Back at the dormitory, Zhao Rong promptly snuffed out Fan Yushu's attempt to mooch a meal and sent him back to the courtyard.
Zhao Rong returned to East Fence Small House and found that Jia Tengying hadn't come back yet. It seemed he'd taken some dry food with him in the morning and wasn't coming back for lunch, probably hiding somewhere to study for the upcoming exams.
But that's normal; this guy's always been a study king.
So Zhao Rong decisively went to the field and stole two cucumbers, freshly grown, and ran to the kitchen to cook, adding a dish for lunch...
With his stomach protesting from hunger, Zhao Rong didn't want to fuss too much. He grabbed a knife and sliced the dough to make a big pot of knife-cut noodles. The noodles were thick in the middle and thin at the edges, resembling willow leaves, and were incredibly chewy. He poured a big spoonful of sauce over them, resulting in a sizzling sound as the aroma filled the kitchen...
