Chapter 327 Baked Nang
The hexagonal gift box is woven with bamboo strips, and the inside is made into a grid with bamboo strips. A juicy rice dumpling is placed in each grid. Finally, the gift box lid woven with bamboo strips is closed and sealed with red paper.

Just by looking at it from the outside, you can tell that this gift box is extremely exquisite. When you open it, a rich aroma of rice dumplings accompanied by the unique bamboo fragrance of the gift box hits your nose, which is really pleasant.

At this time, just open a zongzi and put it in your mouth...

Excellent enjoyment, can not be easily described!
The rice dumpling gift boxes sent by Buyunlou are beautiful, delicious, exquisite and loved by many people.

Many people were proud to receive the gift box of rice dumplings from Buyunlou. Those who did not receive the gift box of rice dumplings went directly to find Shopkeeper Ge and asked for them openly.

For a while, the rice dumpling gift boxes at Buyun Tower were in short supply. Shopkeeper Ge even claimed that he was not feeling well because of this incident and hid away for a few days.

Just as the fragrance of the rice dumplings was wafting in the air, guests came to Xia Mingyue's house.

The people who came were Fan Pingyang, Zhang Mingyi and others from the county school.

These people were the first to patronize Xia Ming's mooncake stall and ordered various foods from her. Xia Mingyue also heard that these people were all on the list of candidates in the spring imperial examination and ranked quite well.

"I haven't congratulated you on your success yet." Xia Mingyue smiled and bowed, "I wonder why you came to see me today?"

"We are here today to say goodbye to Madam Xia." After Zhang Mingyi said this, he and a few others bowed to Xia Mingyue.

"Farewell?"

"That's right." Fan Pingyang said, "We have all passed the imperial examinations and the court has assigned us official positions. We will all be taking up our posts soon. After this separation, I don't know when I will be here again, so I came here specially to say goodbye to Madam Xia."

They are all students who come from all over the country to study in Jinqiu County School.

The road to study is always arduous, tedious, dull and even depressing. Even if there are knowledgeable teachers and principals who teach students according to their aptitude, and classmates who can grow together and support each other, they still often feel confused and frustrated.

In such a life, being able to meet Miss Xia, who often brings them great taste and psychological satisfaction, also adds a lot of fun and joy to this monotonous and boring life.

It is like looking up at the dark sky in the long night and discovering one or two bright stars, which make them no longer alone and give them a lot of vitality and hope.

These students have an indescribable deep affection for Madam Xia and even for Xia’s food.

They also felt that they had to say goodbye to Xia Mingyue before they left for their new posts.

Xia Mingyue felt very warm in her heart when she saw that everyone was so respectful to her. She was also sad because everyone went to different places and it would be a long time before they would see each other again.

"You are all the pillars of the country. You are all here to serve the court and be loyal to the country. I hope you will have a bright future, stay true to your original aspirations, and achieve great things."

Xia Mingyue's congratulatory words made Fan Pingyang, Zhang Mingyi and others bow again, "Thank you, Madam Xia."

"When do you plan to set off?" Xia Mingyue asked.

"We have arranged a teacher appreciation banquet at Buyun Tower tonight. Please invite the dean and teachers to come along. We will return to the county school in the evening to reminisce about the past and set off at noon tomorrow," said Fan Pingyang.

We are destined to have a late night conversation tonight, and we need to take a short rest tomorrow morning, so the departure time is scheduled for noon.

"I wish you all a safe journey in advance." Xia Mingyue sent her blessings again. After talking for a while, seeing that it was getting late, everyone said goodbye and left for Buyun Tower.

After seeing everyone off, Xia Mingyue went to Buyun Tower first and explained to Shopkeeper Ge that the farewell banquet for Fan Pingyang and others tonight must be arranged carefully and at a good price.

"Don't worry, Madam Xia." Shopkeeper Ge said, "I have arranged for someone to serve in the private room and bring a few more dishes. I will definitely satisfy everyone."

The ones who organized the farewell banquet were students who already held official positions, and those who came to the banquet were the county school principal and the teachers. They had cultivated pillars of the country, so such people should be treated well.

Shopkeeper Ge has been doing business for a long time, and he has considered these things carefully and done everything in a comprehensive manner.

Xia Mingyue personally went to the kitchen of Buyun Tower to prepare several signature dishes for the teacher appreciation banquet, and then returned home.

Zhang Mingyi and others are all leaving tomorrow, and Xia Mingyue is thinking about giving them some small gifts.

But the weather is hot at this time, and most food will easily go bad if left for half a day or a day. The things to be sent out need to be delicious and very durable, and can be eaten for at least two or three days.

After thinking about it, Xia Mingyue finally thought of something - baked naan.

The baked naan is fragrant and delicious. After it is baked and cooled, its texture will change from soft and crispy to crispy. The surface of the baked naan is dry and can be wrapped in a cage cloth and stored for several days without losing its deliciousness.

Such food can be said to be very suitable for giving to Fan Pingyang and others.

Because of the different raw materials used in making naan, naan is divided into full naan, half naan, sugar naan, oil naan, vegetable naan, etc. After many people's own improvements, sesame naan, walnut naan, pumpkin naan appeared...

In short, there are various styles, but no matter which one, the taste is wonderful.

Today's news came suddenly. Xia Mingyue did not have much raw materials on hand, and it was her first time trying to make naan, so she planned to make a simpler salt and pepper sesame naan.

Mix flour, yeast, eggs and water together into a smooth dough. After fermentation, knead it into small pieces and make round cakes of appropriate size.

Brush a thin layer of oil on the round cake, sprinkle with sesame seeds, salt and pepper, poke holes, put it in the oven, and slowly bake it until the aroma is fully released and the skin of the bag turns brown. When the inside is cooked, you can slowly take it out of the oven.

The freshly made baked naan is soft and delicious, with a strong peppery aroma and just the right amount of saltiness. It does not need to be paired with anything else. It tastes delicious and leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth.

As she had been going in and out of Buyun Tower frequently recently, Xia Mingyue had gotten used to the delicious dishes made by Lou Shanzi and others. At this moment, she suddenly ate such a fragrant and delicious baked naan, and felt that it had a special taste. She ate half of the baked naan, which was bigger than a soup bowl, in one breath.

I even feel that it is still a little inadequate.

But this is enough to show that her baked naan was quite successful.

Xia Mingyue expressed recognition and satisfaction with her own cooking skills and baked all the remaining naan.

Xia Mingyue worked from midnight to early morning before she finally baked all the naan breads.

The finished baked naan were piled up into a thick pile, as tall as a person, which looked very spectacular.

Leaving some of the baked naan for Jiang Zhuguo and others to taste, Xia Mingyue put most of the naan into baskets, covered them with clean cloth, and pushed the flatbed cart to the county school.