well.
This time it was destined to be unremarkable.
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Hey, Li Qiao's superpower is to be used in infrastructure construction. His golden finger is really big, big, big, super big...
Chapter 96: Passed the Examination Li Qiao’s Influence
After the rural examination was over, they went back to the rented courtyard to have dinner, and then Li Qiao took Tao Zhu back to his room to sleep.
He slept soundly this time, and when he woke up again, the sun was shining brightly outside and the room was bright.
Opening his eyes, he saw Tao Zhu's face.
Tao Zhu was lying on his side, not in his arms, but his legs were draped around Tao Zhu's waist and his hands were placed on Tao Zhu's belly.
At this time, Tao Zhu opened his watery eyes, and his dark eyes moved from time to time, not knowing what he was thinking.
It was obvious that Tao Zhu had woken up a long time ago, but in order not to wake him up, he lay quietly, just thinking about something with his clear eyes open.
Li Qiao was immediately amused by his thoughtful look.
On weekdays, he always said whatever he wanted, and his days went smoothly, and he didn't encounter any major events worth thinking about. Therefore, Li Qiao rarely saw him like this.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Qiao couldn't help but move his hand to his cheek, pinched the flesh on his face and gently pulled it.
"Are you awake?" Tao Zhu heard the sound and looked at Li Qiao. Seeing that he was looking at him with a smile, he also laughed and reached out to grab his big hand that was making trouble on his face.
"I'm thinking about going to the capital. We need to carry a lot of luggage to go to the capital, and we don't know the way, so don't go the wrong way." He explained.
Seeing Tao Zhu's subconsciously frowning eyebrows, Li Qiao grabbed his body with a big hand and lifted him into his arms.
His bamboo brother is so cute.
First, he hugged Tao Zhu and rubbed him until he was out of breath and his cheeks turned red. Then Li Qiao kissed his lips and said with a smile, "It's still early. We'll wait until the results of the provincial examination come out."
"And we are not afraid of going the wrong way. We can follow the caravan when the time comes. Some businessmen from the capital came last year, and there will definitely be some this year."
After being rubbed by Li Qiao, Tao Zhu's mind was diverted. He lay on Li Qiao's body, with a layer of moisture in his eyes, and his hands wrapped around Li Qiao's neck.
Hearing Li Qiao's words, his eyes widened, his thoughts turned back, and he showed an annoyed look.
too stupid.
He didn't even think about the caravan!
He just thought about what if Li Qiao was the only one who passed the provincial examination. Of course, he didn't mean to curse Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying. He was just thinking wildly.
If it was really just him and Li Qiao going to the capital... they would probably bring the Li family with them.
But in the end there are only a few people.
The capital is so far away and the road is so long. It would be too bad if we went wrong along the way, or got sick due to acclimatization, or encountered robbers or wild animals.
He never thought about going on the road with the caravan!
"You have such a good mind." He couldn't help praising Li Qiao, looking at Li Qiao's eyes sparkling.
"You didn't think of it for a moment. After all, you haven't traveled far." Li Qiao took the person into his arms, turned over and pressed him under him.
He was too familiar with Tao Zhu's look. If he hadn't spoken just now, Tao Zhu would have definitely taken off all his clothes by now.
Since preparing for the provincial examination, the number of times he and Tao Zhu had fun had greatly reduced. Especially this time, his brain was filled with test papers for nine days in a row.
Now I can finally relax.
He also missed Tao Zhu very much.
When Li Qiao's lips fell, Tao Zhu actually wanted to say, "You haven't traveled far." However, he missed Li Qiao so much that he kicked this sentence out of his mind without hesitation and responded to Li Qiao enthusiastically.
The two of them, who had not been happily together for a long time, had to express their deep love and longing with practical actions without the pressure of the imperial examination. By the time the two of them finished, it was already noon.
The two got up refreshed and went to the front yard hand in hand.
In the front yard, Li Ershan and Li Xia had already prepared the meal. They and Li Chunsheng were no longer surprised by their husband's habit of getting up late.
The five of them had dinner together. At the dinner table, Li Chunsheng talked about what happened this morning. Many people came to visit Li Qiao.
However, Li Qiao specifically asked yesterday to reject all visitors today, so Li Xia only wrote down the names of the visitors.
After hearing this, Li Qiao couldn't help but sigh: "These people have really good physical strength."
You just finished the Jiutian Provincial Examination. Do you have the energy to visit him today?
As a superpower, he slept until midnight.
When Tao Zhu heard the word "stamina", she turned her head and glanced at him. Although she didn't speak, the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up.
When it comes to physical strength, Tao Zhu dares to say with a heartbeat that among the candidates in this class, absolutely no one can surpass Li Qiao.
As for the tricks Li Qiao had just tormented him with, if he had been allowed to do it, it would have definitely been more tiring than a day of hard work. But after doing it, the man looked like a normal person and looked more energetic.
Now when this man laments that others have good physical strength, all he wants to do is laugh.
Only he knows how strong this person's physical strength is~
"Actually, those scholars look quite tired. Most of them know that you won't see them, Uncle Qiao, so they just came to show your face first."
Li Xia said.
While he and Tao Zhu were waiting outside the Gongyuan, they heard others talking about Uncle Qiao.
The scholars in Hexi Prefecture clearly revealed his Uncle Qiao's habits and deeds to the people in the Waifu. Now the people in the Waifu also know that Uncle Qiao will take a break after taking the exam, so now they want to brush up on his presence.
The faster you run and the more active you are, the more likely you will be remembered by Uncle Qiao.
Zhujiacun is the best example.
"...Okay." Li Qiao wanted to sigh.
He doesn't like to socialize.
The scholars in Hexi Prefecture can barely call him a fellow villager, but now the scholars in the entire Yuanhe Province...sigh.
Being a celebrity is tiring.
He had to rest more now, so after lunch, he took Tao Zhu back to the backyard.
He didn't do anything, just lying on the bed with Tao Zhu and spending time.
In the evening, Zhuang Wen came.
Zhuang Wen was really tired this time. Even after sleeping for most of the day, he still had not recovered his energy. But he was really unsure, so he came over and asked Li Qiao to read his article, so that he could have a rough prediction.
Of course, he also wanted to know how Li Qiao wrote his article.
Li Qiao couldn't help but smile bitterly when he mentioned his article this time. He really had no confidence.
I am less confident than I was when I was opportunistic during the government examination.
Since the draft was finalized, he has been thinking and revising it. Except for sleeping, he never stopped thinking about it.
However, even so, his article is not outstanding. Because this question is too big and difficult to answer.
Since Zhuang Wen is curious, he won't let it go.
He first explained the importance of the Yellow River, and then listed the methods of controlling the Yellow River in past dynasties. From Dayu's water control to Dasheng, each dynasty combined blocking and dredging, and built embankments.
These measures cannot solve the fundamental problem, because there is a lot of sediment in the Yellow River water, and the sediment sinks to the bottom, so the river embankments can only be built higher and higher, which creates a hanging river above the ground.
Therefore, if you want to reduce the amount of sediment carried by the Yellow River water, you have to work hard in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River.
Especially the Loess Plateau in the middle reaches is a top priority.
It is necessary to plant trees on the Loess Plateau to expand vegetation coverage and conserve soil and water.
The upper reaches of the Yellow River should also pay attention to ecological issues.
In fact, as early as in "Guanzi", there is a description of "trees are planted with thorns to stabilize the ground, and mixed with cypresses and poplars to prepare for breaking the water." The ancients also knew about tree planting.
However, due to some limitations, in this time and space, before and including Dasheng, afforestation was not used in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River.
After all, at this time Dasheng could not even determine where the source of the Yellow River was.
Therefore, when Li Qiao explained this method, he also mentioned the source of the Yellow River.
"Shang Shu Yu Gong", "Shan Hai Jing", and "Erya" all mentioned the source of the Yellow River, but the accounts are different. Moreover, the emperor in the previous dynasty also sent people to find the source of the Yellow River, but the accounts are still doubtful.
Li Qiao conveniently wrote down all these knowledge points. When listing the measures of past dynasties, he also tried his best to write down everything in his mind, so that the examiner would know that he had a wider range of knowledge than other candidates.
In short, this time he focused on the necessity of afforestation in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River. This is not the first time he has made this statement, so the whole article seems ordinary and cannot be praised.
But Zhuang Wen was extremely surprised after hearing what he said.
"Your writing is excellent, very good. If you call it mediocre, then I will be ashamed of myself."
"That's just kidding. Brother Wen, your writing is also very good."
"No, no, no, I'm far from you."
Zhuang Wen sighed as he spoke.
He was pointed out by Li Qiao, and he wrote an article on mudslides when he was a scholar. Therefore, this time he also focused on how to prevent the Yellow River from bursting its banks.
But he didn't know much about the Yellow River, and his writing on this part was not as detailed as Li Qiao's.
He had paid attention to the Yellow River before when he was studying how to control flood disasters, but at that time he never expected that the Yellow River would become a topic in this rural examination. In addition, there were no books specifically written about the Yellow River, so knowledge points related to the Yellow River were scattered here and there. Among various books, so he didn't spend much time studying it.
His article this time was not as good as Li Qiao's. It was not innovative and too general.
However, he finally wrote about planting trees, so there is still hope for him, right?
Meng Yue and Xu Ying thought so too.
The two of them came to see Li Qiao on the second day after the exam.
After learning that the focus of Li Qiao's article was afforestation, the two of them couldn't help but grin.
They wrote about this!
