Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 169 Every other line is like a mountain

"Mom, I've made everything clear, so you and uncle and aunt don't need to think about those trivial things. Send my cousin back home as soon as possible. Find a good family for her. I have something else to do, so I'll go back first." Rong Jin put down the teacup in his hand and stood up.

"You are already so busy every day. Today is a rare day off, so why don't you take a good rest and have lunch with your mother here?" Madam Han sat up straight.

"Mom, I still have to go out to practice archery. I've been busy with my studies lately, and I've fallen behind in riding and shooting." After saying that, without waiting for Madam Han to say anything else, he slightly bowed his body, turned around and walked out without even glancing at Han Qingge who was sitting opposite him.

Han Qingge's already tearful face became even uglier. She stood up and was about to chase after him, but she saw Zhenzhu had already stood up. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she stood in front of her, blocking her steps.

"Mom, I have something to do too, so I'll go back first. Mom, you should have a good rest." Zhenzhu bowed hastily to Madam Han, then turned around and chased after Rong Jin out.

Only the helpless Madam Han and the desperate Han Qingge were left.

"Brother, brother, wait for me." Zhenzhu was chasing after him breathlessly, "Don't run so fast, I blocked it for you, and he didn't catch up with you." Zhenzhu took credit for it.

Rong Jin looked back and slowed down his pace.

Pearl smiled flatteringly, "Brother, are you going out for a horse ride? Hey, can you take me with you?"

Rong Jin looked at Zhenzhu and asked, "Do you think mother would agree?"

"Hey, brother, I haven't been out riding for a long time. Will you take me with you? I can sneak out through the back door.

Big brother, I just helped you out, you can't just burn your bridges after crossing the river, just take me with you, if it doesn't work, I'll take a carriage and tell mom I'm just going shopping."

After looking at Rong Jin's expression, he leaned over to Rong Jin's ear and whispered, "If you don't take me out, then next time mother asks me to hold a banquet to invite young ladies from aristocratic families to the Marquis' Mansion, I won't notify you in advance."

In order to go out riding, Pearl did everything she could, including acting coquettishly and using threats.

"Okay, okay, go change your clothes quickly. I'll call Rong Jue, Rong Yu and the others to come with us. When we pass Qingyun Lane, take Xiao Yuan with us as well. We'll go to the 'Bo Le' horse farm in the northeast district to practice."

"Okay, I'll change my clothes right away. Brother, wait for me at the back door." Pearl ran away happily.

It was the beginning of a new decade. Hua Lei sent Xiao Yuan and Rong Jue to the carriage. Watching the carriage gradually go away, she turned around and went back to Qihuayuan.

A few days later, she received a notice from the Imperial College's cooking department. She was on the shortlist of six candidates. She was asked to prepare and send the food samples to the west small hall of the Imperial College's cooking department in three days. At that time, the six supply shops would send the food samples there for the Imperial College's judging panel to vote.

Hualei was very happy and immediately took Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu to Yuanying Manor. She arranged the staff according to the items listed on the menu.

The people who were responsible for picking these vegetables, who was responsible for picking other vegetables, who was responsible for washing them, and who was responsible for catching chickens and ducks had all been assigned.

But thinking about the message sent by Dianzhuan saying that there was no need to send the live pig, it was really not very convenient and I could just write a piece of paper instead.

I went back to my office, selected a piece of fine rice paper, cut it to the right size, and wrote the word "豚" (a Chinese character for pig) neatly. I was quite satisfied with the writing, but I always felt that something was missing.

Hua Lei held the brush and thought carefully for a while, then took a piece of rice paper and started to outline with a thin brush. After a while, the cartoon image of Peppa Pig appeared on the paper. Hua Lei looked left and right, and the painting was okay, but Peppa's face and nose were a little long, a bit like a donkey's face. The children in the previous life might accept it, but would the teacher in the Imperial College accept it?

After thinking for a while, she took another piece of rice paper and sketched for a while. The cartoon picture of Pig Man appeared vividly. Hualei looked up and down. Alas, the painting seemed a little deformed. Because there was no color matching on Pig Man's hat, the whole pig head looked a bit like a bull's head! Hualei was a little dissatisfied.

He put the two pictures aside, picked up another piece of rice paper, dipped it in ink, held his breath and concentrated. A quarter of an hour later, the classic cartoon character Zhu Bajie made a grand appearance, with big ears, a round belly, and stood there with his hands on his waist, looking very proud.

Well, Hualei nodded. That's right. I deliberately didn't draw Bajie's weapon - the rake, for fear that those teachers in the Imperial College who like to dig deep into the source of things would ask, "Why is this pig carrying an iron-toothed hoe? Can it hoe the ground?"

Then I won't be able to answer it. In order to avoid this kind of embarrassment, let's be patient and let Mr. Bajie put down his weapons and surrender.

Looking at Mr. Bajie with his hands on his hips, Hua Lei was very satisfied. She wrote the word "豚" (pork) neatly on the picture. Originally, Hua Lei had thought about using some cartoon fonts from her previous life to write, but thinking that she was facing the serious and upright teachers in the Imperial College, she decided not to take the risk.

After putting Mr. Pig with pictures and drawings aside, Hualei wondered if Mr. Pig would be too lonely with just this one, since he already had friends like chickens, ducks, and geese.

Although they lived in different communities in the village and were not familiar with each other, wasn't it a coincidence that they were traveling together? So let's express the brief joy of "fate brings us together despite the distance". In the previous life, the tour groups that got together temporarily also gave each other identical sun hats or something to express their feelings.

So, an hour later, the proud little rooster with his chest puffed out and his belly exposed, the irritable Donald Duck, and the silly and foolish big white goose came into being.

The protagonist in each picture is drawn as round and chubby, which is very cute, and fits well with Mr. Pig who is standing with his hands on his hips and looking very proud.

Hualei put down the brush in her hand with satisfaction and rubbed her wrist.

I looked at the items on the list and found that they were almost ready. No, should I write the name of each vegetable and put it on the side? Otherwise, what if the teachers in the Imperial College can't recognize them?

Although these teachers are all well-educated and have real talents and knowledge, there is no guarantee that they are involved in this aspect, right?

They mainly studied the Four Books and Five Classics, so they were not necessarily proficient in farming and growing vegetables. The learned teachers in the Imperial College and the specialized personnel in the Ministry of Agriculture were also very different.

So Hualei picked up the brush again.