Chapter 46 Old Yang: I desperately want to improve.
Chapter 46 Old Yang: I desperately want to improve.
The pig-slaughtering feast was held right in the pig-slaughtering shed. About forty boys, who had inexhaustible energy except for going to school, were so proud of that spring water that they insisted on setting up tables inside the shed, completely regarding the earth-shaking steam as a fairyland.
Old Yang: "A bunch of rebellious disciples..."
The hustle and bustle belonged to others; he only felt their noise, along with the protests of his aching left shinbone and his chronically worn-out lower back from frequent use.
Lu Ying, Lu Sui, and several villagers who had come to help sat at the same table with him: "Teacher Yang, what are you muttering about? Mom, this is my colleague, my senior colleague, and my great-grandfather's homeroom teacher!"
"Oh..."
"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing..." Old Yang glanced curiously at the table full of Paul Frank masks: "Excuse me, what's going on here...?"
Man Hui took off her mask: "Yan Yan gave it to me. There's a lot of smoke when I'm cooking. Um, Yan Yan got frostbite a few days ago, so it's not convenient for her to take it off."
"The blizzard a few days ago?" Old Yang nodded, indicating understanding. "It came from the south, right? But actually, it has nothing to do with north or south. Sometimes frostbite happens in an instant. I got frostbite once when I was a child, and it still occasionally flares up if I'm not careful..."
"Mmm..." Bo Caiyan, with her large mouth like a monkey, ate her food in a strange posture, seemingly elegant and shy, but actually eating quite quickly: "It's so cold here, but it's really beautiful, the scenery is great, and the people are even better!"
"Where did Sister Liu go? Is she at another table?" No one at the table was drinking, and the people weren't familiar with each other, so it wasn't very lively. As they chatted casually, Old Yang couldn't help but look at Lu Ying, whom he usually didn't dare approach: "Teacher Lu, this must be your sister, right? They look so alike!"
Lu Ying hummed in agreement: "Is it about tutoring? Lu Sui met with Shan Heman, sis?"
Lu Sui said, "Shan is actually very smart, but her English foundation is too weak. Fortunately, she has a good vocabulary. I heard that her grades in other subjects are quite good. I'd like to know which school she came from, so I'll avoid her for now."
Old Yang thought to himself, "No wonder Lu Ying has such a temper." He chuckled and said, "Then I'll leave it to Teacher Lu. This child's family isn't well-off, but she's very talented. It would be a real pity if one or two subjects affected her entire life. At least I myself couldn't get past that thought. We teachers, isn't our job to teach and nurture people?"
Lu Ying retorted, "You can't even get past the hurdle of improving yourself, can you?"
"..."
The moment they started, those brats were already rushing over to force him to drink. Old Yang was horrified. He had come uninvited and shamelessly because he was afraid something would happen. He was even planning to escort these little devils down the mountain later. If they wanted him to drink, Master Yang would rather pay for the two pigs himself.
The dishes on the table were hearty and unpretentious, starting with a huge bowl of meat with bones, two kinds of stews (one with pickled cabbage, the other with dried cabbage and radish), plump blood sausage, trembling steamed pig's blood, hand-torn liver, deboned meat, pig's head meat, steamed pork hock, stir-fried pork intestines, hand-shredded pig's heart, garlic-flavored pork belly, three-shredded and double-crispy, a platter of tongue and offal, cold pig's ears, braised pork hock and braised pig's trotters, sweet and sour pork, and fried pork tenderloin. The dishes included braised pork belly with hazelnuts and vermicelli, braised chicken with red mushrooms, braised goose with potatoes, braised mixed fish, fried ribbonfish, tiger salad, candied sweet potatoes, baked cucumber with salted egg yolk, home-style cold dishes, frozen cabbage and various dipping sauces, Yanchuan river crabs, and all kinds of seafood that Zhou Zijin brought up by the boxful. The most exquisite dish was the spring pancakes, which were colorful and dazzling. The most outrageous dish was the durian pizza and the stinky tofu, stinky mandarin fish, and spicy sauce pizza that Zhou Zijin and Zhu Gaizhi brought, which they baked themselves.
"You know what, you really have to say..." Ran Qingfeng had gotten quite used to this pizza couple: "This stuff is actually pretty addictive, give me another slice!"
Shu Le's head was buzzing from the terrifying bioweapon, her eyes vacant and cloudy: "Brother, are you finished eating, Feng-ge? Can we take this thing away first, let me catch my breath..."
Shu Weixi pointed at the three vicious dogs beside her: "You, go sit at the same table as the dogs!"
"Uh..." Compared to pizza, the dog was clearly more intimidating. Shule swallowed hard. "This big guy is heavier than me. I'd better sit here; I can't compete with it!"
Click~
Shen Lan glanced at him, then casually chopped a pork leg bone in his mouth and lay down on a clean stone slab to enjoy it.
"Gulp..."
"Wow, it seems to understand!"
"This dog is awesome! I bet five cents it could rip Lezi's skull off with one slap!"
"Ha, with a physique like Deep Blue's, even a full meal could take two punches from Tyson!"
"I'd believe you if you said it could take two punches from Taro, but it looks taller than me standing up when it's crouching!"
"Don't be fooled by the fact that some people may seem like third-class disabled individuals; they might actually be incredibly capable and resilient!"
"Damn, you're really vicious!"
"I know Lezi has a stubborn head, but it's not as tough as a bone marrow. What's the difference between Lezi and those fattening pigs in the pig farm who never leave their enclosures? These wild boars travel dozens of miles a day, living alongside wild beasts; their bone density is top-notch!"
"Grass..."
"How's the food?" Lu Chi, wearing an apron and carrying a huge covered tray, crawled in from outside the greenhouse. "Come on, come on, there's a treat for the kids!"
Danyangzi said, "Lao Lu! Even Yingbao has been plied with drinks once, everyone's just waiting for you to raise the glass!"
"What 'rewarding the food' nonsense..." The group's desire to force-feed drinks was already written all over their faces: "Come here! Sit! The head seat! Please take the seat of honor!"
Yuan Ziqing sniffed, picked up the thick, black tube that had already lost one battery, and slapped it against Lu Chi's face with Ding Cheng: "It smells like beef, it smells so good, Lu Chi? Lu Chi!"
Lu Chi rolled over to a large tree stump, stood firmly, placed the tray on it, and opened it. Inside were two pieces of meat, each several tens of centimeters long and as thick as a bowl, along with a sharp knife: "I heated up the pit earlier and roasted a beef chuck. It's ready now, here's the bowl!"
Zhou Zijin slammed her wine glass on the table, displaying her performative personality: "I... don't eat beef!"
"Eat if you want, or get lost!" Amidst the boisterous laughter, Lu Chi swiftly sliced the meat, beef shanks becoming steaks, steaks becoming beef cubes, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with a hint of pink, large slabs of juice and fat seeping out, rising and falling with the swaying of the tray: "It's basically well-done, I remember a lot of classmates can't eat it when it's colored, eat it while it's hot!"
Liu Lan stretched her hand out in front of Lu Chi: "Lu Chi is awesome! All cooked is awesome!"
Yuan Ziqing, holding a bowl, stretched it into the camera's view: "Me! I want the part around the rib!"
"What? Master Yuan doesn't seem to be a local! Why is he using such petit-bourgeois jargon?"
"Oh no! We've been tricked by capitalists!"
"This whole strip of chuck, from top to bottom, consists of chuck, ribeye, sirloin, and T-bone. It's all this stuff. Lao Lu is a seasoned foodie~"
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