Chapter 590: Episode 315 Full of Vigor
From this day on, Old Lady Meng and Hua Xiaomai were suddenly busy.
As a mother-in-law, she poured her energy into various preparations every day, made thorough arrangements with Madame Liu Wen, and also called upon Feng Damei and Chun Xiβs mother-in-law to help out at the event. Yet, even with all the preparation, her heart was still not at ease. She went so far as to pull Meng Yuhuai aside for a consultation, asking if they could invite Doctor Xing from the Baosheng Medical Hall to the village for a few days, just in case of any emergencies.
Once the idea took hold, she brought it up every day until Meng Yuhuai repeatedly assured her that, no matter how late, he would definitely ride out and fetch Doctor Xing. Only then did she rest, but she was still busy from morning to night, seeming even more anxious than Hua Xiaomai herself.
As for Hua Xiaomai, perhaps influenced by this mood, she too began to feel a bit nervous. She locked herself in the kitchen with a single-minded focus on inventing two sweet treats that would give strength, ready for any unforeseen needs.
A layered date cake made with red dates and fatty pork, repeatedly basted with oil and sprinkled with diced fat, then steamed with red date pieces and honey-sweet osmanthus, with plenty of sugar added - one bite was nearly sweet enough to break a tooth;
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Sunflower seeds, finely chopped and mixed with flour, then deep-fried in oil, were not particularly sweet, but were so rich and fragrant that they were difficult to eat without oneβs mouth feeling glued shut, and afterwards, they inevitably felt somewhat cloying.
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At this point, she couldnβt care less about gaining too much weight, spending every day tinkering with these items in the kitchen. Old Lady Meng, too, was constantly running around, and even though they temporarily stopped taking care of business at the Daoxiang Garden, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pair seemed to be busier than before.
The days passed in their slight, headless confusion.
On the second day of the second month, the Spring Wine Banquet of Lianshun Escort Agency was held as scheduled in the Daoxiang Garden.