Dali Temple Small Dining Room 2

Chapter 214 Double Ninth Cake ([-])

When Master Su left home, he was still an ignorant gangster. After returning home, he turned into a wealthy businessman. In addition to helping friends from the past, it is more important to make new friends who fit his status.

"Su Er is really, tsk tsk... After returning home, you will be rich!" The gangster who was called in for questioning said with emotion, "There is a master Zhai who specializes in making vegetarian meals for the nobles, and master Zhou who runs the silk business. , and the owner of Linliu Village...they are all noble people that I might not even be able to reach with my feet!"

Although he didn't know these noble people, he knew from the description that they were masters who were not short of money!Wei Fu nodded, and asked the gangster again: "How did those nobles and Master Su become friends? What do you do on a daily basis?"

The gangster scratched the back of his head, and said: "On weekdays, we just hold banquets, drink tea and eat together, and we are already quite old, so we can't go out like young people to gallop horses or play polo, etc. It’s not good if you fall or lose your waist.”

These words are reasonable, Wei Fu said "Yes", and said to the bastard: "Report to me the names of these masters, what kind of family they do, and their origins. The more careful the better!"

The bastard naturally had no reason not to nod his head, and before he spoke, he did not forget to ask Wei Fu: "How many masters have left in the past two years, can the deceased be reported?"

"Leaving?" Wei Fu was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't react for a while.

The bastard nodded, and said, "Yes! These gentlemen are old, and some of them have already left!"

Having said that, before Wei Fu could say anything, Lin Fei who had been silent at the side suddenly said at this moment: "You said these gentlemen are gone?"

The gangster was a little confused, so he glanced at Wei Fu and Lin Fei, what happened to these two adults?Is it strange that people are old and go away?Especially this Shaoqing of Dali Temple, how old is he, and his ears are not good?
Although he was slandering in his heart, but for the outstanding young minister of Dali Temple in front of him, for some reason, the bastard always felt a little trembling when he saw him, so he nodded honestly and said: "Yes, let's go!" It's over!"

This time it was not Wei Fu who asked the question, but Lin Fei. He didn't know if he thought of something. After a moment of silence with his eyes downcast, he opened his mouth and said to the bastard: "The situation of these gentlemen who have left is especially serious. It needs to be written in more detail.”

Although the bastard didn't understand why Lin Fei made such a request, he still nodded honestly.

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A few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be the Double Ninth Festival on September [-], but there is no festive atmosphere in the whole Dali Temple.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the old people in Dali Temple, headed by Dali Temple Minister Zhao Mengzhuo, feel that they are "not old" before the festival, but what makes the festival atmosphere so weak is because of the case at hand.

This is the case with the yamen of Dali Temple. When there is a case, they can spread a blanket in Dali Temple and sleep for a while during the busy day and night during the New Year; The annual leave is out.Everything depends on whether those villains and villains give face!
It's a pity that villains and criminals never pick their days when they commit crimes.

On September [-]th, Wei Fucong, who has always loved flowers and plants, brought two pots of chrysanthemums and placed them at the entrance of the lobby of Dali Temple.

The remaining festive atmosphere is all in the public kitchen.

September [-]th, Double Ninth Festival, eat Double Ninth Cake!

Today, the public chef naturally didn't forget about the Double Ninth Cake. Compared with the dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival and the moon cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wen Mingtang didn't make any major changes in the Double Ninth Cake.

Chongyang cakes are made in the same way, and the inside is nothing more than rice cakes, red bean paste filling and various sprinkles such as red dates, raisins, pine nuts, etc. As long as the ingredients are sufficient and the sweetness is adjusted, it will not be unpalatable.

During lunch, Yu Jijiu walked over as usual, and besides lunch, he also took a piece of the square-sized Double Ninth Cake to sit down and eat slowly in front of the food table.

Due to busy cases, many servants and officials did not go back to Dali Temple, and there were slightly fewer meals in the public kitchen than in the past. Therefore, A Bing and glutinous rice balls who shared the meals behind the counter were also free, and they were busy while working. small talk.

Looking at Yu Jijiu who was carrying the food and sitting down in front of the food table, A Bing whispered, "I'm afraid Yu Jijiu won't buy a holiday gift box today!"

After all, the Double Ninth Cake made by Master Wen today is quite traditional, and it is not impossible to buy it outside.

Tangyuan heard the words, but glanced at him, and said, "What? Do you think the Chongyang cake made by Master Wen is not as delicious as outside?"

A Bing was startled when he heard this sentence, and quickly waved his hands to deny: "How is it possible? After all, Master Wen is a skill recognized by Zhao Sishan, who cooks for saints in the palace. How can it be worse than outside?"

"That's right!" Tang Yuan snorted, pointing at Yu Jijiu's back and whispered, "Since it's not worse than outside, and the price is cheaper than Hongyanlou, just look at it! Yu Jijiu Will still buy it!"

Said, Tangyuan glanced at Ji Caimai, who was sitting at the stall not far away: Otherwise, why did Ji Caimai prepare so many boxes for Chongyang cakes?

Yu Jijiu, who was sitting in front of the food table, didn't hear the two of them discussing in a low voice, but just focused on the Double Ninth Cake cut into squares in front of him.

A piece of pastry is divided into five layers, which is a little more innovative than the three layers sold in ordinary stalls outside. It is similar to the Double Ninth Cake sold in big restaurants such as Hong Yan Lou, and the method is not as ingenious as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. .

The top, bottom and the middle are steamed rice cakes. At a glance, the two thick layers of white rice cakes are all dark red, like bean paste. Slightly different.Yu Jijiu temporarily suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and looked at the things scattered on the top: sliced ​​red dates, raisins from the Western Regions, almonds, pine nuts, and the scattered osmanthus flowers in the middle.

Osmanthus fragrans is really interesting. It seems that bringing it with you can always add some inexplicable "autumn flavor" to all kinds of pastries.

From the looks of it, not only is it no worse than the one in Hongyan Building, but even more "artistic" because of the layer of sweet-scented osmanthus.

After seeing the appearance of the Double Ninth Cake, Yu Jijiu picked it up and bit into it.

The steamed rice cake is extremely soft, with a slight sweetness in the rich rice fragrance. The two layers in the middle look slightly different in dark red, and they have their own merits. The bottom layer is the bean paste filling that is used most in Chongyang cakes. , the stir-fried bean paste is delicate and sweet, with a unique aroma of red beans; the top layer of dark red filling has a delicate taste, which is completely different from bean paste, and seems to be softer. With the strong aroma of red dates, Yu Jijiu couldn't help raising his eyebrows: It's jujube paste?
The tastes of rice cakes, bean paste, and jujube paste are so compatible. How can it be unpalatable if they are mixed together?
The main body of Chongyang Cake is soft and sweet, but it is not only soft. It is mixed with jujube meat, almonds, pine nuts and other sprinkles on the top, which is richer than the usual soft taste.

It really seems that there is no other way, but because of the meticulousness everywhere, it is completely different from the Chongyang cake outside!

After eating a piece of Double Ninth Cake, Yu Jijiu got up very satisfied and went to the takeaway stall, and said to Ji Cai, "Let me have a look at the Double Ninth Gift Box, I want to take some out to give away!"

Since it is intended to be given away, the presentation of this gift box cannot be bad!Ji Caimai said "oh", and passed the Chongyang gift box behind him to Yu Jijiu to look at, and said, "You can keep it at ease! After this gift box is finished, we, Lin Shaoqing, even praised it!"

Because the poem "the bright moon rises above the sea, we share this time at the end of the world" engraved last time is very good, this time, when Ji Caimai made the gift box, he also added a few words in response to the festival.

The words engraved on the Chongyang gift box are: "Six determinants are yin, and nine determinants are yang. On the ninth day of September, the sun and the moon are combined with yang. The two nine phases are the same, so it is called Chongyang."

(End of this chapter)