Mr. Cen has always believed that the quality of the ingredients accounts for at least half of whether a dish is delicious.
For example, the food that the masters in the palace eat every day, whether it is vegetables or fish and meat, is basically grown and raised by people on the imperial farm.
Even for some delicacies from land and sea, the best ones were selected from all over the country and sent to the palace.
Therefore, the reason why the imperial chefs’ cooking is so delicious is not only because of their excellent skills, but also because the food that can be sent to the palace has been carefully selected, and it will not taste bad no matter how it is cooked.
Mr. Cen also bought some land in the suburbs of Beijing and a farm, where he raised pigs, chickens and ducks.
Although it is not convenient to raise these living things in the house in the city, he studies and grows some vegetables by himself every year just to eat fresh food.
This kind of experience has accumulated over decades.
If he were to tell others something, he might be a little secretive.
But when facing Mrs. Ye, he would tell her everything he knew.
After listening for a while, Mrs. Ye couldn't remember it anymore and quickly brought Qingtian over.
"Come, help mom remember what great-grandfather said."
Mr. Cen didn't know Qingtian had a good memory, so he laughed and said, "If you can't even remember, how can you expect a child to do it?"
"You don't know, Qingtian has a very good memory.
"She can remember everything someone says after just one listen."
"Really? We have such a great sunny day!" Mr. Cen praised out of habit, but didn't take it too seriously.
After all, generally speaking, parents like to praise their children exaggeratedly.
So he continued to mainly talk to Mrs. Ye about the various seasons and precautions for growing vegetables.
Mr. Cen spoke for a long time, and only stopped when he felt thirsty. He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a few sips. Then he turned around and asked Qingtian with a smile: "Have you remembered everything?"
"Great-grandfather, I remember it all." Qingtian patted his chest and said, then started reciting from the beginning.
The more Mr. Cen listened, the more shocked he became, and his eyes widened.
"Don't waste your child's talent!" Elder Cen turned to Mrs. Ye and said, "I told you to move to the capital a long time ago, but you've always refused to rely on me and only thought about relying on your own abilities.
"I know you're strong-willed, and that's a good thing, but you also have to be careful not to delay the baby!"
Sister Ye reached out and touched the pigtail on Qingtian's head and said, "Grandfather, I know.
"In fact, if it weren't for Qingtian, my husband and I wouldn't have such lofty ambitions, let alone living in the capital. It would be enough for us to cultivate a few acres of land in the countryside and live a stable life.
"But since we have Sunny Day and the child is so smart, I can't let her be illiterate like me. She must study.
"But Qingtian is still young, and her health is not very good, so I think we can wait another year.
"If we still can't save enough money to go to Beijing in a year, I'll come to you for help without you even telling me."
"The family said nothing about whether to ask for help or not." Elder Cen said, "Then let's make it a deal today. It'll be for one year."
"Okay!" Mrs. Ye finally stopped rejecting Mr. Cen in such a distant way.
Qingtian, who was standing by, was still thinking about what Sister Ye had just said, and suddenly said, "Mom, you can learn to read with me!"
"Ah?" Mrs. Ye and Mr. Cen had already talked about going to Beijing in the future. When she heard this suddenly, she was stunned for a moment before she realized that Qingtian was still thinking about what she said about not being able to read a single word.
After hearing this, Mr. Cen nodded repeatedly. He was afraid of hurting Mrs. Ye's self-esteem, so he had never dared to say it.
At this time, taking advantage of Qingtian's words, he quickly said, "Yes, if you want to continue working in this industry, you should learn to read.
"You don't need to learn too much. Just being able to keep accounts and look at recipes is enough."
Forget about anything else, but the fact that she can read the recipes by herself is actually quite attractive to Mrs. Ye.
But she was a little unsure and said, "I'm already old, and I can't learn things as fast as a child."
"If you can't learn fast, just study slowly. You're not going to take the imperial examination. Every extra character you learn counts. Why rush?
"Besides, if you study hard, you'll set a good example for Qingtian, right?"
What Elder Cen said was indeed very reasonable. Sister Ye finally nodded and said, "Okay, then I will learn from you too."
Qingtian clapped his hands happily and said, "That's great, Mom, you can learn to read with me!"
So before leaving the next day, Mr. Cen not only gave Mrs. Ye a big bag of seeds of various vegetables, but also dug up a lot of leek roots for her. Finally, he asked Meng Yu to move a large box of pens, ink, paper and inkstone to the car.
"Grandfather, what are you doing?" Mrs. Ye said quickly, "I want to buy it myself."
"These are all the money my family has saved over the years. I'm old now, my eyesight isn't very good, and I seldom write anymore. It would be a waste to just leave them there, so I'll give them back to you and Qingtian to use."
Seeing that Mr. Cen said so, Mrs. Ye had no choice but to accept it.
On the way home, Sister Ye told Boss Ye what Elder Cen had said, and then she said with emotion, "In fact, I have thought about this before. Since Qingtian is a girl, should she learn to read and write?
“Later, when I saw how capable Sister Hongyun was, I felt that the capital was very different from our village in the mountains.
"No matter how Qingtian wants to live her life in the future, we can't deprive her of the opportunity to make a choice from the beginning, right?"
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