This praise reached the back kitchen, and the cook was overjoyed. She excitedly ran to the front to thank Ye Zhenzhen, and said that she would devote herself to studying delicious food in the future and invite her to taste it in the future.
It's rare to have people with similar interests, so Ye Zhenzhen naturally won't dampen her enthusiasm. She promised that she would come over to taste new dishes when the canteen had new dishes in the future. The cook was even more happy. In the envious eyes of her companions, she held her head high.
The ground left.
After finishing lunch with the children, Ye Zhenzhen headed back home.
The next day, she had to go back to the academy to mark the papers, so Ye Zhenzhen took advantage of the afternoon to explain tomorrow's matters in advance and deal with them, and went to the academy with the children the next day.
The students haven't finished the exam yet, but the teachers' marking has already begun.
After sending the examiners and others into the examination room, Ye Zhenzhen went to the master's check-in room. The masters who did not need to invigilate the exam in the morning were all gathered here. When they saw her coming in, they all greeted her in a friendly way.
Ye Zhenzhen responded one by one. Master Chai was mixing the paste beside her. She walked over and said, "Master Chai, this is a paste to hide your name. I'm here to help you."
Compared with other frail masters, Master Chai, who was born in the military, is tall and burly. He is usually responsible for the students' archery courses and morning exercises, and plays a "military duty" in the academy.
It seems that there is such a tradition in ancient and modern academies. Some hard work and chores are contracted by the "physical education teacher". This is also the case at Luming Academy. Wherever work needs to be done, Chai Fuzi is always indispensable.
Everyone is used to it, even Chai Fuzi, so even if others are chatting and he is stirring the paste alone, he doesn't feel anything is wrong.
Therefore, Ye Zhenzhen took the initiative to help. Master Chai was both surprised and a little touched. He quickly waved his hand and refused: "No, no, these are just menial jobs. I have a lot of strength and it is very easy to do these things. Mr. Ye, you
Just go to the side and have a rest first, you’ll be fine soon.”
To prove what he said, he stirred vigorously again, and the paste in the barrel slid with it. The texture was viscous without clumping, and he was almost done.
Even though it was easy to stir the paste, stirring such a viscous liquid still required some effort. Ye Zhenzhen weighed her own inability and finally did not force it.
The masters who were chatting nearby were a little embarrassed when they saw this scene. One of the masters named Yang came over and said, "Lao Chai, let me help you."
Before Master Chai could refuse, he took a stick from the side and started stirring.
With Master Yang's help, the paste was quickly mixed. Everyone had no time to chat at the moment. They shuffled the test papers collected yesterday and used paste and waste paper to cover the students' names. Although
Favoritism cannot be absolutely avoided, but it is better than not having a name at all.
Chief Dai Shan came back from inspecting the examination room. After checking that the examination papers were correct, he let the order enter the marking process.
As the Master of Xumi Painting, Ye Zhenzhen is responsible for the evaluation of Xumi Painting in the entire academy. She only needs to evaluate students' paintings as A, B, and C. Although the number is huge, it is not a difficult task.
But it was much harder for other teachers who corrected Confucian classics. These questions were more complicated than later college entrance examination papers, and they consumed more energy. Even if several teachers were correcting at the same time, they could not keep up with Ye Zhenzhen's speed.