It was already evening when Li Feng returned to the shop. He saw every busy figure through the window, and suddenly felt that he could no longer fit in.
Xiaochuan: "Brother Li, what are you doing standing outside?"
Li Feng woke up from his trance and asked, "What else have you not done?"
Ogawa: "It's all done"
Cao Xi closed the account book and found that the sky was getting dark. "Hey, it's so late, I have to go back."
Li Feng: "I'll give it to you."
Cao Xi hurriedly stopped him, "Brother Li, I can just go back by myself. Go and rest quickly. I see that you are not in good spirits."
Li Feng looked at the sky outside. There was still some light. He really didn't need to send it off alone, so he didn't say anything else.
After washing up in the evening, Li Feng saw his reflection in the water. His eyes were black and blue. These days, black and white were reversed, making him look a little haggard. But he came into contact with so many people a day, why... He laughed to himself when he thought of this. laughed.
When Cao Xi arrived home, Qin Zhao had already prepared the meal.
Cao Xi was pushed to the basin by Qin Zhao, "Hurry and wash your hands, I'll bring the food."
Cao Xi couldn't help but asked curiously, "What delicious food are you cooking?"
Qin Zhao: "Scrambled eggs with green onions, braised chicken nuggets, and a cold dish."
The corners of Cao Xi's mouth couldn't help but turn up, it was quite rich.
She sat at the dining table, picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks, put it in her mouth, and praised, "It's delicious. Your cooking skills are getting better and better now."
Qin Zhao placed the bowl of rice in front of Cao Xi and served himself another bowl before starting to eat.
"How were you in the academy today?" Cao Xi put chopsticks and cold dishes into his mouth again
Qin Zhao: "My master has changed. Now I am taught by Dean Xu, and my classmates have also changed."
Cao Xi: "Dean Xu will teach you personally. This is a rare opportunity."
Cao Xi: "I will make some food tomorrow. You can bring some to Dean Xu and share the rest with your classmates."
Qin Zhao: "No, even if they don't give me food, they are still very good to me."
Since Qin Zhaozhong ranked first among scholars, the attitudes of people around him have changed dramatically.
Cao Xi: "Then make some cat ears and dried fish. They are inexpensive and delicious."
Qin Zhao thought about it, "Let's make cat ears, it's easier."
In the evening, the two of them made cat ears together in the kitchen. Cao Xi no longer did it by herself as before. She only had to sit aside and help Qin Zhao watch the fire.
At night, the kitchen looks particularly warm under the light of the fire.
Cao Xi quietly added firewood, her whole person was peaceful and gentle.
Qin Zhao looked at the top of her hair and fell into deep thought until Cao Xi asked him what he was looking at. He just woke up.
Qin Zhao was a little embarrassed when he was caught, so he lowered his head to cover it up: "I didn't see anything, my cat ears are healed."
Qin Zhao took the cat ears out of the pot and put them aside to control the oil.
Cao Xi drooled when she saw the golden cat ears and couldn't help but eat a piece. Crispy and sweet, you can't stop eating it.
Cao Xi looked at Qin Zhao aggrievedly, "Qin Zhao, I don't want to give it away. You made this with your own hands, and I can't bear to part with it." After saying that, he started eating again.
Qin Zhao looked at her protecting the food and found it funny, "Then I won't give it away, I'll leave it all to you alone."
Cao Xi: "How can that be done? This is for you to build a good relationship." After saying that, he put down the cat ears in his hand and looked out of sight.
Qin Zhao made two dustpan cat ears, filled a small bag with a food bag for Cao Xi, and asked her to take it to the shop as a snack. He put the rest into his own food bag and brought it to the academy.
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The next day Qi Qige saw Qin Zhao walking in with a package.
"What are you bringing here?"
Qi Qige looked around the food bag curiously. Qin Zhao would not bring anything to the academy easily.
"Cat's ears, fifteen cents a bowl, do you want it?" Qin Zhao opened the food bag and took out a small bowl.
"A bowl of cat ears and you still want money from me?"
Qi Qige exaggeratedly covered her heart with an expression like how could you do this to me.
"Don't forget it. When other classmates arrive, you won't be able to buy anything you want." Qin Zhao tied the food bag nonchalantly.
Qi Qige hurriedly stopped him, took out thirty coins from his sleeve, and put it in front of Qin Zhao very grandly, "Bring me two bowls."
Qin Zhao untied the food bag and filled him with two bowls.
Qi Qige picked up the cat ears and took a bite of the crispy and delicious ones. "What does this taste like? It's different from the last time. This one is better." The aroma of cat ears slowly spread throughout the room.
Qin Zhao: "The milky flavor is different from what you had last time."
Qi Qige said with a smile, "This one tastes better."
As soon as Li Chenqi entered the door, he saw the food on Qin Zhao's table and Qi Qige's bold eating appearance.
So he walked over and asked curiously: "What kind of food is this? It smells so good."
"Cat's ears, fifteen cents a bowl." Before Qin Zhao could reply, Qi Qige began to sell things from the side.
The aroma in the room was fragrant. Li Chenqi swallowed and said, "Bring me a bowl." After saying that, he took out fifteen coins from his pocket and placed it in front of Qin Zhao.
Every student who enters the school will be curious to buy a bowl. When Dean Xu enters the door, he sees his beloved disciples. None of them are reading, they are all eating, and they are looking at the pile of food in front of Qin Zhao. There’s something else I don’t understand about Copper Plate.
Xu Yuan's beard was so angry that he said, "Qin Zhao, you are selling things in the academy again."
Qin Zhao: "It's not for sale. I originally planned to give it to my classmates to taste, but everyone felt sorry and donated their money one after another."
The classmates around him stopped eating and looked at Qin Zhao blankly. How can he explain it like this?
Dean Xu knew about Qin Zhao's situation. There were only two people in the family, and the tuition fees were all obtained from scholarships. They usually copied and wrote calligraphy books to earn some money to supplement the family income.
Dean Xu inhaled the surrounding aroma with his nose: "Next time, we are not allowed to sell anything with a strong smell."
The teaching time today was extremely long. Dean Xu smelled the fragrance during class, and listened to the sound of their chewing after class. The alluring aroma penetrated into his nose from time to time, which was too unbearable.
When classes ended in the evening, Dean Xu coaxed them away with a dark face and gave them a stern warning not to eat snacks in the college in the future. Those who violated the rules would be punished by standing outside.
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"Dean" Qin Zhao stopped Dean Xu halfway and silently handed over the food in his hand.
Dean Xu looked at the bag of food, then squinted at Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao: "This is specially prepared for you."
Dean Xu stared at his big wrinkled eyes and asked angrily: "Did you all sell it to me?"
Qin Zhao: "This is a thank you gift. Thank you for the opportunity you gave me." Qin Zhao said it very sincerely and not false at all.
Dean Xu was dazzled by his sincere eyes. Without saying anything more, he took out a tael of silver from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Take it." Dean Xu felt a little irritated when Qin Zhao didn't extend his hand. It was annoying for a grown man to be nagging.
Qin Zhao said: "No money required" and put the food bag into Dean Xu's hand.
Dean Xu looked at the food bag in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he picked up the money in his hand and asked, "Did you make this yourself?"
Qin Zhao: "Yeah"
Dean Xu: "Go back"
Dean Xu turned around and continued walking back. It is said that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. It is indeed rare for Qin Zhao to still maintain his original intention after taking the exam to become a scholar.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Mrs. Xu was arranging flowers and plants in the courtyard when she saw her husband coming in with a cloth bag.
Dean Xu said: "The food is given by the students" and handed it to his wife.
"This is not like you. Don't you never accept gifts from students?" Mrs. Xu opened the bag in her hand, and a scent of fragrance hit her face and penetrated her nose.
"It smells so good? What kind of food is this? It's the first time I've seen it." Mrs. Xu is a food lover, and there are few foods she has never seen before.
"It seems to be called cat ears." After saying this, Dean Xu picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. It was crispy, fragrant and delicious indeed.
