Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 166: Rival? Friend?

166 Rival? Friend?

After returning to Qihua Courtyard, she changed into a loose dress, took a short rest, and went to Songhe Courtyard. Old Madam Pei was walking in the courtyard. Hualei stepped forward, gently supported one side of Old Madam Pei, and walked with her in the courtyard, while whispering to Old Madam Pei about Gui Jijiu giving her the registration form.

Mrs. Pei was really happy for Hua Lei after hearing this. She patted Hua Lei's hands and said with a smile, "This is a good thing. Prepare well. If you are selected, the output of the farm will have a good place to go." Hua Lei nodded.

The next day, after the girls' school was dismissed at noon, they had lunch and walked out of the school gate. They saw Brother Xile waiting at the gate with a mule cart. They got on the mule cart and headed straight for Yuanying Village.

Uncle Fu was afraid that he would be late and delay Hualei's work, so he rushed to Baihua Manor early this morning and brought the literate little brother Kong, the Zheng brothers and a few others to Yuanying Manor to help survey the planting conditions of each vegetable. He compiled the list according to Hualei's requirements.

As soon as Hualei arrived, he gave her the list. Hualei was very satisfied. She sat down at her desk with the list and looked through each item carefully.

I asked Brother Kong to sort the vegetables on the list according to the number of acres planted and the time of picking. The vegetables picked first and with more acres were placed at the front. Then I started grinding and copying.

Because Gui Jijiu had asked that the registration form should be written neatly, Hualei was very careful. When there were some unclear handwriting on the list, even when the number of acres was unclear, he would first ask Xiao Kongge and Fu Bo, and then copy it down after confirming that it was correct.

It took Hualei more than an hour to complete the registration form and two detailed lists of dishes. On the list of dishes, under the category of vegetables, Hualei wrote down every vegetable that was planted on more than one acre, and then indicated the time of picking and the number of acres planted. The vegetable column was filled up completely.

In the meat box, Hualei wrote down chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs, including the estimated time of delivery and the number of caged pigs. After thinking for a while, she also filled in a few fish at the end, but she only wrote the time of delivery as July of next year.

In other major categories, Hua Lei wrote down the things that came from the tofu shop. In order to have more dishes and make them look better, Hua Lei wrote down tofu, dried tofu, tofu pudding, and soy milk. Except for the bean curd sheets and yuba, which she would not have dared to write down if she had not had time, she wrote down everything she could think of.

Finally, after a look and some thought, he added chicken eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs, and of course wrote down the supply time until the end of December. If the peaches and pears in Baihua Village had not been picked, Hualei would have written peaches and pears without hesitation.

After all, what if the students of the Imperial College come for a portion of fruit after dinner? This is also a business opportunity. The fruit shops in the colleges and universities in the previous life were doing very well. If possible, Hualei also wants to make this money.

The fruit output in Baihua Village is not small. Last year, Hualei came up with the idea of ​​canning fruits because so many fresh peaches could not be sold. If the fruits could be sold directly, of course they would have sold them. Anyway, as long as they can make money, it doesn’t matter which one makes money, right?

If I win this time, I must remember to add peaches and pears when I write a dish next time, Hualei thought.

After looking over the menu again and making sure that there was nothing missing from the menu, Hua Lei put down the brush in her hand.

The menu was written in beautiful regular script, with clear and neat handwriting, and the spacing between characters was comfortable and the font was fresh and elegant, like a work of art. Even Brother Kong next to him gave him a thumbs up. Hua Lei herself was also very satisfied.

Looking at the time, it would be too late to rush back and send it to the Imperial College today, so he just let go of the situation and went straight back to the Marquis' Mansion.

The next afternoon, she personally delivered the registration form and menu to the Imperial College's chef. The registration was now complete, and she was just waiting for the Imperial College's notification, hoping to be included in the candidate list. Hua Lei thought so.

Two days later, it was Xiaoyuan's day off. After Hualei picked up Xiaoyuan, she went straight back to Qingyun Lane. Now, every time she had a day off, Hualei would take Xiaoyuan back to Qingyun Lane first, stay for one night, and come back after having dinner the next day, and then go to the Imperial College with Rongjue.

In the evening, after Hualei and her brother had dinner with Aunt Fu and the others and talked about the registration for the vegetable supply in the next two days, the brother and sister went up to the study on the second floor.

Because Hualei wanted to talk to Xiaoyuan, after the two sat down, Hualei asked Xiaoyuan about his experience in the Imperial College. She also told Xiaoyuan what Gui Jijiu said, and then explained her own barrel theory to Xiaoyuan in detail.

At the beginning, Xiao Yuan was still a little unconvinced. He felt that he was right to work hard to keep the first place in his studies. If he didn't, he wouldn't be able to get the first place in his studies, let alone the first place in archery. Then he would be no match for that annoying guy Bai Yunhai.

But when Xiao Yuan heard Hua Lei say that how much water a barrel can hold depends on the shortest plank, he was silent for a long time. After about a quarter of an hour, he finally raised his head and spoke to Hua Lei.

"I understand, sister. I will correct myself in the future. I will study hard and take care of my body. In the future, I should focus on physical exercise. One day, I will surpass that annoying guy in both academic performance and archery." There was a strong sense of disgust in her tone.

Hualei smiled, gently took Xiaoyuan's hand, and said softly, "Xiaoyuan, you have always been a very smart child. The chief priest also said that you are very smart, and the teacher also appreciates you. Your biggest problem now is that you like to dwell on trivial matters.

But many things have two sides, you have to learn to look at things from a different perspective, you hate that Bai Yunhai because he's always chasing after you, right?" Xiao Yuan nodded embarrassedly.

"Have you ever thought about this? He has been chasing you from behind, and you have been trying hard to run forward. You want to compete with him in academics, and you want to compete with him in archery. If there was no one chasing you from behind like this, would you be so eager?" Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and shook his head hesitantly.

"So, Xiaoyuan, he is your opponent, but from another perspective, he can also be your friend. Sometimes, opponents can help you improve faster than friends.

Your opponent is like a mirror, allowing you to see your own shortcomings. However, don't be ashamed. As long as we adjust the direction, use the right methods and improve ourselves, that will be enough.

Similarly, your opponent can also let you see his strengths, and then we learn from him and we ourselves will become better.