Xu Yue winked at Lao Wutou. She was afraid that the cafeteria lady had not prepared more meals, so she asked Lao Wutou to go over and inform him in advance.
Yan Shikuan did not respond to Xu Da's invitation, but he naturally walked towards the school with his cane.
Cui Yuan looked here and there, caught a glimpse of the transparent glass on the school building, and asked in surprise:
"Is that Liuli?"
Xu Da went to chase Yan Shikuan, and Xu Yue took the initiative to entertain the two bachelors, shaking his head and saying: "It's glass, more pure than colored glaze."
Cui Yuan lowered his head and glanced at Xu Yue. Seeing her encouraging smile, he boldly came to the window and carefully observed the glass on the window.
The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. He knew that this thing called glass would never be cheaper than colored glaze.
But the Xu family used it to install windows. It doesn't matter if you don't think about it carefully. When I think about it, my heart and liver tremble.
"Is it expensive?" Guang Luhai asked Cui Yuan a question that he was embarrassed to ask.
Xu Yue shook her head, nodded again, and pointed to the industrial area with her little finger, "I can still afford the ones I produce."
"If you two are interested, I can take you there to see the manufacturing process of glass another day, and ask Uncle Dayou to give each of you a small mirror to take back to your sisters-in-law."
With that said, he took out the small mirror he carried with him from his pocket and handed it to the two of them. Cui Yuan came up curiously and took a look. For the first time in more than twenty years of life, he could see his own appearance so clearly.
Seeing the rough pores on his face, he first stepped back in disgust, then couldn't help but move forward curiously, feeling incredible.
There is such a clear mirror in this world!
But before he could finish looking at it, the small mirror was taken away by Xu Yue. Judging from the little girl's precious appearance, I guess it was also something she cherished.
The two brothers looked at each other and saw the same message in each other's eyes: I really want to stay!
But since Xu Yue said that she would take them to see the glass production process another day, and did not say whether it would be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, they would have to stay for a while to wait.
The two looked at each other, and seeing that Xu Yue was as precocious and intelligent as an adult, they no longer regarded her as an ordinary child.
The two of them glanced vaguely at Yan Shikuan, who was walking ahead and had already arrived in front of the blackboard, where he was studying a bunch of strange symbols on the blackboard.
Hinting to Xu Yue, whether they can stay with her to see how to make glass depends on the master's wishes.
Xu Yue raised her eyebrows and gave them a reassuring look. This cunning look was like a fox in the mountains.
Cui Yuan and Guang Luhai both thought in their hearts: This child of the Xu family may not be the reincarnation of a goblin, but he is too shrewd.
Regardless of what the two of them thought, Xu Yue saw that the two apprentices were firmly under control, and habitually pressed her tongue against the missing front teeth, preparing to continue her food strategy with Yan Daru.
Xu Da has already led Yan Shikuan to visit the classroom, and he has no comment on the Xu family's behavior of teaching students literacy and arithmetic with no academic background.
On the blackboard, however, the multiplication table written by substitute teacher Xiaojun Meigang and an abacus left on the podium attracted his attention deeply.
People who have read books are different, especially great scholars like Yan Shikuan. After learning from Xu Da’s mouth that the symbols on the blackboard were used to replace the original uppercase numbers with Arabic numerals, they could quickly convert them freely.
This conversion is remarkable. After converting the Chinese characters into Arabic numerals, and then looking at the multiplication table formula on the blackboard, I just feel that it is so exquisite that I was fascinated by it for a while.
"Sir? Sir!" Xu Da shouted loudly twice, and Yan Shikuan suddenly came to his senses. He grabbed Xu Da's sleeve and asked excitedly:
"Who created this technique?"
Unexpectedly, there is such an expert in the Xu family, he must meet him!
Xu Da quickly glanced at Xu Yue who had already led Cui Yuan to the classroom door, shook his head and sighed:
"The man who created it is no longer alive. My daughter accidentally read this ancient book and thought it was practical, so she took it out and taught it to the children."
He was making up lies. Xu Da was a professional. When Yan Shikuan heard this, he was immediately angry and regretful.
I'm angry that this magic formula has been buried until now. It's a pity that I can't see this planning wizard again with my own eyes.
"Alas~" Yan Shikuan let out a long sigh.
Old Wutou trotted from the canteen to Xu Yue and whispered to her that arrangements had been made in the canteen.
Xu Yue nodded and reminded the two people in the classroom: "The children are already waiting for us. Mr. Yan, let's go have lunch first."
Yan Shikuan glanced at the blackboard reluctantly, then nodded and walked out.
The group of people arrived at the cafeteria, where the children had already lined up. When they saw Yan Shikuan and others coming in, the children headed by Zhou Rong all turned around and bowed their hands.
This is not a standard salute for students to meet their husbands. Rather, it is Xu Yue's own creation. It looks like the same thing, but something feels weird.
The waist was not pressed low enough, and the head was raised too high. There was more than enough respect, but even more confusion. Yan Shikuan could not feel the licking of the great scholar from the children.
The great scholar who was used to being held in high esteem by others was a little unaccustomed to the days without dog licking.
But he soon adjusted his mentality and used standard etiquette to return gifts to these children.
Sure enough, the children immediately showed eyes of wonder and admiration.
Yan Shikuan immediately felt comfortable. Maintaining his strict teacher's demeanor, he walked towards the table and bench area that was obviously used for eating.
"Mr. Yan!" Xu Yue stopped him.
Yan Shikuan turned around in confusion and saw the little girl bringing three trays and distributing them to the three masters and apprentices.
"Please line up behind the students to receive lunch. Teachers and students are equal here. We do not make exceptions. Teachers and students alike have to line up."
Xu Yue said, and then added: "But sir, as he is old and upholds the good moral character of respecting the elderly and loving the young, you can ask the squad leader to help you prepare meals. Sir, please take a seat first. Lunch will come later."
After saying that, without giving Yan Shikuan time to react, he greeted the new Cui Yuan and the enthusiastic Guang Luhai, and lined up behind the students.
Even Xu Da didn't want to mess up his daughter's face by doing something special here. He took the dinner plate handed over by Lao Wutou unskilledly and lined up to receive the food.
Today’s lunch is noodles with mixed sauce, boiled eggs, and beancurd. These three simple things can make people appetite.
Xu Yue and others sat in a circle, Xu Da raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then drank his favorite sweet tofu pudding.
Tofu has become popular in Yuyang, but tofu curd is difficult to store and transport. People in the surrounding area probably know that there is such a thing, but they have rarely eaten it.
Yan Shikuan had never eaten tofu pudding. Seeing Xu Da slurping after eating, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Cui Yuan said again and asked, and then Yan Daru picked up the white porcelain spoon and politely scooped a spoonful of bean curd into his mouth.
He is old and his teeth have not been very good in recent years. This tofu pudding is so soft and fragrant that he is addicted after just one bite.
