I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

Xu Congyi asked her eldest brother to bring paper and pen, and she dictated the recipe while Shen Xiao wrote it down. This way, even if she forgot it later, she would be able to remember it when she saw the paper with the recipe written on it. Xu Congyi specifically reminded the grandparents of the Shen family to remember to buy soy sauce. The soy sauce seasoning store has it, and a large bucket costs 30 cents. The amount of soy sauce must not be skimped on, as it not only adds color but also adds flavor. She also took out her own star anise and peppercorns and gave some to Old Man Shen, telling him that these seasoning stores also have them, and that two star anise and a little peppercorns can be added to a pot to enhance the flavor...

Shen Xiao listened to Xu Congyi's story with full concentration. His fingers tightly grasped the pen, and he carefully recorded every word of Xu Congyi on paper. Shen Xiao's handwriting was neat and clear, and every word was written full and strong. Xu Congyi couldn't help but sigh that this boy, who was only sixteen years old, wrote vigorous and powerful words. The phrase "the handwriting is like the person" is very appropriate for Shen Xiao. His handwriting is just like him, tough and upright.

After finishing, Shen Xiao put down his pen and raised his head. Xu Congyi then said to the grandparents of the Shen family: "White wine is a very good thing to remove the fishy smell of pork. You can add it when making meat noodles. You don't need to add too much, just a little. After adding it, you need to stir-fry it a few more times to let the alcohol evaporate, and what is left is the aroma of the wine." The grandparents and grandchildren of the Shen family listened very seriously. Xu Congyi could feel their trust in her. She thought for a while and continued: "When you cook pork, you can use white wine to remove the fishy smell. The effect is very good. However, you don't need to buy too expensive white wine, cheap ones will do. My father has the address of cheap wine, you can go there to buy it."

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After inviting the whole village to dinner, Xu Congyi stayed at home, picking chestnuts, digging beets, and picking hawthorns. Xu Congyi also cooked the two fish sent by Aunt Zhao. She spent more than half a month leisurely. In her free time, Xu Congyi also learned to write characters of this era. She took a few books left at home by the brothers Xu Congwen and Xu Cong'an. If she only read them, she knew quite a few characters. She could tell what the characters were about by just looking at half of the characters. But if she was asked to write, she would not be able to do it very well. The original owner had never been to school, and Xu Congyi herself could only write simplified characters, so she copied a lot in the past few days.

Seeing Xu Congyi's enthusiasm for learning, Li Dahua was happy from the bottom of her heart, but she couldn't send her daughter to a private school. Private schools didn't accept girls, and only wealthy families would invite teachers to come home to teach. So she asked her two sons to teach their sister to read and write more after school. But after teaching a few times, the two brothers were a little embarrassed. Their sister learned too fast. Except for her poor handwriting, she was better at reading and reciting than the two of them. But this poor handwriting didn't mean that her handwriting was ugly. On the contrary, both her pen-holding posture and the words she wrote were very beautiful. This couldn't be blamed on Xu Congyi. After all, she was 28 years old. Moreover, as a candidate from Shanhe Province, she could recite these classical Chinese poems and lyrics easily.

Xu Congyi practiced calligraphy so much that the paper and ink at home were almost gone. The paper and ink used by the two brothers Congwen and Cong'an for school were also almost gone. So Xu the hunter decided to take his son and daughter to the county town to buy some study supplies.

Sitting in the ox cart pulled by a big ox, the few of them arrived at the county town and went straight to the bookstore. Seeing the prices of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, Xu Congyi was shocked. Even the not-so-good ones cost one penny of silver per set. Xu the hunter chose the mid-range ones which cost two pennies of silver per set. She bought three sets in total. She used to buy the worst ones for her children, but now that her family is a little better off, she buys better ones for her children. These things were not expensive for Xu Congyi before, so she didn't buy them from the space. But now, she decides to buy some study tools from the space to practice in the future.

Xu Congyi saw a few bound books in the bookstore and flipped through them. It didn't matter that she flipped through them. The handwriting looked more and more familiar to her. Later she found out that it was Shen Xiao's handwriting. She picked up the book and asked the owner of the bookstore.

"Boss, how much does it cost to copy a book here?"

The bookstore owner was a fat old man with a smile on his face. He twisted his body and walked towards Xu Congyi, took the book from Xu Congyi, glanced at it and said to her, "This book was copied by the youngest scholar in Qicheng. The handwriting is neat and beautiful. In addition to the content of the book, he can also add his own opinions to make comments, and his comments are very accurate. Copying a book costs one tael of silver, and my store sells it for one tael and five cents of silver. Don't look at this book as expensive, but it sells very well. This book was just delivered half an hour ago."

Xu Congwen came over, took the book and flipped through it. It was indeed a very good book as the boss said. He was reluctant to put it down, but when he thought of the price the boss had just mentioned, Xu Congwen put the book down.

Seeing his son's little actions, Xu the Hunter knew that his son must feel it is precious. His eldest son is different from his lively younger son. He has an introverted personality and doesn't have anything he likes to do on weekdays. He just likes to read books. Therefore, his grades are much better than his younger son.

"Boss! Please get this book for us! We want it!" Hunter Xu said to the boss.

"Okay!" The fat boss took the book and twisted his body back to the counter to settle the bill. "The total is two taels and one qian of silver."

Hunter Xu readily paid the bill, Xu Cong'an rushed to pick up the things he bought, and they went out.