Because Shen Cui occupied the kitchen for a while, Zhou didn't have much time to prepare dinner.
She made a big pot of stir-fried cabbage and pork, followed by her own pickled pork, the leftovers from lunch, and a plate of steamed buns.
If this is used to entertain guests, the food is indeed a bit simple, and it cannot be compared with the meals that the Wei family eats on a daily basis.
But Wei Shu had lived in Qingzhu Academy for several years, and the food there was only slightly better than here, so Wei Shu was not surprised.
Since his brother was present and was an investor, Shen Cui felt a little embarrassed to give Wei Xi her own dumpling soup in front of him.
However, because of the hide-and-seek game led by Lao Buyu, there was really not much time left for the mission.
Shen Cui was hesitating when Wei Xi spoke first, "I've been outside in the wind for a while and I feel a little cold. It would be great if I had a bowl of soup. Can you serve me a bowl?"
Obviously, Wei Xi saw the familiar casserole and knew that Chen Cui was making the same dumpling soup as last time.
My younger brother rarely asks for food and drink on his own initiative. When he was still at home, even though our family hired a famous chef with extraordinary skills to provide him with good food, he never said a word of praise.
Wei Shu was surprised, so he followed suit and asked, "What kind of soup do you care so much about? Can you give me a bowl too?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lao Buyu and Mu Erpang, who were smiling reluctantly in front of them, laughed at the same time, making Wei Shu even more confused.
"Master Wei is one of us, there is nothing he can't do!"
Lao Buyu rushed to agree, then turned to look at Shen Cui.
He was still thinking of avoiding this pot of soup today - no matter how powerful Chen Cui was, she would feel embarrassed to let Wei Shu drink this pot of soup, right?
Shen Cui thought for a moment, and actually opened the lid of the casserole.
As the saying goes, an ugly daughter-in-law always has to meet her parents-in-law. Cooking is her daily routine, and Wei Shu will come to visit her from time to time. You can avoid it on the first day, but you can't avoid it on the fifteenth day.
And because of Mu Yunchuan, Wei Shu had a deep prejudice against her, so there was no need for her to maintain a good image.
"Since Master Wei is interested, please give it a try."
Just like last time, the casserole was still filled with a pale green, sticky substance.
Not to mention eating it, just looking at it makes you lose your appetite!
When Wei Shu saw this, he widened his eyes in disbelief.
But due to his good upbringing over the years, Wei Shu did not do anything exaggerated like cursing or jumping away!
Shen Cui didn't care whether he was shocked or not, she opened the lid and nodded at the others.
Wei Xi and Mu Erpang handed over their bowls one after another, and Lao Buyu resignedly followed suit.
After they were all done, Shen Cui turned to look at Wei Shu, "Master Wei, do you still want to..."
Wei Shu immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, I... I had a full lunch, so I'm not too hungry."
He was not from the academy, so Shen Cui did not force him. After that, she temporarily removed Zhou from the list of odd jobs in the academy and waited quietly for the bonus brought by the dumpling soup.
This time their luck was not good. The bonus brought by the dumpling soup did not go to the two children, but to Lao Buyu.
After seeing that his charm value increased by 1 point, Shen Cui didn't let others continue drinking. She sighed, resigned herself to her fate and began to take charge of the bottom line, eating all the remaining food in the casserole.
Wei Shu really had no appetite, so he put down his chopsticks and talked about something else, "I came here for another matter. Madam He Mu is very happy, Madam He Sao is very happy, Yunchuan won the first place in the county exam and got the first place in the exam!"
As they spoke, Wei Shu and Rong You raised their chins in a daze, and their eyes fell on Chen Cui.
His good friend had lofty ideals, which was why he had been suppressed for many years without making any progress. But in the eyes of his stepmother, it seemed that he had wasted all his years of studying and achieved nothing. That's why I dared to abuse him like that in the past!
Wei Shu was looking forward to Chen Cui's reaction. Perhaps it would be a wonderful look mixed with surprise, fear, uneasiness and regret?
But to his disappointment, Shen Cui looked normal.
Of course, Shen Cui was not surprised at all, as this was the plot of the original book. Moreover, compared with winning six first prizes in a row a few years later, even Mu Yunchuan himself would not take a mere first place in a case seriously. Why was she so surprised?
Moreover, Wei Xi did not get angry because of the exclusion from the academy, so she did not need to pay attention to this county examination.
Shen Cui curved her lips and showed a polite smile, "Yun Chuan is hardworking and studious, so he should get good grades!"
Mu Erpang also laughed, "Yes! This is what Big Brother deserves!"
He was really happy for his elder brother, but after reading books for some time, he already knew that the county examination was only the very beginning. He was also taught by Lao Buyu to keep his emotions under control and not lose the demeanor of a scholar just because of a little unexpected surprise. So Mu Erpang's happiness also seemed very reserved.
Zhou's reaction was exactly what Wei Shu had expected. She was so excited that she could hardly hold the chopsticks in her hand. She took several deep breaths before she smiled and said, "How is your husband doing in the academy? Did he say when he would be back?"
She was not a talkative person, and she asked two questions in a row to Wei Shu, whom she met for the first time. It was obvious that she was really excited.
Although Wei Shu felt disappointed and confused by Shen Cui's reaction, he did not show it and told her Mu Yunchuan's two messages.
"Everything is fine in Yunchuan, but the provincial exam is in April, and he said he would come back after he passes it."
The county examination has just ended, which means that Mu Yunchuan will not return home for at least two months. Zhou is naturally disappointed, but the imperial examination is a big deal, and it is not uncommon for others not to go home for three to five years. Since she had married Mu Yunchuan, she had already made this preparation, so Zhou still forced a smile to Wei Shu and thanked him for helping to deliver the message.
After that, everyone lost interest in talking, and the dinner, which seemed incredible to Wei Shu but normal to others, was quickly finished.
After dinner, Shen Cui and Zhou took away the dishes, and the others, including Wei Shu, naturally stayed in the academy.
This is the time when Lao Buyu is going to read a book to Mu Erpang.
The dozen or so discounted enlightenment books that Chen Cui had bought before had already been studied by Lao Buyu and Mu Erpang. Now Mu Erpang began to read Filial Piety, Learning, and Mean, namely, The Book of Filial Piety, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean.
Unlike the previous enlightenment reading materials which are easy to understand, from here on you enter the realm of the Four Books and Five Classics. You need to memorize every word and sentence, which takes more time.
The evening time was exclusively for Mu Erpang. Wei Xi did not participate. He just took a pen and ink and sat at the desk to write.
"Don't you know your own situation? Aren't you afraid of damaging your eyes by writing at night?" While Wei Shu was preaching, he moved a bench and sat next to Wei Xi.
Seeing Lao Buyu reading to Mu Erpang, both of them were very serious and focused, and then looking at Wei Xi who was sitting alone on the side, Wei Shu felt a little unfair for him, so he lowered his voice and whispered to Wei Xi unhappily: "Is this what you want?"
Seeing that Wei Xi ignored him, Wei Shu took out his folding fan to block him from writing, "I'm talking to you!"
As soon as Wei Xi's hand moved away, Wei Shu realized that he was writing a letter home.
Because he had been raised outside for many years, Wei Xi had never been very close to his family. After returning to his hometown in the county town, Wei Xi always added a few words to the letters that Wei Shu sent home.
This was the first time Wei Shu saw him writing a letter home.
"You were writing a letter to your family, no wonder you covered it up so I wouldn't read it." Wei Shu couldn't blame him anymore, so he changed the subject and said, "But eyes are important after all. Our former scholar worked by the lamp at night and damaged his eyes. Your eyes are not good to begin with, so don't do this."
This was indeed a caring statement, so Wei Xi put down his pen and said, "In the past, my eyes did not feel comfortable at night. But the candles here are very different. Reading and writing under candlelight will not be that painful."
Earlier, Chen Cui had obtained 750 shopping points from the system, and the points in her account had exceeded a thousand. Naturally, she would not be stingy with Wei Xi. Thinking that he usually did not spend the night with Mu Erpang and that he really needed it, she bought him a special candle.
Wei Xi had always known that his night vision was poor, which meant he had half the time to study than other people. After getting this candle and discovering its wonderful uses, Wei Xi naturally cherished it very much, otherwise he would not have hidden away at that time and not forgotten to take the candlestick with him.
Wei Shu really didn't think there was anything good about this makeshift team. No matter what they ate or used, not to mention compared with the Wei family, even compared with Qingzhu Academy, they were not on the same level.
Especially when Chen Cui heard that Mu Yunchuan got the first place in the exam, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was indifferent. He was angry and sneered: "It's just a candle, a few cents on the street, how different can it be?"
As he spoke, he reached out and prepared to take the candlestick forward to take a closer look.
Wei Xi blocked his hand and blew out the candle directly.
Now the only bright spot in the main room was the other corner where Mu Erpang and Lao Buyu were.
Wei Shu also realized that his younger brother was unhappy.
That’s right. After not seeing him for half a month, Wei Shu kept seeing him smiling today and forgot about his stubborn and sensitive personality.
After all, there were outsiders present, so the two brothers did not argue. They just left the main room early and went inside to rest.
The student dormitory where Wei Xi lives is actually just an ordinary room.
There was a long kang in the room with two quilts on it. One of them was made of plain lake blue brocade, which was naturally sent to Wei Xi by the servants of the Wei family.
The other bed was an ordinary quilt, which was what Mu Erpang used to cover himself with during his lunch break.
The two quilts were next to each other. Wei Shu frowned when he saw them and said, "When I was at home, you wouldn't let me take a nap in your yard, saying that you didn't like others touching your bed. How come you don't have that kind of 'dislike' when you're here? I don't know what kind of drug they gave you?!"
Wei Xi was opening the cabinet to get him some bedding. When asked this question, he asked back in surprise, "Brother, you didn't like me touching your books when you were at home before, but I found out after I came here that all the books you brought were read by Mu Yunchuan, and you kept talking about Mu Yunchuan... Could it be that Mu Yunchuan also gave you some kind of love potion?"
Wei Shu was choked, "Yunchuan... Yunchuan is different from others."
Wei Xi also said immediately: "My husband, senior brother and Madam Mu are naturally different from others."
The two brothers looked at each other and glared at each other. Finally, they snorted together, washed up and went to bed without saying anything else.
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