Yu Mingchao almost finished the meal with his head down, but the two aunts were still immersed in the delicious food and did not notice this.
Even if he noticed it, he probably wouldn't say anything.
There are tens of thousands of students in the academy, but how many of them have character?
It's not easy for them to take care of so many things, regardless of whether they are poor students or high-ranking dignitaries, that is not something they should take care of as cooks who earn hundreds of coins a month.
Needless to say, they can't afford to offend the powerful people.
The same is true for students from poor families. Who knows whether they will rise to prominence and become masters?
So, just treat them politely and politely, and don't be so curious.
After Yu Mingchao had eaten, Meng Yinze and several classmates came over.
After coming over, seeing Xiao Nianzhi there, Meng Yinze nodded politely: "Miss Xiao is fine."
Xiao Nianzhi couldn't ignore the other party's politeness, so he nodded: "Mr. Meng."
Xiao Nianzhi originally thought that it was over after saying hello.
She was ready to wash her hands and go back to the backyard to ask Aunt Yu to come over and have supper together.
As a result, Meng Yinze spoke again: "Miss Xiao, is this the midnight snack today?"
During the questioning, the gentle and polite young student raised the book in his hand and pointed to the remains of the jade stone.
Xiao Nianzhi:.
If the other person hadn't been so polite and curious, she would have felt that the other person was trying to yin and yang with her!
Fortunately, Meng Yinze's expression didn't seem fake, and he had a good reputation, so Xiao Nianzhi nodded and said, "That's what I've eaten before, and the finished product is better than this."
"I would like to ask Miss Xiao, what is the name of this thing?"
"The jade strikes the rocks."
Xiao Nianzhi didn't mean to hide it, he said it openly.
After Meng Yinze listened, he pondered for a moment before sighing softly: "One or two pieces of bluestone, three or four branches of white lotus, jade hits the mountain rocks, lotus falls into the shallow abyss, frost hits the maple red, and the clouds spread across the road, what I see is Everywhere is beautiful.”
After finishing speaking, he seemed a little embarrassed and nodded slightly: "Miss Xiao has a high artistic conception, but the student is shallow."
Xiao Nianzhi:?
Help, I understand every word of what someone here said, but when added together, I am at a loss!
I'm guilty, but don't let the god of learning cure me!
After Meng Yinze finished speaking, he raised his head with a calm expression and continued with gentle eyebrows: "Miss Xiao, thank you for your hard work."
Xiao Nianzhi:.
Working for money is not hard, right?
Just ordinary workers.
She waved her hand and shook her head: "No, no, it's good now."
There is an establishment, high salary, good benefits, flexible working hours, and you can make some extra money from time to time.
This is really a job for gods, so don’t talk about it anymore.
If I lose my job, you, Meng Yinze, will be responsible!
Fortunately, Meng Yinze didn't say anything more, nodded at Xiao Nianzhi, and went to get food.
Looking at the other person's back as he left, Xiao Nianzhi felt that she really didn't understand the world of scholars.
Therefore, he is a god of learning, but she is a scumbag.
Not wronged.
When Xiao Nianzhi washed his hands, he also washed the previous dishes.
After cleaning up, I greeted my two aunts and went back to the backyard.
Aunt Yu knew that there would be something new for today's midnight snack, so she packed it up early.
As soon as Xiao Nianzhi came back, she smiled and asked, "Are you going now?"
In response, Xiao Nianzhi waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry, Auntie, let's make the Guanghan cake first, and then go over there after it's done. The students have just had dinner."
When Aunt Yu heard this, Guanghan cake?
Sweet!
Can she leave?
Definitely not!
The late-night snacks of students are not important, their mouths are the most important.
So, she nodded quickly: "What to do now?"
Seeing Aunt Yu's expectant and eager expression, Xiao Nianzhi smiled with a crooked eyebrow: "Boil water and make noodles."
The main ingredient of Guanghan cake is glutinous rice flour, and the auxiliary ingredients are rice flour. The sweet-scented osmanthus seems to be an embellishment, but it takes its flavor and retains its fragrance, which can be regarded as an embellishment of the soul.
As for the water for making noodles, it is naturally impossible to just boil water directly, but boil licorice water.
If you want Guanghan Gao to taste good, you must pay attention to the little details.
With Xiao Nianzhi as the leader, Aunt Yu felt that she could just take the lead, but as for the brain?
What is she doing with that thing?
Even if she brought it, she wouldn't know how to do it.
So, don’t bring it!
In fact, Aunt Yu didn't need any help during the process.
The glutinous rice flour and rice flour are ready-made, the sugar is also ready, and the licorice is the remaining ingredients prepared by Laishun.
After watching for a long time, Aunt Yu finally found a job.
Boil licorice water.
Xiao Nianzhi was washing fresh osmanthus and preparing dried osmanthus, while she was boiling licorice water.
This process didn't take long. By the time Xiao Nianzhi was finished, she was done cooking.
There is naturally a ratio between glutinous rice flour, rice flour and white sugar. The ratio is about two to one, so the taste is better.
As for sugar...
Well, it all depends on your personal taste. You can use a one-to-one ratio with rice flour. If you think it's too sweet, you can also reduce the amount.
Xiao Nianzhi reduced the dosage. Although Aunt Yu liked sweetness, eating too much of this stuff would not do any good. Moreover, the pastry was too sweet and tasted too sweet, which affected the overall taste and was sore in the throat.
Therefore, by controlling the amount, the ratio of sweet and not greasy is just right.
When kneading the dough, dry osmanthus needs to be sprinkled into it.
When it's finally time to put it on the box and finalize it, sprinkle a layer of fresh osmanthus flowers as the finishing touch.
Then put it in the pot and steam it.
In order to prevent water vapor from entering the pastry and affecting the appearance and taste, it is best to cover it with plastic wrap or cover it with a lid.
There is no plastic wrap now, but there is a lid that Xiao Nianzhi asked Steward Qiu to help customize.
After sprinkling the fresh osmanthus, close the lid and steam it in the pot.
The size of the box is made according to the size of the kitchen pots on both sides, and they are both large and small.
Xiao Nianzhi picked a card with the middle value.
Guanghan cake is a glutinous rice product. It is not easy to digest and should not be eaten in large quantities.
Nowadays, although it is a little cooler in the morning and evening, it is still very hot during the day, making it difficult to store things.
Therefore, Xiao Nianzhi was not prepared to do more.
Guanghan cake is not thick, so it takes about as long as one stick of incense to cook it.
Aunt Yu originally wanted to help light the fire, but Xiao Nianzhi wouldn't let her.
She had no work to do, so it was hard for Aunt Yu to be busy.
When the Guanghan cake is almost ready, the fragrance wafts out.
The faint fragrance of rice, with a natural fragrance, floats in all directions along the evening breeze.
In the middle, there is also the faint fragrance of osmanthus, which is fragrant and refreshing.
Yan Xingxuan hurriedly hurried all the way, and when he finally arrived at the backyard, what he smelled was the light fragrance of flowers.
His hurried steps slowly stopped at this moment and finally stopped.
The elegant and noble young man leaned forward slightly, as if he wanted to smell more of the fragrance, or maybe he wanted to see the girl's slender and hazy figure clearly in the white mist.
The fragrance of osmanthus and orchids blooms on a moonlit night.
Yan Xingxuan thought that when he was twenty years old, the most beautiful scenery he had ever encountered was related to Xiao Nianzhi.
And all he expected in his heart was that for the rest of his life, the beauty of the world and the taste of the world could also be related to Xiao Nianzhi.
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