The Queen Mother naturally also noticed the snow-skin mooncakes. Now that Yan Xingxuan praised them, she felt that the crystal-clear and fragrant little fat ones looked even more delicious.
She took a sip first. It was soft, glutinous and sweet, with a strong milky aroma.
After the Queen Mother finished eating, her eyes lit up.
When the braised pork is braised, it just feels fresh, and the taste is indeed different from the one at Yuchu.
However, mooncakes are two completely different feelings.
If the braised pork was just a slight breeze in her heart, then the mooncakes were like sunshine, shining warmly on her heart, making it impossible for the Queen Mother to ignore. This rich aroma and sweetness brought with it Give her surprise and pleasure.
No wonder Xiao Liu always wants to run there.
Not to mention whether you like the Xiao girl or not, just this delicious food...
It's tempting enough.
It just so happened that Xiaoliu liked delicious food and the other party had such skill.
The Queen Mother feels that Xiao Liu has made a profit this time!
However, Xiao Nianzhi is still in her filial piety period after all, and the Queen Mother is not prepared to discuss it too much, lest some bad rumors spread later and be detrimental to the little girl.
Whether it was the information from the investigation or the previous questioning of Zheng Qingran, the Queen Mother was very satisfied with Xiao Nianzhi.
Now that I have eaten this moon cake, I am even more satisfied.
The Queen Mother was stunned, then she praised him a few times and quickly changed the subject.
Everyone also talked about other things with understanding.
Although Yan Xingxuan wanted to show off, he also knew that going too far was not enough.
Therefore, everyone stopped teasing, and he didn't say anything in particular. He just enjoyed the food quietly. If he thought it was delicious, he would secretly note it down in his mind. Before leaving the palace, he would ask the imperial kitchen to cook it and he would take it out!
While everyone was eating and drinking, His Majesty was leading a group of officials busy in the outfield of the Ministry of Works.
In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Industry, most officials from relevant departments such as Shanglin Yuan Supervisor and Division of Agriculture Supervisor were also called out.
If we all study together, the efficiency will be higher.
A large-scale autumn harvest of rice, millet, corn and so on.
Especially for corn, although the current yield per mu is not as good as that of later generations, compared with other crops, it is really hard work.
So, keep going!
After the Mid-Autumn Festival moon viewing was over, Xiao Nianzhi got into the delicious kitchen and fooled around for a long time.
Even a piece of melon rind was not spared, and all of it was cooked into soup.
After working for a long time, her delicious kitchen finally reached level seven! ! !
[Congratulations on reaching level seven, unlocking a new scene: study (initially four square meters)]
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Although the four-square-meter study room is not very big, it can hold many, many books.
Xiao Nianzhi was surprised and dove in head first.
After looking at it for a long time, his eyes turned in circles again.
Regarding those profound knowledge, Xiao Nianzhi just wanted to say: I'm sorry to bother you, I'm a scumbag and don't deserve it!
However, there are a lot of books on various aspects of agriculture.
Later, as the level increases, the area of the study room increases, and more and more books are unlocked.
The existing books cover various aspects of agriculture.
Including raising pigs, chickens, rabbits, etc.
After Xiao Nianzhi read it, he just felt...
Well, how about eating saliva chicken tomorrow?
But compared to the drooling chicken, what she needs to consider now is actually...
Is it time to start repaying the gift to Yan Xingxuan?
Thinking of meeting someone, Xiao Nianzhi first conducted a series of experiments in the delicious kitchen to warm up his hands, so that if he went to the academy tomorrow and had free time, he could complete various complicated preparatory steps.
Xiao Nianzhi had used up all the other ingredients, but there was still a lot of flour and rice.
So, get started.
Because he had worked on small items in the past, Xiao Nianzhi still remembered the formula that he was more comfortable with.
The main ingredients of noodles are flour and glutinous rice flour.
If there are preservatives, the two are in the same ratio.
If there are no preservatives, the ratio of the two is another.
The current situation is that without preservatives, there is no way to keep it fresh for a long time.
However, the problem is not major and does not affect production.
Xiao Nianzhi chose a relatively simple recipe that only required flour, glutinous rice flour, honey and salt.
In fact, if there is glycerin, the final dough will be more extensible.
Although the study has been unlocked, the extraction of glycerin is very troublesome. If you are waiting for this raw material, then it would be nice to be able to give it as a return gift next year.
So, just use existing materials.
Making and steaming the noodles are the simplest two steps. After that, you have to wait for more than 20 hours to wait for the flour to become strong, so that you can knead it more smoothly and conveniently.
Of course, in order to ensure the moisture of the flour and its subsequent ductility, you need to add sesame oil or vegetable oil with a lighter flavor into the middle before letting it rest.
These pre-steps are actually quite simple.
The trouble is...
Toning.
In modern times, all kinds of food colorings can be purchased at any time by searching online.
Nowadays, if you want to use it, you have to extract it from every plant and tree in nature.
Xiao Nianzhi was fortunate that she had studied food dyes and knew what colors could be extracted from many materials.
She was going to give Yan Xingxuan a table of delicious food, which involved a lot of colors.
Whether it can be extracted is still unknown.
She made a list of the materials she would need and planned to buy them on her way back to the academy tomorrow to try them out.
After finishing all the work, the dough needed to be worked on in silence, so Xiao Nianzhi had nothing to do for the time being, so he simply packed up and went to bed.
At this time, everyone in the outfield of the Ministry of Industry, including His Majesty, was still studying and busy.
The blacksmithing team and the carpentry team are all in place. At this time, the lights in the outfield are like daylight and there are sounds.
And Xiao Nianzhi had slowly fallen asleep.
Turn around, the weather is still good.
Xiao Nianzhi got up early. After Walnut helped her wash up, he even gestured to her: "Master didn't come back home yesterday."
Uncle didn't come back?
Is this an all-nighter?
Xiao Nianzhi thought uncertainly, but she probably couldn't get anything out of Walnut about these things, so she just nodded: "Well, I'll talk to my second brother and the others later."
Xiao Siye didn't come back. Although Xiao Qing was not in the same academy as them, he still came along.
So, the three brothers and sisters rode in a carriage together.
On the way, Xiao Nianzhi asked Uncle Zheng to help him buy some things.
Xiao Zhou looked at it and asked in a low voice: "Does my sister have enough money? Second brother still has some here..."
While talking, Xiao Zhou had already started to take out his money bag.
Xiao Qing took a look and realized that although he was also short of money, he still had some money left, so he also dug in.
Xiao Nianzhi took a look and hurriedly stopped him: "Second brother, third brother, please say goodbye. I still have some here. The ones given by Your Majesty and the eldest princess have not been used up yet."
After hearing this, the Xiao brothers who were touching their money bags all stopped with their hands and expressions stunned.
Midnight
