Space Farming: Traveling through Ancient Times to Do Business

Chapter 228 Mooncakes

"Is everyone hungry?" Jiang Xue's face was filled with a bright smile. She walked lightly from the kitchen, holding a plate of steaming mooncakes in her hand. The rich aroma was like a clear spring, flowing in the air, refreshing and making people salivate.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and gathered around as if attracted by a magnet.

Their eyes were fixed on the plate of mooncakes, with anticipation gleaming in their eyes, as if they were waiting for a feast to begin.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the fatigue and hunger from work disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Lunch time had long passed, but the passion for work and the tempting aroma of mooncakes intertwined together, making them temporarily forget their hunger.

"Oh, we can finally eat it!" Aunt Liu cheered excitedly. She stopped her work happily, washed her hands hurriedly, and reached out her hand impatiently to grab a mooncake.

The mooncakes still emit wisps of hot air, like the morning mist, giving people a hazy beauty.

Aunt Liu blew on the mooncakes carefully a few times, trying to cool them down a little. However, some impatient people were not afraid of the heat at all. They picked up the mooncakes, blew on them fiercely, and took a big bite out of them impatiently.

"Mm! Delicious!" Exclamations came one after another. Their faces showed surprise that was hard to conceal, as if they had discovered the most precious treasure in the world at that moment. Everyone was immersed in the deliciousness of the mooncakes, enjoying this rare satisfaction.

The taste of the mooncakes amazed everyone present. They had previously thought that the combination of lard and sugar might be a bit strange, but after tasting it, they found that this combination was unexpectedly delicious.

The mooncake crust is crispy and delicious, and the fillings are extremely rich and varied, especially the salted egg yolk, which is simply amazing and irresistible.

"This egg yolk is amazing!" Some people couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, as if they had found the true soul of the mooncake at this moment.

"Yes, that's right. You have realized that the essence of the mooncake lies in the salted egg yolk." Jiang Xue smiled and nodded slightly to everyone, her eyes flashing with pride and satisfaction.

"Well, now that everyone has finished tasting the mooncakes, let's start packing them up!" Seeing that everyone was satisfied with the meal, Jiang Xue began to direct and arrange everything in an orderly manner.

She walked over to the table where the oil paper was placed, gently smoothed out the wrinkles on the paper, and then patiently and carefully explained to the others: "These oil papers are specially used to wrap moon cakes. We wrap the moon cakes in groups of five and then tie them tightly with hemp rope. Everyone must be careful when operating, and be sure not to tear the oil paper."

"This is easy!" Aunt Liu said with a smile. Compared with the tedious process of kneading dough and making mooncakes yesterday, today it was really much easier to just wrap the mooncakes. "I'll go and make rice paste, it will be ready in a while!" Aunt Liu walked quickly into the kitchen, and the people who stayed behind continued to prepare for wrapping mooncakes.

Several women were assigned to cut the hemp ropes. They were skilled in cutting the ropes into the right length for tying the mooncakes later. Jiang Xue led some people to count the mooncakes and put them in groups of five neatly on the wax paper. Before long, the dining table in the cafeteria was covered with the counted mooncakes, which lay quietly on the wax paper, as if waiting to be packaged in the next step.

At this time, Aunt Liu came in with a bowl of steaming, fragrant rice paste. There were also a few chopsticks placed in the bowl for everyone to dip into the rice paste. "Here it comes, the rice paste is ready!" Aunt Liu shouted loudly, revealing a full sense of accomplishment and joy. Her face was filled with a satisfied smile, as if she was full of confidence in the rice paste she had made herself.

"Okay, I'll wrap it!" Jiang Xue took the rice paste and demonstrated how to use it to fix the mooncake on the oil paper, and then neatly tied it with a hemp rope. Her movements were skillful and graceful, and she quickly completed a package.

Others also started to work, and soon the table was piled with wrapped mooncakes. These mooncakes not only tasted sweet, but also had beautiful packaging, which made people happy at the sight of them.

Aunt Liu's movements were skillful and quick. She placed the group of mooncakes she had just counted steadily on the oil paper. Then, she skillfully used chopsticks to dip a suitable amount of rice paste and carefully spread it on the edge of the oil paper.

Afterwards, Jiang Liu showed her superb skills. She took the oil paper deftly, quickly and neatly wrapped the hemp rope around the mooncake, and then cleverly tied a strong knot to ensure that the mooncake was firmly fixed.

In this way, a pack of exquisite and delicious mooncakes is perfectly packaged! Everyone works together, closely cooperates according to this process, and is divided into dozens of groups to work simultaneously.

Everyone's movements were so coordinated and seamless, as if they had been practiced repeatedly.

The packaged mooncakes were neatly placed aside, gradually piling up like a mountain, and the table where the dough was originally placed was also filled tightly...

Aunt Liu was quick-witted and picked up the package of mooncakes she had just counted without hesitation. She used chopsticks to dip a little rice paste and smeared it on the paper like flowing water. When the stickiness was just right, Jiang Liu naturally understood what she meant and took it over. She carefully tied it up again with a hemp rope, and a package of mooncakes was completed.

Everyone collaborated with each other according to the process and divided into dozens of groups to work simultaneously.

As time went by, the table where the dough was originally placed was gradually occupied by packaged mooncakes.

Everyone was fully focused on the process, and their techniques were skillful and deft.

After long and intense work, they finally finished making all the mooncakes in the afternoon.

Jiang Xue directed everyone to put the mooncakes into bamboo baskets and counted them at the same time.

Surprisingly, there were more than 7,000 bamboo baskets filled with mooncakes! This number far exceeded the initial expectations.

"Okay, brother, thank you for delivering these mooncakes to the town. Leave some for the full moon night and I will distribute them to everyone." Jiang Xue said with a smile.

Although her neck felt a little stiff from wrapping mooncakes all day, her eyes were full of anticipation and satisfaction.

Jiang Xue gently twisted her slightly stiff neck, trying to relieve the discomfort, then looked at everyone and explained: "These mooncakes are not sold in the shop. They are specially made by our family to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival!"