After being frightened by Dawangling and his party, Xiaobeard and I agreed to take a good rest during the recent period of time and not take on tasks for the time being. For this reason, the mustache also went to the elders in the door to ask for leave and went back to his hometown to visit relatives. I stayed in the provincial capital to go to school with peace of mind, and at the same time seized the time to make up for the Yin Gong cultivation progress that I owed before.

At the end of October, one day, after class, the head teacher suddenly called me by name and asked me to go to his office and say that he had something to say to me. I saw that he looked serious, and I was secretly worried, thinking that it was because I didn't miss class last time that he wanted to make up for the "politics class". It turned out that I was overthinking, and the content of the conversation was completely unexpected.

It turned out that the school was going to organize a few students to participate in a small cooking competition, and I was recommended by the class teacher because of my excellent academic performance in the grade, and I have successfully passed the approval of the school leaders and was selected for the shortlist!

It made me feel so honored that I even felt like I wanted to cry! Since I was a child, I thought that only those top students were qualified to participate in this kind of competition and evaluation, but I didn't expect that I would one day become an "excellent representative"!

After the excitement, the head teacher told me something about the cooking competition. The organizer is a restaurant, and the purpose is relatively simple: the father of the restaurant owner is about to celebrate his 70th birthday, he is a filial son, and he also wants to advertise his restaurant, so he funded the competition.

Of course, the scale of this competition is not large, and only students from three well-known chef schools in the provincial capital are invited to participate. The competition is divided into three categories: cold cuts, carving and pastry, and each school sends three students to participate, and the first place in each group can get a prize of 1,000 yuan!

Among them, the competition of the pastry group is the finale, and since the theme is birthday, the work of this group is almost certainly to be steamed longevity peaches. I was assigned to the pastry group to represent the New South China Technical School, so it's no wonder that the head teacher attaches so much importance to it, and he has to ask me to explain it alone. Naturally, I was full of confidence, and I agreed, saying, "I promise to complete the task successfully!" ”

After the registration was decided, the school also arranged a special teacher Bao to guide my work to participate in the competition. Mr. Bao is an old qualification, and he used to work as a pastry chef in a big restaurant for many years, and later applied for a teacher at New Nanhua Technical School because of his age. It's true that I didn't say anything about his pastry skills, but I always felt that he was a little absent-minded when he tutored me.

After Mr. Bao and I discussed, the idea of the entry that I proposed was "Golden Boy and Jade Girl Qi Congratulations". To put it simply, it is to pinch two small noodles and carry a big longevity peach, which is not too difficult, but the meaning is very good. I would have steamed the longevity peaches, but this time the longevity peaches to be steamed have to be prepared larger and more delicate. I don't know how to pinch noodles, so Mr. Bao taught me hand-in-hand.

Since the time of the competition had been decided, just five days later, Mr. Bao used his spare time in the evening to open a small stove for me. He said I was a quick learner and talented. But when I heard him say this, I always felt that he hadn't finished speaking, and even looked a little excited. I didn't dare to get to the bottom of it, and I guessed that Mr. Bao might be unhappy because the school temporarily assigned him this task to guide me. After all, I still have bonuses to fight for, but I haven't heard that the teachers who lead the team also have rewards.

Anyway, I studied for a few days in a row, and finally practiced this work of "Golden Boy and Jade Girl Qi He Shou" quite proficiently. Especially the two small-faced people, I think they are still quite vivid.

The specific time of the competition was set at 6 o'clock in the evening this Sunday, and on Saturday, Mr. Bao and I had made an appointment to tutor me again in the morning, but the time was temporarily changed, saying that I would be free in the evening. I had no choice but to change my weekend plans at the last minute, calling Han Jie to tell her that the evening date might be in the soup, and asking her if she was free during the day.

But Han Jie said: "I still have something to do during the day!" The leader of the student union also gave me a temporary task to rehearse. ”

I asked her, "What about Sunday during the day?" ”

Han Jie said: "I also have to rehearse!" I'm going on stage tomorrow night, so I'm not available for the past two days! ”

I hung up the phone dissatisfied, thinking, "That's good, I'm blind again this weekend!" ”

Since the small stove is no longer open, and the date is in vain, I have to find something to do. But I couldn't practice Yin Gong during the day, everyone else in the dormitory went out, and recently, even the two boys Lu Zheng and Yue Xiang began to find their target and started chasing girls!

I thought about it, but finally I thought of someone. "How did I forget about this? It's long overdue to go to him! I tapped my head in frustration, and then I left the school and rode my little electric donkey to the city.

When I came to the ancestral shrine of the Cao family again, I met the taciturn Aunt Cao again. She was still sitting at the door, munching on melon seeds, completely unresponsive to my arrival. I didn't want to ask her, so I took out my mobile phone and called Boss Su.

Boss Su seemed very happy when he heard that I had come to him. However, he said that it was inconvenient to talk in the ancestral hall of the Cao family, so he taught me to turn around two alleys and go to the place where he rented a house.

As soon as Boss Su saw me, it was the iconic bear hug, and I finally became accustomed to his enthusiastic expression. I came this time for selfishness, so I bought some fruit to see him. Boss Su was even happier and said, "No one has ever brought fruit to visit me, you kid really has a heart!" ”

I touched my nose embarrassedly and took a look at the house rented by Boss Su. He rented a single room with a balcony and a separate kitchen and bathroom, which was enough for a bachelor. However, I still think that Boss Su who is open in the shop is like a "Boss Su", and now I always feel a little down.

After chatting for a while, Boss Su asked me, "You didn't just come to visit me today, right?" ”

I blushed, I didn't expect my careful thoughts to be seen through by him so quickly. I said, "I was in a little trouble some time ago, so I used up the pair of paper men and paper horses you gave me!" So, I want to be cheeky and ask you for a pair again today. ”

"How did you use it?" Boss Su asked casually.

But this question stopped me, and I couldn't answer it at a time.

Boss Su slapped his thigh, his eyes widened, and said, "Don't hide it from me!" I know you've been hanging out with He Liping from the hosta gate lately, right? ”

I was taken aback and quickly asked him, "How do you know?" ”

Boss Su said: "When I first arrived here, you told me on the phone that you had come to Aunt Cao, and I once chatted with her, so I casually asked about it. Aunt Cao said that you came to her to buy tokens that time, and I felt very wrong at the time! Because your master told me that he had already written to Tang Lao Guo in Yuanbaomen, asking Tang Lao Guo to introduce you to Xiling Ghost Market to work, it stands to reason that you should not need to come to Aunt Cao to buy tokens again. So you better be honest, what have you been doing with He Liping recently? ”

I saw that I couldn't hide this anymore, so I had to confess to Boss Su and tell him that I had been following the mustache to do part-time tasks for the past six months. But the main thing is that when I followed my master in Nanting County, I was just catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits. The purpose is still to earn tuition, and the paper man and paper horse are also used when doing tasks.

Of course, I really didn't dare to tell him what happened in Dawangling. That's what Mustache and I agreed to keep secret, intending to keep it rotten in our stomachs forever.

After hearing this, Boss Su flattened his mouth and shook his head, and said, "Your master must be very unhappy that you are too close to He Liping, you know that he has always disliked people from the Daomen!" ”

"Boss Su, don't tell my master!" I hurriedly begged.

"It's late!" Boss Su shrugged his shoulders and said, "When he called me a few days ago, I already said that I had leaked my mouth!" You'd better wait for the next time you go back to Nanting, and then explain this problem to him! ”

I scratched my head helplessly, thinking to myself: With my master's old and stubborn nature, this problem is really difficult to explain!

However, Boss Su can't be blamed for this. Speaking of which, I blame myself for not keeping my mouth tight, and I just told me about seeing Aunt Cao. Alas, my master knows it! No big deal!

Thinking of this, I diverted the topic and pestered Boss Su for a paper puppet. Boss Su said: "You think lightly! The pair of paper men and paper horses are specially made by me, and the rune paper used is very special, so the power is relatively great. I don't have that kind of rune paper here, so if I want to give it, I can only give you two low-level ones with self-defense. When I ask someone to get the rune paper, I'll fold a pair for you, and I'll give it to you next time! ”

Oh, it turned out to be special, no wonder that pair of paper people and paper horses are so powerful!

I asked Boss Su again: "Is this kind of rune paper expensive, do you want me to pay for it, and you can help me buy more?" ”

Boss Su glanced at me with very strange eyes and asked, "Are you rich now?" ”

I was asked again, and I said, "No, I'm afraid I'll break the bank......"

Boss Su waved his hand and said, "You still treat me as an outsider?" It's just a pair of paper golems! I'm a bachelor, I don't have any children or daughters, I think you're like my nephew, do you still need you to give me this money? ”

As soon as I heard him say this, I immediately felt very warm. Boss Su is such a good person! Actually, my master did the same to me, but he was cold-faced and warm-hearted, and he never said such heart-wrenching words.

Boss Su said that he would do it, and immediately took out the rune paper to give me the origami man. The rune paper he uses now is the ordinary rune paper we usually use, and what is folded out is the lowest-level paper puppet, and it is estimated that a paper puppet can deal with a ghost. But it's such a low-level paper puppet, I can't fold it myself, because I don't know how to pull the paper puppet, even if it is folded decently, it's just origami, and I can't move it at all.