Chapter 32 Going to School
"Don't worry, Master will accept him." With Bao Ge'er's level, it would be a shame not to accept him. Besides, for now, he's just asking Bao Ge'er to follow him first, and he'll invite him over later when he finds someone better.
"Sister, I'm not nervous." Seeing his sister so nervous, he was really not nervous. He would learn everything he taught himself.
"Okay, then you guys go quickly, don't leave until the end." She also knew that she was worrying for nothing.
"Um!"
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"Is Master Wang here?" Gu Chengze asked the servant boy sweeping the door.
"Are you the students who are enrolled today?"
"yes."
"Please follow me in." The servant led them to the reception room. "Wait here for a moment. I'll go call the teacher."
"Trouble."
In a moment, footsteps were heard. Looking at the scholar in front of him, dressed in a long, green robe, with his hair neatly tied up, his eyes focused, and he also had a beard, he was clearly a gentleman.
Gu Chengze stood up, "Hello, Master Wang."
"Hello, are you starting school today?" Mr. Wang looked at Baoger.
"Hello, teacher. My full name is Li Zhu, and my nickname is Baoger." Baoger was not stage-frightened either.
"Hmm? Okay, what have you learned?"
“Now I have learned a little bit of the Analects.”
"Oh? Then recite to me what you know about the Analects."
Seeing that Master Wang was testing Bao Ge'er, Gu Chengze sat quietly, drinking tea and listening slowly.
As Master Wang listened, his eyes lit up more and more. He picked out a sentence and asked him to explain what it meant. Although he was still a little immature, he was only five years old. He immediately became interested in his talent.
"Okay, go follow Lin Gui to study in Class B."
"Yes, Master." Seeing his brother nodded, Bao Ge'er went.
"I see Bao Ge'er is a quick learner, but has anyone ever taught him?"
"I've taught it a little bit, but it's mostly because Bao Ge likes it himself." He was right, it was indeed he who loved to read.
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"What happened?" Li Zheng was a little anxious when she saw that Baoger had not come back.
"Don't worry, the teacher has accepted it. Bao Ge'er stayed there and will be back after class in the afternoon."
Only then did Li Zheng feel relieved.
Gu Chengze looked at the cabinets and desks in the yard and asked, "Did Fourth Uncle Liu deliver it?"
"Yeah, he just left not long ago." He seems to be a nice guy. "Hurry up and move in."
Li Zheng decided to try making oden in the evening. After thinking about it, she realized that this was relatively low-cost and a good idea to give it a try.
After preparing the vegetables and meat, I went to the market to buy some shrimp and fish. I made fish balls and peeled the shrimp. The most important part of oden is the broth, but since I can't replicate it now, I used bone broth instead. I also added dried shrimp for flavor, making one non-spicy and one slightly spicy to test the tastes of the locals. I skewered the vegetables, meat, meatballs, shrimp, eggs, and tofu. The most important part was the radish; it's the best in oden. I put it in the broth after it's cooked and continued to cook. After it's done, I let it sit for an hour so the flavors can absorb. This is the best way to cook oden.
"Sister, I'm back."
"Brother Bao, you're back."
"Sister, what did you do? It smells so good. I can smell it from outside." It smells so good.
"Can you smell it from outside?" Don't be so exaggerated.
"Really, sister, not only me, but my classmates can smell it too!" The fragrance is really overbearing.
Do I have a talent for cooking? This is not the case. Nowadays, people just cook the food until it is cooked. This is not like the base soup that has been simmered for an hour and then added with dried shrimp to enhance the flavor, making it naturally overbearing.
"Okay, let's get ready to eat. You'll know soon."
Li Zheng brought the pot to the dining table.
"Is there... no more plates?" Gu Chengze was a little confused.
"Sister, did brother break all the dishes? Oh!"
Gu Chengze hit Bao Ge'er's head hard. Really!
"No, come on! Give me a taste."
Gu Chengze took a bunch of vegetables and tasted them, his eyes lit up, "Are you going to sell this?"
"How about it?"
"It's pretty good. It should sell well, and it's also very convenient." Gu Chengze thought it was indeed good. It didn't take much effort, just boil the soup base. He took another skewer of shrimp.
"Sister, what is this? It's delicious."
"This is called... Chuan Chuan." If you say oden, you probably don't know what it is, so let's just call it Chuan Chuan.
"By the way, sister, you can cook for me tomorrow and I'll bring it to you."
"What's wrong? Is it not tasty?"
"Well, I can't get used to it."
"Okay." It's not a big deal.
In the morning, Li Zheng made teriyaki chicken leg rice for Baoger, which was delicious even when hot.
Seeing Bao Ge'er leave, she took a hammer and went to smash the wall. He was about to die, so she had to let him practice more.
I spent the whole morning fixing the window and tidying up the house. I just need to put a pot on the window and it will be done. I don't need anything else right now, just a sign on the wall. I can start tomorrow.
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During the lunch break, Bao Geer took out his heated lunch box and opened it. His sister's cooking was still delicious!
"Brother Bao, what is this? It smells so good." The person next to him was Li Leiting, a sturdy kid who sat next to Bao Ge'er.
"My sister said this is teriyaki chicken leg rice, but there are not many left, so I can only give you one piece." She picked up a piece for him with the chopsticks she had never used. If he didn't think he was a nice person, he would not give it to him.
"Thank you, Bao Ge'er. Tomorrow I will bring you the stir-fried pork and beans that my mother made. It's delicious." Looking at the brown chicken legs full of the aroma of sauce, he didn't refuse and thought of bringing him the delicious food made by his mother tomorrow.
Li Lei Ting took a bite and was completely in disbelief at the taste. He didn't know how to describe it, but he knew it was delicious. He opened his eyes, looked at the eager eyes around him, and quickly swallowed the last bite.
Li Zheng didn't know that many children were clamoring for chicken leg rice that night. Some families could only coax them, while others directly punished them.
When Bao Geer came back today, he saw a hole in the wall and hurried back to ask, "Sister, what's wrong? There's a hole in the wall."
"Oh, Bao Ge'er, you're back."
"Well, what happened to the wall? Did you throw your brother against it?"
"Ouch, brother, you hit me again." The brother didn't know where the sound came from, he clearly didn't see it just now.
"You kid!" He was so angry that he laughed. Is he so useless?
"Okay, I'm planning on making some snacks to sell starting tomorrow." It's funny to see how close they are.
"Really?" Oh my God, will he have endless delicious food to eat from now on?
"Yeah, you can ask your friends to come over tomorrow."
"Okay, okay." It's a good time to call Li Leiting over tomorrow. He seems to like chicken legs very much, so we should get along well.
"What are you selling, sister?"
"I'm just selling the skewers we ate yesterday."
"good!"
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