"I remember, this is what you hung in the yard before, but it was a yellowish and slightly transparent dried strip at that time." Zhang Caiping said.

Li Mumu smiled and nodded.

"I didn't expect it to be like this after cooking." She said, slurping, "So smooth, a little tough, a little chewy, the taste is very different from noodles."

"It's just that the rice is expensive, so the cost is a bit high." Li Mumu said.

"This can definitely be sold in the store, it's so delicious, the soup is very delicious, the meat slices are boiled in boiling water, and they are much more tender than boiled. There are more delicious mushrooms and fish slices in the soup." Wang Cuizhen drank another sip of the soup, "We clearly mark the prices, if you think it's expensive, just don't buy it. We have many good and cheap food in our store."

"I think so too." Li Mumu said.

Then, Li Mumu cut the chestnut steamed chicken, and the glutinous rice inside overflowed, with the chicken juice inside wrapped on the glutinous rice, crystal clear and thick.

"This chestnut steamed chicken is a good start for Baiyuan, which means great luck." Li Mumu said.

Li Mumu scooped a spoonful of glutinous rice for Gu Baiyuan to taste first.

Gu Baiyuan stuffed all the glutinous rice into his mouth, "So sticky!"

"This glutinous rice has the slight sweetness of red dates, and is wrapped in the fragrance of chicken juice, and it is oily." Gu Baiyuan's mouth was full of oil.

The others took a bite of glutinous rice and then ate the chicken.

The steamed chicken was tender and juicy, because the chicken juice also seeped into the glutinous rice, and nothing was wasted.

"This squirrel mandarin fish is the posture of a fish leaping over the dragon gate." Li Mumu said, "I wish Baiyuan to leap over the dragon gate."

"Thank you, Auntie San!" Gu Baiyuan was very happy. These dishes were not only auspicious, but also delicious, sour and sweet.

The next morning, the whole Gu family got up early before dawn to send Gu Baiyuan to the exam.

Especially Wang Cuizhen, who prepared all the things that Gu Baiyuan would use for the exam last night and counted them several times. She

got up early again today.

Before dawn, she lit a candle and counted them again.

After making sure that everything was fine and seeing that it was almost time, she called Gu Baiyuan up again.

Even Gu Baijin, the youngest who didn't have to take the exam, got up early to take Gu Baijin to the exam room.

Gu's home was not far from the exam room, so they didn't rent a carriage.

Gu Shangqing had inquired about it, and knew that there would be many carriages in front of the exam room, and it would be very crowded.

Since his home was not far away, he might as well just walk there.

Li Mumu cooked porridge for Gu Baiyuan, and specially made buns with a lighter taste.

This was to prevent Gu Baiyuan from being thirsty in the exam room, and being thirsty while answering questions but unable to drink water. He drank too much water during the break, and wanted to urinate while answering questions.

"This is the meat pie I made for you. Eat it at noon." Li Mumu said, "You can leave the examination room in the afternoon. I will give you a good rest in the evening when you come back."

Wang Cuizhen also made an insulation bag for the kettle, stuffed thick cotton wool in the cotton cloth, and tried to make the water cool down as slowly as possible.

Otherwise, it was cold at this time, and Gu Baiyuan's stomach would be frozen if he ate cold meat pie and drank cold water.

Everything was ready, and Gu Baiyuan finished his meal.

Everyone sent Gu Baiyuan to the entrance of the examination room together.

When they arrived, there was already a long line at the entrance of the examination room.

The candidates were queuing up one by one to be checked before entering. () ()

"Baiyuan, don't be nervous. As Master Guan said, we don't ask to pass the exam this time, we just come to gain some experience." Wang Cuizhen instructed.

"Okay." Gu Baiyuan nodded, waved goodbye to everyone, and went to line up to enter.

The Gu family had been watching from a distance.

Until Gu Baiyuan passed the inspection and entered, the family's heart was hanging again.

It was useless to wait outside, and they didn't know what was going on inside.

Everyone had to go home first.

Li Mumu didn't have the heart to take care of the restaurant and the errand shop.

Even though she knew she couldn't do anything and it was useless to wait at home, she still didn't have the heart to do anything else.

Wang Cuizhen was even more anxious, "Do you think Bai Yuan can do it in there? I see that although there are younger children, they are all older than him."

"What if the desk is too high for him?"

"What if he's hungry but it's not time to eat yet? Will it affect his performance?"

"Sister-in-law." Li Mumu held Wang Cuizhen's hand, "Although Bai Yuan is young, he has his own ideas when he speaks and does things. And when he was in Yong'an Village, we were busy and couldn't take care of him, but he could do a lot of things by himself."

"Bai Yuan is not a spoiled child, he can do it by himself." Li Mumu said.

"Yes, when he was in Yong'an Village before, he ran all over the village and even wanted to go into the mountains." Wang Cuizhen nodded, "When he was at home, he would help in the kitchen with Xiuxiu."

"Yes, so he can do a lot of things. He is much better than those young masters who have servants serving them since childhood." Li Mumu said, "Look at the queue, although those children are older than Bai Yuan, they are dressed exquisitely and luxuriously. Even the baskets and boxes when they are queuing are brought by servants."

"Our Bai Yuan brought everything by himself while queuing there." Li Mumu said, "On weekdays, after school, he cleans up the table by himself, and puts away his pens, ink, paper and inkstone. He also studies in his room."

"In the examination room, except for the different environment, the things you do are actually the same as at home." Li Mumu said, "Don't worry too much, sister-in-law."

"That's true now that you mention it." Wang Cuizhen nodded.

"The time for the provincial examination will be April. When the weather is warm, I will boil water and then wrap it in the kettle cover you made for me, sister-in-law, to keep it warm. By noon, the water will not be boiling hot, but it will definitely be hot enough." Li Mumu said, "At that time, I will fold the noodles into a square cake at home and fry it in the pan. This way the cake can be kept for a long time. Then I will fry some seasoning powder."

"Bai Yuan will soak the noodles in hot water at noon, and it will be like freshly cooked noodles." Li Mumu said with a smile, "In this way, Bai Yuan can also eat fresh and hot soup noodles, which is better than eating dry cakes."

"It's cold now. Even if it's boiling hot water in the morning, no matter how you wrap it with thick cotton wool, the water will be cold at noon. So I can only make meat patties for him, which are barely not so dry, and at least they are easier to eat."

"This... Bai Yuan, that kid, doesn't know if he can pass the exam this time, and you're thinking about the provincial examination in April." Wang Cuizhen said this, but her face was full of smiles.

Li Mumu said, "I didn't say it because I was worried that it would put pressure on Bai Yuan. But I am actually very confident that Bai Yuan will do well in this county exam. It may be difficult to get the first place, after all, Bai Yuan is only five years old. If we look at the other candidates, they are all older than Bai Yuan and have studied for many more years than him. But I am still very confident that he can pass the exam."