Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 156 Fan Xian's Wedding (Two in One)

"Ok!"

Leng Feibai nodded. In his previous life, he had cut off ties with his family.

So he often worked in the university cafeteria and outside restaurants to earn tuition and living expenses.

It was at that time that Leng Feibai learned the skills of both red and white pastry, and even passed the senior pastry chef exam in his spare time.

"Is such that!"

Liu Ruyu said quickly, "Master said that Xian'er's mother once left behind a roll of noodle recipes, and one of the pastries is perfect for a wedding. But the cooks at home are busy preparing for the family banquet the day after tomorrow, so I want you to make that pastry!"

"can!"

Leng Feibai didn't refuse and quickly asked, "What kind of pastry is it? If it's too difficult, I can't guarantee that I can make it!"

“It looks like a beggar’s bun!”

As soon as Liu Ruyu finished speaking, Leng Feibai's face couldn't help but become stiff.

Seeing the change in Leng Feibai's expression, Liu Ruyu asked curiously, "What's wrong, Feibai? Do you know about flower buns?"

"Know!"

Leng Feibai nodded. He had learned about this when he took the exam to become a pastry chef in his previous life.

It is said that Huamo was invented by Houji, the ancestor of farming, in Wenxi County. During the Tang and Song dynasties, Huamo reached its peak.

It is mostly used in weddings, birthday parties and the like.

"Auntie, that thing is quite difficult to make!"

Leng Feibai gritted his teeth and said, "And it requires a lot of materials. I can try, but I can't guarantee that I can make it!"

"I've already had people buy all the ingredients according to the recipe!"

Liu Ruyu comforted Leng Feibai and said, "Just give it a try. The master also wants to give Xian'er a surprise."

"All right!"

Leng Feibai said quickly, "Auntie, I'd like to trouble you to prepare some tools for me, unused brushes, scissors, bamboo sticks... and give me a few servants to help me!"

After hearing Leng Feibai's request, Liu Ruyu agreed immediately.

"besides!"

Leng Feibai pondered for a moment and said, "Please send all these things to my yard. Flower buns, even for a skilled master, would take a whole day to make. So, I'll have to trouble Auntie to have lunch and dinner delivered to my yard."

After discussing with Liu Ruyu, Leng Feibai quickly returned to his yard.

Sang Wen was not in the house. He must have gone with Fan Ruoruo to help Liu Ruyu.

After a while, more than a dozen servants and maids came into the house with the ingredients for making flower buns.

Leng Feibai looked at the dazzling array of ingredients and couldn't help swallowing.

The production process of flower buns is extremely complicated. Before I traveled through time, I had only made it twice with my master. Especially since this flower bun will be used the day after tomorrow, it will be too late if I don’t hurry.

Thinking of this, Leng Feibai immediately ordered several servants, "Leave three people behind, and the rest of you take the pumpkin and purple sweet potato to the kitchen, peel them, steam them, and then mash them into a soft paste and bring them here. Then squeeze the juice from the spinach and dragon fruit together. Ask the maids in the kitchen how to squeeze the juice!"

Several servants nodded and took the ingredients to the kitchen, and Leng Feibai began to make the flower buns.

Leng Feibai poured flour, boiled milk, water, yeast and white sugar into the basin one by one.

The next moment, Leng Feibai raised a ball of true energy from his palms, and he whispered, "Yin Yang Great Shift!"

Leng Feibai used both palms to stir the basin quickly.

The flour is perfectly brought together by the stirring of the true Qi, greatly reducing the time for kneading the dough.

It only took a quarter of an hour to make the five portions of dough used to make the base of the flower bun. We just had to wait for the dough to finish rising before we could proceed to the next step.

After the dough was proofed, Leng Feibai picked up the rolling pin and rolled it into five sheets of dough. He then wrapped the ready-made red bean paste, lotus seed paste and sesame paste into the sheets of dough one after another, and made four stuffed bottom trays and a normal sesame bun according to his needs.

Looking at the formed base, Leng Feibai picked up a pair of clean scissors, cut the edges of the base one by one, and pinched it into petals.

At this moment, Fan Xian stumbled in, sat down on a stool and said, "Brother, I'm back!"

"I've been scolded!"

Leng Feibai didn't even raise his head and continued to use the mold to press the pattern onto the base.

"Yeah, grandma is really amazing!"

Fan Xian said with lingering fear, "Dad and I were scolded by our wet nurse for two whole hours, and we didn't dare say a word. Hey, brother, what are you doing?"

"Flower bun!"

Leng Feibai continued, "My aunt said that this is the recipe and method your mother left behind. Fortunately, your mother also left the mold, otherwise, these patterns would be useless!"

"I still have this!"

Fan Xian looked at Leng Feibai who was busy and asked quickly, "Brother, can you also make flower buns?"

“I learned a little bit back then!”

Leng Feibai took off the last pattern, raised his head and ordered the servant, "Take it to the kitchen and steam it, then bring it back to me!"

The servants retreated one after another, and at the same time, the servants who had left earlier came back with pumpkin puree and dragon fruit juice.

Seeing Leng Feibai's expression, Fan Xian quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother, do you need my help?"

Leng Feibai thought for a moment and said, "Okay, help me peel the longan shells, and don't eat them secretly!"

After hearing this, Fan Xian immediately washed his hands and took the longan to the side to start peeling it.

Leng Feibai continued to knead the dough using the fruit puree and juice brought by the servants.

Soon, dough in four colors: yellow, green, pink and red appeared on the table.

At this time, Fan Xian also brought over the peeled longans.

"Brother, what are we going to do next?"

Although Fan Xian knew about flower buns, he had never made them before.

"Help me make lucky bags, pomegranates, longevity peaches, and gourds!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he picked up the kitchen knife on the table and cut the dough into small pieces.

Together, they made the various decorations that should be on the steamed buns. When they had finished making the four kinds of decorations, the base that had been sent for steaming was also brought over by the servants.

The two of them looked at the perfect base and the sunset outside the window, and sat down on the ground tiredly.

Watching the servants take away the finished ornaments, Fan Xian rubbed his wrist and said, "Brother, is this thing so difficult to make?"

“This is just the fifth layer of the flower bun!”

Leng Feibai stretched and said, "It would take the most professional master chef a whole day to make a seven-layer flower bun.

If it were an ordinary chef, it would probably take three to five days."

Fan Xian couldn't help but gasp after hearing this, "Three to five days, wouldn't it all be ruined?"

"who knows!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he handed the brush and the remaining dragon fruit juice to Fan Xian and said, "Don't be idle either. Help me paint the edges of the flower bun."

Fan Xian took the juice and brush and couldn't help asking, "Brother, what else do you need?"

"Flower bun, flower bun!"

Leng Feibai said helplessly, "Now I have the steamed buns, but not the flowers!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he picked up the remaining colored dough and started making flowers with the tools.

Half an hour later, Fan Jian walked in. He saw Leng Feibai and Fan Xian slumped on the floor, their faces etched with fatigue. On the table beside them, a finished five-layer steamed bun was placed.

Unlike the dragon and phoenix flower buns used in normal weddings, Leng Feibai changed the original dragon and phoenix into a pair of cute and playful tigers and placed them on top of the flower buns to avoid unnecessary trouble.

“It’s so beautifully done!”

Fan Jian looked at the flower bun on the table with a nostalgic look in his eyes. "When Ruoruo's mother and I got married, Fan Xian's mother personally made us a three-layer flower bun. Feibai, this one of yours is much better than the one made by Xian'er's mother!"

Leng Feibai yawned and said, "Foster father, let them take it away. We can just serve it at the banquet the day after tomorrow night!"

After hearing this, Fan Jian nodded and ordered someone to send the flower buns to the kitchen, ready for the banquet the next day.

"Is grandma resting?"

"Ok!"

Fan Jian nodded, scratched his ear and reminisced, "Mom is old now. If it were twenty years earlier, she would still be able to walk around the yard with a cane..."

Before he could finish his words, Fan Jian looked at the curious looks of the two children and immediately stopped talking.

"Father!"

Leng Feibai stood up and said, "It's getting late, I want to go to bed early."

Looking at Leng Feibai's expression, Fan Jian and Fan Xian didn't say anything. After instructing the servants to send the flower buns to the kitchen, they got up and left Leng Feibai's room.

After watching the two of them leave, Leng Feibai did not rush to lie down. Instead, he stood up and stretched his body, then sat down again to drink some tea.

Just at this moment, Sang Wen, who had been busy all day, came behind Leng Feibai and silently helped him with massage.

"Excuse me, Sangwen!"

Leng Feibai closed his eyes and said calmly, "You've worked hard too, go get some rest early!"

After hearing this, Sang Wen blushed slightly and said with her head down, "My husband, too. Let me serve you tonight."

"Hmm" cold
Feibai raised his head and looked at Sang Wen's blushing cheeks, a smile appeared on his face. He stood up, picked up Sang Wen, and raised his hand to extinguish the candle in the room.

The room was pitch black, and everything was beyond words.

On the evening of the third day, outside the Fan Mansion, Leng Feibai looked depressed. He really couldn't understand why in the world of Joy of Life, weddings had to be held late at night.

At the same time, the fleets of carriages coming and going stopped one by one outside the Fan Mansion.

Leng Feibai and Wang Qinian were standing on the left and right, directing the convoy to stop outside the door.

Although the banquet was not large in scale, Fan Xian did his best to arrange for Lin Wan'er a red wedding dress, a tall horse, and various gongs, drums, and firecrackers.

Although Fan Xian stated that it was a family dinner, the three princes who had a good relationship with Fan Xian all came one after another.

Even Prince Jing, who never appeared in the play, personally brought Li Hongcheng to the Fan Mansion to attend the wedding banquet because Old Lady Fan returned to Beijing.

"Master Feibai!"

Wang Qinian looked at Leng Feibai, who was busy with him, and said quickly, "Why don't you go in for a few drinks?"

Leng Feibai shook his head and said, "It's too tiring to deal with those royal family members. I might as well get some fresh air outside."

"Hey!"

Wang Qinian quickly advised, "You are also my master's elder brother. It would be inappropriate for you to be absent at this time!"

"What's the rush?"

Leng Feibai laughed and said, "It's still a while before their wedding ceremony. I'll wait outside before going in."

After saying this, Leng Feibai looked around and said to Wang Qinian, "Of those drinking inside, only the eldest prince is here to celebrate sincerely. Prince Jing and Li Hongcheng are still ruthless and want to kidnap Ruoruo. The crown prince and the second son are definitely trying to take advantage of the deficit in the inner treasury to lure Fan Xian into their service. This table is in chaos, so I'd better stay out of it!"

After hearing Leng Feibai's words, Wang Qinian smiled helplessly. Then he thought of something and slapped his head, saying, "Look at my memory. The dean asked me to deliver a wedding gift to Master Xiao Fan and hand it to him personally. But I got so busy that I forgot!"

After saying that, Wang Qinian took out a brocade bag from his arms and said, "Master Leng, please help me hand it over to Master Fan later!"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

As soon as the two finished their conversation, Fan Sizhe ran out of the house and hurriedly said, "Brother Feibai, why are you still here? The ceremony is about to begin!"

When Leng Feibai heard this, he quickly followed Fan Sizhe back to the main hall where the wedding ceremony was about to take place.

In the main hall, the Fan family and the Lin family gathered here, waiting for the time to worship heaven and earth.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Leng Feibai hurried in and said apologetically. Before Fan Xian could speak, Leng Feibai pulled out a brocade bag from his bosom and stuffed it into his hand, saying, "This is a wedding gift from Chen Pingping for you."

Fan Xian was stunned. When he came to his senses, he found that Leng Feibai was already standing in the line of family members.

"You're a little late!"

Fan Jian, who was sitting in the first seat, whispered, "How come you're so late for such a big thing?"

"Let's take a look around!" Leng Feibai said quickly, "To prevent any ignorant people from messing around!"

Fan Jian wanted to say something, but Lin Wan'er arrived and he had to keep silent.

With the arrival of Lin Wan'er, the wedding reached its climax.

Leng Feibai watched the two of them offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and couldn't help but recall the time when he and Haitang Duoduo got married.

After the two of them finished worshipping heaven and earth, Leng Feibai suddenly noticed two auras fighting around the Fan Mansion.

"Um"

Leng Feibai couldn't help but frown. He watched Fan Xian and the others finish the ceremony, then stood up and said to Fan Jian, "Foster father, there's a disturbance nearby. I'll go check it out!"

Fan Jian knew that Leng Feibai would not lie, so he nodded and raised his hand to signal Leng Feibai to leave.

On the street, Leng Feibai arrived at the scene of the riot in a few breaths, and saw two familiar figures fighting on the street.

"Mr. Fei, Yingzi, it's a happy day, why are you making such a fuss?"

Leng Feibai flashed in front of the two men and blocked them with a Yin-Yang Shift.

Seeing Leng Feibai intervene, Shadow was not angry but happy, and said happily, "Leng Feibai, yes, you were also taught by Mr. Wu, so fighting with you is no different!"

After saying that, Shadow swung the dagger in his hand and stabbed towards Leng Feibai.

"Hey! You're still excited, aren't you?"

Leng Feibai raised his hand, and the demonic force field burst into life. With the huge pressure, Shadow was pressed to the ground on the spot.

He was still holding back, otherwise, even if Leng Feibai couldn't break Yingzi's internal organs with this attack, he would at least be able to make Yingzi return naked.

"puff"

Fei Jie looked at the shadow being pressed to the ground and laughed out loud. He pointed at him and said, "I'll let you do whatever you want. What are you doing?"

After saying that, Fei Jie turned to look at Leng Feibai and said, "Leng boy, stop it, let him get up first!"

Leng Feibai nodded and removed the demonic force field.

"What are you doing!"

Shadow quickly got up from the ground, "Even the four great masters might not be able to withstand this move!"

"There's nothing we can do!"

Leng Feibai smiled helplessly and lied calmly, "I still haven't found a way to become a Grandmaster. I can only come up with some tricks to make up for the gap."

As soon as the words fell, Fei Jie and Yingzi's stomachs growled at the same time.

A moment later, Leng Feibai and Fei Jie were enjoying the delicious noodles together at a noodle stall on the street.

Shadow stood beside the two of them, silently chewing on a steamed bun.

(End of this chapter)