The two shared an apple-flavored kiss.
By the time the kiss ended, Tao Zhu was already lying in Li Qiao's arms.
Li Qiao pressed most of his body against him like he was playing with a stuffed toy. He touched his earlobe with his slender fingers. When the earlobe was touched red, he leaned forward and kissed him. His lips fell, and half of his body All numb.
After kissing the earlobe, I pinched his cheek and traced the outline of his face with my fingers. After tracing the outline, I kissed him until his cheek felt hot.
But that wasn't the end, Li Qiao's head was rubbing against the crook of his neck, as if she couldn't leave him. It was so sticky that he soon became angry.
Tao Zhu's cheeks turned pink and his eyes were wet, but he told Li Qiao to stop his behavior. In broad daylight, someone would come looking for him at any time, so he had to stop.
"No one will come looking for her. Everyone has their eyes on her." That's what Li Qiao said, but Li Qiao stopped moving and just held him in his arms, holding his hand that was smaller than hers. Touch it all at once.
"That's not necessarily the case. You are a child student now and have already obtained two criminal convictions. You will be a scholar by this time next year."
"You are now the backbone of the whole village."
Tao Zhu sounded a little proud.
Such an outstanding person is his man!
"Although I wrote about the first case of the government examination with true feelings, it was indeed opportunistic. It was a bit overwhelming."
Even though several days had passed, Li Qiao still felt guilty when he mentioned the case.
In fact, Tao Zhu was a little weak at first.
That night, after Li Qiao recited the content of the article to him, he was worried that the prefect would not like such a blatant "flattering" article, so he deliberately refused to charge Li Qiao with the case.
But who knew that the prefect gave it to me so openly.
Since you gave it, take it.
Anyway, Li Qiao earned this himself.
"Other candidates are not as good as you. As the head of the case, you are worthy of your name." He held Li Qiao's hand in his hand, and his tone was full of affirmation.
"Forget it, let's do it this time. I have to work harder for next year's college exam."
He has already received the application form for the government examination, so he doesn't have to worry about it anymore. However, this application form will definitely attract more attention to his next year's college examination.
Thinking of the contents of the Three Histories and Three Biography, he couldn't lie still.
The papers for the county examination and the prefectural examination are relatively simple. They basically revolve around the Four Books and Five Classics, and rarely involve the Three Histories and Three Biography.
But the college exam is different.
The range of questions in the college examination is very wide, and content on three histories and three biographies will inevitably appear.
Regardless of whether it was the growth period or the end of the world, or in this time and space, he worked hard to get used to it. It was okay not to mention the case this time. As soon as he mentioned it, he wanted to sit down at the desk to enrich himself so that next year's case would be fair. bright.
"...You can wait until tomorrow and try your best again."
Seeing that he was about to sit up, Tao Zhu quickly wrapped his arms and legs around him: "The magistrate asked you to rest more. You are ordered to rest."
"Well..." Li Qiao lay back again, but he began to count the days with his hands.
"If nothing unexpected happens, next year's hospital examination is scheduled for May, and it will be June by the time the results come out. And there happens to be a provincial examination next year."
"The provincial examination is held once every three years. If I miss next year, I will have to wait another three years. Three years is too long and I can't wait."
"So, next May I will take the college examination and get the title of scholar, and then I will take the provincial examination in August. If I pass successfully, then I will be a candidate."
"Juren will continue to take the entrance examination, and then he will have to leave for the capital to take the examination in February of the following year."
"Everyone thinks that I will go all the way to the palace examination station and get in front of His Majesty. If this is true, then I will be able to meet His Majesty in April or May of the next year."
Having said this, Li Qiao raised his hand and patted Tao Zhu's back gently: "Are you afraid?"
Tao Zhu: "..."
He let go of Li Qiao's hands and feet.
Afraid.
I will see the saint in April or May of the next year.
Time is tight and the task is heavy!
Li Qiao now only mastered the Four Books and Five Classics. As for the Three Histories and Three Biographies, he only read them carefully and memorized some key contents.
Others who were admitted as scholars had memorized the Three Histories and Three Traditions.
But the Three Histories and Three Biographies are so thick that it will definitely take a lot of time to memorize them.
There are only two years left before the meeting with the Holy One. The Holy One protects and supports Li Qiao. If Li Qiao stood in front of the Holy One with an empty stomach and did not even master the most basic Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography, that would be too much. I failed the Holy Spirit.
Li Qiao was raised by His Majesty. He must live up to His Majesty's expectations and praise, and he must not lose His Majesty's face!
Thinking of this, he reached out and poked Li Qiao's shoulder: "You go to the study to study."
"What about you?" Li Qiao asked him.
"I'll boil some water and make you some strong tea to refresh you."
"Okay." Li Qiao nodded. He really needed a pot of strong tea now.
Sitting in the familiar study room and opening the thick "Historical Records", the anxiety in his heart gradually subsided.
He quickly dived into the thick history books.
Tao Zhu went to the front yard to boil hot water.
Li Shu was about to go into the kitchen to make snacks, and was a little surprised when he saw him coming out of the backyard: "Why didn't you rest with Xiaoqiao?"
"Li Qiao is studying. I'll make him a pot of tea."
"...Aren't you going to have a rest today?" Li Shu was shocked.
"There is only one year left before the academy examination. He has to work harder than others in order to be admitted as a scholar."
Tao Zhu said.
Li Shu: "..."
Her little brother really scares her when he tries hard.
Today is the second day back. Is it necessary to work so hard?
However, since her younger brother did this, it must be right.
So she lowered her head and said to the siblings Li Yuning and Li Yuan beside her: "You two must follow the example of your fourth uncle, work hard and be more literate in the future."
"good."
Li Yu'an, Li Yuning and his sister nodded together, with admiration on their little faces. Their fourth uncle worked too hard. Most people really don't have this kind of perseverance.
"Yuning Yu'an is a child, let's play when it's time to play. Third sister, don't hold them too tight." Tao Zhu couldn't help but said after seeing this.
"You're not young anymore. Look at Xiaolan. She does a lot of work every day, and they both still get paid."
Li Shu didn't feel that he had strict requirements on Li Yuning and Li Yu'an. The children of the poor were already in charge, and this was how the children in the countryside grew up.
Li Yuning also said: "Uncle Zhu, my brother and I don't play, we work."
What's fun about playing? Not interesting at all.
Working is fun, not only can you learn how to make snacks, but you can also make money. Not only can they make money for their fourth uncle, but they can also make money themselves. What a great thing!
She and her brother should learn from their fourth uncle, work hard and make money!
Tao Zhu: "..."
Fine.
He raised his hand and touched Li Yuning and Li Yuan's little heads, then went into the kitchen to boil water.
After making strong tea for Li Qiao, he went back to the bedroom to sort out the things he bought in Fucheng.
In addition to gifts for relatives and friends, he and Li Qiao also bought many items.
For example, although the family was gifted by the Holy Spirit with cloth, Li Qiao still bought it when he saw the beautiful cloth and asked him to make clothes.
There is also food. Li Qiao bought some dried abalone, which is very valuable. A small one costs two taels of silver. I will sort it out today and stew it to taste tomorrow to see if the legendary abalone tastes like silver.
In addition to abalone, Li Qiao also bought bird's nests, which were also extremely expensive.
At that time, he didn't want Li Qiao to buy it because it was too expensive, but Li Qiao said that eating it would be good for his health, so he had to buy it, and it had to be of high quality.
A pound of fine bird's nest cost more than forty taels of silver, and Li Qiao cost three pounds a pound, so more than a hundred taels of silver were gone in an instant.
He will also stew the bird's nest tomorrow to see if it also tastes like silver.
In addition to food, there are also items Li Qiao needs to study.
Now that he has money and a different status, Li Qiao's four treasures of the study have also been upgraded.
The pens, inks, paper and inkstones that Li Qiao used before were all made locally, such as brushes, which were all made of rabbit hair. They were very cheap, costing about twenty yuan each.
There is also paper. I usually use straw paper when practicing calligraphy. Although I also bought rice paper, I can’t bear to use it. One purchase can last half a year.
As for the inks and inkstones, they are even less particular. They are all sold on the street, so buy whichever one is popular.
But now, the four treasures of the study have become the real four treasures of the study, Hu brush, Duan inkstone, rice paper, Hui ink, all arranged.
Moreover, Li Qiao not only made arrangements for himself, but also for him.
From now on, when he practices calligraphy, he can also use a brush worth a few taels of silver.
He didn't take the imperial examination, and he couldn't tell the difference between a writing brush worth twenty cents a piece and a writing brush worth a few taels of silver. But Li Qiao said there was a difference and asked him to figure it out. Of course, he couldn't figure it out. It doesn't matter, since they are a husband and wife, they need to use the same things, one cannot be more expensive than the other.
Since Li Qiao insisted on buying it for him, he would compare it carefully in a few days. He could not let down Li Qiao's heart...
By the time Tao Zhu finished packing the things he bought in Fucheng, it was getting dark.
After dinner, Tao Zhu took Li Qiao to sit down at his desk.
There were five candles placed on the desk, illuminating the desk in all directions.
"Our trip to Fucheng this time cost a total of 5,137 taels of silver."
Tao Zhu placed the account book in front of Li Qiao.
From abalone worth hundreds of taels of silver to a meal worth of food, I remember them all clearly.
Li Qiao glanced at it casually: "It's okay, it's less than I thought."
