Li's eyes were a little wandering, and she didn't dare to look at her mother-in-law. "Well, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Mother gave me some money, and I want to go to the county to buy some things for use."
Zhulan didn't say anything. Li was obviously hiding something. When Li was about to give up, Zhulan spoke up, "That's great. Go see if you have any honey. If you do, buy two kilograms for me. And remember to come back early."
Li's heart dropped to the ground, and she felt a little guilty for her mother's trust. She wanted to speak several times but held back. Now was not the right time. She lowered her head and took the silver from her mother, "I will be back as soon as possible and won't delay."
Two hours later, Li came back with a bag, "Mom, this is the honey you asked for, and this is the mooncake I gave to you as a gift."
Zhulan was surprised by the mooncakes. This was not something Wang Ru made, but had always existed. The original owner would buy them every Mid-Autumn Festival. In the end, Zhulan attributed the unusualness to the fiction, picked up the mooncake and took a bite, "Why did the dim sum shop make the mooncakes so early this year? There's still a month before Mid-Autumn Festival."
Li's guilty conscience from the morning had long since disappeared, and she explained, "It's because there's a new Ruyi Bakery in the county, and they're going to launch snowy mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the other shops that were suppressed have to make mooncakes in advance. Mom, what can make snowy mooncakes?"
Zhulan swallowed the mooncake in her mouth. Hmm, the mooncakes in ancient times were delicious. She was happy to eat them. Zhulan really knew the snowy skin mooncakes. The mooncakes eaten at home nowadays were all made by grandma. She didn't know how to make them, but after seeing them many times, she really knew what was inside. "The snowy skin mooncakes are made of the same thing as the glutinous rice cakes in the dim sum shops. But in order to make it too sticky, it seems that rice flour is added. I'm not sure. However, glutinous rice cakes are easy to crack after a long time, so it's better to eat the snowy skin mooncakes now."
It is best to eat it refrigerated, but unfortunately the conditions in ancient times did not allow it. However, Ruyi Pastry Shop belongs to the Shi family, and the Shi family should have built their own ice cave.
Li clapped her hands, "Oh, why didn't I think of that."
Zhulan raised her eyebrows. It seemed that all the mooncakes Li bought were mooncakes. "You want to make mooncakes yourself?"
Li's heart was pounding. "I have nothing to do anyway. I thought it would be more expensive to buy mooncakes every year. I might as well make them myself to save some money."
Zhulan wiped her fingertips with a handkerchief. Li was not just trying to save money. She looked at Li speechlessly, afraid that she would see something. She lowered her head to her chest, "Okay, hurry up and cook!"
Li breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her mother didn't ask any more questions, otherwise she would not be able to bear it and would have quickly slipped away with her bag.
In the afternoon, when the students came home from school, Zhulan squatted in the vegetable garden, picking cucumbers and eating them. Just as she was about to get up, Li and the third brother came to the backyard, and Zhulan squatted down again.
Li said in a low voice: "Third brother, you are making things difficult for me. I am not a smart person. Mother must have seen something today, but she just ignored me. Third brother, I can't hide it for long. Don't blame me when the time comes."
Chang Lian's mouth twitched, "Sister-in-law, you just help me make mooncakes, is it necessary to hide this?"
Li's eyes widened. "Didn't you ask me to work hard and make mooncakes that are not available on the market? It would be best if the Dong family appreciated it, and then use the opportunity to have my future third sister-in-law come forward to make a deal and sell the recipe to the pastry shop of my third sister-in-law's distant relative?"
Chang Lian nodded, "Yes, that's right, but the prerequisite is to be appreciated. If not, my sister-in-law will just help me make mooncakes."
So there is really nothing to hide. He didn't tell his parents about his intention because he was afraid of being embarrassed. He hoped to show his father that he is a capable person after he succeeds. However, the premise of everything is that he can succeed. Otherwise, it would just be a Mid-Autumn Festival gift for Chuchu.
Li thought the same and said, "Why am I feeling guilty today? You should have explained it clearly earlier."
Chang Lian, “… . . . .”
He has made it very clear, it is obviously the sister-in-law who wants to think too much.
Zhulan and the others left, and she lowered her legs, which were numb from squatting. Chang Lian was really smart. From what he said just now, Chang Lian had found out about all the relatives of the Dong family, even his cousins. She didn't know as much as Chang Lian did. When she thought about it carefully, among the four sons in the family, Chang Lian was becoming more and more like Zhou Shuren.
It was past dinner time, but Zhou Shuren hadn't come back yet. When it got dark, Zhou Shuren finally got home. He stayed at Dong's house for dinner. Zhulan took out the clothes Zhou Shuren wanted to change into, "Does the county magistrate have guests at his house today?"
Zhou Shuren wiped his face and said, "Yes, and you know the person who came."
Zhulan blinked her eyes and said, "What nonsense."
The few people she met in ancient times were all ordinary women. How could she become the county magistrate's guest!
Zhou Shuren had a smile in his eyes, and he was not in a hurry to answer the question. "Think about it carefully. You may not have seen him before. You must know today's guest."
Zhulan racked her brains and suddenly an idea came to her mind. "Is it him?"