The group of people wandered all the way back to Fucheng. Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went to visit Ming Zhifu and Xing Xuezheng. They stayed in Fucheng for a day, Xu Ying stayed behind, and only Meng Yue and the Zhuang family were left when they set off again.
Back in Pingcheng, Meng Yue wanted to go home first, and Li Qiao and Tao Zhu wanted to visit Jiang Zhixian.
Jiang Zhixian was very happy, just like Xing Xuezheng, the Ming Zhifu, and told Li Qiao all about his experience in participating in the joint examination and the palace examination.
He also said that he had found a caravan for Li Qiao to accompany him.
"Zhuang Fengshou came to see me a few days ago. He said he wanted to organize the young men in the village to go to Beijing with you and your husband to protect your safety."
"I think it's a bit too grand, so I won't. However, there are three caravans here to choose from. You can choose from them. I've made special inquiries and they are all reliable."
As Jiang Zhixian spoke, he picked up a piece of rice paper from the desk and handed it to Li Qiao.
Li Qiao quickly stood up and took it, thanking him respectfully.
Jiang Zhixian helped him a lot.
After coming out of the county government office, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu not only saw Zhuang Fengshou, but also saw countless people who wished him congratulations.
As he won the election, people in the county paid more attention to him.
He responded with a smile, and by the time he and Tao Zhu drove the ox cart out of the city gate, his face was frozen with laughter.
Raising his hands to rub his face, he immediately leaned against Tao Zhu, who had been sitting upright.
"Are you thirsty? Have a drink of water."
Tao Zhu said, turning around and entering the carriage to get him a bamboo tube filled with water.
"It's okay." That's what Li Qiao said, but Li Qiao still reached out and took the bamboo tube. In the bamboo tube was cold boiled water with cane sugar added, which was very sweet.
People naturally did not leave Tao Zhu behind when they congratulated him, so Tao Zhu also said a lot just now.
"You drink too." After taking a sip, he raised the bamboo tube to Tao Zhu's mouth.
Tao Zhu drank a few sips from his hand, and then stopped drinking. He drank the remaining sugar water in one go, and then leaned against Tao Zhu again.
He took out the paper given to him by Jiang Zhixian from his arms, with the detailed information of the three caravans written on it.
As for Zhuang Fengshou's proposal, it is indeed a bit exaggerated.
When he and Tao Zhu went to the capital, their future was actually somewhat uncertain. The Holy Sage did not ask Mr. Zhao to take care of him. The Holy Sage looked on with cold eyes, and the capital was a place where a fallen tree could hit three officials.
Therefore, I cannot bring my fellow villagers with me to the capital.
As for family members, try to bring as few people as possible.
Once he and Tao Zhu have established themselves in the capital, it won't be too late to take his family over.
As for the villagers, if they can help, he will definitely help.
Of the three caravans Jiang Zhixian selected for him, the first two were big businessmen with deep roots. Jiang Zhixian knew these two companies when he was an official in the capital.
The third caravan is not large in scale, but its leader Han Ning is a scholar.
He raised his eyebrows and read the information about these three caravans to Tao Zhu one by one.
Tao Zhu couldn't determine which caravan was suitable for them from this information, so he said: "We will meet one by one in a few days and then make a decision."
"That's what I planned too." Li Qiao said, folding the paper and putting it in his arms.
At this time, Zhuang Fengshou followed up with an ox cart. The adobe road was wide enough for two ox carts to go side by side.
"Li Qiao, are you really not going to bring the young people from our village? There are too few manpower for you and Brother Zhu."
He didn't give up and still wanted Li Qiao to bring more people.
Li Qiao smiled when he heard this. It was really unnecessary.
However, in order to avoid discomfort to Zhuang Fengshou and the villagers, he had better find a suitable time to tell Zhuang Fengshou the reason.
By the way, it cools down the fevered brains of Zhuang Fengsheng and the villagers.
The Holy One only said that he would be rich for the rest of his life, but he did not say that he would be wealthy for the rest of his life.
The difference between wealth and wealth is the distance between heaven and earth.
He didn't want to be a stable rich man, so he had to take the imperial examination. On this road, except for the short essay about vermicelli, the Holy Father had not given him any preferential treatment.
The candidates in Hexi Prefecture, including the entire Yuanhe Province, were at the bottom, and they thought it was great that he had a name in front of the Holy Master. However, if compared with the students of the Imperial College, what was he?
Everyone in Hexi Prefecture thought he was going to fly, but this flight was only for the people in Hexi Prefecture.
Everyone thought that he would pass all the tests and rush to the palace examination to stand in front of the Holy Master, but what next?
What happens after he stands in front of the Holy One?
Therefore, it is not wrong to say that the future is uncertain. Before the capital is firmly established, he and Tao Zhu cannot bring more relatives and villagers.
When I returned to Sanliu Village, not only the folks from Sanliu Village were there, but many people from Zhujia Village and surrounding villages were also there.
Passing the exam, this is a big deal.
And not only did Li Qiao win the exam, but Zhuang Wen also won the exam. Two people were elected in one village. This was a rare sight in decades.
Therefore, we not only want to celebrate Li Qiao, but also want to celebrate Zhuang Wen. Master Juren, this is amazing!
Li Qiao thanked the villagers and then went home surrounded by Li Gu, Li Liang, Li Shu and others.
It was getting dark now, so Li Gu and others did not stay too long. Instead, they asked the couple to eat and rest first, and wait until tomorrow to talk about everything.
After traveling for days, Li Qiao was okay, but Tao Zhu was really tired, so the couple went back to the backyard to rest after dinner.
I finally returned to a familiar home. I haven’t lived in it for a long time, so I had to clean it up.
Water was brought over in a wooden basin, and two people wiped the bed, tables, chairs, cabinets and other furniture with cloths.
"I can't bear to be here." Tao Zhu wiped his small desk, the more he wiped, the slower he moved, with a hint of disappointment in his tone.
Such a good house still holds countless beautiful memories for them. I wonder if they will have the opportunity to live there again in the future...
"As long as the two of us are together, everything is home."
Li Qiao said immediately.
Hearing this, Tao Zhu sighed first, then hummed slightly and sped up the movements of his hands.
This person must leave Sanliu Village. The small Sanliu Village cannot accommodate this person's ambition, but as long as he is with this person, nothing else matters.
After cleaning the furniture, the two of them washed up and lay back on the bed. It was not too late.
"Brother Zhu, are you tired?" Li Qiao lay on his side, supporting his head with one hand and touching his half-dried hair with the other.
Tao Zhu was putting a dry cotton towel on the pillow to prevent his half-wet hair from getting the pillow wet. When he heard this, he turned and glanced at Li Qiao: "Huh?"
"I think you have something on your mind these days." Although he used the word "feel", Li Qiao's tone was extremely certain.
He could tell it from the day he won the election, but Tao Zhu was very happy and in a really good mood. In addition, when he was in the capital, he socialized and entertained from morning to night, and he had a lot of fun on the way back. It was bumpy, so he didn't ask until now.
Tao Zhu had already put the dry cloth away. He lay down and said, "It's not about worry."
"What's that?" Li Qiao saw that he was also lying on his side in the same posture as himself, so he reached out and grabbed his hand.
"A little something."
It was said to be a trivial matter, but Tao Zhu lowered his eyes and did not look into Li Qiao's eyes: "You don't have to bring me with you on big occasions in the future. I know how you treat me, so I won't feel uncomfortable."
"I'm just a little regretful that I can't see you all the time and witness every moment of your life, but this is what I have to experience."
"You will be an official in the future, you will work in the government office, and you will have to do big things. You definitely can't stay with me like making snacks."
"I've thought about it for a long time, so I don't think it's a big deal, so I haven't told you about it yet."
This man is too good, so his greed is getting stronger and stronger. In fact, if you think about it carefully, how can any man be as inseparable from his husband/daughter-in-law as he is?
This man carries him everywhere, which is not normal.
From now on, if this person wants to be an official, he must not make a wrong move, and he cannot give pigtails to his enemies.
Li Qiao: "..."
He got close to Tao Zhu's face, his head next to the bed, and looked up at Tao Zhu's lowered eyes.
Tao Zhu: "..."
He reached out and pushed Li Qiao, pushing Li Qiao down on the bed, and then he lay on Li Qiao like he had done countless times before.
Burying his face in the warm crook of Li Qiao's neck, he said gloomily: "I didn't cry, not to the point of crying yet. I adjusted myself already. During the days when you were taking the exam, I was thinking wildly all day and all night. "
"Originally, I naively thought that after you finish the imperial examination, you will be the same as before, but it is impossible and you can never go back."
"The old scene where you were making snacks in the shed, I was making snacks in the kitchen, and you would come to the kitchen and kiss me every once in a while, it's hard to do it again."
Li Qiao: "..."
His heart felt heavy.
Yes, that situation is really rare.
From the moment he chose to take the imperial examination, he and Tao Zhu were destined not to be together all the time.
"Actually, this is normal. This is how many husbands and couples in the world get along. If my unhappiness spreads, others will definitely accuse me of being hypocritical."
Tao Zhu sighed again.
It's not a separation or a separation, it's just that one of them went to the Yamen to work and the other stayed at home, but he felt a strong sense of reluctance and sadness. If this spread, others would definitely think that he was sick.
But he really likes Li Qiao, he likes her very much.
From the moment Li Qiao bowed to him and apologized, his heart was with Li Qiao. They got married. Li Qiao pulled him out of the quagmire of the Tao family and gave him a new life. At that time, he was a blank slate. open.
He didn't know how to get along with his man. All he could think of was the way other couples in the village got along.
But Li Qiao let him know that two people can stick together all the time, and can kiss in broad daylight without being ashamed.
From the moment he was born, he had lived this inseparable pattern of kissing her countless times during the day and at night. This sweetness had been integrated into his flesh and blood.
So, when he realized that he couldn't go back in the future, he was really sad.
He felt that this matter was extremely big.
But Li Qiao was taking an exam at that time, so he could only adjust himself. After such a long buffer, he really wouldn't cry at this time.
But I still felt a little uncomfortable.
"How can you be pretentious? If you like someone, of course you want to be with him all the time. If others don't understand, it's because they don't have such sweet feelings." Li Qiao said and took his hands from Tao Zhu's body. Pull it out.
