The two men took an apple-flavored kiss.

When the kiss was over, Tao Zhu was already lying in Li Qiao's arms.

Li Qiao was like fiddling with a plush toy, most of his body was pressed on him, his slender fingers touched his earlobe, and when the earlobe was red, he leaned in and kissed it, his lips fell, and half of his body was numb.

After kissing the earlobe, he pinched his cheek, and his fingers traced along the contours of his face.

But this is not the end, Li Qiao's head rubbed in his neck socket, as if he could not leave, it was very sticky, and it didn't take long to rub him out of the fire.

Tao Zhu's cheeks turned pink, and his eyes were wet, but he stopped Li Qiao's arch fire behavior, in broad daylight, someone would come to look for him at any time, and he had to stop.

"No one will come looking for it, everyone has eyes." The words were so, but the movements of Li Qiao's hand stopped, just held him in his arms, grabbed his hand that was one size smaller than himself, and touched it for a while.

"That's not necessarily, you're a child now, you've already taken two heads, and you'll be a showman by this time next year."

"You're the backbone of the village now."

Tao Zhu's tone was a little proud.

Such an excellent person is his man!

"The head of the government test, although I wrote it with true feelings, it is indeed opportunistic. Some of them are not strong. ”

Even though several days have passed, when it comes to the head of the case, Li Qiao is still a little weak-hearted.

In fact, Tao Zhu was also a little empty at the beginning.

After Li Qiao retold the content of the article to him that night, he was worried that the prefect would not like this kind of blatant "sycophancy" article, so he deliberately did not give Li Qiao the first case.

But who knew that the prefect gave it very openly.

Since you give it, take it.

Anyway, this is also what Li Qiao earned himself.

"No other candidate can compare to you, you are the head of the case, and your name is justified." Holding Li Qiao's hand, his tone was full of affirmation.

"Forget it, so be it this time. In next year's college exam, I have to work harder. ”

has already gotten the head of the government exam, so I won't be entangled, but this head will definitely make his next year's court exam more concerned.

Thinking of the content of the three histories and three biographies, he couldn't lie down.

The papers of the county examination and the prefectural examination are relatively simple, basically revolving around the four books and five classics, and rarely involve the three histories and three biographies.

But the hospital test is different.

The scope of questions in the college examination is very wide, and the content of the 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 tried to get used to it, and it was okay not to mention the head of the case this time, as soon as he mentioned it, he wanted to sit at the desk and enrich himself so that next year's head of the case would be bright.

“…… You wait until tomorrow to try again. ”

Tao Zhu saw that he was about to sit up, and hurriedly wrapped his hands and feet around him: "Lord Zhixian asked you to rest more, you are ordered to rest." ”

"Hmm......" Li Qiao lay back down, but he began to count the days with his hands folded.

"If there is no accident, next year's hospital test is scheduled for May, and when the results come out, it will be June. And next year there happens to be a township test. ”

"The township test is held once every three years, if I miss next year, then I have to wait for another three years, three years is too long, I can't wait."

"Therefore, I will take the college examination in May next year, get the fame of Xiucai, and then take the township examination in August.

"If you continue to take the exam, you will have to leave for the capital to take the exam in February of the following year."

"Everyone thinks that I will rush all the way to the temple to get to the saint, and if that is the case, then I will be able to see the saint in April or May of the following year."

Speaking of this, Li Qiao raised his hand and patted Tao Zhu's back gently: "Are you afraid?" ”

Tao Zhu: "......"

He put down the hands and feet that were wrapped around Li Qiao's body.

Fear.

In April and May of the following year, he will face the saint.

Time is tight, the task is heavy!

Li Qiao has only mastered the four books and five classics now, and for the three histories and three biographies, he just read them carefully and memorized some key contents.

And the other people who were admitted to Xiucai all memorized the three histories and three passes.

But the three histories and three transmissions are so thick, if you want to memorize them, it will definitely take a lot of time.

There are only two years left before the face of the saint is full, and the saint protects and lifts Li Qiao, if Li Qiao stands in front of the saint when his stomach is empty, and he has not even mastered the most basic four books, five classics, three histories and three transmissions, it will be too disappointing to the saint.

Li Qiao was raised by the saint with one hand, he has to be worthy of the saint's expectations and liftment, and he can't lose the saint's face!

Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and poked Li Qiao's shoulder: "You go to the study to read." ”

"What about you?" Li Qian asked him.

"I'll go boil water and make you a strong tea to refresh yourself."

"Okay." Li Qiao nodded, he really needed a pot of strong tea now.

Sitting in the familiar study and opening the thick "Historical Records", the anxiety in his heart disappeared little by little.

He quickly threw himself 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 when she saw him coming out of the backyard, she was a little surprised: "Why didn't you rest with Xiaoqiao?" ”

"Li Qiao is studying, I'll make him a pot of tea."

“…… Don't you take a break today? Li Shu was shocked.

"There is only one year left before the college exam, and he has to work harder than others so that he can be admitted to Xiucai."

Tao Zhu Road.

Li Shu: "......"

Her little brother's efforts really scared her.

Today is the second day of coming back, is it necessary to fight like this?

However, since her younger brother did this, it must be right.

So she bowed her head and said to Li Yuning and Li Yu'an beside her: "You two should be on par with your fourth uncle, work hard in the future, and be more literate." ”

"Okay."

Li Yu'an Li Yuning and the two sisters and brothers nodded together, with admiration on their little faces, their fourth uncle is too hardworking, and most people really don't have this perseverance.

"Yuning Yu'an is a child, just play when you need to, third sister, don't be too restrained by them." Tao Zhu couldn't help but say when he saw this.

"It's not small, look at Xiaolan, she also does a lot of work every day, and the two of them still get paid."

Li Shu doesn't feel that she is strict with Li Yuning and Li Yu'an, the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and the children in the countryside all grow up like this.

Li Yuning also said: "Uncle Zhu, my brother and I don't play, we work." ”

What's so fun about playing? It's not interesting at all.

It's fun to work, not only to learn how to make dim sum, but also to earn money. Not only for their fourth uncle, but also for themselves, what a good thing!

She and her younger brother want to learn from their fourth uncle, work hard, and earn money!

Tao Zhu: "......"

Okay.

He raised his hand and touched Li Yuning and Li Yu'an's little heads, and then went into the kitchen to boil water.

After making strong tea for Li Qiao, he went back to his bedroom to sort out the things he bought in Fucheng this time.

In addition to the gifts he bought for his relatives and friends, he and Li Qiao also bought a lot of things.

Like cloth, although there is a divine reward at home, but, seeing the beautiful cloth, Li Qiao still bought it and asked him to make clothes.

There is also food, Li Qiao bought some dried abalone, it is precious, the small one costs two taels of silver, today first sort it out, tomorrow stew to taste, to see if this legendary abalone is silver-flavored.

In addition to abalone, Li Qiao also bought bird's nest, which is also expensive to death.

At that time, he didn't want Li Qiao to buy it, because it was too expensive, but Li Qiao said that eating this was good for his body, so he had to buy it, and it had to be of the highest quality.

A pound of high-grade bird's nest costs more than 40 taels of silver, and Li Qiao buys it for 3 catties, so all of a sudden, more than 100 taels of silver is gone.

Tomorrow, he will also stew this bird's nest to see if it also tastes like silver.

In addition to food, there are also items that Li Qiao needs to study.

Now that he is rich, and his identity is different, Li Qiao's four treasures of the study have also followed suit.

The pen, ink, paper, and inkstones used by Li Qiao before were all locally produced, such as brushes, all of which were rabbit quill pens, which were very cheap, and they were twenty or so wen.

There is also paper, straw paper used to practice calligraphy on weekdays, although I also bought rice paper, but I was reluctant to use it, and I could use it for half a year when I bought a knife.

As for the ink and inkstone, they are not particular, they are all big road goods, which one sells well and which one buys.

But now, the four treasures of the study have become the real four treasures of the study, the lake pen, the inkstone, the rice paper, and the Hui ink, all of which have been arranged.

And Li Qiao not only arranged it for himself, but also arranged it for him.

In the future, when he practiced calligraphy, he could also use a brush for a few taels of silver.

He didn't take the imperial examination, and he couldn't see the difference between a brush of twenty wen and a brush of a few taels of silver for the time being, but Li Qiao said that there was a difference, let him figure it out, of course, it doesn't matter if he can't figure it out, anyway, they are husband and wife, and the things they use should be the same, and they can't be expensive and cheap.

Since Li Qiao had to buy it for him, he would compare it carefully in a few days, and he couldn't live up to Li Qiao's wishes......

When Tao Zhu finished sorting out the things he bought in Fucheng, it was dark.

After dinner, Tao Zhu pulled Li Qiao to sit down at his desk.

There are candles on the desk, and there are five of them, which illuminate the desk in all directions.

"We went to Fucheng this time, and we spent a total of five thousand one hundred and thirty-seven taels of silver."

Tao Zhu put the account book in front of Li Qiao.

As big as abalone worth hundreds of taels of silver, as small as the cost of a meal, I remember it clearly.

Li Qiao glanced at it casually: "It's okay, it's less than I thought." ”