Border Cook

There's no way. The steamed dumplings taste so good that I just want to eat them quickly. I feel like saying any more words would be a waste.

Even after praising, Feng was still busy putting the steamed dumplings into her mouth one after another.

Only after she ate a few more did Feng put down her chopsticks. "Mrs. Xia's cooking skills are really amazing. The steamed dumplings are so delicious."

And it looks very beautiful.

"Since Auntie likes it, then eat more." Xia Mingyue took out all the steamed dumplings in the food box. "But if you eat too much for dinner, it may cause indigestion. Auntie can only eat this plate at night. The rest can be put on the steamer for tomorrow morning. Then you can heat it up and eat it."

Now that the weather is getting cooler, many foods can be kept overnight without going bad.

Feng was originally a little embarrassed for eating the steamed dumplings Xia Mingyue sent for nothing. Now seeing that she gave so many at once, she felt even more embarrassed. "This is really too much..."

"Not much." Xia Mingyue smiled, "I am also grateful to my aunt for helping me clear my name."

"Is it because of this?" Feng waved her hand. "I am only telling the truth. You don't have to do me a favor for this."

"But even if it's the truth, not everyone is willing to say it. Auntie, you said it, it's helping me, so I have to remember it."

Xia Mingyue said, "This is one of the reasons. Aunt Feng is also a respected elder. We, the younger generation, should take better care of her. Just think of me being greedy today and doing two things at once."

His words were clear and his tone was gentle, which was very comfortable to listen to.

As Feng got older, she liked such sensible and polite descendants more and more. Now she liked Xia Mingyue even more. "Since you said so, I will accept it shamelessly."

"That's it." Xia Mingyue's eyebrows and eyes turned into crescents when she smiled.

After chatting about family matters for a while, Xia Mingyue saw that it was getting late, so she stood up and said goodbye.

Feng walked him to the entrance of the alley before going home and continuing to eat the remaining half plate of steamed dumplings.

The steamed dumplings tasted so good that Feng squinted her eyes while eating them. She felt that Xia Mingyue was a good person even more.

Good craftsmanship, good temperament, and better quality.

It’s just that among people with good qualities, there are always some dirty-hearted people doing bad things behind their backs, which is really infuriating.

No, can this evil be allowed to overwhelm good?

I have to talk to everyone about this tomorrow. Please keep your eyes open and see through the evil hearts of people like Ma. Don't ruin the good path and don't disappoint good people.

Otherwise, who will be kind enough to do good deeds in the future?
The more Feng thought about it, the more she felt that this was true. She quickly ate all the steamed dumplings, cleaned up and prepared to go to bed early, so that she could get up early the next day and sort out what she should say.

Xia Mingyue was unaware of all this, and continued to screen for cold pot skewers franchisees so that she could set up the snack truck as soon as possible.

Luo's and Yu Chuntao's cold pot skewers opened on the same day.

Dongcheng District is prosperous and wealthy, and Luo's has chosen a good location, close to some shops with large customer traffic. Many people see such novel food and come to take a look and buy some to try.

With food tasting, there will naturally be repeat customers.

Not only do the cold pot skewers taste good, but the matching oil paper cup is also convenient and easy to use, saving you a lot of trouble. Even if you hold it in your hand, it doesn’t feel shabby at all. Instead, it adds a bit of fun and makes a very good impression.

Therefore, Luo's snack stand business is quite prosperous, and it is not the cold reception she initially worried about.

Yu Chuntao's place is the same place where Xia Mingyue and Lu used to sell cold pot skewers. The customers are very stable. Xia Mingyue also informed the customers many days in advance that Yu Chuntao would be the one selling in the future. Everyone knew about it, but they still came to support it. In short, the business of these two snack carts is also very smooth.

And Xia Mingyue has also confirmed the last two members to join.

They were all women of about the same age as Mrs. Lu, with good character, diligence and efficiency, and were active in their work.

The two of them booked a spot on East Street and South Street respectively, and began to learn how to make cold pot skewers from Xia Mingyue.

With previous teaching experience, Xia Mingyue has summarized several key points and predicted common mistakes, so this time teaching was particularly easy.

Seeing that the two had learned almost everything, Xia Mingyue took a break from her busy schedule and went to the food store to buy some rice flour, glutinous rice flour, red beans, mung beans and other items.

The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xia Mingyue wants to make some mooncakes.

But considering that there was no special oven at home, she gave up all the mooncake recipes that required baking and chose the snow skin mooncakes that only required raw materials and molds.

Both mung beans and red beans are used to make the bean paste filling for snow skin mooncakes. First, soak them thoroughly, then steam them until they are soft, and finally mix and crush them with brown sugar to make a glutinous bean paste.

Mix cornstarch, glutinous rice flour and rice flour into a batter without particles and bubbles. Steam it and knead it into dough. Divide it into small pieces, knead them into pancake shape, wrap them with sweet and sticky bean paste, and seal them into balls.

Sprinkle a layer of glutinous rice flour on the mold, stuff the dough with red bean paste into it, press it flat, let it stand for a while, then knock the mold directly on the chopping board to successfully demold the mooncake.

Sweep away the excess glutinous rice flour on the mooncakes, carefully place them one by one into a deep plate, and then place them in water to cool down.

Snow skin mooncakes taste best when refrigerated, so holding them in water can also have some cooling effect.

After spending the night in the town, the mooncakes were served on the table the next morning.

The mooncakes at this time already look white and crystal clear. When you eat them, the mooncake skin is soft, smooth and elastic, and the filling is delicate and sweet, and it tastes very delicious.

Everyone who tasted it exclaimed that it was delicious.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue also breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought that a hasty attempt might not lead to success in one go, but now it seems that it has been recognized by everyone.

But if we talk about the shortcomings of this snow skin mooncake...

Jinqiu County is located in the north, and the food here is particular about the large quantities. Even the bowls and plates that the family uses for their meals are quite large.

Based on this custom, the mooncake mould that Xia Mingyue got from Lu was also quite large, and the snow skin mooncakes made were also the plus version.

So although this mooncake tastes delicious, its appearance lacks the delicate and petite feeling that a snow skin mooncake should have.

But then again, food, after all, ends up in the stomach.

Don’t worry about appearance or anything like that!
Just as everyone was putting the snow skin mooncakes into their mouths, He Shunzi arrived.

I came to give you some bamboo sticks and also to see if Xia Mingyue had made mooncakes.

"I did make it." Xia Mingyue took out a few snowy mooncakes, wrapped them in a clean cloth, and gave them to He Shunzi. "The taste is okay, but the appearance..." (End of this chapter)