My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 521 - 176 Maltose and Dragon Beard Cake (Part 1)_2

Du Xixi also had a smile on her face, finding it indeed much more interesting after her brother fell in love: "Love, you know, always makes people go crazy."

"Hahahaha..."

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In the afternoon, Du Xixi went to the kitchen to start some preparations for making malt sugar.

Malt sugar isn’t hard to make. You just need to crush the sprouted malt, mix it with steamed glutinous rice, let it ferment at a certain temperature and time, and then simmer the filtered syrup to make it.

But as Du Xixi said, waiting for the wheat to sprout takes several days, and the only preparation work she could do that afternoon was soaking a bag of wheat in water.

Early the next morning, Du Xixi asked 2569 for help during the short time before breakfast, wrapping the wheat in gauze so that by the time she got home in the evening, the wheat would be nearly sprouted.

The sprouted wheat was placed in a tray lined with a fine mesh cloth. Du Xixi sprayed some water, covered it with a piece of water-soaked cotton cloth, and waited another night. By dawn, the wheat sprouts had nearly turned green.

Du Xixi marveled at the completeness of Star Era’s sprouting equipment, sprayed them with water again, and then covered them with the cloth once more.

One day, two days, three days... By the sixth day, the wheat sprouts had grown tall, a cheerful patch of yellow-green. Du Xixi could finally put the task of making malt sugar on her schedule. It just so happened that she was resting at home that day, and she headed to the kitchen early in the morning to start making malt sugar.

Clean glutinous rice was spread in a clean basin. Du Xixi preferred to steam the glutinous rice a little more watery when making malt sugar, so she used a bit more water. Once the rice was steamed, she and 2569 turned it all over to cool it down.

While cooling the rice, Du Xixi asked 2569 to bring out a quite large grinder. She took out some of the wheat sprouts, cut the connected roots a bit with scissors, and placed them piece by piece into the grinder.

Once the wheat sprouts were in, Du Xixi added some clear water. When the proportion looked right, the grinder was ready to start working.

This grinder was quite efficient. One minute you could see the intact shape of piece by piece of wheat sprouts, the next minute, they were ground to bits, mixed with water, turning into a yellow-green mush.

The wheat sprout mash was mixed with the glutinous rice. Once evenly mixed, it was placed into an incubator. Du Xixi set a temperature according to her experience, leaving the fermentation process to time.

"Alright, the syrup and Dragon Beard Cake work will probably have to wait until tonight to be done." Du Xixi washed her hands, and feeling a bit sore, rubbed her neck before looking at 2569, "It’s still early. Will you sit with me outside for a bit?"

Du Xixi and Ke Lian always got up early, but Ke Xing’s routine was more like the kids’, probably just up now, so only Du Xixi and 2569 were downstairs.

"Sure!" 2569, of course, wouldn’t refuse Du Xixi’s request. After she sat down on the sofa, it thoughtfully brought her a glass of warm water. After taking a few sips, it crouched down and used its mechanical hand to massage her legs.

Du Xixi raised an eyebrow and before she could speak, 2569 explained: "Madam, this is what the master taught me! The master said, since madam is pregnant now, it might cause back and leg aches, so asked me to give you massages whenever I’m free!"

Ke Lian is currently busy with military affairs and hasn’t reached the time when he can apply for paternity leave, so while Du Xixi rested at home, he had no choice but to ask 2569 for help since he was far away at the Military Department.

"But the master also said, only when the master isn’t around is it needed for 2569 to massage your legs!" 2569 gave Du Xixi a playful expression, "When the master is here, naturally, the master will do it personally!"

Du Xixi hummed, somewhat playfully angry, but she couldn’t deny that she loved how Ke Lian cared for and was attentive to her. Even if Ke Lian sometimes got jealous in the strangest ways, she knew this showed how deeply he loved her.

In the evening, Ke Lian returned from work in his dark green military uniform. The moment he walked in, he saw Du Xixi lazily lying on the sofa, with their two sons cuddled closely in her arms. This mother and sons trio must have been in this posture for who knows how long.