Border Cook

But it had a big mouth, so no matter how carefully it chewed, it swallowed the food in just a few bites. After licking its mouth again and again, it continued to sit on the ground, waiting for Xia Mingyue to feed it.

It's just that I have to wait and wait...

But I only saw Xia Mingyue taking the braised meat out and letting others taste it one by one, and she had no intention of giving it to it again.

Seeing that the pieces of meat on the plate would soon be divided up, Wu Jin ran anxiously to Xia Mingyue.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Want to eat more?" Xia Mingyue reached out and touched Wu Jin's head.

"Wang Wang!"

"There are a lot of things in here. It might be bad for you if you eat too much." Xia Mingyue turned around and went back into the house and took out a fresh bone.

There was still a lot of meat attached to the bones, and the pieces were huge, enough for Wu Jin to have a full meal.

When Wu Jin saw this, his head immediately drooped.

After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his mouth, took the meat bone, then carried it back to the front of his shack and ate it in small bites.

While eating, I still stared at the kitchen, sniffing the delicious smell from time to time...

That appearance really looks pitiful.

Xia Mingyue felt sorry for it, but she didn't dare let Wu Jin eat too much. In the end, she could only boil two boiled eggs for it as a snack.

Seeing Xia Mingyue peeling the boiled eggs and carefully placing them into his bowl, Wu Jin felt much better and rubbed his hand against Xia Mingyue's hand again.

"Be good, I'll make you a roasted sweet potato tonight." Xia Mingyue comforted.

Wu Xiong sent some sweet potatoes over these two days. They are not big, but very uniform. They are yellow soil sweet potatoes. After steaming, they taste like chestnuts, soft, sticky, sweet and very delicious.

If you slowly bake such sweet potatoes, they will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and delicious.

Upon hearing this, Wu Jin's originally drooping mouth corners curled up again.

Although I can’t eat delicious meat, there are other things I can eat, so it’s okay!
After all, it is black gold that is loved by someone!
Wu Jin licked the back of Xia Mingyue's hand excitedly, and then happily continued to enjoy the boiled eggs and meat bones.

Xia Mingyue put the big iron pot full of braised food aside for the time being, preparing to soak it overnight to make all the braised food more flavorful.

The next morning, after breakfast, Xia Mingyue began to clean up.

Except for some for their lunch and dinner, the rest was all put into earthen jars.

Xia Mingyue braised a lot of things, and put the meat and vegetables separately, filling four earthenware jars.

After all the braised food in the pot has been scooped out, Xia Mingyue filters out the minced meat and other impurities produced during the braising process, and skims off the grease floating on the surface. Finally, pour the braising soup into a jar and store it in a cool place to use as the soup base for the next time you make braised food.

After finishing all the cleaning, Xia Mingyue pushed the cart out alone and headed to the county school.

As they were about to reach the county school, Xia Mingyue thought for a moment and did not walk towards the main gate, but went directly to the corner gate on the side of the county school.

After knocking on the door, it was still Old Li who opened the door. He was surprised and happy when he saw Xia Mingyue, "Madam Xia? Why didn't you go through the main gate?" "The county school has achieved great results in the autumn examination. I think many people will come to congratulate. Students, teachers and the headmaster will inevitably have to deal with them. I don't want to disturb them."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "Besides, it would be more convenient to carry these things in from the corner gate."

"Mrs. Xia, you are overthinking it. But you are lucky. If you had reached the gate, you might not have been able to open it." Old Li laughed. "Many students have indeed passed the county school this time. Many people have come to congratulate you. Even the county magistrate has come. But Principal Zhou said that although the autumn exam has passed, the spring exam is coming soon. He wants the students to concentrate on their studies, so he declined all the invitations."

"In the past two days, Principal Zhou specifically told me to keep the gates closed. Unless the county magistrate comes for business, anyone else who wants to come to congratulate or visit should be politely declined. He also told me to keep an eye on the corner gate."

If they are acquaintances, most of them will avoid the main gate and go directly to the corner gate.

As for those who don’t know about the corner gate or are unwilling to come, it means that the relationship is not close enough, so if they can’t come in, they can’t come in.

"So that's how it is." Xia Mingyue felt emotional when she heard this.

During the time she spent in the county school cafeteria, she could sense that both Principal Zhou and several other teachers were good teachers who were dedicated to teaching and educating people.

And yet he was able to remain calm and focused at this time, and not be distracted or dazzled by the prosperity and hype of the outside world. This is truly admirable.

"I originally thought that the students would be happy to be admitted to the university, so I made some stewed food to congratulate and celebrate. In addition, I have some questions about my studies recently, so I wanted to ask for advice."

Xia Mingyue said, "I just don't know if Principal Zhou has time to take care of these trivial matters of mine today."

"Mrs. Xia, you are too polite." Old Li said with a smile, "Previously, Principal Zhou told me that Ms. Xia could come and go freely in the county school. He also told me that if Ms. Xia came to study, I must inform her in time."

What’s more, Madam Xia brought so many braised dishes this time?
Although he didn't know what kind of food Madam Xia had braised, but even though the jars were covered with lids, he could still smell the rich aroma, so he thought the taste must be good.

Old Li said hurriedly, "Mrs. Xia, please come sit at the table first. I will go find Principal Zhou."

There is a flower corridor next to the corner gate, covered with wisteria flowers. There is a stone table and several stone benches underneath, which is very suitable for enjoying the cool in summer and the warmth in winter.

Old Li temporarily placed Xia Mingyue here and hurried to look for Zhou Zhiqing.

Zhou Zhiqing was discussing the Spring Examination with Dai Changnian. When he learned that Xia Mingyue was coming, he stood up in a hurry and said, "Mrs. Xia is indeed diligent and studious."

"Indeed." Dai Changnian nodded, "The most rare thing is that Madam Xia is an excellent cook."

Why do I feel like this guy is hinting at something?
Zhou Zhiqing explained hurriedly, "I was anxious to receive Madam Xia because she is my student and very smart, not because of the stewed food she brought today."

"I didn't seem to say anything." Dai Changnian didn't even raise his head.

Why is this so confusing?
Zhou Zhiqing, "..."

"Then you can read these students' articles here first, and we can discuss it in detail during lunch."

Xia Mingyue must have come with many questions this time. Zhou Zhiqing estimated that it would take about an hour or two to answer her questions.

Lunch...

Dai Changnian put down the student's article in his hand and said, "I'd better go with Principal Zhou. Principal Zhou will teach Lady Xia to read and write, and I will take care of the rest." (End of this chapter)