When it was time to cook, Gu Lili called Gu Chenxi and Grandma Li to go home.
It wasn't that Gu Lili couldn't cook, but that Gu Chenxi worked too hard. No matter how much Gu Lili tried to persuade her, she would agree verbally, but without taking a break, she would start working again.
Gu Lili simply called her home to help her out, so she could get some rest.
Gu Lili originally wanted Old Mrs. Li to stay at home and guard the warehouse, not wanting her to work in the fields.
But Grandma Li said that with Gu Huanhuan and Zheng Yue at home, there was no need for her to stay.
Gu Lili couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she had no choice but to go along with her.
"Huanhuan, who brought this pork?" Gu Lili looked at the pork on the table and called out curiously towards Gu Huanhuan's room.
Gu Lili remembered that she didn't seem to have bought pork today.
Upon hearing Gu Lili's voice, Gu Huanhuan quickly ran over from her room.
Gu Huanhuan explained with a smile, "This was sent by Brother Yuanbao. He said that Master Yuan and Brother Mingyue want to come to our house for dinner tonight!"
Gu Lili nodded, indicating that she understood.
Han Mingyue is quite particular; she even brought her own food when she came to freeload a meal.
Gu Lili didn't mind them coming over; it was just a matter of adding a few more pairs of chopsticks.
This Master Yuan is Gu Yanyu's teacher, and the Han family is Gu Lili's business partner.
Frequent interactions are always welcome.
Gu Lili and Gu Chenxi started cooking. Seeing that she couldn't help, Grandma Li simply carried a basket to the field in front of the door and picked some wild vegetables to feed the chickens and ducks.
Gu Lili stir-fried the spicy snails she had picked up that day and used the oysters to make fried eggs.
Han Mingyue had Yuanbao deliver pork with a good balance of fat and lean meat, so Gu Lili simply used it to make braised pork.
Gu Chenxi helped Gu Lili while carefully watching how Gu Lili did it.
She thought to herself that once she learned how to cook, Gu Lili wouldn't need to cook anymore.
These things can be left to her.
Seeing Gu Chenxi's earnest gaze, Gu Lili patiently explained to Gu Chenxi when to add which seasonings and how long to cook them.
Gu Lili's rice was cooked, and the people who had been working all returned.
Gu Yun Chu always remembered what Gu Li Li had said, so she put down the hoe, washed her hands, and headed to the kitchen.
"Sister, where's the snail?" Gu Yun Chu asked.
My sister just promised that she would stir-fry some spicy snails and give some to Zhang Dahua to try.
Gu Lili feigned ignorance and said, "What snail? I don't know!"
Gu Yun Chu knew that Gu Li Li was teasing her on purpose, and her face instantly turned red. Although you couldn't tell that she was blushing, her expression clearly showed that she was shy.
Seeing Gu Yun Chu like this, Gu Li Li decided to stop teasing him.
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. I've already stir-fried the snails, they're in the cupboard. Go and take them there, then go to the academy and call Master Yuan and the others over for dinner!"
Upon hearing what Gu Lili said, Gu Yun Chu immediately ran to the cupboard, grabbed the spicy snails in her hand, and ran outside.
Gu Chenxi couldn't help but laugh along with them.
Master Yuan, Han Mingyue, and the others arrived quite quickly. Since they were already acquainted, there was no need for formalities.
We sat down and started eating.
Gu Lili knew that Master Yuan liked peach blossom wine, so she specially prepared it.
"Lili, I have a question I'd like to ask you!" After a few drinks, Master Yuan started to talk.
Master Yuan had wanted to ask Gu Lili this question for a long time.
However, Gu Lili has been very busy lately and hasn't been able to find a suitable opportunity.
Gu Lili waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Master Yuan, please feel free to ask me any questions. I would never dare to presume to ask you for guidance!"
This Master Yuan must be very learned to have inspired Han Mingyue to travel so far to study under him.
The word "please ask" was truly too much for Gu Lili to bear.
However, Master Yuan didn't care at all. For him, no matter what age someone was, he could ask them for help as long as they didn't understand something.
“These past few days, I’ve seen Yan Yu learning arithmetic from me. He can calculate very quickly each time, and the method he uses isn’t one I taught him. After I asked him in detail, he told me that you taught him. I don’t quite understand, so I wanted to ask you about it,” Master Yuan said with a smile.
“However, if you are unwilling, I will not ask any further,” Master Yuan continued.
This knowledge is a person's wealth, and not everyone is willing to share it.
Even if he was unwilling to share, Master Yuan was not surprised.
Master Yuan's words made Gu Lili feel ashamed, as she hadn't invented the multiplication tables herself.
Therefore, she truly could not accept the teachings of Master Yuan.
Gu Lili thought for a moment and then said, "This method was taught to me by someone else. His original intention in creating this method was to enable more people to quickly calculate what they want to calculate, so I will definitely tell you everything I know!"
Gu Lili is very willing to help more people improve.
Master Yuan asked curiously, "Who taught you? He is truly a remarkable person. I wonder if I will ever have the opportunity to visit him!"
Master Yuan truly embodied the saying, "One is never too old to learn."
"He's gone," Gu Lili said ambiguously.
Master Yuan could only shake his head regretfully, feeling only pity, and did not pursue the matter further.
After finishing her meal, Gu Lili told Master Yuan the multiplication tables.
Actually, it would be more intuitive to teach these multiplication tables using numbers.
Even so, Master Yuan recorded what Gu Lili said.
After writing it down, he hurried home.
Master Yuan's house was already built, and he moved out of the village head's house a few days ago.
He needs to figure out what method to use to teach this mnemonic to other children.
Gu Lili teaches her family's children mental arithmetic, which can be considered rote memorization.
"Lili, I have something I want to tell you," Han Mingyue said to Gu Lili.
Gu Lili thought that the Han family had business to discuss with her, so she wanted to invite Han Mingyue into the house to talk.
To everyone's surprise, Han Mingyue shook her head and said, "How about we go for a walk by the stream?"
Gu Lili thought that perhaps Han Mingyue had eaten too much and wanted to digest her food while discussing business.
With that in mind, Gu Lili nodded in agreement.
Watching the two walk out of the courtyard one after the other, Old Mrs. Li muttered to herself, "You know what, our Lili seems quite well-matched with this Young Master Han."
Grandma Li spoke very softly, but Chang'an, who was standing to the side, heard it.
Chang'an unconsciously clenched his fists and frowned.
As soon as Grandma Li turned around, she was startled to see Chang'an standing behind her.
"Oh my, Chang'an, don't you make any noise when you walk? You scared me to death!"
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