Chapter 190: Inquiry
After temporarily appeasing the best grandmother Zhang, Xiaocao felt that this matter was a little strange, so she decided to go to Rongxuan Academy to inquire if there was such a supernumerary quota in the academy. It would be even better if you could meet the dean.
Mrs. Fang originally planned to accompany her goddaughter on a trip, but she was afraid that a little girl who was less than ten years old would be neglected by the people of the academy. How did she know that Dean Yuan, who is usually serious and has a Confucian demeanor, is a complete foodie.
Yu Xiaocao would go to the academy to visit his younger brother several times a month, and every time he went back, he would bring some food made by himself, some of which he kept for his younger brother to invite a fellow student in the dormitory to eat, and the other was specially prepared for the old foodie Yuan Sinian.
Therefore, Dean Yuan specially instructed the gatekeeper of the academy, Yu Fu's sister, to notify him in time when he came to see him. If he is not there, let him know the book, and remember to remember. can make the dean so important, every time the gatekeeper sees Xiaocao, he is extremely enthusiastic, and he doesn't dare to slack off.
Xiaocao declined the kindness of her godmother, and went to the back kitchen of the Zhenyulou opposite to pack two roast chickens and two osmanthus ducks. These two braised vegetables, along with the oyster sauce dishes, have almost become the treasures of the town, and even the recently launched vermicelli and preserved eggs cannot compete with them.
Although these two items are sold in limited quantities every day, the queue for reservations is three days later. However, it is better to make a few more every day in case the owner and his family and friends need it from time to time. Yu Xiaocao is naturally classified as a friend of the owner, and whether she goes to eat or packs dishes, she will always be recorded in Wednesday's account.
If you give her a free order directly, Xiaocao is really embarrassed to take advantage of the store. However, since the people said less on Wednesday and recorded it in his account, she accepted it with peace of mind. She helped Wednesday make so much less money, and she deserved to be treated.
The commercial street where the melon shop is located is in the east market of Tanggu Town, and the Rongxuan Academy is in the south of the town. Fortunately, Tang Ancient Town is not big, and Xiaocao is carrying a big bag of chickens and ducks, and he came to the gate of Rongxuan Academy in a short time.
Leaning against the door and lazily basking in the sun, he raised his eyes and saw a slender and short figure, and suddenly stood up straight. Seeing the basket in Xiaocao's hand, the door immediately smiled: "Oops! Little Grass Girl, you haven't been here for a while!! Our dean has been talking about it several times!! ”
The door can be seen clearly, and the dean treats this little peasant girl with big eyes differently. It's his precious grandson, and he's never thought about it so much.
The Yu family was preparing to open a melon shop, and they were busy for several days, Yu Xiaocao did come less, but it was not as exaggerated as the door said. What's more, when the shop opened a few days ago, didn't Dean Yuan have a big meal with it? It's only been three days, and you're hungry again? Did she feed that foodie's appetite?
However, Dean Yuan often opened a small stove for her younger brother, and she knew about it. Yuan Sinian is currently only a dean, and he rarely takes care of things on weekdays, except for the occasional good mood to give a lesson to the students who are taking the exam, the rest of the time is either going out, visiting friends, or playing chess, drinking tea, and the days are so leisurely.
As a generation of famous Confucians, listening to him teach a lesson is really better than reading a book for ten years! If he gives a lecture on the altar, he may not be able to win a seat. Such a big Confucian, he actually opened a small stove for a little guy who has not been enlightened for a long time, if it is spread out, it will not make people blush! Even Dean Yuan's grandson doesn't have this treatment! For the future of his little brother, Xiaocao is willing to give this "gift"!
In fact, Dean Yuan's guidance to Xiaoshi was not all because of Xiaocao's food strategy, but because of his love for talent. In this year, everything the Yu family eats and drinks has been added with spiritual stone water from Xiaocao. The Spirit Stone Water not only improved their health, but also unconsciously improved their intelligence.
Xiao Shi was originally a smart child, but after being nurtured by Lingshi Shui, his intelligence has risen to a higher level, almost to the point of never forgetting. There is such a good seedling here, can Dean Yuan not see Hunting Xinxi? If it weren't for the fear of messing up the seniority, he would have accepted Yu Xing as a closed disciple.
However, thinking about his disciples, the youngest is also older than Xiao Shi's father, and the oldest disciple can be Xiao Shi's grandfather. If they knew that their teacher had taken in a younger brother for them than their own children and grandchildren, they didn't know what their expressions would be.
Although he did not formally accept the apprentices, Yuan Sinian made an exception to teach him personally. The little guy has only been reading for half a year, and he can keep up with the level of the intermediate class, if he is not afraid of pulling out the seedlings to help him, he is ready to help him apply for skipping a grade!
He also knew that his treatment of Xiao Shi differently had already made some people red, and it would not be a good thing for Xiao Shi to make an exception and skip a grade. So, he asked Xiao Shi to follow the initiation class to read and practice calligraphy in the morning, and came to his study in the afternoon to explain more in-depth knowledge to him. Just waiting for the placement test after the summer vacation, he believes in his own vision, and it is absolutely ironclad for the little guy to pass the intermediate class exam!
Rongxuan College has two promotion exams every year, once after the winter break and once after the summer vacation. Students in the lower and middle grades can only be promoted to the middle and upper grades if they pass the examination of the higher level. If you can't be promoted for two years in a row, you must leave Rongxuan Academy. Those who can pass the college test are by no means lacking in intelligence, and if they can't be promoted, they can only say that they don't work hard enough.
However, the students who were able to enter Rongxuan College were proud of it and cherished the opportunity to study at the College. Since its establishment, the college has rarely been persuaded to quit.
Straight to the point. The news of Yu Xiaocaodao Academy quickly reached Yuan Sinian's ears. He learned that the little girl went to the enlightenment class to find her brother first, and he was so anxious that he pretended to inspect the academy, and he didn't even bring the little girl, and went to the courtyard of the enlightenment class by himself.
The enlightenment class was the rest time at this time, and a few little guys in the same dormitory with Xiaoshi, seeing Xiaocao, were even more excited than Xiaoshi, who was a younger brother, and rushed over at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, surrounded Xiaocao in the middle, and chattered non-stop.
"Sister! What was the best thing to eat for the stone today? There were a total of four people living in the small stone dormitory, and the one who spoke was a little chubby boy who looked like eight or nine years old, named Sun Runze. The family lives in Fucheng, and he is the youngest son of the master next to the prefect.
Xiao Shi tried hard to squeeze him away, rolled his eyes, and said, "Sun Xiaopang, you are two months older than my second sister!" Are you embarrassed to call your sister? ”
Sun Runze is obviously a good-natured person, and he is not angry when he is called Chubby. His thick arms were put around Xiaoshi's neck, looking like two brothers, licking his face and smiling: "We are as good as brothers, your second sister is naturally my second sister!" Second sister, what delicious food did I cook this time, I smelled and drooled almost down! ”
Liu Jinye, the eldest in the dormitory, is the only son of the owner of the largest silk shop in Fucheng, and his personality is relatively gentle, standing aside and smiling gently. The other, Situ Qing, who was not much bigger than a small stone, jumped over like a monkey, blinking his eyes, staring at the food basket in Xiaocao's hand, with a salivating expression on his face. The grandfather of the little guy, but he is a member of the three products!
Thanks to Xiaocao's food offensive, the younger brother from a poor fishing family has not tasted the pain of being discriminated against. Although in Rongxuan Academy, he doesn't talk about identity but only talent, but he still has a dark side in private.
It is said that a student from a poor background was squeezed out by several people in the same dormitory, and his studies plummeted, and finally he had to leave the academy with regret. Fortunately, Xiaoshi's roommates are mostly simple and kind children, even if they are a little arrogant, they are washed out of the clouds by the delicacies brought by Xiaocao from time to time.
Xiaocao touched Situ Qing's hair that was not so neatly combed, and said with a chuckle: "The store is busy today, so I don't have time to cook it myself......
When the three of them heard that it was not the food made by Xiaocao herself, their eyes instantly dimmed, but they soon showed a more shining brilliance-
“…… I packed roast chicken and osmanthus duck from Zhenyulou, I don't know if you like it or not. Yu Xiaocao watched the faces of the little guys change, and laughed secretly in her heart.
Situ Qing jumped up all of a sudden, spun around excitedly, and shouted, "I like it!" Of course I like it!! Last time, my mother and my brother came to see me and took me to Zhenyulou for a meal, including roast chicken, which was very, very, very delicious!! Osmanthus duck didn't eat it! ”
"Wow! Second sister, you are so amazing!! The roast chicken and osmanthus duck in Zhenyulou can only be eaten by booking three days in advance!! You actually ordered two things at once, I admire you so much! The little fat man's eyes were bright, and there was an unknown liquid at the corner of his mouth.
Even the eldest Liu Jinye was no longer calm, his smile expanded little by little, and he said continuously: "Today, I am stained with the light of a small stone, and I can taste the two specialties of Zhenyulou!" Thank you, Miss Yu. ”
"Y-what are you doing there?" Dean Yuan's voice sounded from the courtyard gate. A few little ones, like mice seeing cats, didn't care about the food in front of them, and ran back to the classroom in a gloomy way.
Sun Xiaopang turned around as he ran: "Second sister, remember to send us to the dormitory for food!" We fetched rice after school and went back ......"
Yuan Sinian looked at the energetic appearance of the children in the enlightenment class with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and laughed softly: "This group of boys, don't look like monkeys now, maybe they will be one of the big three yuan in more than ten years!" My son, who was the prime minister, climbed trees to dig birds' eggs and went down to the river to fish and shrimp when he was a child. ”
Lord Dean, is it really good for you to expose the Prime Minister's old background like this?
Yu Xiaocao took out two oiled paper packets from the basket. Dean Yuan snorted lightly and said with a smile: "The roast chicken and osmanthus duck in Zhenyulou are just you, a girl, you can use them whenever you want." This week, the kid was also stingy, and I discussed it with him several times, but he didn't give me this privilege! ”