After the sun was not so hot, Mi Geer came over and brought them good news.
Red bean paste mooncakes, both Mr. Cai and the second young master of the Cai family like to eat them. Mrs. Cai and the second young master of the Cai family like to bake them, and Mr. Cai likes the pure steamed ones.
Yu Qingze and Chang Le were very happy to hear it. In this way, there is no need to worry about the taste.
"My grandfather asked when you can make it and sell it? The old man wants to send some to Yunzhou before the Mid-Autumn Festival for our grandfather to taste."
Yu Qingze replied, "How long will it take to go to Yunzhou?"
Mi Ge'er replied, "If you have a fast horse, you can arrive in about a day and a half. If you have a carriage, it will take two or three days."
Yu Qingze thought for a while, and said, "If it's just for my family to eat, and the amount is not much, it can be done tomorrow morning. If you need to bring it as a gift, it will be the next morning. I can make some other flavors tomorrow."
Mi Ge'er thought about it, but the old man didn't say if he wanted to give gifts, so he said, "I'll go back and ask. I'll get some tomorrow morning. If I want to give gifts, I'll tell you Boss Yu then."
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Okay."
Mi Ge'er added: "If possible, Boss Yu will make more flavors tomorrow. I'll give them a taste when I go back. Maybe they think it's delicious, so it's possible to ask for more gifts."
Yu Qingze responded with a smile and said, "Okay, thank you Mi Ge'er for reminding me."
"You're welcome, then I'll be back."
After Mi Ge'er left, Yu Qingze handed over the stall to Chang Le and Chang Ge'er, and he went to buy moon cake ingredients non-stop.
He was going to make several simple and time-consuming recipes, such as red bean paste, mung bean paste, lotus seed paste, black sesame seeds, and five kernels, which were also relatively common in previous lives. In addition, glutinous rice flour can also be used to make cake skins and snow skin moon cakes. Although there is no refrigerator, the taste should be good.
The most popular egg yolk lotus paste in the previous life, salted egg yolk, took a long time to make, and it was no longer in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are also fruit mooncakes that are more popular with children. Without a mixer, it is more troublesome to make fruit fillings, and Yu Qingze did not consider it.
However, if you have time, you can marinate the salted duck eggs. The method is simple and delicious.
There were a lot of things to buy, so Yu Qingze simply emptied the bag where the Liangpi was placed, and went straight to the bag.
He thought about it all the way.
To buy all kinds of moon cake materials, you also need to buy several molds. In addition, you can also get some outer packaging, some are sold in bulk, and some are packaged in gift boxes, which are specially used to give gifts to others. Gift boxes can also be graded for distinction.
He asked Mi Geer, big families like them need to give a lot of gifts every year during the New Year and festivals, and they also give these snacks.
He saw special people selling these gift boxes in the market, and several famous pastry shops also bought gift boxes there.
Well, also, maybe it can be customized, let the store owner write the name of their food stall, and take the opportunity to promote it.
It took some time for Yu Qingze to travel around half of the city, and finally got it done. When he came back, the sun was about to go down, Chang Le and the others would just wait for him to come back, and then they could close the stall and go home.
"I'm sorry, it's a little late, I made you wait a long time." Yu Qingze apologized, put a large bag of things on the scooter, and said to Brother Chang, "Brother Chang, after dinner tonight, you and I Can your father and Ame come over to Brother Le's house? I have something to discuss with you. Next, I want to make moon cakes. I would like to ask you for help."
When Brother Chang heard that he was making moon cakes, he immediately agreed: "Yes, just go after dinner."
In the evening, after dinner, Brother Chang brought his father and Ah Mei to Brother Le's house.
Yu Qingze invited people to sit down in the main room, and then straight to the point, he said sincerely to them: "Uncle, uncle, brother Chang, the cold noodle business has been affected a bit these days, and I don't need so much noodles every day. , Brother Chang knows."
Brother Chang nodded, his father and A-Mei looked at each other, and his father asked, "Does that mean we should do less every day?"
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Yes, how much stock do you have at home?"
Brother Chang's father said: "It's still hanging out, plus what I made today, there should be 80 to 90 pounds."
"Then it's almost over the past few days, and we still have a little bit here." Yu Qingze nodded his head to make it clear, seeing a bit of disappointment on the faces of the two, he said with a smile: "Next, we are going to make moon cakes, and I want to invite You help, this time in the form of helpers, the two of you are the same as Brother Chang, they are paid 60 cents a day, I wonder if you are willing?"
The eyes of the two of them lit up, and they just thought that the noodles would not be made, so they would lose an income. However, Brother Chang's father frowned again and asked, "Brother Chang told us, but we won't do it."
Yu Qingze said: "It doesn't matter, I can teach you. But Uncle, you don't need to make moon cakes, because I will be making moon cakes at home tomorrow, so I want to invite you, Brother Le and Brother Chang, to Gu's food stall, the two of them. It's all brothers, there is a man here, be safe."
"Okay." Brother Chang's father heard the words without hesitation, and nodded immediately, then he scratched his head again, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "To be honest, I'm really worried that I can't do it. Come on, rough hands and feet. If you go to the food stalls, you should be fine."
Several people laughed.
Then, Yu Qingze said to Brother Chang, "Uncle, just help me make moon cakes at home and come over after breakfast."
Brother Chang nodded and said, "Okay."
"Also, uncle, can you bring the tin and the rack for baking the reunion cake together? Only one at home is not enough."
"Okay, I'll find it out and wash it when I go back."
Negotiate things properly, because we have to do something tonight, Brother Chang's Ah Me will stay to study first, and Brother Chang and his father will go back first.
Both red bean paste and lotus seed paste need to be soaked in red bean and mung bean first. Just in the morning, there are red beans that have been soaked. Today, we can only make red bean paste mooncake and five-nut mooncake first.
When Yu Qingze and the others were talking about things before, Chang Le fried black sesame seeds and took them to the village chief's house to grind flour. When he came back, he started to help fry peanut kernels, walnut kernels, melon seeds, almonds, and the sesame seeds that had been fried before. Small particles, just waiting for Yu Qingze to give instructions for the next step.
Yu Qingze taught Grandpa Chang and Brother Chang how to make red bean paste mooncakes. This is relatively simple, and both of them learn quickly.
After Le Ge'er made it, Yu Qingze adjusted the batter for making snowskin mooncakes, and put them in a pot to steam them. Because no milk was found, Yu Qingze made one without milk, and also used red amaranth juice to color, and made another purple.
They had been busy all night and didn’t sleep until they finally made 22 snowskin mooncakes (11 white and purple), 15 red bean paste mooncakes, 15 five kernel mooncakes, and 13 black sesame mooncakes.
Not all are roasted, some are steamed.
Brother Chang went back very late, and Yu Qingze gave him 6 moon cakes as a thank you. There are six members of Brother Chang's family, so it happened that everyone tasted it.
The next morning, Yu Qingze went to open a stall with Brother Le and the others first. Grandpa Chang and Brother Chang did other work at home, such as frying five kernels, and cooking red mung beans and lotus seeds.
Yu Qingze waited for Mi Ge'er to come over to get the moon cakes, chatted with him, and determined that this batch was going to be sent to Yunzhou, Yu Qingze directly took the gift box for them to pack, and explained that he should eat the snow skin moon cakes and steamed moon cakes as soon as possible. , it can be baked for a few more days, and it will taste better after two days.
In Tongshan City, the Cai family also needs to give gifts. Mi Geer told Yu Qingze about the approximate amount, and said that he would come again in the afternoon to give feedback on the taste of the new mooncakes, and maybe adjust the order.
If the two communicate well, Yu Qingze can go back first.
Before leaving, Yu Qingze was not very relieved, and told Chang Le several times.
"Brother Le, you can do whatever you want, I'm not worried, but if you encounter trouble, or something you can't solve, remember, go to Boss Liu of Liu Ji Noodle Restaurant, I told him Now, he will help you, you know?"
Chang Le nodded, indicating that he remembered it.
"Also, don't work too hard. The less money you earn, the less money you make. You should pay attention to finding time to rest, you know? When there are not many guests, just sit down and rest for a while, don't tire yourself out."
Chang Le continued to nod and listen obediently.
"Close the stall early today and go home early."
Chang Le blinked, continued to nod, and then couldn't help but made a gesture: I remember, you said it many times on the way here.
Yu Qingze who understands:…
"Okay, I know you remember, I just don't worry about you alone. Then I'm going back?"
Chang Le nodded and motioned him to go back and pay attention to safety.
Brother Chang, who heard it from the side, had no expression on his face: ... Are my father and I not human!
When Yu Qingze left, Brother Chang leaned in front of Chang Le, and when he saw that he was still looking at Yu Qingze's back, he couldn't help shaking.
oh~~~~~~
When Chang Le finally came back to his senses, Brother Chang approached Chang Le and whispered in his ear: "Oh, do you want to be so reluctant? It's only one day, I'll see it when I go back at night. I can hear your heart. Re: Brother Yu, don't go, come back soon..."
Hearing this, Chang Le turned his head, turned into anger, and raised his hand to slap the bad-mouthed brother Chang.
Brother Chang laughed and ran away quickly.
Chang Le chased after him and insisted on hitting him.
Brother Chang quickly begged for mercy: "Oh, okay, okay, I was wrong, I was really wrong, Brother Le, please forgive me, ah, I was wrong, I will never eavesdrop on your voice again. …”
Brother Le was shy and angry, and grabbed Brother Chang for a good tickling. Brother Chang is not afraid of being hit, but he is afraid that he will tickle him, hahaha laughing non-stop, tears are coming out.
Still can't make fun of brother at will, the rabbit who is in a hurry will also bite!
Brother Chang's father looked at the two of them, shaking his head and sighing while making tofu, these two brothers, both old and young, refused to get married one by one, and they were so naughty!
Hey, sad people!
After a while, Brother Chang gasped for breath, and then asked Chang Le in a low voice, "By the way, Brother Le, how are you thinking about what I told you yesterday?"
Chang Le paused and said nothing.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Brother Chang said seriously: "How about it? Do you want to try it? If you change your hairstyle, maybe you will have a different feeling. Also, Brother Le, be brave and take this step, you You can change the way of living, you know?"
Looking at Brother Chang's sincere eyes, thinking of Yu Qingze, Chang Le pursed his lips, and finally nodded lightly.
"That's great, Brother Le! I'll find you after dinner tonight."
In the evening, when the family was busy in the kitchen, Brother Chang carried a fir branch on his back, pulled a wooden board in his hand, and brought in a pair of scissors, and said to Yu Qingze, "Boss Yu, let me borrow Brother Le first. Okay? I have something important to call on him."
When Yu Qingze saw the scissors in Brother Chang's hand, he immediately understood and replied, "Okay." However, what are the fir branches used for
Brother Chang waved to Chang Le and said happily, "Brother Le, let's go, let's go to your room."
Chang Le walked out of the kitchen with his head lowered, and followed Brother Chang to his room.
Lighting the oil lamp, he took out a small bronze mirror and a wooden comb from the drawer. Chang Le sat beside the bed and didn't move, looking at Brother Chang.
"It doesn't seem to be bright enough, I'll light another lamp and come in." Brother Chang went out and asked Chang Hao to bring over the oil lamp in their room, put on a bench and entered the room.
Chang Hao's eyes were round, and he was very curious about what the two of them were going to do, but he didn't dare to eavesdrop, and he couldn't concentrate on writing.
As soon as the door was closed, Brother Chang sat on the stool, put the wooden board on the table, and said, "Come and see, which of these styles do you like?"
Chang Le looked over and looked at the five bangs styles above. Looking around, he couldn't imagine what he would look like if he cut it like this.
He just shook his head.
Brother Chang pointed to a slanted bangs and said, "I think this is suitable for you."
Chang Le took a look and found that the bangs just reached the length of the eyebrows. They were diagonally from the right to the left, slightly shorter on the right and longer on the left. It was a variant of Qi bangs. The entire eye was exposed, the left eyebrow was just covered, and the right eyebrow was all visible.
In fact, if you look closely, it seems that these five styles of bangs can all see the eyebrows and eyes.
"How is it?" Brother Chang asked, then looked at Chang Le's face and said, "I think the shape of your face is quite similar to the drawing on it, doesn't it look good?"
When Brother Chang said this, he felt that this face did look a bit like him, so he nodded and agreed.
In this regard, Brother Chang must know better, just listen to him.
"That's good, just this one, and then, I like this one, let's practice it first, lest it break, which would be bad. You practice mine, I'll practice yours."
The one that Brother Chang likes is an irregular bangs, with a small sharp point in the middle of the eyebrows, and the sides are curved, which looks very playful.
The two used the needles of the fir tree as hair, and practiced for a while, until they felt it was okay, and then they began to cut it.
Chang Le cut it for Brother Chang first. He often cut bangs by himself, and he still had some experience in cutting bangs, so he cut Brother Chang's soon.
Brother Chang looked in the mirror, nodded, and said, "Well, very good, Brother Le, you are so good at cutting bangs!"
Chang Le smiled embarrassedly, and gestured: You are good-looking, whatever bangs you cut look good.
"Hey hey, I'll take what you said is true. Well, I'll cut it for you next. I often cut it myself, and I also cut it for my younger brother. The technique is still good."
Brother Chang first used a comb to tidy Chang Le's bangs, and then clipped a bunch of hair between the index and middle fingers of his left hand, and then he was about to cut it.
Chang Le saw it and grabbed Brother Chang's wrist.
"What's wrong? Don't worry, my hand is very stable." Thinking that Chang Le was worried about cutting his mouth, Brother Chang comforted him confidently.
Chang Le didn't worry about this, but he really wanted to cut it, so he hesitated for a while.
Do you really want to cut it? Does it really not show scars? Will it really look good? Brother Yu, will you like my new hairstyle...
So many questions.
After struggling for a while, thinking of his previous determination, he gritted his teeth, released his hand, and closed his eyes.
rustling, rustling...
With the constant opening and closing of the scissors in Brother Chang's hand, Chang Le felt the hair cut off his face constantly floating down, some stuck to his face, and some fell on the cloth on his chest.
These bangs, which I have kept for more than ten years, are finally cut off...
I feel that something in my heart has been shattered, and something has been opened. From the opening, there is a faint light...
Chang Le felt a little uneasy and complicated, but he couldn't understand it well.
It's just that he knows that he will give everyone a brand new image when he walks out of that door later.
…
I don't know how long it took, until Brother Chang patted off the fine hair on his face and said, 'Okay, you can open your eyes', Chang Le opened his eyes.
"Come on, take a look, um, I think I'm pretty good at cutting bangs! It's beautiful!"
Chang Le nervously looked at the bronze mirror. Without the long bangs to cover it, he felt so unfamiliar inside, as if he was a different person.
He didn't know if it looked good or not, he just didn't feel used to it.
However, I feel that my line of sight is much more spacious and bright. In the past, the bangs were long and often blocked the line of sight. Now it feels wider.
He asked Brother Chang: Does it look good
Brother Chang nodded affirmatively: "Good-looking! Your eyes are very beautiful, you don't need to draw your eyebrows, they should be exposed, so it looks very bright and energetic! Anyway, it's good-looking! Trust me!"
Chang Le nodded embarrassedly, feeling a little hottered by Brother Chang.
"Okay, let's go out! Show them!" Brother Chang put the scissors away on the table, and said, "Show them first, and then come back and clean up later."
Speaking of going out, Chang Le was nervous again.
"Don't be afraid, it's really beautiful, I swear!" Brother Chang raised three fingers to swear.
Chang Le took his hand down to prevent him from swearing, and nodded to indicate that he believed him.
"Then go out." Brother Chang took Chang Le's hand, opened the door, and said to him.
Chang Le nodded, took a deep breath, stood up, and followed Brother Chang out.
"Xiaohao!" Brother Chang called out to Chang Hao.
In fact, there is no need to call, Chang Hao has been paying attention to his brother's room. Before, because the door was closed, Brother Chang's voice was not loud, and he couldn't hear it clearly. He didn't know that they were inside. What are you doing, mysterious.
When this meeting heard the door open, knowing that the two were finally coming out, he immediately stopped writing and looked up.
At this sight, he stayed.
At first glance, Chang Hao was stunned for a moment: Who is this
At second glance, Chang Hao recognized it: Oh, this is my brother.
At the third glance, Chang Hao was shocked: This is my brother! my brother!
"...Brother?" Chang Hao put down the brush, left the table, slowly approached his brother, and called out hesitantly.
Chang Le nodded, feeling a little embarrassed, and gestured: Okay, does it look good
Chang Hao nodded, then suddenly grinned and laughed silently, and said while laughing: "It's beautiful, it's very beautiful!"
Afterwards, Chang Hao looked at his brother for a long time and couldn't close his mouth happily. Then, Xiaopapa played his role and ran to the kitchen, shouting, "Grandpa, Grandpa! Brother Yu! My brother has cut his bangs!"
Chang Le: …
Brother Chang pursed his lips and smiled, and Chang Le pinched his waist. He immediately stopped smiling and said solemnly, "Let's go."
In the kitchen, Yu Qingze's heart moved when he heard Chang Hao's shout, and stopped the work he was doing.
Did Brother Le really cut his bangs? !
The little turtle's head is about to be exposed? !
He looked at the door expectantly, wanting to see the new image of the little tortoise at first glance.
"What are you calling? Doesn't your brother cut bangs often?" Grandpa Chang said indifferently.
Chang Hao Xiaopapa pulled the hem of his grandfather's clothes and said with a smile, "No, grandpa, it's not that kind of cut! Oops, you'll see it later! You'll be shocked!"
"How else can you scare you..." Grandpa Chang turned his head and saw the eldest grandson who appeared at the door of the kitchen. Before he could finish speaking, the moon cake mold in his hand fell with a bang, hitting his foot, he didn't know it, just stared at him. Looking at Chang Le with big eyes.
"Xiao, Xiaole?" Grandpa Chang blinked in disbelief and shouted.
Chang Le nodded.
Grandpa Chang was suddenly speechless and felt a little sore in his nose.
His eldest grandson, since he was injured and had long bangs when he was a child, it has been more than ten years, and he has never cut it short. Those long bangs are like a protective film for him, protecting him all the time, preventing him from being hurt any more, but at the same time preventing him from looking at the outside world.
Now, he actually cut it off.
Grandpa Chang was very emotional, and only said to his eldest grandson: "Okay, okay, okay!"
Both the younger brother and the grandfather agreed, and Chang Le felt relieved.
Then, since he came in, he didn't dare to look at Yu Qingze, and he didn't hear Yu Qingze's voice. I don't know what his reaction was? what expression
But, you still think it looks good
I really wanted to know Brother Yu's reaction, but he was worried and nervous. After struggling for a while, he finally raised his head quietly, and then...
Then, he saw that Yu Qingze had come over and stood in front of him.
Chang Le: ... !
Frightened, Chang Le quickly lowered his head.
"Brother Chang, please go and help me turn the moon cake, don't burn it." Yu Qingze kept his eyes fixed on Chang Le, but he said to Brother Chang next to Chang Le.
Brother Chang looked at the two of them, pursed his lips and snickered, and said, "Okay." Then, he went over to bake moon cakes.
Brother Chang walked away, and Chang Le felt even more nervous. He lowered his head and pinched the hem of his clothes unconsciously with both hands.
I'm so nervous, what if Big Brother Yu thinks it doesn't look good
The next moment, his wrist was pulled, and Yu Qingze took him and walked quickly into the main room.
Chang Le: …
Chang Hao wanted to follow him, but Grandpa Chang grabbed him and said, "Go help Brother Chang bake moon cakes."
Chang Hao flattened his mouth and said regretfully, "Okay." I really want to see it...
In the main room, Yu Qingze pulled Chang Le to stand at the table, where the candles were the brightest.
He lifted Chang Le's chin, looked at Chang Le with short bangs, and was a little fascinated for a while.
Chang Le's bright eyes were a little erratic at the moment because of her shyness, and her eyebrows were straight and indescribable. Chang Le may not know that the most beautiful thing on his face is the pair of eyebrows and eyes, smart, clear and bright, which can make people fall in love with him as soon as they see it. Coupled with the red mole between the eyebrows, it is really terrible!
Yu Qingze's fingers touched his eyebrows unconsciously and traced them carefully.
Chang Le was forced to look up at Yu Qingze, and at first he didn't dare to look at him, but he felt his fingers gently caressing him, and then he secretly looked at him.
Brother Yu's eyes are so focused, which means, do you like it
The little heart was beating wildly, and the already red face turned even redder.
Yu Qingze found out, chuckled lightly, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice, "Brother Le, it's very beautiful, I like it very much."
Changle: !
Chang Le felt that his heart stopped beating for a moment, and then it started beating at a more frantic frequency than before.
Ah, Brother Yu said he liked it!
he likes!
Be crazy happy!
Then…
Yu Qingze didn't know that the villain in Chang Le's heart was waving the flag and shouting wildly.
"Brother Le, you're awesome, I'm proud of you!"
Changle: !