women are not easy

Chapter 48 Steamed Rice Cakes

It was evening, and Man Qing was busy going in and out of the courtyard, steaming rice cakes.

Steaming rice cakes during Chinese New Year is always the most time-consuming.The glutinous rice and ordinary round-grained rice have to be boiled at thirty-seven, and then washed with a basket sieve, and put into a water tank in advance, soaking for a day and a night.

After overnighting, it has to be scooped up and put into the stone mortar in the patio to grind finely, so that the rice noodles that come out are fine enough.

Nowadays, those who are able to afford it all invite outside rice cake masters to come in to make cakes.The Wu family was used to thrift, so Man Qing took over all the work.

The difficulty lies in the process of stirring the rice noodles into water and sugar—more water will form a ball, and less water will loosen the cake.If it wasn't for three to five years of hard work, no matter how talented you are, it would be difficult to make authentic Jinxian rice cakes.

Manqing has done a lot, and her techniques are natural and sophisticated. If you ask her how much water and sugar to add, she can't tell for a while, and everything depends on the feeling in her hands.

At this moment, Manqing was stirring the rice cakes, but he still had to take care of the heat of the coal stove.If the fire of this stove is weak, the rice cakes will stain their teeth when they come out, so it will be difficult to look good, and it will be unlucky to look at.

When Da Hai came out, he saw Man Qing putting the wet powder into the cake box.There is a huge steamer empty next to it, and a huge "Wu" character is printed on the lid with bright red dye, which is particularly eye-catching.

This is the steamer that their Wu family brothers and sisters have been looking at for more than [-] years. Even if they don't take a closer look now, Da Hai is familiar with the patterns on it.

There are various patterns carved on the circle of the steamer, such as elegant plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and festive blessings and longevity, but any pattern that can please the lottery can be found.

"Second Sister, why don't you take a rest, are you busy again?" Da Hai smiled and stepped forward to help carry the cake box into the steamer.

Man Qing turned around and saw that it was Da Hai, but he replied with a smile: "It's you, the conversation in the room was just right, why did you come out? Go back to the room quickly, eat some peanuts and melon seeds, it was all yesterday It's freshly fried, it's all your favorite food."

Dahai put his hand into his trouser pocket, and said leisurely: "Second sister, you are always thinking of us, and you are too worried. If you have time, you should care more about yourself."

Man Qing paused, stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "That's why people say that each person has his own life. I think I'm just working hard, and I can't stop doing what I have to do. Woolen cloth."

"Just now I heard the fourth sister chattering a lot. It seems that your photo studio is doing well now?" Dahai saw that the second sister was sweating finely on her forehead, and hurriedly handed over a towel.

Man Qing took the towel, wiped his cheeks, stared at the steamer that was filled with white smoke, and said with a smile: "The business was pretty good before, but now there are more and more new photo studios in the county. It’s also very intense. I was still discussing with Dongxiang a few days ago to see if I should start some other side jobs, otherwise, I’m afraid it’s not a long-term solution to devote all my heart to the photo studio.”

While talking, the first basket of rice cakes was steamed, and Manqing took a stamp dipped in red rice water, and stamped small red plum blossoms on the steaming rice cakes one by one.At first glance, there is a little red in the white, this rice cake is really beautiful.

(End of this chapter)