Jiang Miao saved a lot of red beans, but she was reluctant to eat them on weekdays, so she worshipped her ancestors, and she was willing to take out her precious red beans when cooking Laba porridge on special festivals.
Because the cakes in the mouth of the daughter-in-law need red beans, Jiang Miao has to take out the key and open the private store to get some red beans.
"It's all good stuff, don't waste it."
The amount of red beans needed to make red bean cake is quite large. Jiang Miao looked at the small half bag of red beans in her hand, and felt like cutting it with a knife. open.
"Laner, are you sure you can make red bean cake? Your aunt taught you that recipe, but the conditions of your Bai family probably won't give you a chance to try it?"
The more Jiang Miao thought about it, the more panic it became, and she couldn't help but want to go back on it.
"Mother, don't worry, I won't waste good things."
Bai Lan repeatedly promised to get enough ingredients from the old lady's hands.
Today, Bai Lan is going to steam a basket of red bean cakes and cook a pot of sweet osmanthus sweet soup.
The recipe for red bean cake she learned from Hou's house is very intricate and complicated. Jiang's family does not have such good conditions, and many ingredients can only be used as substitutes.
For example, the sugar needed for red bean cake, Hou's house uses high-quality honey, and Jiang's family only has coarse sugar, so the taste of the red bean cake made will naturally not be as sweet as the red bean cake made by Hou's house. taste.
However, apart from the ingredients, what is also important in making pastries is the ratio of various ingredients and the cooking temperature. Bailan has reached a very high level. At least in this place where they live, Bailan's craftsmanship is top-notch. The chefs of some old-fashioned bakeries in the town and county can't compare to her.
"Is this sugar added too much?"
"Is this glutinous rice flour used a little too much?"
"Enough is enough, don't go any further."
When Bai Lan was making the red bean cake, Jiang Miao watched from the side. She grabbed her collar, because if she didn't, she might not be able to help grab the ingredients from her daughter-in-law.
"Mother, the cakes are fragrant."
Jiang Liu pointed at the pot of red bean cake that was cooking and licked his mouth.
"Can't it be fragrant? It's a waste of so many good things."
Jiang Miao's face was bitter. With so much sugar and sticky rice noodles, as well as the red beans she treasured, how could the red bean cake not taste good.
At this moment, she could only comfort herself in her heart. No matter what, the good things were not wasted. Even if these red bean cakes could not be sold in the end, at least they could make her son's mouth sweet and relieve his cravings.
While steaming the red bean cake, Bai Lan quickly prepared to make sweet sweet-scented osmanthus soup.
The ingredients used in this dessert are relatively cheap. Now is the early autumn, when the sweet-scented osmanthus blooms the most and the best. Bai Lan picked a lot of sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus in her spare time, and then used the special osmanthus she learned in Hou’s mansion. Method of concocting. The fragrance of osmanthus is stronger, and the original shape and color of osmanthus are preserved more thoroughly.
Bai Lan prefers to use glutinous rice balls with sweet sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus soup, but she used too much glutinous rice flour today, and now her mother-in-law Jiang Miao was reluctant to take out glutinous rice flour for her to waste, so Bai Lan chose sweet potato flour as the second choice. .
She used sweet potato flour to make the rounds. Last year's sweet potatoes were extraordinarily sweet, and the quality of sweet potato flour made from sweet potatoes was better than in previous years. Bai Lan tasted the sweet potato rounds, which were soft and sweet, and the taste was very good.
The scent of sweet-scented osmanthus is very domineering, and soon, the closed door of the kitchen could not block the scent of sweet soup, and Jianghai and Jianghu naturally smelled it.
"Your mother is cooking a small stove for the fool again."
Xu Xiaocao stood by the window and closed the window angrily to reduce the introduction of fragrance.
When I heard that Jiang Liu had broken his brain, Xu Xiaocao was also happy for a while when he became crazy, and was glad that he split up the family in time, and that their family didn't have to be entangled by that idiot Jiang Liu, and also glad that Jiang Miao's The eccentric old lady got her retribution. Now her most beloved baby Danzi has become a fool. If she wants to rely on her in her later years, Jiang Miao's family may have to bow her head and ask them to come to their second room. She can also take the opportunity to threaten Jiang Miao. Shi gave them the big house and the land that had been eccentrically assigned to the third child.
It's just that they were happy for so many days, but Jiang Miao didn't ask for it as she guessed. On the contrary, the old lady and Bai Lan were just sad for a few days, they quickly cheered up and went to work in the field. Today, they still have the heart to make delicious food, Xu Xiao The grass is so uncomfortable.
"Plum blossoms, go and ask for food from your milk. You are the granddaughter of your milk, and she will not be reluctant to give you food."
Xu Xiaocao was thinking frantically in her heart. The eldest son and the second son were too old, and the little girl was still young, and it was when she was greedy. Not taught well.
"Oh."
The little girl didn't think much, and happily ran to her uncle's house with her fingers in her hands, ready to ask grandma for something delicious.
Liu Cui of the second room obviously thinks so too. Her precious son Jiang Sanniu has been crying and clamoring for something delicious since he smelled the sweet smell from the kitchen room of the third room. Liu Cui loves her son, but she doesn't know What is Sanfang doing? He even coaxes his younger son to go to Sanfang to ask for food.
In Liu Cui's opinion, her three cows are the only male grandson in the second room. For the sake of this male grandson, the old lady will not be reluctant.
"Go! Go! Go!"
But obviously Xu Xiaocao and Liu Cui made a mistake again. Jiang Miao looked at the two grandchildren who came with sea bowls, and threw the children out unceremoniously.
"If you want to eat delicious food, go to your mother, this family is divided, and you don't ask for some filial piety to me, but you actually turn me back on this old lady, my God, why don't you strike all these conscienceless people to death? Woolen cloth!"
In the past, when there was no separation, the family made delicious food, and Jiang Miao didn't mind giving a little to the male grandchildren in the family after satisfying the baby son.
But it's different now. When the family split up, Xu Xiaocao and others broke her heart, and since Fusheng lost his heart, the two brothers and sisters-in-law who lived in the same yard were not paying attention. Jiang Miao completely changed their attitude towards them.
Besides, the cakes made by my daughter-in-law Bai Lan cost her a lot of good things today. The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law let the two children eat for free without taking anything. There is no such good thing in the world.
Jiang Meihua was a little worried about Jiang Miao's grandma, she ran away as soon as Jiang Miao drove away.
Jiang Sanniu was favored by Jianghu and Liu Cui as a little bully. He wanted rain and wind at home, and both sisters had to treat him as cattle and horses. Therefore, he began to howl after begging for cakes and was rejected by Jiang Miao.
It's a pity that he cried until his voice became hoarse, and Jiang Miao didn't let go.
"What about a dead man, his son is about to cry, but he doesn't come to coax, spoil the family, the wicked and heartless prodigal wives..."
Liu Cui hid in the room and listened to the old lady's swearing, her face flushed with anger, isn't it just a piece of cake, is this dead old woman reluctant to give her son a cake
"Don't cry, Niuniu. Tomorrow my mother will take you to the town to buy sweet-scented osmanthus cakes."
Liu Cui made countless promises to coax the family's little bully with a smile and stopped crying. When Jianghu came back from the ground in the evening, she sued her mother-in-law and Sanfang again, and the contradiction between the two parties became more and more. the deeper.
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Jiang Miao didn't care what the second room thought of her. She was an eccentric old lady in their hearts, and she didn't expect these two sons to be old-aged in the future.
After the red bean cake is steamed, the first piece is naturally for the elder Jiang Miao.
"This red bean cake tastes good."
Mrs. Jiang Miao was distressed about the ingredients for making the pastry, and was reluctant to eat the piece of red bean cake that Bai Lan cut for her. She used her fingers to break off a small piece and put it in her mouth, then closed her eyes and felt the red bean cake. sweet taste.
The taste of the red bean cake is very delicate, the sweetness is just right, and it will not make people feel sweet. Jiang Miao was reluctant to swallow the red bean cake in his mouth, and then stuffed most of the red bean cake in his hand into his son Jiang Liu. hand.
"You cut a small piece for the big tiger, and the rest will be sold in the town tomorrow."
Jiang Miao looked at the red bean cake in the steamer, which cost fifty or sixty dollars in money, so he spoiled himself and Bai Lan, and let the two men in the family try it out.
The old lady has some preference for sons in her bones, but not only the old lady thinks this way, but everyone in the world thinks this way now.
Including Bai Lan, in her heart, her son Jiang Dahu is more important than her daughter Jiang Zhuhua, but because she owed her daughter more in her previous life, her daughter, who is not yet pregnant, has barely reached a balance with her son Jiang Dahu.
Therefore, Bai Lan had no idea about what her mother-in-law Jiang Miao said. In front of her mother-in-law, she cut a small piece of red bean cake for her son Dahu, and then hid the rest in a locked cabinet.
As for sweet potato balls and sweet-scented osmanthus, the whole family naturally had a share. Even Jiang Miao and Bai Lan each had a big bowl.
"This potato ball tastes good, but it's not convenient to take it to the town."
Jiang Miao was once again convinced by this bowl of sweet soup. Eating sweets really made people feel happy, and the old lady's brows that had been locked all day were loosened a lot at this moment.
"By the way, how much do you plan to sell this red bean cake?"
Perhaps because she realized the value of her daughter-in-law's craftsmanship, Jiang Miao's attitude towards her was more cautious. Before the change, the old lady would not ask Bai Lan's thoughts, but directly set the price of the cakes by herself.
"The price can't be set too high at the beginning, otherwise no one will buy it, so I want to sell it for a small piece of three cents first."
Bai Lan pointed to the piece of red bean cake in front of her son Jiang Dahu. This piece of red bean cake is about the thickness of the child's little finger and the length and width of three knuckles. The big piece of red bean cake that Bai Lan made today can be cut into at least a hundred dollars. Red bean cake.
"Will it be too expensive?"
Jiang Miao was a little hesitant, she was afraid that no one would want to spend money on it.
"It's not expensive, the ingredients we use are so good, red beans, white sugar, glutinous rice noodles, oil... The red bean cake in the old-fashioned bakery is about the same price, and the taste may not be as good as the recipe I made."
The price set by Bai Lan is really not high. She is not going to make a fortune on this red bean cake. Bai Lan's plan is to sell the fame of her red bean cake and attract those old-fashioned bakeries to come to her to buy goods. She wants to rely on Buy a small shop for the money that sells red bean recipes, and then do breakfast and snacks.
In her last life, she worked as a helper and cook in Hou's mansion for more than ten years. Bai Lan knew a lot of gourmet recipes that were not available in this era, and she was confident that she could make money with this skill.
She wants her son Dahu to study, and her daughter to live a life like Miss Jiao, and to have a generous dowry in the future, so she must make money, a lot of money.
"Too."
Speaking of the ingredients for making red bean cake, Mrs. Jiang Miao didn't think that the red bean cake of three cents was too expensive. The meat buns in the town cost two cents each. Her materials are not cheaper than pork. Lower the price when not out.
When Jiang Miao saw his son eating the sweet sweet-scented osmanthus soup, there was not even a trace of reluctance in his heart.
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"Fusheng, you obediently carry these things to town, and when you get to the market, I'll give you a piece of red bean cake to eat."
Bai Lan walked on Jiang Liu's side with ease, while Jiang Liu was carrying a pole on his shoulders, and the footsteps were obviously a lot heavier.
"Whoosh whoo—"
The original body is a crippled man who uses clothes to stretch out his hands and eat to open his mouth. With such a body to pick heavy objects, he will feel tired after a while. Jiang Liu's breath is heavy, obviously it is very difficult to carry this load. He was only halfway there, and the tip of his nose was already sweating.
"Do you still remember the taste of red bean cake? It's fragrant, sweet, soft, and glutinous. Do you want to eat another piece of Fusheng?"
Bai Lan also noticed Jiang Liu's difficulty and tempted him with delicious food.
"Think, Fusheng wants to eat cakes, but Fusheng is so tired, daughter-in-law, can Fusheng rest for a while?"
Jiang Liu smacked his mouth, and the food made him regain his strength.
"After the market, Fusheng can rest as long as he wants."
Seeing Jiang Liu's innocent and foolish appearance, Bai Lan couldn't help but soften her heart, but her heart was only temporary, and in the end she became hard-hearted.
"By the way, Fusheng, do you still remember what we said?"
Along the way, Bai Lan did not forget to brainwash Jiang Liu.
"Remember, if you don't tell your mother, it is Fusheng's burden."
"anything else?"
"Well, the daughter-in-law is to be loved, and the tiger is to be loved."
When the two asked and answered, Bai Lan was very satisfied with Jiang Liu's answer. Now his memory remains in his childhood. There is still room for a scumbag of this age to be trained and transformed. He was trained to be the most qualified husband and father.
"But daughter-in-law, can you not let the tiger grab the snacks that my mother gave me. Fusheng is only four years old this year, and he is also the age to eat snacks."
Jiang Liu has such a headache, obviously he is also a baby, how come he woke up with a daughter-in-law and a son, the daughter-in-law asked him to work, and the son robbed him of snacks. He is really the poorest baby in the world.
"Pfft-"
Bai Lan pursed her lips and tried to restrain her laughter, but in the end she failed and couldn't help laughing out loud.
She looked at the fool who looked at her ignorantly and didn't know why she was laughing, and her heart softened again.
In fact, the little fool didn't do anything wrong. It was him who did the wrong thing in the future. She shouldn't ask the little fool to pay the debt for that scumbag.
There was such a voice in Bai Lan's heart.
No, he should repay the debt, because whether it is him now or in the future, that is him.
This is what another voice said.
The corners of Bai Lan's raised mouth returned to its original state. She lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
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The market closest to Jiangjia Village was more than an hour away from Jiangjia Village's tutorial. Jiang Liu was carrying heavy loads, so he naturally spent more time on the road.
Bai Lan and the others set off before the sun rose, and it was still dark when they left home. By the time they got to the town, it was already completely bright.
At this time, the market was lively, and many farmers in the surrounding area set up stalls and sell vegetables from the fields along the street. There are also many shops selling breakfast on both sides of the road.
Bai Lan and the others did not arrive early, and they had never set up a stall at the market before, so there were not many places to choose from. Bai Lan chose a relatively good location to put down the things they brought, and then Take out the red bean cake wrapped in a quilt to keep warm.
At the moment when the white gauze was lifted, the still warm red bean cake exuded a fragrant and sweet fragrance, which attracted the attention of many people.
And the red bean cake made by Bailan sells better than half of the red bean cake. The color is pure, the cut is perfect, and when it shakes, it trembles, and it is as beautiful and eye-catching as red agate.
"How do you sell this red bean cake?"
Soon someone came to ask the price.
"One cent for three cents, three cents for eight cents."
This is the price that Bai Lan had thought about before.
"Your red bean cake is too expensive. Wufangzhai's red bean cake is also at this price. It's still a time-honored brand."
After hearing this price, many people flinched. For three cents, it is better to go to the old-fashioned bakery to buy it.
Bai Lan has no experience in selling things. She just thinks that her things are good and worthy of such a price. Therefore, seeing so many people just asking not to buy, Bai Lan doubts whether her price is correct.
"Daughter-in-law, eat cake."
After a period of time, Bai Lan sold two pieces of red bean cakes. Seeing that the red bean cakes were completely cool, the cold red bean cakes would not be delicious when they were hot.
On the side, Jiang Liu cautiously poked Bai Lan's arm, and looked at the sliced red bean cake with covetousness.
The red bean cake she had promised to give was Bai Lan deceived Jiang Liu, she just wanted to coax this little fool to help her carry things, but when she saw Jiang Liu's clear eyes, Bai Lan still felt guilty after all.
"It's just one piece, and it's gone after you eat it."
She chose a piece that she accidentally cut into small pieces, which she planned to use as a topping for those who bought more.
Fortunately, Jiang 4-year-old didn't understand this, so he happily ate the red bean cake he was thinking about.
Because he was going to go out, Jiang Miao carefully cleaned up his son's appearance. At this moment, Jiang Liu was sitting in a crowded market, which was a beautiful scenery.
Watching him eat red bean cake is like tasting some delicious food, many people couldn't help swallowing.
Is this red bean cake really so delicious
In fact, it's only three cents. It's a big deal to buy it and try something fresh. If it doesn't taste good, it's better not to buy it later.
Many people have flashed this idea in their minds, especially some elderly aunts, seeing Jiang Liu's fair face, cute and cute performance, can't help but want to buy a piece of red bean cake to go home and coax him. Coax the little grandchildren at home.
The originally slow-selling red bean cake suddenly became popular, Bai Lan saw that most of the red bean cake had been sold in a short period of time, and her mood couldn't help being a little complicated.
She never imagined that the key to opening up the market was not the real ingredients of the cakes she made, but the face of the little fool. It was really frustrating to think about it.
But the little fool didn't know the complicated mood of his daughter-in-law at this time. He finished the small piece of red bean cake, licked his mouth, and sneaked one hand into the food box containing the red bean cake, wanting to steal another piece to taste.
His performance proved from the side that the red bean cake is really delicious, otherwise why would you steal it after eating a piece.
Soon, the rest of the red bean cakes were sold out, but it took less than half an hour, which far exceeded Bai Lan's expectations.
"Cake cake."
Jiang Liu pursed his mouth, he hadn't stolen the red bean cake yet.
The people on the side also noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the young man's brain, but Jiang Liu was dressed clean and handsome enough. Although he was stupid, he was more endearing and not annoying at all.
The people passing by looked at Jiang Liu with sympathy and pity, and no one pointed at him and laughed.
"Go back and make it for you to eat."
The red bean cake was sold out. Bai Lan was in a good mood. Seeing the poor face of the little fool, her heart was naturally softer.
She comforted herself in her heart that it wasn't that she forgave the scumbag man, it was just her reward for selling her looks to the little fool.
Thinking like this, Bai Lan didn't feel ashamed of herself in the previous world.