Joe's Farming

After Xu Yuan and Xu Ning settled the whole family, they went to Qiao Yu's house hand in hand.

Xu Xiaodie was happy to see the two babies. He, who was always reserved in front of Mrs. Xu, became talkative. The two families with completely different backgrounds became more close because of their grandchildren.

Xu Cheng is still young, he doesn’t understand this.

But he knew that those were his brother's children, and he was his uncle, so he was the elder, so he even refused his brother's offer to take him to Qiao Yu's house, and insisted on staying to take care of the two children.

When Xu Yuan and Xu Ning arrived at Qiao Yu's house, Qiao Yu was using a mold to press out mooncakes and putting them into an iron baking tray.

Xu Ning stepped forward quickly and asked, "Is this a mooncake?"

Qiao Yu saw the two of them and said in surprise, "Hey, why are you here? Did you see Brother Gu on the way here? I told you I'd send it to you right away when it's ready."

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "I want to eat the food that Brother Qiao cooks."

Xu Ning: "I met you on the road and heard that you were making mooncakes. The flowers are really beautiful. Are they done now?"

Qiao Yu shook his head and pointed to the bread kiln in the yard.

"It still needs to be baked. Since you two are here, please help me press the mooncakes."

Qiao Yu was very rude when he ordered people around.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning were curious to begin with, so they were naturally happy to do it.

After washing their hands and rolling up their sleeves, they began to use molds to make mooncakes under Qiao Yu's guidance.

Qiao Yu prepared six molds in total, one is a cute rabbit, one is a poetic flower under the moon, and the remaining four words are: peace, safety, happiness, and joy.

Every time Xu Ning pressed one, he would exclaim, "How beautiful."

Qiao Yu was not idle either. He asked Li Xin to help him brush a layer of egg yolk liquid on the mooncakes with osmanthus and chestnut fillings. This would make the color more attractive when baked and could also be distinguished from the other flavors.

When all the mooncakes were pressed, there were more than two hundred of them.

Fortunately, because the villa sells grilled fish, there is no shortage of grill pans. One grill pan can hold twenty-four fish, so ten grill pans are enough.

The bread oven at home can’t hold so many baking trays.

Qiao Yu said to Li Xin, "Go down and tell Ling Lie to fire up the kiln in the villa, and then send someone up to get the mooncakes. Half of them must be taken down to bake."

If it were any other time, Li Xin would definitely go there without saying a word.

But this time he refused somewhat awkwardly.

"I'll let Xiaoxing talk to him."

Qiao Yu:......

Wasn't everything fine last night?

what happened?

"Why, did you quarrel with him again?"

Qiao Yu asked curiously.

After Ling Lie asked for leave from him and Gu Feng last night, he called Li Xin out for a walk. How could they have a quarrel over a walk?

Li Xin's expression was indescribable, hesitant to speak, and finally whispered: "I'll tell you later."

Qiao Yu instinctively felt that there must be some gossip here, so she said cheerfully, "Okay, let's see what you two can come up with."

The mooncake filling is already fried, so what actually needs to be baked is the crust. However, this crust cannot be baked over high heat, otherwise it will be dry or burnt and will not taste good.

So the first batch of mooncakes put in were test products for temperature testing.

Qiao Yu would open it from time to time to check the temperature and the changes in the crust.

Half an hour later, the first batch of mooncakes were finally baked.

As soon as the approximate temperature and time were determined, Qiao Yu immediately told Ling Lie to pay attention while baking.

Finally, all the mooncakes were baked before lunch.

Qiao Yu thought to himself that it seemed that the oven needed to be upgraded, otherwise it would take too much time to keep observing the temperature when he wanted to roast duck or something in the future.

After the mooncakes were baked, Ling Lie sent Xiaowu and Xiaoliu to bring the baked mooncakes up.

Ling Lie brought up the baked mooncakes directly in a food box, which was lined with oil paper. The mooncakes were neatly arranged and looked very beautiful.

Xiao Wu: "Boss, these pancakes smell so good when they are baking. Customers who smelled them asked how much they cost. Boss and Wen Ge'er didn't know if you wanted to sell them, so they didn't dare to agree."

Qiao Yu originally gave half of the mooncakes to the villa with the intention of advertising.

"Go and tell Wen Ge'er that these mooncakes are sold in boxes, eight in a box, two flavors. Two taels of silver."

Everyone present except Xu Yuan gasped.

This... this price is definitely a steal.

"Okay... okay." Xiaowu responded with some stuttering.

More than a hundred mooncakes were packed into two double-layer food boxes.

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were afraid that they might break, so they each carried one up carefully.

The two turned around and were about to leave when Qiao Yu called them back.

"Wait a moment."

Qiao Yu brought a baking tray with twenty-four mooncakes on it.

"Take it down and let Brother Wen share it with everyone. One for each person to taste."

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were both a little shocked. Eight mooncakes only cost two taels of silver, and this plate was six taels of silver. And they were asked to share it?!

"Why are you standing there? My brother is not short of money."

Li Xin saw what they were thinking and spoke quickly.

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu reacted quickly, kept thanking, and then happily left with the mooncakes.

Li Xin: "Brother, isn't this too expensive?"

He now knew the purchasing power of two taels of silver. Although a lot of money was spent on this mooncake, it was still a bit too expensive.

“Ordinary people definitely can’t afford this.”

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "Xin brother, you don't know that Brother Qiao never intended to sell it to ordinary people."

Qiao Yu nodded: "It's so hard to make mooncakes.

The butter, the drying of osmanthus flowers and the steaming of chestnuts all require too much time. In addition, the bread kiln and the labor costs are all costs.

At the rate we are going now, mass production is impossible.

Moreover, this thing is not a necessity. Only people with money and free time can afford it.

I set the price higher, so fewer people can afford it. Only a small number of people can afford to eat it, which means it is precious and only the upper class can afford it.

Isn’t this the value that is reflected?”

Li Xin: "What if a small number of people think it's expensive and don't buy it?"

Qiao Yu said disdainfully: "If you don't want to buy it, then don't buy it. We can eat it ourselves. We don't make it every day. And I can give it to others as a gift. This expensive, delicious and beautiful thing is the most suitable gift."

Qiao Yu cut a mooncake into several pieces with a knife and said, "Try the one with osmanthus and chestnut filling first. I smelled the fragrance when it was baked. Let's see how it tastes after it's baked."

Everyone had washed their hands while working, so they just ate it directly with their hands.

Xu Yuan first smelled it and found that the crust had the unique fragrance of baked flour, and the filling was even more fragrant and sweet.

When you put it in your mouth and take a bite, you can taste the rich milk flavor, the chestnuts that melt in your mouth, and the faint fragrance of osmanthus. It is so delicious.

"Hmm~~Brother Qiao, I like the taste and texture of this. I'm willing to buy it for three taels of silver."

Xu Yuan said this very generously.

The three little ones finished eating a small piece and still felt unsatisfied.

Qiao Yu cut another piece of walnut, peanut and sesame filling.

Although this is delicious, it is a bit ordinary compared with the sweet-scented osmanthus chestnut filling. After all, it is an ingredient often used in traditional pastries.

"Little Daddy, can Hengzi eat this?"

Gu Xiaoyan didn't understand that babies couldn't eat solid food. He simply thought that his brother didn't have teeth. However, the mooncake filling could be eaten with the mouth without the use of teeth, so he wanted to let his brother have a taste too.

Qiao Yu immediately said solemnly: "My brother is still young and can't eat anything other than cow's milk and goat's milk. When he grows up a little, I will make food for him that he can eat.

You can't feed him anything without my permission, understand?"

The three little ones nodded vigorously immediately: "Got it."