The salted fish couple is fleeing famine

Chapter 281 Gathering in the Capital
Mi, who was being discussed by them, had already arrived in Fucheng.

He participated in the primary election and was recommended by the prefect to go to the capital with excellent results.

Ningjiang Prefecture, Yao Family Steamed Bun Shop.

Thirty-two-year-old Yao is the famous proprietress of a steamed bun shop in Ningjiang Prefecture.

Her crab roe soup dumplings and crystal oil dumplings are so delicious that even the prefect’s house has people coming to buy them every day.

Normally, the boss lady of such a popular steamed stuffed bun shop should have a very easy life.

But Yao looked like he was forty years old, with a sad face all year round.

Anyone who is familiar with his family's situation will sigh: This Yao is unlucky.

Dayao, Yao Dashou, is the man of the Yao family.

He was selected as a scholar at the age of fifteen. Now he is thirty-six years old and has passed the examination six times.

Either he had diarrhea in the dormitory and was dehydrated, or he was hit on the head and broke his leg before the exam, and he drank too much at the same year's house before the exam. When he woke up, the exam was the next day.

It is true that a young man got his name, but he has been wasted and has not yet achieved the title of Juren.

His wife was also a young lady from a scholarly family. She married into the Yao family during the most prosperous years of Dayao.

A husband who was a scholar and not engaged in childbirth had to work hard every three years. Yao gave birth to three sons in succession. The family was not a wealthy one, so they were worried about their livelihood.

In the end, Yao's mother-in-law couldn't stand it and sent their mother-in-law who was the best at making pasta.

The mother-in-law arrived at Yao's house, and after discussing with Mrs. Yao, she decided to sell steamed buns.

It’s not just a steamed bun, the mother-in-law’s skill in making pastry is outstanding.

Ordinary steamed buns can be made into layer-by-layer hand-shredded steamed buns that are soft and tough.

The fillings of the steamed buns can be made in more than 20 flavors, sweet and salty, among which the crab roe soup dumplings and crystal oil buns are her best.

Yao also followed her for two years, and before she could master all her mother-in-law's craftsmanship.

But something happened to her natal family again, and the mother-in-law was asked to return to her natal family again.

Since that year, Yao has been running a bun shop.

She supported her family of five by selling steamed buns.

Three sons are also studying. There are four students in total. How much less can be spent in a year?

Dayao will take the exam for the seventh time this year, and he said he is very confident this time.

If you pass the exam, you have to go to the capital to take the Jinshi exam.

But a person like Dayao, who is not diligent about his four limbs and does not distinguish between grain and grain, will be blinded when he enters the capital.

When the Ningjiang Prefecture's recruitment notice was spread everywhere by diners, Yao's mind began to get excited.

I think back then, she knew everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Now, she didn't dare to look at her old appearance in the bronze mirror.

How great it would be if she could become a female wife!
Yao's thoughts were not hidden from Dayao.

Dayao could see his wife's efforts over the years, and he had great confidence in his success in this year's examination.

After thinking about it for just one night, he agreed to Yao's application.

"Madam, although you can make money by making steamed buns, my husband knows how hard it is to make breakfast. Every now and then, my wife's arms will become so swollen that I can't lift them. If I were a husband, I wouldn't have to work so hard, and sooner or later, my husband would have to If you go to the capital to take the Jinshi exam, you might as well try it!”

"But, if you, husband, fail the exam this time, I can't leave you, father and son, alone and go to the capital alone, right?"

Dayao was furious: "Why can't you trust me so much? I said that if you can pass the exam, you will definitely pass the exam. This time, I won't go anywhere. I will stay at our house. On the day of the exam, my eldest son and second son will see me off." go!"

A recruitment notice disturbed the minds of many families and women. There are very few people who have the support of their husbands like Yao.

But for the sake of their own future, there are still many people who are ruthless.

The Women's Culinary Institute was now renovated and listed, and it was also the emperor's calligraphy treasure requested by Empress Gao.

The main entrance of the academy at the fifth entrance is wide open. The plaque on the main entrance is "Daxia Women's Cooking College" in large regular script.

There are twenty classrooms at the first entrance. The windows are all made of colored glass and provide good lighting.

Each classroom is also equipped with a blackboard and chalk. Even Cai Jijiu finds the chalk made of plaster useful.

Not to mention the large kitchen, with the help of ceramic tiles, it is bright and clean, making cooking feel so good.

Datongpu's dormitory can accommodate ten students in one room, and each dormitory is equipped with a toilet and a washroom.

We also built a whole wall of wardrobes on the wall, one for each person, which can be locked.

The college also distributes uniform clothing to students, which distinguishes the four seasons from inside to outside.

The first hundred Shantang students who moved in were all pleasantly surprised by the accommodation conditions. This was much better than Shantang.

When we arrived at the big bathhouse, we had a good wash and put on new clothes. We were so happy that we wanted to roll around on the bathhouse.

The cafeteria actually has three dishes and one soup every day, and there is also a meat dish for every meal.

The staple food is steamed buns with mixed noodles, which is so filling.

This shrimp, seaweed and egg drop soup tastes delicious, it’s seafood!

The paid quota in Queen Gao's hands is very popular.

The tuition fee for the one-year program is 200 taels of silver, the three-year program is 500 taels, and the five-year program is 800 taels.

The room and board fee is twenty taels per person per year, and there are only one hundred places.

As soon as the news came out, Mrs. Xiang, who was about to give birth, was harassed.

With her big belly, she came to Uncle Zhongqin’s house to complain:
"Don't talk about other families, our Duke Wei's family is so busy that we are all going to break our heads. If the little girls can learn one and a half moves and return to the family, they will be worth twice as much. It's a pity that our family only has two The old lady said about the quota, if you want to learn, go to the best one. After studying for five years, you can take the example of a first-class girl. "

"Haha, the old lady is still discerning. In the five-year system, in addition to the basic skills in the first year, in the next four years, you can choose to learn whatever you are interested in. There is only one skill and half of it. All the big dishes in my hand are all Can learn more than ten courses.”

"Wow, that's great. Are you going to recruit more students next year? Our Duke Wei is not afraid of paying tuition fees. We can afford ten more places!"

"You are really not greedy. I will also open a confinement meal course. When the time comes, let the girls in your house learn and use it!"

"I am so lucky. I will definitely raise your daughter-in-law to be fat and white!"

The old woman, Cuihua, wanted to refuse. She was only in her twenties and didn’t want to be a mother-in-law!

One after another, the masters recommended by each government arrived in the capital within the specified time.

They also have to take part in the final round of assessment at the Women's Culinary Academy.

The Honorable Mountain Chief Queen also left the palace that day and came to join in the fun.

There were actually more than eighty people who came to take part in the assessment. Cuihua was worried at the beginning that she would not be able to recruit enough people.

After all, in this dynasty, it was not common for women to be literate and able to cook well.

Moreover, most of them are already mothers at this age.

Even those over forty are grandmothers.

There are very few people who can leave their husband's family and go out to work.

(End of this chapter)