Domineering husband

Chapter 91

Li Qiao observed the reactions of the candidates in the same class, and confirmed that most of them had no objection to his case, and finally let go of the worry.

The opportunistic label can be taken off him.

He was really happy, and went to the largest restaurant in Fucheng to celebrate with Baiyou Li Dazhong, Xu Ying, Shen Hua, Meng Yue and others that day.

After celebrating with his relatives and friends, he invited a group of scholars he met recently to a restaurant to celebrate. Although he is not very close to these people, they will all be his fellow countrymen in the future, and it is nothing to him to treat them to a meal.

After the celebration was over, he and Tao Zhu went to visit Mingzhi Mansion with ducks and snacks.

The last time the two of them only brought some tea leaves, this time Tao Zhu specially made duck dim sum, which is their family's signature, and it is even more sincere to give it to Mingzhifu.

Mingzhifu is more kind than before.

In the examination room that day, Ming Zhifu really sweated for Li Qiao. He saw that Li Qiao had finished writing but did not hand in the paper, and his heart kept pounding, thinking that Li Qiao might fail this time.

But who knew that Li Qiao gave him a big surprise!

Whether it's the way of saving money mentioned in Li Qiao's article, or the various disadvantages that may appear after the canal is repaired, he is impressed and can't help but be overwhelmed.

Li Qiao's mind is not like that of a twenty-one-year-old farm boy, with such intelligence, the future is boundless.

However, August is the township examination, time is tight and tasks are heavy, he told Li Qiao not to be proud, let alone slack, and strive to get Da~san~yuan in his pocket.

Li Qiao will not slack off. It is an honor and a pressure to win the small three yuan. In the future, more people will pay attention to him.

He has to have something in his stomach, so he can't float away.

After visiting the Ming Zhifu, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu visited Xuezheng with ducks and snacks. The Xuezheng of Hexi Prefecture was surnamed Xing. He saw Li Qiao's pleasant face, and his attitude was similar to that of Mingzhifu.

Moreover, Mr. Xuezheng is a food lover, otherwise he would not have summoned Zhuang Wen after reading Zhuang Wen's article.

This time, Li Qiao Taozhu came to visit with ducks and snacks, and Mr. Xuezheng was very happy.

As soon as Master Xuezheng was happy, he couldn't help but test Li Qiao's homework.

Li Qiao: "..."

Okay.

Anyway, he has solid basic skills, so he can take the test casually.

However, after he came out of the school government, he still subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Even if the basic skills are solid, no one wants to be tested anytime and anywhere like this.

This kind of surprise test is too scary. Who can memorize every sentence in a book as thick as the Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography?

Fortunately, he had just finished the college examination, and it was the most knowledgeable time in his two lives, otherwise, he might not be able to answer it.

He has to work harder after returning home. With his current reputation, there must be many people who want to test him in the future. He can't make a fool of himself.

However, it is also beneficial to be questioned by Master Xuezheng. He answered well, and Master Xuezheng revealed to him some unspoken rules when grading papers for the township examination.

The local administrative division of Dasheng is that there are many prefectures under one province, and the prefecture where the provincial administrative department is located is called the capital.

The capital is equal to the capital of a province, and the test site for the rural examination is in the capital. Therefore, the examiners of the rural examination are no longer the prefects of each prefecture, but the chief and deputy examiners appointed by the imperial court.

There are only two chief and deputy examiners, and the number is too small, so these two examiners will draw a few students from the province to assist them in marking the papers.

Xing Xuezheng had been drawn before, so he knew a little about the key points of the chief and deputy examiners when they approved the papers.

No matter whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the current emperor, they are very cautious about the appointment of officials, and if a scholar passes the provincial examination, he is a candidate.

Even if a candidate fails in the general examination, he still has the qualifications to be elected as an official.

Therefore, although the scope of questions in the rural examination still revolves around the Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography, the reviewers hope that candidates can quote from many sources when answering the questions, mention some books other than the Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography, and express themselves as much as possible Not a nerd who only talks on paper.

Especially today, in order to select truly talented people, His Majesty often leads to hell when he writes questions. Therefore, the examiners appointed by His Majesty do not like nerds, so Li Qiao must avoid this thunder point when answering questions.

Xing Xuezheng's words are very important to Li Qiao.

Although Li Qiao had already guessed the reason why the Holy Majesty proposed to go to hell, but now that Xing Xuezheng said this, it was equivalent to giving an official witness.

Xing Xuezheng suggested that Li Qiao read more books other than the Four Books, Five Classics, Three History and Three Biography, so as to expand his knowledge.

Xing Xuezheng suggested this, so of course Li Qiao had to follow suit. He and Tao Zhu left the school government and immediately drove the ox cart to the bookstore.

Such as some agricultural books, medical books, calendar arithmetic, geography, travel notes, etc., as long as he has not read them, he will buy them all.

After sweeping all the bookstores in Fucheng, Li Qiao found that there were more than a hundred books in Li Qiao's book box.

Now he was not in the mood to play anymore, so he went straight back to the village.

August is the township examination. In addition to the basic four books, five classics, three histories and three biographies, he has more than one hundred books to read. In the next few months, he will definitely have a headache.

Xu Ying and Meng Yue also planned to take the township examination in August, and they both had to report to the county school, so instead of staying in Fucheng, they returned to Pingcheng with Li Qiao.

When this group of people left Fucheng, the official road in Fucheng-Pingcheng was basically repaired, and only a few dozen miles of land remained.

Now there is no need for Li Qiao to contribute money, the money raised by Jiang Zhi County and Ming Zhi Mansion is enough to build this road.

After Li Qiao and his party walked through dozens of miles of unrepaired land, they set foot on a flat road.

The ox cart was walking on the flat adobe brick road with almost no bumps, so Li Qiao concentrated on his study.

He doesn't need to memorize all the more than one hundred books he bought, he just needs to read them carefully to increase his knowledge base.

Of course, individual key points still need to be remembered.

Li Qiao worked so hard, Xu Ying and Meng Yue also became nervous.

Xu Ying and Meng Yue didn't think they could pass the rural examination, they were purely there to gain experience, the provincial examination was held every three years, if they missed this time, they would have to wait another three years.

As a young man, Xu Ying didn't have the patience to wait another three years, he wanted to see it.

Meng Yue also wanted to see it. Although the Meng family was poor, they had saved some money by relying on sweet potato vermicelli in the past two years, enough for Meng Yue to go to the capital to experience the rural examination.

Because they knew they would fail the exam, Meng Yue and Xu Ying didn't read any more books recently.

But seeing Li Qiao working so hard at this moment, their relaxed nerves became tense again.

It's too scary, even if Li Qiao is smarter than them, he is even more diligent than them, this is going to kill them.

At noon that day, Xu Ying and Meng Yue couldn't help but express their admiration to Li Qiao while eating at a small roadside restaurant.

Not only smart, but also hardworking, really does not give others a way out. After Li Qiao listened, she smiled and shook her head: "

I don't think I'm smart. If I'm really smart, why should I work so hard ? " "The really smart ones can compose poems at the age of seven or eight, or write poems in seven steps, or have a photographic memory. What do I have? I don't have anything. You think I'm smart, but I'm wrong. I have vermicelli, so I'm more You guys have gained some experience. Seriously speaking, I'm really not smart at all." Li Qiao didn't want to bear the label of being smart at all, and when a smart person is exhausted, he will collapse if he is not careful. He has lived two lifetimes, and he has always worked hard. Xu Ying: "..." Meng Yue: "..." They couldn't find any suitable words to refute what they said. Is it possible to say that the examples Li Qiao cited were all extremely smart people, and Li Qiao is much better than them even though he is ordinary smart? With a wry smile, Meng Yue said, "Anyway, brother Li, your intelligence and hard work are far superior to brother Xu's and me." " Yes, no matter in terms of intelligence or hard work, brother Meng and I are inferior to you." Xu Ying nodded.

























"Then work hard, you can't improve your intelligence, but the degree of effort is up to you to decide." "

A lot of times in the imperial examinations, it's not intelligence, but hard work." "

Now you feel that you can't pass the township examination. This kind of thinking is wrong. What if you pass the exam?"

In Li Qiao's view, there are loopholes in Dasheng's imperial examination.

He, a modern person who has studied for three years, can take advantage of this loophole, so can Xu Ying and Meng Yue.

This loophole is that today's holy majesty wants to find practical talents, and the most important thing is to discuss articles.

If the Holy One valued poetry, then he would definitely be doomed.

Although the Holy Majesty liked calligraphy, he did not include calligraphy in the imperial examination.

The Holy Father's most important policy theory article.

So this loophole is too easy to exploit.

Just like Meng Yue's article this time, when he went to meet Ming Zhifu, Ming Zhifu mentioned Xu Ying and Meng Yue's article.

Meng Yue moved Mingzhifu and Xing Xuezheng with his true feelings. Even though his essays were not as comprehensive as other candidates, Mingzhifu and Xing Xuezheng still ranked him as the first class.

As for Xu Ying, Xu Ying's family was in business, and during the chaotic period of the last years of the previous dynasty, when the family managed officials, they paid a large sum of money.

After the establishment of Dasheng, the government was clear and clear, but there were also some people with sophistication. Before Li Qiao went to the county government to buy a homestead, he had to give money to the county magistrate, let alone a merchant like the Xu family. It's just that the silver is much less than in the previous dynasty.

So Xu Ying also knows a lot of dark sides, and he also incorporates his true feelings when writing articles.

This time, Xu Ying and Meng Yue not only passed the examination as a scholar, but also ranked as the first-class granary students. The two young people overwhelmed the Tong students who had studied for more than ten years, which showed that they succeeded in taking advantage of the loophole.

If you can succeed in the college examination, why not in the township examination?

Thinking in this way, Li Qiao stretched out his fingers to analyze for the two of them: "Mo Yi and Tie Jing rely on basic skills, and your basic skills are not bad, no different from other scholars." "As for poetry, I can pass, you

two What are you afraid of?"

"The policy theory article, this time the policy theory article is a bit sloppy, but you two answered it very well." "

So don't relax, work hard like me for another three months, maybe you can really pass the provincial examination."

Xu Ying; "..."

Meng Yue: "..."

Good guy, after Li Qiao's analysis, the dreaded obstacle in the rural examination instantly became a kitten.

They immediately had the illusion that they could easily cross over too!

Seeing that the two were stunned, Li Qiao said again: "If this time is just for fun, just to experience, then in the next three years, are you sure you won't regret it?" Xu Ying: "..." Meng

Yue

: "..."

These words are a bit heart-wrenching.

Who can guarantee that they will not regret it?

Meng Yue clenched her fists: "I'll start memorizing after lunch!"

Xu Ying also gritted her teeth: "I'll memorize too!"

Seeing this, Li Qiao nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, try your best, then at least you won't regret it."

He has a good impression of Meng Yue and Xu Ying. Although they are not close, they will definitely become close friends with development. .

Of course, Xu Ying remains to be seen.

Although Xu Ying's attitude towards Shen Hua is the same as before, but no one can guarantee what will happen in the future.

However, he can't mentally sentence Xu Ying for something that didn't happen, so now he hopes that the two of them will fight hard, in case they succeed by taking advantage of the loophole again.

It's just that he can't tell the two of the unspoken rules that Xing Xuezheng mentioned... Well, let's see, he will go to the county school with these two, and then he will find another way to let them read more extracurricular books.

Soon, the group had lunch and the convoy set off again.

Li Qiao sat in the carriage and continued to read, while Xu Ying and Meng Yue also grabbed the books and began to consolidate their basic skills.

Although the two of them are not as good as Li Qiao's in memory, they have studied hard since they were young and have worked hard for more than ten years. In terms of basic skills, they are indeed not afraid of other talents.

Originally, except for Li Qiaotaozhu's ox cart, everyone else in the convoy was talking and laughing along the way, but now that the three scholars have started to read, the convoy suddenly became quiet.

Sitting on the carriage, Baiyou deliberately lowered her voice when talking to Li Dazhong, so as not to disturb the three scholars.

During this trip to Fucheng, Baiyou experienced unprecedented happiness. He woke up naturally from sleep every day, and wanted to go shopping, so he went out slowly.

I don't want to go out anymore, besides staying in bed with Li Dazhong to experience the happiness of being a husband, he and Li Dazhong also have a lot of things to do.

To his surprise, he and Li Dazhong actually had a lot to talk about, even if they didn't talk about crops, he and Li Dazhong still had a lot to talk about.

He was forced by his ex-mother-in-law to practice cooking at his deceased husband's house. Li Dazhong can also cook, and they sometimes cook together.

He bought a lot of clothing, jewelry, rouge and gouache, and Li Dazhong watched him dress up patiently, his gaze stuck to him as if glued, and he gave advice from time to time.

Even, Li Dazhong took the initiative to learn to read with him.

In fact, Li Dazhong is not very old, only one year older than him. He is twenty-five years old this year, and he is not too late to learn to read at this age.

He taught seriously, and Li Dazhong studied hard. Although he often went to bed after teaching, Li Dazhong was willing to read for him, which made him very happy.

But right now, I'm going back to the village soon.

The closer he was to Pingcheng, the less the smile on his face.

Sigh...

The smile on Shen Hua's face gradually diminished.

He is seventeen years old this year, and his family wants him to marry Xu Ying.

But if Xu Ying passed the provincial examination this time...

Sigh.

Tao Zhu couldn't help Baiyou's troubles, but Shen Hua's troubles could still be solved, and he pinned his hopes on the township examination in August.

The location of the township examination is in the capital, and the candidates for the examination are talents from the whole Yuanhe Province. I hope that by then, I can find someone who is better than Xu Ying or similar to Xu Ying.

It was noon when Li Qiao and his party arrived in Pingcheng.

Xu Ying and Shen Hua returned to Shen's house.

Meng Yue goes home.

Huang Youming and his son also went home.

Baiyou and Li Dazhong went straight back to Sanliu Village.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went directly to the county government to visit Jiangzhi County.

The magistrate of Jiang County had received the news that Li Qiao had won the case again. He encouraged Li Qiao and hoped that Li Qiao would go to the county school to report as soon as possible.

The township examination in August is the highlight, and now we must seize all the time.

Li Qiao also had this intention.

He and Tao Zhu saw Zhuang Fengshou within a few steps from the county government office.

The county government servant went to Sanliu Village to announce his happiness, so Zhuang Fengshou decided to live in the county town, hoping to see Li Qiao and Tao Zhu as soon as possible.

"Walk around, go back to the village, the stove is set up, and the big fat pig is ready, just waiting for you to go back to the village."

Zhuang Fengshou laughed from ear to ear.

After being away from home for more than a month, when he saw Zhuang Fengshou at this time, Li Qiao also felt cordial: "Okay, this time we must celebrate." The

first two times when he took the desk, because he was not a scholar, he just cooked a big pot of vegetables.

Now he is not only a scholar, he has also won a small three yuan, so he must be celebrated.

"That's what everyone thinks. Let's celebrate for two days. On the first day, there are only people from our village, and on the second day, people from other villages are invited. Let's have a water feast. What do you and Brother Zhu think?" Zhuang

Fengshou asked with a smile.

"Ah? Are we still separated?" Li Qiao was a little surprised: "Brother Zhu and I want to have a one-day feast, no matter if it is from our village or another village, we can go to eat."

"How can we do that? We are us, and those from other villages are from other villages, so we have to separate."

Zhuang Fengshou immediately shook his head: "The folks have already collected money, each family has three taels of silver, and my family has a little more, which is seven hundred. Two, enough for a day's banquet."

"...and the money?" Li Qiao was surprised.

Tao Zhu also opened his eyes wide, the villagers even collected money on purpose?

"Of course, you won the prize of the scholar this time, and you are still a junior. The villagers are all happy for you. So I want to hold a water banquet together, so that the people from other villages can have fun together." Zhuang Fengshou said with a smile

.

The people in Sanliu Village also wanted to do something for Li Qiao too much. Li Qiao was selected as a scholar this time and would soon go to the county school to study.

If you study in a county school, you have to live in the county seat.

He won't be able to stay in the county for too long, and Li Qiao will leave for the capital in July to take the provincial examination.

After the rural examination was over, it was already September, and because the road to the capital was far away, Li Qiao had to leave for the capital after returning within a few days.

Will Li Qiao come back now?

Therefore, this flowing water feast is actually the last big thing that the villagers can do for him. Therefore, when the yamen servants went to the village to announce the good news, many people immediately approached Zhuang Fengshou, expressing their desire to collect money to celebrate Li Qiao.

Zhuang Fengshou also had this intention. He convened a meeting with the villagers and finally decided that each family would pay three taels of silver.

Li Qiao was a celebrity, and people from other villages came to see his family's imperial pen and plaque every day. This time he was selected as a scholar, and more people from other villages came to see the excitement.

The seven hundred taels of silver collected by the villagers must be able to set up a flowing water banquet, which can make people from other villages have a good meal.

All the people from other villages must know that Li Qiao belongs to their Sanliu Village, what can they do for Li Qiao!

Of course, Zhuang Fengshou would not tell Li Qiao about this kind of thinking, so as not to burden Li Qiao.

Zhuang Fengshou had the same thoughts as Wang Guihua. From Li Qiao's daily behavior, he knew that he was a conscientious and grateful person. The villagers didn't have to worry that he would never come back after leaving.

Furthermore, even if he didn't come back, Li Qiao would be worthy of the villagers.

"It's hard to turn down the kindness, so I'll listen to you guys."

Li Qiao responded with a smile.

The money is all collected, then he will follow the big guy's wishes.

Although Zhuang Fengshou didn't say it clearly, he was reminded by Wang Guihua, so he couldn't guess what the villagers were thinking at this time.

All he can do in the future is to come back often.

It takes a long time to see people's hearts.

Driving the ox cart, Li Qiao, Tao Zhu, Li Ershan, Li Xiazhuang Fengshou and the others quickly returned to Sanliu Village.

Because Baiyou and Li Dazhong came back early, all the villagers got the letter, and they were all waiting at the entrance of the village. Seeing Li Qiao's return, the cheers from their mouths suddenly resounded.

Li Qiao and Tao Zhu entered the village amidst everyone's welcome. Li Qiao thanked the villagers for their kindness and set a specific time for the celebration before returning home.

It was already evening, but everyone in the Li family was there.

Like last time, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu first shared the presents.

Zheng Qianqian is already out of confinement, he is recovering very well, his complexion is rosy, he can jump and jump, and he is very lively.

Seeing Tao Zhu handing him a pair of gold bracelets, he was so happy that he wanted to hug Tao Zhu.

Li Qiao has quick eyes and quick hands, and quickly pulls Tao Zhu aside. Even though Zheng Qianqian has given birth to a baby, in Li Qiao's view, Zheng Qianqian is still a boy.

Tao Zhu is his.

Only he can hug.

"Then I'll hug Li Dashan!" Zheng Qianqian chuckled, and rushed over to hug Li Dashan who was holding the child. Li Dashan was also very happy and let Zheng Qianqian hug him casually, but he

shouted to Li Qiao again: "Uncle, give Xiaopang a name!"

Shallow children.

When Xiaopang was first born, because Li Qiao hadn't yet been selected as a scholar, he and Zheng Qianqian decided to wait for Li Qiao to be selected as a scholar before naming Xiaopang, so that Xiaopang could enjoy their uncle's happiness.

Hope, hope, finally, Li Qiao is back, and is the head of the case again, this is really a great joy, let Xiaopang hurry up.

"I've already thought about it, so I'll call it Li Rui. Rui, wise." Li Qiao said with a smile.

Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian wanted their children to also take the imperial examination. In this case, it would be better for the child to be wiser.

The level of the name was not high, but Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian were very happy, and Wang Guihua and Li Liang also had no objections.

Thus, the fat baby who raised Li Qiao to a higher level had a new name: Li Rui.

After the presents were scattered, it was already dark, and a group of people ate dinner lively, then Li Qiao and Tao Zhu went back to the backyard to rest.

After running around for so long, I can finally lie in my own bed again.

After washing up, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu felt tired in their bones, Li Qiao was tired from reading and Tao Zhu was tired from traveling all the way.

The two of them didn't do anything else, they just kissed lightly, and then hugged each other and fell asleep.

When I woke up, the sun was shining brightly, illuminating the room brightly.

Li Qiao likes this kind of brightness very much, every time it reminds him of the moment when he opened his eyes when time travelling.

He hugged Tao Zhu and rolled on the bed, rubbed and rubbed Tao Zhu, and then got up full of energy.

He didn't stay in bed, and the provincial exam was coming, so he couldn't slack off for a day.