Rebirth of the beauty of the peasant girl

Chapter 63

A quarter of an hour later, Uncle Li turned on the oven, and under Liu Qingluo's expectant gaze, brought out mooncakes.

Suddenly, a burst of sweet smell hit the nostrils——

Du Shi's eyes lit up...

She took a deep breath, her brows brimming with joy, "This smell is too sweet, I've never smelled such a good smell..."

Uncle Li also stared wide-eyed, looking at the ten mooncakes on the grid, all of them were crispy yellow with oily surface, exuding a tempting smell.

Even the patterns on the moon cakes are neat and exquisite, each one is exactly the same.

He swallowed, and said with some difficulty: "...this mooncake is even more beautiful than the ones sold in the teahouse outside..."

A quarter of an hour ago, he was denying these mooncakes in his mind, thinking that Niuniu was just messing around...

The iron-like facts in front of him proved that not only was he not fooling around, but he was exceptionally successful!
Just looking at it, I was attracted by the exquisite shape and sweet taste of this mooncake, and my mouth couldn't help secreting saliva...

"Sister-in-law Du, how do you make these mooncakes? It's really good..." Uncle Li has dealt with biscuits and dim sum all his life. Seeing Lie Xinxi, he wanted to know how it was made.

The astonishment in Du's heart at this time was not much less than that of Uncle Li. Hearing this, he shook his head, "The method is simple and simple, but it is not simple. It is really cumbersome..."

"Then how to do it..."

"Cough..." Uncle Li's mother-in-law, often called Erniang Song, interrupted Uncle Li with a cough, quietly tugged on the hem of his clothes, and winked at him.

Uncle Li was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the happy Du's mother and daughter, and stopped talking.

"Give these two to Uncle and Auntie—" Liu Qingluo didn't notice the small movements between them, took two mooncakes from the grid, and generously stuffed them into the hands of Uncle Li and Erniang Song.

When the soft and fragrant mooncakes were in his hand, Uncle Li felt hot and quickly pushed them back, "This is not possible, Uncle has no shortage of food here, Niuniu take it back and give it to your parents and Brother Quan..."

There were only ten mooncakes in total, and they looked expensive, so Uncle Li was too embarrassed to take them no matter how greedy he was.

"Niuniu, take this snack back quickly, Erniang can't take your things..." Erniang Song also kept pushing back.

Liu Qingluo resolutely refused, raised her face, and said seriously: "Do uncle and aunt think that Niuniu gives too little?"

Uncle Li blushed immediately, "This, how is this possible, of course not, Niuniu, don't think too much..."

He stammered, and the more he spoke, the more he couldn't explain clearly.

"Oh, go away, let me tell you!" Song Erniang pushed him away, bent over and touched Liu Qingluo's head, and said with a smile, "Good boy, auntie knows your intentions are good, but these mooncakes are very expensive. , your family is not enough, how can Erniang want it?"

Mrs. Du interjected and said with a smile: "What Er Niang said, our family only has four members, why is it not enough?"

Erniang Song and Uncle Li looked at each other, pursed their lips, and did not speak.

But Liu Qingluo understood her meaning in her heart, so she said with a little envy: "Today I saw the second aunt and the fourth aunt, and they all wore shiny hairpins on their heads, so pretty..."

"Silver hairpin?" Song Erniang was a little envious when she heard this.

Speaking of which, the old Liu's family's livelihood is not very good, but the two daughters-in-law in the family don't have to do anything all day long, and they still dress well...

They don't look like anything special on weekdays, so why are they so lucky?
Only the eldest Liu's family is like raising a little mother. They count on the eldest family to do everything at home, and it's not their turn to have a good meal...

These things, everyone in the village knows clearly...

Erniang Song shifted her eyes to the coarse clothes on Du's body, and then she thought about it, the Liu family was kicked out of the old house, even if they had something good, how could they send it over?
Isn't this a bitch?

Even with Du Shi's pungent temper, it's impossible...

It's useless for her to worry about this leisurely...

Thinking about this, Erniang Song's tone softened, and she looked at Liu Qingluo with love.

She pushed back the mooncake in her hand, and said with slanted eyes, "My dear boy, this mooncake looks good and smells good. Auntie and uncle can share half of it and try it!"

"This is not right. If you want to taste it, you can try a whole piece. How can you share the mooncakes that are so round?" Liu Qingluo pushed the mooncakes firmly back, and said softly, "If my aunt doesn't take it, she just doesn't like Niuniu. I don’t want Niuniu to borrow the oven again in the future..."

As soon as these words came out, even Mrs. Du was amazed.

Even if Song Erniang didn't take it, she had to.

"My darling, you have a small mouth, you are as sweet as honey, who did you learn from?" Song Erniang discovered for the first time that the daughter of Mrs. Liu is so lovable.

Liu Qingluo smiled sweetly: "Maybe it was passed on to my mother..."

"This little girl, the good ones don't learn all the time and the bad ones!" Du Shi blamed in his mouth, and the expressions on his heart and face were as proud as he could be.

Song Erniang gave her a white look, "You don't have to be complacent, with your sloppy mouth that doesn't forgive people, even Niuniu can't keep up with half of it!"

"Hmph, I'm happy, I'm just proud! You're jealous, you're jealous of having another daughter, anyway, you and your man aren't too old..." Mrs. Du and Erniang Song have always had a good relationship, and they are not afraid of being offended by each other when they speak.

Song Erniang blushed immediately, and took a sip, "What nonsense are you talking about! Why don't you take your mooncakes and go home!"

Holding the remaining eight moon cakes in one hand, Du held Liu Qingluo in the other, exchanged a few words with Erniang Song, and then walked home step by step.

Seeing that the two women's backs disappeared, Song Erniang turned back into the room, and saw her man squatting at the door of the main room, staring at the moon cake that had been broken in half in a daze.

Song Erniang said angrily: "I said, why are you so dazed in broad daylight! Why don't you go around the field, collect some firewood and come back, and hurry to make sesame seed cakes tomorrow morning!"

"Girl..." Li Dazhuang raised his head blankly, "Have you tried this mooncake?"

"No, I'll try it..." Erniang Song took a bite of the half mooncake in his hand, and her eyes immediately became round.

This mooncake is sweet but not greasy, the skin is crispy and soft, and the bean paste inside is sweet with a hint of sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance. It is simply amazing!
Song Erniang swallowed, and hurriedly ate another mouthful, almost swallowing her tongue.

Thinking that she has eaten bran swallowed vegetables all her life and dealt with rough biscuits, how has she ever eaten such soft and sweet things?

"Sister-in-law Du really did this?" Erniang Song couldn't believe it.

If she had this skill, she would have been invited to be a cook by a big family in the city, or those famous teahouses, and still living in this poor mountain valley?

Li Dazhuang shook his head, "I'm thinking about it, it's not Mrs. Du's attention, it's like Xiao Niuniu thought of it..."

Liu Qingluo was responsible for controlling the cooking time and oiling the mooncakes.

Mrs. Du said it was according to Niuniu's intentions, so it can be seen that she has no idea.

Song Erniang was stunned for a long time after hearing the words, and then thought of the words Liu Qingluo said before, seemingly unintentionally, and said enviously, "I don't know how lucky Mr. Liu is. Such a man like a wooden pile can raise such a child. A little thing with a heart of glass..."

(End of this chapter)