Cao Xi prepared for Qin Zhao's trial. She bought a lot of eggs and meat. In this dynasty, cattle were not allowed to be killed, otherwise she really wanted to make beef jerky for Qin Zhao instead of pork jerky.
She spent two days cutting the pork into strips, deep-frying it in water, mixing it with seasonings and letting it cool. She added salt and alkali to the wheat flour to make noodles. After hanging to dry, she cut them into dry noodles of a certain length and got some dried vegetables. and pickles.
The yard is full of her food hanging out to dry. Antidiarrheal, wind-cold medicine, and brown sugar ginger tea are also packaged in categories for emergencies.
Da Zhuang, who came to deliver charcoal, looked at the food drying in the courtyard with shock in his eyes. This was something he had never seen done before.
Before leaving, Cao Xi brought some dried meat to Da Zhuang and asked him to take it back to eat with his brother.
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"You haven't seen it. The yard is full of noodles, hanging on bamboo poles like clothes." Da Zhuang told the people in the shop vividly about what he saw.
"Let the noodles dry outside?" Xiaorui looked surprised, what kind of operation was this.
Da Zhuang took a sip of water and continued: "Cut the pork into strips and dry it in the basket for several baskets."
Ogawa suddenly realized, "I can't blame her for always leaving so early recently."
"What does she do with these things?" Xiao Rui's curiosity was aroused and she urged Da Zhuang to continue talking.
"You are stupid. Of course you are preparing for Qin Zhao's exam." Buffalo tugged on Xiao Rui.
Li Feng remained silent, groping the rim of the teacup with his hand, listening to them chatting, time passed so fast, the little kid was about to take the scholar exam.
When Qin Zhao came home and saw noodles all over the yard, he was no longer surprised.
"You go to the academy tomorrow to bring some ingredients to Qi Qige."
Over the years, I have learned a few things. Qiqige is an orphan with a family. No one cares about him at all, let alone provides him with food to prepare for the exam.
Qin Zhao looked at the noodles and dried meat all over the yard and murmured, "I really don't want to give it to him." These should be his own.
"If he wasn't your classmate, I wouldn't care about his life or death."
Cao Xi couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw his stingy look. Not only is he possessive, but he also likes to eat alone.
Cao Xi: "Prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone yourself." She didn't know whether it was good or bad. Choosing poorly would affect the exam.
New to eating, Cao Xi needs on-site teaching.
Cao Xi explained while making, "After the water boils, put the dry noodles in, and when the noodles soften, add dried meat and dried vegetables."
The small pot kept steaming, and the aroma from the pot slowly wafted out.
"I didn't expect it to be so fast and so delicious. How did you come up with it?" Qin Zhao looked at Cao Xi with admiration.
Cao Xi raised his face and said, "I'm smart. Hehe, it's ready and we can start eating." Cao Xi handed Qin Zhao a pair of chopsticks. The two of them sat around the small pot and ate the hot noodles without setting the table.
the next day
Qi Qige was the first to arrive at the academy. He was reading a book, with large and small bags of food piled in front of him.
Qi Qige put down the book in her hand and leaned back on the chair, "Hey, are you planning to set up a stall in the academy?"
Qin Zhao: “These are for you.”
Looking at the pile of food in front of him, Qiqige was a little confused and asked, "What is this?"
Qin Zhao: "We have made a lot of food at home, and the hospital exam happens to be two days away. You can bring some food to save yourself the trouble of preparing."
The pile of ingredients in front of him made Qi Qige's throat tight and her nose a little sore. She stretched out her hand to rub her nose and smiled, "Okay, I won't be polite."
Seeing him unceremoniously taking all the ingredients under the table, Qin Zhao narrowed his eyes and suggested, "Let's go buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstones after school."
"Have you brought any money?" Qi Qige immediately raised a cordon.
"I didn't bring it with me," Qin Zhao said and returned to his seat.
Qi Qige's mouth twitched, "Cao Xi didn't know you were doing this, right?" This was clearly asking him to pay for it.
Qin Zhao gave Qi Qige a "you know" look.
Qi Qige glared at Qin Zhao fiercely and said, "I knew it would be like this." She was moved to tears before she shed them.
Qi Qige was very generous. In his words, he only had money left. He paid for all the pen, ink, paper and inkstones used by Qin Zhao for exams. The ingredients Qin Zhao gave him were kept in the academy until the night before the exam.
Cao Xi: "I put some thick clothes in the package. Make sure you keep it warm and don't freeze it. Make your own food if you're hungry."
Today is the first day of the hospital examination. Cao Xi checked Qin Zhao's package several times.
Qin Zhao: "Don't bring too many things. It will be troublesome and take up space during the inspection."
"I know, everything I bring is useful."
Cao Xi tightened the package and prepared to send Qin Zhao to the examination room.
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When the two arrived at the examination room, the door of the examination room had not yet opened. There were many people outside the examination room. From a distance, they heard Qi Qige calling them. He was holding large and small bags, and it took a lot of effort to dodge left and right before he squeezed in. Qin Zhao's side.
"Qin Zhao, why did you come here? I've been here for a long time."
Qi Qige put down the things in his hands. He didn't even have a servant with him. Seeing that he was in high spirits and there was a trace of excitement in him, it didn't look like he was here for an exam, but more like visiting a temple fair.
Cao Xi: "You two, don't be nervous about the exam. Just perform normally. It doesn't matter if you don't do well in the exam."
Qi Qige stared at Cao Xi curiously, looking like you must be a fool, which made Cao Xi laugh.
"You won't starve to death if you don't do well in the exam, look at your expression."
He once again told Qin Zhao, "Do your best to obey fate and just work hard."
"Well, don't worry, remember our agreement after the exam."
Qin Zhao reminded Cao Xi with some embarrassment.
"I remember"
Cao Xi was afraid that Qin Zhao would have a psychological burden, so he explained again: "No matter whether you do well or poorly in the exam, it has nothing to do with what we announced."
Qi Qige listened for a long time but didn't understand. She moved her head forward and asked curiously: "What are you talking about? It's mysterious."
Cao Xi's face turned red, "I said I would introduce to everyone after the exam that Qin Zhao is my fiancé."
Hearing the word fiancé, Qin Zhao's heart seemed to bloom, and his face suddenly turned red, looking a little shy.
This is the first time that Cao Xi admits that Qin Zhao is her fiancé.
"Does this still need an introduction?" Qi Qige was a little confused. You two were engaged and it was not possible for everyone to know about it.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a gaze coming towards him, which was very penetrating.
After seeing Qin Zhao's cold eyes, Qi Qige patted her chest fearfully. Just be happy.
Soon it was time to enter, and the students were inspected one after another and entered the examination room. Cao Xi didn't know what to say when he sent people into the examination room for the first time, so he just kept saying the few words over and over again.
Qin Zhao and Qi Qige were the last to enter the scene, watching their retreating figures.
Cao Xi's head twitched and he said: "Qin Zhao, if you don't do well in the exam, I will support you."
Qin Zhao stumbled obviously, stabilized himself and continued walking forward.
The corners of Qi Qige's mouth twitched and she looked at Qin Zhao and said "tsk tsk" twice.
Qin Zhao felt a little embarrassed and turned to look directly at him, "Are you jealous?"
Qi Qige laughed out loud, "You saw that I was jealous even before I said anything. I also saw that you were blushing. Are you very happy in your heart? I am also happy to have such a wife."
"No more," Qin Zhao said in a low voice.
"What did you say?" Qi Qige didn't hear something clearly.
"I said there is only one Cao Xi, there is no more."
Qin Zhao thought that he wanted to find a woman like Cao Xi, so let's just dream about it.
"Hey" Qiqige was a little angry, so I made a joke, but you took it seriously.
Qin Zhao checked the examination room number with his number plate and stopped.
Qi Qige’s number was drawn a little far, and she still had to move forward.
Before leaving, he jokingly said to Qin Zhao: "Relax, even if you don't do well in the exam, someone will support you." After saying that, he burst out laughing.
The officers and soldiers invigilating the examination looked at Qi Qige and then at Qin Zhao, thinking that each year was getting worse, what kind of candidates were these.
When all the candidates were seated, the examiner came out, said some high-sounding words and began to hand out test papers.
After receiving the test paper, Qin Zhao lowered his head and thought for a long time before taking out the scratch paper and began to answer.
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