After traveling through time, the restaurant I opened became a big hit

Chapter 15 Osmanthus Cake

Jiang Li walked slowly to the old lady and sat on the chair next to her.

"Grandma, is this osmanthus tree yours?"

The old lady shook her head.

"The osmanthus tree is in the village. When families want to make something to eat, they come here to pick it."

Jiang Li's eyes lit up and he asked.

"Then I want to make osmanthus cake. Can I pick some from the tree?"

The old lady's gentle gaze fell on Jiang Li, as if she was thinking carefully.

After a long while, he responded with a smile.

"Of course, the kitchen is on the right. The B&B is owned by my grandson, and you can use the kitchenware in it as you like."

Hearing this, Jiang Li smiled brightly.

"Thank you, grandma! I'll bring it to you when it's ready!"

Because there was no prior preparation, Jiang Li returned to the room first.

I pretended to take it from the luggage, but actually bought sticky rice flour, glutinous rice flour and purple sweet potato flour in the system mall.

Of course, Jiang Li did not forget to exchange for a few osmanthus-shaped molds, which would make the finished products look even better.

When she was little, her master made osmanthus cake for her.

I often sit on the threshold of the master's shop, savoring the osmanthus cake carefully.

The occasional sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance can attract many customers for the chef.

When Jiang Li grew up, he began to learn cooking from his master.

The first dish I learned to cook was osmanthus cake.

Coming to the kitchen of the B&B, Jiang Li took out the ingredients.

She just asked Jiang Xu to pick up a lot of osmanthus flowers at the door, wash them and put them aside.

Pour out sticky rice flour and glutinous rice flour from the bag, add a little white sugar, pour in clean water and stir evenly.

Because the water absorption of flour is different, the amount of water should be increased or decreased appropriately.

It's done until you can squeeze it into a ball with your hands, and it falls apart when you squeeze it lightly.

Then take out a part of it and pour in purple sweet potato powder, sift it again, it will taste more delicate.

That's it.

Pour the white rice flour into the mold, and put the purple sweet potato rice in the middle with Jiang Li.

After pressing it with a mold, you can steam it.

The all-purpose assistant Jiang Xu has already boiled the water and just needs to steam it for 35 minutes.

Next, wait for it to dry, sprinkle with dried osmanthus flowers, and then drizzle with a spoonful of the system’s secret honey.

After so many days, more than 20 kilograms of honey have accumulated in the system.

Jiang Li was worrying about how to use it. It would be a pity to leave it idle in the system backpack.

While the osmanthus cake was steaming in the pot, Jiang Li boiled another pot of hot water and prepared to make a pot of green tea.

The kettle made a slight humming sound and steam rose up.

Jiang Xu sat nearby and watched. He felt like he didn't even recognize Jiang Li anymore.

Whether it's the dishes made in the restaurant or the osmanthus cake and green tea made here.

He actually didn't know when Jiang Li had learned so many things.

Thinking about it, Jiang Li became like this only after his parents passed away.

Mingming was brought up in a pampered state by his parents and couldn't even cook.

Jiang Xu felt distressed. Who knew how much effort his sister had put in behind the scenes to make such delicious dishes?

It seems that I still need to work harder to provide a better future for Jiang Li.

Jiang Licai didn't have time to pay attention to Jiang Xu's little thoughts. Her eyes fell randomly somewhere without focus.

The hair beside her ears was slightly disheveled, and she looked lazy and relaxed, as beautiful as a lady from an ancient scroll.

With the breeze blowing in from the window and the birds singing, Jiang Li and Jiang Xu closed their eyes and leaned back in their chairs. In such an environment, the siblings felt unprecedented relaxation.

Even Jiang Xu didn't know that a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth inadvertently.

Jiang Li's osmanthus cake was out of the pot, and while Jiang Xu was asking the boss to borrow a tray.

She got honey and green tea out of her system.

Pour honey on the osmanthus cake and sprinkle with the dried osmanthus flowers that the old lady had brought.

In the white ceramic plate, there are osmanthus cakes pressed into small flower shapes placed on it, small and very cute.

The osmanthus cake was ready, and Jiang Li started to prepare tea.

A pot of hot water is poured in, and the tea soup spreads out, becoming clear and fragrant.

Jiang Li knew at once that the tea in the system was not ordinary.

The white fingertips matched the green teacup very well. Jiang Li picked it up and took a sip.

After taking a sip of the tea, it tasted slightly bitter and astringent at first, then swirled around the tip of the tongue and then turned sweet.

Jiang Li suddenly felt that all the fatigue of the past few days was swept away, and even his mind became much clearer.

When Jiang Xu came back, he put the osmanthus cake and tea on the tray.

They both carried it out together.

The old lady was still sitting under the osmanthus tree, but the child beside her had already run away.

Jiang Li put the food on the small table that was set up temporarily. "Grandma, would you like to try it?"

The old lady nodded and looked at the osmanthus cake in front of her with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

The osmanthus cake smelled sweet, very similar to the ones she had eaten before.

The old lady gently placed the pastry on the tip of her nose, and a faint scent of osmanthus mixed with the fragrance of rice entered her nasal cavity, which was particularly pleasant.

Then eat it in one bite.

"Hmm!" The sweet and soft taste brought the old lady back to the past.

I remember that when she was little, she also sat under the osmanthus tree while her mother did odd jobs.

She helped her mother with the work and kept asking her to make osmanthus cake as a reward after she finished the work.

Her mother would always nod her head with a smile, and lovingly call her the greedy little girl.

There were some crystal tears in the old lady's eyes. It was really delicious.

She was old and didn't want to eat anything, but now eating this osmanthus cake, her appetite was aroused.

After the old lady took one, Jiang Xu also took one.

He had been craving for this since a while ago, so he picked one up and put it in his mouth.

The osmanthus cake looks delicious and tastes even better. The texture is not as soft as ordinary cakes.

It tastes glutinous and chewy, with a light sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance.

There is also the aroma of purple sweet potato in the middle, which tastes refreshing and has a unique flavor.

When cooking, Jiang Li preserved the original flavor of the ingredients to the greatest extent possible.

The strong sweet osmanthus fragrance coupled with the tangy rice aroma, and the purple sweet potato in between are like a pleasant surprise.

Paired with the green tea she had just brewed, it tasted healing and comfortable.

Although the old lady is old and has bad teeth, she just likes this.

I haven't tasted this flavor for many years, but today I actually tasted it from such a young girl.

It can also be said that I have no regrets in death.

Jiang Li saw the tear flowing from the corner of the old lady's eye, and it would be a lie to say that he was not touched.

Before she could even give herself time to build up her sad emotions.

The system's soft and passionate electronic sound rang out.

[Ding, system task completed. ]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: one acre of cultivated land. ]

(End of this chapter)