Going to the academy and reading books, according to common sense, this is something worth showing off, but County Magistrate Shen felt that it was even more valuable because of Ning Dalang's "never" - even the observers could tell that such a level was achieved, if he studied seriously , what will it look like in a few years?

Unable to hold back his anticipation, he asked directly: "Do you want to enter the academy?"

Ning Dalang was in a daze. His sister had also asked him this question. His eyes unconsciously fell on the little head sticking out of the kitchen door frame.

Xiaoxiao's big black eyes were now wide open, like a cat's. She squeezed the door frame so hard that she almost broke off a piece of the old rotten wood. It was obvious how much her sister cared about this matter. .

Ning Dalang laughed: "Yes, of course I do." He even thought about it in his dream.

Magistrate Shen asked tentatively: "There is a Bo Wen Academy in the county. The gentlemen who teach are all very capable. Do you want to go?"

Ning Dalang asked: "How can I enter that academy?"

Magistrate Shen narrowed his eyes and touched his beard: "Take the entrance exam, or..." he said with a smile, "ask the magistrate for a letter of introduction, and you can get an admission spot immediately."

Ningjiro's eyes instantly glowed, staring at the county magistrate like two lanterns, but as an insider of the guest's true identity, he didn't want his parents to be frightened, so he quickly looked away, as if he had fleas all over his body. I started to feel unable to sit still.

Ning Dalang fell silent, and while Xiaoxiao was serving a dish, he took the dish and said, "Then I really have to study hard and take the exam."

Xiaoxiao glared at him behind her back, and he glared at her good-naturedly, with a gentle smile, like a spring breeze.

Xiaoxiao couldn't help being angry with such a brother, so she curled her lips and put down the first dish.

Looking at the tender yellow vegetables wrapped together in front of them, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Ning Fengnian and his wife looked at each other awkwardly, not knowing how to resolve the situation.

Mrs. Shen kept smiling in an educated manner, with no trace of disgust in her eyes. Shen Tianci tilted his head in an honest and honest manner: "Ning Xiaoxiao, do you want to eat this directly?"

Xiaoxiao shook her head, picked up the long-spout pot in her hand, and poured out the broth in the pot while everyone looked at her in confusion.

Shen Tianci almost couldn't find his chin: "It's blooming! It's blooming!"

A magical thing happened. The young cabbage, which was so inconspicuous just now, unfolded its leaves under the wash of broth, like a lotus flower emerging from the water.

Xiaoxiao revealed the name of the dish: "Boiling water cabbage."

The soup stock was made clear by her, and it looked like white water, so everyone thought this dish was just interesting to look at. However, Magistrate Shen was the first to pick up a piece of cabbage and put it into his mouth to show dignity. This was out of politeness. , I never expected to be amazed.

He covered his mouth as if in disbelief: "Isn't this pot filled with white water?"

Xiaoxiao’s eyebrows curved: “It’s chicken soup that’s been simmered all night.”

Mrs. Shen followed closely behind and moved her chopsticks. At this moment, her eyes were full of surprise: "It's delicious!"

Of course it is delicious. The famous dish of the state banquet is boiled cabbage. The seemingly bland cabbage has already absorbed the essence of the thick soup. Every bite is mellow and delicious, leaving people with endless aftertaste.

Xiaoxiao didn't squint as she continued to tell the name of the dish: "The boiled fish has been shaved off, but you still have to be careful when eating to prevent any small thorns from being removed."

After putting down this dish, she ran back without stopping, and brought out other dishes from the kitchen with her brothers, including the recent family favorites "Ruyi Bao" and "Crystal Shrimp Dumplings". When the dishes were placed on the table, the eyes of Magistrate Shen and Mrs. Shen also changed from admiration to curiosity to surprise.

They originally thought that no matter how exquisite the farm food was, it was just greener leaves and tender tips. Who would tell them what half of the things on the table were that they had never heard of or seen before?

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