The pavilion chief frowned and shook his head repeatedly: "You fellow..."
The guests in the hall laughed: "It turns out that the headman of Qingshan Town also likes to eat the pig intestines from Liuji Restaurant!"
“It’s really delicious.”
"Yes, I want to order one too."
"I want one too!"
Upon hearing this, the head of the pavilion smiled happily and immediately went back to the private room humming a little tune.
Yan Funing asked Feng the waiter what dishes the waiter had ordered, and brought them over personally, adding a pig ear and a crystal pork elbow.
The pavilion chief took a sip of wine and pointed at the pig ears and crystal pork elbow with his chin: "Miss, I didn't order these two dishes."
"I'm treating you to some food, please try it."
The pavilion chief first picked up a piece of pig ear with chopsticks, chewed it slowly, and gave a thumbs up: "It tastes good!"
Then he took a piece of crystal pork elbow and ate it with his eyes shining: "Thank you, young lady, for giving me this delicious food!"
Yan Funing smiled with her eyes curved. "I should be the one thanking you. You invited my husband to be the teacher of Qingshan Academy. You have good taste!"
The pavilion chief laughed out loud: "Aren't you just saying this in a different way to say your husband is well-educated?"
"Yes, my husband is very knowledgeable. The Pavilion Master is a good horse trainer. Thousand-mile horses are common, but good horse trainers are rare. The Pavilion Master has great insight and foresight!"
The head of the pavilion was delighted and said: "After dinner, you and your wife will come with me to the school."
Yan Funing agreed and left the private room.
The captain ate very slowly.
No matter how slowly you eat, there will always be a time when you finish eating.
Seeing that all the food was gone and he was alone in the private room, he ate the minced meat on the plate.
Seeing that there was still juice on the plate, he really wanted to lick it clean, but thinking of his own identity, he had no choice but to put the plate down.
He stood up, looked at the plate reluctantly, and walked to the counter to pay.
Yan Funing saw him finally come out and gave him some packed food.
"Are there takeaways?" the pavilion chief wondered.
Liu Song smiled and said, "My daughter gave you food. She also treated you to the meal just now. You don't have to pay."
The pavilion chief took the food and asked: "When did you have a daughter?"
Liu Song glanced at Yan Funing and smiled again: "She is the daughter of my distant cousin, so isn't she my daughter?"
We are some relatives and we get along well in town.
Yan Funing naturally understood this principle.
The headman nodded and said yes repeatedly.
He raised his other hand and said, "Then please, young lady and teacher, accompany me to Qingshan Academy."
The couple nodded and walked out of the restaurant with him.
Li Xinheng followed quickly.
The group of four walked for a quarter of an hour and arrived at Qingshan Academy.
The school is quite grand, with several teaching rooms alone.
The courtyard is planted with banana trees and bamboos, as well as rockery and is surrounded by a long corridor.
The headman pointed to a row of houses behind the school building and said, "There are students living in the school. They all live far away. Those who live close to home are in town and are day students. Those who are still living in the school today even though they have a day off, are those who live very far away."
He moved his finger away and pointed to the right again: "This row of houses is where the masters live. Fu Ciyi, you have one too."
Having said that, he led the person over.
He pushed open an empty room and said, "No one has lived in this room yet, so I'll give it to you, Fu Ciyi."
What caught Yan Funing and Fu Ciyi's eyes was a small room. The bed was much narrower than the one in the village school, but there was also a desk and a wardrobe.
The floor is paved with fired tiles, which are much more upscale than the bluestone slabs used in the village school.
"You will be here to teach for the exams. If other teachers take leave, you will have to help fill in for them. There are six classes in the academy, and if the classes for each class are scheduled, you will have at least three days of classes every ten days. The academy will arrange bedding for the dormitories. The monthly stipend is fifteen taels, and if you help fill in for the classes, the stipend will be increased accordingly. What do you think, Fu Ciyi?"
The head of the pavilion explained the situation clearly in one breath.
Fu Ciyi nodded: "Okay."
The pavilion chief lifted the food in his hand and said with a smile, "I have to go home. You guys walk around the school. On the 11th, Fu Ciyi, you come to class and I will introduce you to the students and other teachers."
Fu Ciyi agreed and sent him out of the school.
Yan Funing walked towards the teaching building. There was a large study at the end of the building. Inside, there were rows of bookshelves filled with books.
She went in and looked through the books, and found that many of them were books for the imperial examinations.
He immediately ran out happily.
Seeing Fu Ciyi coming back, he pulled his sleeve and said excitedly, "There are so many books here! Three days every ten days, that's nine days a month, so the monthly salary is fifteen taels, which is quite easy. Fu Ciyi, this job is great!"
Firstly, I have time to prepare for the imperial examination, and secondly, I can make some money, which is really great.
Seeing her happy, Fu Ciyi was happy too.
He couldn't help but raise his hand and touch the top of her head: "You don't have to dig herbs from now on."
"That won't work. I have to make more money." She pulled him away. "Go and see if there are any books you need to read."
Fu Ciyi walked slowly, letting her pull him...
Your own sleeves.
When he entered the large study, he casually flipped through the book that he had been wanting to read recently. He immediately lifted his robe and sat down to study.
Seeing that he was quite serious, Yan Funing lowered her voice and said, "I'll go buy some snacks and come find you later."
Fu Ciyi raised his head: "Xinheng, follow her."
"Don't worry, Master."
Li Xinheng said yes and followed Yan Funing out of the school.
Thinking of the snacks she promised Bei Mo to buy, Yan Funing went to buy two bags of malt sugar and a large bag of candied fruit.
The total cost of malt sugar and candied fruit was one hundred coins.
Then she went to a jewelry shop and carefully selected a butterfly tassel peach blossom hairpin. She also picked out a flute from the musical instrument shop next door. Yan Funing asked the shop owner to help her wrap it beautifully.
After shopping, the two returned to the school.
Fu Ciyi was still reading. He didn't even look up when he heard the familiar footsteps. "What did you buy?"
Yan Funing made a confidential gesture to Li Xinheng and said with a smile, "They are just snacks."
Fu Ciyi lazily raised his eyelids and happened to see her actions.
Li Xinheng obediently didn't mention it: "The girl bought some candied fruit, it was delicious."
He had just tasted it.
Yan Funing took a piece of preserved fruit from the paper bag and gave it to Fu Ciyi: "Try it."
Fu Ciyi took it and ate it, then stood up and put the book back to its place.
The three of them left the school.
Back at Liuji Restaurant, Yan Funing was surprised to find that Liu Chengwen, who had just shouted that he didn't want to eat, was now wolfing down his food in the lobby.
Perhaps because he saw Yan Funing coming back and felt it was not good for her to see his appearance, he raised his sleeve to cover his face.
Yan Funing glanced at him and said goodbye to Liu Song: "Uncle, I want to go back."
"Come with me to the kitchen and get some food." Liu Song walked towards the kitchen, saying, "It's absolutely impossible for my son to go hungry."
Yan Funing smiled: "I think it's you, uncle, who can't bear to let him starve."
Liu Song laughed along.
In the lobby, Fu Ciyi lowered his voice and asked Li Xinheng, "What else did she buy?"
In addition to the food, there were two tightly wrapped objects, which were quite mysterious.
The key point is that the little girl deliberately didn't let him know, which made him want to know.
"Maybe the young lady wants to give you a surprise." Li Xinheng also whispered, "Master, just pretend you don't know."
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