Under the instruction of his second granduncle, Li Yi had the final say in everything related to the school.
This made Li Yi very satisfied. To some extent, the old man was very open-minded …
Therefore, whether he would have two days of classes or two days off, it all depended on his mood.
The purpose of the school in Willow Leaf Village was to prevent these naughty children from running around in the village, so that the adults, or to be exact, the old man, would not be annoyed. Rather than saying that Li Yi was a teacher, he was more like a nanny.
At best, he was a capricious nanny.
Today, he willfully gave the naughty children a day off. As for the reason … Was there a need for a reason for a holiday?
However, although there was another day to rest, Li Yi was not in a good mood.
In the past, although Li Yi's family was not rich, he did not live a hard life. After he came to this world, even if he cooked in different ways every day, it would be difficult for a talented scholar to cook without rice. Every day, he would either have porridge or noodles. After a long time, no one would be able to stand it.
In this respect, Li Yi felt that he was not even as good as the three women.
Even Xiao Huan and the others did not say anything. They ate happily every day. It was a little too delicate for a man to complain about this and that.
"Alas …"
Li Yi let out a long sigh. He missed the days when he was raised by his mother like a pig at home. Food always came to him, and he didn't need to cook for himself. After he came here, he was busy in the kitchen every day. Even his cooking skills, which had been neglected for a long time, improved at a rocket-like speed.
He had been missing for so long. He did not know how sad his mother would be, and his group of friends — Every time he thought of this, Li Yi began to feel gloomy.
"Xiaohu, Xiaohu, little bastard, where did you go? Come back for dinner!"
Next door, his second aunt, Mrs. Wu, called her son for dinner again. In the village, Liu Xiaohu was the most naughty. In addition, he was much stronger than the other naughty children, so he was the king of the children in Willow Leaf Village.
"Auntie, Brother Hu said that we don't have to wait for him when it's time to eat. He's going to the other side of the mountain to rescue a monkey that's trapped under the mountain." Hearing Madam Wu yelling at the top of her lungs, a mischievous child who was playing on a mound nearby raised his head. His nose was foaming as he pointed at a mountain in the distance that vaguely resembled a palm and said loudly, "Madam Wu!
When Madam Wu heard this, her expression immediately changed.
He hurriedly locked the door and ran in the direction the brat had pointed.
Li Yi was stunned at the door. The women of the Willow Leaf Village were really tough. Even the Second Aunt, who had a round body, could burst out with such a speed …
"Hello, Mister!"
The brat looked up and saw Li Yi standing at the door. He immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.
In front of Li Yi, these naughty children had always been well-behaved.
Li Yi waved his hand, and the naughty children ran away. Although Li Yi was very approachable in class, he was still a teacher. The naughty children were still a little afraid of him.
Li Yi raised his head and looked at the mountain in the distance. Two days ago, Liu Xiaohu and a few naughty children hid in a corner and discussed going to the Wuzhi Mountain to rescue a monkey … It turned out that they were talking about this.
Looking at Second Aunt Wu's attitude, he was afraid that he couldn't save the monkey, so he had to think of a way to save himself first.
A fat hen walked in front of him, which made Li Yi start to miss the bowl of mushroom chicken noodles that he had not long ago.
Suddenly, as if he realized something, Li Yi turned his head and looked in the direction where Madam Wu left. He seemed to be thinking about something.
Liu Xiaohu was not here, and neither was Madam Wu …
Mm, I've decided, I'll have an extra meal tonight!
It was still at the familiar creek behind the village. Li Yi took out a pair of scissors that he had already prepared from a cloth bag. He skillfully killed the chicken, plucked its feathers, cut open its stomach, and cleaned up some of the useless innards …
After finishing all of his work, he suddenly felt something and turned his head to look. He saw a delicate figure standing on a large rock not far behind him with her arms crossed. She was looking at him with a teasing expression.
Li Yi's expression froze, and the scissors in his hand fell to the ground.
"What a coincidence …" He greeted her awkwardly.
It was obviously not something to be proud of to be caught stealing chickens.
Especially when the person who saw him was his nominal sister-in-law. No matter how thick Li Yi's skin was, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed at this moment.
Liu Ruyi glanced at Li Yi indifferently, but didn't say anything. With a light tap of her toes, she floated down the large rock, and her figure quickly disappeared from Li Yi's sight.
Seeing her figure disappear, Li Yi let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.
It seemed that this always cool sister-in-law had no intention of snitching. After thinking about it carefully, she was also one of the people who split the loot last time. There was no reason for her to harm others without benefiting herself …
With this thought, Li Yi also relaxed. He skillfully wrapped up the chicken and walked in the direction of the village.
When he reached the door, in the courtyard next door, Liu Xiaohu was crying miserably. Madam Wu was probably really angry this time and planned to teach Liu Xiaohu an unforgettable lesson. The brat's pitiful cries lasted for twice as long as before.
"What a sin …"
Li Yi shook his head and walked into his courtyard.
Xiao Huan sat at the entrance of the kitchen in a daze. Ever since Li Yi didn't allow her to go into the kitchen, she had nothing to do at mealtime. Hearing footsteps at the door, she suddenly looked up and saw her son-in-law walking in with a familiar cloth bag. She stood up in surprise and said, "Son-In-Law, you found a pheasant again!"
Compared to modern times, people's diet was still very simple. Most of it was steaming and boiling. After eating too much bland food, Li Yi really missed the taste of stir-frying.
But at this time, vegetable oil was still very rare. At least in the village, there was no such thing that only the rich could enjoy. As for stir-frying vegetables with lard, if one got high blood pressure or high blood fat, there was no cure in this place.
Moreover, this was something that Li Yi couldn't accept psychologically.
A bowl of plain shredded chicken noodles, without many side dishes, could still be eaten with relish.
The only thing that affected people's mood was that when they were eating, Madam Wu once again stood in front of their door with her hands on her hips. She turned on her shrew mode and cursed the thief who stole her hen with incomparably vicious words.
Currently, what Xiao Huan admired the most was Li Yi's culinary skills. Of course, every time he went out for a walk, he would be lucky enough to find a fat pheasant. Recently, when Li Yi was cooking, the young maidservant would often watch from the side and fantasize about when her culinary skills would become as good as her son-in-law's.
Not only his culinary skills, but the son-in-law's luck was also very good!
Every time he went out for a walk, he could find a pheasant. Unlike Second Aunt, who couldn't even keep an eye on her own chickens …
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Li Yi keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the stronghold seemed to have changed over the past few days.
Liu Ruyi, who had always been a loner, began to gather with some of the young girls in the village who were the same age as him. Xiao Huan, who usually didn't go far, also began to go in and out frequently. He didn't know what she was busy with.
When Li Yi finally couldn't help but ask the question in his heart, the young maidservant raised her head and revealed two shallow dimples. She smiled and said, "Have you forgotten, son-in-law? In a few days, it will be the Qiao Festival!"
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