Chapter 54 It’s Over
After going out, they looked around again to make sure there was no danger around. Then they straightened their backs and went out of the gate one after another to get various food from Xia Mingyue's flatbed cart.

But everyone still looked panicked and sneaky.

Xia Mingyue laughed dumbly, "What are you guys doing?"

It's like a secret mission joint.

"Before, because of our joke, Master Shen saw us and punished us to copy books. When the news got out, it turned into a fight between the two of us. They went to Madam Xia's stall and bought a lot of rice dumplings. They came back to show off to everyone."

Zhang Mingyi explained helplessly, "This matter reached Master Dai's ears again, and he was furious. He strictly forbade us to make such a fuss and buy all kinds of food from outside to the county school. But we had already agreed with Madam Xia on today's food, and we couldn't break our promise, so we had to sneak back after the teachers left."

"The teachers are angry now, we don't want to offend them, so we won't buy food from Madam Xia for the next few days. We can let Madam Xia cook for us after the teachers calm down."

"When we are not busy with schoolwork, we still have to go to Madam Xia's Xia Ji to eat. Madam Xia must make more delicious food for us." Fan Pingyang added hurriedly.

"Okay." Xia Mingyue agreed with a smile.

No wonder this situation happened today, it turned out to be because of the scolding from the teacher.

Perhaps because of stuttering, these students were not focused on their studies all day, which made the teacher very angry and disappointed.

After becoming famous in modern times, Xia Mingyue returned to the culinary school as an honorary lecturer and taught some students.

As a teacher, the anger I feel when I see my students not making progress is like a volcano erupting, and it cannot be suppressed no matter what.

Xia Mingyue could understand the Master's feelings.

All the food was taken away by Zhang Mingyi and others, and Xia Mingyue and Zhao Dahu also pulled the flatbed cart and left the county school gate as quickly as possible.

After entering the gate of the county school, Zhang Mingyi and others began to distribute today's food according to the reserved list.

They handed over money with one hand and food with the other. There was no crowding, and everyone just received their food in an orderly manner according to the order.

Crispy meat patties, spicy and refreshing cold noodles, fragrant and soft bamboo tube rice dumplings...

With these delicious snacks, you can be more energetic when reading throughout the afternoon!

Everyone was immersed in this delicious lunch, but someone shouted, "Master Shen is back!"

!!!

It's over! It's over!

After a moment of shock, everyone's faces were filled with fear.

"Weren't Master Shen and Master Dai going to the teahouse to meet friends? Why did they come back suddenly?"

"You ask me, I'll ask who to go with!"

"You still care about this matter, why don't you run away quickly..."

In almost an instant, all the students dispersed, leaving behind only the food that had not been distributed, and the bewildered Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang.

"Hey, these people!" Fan Pingyang cursed.

How disloyal!

"Don't worry about it for now, just hide these first." Zhang Mingyi packed up his things quickly, "lest the teacher sees and punishes me again."

My wrist was sore from copying a book last time, and it hasn't recovered yet.

Upon hearing this, Fan Pingyang did not bother to say anything to those disloyal people, and hurriedly helped Zhang Mingyi wrap all the things in oil paper and placed them in the flower bed on the side.

Some green pines, green bamboos and some wintersweets are planted in the flower bed.

The green pines and bamboos grow so densely that if you don't look carefully, you can't see any clues.

The two of them had just hidden themselves when Shen Yongan walked in.

"Hello, Master Shen." The two of them greeted him hurriedly.

"What are you two doing here?" Shen Yongan looked at them. "We just had lunch in the canteen and walked around to digest the food," Zhang Mingyi replied.

Fan Pingyang immediately added, "Memorize the article we just learned this morning."

"Yeah." Shen Yongan didn't think too much about it. He was thinking about going back to get his money bag, so he just reminded him, "If you want to review your lessons, go back. If you stay here, it's inevitable that people will think too much."

"Yes, Master, you are absolutely right." Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang responded in unison and then left quickly.

Shen Yongan then went into the room, took the purse, and went out again.

When he reached the gate, he stopped.

"Master Shen." Old Li greeted him.

"Hmm." Shen Yongan raised his eyes, turned around and looked around, then sniffed hard, "Do you smell a scent?"

Old Li was so shocked that he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, I didn't smell anything, I didn't smell anything."

In order to get rid of suspicion, Old Li even walked towards the steps at the door after saying this, until he was completely outside the gate.

"Didn't you smell it?" Shen Yongan was puzzled.

He clearly smelled it...

Driven by curiosity, Shen Yongan followed the source of the smell and found neatly arranged oil paper packages under the green bamboo.

When you open it, both foods are presented in front of you.

Common meat patties and strange-looking food that looks like zongzi.

The most important thing is that this zongzi...

Shen Yongan pursed his lips again and again, reached out to wipe his eyes, and leaned forward to smell it again.

The familiar salty and fragrant smell, real chunks of meat, and bright brown color, this is definitely a meat dumpling!
Jinqiu County is located in the north. The Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings are mostly sweet rice dumplings with red bean paste or candied dates. There has never been a salty meat rice dumpling like the one in his hometown.

I never thought that I would see rice dumplings again today.

The memories of his hometown came to Shen Yongan's mind, and he was filled with emotion. He couldn't wait to put the rice dumpling in his hand into his mouth to see if it tasted the same as at home.

But this rice dumpling belongs to someone else.

Taking something without asking is considered stealing. As a scholar, he should never do such a thing.

Shen Yongan held the rice dumpling, trying to find its owner.

Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang were walking over cautiously, preparing to take back some food after Shen Yongan left. However, when they arrived at the door, they saw Shen Yongan holding a zongzi with a serious look on his face.

"Master Shen..." Zhang Mingyi and Fan Pingyang's faces turned pale.

It seems that a punishment is inevitable.

"Are these yours?" Shen Yongan asked.

The two people left and came back in a sneaky manner, so they couldn't deny it even if they wanted to.

The two of them didn't try to be clever and just admitted the truth, "Yes..."

That would be easy.

Shen Yongan breathed a sigh of relief and took out some money from his purse. "I'll buy this zongzi. Let me know how much it costs."

"Ten cents each..."

As soon as Zhang Mingyi opened his mouth, Fan Pingyang touched his arm and interrupted him, "Master, just take it. It seems a bit strange to talk about money or not."

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