During lunch time, Qin Zhao took his bowls and chopsticks and planned to go to the cafeteria to eat. As soon as he got up, he was blocked by someone.
"I'm not a wretch." Chiqige endured it all morning and finally found an opportunity to confront him.
"Who are you?" Qin Zhao was confused.
Qiqige was shocked, "You don't remember me, at the entrance of the college." He had not recognized anyone since the morning, he must be a fool.
"I don't remember." Qin Zhao bypassed him and went directly to the cafeteria. Cao Xi said that he would be hungry if he went late, so he had to go there earlier.
Qi Qige was ignored by Qin Zhao. He couldn't believe it. Who in the academy was not afraid of him?
"Stop." Chiqige felt offended, so he picked up the tableware and hurried after him.
Qi Qige chased Qin Zhao, panting, "I'm telling you, I'm not a wretch, you country bumpkin."
Qin Zhao suddenly stopped and turned to look at Qi Qige, his eyes stern and cold. Qi Qige subconsciously stepped back half a step, as if feeling that his movements were timid, he raised his head and took a big step back, looking directly at Qin Zhao. Zhao.
The two of them just stared at each other, and no one looked away first.
Seeing more and more people going to the canteen, Qin Zhao felt that he was competing with this fool, and he might really miss lunch. Turning to the left, she missed him and hurried to the cafeteria.
Qin Zhao was defeated, Qi Qige twisted her head, hum! Do not overestimate your own capabilities. He walked into the cafeteria with small square steps. Today's food smelled particularly sweet.
Qi Qige held up the tableware and said to the cafeteria lady, "Give me a chicken drumstick."
"No more." The aunt didn't even look at the kid.
Because Chiqige arrived late, he only ordered two vegetarian dishes in the end. When passing Qin Zhao, I happened to see him holding a chicken drumstick, swinging it there, as if he didn't know where to eat it.
"Hmph! Country bumpkin, I've never seen chicken drumsticks before." Qi Qige turned around and sat down nearby, taking a bite of the vegetarian food. It was really unpalatable, but he couldn't let Qin Zhao see it, so he had to endure the meal.
When Qin Zhao went to clean the tableware, what he didn't expect was that Qi Qige was also there. Rich and powerful people in the family would bring food to them. Even if they didn't deliver food, they would take the tableware back and let the maids and servants clean it. They rarely did it themselves. Hands on.
The afternoon classes were all about arithmetic. If the morning classes required Qin Zhao’s full attention, the afternoon classes were like a duck in water.
Qi Qige also noticed this, because he was the first to finish every calculation, and this time he actually came in second. The first place turned out to be some new country bumpkin. It seems that he has some ability to enter Qingsong Academy. of.
In the afternoon, Cao Xi went to the academy early to pick up Qin Zhao from school. She leaned in the shade and cut sticks with a knife, killing time and preparing for tomorrow's oden.
Many carriages and horses came one after another at the entrance of the academy. It was obvious at first glance that they were rich people. Only a few came alone like Cao Xi. As more and more people came out of school in the academy, Cao Xi squeezed to the front and stood on tiptoe to look in, but Qin Zhao was nowhere to be seen.
Qin Zhao carried his newly issued uniform and walked out. As soon as he arrived at the outer door, he saw Cao Xi lying on the door frame of the academy and looking in. The joy that he had suppressed for a day burst out the moment he saw Cao Xi.
"Why are you running so fast?" Although Cao Xi complained, he was very happy in his heart.
Qin Zhao gasped and handed the uniform in his hand to Cao Xi, "Look at the uniforms issued by the academy."
Cao Xi wiped the sweat from Qin Zhao's forehead with his sleeves, "You can put it on and show me when you get back."
"Okay" Qin Zhao smiled a little silly.
Cao Xi: "Were you bullied in the academy today?"
Qin Zhao: "No, my master and classmates are very enthusiastic about me." He didn't plan to tell Cao Xi about the minor friction in the academy, as he felt it was unnecessary.
Cao Xi: "That's good. If someone bullies you, you must tell me. Don't be afraid."
Qin Zhao: "I know." Qin Zhao looked up at Cao Xi, the excitement in his eyes never dissipated.
As he walked, Qin Zhao realized that this was not the way home. "Where are we going?"
Cao Xi: "Let's go to the vegetable market first and buy some food. I left some delicious food for you at home and will cook it for you when I go back later."
"Okay." Qin Zhao carried his small schoolbag and followed Cao Xi to the vegetable market.
Because the market was about to close and the vegetable prices were cheaper than in the morning, Cao Xi bought a lot of vegetables that he was reluctant to buy in the morning. Cao Xi didn't give up until Qin Zhao was covered in vegetables.
"Cao Xi, don't you have a lot of food?" Qin Zhao lifted the vegetable basket in his hand and twisted the two radishes hanging around his neck, thinking that his new clothes were useless.
Cao Xi: "Tomorrow Li Feng and I are going to set up a stall."
"Is this the business you discussed yesterday?" Qin Zhao asked doubtfully.
Cao Xi: "Yes, let's make oden. I'll cook it for you when I get back."
Qin Zhao's eyes kept wandering, wondering what on earth could use so many ingredients.
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As soon as Qin Zhao entered the house, he rushed to the kitchen to put the dishes and ran back to his bedroom. Feng Fenghuohuo didn't know what to do. Cao Xi put the dishes down and put the fish in the basin.
Qin Zhao: "What does Cao Xi need from me?"
Only when Cao Xi turned around did she realize that Qin Zhao had replaced the new clothes with old ones. He was a little germophobe and cherished clothes.
Cao Xi: "Didn't you leave any homework?"
Qin Zhao: "Leaved a large Chinese character and copied the Analects of Confucius"
Cao Xi: "Then you go and do your homework first. After you finish, read over what you learned today and what you will learn tomorrow. There is enough light now. It will be bad for your eyesight if you are late."
Qin Zhao: "Okay, then I'll come over after I finish studying."
Qin Zhao went back to study while Cao Xi was in the kitchen making dinner. She stewed a piece of sweet and sour fish and turned on the oden for lunch.
Cao Xi placed the dining table under the jujube tree. After setting the food, he knocked on Qin Zhao's door.
"Qin Zhao, it's time to eat." Cao Xi gently pushed the door open and saw Qin Zhao sitting at the desk writing big characters with his back straight.
Qin Zhao: "Okay." He carefully hung the pen on the pen holder before getting up and leaving the room.
The table was full of red oil chili pot. Qin Zhao wondered, "Is this Oden?"
"Yes, try it." Cao Xi took a bunch of fungus and handed it to Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao didn't want to try it, so he took the skewers handed over by Cao Xi and said dryly: "This way of eating is very novel."
Cao Xi saw that Qin Zhao was still refusing to eat, and then he realized that Qin Zhao couldn't eat spicy food.
Although he never said it, he would avoid chili peppers when eating.
"Stop eating, give it to me. I'm making you something not spicy." Cao Xi hurriedly reached for the skewers in Qin Zhao's hand.
Qin Zhao raised his hand to avoid "It's okay"
After taking a bite of the fungus, his face instantly turned red from the spicy taste, and his tongue was so spicy that he couldn't taste the taste. Cao Xi hurriedly went to the kitchen to pour a bowl of water for Qin Zhao.
Cao Xi was anxious, worried that Qin Zhao would be poisoned. "If you can't eat it, don't eat it. I don't blame you."
Qin Zhao: "It's delicious." My tongue is numb from the spicy food and my voice is not accurate.
Cao Xi took the red oil pan to the kitchen and rinsed the skewers with hot water until the spiciness of the skewers faded away before serving it back to the table.
"Why bother?" Although Qin Zhao said this, his heart was filled with sweetness.
He likes to see Cao Xi do anything for him, and he can truly feel Cao Xi's care in these things.
Cao Xi handed the cooked fish balls to Qin Zhao, "What's the trouble? You are my brother, try it this time."
This time the spiciness was just right, and it was a little numb, so it was very delicious. Qin Zhao ate several skewers in a row, and it seemed that he knew without asking that he liked them.
Cao Xi: "If you eat fish, the skewers are just snacks and cannot be eaten as a meal." She picked up a piece of fish and put it in Qin Zhao's bowl.
"Yeah" Qin Zhao put down the skewers in his hand and took a big bite of the fish. Well, the fish is delicious too.
The sun was setting, the jujube trees were blooming, everything was so harmonious and beautiful. After dinner, Cao Xi continued to process the fish meat to make fish balls. The lettuce was easy to rot when exposed to water, so she planned to leave it until tomorrow.
Qin Zhao put two oil lamps in front of the table. He didn't want to put them out so early, so he put them both together, but Cao Xi disagreed and said they had to light them both to protect his eyesight. After reviewing his homework, Qin Zhao got up and went to the kitchen to help.
There was only one oil lamp lit in the kitchen, and the light was so dim that it was difficult to see the food in front of him. The weak figure kept repeating the same action. In the silent kitchen, only the sound of beatings could be heard, which went straight into Qin Zhao's heart again and again.
Qin Zhao walked into the kitchen and sat next to the stove. "Cao Xi, let me help you light the fire."
Cao Xi lowered his head and looked at Qin Zhao, "I've finished reading the book."
Qin Zhao: "Well, I've finished reading. I've read everything I'm going to learn today and tomorrow." He lowered his head to add firewood, and his reply was a little low.
Cao Xi: "What's wrong? Why are you so depressed?" It shouldn't be. I was fine when I was eating. Could it be that I encountered difficulties in studying?
"Cao Xi, I will be very good to you in the future." Qin Zhao raised his head and looked at Cao Xi deeply.
Cao Xi: "Why are you so stupid?" A meaningless sentence.
After the water boiled and the fish meat was beaten, Cao Xi put the fish balls into the pot one by one, while Qin Zhao quietly added fire to the stove. Soon a small pot of fish balls was made.
After completing the task in the evening, Cao Xi cleaned up the kitchen and took Qin Zhao to do a simple cleaning by the well.
After cleaning, Qin Zhao still stood aside with no intention of leaving. Cao Xi pushed him and said, "Go to the bed and wait for me. I'll be there in a minute."
"I know." Qin Zhao blushed a little when she said that, but he still obediently went back to the house to wait for her.
He likes listening to stories secondly, but most importantly he likes the feeling of being with Cao Xi.
After Cao Xi packed up and put on her underwear, she went into Qin Zhao's room, lifted Qin Zhao's quilt and squeezed in.
"Where did we talk about last time?" Cao Xi tucked up the quilt and asked Qin Zhao sideways.
Qin Zhao: “Let’s talk about going to the mountains to study.”
"Yes, let's continue." The ups and downs of Cao Xi's voice were very immersive. Qin Zhao soon became fascinated, but the voice became smaller and smaller. Qin Zhao looked up and found that Cao Xi had fallen asleep.
Looking at Cao Xi's sleeping face, thinking about the story of Sun Wukong showing off his knowledge and being scolded by his master, and feeling sleepy, he snuggled into Cao Xi's arms and held her waist tightly with his hands.
