Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 157
Guan Lehe looked at Du Jinning with emotion.

If Du Jinning is from a good family and is willing to give something back to him and Yuan Xiuzhu without affecting his own life, that's fine; People worked day and night to make dried tofu to pay back the money owed to Zhang Hongwen's family; Shu Xiu, who is still struggling to save for the next year.Under such conditions, Du Jinning can still come up with tea making recipes and donate them to the academy for free. This is not something that can be described as generous, but courage.Du Jinning has confidence in himself and feels that even if he doesn't rely on this tea recipe, he can still change his family's life, so he made such a move.

He was quite upset, but he didn't show it. He nodded calmly and said, "I'll discuss this with Mr. Yuan and I'll give you an answer."

"In this way, the students will not bother you sir." Du Jinning stood up and said goodbye.

Guan Jiaze couldn't wait to stand up, pulled Du Jinning and ran outside: "Come on, let's go see how the teahouse is doing."

"I passed by there when I came here, and I saw a lot of people, probably full again." Du Jinning said.

Guan Jiaze also knew about this situation, although he had breakfast with his mother and younger sister at home, he had already sent a servant to inquire about it.

But after listening to the report of the servant, how can it be as good as what I saw with my own eyes?It turned out that there was no one to accompany, and I went alone. Even if I was full of excitement, there was no one to share it with.But now that Du Jinning is here, everything will be fine.

"It's okay anyway, let's go and have a look together. By the way, call Qi Muyuan." Guan Jiaze said.

Du Jinning had nothing to do, and followed Guan Jiaze out.

But I didn't expect that when the two of them were about to reach the gate, a woman quickly chased him from behind, panting and said to Guan Jiaze: "Seventh, seventh young master, madam... Madam asked you to invite Young Master Du to sit in the inner hall, she I want to see Young Master Du."

Guan Jiaze stopped in his tracks and looked at Du Jinning blankly. He obviously didn't want to understand why his mother wanted to see Du Jinning. Later, he probably remembered something. His face was a little uncomfortable, and he said to Du Jinning: "For the sake of Chen Jiaxing and the others, my mother She severely criticized me, saying that I was not sensible. She wanted to see you, and that was probably why she came here."

Mrs. Guan is Guan Jiaze's elder and also Guan Lehe's sister-in-law. If she wants to summon her, Du Jinning naturally has no reason to refuse.

She smiled and said, "What's the matter? I have something wrong too."

"Let's go, let's go back to the inner hall first." Guan Jiaze turned around and led Du Jinning into the inner hall in the backyard.

When I came in earlier, Guan Lehe's academy was in the front yard. After entering the gate of Guan's house, I walked along the corridor for a while, and then passed through an arch.

But this time Du Jinning walked in with Guan Jiaze, feeling deeply moved by the courtyard.

They walked along the central axis of the house, passed through one yard after another, until they passed the third entrance gate, and then they reached the hanging flower gate of Guan's house.After entering the vertical flower gate, there is a pond. The banks of the pond are lined with green trees, and many flowers and plants are planted outside the corridor.After walking along the corridor for a while, I arrived at the hall in the inner courtyard.

Going up the steps through the yard, Du Jinning saw a beautiful woman in her 30s sitting on the top, looking at them with a smile.Du Jinning slowed down a few steps, waited for Guan Jiaze to enter the door first, and then walked in.

"My son has seen his mother." Guan Jiaze bowed and saluted.

Du Jinning followed suit and bowed: "I just met Mrs. Guan, Du Jinning."

"What's Mrs. Guan? Such a status." Mrs. Guan, Mrs. Kong, said with a smile, "You are the direct disciple of our uncle Ze Ge'er, and you are also a good friend of Ze Ge'er. You should call me aunt."

Du Jinning wrote a lot of ancient romance novels in his previous life, and he also did a lot of research on the psychology of these housewives.They are the ones who place the most importance on status and rules.

Don't look at Kong's polite words and friendly attitude, it seems that he really treats her as his nephew.But if she called "Auntie" as soon as she entered the door, Mrs. Guan would definitely feel uncomfortable.After all, the status and status of the two are very different. If she is called like this, Du Jinning will be suspected of being arrogant and self-righteous.But if Qi Muyuan came in and called her aunt, Kong would only think that Qi Muyuan was polite and would have no other thoughts.

The status and status are different, and the treatment is naturally different.

"Yes, Auntie, Jinning is rude." Du Jinning changed his address politely.

"En." Kong nodded with satisfaction, then looked Du Jinning up and down.

Du Jinning stood there and let her look at her.

Her calm and composed attitude is not at all like a farmer from a humble background who has never seen the world, but compared with the children from those aristocratic families, Kong is very surprised, but she understands why Guan Lehe wants to accept Du Jinning For personal disciples.

In addition to being smart, her tolerance is not comparable to that of a small family.

"Come on, sit down, sit down and talk." She pointed to the chair and ordered the servant girl to serve tea and snacks.

When the dim sum was served, she smiled and said, "You're welcome, come and have a taste, this is our kitchen's signature dim sum. My brother Ze loves this the most, and he can eat five or six at a time."

Guan Jiaze saw that it was his favorite coconut cake, so he quickly picked it up and handed it to Du Jinning: "Come, eat, you're welcome."

Du Jinning saw that there were pieces of creamy white cakes that were four square and two inches square. He thanked him, picked up the small silver fork that came with the desserts on the table, and forked a piece of cakes.

Guan Jiaze made a fork himself and started eating.

Kong sipped his tea with his head down and didn't watch the two eat, but his peripheral vision fell on Du Jinning.Seeing her eating in a refined manner, with a well-bred appearance, she didn't make a sound when chewing, and thinking about it, Du Jinning didn't use her hands to grab the cakes, but knew how to use a fork, she didn't make a sound when she chewed. Curious.

Ever since he crossed over, Du Jinning ate only rough tea and light meals. Except for this time, he only ate exquisite dim sum at Yuan Xiuzhu's once.But she came here after breakfast, and she wasn't hungry; moreover, her upbringing in her previous life did not allow her to eat Houthi in front of others.For this reason, she ate a piece, put down her fork, took out a plain handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped her mouth, and stopped moving.

On the other hand, Guan Jiaze was very at ease in his own home. Seeing that Du Jinning didn't eat, he persuaded her a few words. Seeing that Du Jinning didn't eat, he ate another two yuan before giving up.

"Isn't this pastry not to your liking, Jinning?" Kong asked with a smile.

"No, it's delicious." Du Jinning smiled.

It's really good.

This pastry is similar to the bozai cake that her later generations ate. It is presumably made of Chengfen. It has a soft texture. It contains milk and shredded coconut. The sweetness is also very suitable and the taste is very good.

The background of the aristocratic family is reflected in all aspects, even a snack, and it is made more delicately than the outside.

"Then why don't you eat a few more yuan? Don't be polite, just treat it as your own home." Kong said this sentence much more sincerely than when he first met Du Jinning.

A child who is polite, well-behaved, and has a very good appearance is naturally liked by others.Because he likes it, the idea of ​​sectarianism in Kong's heart has dissipated a lot.

Du Jinning stood up and replied, "I just had breakfast, so I'm not hungry."

"Sit down, sit down and talk, don't get up at every turn, our family is not so particular." Kong pressed his hand.

Seeing Du Jinning sit down, she asked again: "What does your mother's family do at home on weekdays?"

"We are a farming family, and my father died young, and my mother was busy all day long. Farming, tending the vegetable garden, raising chickens and ducks, grinding tofu, and being busy." Du Jinning said.

When she said this, she had a calm expression, and she was not at all ashamed or uneasy about her poor family.

"But I think your words and deeds don't seem to come from an ordinary peasant family." Kong asked inquired.

Du Jinning smiled: "My father is a scholar, and my mother can also read, so she has some knowledge. Maybe it's because of this. I don't want to be too timid in front of people."

Kong suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

She was waiting to ask again, when she suddenly heard a "wow" behind her, and the curtain behind the hall made a noise somehow, which startled everyone in the room.

Everyone turned their heads, and saw a ten-year-old girl in a delicate red dress with two small buns on her head fell to the ground, her mouth was flattened, her expression was aggrieved, and she looked as if she was about to cry.With those big eyes, he kept glancing at Du Jinning.

(End of this chapter)