I become a sage by eating books

Chapter 43

The shopkeeper Xu suddenly realized that this little shop is really good for business, and the one who advertised the new dishes today will not be mad at Feng Manlou.

Fortunately, he didn't offend this person at the beginning, otherwise there would be no place for their Ruyi Building in Pingyao.

It’s just that he didn’t expect that the surprises were still to come. The dishes Ning’an brought today are even more special, such as titles in the classics, toad palace, three yuan in a row, the top spot, five sons enrolling, Guilin Yizhi, Dakui Tianxia, ​​Kunshan Yupian, Huangbang High school, homecoming, neat ten dishes, just this name can make a lot of students flock to it.

Ning An returned to the door of the wing room, Xiao Li and Xie Yu looked at her at the same time.Ning An returned to his seat as if nothing had happened. Seeing that the two were still looking at him, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"An'an, I heard everything you said to the shopkeeper just now."

Ning An didn't deliberately hide it from them, but Xie Yu didn't expect Ning An to have such a side.

Ning An drank tea calmly. She didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this. As a shareholder of Ruyilou, it was her duty to make suggestions for Ruyilou.Besides, shopping malls are like battlefields, so why can't she make good use of her methods in a fair way!
"So what? Although the opportunity is created by others, our Ruyi Building has always relied on strength and innovation."

"An'an is so confident in her new dishes? Then I have to taste them later."

Xie Yu's mind is full of the Ning family's food now, but last time he left in a hurry, it was cheaper for this stinky fox.

Ning An proudly smiled. She is very confident about her new dishes. They are produced systematically and must be high-quality goods. Although the name of the dish is a bit exaggerated, the meaning is good. Didn't the ancients pay attention to good luck?Even if not everyone enters the store to taste it today, it will definitely have a good publicity effect.

Xiao Li, who had been paying attention to Ning An, didn't speak. He imitated Ning An's appearance and drank tea, but it was not difficult to find a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.This is the Ning An he has never seen before, cunning as a fox and as proud as an eagle, yet has his own principles, which is very good.

After a stick of incense, the book meeting was just beginning, and Fengmanlou invited several famous local masters as judges, but to everyone's surprise, the county magistrate also came.

Although the county magistrate is only a local official, he represents the formality of this book-relying meeting, so many students secretly speculated whether it was secretly organized by the imperial court?

"Fox, why did you say that the county magistrate is here? Could it be..."

Xie Yu didn't make his words very clear, but Ning An and Xiao Li understood the meaning tacitly.It is really strange how the county magistrate participated in a book-recognition meeting initiated by the people.

"Impossible, the court will not make such an unnecessary move when the spring test is coming." Xiao Li immediately denied Xie Yu's guess.

"Then it's the person behind Fengmanlou! I just don't know which family is standing behind Fengmanlou. Fox, do you think it's your family?" Xie Yu glanced at Xiao Li playfully. The handwriting of the Xiao family.

"No." Xiao Li said coldly, he still doesn't like those crooked people who he knows very well.

"An'an, what do you think?"

Ning An has been looking at Fengmanlou across the way, frowning. She just heard the voice of the shopkeeper Fengmanlou through 009 and learned that there are different places holding book meetings today, and then she learned from the magistrate Gu that Gu The county magistrate only obeyed He Zhizhou's order to attend the book-recognition meeting, but he didn't know who was behind it.

He Zhizhou?It seems that things are not as simple as they appear on the surface!
"An An, An An, what are you thinking?" Seeing Ning An's serious expression, Xie Yu didn't know what he was thinking.

"Do you think other counties are also so lively today?"

Ning An said lightly, Xie Yu and Xiao Li looked at each other at the same time and seemed to think of something. If it is true what Ning An said, then this matter is serious.

The competition is in full swing, and the most outstanding performer is a student named Liu Yuning from Yucai Academy.

Ning An carefully observed that most of the students who participated in this book review meeting were from poor families, but presumably the children of the nobles would not like this kind of book meeting and they would not care about the 500 taels of silver.Just when everyone thought Liu Yuning would be No.1 in this competition, a familiar figure appeared on the stage.

"Chu Qi at the Lower Egret Academy also asks Mr. Liu to teach me a lot!"

"Look, isn't that Chu Qi? How could he attend this book fair? He shouldn't be!"

Xie Yu muttered, he still knew about Chu Qi, he was a well-known book fanatic, he was very low-key, nothing seemed to arouse his interest except reading.How could he participate in such a book fair?

"Does he also want to..."

No, no, Chu Qi's talent is obvious to all, if he takes part in the spring examination, he will definitely be on the list, so he needn't be so impatient.

Besides, he has always disliked making friends with dignitaries, it should not be for the sake of fame.Xie Yu quickly denied his own thoughts. If a person with talent comparable to that of a fox had been named, he would have acted already.Is it for the 500 taels?

"Maybe there are some difficulties!" Ning An said lightly.

As a result, there was no suspense that Chu Qi won the No.1 of this book fair with a song "Song of Snow" and a piece "On Water Control".

"It's such a pity, I thought Brother Liu would be sure this time, but who knows that Chu Qi appeared halfway!" A student who was traveling with him complained for Liu Yuning.

"Young Master Chu is brilliant, and he comes from Bailu Academy. If you lose to him, you will be convinced." Liu Yuning looked at the fist in Chu Qi's sleeve on the high platform and clenched his eyes with dim eyes.

"That's right. Bailu Academy has always suppressed Yucai Academy. I heard that Chu Qi is still in their Tianjia class. It's not surprising that he has such talents." said the fellow students.

After hearing what his companion said, Liu Yuning glanced at the high platform again, and then said "Let's go" indifferently.

At the end of the book fair, just when the crowd was about to disperse, there was a sound of gongs and drums at the entrance of Ruyi Building, and several young men carried out a large plaque.

The crowd was at a loss. What is this Ruyi building going to do? What is written on it?

"Fathers and folks, today is the Laba Festival and the Book Pairing Fair is so grand. Today, the shop is offering ten special dishes. This special dish is specially developed by the shop for all students. I hope that everyone can learn something. It’s a success! Today, the store will offer a [-]% discount, so I’ll congratulate you all in advance.”

With his usual smile, Xu Guanshigui spit out a lotus flower, and his sincere attitude attracted many students.When everyone saw the name of the dish on the plaque, they were puzzled and curious.

"Shopkeeper, are you sure it says the name of the dish?" A nobleman asked curiously.

Manager Xu stroked his not-too-long beard and still had a smile on his face, with a bit of complacency in his smile. "Of course, if you don't believe me, you can go into the store and have a try."

"Oh, since the shopkeeper said so, I must try it today."

The young man from the noble family walked in, and if there was the first one, there would be the second one, and the names of these dishes were enough to make everyone tempted.

Seeing the students entering Ruyi Building one by one, a pair of hazy eyes in Fengmanlou stared at the direction of Ruyilou. This person was officially Fengmanlou's shopkeeper, Jia San.

"Shopkeeper, are you still taking out the things you prepared?" A shop waiter ran up to Jia San and asked.

"What are you taking? Didn't you see that everyone has gone to the opposite side? You have no eyesight, get out!" Jia San kicked Xiao Er uncontrollably, and the shop Xiao Er backed out enduring the pain.

"I didn't expect that the book fair I worked so hard to organize would actually be used as a wedding dress for someone else. Xu, I will never end with you."

"come..."

Different from the desolation of Fengmanlou, Ruyilou is full of people at the moment. At first, everyone came for the name of the dish. When the special dishes were served, everyone was overwhelmed by its taste.

"My God, this dish is too delicious."

"How did this Ruyilou make it? This dish is too special."

……

Exclamation and praise filled the entire Ruyi Building, and Manager Xu fiddled with the abacus in his hand, the smile on his face really couldn't be hidden.After today, Ruyilou's new dishes have become famous, and Ruyilou has become the most famous restaurant in Pingyao County.

When the three of them returned to the dormitory together as it was getting dark, Xie Yu still thought about those dishes from time to time.

"An'an, how did you come up with these dishes? Could it be that you are the God of Cooking in the sky! No, no, you are still so knowledgeable, are you a star of Wenqu?"

"What chef, what Wenquxing, brother Ning, what are you talking about?"

At some point, Gu Siyuan appeared at the door of the three people's dormitory, and behind him was Wang Lang.

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows calmly, when did the two of them come together?
The smile on Ning An's face faded a bit. From the moment the two of them appeared, she felt an aggressive gaze. She was sure that the gaze came from Wang Lang.She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and looked at the two of them.

"It's nothing, we're just discussing today's book-recognition meeting."

"Oh, the three of you are also present at today's book review meeting? It's a pity that the two of us didn't have the chance to watch such a grand event."

It was Wang Lang who spoke, and he approached Ning An as he walked. Seeing this, Xiao Li and Xie Yu stepped forward one after another, blocking Wang Lang's approach.

"You talk as soon as you talk, why are you so close?" Xie Yu couldn't see Wang Lang's prudish appearance, and everyone present knew what he was thinking, but An An was the person he was protecting, so how could anyone else be ashamed of him? Thought.

Hearing Xie Yu's words, Wang Lang was not angry, he just looked at Ning An who was behind the two of them, brushed his hair, and put on a pose that he thought was suave, and then he laughed.

"Why are you two so nervous, I don't mean anything malicious."

"I don't care if you have any malicious intentions, but I'm very sensitive to dirty things, who knows if there's anything unclean on you."

"you……"

Xie Yu's words were very straightforward, Wang Lang couldn't pretend even if he wanted to.It's just that the forces behind the two are not small, and they can't completely tear their faces apart.

Wang Lang left the room angrily, leaving behind Gu Siyuan with an embarrassed face.

Gu Siyuan didn't expect Xie Yu to be so disrespectful to Wang Lang, so he said "sorry" and could only leave.

I thought that after this incident, Wang Lang would continue to make trouble for the three of them, but I didn't expect that Wang Lang didn't come to the academy at all the next day.

A few days later, Ning An accidentally heard that Wang Lang broke his leg while riding a horse, and he would not be able to come to the academy for two months.After hearing this, Xiao Li's words appeared in Ning An's mind, "Don't worry, Ah Xiu, he won't appear in front of you again."

Time passed quickly, and the kang was being built in full swing in the northern part of Dayong.When people go out and meet an acquaintance, they will always ask, "Hey, do you have a heated kang at home?" Moreover, the heated kang has also enabled some people to master a new craft, which has brought benefits to the family, and Ning'an's prestige value has reached 60.

The end of the year was approaching, and the academy was officially on holiday. After saying goodbye to Xiao Xie and Ning An, they drove the carriage back to Wangjia Village.

"Uncle Ning is back"

"Uncle Ning is back"

Several children outside the village shouted after seeing Ning An. Ning An is now an idol in Wangjia Village, because he not only looks good, but also has good knowledge and character!In just two months, he brought great changes to Wangjia Village.

Ning An was also very generous. All the children present were given a share of candy, and soon the news of Ning An's return spread throughout Wangjia Village.

Knowing that Ning An was coming back today, Deng shi frequently went out of the yard to take a look since she got up in the morning, and she didn't feel completely relieved until Ning An's figure appeared at the door of the house.

"Mom, I'm back!"

"It's good to be back."

Deng carefully looked at Ning An, with an uncontrollable smile on her face, her An'er had grown taller and grown up.

"Mother, isn't Goro back now? You're the only one who worries about it all day long."

Father Ning saw that Deng's heart was full of children, and he felt a little depressed, and he never saw Yumei worrying about him.

"What do you mean I'm just worrying? I don't know who went to the toilet five times today, watched the snow seven times, and ran to the village entrance three times."

When his thoughts were spoken out, Father Ning had a look of embarrassment.He is a man, so naturally he can't put everything on his face like a woman. He has to pretend to be more stable in order to establish prestige in front of his sons and grandchildren.But what he didn't expect was that not only Mrs. Deng could see what was on his mind, but even the youngest Ning Tianshuang could see it. Who told them that they were all looking forward to Ning An's return.

Ning An slightly hooked the corners of his lips, not daring to smile too obviously, but his heart was warm, and he liked this cheap father more and more. This is the concern between relatives, and this feeling is very good.

Two days later, it was New Year's Eve, and it snowed heavily for a month, and finally the snow stopped on the eve of New Year's Eve.Ning An took a few children and built two big snowmen outside the yard. The other children in the village saw them and imitated them one after another, making the villagers dumbfounded.It's just that this year, with the help of Ning An, every household has saved money, and life is not so hard. Fortunately, let them go.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, the Ning family got up early, the women were busy with the kitchen, and the men were responsible for cleaning the yard inside and out.There is no paper in this era, otherwise Ning Anding would have written a few Spring Festival couplets and hung them up.Before lunch, there was a sacrifice to the ancestors, and everyone unanimously decided that Ning'an would light the oil lamp representing inheritance.

(End of this chapter)