Chapter 1392 - 545: Yuanyuan’s Appointment! Steaming Flower Rolls and Making Nougat—A Busy Morning on the Second Day of the New Year!

Chapter 1392: Chapter 545: Yuanyuan’s Appointment! Steaming Flower Rolls and Making Nougat—A Busy Morning on the Second Day of the New Year!

"These small steamed buns look so lovable, my granddaughter’s husband is so skillful. We originally wanted to show off a bit too, but now it seems there’s no chance."

The elderly Mrs. Chen reminded:

"Lin Xu, don’t forget to stir-fry some pickled vegetables. We’ve eaten too greasy in the past couple of days, need some pickled vegetables to cut the grease."

Lin Xu said:

"I will stir-fry them, I just took out two mustard tubers but haven’t had the chance to cut them yet. Why didn’t you three sleep a bit more?"

"We get up at this time every day, the noise while getting dressed woke Dundun up. The little guy was still grumbling in dissatisfaction, just like a kid."

Lin Xu chuckled. The little guy is indeed like a heartthrob; adults, children, and elders alike can’t help but adore him once they see him.

I don’t quite understand how a cat responsible for fortune can have such charm.

By now, the sky was getting brighter. Seeing they couldn’t be of much help, the three elders paired up for a walk by the reservoir.

Walking along the reservoir to the starry sky base and back, it’s roughly ten kilometers, considered a high intensity exercise for the elderly.

After they left, Lin Xu cut the pickled vegetables and soaked them in fresh water.

This way, the stir-fried pickled vegetables won’t be too bitter or salty; considered a small trick for stir-frying pickled vegetables.

The buns couldn’t be steamed yet and the pickled vegetables still needed soaking; with nothing else to do, Lin Xu thought of making nougat peanuts, since he had the spare time, why not make them?

He took some peanuts, spread them on a baking tray, and put them in the oven to bake until crispy.

Taking them out once baked, he rubbed off the skins while still warm, revealing the white and fragrant peanuts inside.

After finishing these, he took out the non-stick pot for desserts, poured in a large bowl of sugar, no oil, no water, simmered over low heat on the stove.

Soon, the sugar at the bottom started to melt.

Lin Xu gently stirred with a spoon, more and more sugar melted in the pot.

Once fully melted, he added a large spoonful of maltose to the pot.

Continued stirring, making the syrup thicker and thicker, until it started pulling threads in the pot, then added the peanuts, continued stirring to fully coat the peanuts with syrup.

Stirred evenly, poured it hot into a tray brushed with a layer of oil.

Spread a silicone kitchen cloth to prevent sticking, used a rolling pin to flatten it while still hot, making the nougat peanuts into uniform sheets.

Once the temperature slightly drops, it can be cut into small pieces with a knife.

Next, Lin Xu busied himself with steaming buns, stir-frying pickled vegetables, cutting nougat peanuts, keeping quite occupied.

At seven in the morning, after arranging breakfast, he tried a small bun. The onion aroma was rich, texture soft and puffy, very satisfying to eat.

After eating, he packed two pieces of nougat peanuts into a small food bag and drove to wake Shen Jiayue up.

Arriving at the hill.

The girl was still sound asleep, completely unaware of Lin Xu entering.

"Baobao, time to get up for breakfast."

Lin Xu came to the bedside, but the sleeping ’Buddha’ on the bed showed no reaction.

Having no other option, he resorted to his trump card, placing a freshly made nougat peanut beside Shen Baobao’s mouth.

Soon, the unique aroma of caramel lured Shen from her sleep.

She hadn’t opened her eyes yet but instinctively took a bite of the nougat peanut. As the caramel melted in her mouth, the girl finally opened her eyes:

"Is this... Xu Bao, you’ve already made it?"

She chewed and hummed, yes, it’s the taste from memory.

Haha, did I sleep till afternoon?

How come the nougat peanut got made so quickly?

Lin Xu said:

"This stuff is easy to make, takes just over ten minutes. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

In the quilt, the big treasure froze:

"I can make it too?"

"Of course, it’s super simple. You can even replace peanuts with hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, red dates, anything you want to add."

Shen Jiayue swallowed the sugar in her mouth and surprisingly asked:

"Wouldn’t that make it into sticky rice cake?"

"If you want to make sticky rice cake, you can indeed make it... Hurry and get up, breakfast’s ready."

"I won’t... unless you let me take another bite."

With no other choice, Lin Xu stuffed the remaining half piece all into the girl’s mouth.

Shen Jiayue squinted her eyes, blissfully finishing it, then directed Lin Xu to fetch clothes:

"That dreamy white underwear set with leggings, plus winter trousers, the top should wear a base layer and sweater, we’ll be digging wild vegetables today, need to dress conveniently."

Lin Xu brought over every piece of clothing, waited for the girl to get dressed and freshened up, then took out the other piece of nougat peanut from his pocket, only for it to be immediately snatched away.

"You’re good Xu Bao, secretly kept one."

She took a big bite, then wore her outdoor winter coat and walked out with Lin Xu.

"This candy is really tasty. You must teach me how, I’m going back to Beijing to make a big sticky rice cake, I’ll make sure to make Yan Bao pay dearly. She once got tricked by sticky rice cake sellers, so I want to help her deepen the memory."

Lin Xu: "..."

Such enviable sisterhood.

In his heart, he shed a tear for his sister-in-law, having such a cousin, no worry about not having relatives around.

Arriving at the foot of the hill, everyone was already gathered, Chen Yuanyuan was even eating a bun.

"Little brother, you made these buns so delicious, the onion aroma is really strong, even without anything on them, tastes great just chewing."

"If you like them, eat more, made plenty today."

Brought the buns, pickled vegetables, fermented vegetables, pickled dishes, cold cabbage hearts, and rice porridge to the dining room, today’s breakfast started.

Though the meal was simple, everyone ate happily, even Shen Guofu, who always clamored for meat, was joyfully eating buns with pickled vegetable strips.

For us, extravagant dishes are just to garnish, only these rice porridge and pickled vegetables are life’s essence.

After breakfast, Lin Xu presented the made nougat peanuts for everyone to taste.

"Hey, you made it so quickly?"

"Lin Xu did so many things this morning."

"Yueyue, learn a bit, stop always sleeping in, even need Lin Xu to drive up to get you, can’t you walk down yourself?"

Han Shuzhen scolded her daughter a few lines, making Shen Baobao unhappy; my man spoiling me is wrong?

Chen Meijuan said:

"Picking her up isn’t a big deal, in the holiday spirit, just rest up... how about we go dig wild vegetables now? Perfect chance to show you around the landscape in the valley."

Everyone started preparing tools for digging wild vegetables.

Meanwhile, Lin Xu took a knife, ready to slaughter two roosters, preparing for the Five-colored Chicken Porridge for lunch.

He carried the knife to the chicken coop, Dundun immediately dashed over.

As he caught the big rooster from the coop, the little guy lifted his paws, slapped the rooster’s head, and jumped onto the pig pen wall, raising his head to holler.

"Aowoo~~~"

This cat finally took revenge!

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