In fact, it's very simple. Bai You said that he was at odds with Bai Jiaoyu, and also with Bai Jiaoyu's step-husband, his stepfather.
He was a widower who had returned to his parents' family, and he was at odds with the entire Bai family. The entire Bai family wanted to marry him off.
This time, he didn't want to marry high.
Besides, he was a widower and couldn't marry even if he wanted to. Even if he wanted to fill a house with better conditions than his, he would be looking for a young girl and a boy who had never been married before. How could he be chosen?
In this small Pingcheng, he had too few choices.
In addition, he had suffered a lot of grievances in his late husband's family, and he was really afraid of those families who only listened to his parents' words and ordered his husband to be bossed around. So that day when he learned that Li Dazhong could actually resist his parents, he immediately had a good impression of Li Dazhong. .
Later, there were rumors about him and Li Dazhong in the county. He was angry and angry, but the matter would eventually be resolved, so he asked someone to quietly come to Sanliu Village to inquire about Li Dazhong's character.
After inquiring about it, he admired Li Dazhong even more.
So he wanted to really get married to Li Dazhong.
"These are what he said himself. I don't know if they are true or not, but he threatened his life at that time. I was afraid that something would happen to him and the Bai family would blame him, so I had no choice but to agree."
Li Dazhong sighed.
But also a little embarrassed.
He's not boasting, that's what Baiyou said. Baiyou does appreciate him...
"It's actually like this." Li Qiao suddenly realized.
If Baiyou's words were true, then he could understand Baiyou's choice.
Having tasted the pain of being a mama's boy, you will indeed appreciate a man like Li Dazhong.
In this era, it is rare for Li Dazhong to resist Li Dao and Zhao Erniu "regardless of filial piety".
"Brother Dazhong, since you agreed, let's prepare for the marriage."
Li Qiao smiled and said, "This is a great event. If you need anything from me, just ask."
"No, no, no, I won't bother you. My family has to build a house first. You can concentrate on the exam!"
Li Dazhong quickly shook his head and said that he would urge Li Qiao and Tao Zhu to go back. He was really embarrassed that Li Qiao had to delay his studies and make a special trip because of his troubles.
"Since Mr. Bai asked to build the house, you should communicate with him more and see what kind of layout and design he likes."
"You can invite him to come and see my house. My house is very comfortable to live in."
Li Qiao said.
"This..." Li Dazhong felt a little moved when he heard this. He took other people's money to build a house, and he really had to follow their wishes.
"When you pass the county examination, I will invite him to come to the village."
"good."
Li Qiao smiled and nodded.
Right now, his county examination is indeed the main focus.
Today was the third day of February, and it was just a few days before the county examination. The county examination would be held for five days in a row. He and Tao Zhu would definitely have to live in the county seat by then.
In order to adapt to life in the county town as soon as possible, and because he wanted to communicate with Zhuang Wen before the exam, he and Tao Zhu had to go to the county town in advance.
In this way, there is no time or energy to pay attention to Baiyou's affairs.
After returning home, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu began to pack their luggage. They were going to the county town tomorrow.
During their absence, Li Shu, Li Dashan, and Li Gu all lived in the new house.
After arranging things at home, on the morning of the next day, Li Qiao, Tao Zhu, and Huang Youming drove an ox cart to the county seat under the eager gaze of everyone.
Huang Youming is Li Qiao's personal tutor and has to live in the county town these days.
By the time they were settled, it was already dark, and the three of them did not go out again.
The next day, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu first went shopping, and then went to Zhuang Wen's house with Huang Youming to ask Zhuang Wen to explain to him the confusion in the book.
In the next few days, Li Qiao concentrated on reading. If he didn't understand something, he would ask Huang Youming and Zhuang Wen.
During this period, he and two other scholars who were friends with him met twice. On the day of the exam, the three of them had to enter the examination room together.
Of these two scholars, one is named Meng Yue. Although her name sounds like a little girl, she is actually a strong man who is half a head taller than Li Qiao.
Meng Yue's family background is similar to that of his original family. It is not easy for him to study, so he works very hard, and his personality is just like his appearance, he is very generous.
One is named Xu Ying. Unlike Meng Yue, Xu Ying's family is a merchant, but he is already the fourth generation, so he can take the imperial examination.
Xu Ying came from a wealthy family and was a relative of Shen Xuezheng, but he was modest and polite, whether he was facing Meng Yue, who came from a poor family, or Li Qiao, who had just received a commendation from the Holy Emperor.
Meng Yue and Xu Ying were both good-natured and hard-working, and Li Qiao got along quite happily with them.
February 12th soon arrived.
The county examination has begun.
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The author has something to say:
In the chapter where Baiyou first appeared, the conflict between Li Dazhong and Han Xiaoyan was foreshadowed at the time~ But since he is a supporting role, he won't have too many scenes, so don't worry!
Chapter 74 County Examination The whole chapter is an exam
At three o'clock in the morning, Tao Zhu got up from the warm bed and made breakfast.
Because Li Qiao had to stay in the examination room all day, he had to make Li Qiao's lunch.
What he makes is quite light, including noodle soup, scallion egg pancakes, shepherd's purse egg pancakes, radish and pork stuffed buns, each with only a little bit of oil.
There are also steamed buns that Li Qiao needs to bring into the examination room.
In order to prevent candidates from bringing cheat sheets, someone will search their bodies before entering the examination room, and even their food will be searched, so Tao Zhu only prepared steamed buns for Li Qiao.
In fact, he wanted to prepare scallion pancakes, but Li Qiao said that if scallion pancakes were cold and hard and dry, they were not as good as steamed buns, so he steamed the steamed buns.
At five o'clock, Li Qiao, Tao Zhu, and Huang Youming left home and headed to the examination room.
There is a special examination room for the county examination. Just behind the county government office is a large courtyard, which people call the examination shed.
The examination shed in Pingcheng was built by the previous dynasty, and the county government office in Pingcheng is also dilapidated. It faces south and faces north. The north gate is the main entrance, called "Dragon Gate".
When Li Qiao and the other three arrived at the examination shed, many people had gathered at the door.
In addition to the candidates, there are also the candidates' families. The imperial examination is a big event, and many candidates are accompanied by their families, just like Li Qiao and Tao Zhu.
It was still dark, so he could only distinguish the people around him by the light of the lantern at the entrance of the examination shed. Li Qiao was about to look for Meng Yue and Xu Ying when a shout suddenly came from behind him: "Brother Li!"
Li Qiao heard the sound and looked behind him, only to see Meng Yue standing more than two meters away from him, waving to him with her big white teeth bared.
Li Qiao also laughed and pulled Tao Zhu towards Meng Yue.
The village where Meng Yue's family is located is relatively remote, and it takes a whole day to walk to the county town. Meng Yue doesn't want to put his family through trouble, so now he is alone and there is no one else around to take the exam.
As soon as he greeted Meng Yue, Li Qiao saw Xu Ying, and Shen Hua was standing next to Xu Ying.
The three of them talked for a few words, and Zhuang Wen also arrived.
Zhuang Wen is a junior student and needs to enter the examination room today to vouch for Li Qiao, Meng Yue and Xu Ying.
A few people gathered around and didn't say anything else. They just asked each other if they had brought their pens, inkstones, food, etc., and how about not being nervous later.
About a quarter of an hour later, several government officials came over.
The examination room quickly became quiet.
These government officials asked the idle people to step back, and asked the candidates to line up and prepare to enter the examination booth.
Tao Zhu handed the test basket to Li Qiao, then took Li Qiao's other hand: "Don't be nervous, I'll wait for you outside."
"Don't be nervous. Also, you and Mr. Huang go home after I go in. It's too cold outside, and I only came out in the afternoon."
Li Qiao held his hand and warned him seriously, not wanting him to wait outside.
This place is next to the county government office, so it is empty. There are no shops or stalls. If you keep waiting, you will have to stand.
There is no need to suffer from this.
"Okay, I'll go home after you get in." Tao Zhu nodded.
But he had decided in his heart that he would not go back.
I'm sure I won't be able to do any work after I go back. Instead of doing this, I might as well stay here and wait.
"How good." Li Qiao said, gently scratching the palm of his hand, and said with a smile: "I want to eat boneless pig's trotters. Can you stew a few of them today? Stew them all day. It will be just right when I finish the exam. It’s okay to eat.”
Tao Zhu: "..."
OK.
He had nothing to do with this man: "I'll buy pig trotters later."
"Brother Zhu is so good~ Li Qiao can't live without Brother Zhu, just like a candidate cannot live without a test basket!" Li Qiao said, shaking the test basket in his other hand.
Tao Zhu: "..."
This is the entrance to the examination room!
His face was a little hot, but his watery eyes curved up.
It seems that this person is really not nervous, and he can still talk sweetly at such a time.
Forget it, he wasn't nervous anymore.
Anyway, try your best and leave the rest to God.
He will buy more pig's trotters later and have a great time tonight!
With this in mind, he spoke a few more words to Li Qiao, and then retreated to a distance with Huang Youming.
Li Qiao started to line up.
There are about a hundred candidates taking the county examination this year, which is similar to the number in previous years.
When it was Li Qiao's turn, there was a little commotion in front of him. It turned out that some candidates wanted to secretly stuff money into the government officials who were searching him. As a result, the officials not only failed to collect the money, but also found out the person.
