Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 162: Mooncakes are packed in boxes, 7 mooncakes for each person

Xiaoyu put down the patterned paper of the mooncake box and said, "Hao'er, go to the kitchen storage room and get some oil paper."

When Li Hao heard this, he immediately stood up and responded loudly: "Okay, Mom, I'll get it right away." After that, he ran towards the kitchen storage room.

He hurriedly pushed open the door of the storage room, which was filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items. Li Hao quickly searched the shelves, muttering, "Oil paper, where is the oil paper..."

Finally, I found the oil paper in a wooden box in the corner. The oil paper was neatly folded, with a light yellow color, and looked quite thick.

Li Hao reached out and took out the oil paper, holding it in his arms. He looked around carefully before turning around and quickly walking out of the storage room, shouting as he walked, "Mom, I found some oil paper, and there's quite a lot."

Soon, Li Hao returned to the courtyard where everyone was gathered. He placed the oil paper in his arms on the table, patted his chest and said, "Look, this oil paper looks of good quality. It's perfect for lining the mooncake box. This way, the mooncakes will be cleaner and tidier, and you won't have to worry about dirtying the box."

Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, praising him: "Hao'er is really capable. The oil paper he brought is really good. Now we can put the mooncakes into the box more conveniently. Come on, let's do it together."

She looked at everyone and arranged things in an orderly manner: "Let's do this. First, wrap them in oil paper and make 12 mooncake tubes. Put 5 mooncakes in each tube."

"Then, use those 20 square mooncake boxes and put four mooncakes in each square box."

"And there are four round mooncake boxes, each containing eight mooncakes."

"Also, for the seven stars surrounding the moon pattern, we can place the seven small mooncakes around it and put our big mooncake in the middle, which will perfectly form the shape of seven stars surrounding the moon."

"The remaining round mooncake box will be used to store the 5-jin five-nut mooncake we made yesterday. One box will hold just one."

After hearing this, everyone nodded and took action immediately.

Yuyu deftly picked up the wax paper and began to wrap the mooncakes one by one. As she wrapped, she said, "Then I'll wrap the mooncakes in the tube first. There are 5 in a tube. I have to wrap them carefully so that they look neat and beautiful."

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao were in charge of putting the mooncakes into the square mooncake boxes. Cheng Chumo smiled and said, "When we put the mooncakes into the square box, we have to put them in an orderly manner. Once the four mooncakes are placed, it will be pleasing to the eye."

Qin Huaidao responded from the side, and the two of them worked together in perfect harmony. Soon they had packed several square mooncake boxes.

Li Hao was fiddling with the round mooncake boxes. He first carefully placed a group of eight mooncakes into the round box, muttering to himself, "This round box is quite interesting to pack. Seven stars accompany the moon."

Xiaoyu, on her side, carefully placed the seven small mooncakes around the big mooncake in the middle in a specially made Seven Stars and the Moon box. After she was done, she smiled with satisfaction.

Finally, Xiaoyu placed the five-jin mooncake firmly into a separate round mooncake box. After closing the lid, she patted the box and said with a smile, "Our mooncakes taste better after being packaged like this."

Everyone looked at the various packaged mooncakes on the table, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Yuyu had been staring at the seven mooncakes eagerly for a long time. When he heard Xiaoyu say, "Okay, let's start," his eyes suddenly lit up and he cheered, "Wow, I can finally eat them!"

As he said that, he couldn't wait to stretch out his little hand and picked up one of the mooncakes.

The mooncake exuded an alluring aroma. Yuyu brought it up to her nose and took a deep sniff. Her face was filled with an intoxicated expression as she muttered, "It smells so good! I know it must be delicious just by smelling it."

Then, Yuyu took a bite. The crispy outer skin broke between her teeth, and the filling inside instantly overflowed. Various flavors spread on the tip of her tongue. There was the sweet taste of red bean paste, and the crispy flavor of five nuts. The mixture was so wonderful. While chewing, Yuyu said incoherently: "Hmm, it's so delicious, Mom, you guys should eat it too."

Xiaoyu looked at Yuyu's cute and satisfied expression and couldn't help but smile. She also picked up a mooncake and said, "Haha, look at you, you little greedy cat. Eat slowly, don't choke."

As he spoke, he took a bite of the mooncake, savoring it carefully, with a satisfied smile on his face. He thought to himself that the mooncakes he made by himself tasted different, and he was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao smiled at each other and each picked up a mooncake to eat. Cheng Chumo praised as he ate, "This tastes amazing! Although these seven mooncakes are made with leftover ingredients, the texture and taste are no worse than those. Delicious, delicious."

Qin Huaidao also nodded continuously, his mouth full of food, and said incoherently: "Hmm, it's really delicious. It's worth all the hard work."

Li Hao ate with great relish, finishing a whole mooncake in just a few bites.

We were enjoying the meal when we heard two familiar voices calling from the door: "We are here!" It turned out that Ah Fu and Ah Cai had arrived.

Xiaoyu quickly stood up and greeted them with a smile, "Afu, Acai, you've come just in time. Come and sit down. We're eating mooncakes. Come and try some."

Ah Fu and Ah Cai walked into the yard, looked at the beautifully packaged mooncakes on the table and everyone's happy faces eating them, their faces full of surprise.

Ah Fu scratched his head and said, "This looks so tempting. We have mooncakes to eat now that we are here. What a treat!"

Ah Cai also nodded repeatedly, his eyes fixed on the mooncake, and said: "Yes, yes, just by smelling it, I know it must be delicious. Thank you very much."

With that, the two of them sat down in the empty seats, and Ah Fu carefully picked up a mooncake.

He took a light bite, and the sweetness of the mooncake instantly spread in his mouth. Ah Fu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, this tastes amazing. The crust is crispy and the filling is rich and delicious. I have never eaten such a delicious mooncake."

Seeing this, Ah Cai also quickly took a bite of the mooncake in his hand and said while chewing: "Hmm, this pastry called mooncake is really delicious."

At this time, everyone had finished eating mooncakes and was chatting happily.

At this time, a calico cat walked over slowly, meowing.

Yu Yu looked at the cute calico cat and picked up some mooncake crumbs from the ground and handed them over.

The calico cat sniffed it and began to eat it with relish.

Yu Yu smiled and said, "No." The calico cat licked its paw.