Chapter 214 Eating Hot Pot Together
The village chief had already cut open the wild boar's stomach, and there was still undigested poison hemlock in the stomach.
The villagers nearby also looked again and again. "This poison hemlock usually grows in muddy fields. These wild boars may have accidentally eaten it."
The other villagers nodded in agreement.
The village chief stood up and looked at the dozen or so wild boars with pity. "What a pity! These wild boars accidentally ate poison hemlock, which is not suitable for human consumption."
The other villagers also looked on with great sorrow. So much meat!
Some people still refused to give up and wanted to fight for it. "Village Chief, should we cook the meat a little better?"
The village chief glanced at the villager and ruthlessly refused. "No! These toxins will spread and remain in the animal's body. Even if the animal has shown symptoms of poisoning or even died, its muscles and internal organs may still contain a large amount of toxins. Have you forgotten how Gu Laosan died five years ago?"
After being reminded by the village chief, everyone remembered that Gu Lao San had eaten poison hemlock five years ago.
The death was as horrific as it could be. Just a few hours after the person died, his whole body began to swell and stink.
Everyone hurriedly shook their heads, trying to erase the horrific memory.
The village chief sighed and said to Gu Jiayue and the others, "Let's burn it."
Gu Jiayue naturally agreed.
Although everyone was very reluctant, they still followed the village chief's instructions, gathered the wild boars together, and set them on fire.
The village chief was still worried after watching the wild boars being burned to ashes, so he ordered everyone to dig a hole and bury them after they were burned.
After dealing with all this, everyone walked towards the village together. Along the way, the villagers still felt sorry for the wild boars.
When Gu Jiayue and her group returned to the school courtyard, the cook had already prepared the hot pot.
The cook placed the table under the tree in the yard, and the red hot pot was bubbling under the charcoal fire.
The domineering smell penetrated into everyone's nostrils fiercely.
"Cough cough..." Jiang Luli had never smelled such a strong smell before. He didn't pay attention for a moment and started coughing due to choking.
"What's wrong? Can't you eat spicy food?"
Jiang Luli waved his hand and said insincerely, "No, I can handle spicy food. Let's go."
He had indeed never encountered such a strong smell before, but it was undeniable that the smell really whetted his appetite.
The two of them sat at the table. Jiang Luli waved Xiao Fuzi away and personally scalded a piece of mutton for Gu Jiayue.
Looking at the mutton in the bowl, Gu Jiayue was a little stunned.
The boss personally scalded her meat? That's not good, right?
She cautiously glanced at Jiang Luli and found that there was nothing unusual on his face, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
It should be the gentlemanly demeanor of the boss, and the care for women that is engraved in his bones.
Thinking of this, she picked up the tea beside her and poured a cup for each of them.
Pushing the tea in front of Jiang Luli, he said, "If you find it spicy, drink some tea."
Jiang Luli lowered his head and glanced at Gu Jiayue's slender, white fingers through the steam from the hot pot. His face flushed slightly. "Thank you."
Gu Jiayue chuckled and said, "I should be the one thanking you. You've helped me a lot during this period."
Not only did he help her teach, he also sent guards to protect her family and many other things.
She had also stolen someone else's system a long time ago.
If Jiang Luli knew about this one day, would he kill her in anger?
Seeing Gu Jiayue's expression suddenly change, he changed the subject. "Is the curriculum for the Imperial Examination Class 2 going to be adjusted?"
Speaking of students, Gu Jiayue suddenly put away her thoughts. "Yes, I've noticed that, with the exception of a few students, the rest of the group is quite receptive, so I plan to speed up the teaching process and try to get them to learn more before winter break."
For this, she even spent a high price to purchase the college entrance examination questions and answer sheets of outstanding candidates from previous years in the system.
No practice is more useful than the real test questions.
If so, it means you haven’t done enough real questions.
This is how she made it through. No one knows better than her how important hard work is to people who are not very talented.
Jiang Luli had been taught from a young age that eating and sleeping were forbidden. But he didn't want to miss any opportunity to communicate with Gu Jiayue. So, far from being disgusted, he took the initiative to initiate conversations several times, inviting Gu Jiayue to chat with him.
As they ate, they discussed the students' educational problems and ate a little too much without realizing it.
When Jiang Luli reached for the meat plate next to him and picked up an empty piece of meat, he came to his senses. He had actually eaten so much?
He put down his chopsticks and realized that his entire lips were numb from the spiciness and he had lost all feeling.
Fortunately, he had extraordinary patience, so he did not make a fool of himself in front of Gu Jiayue.
Gu Jiayue wasn't much better. However, she had no idol baggage. She sipped her tea while savoring the spicy food.
Jiang Luli felt that Gu Jiayue was like a child at the moment, completely different from her usual steady appearance.
Seeing that she had already drunk a lot of tea and still reached out to pour more, Jiang Luli felt a little worried.
Then he stood up and walked to the kitchen, and soon brought out two sliced peaches. "Drink less water, or you'll feel uncomfortable in your stomach. Eat some fruit."
The peaches were bright red, unlike those growing wildly on the roadside in the village. It was obvious that they were specially planted and were good things.
"Thank you." Gu Jiayue took the plate of peaches and picked up the half closest to her.
I took a bite, and the sweet fruit instantly filled my mouth. My lips, which had been a little sore from eating too much chili, were instantly relieved.
Gu Jiayue quickly recommended it. "It's really useful. Jiang Shanchang also eats it."
The maid cleared away the hot pot, and Jiang Luli placed the plate on the table. He didn't eat, but just looked at Gu Jiayue vaguely.
Gu Jiayue was so focused on Taozi that she didn't notice.
Seeing that Gu Jiayue had almost finished eating, he suggested, "Do you want to take a break?"
Today, she was busy picking wild vegetables and hiding from wild boars. Gu Jiayue was indeed feeling a little tired.
But she didn't have the habit of taking a nap. So she smiled and said, "No need. If Jiang Shanchang isn't tired, let's start now."
She did not forget that the purpose of coming here today was to teach Jiang Luli how to draw charcoal drawings.
Speaking of charcoal pencils, these simple charcoal pencils made directly from willow branches are not very useful. It seems that pencils must be manufactured.
Oh, there are so many things to do.
The weather was nice today, so the two of them sat under a tree and started painting using the wild vegetables they picked today as reference.
It didn't end until the sun set.
After sending Gu Jiayue back home safely, Lu Yao, who had disappeared for a day, finally appeared.
"Master, I found the wild boar's lair and indeed found poison hemlock in the pig's nest."
Jiang Luli played with the charcoal pencil in his hand. "Oh? Was it really an accident?"
Lu Yao pulled a cloth bag from his chest, containing several hemlocks he'd found in the pigpen. "But what's weird is that the hemlock doesn't grow where the pigpen is built, and there's so much of it scattered around. It's like..."
"It's as if someone dropped it there on purpose." Jiang Luli accurately threw the charcoal pencil in his hand into the pencil holder on the table.
Lu Yao nodded. "Yes. There are too many. And most of the hemlocks have very neat cuts, not at all like they were gnawed by a wild boar."
Jiang Luli looked at him with a smile on his face. He didn't expect that this silly boy had learned to think. It was a good thing.
"Continue to investigate. I want to see who dares to do such a desperate thing under my nose."
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