Chapter 194 The Last Day of Flower Viewing
When Lin Jie came back, he also brought back a lot of eggs, enough to meet the snacks needed for tomorrow.
Wen Zhenyi looked at the tea snacks she had made. The flower in the middle was missing, so she had to think of another tea snack to fill this gap.
She finally chose to use peony flower steamed buns. The workmanship was a bit complicated, but since she only had to make this one snack tomorrow morning, it shouldn't be too troublesome.
Another thing is to make sweet soup, which is not too troublesome.
Wen Zhenyi made up his mind and began to prepare to bake snacks for today.
She was somewhat thankful that when the craftsman had made this oven, he had made it very large on purpose, which made it much more convenient and easier for her to use now.
No one wanted to eat that day, so when they were hungry, they just grabbed a piece of prepared snack and ate it, which saved them the time of cooking.
I was so busy that the sun was about to set, and I finally finished the snacks for tomorrow. I even made a lot of extra of each item, one of which was for Mr. Cheng and Boss Wang.
One is that they keep it for themselves or prepare to try to sell it in the store.
Every day when Lin Jie went to pull the basket, he would ask him to take some back for his family, and his family would definitely have a share of whatever they ate.
Wen Zhenyi was sitting in the yard and could still hear snoring coming from the room, but he didn't know who was snoring.
A smile appeared on her face. These three days had really exhausted everyone. Basically, everyone fell asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillow.
Cream stretched out in her arms and curled up into a ball. This little guy stayed in the room and slept except for appearing for meals in the past three days.
"After tomorrow, you can go out and play. When I'm done with this, I'll take you to the village. There are mountains there, and you might be able to find some friends there."
Naiyou was still sleeping soundly and didn't hear what Wen Zhenyi said at all.
Wen Zhenyi held it and stretched.
On the last day of the flower viewing party, Wen Zhenyi and his friends got up early in the morning to steam peony flower buns.
At the end, I added an extra serving of French fries. These French fries had been prepared in advance, so it was not troublesome. Finally, I cooked the sweet soup and the snacks for the flower viewing party were ready.
Let Lin Jie deliver them to Heyuan in truckloads.
Wen Chengwen also drove an ox cart to help pull some things. Although the speed was not as fast as a horse carriage, it could carry a lot more things.
The chief steward personally delivered the lotus leaves yesterday and also invited all of them to go to the lotus garden to appreciate the flowers tomorrow.
Wen Zhenyi laughed and teased him, "Steward, it's not five taels of silver per person, is it?"
"Miss Wen, you're joking. It's just that the timing needs to be staggered."
"Okay, we will definitely go then." Wen Zhen agreed with a smile.
Wen Yongnan and his classmates had no classes this afternoon, so they all went to the Lotus Garden together.
When they arrived, many of the guests at the Lotus Garden had already left.
"Wow! The lotus flowers here are so beautiful." Benben looked at the lotus flowers blooming in the pond with excitement on his face.
Ma Ruier walked up to her and said, "I'm familiar with this place. I'll take you there to play."
Geng Ru hurriedly grabbed the children who were about to run away and said, "There's water all over here, don't push or shove. If you fall into the water, no one will save you."
"I understand, mother."
The chief steward came to pick up the few people in person and introduced the history of the Lotus Garden to them as they walked.
Wen Zhenyi glanced at Wen Yongnan beside him and said, "Brother, are you guys doing well in the private school recently?"
"It was good. I learned a lot and made some friends."
"When you go back, bring some food for your friends."
"They have been talking about it for a long time. They are still talking about the chrysanthemum pastries you asked me to bring back last time." Wen Yongnan looked disgusted.
“It’s a joy to be recognized by others.”
"I told them to wait until you open the store and buy it themselves."
"Are all my brother's friends children from wealthy families?"
Wen Yongnan shook his head: "Not really, there are also people like us, but they have many people in the family who support one child to go to school."
"This will be very hard."
"It's very hard. If one child goes to school, the others can't. My family can't afford it."
"Aren't there village schools? Aren't the fees lower?"
"Families want their children to attend the private school in town because they think it will help them improve their family's fortunes and have high hopes for them."
Wen Zhenyi does not quite agree with this idea. It puts too much pressure on children, and they may never recover from a failure.
“They must be very tired.”
"Well, apart from eating and sleeping, they spend the rest of the day studying hard and dare not relax for even a moment."
"If the scientific expedition fails, it will be a huge blow to them."
Wen Yongnan looked around and saw that there was no one around and said, "There's an old man in our private school. I thought he was a teacher at the academy, but later I found out he was a student who never passed the exam to become a scholar."
"Ah?" Wen Zhenyi was a little surprised.
Shen Hanxing said lightly: “You are talking about Li Youyuan, right?”
Wen Yongnan turned to look at him: "Do you know him?"
"He and my grandfather were our earliest classmates. He came from a well-off family, and his family had always hoped he would pass the imperial examinations. However, when he entered the examination room that year, he was so nervous that he passed out before the exam was even finished and was sent out."
"Did he never take the exam again after that?" Wen Zhenyi asked curiously.
"He took the exam, but the result was the same every time. It was like he was competing with himself. He went every year and was sent out every year. Even after he got married and had children and grandchildren, he still wanted to pass the exam."
Wen Yongnan: "So he's quite persistent."
"He is very persistent. Grandpa and the others tried to persuade him to relax before entering the examination hall, but it was useless. With his ability, it is not difficult to pass the examination."
Wen Zhenyi knew that this was his heart disease, and he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to get out of this shadow in this lifetime: "All his life, he will seek it but cannot get it."
"This was his obsession. Even after the academy's teacher was replaced by my grandfather, he still studied diligently in the private school."
"I hope he gets what he wants one day."
Ma Yinghe and the others were invited to cruise on the lake on a pleasure boat, but Wen Zhenyi was not very interested. He sat in the pavilion by the lake and looked at the blooming lotus flowers in the pond.
Shen Hanxing sat next to her: "It won't be long before these lotus flowers are about to wither."
"Will this place be closed after the lotus flowers wither?"
The chief steward nodded and said, "Yes, we will remove the lotus seeds from the lotus pods, keep the better ones for lotus seeds, and sell the rest to pharmacies and dry goods stores."
"Where's the lotus root?"
The chief steward said with a smile, "Digging lotus roots is not an easy job. We have to drain the lake before we can dig them."
"The steward and I will buy some when the time comes."
"Miss Wen, you're being polite. If it weren't for you this time, our Lotus Garden would be almost closed. If you need anything in this pond, you can take it away."
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