After Cao Xi saw off Qin Zhao, he wandered to the shop to help.
The preparations for the business were completed, and Cao Xi took out the last basket of vegetables from the yard.
Xiaorui ran to Cao Xi and asked cheerfully, "Sister Xi, Brother Zhao is taking the exam today, why are you here so soon?"
Cao Xi: "He has already entered the examination room"
"Oh, Brother Zhao is so smart, he will definitely do well in the exam."
Xiaorui has great confidence in Qin Zhao. She has felt that Qin Zhao is not simple since she was a child. He can coax Cao Xi to give him all the delicious food and let Cao Xi send him to the academy. On the other hand, her brother is not as good as Brother Buffalo is so nice to her.
Xiaorui glared hard at Xiaochuan who was working. Xiaochuan was a little confused by her glare and continued to work without arguing with her.
Cao Xi turned around and didn't see Li Feng asking curiously, "What did Brother Li do?"
Xiaorui: "I don't know, I haven't been in the shop half the time these two days."
Buffalo knew what Li Feng was up to, but he couldn't reveal too much to Cao Xi. After all, Li Feng's work was shady.
Cao Xi didn't care. Li Feng had always had his own way of making money, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to afford the shop.
As time went by, there were more and more customers in the shop, and Cao Xi began to get busy.
It was already afternoon when Li Feng came back and he looked a little tired.
"Brother Li, have you had lunch?" Cao Xi put down the account book in his hand.
"Is there anything left to eat?" He had been busy since last night and hadn't had time to eat yet.
"There's still some rice left. Sit down and I'll fry it for you." Cao Xi stood up and prepared the ingredients.
Li Feng also followed her to the backyard and squatted beside the outdoor stove to help her light the fire.
Cao Xi saw the tiredness on his face and eyes and wanted him to go back to the house to rest.
"I can do it alone. You should take a rest."
"It's okay, I'll help you light the fire." Li Feng knelt down and continued to add firewood to the stove.
Cao Xi quickened her movements, cut some diced meat and mixed it with eggs to make egg fried rice for Li Feng.
Li Feng looked up from time to time to look at Cao Xi who was cooking for him.
After watching it more times, Cao Xi also felt that "you can eat it right away."
After stirring it for a few times, he took out the rice, placed it in front of Li Feng, and handed him a pair of chopsticks.
Cao Xi: "Eat first, I'm making a soup for you." There is enough fire left in the stove to make a soup.
Li Feng: "Don't bother, I can just eat fried rice." Smelling the fragrant fried rice in his hand, his hunger became stronger.
Cao Xi didn't listen to him and made a simple radish soup. When the soup was ready, Li Feng's rice was already halfway down. Cao Xi put the soup bowl in front of him and "drink some soup to warm your stomach."
A bowl full of soup, with chopped green onion floating on top and shredded radish at the bottom of the bowl. The soup was very clear. Li Feng stared at it for a while before taking a big sip. He raised his head and said "Thank you" to Cao Xi.
"Why are you so polite? Then you can eat first while I go to the front room to help."
Although Cao Xi took off her apron and walked to the front hall, she was a little puzzled. Li Feng used to eat the food she cooked with confidence, but he was not used to saying thank you suddenly.
Qin Zhao's first exam went well. At dinner time, he took out the stove and set up a small pot. He cooked the noodles step by step according to the method taught by Cao Xi. He also cracked an egg in the pot. As the noodles gradually cooked, the aroma spread. Come on.
The examinee next door seemed to smell a fragrance, and he sniffed hard again, and it was true that it was coming from next door. I'm here for an outing, and I'm eating so well during the exam.
He curled his lips and moved his chair to the right, wanting to get away from the aroma, but not long after he moved, he smelled the smell of roast chicken coming from the next door on the right. The smell was even more unbearable, so he moved back again.
He looked at the steamed bun in his hand and took a big bite. They were all playboys. It was really unlucky to take the exam next to them.
The officer invigilating the examination looked at the noodles that Qin Zhao picked up, then at the examinee who was eating the roast chicken, and swallowed. He should just stare at the man eating the steamed buns.
The candidate who was eating steamed buns was so frightened by his glance that he burped. It took him a while to recover, and he turned away from him.
The exam would continue in the evening, and the night was cool. Qin Zhao put the clothes Cao Xi had brought on his body, picked up an oil lamp, and continued to answer questions.
Because Qin Zhao was not at home, Cao Xi ate in the shop before leaving, and it was still Li Feng who gave it to her.
"Brother Li, I find that he talks less and less." Li Feng talks less and less in the past two years, and he still doesn't see people from time to time. Make yourself mysterious.
"Isn't it good for a man to talk less?" Li Feng looked forward and spoke softly.
"It's good, but I'm not used to it."
Cao Xi touched his nose and felt that Li Feng was becoming more and more distant, and he was getting colder and colder, as if he had lost his passion for life.
Li Feng: "You'll get used to it." He didn't know whether he was talking to Cao Xi or himself.
Li Feng: "Go in, close the courtyard door and the room door, and don't come out at night."
Cao Xi: "I understand. Brother Li, please pay attention to your safety when you go back."
After the two people looked at each other for a long time, Li Feng said, "Why haven't you closed the door yet?"
Cao Xi wanted to hold his forehead, brother, if you haven't left yet, can I close the door in front of you?
Cao Xi: "I'll be in jail when you leave."
Li Feng: "Turn it off now. I see you have turned it off and are leaving."
Cao Xi could only close the courtyard door and lock it as he said, "Brother Li, go back, I'm entering the house."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt Li Feng push the door hard outside. He stood up and left when he didn't push it open.
“I didn’t expect it to be quite attentive”
Cao Xi muttered something and went to the kitchen to boil water, wash up, and get ready for bed. The quiet courtyard seemed a little empty at night.
Qin Zhao could no longer squat by the stove to light the fire, his lonely back illuminated by the fire.
Qin Zhao in the examination room was not much better. Looking at the moon in the sky, he couldn't fall asleep. Everything felt unreal without Cao Xi by his side. He really wanted to end this exam as soon as possible and see Cao Xi earlier. .
The exam continued the next day. Qin Zhao finished cleaning up early and sat at the table drinking brown sugar and ginger tea, waiting for the test papers to be distributed.
His actions simply refreshed the understanding of the officers and soldiers in charge of the examination. It turned out that they could do so well in the college examination. Compared with the originally popular job, it was extremely difficult to compare.
As soon as the examiner showed up, Qin Zhao drank the ginger tea in one gulp, put away the cup, and sat down to prepare for the exam.
The invigilators on the opposite side finally found some fun in standing dry, that is, staring at Qin Zhao and watching him act like a monster.
This subject exam is arithmetic, which for Qin Zhao is like doing practice questions. He doesn't even need to read each answer or draft, and his speed is obviously much faster than other candidates.
The invigilators looked at him, then at the candidates around him, and knew that he was unreliable. He answered so quickly without using their brains.
At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the invigilators were sweating from the sun. On the other hand, Qin Zhao was sitting there looking bored. He would look down at the test paper, then look up at the sun, just sitting there waiting to collect the papers.
His leisurely and contented look caught the examiner's attention.
Qin Zhao found that the light was blocked, and following the shadow, he saw the examiner standing in front of him. He was sitting upright, not daring to wander around. The invigilators laughed secretly and shouted at you.
The examiner stood in front of Qin Zhao's desk, looking down at his test paper. After about half a stick of incense, he gave him a meaningful look and turned to leave.
The invigilator concluded in his mind that he had been given up, and he didn't bother to say anything to him. People just can't be too arrogant.
When it was time to collect the papers, the officers and soldiers sorted and sealed the papers and had lunch to prepare for the next exam.
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