"Kiss me." Li Qiao said with a smile.
Tao Zhu immediately kissed him on the lips, and the two of them shared a kiss without desire. After the kiss ended, Tao Zhu lay in his arms, her cheek buried in his neck, and her whole body felt weak. .
Tao Zhu grabbed the clothes around his heart with one hand and made up his mind again that he would not have children in the next few years.
Definitely don't want it.
"When you feel confused while reading, the quickest way to relax is to kiss Brother Zhu."
Li Qiao didn't know what Tao Zhu was thinking. He hugged Tao Zhu tightly and gently rubbed Tao Zhu's back.
When Tao Zhu heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up, but he didn't say anything. He just rubbed Li Qiao's neck gently.
So does he.
The days are getting better and better, and even when the duck goods workshop is rushing to catch up with the goods, it is no longer as exhausting as it used to be when doing farm work.
But the business of the duck shop is really good, and sometimes he is actually a little tired after working all day long, but as soon as he thinks of Li Qiao, he is wrapped in sweetness and doesn't feel tired anymore.
"Now I study day and night every day. This state will last until after the palace examination. During this period, let alone doing other things, even if I want to be intimate with you, I have to count the time."
"I'm sorry for you, it's like leaving you alone in an empty room."
Li Qiao sighed softly as he spoke.
His foundation was too poor, so he was in a rush for the imperial examination, very rush.
In the past few days since he came back, after dinner, he no longer went to the bedroom with Tao Zhu as before. He went back to the study and continued reading for an hour, and did not return to the bedroom until nine o'clock.
This kind of work and rest is a bit aggrieved.
"It's not like I'm just sitting alone in my spare room. I still have a lot of things to do. I'll take care of all the things at home so that you won't be distracted. This means that I'm also participating in your imperial examination."
As he spoke, Tao Zhu left Li Qiao's arms and sat up straight. He looked at Li Qiao with a bit of confusion on his face: "Let's take the imperial examination together. This is what you said. Have you forgotten?"
"Of course I haven't forgotten it. I was afraid that you would feel uncomfortable. This is not just a day or two, this is a long time."
Li Qiao said, raising her hand and pinching his blushing cheek: "I want to stay with you, stay together forever."
"I know." Tao Zhu raised his eyebrows.
He knew very well how much this man liked him.
Too proud.
All the strong and intense love for this person was in him, and this person was so good, so he couldn't be proud of it.
He was not used to it these days. When he was studying in the past, no matter how busy he was during the day, he would always be with him at night.
Now this man spends most of the day in the study. After dinner, he looked at the bedroom where he was the only one, and felt a little empty in his heart.
It was also because of this that he was thinking about not having children just now.
He would feel uncomfortable if the person couldn't accompany him because he was studying. If the person couldn't accompany him because he was a child, then he would feel even worse.
This person can only be his.
But this man's reading is a serious matter, a big deal. Even if he feels uncomfortable, he can only let himself adapt to this emptiness.
He was too embarrassed to tell this person this little thought, lest this person be in trouble.
Unexpectedly, this person now took the initiative to talk to him about this matter.
If you didn't like him and care about him, why would you say these things?
This affection was enough to dispel his discomfort and discomfort.
"This is only temporary, just bear with it and it will be fine."
As he spoke, he held Li Qiao's cheeks with both hands and rubbed them hard twice, turning Li Qiao's fair skin red. He couldn't help but leaned in and kissed her. There was joy and affection in his eyes and movements. .
Kissing and kissing, his kiss moved from his cheek to Li Qiao's lips, but he didn't kiss him properly, just nuzzling, nuzzling, and after a few nudges, Li Qiao couldn't help but hugged his waist and turned his back.
Now he laughed out loud, and while responding to Li Qiao, he pushed his body into Li Qiao's arms. He liked Li Qiao holding him tightly in his arms.
After more than half a year, Li Qiao was able to be with him as often as before~
After coming out of the study, Tao Zhu's heart was full of Li Qiao again. He walked briskly to the front yard to arrange the banquet.
The people in Sanliu Village soon learned that Li Qiao was going to hold a banquet using chickens and ducks sent from other villages, and the people in Sanliu Village were a little unhappy.
They haven't established enough presence in front of Li Qiao yet, why are people from other villages coming to join in the fun? Annoying!
However, Li Qiao accepted all the New Year gifts given to Li Qiao by people from other villages in the past two years. This time, Li Qiao still accepted them. None of them could make a mistake.
What they can do is to make the flowing water banquet more lively and sumptuous, so that people from other villages can see their financial resources and intentions.
They want everyone in Pingcheng to remember this flowing water banquet for many years to come!
A few days later, the flowing water banquet was held.
The villagers set up fifty tables at the entrance of the village. Each table served twelve dishes, half of which were meat dishes, and the portions were large. You could eat the steamed buns and pancakes as much as you wanted to keep yourself satisfied.
The news had spread a long time ago, so before nine o'clock that morning, many people came. Some are from nearby villages, some are from other towns, and some are from the county seat.
These people all carried gifts in their hands. They knew Li Qiao's temper, so these gifts were not expensive. Many of them were wheat and rice. These two things could be stored for a long time, and Li Qiao would not refuse.
People come to the door with gifts, but Zhuang Fengshou doesn't let people wait in vain. As long as there are twelve people, they can sit down and eat.
People from Sanliu Village, including Li Shu's family, all came together to help with the chores.
Nowadays, Li Qiao's power in the entire Pingcheng is second only to Jiangzhi County.
Moreover, Li Qiao was really generous to his family. He went to Fucheng twice and brought gifts to his family every time. Li Qiao was so greedy for those gifts that even Zheng Qianqian, a person with a foreign surname, could get two big gold bracelets. As Li Qiao's biological second brother, he wanted it too!
So, regardless of whether it was true or false, at least he softened his words.
He went to Li Qiao to apologize and asked Li Qiao to forgive him.
After all, he was the second brother of the original person and had a blood relationship. Li Qiao didn't bother to argue with him.
Li Qiao didn't care, and the other villagers naturally didn't care. In addition, he also paid three taels of silver this time, so his whole family was allowed to participate.
The whole village held a banquet together, and today's banquet was naturally very sumptuous. The whole chicken and duck stewed in the pottery pot were very tempting, and the oily stew also made people want to drool. Everyone who sat down to taste it was all Compliments how delicious it is.
At noon, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went to the entrance of the village, and Zhuang Fengshou set off firecrackers and beat gongs, which immediately heated up the atmosphere.
As Li Qiao was the center of attention, he naturally wanted to say a few words. He first thanked the villagers for their kindness and everyone who came to attend the banquet today, and then he asked everyone to open their stomachs and eat whatever they wanted. They must eat and drink well.
Today's banquets are of a higher standard than those held at landlords' homes, and are extremely rare in rural banquets. It was so rich that everyone who came to the banquet would certainly eat and drink happily.
Li Qiao made Sanliu Village rich, and Sanliu Village treated Li Qiao sincerely.
After the lively water banquet, it was time for Li Qiao to go to the county school to report.
The villagers were very reluctant to leave him. After Li Qiao left, they could count the number of times they saw him again on their fingers.
Therefore, when he and Tao Zhu rode an ox cart to the county town, the villagers spontaneously saw him off. A huge crowd of people crowded at the entrance of the village, which made him feel a little reluctant to leave.
He has lived a very happy life in Sanliu Village over the past few years. Alas, he should come back as often as possible in the future.
After saying goodbye to the villagers, he and Tao Zhu drove the ox cart to the county town, with Li Xia and Li Ershan behind them.
It was a bit hard for Tao Zhu to take care of his food, clothing, and daily life by himself, so Li Liang and Li Gu persuaded him to take Li Ershan and Li Xia with him.
There were many rooms in the courtyard of the county town, so Li Ershan and Li Xia followed.
Li Ershan and Li Xia each drove an ox cart, which was mostly filled with books.
The yard in the county town had not been inhabited for a long time. Li Qiao, Tao Zhu, Li Ershan and Li Xia cleaned it up and went out to buy daily necessities. The day passed.
The next day, after breakfast, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went to the county to report.
The county school name of Pingcheng is Zhengxin Academy. It is located in the northwest of the county seat and covers an area of more than fifty acres, which is not very large.
When Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went to report, Bai Jiaoyu, Shen Xuezheng and several instructors stood directly in front of the academy gate waiting for their husband and wife.
Li Qiao was shocked. He was a small scholar and could not afford such a big battle.
Moreover, his current whereabouts are really too transparent.
Most people in the county knew him, and even if they didn't, they could guess his identity just by seeing him walking with Tao Zhu.
Therefore, when he and Tao Zhu appeared in the county, everyone in the county could know his whereabouts.
Just like when he came back this time, Zhuang Fengshou knew about it as soon as he and Tao Zhu entered the county.
The same was true today. He and Tao Zhu came to the county town yesterday, and today Bai Jiaoyu and others were waiting at the gate.
"Xiao Li, I've finally come to you. Come on, let's go into the academy."
When Bai Jiaoyu saw Li Qiao, he immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes. He walked a few steps to Li Qiao and motioned to Li Qiao to go ahead.
Li Qiao: "..."
Exaggerated, exaggerated.
"Sir, please come first." He quickly stepped aside and motioned for Bai Jiaoyu to go ahead.
Bai Jiaoyu laughed, stroked his beard, and did not insist. As he walked, he said to Li Qiao: "Xiao Li, all the procedures are ready. You just need to sign your name and press your fingerprints. It won't take long." time."
"I'll take you around the academy later. If you need anything, you must ask. Don't be polite."
"……good."
Li Qiao nodded.
Although Shen Xuezheng and several tutors were not as exaggerated as Bai Jiaoyu, they all smiled when they looked at Li Qiao, and Li Qiao naturally smiled back. By the time the enrollment report process was completed, his face was almost frozen with laughter. .
Although he couldn't stay in the academy for too long, he still needed to understand what he needed to know, so Li Qiao and Tao Zhu followed Bai Jiaoyu around the academy.
The academy can be roughly divided into teaching areas and accommodation areas. Today, there are only more than 70 people in the academy. These 70 people are divided into junior high school students, enrichment students, and attached students according to the results of the college examination.
This class division is not static. The academy has annual exams every year, and the classes will be rearranged based on the results of the annual exams.
Li Qiao was naturally admitted to the senior class. Besides him, there were also Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, Xu Ying and a few others. There were only fifteen people in total.
The official start of class will be five days later. Bai Jiaoyu took Li Qiao Taozhu to visit the academy and wanted to take Li Qiao Taozhu to Wangyue Tower to enhance their relationship.
Li Qiao flew too fast, and Bai Jiaoyu could only seize the short period of more than two months. He knew that Li Qiao was short on time, so he didn't go to Wangyue Tower to drink. Eating was secondary and mainly... He wanted to tell Li Qiao in detail about various things related to the provincial examination.
He wanted to give everything he had so that Li Qiao would remember his help at this time.
Bai Jiaoyu wanted to talk about business, so Li Qiao and Taozhu went to Wangyue Tower with him.
Shopkeeper Wang was very happy to see Li Qiao. He went to Sanliu Village with the congratulatory gifts on the second day after Li Qiao and Tao Zhu returned to the village.
