Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 126 Instant Noodles

The old man and his family came back, changed their clothes and gathered in Furong Garden. Hongger was so hungry from waiting so long, but seeing how worried everyone was, he didn't dare to say anything. He was actually worried too, because the smell from the small kitchen made him feel very hungry. He once secretly ran to the kitchen to tear a piece of meat to eat, but was discovered by the sharp-eyed Hongdou, who stood in front of the big pot and wouldn't let him eat. She also argued that those older and younger people in the family hadn't eaten yet, so why should he eat first? It was the young lady's small kitchen and she had the final say.

Hong Ge'er gnashed his teeth in hatred, Hongdou, right? Wait until tomorrow morning at the martial arts training ground and see how he beats her.

Hongdou is not afraid. Uncle Song once said that only real fighting can improve martial arts, and only when you are hurt can your potential be stimulated. She is willing to fight the Second Young Master to the end.

The dinner was also very simple. There was just some mixed pig ears, a big bowl of walnut meat, and a bowl of fried pork intestines. The portions of these meat dishes were not big. There was also some stir-fried vegetables, some vinegar-fried lotus root slices made with the lotus root sent from the kitchen, and a big bowl of hot and sour soup. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

After dinner, the men went to the old man's study. Huang Ye followed him. After they sat down, no one spoke for a long time.

The little girl brought tea and everyone drank it. After a while, the old man said, "I guess that even if the emperor gets better this time, he will still abdicate. He has tried his best to be a good emperor during his years on the throne. The prince is already an adult, so he should have wanted to abdicate a long time ago."

"But, the imperial examination is coming soon. If the court is in turmoil..." Father Huang took over the conversation. Everyone knows that it is not a good thing for the court to be in turmoil during the imperial examination.

"There shouldn't be any major changes this year. The crown prince will continue to supervise the country and the crown prince will also supervise the imperial examinations. If he abdicates, it will be after the new year." Huang Ye continued.

"Also, my elder brother and I are candidates for this year's imperial examination. If we get a good ranking, we will become the new emperor's future disciples. This is an opportunity."

The old man nodded approvingly. The young are really promising. His granddaughter's analysis was very accurate.

"There is still a month left before the imperial examination. I want Xuan'er and the others to come back so that I can personally supervise their studies." The old man asked for everyone's opinions. He was an open-minded elder and would not act arbitrarily.

Huang Ye also heard that many candidates from Qingshan Academy who were going to take part in the imperial examinations would graduate early and go home to prepare for the exams as long as their families could hire a good teacher. She thought it was good for her elder brother and his family to come back, as there were two Jinshi (Jinshi) at home, so it should be no problem for her to guide them.

"I think it's feasible." Huang Dad also thought it was feasible. Huang Ye nodded and agreed. As for Hong Ge'er's opinion, no one asked him, and no one thought his opinion was important.

The matter was settled like this, and the next day the old man sent someone to the academy to explain clearly to the two children that it was up to them to decide whether to come back or not, and he was just making a suggestion.

Xuan Ge'er and Wansheng came back very quickly. They had agreed with the teacher of the academy that they did not complete the course but only came back to prepare for the exam. The teacher had high hopes for them and agreed without saying anything.

"Brother, this is the countdown for the imperial examination that I made for you. You must do your best." Huang Ye hung the self-made countdown book on the wall of the study in the front yard. The two Arabic numerals 26 were clearly written at the top.

Xuan Ge'er and Wansheng looked at each other. His sister was reminding him all the time. It seemed that even if he wanted to be lazy, he had to get past his sister.

"It will be fine once you pass the exam. The current situation is like a huge army trying to cross a single-plank bridge. This is to test your achievements after all these years of hard study. It's only going to last a few more days for your hard work." Huang Ye comforted them. This exam is like the college entrance examination in the previous life.

"Without going through the storm, how can you see the rainbow?" Huang Ye was giving them chicken soup again. Seeing that the two of them were full of energy and were writing articles, she withdrew. Just now, she thought of a problem. The imperial examination will last for nine days, and they will take care of their own food during this period. She had to do something for them.

It would be nice if there were instant noodles. Huang Ye thought, the exam was in winter, and although everyone was given a small stove to heat up the food they brought, everything was frozen hard, and even the best food had no taste. It was probably just to ensure that they would not starve to death. Instant noodles were different, as long as there was hot water, they would become a bowl of steaming hot noodles after soaking for a while. In the cold exam room, if I ate steaming hot instant noodles, I was sure that my thoughts would flow like a spring, and I would do better on the exam.

Huang Ye is a person of action. As long as she tries a few more times, she should be able to make it. Besides, she liked to eat it in her previous life, but she heard that eating too much was bad for the body, so she didn’t eat it every day. Now, she has plenty of time to figure it out slowly, and she is also greedy.

Huang Ye thought: When she gets back to the garden, she can test her instant noodles. But when she entered the garden, she saw Hongdou and Prince staring at each other, neither of them willing to give in.

Seeing Huang Ye coming back, Hongdou complained aggrievedly: "Miss, the prince wants to eat pig intestines." They don’t have enough to eat, why is this prince joining in the fun?

Huang Ye said: "Cut a small bowl for her, just a small bowl, don't give her more." The prince protested last night. Everyone else ate such delicious meat, but he was the only one eating raw meat. He was not happy. Forget it, I can only pamper my own eagle.

"He's an eagle, why should he eat pig intestines?" Red Bean watched with pain as Green Bean brought out pig intestines and placed them in front of the prince. The prince gurgled proudly a few times and began to eat attentively. It was indeed delicious. He discovered yesterday that the pig intestines were the fastest eaten of all the dishes.

In fact, Huang Ye was also quite confused. She believed that an eagle had a keen sense of smell, but it would be outrageous to say that it had a sense of taste. However, looking at the prince's appearance, it seemed that it could really taste something.

"Okay, don't be stingy, let's make instant noodles." Huang Ye said to Hongdou.