But the candidates around him were very jealous.

Because the exams were over, there were no many restrictions.

Although they could not walk around freely, they were not too restrained in talking.

Someone asked: "Who ate what? Why is it so fragrant?"

"Yes, what smells so fragrant?"

Smelling this smell, the rice distributed in the courtyard was not fragrant.

The person opposite Gu Baiyuan saw it and asked: "What are you eating?"

"It's the instant noodles prepared by my third aunt for me." Gu Baiyuan explained to others while waiting for the noodles to be soaked.

Fortunately, his third aunt brought him instant noodles, because the food distributed in the tribute courtyard was really too much to eat.

Each person was only given a steamed bun and a bowl of vegetables.

The bowl was boiled cabbage, without even a bit of oil, and a small handful of pickles were added on top of the cabbage.

Gu Baiyuan tasted a small bite of pickles, which were not very tasty, but in line with the principle of not wasting, he broke the steamed bun in half and sandwiched the pickles between the buns.

Gu Baiyuan shook his head and thought that he had changed.

When he was in Yong'an Village before, his family was poor. Let alone white flour steamed buns, they usually only ate coarse flour steamed bread.

It was only after Li Mumu took the family to do business that the family gradually got better.

It hasn't been long since then, and he can't eat these meals anymore.

It's really easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality!

In the past, even if it was just steamed buns and pickles, he would be very happy.

After all, this is a white flour steamed bun.

Gu Baiyuan took a bite of the steamed bun with pickles, sucked a mouthful of noodles, drank some noodle soup, and swallowed the steamed bun. The instant noodles

made by the third aunt are still delicious.

"Gululu... Gululu..."

In contrast, some people felt that the rice in their hands was not fragrant. After a few bites, they smelled the fragrance of Gu Baiyuan's instant noodles and their stomachs growled with greed.

Some candidates from well-off families also brought some food with them.

There were meat patties and dried meat, all of which were selected as much as possible within the range of what could be brought in.

However, Gu Baiyuan's noodles were still hot. They

were hot and had meat and vegetables on top.

Isn't it more fragrant than meat patties and dried meat?

Dried meat is dried and hard to chew!

"Isn't your meat hard to chew?" someone asked.

"It's not hard. My third aunt said it's easy to store after frying it. It will become soft and swollen after soaking it in water." Gu Baiyuan said as he picked up the meat to show the person opposite him, "Look, how soft and elastic it is."

"Gudong! Gudong!"

It was the sound of someone swallowing saliva greedily.

"I remember your family runs a Gu's snack shop?"

"Your third aunt is the Mrs. Gu who opened the BiDa errand shop, right?"

Gu Baiyuan nodded, "Yes."

"Then will this instant noodles be sold in the future?" someone asked immediately.

Gu Baiyuan said with a smile: "Yes! My third aunt said that it is cold here, and many people are traveling for business, so it is inconvenient to eat on the way. This can be eaten at any time when you are hungry on the way. Not only can it be eaten by soaking, but it can also be eaten dry, which is very crispy."

"When will it be sold?" The scholar was embarrassed to let Gu Baiyuan taste it for them now.

Gu Baiyuan said: "Because it is an exam, it is not safe to give you food. Although the instant noodles made by my third aunt for me are definitely fine, if anyone of you feels uncomfortable during the exam, I can't tell, so it is not convenient for you to taste it these days. But after the exam, I can save some for you to try." () ()

"You can try the dry one first. If you want to eat it by soaking, wait for my third aunt to take out the instant noodles to sell, and you can buy it back and soak it in boiling water to taste it." Gu Baiyuan said.

"As for when it will be sold, it should be soon, and it will be sold soon." Gu Baiyuan said.

"Then, can we go to your Gu's Snacks to buy them?" someone asked hurriedly.

Gu Baiyuan said, "Gu's Snacks and Bi Da Errands are both available. Don't worry, as long as my third aunt sells instant noodles, you will definitely know about it."

His third aunt will definitely promote it.

Everyone thought that the errand shop was also advertised to the whole city before it opened, so they nodded.

"That's true."

The chief examiner was having a meal in the room. Hearing the candidates chatting outside, he couldn't help but wonder: "In previous years, although there was no restriction during lunch, it was not so lively. Everyone ate their own food and didn't see anyone chatting. Why is it so lively today? What are they chatting about outside?"

"Maybe they are talking about knowledge and today's test questions?" A colleague guessed.

"What's there to talk about? As long as you study hard and memorize the scriptures today, how can you not answer them?" The chief examiner couldn't help but be curious and sent the official to see.

After a while, the official came back and said, "It was a candidate named Gu Baiyuan outside. He brought something called instant noodles that he made at home. The smell aroused the curiosity of other candidates, so they started chatting."

"Instant noodles? What is that?" The examiner asked in confusion.

The official told the examiner what he had found out.

"It's really interesting. I've never heard of such a thing. If it's really so convenient, it would be a good thing for businessmen." The examiner said.

But for them, it was nothing special.

The examiner also came from Beijing to serve as the examiner.

Along the way, they had post stations for them to rest and delicious meals.

Everything was arranged for them, so they never had to worry about resting and eating on the road.

So after hearing this, the examiner stopped thinking about it.

Four days passed in a blink of an eye, and Gu Baiyuan specially left a noodle cake and seasoning powder uneaten.

Li Mumu brought him a lot, but was afraid that he would get tired of it.

But compared with the meals provided in the academy, instant noodles are simply a delicacy.

Gu Baiyuan gritted his teeth and made great determination to leave a piece of bread with great difficulty.

He ate the food provided by the hospital at noon, but he couldn't eat it.

After the last exam, Gu Baiyuan packed up his things. The candidates around him were still thinking about what he said, that he would leave a piece of bread for them to try.

But they were too embarrassed to bring it up.

We are all scholars, how can we ask others for food?

It is really disrespectful.

Fortunately, Gu Baiyuan did not forget. After walking out of the compartment, he said to everyone: "I am really sorry that I only have one piece of bread left. If you don't mind, why don't you try it?"

Gu Baiyuan even considerately broke the bread into several pieces and mixed it with seasoning powder. "If you don't mind, you can try it."

"Then...then I won't be polite." One person cupped his hands and pinched a piece first.

When it entered the mouth, the crispy sound made the others greedy.

"It can really be eaten directly, so crispy. With this seasoning powder, it is very delicious." The man said in surprise, "It would be even better if it could be paired with a cup of tea at this time!"