Only this green, not disappointing the spring

Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. Shangguan Qingyue searched through her few recipes again and again, and finally decided to try baking a few batches of mooncakes.

There is also a Totoro-style oven in Panguiyuan, so it is no problem to bake mooncakes. However, she cannot make complicated fillings, and simple red bean paste and jujube paste fillings are too ordinary.

She couldn't help but think about it for a while, and when she left the table, she didn't even hear Baili Nanqing talking to her. Shangguan Yunxin, who was sitting next to her, stretched out her hand and pinched her little sister's ear, and said softly:

"Come back to your senses, Yue'er, what weird things are you thinking about? You didn't even respond when your mother called you."

Shangguan Yunxin, who had called off the engagement, seemed to be reborn overnight. She was no longer as cold and indifferent as before, but had a much gentler and softer temperament, and occasionally showed a little girl's shyness.

Shangguan Qingyue laughed awkwardly.

"I plan to use the oven to make some pastries, but I'm not good at making fillings, so I'm a little worried."

"Pfft~"

Baili Nanqing and Shangguan Yunxin couldn't help but smile at each other, which made Shangguan Qingyue feel a little confused. What was so funny?

"Yuer, do you think the pastry shop your mother gave you is really ordinary? The hibiscus cakes, apricot cakes, and jade hawthorn cakes made in the shop are well-known far and wide, and there are endless people lining up to buy cakes every day.

If you want to make any filling, just call the store's cook to your home, there is no flavor she can't make!"

Shangguan Qingyue: (⊙o⊙)

So, her mother really didn't feel bad at all for letting her mess up the shop?! Thinking of this, her pressure instantly doubled, and she had to pay more attention to the renovation of the shop!

Soon the cook was called to Pan Guiyuan. She was a young woman who dressed herself meticulously and looked to be in her thirties.

The woman saluted somewhat stiffly and asked:

"I, the servant Dou, greet the young lady. I wonder what you are planning to do by calling me here?"

According to the custom here, Shangguan Qingyue thought for a moment and then spoke:

"Mother Dou, you don't have to be so reserved. I asked you to come here to help me mix some fillings. But I can only describe the general taste and the main ingredients. You will have to figure out the rest."

When Dou heard the young master calling her "you" left and right, her heart began to tremble. She waved her hands hurriedly and said:

"My lady, you are so humiliating to me. I am just a servant, how can I deserve to be addressed as 'you'?

Just tell me the filling, and leave the rest to me. I can't guarantee that I can make it exactly as you want, but at least it can be more than 70% similar."

Seeing the terrified look on the face of the person in front of her, Shangguan Qingyue could only sigh. She was still not used to the strict hierarchy here!

No longer thinking about these powerless things, she stood up neatly and said:

"Mother Dou, please come with me. Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival and we only have half an afternoon."

Shangguan Qingyue had to admire the exquisite craftsmanship of these craftsmen. She only roughly described the flavors of mooncakes she knew, and Dou successfully made fillings of chestnut paste, milk yolk, five-nut and egg yolk.

There were already many molds in the dim sum shop, which saved her the trouble of designing the drawings and finding a carpenter to make them, so she just randomly picked a few with good meanings.

The two brothers, Baili Jinheng and Baili Jinlin, circled the strange-looking oven in the yard for several times. Baili Jinlin, in particular, kept exclaiming in amazement.

After knowing that this oven was Shangguan Qingyue's idea, his eyes flashed with burning light. He couldn't help but sigh:

"My little cousin, how many surprises do you have that we don't know about? How did you come up with such a unique idea?"

Although Baili Jinheng didn't ask anything, his focused eyes on Shangguan Qingyue were impossible to ignore.

"Well, it's nothing. This oven is not much different from a stove." Shangguan Qingyue scratched his head embarrassedly, feeling very guilty.

None of these things were thought up by her!

Accidentally, my fingers hooked out a strand of little hair, which swayed left and right in the breeze, making people feel infinite love and pity in their hearts.

Baili Jinheng couldn't help but raise his hand to help her smooth her hair, but he clenched his fist and held back. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't, after all, there was a difference between men and women.

It was my first time making it, and I didn't control the temperature and time well, so it was a little too big. Baili Jinlin didn't care at all, and just took one and put it in his mouth. Except that it was a little bit hard on the teeth, it tasted very good.

He nodded while eating, mumbling:

"Hmm, hmm, it tastes...very good!"

Mother Dou is very experienced. After doing it once, she was 80% to 90% sure. She adjusted the amount of charcoal and the baking time in time. Before the oven was opened for the second time, the rich sweet aroma had already spread all over the yard.

Little Stone hugged Donkey Xiaohua and Black Wind Demon on the left and right, and the two cats lay on Black Wolf, drooling as they waited. Shangguan Qingyue smiled and gave each of them some. Black Wolf swallowed it whole in a few gulps and continued to stare at it eagerly, making Shangguan Qingyue laugh.

Brother Baili, who was standing by, kept his eyes on her from beginning to end, which made Xiangxue want to walk over and stand in front of her own lady several times.

The mooncakes are golden and crispy, with sweet and delicious fillings. Even the patterns of gold and jade, blessings from heaven, and peace and good fortune on them are very pleasing.

As soon as the food was ready, Dou's mother's eyes became bright and she said excitedly:

"Miss, can we build an oven like this in our store? I can guarantee that once these snacks are sold in the store, they will be well received!"

"Don't worry, Mama Dou, we have them, and they are improved. The one at home is too small, and the heat is not evenly distributed.

In the future, our shop will launch many new and novel foods, and I will teach you all of them one by one."

Mother Dou is a servant of the Shangguan family, and her indenture is in the hands of Baili Nanqing, so Shangguan Qingyue is not worried that she will betray her master and leak the secret recipe.

There was only one plate of mooncakes left to bake, but Shangguan Qingyue stopped. Mooncakes taste best when they are freshly baked, and she planned to make them for her family tomorrow when the whole family gathered together to enjoy the moon.

Shangguan Qingyue picked out a few freshly baked mooncakes and put them into an exquisite food box. Then she said to Xiangxue:

"Sister Xiangxue, please find a servant who is unfamiliar to you to deliver this food box to the Third Prince's residence."

She did not hide from others when she explained this, so the two Baili brothers heard it clearly. The impatient Baili Jinlin immediately asked in confusion:

"Cousin Qingyue, why did you only send the Third Prince?" Her tone was full of sourness.

In fact, Shangguan Qingyue just did this subconsciously. She simply thought that the mooncakes were better to be eaten while they were hot, and she really wanted to share the food with someone who was willing to share it. That was all.

Being asked so bluntly by Baili Jinlin, she didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

"Well, the Third Prince has helped me a lot. Besides, apart from him, I don't know anyone else in the whole of Kyoto!"

Obviously her explanation was reasonable and logical, but for some reason her ears turned red. Baili Jinheng happened to see this scene, and he couldn't help but frown.

The noisy cousin hadn't been dealt with yet, so was there going to be another competitor? The other party's identity made him even less sure.

Baili Sanlang was so depressed that the mooncake in his mouth was no longer fragrant. He compared himself silently in his mind, trying to find out his strengths over the third prince.

Tsk, am I really useless? This is really depressing...