"Let's go, follow us quickly." Mrs. Lin pulled Xu Wencong back from his thoughts.
Xu Wencong grabbed Lin's hand tightly, but his eyes were reluctant to leave the school.
The boss took Zhang Xiaoying to find a wife named Sun.
Just like what the boss said, after explaining the purpose of his visit, Master Sun quickly wrote the document. Worried that Zhang Xiaoying would not understand it, he also explained it to Zhang Xiaoying carefully.
Master Sun's document did not favor anyone and was quite fair. Zhang Xiaoying and his employer each signed and pledged their signatures, and both parties and witnesses held a copy.
After the boss thanked Master Sun, he had someone pass a purse to Master Sun.
Master Sun accepted it generously, "I will teach students later, so I won't keep you here any longer."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Master Sun is busy, let's do it ourselves." The host said with a smile.
"Okay." Master Sun nodded, then looked at Zhang Xiaoying, "If you feel you have any questions after you go back, you can ask me again. Generally speaking, I have a little free time at noon, and it is probably not convenient at other times.
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"I understand, thank you Master Sun."
"You're welcome."
Master Sun personally escorted the person to the door.
Xu Wencong mustered up his courage and said, "Master, what are the requirements for the students accepted by Yinghua Academy?"
Zhang Xiaoying paused and looked at Xu Wencong, but she did not stop Xu Wencong.
Mrs. Lin was a little nervous and grabbed Xu Wencong's hand hard to tell him to stay quiet.
Master Sun smiled and explained seriously, "Either the article is good, or the arithmetic talent is strong, there are no other requirements for the time being."
"Then how do you know whose articles are good and who is good at math?"
"Every year after the Lantern Festival, there will be an exam in the college. Sign up at that time and the college will admit the best. My child, if you can get the top three in the exam, the college will exempt you from the exam."
"real?"
"Um."
"Thank you, Master."
Xu Wencong felt like he saw hope.
If he can get into the top three in next year's exam, will he be able to continue studying without having to study hard?
"You're welcome, good boy. If you want to come to our academy to study, you have to work hard. Also, in addition to exam rankings, we also value students' character."
"What, what do you mean?"
"The academy will not accept anyone who is not filial to his parents, cheats and lies, and likes to gossip and spread rumors."
Xu Wencong was stunned.
"I believe you are a good boy, so you should study hard at home."
After Master Sun said this, he also touched Xu Wencong's head.
I don't know why, Xu Wencong's heart became cold when he heard this. He was afraid that Zhang Xiaoying would come out at this time and say that he was an unfilial descendant...
Xu Wencong didn't even know when Master Sun entered, and even forgot to say goodbye to Master Sun.
"Let's go." Zhang Xiaoying didn't say anything when she saw this, and walked towards the carriage.
Xu Wencong raised his head and took a deep look at Yinghua Academy. At that moment, he believed Zhang Xiaoying's words.
After leaving the school in the town, he would find a better teacher. Master Xu would never speak to him or other classmates like Master Sun except in front of Master Li and others.
This is the place to study!
But how can he enter Yinghua Academy to study?
Xu Wencong was at a loss.
When Zhang Xiaoying left the academy, Yu Yang and the others happened to be riding back and passed Zhang Xiaoying's carriage.
Xu Wencong opened the curtain and saw the three high-spirited people, full of envy.
Children's thoughts are written on their faces. Zhang Xiaoying said: "Although they have the support of their ancestors, they have never given up their efforts. Your ancestors have nothing left to you, you can only rely on yourself.
"If you want to be like them, you need to put in a thousand times more effort, or even several generations of effort, and maybe you can reach their level. Thinking about pie in the sky is just a daydream."
"Mom, I want to go to Yinghua College." Xu Wencong whispered, "If I can pass the exam, will you let me go?"
"If you can pass the exam, your family will naturally support you in studying. But if you want to let adults find a way for you to get in, then learn cooking or farming techniques from your father or uncle as soon as possible, so as not to worry you when they grow old in the future.
Starve yourself to death."
"But I don't have a wife, how can I get admitted to Yinghua Academy?"
"There's none?"
Zhang Xiaoying seems to be smiling but not smiling.
Xu Wencong suddenly remembered the scene where she refuted Master Xu in school and had nothing to say.
But he annoyed her because of the matter between his fourth uncle and Li Lanlan, and she never taught him any more.
Xu Wencong felt wrong and did not dare to speak.
Ms. Lin looked worried, but she couldn't interrupt. She had promised her mother-in-law that she would not do anything while her mother-in-law taught her son.
Zhang Xiaoying waited for a while, but when she saw that Xu Wencong didn't say anything, she closed her eyes and rested her mind.
She first went to Fengyue Restaurant, took some money, and carefully explained to the owner all the key steps or spices that were missing from the recipe.
In this way, the recipe is really in the hands of the owner. As for how the owner uses it, that is his business, Zhang Xiaoying doesn't care.
The owner was so happy to get such a recipe book that he asked Manager Liao to pack some of today's remaining snacks for Zhang Xiaoying to take back.
Xu Wencong looked at it blankly, but Zhang Xiaoying didn't give it to him either.
She took the mother and son and Wang Ren to Xinglong Restaurant.
Wang Ren was surprised, "Auntie, why do we come to Xinglong to eat?"
"Last time, Fengyue delivered a lot of food. I have tasted their dishes. Of course, I have to try them somewhere I have never tried before." Zhang Xiaoying said with a smile.
The waiter at Xinglong Restaurant felt a little disgusted when he saw that the four of them were countrymen, but he didn't do anything to chase them away. He just took them to the most remote seat and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"What are your signature dishes?" Zhang Xiaoying asked, "Tell me about them."
The waiter raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister-in-law, when it comes to signature dishes, we have more. Chicken, duck, and fish. What do you want to eat?"
Then, the waiter said a list of dish names without pausing.
Lin was so angry that he didn't dare to express his anger.
She had never been to a place like this to eat. She was afraid of soiling other people's stools when she sat down. Not to mention how reserved she was, she was even afraid of being kicked out.
When Zhang Xiaoying talked to the waiter like this, she became even more worried.
“Let’s just serve the five most popular dishes here.”
"That's not cheap. It costs...two or three cents."
The waiter stared at Zhang Xiaoying, as if Zhang Xiaoying wanted to eat a king's meal.
"Mom, let's go." Ms. Lin panicked. She ate two months worth of food in one meal?
"If you can't afford it, don't act like a big-headed idiot!" The waiter heard this and said sarcastically, "We are not in the mood for a king's meal."
The waiter's voice was so loud that all the diners present looked over.
Zhang Xiaoying grabbed a handful of broken silver and slapped it on the table, "So you are guests and haven't ordered before you sit down. You have to deposit money first to prove that you are not eating the King's meal? This kind of hospitality is really enlightening."
