The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 993 Moon Cake
Now the households in Zhuangzi are having a better life. It is also an elegant thing to buy a mold from a carpenter and make some mooncakes by themselves and present them to relatives and friends.

Now on Zhuangzi, even if you don't go out, you can smell the smell of mooncakes, which is very pleasant and mouth-watering.

"Master Hou, some merchants have come to deliver things to us." Qin Bingyue walked into the small kitchen in the backyard and said.

In the small kitchen, Xuan Shijing was making mooncakes with Mrs. Wang.

"Take them all, and put some mooncake boxes in return for them. Those who celebrate the festival will come and go." Xuan Shijing said.

"Yes." Qin Bingyue responded, and then went down to do the shopping.

Even in Chang'an, Hou Mansion's mooncakes are famous for their deliciousness. There are also some novelties such as red bean paste and mung bean paste. The most mouth-watering one is the one filled with rose petals.

Rose, the beauty of stones, roses, round pearls, mooncakes filled with rose petals are not only delicious, but also have a good meaning. During the festival, it is a good fortune.

Half a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhong Zishuo will arrange someone to find a carpenter to make some exquisite boxes for holding moon cakes. For dignitaries and dignitaries, put six moon cake boxes in a box, which means the meaning is smooth. For the merchants who come and go, put eight, and if you send it back, only one box is enough.

"Jing'er, have you sent the one from the palace?" Wang asked.

Jin Yang has never married into the Hou's Mansion, so outside the male lead, he is talking about Xuan Shijing, while inside the female lead, it is still Wang who is the head of the house.

"Not yet, no, let's make some by ourselves, just for the palace." Xuan Shijing said.

"Well, that's right. Sending it to the palace is also a gift, and it's also very good to do it yourself. The Empress once told Wei Niang that your marriage with Princess Jinyang might be scheduled this year. " said Wang.

"So fast?" Xuan Shijing was surprised.

I am 19 years old, although it is not young at this time, but Jinyang is only 15 years old this year, which is just a false age, only sixteen years old, and the marriage between the two has already been planned, just waiting When Jin Yang reaches the age, he can leave the cabinet.

"Hurry up? Jing'er is nineteen years old. Isn't Princess Jinyang about to reach her age? Not fast, not fast." Wang said with a smile.

She wished that Xuan Shijing would marry Jinyang as soon as possible, so that she could have a grandson one day sooner.

If the Xuan family doesn't bloom all day long, Wang's heart can't be settled for a day. This Xuan family in Chang'an only has Xuan Shijing as a single seedling. If Xuan Shijing gives birth to ten or eight children, that's good. Woolen cloth.

"Yeah, think about it too, these days are in a hurry, and I can't count myself." Xuan Shijing smiled.

"Jing'er is so emotional. You are still young. There will be good days in the future. As long as you marry a wife, have children, and spread the branches and leaves for the Xuan family, you will live a good life, even if you are a mother. The next day, I can walk away with peace of mind when I close my eyes, and when I see your father, I can tell him with a clear conscience that our family is doing well now." Wang said.

"Mother, look at you, you have a big festival, you just talk nonsense. In the future, when your son has a child, you will need your help to look after him. The child is afraid that the nanny will look down on him." Xuan Shijing said.

It's normal for the child's grandma to look after the child, and this is what Xuan Shijing subconsciously thinks.

"That's right, what I'm talking about is that mother is still waiting for you to give birth to a big fat grandson for mother." Wang said with a smile.

"What grandsons are not grandsons? Sons and daughters are as distressing as children. They are all blood relatives. Don't worry about it so much." Xuan Shijing hurriedly persuaded Wang to give up the idea of ​​patriarchal sons. gave birth to a daughter
"Okay, okay, mother understands, although I said so, but now such a big family business in the Hou's mansion, there must be a male to inherit it, no matter how smart the girl is, it is really difficult to support a family Some." Wang said: "Don't be stubborn with your mother on this point, when you were still in your infancy, mother had a personal experience."

"Okay, okay, I won't argue with you." Xuan Shijing took the mooncake out of the mold, put it on a wooden tray, and ordered the servants to take it and bake it.

"Mother, can the empress have a date? We can also prepare well." Xuan Shijing said.

"At noon the day after tomorrow, there will be a banquet in the palace. His Majesty will issue a decree to grant a marriage in public. The decree is just to give a date. You don't have to be nervous. After your majesty gives a date, you can prepare the dowry and go to the palace. The rules and regulations given by the Ministry of Rites will not be messed up, our family is not short of money, be more generous, Jinyang was raised in the hands of His Majesty and Empress, so don't wrong him before entering the door." Wang said.

As a mother and future mother-in-law, Wang's attitude is quite correct, and it is also because of the unpleasant experience in the Xuan family that year, she does not want those bad things that happened to her to be passed down from generation to generation.

Eating a meal at noon tomorrow will become physical work, one meal in the palace, another meal in the Xuanwu Tower in the afternoon, and at night, I can quietly watch the moon with my family.

Being in a high position is not so easy.
The mooncakes were out of the pan, and the maids were busy packing the mooncakes, while Xuan Shijing personally supervised them.

"Two boxes of red beans, two boxes of red bean paste, and two boxes of puff pastry roses." Xuan Shijing said, "Choose these six boxes carefully, so there should be no mistakes."

"Yes." The servant girl replied.

"Also, add two boxes of each, and when they are sent to the palace, these six boxes will be sent directly to the Nuan Pavilion." Xuan Shijing said.

There are twelve boxes in total, six boxes for His Majesty Li Er and his wife, and six boxes for Jin Yang himself.

Xuan Shijing wasn't worried that His Majesty Li Er and his wife would be unhappy, but they were too late to be happy because she was so concerned about holding the si.

"Your Majesty." Butler Zhong walked in: "Except for His Majesty and Your Majesty in the palace, does the Prince have to send some? Two days ago, the East Palace sent someone to say hello, saying that they would send more. "

"This is the Hou's Mansion, not Shangshi Bureau. If you want more, let the prince find someone from Shangshi Bureau to do it yourself." Xuan Shijing said angrily: "Is there still some meat stuffing left over from yesterday?" Is it? Find a carriage and take them all to the East Palace."

"Yes." Zhong Zishuo responded.

In fact, what people want is rose mooncakes.
This big pot of mooncakes was the last pot, and the share of the farmers on the Zhuangzi had been distributed long ago, and some relatives and friends in Chang'an City also sent over.

After this pot was released, the Hou Mansion also kept a lot of it. They are all the tastes that everyone prefers. They will be distributed until tomorrow. Whether you keep it for yourself or send it home, there are gift boxes. Although It's not as exquisite as the ones sent outside, but it's more affordable.

(End of this chapter)