Chapter 214 Double Ninth Cake (1)

When Mr. Su left home, he was still an unlearned gangster. After returning home, he transformed into a wealthy businessman, Mr. Su. In addition to helping his old friends, the more important thing was to make new friends who fit his status.

"Su Er is really, tsk tsk...everyone is rich and wealthy after returning home!" The gangster who was called for questioning said with emotion, "There is Mr. Zhai who specializes in making vegetarian meals for nobles, and Mr. Zhou who runs the silk and satin business. , and the owner of Linliuzhuang... they are all noble people that we may not be able to reach even if we are just weighing our feet!"

Although he didn't know these noble people, from the descriptions he knew they were rich people! Wei Fu nodded and asked the gangster again: "How did those noble people get to know Mr. Su? What do they do in their daily lives?"

The gangster scratched the back of his head and said: "On weekdays we just have banquets, drink tea and eat together. We are already very old, and we can't go out to ride horses or play polo like young people. It would be bad if I fall and lose my waist or something."

This makes sense. Wei Fu said "hmm" and said to the gangster: "Tell me everything you know about these masters' names, what they do at home, and their origins. The more careful you are, the better!"

Naturally, the gangster had no reason not to nod. Before speaking, he did not forget to ask Wei Fu: "Several masters have left in the past two years. Do I still need to report these deceased people?"

"Leaving?" Wei Fu was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't react for a moment.

The gangster nodded and said, "Yes! These gentlemen are old, so some of them have already left!"

After saying this, before Wei Fu could say anything, Lin Fei, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "You said these gentlemen are gone?"

The gangster glanced at Wei Fu and Lin Fei with some confusion. What happened to these two adults? Is it strange that people move away as they get older? Especially how old is this young minister of Dali Temple, and his ears are not so good?

Although he was slandering in his heart, facing the outstanding young minister of Dali Temple in front of him, the gangster felt a little scared when he saw him for some reason, so he nodded honestly and said: "Yes, let's go." It’s over!”

This time it was not Wei Fu who asked the question, but Lin Fei. He didn't know if he thought of something. After lowering his eyes and being silent for a moment, he opened his mouth and said to the gangster: "The situation of these old men who have left is particularly special. It needs to be written in more detail.”

Although the gangster didn't understand why Lin Fei made such a request, he still nodded honestly.

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A few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was the Double Ninth Festival on September 9th, but there was no festive atmosphere in the entire Dali Temple.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the old people in Dali Temple, led by Zhao Mengzhuo, the minister of Dali Temple, feel that they are "not old" before the festival, but what makes the festival atmosphere so light is that there is a case at hand.

This is the case for yamen such as Dali Temple. When there are cases, they can be busy even during the Chinese New Year and spread out a blanket in Dali Temple to sleep. When there are no cases, even if there is no festival, they can still relax. Come out for annual leave. It all depends on whether those gangsters will give you face!

It's a pity that criminals never choose the day when they commit crimes.

On September 9th, Wei Cong, who had always loved flowers and plants, brought two pots of chrysanthemums at home and placed them at the entrance of the lobby of Dali Temple to celebrate the festival and then went to work on the case.

The remaining festive atmosphere is all in the public kitchen.

September 9th is the Double Ninth Festival, so eat Double Ninth Cake!

Today, the chef certainly did not forget about the Double Ninth Cake. Compared to the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings and the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes, Wen Mingtang did not make any major changes in the Double Ninth Cake. He only made the Double Ninth Cake according to the recipe of the imperial kitchen.

The preparation of Double Ninth Cake is very similar. It is just rice cake with bean paste filling and various embellished red dates, raisins, pine nuts and other sprinkles. As long as the ingredients are enough and the sweetness is adjusted, it will not be unpalatable.

During lunch, Yu Jijiu walked over as usual. In addition to lunch, he also took a square-sized piece of Double Ninth Cake to the dining table to sit down and eat slowly.

Because they were busy with cases, many officers and officials did not return to Dali Temple. There were slightly fewer people eating in the public kitchen than in the past. Therefore, Ah Bing and Tang Yuan, who were sharing the meals behind the counter, were free to work while working. Small talk.

Looking at Yu Jijiu who was carrying the food and sitting in front of the dining table, Ah Bing whispered: "I'm afraid Yu Jijiu won't buy a holiday gift box today!"

After all, the Double Ninth Cake made by Master Wen today is quite traditional, and it is not impossible to buy it outside.

When Tang Yuan heard this, he glanced at him and said, "What? Do you think the Double Ninth Cake made by Master Wen is not as delicious as the ones outside?"

Ah Bing was shocked when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands to deny: "How is it possible? After all, Master Wen is a chef who cooks for saints in the palace, and his craftsmanship is recognized by Zhao Sishan. How can he be worse than outside?"

"That's it!" Tangyuan snorted, pointed at the back of Yu Jijiu and whispered, "Since it's no worse than outside, and it's cheaper than Hongyanlou and the others, let's take a look! Yu Jijiu I will still buy it!”

As he said that, Tangyuan glanced at Ji Caimai, who was sitting at the stall not far away: If not, why would Ji Caimai prepare so many boxes for Double Ninth Cake?

The two of them were talking quietly, but Yu Jijiu, who was sitting in front of the food table, didn't hear it. He just focused on the Double Ninth Cake cut into square sizes in front of him.

A piece of pastry is divided into five layers, which is a little more innovative than the three layers sold at ordinary stalls outside. It is similar to the Double Ninth Cake sold in large restaurants such as Hongyanlou, and the preparation is not as ingenious as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. .

The top, bottom and middle ones are steamed rice cakes. At a glance, the two layers of white rice cakes are all dark red, like bean paste. But if you look closely, you can see that they are the same dark red color. Slightly different. Yu Jijiu suppressed his curiosity for the time being and looked at the things scattered on the top: sliced ​​red dates, raisins from the Western Regions, almonds, pine nuts, and a layer of scattered osmanthus flowers in the middle.

Osmanthus is something really interesting. It seems that with it, it can always add some inexplicable "autumn flavor" to all kinds of pastries.

Judging from the appearance, not only is it no worse than the one in Hongyan Tower, but it even has a more "artistic conception" because of the layer of osmanthus.

After seeing the appearance of the Double Ninth Cake, Yu Jijiu picked it up and bit into it.

The steamed rice cake is extremely soft, and the rich rice aroma has a slight sweetness. The two dark red layers in the middle look slightly different, and they have their own merits. The bottom layer is the bean paste filling that is most used in Double Ninth Cake. , the fried bean paste is delicate and sweet, with a unique aroma of red beans; the dark red filling on top has a delicate texture, but it is completely different from the bean paste, and seems to be softer. With the rich red date aroma, it enters the mouth. Yu Jijiu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: Is it actually jujube paste?

Rice cakes, bean paste, and jujube paste are three things that taste so well together. How could they not taste good when mixed together?

The main body of the Double Ninth Cake is soft and sweet, but it is more than soft. Mixed with jujube meat, almonds, pine nuts and other sprinkles on top, it has a richer than ordinary soft taste.

It really looks like there is no other way to go, but because of the meticulousness in every aspect, it is completely different from the Double Ninth Cake outside!

After eating a piece of Double Ninth Festival cake, Yu Jijiu stood up and walked to the takeout stall with great satisfaction and said to Ji Caibuy: "Let me take a look at the Double Ninth Festival gift box. I want to take some out to give away!"

Since it is intended to be given away, the presentation of this gift box cannot be bad! Ji Caimai said "Oh", handed the Double Ninth Festival gift box behind him to Yu Jijiu, and said, "Don't worry about keeping it! After the gift box was finished, our Lin Shaoqing even praised it!"

Because the poem "The bright moon rises on the sea, and we share this moment at the end of the world" engraved last time was very good, this time, when Ji Cai bought the gift box, he also added a few words to suit the festival.

The words engraved on the Double Ninth Festival gift box are: "Six are yin and nine are yang. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the sun and the moon are yang. The two nines overlap each other, so it is called Double Ninth Festival."