He was asking a young man, but he thought he was a man and was wearing ragged clothes, so he thought he was trying to strike up a conversation, so he scolded him severely.
He was young at the time, and it was the first time he encountered that kind of situation. He was completely stunned and could only stand and be scolded.
An aunt who was passing by saw the faint mole between his eyebrows and stepped forward to help him out.
It turned out that the shop was not recruiting people to do needlework, but was holding an embroidery competition, and the prizes for the competition were written on the small board.
Of course he would no longer be so foolish as to ask others rashly, but occasionally when he thought of that scene, he would always think that it would be great if he could read.
At least he would have some confidence when going to a strange place again in the future.
Therefore, now that Li Qiao was willing to teach him how to read, he took it 100% seriously.
He studied seriously, but Li Qiao only read it a few times before pulling him to lie down on the bed: "You can learn this when you are free. We are not in a hurry. I am tired, so you can take a lunch break with me."
"...How about I lie down with you, you sleep, and I take the account book and continue recording?" Tao Zhu was a little reluctant to leave.
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Now it was Li Qiao's turn to open his eyes wide. Why, his charm couldn't be compared to words?
"I just feel that the opportunity to become literate is rare." Tao Zhu explained.
"I am your man now. If you want to learn, you can learn every day." Li Qiao also seriously advised: "I think it's time for you to rest."
Last night was the second night of their wedding. He and Tao Zhu couldn't hold it back and spent an hour on the bed.
But today Tao Zhu got up earlier than him because Tao Zhu had to make breakfast for him. After he had breakfast and went to the county town, Tao Zhu started to do other things, making shaqima and twists, carrying water, and cleaning the yard.
I guess he will be back soon and has made lunch.
He is a superpower and can work all day long, but Tao Zhu is not a superpower.
"You've been busy since midnight, it's time to take a break."
"It's nothing, it's not tiring at all compared to farming."
Although he said this, the corners of Tao Zhu's mouth turned up. Forget it, this man was right. Now that they are married, if he wants to be literate, he can learn to read every day.
He put down the account book and was about to lie down, but Li Qiao stretched out his arms to hug him.
"Go to sleep. When you wake up, you can work and learn to read."
"Yeah." He closed his eyes and smelled the same soapy scent on this person as on his own. He smiled secretly. It was great to get married.
While Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were busy making money, on the other side, Zhuang Fengshou went to the county town to retrieve the first batch of scythes.
These scythes were quickly made into wheat sickles, and Li Qiao also specially made one for Zhang Xiuhua. He would try his best to fulfill what he promised.
After this batch of wheat sickles was put into the intense wheat harvest, Li Qiao's reputation became much better.
Although Li Qiao repeatedly emphasized that he got the wheat sickle from a book, the villagers automatically ignored his words. They only knew that he was the one who made the wheat sickle and greeted him warmly when they saw him.
Even when Tao Zhu went to fetch water from the well, he received many times more greetings and smiles than before.
As their popularity improved, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu's moods also improved.
Of course, there are also people who influence their mood.
For example, Mrs. Tao came over and asked Tao Zhu for money to treat Tao Shu and Lai Dongmei.
Tao Shu's nose was broken, the wound on his forehead never fully healed, Lai Dongmei's arm was broken, all of which required medicine and money.
Moreover, no one harvested her wheat!
In the past, Tao Zhu did all the work in the Tao family's fields. Now that Tao Zhu is married, she no longer harvests wheat, so her wheat is left to dry in the field!
How is this possible!
Her family didn't have much food in the first place, so they all relied on this batch of wheat. Now that the wheat is growing in the fields, how can her family of four eat?
Of course Tao Zhu refused Mrs. Tao's request.
Li Qiao only promised to treat Old Man Tao's leg. After all, Old Man Tao was his biological father, but who was Tao Shu?
Even if the King of Heaven comes, there is no reason for Li Qiao to treat Tao Shu.
Moreover, Li Qiao himself also owed a lot of debt.
As for going to the fields to harvest wheat, don't even think about it. I searched around these eight villages and found out which married man went to his parents' house to work every day?
He didn't want to be forced to go home by Li Qiao, so he didn't want to work for the Tao family.
As for the question of eating, if Old Man Tao and Mrs. Tao are hungry, you can come to him and have a meal of four vegetables and wild vegetable soup to keep you satisfied.
But there is no excess.
Don't even think about taking it back for Tao Shu and Lai Dongmei to eat.
If you dare to take one away, he won't provide food for the next meal, let alone vegetables mixed with grains, he won't even make pure wild vegetable soup!
Tao Zhu's words made Mrs. Tao so angry that she burst into tears and scolded Tao Zhu for being unfilial. She also called the villagers over, hoping that they would know that Tao Zhu was a white-eyed wolf.
Mrs. Tao behaved miserably to the villagers, and Tao Zhu's eyes were red silently. It was not easy for him. The Tao family threw away all his things and treated him like an old scalper. Even after he got married, they still chased him. Working for the Tao family, which married man would be so miserable?
Moreover, his husband, Li Qiao, was in debt and his family had no land. He and Li Qiao had just gotten married. If he moved the things Li Qiao had earned with difficulty to the Tao family, the Li family would definitely not agree!
It was not easy for both sides to cry. The villagers watched the excitement, and most of them were on Tao Zhu's side.
Li Qiao only married Tao Zhu, not the entire Tao family. There is no reason in the world to rely on Li Qiao like this.
Mrs. Tao couldn't get any benefits, so she could only return in anger.
Li Qiao came back from the county town in the afternoon and learned about this from the villagers. After returning home, he immediately praised Tao Zhu for a job well done!
Soon the day came when the malt was ready, and Li Liang Wang Guihua came to learn how to make maltose.
Wash the malt, chop it, and stir it with the steamed glutinous rice. Finally, put the stirred malt glutinous rice in a warm place to ferment for three hours.
Now that the weather is hot, it can be fermented directly on the stove.
Soon at night, when the fermentation is completed, wrap the fermented malt glutinous rice in a clean linen cloth, and then squeeze it out to squeeze out the water inside.
This water is sugar water.
Pour this water into the pot, boil it over high heat first, and then simmer over low heat until bubbles form in the pot.
The juice in the pot will soon turn yellow, and if you continue to boil it, the liquid maltose will be ready.
"Is this maltose?"
Li Liang, Wang Guihua and Tao Zhu all stared at the iron pot in surprise.
"Yes, this is maltose. After it cools down a bit, you can pull the sugar into white form and then cut it into small pieces. That's the maltose we eat every day."
Li Qiao nodded.
Starting from today, he finally no longer has to be taken advantage of and can save a lot of money!
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Chapter 29 How much money do you earn every day? none of your business!
After the maltose temperature drops a little, Li Qiao starts to pull out the sugar.
This is strenuous work. While pulling, he said to Li Liang and Wang Guihua: "This work is very strenuous. If you pull for a long time, you will suffer from back pain."
But Li Liang was disdainful: "That's it?"
Farming is not much harder than pulling sugar.
"You get out of the way, I'll come."
"I'll try too."
Wang Guihua also wants to get started.
When the two of them tried it themselves, they both laughed at each other. Comparison only makes the difference. Compared with farming, this is nothing but hard work.
Not to mention the two of them, even Li Xiaoshan can do it.
"Starting today, your elder brother and I will make maltose. This time, you and Brother Zhu will not interfere in the whole process. Let us try it alone." Wang Guihua said to Li Qiao.
She has four children at home, and she is afraid that the children will have uncontrollable mouths, so she temporarily places the place where she makes maltose at Li Qiao's house.
When she and Li Liang can make maltose independently, they will renovate her house and free up a special room for making maltose.
"Okay." Li Qiao agreed.
Seeing Tao Zhu standing nearby and eager to try pulling sugar, he also let Tao Zhu try it, while he himself used the syrup to shape a few chubby little ducks that were as long as one finger.
He left one duckling behind, and asked Li Liang and Wang Guihua to take the rest back for Li Xiaolan and the others to eat.
This is maltose made by oneself, and the cost is low, so Li Liang and Wang Guihua left without being polite, carrying a few little ducks.
"You just gave it to Xiaolan and the others, why did you leave one for me?" Tao Zhu asked, looking at the lifelike little duck on the chopping board.
"Because I wanted to give it to you and thought you would like it."
Li Qiao replied while cleaning up the kitchen.
It was the expected answer, but Tao Zhu was still very happy. Yes, he liked it very much. Whether it was such a large piece of maltose or the chubby shape, he liked it very much.
"Next time I'll make a little duck for you too."
"Pinch a tiger, the tiger is majestic."
"But where is your majesty?" Tao Zhu's eyes stopped on Li Qiao, looking from head to toe. This man is a scholar. Compared with other men of the same age in the village, his figure is a little thin and not strong enough. He is not at all like a tiger. take.
"Am I not majestic in bed?" Li Qiao asked.
Tao Zhu: "..."
Some images inappropriate for children came to his mind, which made him a little embarrassed, but he nodded gently: "Okay, next time I will give you a tiger."
"Then you go and wash up now, I'll clean up the kitchen before we go."
