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Chapter 79 Mooncakes
  The next step is to make mooncakes. The mooncakes in this era are all old-fashioned mooncakes, unlike the variety in previous lives.

Shen Jia plans to make chestnut and rong mooncakes and black sesame mooncakes.

Shen Jia asked four guards to come over and help.

The two guards make chestnut puree, make a slit in the middle of the chestnut, put it into a pot and cook, take it out, remove the chestnut shell, then press the chestnut into puree, add sugar and stir-fry in the pot until the chestnut becomes a ball. , Li Rong became it.

The other two guards made the crust. If there was no inverted syrup, they used honey instead. If there was no vegetable oil, they used a little lard. There was no other way. They added flour and alkaline water, stirred evenly, kneaded it into a dough, and let it rest for an hour.

Shen Jia watched them do it once and left after there were no problems.

To make black sesame mooncakes, black sesame seeds must be fried first. In order to enhance the taste, Shen Jia also adds white kidney beans.

White kidney beans are more difficult to cook, so she first boiled the white kidney beans in a small pot.

"Miss Shen, the pork belly is ready."

Shen Jia picked up a section of fresh bamboo, cut a dozen toothpicks out, and stuck them into the skin of a piece of pork belly.

"Well, not bad, it's cooked just right. Next, you two use bamboo skewers to gently pierce the skin of the meat like me. After piercing, lightly apply honey water on it. After the lard is fried, you can squeeze the meat. ”

Shen Jia mixed the honey water. The honey water should not be too thick. If it is too thick, the skin of the pork belly will turn black.

In her previous life, she had seen her relatives in Hunan Province cook meat. They used beer and it didn't taste as good as honey.

Shen Jia asked the other two guards to cut the pork suet and put it into the pot to squeeze the oil. Then arrange for someone to peel the taro scalp and cut it into pieces.

Fortunately, the kitchen of the county government office is quite large and can accommodate many people. Otherwise, there would be no room for so many people to stand here at the same time and not even turn around.

In the county government hall, Xiao Yichen summoned all the doctors and support personnel from various places.

"After everyone's efforts during this period, the epidemic has slowly subsided. After breakfast tomorrow morning, you can go home. Because of your full support, the epidemic can subside as quickly as possible. This temple is very grateful. I am pleased that your merits will be written down on the memorial and presented to the Emperor, who will reward you based on your merits."

The dark crowd below all knelt down, "Thank you Lord for your kindness! It's our honor to share the Emperor's worries..."

"Get up!"

"Chaoting will reimburse you for the medicinal materials from various medicinal merchants and medical clinics at market prices. The government will also double the medical fees of all doctors these days."

Xiao Yichen looked at the excited expressions on their faces when the medicinal material merchants and medical doctors below heard about the rewards. Later, when they heard that the money for the medicinal materials and double the medical fees would be replenished, he felt deeply in his heart. Maybe this It’s what Miss Shen said: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

According to the previous imperial court's style of work, if there is a reward, there will be no negotiation about the price or medical fees. This was Shen Jia's advice to Xiao Yichen. She said that people knew that the epidemic could kill people at any time, but they came to fight against the epidemic without hesitation, and provided benefits to both parties. Isn’t it appropriate to double the consultation fee? The reward is a high praise for their loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and sacrifice of life. It is different from the money for medical expenses and medicinal materials.

Xiao Yichen thought about it carefully and realized that she was right. The reward was an additional reward. The medicinal materials and the doctor's consultation fees must be settled, otherwise no one would truly support this dynasty in the future.

Shen Jia didn't know that she was unknowingly influencing Xiao Yichen and even the most powerful person in the Zhou Dynasty.

The kitchen was very busy. The pork belly maker squeezed the pork belly and squeezed the taro. The black sesame and white kidney beans were ground into a paste with water and stir-fried into a dough.

The mooncake maker rolls the mooncake crust into a round shape, flattens it, adds the fillings, gathers it with a tiger's mouth, rolls it into an oval, presses it with a grinder, sprays water, puts it in the oven, brushes it with egg yolk, and puts it in the oven.

Shen Jia was as busy as a top, looking at this and that, fearing that something might go wrong.

Cut the squeezed pork belly into pieces, put them together with the squeezed taro, add the seasoning powder ground by Shen Hao, wild onions, and coriander, stir them together, marinate them overnight, and then steam them in the steamer tomorrow morning.     If there is fermented bean curd, it will taste better if you add a piece of fermented bean curd.

Two hours later, a scent of wheat, sesame, and chestnut paste slowly floated out from the oven.

It stirs the nerves of everyone in the kitchen.

So delicious!
  The guards secretly swallowed.

The sweet fragrance floats farther and farther, floating in all directions, impacting everyone's taste buds.

There are more than 400 mooncakes in total, and they are baked five times. A maximum of more than 80 mooncakes can be baked at one time.

Golden black sesame mooncakes and chestnut mooncakes were pulled out of the oven.

People in the lobby of the county government couldn't help but swallow their saliva, looked around to find the source of the aroma, and then discussed in low voices.

"What does it smell like? Why is it so fragrant and sweet?"

"And the aroma of sesame and chestnuts.!"

"It's a bit like mooncakes, but much more fragrant."

"I heard that Miss Shen is leading people to make moon cakes. Is it possible that they are finished?"

"It's definitely done. I wonder if we can try the freshly baked mooncakes."

Xiao Yichen looked at the crowd swallowing saliva below, said a few words, and asked them to leave. He wanted to go in and eat mooncakes.

Shen Jia looked at Xiao Yichen and Shen Hao who came in one after another with a smile: "Brother, Xiao Yichen, do you want to eat mooncakes when you smell the fragrance?"

Shen Hao was not so polite to his sister and said with a smile: "Yeah! Yeah! It smells so good! When can I eat it?"

Xiao Yichen said with a straight face, "This is the first mooncake I have personally participated in making. Of course I have to try it."

Shen Jia Ni glanced at him. This person was as thick-skinned as she was. It was obviously made by the guards, but he actually said that he was also involved in the production. But he picked chestnuts and beehives, so it makes sense to say that he participated in the production.

"The first batch is ready to eat, you guys have a try!" Shen Jia handed a black sesame mooncake to Xiao Yichen and a chestnut and rong mooncake to Shen Hao.

Xiao Yichen took the black sesame mooncake and tasted it elegantly. The rich black sesame aroma spread in his mouth, and praised, "The taste is soft and sweet, and it is sweet and delicate, not bad."

Shen Hao took a bite of the chestnut mooncake. The soft and sweet chestnuts wrapped in the golden cake skin spread in his mouth, which was unforgettable. He finished the mooncake in a few times.

Shen Jia tasted both kinds of mooncakes, and they tasted okay, not overpriced.

The guard and the doctor each ate two, and Shen Jiarang put away the remaining mooncakes to eat while watching the moon tomorrow night.

Shen Jia got up at the beginning of the next day. The support staff from various places were going home today. This morning's meal was both a practice meal and a reunion meal.

Because of this epidemic, we all got to know each other and worked together for more than ten days. After this farewell, most people will never have the chance to see each other again in this life. We gather together to eat and chat, which is considered a farewell banquet.

(End of this chapter)