Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 142: One Family One Chapter

This morning, Zhou Dalang and Cui thought that Mrs. Hu had finally changed her ways. She bought buns herself and fed Xiaobao big mouthfuls of them early in the morning. At first, she seemed very happy. Later, when Xiaobao was poisoned, she just hurriedly tried to treat him. In her heart, she hated the Shen family who sold the buns for being so cruel.

I didn't expect that after listening to what happened today, this would be the result.

The chief constable took Mrs. Hu and Old Man Zhou back to the county government office, but as it was too late, they had to be detained separately.

The next morning, Lu Lang ran to the county magistrate early in the morning and explained the whole story clearly. The county magistrate was so angry that his beard was twitching. He didn't even sleep in and actively tried the case. Only then was Shen Yu released from the women's prison so quickly.

After listening to the whole process, Shen Yu couldn't help but feel sorry for the innocent child. Fortunately, Mrs. Hu only thought of a reason to make a false accusation and did not do anything cruel, otherwise the child's life might not be saved.

Shen Yu sighed and said, "Mom, I really want to thank Captain Xing and Mr. Lu from the county magistrate's family this time. I didn't expect that he would be willing to help ordinary people like us."

Li also sighed: "Who said it wasn't true? After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will go to the restaurant and set up a table of wine to thank them."

Shen Yu knew what had happened, and all the puzzles in his mind were answered. He felt completely relaxed and couldn't help but yawn.

Yawning is really contagious. Everyone in the room had just been listening attentively to Li's story, but now they were yawning one after another.

Perhaps because she didn't sleep well yesterday, Li couldn't help feeling sleepy. She smiled and said, "Look at how sleepy everyone is. Anyway, we won't be setting up the stall today, so why don't we all catch up on some sleep? When we wake up, we can have our next meal."

After saying that, he was the first one to get up and go to the sleeping room to catch up on his sleep.

The family closed the gate and slept soundly and carefree in broad daylight.

By the time Shen Yu woke up, the sun had already set and the yard was filled with afterglow.

Nothing happened that night. On the next morning, for the first time ever, there was no light on in the Shen family's courtyard at midnight.

It was not until the sun rose that there was movement in the courtyard.

Today is August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After having a leisurely meal, Li was in high spirits and was busy buying food for the evening.

Shen Yu hasn't liked festivals since his parents passed away.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, she watched the people around her go home to celebrate the holidays in a lively and enthusiastic manner, but she could only silently miss her loving parents and the family time that she could never return to.

After coming to this time and space, in between the busy daily life, I could look up and see Li, Yutao and Yucheng. I gradually felt a sense of security in my heart, and finally I was no longer alone and envious of others.

This year is the first time in many years that the whole family will celebrate the holidays together, and with Jiang and Dun Dun, we will definitely have a great time.

Shen Yu responded positively, and Dun Dun and the other children were also very happy.

After a discussion, Li and Jiang went to buy fruits, wine and offerings for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Shen Yu took a few children to buy food and bought what they liked to eat.

Everything was originally planned well, and everyone was going to buy new clothes. However, because of what happened with Mrs. Hu, they can only buy them after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Today, all the shops are busy celebrating the festival, and they will all close and go home after noon.

After dividing the work, the family pulled a small cart and went briskly to Dongmen Street as if they were shopping. They parked the cart in front of a familiar store on the street and agreed to meet at the street half an hour later and go back together.

Dongmen Street was very busy in the morning. There were carved and painted signs hanging in front of several wine shops. Many people lined up in front of the shops, waiting to buy wine to take home and enjoy the moon in the evening.

When Li saw this, she quickly took out the wine gourd she had prepared and pulled Jiang along. They each chose a shorter line and quickly lined up.

Shen Yu took Dun Dun and the others straight to the butcher shop.

After Shen Yu bought the ingredients from several stores, several people went to the street carts carrying chickens, ducks, fish and meat.

Li and Jiang had not returned yet. Shen Yu put all the food he had bought into the bamboo basket he brought with him. Dun Dun volunteered to go look for them. After taking two steps, he saw Li and Jiang also returning with large and small bags in their hands.

Several people rushed over to take it. The various ingredients, drinks, and offerings bought from both sides actually filled up half of the car.

When I got home, it was already noon.

After lunch, Shen Yu began to prepare the reunion cakes for everyone to eat in the evening.

The difference between big reunion cake and small reunion cake is not only in size, but also in fillings.

Because it is to be baked and cut in one piece, the filling should be firmer.

The filling that Shen Yu chose is the classic five-nut filling.

Walnut kernels, melon seeds, almonds, pine nuts and sesame seeds are fried, then seasoned with spices, salt and sugar. The crust is also crispy.

It is not difficult to make the reunion cake, but the difficult part is baking it. After making the cake base, put it on a flat iron pan, cover it with a lid, and bake it slowly over low heat. Shen Yu left the tasks of turning it over and adding firewood to Jiang and Yutao.

Mrs. Li was the elder in the family, and she was responsible for preparing the fruits and offerings for the evening moon worship.

Shen Yu was responsible for the vegetables for the evening banquet, while Dun Dun and Yu Cheng were responsible for filling the water tank at home and burning firewood for cooking.

Because there was no wok at home, Shen Yu did not plan to cook any dishes that required stir-frying over high heat, but instead focused on stewing.

Mid-Autumn Festival, wishing you good luck.

Have chickens and fish, and have more than enough blessings; have ducks and eggs, and suppress the storms, and have peace and prosperity.

Shen Yu planned to make chicken stewed with mushrooms, squirrel fish, osmanthus duck, and crab, and then add some cold dishes.

Just do it, starting with the chicken and duck which take time to stew.

After you buy the chickens and ducks, the stall owner will kill, pluck and clean them neatly.

Put the duck in a ceramic basin and soak it in freshly drawn well water to remove the blood and set aside.

Cut the chicken into large pieces and wash it with cold water. Buy fresh mushrooms, each of which is round and has thick flesh. After washing them, cut them in half one by one.

Pour oil into the pan, add two star anises, then add the mushrooms and stir-fry.

After the aroma comes out, add the prepared chopped green onion, ginger slices and garlic cloves, stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the drained chicken pieces.

Fry until the chicken is slightly tightened, pour some rice wine and sweet soy sauce along the edge of the pot, add boiling water and bring to a boil, then pour everything into a large casserole, start another small stove, and simmer over low heat.

Shen Yu told Yu Cheng to add firewood slowly, watched the fire, and started to prepare to cook osmanthus duck.

Here, Jiang's big reunion cake has been taken out of the pan. It is slightly golden and still slightly steaming. It is carefully moved to the dough board to cool, and it exudes an enticing aroma of pastry.