice and flour to make pancakes. Mrs. Yao gave Mammy Tian a look, and Nanny Tian walked outside silently to give some orders.

Mrs. Yao is not partial to wine, but she has a son who is a military attache at the border. Presumably, her family will definitely like this kind of pancake that smells like wine, especially if there is some meat stuffing in it, the baked one will be even more delicious.

"Good boy, just casually say the recipe for this Jiuniang cake. The elders in your family won't mind." I asked this question after Su Xin had said the recipe, and Mrs. Yao felt that even she was a little cheeky. .

Su Xin shook her head: "Old lady, it's okay, there is no skill in Jiuniang cake, as long as anyone who has eaten it can figure out how to make it, my father and mother will not criticize me for it."

This pancake was eaten by Su Xin once when he was traveling abroad. The taste impressed him deeply. He planned to make some for his family to taste when he went back later.

Now he is finally free, but he can't tell when he will be busy with Tang Ji's affairs again, and make more different types of pastries while he is free, so that his family can know that his ability is not just talking.

Mrs. Yao didn't know that Tang Ji's various candies were made by Su Xin, and she didn't want to ask more questions about candies, so the two talked for a while on the topic of pastries.

At home, Su Xin needs to hide. Facing Mrs. Yao, who doesn't know little "Su Xin" well and doesn't have much contact with Su's family, he can say things that he doesn't know how to say normally.

Although Mrs. Yao has never made many cakes by herself, she has eaten a lot of pastries, so the two of them chatted quite well.

However, Mrs. Yao is getting old after all, and she felt a little tired after talking for more than half an hour. When Su Xin took care of her grandfather, she knew what the old man's body was like, and she could tell that she was tired. He offered to say goodbye.

Mrs. Yao was very reluctant to part with Su Xin, but she couldn't keep Su Xin, so she made an appointment to invite him over in a few days, Su Xin did not refuse, and he also told Mrs. Yao that if she could send someone over earlier, he would At that time, I will make some fresh pastries and bring them with me.

When Su Xin said goodbye to Mrs. Yao, Tang Dong and shopkeeper Zhang at the other place also said the same thing.

After negotiating a big deal, Tang Dong was in a very good mood. He knew that if it weren't for the relationship between Su Xin and Mrs. Yao, Tang Ji's candy would only be Yuanbao Tang if it wanted to enter Baibao Pavilion in the provincial capital. That's the way to go.

On the way back, Tang Dong couldn't help but asked Su Xin: "Brother Xin, with the list of Baibao Pavilion, I think it's not enough for us to make candy. Others participate in making candy without revealing our recipe?"

Su Xin didn't come up with any solution as Tang Dong wanted, he shook his head: "Little uncle, you can't become a big fat man by eating in one sitting, and now Brother Dahai and the others are not proficient in making candy, so don't think too much about it. Let’s talk about adding more people later.”

"Actually, when Brother Dahai and the others become proficient in making sweets, their speed will naturally increase. Although their strength is not as strong as Brother Liangzi's, they can still stand up to Aunt Chun and me. Making soft sweets is not about strength. "

It is not easy to keep the prescription, no matter it is coloring, seasoning, pulling or boiling sugar, once you find someone you don't trust, it is easy to leak it, and even a few words may cause serious consequences.

Tang Dong nodded disappointedly and helplessly when he heard the words: "That's the truth, Brother Xin, you are right. Now everyone just knows our Tang Ji's candy, and they find it novel, and there are many people who buy it. Maybe there will be no people who will buy candy in the future. There are not so many now, it is better not to find more people for the time being."