Chapter 5 Raining Aiwowo

In the middle of the night, it started to rain, and Shen Shaoguang was awakened by the faint sound of thunder. He heard a lot of noise. Can the drought be solved this time? Thinking of the emperor's prayer for rain more than half a month ago, there was a smirk on the corner of his mouth. God is lucky to have given his human son this face, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Shen Shaoguang wrapped the quilt again, and closed his eyes safely.

Small vendors can be lazy because of the rain, but those who go to court can't.

Lin Yan was sitting in the car and saw Liu Feng, a recording reporter not far ahead, holding an umbrella and wearing mango shoes, waiting in the rain with his head and mind. thought it was slippery, didn't dare to ride a horse, wanted to walk to the office.

Lin Yan gestured to the servants outside the car, and one of them got off the horse and went to find Liu Feng.

Liu Feng turned his head and bowed to Lin Yan's car from a distance, then said a few words to the servant and walked over together.

When he got into the officer's car, Liu Feng felt a little bit cramped, but his stomach came to make trouble at this time, and he began to growl. Liu Feng's face became hot in an instant, and he only hoped that the sound of the rain outside could cover it up.

Lin Yan glanced at him.

Liu Feng was stunned, crossed his hands and said, "It's rude to the lower official."

"It doesn't matter." Lin Yan smiled lightly, and paused for a moment, "Are the pancakes really that delicious?" There was clearly a man selling Hu pancakes over there.

Liu Feng's face became more and more red, and he said, "Xiaguan, Xiaguan—"

Lin Yan raised his hand slightly.

Liu Feng closed his mouth and sat honestly.

Lin Yan closed his eyes and rested.

Shen Shaoguang did what he said, but he really waited until Chen Zheng got up, washed slowly, and went out to the restaurant with his umbrella to eat a bowl of chicken wontons.

After strolling around, bought some rice, grain and vegetables, and then walked back slowly. Walking to the back door of Shen's old house, saw a begonia sticking out from the courtyard wall, and many petals fell. Tsk tsk, the rain hits the begonia, and the door is silently closed, what a poetic scene.

Shen Shaoguang searched his memory and was really impressed by this Begonia. The original mother loves to collect crabapple petals, not for burying it, but for rouge use. She once said that its "color is unparalleled", just father came over and joked with a smile, "Unfortunately there is no fragrance", the mother was angry at first Seeing, and then couldn't help laughing.

Thinking back to the days of Ye Ting, this lady was a rich flower in the world like a begonia. How could she endure such sparring? She died after only one year, leaving the original owner who was only nine years old at the time. After a year of hard work, she finally went with her mother and became a stranger.

Shen Shaoguang looked at this "home" that he had never lived in, and thought of the old things at home and felt quite emotional.

I heard that the living person is a Jingzhao Shaoyin, a high-ranking official in red robes. Although the neighbors have lived for so many days, they have never seen what it looks like. I don't know when the deputy mayor of Chang'an inspected the street food situation... Shen Shaoguang was amused by his sense of humor, holding an umbrella, and walking back to the nunnery.

Returning to the nunnery, Shen Shaoguang soaked in glutinous rice, read two pages of a book, and wrote a few words, and he passed the first afternoon.

At noon, simply grab some noodles, put some small green vegetables, slap a poached egg, and make a bowl of green vegetable hoto. After serving it in the bowl, add two spoons of homemade garlic chili sauce, which has some flavor.

After eating, after a lazy afternoon, got up and fiddled with the food.

Because bought some good glutinous rice today, decided to make Ai Wo Wo Cake.

In the palace of this dynasty, cakes were often made, what kind of crystals?

Phoenix cake, Zilong cake, Yuliang cake, cornel cake, chrysanthemum cake, Ma Ge cake and so on are suitable for the festival. The name is very fancy, but it doesn't quite match Shen Shaoguang's appetite - probably because Tang people are a bit heavy on sweetness, think about it, you need to pour sugarcane pulp to eat cherries. Therefore, at the turn of spring and summer, Shen Shaoguang especially misses Aiwowo in his previous life.

Aiwowo is not a hassle to make. Knead the boiled soft glutinous rice into glutinous rice dough, divide into small doses, press into skins, and fill with various fillings, such as hawthorn, sesame, jujube puree, and bean paste.

After wrapping it, roll it on the cooked glutinous rice flour. It is said that it is also rolled on cooked flour, but cooked glutinous rice flour has always been used at home, and Shen Shaoguang also feels that glutinous rice flour is authentic.

What Shen Shaoguang made today was not what she had eaten in the past. The difference was not in the glutinous rice flour, but in the stuffing, she used the peony flower braised seeds that she made a few days ago.

There is a large peony tree in the nunnery, with hundreds of flowers in full bloom, bright crimson, very prosperous. Shen Shaoguang picked up a lot of peony petals. He wanted to make two flower bags in a fashionable way. He suddenly remembered the famous rose halide in the Red House, so he changed his mind again, smashed the flowers in a mortar, pickled them with sugar and honey, and passed them. After a few days, I went to Shenghuaqi, and the taste turned out to be very good.

I'm too lazy to make other stuffing at this time, just use it.

Not to mention the Aiwowo of this peony braised son, the appearance is very good, the snow-white skin, and the bright red stuffing reminds people of fragrant words such as pink noodles and sandalwood mouth.

Shen Shaoguang put Aiwowo in a white porcelain plate and shared it with the food lover host Shitai.

"What a delicate thing!" The host laughed before eating.

When he took a bite, he looked even more surprised, "Is this a peony flower?"

Shen Shaoguang said with a smile, "Isn't that the peony in the courtyard? I am borrowing flowers to offer Buddha in earnest."

The host smiled and pointed Shen Shaoguang with his hands. The two often chat, and now it's a little bit of a forgetful friendship.

"We have eaten peony petals before, but they were fried. It's not as sweet as yours, and the color is good."

Shen Shaoguang didn't hide his secrets, and explained the method of making peony bran, and the two discussed how to improve it again.

After drinking Qing tea and eating Shi Jing, the plate of Ai Wo Wo went down, Shen Shaoguang ate two, Jing Qing ate two, and the remaining four belonged to the host.

Rao is so, the host is still unfinished.

Shen Shaoguang said with a smile: "It's just at this season that this candied peony stuffing is available. Usually, bean stuffing and jujube paste are good."

The host suddenly remembered, "It will be the beginning of summer in a few days. Compared with this flower cake, the bean cake we steamed in the nunnery in the past was too rough. Why don't we replace it with this this year?" Steamed cake, it is said that it can not get hot prickly heat.

Jing Qing hurriedly responded. Shen Shaoguang felt that it was good for a nun to be the old host.

Unexpectedly, Jingqing came to ask Shen Shaoguang for help later, "If this cake is only eaten in our nunnery, I would not dare to ask Shen's benefactor. But every year when we eat at festivals, we always give it to the neighbors in and outside the workshop. If you don't do it well, it will make people laugh." Jingqing Qiqing gave a salute, "I also ask the donor to give pointers."

Since living here, of course have to help with this little task, Shen Shaoguang agreed immediately.

Due to the limited manpower and the large amount, Shen Shaoguang suggested making bean paste stuffing-because whether it is steaming, pounding, or straining, a large amount of small amount is the same thing.

The bean paste stuffing is still a precious thing at this moment, not because the material is expensive, but it is troublesome enough. It is said that the bean paste was the best made in the Lady's Mansion of Guoguo in Tianbao, called "Lingsha", and the bean paste was placed in the glutinous rice cake. Because the cake was translucent when beaten, the color of the stuffing could be revealed. It is called through flower glutinous rice cake. ①

The host watched Shen Shaoguang directing the nun to fry bean paste, and told her an allusion: "In the early years, there was a cake workshop in Chang'an East City, and the preparation of touhua glutinous rice was very particular. He was called Yuanwai Guan, known as Huagu Yuanwai.” ②

Shen Shaoguang laughed and went out to be the champion, really. It's a pity, but unfortunately I'm a woman, otherwise I can consider taking this path to work.

Jingci stood on the side, listening to Shen Shaoguang chatting with the host, she couldn't help but be surprised. How could the host be so talkative and happy? Could it be that this little lady surnamed Shen presided over a witchcraft? Looking at these bean paste fillings, can't help but calculate the money, how much spend, and how much money can get from each family.

The author has something to say: what Lin Shaoyin said today will be beaten in the face in the future. poor baby...

Lin Shaoyin smiled lightly: It doesn't hurt.

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① Baidu to, did not find the exact information.

② Modified from the allusions in "Qing Yi Lu".

In addition, the passage of Ai Wowo refers to Baidu data and Mr. Deng Yunxiang's "Yunxiang Talking Food".