Chongxi's little husband is very "soft and cute"

Soon, the first pot was baked, and Lu Yunchen lifted the lid of the oven. The bubbling heat and rich sweet aroma rushed towards him. The three of them who had waited around the oven for a long time hurriedly poked their heads towards the oven. look in.

I saw the round, golden and buttery mooncakes, like blooming petals, laid flat on the tray, and the soft and mellow smell made the mouth water.

Can't wait to let it cool, Qin Muyan pinched one first. The outer skin of the mooncake was soft and thin, with bright oily flowers. When pinching the two sides with a little force, the mooncake was divided into two, with a tender yellow salted egg yolk in the middle, wrapped with A circle of clear lotus seed paste, bite it down, the taste of the salty egg yolk is slightly rough, rustling, once you lick your lips, the lips are stained with golden yellow, the white lotus seed paste tastes soft and creamy, soaked in a faint fragrance .

"Okay.. Is it delicious?" Liang Huan stood aside, looking at the mooncake in Qin Muyan's hand eagerly, and swallowed.

Qin Muyan hurriedly swallowed the mooncake in his mouth, nodded, and handed the other half to Liang Huan, "It's delicious! I've never eaten something so delicious!"

When Lu Yunchen saw this, he knew that his mooncake was ready. He picked up one and gave it to Gu Ping, "Brother Ping, you can try it too. If you can eat some, I plan to arrange it during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Gu Ping had already waited impatiently, and was too embarrassed to start, his saliva was about to burst, at this moment he took the mooncake handed over by Lu Yunchen, and took a big bite first, the sweetness overflowed wantonly in his mouth, gradually lingering On the tip of the tongue, "Brother Yunchen, this taste is absolutely amazing. I dare say that if you sell this mooncake during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will definitely make a lot of money."

Lu Yunchen had the bottom line in his mind, besides the egg yolk and lotus paste filling, he planned to add a few more flavors.

Red bean paste and mung bean paste only need to be steamed, twisted into a puree, and stirred with sugar. As for the black sesame flavor, mashed cooked sesame seeds, mixed with butter and sugar, and grinded into balls, it is not considered complex.

The only troublesome thing was the egg yolk and lotus paste stuffing. Fortunately, he calculated the date and marinated the salted duck eggs early, so that he didn't have to worry about this ingredient right now. The rest of the lotus paste, with the help of Liang Huan and Gu Ping, Although it takes some effort, it can be dealt with.

For the first batch of mooncakes that were baked, Lu Yunchen specially ordered a few gift boxes in the street market, packed them up, and sent two boxes to Shi Yuan and Xu Cheng each.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is the day when every household walks around. In previous years, I would order some exquisite pastries from pastry shops, but those were the same ones that were sent back and forth. Everyone was tired of eating them. Shen Changfu was worried that he would not be able to deliver them this year What fit, the butler came in with the mooncakes that Lu Yunchen had delivered to his door.

As soon as the door was opened, the sweet and mellow fragrance entered the door. Shen Changfu was preparing a list of gifts at the desk when he suddenly smelled a burst of fragrance. Looking up, he saw the housekeeper carrying two gift boxes. This gift box overflows.

"Master, this is from Boss Lu, who said it was a mooncake for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and asked Madam and Young Master to try it out..."

"Moon cake? Open it for me to see?" Shen Changfu immediately became interested and stopped the pen in his hand.A few days ago, Shen An had a cough, and the mother boiled the soup so hard that she couldn't pour it into her mouth, but it was Lu Yunchen who said it was the autumn pear ointment that relieved cough and nourished the lungs. Then he clamored for a drink, but he didn't expect that after a few days of drinking, his cough would be healed, and before he remembered to come to thank him, Lu Yunchen actually brought over a rare thing called moon cakes.

The housekeeper carefully opened the gift box, and six small and exquisite round mooncakes were placed in the gift box in an orderly manner. Shen Changfu was about to taste it when Shi Yuan followed Shen An into the door. "Shen Da, what kind of snacks did you buy, it smells sweet and sweet."

"Returning to Madam, it was Little Boss Lu who brought the mooncakes." The housekeeper bowed slightly, and Yuan explained at the same time.

"Daddy, I want to eat, I want to eat mooncakes." Shen An in Shi Yuan's arms writhed dishonestly, clamoring to eat with her hands open.

"You kid, nothing delicious can hide from you. I haven't tasted your father yet." Shen Da teased this, but he still picked up one, broke off a small piece, and handed it to Shen An. Expecting to break it apart, I found out that there is a hole in the moon cake.Even if he was in the world, he had eaten all the things he had eaten, and he hadn't tasted what was in the mooncake stuffing. He only found out after being reminded by the housekeeper that it was lotus paste, but what is this lotus paste?

"Shen Da, haven't you been worrying about what to give as gifts this year? I saw that Yunchen's mooncakes are pretty good. They look flat and delicate, and taste mellow and crispy. They are not much more delicious than the pastries we ordered in previous years." Shi Yuan With tea, he ate the whole mooncake and was very satisfied with Lu Yunchen's craftsmanship.

"This is a good idea. After living for so many years, I have never heard of moon cakes. It is only Yun Chen's active brain that can figure it out. The jam and canned food he made last time made us big I made a lot of money." Shen Changfu thought about it, and felt that Shi Yuan's proposal was very suitable, and immediately went to find Lu Yunchen.

The situation in the Zhao residence is also the same. Based on past experience, the things that the little boss Lu sent over are not ordinary food. Xu Cheng never thought that this time it turned out to be moon cakes, which are small and exquisite, with soft skin. It was full of stuffing, but it only took a cup of tea, and I ate two or three in a row. If it wasn't for the maid who came to eat, this box would have gone into my stomach.After tasting the plumpness of this mooncake, Xu Cheng also came up with the idea of ​​giving gifts during the New Year's Day.

Lu Yunchen was cooking mooncakes with three other flavors. As soon as Shen Changfu entered the door, Xu Cheng followed him in, just as a new batch was coming out of the pan.

"Brother Shen, Brother Cheng, you are here at the right time, hurry up and have a taste..." Qin Muyan greeted the two of them, and brought the freshly baked mooncakes to the table.

The red bean filling and mung bean filling are sweet and greasy, and they taste softer. The black sesame has a light taste and a firm texture. It is more suitable for people who don’t like sweets. After tasting them one by one, I want to order this mooncake as a New Year’s gift. The idea is even worse.

"Yunchen, bring me ten boxes of these four flavors of mooncakes one by one..." Shen Changfu placed an order before Xu Cheng could speak.

"Hey, Shen Da, it's your quick talk, Yun Chen, I want to order too. Prepare more of the egg yolk and lotus seed paste, and prepare five or six boxes of each of the other three flavors. If these flavors can be mixed in Pack them together, then I'm asking for six boxes." Xu Cheng followed closely behind, pointing to the four flavors on the table and instructed.

Lu Yunchen memorized everything, and that afternoon, he took Gu Ping and pushed the cart to the market to buy ingredients, "Brother Yunchen, I see that there are quite a lot of orders. I discussed it with Huaner. Come here to help earlier in the day, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is not a few days away."

Lu Yunchen also had the same intention, thinking that during the period before the festival, he would pay Liang Huan and Gu Ping more and entrust them to help.

The four of them worked hard day and night for a few days, and finally rushed out all the orders before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because of Shen Changfu and Xu Cheng's propaganda, the old men in Yong'an Town also came to find them. For a while, The moon cakes with the name "Hexingju" flowed into the north and south of the river along with the gift list.

This made Qin Muyan, who was worried that the price of mooncakes would be too high and would lose money, heaved a sigh of relief. When he first learned about the price of mooncakes, his jaw dropped in shock. It is still a little unacceptable for him to sell a small one at the same price as Guokui, and it is also unacceptable for those guests who are curious about the mooncakes and want to buy them to taste.

"Only this pancake can be sold for six renminbi, and the peach blossom pastry in Boss Song's shop on the East Street is only ten renminbi a catty. This little boss Lu is really deceived by money..."

After hearing the price, the aunt waved her hands. This is not a dim sum that ordinary people can afford, but she couldn't stand her grandson's fuss. The aunt felt sorry for her little grandson, so she bought a mooncake with red bean paste. Unexpectedly, when she bit it open, red bean paste filled It was stuffed full, firm and full, and sweet, making people want to eat one after another, and she couldn't help but bought the other three flavors one by one. Although it was "meat pain", but It's delicious, who cares about the little grandson.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lu Yunchen specially organized a mooncake tasting session at Hexingju, but none of the guests who tasted it said it was bad. I bought a few of them for my family to try out.

Waiting for the night to settle the accounts, Qin Muyan was even more astonished. Together with the gift boxes ordered by the gentlemen, plus the mooncakes sold in bulk in the past few days, excluding the extra wages and food costs for Liang Huan and Gu Ping, the money he got was more than 20 yuan Two, he bit the white silver ingot in disbelief, almost knocking out his teeth, which made Lu Yunchen laugh out loud.

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This Mid-Autumn Festival, but some happy and some sad.

Shopkeeper Song of the pastry shop turned his head sad. In previous years, this time was when they made a lot of money. Who knew that Lu Yunchen would be killed this year, and the unsold pastry gift boxes piled up into mountains. But it is still in short supply.

"Shopkeeper Song, how is the business of the shop this Mid-Autumn Festival?" Just when he was worried, Li Datou swaggered to the door.

Shopkeeper Song snorted coldly, and said unhappily, "Shopkeeper Li, haven't you seen it all? The house is empty, and the weeds are almost half the height of a person."

Li Datou's noodle restaurant is not like this, he expected it right, since the business of Dahe Xingju has been on the right track, the business of his own noodle restaurant has been worsening day by day, and it is about to stop, worrying He doesn't think about eating or drinking.

"Shopkeeper Song, don't you want to think of a way? Let the little boss Lu, who lives in Hexing, mess with the big guys, so you can't be at peace?"

"Look at what you said. He Xingju's business is good. It's the little boss Lu who has the ability and craftsmanship. We can't compare." Although shopkeeper Song is worried about the business in the shop, he doesn't like Li Datou's style even more. Seeing him slandering others like this, he showed displeasure.

"Shopkeeper Song, don't be in a hurry. Boss Lu is in the middle of the Mid-Autumn Festival. He is making mooncakes, but he will steal all the business from your shop. You are still drinking tea leisurely here... " Li Datou saw that shopkeeper Song wanted to talk to Lu Yunchen, his face immediately became gloomy, his brows were tightly frowned, and even his tone became irritable.

"Then tell me, what else can I do besides drinking tea here? Could it be possible to go to Hexingju and tell the little boss Lu to take pity on me and show me some grease between his fingers?" Shopkeeper Song sneered. He said, he can't do such lowly things.

"Shopkeeper Song, don't insult yourself, don't you see that I came to give you an idea?" Li Datou's face changed, and he smiled.

"Give me an idea... Hmph... Shopkeeper Li, I don't know you yet. I'm afraid that He Xingju has almost robbed you of the business of Li Ji Noodle Restaurant. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to me. What's the matter?" To be honest, if you fart, let it go, I don’t have time to spare, I’m playing riddles with you here.” Shopkeeper Song took a sip from the teacup, put it down heavily, and said impatiently, what was Li Datou thinking? It's obvious.

Having been exposed mercilessly for his embarrassment, Li Datou clenched his fists, and there was a hint of sternness in his eyes. Now he is really scattered. A few years ago, when he relied on Zhao Si to show off his might in Yong'an Town , this Shopkeeper Song has never been in his eyes, but he just lost power for a while, and he dared to treat him with such a tone. If Lu Yunchen hadn't leaned against Boss Shen, and even Zhao Si would not dare to do anything wrong, how could he have ended up in this situation? .

If it wasn't for worrying that his noodle shop wouldn't be able to support Third Grandfather's return to his hometown, he would never bite the bullet and come to the door.

"Shopkeeper Song, you know the current situation very well. A time-honored brand of more than [-] years can't compete with a shop that has just opened for a few days. I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable. I have a solution here. I have already cooperated with several other shops. I have talked with the shopkeeper, and everyone is more supportive. Now, it depends on whether you nod your head or not. I can guarantee that as long as we work together and do what I say, it will only take a few days to save our business Kung fu..." Li Datou vowed, relying on himself alone, definitely won't work, but if he unites people, then no matter how powerful little boss Lu is, can he fight against the entire Yong'an Town?

Although shopkeeper Song didn't believe what Li Datou said, but for the sake of Qingmeizhai's business, he had no choice but to act as a living horse doctor. The two got together, whispered a few words, and immediately made a decision.

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It seemed that it was already noon, and there were not many tables of guests in the lobby. Qin Muyan stood at the door, stretched his neck and looked out. There were quite a few people on the street, why didn't anyone come in to eat?

"What are you looking at?" Lu Yunchen rarely had time to spare, so he took off his apron and came out of the kitchen.

"Something's not quite right... It's lunch time. Usually at this time, the lobby is full of people, but it's too quiet today." Qin Muyan muttered, just wondering, he looked at the few people on weekdays. A regular customer, who seemed to have made an appointment, walked past the door of the store without taking his eyes off, and went straight to Liji Noodle Restaurant.

Naturally, Lu Yunchen also noticed that the business of restaurants has always been relatively stable, and there is no problem with the feedback from customers, and even the newly launched dishes and pastries are well received.

"Then what the hell is Datou Li doing? Why are all the customers going to his shop..." Qin Muyan looked at Da Noon, and many regular customers rushed into Li Ji Noodle Shop, and even came out of the noodle shop wiping their mouths He is also a frequent visitor to Hexingju, which makes him even more puzzled.

"Leave it alone, there are other customers in the store, take care of these customers..." Lu Yunchen comforted, with a serious look on his face.

In the next few days, the situation became more and more serious. Not only did the number of diners decrease, the guests who usually liked to eat Hexingju pastries also stopped coming. After being busy for so long, they were suddenly idle, and they were a little uncomfortable .

Gu Ping couldn't sit still, and took advantage of the fact that the shop was not busy, he went out for a couple of laps, and when he came back, his face was very ugly.

"Brother Yunchen, do you know that the shops around us are all reducing their prices? It is said that the efforts are not small, especially the Liji noodle restaurant, which is [-]% off..."

"It's Li Datou again..." Qin Muyan said angrily, why is this person so lingering, "It must be Li Datou who joined these shops and deliberately lowered the price to suppress us, otherwise why did we suddenly come together as if we had made an appointment in advance? action!"

Although Lu Yunchen also has this intention, it doesn't matter whether this matter is arranged by Li Datou or not, it is true that He Xingju's business will be affected. If this problem is not resolved, the accumulated customers will soon be dispersed, and the food It is something that is updated very quickly.

Due to the sluggish business, the income also plummeted. Even the old lady noticed it, and took a special opportunity to ask Lu Yunchen in private.

"Chen'er, tell grandma the truth, is there something wrong with this restaurant? Why are there so many fewer customers? I'm looking at Mu Yan, why is he depressed recently?"

"Grandma, don't worry about it. You will inevitably encounter some difficulties in doing business. It's just that it has been so smooth in the past, so I let my guard down."

The current situation does not allow him to sit still and wait for death, he must find some way to come out.

"Husband, why don't we also lower the price of the dishes..." Qin Muyan went to inquire secretly, and compared with Hexingju, these shops are indeed much cheaper.

"No, the price can't be lowered. Once it starts, it has to be lowered again and again. In the end, maybe we all have to lose money in business. Don't worry, don't worry, I have a solution."

What her husband said gradually calmed Qin Muyan's restless heart. If Lu Yunchen said there was a way, there must be a way.

Sure enough, not a couple of days.

People who came out to look for food at meal time passed in front of the gate of Hexing House.

"What kind of food does this Hexingju sell? It smells so good..."

"That's right, I smelled it too, and it ticked off my glutton..."

"No, I wasn't hungry at all, but my stomach growled when I smelled it..."

People passing by stopped and stretched their necks to look into the shop.

"Why do you want to go to Hexingju? The things they sell are so expensive, how can they be cheaper than Liji noodle shop..." After one person weighed it, he still retreated a little.

"Although...although...Liji Noodle Restaurant is really affordable, but the food at Hexingju is delicious..."