In the past, the young people in the village, seeing that Zhao Lihu and Yu Hai could earn some silver by hunting, often went up the mountain to set a rabbit and hunt a pheasant. Since Yu Hai's accident, except for Zhao Orion, who is a master of art, no one else dares to go up the mountain anymore.

Lao Zhangtou has lived in Xishan Village for decades, and for the first time he knows that there is such a fierce thing as a wild bear in the mountain! Although the blind bear was killed, who knows if there are any other ferocious wild creatures on the mountain!

Yu Hai smiled and said: "Don't get in the way, as long as you don't go deep into the mountains, you will be fine." There are people in the nearby villages who walk through the mountains and forests every day, and after so many years, haven't you seen any accidents? We accidentally alarmed the blind bear who had just woken up in the winter of the cat, and we didn't take precautions before we ...... Just be careful in the future. ”

Lao Zhangtou shook his head with a sigh, took two of the three coins he handed over, and said, "The two children occupy a small space, so only one piece of money can be given." It's not easy for your family......"

Xiaocao thanked Grandpa Zhang, although their family is not short of a penny or two now, they are still full of gratitude for Lao Zhangtou's kindness.

The siblings chose a middle position on the ox cart, leaned on the package for the little stone, and squinted and snoozed. Yu Hai sat beside Lao Zhangtou in front of him, and talked with him without a match. Qian Wen sat next to the sister and brother, took a book, shook his head and chanted softly.

The ox cart stopped and stopped, and when it passed the third village, it was finally full. The Xiaocao sisters and brothers were squeezed in the middle, unable to stretch their legs, and they couldn't speak of their suffering. Qian Wen seemed to sense her discomfort, and switched positions with her, letting her sit on the side of the front with her legs hanging on the side of the ox cart, which was much more comfortable than curling her legs up.

Xiaocao smiled gratefully at Qian Wen. Xiaoshi squeezed between Daddy and Grandpa Zhang, took Lao Zhangtou's bullwhip, and threw out whips in the air......

When I entered Tanggu Town, it was not yet time for breakfast. Xiaocao was carefully holding a delicate bamboo basket all the way, which was her thank you gift to the dean of the college. After entering the city, the three of them had Qian Wen to lead the way and went straight to Rongxuan Academy.

The gate of the academy is magnificent, and on the door is the plaque of "Rongxuan Academy" given by the emperor himself. The layout of the academy adopts a courtyard with a symmetrical central axis and multiple depths. The main buildings are concentrated on the central axis, and the lecture hall taught by the dean himself is arranged in the center of the college complex. Other lecture halls are lined up on both sides, with the fasting house and the sacrificial shrine hall lined up to the left and right.

This progressive courtyard gives people a sense of depth. Clear springs, streams, stone bridges, pavilions...... The sound of reading in my ears and the Confucian culture that came to my face made people can't help but be in awe......

With Qian Wen's recommendation, the father and daughter entered the first gate of the academy smoothly. Walking on the quiet boulevard, people's steps can't help but relax a lot.

It was time for the academy to eat, and Qian Wen directly brought them into the "Zhai Dining Courtyard". The dining house is divided into two courtyards, one is naturally a place for students to eat, and the other is a smaller, more elegant place for gentlemen to eat.

Xiaocao tightened the basket in her hand and followed behind Qian Wen excitedly. They came to a moon gate, but were stopped by a scholar in Tsing Yi: "This student, this is a place for gentlemen to eat, please go over there if you want to eat." ”

Qian Wen bowed gently, and said softly: "Trouble the little brother Tongyu Mr. Dean, just say that the boy of the enlightenment class he accepted at the dock came to report for ......."

A student under the Dean's own command? The Tsing Yi scholar curiously glanced at the little boy wearing a new cotton coat, and the shabby man and girl behind him, and after a pause, he nodded: "Please wait a minute......

In the dining hall, Dean Yuan was drinking with the prison and the palm of the book, and when he heard the report from the scholar, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked nonsensically: "Is that little girl seven or eight years old?" Did she come empty-handed? Didn't take anything? ”

The prison was also an old friend with him, and knowing that he never accepted other people's property, he was very surprised how his old friend could ask like this. This...... Do you want to ask people for something? What kind of person would make an old friend behave so abnormally? The palm also glanced at the dean in surprise.

The scholar quietly peeked at Dean Yuan and whispered, "The little girl is holding a basket in her hand, and the basket is covered with a coarse cloth, and I don't know what is in it." ”

He was very disappreciative in his heart, that family of three seemed to come from a poor family, what good things could he give? Either a few eggs, or a handful of dried vegetables, at most send an old hen over. What to expect?

However, when Dean Yuan heard his words, his expression became even more excited, he stood up with a "pout", paced back and forth a few steps, and laughed: "This little girl has eyes!" Hurry, hurry! Let those people in! ”

They were able to be received by the dean in person, which made Qian Wen very surprised. What is it about the little stone that makes the dean so favored?

However, Qian Wen felt honored to be able to get in close contact with the three giants in the academy, and gave great gifts to the dean and supervisors one by one.

Seeing that he was wearing the uniform robe of the academy, Dean Yuan smiled at him and nodded, "You are a student in the junior class of the academy?" What is your name? Are you a fellow countryman with Yu Fu's sister and brother? ”

I can't help but say that Dean Yuan's memory is strong, and after many days, he can still clearly remember the name of Xiaoshi. As for his knowledge that Qian Wen was a student in the elementary class, it was not that he had an impression of Qian Wen, but that the colors of the cheongsams worn by the college's enlightenment class, junior class, improvement class and jinshi class were different.

The children's kaftan in the initiation class is ink blue, the elementary class is sea blue, the advanced class is sky blue, and the jinshi class is light moon blue. Therefore, looking at Qian Wen's Shanghai-blue clothes, Dean Yuan could tell his level at a glance.

Regarding Yuan Daru's inquiry, Qian Wen bowed down and answered one by one. Dean Yuan stared at the basket in Xiaocao's hand, and casually encouraged a few words, which made Qian Wen feel flattered.

Waving his hand and letting Qian Wen go to eat, Dean Yuan showed a wolf-like smile at Xiaocao, rubbed his hands, and said, "Little girl, what are you carrying in the basket?" The worms in my stomach are already starting to make a fuss, so take them out......"

The prison and the secretary looked at each other, and at the same time turned their heads away—they didn't know the thing, they didn't know ......

"Your nose is amazing, Lord Dean! I brought pork head and bad fish today, how about you taste it? Xiaocao took out two plates of fragrant braised vegetables from the basket and placed them on the table in front of the three giants of the academy.

"Braised pork head? The best bite of the Emperor? That's great...... Belch! Didn't you two just say you're full? Let's go when you're full, let's go quickly......" Dean Yuan protected the two plates of pickled vegetables brought by Xiaocao like a baby, and drove the two old friends like wolves protecting food.

Since the prison and the secretary have been old friends with him for many years, they naturally know what virtues he has. Looking at the food on the table that had not moved a few chopsticks, and the wine that had been sipped straight from the wine glass, the two of them smiled wryly at each other and stood up speechlessly—it seemed that the kitchen had to be served again.

The two glanced at the ragged grass, and said in their hearts: What good things can this poor little girl come up with to make an old friend who disdains the imperial chef in the palace so rare? Isn't it just a plate of red, white and white meat, and a few small fish that look rotten, as for protecting and hiding?

The prison and the secretary sat down at a table not far away, observing Dean Yuan's movements and expressions while drinking. I saw that he first sandwiched a piece of pork with skin, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, tasting it. The squinted eyes and pleasant demeanor all showed his satisfaction with the dish.

It's just a slice of pork, how good can it be? Could it be that the old friend's sense of taste has deteriorated and he is not so picky? The two saw the dean pick up a small fish the size of a child's palm, how many tiny spines did such a small fish have? It must be very difficult to eat, depending on how the old friend eats it.

Dean Yuan obviously had such scruples, asked the little girl a few words, hesitated for a moment, and then bit down on the fish's body. Meng Jianyuan and Yao Zhangshu seemed to feel that there were countless small thorns stuck in their mouths, and they cleared their throats one after another.

And their old friend, Dean Yuan, whose eyes were originally round, slowly narrowed into a slit as he chewed. Such an expression means that he is enjoying the taste of food.

Hey? When my old friend ate fish, why didn't he spit out a thorn? Didn't feel stuck either? Could it be that the little fish was cooked with a thornless fish? No, Yao Zhangshu, who grew up in the countryside, has long recognized that the dish is made of spiny crucian carp, and it is impossible to have no spines!

This little girl, what kind of spell did she cast on the dean, she actually swallowed all the fish bones, but there was no painful look on her face......

Yao Zhangshu couldn't sit still! No, he has to figure out what the hell is going on, otherwise he won't be able to eat or sleep well for the past few days!

Yao Zhangshu came to Dean Yuan's table in three or two steps, and when he was talking to Xiaocao in Wen Yan, he suddenly grabbed a small fish and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

Dean Yuan was stunned, he had known Yao Zhangshu for almost fifty years, and he knew very well that the other party was a very self-controlled person, and the old Yao from a poor background had almost no requirements for food, as long as he could fill his stomach.

Lao Yao really knows the goods today, and knows that the bad fish brought by the little girl is a must, so he grabbed the food with him regardless of face. Dean Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then stopped: "Old Yao! You are too inauthentic, you actually robbed the little brute girl to honor my bad fish. I...... I...... I'm fighting with you!! ”

As he spoke, he put down the chopsticks in his hand and threw himself at his old friend who was still chewing on his beloved bad fish in his mouth. Yao Zhangshu was holding a bad fish that even the bones had melted in his mouth, and his hands were not idle, constantly dodging and pushing to block the "offensive" of his old friend.

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Thank you Yaya for the tip!

It's been the fourth day of exercising, eating only fruits at night, and when I write about food, my stomach growls and my saliva waters...... What a pitiful one!