Chapter 8 Bitter but sweet
Zhang Wangsheng covered his head.
He said with an unacceptable look:
"My cousin asked me to read. Third Master, you also asked me to read."
"But what's so good about reading and writing? It's not as comfortable as playing with sticks."
Third Master frowned and advised:
"You are the only child in your family, and you will inherit hundreds of families."
"It's no use trying to be tough as a member of a hundred households. You have to be literate and understand the art of war."
The little fool covered his forehead and said:
"Okay, okay, I'll start learning how to read from Mr. Third tomorrow!"
The third master nodded happily.
After Zhang Wangsheng gnawed the crab legs clean, he found that night had fallen.
He quickly stood up and said:
"Too bad it's so late, I have to be scolded by my cousin."
"I have to run back quickly."
Watching the little fool striding away.
Zhang Luo turned to Third Master and said:
"Third Master, I see there is an abandoned field to the east of the guardhouse that is unused."
"I want to cultivate it for him, okay?"
The third master looked at Zhang Luo in surprise.
Although he is tall and has long legs, he is still a student.
Therefore, the third master only planned to let Zhang Luo be the temple blessing for a short period of time.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Luo opened his mouth and planned to open up wasteland.
Third Master said:
"Young man, farming and opening up wasteland is not an easy task. Do you really want to do it?"
"I think I can give it a try."
Third Master said:
"According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, newly cultivated wasteland can be exempted from taxes for several years."
"If you really want to touch the barren fields over there, I'll help you talk to hundreds of households."
"As long as you actually grow something, Wei Li will give you three years of free farm rent."
"If you grow well, I'll give you five years free of charge."
Third Master took a sip of porridge and continued:
"As long as you don't miss your morning classes, the food grown in that field will be yours."
"Whenever you leave Zhenhai Guard, the Guard will give you some compensation, how about that?"
Zhang Luo nodded in agreement. This third master had no flaws in his work and was fair.
No wonder he has such a high status in the guardhouse.
Xiaozhu helped Zhang Luo collect the dishes and chopsticks.
Third Master held his cane and said again:
"I still have some cabbage seeds there, you can take some and plant them."
Zhang Luo knew that this was the third master's good intention.
He knew that these seeds were of vital importance to ordinary people.
But Zhang Luo wanted to try growing cauliflower and sweet potatoes in the fields.
He declined and said:
"I appreciate Third Master's kindness, but I want to grow some new food."
The third master did not force Zhang Luo to accept it.
He feels that young people think too much and just let Zhang Luo do whatever they want.
After cleaning up the dishes, I went back to the house to rest.
Zhang Luo was lying on the wooden bed in the wing room.
I feel soreness in my shoulders and waist.
Thinking that I had only worked for half a day today, I was so tired that I couldn't bear it.
I really don’t know how those people who drive to the sea every day survive.
This small pastoral life did not make Zhang Luo feel happy at all.
By the second morning.
Zhang Luo felt that his waist was still aching.
Holding his right hand on his waist, Zhang Luo slowly walked out of bed.
He took out half a cauliflower from his schoolbag and walked into the kitchen.
[The kitchen location has been discovered and cooking skills have been unlocked. Do you want to receive knowledge? 】
"Great, take it, take it."
[Cooking skills have been learned, current lv1, experience 0/10]
Some basic cooking knowledge passed into Zhang Luo's mind.
Such as the use of kitchen stoves, the size of fire and other simple things.
In "The Destiny of Ten Thousand Lives", each character will not change qualitatively until level 10.
The previous ones are all low-level usages.
After reaching level 10, the knowledge received is enough to turn Zhang Luo into a little expert.
Zhang Luo picked up an iron knife and carefully cut the cauliflower into pieces.
Zhang Luo was originally reluctant to eat these raw cauliflower.
But he plans to mass-produce cauliflower and sweet potatoes in Zhenhaiwei.
So I made it first for Sanye and Xiaozhu to see if it tasted like it.
Zhang Luo threw the chopped cauliflower into the pot.
Then add water and millet.
Getting ready to make a pot of cauliflower porridge.
Because the kitchen can make more than just porridge.
There's really nothing else that can be done.
After a while, the pot began to make a boiling sound.
The white gas with the fragrance of cauliflower comes out.
Zhang Luo thought of the system prompt in his mind.
[Complete the cooking task, cooking lv increased to 2, experience 0/20]
Zhang Luo put the lid on the pot and looked at the sun outside the house that had fully risen.
The crowing of roosters began to sound one after another.
A new day has begun.
Zhang Luo guessed that it was time for morning classes.
Leave the kitchen and walk towards the temple.
Zhang Xiaozhu was already sitting with his little head on his head.
Zhang Luo sat down next to Xiao Zhu.
Watching the third master open the ancient book again and start giving lectures.
"Divination is one of the most important things in our temple."
"Divination is for seeing, and divination is a magical tool."
"As big as a country or as small as a village, when encountering major events, they will do some divination beforehand."
"When hundreds of households from our guard station go to sea, we will also try divination to calculate the bad luck."
"We use the traditional Yong cup from southern Fujian to make the artifact."
"Come and pray for peace from Mother Mazu."
"Now let me talk about the process of divination."
Third Master talks without stopping.
Zhang Luo listened fascinated.
Zhang Xiaozhu on the side was not so good.
I can't remember many things.
In the middle, the third master even gave me a lesson with a cane.
Zhang Xiaozhu was at a loss.
After the morning class ended, Zhang Xiaozhu breathed a sigh of relief.
The system sound rang in Zhang Luo's mind
[Complete the religious mission, the religion lv is increased to 4, and the experience is 5/40]
[Complete the historical mission, ancient history lv increased to 2, experience 0/20]
I didn't expect to be able to gain experience for two skills at once.
Zhang Luo stood up in a happy mood.
He helped the third master towards the kitchen.
The porridge in the pot has been lost.
The strong smell of cauliflower made Zhang Xiaozhu sniff her nose and say:
"This breath is so special!"
Zhang Luo helped the third master sit down and said:
"I found some wild vegetables yesterday not far from the guardhouse."
"I used to eat this kind of food a lot."
Zhang Luo filled a bowl for Third Master and then said:
"If you think it tastes good, I will grow this vegetable in my field."
Third Master looked at the cauliflower porridge in front of him and said:
"That's the field you cultivated. You can grow whatever you want."
Zhang Xiaozhu couldn't help but serve herself a bowl, preparing for a full meal.
"What is it? It smells a little good!"
A familiar childish voice came from outside the kitchen.
The little idiot strode in and threw away the bamboo pole in his hand.
I sat down on the stool and smelled the cauliflower porridge.
"Third Master, you try it first."
Looking at the cauliflower filled with flowers in the bowl, Zhang Wangsheng asked:
"What kind of dish is this?"
"It's wild vegetables that senior brother dug outside the guardhouse."
"Wild vegetables? Strange, I often wander around the guardhouse, why haven't I seen them?"
Zhang Luo served another bowl to the little fool without responding to him.
Then he directly invited everyone to taste it.
Zhang Xiaozhu's stomach was already growling with hunger.
She picked up a piece of cauliflower and put it in her mouth.
After eating for a while, Zhang Wangsheng retched and spit out the cauliflower.
Several people stopped their chopsticks and looked at her.
Zhang Wangsheng opened his eyes wide, jumped up suddenly, pointed at Zhang Luo and said:
"You spy, what kind of wild vegetables did you use? They are both bitter and sweet."
"I just said why I haven't seen it before. It turns out to be poison!"
Zhang Luo pushed down Zhang Wangsheng's body with one hand.
Zhang Xiaozhu quickly explained for Zhang Luo:
"It's probably not poison, it's just the taste of this dish."
The third master put down his crutches, blew on the hot porridge and said:
"What kind of poison? Let me try it."
The crispy cauliflower was chewed quickly in Sanye's mouth.
After swallowing the cauliflower, the third master grunted and struck the cane.
“Bitter yet sweet, not bad!”
This chapter has been completed!