Gong Liangliao seemed to hear Qin Yao's laughter and felt that he had lost face.
He gave Liu Ji another slap on the face.
He cursed in a low voice: "Silver, silver, all you know is silver! This silver is actually the most useless thing!"
If this recipe is used properly, it will be worth more than dozens of taels of silver!
"Ah~" Gong Liangliao sighed and signaled Liu Ji to prick up his ears and listen carefully, he would not teach him a second time.
Liu Ji used his hands to protect his face from all directions with a wronged look before he put his ear to it.
Gong Liangliao said, "Did I tell you before that the He family had dealings with the director of the Guangwen Library?"
Liu Ji nodded. He had said, "You also said that the director has 3,000 books in the library, all of which are rare books. Many scholars come here to admire his reputation. But the director is a snob. He only lets people with a lot of money in. He is a profit-seeking villain."
Gong Liangliao hummed, and the anger in his heart finally eased a little. At least he didn't forget what he said.
"The curator is a foolishly filial man. His mother has bad teeth and loves food. In order to make his mother happy, he searched everywhere for recipes, just to let his mother have a satisfying bite."
Having said that, Gong Liangliao felt that if Liu Ji still didn't understand, then he was truly hopeless.
Liu Ji took out the cake recipe he had just put away and looked towards the kitchen in surprise. It turned out that his wife had given him such an important stepping stone!
Qin Yao brought in the mushroom meatball soup, and Liu Ji slapped himself in the face and said sincerely:
"My lady, I am the one who doesn't know what is good for me!"
Qin Yao looked calm on the surface, but in fact she took a deep breath and took a big step back.
Puzzled, he asked, “What are you crazy about?”
Liu Ji held up the recipe with emotion and said, "This cake recipe must have been specially thought out by my wife, just so that I can go to Guangwen Library to borrow books, right, right, right?"
The corner of Qin Yao's mouth twitched fiercely. She looked at Gong Liangliao who was also shocked and sitting in a wheelchair. They both raised their hands to support their foreheads.
"Do you believe me if I tell you it's a coincidence?"
How could she be so omnipotent? She just happened to know that the master and disciple were going to borrow a book from someone.
I'm simply greedy.
It was not until Gong Liangliao suddenly asked for the recipe that she realized that the recipe could be used for even greater purposes.
Gong Liangliao also said: "You are lucky, you can encounter all kinds of good things."
Liu Ji shook his head, he didn't believe it.
"There aren't so many coincidences in this world." Liu Ji smiled awkwardly. She loved him so much!
Knowing that she would be stubborn and not admit it, Liu Ji waved his hand and followed their words:
"After the provincial examination is over, I will go to Guangwen Library to study hard and try to make you a juren this year."
Qin Yao opened her mouth, wanting to speak but stopping, and finally reached out and touched Liu Ji's forehead, and asked sympathetically: "How long have you been like this?"
Liu Ji: “Huh?”
Qin Yao gave up. "Forget it. Let's wash our hands and prepare for dinner. After dinner, we should rest early. We have to get up early to travel tomorrow."
Liu Ji agreed, put away the recipe, pushed Gong Liangliao out to wash his hands, and shouted to Dalang and the other four who were sitting on the vegetable jar happily eating cake, "Wash your hands and eat!"
After the meal was ready, Li left with the food box, leaving only Qin Yao's family and Gong Liangliao and his group in the courtyard.
The guard leader Agu and Awang, who led the team, and other servants and maids of the He Mansion sat at two tables in the yard.
We have been together for more than half a month and have become familiar with each other.
Awang would tell a joke or two from time to time, making Agu and the others laugh.
The servants and maids from the He family were not used to this kind of atmosphere when they first arrived, but now they are gradually relaxing.
At this moment, I feel reluctant to go back to the city tomorrow.
In fact, they were not the only ones who were reluctant to leave, Gong Liangliao was also reluctant to leave.
The He family has no barrier-free facilities. In order not to cause trouble to others, he can only restrain himself, which is like being in prison.
Fortunately, San'er is still with us, so at least there will be fun.
Liu Ji is a big man who can take care of himself, and Gong Liangliao is there to give him advice. Qin Yao has nothing to worry about. She eats and drinks well, thinking that she will bring the dairy sheep back one day and try to make milk tea.
But Liu Ji, after sending the overfed Gong Liangliao back to the Lotus Courtyard, followed Qin Yao and asked:
"Ma'am, do you have anything you want to tell me?"
"Ma'am, do you have anything else to tell me?"
"My lady, do you really have nothing to say to me? I have to leave tomorrow morning."
My dear, my dear, there was a buzzing sound around her ears as if countless flies were circling around her. Qin Yao was so annoyed that she kicked him in the calf.
"Go to bed!"
Liu Ji rubbed his calf and was immediately satisfied, "Okay!"
Qin Yao looked at his back as he happily left, glanced at her toes suspiciously, and began to doubt her life.
Is he some kind of masochist?
Do you feel that a day is incomplete if you don’t get beaten?
Forget it, never mind. She has been worried and anxious today, so she should just go to bed early.
As Liu Ji was going to set off early in the morning, Li got up half an hour earlier than usual and tried to make as many crispy snacks as possible to take with them on the road, just in case.
Awang also got up early, lit the oven, and helped with the preparations.
Together they made a lot of shortbread and put them in the oven to bake. When it got light, Li prepared breakfast while Awang mashed the wild berries he had picked with the children yesterday and made them into a snack sauce.
Fresh jam is difficult to preserve, so I didn’t give it to Liu Ji.
Spread it directly on the freshly baked shortbread, put pieces into the food boxes of Dalang and his two siblings, and take them to school as snacks.
Of course, I didn’t forget to leave a separate copy for Xiao Lai Fu.
He was the main force in picking wild berries in the mountains yesterday. The four brothers and sisters of Dalang ate while picking, and only had a handful left in their hands after their stomachs were full.
Little Lai Fu picked half a basket carefully before filling his stomach. He must leave some of the jam he made today for others.
Even though he had to hurry on his way, Liu Ji did not forget to get up early to complete the morning reading assigned by his teacher.
Gong Liangliao said that there are many scholars these days, and if you want to stand out, you must know how to build momentum for yourself.
The sufferings you endure today will be blessings tomorrow.
The word "hardworking" will become a mark on him in the future, and will also be his personality when he enters the upper circle.
However, it is useless to work hard only in front of one's own people; one must let outsiders know about his hard work as well.
Guangwen Library is just one part of the plan.
The teachers in the county academy would not teach these things. Many poor students studied very hard, but suffered hardships but received no blessings. In the end, it was all in vain.
It is extremely difficult to take the path of imperial examination and become an official without a guide.
Liu Ji carefully checked the books and luggage he was going to take, as well as the gifts he was going to give to the He family.
Those who were making a fuss yesterday are now serious today, and quite serious.
The evil woman was not wrong. Things had come to this point, and if he didn't seize the opportunity, he would be the one who would suffer the greatest loss.
After counting all the things, I asked Awang to move them to the gate of the yard and put them there first, while waiting for Agu to come over with the horse to load them.
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