The Han family sent someone to help, and in the evening, they also sent vegetables, meat and other ingredients.

Li Qiao didn't study today, he and Tao Zhu, Li Ershan, and Li Xia cooked dinner together, and when they entered the city at noon, they didn't eat lunch, they only ate some snacks, so the dinner was very rich, it was an iron pot stewed hen.

Li Qiao put the dough cake in the pot according to the method of stewing the goose in the iron pot, and after the hen stewed, the soft dough sucked the fragrance of the hen, and it was also stained with red oil juice, just one look was enough to make people drool.

In addition, there are some vermicelli, tofu, and cabbage in it, and it is stewed in a full pot.

They are all their own family, not so particular, Li Qiao and the four of them gathered around the small table, taking a bite of meat and a bite of cake, and eating was very satisfying.

The four of them ate a large pot of stew cleanly, and there was not even soup left.

After eating and drinking, Tao Zhu took out a few small sour pears from the basket.

This was sent by the Han family, it was grown by the Han family themselves, it was small, and the sourness was greater than the sweetness.

But in this cold winter, it is a fruit, so the Han family sent some over and asked Tao Zhu to boil pear water with rock sugar to drink.

Although the dinner was satisfying, it was also a little greasy, so Tao Zhu planned to cook some pear water.

"I'll nibble on one first."

Li Qiao looked at the yellow-skinned pears that didn't look very good, and stretched out her hand to Tao Zhu.

He was a little thirsty and wanted something cold.

"This one is very sour, and it doesn't taste good when eaten raw."

Tao Zhu reminded.

"It's okay, I just want some fruit."

"Here you go." Tao Zhu washed the pears and handed them to Li Qiao, and then he asked Li Ershan and Li Xia, "Do you two eat?" ”

Li Ershan and Li Xia looked at Li Qiao: "Uncle, is it delicious?" ”

"Uncle Buckwheat, isn't it sour?"

"I'm okay with it, but you two should be sour when you eat it."

Li Qiao said as he chewed.

He has never been picky about eating, no matter whether it is delicious or unpalatable, he can eat it, this pear does taste sour and sweet, but it is quite crisp to chew, and the moisture is okay, so he eats it.

In the winter, it is not easy to eat fresh fruits, and he is very tolerant.

Seeing this, Li Ershan and Li Xia couldn't help but pick up the pears and nibble on them, both of them had lived a hard life, and they had eaten countless people, not to mention sour pears, they would definitely be able to eat them.

However, when they really bit this pear into their mouths, their faces suddenly wrinkled, which is too sour, right?

It made them tremble.

Li Qiao saw Li Ershan's grinning teeth, and immediately smiled: "If you think it's sour, don't eat it, cut off the place where you bit, and boil the rest into pear water to drink." ”

Li Ershan and Li Xia nodded busily, they really couldn't bear this acidity, they wanted to drink sweet pear water.

After drinking pear water, Tao Zhu boiled hot water to wash.

Li Ershan and Li Xia are young, and this place is far away from home in the capital, so they are worried that they are afraid, so Li Qiao let them both sleep in the backyard, and the front yard is only used to herd ox carts, and no one lives.

After washing, the four went back to the backyard to sleep.

In the bedroom, there was a fire kang, which was warm, and when she lay down in the quilt, Li Qiao immediately closed her eyes comfortably.

The ondol is really inseparable in winter, and it can improve the sense of happiness too much.

Seeing that Tao Zhu was also about to lie down, he stretched out his arm, and when Tao Zhu lay on his arm, he turned over, and most of his body was pressed on Tao Zhu.

"Brother Zhu, let's come to the capital." He opened his mouth slowly.

"Hmm!"

Tao Zhu's eyes stared at the roof, feeling a little wonderful.

When he entered the city today, it was Li Qiao who was driving the car, and he sat next to Li Qiao, feeling a little nervous and curious, and his eyes kept looking around.

The streets into the city were wide enough to allow ten carriages to run in parallel, and the roads were clean, with stone slabs on the floor.

There were many shops on both sides, and he was dazzled by the signs, banners, and lanterns hanging at the entrance of the shops.

Moreover, these shops are two-story and three-storey, and they look very magnificent.

There were many pedestrians on the streets, and the common people were well dressed, either cotton or silk, and few people wore linen clothes.

This is the capital.

Spacious.

Clean.

Affluence.

He Tao Zhu, a country boy who was originally struggling in the quagmire, actually came to the capital of Dasheng from Sanliu Village.

It's a really amazing feeling.

But he didn't have much fear in his heart.

He was no longer the boy he was afraid of going to the town to find work.

Now he is literate and knows what those shops are for, the prosperity of the capital is prosperous, and the strange is strange, but he is not blind, he knows the world, he doesn't have to be afraid.

Of course, more importantly, there was Li Qiao standing next to him.

Thinking of this, his body moved, and he said softly: "Li Qiao, kiss me." ”

There was a bit of coquettishness in his voice, a little slimy.

He rarely has such a tone on weekdays, and he will only do this when Li Qiao tosses him so hard.

Li Qiao listened to it, and since he stepped on the road to Beijing, he and Tao Zhu only kissed, not on the side.

He is really awesome, his sweetheart is inseparable from him, and he has been pure for two months.

praised himself in his heart, and he kissed Tao Zhu's lips.

Tao Zhu responded to him and picked up his clothes.

Tonight was a hard and happy night.

The next day, the two woke up a little late, and when they got up, Li Ershan and Li Xia had already made breakfast.

Moreover, the Zhuang family, the Meng family, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, and Han Ning have already come over.

The house where Li Qiao lives, on the left is Xu Ying and Shen Hua, and twenty meters to the north is the Zhuang family and the Meng family.

The Xu family's house is a little far away, but it is not more than 100 meters.

Today, they had to go to buy daily necessities under the leadership of the Han family, so a group of people came to report early.

Tao Zhu was a little ashamed, it was too late last night, and now that everyone else has arrived, he and Li Qiao have just gotten up.

Li Qiao has always been thick-skinned, and he smiled and beckoned everyone to sit first.

Shen Hua smiled and followed Tao Zhu into the kitchen: "Brother Zhu, don't worry, eat slowly, I'm just shopping for a day today, nothing else." ”

“…… Well. ”

Tao Zhu picked up the bowl and used food to hide his embarrassment.

Li Qiao, Taozhu, Li Ershan, and Li Xia quickly made a quick decision, and finished breakfast in less than ten minutes, and then the Xu family also came, but only Xu Ying's two brothers and one sister-in-law came, so the group went shopping under the leadership of Han Ning.

There are two commercial streets in the north of the city, so they don't have to go far, they can buy all their daily needs nearby.

It's the beginning of the lunar month, the trial will be in early February, and the release of the list is in late February, so at least stay in the capital for three months.

Of course, if you want to take the temple exam, you will stay longer.

To live for such a long time, and not short of money, several families arranged all kinds of items that they were used to.

However, books are the most important thing, and you have to buy them.

Pingcheng, the capital of Hexi Prefecture, and the former capital of Hehe Province, the number of books in these three places together is not as good as one-tenth of that of the capital.

So as long as Li Qiao saw the bookstore, he would go in and sweep it.

Anything he hadn't seen and that was useful to him for the imperial examination, he bought them all.

The same goes for Xu Ying and Zhuang Wen.

Meng Yue doesn't have enough financial resources, he has always borrowed books from Li Qiao, Xu Ying, and Zhuang Wen to read, and the work he can do is to find books, so as to save the time of the big guys.

Han Ning admired Li Qiao very much, along the way, he saw Li Qiao's hard work in his eyes, Li Qiao actually didn't have to work so hard, the holy imperial pen plaque could ensure that he was rich for a lifetime.

But the family is rich and still has such a pursuit, except for the five-body casting, Han Ning really can't think of other words.

He had a lot of books at home, which he bought one by one when he was studying, and when he went to Pingcheng, he was reluctant to sell those books even after selling his ancestral property.

But at this time, when he saw Li Qiao shopping, he was still thinking about buying books, and he couldn't help but say to Li Qiao: "Brother Li, my family has a room full of books, if you don't dislike it, you can go to the door another day to take a look." ”

"Huh? What books are there? Li Qian immediately asked.

"In addition to the four books, five classics, three histories and three biographies required for the imperial examination, there are also many miscellaneous books, all of which I have collected."

Han Ning casually said the names of a few books.

Li Qiao's eyes lit up all of a sudden, he needed miscellaneous books!

All kinds of strangeness that he can't explain to outsiders, he can only push it to all kinds of miscellaneous books, and what he needs most now is all kinds of miscellaneous books.

"Then I'll visit tomorrow, Brother Han, don't bother us." He laughed.

"Why, our family is looking forward to you going." Han Ning also laughed.

Because they were going to the Han family, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu made some snacks and duck goods overnight after they went back.

The Zhuang family, Xu Ying Shen Hua, Meng Yue, and the Xu family also went to the Han family as guests to thank the Han family for taking care of them along the way.

Therefore, early the next morning, a group of people gathered at Li Qiao's side again.

Han's house was not far from the courtyard they rented, and the group walked to Han's house.

The Han family is a three-entry courtyard, but with two cross-courtyards in the east and west, the family background is good.

When Li Qiao and the others arrived, more than 20 members of the Han family, up to Han Ning's eighty-year-old grandmother and three-year-old nephew, were all waiting at the door.

Li Qiao: "......"