After saying that, he looked at Li Chuntao: "Chuntao, are you willing to read and write? If you are willing, I will teach you."
"...Do you still have my share?" Li Chuntao, who was eating steamed buns, was dumbfounded when he heard this.
She is a girl, can she read and write?
"As long as you are willing to learn, then you have your share. Although we can't pass the imperial examination, our family is doing business now and needs to keep accounts every day. It is definitely better to know a few words than to be blind."
When Li Chuntao heard this, she recalled the busy scene of Li Dashan and her not touching the ground when Li Qiao and Tao Zhu both went out, but Li Dashan still had to weigh the villagers, calculate money and keep accounts, so she nodded without hesitation.
"Okay, I'll learn."
In the past, it made no difference to her whether she was literate or not.
But it's different now.
If she is literate and can read and write, she can help Li Qiao and Tao Zhu a lot.
"As long as you are willing to learn, I will teach you how to write your name after making the snacks this afternoon." Tao Zhu said with a smile.
Calculated this way, it means spending one share of money to learn the characters of four people.
Suddenly it was much cheaper.
"Yeah!" Li Chuntao nodded heavily.
Li Qiao: "..."
Fine.
It is better to know a few words than to be illiterate.
In the afternoon, after the snacks were made, Tao Zhu really picked up the small wooden stick and began to teach Li Chuntao how to read.
Li Dashan also flipped through his account book and drew the names of the villagers written on the ground with a small wooden stick.
Li Qiao went back to his house. The new desk he bought today was placed in front of the window of his and Tao Zhu's bedroom. Sitting in front of the brand new desk, he opened four books.
There were no punctuation marks at this time, so when he read, he had to complete sentences by himself.
Fortunately, the original person has some basic skills. Otherwise, if it is written in traditional Chinese and has no punctuation marks, he would definitely have a big headache.
After browsing briefly, among these four books, "University" has the least number of words, only a few thin pages.
So Li Qiao put aside the remaining three books and put "The University" in front of him.
To prevent distraction, he closed the window and started reading.
When I read the first sentence, he was a little impetuous.
But he didn't get distracted. He frowned and read word by word.
Li Qiao never thought he was very smart. Although he was admitted to one of the top three universities in the country in his previous life, it was mostly due to his own hard work.
His childhood experience as an orphan made him understand that he could not rely on anyone but himself, so he had no choice but to work hard.
Now, although it was a different time and space, sitting at his desk, the state of mind that he had in his previous life, where he had no choice but to fight, quickly enveloped him.
The impetuousness disappeared and he devoted himself wholeheartedly.
When he came back to his senses, the room was already dark.
After autumn, it gets dark early.
Very light and very familiar footsteps came from the yard. The footsteps entered the main room and headed towards the bedroom.
But when I arrived at the bedroom door, the footsteps disappeared.
No one knocked on the door.
"Brother Zhu, come in." He said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, the door was pushed open a crack, and Tao Zhu's head poked in. He blamed himself: "Did I disturb you?"
"No, I should have rested."
Li Qiao stretched as he spoke. He hadn't sat down for such a long time. Now his shoulders were a little sore and his butt hurt a little.
Seeing this, Tao Zhu immediately opened the door and walked in: "I'll give you a squeeze."
"Both Dashan and Chuntao have gone home, and dinner has been prepared. There has been no movement on your side. I saw that it was getting dark, so I thought of coming over and asking you if you wanted to light the oil lamp."
With these words, he stood behind the chair, put his knuckled hands on Li Qiao's shoulders, and began to massage Li Qiao.
The two of them had played massage games several times, and he knew what force to use at this time.
The pain in his shoulders disappeared little by little under Tao Zhu's rubbing. Li Qiao's eyes were half-squinted and he leaned back in a relaxed chair: "Even dinner is ready. Reading is really addictive."
"...Have you been studying just now?" Tao Zhu was a little surprised.
"Yes. What's wrong?"
"You...are you a little stressed?" Tao Zhu frowned.
It has been more than an hour since Li Qiao entered the house.
During this period, Li Qiao did not move.
In the past, this had never happened before. As long as he and Li Qiao were at home, no matter what they were doing, Li Qiao would always chat with him. Even if he was in the kitchen and Li Qiao was in the shed, Li Qiao would always talk to him. I run to the kitchen every quarter of an hour.
Therefore, when he came in just now, it was not only because it was dark and the room needed a light, but also because he was in great shock and confusion.
In fact, he just wondered if Li Qiao was asleep...
But who knew that Li Qiao not only didn't sleep, but also read seriously for an hour?
He knew how difficult it was to read and read, so he flipped through four books out of curiosity at noon. Each one was like a heavenly book. But Li Qiao could sit still and read such a difficult book for an hour because he Did it put pressure on Li Qiao?
Thinking of this, he didn't wait for Li Qiao's answer and immediately said: "You don't have to work so hard. Even if you fail to pass the imperial examination, it doesn't matter."
"It's very good now. There is no shortage of food and drink. We are also getting along well with the villagers."
Li Qiao didn't understand Tao Zhu's brain circuit for a while, but there was indeed pressure.
"Everyone who takes the imperial examination is under pressure, but since you choose this path, you must want to pass it, otherwise it will be a waste of time and money."
"If you want to pass the exam, you have to work hard. Just like when I pushed a trolley to sell fish in the county, I also have to work hard in my studies, so that I can pass the exam."
"What I mean is... I'm sure you can pass the exam. Does my attitude put pressure on you?"
Tao Zhu stopped, bent down and looked down at him, with remorse on his pretty face.
"This..." Li Qiao finally understood what Tao Zhu meant. He couldn't help laughing, and then stretched out his big hands to wrap around Tao Zhu's slender waist, gesturing for him to sit on his lap.
When Tao Zhu really sat down on his lap, he first leaned over and kissed Tao Zhu's pursed lips, and then shook his head: "You didn't put any pressure on me. I wanted to pass the exam myself."
"Really?" Tao Zhu put his hands around his neck, a little unbelieving, and still had remorse on his face.
"Of course it's true. As you think, all the money has been spent. You must pass the exam, otherwise the money will be wasted."
"It's nothing but nothing. It's not like we can't afford the money. Regardless of whether you can be admitted as a scholar or not, you will be great here."
Tao Zhu said with a very serious expression.
But before Li Qiao could speak, he lowered his eyes, and unconsciously rubbed circles on Li Qiao's Adam's apple with his right hand, saying in a low voice: "Actually, if you don't pass the exam, then we can stay in the village forever. The villagers think we It’s a perfect match, we don’t lack anything, how wonderful.”
Sanliu Village is his paradise, and he is willing to stay here for the rest of his life.
But Li Qiao is a man, how could he be willing to stay in this small village all his life.
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes again and returned to his previous seriousness: "Although I don't expect my husband to become a successful man, if you are ambitious, then I will support you to fight for it."
"I just don't want you to be stressed because of me, and I don't want you to be blocked from moving forward."
Although the future of the imperial examination that this person described to him made him confused and afraid, as long as it was this person, he was willing to do his best to keep up with him.
Li Qiao never expected that Tao Zhu would say such words, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a few seconds.
When I came back to my senses, my heart felt warm.
Tao Zhu really didn't hold anything back in front of him. He said whatever he thought, and his sincerity towards him was more sincere than the truth.
He grabbed Tao Zhu's hand that was touching his Adam's apple, hugged Tao Zhu's waist tightly with the other hand, and then stood up from the chair.
Tao Zhu: "!"
He was startled, his eyes widened, and his whole body subconsciously clung to Li Qiao.
Li Qiao hugged him and walked towards the bed: "You don't put pressure on me, you are my motivation. Although Sanliu Village is good, I want to take you out to see it."
Originally, he thought it would be good if his husband heated the kang.
He has superpowers, and if he practices his superpowers well, he will be able to protect his little family.
But the small landowner and shopkeeper Zhao who competed with the Zheng family made him understand that fists alone are not enough, but also an identity.
So he wanted to take the imperial examination.
And of course, there are pottery bamboos.
The more they got along with him, the more he realized that it would be a pity if Tao Zhu stayed in this small Sanliu Village all his life.
Tao Zhu is willing to make progress, so he wants to take Tao Zhu to see the world.
Going out for a walk with Tao Zhu is not called wandering, but a honeymoon trip.
As a result, Tao Zhu soon realized that he really did not put pressure on Li Qiao. Listening to Li Qiao's description of the outside world, for the first time, the expectations in his heart overcame his confusion and anxiety.
He wanted to visit the birthplace of Qingtuan and bacon and sausage.
On the second day, Tao Zhu worked harder. He wanted to make more snacks so that Li Qiao could have more time to study.
He discussed with Li Qiao and wanted Li Chuntao to master core technologies like Li Dashan.
Li Chuntao used to do preliminary work, such as cooking beans, grinding glutinous rice flour, making wheat starch, etc.
Li Chuntao does these tasks very quickly and the finished product is good. She also knows how to avoid suspicion and never inquires about how to make dim sum. In this case, you can teach her how to make dim sum.
Li Qiao had no objection to this.
He couldn't find fault with Li Chuntao. Compared with Li Dashan's short-mindedness, Li Chuntao was steady and reliable.
So, when the person who drew number 3 supplied goods to Wangyue Tower, Li Chuntao's salary rose to Li Dashan's figure, and both of them started making snacks.
With Li Chuntao's participation, the number of snacks Li Qiao provided to Wangyue Tower every day did not increase, so Li Qiao was finally able to get away from the heavy workload of making snacks.
An autumn rain fell and the weather became much colder.
