Chapter 114 Chapter 114 I Love Milk Tea
Chen Sui is about to graduate from middle school this year, and it is time for him to consider his future.
Chen Yi inquired about this from many sources and was thinking about where he should send Chen Sui to take the Baizhi exam.
Every year when high school graduates graduate, the Lingzhou government office will post recruitment positions.
When Chen Sui was studying in middle school, he often discussed his future plans after graduation with his female classmates.
While most people wanted to take the Baizhi exam, a few female students had their own ideas.
"Everyone wants to take the Baizhi exam, but why doesn't anyone want to take the teacher exam? I think teachers have great potential. There are still many counties without schools, so they'll definitely be in great demand. Besides, teachers teach and educate, and their status is no less than that of an official."
"I won't discuss this with you. I've made up my mind to study medicine under Dr. Zhu."
"Do you really want to study medicine?"
The girl named Wu Anbo replied, "During the previous plague, I was fortunate enough to be saved by Doctor Zhu and his disciples. Since then, I have made up my mind to study medicine."
Chen Sui patted Wu Anbo on the shoulder. "Then I wish you success in your studies."
Chen Sui had been silent since the discussion began, which aroused Wu Anbo's curiosity. "A Sui, you haven't said anything yet, but haven't you made up your mind yet?"
Chen Sui blinked. "I hadn't made up my mind at first, but seeing how determined you are, I've made up my mind now. I'm going to apply to Bai Zhi in Yi County."
Wu Anbo thought about it for a moment, "Yi County? That's all on Jinnan Road. I thought you would take the exam and go back to Lingzhou."
Chen Sui: "Lingzhou is a good place, but there are too many people and too little talent, so it's not easy to achieve results. Yixian is planting sugarcane and building a sugar factory. If we do well, the county lord will naturally notice."
When students graduate from middle school, there is a graduation ceremony and outstanding graduates are invited to give speeches on stage.
Shi Tou managed to take time out of his busy schedule to attend the graduation ceremony.
After learning his identity, the younger students below looked at the stone on the stage with curiosity.
This senior brother and senior sister Wen are considered to be outstanding graduates of Li County Middle School. They are the only two who have been promoted from Baizhi to county magistrate in such a short period of time.
As soon as the graduation ceremony ended and the diplomas were received, all former classmates went their separate ways.
Chen Sui and several female classmates with whom she was on good terms were filled with emotion.
"Why are you graduating soon?"
"Yeah, I always feel like we've just started school."
"Woo woo woo, we must keep in touch in the future."
Chen Sui also felt inexplicably sad, but this sadness did not last for a few days.
The Baizhi recruitment exam is just one month after the graduation ceremony.
The children of Chen Yi's friends are also graduating this year. He has high hopes for Chen Sui and hopes that he will be admitted to Baizhi so that he can show off at the banquet.
As soon as Chen Sui returned home, she spoke directly about her thoughts. Chen Yi and Huang Qiubai wanted their daughter to return to Lingzhou, but they also understood that Lingzhou's job market was saturated and competition was fierce. She wouldn't be able to achieve the same level of success as those in the surrounding counties and prefectures.
After two days of hesitation, the two agreed with Chen Sui's idea.
In order not to affect their children's reading and exams, the two of them kept a low profile at home. Huang Qiubai even took the initiative to ask Chen Sui if she wanted to go to the teahouse she opened to read.
Huang Qiubai now runs a teahouse, and his main service staff are neither wealthy masters nor rich businessmen.
But those students.
It happened to be a coincidence that this shop was originally a dowry given to her by her father. Because most merchants were suppressed, this shop was finally taken a fancy to by the former prefect. No matter how reluctant Chen Yi and Huang Qiubai were, they had to hand over the shop.
Unexpectedly, when the county lady came and took inventory, she actually returned the shop to her.
Huang Qiubai has been thinking about what kind of business he can do with this shop.
Just as she was sitting on a bench by the roadside feeling sad, she met a tall and beautiful young woman on the road. She was accompanied by two maids and two servants. She asked her if she needed any help as she looked worried.
Huang Qiubai felt both embarrassed and touched. She saw that although the girl was dressed simply with only a headband as her hair accessory, she had an extraordinary demeanor. She thought that she must be a female student who came from somewhere to study.
He said, "My family once had a shop, which was forcibly seized by the former prefect. Later, when the county lady came, the prefectural government returned the shop to me. I then thought about what to do with it. To be honest, I have been thinking about it for a year or two, but I haven't come to a conclusion."
Lin Si turned around and sat down next to Huang Qiubai and asked, "I wonder if the girl has any hobbies or interests. Perhaps we can start from this aspect."
Huang Qiubai thought for a moment. "I...I love drinking tea. Lately, I've noticed that students seem to want to find a place to read after class, but I don't know how to apply this to my shop."
Lin Si said with certainty, "Then opening a teahouse would be great. This tea can also be mixed with milk to make milk tea, which tastes wonderful."
Huang Qiubai was shocked. She had never thought that tea could be mixed with milk.
Milk is not hard to come by these days. Lingzhou is home to many Hu people, who raise livestock on the outskirts of the city. Because of the trade routes between the two states, the county lord recently exchanged a batch of milk-producing cattle with Nanzhao.
Huang Qiubai's voice was filled with doubt: "Will the milk tea... taste good?"
"Girl, how will you know unless you try? Decorate the shop nicely and put in a few more tables. Make sure they are near the windows so the lighting is good. After school, the students can come and have a cup of traditional tea or new-style milk tea while reading. If it's hot, put some ice in it. If it's cold, put honeycomb coal in it. You won't have to worry about people not coming. Home is inevitably noisy and there's no study atmosphere. This teahouse is full of students reading. It would be embarrassing not to read in such an environment."
Huang Qiubai suddenly felt that his thoughts became clear.
"Yes! The girl is really amazing. She can think of so many things."
Seeing Huang Qiubai's sudden enlightenment, Lin Si said with approval: "It was the girl who first thought of solving the problem of students studying on their own. The girl is really capable."
Huang Qiubai immediately regarded Lin Si as his benefactor, so he asked Lin Si's name and whether she was studying in Lingzhou. He invited her to have tea on the opening day of the teahouse, and emphasized that it was free.
In response, Lin Si just smiled and said, "See you again if we're lucky."
After Huang Qiubai returned home, he went to the outskirts of the city to order milk.
After this batch of dairy cows from Nanzhao returned, the Li County Daily encouraged everyone to drink more milk, saying that it could strengthen the body and nourish the brain.
But this milk is expensive, and ordinary families can't afford it. Only those who come to Lingzhou to study and have enough money can buy it.
After getting the milk, Huang Qiubai began to study the milk tea that the girl mentioned.
Following the method given by Lin Si, Huang Qiubai successfully brewed his first cup of milk tea.
She looked at the mixture in the cup and took a sip with doubt.
The warm tea mixed with milk slides into the throat, as smooth as silk. The light astringency of tea and the aroma of milk are intertwined, giving a just right feeling.
Huang Qiubai drank the whole cup in one breath.
Then they built tables and chairs, renovated the shop, added a few more windows, and put up a plaque with the name Huang's Teahouse.
Business is surprisingly good because there is a great learning atmosphere. Therefore, students who want to make great achievements come here to order a cup of tea before night school and stay here until the class starts.
However, what made Huang Qiubai very regretful was that the girl who gave her advice had never come here once since the shop opened.
Huang Qiubai picked out a maid who was clever and skillful in his house and taught her how to make milk tea.
This maidservant is now responsible for making milk tea in the store. Another person is responsible for making tea. Another person is responsible for the cashier and taking orders, and another person is responsible for doing miscellaneous work and serving tea.
Ding Shui was busy taking care of the signboard for the salt factory. As the salt factory was now on track, he returned to Lingzhou to see his family.
Now his entire Ding family has moved to Lingzhou. As the eldest brother in the family, he has set a good example for his younger brothers and sisters.
Ding Shui had just returned home for one day when he saw his younger brother and sister finish school in the morning and go out in the afternoon with their cross-body backpacks on their backs.
Ding Shui was curious: "Where are you going?"
Brother and sister: "Let's go to the teahouse and read a book while drinking milk tea."
Ding Shui hadn't been back to Lingzhou for a long time, and wondered, "Can't we watch it at home? Why go to a teahouse? And what is milk tea? It sounds and tastes weird."
The younger brother and sister snorted, "Brother, you are out of date. You don't even know what milk tea is."
Ding Shui was not convinced this time and insisted on following his younger brother and sister to see what the teahouse and milk tea were all about.
On the way, the younger brother and sister explained to Ding Shui the rules of the teahouse. "Brother, when you get to the teahouse, remember not to make any noise. There are students here, and everyone is here to review their books."
"That's right, Big Brother talks the most. Let's sit on the first floor this time, otherwise we'll be subjected to those weird people on the second floor."
Ding Shui asked again, "What's the difference between the second floor and the first floor?"
"The second floor is a place for quiet reading, and the first floor is where talking and discussion are allowed, but loud noises are not allowed."
When they arrived at Huang's Teahouse, my younger brother and sister walked to the order counter skillfully and placed their orders.
"I want a cup of milk tea, normal sweet. The three of us are together, sitting on the first floor."
"Me too."
Ding Shui had no idea what was abnormally sweet or not, so he could only reply with "me too" and asked how much it cost.
Ding Shui was surprised. Wow, three cups of milk tea cost nearly a hundred coins.
After ordering tea, the three of them found an empty seat on the first floor and sat down.
Three cups of milk tea were brought up, and Ding Shui looked at the cups curiously.
The cup was much larger than a teacup, and he took a sip, imitating his younger siblings.
The taste is actually quite good, hmm, it’s delicious and I love it.
The younger brother and sister skillfully took out the exercise books from their messenger bags and started doing the exercises.
Ding Shui, a student who had successfully graduated from middle school, coughed twice and said, "Come on, let me, the outdated elder brother, teach you two math problems."
While Ding Shui was lecturing, he noticed that people were arriving one after another. Those who came alone went to the second floor, while those who came in pairs of three or four sat on the first floor.
Ding Shui was always flying low during his studies, so he has his own set of simple and easy-to-understand theories in learning mathematics, which are best used to teach primary school students.
Then as he taught, a group of elementary school students gathered around him.
Ding Shui:........
After teaching the elementary school students, Ding Shui drank some milk tea to moisten his throat.
You know what, the taste is quite special and it tastes very good.
Ding Shui also found that some people brought their own cups to buy milk tea, such as this maid, who skillfully handed over cups and paid as soon as she entered the door.
Meng Nuo waited in the inn for a long time before the maid brought back the milk tea.
Not long after she returned, she found that life in the princess's mansion was really boring. She wanted to communicate with the calligraphy and painting lady, and also wanted to go to the book fans' club, so she came again.
I didn’t expect that in the future, there would be such a rare thing as milk tea.
Monroe is very easy to drink and I always have a cup every day when I wake up.
After drinking milk tea, Meng Nuo packed up and prepared to go to the book fans' meeting.
Today we have to discuss the important content of the correspondence with Lady Shuhua, so how can she be absent?
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