strictlysupreme Chapter 303 Potatoes
Chapter 303 Potatoes
County Magistrate Xiao didn't know that there was a big surprise waiting for her.
Lin Jiaojiao led them to the cafeteria, and they smelled the fragrance of food as soon as they passed through the corridor.
"It smells so good. I've always heard that the food at Lin Dong's house is very good. It looks like we're in for a treat today."
Teacher Yang sniffed the aroma coming over. It was almost time for lunch, and she thought they were going to eat in the inner room.
Lin Jiaojiao smiled and said nothing after hearing this. She led them to a lobby room with a plaque on it that read "Jingya Canteen". There was nothing else in the room except tables and chairs.
"This is the cafeteria, where the teachers and students eat. However, students who live nearby go home to eat, and those who live far away bring their own dry food. Only three students whose homes are far away eat here. The kitchen is at the back, so I won't bring the adults in to see it."
The food expenses can be said to be very cheap. The prices were pushed down to the point where they could not be any lower. Breakfast was one cent, lunch was two cents, and dinner was two cents, a total of five cents a day, but still no one came to eat.
Although she really wanted to ensure that all the children had enough food, she couldn't provide it for free. If she did, it would be a mess and it might attract students from all over the surrounding areas to study there, which would make other school owners hate her.
However, she set up a lot of meal ticket rewards in the event rewards. Except for the scholarship which was given directly in cash, the other rewards were various daily necessities, study supplies and the like. After all, they would be reluctant to spend the money, and might even have to hand it over to their mother and father. It would be better to give them something substantial directly.
When County Magistrate Xiao and Instructor Yang walked in, they found a wooden sign hanging on the wall on the left, and the content written on it was clear at a glance.
This is the meal situation for the past three days.
Teacher Yang looked at them, shook his head and smacked his lips as he asked, "Mr. Lin, your meals are so good every day? The cost must be high, right? No wonder so few students come to eat here."
Lin Jiaojiao was too embarrassed to say anything after hearing this. She touched her nose and said awkwardly, "Not much. Three meals cost only five cents."
Teacher Yang thought he had misheard and turned to look at her in disbelief.
"What??"
Even County Magistrate Xiao who was standing next to him glanced over.
The head of the village was very proud. "It's only five cents for three meals a day. Our Jiao Jie'er has pushed the price down to the lowest level so that these children can have food. It can be said that she doesn't make any profit and even loses money. Alas, there are very few people like Jiao Jie'er who care about the whole village. She built roads and schools, and solved the problem of most jobs in our village. Jiao Jie'er is the pride of our Linjia Village!"
Lin Jiaojiao lowered her head in shame. She was not as noble as the headman said. She built the road just to facilitate the transportation of goods, and built the school for her future children. Even the farm work stations just needed labor.
The three of them thought she was shy, so County Magistrate Xiao raised his left hand and patted her shoulders twice.
"Don't be embarrassed, Mr. Lin. What you have done is something that ordinary people cannot do. You are very righteous. Xiao admires you very much."
It's not that these things are difficult, it's just that no one does them.
"Yes, Mr. Lin is righteous, and Yang admires him!"
Lin Jiaojiao raised her head and said modestly, "You are all praising me. This is what I should do. The fact that our Linjia Village can get better and better is not just due to me, but the result of everyone's joint efforts."
After she finished speaking, she saw that the head of the village was almost in tears, so she quickly changed the subject.
"It's getting late. If you don't mind, please come to my humble abode for dinner. The new food grown in the farm garden has ripened today. My wife has prepared a delicious meal and invites you to come and enjoy it."
"New food? Looks like we came at the wrong time. I'm really sorry to bother you, Mr.
"It's no trouble, please, sir."
Lin Jiaojiao gestured for invitation, and County Magistrate Xiao smiled and nodded, stepped out of the threshold, and the group walked out of the school.
A carriage was waiting at the school gate, but when County Magistrate Xiao saw that Lin Jiaojiao's home was not far ahead, he did not take the carriage there, but instead walked along the lake to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.
"Ms. Lin, you have built better than anyone else in town. If you were older, I would have thought you were in town. You are really young and promising. You are worthy of being the adopted daughter of Prefect Jiang. You are capable."
At that time, everyone was talking about this matter, wondering why Magistrate Jiang adopted a peasant girl as his adopted daughter. Later, they speculated whether she was the daughter of Magistrate Su Tong, but there has been no news so far. Everyone just thought that Magistrate Jiang wanted her nephew to marry in a legitimate way.
Later I learned that she even grew extra food. I saw her in the vegetable garden once and she also ate some. Except for dried moss, other vegetables were not easy to store. Even the strawberries needed careful care and planting.
It was not her turn to report the dried moss before Prefect Jiang had already presented it.
Moreover, these things can only be eaten as dishes and cannot solve the problem of food and clothing for poor families.
But after hearing what Lin Jiaojiao said today, she seems to have a chance with this new food.
Lin Jiaojiao immediately said in a low-key manner: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. This house was bought by everyone. I'm just a mover."
"Hey, young man, don't underestimate yourself."
The group arrived at the gate of the Lin residence. Father Lin and others were already waiting at the door after Lan Jiu's notification.
Father Lin went up to greet them: "My Lord, you are here, come in quickly."
County Magistrate Xiao nodded: "Excuse me."
Then he walked up the stairs first and walked inside, followed by a group of people behind him. However, when Lin's father and the others saw them off to the hanging flower gate, they stopped and watched them walk to the innermost hall. Only after they entered the house did they walk to the kitchen.
Lin Jiaojiao walked to the main door of the hall and made a gesture of invitation, and County Magistrate Xiao then stepped over the threshold and went in.
At a glance, I saw the delicious food on the round table in the middle of the room. It seemed that it had just been served and was still steaming.
"It smells so good! I thought we were in for a treat today."
County Magistrate Xiao listened to Instructor Yang's words and nodded in agreement. He sat in the seat of honor as arranged by Lin Jiaojiao.
Because there were only four of them, they didn't sit too close together. There was just enough space for one person in each seat, and the village head didn't expect that he could have a meal with them today.
Magistrate Xiao looked at the delicious food in front of him, smiled and raised his eyes to signal Lin Jiaojiao to introduce it. After all, except for the meat, she couldn't tell what the other dishes were. She guessed that these were newly grown foods.
Lin Jiaojiao began to introduce: "This time the new food is potatoes, which are similar to sweet potatoes in terms of planting, shape and yield."
As soon as she finished saying this, County Magistrate Xiao stood up excitedly, but when he realized he was being rude, he quickly apologized and sat down again.
She continued, "Potatoes taste better than sweet potatoes. They can be used as a staple food or as a stir-fry. Every dish on the table today uses potatoes."
After saying that, he stood up and pointed at the dishes and began to introduce them.
"This is pork ribs stewed with tomatoes and potatoes. Next to it are two plates of spicy and sour shredded potatoes. These two plates are roasted chicken with potatoes. There is also a candied potato. Of course, there is no potato in this bowl of soup. It is tomato egg drop soup. Finally, the rice in our bowl is rice with crispy potatoes."
After introducing herself, she sat down and smiled at everyone, "I won't introduce the taste, you will know after you eat it. Please, everyone."