A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Zhang Xingyun and his mother returned to the big tree, led the horses to the rice shop and dried fruit shop, and bought flour and several kinds of dry goods for making mooncake fillings.

Yesterday we all discussed it and decided to make mooncakes with five-nut filling. Everyone likes the taste and never gets tired of it.

I went to buy some milk and made some cookies. Luoluo and A Ming had both tried some, so I'll let them have a try.

After buying these things, the mother and son drove the carriage back to the village at full speed.

It’s still early to get home.

So after helping to move things into the old house, Zhang Xingyun went straight to the workshop to work.

yard.

In addition to Zhu, there are three daughters-in-law from my great-grandfather's family and my second grandfather's family.

Mother Zhang said embarrassedly: "Sisters-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you to help make mooncakes for the next three days. I'm sorry to have wasted a lot of your time."

Zhang Gui's wife Guan smiled and said, "Hey, what's the problem? We are all family. It's just you help me and I help you."

Zhang Chong's wife Chen also said, "Yes, Yueyue, we are all family. It just so happens that our red peppers have been sold out. Even if we want to pick them, we have to wait for several days. There are other people doing other work in the house, so we are not missing three of us."

Zhang Jiang’s wife, Wei: “Yes, it just so happens that you and Xiaoxue’s mother haven’t chatted with us for a long time. This time, we can have a good chat, hahahaha.”

"Ha ha ha ha."

Guan: "Mother Yueyue, Mother Xiaoxue, what do you think we should do next?"

Mother Zhang: "Hmm? Let's first sort out the peanuts, melon seeds, and other dry goods for mooncake fillings, pick out the bad ones, and then fry them. We need to prepare thousands of mooncakes, and we need a lot of fillings, so we bought a lot of dry goods today. After frying them, we have to grind them one by one."

Guan raised her hand and rolled up her sleeves: "Okay, let's get started. It will take a long time to make mooncakes for so many people."

Until noon, several people were busy selecting the quality of dried fruits.

After selecting for a while, Zhang's mother and Zhu went to prepare lunch.

Before leaving, Zhang's mother told the others, "Sister-in-law, you guys should eat at home these few days. Don't leave quietly later."

Guan waved her hands and said, "Hahaha, don't worry, we won't leave. We finally get to eat the food you cook, how can we bear to leave? Let's take advantage of these few days to eat some delicious food."

Wei laughed and said, "I can't bear to leave either."

after lunch.

Except for Zhang's mother and Zhu, the rest of the people rested at home for a while and then went back to the workshop to work.

Since all the dry goods had been selected in the morning, several people began to fry and grind them in the afternoon.

There were five kinds of dried fruits, and each ingredient required relatively large quantities, so it took more than an hour to fry and crush them.

Zhang's mother knew that the afternoon time was only suitable for preparing the mooncake fillings. Not many mooncakes could be made in the remaining time before it was too late.

While others were frying dried goods, Zhang's mother had already fermented the dough for making biscuits.

Zhang's mother: "I can't make many mooncakes in the remaining time today. When I went to town this morning, I bought some milk and thought of baking some cookies for everyone to eat as snacks. Sister-in-law, when I'm done, you can take some home to eat."

Guan: "Okay, we'll do whatever you say. The three of us will just follow your arrangements."

Zhang's mother brought the dough that had been fermented in advance to the thatched shed in the backyard of the old house.

Everyone has eaten cookies, so now you probably know how to make them.

Two people were responsible for kneading the dough, two were responsible for cutting it into strips, and Zhu was responsible for controlling the heat.

It doesn’t take too long to bake a batch of cookies, and everyone works together, so all the cookies are baked quickly.

I always have oil paper at home.

The baked cookies are also packed into packages with wax paper.

Zhang's mother gave each of the three people two packets of biscuits.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, thank you for your help today. Take these cookies back and have some for everyone."

The three of them took the biscuits, thanked them, said they would come back early the next morning, and went home.

Zhang's mother and Zhu also took the biscuits back next door.

I put two packets on the table in the yard, and when someone wants to eat them, they can take them.

The rest is stored in the kitchen cabinet.

Rested for a night.

Zhang Xingyun drove the carriage to Shanglin Village to pick up Shen Luo and his sister.

When the carriage was about to arrive.

Shen Luo and his sister were already waiting at the entrance of the village.

Shen Ming was holding a bag in his hand. When he saw Zhang Xingyun driving the carriage, he waved and shouted.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang...Sister, Brother Zhang is here."

"Luoluo, Ming, wait a moment, I'll change the direction of the carriage first."

After Zhang Xingyun turned the carriage around, he jumped off.

"Luoluo, Ming, have you been waiting here for a long time?"

Shen Luo shook his head: "No, Brother Zhang, A Ming and I haven't been waiting here for long, and you're here, Brother Zhang, you're here so early, have you had breakfast?"

"Don't worry, I came here after having breakfast, how about you guys?"

Shen Ming: "Brother Zhang, my sister and I also had breakfast."

Zhang Xingyun said: "That's good."

The three of them saw that someone seemed to have come out of the village at this time.

Zhang Xingyun said: "Luoluo, Ming, get on the carriage first!"

"Hey, okay, Brother Zhang."

The brother and sister placed their luggage in the carriage, and Zhang Xingyun helped them get on the carriage.

He also got on the carriage and sat in the front.

"Luoluo, Ming, are you seated? Let's get ready to go."

Shen Ming: "Brother Zhang, let's sit down."

It was Shen Ming’s first time riding in a horse carriage. He looked around the carriage and found everything new and interesting.

Zhang Xingyun swung the whip and hit the horse's back, and the carriage started moving.

Shen Ming's eyes were full of curiosity and joy: "Sister, this is our first time riding in a carriage. The carriage runs really fast."

Then from time to time, he would lift the curtain of the window next to him and look at the scenery outside.

"Ming, sit still, or you might fall down."

"Sister, I know. I'll be careful."

After having breakfast at home, the three Guan family members also came to Old Zhang's house.

Zhang's mother and Zhu have already started moving everything they need into the yard at the old house.

When the three arrived, Zhang's mother and Zhu were starting to knead the dough for the mooncake skin.

Guan: "Hey, why are you two doing it so early?"

Zhu: "Sister-in-law, you are here. We should have breakfast early. I thought that my sister-in-law and I should come earlier to prepare first. This way, when you come, I can do less work, haha."

The three Guan family members fetched water from the well, washed their hands, and started kneading the dough.

Anyway, everyone knew that they had to prepare a lot of mooncakes, so they just kneaded three large basins of dough.

After kneading the dough, everyone started to make mooncakes.

One person is left behind to be responsible for pressing the mooncakes into shape using molds.

After pressing enough mooncakes for a batch, Zhu put them in the oven and baked them on low heat.