Chapter 639 Abundance (Thanks to the reward from the book friend "Mo Yan")
Mr. Zhuang rarely talked about his youth, but this time he was not restrained. He leaned back and told them some interesting stories from his school days.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "When I was studying, I was alone. Unlike you who have companions and are so naughty, I had so many interesting experiences. I only remember that we had to grab some classics. Every day after class, we would rush to the library, grab the books, and then ask someone to help us get some food from the cafeteria. After reading for half an hour, we would be so hungry that we would return the books and go out to eat..."
Bai Shan said: "That requires a good friend who is also in the prefectural school."
Anyway, from what he saw, there were very few people in their class who would prepare meals for others in advance.
Mr. Zhuang paused before nodding. "Yes, we all took turns coming in, and some of my classmates accidentally lost their badges and couldn't get into the library. So, we quietly opened the window near the back door and let him climb in."
Bai Shan's mouth opened wide.
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "You haven't been there often, so you haven't noticed the window yet, right?"
Bai Shan nodded. "Aren't all the windows in the library tightly closed?"
"Yes, except at certain times, the windows in the library are usually not opened, nor can they be opened. But that window is an exception, because it is right at the corner of the back door, and there are no bookshelves there." Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "Without books, the government wouldn't care much even if the window there was loose. I don't know if it has been repaired now."
You will know whether it is repaired or not by going back to take a look.
The master and his two apprentices were talking like this, and Daji, who was driving the cart in front, was very confused after listening to the contents.
At noon, Zhou Silang found a shady spot that was particularly suitable for resting, unloaded the carriage and let the horses rest.
Manbao and his friends took out the lunch prepared at home. The Bai family prepared a small stove for boiling water for them, which they usually used to make tea.
Now you can heat up some food for the whole afternoon.
Bai Shan opened the food box and took out the folded small bamboo basket. Daji put a pot on it, took out a bamboo tube, poured soup into it, and then lit a fire...
Bai Shan put the small bamboo basket on the pot.
Manbao was stunned. It took him a while to react and he cried out, "This is good, this is good. We will bring food like this when we go out in the future."
Manbao praised him, "How did your family come up with this?"
Bai Shan said proudly, "This is what my mother came up with. She said I had lost weight after going out, and I must have lost weight from starvation on the road. So, she and the cook at home worked on it for several days and came up with it. Isn't it exquisite?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly, "It's so exquisite."
Zhou Lijun had already opened the lid of the jar, poured some boiled water from the water bag, and then fished out the noodles.
Although a whole morning had passed, the dough was not sticky or broken, and each strand was still clearly separate.
Put the noodles in a bowl, open the small jar and pour out the minced meat. Since the jar is sealed and it has been there for a short time, it is still hot.
As soon as the can was opened, everyone smelled a strong fragrance, which was even more fragrant than the boiling soup in front of them.
The people who were originally gathered around the small stove subconsciously moved towards Zhou Lijun.
Zhou Silang parked the cart and tied up the horse before turning around to help.
Each bowl was put with some minced meat and a little sweet sauce. After mixing well, it tasted refreshing and fragrant. Manbao was very happy and everyone was also very comfortable.
Daji ate noodles while watching the fire. After a while, he took away the small bamboo basket, served everyone a bowl of soup, and took a bamboo tube to pour in a pot of cold soup and continued to heat it up.
After finishing the noodles, drink half a bowl of soup. The small buns in the bamboo basket are also hot, and everyone shares them together.
In addition to the buns, there were also steamed dishes in the food box, which could all be heated up in the steamer. However, Mr. Zhuang took one look at the noodles they had already eaten and said decisively, "We can't eat them even if we heat them up. Let's save them for dinner."
Bai Erlang buried his head in his noodles. He nodded repeatedly after hearing this. After finishing a bowl, he held out his bowl to Zhou Lijun and said, "I want more."
Zhou Lijun moved a little and said, "Do it yourself."
Manbao asked Bai Erlang curiously, "Bai Er, where is your food?"
Bai Erlang waved his hand and said, "There's no need to take mine out. My grandmother had someone make me some snacks to take with me. The only thing I have left is naan bread."
Manbao lost interest.
Bai Shan asked curiously, "What snacks are there?"
"There's your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Do you want some?"
Bai Shan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, give it to me later."
He glanced at Manbao and asked, "Do you have glutinous rice balls?"
"No, grandma said eating glutinous rice in the summer makes you sleepy and is bad for your stomach, but she asked someone to make some chestnut cakes."
Manbao loves chestnut cake. She looked up and smiled at Bai Erlang.
Bai Shan put the two small buns in the bowl into Man Bao's bowl and said, "Chestnut cakes don't taste good when they're cold. Let's ask the cook to make them when we get back to Yizhou City."
Bai Erlang said, "Osmanthus cake doesn't taste good when it's cold."
"Give it to me if you don't want to eat it," Zhou Silang said, "I won't mind it."
Bai Erlang: "Brother Zhou Si, you've eaten too much. This is your third bowl of noodles."
Zhou Silang: "I'm growing up."
Everyone: ...
Zhou Silang saw their faces full of disbelief, so he stood up and said, "Didn't you notice that I've grown taller?"
Manbao looked carefully and shook his head, "I can't tell."
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "Yes, I have grown taller. You didn't notice it because you have grown taller too, so it is not obvious."
Zhou Silang squatted back down and said, "I'm growing, so I need to eat more."
Manbao finished his buns, thought for a moment, and held out his bowl, saying, "I'm still growing, too."
Zhou Silang knocked on her bowl and said, "That's almost enough. My sister-in-law told me before we left that I wasn't allowed to eat too much on the way. What if I vomited and got sick?"
Manbao touched his belly and withdrew his hand regretfully.
Everyone had a happy lunch, rested for a while and then got back on the bus to continue their journey.
Unlike when they went home, this time they had to enter the city gate, so they couldn't rest for too long, otherwise they would miss the time to enter the city and would have to sleep outside the city gate for a night.
Manbao doesn't mind sleeping outdoors, but he does mind sleeping outside the city gates. The smell there is really...
Daji and Zhou Silang knew this too, of course. They quietly quickened their pace and finally entered the city before the gate closed.
The cook who stayed in the courtyard knew they would be back today, so she had already prepared hot meals and water. Even though it was only a day's journey, the bumpy ride made Manbao feel very tired, especially in the afternoon heat, so she had no appetite at all.
Zhou Silang had anticipated this and said, "Sit down and rest for a while, drink some hot water. If you really don't feel like eating, I'll make you a bowl of noodles later."
Bai Shan looked at her and said, "Think about the ice cream at Mi Xin Tang."
Manbao's eyes lit up slightly, and the stuffiness in her heart eased a little. She said, "I'm just hot."
Bai Shan: "So tomorrow we're going to go to Mixintang?"
Manbao narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Okay, okay."
Today is Teachers' Day. I wish all teachers in the world a happy holiday, may all their wishes come true, and may they be happy every day.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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