He patted Tao Zhu's back gently: "I also want to be with you all the time, if I can take you with me in the future, I will still take you." ”

“…… Others will be angry. It's like going to the Gongyuan to see Lord Zhao, but in fact, I shouldn't go. Tao Zhu said and rubbed his cheek in Li Qiao's neck, and his mouth pursed.

"Why shouldn't I go? Lord Zhao didn't say anything. Li Qiao continued to pat him lightly on the back, and her voice was a little softer than just now.

He's in distress.

It was his negligence, he should have explained it to Tao Zhu earlier, Tao Zhu is sad alone these days, and he is derelict in his duties.

"Lord Zhao is approachable and doesn't care about your actions, but what if other big officials care? There is also the Tribute Courtyard, on such a serious occasion, my little brother should not go in. ”

"Some scholars will find it unlucky."

"If other senior officials say, I will definitely analyze the specific problems on a case-by-case basis. I'm not stupid, I don't mess around. ”

"As for the Tribute Academy, I respect the taboos of other scholars, but Dasheng's law does not clearly stipulate that the little brother cannot enter the Tribute Academy, we have not violated the law, we are bright."

"Besides, the other scholars didn't say anything, they all praised me for writing well."

At that time, he and Tao Zhu went to see Lord Zhao, and the rest of the candidates, whether they were successful or not, went to read his article after experiencing ecstasy and grief.

According to Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying, those candidates felt that his articles were written reasonably, and his basic skills were solid, and he was easy to use all kinds of classics and historical materials, and he would not drop his book bag, and he was easy to read and easy to understand, which was a rare masterpiece.

Later, when others came to visit him, they also praised him for his good writing.

This year's candidates, no one felt bad because of Tao Zhu's tribute academy - he didn't hear it, that is, no.

Tao Zhu didn't expect Li Qiao to pull out the law, he stretched out his hand and poked Li Qiao's heart: "In addition to the law, there are customary customs and taboos in this world. ”

"Since you care, then I will strive to rise all the way in the future, and at that time, the two of us will be living koi, and others will only want to get close to us for good luck, and will not feel that your appearance has violated any taboos. Just like the yard we rented, if there is a township test in the future, that yard will definitely be very popular. ”

Tao Zhu: "......"

Can it still be like this?

He raised his head to look at Li Qiao.

Li Qiao was also looking at him: "Rules, customs and taboos are dead, we are alive, don't think about it, anyway, I can't do without you." ”

Li Qiao said, hugged him tightly with both hands, and then turned over and pressed him under him.

Since Brother Zhu thinks too much, let him be tired and just want to sleep.

However, Li Qiao was serious in what he said just now.

As long as he makes enough money, as long as he is an official and big enough, then only others beg him and Tao Zhu to spread joy and good luck.

Of course, this has to be planned.

This plane is the supremacy of imperial power.

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Tao Zhu is emotionally a blank slate, Li Qiao has been sticky with him for three years, and now he is really not used to separating QAQ with Li Qiao

Chapter 98 Determining the Entry into Beijing Preparation before entering Beijing

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu don't need to worry about the celebration, everything is done by the villagers.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu only need to prepare for entering Beijing.

However, before that, Li Qiao will definitely have to socialize.

He took Xie Yuan, other people in Pingcheng, as well as Bai Jiaoyu, Shen Xuezheng, and Xiancheng all came to visit, and when the social interaction was over, he and Tao Zhu had time to prepare for entering Beijing.

First of all, it was necessary to determine which caravan to enter Beijing with, and after only one day of rest at home, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu took an ox cart to the county seat.

According to Jiang Zhixian, the backer behind the Ma family was the British duke who made great achievements for Dasheng.

One is from the Sui family, the Sui family is in the tea business, and behind it is Wang Dewei, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

The last one is the Han family, the Han family was originally unknown in the capital, and the reputation was not obvious, but last year, the three brothers of the Han family rushed to buy the noodles for ten days in the Moon Tower, and after transporting these noodles back to Beijing, the Han family did not rush to sell these noodles at one time, but opened a restaurant and started a stewed vegetable business.

The Han family's stewed vegetables take the civilian route, of course, because of the high cost of long-distance transportation, this civilian is actually uneven, but compared with the price of a bowl of stewed vegetables and half a tael of silver in Yunxiaolou, the Han family's stewed vegetables are quite close to the people.

The Han family is doing the business of the common people, and they have also done a lot of money, so the business has been smooth and profitable, and the momentum of the family's losses has been reversed.

This year, the three brothers of the Han family came again, and after the news of Li Qiao's Zhongju was transmitted back to Pingcheng, they took the initiative to find the shopkeeper Wang, saying that if Li Qiao was in need, his Han family could escort Li Qiao into Beijing.

The shopkeeper Wang is also thinking about Li Qiao's entry into Beijing, and it takes a month and a half to walk away from the high mountain road, which is really worrying.

However, he was just a small businessman in Pingcheng, and he was blind to the capital, so he went to see Jiang Zhi County, hoping that Jiang Zhi County could help.

Jiang Zhixian had been planning for this matter for a long time, and the shopkeeper Wang coincided with him, he didn't take the Han family in his eyes, and he had never heard of the Han family when he was in the capital.

But the Han family is sincere, and the leader Han Ning is still a talent, so Jiang Zhixian took the Han family on board.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu met with the family one day, and three days later, the two finally decided to enter Beijing with the Han family.

The leaders of the two caravans, the Ma family and the Sui family, are actually good, although they have big backers behind them, they are also willing to form a good relationship with him.

The attitude of these two families towards him is enthusiastic and polite, while the Han family holds him as a benefactor.

Also, after the Ma family and the Sui family got the vermicelli, the entire convoy had to rush around the clock to transport the vermicelli back to the capital as soon as possible.

And the Han family is willing to take him and Tao Zhu as the mainstay, even if their husband and wife want to travel the mountains and rivers and stop and go along the way, the Han family also agrees.

Li Qian didn't want to march all the way, and with Lord Zhao's advice, he finally chose the Han family.

The backers of the Ma family and the Sui family are too big, so it is better not to get close to him for a small move.

After settling on the Han family, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu began to pack their luggage.

They plan to set off at the end of September, and they will walk for a month and a half to two months on the road, that is, they will arrive in the capital before the end of the year.

The coldest time has been on the road, and the thick clothes and bedding must be prepared.

There are also books, which are a must to bring.

In addition, there are relatives who accompany them.

When Li Qiao took the exam in the Tribute Academy, someone must accompany Tao Zhu outside, otherwise Li Qiao would not be at ease.

But because the future is uncertain, I can't bring more.

Li Qiao has a headache, who should she bring?

When Li Qiao hesitated, the flowing water banquet held by Sanliu Village for him and Zhuang Wen began.

He has a good relationship with Zhuang Wen and doesn't mind celebrating together, plus the two families are not short of money, so this flowing water banquet will be held for three days.

This time, the people of Sanliu Village did not compete with outsiders, and agreed to let the people from other villages help with it, because there were too many dishes to be done, and with only the people of Sanliu Village and Zhujia Village, they would definitely be exhausted.

Moreover, the sweet potato harvest has already begun, and the sweet potato workshop is about to start.

They have to save their energy.

The specifications of the flowing water banquet are the same as the last time when Li Qiao Zhong Xiucai, each table of meat and vegetables is five or five open, not only people from ten miles and eight villages come to eat the banquet, but also people from other towns and counties come, which is much more lively than the last time Li Qiao Zhong Xiucai.

Xiucai and lifting people have different identities, and if they are lifted, they are really different from ordinary people.

Moreover, Li Qiao is really a little awesome, Zhuang Wen has been reading for 30 years before and he didn't get into the Xiucai exam, but he was a little bit of a pick, and he was admitted immediately.

There is also this township test, not only Zhuang Wen, but also Meng Yue and Xu Ying, two young people.

There must be Li Qiao's credit in this!

After the township test, Li Qiao's article was posted by the examiner again, and those Xiucai in Pingcheng who participated in the township test carefully pondered Li Qiao's article, and asked the article of the winner, and then agreed that Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying could be lifted, and they used the examination method summarized by Li Qiao.

And Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying also admit this.

Therefore, Li Qiao has real skills, he can not only take Xie Yuan himself, but he can also bring the people around him to lift people.

Why aren't the people of the whole Pingcheng excited?

They all want to come to Sanliu Village to be happy!

Moreover, many people did not come empty-handed, they came with congratulatory gifts, these congratulatory gifts are basically wheat and rice, grain is easy to store, not expensive, Li Qiao will not refuse.

These grains have indeed been accepted, and they are not valuable anyway, which is a piece of the hearts of the villagers.

On this day, the weather was gloomy, the wind was howling, and the yellowing leaves were swept down by the cold wind, and fluttered all over the country roads.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu stepped on the dead leaves, shrunk their bodies in a thick cloak, and entered the duck workshop hand in hand.

During the period when their husband was away, the duck workshop was in charge of Zhou Jingui and Li Bei.

This year, Tao Zhu specially told the villagers in Shili and Eight Villages to raise more ducks and less chickens, but in order to avoid disease and infection, the total number of households should be controlled within 100.

The villagers listened to him very much, after all, it was not a joke.

And people from farther villages and even other towns found out about it and began to raise ducks.

The peasants of the whole Pingcheng were raising ducks, so the number of ducks increased, and he expanded the number of people, so that now the duck workshop can make 1,500 ducks a day.

Five hundred were only placed in the Moon Tower, and one thousand were handed over to Fang Shitong.

Duck is originally meat, plus it tastes good, so it has been sold very expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it at all.

The price is high, the profit is also high, after deducting a series of costs such as labor and raw materials, the net profit of the duck per day is 100 Wen.

Most of the ducks raised in the countryside are about two or three catties, and when you buy ducks from the villagers, one catty is eight yuan, which means that a duck is only a dozen or twenty yuan.

But after careful production, the net profit of a duck is as high as 100 wen.

Windfall.

Proper windfall profits.

The net profit of a duck is one hundred wen, and the net profit of one thousand five hundred is one hundred and fifty taels.

One day is one hundred and fifty taels, and a month is four thousand five hundred taels.

This is more profitable than the dim sum business, although the dim sum business is also very profitable, but because there are fewer people and fewer dim sum, the daily profit is only thirty or fifty taels.

is about to go to the capital, Tao Zhu wants to take stock of the family's account books and savings, and he has a good foundation in his heart.

Therefore, even if the cold wind blew the whole world with strange noises today, he still took Li Qiao to the duck goods workshop.

The duck workshop is running normally, slaughtering ducks, dicing, seasoning, and burning fires...... Every link, everyone is busy in an orderly manner.