Xie Hong's lips curled up.
She really is a country girl, never seen the world.
Xie Hong: "Of course, but these books are not the Three Character Classic or the Hundred Family Surnames."
Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "Sure."
Seeing that she readily agreed, Xie Hong said, "How about this, if it works out, I will provide the promised land in full, not a single acre less, and General Gu and Magistrate Ding can be witnesses here..."
Magistrate Ding said in a low voice, "But, this is roughly ten thousand mu of land in total, and just buying the land would cost one hundred thousand taels of silver..."
Lin Jinyue was shocked. Wasteland is so expensive?!
Xie Hong scoffed lightly, "Ten thousand taels is nothing, I have that much."
Xie Hong then looked at Lin Jinyue: "But if you lose, there should be some kind of punishment, right?"
Lin Jinyue hesitated for a moment, "What punishment?"
Xie Hong's laughter grew even more unrestrained. "If you lose, everyone in your Lin Family Village will run a lap around Yunhe Village while barking like a dog."
Lin Jinyue frowned slightly.
Sure enough, her feeling was right.
Xie Hong just doesn't like her.
I've never met them before, let alone offended them. I guess this person is petty and is taking it out on them this time.
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and was about to speak when Gu Shao stopped her.
Gu Shao frowned: "Brother Xie, this is a bit too much of a bullying."
Xie Hong scoffed, "What's the big deal? I not only promised them 100,000 taels of silver, but I also taught Chen Dawei a lesson he wouldn't tolerate. They won't have to give me anything."
Lin Jinyue pushed Gu Shao aside and asked, "How much time do you want me to memorize it? Don't try to trick us by saying you only have time to drink a cup of tea."
Xie Hong laughed and said, "How could that be? How about an hour?"
"You'll have an hour to read the books, and then you'll have to memorize them. You'll have to memorize three books in a row."
Xie Hong casually took out a few thick books and said with a smile, "Choose whatever you like. I'm a magnanimous person. As long as you can memorize the basics, it's fine if you make a few mistakes, so you won't say I'm bullying you."
Lin Jinyue read those five books: Records of the Grand Historian, Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Zuo Zhuan, Book of Rites, and Book of Changes.
Lin Jinyue tried her best to suppress her laughter, praying that she wouldn't give herself away, lest Xie Hong stop gambling.
These are not books for early learning. Xie Hong felt that even if a child had a photographic memory, he wouldn't be able to finish reading all of these books in an hour.
Lin Jinyue nodded. "Okay."
He then said he was going to read a book.
However, Lin Shucheng also rushed over, "Daughter, let's eat first, then we can memorize it. We can't spend several hours on an empty stomach, can we? Perfect, after we finish memorizing, we can continue eating. Let's have hot pot tonight?"
Xie Hong waved his hand dismissively, "Fine."
Anyway, he was keeping an eye on the girl, so he wasn't worried about them cheating.
The barbecue smelled really good. Lin Shucheng came to find Lin Jinyue so that she could buy some barbecue seasoning from the system store.
They have chili seeds, but they haven't grown yet. They also don't have Sichuan peppercorns, five-spice powder, or cumin powder, so they have to buy them from the mall.
Beef needs to be seasoned with Sichuan peppercorns to remove its gamey smell, otherwise it won't taste good.
When making the barbecue, Lin Shucheng first grilled a large bunch of lamb skewers, giving half to his daughter and half to Gu Shao.
The amount of cumin powder and chili is just right, and the aroma after roasting is so tempting that it makes your mouth water.
However, when Lin Shucheng was grilling for Xie Hong, his hand trembled and half a bottle of chili powder was sprinkled on, coating the entire skewer with a layer of chili powder.
It's the extra spicy kind.
Lin Shucheng handed the extremely spicy meat skewers to Xie Hong without changing his expression.
Want to bully his daughter?
No way!
The aroma was so enticing that Xie Hong took a big bite, almost choking on it and bringing tears to his eyes.
This is way too spicy.
Xie Hong's throat was burning so badly that he kept coughing.
Gu Shao laughed heartily: "Brother Xie, this is something they got from merchants in the Western Regions. It's called chili pepper. Everyone's like this the first time they eat it. I was also choked up quite a bit at first. Only after eating more can you appreciate the taste of this chili pepper. It's really good."
Xie Hong looked at Gu Shao with some suspicion.
Looking at the two lieutenants he brought, they also looked choked up.
But Gu Shao and his group were enjoying their meal immensely.
Xie Hong ate a few more bites.
I almost sent him away.
As a result, everyone else looked at you with a "can you do it?" attitude.
Can Xie Hong admit that he is incapable?
The two lieutenants who were initially choked by the chili peppers started eating with relish. Could he admit that he was no good?
Lin Jinyue also thoughtfully brought him some chilled coconut juice.
Extremely spicy with coconut milk, it's going to kill anyone who drinks it.
I reckon Xie Hongde has been running to the toilet the whole night.
No, she has to finish memorizing it quickly, and before it gets completely dark, she should send them back.
Don't keep pulling them here.
It's difficult to clean.
Lin Jinyue quickly asked her father to bake some steamed buns so she could eat them and then go back to studying.
Lin Jinyue was not afraid of this bet at all. She had a photographic memory. Of the five books, she had read the Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Changes, and she could even recite the Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica from memory. However, this was a fictional world. If there were any differences, it would not only be a matter of losing face if she recited it wrong.
If they discover you're a time traveler, you might get tied up and burned.
Lin Jinyue briefly flipped through the Records of the Grand Historian and found that it was quite different from what she had memorized, while the Book of Changes and the Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica were pretty much the same.
After quickly flipping through the three books, Lin Jinyue began to memorize the Records of the Grand Historian.
Although there are some differences, most of them are just different dynasties, and the rest are pretty much the same.
After quickly flipping through it, she went to call Xie Hong after about half an hour.
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