Starting from helping someone rob a wedding, he was forced to hide in the Sunset Sect

(This chapter is a side story. If you don’t like it, you can skip it. It will not affect the following plot.)

(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, fellow Taoists!)

Xu Yeyu came to Xia Xiaomo's house, and they agreed to make a dish together today.

He followed Xia Xiaomo into the kitchen.

"Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, a special festival in the mortal world." Xia Xiaomo said.

Xu Yeyu naturally had never heard of the Mid-Autumn Festival, as there was no such festival in his previous world.

But they have a roast chicken festival there, and they eat roast chicken on that day.

Xu Yeyu looked at the ingredients on the table and asked curiously, "What kind of food are we going to make this time?"

"We are making mooncakes this time. Of course, Mid-Autumn Festival is not just about eating mooncakes, there is also a reunion dinner."

Xia Xiaomo thought for a moment and continued, "When the moon is the roundest and brightest in a year, it symbolizes the perfection and harmony of the family. People will try their best to go home to reunite with their families, share reunion dinners, and enhance family ties."

The most important symbol of Mid-Autumn Festival is family reunion.

After hearing what Xia Xiaomo said, Xu Yeyu asked, "Does that mean I can come to your place for dinner tomorrow?"

Xia Xiaomo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll cook more dishes tomorrow."

"If you want to eat delicious food, you can't be lazy today. Come make mooncakes with me."

Xu Yeyu nodded quickly and said, "I have never been lazy before. I am always serious every time!"

Xia Xiaomo smiled and said, "I don't know who was sleeping in the teahouse while collecting information about the Hehuan Sect's activities."

"We can't get over this matter, right?" Xu Yeyu said.

"Okay, I'll teach you how to make mooncakes now."

Xia Xiaomo brought a large basin and placed it on the table. She used a strainer to sift the flour.

"This gluten-free flour is the first thing to use when making mooncakes. It provides more elasticity and chewiness than ordinary flour."

Xia Xiaomo poured a little oil into the flour. She pointed to a bowl and said, "This bowl contains syrup. Pour the syrup into the flour as well."

"It just so happens that there is a store in Yuan Town that sells syrup. If there is no syrup, you can use sugar instead."

Xu Yeyu nodded and said, "You explained it in such detail, I still don't understand!"

Xia Xiaomo smiled and said, "Just listen to it. It doesn't matter if you can't remember it."

"If it's in Blue Star, they also use a food additive called soap water."

Xu Yeyu knew Blue Star. Xia Xiaomo told him that she was from Blue Star.

Xia Xiaomo poured the syrup into the flour, and used her hands to stir, stack and press the flour.

"This step is very important and takes more time. If the dough is too dry, you can add a small amount of water. If it is too wet, you can add some flour." Xia Xiaomo said.

After kneading it for several minutes, she kneaded the flour into dough.

"The dough is almost done. Now we need to isolate it from the air and let it sit for two incense sticks to relax a little."

Xia Xiaomo used her true Qi to form a small barrier on the basin.

It is very convenient for monks to cook this kind of food without having to find something else to cover the basin.

"This was also bought in Youyuan Town. It's called lotus paste, and it's used as the filling for mooncakes. This time we're making lotus paste and egg yolk mooncakes." Xia Xiaomo said.

Xu Yeyu asked curiously, "For lotus seed paste and salted egg yolk mooncakes, the filling only needs to be lotus seed paste and salted egg yolk?"

"Yes, mooncakes are similar to rice dumplings. You can put whatever fillings you want in the mooncake."

Xia Xiaomo divided the lotus seed paste into thirty portions, then rolled one of the portions into a small ball, divided it into two halves, and put the salted egg yolk in the middle.

Add the other half of the lotus seed paste and finally roll it into a ball.

"This is how the filling for the lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncake is made. Try it. Let's make this filling together."

Xu Yeyu nodded. He didn’t think it was very difficult.

Just roll it into a small ball, cut it, put in the salted egg yolk and close it again.

It’s much easier to remember than the types of seasonings used in cooking.

Xu Yeyu imitated Xia Xiaomo's actions and prepared a portion of lotus seed paste filling.

"Yes, that's it, I learn quickly!"

The two of them were making the lotus seed paste filling.

After two incense sticks of time, Xia Xiaomo removed the true energy from the basin.

"Now let's start rolling the mooncake skin. I'll teach you once, and you can try following my movements."

Xia Xiaomo took some dough and said, "This is the same as the filling. You need to roll it into a small ball."

Xu Yeyu nodded and asked, "Is this used to make mooncake skin?"

"Yes, this is used to make mooncake skin." Xia Xiaomo replied.

The two began to roll the dough into small balls.

After a while, the two of them rolled out another thirty small balls.

Xia Xiaomo flattened a portion of dough, put in a portion of filling, then wrapped it up and pinched the opening.

"Use your thumb and index finger to gently push the dough to slowly wrap the filling. Because the dough is thin, it is not easy to wrap. Be patient and pay attention to the strength to make the dough even and not let the filling show."

"This step requires a lot of patience, otherwise the mooncakes will not look good." Xia Xiaomo added.

The two of them sat at the wooden table and put lotus paste into the dough.

This step requires extra patience and took the two of them some time.

"Okay, now we need to make the mooncakes look better. These little balls don't look good."

Xia Xiaomo took out two molds from the storage ring.

She put a portion of dough wrapped with fillings into the mooncake mold, pressed it gently, and then gently took out the mold.

The whole mooncake is round and full.

In the center of the mooncake, the exquisite word "Fu" is clearly visible, symbolizing auspiciousness and blessings.

The edge is a circle of delicate patterns.

Xia Xiaomo smiled with satisfaction and asked, "Does it look good?"

Xu Yeyu nodded and said, "It looks much better than before."

Xia Xiaomo handed a mold to Xu Yeyu, and they began to press the dough.

After making the mooncake's appearance, Xu Yeyu asked curiously, "Can we eat this now?"

Xia Xiaomo shook her head and said, "You can't eat it. It's still raw. Not only does it taste bad, it will also make you sick."

She boiled the water and brushed a layer of oil on the steamer to prevent the mooncakes from sticking.

"Please help me put the mooncakes in the steamer, and keep some distance between each mooncake."

Xu Yeyu placed the wrapped mooncakes on the steamer, and Xia Xiaomo brushed a layer of oil on the mooncakes one by one.

After putting all the mooncakes into the steamer, Xia Xiaomo covered the steamer with the lid.

"After half an incense stick of time, you need to brush a layer of egg liquid on the mooncakes to make them look better."

Xia Xiaomo turned her head and looked at Xu Yeyu, and said, "I used to make it in the oven, but this is the first time I use a steamer."

Xu Yeyu heard Xia Xiaomo talk about the oven, which is a more convenient cooking tool.

"I think making mooncakes is more troublesome than making rice dumplings," said Xu Yeyu.

It might be because Xia Xiaomo marinated the fillings in advance the last time she made zongzi.

“Making mooncakes is more difficult than making rice dumplings, so not many people make them themselves. They just buy them to eat,” said Xia Xiaomo.

After the mooncakes were cooked, Xia Xiaomo took them out and placed them in a large bowl.

She looked at Xu Yeyu who didn't make any move and asked, "Why didn't you reach out and eat the mooncake this time?"

Xu Yeyu smiled. Last time, when the rice dumplings were just cooked, he reached out to take one to eat, but was hit on the hand by Xia Xiaomo.

"This should also be cooled down for a while before eating." Xu Yeyu said.

"You're wrong. The mooncake skin nowadays is very dry and not delicious. It's best to keep it for a day. It needs to be placed in the box for a day to absorb the oil." Xia Xiaomo said.

"So you make the mooncakes a day in advance?" Xu Yeyu asked.

Xia Xiaomo nodded, she took out two boxes and put thirty mooncakes into the boxes.

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The next day, Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo brought mooncakes to the steward's hall. They were there to deliver the mooncakes.

He Nianyao watched the two people walk into the steward's hall. She asked curiously, "Are you here to register the commission?"

Xia Xiaomo stepped forward and said, "Elder He, we are here to give you mooncakes."

She took out two small bags from the wooden basket, each containing two lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncakes.

He Nianyao stood up and took the mooncake that Xia Xiaomo handed over to her.

"Did you make this yourself too?" He Nian Yao asked.

The two of them came to the steward's hall to give her rice dumplings before, but she was not in the sect at that time, so they asked Zhao Xiaoxin to pass them to her.

The rice dumplings were made by Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo.

Xia Xiaomo nodded and said, "This lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncake was made by Xu Yeyu and I. You can eat these four mooncakes with Elder Liu."

He Nianyao nodded and said with a smile: "I'll eat with him later. Thank you for the mooncakes."

Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo left the management hall and came to the mission hall.

Zhao Xiaoxin watched the two people walk into the mission hall. She stood up and walked to their side.

"Are you here to take a commission?"

Zhao Xiaoxin thought about it and continued, "I just happen to have a commission that's suitable for you to do."

Xu Yeyu usually comes to the mission hall to accept commissions that cost a lot of silver, and Zhao Xiaoxin will pay special attention to such commissions that cost a lot of silver.

"We are not here to accept a commission, we are here to deliver mooncakes to you." Xia Xiaomo said.

Zhao Xiaoxin looked at the wooden basket in Xia Xiaomo's right hand, and she remembered that some time ago, Junior Sister Xia was holding a wooden basket filled with rice dumplings.

Xia Xiaomo took out two small bags from the wooden basket, each containing two lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncakes.

"Two mooncakes are for Senior Sister Zhao, and please give the other two mooncakes to Senior Sister He. I don't know where she is." Xia Xiaomo said.

Zhao Xiaoxin took the mooncake handed over by Xia Xiaomo and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother Xu and Xia Xiaomo, for your kindness. The rice dumplings you made last time were delicious."

"I feel a little embarrassed to accept your rice dumplings and moon cakes."

Xia Xiaomo smiled and said, "Senior Sister Zhao, don't worry about it. Let's go find Elder Zhang first."

Zhao Xiaoxin nodded. After she watched the two people leave the mission hall, she lowered her head to look at the mooncake in her hand.

This mooncake looks delicious.

Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo left the mission hall and came to Xiancaotang.

They saw Yue Chong taking care of the spiritual field. After she joined the Sunset Sect, she often came to Xiancaotang to do commissions.

"Moonworm, we are here to bring you mooncakes." Xu Yeyu said.

Moonworm turned around and looked at the two of them, and asked curiously, "What is a mooncake?"

She had never seen or heard of mooncakes before.

Xia Xiaomo took a bag out of the wooden basket and put it in her hand.

"This is mooncake. It's delicious. You should like it." Xia Xiaomo said.

The corners of Yuechong's mouth rose slightly.

"Are they better than the cookies you gave me before?" asked the Moonworm.

Xia Xiaomo gave Yuechong some biscuits some time ago, and she liked them very much.

"They are all delicious. You will know once you try them." said Xia Xiaomo.

Moonworm nodded and she took out a mooncake from the bag.

She took the first bite gently, and the rich aroma of lotus paste immediately came between her lips and teeth.

The lotus paste is sweet but not greasy, and complements the salty fragrance of the salted egg yolk. The flavors are distinct and intoxicating.

"good to eat!"

Yue Chong took another bite of the mooncake and continued, "Thank you Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo for the mooncakes. I like them very much."

"Are you used to staying in Sunset Sect?" Xu Yeyu asked.

Yue Chong nodded and said, "I have made a few friends. They are all very friendly to me. Sister Yunyin often comes to play with me. There is nothing I am not used to."

Xia Xiaomo thought of the two sisters, and she took four more mooncakes from the wooden basket.

"Could you please give these mooncakes to them?" Xia Xiaomo asked.

"Sure, leave it to me!"

Yue Chong took the mooncake and continued, "I will never steal it. I will definitely give it to them."

Xia Xiaomo smiled. She was not worried about the moon bugs stealing the mooncakes.

A demon king in the Spiritual Transformation Realm couldn't possibly do such a thing, right?

Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo came to the wooden house of Xiancaotang, and Zhang Yunxue was reading a book.

"Elder Zhang, we are here to bring you mooncakes." Xia Xiaomo said.

Zhang Yunxue closed the book, she raised her head slightly and looked at Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo.

"Do you know how to make mooncakes?" Zhang Yunxue asked curiously.

"Xiaomo can do it. She taught me." Xu Yeyu said.

Xia Xiaomo took out a bag from the wooden basket and handed it to Zhang Yunxue.

"This is lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncake, it's delicious." Xia Xiaomo said.

Zhang Yunxue took the mooncake and smiled.

"Thank you. I will eat this mooncake later."

The two left Xiancaotang and came to the library.

They walked up to Elder Ren, and Ren Qingyang looked up at the two and asked, "What's the matter?"

Ren Qingyang looked at the wooden basket in Xia Xiaomo's hand and had some guesses in his mind.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the past few days, some young disciples have gone down the mountain and returned home, planning to reunite with their families.

"Elder Ren, we are here to give you mooncakes. These are the mooncakes Xu Yeyu and I made."

Ren Qingyang took the mooncake that Xia Xiaomo handed over and said, "Thank you. The rice dumplings last time were delicious."

"Let's go to Elder Lin first." Xia Xiaomo said.

Ren Qingyang looked at their backs as they left. After eating zongzi last time, he went down the mountain to have a meal.

He took out a lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncake from the bag and took a bite.

Really delicious.

These two people can make both rice dumplings and moon cakes. Sometimes it is really hard to imagine that they are the geniuses of the Sunset Sect.

Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo came to Elder Lin's attic.

The two saw Elder Lin looking at a list with a frown on his face.

"Elder Lin, what happened?" Xia Xiaomo asked.

Lin Wuyi raised his head and sighed softly.

"I was planning to give the disciples on this list a special training. I tested them recently and found that none of them were qualified!"

"What did you come to see me for?"

Xia Xiaomo took out two mooncakes from the wooden basket and said, "Elder Lin, we are here to give you mooncakes."

Lin Wuyi took the mooncake and asked, "You're not going to give me an extra one this time and ask me something, are you?"

"No, the other elders also got two mooncakes." Xia Xiaomo said.

"Really?" Lin Wuyi asked.

"Really!" Xia Xiaomo replied.

Lin Wuyi nodded slightly. Surprisingly, nothing happened this time.

"Thank you for the mooncakes."

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The Mid-Autumn Festival moon is like a bright round disk, hanging high in the night sky, emitting a soft light.

The moonlight shines on the earth, casting a light silver hue.

The night sky is deep, the stars are sparse, and the light of the moon is particularly conspicuous.

Xu Yeyu and Xia Xiaomo were sitting at the stone table, both looking up at the moon.

After they finished their meal and washed the dishes, they sat at the stone table and waited for the moon to come out.

Xu Yeyu lowered her head, and the moonlight softly fell on the girl's body.

A breeze blew by, and her hair swayed gently in the moonlight, like flowing starlight.

Xu Yeyu gradually approached Xia Xiaomo's face.

Their breaths blended in the night breeze, and their heartbeats were particularly clear in the silent night.

The hustle and bustle of the world disappears at this moment.

When their lips gently touched, the moonlight seemed to become softer because of the kiss.

The moonlight is so beautiful.