Tangyuan began in the Song Dynasty. When it first came out, it was called "Fu Yuanzi". This is the predecessor of Tangyuan. It was invented by Ningbo people. It was made of glutinous rice with sesame and lard, but it is not available today, at least not by Li Qi.
I heard someone talking about this Fu Yuanzi.
Li Qi had already planned to launch glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival to bring this tradition early, but unfortunately, he forgot about it. But this can't be blamed on him. He has been very busy these days and has been thinking about Wushuang in the world.
Regarding the matter, the glutinous rice balls have been thrown aside a long time ago, and now it is too late to introduce them again.
After chatting with Bai Qiannuo in the house for a while, Li Qi went to the kitchen, and called Lu Meimei and Zhang Runer by the way, and handed them the method of making glutinous rice balls step by step.
In the back hall, Mrs. Qin, Bai Qiannuo, Ji Hongnu, Feng Yinu, and Wu Furong were sitting around the round table, waiting for Li Qi's rice dumplings to be served.
After a while, Li Qi came in leading a few servants.
When the servants put down the glutinous rice balls, the eyes of the four girls lit up.
But there were more than twenty small red and green balls placed in the wooden plate in the middle. The outside seemed to be covered with a layer of sand-like particles, and they looked like small pompon balls. They were colorful and really beautiful. In addition,
In addition, there was a small bowl of glutinous rice balls placed in front of each of them, which were also white and smooth.
Ji Hongnu pursed her lips, stared at the plate of glutinous rice balls in the middle, and said in surprise: "Brother, is this the glutinous rice balls?"
Li Qi sat next to Bai Qiannuo and said with a smile: "Yes, these are glutinous rice balls. Their meaning is very simple, which means reunion. I specially prepared them for the Lantern Festival. It's a pity that I didn't let the guests taste them."
Wu Furong sighed: "It's a pity, otherwise our Zuixianju's business today would have doubled."
Mrs. Qin smiled and said: "Uncle Wu, you are talking more and more like Li Qi now. You would not have said this before."
Wu Furong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Compared with Master Li, I'm still far behind."
Li Qi frowned and said depressedly: "Uncle Wu, are you praising me or hurting me?"
Mrs. Qin shook her head with a smile, suddenly raised her head, glanced over, and said, "Li Qi, since it's a reunion, why don't you ask Run'er, Lu Meimei, and Ma Qiao to come and eat together."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Run'er is going to eat with her Weng Weng. As for Ma Qiao and Lu Meimei, I think it would be more suitable for them to eat together."
Upon hearing this, everyone understood that Ma Qiao's infatuation with Lu Meimei was well known to everyone in the Qin Mansion, so no one said more.
Li Qi greeted: "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it's cold."
Except for Wu Furong, all the four girls ignored the glutinous rice balls in the bowls and stretched their spoons towards the glutinous rice balls in the middle plate. After all, the glutinous rice balls were so beautiful and adorable.
Mrs. Qin took a bite and said, "It turns out that the outer layer is made of red beans. Well, it's really good."
Feng Yinu said: "Mine is made of mung beans, and I seem to taste a hint of sweet wine."
Li Qi smiled and said: "You two are right. I first ground red beans, mung beans, soybeans, sesame paste and other ingredients into powdery 'xiangsha', and then when cooking glutinous rice balls, I added
After the glutinous rice balls are cooked, pick them up and roll them on the 'Xiangsha' a few times, and they are like this. The name of this glutinous rice balls is Leisha glutinous rice balls."
"That's it." Mrs. Qin nodded and said, "The fragrance of the red bean paste, the sweet and sour taste of the sweet wine, the oily and soft texture of the glutinous rice, and the sweetness of the jujube paste inside are all paired together. It's really delicious."
Bai Qiannuo smiled sweetly and said: "This glutinous rice ball is rich in flavor, sweet and sour, and has an attractive fragrance. It is really delicious. It's a pity that my father and the others couldn't eat it."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I just asked someone to send it away."
Bai Qiannuo immediately beamed with joy and said, "Thank you, brother."
Wu Furong suddenly said: "Why is there still fruit pulp in this soup?"
When the four girls heard this, they hurriedly took a spoon and stirred it in the small bowl in front of them. They saw that there were four glutinous rice balls in the bowl, and there were also some diced fruits cut from jackfruit and loquat. It was really colorful, compared to that
The Lesha Tangyuan is really even better.
Li Qi introduced: "These are called four-style glutinous rice balls. Each glutinous rice dumpling has different fillings. They are made of mung beans, red beans, sugared winter melon, and taro, steamed and peeled, and then added with white sugar, sesame seeds, and cooked lard.
Four kinds of sweet fillings made from seasonings. I also added some fruits, hoping to make the glutinous rice balls sweeter and more fragrant. The pulp was put in after cooking, so it is very fresh, but you have to eat it as soon as possible.
, otherwise the taste will be much worse.”
The preparation of this glutinous rice dumpling is really complicated.
Everyone stopped talking and ate with their heads down. They felt that the glutinous rice balls were soft, smooth and delicate, and because of the sweetness of the pulp, they felt refreshing but not greasy. The other four flavors had their own characteristics, making everyone a feast for their mouths.
Li Qi didn't care so much and threw them into his mouth one by one.
Just when he was getting carried away with eating, Bai Qiannuo who was standing next to him suddenly leaned over and whispered: "Brother, Sister Wang doesn't want to go to the lantern viewing party with us. Please help me persuade her."
In fact, I don't want to go either. Li Qi glanced at her in embarrassment, and the latter immediately made a pleading expression. Li Qi glanced at Mrs. Qin again and saw that she was concentrating on tasting the glutinous rice balls. With a thought in her mind, she looked towards
He asked Wu Furong: "Uncle Wu, will you go to the lantern viewing party later?"
Bai Qiannuo looked stunned. Didn't the eldest brother hear clearly? I asked him to persuade Sister Wang, but why did he call Uncle Wu instead?
Wu Furong was also stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "I'm so old, why are you going there? I won't go, I won't go."
"If you don't go, Madam, she will definitely not go either."
Wu Furong was stunned and asked: "What does this have to do with Madam?"
Mrs. Qin also frowned and looked at him.
Li Qi coughed slightly and said: "Uncle Wu, don't look at Madam, she looks like a young girl of eighteen or nineteen years old."
"Cough cough cough."
In the middle of saying this, Feng Yinu coughed heavily, covered his mouth with a silk scarf and said, "Leave me alone, you continue." He thought to himself, this man really dared to say anything.
Mrs. Qin frowned and said sullenly, "What nonsense are you talking about again?"
Li Qi spread his hands and said: "Am I wrong, madam, although you look young, your heart is like a seventy or eighty-year-old grandmother, not energetic at all. You basically have nothing to say to young people like us.
, and I can chat with Uncle Wu. I’m sure that if Uncle Wu doesn’t go, you won’t go.”
Wu Furong said hurriedly: "How is this possible? Madam, she is young and should be able to chat with you."
Li Qi snorted and said: "I, Li Qi, have never made a mistake when I look at people. If you don't believe it, then ask my wife yourself."
Wu Furong looked at Mrs. Qin with questioning eyes.
Mrs. Qin glared at Li Qi angrily and said, "Whether I go or not has nothing to do with Uncle Wu. You have said it clearly. Why do you need to use such despicable tricks?"
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Madam is really smart. Actually, I just want Madam to help me win lanterns."
Mrs. Qin was stunned for a moment, burst out laughing, and said: "You are really worthless. Usually men help women win lanterns. There is no reason for women to help men win lanterns."
Li Qi said angrily: "Madam, usually women help men cook, but as a grown man, don't I always help you cook?"
Mrs. Qin said: "You are a cook yourself, it is natural, of course. I am also very grateful."
Li Qidao: "Then you are also a well-known talented woman. How does it make sense for you to ask the cook to help the talented woman win the lantern? It is natural for the talented woman to help the cook win the lantern."
"I didn't ask you to help me win."
"But I asked you to help me win. Think about it. Since I came to the Qin Mansion, I have cooked delicious food for you every day and raised you to be fat and smooth. There is no credit but hard work, right?
There is nothing wrong with you winning a lantern for me, just think of it as returning a favor to me."
Mrs. Qin heard that he was talking nonsense, and she saw Feng Yinu and others lowering their heads and snickering. Her face turned red and she said, "This lantern viewing party is a place of disputes. I really don't want to participate in it."
Li Qi pretended to be exaggerated and said: "Are you kidding me? Even if there is trouble, it won't be your turn. If you follow me later, others will naturally ignore your existence."
Feng Yinu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Sister Wang, this is a rare event this year. I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of? Just go with us."
Bai Qiannuo said softly: "Yes, Sister Wang, just go with us. I have never been with you since the Lantern Festival four years ago."
Wu Furong, the old guy, also nodded and advised: "Madam, just go with them, lest Master Li blames me again."
Mrs. Qin glared at Li Qi, hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
Bai Qiannuo clapped her hands and said happily: "That's great. Let's eat quickly."
After several people had eaten glutinous rice balls, they asked Lu Meimei and Ma Qiao to go to Xiangguo Temple together, but Wu Furong naturally did not follow them.
Night had already fallen at this time, and the Xiangguo Temple was decorated with lights and red lanterns hanging high. People were coming and going, and there was a lot of traffic, making it very lively.
"Wow! There are so many people. We also celebrate the Lantern Festival in Yangzhou, but it's not so lively." Seeing this scene, the country bumpkin Maqiao couldn't help but exclaimed.
When a group of them arrived at the temple, they immediately caused quite a commotion.
"The White Snake is here, the White Snake is here."
"There is also Lady Feng, wow! She is so beautiful."
"Uuuuuuu, I haven't seen Mrs. Feng since she came to Feng Qin. I didn't expect to meet her here today. What an eye-opener."
"Who is that woman in the yellow skirt? She is so like a fairy."
"That's Mrs. Qin from Zuixianju."
"Don't you know, Mrs. Qin was also a frequent visitor to the Lantern Appreciation Festival back then, and she was also a very talented woman. At that time, she and the second son of the Zheng family were really good-looking, and many people came here just for them."
"Who is that man? I am so happy to be able to walk with so many fairies and talk and laugh."
"Are you blind? Just by looking at that short hair, you can tell it's Master Li from Zuixianju."
Hehe, you are not envious. Li Qi was very proud when he heard these remarks. Suddenly he saw red banners hanging on the surrounding trees, with a red lantern hanging above each banner. Some of the banners said "Yes"
Some of them were riddles. She said curiously: "Qiniang, this red lantern is too ordinary, and this pair is nothing unusual. It's not as powerful as you said."
Bai Qiannuo smiled and said: "Brother, these are called Yuanlian or Yuanmi. They are hung up by some unmarried women, hoping to find a destined person, but they can't write their names on the posts, they can only observe nearby."
Li Qi smiled and said: "This is really interesting. I'll go take a look and see if I can be a destined person."
Bai Qiannuo stamped her foot and blurted out: "You are not allowed to go."
Li Qi smiled coquettishly and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a commotion behind him. He turned around and saw the girl running away in surprise. After a burst of thick dust, there were seven or eight people walking towards her. It was the group of four young masters.