In the book, I was fed by my sister

There were three kids sitting on a bench, and those with short legs couldn't reach the ground.

After playing in the snow for a while, everyone's nose was frozen red.

"Everyone have a bowl of soup first." Song Ran prepared a bowl of steaming mutton soup for everyone.

After drinking the hot mutton soup, I felt warm all over.

Everyone's attention was focused on the mountain of meat on the table.

Su Xiaoxiao prepared the ingredients very well this time, even the seasonings.

It was a pity that there were no chili peppers, but she heard that there was a village nearby that grew chili peppers, so she planned to go and ask about it later.

Except for the lack of chili pepper, minced garlic, green onion, chopped coriander and even sesame oil are all available.

When Song Ran saw her using sesame oil to make the dipping water, he felt heartbroken.

There are few people growing sesame here, so the price of sesame is high, and sesame oil is even more expensive.

In addition to this problem, when Su Xiaoxiao went to buy ingredients, she thought, if you want to open a hot pot restaurant in ancient times, how can you ensure the freshness of the ingredients?

There is no such concern in winter, but there are also fewer vegetables in winter unless they can figure out a way to grow vegetables in greenhouses.

You can build a greenhouse like Song Ran did and grow vegetables, but the cost is too high.

Another problem is the price of meat. Now the price of meat is rising steadily, pork is expensive, beef is expensive, and mutton is even more expensive.

The wages paid to the laborer were not even enough for that person to buy a pound of pork a day.

After an experience buying vegetables, Su Xiaoxiao completely lost her enthusiasm for opening a hotpot restaurant.

"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?" Song Ran asked with concern.

Su Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Nothing, I just want to show you how to enjoy the delicious hot pot."

Hot pot is undoubtedly a very attractive delicacy.

There is nothing that can't be solved by a hotpot meal, if there is, then have two meals.

Su Xiaoxiao, who had a worried look on her face just now, immediately immersed herself in the process of fishing out the meat.

Song Ran also loves it. She not only likes the deliciousness of hot pot, but also because it saves her the trouble of cooking and does not involve oil fumes.

Especially in the cold winter, eating a meal can make people feel warm from head to toe. Sitting around the fire with everyone adds a warm atmosphere.

The children may not like onions and coriander, and cannot eat spicy food, but fortunately there is a clear soup base made from mutton soup, in which they can blanch some meatballs, mushrooms and other ingredients.

"We were playing outside just now, and we found out that the village chief's family was hosting a bride-gathering." Li Rongrong was so full that she started using her mouth to talk.

Su Xiaoxiao asked doubtfully: "Did I hear it wrongly? I didn't even hear the wedding party. Do you want another meatball?"

"No, no, I don't want to eat. I need to rest for a while. It's true! Song Li and I saw it together."

Su Xiaoxiao took a bite of beef and said casually: "Oh, why are you so low-key? It doesn't seem like the village chief's character."

Although she had not been in the village for a long time, she had already figured out the character of the village chief.

He likes to take charge of things, is warm-hearted, and likes to be praised. If you brag a little more about him, he will nod immediately and do the job for you.

After she got her household registration, she went to the village chief to talk about building a house.

The village chief did not look down on her because she was an outsider. Instead, he told her that she could look around for land first, and he would help her find craftsmen when the house was to be built in the spring.

"I don't know. We didn't see the bride, but we both got longan."

Grandma Gu guessed, "Maybe he married her to his nephew. He treated her like his own son. I don't know which girl will marry him in the end."

Then he continued, "This spicy soup is really delicious. Don't pour it out later. I'll cook a fish in it some other day."

There are very few people like Song Ran who can cook, and there is no other seasoning at home except salt.

If you feel that the taste is lacking, peel a clove of garlic.

If it weren’t for July and August, when the taste of meat is bland in my mouth, I wouldn’t think of eating fish.

People in the village often say that you will smell the fishy smell for three days.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly perked up: "Hot pot is not easy to make, so let's focus on hot pot fish."

She remembered that many restaurants mainly served pig intestine and fish hotpot, which was served with tofu, bean sprouts, black fungus and the like.

She suddenly became interested and decided to buy a fish to try it tomorrow.

Dong Mei put down her chopsticks and said obediently, "I'm full, you guys eat slowly."

Grandma Gu praised: "This child is different after attending school. What knowledge did your teacher teach you?"

She just asked casually. After all, she didn't know what was taught in the school, but she was curious.

There are too few children in the village who can go to school.

Even fewer girls are sent to school.

One is that I have no money, two is that I am not smart enough, and three is that the opportunity is rare.

If it weren't for Mr. Jia wanting to make it easier for his own children to go to school, this school would not have been built.

I had to get up and walk at night to go to school in the county town.

In order to invite Master Zhuang, in addition to promising to pay him a generous salary every year, Mr. Jia also allowed Master Zhuang to recruit students on his own, and all the tuition money given by each child would be given to Master Zhuang.

Why did Mr. Jia take a fancy to Mr. Zhuang and give him such a generous reward?

In addition to being a relative, more importantly, Master Zhuang once passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.

But he did not pass the test. In the four items of body, speech, writing and judgment, problems were found every time.

After wasting five years in the capital, Master Zhuang returned to Feng County.

After returning to Fengxian, he first taught students in the county academy. Later, Mr. Jia invited him to return to his hometown to open a school. He did not interfere with his admission of students, and the annual tuition fees of the students belonged to him. He then stayed in the village with peace of mind.

Some of the students he taught later passed the examination for tongsheng and some passed the examination for xiucai. In order to pay for the subsequent tuition fees, he asked these students to substitute for him.

He can relax a little and take in more students.

As for why they accept female students.

At the beginning, the school had no walls, so the children, after cutting grass for pigs and collecting firewood, would lie by the windows and listen.

This made those parents who had paid the tuition unhappy.

We have to pay to get in and listen, why can these cowherds also listen!

This incident caused quite a big stir at first, until Jia Yuanwai came out and built the wall.

A large wall was built.

The parents only gave in when the children who were lying on the wall and listening heard no sound at all.

Not long after, a parent came with his daughter.

The child is already eleven or twelve years old and is just the right age to help with the work.

Mr. Zhuang was surprised that the parent was willing to send his daughter here.

He did not set a precedent by accepting female students.

The parent begged and begged.

Master Zhuang did not agree until the girl, in tears, recited the Thousand Character Classic word for word.

Only then did he realize that this girl was one of the children who had been leaning against the window to listen to the class.

This girl is indeed smart, at least smarter than many people sitting in the school.

So, Master Zhuang accepted her out of pity.

Anyway, it’s also tuition money.

It was not until two years later that the female student dropped out of school and got married.

Then he realized that the family sent him to study for two years in order to arrange marriage for him.

After that, he began to accept female students and gradually formed a routine.

Anyway, it was a tuition fee, and the female student was obedient and got married after a few years of classes.

The winter nights were long, so Song Ran hugged his little sister and talked to her. As they told the story, they both fell into a deep sleep.

Until a loud "boom" in the middle of the night woke them up.