During the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Linjiang Town in Kaixian County was the only way for north-south traffic, so its economy and trade were very prosperous. There is an old man named Wang in the town who runs a cake shop, and his business is prosperous and famous. In order to attract customers, the boss specially posted a pair of couplets boasting about Haikou on the door: "Be good at making noodles in the north and south, and skillfully make delicious food in the east of Sichuan."
On this day, two people came in front of the small restaurant. They were dressed in ordinary clothes, but their temperament was extraordinary. Saying that the two men looked at this pair of couplets written by boss Zhang and lingered for a long time before they entered the store and sat down.
It turns out that Zhang Xianzhong, the Eight Kings, led the rebel army to the vicinity of Linjiang Town in Kaixian County, and was going to attack the town before going to Chengdu. I don't know, the officers and men in the town are strictly guarded and can't be attacked at the moment. So, Zhang Xianzhong took his adopted son Zhang Dingguo into town to find out the truth. Zhang Xianzhong and his son went into the Wangs' shop and asked for a plate of moon cakes. The moon cake was sweet and fragrant. The two of them divided by three times and five times, and they ate it all in a short time.
Zhang Xianzhong wiped his mouth and praised again and again: "Good cake, good cake!" You have to pay. "Go ahead, guest. You don't need to pay for mooncakes today." Boss Wang explained: "My little girl Xiuzhu got married, and the bridal sedan chair has just been carried away, so I will entertain all the guests for free." "Ha, ha, ha," Zhang Xianzhong Lang Lang said with a smile. "Since it is a happy event for your family, you should be congratulated. Please accept a little gift from this foreign guest!" Said, and he took out a large ingot of silver from his pocket, put it on the table, and took Zhang Dingguo away. Knowing the situation of the officers and men in the town, the father and son hurried back to the camp, and on the way, they happened to meet several officers and men who were robbing a sedan chair.
Zhang Xianzhong blew his beard and stared angrily, killed the officers and soldiers and rescued the bride in the sedan chair. As luck would have it, the bride is the daughter of the boss of the moon cake shop. When Boss Wang learned this, he hated the officers and men. He was particularly affectionate and attentive to Zhang Xianzhong and the rebels, and said that he would contribute to the rebels' attack on the town.
Besides, Zhang Xianzhong returned to the barracks, made a battle plan, and decided to do it on the Mid-Autumn Moon Night. In order to make the rebels eat moon cakes and have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, they sent Zhang Dingguo to consult with Boss Wang. Zhang Dingguo told Boss Wang about making moon cakes, worried that it would be inconvenient to transport them, and pulled a long face. Boss Wang comforted him and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll make ice-thin moon cakes specially for you, which are thin and stuffed, and easy to transport, as long as this is the case ..." Zhang Dingguo immediately beamed.
the next day, a note of "taking stock" was posted in front of the shop, and I began to think about countermeasures behind closed doors. As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. They really figured it out. Daughter Xiuzhu said: "The cake should be very thin, but the rock sugar is too big. You can smash the rock sugar and put it in the cake."
Boss Wang said, "Too much lard will make you too greasy, so use clear oil instead. Too much sugar is too sweet. We can put walnuts, melon seeds and orange in the sugar, which will make it look good and delicious. The cake is covered with sesame seeds and tastes more fragrant. "
When it was just dark every day, I saw the residents of the town going down the river in twos and threes to fetch water. They were all poor people contacted by Boss Wang, and the interlayer of the bucket was filled with ice-thin moon cakes. Everyone sent the moon cakes to a hidden cave, and only after it was dark did Zhang Dingguo send someone to pick them back to the barracks.
on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright moon is in the sky. The rebels ate ice-thin moon cakes, which were really sweet and crisp, and they were full of energy. They took Linjiang Town before dawn. Since then, Wangji Moon Cake Shop has become famous for making ice-thin moon cakes. This exquisite production technology has also been handed down from generation to generation and has become a famous food in eastern Chongqing.