Chapter Ninety-Seven: Growth

"The champion and the first porridge? Just this pot of pork porridge? "I don't like offal food, so I stay away, and I can't help but ask.

"What kind of pork offal porridge is so ugly!" Su Miao said dissatisfied, wrenched his fingers at him, and said seriously, "Listen, pork belly, pork liver, pig heart, pork kidney, pork, and powder sausage are equivalent to the county style, the government test, the hospital test, the township test, the meeting test, the palace test six and the first, you know, it is the meaning of going all the way through the five levels and cutting six will persevere to the end and win!" โ€

The corners of the aftertaste's eyebrows twitched fiercely: "I don't know what Jidi has to do with pig offal." So what is this ball equivalent to? โ€

Su Miao thought for a while and replied, "I heard that it means that it is the top student in the palace examination." โ€

The explanation became more and more inexplicable, and the aftertaste sighed speechlessly:

"Is it okay to give them such a heavy bite early in the morning, they won't get tired?"

"I'm going to get tired of salted eggs and light side dishes!" Su Miao picked up a basket of salt duck eggs and showed him a few colorful side dishes.

"You're really bothered." Aftertaste stroked his forehead and said speechlessly.

"I'm Yan'er's sister anyway, and I've long wanted to try to help my brother prepare breakfast in the early morning of the big exam, it will become a very precious memory!" She said with a smile.

I didn't know what to say, I resisted the desire to roll my eyes, picked up the tea that had been brewed on the small tandoor, and said lightly as I walked out:

"Then you can prepare slowly."

"You're not going to stay and help me?"

"I hate offal." Aftertaste said without looking back.

"Don't say 'pig offal' is so ugly, it affects your appetite!" Su Miao corrected unhappily. The aftertaste people have gone out.

Su Chan rushed back from Fengzhou yesterday because of Su Yan's exam, and she didn't sleep well, so she came in with swollen eyes and listlessness to help Su Miao serve food.

Set up the dishes and chopsticks in the hall. Su Miao asked Su Chan to call Su Yan and them to dinner, Su Chan went, and after a while, Su Yan and Ning Le staggered in, followed by Hu Shi and Mrs. Su, who were chattering. Su Xian yawned and followed at the end, and before she stepped on the threshold, she smelled the smell of porridge and frowned:

"Eat meat early in the morning?"

Her voice was overshadowed by Su Yan's excited tone: "What a fragrant taste!" Second sister, this porridge is so fragrant. What ingredients are put in it, it looks so good! โ€

Hu Shi sighed helplessly and patted his beautiful head: "The exam is coming soon." It's still so heartless, but how good! โ€

Su Yan lowered his head and flattened his mouth aggrievedly.

"It's this natural state of relaxation, and it's not good if you're too nervous." Su Miao said with a smile. slapped Ning Le's shoulder, whose face was green. "You also relax, read everything you should read, today is just to test the results of so long hard study. I specially cooked good luck porridge for the two of you, which can bring you good luck! As he spoke, he filled two bowls of porridge and put them in front of Su Yan and Ning Le respectively, and said with a smile, "One person eats one bowl!" โ€

"Can't you eat two bowls?" Su Yan asked expectantly.

"No, if you eat too much, you'll be sleepy. Such a big bowl is enough, and another salted egg. โ€

"Second sister is stingy!" Su Yan said with a flat mouth. Pick up the porridge bowl and eat it, the porridge is as white as clotted fat, fresh and fragrant, delicious and attractive, he happily bent his eyebrows and praised happily, "Delicious!" Why hasn't the second sister cooked this porridge before, I want to eat it every day! โ€

It is the time for a teenage boy to eat meat, except for the aftertaste, of course, which is as light as an old man's.

Su Miaoying smiled.

"Why is there gnocchi in the porridge?" Ning Le scooped up a gnocchi, looked at it, and twitched the corners of his eyebrows, "Carp shape?" โ€

Su Yan was stunned for a moment, and also went to look through his bowl, and also found one: "Mine also has it!" Carp gnocchi! Red! โ€

Su Miao clapped her hands and said happily: "You guys are so lucky!" I only put two carp in this pot, and both of you have eaten it, which means that the god of luck is on your side today, no matter what you do today, it will be fine! She nodded her head twice with persuasive force.

"It's clear that you put it in yourself, and it's obvious that you're cheating." Su Xian said with a smile.

Su Miao froze, then laughed awkwardly, and asked Su Yan, "Is it obvious?" โ€

Su Yan nodded vigorously.

Su Miao became more and more embarrassed, scratched her cheeks, and said with a smile: "Even if it's obvious, it must be a good sign anyway, so it's absolutely no problem, today is your lucky day!" She stressed confidently.

Su Yan seemed to be infected by such a hearty, relaxed and energetic smile, and there was a firm force transmitted to his heart from such brightness, he couldn't help laughing and nodded heavily:

"Hmmm! Because it's a lucky day, it's no problem! โ€

Although Ning Le felt that this silly blessing trick was a bit funny, he did not reject the warmth that this funny brought to his heart, and half-lowered his eyes, looking at the meat porridge in front of him that exuded fragrant and delicious flavor, the corners of his lips were hooked, and he smiled.

Huiwei went to the kitchen and took cold dry rice to sit down silently, wanting to brew it with a pot of tea, and when it was ready, she turned her head to face Su Chan's tense face, she stared at him directly, without saying a word.

"You want to eat too?" The aftertaste was very light, and I understood what she meant, and asked.

Su Chan nodded, handed over the bowl, and picked up the teapot to make her a bowl.

"Xiaohui'er, make me a bowl too!" Su Xian rubbed her temples and said.

Aftertaste nodded, and also made a bowl of tea and rice for Su Xian.

Su Miao, Hu Shi and Mrs. Su have good appetites, and they are not tired of eating meat porridge early in the morning, especially Mrs. Su, don't look at her age, she actually ate four bowls of steamed buns in one go.

After breakfast, Su Yan Ningle was ready to go to the examination room, five county exams, one per day, the beginning of the hour, the end of the hour, Yue Liangguo still attaches great importance to the selection of talents, in order to prevent eating bad things, the meal will be provided uniformly at noon, and the people who take the exam can bring their own pen and ink.

Mrs. Su and Hu Shi were naturally not at ease, because they couldn't follow, they gave a lot of instructions, and Su Yan obediently responded one by one. Ning Le stood aside and shook his legs impatiently, muttering and reciting articles that might be examined.

Hu Shi finally finished talking about the wheel. He said, "Let your sister say a few words too!" โ€

Su Xian was holding her chest with both hands, and she was slightly stunned when she heard the words, and thought about it. To the Su flue:

"Whether your eldest sister can remarry the golden beetle son-in-law depends on how well you do in the exam, if you fail the exam, the old lady will let you raise it for the rest of her life!"

"......" Hu slapped Su Xian hard, Su Yan laughed and was speechless.

"Take the test." Su Chan held back for a long time before she spit out three words.

Su Yan nodded in response, looking at Su Miao, Ning Le couldn't help but stop reciting. Look over.

Su Miao smiled slightly: "The family doesn't point to you to make money by taking the fame test, so just do your best, and your heart is the most important." Little Lele. I solemnly warn you here, don't fight in the exam room, no matter what you encounter, be calm, and don't forget what you're going to do. โ€

"Who fights. Why are you fighting at this time? When did I get into a fight! Ning Le was very dissatisfied with being admonished as a child. A stack of voices asked.

"It's not too early, and if you don't leave, it's too late." Su Miao smiled but did not answer, urging and said.

Ning Le didn't get a response, snorted angrily, turned his head and left first. Su Yan hurriedly followed him, and Mrs. Su and Hu watched them leave, begging God for their blessing.

"What do you mean by suddenly bringing up a fight?" Aftertaste asked puzzled.

"Today's exam, the trio of fox friends and dog friends will also participate." Su Miao smiled and said, "Xiao Lele has worked hard for so long. I seem to have forgotten the motivation to take a breath. โ€

After thinking about it for a long time, he remembered the trio of fox friends and dogs, and nodded suddenly. Touching his chin and saying: "If you make trouble in the examination room, you will be directly expelled and banned from the exam for ten years." โ€

"So strict?"

Huiwei nodded, and said sharply: "But if you can't endure even a little provocation, you won't be able to succeed in the officialdom, and maybe it will cause trouble to your family, so it's better to follow you to learn to cook." โ€

Su Miao glanced at him and said unhappily: "What do you think of as a chef, not everyone can do this industry!" โ€

Aftertaste nodded approvingly.

The Su family was speechless, looked at the two of them, shook their heads and sighed softly in their hearts: These two people's mouths are more vicious than the other, and they are really a perfect match!

The facts were as expected, as soon as Ning Le stepped into the examination room, as soon as he found a seat and sat down, he was provoked by Zhu Er, Sui San, and Qiao Si, and the three people who arrived first swaggered over, gathered around his table, and deliberately mocked loudly:

"Yo, isn't this Ning Xiaoguan, your father was exiled for his crime just last year, and you dare to end this year, what a guts! Lord Rui didn't let your father's case and the whole family, and you, the son of a criminal official, should also be a man with his tail between his legs! Your father is rampant in the people of the town, how many people hate him so much that he hates the root of his teeth, fortunately, the emperor Shengming disposed of your father and sent a Qingtian master to our Changle Town, but at this time you ran out, which made people feel unhappy when they looked at it! Besides, people like you who can't even read all the words dare to come to participate in the county exam, you are not ashamed, if I were you, you would have returned to the countryside to live in two acres of thin fields, it is better than being embarrassed in public! โ€

Zhu Er's voice was too loud, attracting the attention of everyone in the examination room.

Ning Xianling has not been in office for a long time and has not played a great role, and the real situation is not as bad as Zhu Er said, but the flat-headed people have the fear and disgust of being an official in their bones, and their weakness is that they like to watch and gloat from the other side when they have nothing to do with themselves. Whether it is surprise, sarcasm, excitement, or cringe eyes, falling on Ning Le will make him feel like a wolf bรจi pain like being pricked by a needle, and his chest will turn inward and the sea will be angry, he has indeed forgotten that it is possible to meet Zhu Er and them today, they met without defense, and they were recklessly humiliated by these bastards, not only he was humiliated, but even his father was made irresponsible because of him. His fists clenched under his desk, and he tried to suppress the anger and humiliation that was about to explode, half-hanging his head to force himself not to look at their disgusting faces, trying to block out the stinging and embarrassing gaze. He gritted his back molars and endured it, took out the pen and ink from his baggage without saying a word, and wrote silently in his heart.

did not succeed in provoking the other party's anger, and Zhu Er, who failed, became angry and glared at him angrily. Ning Le still ignored it and studied the ink carefully. Being nakedly ignored, Zhu Er was furious, grabbed the inkstone on Ning Le's table, and smashed it to the ground!

This time Ning Le couldn't bear it, he was already a rough temper, and his previous patience had exhausted all his strength, not to mention that breaking his precious inkstone at such a difficult time was even more painful than breaking himself. Unable to bear it anymore, he stood up solemnly, his baby face full of anger, and he looked a little scared. His eyes widened, and he said sharply:

"Stinky boy, look for death!"

"What, you want to hit me? Come on, come and hit me, if you kind of you're going to hit me! Don't dare to do it, you're a! Zhu Er patted his face and said disdainfully in a disdainful tone.

Ning Le was furious, grabbed his collar, raised his fist and shouted:

"Wang Ba Lamb, do you see if Lao Tzu dare!"

"Brother Ning, no!" Su Yan, who had been hiding timidly at the base of the wall, saw that the situation was expanding, and he couldn't care about much, so he rushed forward and hugged Ning Le's arm, "Second sister said, don't fight!" โ€

The word "second sister" came into his ears, which made Ning Le, who was in a rage, feel excited, his head shook, and he came back to his senses. He finally understood the meaning of the words that Su Miao told him before leaving the door, and the strength of his fist involuntarily relaxed, he remembered his efforts in the past year, and remembered his father's old tears before leaving.

"Don't forget what you're going to do." She said.

The anger and anger gradually subsided, and were replaced by a more determined obsession than before.

He let go of Su Yan's hand and sat down again, his expression calm.

"Why didn't you kid plant it, didn't you have the guts just now, why did you coax this kid?" Sui San just wanted to provoke him and laugh loudly.

Ning Le turned a deaf ear to his provocation and silently put away the broken inkstone on the ground.

"What's so noisy?" The invigilator sent by the official school stepped in with his hand, and after scanning around, he walked to the area where the incident occurred, and glared at several people with stern expressions.

Zhu Er's first reference was taken aback by this person's stern demeanor, and he subconsciously trembled.

Ning Le stood up, gave a bow calmly, and said lightly: "Back to my lord, just now when these people passed by the students, they accidentally broke the students' inkstones, and the movement was too big, please forgive me." โ€

Seeing that he was neither humble nor arrogant, and that he was well-behaved, the invigilator couldn't help but glance at him more, nodded, and shouted to Zhu Er and the others:

"Why don't you go back to your seats and sit down, if you disturb the order of the examination room, you will be thrown out!"

Zhu Er and the others resignedly agreed, went back to their seats and sat down, the ban on the exam for ten years is not a joke.

After the invigilator left, Su Yan took out another set of pen and ink from his baggage, handed it to Ning Le, and said quietly:

"The second sister was afraid of an accident, so I brought two more sets for you!" With that, he returned to his seat and sat down obediently.

Ning Le was stunned when he heard this, picked up the pen and ink on the table, looked at it blankly for a long time, and then the corners of his eyebrows twitched fiercely: Is that woman a fortune teller? (To be continued......)