If it were in the past, Magistrate Jiang would not have dared to refute the decision of the magistrate, but now the vermicelli in Pingcheng was specially sent to investigate by the Holy Emperor, and it was evidence that it broke out of the vicious circle of cheap grain hurting farmers and expensive rice hurting the people.
If Peishui County affects the sales of Pingcheng vermicelli, it will fall back into the cycle of cheap grain hurting farmers and expensive rice hurting people.
The magistrate didn't want to slap the emperor in the face, so he discussed with Jiang Magistrate and decided not to let farmers in Peishui County grow sweet potatoes this year, but to check the sales of vermicelli first.
If the vermicelli sales are good, let the farmers who grow sweet potatoes in Peishui County make starch.
If the sales of vermicelli are booming, let farmers in other counties in Hexi Prefecture make starch.
Anyway, farmers have to plant sweet potatoes every year, and the yield of sweet potatoes is high, so the most indispensable cereal in Hexi Prefecture is sweet potatoes.
As long as the sales of vermicelli are satisfactory, then several counties in Hexi Prefecture will have sweet potatoes on top.
But no matter what, it will not affect Li Qiao's interests.
The prefect gave Li Qiao a guarantee that for every kilogram of vermicelli produced within Hexi Prefecture, Li Qiao could get half of the profit.
As long as the prefect is still in Hexi Mansion, this will never change.
This is also the point of Jiang Zhixian's nagging so much. No matter how he arranges it with the magistrate, Li Qiao's half of the profit is indispensable anyway, so Li Qiao can rest assured.
After hearing these words, Li Qiao sighed for the umpteenth time in his heart, this is a paradise, right? This Dasheng is a paradise.
He is now like a three-year-old child wandering around the city holding a gold brick, but no one is coveting it. He can hold the gold brick firmly in his arms.
This is why he doesn't have a desire to protect this paradise.
I want to contribute to this paradise!
After talking about the vermicelli, Jiang Zhixian sent Li Qiao, Tao Zhu and others away.
However, when Li Qiao and Tao Zhu walked to the door of the meeting hall, County Magistrate Jiang suddenly said to Li Qiao: "The government examination is coming soon. There are many talents in other counties. You can't take it lightly."
"Poetry is your weakness and you can't improve it in a short time. You might as well focus on writing."
"The prefect is also a good official who wants to make the people rich."
The prefect is the examiner of the prefecture examination and the college examination, as well as the examiner.
Li Qiao paused and bowed deeply towards Jiang Zhixian.
Jiang Zhixian not only recommended him, but also emphasized that he will always remember this kindness.
After coming out of the county government office, Tao Zhu was obviously relieved. He looked at Li Qiao with a smile: "Captain Li, where should we go next?"
Li Qiao looked at his smile and laughed too: "Go home."
"Don't you want to take a stroll in the county?" Tao Zhu was a little surprised.
"No more shopping, some of the government officials are still in the village."
Thinking of the government officials who had gone ahead, Tao Zhu nodded: "Let's go home."
However, on the way back to the village, Tao Zhu was more lively than ever.
"I told you that you are very strong. Look, you are really very strong. You must recognize yourself in the future." He stretched out his slender finger and poked Li Qiao's heart with a look on his face.
He was right, this person could indeed take the case.
This was the first time Li Qiao saw him showing such a lively expression. There happened to be no one around, so he directly held his face and kissed his lips hard several times.
cute!
Doing such a thing in public, Tao Zhu felt shy for a short time and couldn't help but laugh. He shouted in Li Qiao's ear: "Li Qiao's boss, Li Qiao's boss~"
A pair of beautiful eyebrows were raised.
The soft voice drew a long note.
The watery eyes are shining and curved.
The hot breath he exhaled as he spoke sprayed on Li Qiao's neck.
All this made Li Qiao couldn't help but hold him in his arms, rub him hard, and kiss him hard.
Tao Zhu has always been calm. This calmness was tempered by a hard life. The naughty children and the vitality of young people were all squeezed into his bones by life.
But at this time, Li Qiao took the case, and all the expressions and tone that had been imprisoned in his bones for many years and had never been shown came out.
Li Qiao was extremely curious, since there was no one around him, and there was no need to drive the ox cart, so the two of them fell on the ox cart. He rubbed and kissed the person in his arms, and soon Tao Zhu's cheeks were flushed, and his watery eyes were filled with tears. There is an extra layer of moisture.
Tao Zhu's body was completely limp. He lay on the bullock cart, resting on Li Qiao's arm, and huddled in Li Qiao's arms.
But he still couldn't help shouting in a low voice: "Li Jianshou~"
These three words are the best reward for this person's long-term hard work.
He liked it so much.
"Well, Mr. Li, what's the matter?"
Li Qiao lowered his head and could only see his head. Seeing that his hair was a little messy, he stretched out his hand to smooth it down.
"Husband of Mr. Li, Mr. Li? These five words are not nice to hear. They are not as nice as Mr. Li, Mr. Li."
Tao Zhu felt uncomfortable.
"My honor is half as good as yours. I will call you Mr. Li from now on." Li Qiao said with a smile.
"How come it's half like me?" Tao Zhu was puzzled. He turned over, supported the cart with his arms, and raised his head to look at him.
Li Qiao couldn't help pinching his cheek: "Without you taking care of everything in order, how can I study with peace of mind?"
"In addition to not being able to go to the examination room with me, you participated in the rest, so the two of us actually got this title together. No matter who is missing, neither of us can get the title, so this honor Half as good as you.”
"It's a pity that only the two of us know this, not the rest of the world."
"The world doesn't know how good Tao Zhu is, but even if they know about it in the future, Tao Zhu can only be my treasure~"
Li Qiao couldn't help but drag out his voice. He was so happy now.
Tao Zhu: "..."
He burst into laughter and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to poke Li Qiao's chin: "How silly."
Very touched.
But he also felt that these words were a bit silly for some reason, and he almost got goosebumps when he heard them.
However, he couldn't help but leaned forward and kissed Li Qiao hard on the lips. Even if he was stupid, he really liked these words.
This case was taken by him and this person together.
He liked this.
With these words, when Li Qiao goes to the examination room again, his heart will definitely not be as empty as this time.
In this way, the couple lay on the bullock cart and talked. They hugged each other when no one was around and separated when others were around.
Pedestrians passing by saw them and knew them, and couldn't help but sigh, these two people have such a good relationship.
If you don’t know someone, you can just say a few words and then pass by.
When they returned to Sanliu Village, they were greeted by a tsunami of shouts from the villagers.
Sanliu Village was filled with joy. Li Qiao was named the first in the case!
Li Qiao is awesome!
Everyone who heard the news gathered at the entrance of the village, waiting for the husband and wife to come back.
Zhuang Fengshou stood outside the crowd and was persuading several government officials to stay overnight and return to the county town tomorrow.
At this time, seeing Li Qiao coming back, he took Li Qiao with him to persuade him.
Li Qiao naturally also advised.
Regardless of the results of the government examination and the college examination, he got the case at this time and would have to celebrate tomorrow.
I won’t hold the banquet for now, and wait until I am really admitted to be a scholar.
He bought ten pigs from the villagers and set up a stove at the entrance of the village overnight to make pig-killing vegetables. He also added vermicelli to it. If he wanted to eat, he could eat whatever he wanted with a bowl.
Not only people from Sanliu Village can eat there, but people from other villages can also eat there.
Nowadays, there are many fewer people coming to his house to see the plaque, but they come every day.
Moreover, the news has spread today, and many people from these eight villages came to congratulate him, so everyone who saw it was a part of it.
In addition, he also asked the villagers to boil a lot of eggs and duck eggs.
Nowadays, the most indispensable thing in his family is eggs and duck eggs.
As the weather gets warmer, the peak egg-laying period is coming soon, and you have to quickly consume all the fresh eggs, fresh duck eggs, salted eggs and salted duck eggs stored at home.
After a day of lively celebrations, on the third day, Li Qiao sat back at his desk.
The government examination was in April, so he had to take the time to review. Jiang Zhixian had high expectations for him and wanted him to come back with a small three yuan, which put him under a lot of pressure.
Moreover, with the rumors surrounding Pingcheng, if the prefect also names him as the leader of the case, in order to silence the mouths of other county candidates, the prefect might post his test papers for everyone to judge.
That scene makes me dig my toes into the ground just thinking about it.
But he can't decide what the prefect thinks. If the prefect does the same thing, then all he can do is write a good article.
I just don’t know what the policy topic is this time. What if I still end up in hell...
well.
Li Qiao worked harder than before. Since Jiang Zhixian reminded him of the key points, he found out the content related to the people in the Four Books and Five Classics, memorized it again and again, and reviewed it again and again.
He even memorized the contents of the Three Histories and Three Biography.
He had figured out Jiang Zhixian's preference early on, so when he first read the Three Histories and Three Biographies, he picked out all the content that related to the people and wrote it down in a small notebook.
This little notebook is helping a lot right now.
He doesn't need to go through the thick three histories and three biographies anymore, he can just use this small book to review.
Huang Youming still lived in his house. If he didn't understand anything, he asked Huang Youming.
In short, he wished he could have his head hung up and his butt stabbed, and he worked as hard as he had in cultivating his powers in his previous life. Apart from eating and sleeping, he spent all his time reading.
Even evening exercise is skipped.
Even if he is a person with superpowers, after using his brain intensively for a whole day, his head will still be confused, swollen, and dizzy. Lying on the soft and warm kang, holding Tao Zhu's body that is one size smaller than him in his arms, He didn't want to think about anything but sleep.
