Ever since he and Li Qiao got married, he had been staying at home making snacks.
Seeing that Li Qiao could bring benefits to everyone, the villagers praised him again and again, so much so that he often forgot to only look at appearance. He and Li Qiao were not a good match at all.
That home was like a safe haven, blocking out almost all negative information for him.
But he can't stay in that home forever...
"The strange looks from others won't make us lose a piece of meat or lose money, so why should we care? If you care, then you are giving them face."
Tao Zhu: "..."
He raised his eyes and looked at Li Qiao.
This man's words of comfort were like hammers, hammering away his pain.
Yes, why should he care about those strange sights.
What he should care about is the person in front of him.
Looking at this man's eyes holding his figure in the sun, the corners of his mouth finally turned up: "If you want me to put on makeup, I'll put it on for you tonight."
"Okay!" Li Qiao also laughed, he was looking forward to it.
"You also have to soak your hands and feet with hot water, and then use a knife to scrape off the calluses. If you do this a few more times, the calluses should be completely gone." Tao Zhu added.
"That won't work." Hearing this, Li Qiao immediately shook his head.
"Um?"
"I just like rough ones. They feel more energetic when I touch them. If you remove the callus, it won't feel right."
Li Qiao lowered his voice as he spoke, leaned into his ear, and explained the beauty of roughness in detail.
Tao Zhu: "..."
He blushed and couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pinched Li Qiao: "You are talking like this again in broad daylight."
But the thoughts in my heart have changed.
Well, since this person likes it, I won’t go away for the time being.
Therefore, Li Qiao's coaxing made Tao Zhu's mood completely improve. When he returned home, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
The two of them didn't take a break, one started making snacks, and the other started braised duck necks and giblets.
Li Dashan doesn't know how to make meat floss, and the meat floss used by Qingtuan is freshly made on the same day. I spent the morning today, so I have to be more diligent in the afternoon.
However, in the evening, the couple really tried to learn how to put on makeup.
Regardless of whether it is Li Qiao or Tao Zhu, they are both novices in this matter, but fortunately they do not do anything complicated. They trim their eyebrows, apply lipstick, then apply osmanthus-flavored mutton oil, and put on today's I just bought new clothes, so that’s fine.
Tao Zhu has a good foundation, and with such a simple twist, Li Qiao really feels that Tao Zhu has become more beautiful, and his temperament is more like that of a domineering prince, handsome and noble.
Li Qiao was very satisfied: "Let's buy more clothes in the future, and you can show me how to wear them."
Tao Zhu: "..."
The man's eyes seemed to be on fire, making him unable to shake his head.
Besides, when he looked at himself in the mirror, he felt that he had become a little bit prettier.
It is indeed true that a person depends on his clothes.
This night was naturally another happy night.
The next day was another busy day.
Tao Zhu thought of himself in the mirror last night, full of energy. If he wanted to buy good-looking clothes, he would have to earn more money.
In addition, he also paid more attention when learning literacy from Li Qiao, because he heard Li Qiao say that he was full of poetry and calligraphy. If there were more things in his stomach, his temperament would naturally improve.
Just like Li Qiao.
No matter whether Li Qiao was standing in front of the stove, cooking and making snacks, or squatting by the river to kill fish with a knife, it would not affect his outstanding bookishness.
Tao Zhu likes Li Qiao like this very much, but the former Li Qiao did not have this temperament. The former Li Qiao stood out among the villagers and did not stand out at all.
At least Tao Zhu had no special impression of Li Qiao from the past.
Oh no, I have a special impression:
It's as good as a pottery tree.
This shows that one can improve one's own temperament through hard work, so if he has to work hard, he should be on par with Li Qiao.
Even if he will still be regarded as a man in the future, at least people will not think that he is unworthy when he and Li Qiao stand together.
Li Qiao always appreciates people who are willing to work hard to improve themselves, but this person has now become Tao Zhu. In addition to admiration, he feels sorry for him.
Tao Zhu doesn't have to work so hard.
That afternoon, Sha Qima and Tao Su were finished, and only the steaming green dumplings were left in the pot. Tao Zhu picked up the bench and sat under the shelf.
He grabbed a small wooden stick and practiced calligraphy on the ground.
Li Qiao came out of the shed and saw this scene. He couldn't help but move a small stool and sit on it.
"Brother Zhu, take your time. Aren't you tired from doing this?"
"Of course I'm not tired." Tao Zhu shook his head.
Where is this?
"You're not taking the imperial examination, so you don't have to work so hard." Li Qiao reached out and held down his hand that was holding Xiao Mugen.
"But you have to take the exam. If you become a scholar soon, then I have to be worthy of my status as a scholar's husband."
Tao Zhu is very serious.
"...You have too much confidence in me, right?"
Li Qiao couldn't laugh or cry.
Although he plans to take the imperial examination, the exams in this world are different from those in his previous life, and he is really not 100% sure.
"You are so smart, you will definitely pass the exam."
Tao Zhu said, turning around to look at the situation in the yard.
Li Dashan was not here and ran to find Zheng Qianqian.
Li Chuntao was sitting at the door collecting shoe soles and preparing to make shoes.
So, he leaned close to Li Qiao's ear and whispered: "You always have so many tricks when cooking and in bed, and are full of whimsical ideas. Then you must be the same in the imperial examination."
Li Qiao: "?"
How can these be compared together?
Is he shooting himself in the foot?
Looking at Tao Zhu's trusting eyes, he really couldn't laugh at the moment.
He wants to say that he can't.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
How can a man say no.
He is a man, he must do it.
So, he took a deep breath and said: "Next time I go to the county town, I will go to the bookstore to buy a few books. I will learn every opportunity like you."
"You don't have to be like this. I'm stupid and have poor foundation. You have a good brain. When we save some money in the future, you don't have to be as busy as you are now. It's not too late to study again."
Tao Zhu said immediately.
"...No, the imperial examination is not easy and should not be taken lightly. Besides, my foundation is not good either."
At the original level, there is no foundation at all.
But the ancient imperial examination was definitely more difficult than the college entrance examination in his previous life. He really couldn't take it lightly.
Tao Zhu heard this and was about to persuade him again. At this time, footsteps came from the door, and then Zhang Gui'e's voice with a smile sounded: "Chuntao, we are making shoes. Are Li Qiao and Brother Zhu here?"
"Brother Qiao and Brother Zhu are both at home. Auntie, what are you..."
Li Chuntao put the needle and thread in his hand on the bench and stood up.
"I'm here to deliver some corn to Brother Zhu."
Zhang Gui'e laughed again as she said this: "Originally, shopkeeper Wang said that if the corn in Wangyue Tower runs out, let Xiaowu bring us a message so that we can send the corn there."
"As a result, Zhuangzi couldn't stay idle, so he ran to Wangyuelou early this morning to see the sales situation of corn. The result was shocking. A rich man bought hundreds of corn juice and corn braised in one go, so The corn that was supposed to last until tomorrow is used up today.”
"Fortunately Zhuangzi went to check it out, otherwise shopkeeper Wang couldn't wait and would have bought other people's corn."
"No, after Zhuangzi came back, my family hurriedly broke off five hundred corns and sent them over. It was all thanks to Li Qiao, so I came to give some corn to Li Qiao and Brother Zhu."
Today is the fourth day that Zhang Gui'e's family has supplied goods to Wangyue Tower. Yesterday, Zhang Gui'e's family sent another 300 tender corns to Wangyue Tower.
In this way, her family only needs to send a hundred sticks tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow, it will be the turn of the villagers who drew number 2 to supply goods to Wangyue Tower.
But it involves his own copper plates, so Li Zhuangzi can't stay. Anyway, the farm work is not too busy now, so today Li Zhuangzi went to the county town specifically to see the corn business in Wangyuelou.
As a result, when I went there, I bumped into a big customer.
Naturally, Li Zhuangzi couldn't let shopkeeper Wang buy other people's corn. There were oxcarts from other villages in the direction of Sanliu Village in the county seat, so he simply spent two copper coins and hurried back in the oxcart, and then returned Five hundred stalks of tender corn were broken off, loaded on a cart, and sent to Wangyue Tower.
As a result, Zhang Gui'e's family sold 1,100 tender corns in just five days.
This is eleven hundred copper plates.
This income made Zhang Gui'e's family laugh so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes.
How could I have such money in the past? Now I not only make money, but also save countless efforts. Hey, I must thank Li Qiao.
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu also came to the door of the yard at this time. After listening to Zhang Gui'e's words, Li Qiao said: "Auntie, you have already given corn once, and this time Brother Zhu and I said we can't harvest it."
"Besides, if we accept it, then the folks who supply Wangyue Tower will definitely have to give it to us."
"It must be given away! Without you, there would be no business."
Zhang Gui'e said with a matter-of-fact expression.
