CHAPTER 325: CHAPTER 111: ROLLING DONKEY (PART 2)

[——There don’t seem to be many people in our live stream? Is everyone sleeping in?

——The Madam often starts live streams on rest days, and they’re always full. It’s strange that today is different.

——Seriously, you two above didn’t know?

——Such an important event, shouldn’t the whole All-Star know about it?

——Sorry, not just the two brothers above, I also didn’t know as I rushed out of bed.

——... silently +1.

...

——What’s today? The day before the first mock of the interstellar examination? As a prospective examinee, that’s all I can think of.

——Haha, the person above is too funny. But as someone in the same boat, that’s also all I can think of.

——So our live stream not only has class reps and professors but also younger brothers and sisters about to enter university... An old uncle who graduated years ago tears up.

——Ahem, as a temporary representative for unknown subjects, today, I’ll explain today’s big event—a tradition in the Star Era. Every year on a certain day in mid-April, the entire All-Star holds an interstellar conference. The top thousand Emperors of the Empire will gather at the interstellar court to discuss the development of the interstellar future for the next year.

——Following the previous comment: This interstellar conference lasts half a month with live coverage throughout!

——Wow, is that so? (Starry-eyed prospective examinee)

——The livestream started at seven in the morning, and now it’s almost eight. Although I haven’t watched it, based on years of experience, I think His Majesty Chen Yin from our Blue Star Empire should have already set off?

——Who will accompany His Majesty to the interstellar conference site this year? In previous years, it was Marshal Ke Lian. I wonder if this year our designated companion will still be Marshal Ke Lian?

——Possibly, His Majesty Chen Yin is already used to Marshal. In such grand occasions, their pairing fits the scene better.

——Probably not. Before, both the Marshal and His Majesty were single, so they somehow went together. But this year Marshal Ke Lian has the Princess, so he’d probably want to stay home with his family, right?

——So...

——When is His Majesty Chen Yin going to find an Empress for us?

——Speaking of which, His Majesty early recognized the Marshal’s Wife as the Princess and temporarily appointed her two children as the royal successors. Could it be that His Majesty never planned to marry and have children?

——No way? Is our His Majesty Chen Yin so focused on his career, with no trace of romantic thought?

——...

——Hey, hey, hey! You guys are derailing! Weren’t we discussing the companion officer?

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"Interstellar conference?" Du Xixi paused chopping and then lowered her head slightly to hide her expression, using her gentle voice to bring back the audience’s attention, "Today we are going to make a dessert called ’donkey rolling’."

Du Xixi hadn’t heard about the interstellar conference, not even from the original owner’s memory. Since no one mentioned this conference starting today to her, it was irrelevant to her, and she didn’t want to focus on it.

She was just a cook busy promoting food, gaining the title of Empress by Chen Yin’s trust. The future development of the interstellar was none of Du Xixi’s concern.

"Donkey rolling is a traditional pastry, also called bean flour pastry." Du Xixi rolled her sleeves above her elbows to ensure they wouldn’t hinder her making the donkey rolling, "The traditional method uses steamed yellow rice flour, filled with brown sugar syrup, rolled in bean flour, and shaped into balls."

"Someone even wrote a poem about it: ’The brown sugar filling cleverly arranged, yellow rice dough buried in beans, why call it ’donkey rolling’, the name slightly close to humor.’ "Du Xixi recited, shaking her head and continued, pouring glutinous rice flour into a big bowl, mixing with white sugar and warm water, and stirring thoroughly with clean hands.

The most important thing about donkey rolling is its chewy texture. When glutinous rice flour is mixed with white sugar, it gains a hint of sweetness. The warm water, added gradually, turns it into a sticky rice flour dough.

Pressing it flat in a steamer for a good ten minutes, the steamed and cooled glutinous rice dough becomes chewy, making the donkey rolling springy and satisfactory to eat.