"Come in first and we'll talk slowly." After the village chief invited the two in, he poured water and went back to the room to get peanuts and melon seeds. His actions scared Song Yunran so much that she didn't dare to say a word.

Song Zijin politely took the tea and handed the blueprint drawn by Song Yunran to the village chief: "This is the construction blueprint of the school. Please take a look and see if you want to modify it."

After the village chief took the drawings, he began to look at them carefully. When he saw something he didn't understand, he frowned and studied it carefully. After he finished reading it, he looked at Song Yunran with excitement and surprise.

"You drew this blueprint, didn't you?"

Song Yunran smiled and replied: "Uncle, you are so smart! You can even guess this."

The village chief was particularly pleased with Song Yunran's flattery. He took a sip of water slowly and said, "Because the school was built with money from Yunran, I discussed with several elders in the village and decided to name the school: Yunshang Academy."

Hearing the name of Yunshang Academy, Song Yunran looked flattered: "Uncle, you don't have to do this on purpose. We are all relatives from the same village. I just did what I could."

"Okay, girl, your mouth is about to split to the sky, why are you still pretending to be humble?"

The village chief glanced at Song Yunran, who was grinning from ear to ear with joy, and then continued:

"There are about 40 children in our village, ranging in age from three to ten years old. I will post a notice when the time comes. If there are children who are willing to go to school, they can come and register with me."

"Okay, that's settled. Is there anything else, uncle?" Seeing him hesitant, Song Yunran guessed that he must have something else to say.

The village chief looked at Song Zijin. After all, he was the teacher, so he would definitely have to nod before it would count. "How much is the tuition?"

Song Yunran looked at the two people's faces and knew that this question was very embarrassing, so he said generously: "I will take care of the books, pens, ink and paper for the academy. As for the tuition, it's up to you! You can take whatever you want. It doesn't matter if you don't have it. I will also pay for my uncle's monthly salary."

"This... Yunran girl, this is not good! There are so many children in the village, the expenses are not small!" The village chief widened his eyes after hearing this, and looked at Song Yunran with an expression of surprise and joy.

As the village chief, he was very happy that the children in his village could go to school. After all, it would be good for him if there could be a few educated people in the village in the future.

However, she felt a little uneasy about having Song Yunran bear such expensive writing expenses alone.

Even Song Zijin who was standing by looked shocked and looked at her several times as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Song Yunran certainly knew their concerns, but she could still afford this expense. She had a rough idea of ​​the family backgrounds of the people in the village. If they really paid the normal tuition, it was estimated that few people would be able to continue their studies. If no one came to study, there would be no point in building this academy.

"It's okay, uncle. You know me. If I don't have the ability, I won't take on this job. Don't worry!"

In order to convince these two people, Song Yunran was almost going to use the trick of swearing to the sky.

The two were silent for a while, and the village chief spoke first: "Yun Ran, as the village chief of Baishu Village, I would like to thank you on behalf of all the villagers in Baishu Village."

After saying this, he bent down and bowed seriously.

Song Yunran was so scared that he quickly jumped to the side and helped the village chief up, while he silently said to himself: It has nothing to do with me, don’t strike me even if there is thunder, I just want to do a good thing.

The village chief thanked them and accepted the offer, but Song Yunran knew from the expressions of the two men that they were still hesitant in their hearts.

"Okay! I'll trouble you to find someone to build the school, because I'm going to the city soon and I don't think I'll be back soon. If you can't make up your mind about anything, please ask my uncle."

"Okay, uncle got it," the village chief nodded in response.

After the three of them had discussed all the details, Song Yunran planned to go home with her uncle and make something new for them to try.

Song Zijin was walking behind, and seeing Song Yunran jumping ahead, he couldn't help but catch up, pulling Song Yunran aside and admonishing him, "Yunran, helping others is a good thing, but you must also do what you can, and never do things beyond your ability.

Uncle asks you, have you ever learned about the price of pens, ink and paper? I see there are many children in the village, and the cost is really not something that ordinary people can afford."

Although he knew that his niece was capable, he was still worried about this matter because his family supported him to study alone. If she had to support so many children alone, he couldn't imagine how much money it would cost.

Song Yunran knew that her uncle would not let her off easily, so she said calmly, "Uncle, I believe in the people in the village. They will not let you and me down. Just wait and see!"

Seeing her like this, Song Zijin felt that he couldn't say anything more. If it really didn't work out, he just didn't want to accept her salary in the future.

Seeing that he was in deep thought, and fearing that his uncle would nag him, he quickly pulled him home and said, "Okay, let's go home first! I'll make you a big meal later."

As soon as she got home, Song Yunran hid in the kitchen, not giving Song Zijin any chance to talk to her.

Then I started to prepare the ingredients. I was going to make something light tonight. After all, my aunt-in-law had just gotten pregnant, and I didn’t know if she could eat heavy dishes.

Steamed pork ribs with pumpkin, fish fillet with tomatoes, braised chicken with black fungus, sweet and sour pork, stir-fried lettuce and a fish head tomato soup should be enough.

Ask Nanxing to peel the pumpkin, cut it into thick slices, and spread them neatly on the plate, while I cut the ribs. Soak the cut ribs in water for a while. When the ribs turn a little white, they can be marinated. Then put the marinated ribs on the pumpkin and steam them directly over high heat.

Song Yunran thinks that the best place to eat ribs is the front row of the fat pig, because the ribs there are fatter and the meat is not dry. Whenever she goes to buy ribs, she will definitely buy ribs from this part.

Moreover, it is not suitable to put too much water in the pot when steaming the ribs. Just put a little bit. After the pot is dry, the ribs will be especially fragrant when cooked.

Jixiang had just cut the tomatoes and fish fillets. He simply fried the tomatoes into tomato puree, added a spoonful of boiling water, and then put the marinated fish slices in one by one. The tomato fish was ready.

A sour and sweet smell rushes straight into the nose, and just smelling it makes you feel appetizing.

Ask Nanxing to fry the cut fish head, then just add boiling water and tomatoes and bring to a boil.

Neither of them knows how to cook black fungus, so Song Yunran has to make it herself. First, soak the black fungus and wash away the mud and sand inside. Then, fry the chicken until dry and add shredded ginger. Then, add the processed black fungus, simmer it over low heat, thicken the sauce, sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.

After Song Yunran finished cooking the chicken, Nanxing cut the tenderloin into square pieces.

In fact, sweet and sour pork is also called ancient meat, which is similar to sweet and sour spareribs, but this time you don’t have to spit out the bones. First, marinate the meat with starch, pepper and other seasonings, let Jixiang watch the fire, and fry the meat into a crispy golden color.

Song Yunran cooked the sweet and sour sauce by herself. The taste of sweet and sour pork depends entirely on the frying temperature and the sauce. There is no tomato juice here, so she can only use fresh tomatoes to make juice, and then add rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and water. After boiling, thicken with starch. After it is concentrated, add the fried meat pieces, stir-fry evenly and wait until all the meat pieces are coated with the sweet and sour sauce.

In fact, pineapple sweet and sour pork is more delicious and appetizing, but I don’t know if there is pineapple here.

After Song Yunran washed her hands, she shouted loudly to the living room, "It's time to eat!"

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