Dressed as a farmer group pet

Chapter 263 Chapter 262 Can You Cook?
Starting in July, it is midsummer, and the exam is in mid-August. There is still a lot of food that cannot be stored for a long time. As for what to bring to the exam, I have to find another way.

Jiang Hu originally wanted to ask Uncle Liu to help him find out how other people's homes were prepared before.

Unexpectedly, before he could say anything more, Uncle Liu gave him a list, saying that Liu Ze's parents sent it.

The couple didn't delay, and started to study directly, but the more they studied, the more confused they became.

Fried rice noodles, fried soybean noodles, boiled in water and eaten?
Or dry and hard pancakes that only have salt and need to be soaked in water to eat?

Even the better ones are made of steamed buns that are as hard as a rock, so they can be left for a few days without spoiling.

There are also vegetables, which are also boiled in water for a while, then dried and chopped, and soaked when eating.

All of these methods.

The couple looked at each other.

In terms of storage time, it is indeed long, and it can also fill the stomach.

But if he eats like this for a few days, even a strong man will lose half his life, right?
"No wonder Uncle Liu said that taking part in an imperial examination will hurt one's vitality, and it will take a long time to recover."

I heard that the test room is also very small, almost only a bed and a seat can be put down, and the candidates have to spend a full nine days in that small place.

If you want to come out early, you have to give up the exam!

Erniang's face was already distressed: "I heard that there are some who just went because they didn't make it through the exam."

She has seen students studying, some of them are so focused on their books that they are very thin and their complexion is not very good.

For such a student, if he was tossed like this once, wouldn't he lose half his life?If you fail the exam once, you have to continue to take the exam.

Some children's family conditions are not good, and they don't have so many things to support their bodies. They come and go...

Thinking of this, Er Niang felt a little relieved.

In the past few years, the conditions of the family have improved, and the food is also good. The children also help with farm work when they go home, and all of them are in good health.

In addition, they are also planning to go to Fuzhou to take care of the children together, so the situation will not be too bad.

Slowing down a little, Erniang continued: "Uncle Liu also said last night that we don't need to go, Liu Ze's parents will send someone to take care of them."

"But I thought, it's better for us to go by ourselves, and Uncle Liu is right. Taking this opportunity, it's also good to take the children there to learn more."

Erniang put away the list in her hand, all the items on it are available at home, so there is no need to prepare them now.

With ten days left, she had to see if she could get something else out,
"Okay." Jiang Hu nodded, he didn't go to the field today, he was going to let Qixi and Aunt Yang get used to it first.

Jiang Hu followed Erniang, and the two carried bamboo baskets and baskets to pick up eggs. Erniang suddenly thought: "Hey, these eggs can be kept for several days!"

"When the time comes, let the two children each take twenty eggs and eat two a day, it's better than eating all the mush."

Studying is a mind-consuming thing, and it is even more stressful during exams. If you don't eat some meaty supplements, it's really hard to persevere in the end.

Jiang Hu smiled helplessly: "Er Niang, it is also written in the letter that you can bring some eggs, didn't you see?"

"Ah? Is there any?"

"Yes." Jiang Hu nodded, "On the second page."

"No wonder, I didn't even notice that there were two pages."

Thanks to the children, although the couple don't have much knowledge, Erniang can't even write, and even the posture of holding a pen is not standard, but at least they can read.

While picking eggs, the two discussed whether they could make some meat.

After thinking about it, it seems that the most suitable one is dried meat, the kind of dried meat that is very dry and can be stored for a long time in summer.

But if it is too dry, it will take a lot of effort to eat, and it may be a waste of time. It would be great if the jerky can be made softer.

So, when Xiaomi came down from the mountain, what he saw was that his mother was cooking, and his father was holding a rolling pin, beating on the table non-stop, and there was a plate of beef jerky in front of him.

When she got closer, she realized that what her father was beating was also beef jerky, and the strips of dark red beef jerky were about to be beaten into meat muffins.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

"Xiaomi is back, try this, isn't it easy to eat?"

Jiang Hu twisted a piece for Xiaomi.

Xiaomi didn't know why, but he still took a bite, chewed a few times and swallowed it.

"It's easy to eat, but it's so boring to eat like this. Don't beef jerky just need to be chewed slowly."

If you eat beef jerky like this, you won’t feel that way, okay?

"This is for your elder brother and the others to eat during the exam. There are too few things that can be brought into the exam room, and the time is so long. Bring some edible meat to your health."

Jiang Hu continued to beat the beef jerky: "I originally brought beef jerky, but what if there is not enough time to eat during the exam? I just want to make this softer and eat faster."

However, during the exam, if you eat while writing, you will lose points in front of the examiner if you lose your manners. Xiaomi still knows this.

Seeing that there was a letter on the table, he picked it up and looked at it. It was written in something that could be easily brought into the examination room.

It's all kind of goofy...

Xiaomi looked at her father blankly: "Father, can't we bring rice directly? Anyway, we cook for ourselves, why do we have to bring these things?"

These things are edible, but they are also easy to get hungry, right?

Didn't it say that in the letter?There is a small stove in each examinee's compartment. Candidates only need to buy some charcoal fire to cook by themselves.

Jiang Hu paused, he...

Erniang had just finished cooking the meal when she heard what Xiaomi said, and wanted to say something, so Xiaomi continued talking.

"It also said that candidates will be provided with a bucket of water in the examination room every day. If they need it, they can also buy it. It costs one penny per bucket."

"When the time comes, bring more eggs, some dried vegetables, and meat oil can be used to hide things, so it's not easy to check, but don't we have rapeseed oil at home? When the eldest brother Ze, you can just bring two catties, and you can take it out if you don't use it up. .”

"By the way, you can also bring flour, a flour rolling pin and a smaller cutting board, soak a handful of dried vegetables, roll out a bowl of noodles, and fry two eggs. You can fill your stomach with meat and vegetables."

"It says that you can buy ice in summer. Liang Wenqian brings a bucket of mung beans and brings a catty of mung beans to cook slowly over charcoal fire in the morning. When it's hot at noon, buy a pot of ice and ice a bowl of mung bean soup by the way. How nice it is."

"And looking at the above, you can buy water. If you give me more money and ask you to help buy some vegetables, maybe it will work."

There are invigilating teachers in the examination room, of course there are miscellaneous people, and there are also doctors who are dedicated to guarding.

But anyone who has the confidence to take the exam may be a pillar of the country in the future, and everyone still attaches great importance to students.

Xiaomi quickly scanned the contents of the letter twice, not without envy.

How comfortable this exam is, except that the room is smaller and the time is longer, and you can cook by yourself. They even have the tools ready in the exam room.

Jiang Hu and Erniang looked at each other, and finally Erniang asked first: "Is this really possible? Then why haven't you heard about it from your Grandpa Liu?"

Jiang Hu nodded: "Grandpa Liu has also read this letter. He said that Big Brother Ozawa used to prepare for the country test in the hospital. He didn't say that he could bring rice noodle tools to cook by himself."

This letter was sent by Liu Ze's parents, and they also inquired about the situation. Liu Ze is also going to take the college examination, so they must be very concerned about this.

Xiaomi immediately knew what was going on, and sighed softly.

"Father, mother, otherwise you will let the eldest brother and them tomorrow, ask your classmates, how many of them can cook?"

Not to mention cooking, there are probably not many who can cook rice.

No wonder the letter said that all kinds of beans and rice must be fried, and then ground into powder, so that you only need to boil a little water, brew it and eat it.

There are those who can't even light a fire, and there is no problem in eating them dry. At most, they will choke their throats. If there is more water, at least they will not die of hunger.

Jiang Hu Erniang glanced at each other, and they both saw the dullness in each other's eyes.

If, if you can cook by yourself, it seems, it seems that there is really nothing to work hard for, huh?

Fried eggs, scrambled eggs, egg flower soup, boiled eggs, you can eat flowers that change every day.

After soaking the dried vegetables, they can be stir-fried or cold-dressed, or they can be cooked in soup or bacon.

Rice is mixed with sweet potatoes, corn flakes, sorghum rice, etc., and you can eat a variety of different things every day.

There are also sweet potato porridge, polenta porridge, mung bean porridge, vegetable leaf porridge...

Most importantly, Jiang Yu and Liu Ze know all of these!
As Xiaomi said, bring two catties of rapeseed oil and some salt, what can't be done?

It's only nine days, self-sufficiency is nothing at all!
And you can buy ice cubes, at worst, spend a little more money, a pot in the afternoon and a pot at night, bring some brown sugar syrup, hawthorn slices and raisins, and you can make ice drinks yourself!

If, if it is possible to do so.

Jiang Hu twitched his mouth: "Xiaomi, there is still time now, you write a letter as you said just now, and let the coachman take it back to Daddy Ozawa later."

Anyway, it's better to ask first, if what Xiaomi said is feasible, then there is really nothing to worry about, just wait until they are on the road and consolidate their cooking skills on the road.

"Father and mother, don't worry, it's all said that candidates bring their own food and cook for themselves, and there is no rule about what they must bring."

In the letter written by Uncle Liu, he just said that this is the experience of other people.

But as far as she knows, scholars want to be famous and honor their ancestors. In addition, everyone respects and respects scholars, so they think highly of them.

It is precisely because of this that the vast number of students are all focused on reading the two words, thus ignoring other things.

Such as exercising, such as learning basic life skills, or even getting carried away, not even knowing the world and changes in the outside world.

So in the examination room, these people obviously have the conditions, but they can only let themselves starve to death, which seems to be normal.

Since there is time for rest and cooking, it must not be a quarter of a quarter, three meals a day, no matter what, it must be more than half an hour, right?

Or finish answering the test papers of the day in advance, and have time to prepare some food.

In addition, the two eldest brothers are going to accumulate experience this year, so there is no need to be too nervous. It is good to get something to eat for yourself after busy work, and it is good to relax.

Thinking so in his heart, Xiaomi also wrote the letter quickly, just when the elder brother and the others went home, he asked the driver to take the letter back.

After all, the Liu family is not an ordinary person. The coachman goes back and forth twice a day and takes a few children home. He must be Uncle Liu's confidant, so I can rest assured when I hand the letter to him.

During the meal, Jiang Hu and Er Niang also told everyone about Xiaomi's opinion, and the others were fine, after all, none of them had participated in the hospital examination.

Uncle Liu's eyes widened: "A bystander really knows! Brother Ze'er lost half his life in the college entrance examination back then, and he only came back after raising him for more than half a year!"

Liu Ze nodded: "Brother doesn't know how to cook, and he only learned how to make a fire before the college exam. I heard from him that sometimes he is in a hurry and can't make a fire for a long time, so he can only eat with cold water."

Uncle Liu: "It was winter when he took the exam. Although he passed the exam, he got seriously ill after he came out, and he was so skinny."

Erniang Jiang and Hu didn't expect such a thing to happen, so she couldn't help but click her tongue: "It's still necessary to learn how to cook. Isn't there a township test after that?"

The township examination seems to be nine days, right?
Ever since she knew her son was going to be a scholar, Jiang Hu Erniang also learned about these things. After the provincial exam, there will be a general exam, and then there will be a palace exam. The palace exam is an exam that goes to the palace and is proctored by the emperor!
There is also a nice name for the township examination, which is Qiu Wei and Chun Wei.

However, compared to the twice-in-three-year college examination, the rural examination is only available in the autumn of the four years of Zimaowuyou, that is, the four years of the mouse, horse, rabbit and chicken, once every three years, and the general examination is in the spring of the second year after the rural examination.

Uncle Liu nodded solemnly: "When you come back from Fuzhou, I will let him live here for a while and learn how to cook!"

I can't learn it at home, and those servants dare not teach it. It is most suitable for Erniang Jiang and Hu to teach me, to learn some simple and practical recipes, not those fancy and troublesome recipes at home!

So it was settled so simply.

After all, next year, the eldest grandson will also take part in the provincial examination. Even if he can't get a ranking in the palace examination later, if he can pass the provincial examination and become a Juren, he can return to a certain position in Chengxian County, or find a college to be a master.

Of course, none of this prevents you from continuing to study and participating in the Spring Festival next year.

Of course Jiang Hu and Er Niang are fine, but Jiang Yu and Liu Ze are going to school tomorrow, so I'd better ask the master again.

After all, he is the best master in Cheng County, the lowest master is Juren, the most powerful, and Chun Wei's Hui Yuan, who is the No. 1 in the exam!
You must be very familiar with the exams, and you can learn a little experience by asking them.

Of course, the most important thing is to bring rice, noodles, grain and oil to cook, which is unrealistic.

Both Jiang Yu and Liu Ze are favored by the master, but I suggest that they wait until they are a little older, and then they will be stable, and they will be selected as scholars next year.

So when they ask this question, they don't have to worry about being scolded for being unlearned or incompetent. This year, they just want to learn more, and they will not officially take the exam next year.

However, before the two of them went to ask, Uncle Liu had asked the driver to reply in advance.

No, it's not Uncle Liu, it's a letter from brother Liu Ze!
(End of this chapter)