My Husband Comes from the Future

by Usui Takumii

not mine, shangai fantasy. After chapter 94 is MTL. Also at ao3.

10. 91 to 100

Chapter 91: Trivial Matters 1/3

Sister Wang and Mrs. Xu were both keen on listening to operas, leaving Jin Xiaoye to busy herself with chores.

Li Qingzhi asked her, "Xiaoye, do you like listening to operas?"

Jin Xiaoye replied, "I don't like it… mainly because I haven't listened to it much and I don't understand it well."

In Miaoqian Village or in nearby villages, occasionally households would invite opera troupes to perform. On certain special days, villagers would pool money to hire opera troupes to perform.

At such times, people in the village would spread the news and happily go to watch the opera together.

Her uncle's wife would always prepare some snacks and dress up Jin Moli beautifully, then take her to watch the opera. But for her…

Her mother had to stay home to work, so she couldn't possibly take her to watch the opera.

When she grew up and could go by herself, she had to help her mother with chores.

Once during the New Year, an opera troupe came to the temple north of their village to perform. She went to listen once, but couldn't understand much of it.

The way they sang on the stage was somewhat different from their everyday speech.

"I don't like watching operas either." Li Qingzhi smiled and asked Jin Xiaoye again, "Did Brother Dahu and the others go back?"

Among the few people who supported the facade, Li Qingzhi was most familiar with Jin Kunhu, who had helped when their family was building a house.

"They went to buy New Year goods," Jin Xiaoye replied.

After Li Qingzhi and the bailiffs left earlier, Jin Xiaoye treated Jin Kunhu and his companions to noodles. They felt embarrassed for not being of much help and only ordered the cheaper meat noodle dish.

After eating, they went to buy New Year's goods, planning to return with Jin Xiaoye's group.

As soon as they mentioned it, Brother Dahu and the others arrived.

Seeing Li Qingzhi, they were all excited. "Li Qingzhi, you're amazing! You actually know people from the yamen."

"Li Qingzhi, how's that shopkeeper Shen doing?"

"Li Qingzhi…"

The four surrounded Li Qingzhi with questions, and Wang Jie and the others also looked over.

Li Qingzhi said, "Shopkeeper Shen has been thrown into prison."

In Daqi, filial piety was emphasized alongside respect for teachers and principles. Shopkeeper Shen was essentially raised by Shopkeeper Yang, yet he tried to deceive him… So the county magistrate sent him straight to jail and returned the shop and its contents to Shopkeeper Yang.

Speaking of which, Shopkeeper Shen ended up like this because he went too far.

Shopkeeper Yang had raised him for many years, already had affection for him, and was willing to forgo the 120 taels of silver just to take back the shop. But who would have thought that he still wanted to cheat him out of the shop!

Then there was the woman whom Shopkeeper Shen had divorced… She bore him a son and a daughter, treated him sincerely, but when Shopkeeper Shen gained power, he turned his back on her and mistreated the two children… If not for this, the woman wouldn't have come forward to accuse him of trying to seize Shopkeeper Yang's property.

"Being thrown into prison serves him right!"

"Such a person deserves to be in jail!"

"He's finally getting his comeuppance!"

As they chatted, everyone also inquired about the details of Magistrate Gou's trial.

Li Qingzhi didn't hide anything and elaborated on what happened in court.

He was good at storytelling and made the whole process sound very interesting, so everyone was excited to listen.

However, Li Qingzhi actually omitted some things, like… how Shopkeeper Yang later approached him, wanting to sell the shop to him.

Living in Chongcheng County was actually quite expensive. The money spent on renting a house in the city for a year could be used to build a house in the countryside.

Moreover, living in the countryside, given the climate in this area, one could sow some seeds in the front and back yards and have more vegetables than they could eat, and even raise some chickens and ducks… This could really save a lot of money.

Shopkeeper Yang had a shop in the city, but going back a couple of generations, he was also a rural person. He planned to sell the shop, take his silly son, daughter-in-law, and even Shopkeeper Shen's wife and children, back to the countryside to live.

The money from selling the shop could be used to buy land. They couldn't farm it themselves, but renting it out to others to farm would also work.

Shopkeeper Shen's parents didn't care about their children. Shopkeeper Shen had theoretically suffered, but it was interesting that he didn't care for his own children either, showing no affection for them.

His son and daughter saw him unfavorably and regarded Shopkeeper Yang as their grandfather. Moreover, the woman whom Shopkeeper Shen had divorced was actually a distant relative of Shopkeeper Yang. Shopkeeper Yang wanted to take them to the countryside to live together.

His silly son had a silly grandson… Shopkeeper Yang dared not let his grandson marry. He planned to change the surnames of the two children, pass them on to his son's name, leave some land, and let these two children have a meal for his son and grandson.

Although the children's father was ruthless, these two children were raised by Shopkeeper Yang, and he thought they should be good.

After returning home for dinner, Li Qingzhi told Jin Xiaoye about this, then asked, "Xiaoye, do you want to buy it?"

According to his plan, he wanted to buy the shop, but he still wanted to see what Jin Xiaoye thought.

Jin Xiaoye didn't hesitate: "I want to buy it! How much are they selling it for?"

Li Qingzhi said, "The shop is quite big, and they want to sell it for four hundred taels."

"We'll buy it!" Jin Xiaoye immediately said, "I looked at the shop today. The front is perfect for doing business, and with some renovations at the back, it can be lived in. In the future, we can live in the city, which will be much more convenient. When Damao and Ermao grow up, they can also go to study with Li Xiucai…"

Jin Xiaoye has always dreamed of living a good life and is willing to work hard for it.

She used to live in Miaoqian Village, and her thoughts were simply to buy more land so that Damao and Ermao could have enough to eat and wear in the future.

But these few months, she came to the county town every day and saw how people in the county town lived.

Let's not talk about others, just Sister Wang's two sons… They go to school every day and have never done any farm work.

She has worked the land before, she knows how hard it is. If possible, she hopes Damao and Ermao won't have to farm in the future.

Of course, she wouldn't sell the land at home, and if there was a chance, she would even buy some more. This was their family's backup plan.

Li Qingzhi loved listening to Jin Xiaoye's future plans the most, and now he couldn't help but smile.

He also felt that living in the city would be better. He liked the village in Miaoqian, but, to be honest, living in the village was inconvenient.

Moreover, their house had mud walls and floors. Although it was warm in winter and cool in summer, it was somewhat damp, and there were a lot of mosquitoes, insects, rats, and ants…

Because the mud walls couldn't have windows, the house was particularly dark, and during the cold winter, he had to leave the door open to read.

If they bought the Yang family's shop, he planned to buy some bricks to renovate the backyard. By then, they could buy peach blossom paper to paste on the windows, so he wouldn't have to study in the cold wind.

As they talked, they became happier, and they also took out their savings to count.

Li Qingzhi earned quite a bit of money from writing books, and now they could completely buy the shop.

After the New Year, they would be able to move to the county town.

"In the future, everyone in the village will surely envy me, especially Jin Moli." Jin Xiaoye felt happy at the thought.

Chapter 91: Trivial Matters 2/3

Only one lamp was lit in the room, so it was somewhat dim, but Jin Xiaoye looked particularly beautiful with her proud expression… Li Qingzhi kissed her.

And inevitably, it turned into another intimate moment.

On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, by the new dock,

Work stopped, and the men in the village no longer needed to work.

However, after the New Year, around the tenth day of the first lunar month, some of them would continue working.

"Magistrate Gou said that next year the county yamen will spend money to hire us to build the dock, and we can earn one or two taels of silver a month!"

"And they'll provide two meals!"

"This isn't something anyone can be selected for. Only those who work particularly hard can be chosen!"

"It's estimated that the dock will be built until June next year, and we can earn six taels of silver!"

…

The few men selected by the bailiffs from the village were particularly excited about being able to continue working next year.

Those who weren't selected felt somewhat depressed.

They rarely had the opportunity to earn a stable income. Six taels of silver was a significant amount!

And the food at the dock was good!

At the same time these people returned, the story of Magistrate Zhang punishing Sun Juren had completely spread in Chongcheng County.

Li Qingzhi didn't pay much attention to these things at the moment. Right now, he was preparing the ingredients to cook sticky rice for the next day.

In Chongcheng County, there was a saying about "Twenty-Third Sticky Rice." On this day, almost every household would cook sticky rice to eat.

After eating sticky rice, the New Year atmosphere would become stronger, and those who could afford it would start making New Year cakes.

Compared to the ordinary rice they usually ate, glutinous rice was softer and tastier, and most people loved it. As for the Twenty-Third Sticky Rice, most of the time people would make pumpkin sticky rice.

Pumpkin itself had a slightly sweet taste. When cooked with glutinous rice, it would turn golden yellow, both beautiful and delicious.

First, they would paste some sticky rice on the mouth of the stove lord, then they could start eating. For those who could afford it, they could even add some sugar to the sticky rice.

As for families with better conditions, they would make savory sticky rice, cooking pork lard, pork, and soy sauce with glutinous rice. The rice cooked this way was fragrant, and when eaten… It tasted similar to savory meat dumplings.

The Li family didn't grow glutinous rice, but Li Qingzhi spent money to buy twenty kilograms of glutinous rice and made both savory and sweet glutinous rice.

He preferred to eat savory glutinous rice, but Jin Xiaoye and the two children loved sweet ones. It was probably because they frequently ate meat but didn't eat much sugar.

As Li Qingzhi ate, he picked out pieces of meat from his bowl and offered them to Jin Xiaoye. Jin Xiaoye ate them, intending to let Li Qingzhi eat less—eating too much sticky rice would make his stomach bloated.

But thinking about Li Qingzhi's astonishing appetite… she gave up. If Li Qingzhi wanted to eat, then let him eat.

It's just that Li Qingzhi didn't know why he didn't gain weight.

Actually, Li Qingzhi wanted to gain weight, but he had been controlling his weight gain rate.

He planned to change his appearance, so he had to take it slowly.

Also… he had too many uses for his abilities, so he couldn't focus on gaining weight for now.

"Mom, come here; let me check your pulse again." Li Qingzhi said to Jin's mother, who was eating sweet sticky rice.

He used to have no spare energy, so he didn't pay attention to the health of the people around him. But now, besides being thin, his body had no major problems. He used the excuse of wanting to learn medical skills to check on Jin's mother and them.

Both Jin's parents were in poor health, especially Jin's mother. Years of hard work had not only depleted her physical strength but also caused osteoporosis and serious gynecological problems.

With her current health, she would collapse if she encountered an accident.

Of course, Jin's father didn't fare much better. These two people in their forties had physical conditions similar to those of modern people in their seventies.

People who suffered from malnutrition and still worked were all like this. In Miaoqian Village, there were many people in their forties who "died of old age."

Jin's mother sat in front of Li Qingzhi, allowing him to check her pulse.

Li Qingzhi checked her pulse every day, but he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong. He just said she needed some tonics, and he bought some cattle bones to make soup for her. He chopped them up, boiled them into soup, added vinegar, and even let her chew on the softened bones.

The bone soup was delicious, but she always felt it was a waste of firewood and money.

Fortunately, she wasn't the only one drinking it; the whole family drank it together. Otherwise, she would have felt uncomfortable.

After a while, Li Qingzhi let go of Jin's mother.

When Li Qingzhi first started checking people's pulses, everyone would gather around him and ask if he had found anything. But because he couldn't say anything, no one asked anymore.

When Jin's mother saw that he stopped checking her pulse, she planned to go back to work.

"Mom, wait." Li Qingzhi stopped Jin's mother.

"What's wrong?" Jin's mother asked.

Li Qingzhi said, "Mom, Xiaoye won't go to work the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, let her accompany you to the medical hall in the county town."

"I'm not sick; what am I going to see?" Jin's mother said.

Li Qingzhi: "…" With Jin's mother's gynecological problems, she must have some symptoms herself, probably even abdominal pain.

She actually thinks she's not sick?

"Mom, you should go and see. I also want to learn from the doctor," Li Qingzhi said. "Your pulse is different from Xiaoye's. I want to know what's wrong with you."

For gynecological issues, some traditional Chinese medicine treatments should help alleviate them.

As for osteoporosis… consuming bone broth with shrimp shells and such can supplement some calcium.

Jin Xiaoye heard Li Qingzhi's words and added, "Yes, Mom, don't you always have back pain? Let's go and see!"

After discussing the plan to see the doctor, Jin Xiaoshu mentioned his intention to slaughter a pig on the twenty-eighth day.

When the family split, he was allocated a pig and agreed to pick one from the two pigs in the Jin family by the end of the year.

Aunt Jin, with her mindset of earning money every day, asked Jin Xiaoshu every day when he would take the pig. The more she asked, the less urgent Jin Xiaoshu was about slaughtering it.

Aunt Jin planned to slaughter their pig on the twenty-eighth day, so Jin Xiaoshu decided to do the same.

In the village, when people slaughtered pigs, they usually sold most of the meat. However, Jin Xiaoshu didn't plan to sell it. After slaughtering the pig, he intended to give half to the Li family. He would invite relatives to a feast with the other half and keep the rest for their own New Year's celebration.

With so many happy events in the family this year, he wanted to celebrate.

In these days, Jin Xiaoye had already bought the Yang family's shop, but they agreed with the Yang family to wait until after the New Year to take over the shop.

There were quite a few wooden tools in the shop, and Zhao Sanni was currently looking for buyers to sell them.

In the countryside, many people would buy coffins in advance. Jin's grandmother had already bought one and hung it from the rafters in the Jin family's woodshed to prevent it from being gnawed by mice.

While Jin Xiaoye bought the shop, Jin Xiaoshu had something to be happy about as well.

After the family split, Jin Xiaoshu found someone to make a new boat for him, and now he has it.

Jin Xiaoshu was thrilled with his new boat. He had already returned the old boat he had rented, and from now on, he would use his new boat to do business.

Chapter 91: Trivial Matters 3/3

Also because of this, when Jin Xiaoshu planned to slaughter the pig, he asked his parents to prepare more food, intending to invite people with good relationships with their family to have a feast.

It wasn't New Year's yet, but everyone in their family was already envisioning a better life next year.

Well, not everyone was entirely happy. While eating savory glutinous rice, Li Laogen muttered, "Why didn't they buy me a coffin when the Yang family was selling them so cheap?"

Li Laogen had wanted a clean shroud and a coffin for a long time.

He was afraid that when he died, he wouldn't have a coffin and shroud.

This time, when he saw that the Yang family was selling their coffins so cheaply, he wanted one.

"Dad, it's too early to buy one now," Jin Xiaoye said.

Li Laogen said, "It's not too early. I'm afraid I won't have many good years left…"

Li Qingzhi said, "Dad, you shouldn't say that. You can still live for another twenty years." He had examined Li Laogen's body, which had some deficiencies, but with proper care and his ability… living into his sixties should be no problem at all.

Li Qingzhi didn't have a deep relationship with Li Laogen, but he acknowledged him as his father, so he wouldn't neglect him.

Hearing Li Qingzhi say he could live another twenty years, Li Laogen was very happy, but he still said, "I want a coffin…"

"Dad, we're moving to the city. It would be easy for mice to gnaw on the coffin here, and if we put it in the city… the space there is too small, we can't fit it," Li Qingzhi said.

Jin Xiaoye had considered buying a coffin for Li Laogen, but there might not be space for it later!

Moreover, people in rural areas usually buy them in advance to keep at home, while people in the city don't usually do that.

"What?" Li Laogen was stunned. "Are we moving to the city?"

"We rented a shop, didn't we? We'll move into the shop later," Li Qingzhi said.

"My goodness, I'm actually moving to the city! It's okay not to buy a coffin. I'm not in a hurry," Li Laogen chuckled and suddenly dashed out.

Undoubtedly, he was going to show off again!

Earlier, Jin Xiaoye had asked Jin Kunhu and others for help. The people in the village already knew about her renting the shop and were saying she must have made a lot of money to be willing to spend so much to rent a shop.

But no one knew about Jin Xiaoye's plan to move to the city.

After learning that Jin Xiaoye was finding work in the city, the villagers asked her to give them some work. Since then, Jin Xiaoye has occasionally brought back some simple work to the village to give to those women who were good at sewing.

Those women hadn't made a lot of money from this, but they earned a little. Now that they learned Jin Xiaoye was moving to the city, they couldn't help but worry – would they still have work in the future?

After Li Laogen left, he went straight to the neighboring Yao family to show off. After hearing him, Yao's mother felt conflicted.

Yao's mother was quite skilled, and these days she had been receiving some miscellaneous work from Jin Xiaoye. She actually wanted Jin Moli to join her, but Jin Moli was unwilling… She had no choice but to do it alone. In a day, she could earn about ten cents.

When Li Laogen left their house, Yao's mother immediately went to find Jin Xiaoye. "Xiaoye, I heard you're moving to the city?"

"Yes," Jin Xiaoye said.

Yao's mother asked, "Will I still be able to get work from you in the future?"

"Of course, I'll have Xiaoshu bring back the work. You can get it from Jinniang," Jin Xiaoye said.

She had already planned to let Fang Jinniang handle this.

Firstly, she was a bit overwhelmed, and secondly… letting Fang Jinniang distribute the work would also help her get acquainted with the people in the village.

She would be leaving, but Fang Jinniang would continue to live in the village. Fang Jinniang also wanted to bring her sister out…

By then, if the people in the village supported her, she could keep her sister safe.

"That's good," Yao's mother sighed in relief and congratulated Jin Xiaoye again.

Jin Xiaoye said, "There's nothing to congratulate us for. We're moving to the city for Li Qingzhi's convenience in studying."

"Is Xiao Li really going to study?" Yao's mother was somewhat surprised. According to her son, Li Qingzhi's academic performance was average, so it wasn't possible for him to achieve good grades… She had always thought that Li Qingzhi's claim of going to study was just to prevent the villagers from borrowing money from them.

"He really is going to study. My Ah Qing is very smart, and he wants to take the imperial examination," Jin Xiaoye said.

Hearing this, Yao's mother wanted to remind Jin Xiaoye, to tell her that it wasn't easy to pass the imperial examination, and that spending money on education might end up being fruitless.

But she felt a little bitter… After thinking about it, she decided not to say anything.

In the past, their family was the most envied in Miaoqian Village, but now it was the Li family… She hoped the Li family would also spend some unjust money.

After thinking like this, Yao's mother felt a little guilty and then asked Jin Xiaoye if she wanted some Chinese cabbage seedlings.

When they planted Chinese cabbage, they had sown too many seeds, and now the Chinese cabbage in the field was too dense, so they had pulled some out.

The Chinese cabbage stems hadn't grown yet, so they couldn't eat the stems, but they could eat the leaves.

Jin Xiaoye said, "Yes, Ah Qing loves to eat them."

Yao's mother smiled and said, "Then I'll go get them for you. Hey! Xiaoli loves to eat everything. The other day, I saw him plucking garlic leaves from the ground to eat."

Jin Xiaoye: "…" Didn't their family have enough food recently? Why would Li Qingzhi still go to eat garlic leaves?

On the other hand, Jin Moli was extremely annoyed when she saw her mother-in-law giving their own things to Jin Xiaoye.

In her previous life, at this time, Jin Xiaoye hadn't yet figured out that special braised pork recipe, hadn't made much money, and hadn't moved to the county.

Why was Jin Xiaoye moving to the county so early now?

When Yao Zhenfu passed the imperial examination, she also wanted to move to the county!

Jin Moli gritted her teeth and urged Yao Zhenfu to study harder.

The business introduced by the shopkeeper Wu had been completed by Jin Xiaoye several days ago. Now, nearing the Chinese New Year, she planned to suspend all business for about ten days and take a break.

In previous years, she would go to other people's homes to work as a day laborer during the New Year. Finally, she didn't have to work this year and could stay at home with her children.

Because she had been relatively idle recently, Jin Xiaoye followed Li Qingzhi's advice and took Jin's mother to the county clinic the next day.

After the doctors at the clinic examined her, they said Jin's mother had some minor ailments and prescribed some tonics.

Jin's mother wasn't very willing to spend money on medicine, but Jin Xiaoye didn't care and bought the medicine directly, asking Jin's mother to take it home.

Since the medicine was bought, what else could they do? They could only drink it.

With a bunch of medicine in her arms, Jin's mother watched her daughter walking ahead briskly, her eyes turning red.

Her daughter was really impressive; she had given birth to such a promising daughter!

Chapter 92: Chinese New Year 1/3

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Jin family invited a butcher to their home to slaughter a pig.

Located in the southern part of Chongcheng County, even in winter, fresh meat couldn't be kept for long. Therefore, people were accustomed to preserving "New Year's meat" in the early or mid-twelfth lunar month, which would often be consumed from New Year's Eve until the tenth day of the new year.

Typically, villagers slaughtered pigs around the mid-twelfth lunar month. It was relatively rare for a family like the Jin's to slaughter a pig as late as the twenty-eighth day. However, there was an advantage to doing so; on New Year's Eve, there would be fresh pork to enjoy.

The reason why Aunt Jin chose to slaughter the pig on this day was because Uncle Jin was coming back that day.

As for Jin Xiaoshu… he had been busy recently, but these days he had some free time and didn't go out on his boat.

The butcher had agreed to come in the morning, so early in the morning, the Jin family began preparations. They moved a large vat to the doorstep, fetched more water, and set it to boil.

After slaughtering the pig, it would be placed in the large vat and soaked in boiling water for a while before the hair could be shaved off.

As the New Year approached, Li Qingzhi also told Zhao Xiaodou that he didn't need to come for a while. With both him and Jin Xiaoye at home, they could take care of Li Damao and Li Ermao.

During the past few days, Jin Xiaoye had been particularly busy, and the children hadn't spent much time with her. Now that Jin Xiaoye had some free time, they stuck to her, not even caring much about Li Qingzhi, their father.

Early in the morning, Li Qingzhi woke up.

Since Jin Xiaoye didn't need to go to the county today, he didn't rush to get up either. Instead, he embraced Jin Xiaoye and kissed her affectionately.

He really loved touching Jin Xiaoye so much!

Jin Xiaoye: "… " She wanted to sleep a little longer!

As the two were being intimate, there was a knock on the door, and Li Damao and Li Ermao shouted from outside, "Dad! Mom! Get up!"

Originally, Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye wanted to linger in bed a bit longer, but they exchanged glances and quickly got up to get dressed.

Because it was cold, they had two layers of quilts. The previous night, they had even placed their clothes between the two layers so that they wouldn't have to put on cold clothes in the morning.

After putting on their inner clothes and cotton-padded jackets, Li Qingzhi went to open the door.

Then the two children, wearing only their inner clothes, rushed in.

"Why aren't you wearing more clothes?" Li Qingzhi sighed helplessly.

"Dad, we're not cold," Li Ermao said, but he immediately climbed onto Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye's bed and burrowed under the covers.

Li Qingzhi followed, and when he touched them, he found that their hands were as cold as ice.

He could only hold the two children in his arms to warm them up, but the restless children kept squirming and broke free from his embrace, burrowing around in the covers.

All the warmth inside the covers was dissipated by them!

Li Qingzhi couldn't lie down anymore and could only say, "Hurry up and put on your clothes. Once you're dressed, I'll take you to see the pig being slaughtered."

"Watch the pig being slaughtered! Let's go watch!" Li Damao and Li Ermao were very excited and ran back to their own rooms to get dressed.

Rural children liked watching pigs being slaughtered. When the neighbors, the Yao family, slaughtered a pig, the two children had gone to watch.

They were probably accustomed to seeing chickens and ducks being slaughtered, so when they saw the bloody scene of a pig being slaughtered, they didn't think it was anything unusual, just debating on how to cook the pork.

Seeing them like this, Li Qingzhi didn't stop them from going to watch the pig being slaughtered.

After getting dressed, the whole family headed to Jin Xiaoshu's house.

Today, Li Laogen didn't go to the county and followed them.

In fact, in Miaoqian Village, there was nothing special. In-laws wouldn't usually go to their daughter-in-law's home for meals, considering it improper. But Li Laogen wasn't one to follow such conventions.

When they arrived at Jin Xiaoshu's new house, it was already time for breakfast.

When Li Qingzhi bought glutinous rice before, Jin Xiaoshu also bought some and had it made into rice cakes. Today, the Jin family's breakfast was vegetable rice cakes.

Vegetables were the most commonly eaten vegetables in Miaoqian Village during the winter. They would eat them from when they were young until the vegetables flowered in spring.

Vegetable rice cakes were made by boiling rice cakes until soft and then adding vegetables to cook together. Families with the means would even fry the vegetables in lard beforehand.

With the addition of lard-fried vegetables, the vegetable rice cakes were exceptionally fragrant!

In addition to the vegetable rice cakes, there was a basin of pickled vegetables and a basin of scrambled eggs on the table.

Jin's mother served a bowl of vegetable rice cakes to Li Laogen, who went straight to eat. If he didn't grab it before, he might not be able to fill his stomach, leading to a habit of wanting to grab something to eat whenever there was something available.

Jin's mother was speechless and filled a bowl full for Li Qingzhi, then smiled and asked Li Damao and Li Ermao, "Damao, Ermao, do you want more vegetables or more rice cakes?"

"Vegetables!" the two children said simultaneously, making requests. "Grandma, I want more soup."

"Grandma, I don't want big rice cakes."

"Yeah, I don't want big rice cakes either!"

"Okay," Jin's mother smiled and used a spatula to cut the large rice cakes into smaller pieces, then served them to the two children, along with more soup and vegetables.

The soup with the rice cakes was thick and tasty, and as for the vegetables… at this time of year, the vegetables had been frosted over, making them sweet to eat.

Li Qingzhi took a sip of the soup, closing his eyes in contentment.

He loved the taste of the vegetables and soup, as well as the rice cakes inside.

This was particularly solid food!

After the family finished their meal, Li Qingzhi took charge of lighting the fire and helped prepare the water needed for slaughtering the pig.

In the dead of winter, the happiest thing was lighting a fire.

Jin Xiaoye followed Fang Jinniang to her room to help make clothes.

By mid-morning, the butcher and his son had arrived.

Jin's uncle hadn't started boiling water yet, so he immediately said he would slaughter Jin Xiaoshu's pig first.

Li Qingzhi went out with him and saw that there were many people gathered at the Jin family's doorstep to watch the pig being slaughtered. When they saw Li Qingzhi, they greeted him one after another.

After learning that Li Qingzhi knew the county magistrate, the villagers' attitude towards him changed, but when they saw that Li Qingzhi was still the same as before, they relaxed.

However, they were still much more polite when they faced Li Qingzhi. Yao Zuming, who used to like talking nonsense in front of Li Qingzhi, even avoided him.

At the same time, Aunt Jin came over from time to time, wanting Li Qingzhi to help teach Yao Zuming a lesson.

But if Yao Zuming really wanted to say, he only stole a bit of their vegetables, and since they didn't complain, how could others help?

The most they could do was scold Yao Zuming for a while and then take some vegetables from the Yao family, which wasn't very interesting.

"Xiaoye's family, why haven't you been to the county recently?" the village chief asked Li Qingzhi.

"Just nothing important," Li Qingzhi said. When Jin's mother went to see a doctor, he went with her to the county, gave the story of "Magistrate Gou Punishing the White-Eyed Wolf" to the county magistrate, and borrowed some books from him.

As for these days… he wanted to enjoy the New Year.

This was the New Year!

How many years had it been since he celebrated the New Year properly?

The end of the world hadn't come yet. When he was in junior high school, he found celebrating the New Year troublesome, visiting relatives tiresome, and answering their endless questions annoying.

But now, if he could go back… he could chat with his own relatives for three days and nights, making those relatives want to avoid him when they saw him.

Thinking about that situation, Li Qingzhi smiled and started chatting with the village chief.

Chapter 92: Chinese New Year 2/3

While they were chatting, the butcher knocked out the pig with the back of his hoe, then hung it on a stool and slaughtered it, collecting all the blood in a bucket.

Then, he put the pig into a large tub and soaked it in hot water to scrape off the hair.

It took quite some time to slaughter a pig, and it was quite laborious. Normally, the butcher charged thirty cents, but nearing the New Year, he charged forty cents.

Jin's grandmother complained about the price while collecting the scraped pig hair.

Pig hair could also be sold for money, as some people bought it to make pig hair brushes.

When the butcher slaughtered pigs for people, he often encountered difficult people who didn't take Jin's grandmother seriously at all. Instead, it was Jin's father, Jin Liushu, who couldn't stand it anymore: "Grandma, please stop talking."

Their family could afford this amount of money anyway! Jin Liushu felt that his grandmother's incessant complaints were embarrassing him.

Jin's grandmother immediately shifted her attention and began to scold Jin Liushu.

Jin Liushu ran away in a hurry.

Li Qingzhi watched Jin Liushu run off into the distance and couldn't help but comment, "Jin Liushu has gotten much darker."

When he first arrived, these three brothers from Jin's family were fairer than Jin Xiaoye. But now… the second brother, Jin Sangshu, had been working hard to earn money by sailing for a long time and had turned as dark as charcoal. Jin Liushu had also become especially dark.

"Working too hard!" the village chief said. "This Jin Liushu really isn't like anything. He's too lazy. Even with his tall stature, he's turned pale. He probably won't even be willing to go build a dock next year even if it's his turn!"

When the government officials were selecting people, Jin Liushu was the first to be brushed aside.

"He probably wouldn't want to even if it was his turn," Li Qingzhi said.

"That's true," the village chief agreed, recalling Jin Liushu's past performance.

Once Jin Xiaoshu's pig was slaughtered, they began slaughtering Jin's uncle's pig. At this point, Jin Dajiang also began preparing various pig offals to make pig-killing rice.

Pig offal is coated with some fat, which can be collected and rendered into lard.

Both pig intestines and pig small intestines need to be washed several times. At this time, people certainly wouldn't use flour to wash them; they would use wood ash instead.

Pig lungs need to be cut open along the lung tube to be cleaned thoroughly.

Jin Dajiang and his wife were very experienced and handled things exceptionally quickly. After processing the offal, they started cooking.

The boiled pig lungs were cut open and served with soy sauce for dipping; the pig intestines were stir-fried with garlic leaves after boiling; and the pig blood was used to make soup…

They didn't borrow a table from anyone; they took the door off their house and placed it on a stool. Then, they put the cooked dishes on top and let the invited guests stand and eat.

No one minded, and everyone ate happily. After eating, Jin Xiaoshu even gave them some pig blood and pork to take home.

Aunt Jin's didn't want to invite the butcher to dinner, so the butcher ate at Jin Xiaoshu's place. While eating, he praised Jin Xiaoshu generously.

Li Qingzhi saw Uncle Jin when he was on his second bowl of rice.

Uncle Jin looked a lot like Jin Dajiang, but he seemed much younger than Jin Dajiang, and most of his teeth were still intact.

He was a bit fat, with a kindly face. Carrying a bundle, he looked a bit dusty and weary, but he smiled whenever he saw someone.

This wasn't the first time Li Qingzhi had seen him. He usually came back once a month, sometimes once every two months.

In the month Li Qingzhi had just arrived, he had come to see Li Qingzhi once. In the month when something happened at the Yao family, Aunt Jin jumped up and down, wanting to buy the Yao family's land at a low price. After he came back that month, he even went to apologize to the Yao family.

Li Qingzhi didn't have much contact with him, but he had a rough idea of what kind of person he was. If he had to evaluate him… Uncle Jin was a clever person.

For example, when it came to the matter of Jin's family splitting up, Aunt Jin had been worried that Uncle Jin would be angry when he found out, but Li Qingzhi thought he wouldn't be too angry. However, he should come to apologize to Jin Xiaoshu.

Before the split, Jin Dabo wouldn't bring it up on his own for the sake of his reputation, but if they really split up, he would definitely be happy.

However, Li Qingzhi was wrong.

In the past, it was true that Uncle Jin wouldn't be angry if he found out about the split.

He wouldn't bring up the split on his own, but if they really split up and his family still gained such an advantage, he would definitely be happy.

But now…

"If Li Qingzhi knows the county magistrate, why did you still split up?" Uncle Jin was about to be driven mad by the people in his own family.

Aunt Jin was aggrieved. "So what if he knows the county magistrate? He's only going to cheat us! Liushu originally didn't have to go build the pier. It's because he knows the county magistrate that Liushu was forced to go…"

"I've always told you to be nicer to Jin Xiaoye. Why don't you listen?" Uncle Jin added.

"You only said it once when Jin Xiaoye just got married, right? When did you keep saying it?" Aunt Jin retorted.

Indeed, Uncle Jin had only said it once at that time. At the time, he thought Li Qingzhi would have a bright future, so he showed favor to Li Qingzhi, learned that there were people looking for shopkeepers in the county, and even introduced Li Qingzhi to them.

But Li Qingzhi disappeared!

After that… he indeed never said such words again.

Although he would come back, his visits were infrequent, and he would only stay at home for a day each time, so he never really understood Li Qingzhi's situation.

If he had known that Li Qingzhi knew the county magistrate, he would have surely reminded him many times!

Actually, when he came back for Jin Xiaoshu's wedding, he had already realized something. He had tried to get his wife to treat Jin Xiaoshu's new wife better. Who would have thought that not long after, their family would split up?

The couple had a quarrel behind closed doors. Uncle Jin was helpless at this point. He could only take the food brought by his wife from the army and go find Jin Dajiang to maintain their brotherly relationship.

Li Qingzhi didn't bother with these matters. After eating at Jin Xiaoshu's place, he took half a pig home.

Jin Xiaoshu insisted on giving him half a pig, and he didn't refuse.

After all, Jin Xiaoshu had eaten a lot at his place.

They cut the half pig open. They left some for consumption over the next few days and carefully rubbed salt on the rest before placing it in a large jar for preservation.

"Is that enough for curing?" Li Qingzhi asked Jin Xiaoye.

Jin Xiaoye had been rubbing salt into the pork all along, seemingly trying to work the salt into the meat. Hearing this, he said, "If you want to preserve it for a long time, just doing this won't be enough. After a few days when the water comes out of the meat, you have to pour out the water in the jar and rub salt on it again. After curing for a while, you can hang it up to dry. Also, don't actually throw away the saltwater. Mix it with mud, and you can use it to pickle duck eggs."

Li Qingzhi nodded in understanding.

Chongcheng County wasn't far from the coast, and the price of salt here was acceptable, but people were still very frugal.

And so, the day passed like this. The next day, Jin Xiaoshu took them to clean the inside and outside of the house again.

Then came New Year's Eve.

Early in the morning, Jin Xiaoye started slaughtering chickens, while Li Qingzhi was in charge of cooking the meat and fish.

On this day, every household would cook meat, and fish was also a must. Then, for those who could afford it, they would slaughter a chicken. If there were no chickens, ducks would do.

A rooster was preferred for the chicken.

Jin Xiaoye slaughtered a brightly colored big rooster, and then they made offerings to the Bodhisattva and the ancestors.

This whole process was quite cumbersome, but Li Qingzhi accompanied them happily.

It was New Year's, after all!

Chapter 92: Chinese New Year 3/3

In the south, they didn't eat dumplings; for the New Year's Eve dinner, they ate rice.

For most families in the village, the most sumptuous meal they would have all year was the New Year's Eve dinner.

However, even so, they wouldn't get much meat.

Whether it was chicken, pork, or fish, it was all reserved for entertaining guests during the New Year. Each family member getting a piece of meat and chicken was already considered good.

But even without meat, chicken soup and meat broth were still edible. The meat broth used for stewing dried bamboo shoots or cooking tofu skin was particularly fragrant. Chopped chicken intestines and liver cooked in chicken soup with a few eggs cracked into it made a big pot of soup that everyone could enjoy…

In the past, when Li Laogen was at his younger brother's house, he would at most have a few sips of chicken soup and nothing else.

But Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye gave him a big piece of chicken breast, a big piece of pork, and a full bowl of chicken soup. There were also fish on the table, and he could have as much as he wanted.

"I'm not eating dinner tonight!" Li Laogen happily gnawed on the chicken breast.

This was the biggest piece of meat on the chicken. Li Qingzhi gave it to him, which was really too kind of him!

Li Qingzhi was also eating chicken breast. Each of them had one, while Jin Xiaoye ate two chicken wings with small chicken legs, and Li Damao and Li Ermao ate chicken legs.

They planned to finish off a chicken tonight!

There was absolutely no problem with this. If others couldn't finish, he could clean up the leftovers.

While eating meat, Li Qingzhi also ate some cooked water chestnuts.

After buying some at the temple fair, Li Qingzhi fell in love with them!

They could be eaten raw as fruits, but they were even more delicious when cooked.

He bought a basketful and would eat them whenever he had time.

Jin Xiaoye was quite satisfied with this. Li Qingzhi eating water chestnuts at home was definitely better than going to the fields to pick garlic leaves.

The people in Miaoqian Village didn't stay up to greet the New Year. Some households didn't even have oil lamps, and there wasn't enough firewood. They couldn't just sit in the dark as a family.

The Li family didn't stay up to greet the New Year either, but after having the New Year's Eve dinner, Li Qingzhi meticulously cleaned the two children.

Jin Xiaoye had made new clothes for them, and later, Fang Jinniang made two more sets… These two children could wear new clothes and shoes from head to toe tomorrow.

He, Jin Xiaoye, and Li Laogen were the same. Tomorrow, they could all wear new clothes.

Lying on the bed with Jin Xiaoye, Li Qingzhi was in a pretty good mood.

Jin Xiaoye was also very happy: "I'm really happy to celebrate the New Year this year. I hope we can be this happy every year from now on!"

"We definitely will be," Li Qingzhi said.

The next day, they were awakened by firecrackers.

Setting off firecrackers when opening the door on the first day of the new year ensured a smooth year ahead!

Li Qingzhi put on his new clothes and went outside. He saw that the clouds in the east were dyed a beautiful orange by the sunlight. The thatched houses in the village seemed to be coated with a layer of gold under the sunlight.

It was really beautiful.

Thanking the heavens for giving him a chance to start over, Li Qingzhi was just sighing when Miaoqian Village started bustling.

The new year has begun. In the following days, everyone would visit relatives one after another.

According to the customs of Miaoqian Village, they had to invite all their relatives to their home for a meal.

One family for lunch, one family for dinner, and sometimes even two families at once… Basically, by the tenth day of the new year, all the relatives would have been invited.

Of course, if they could do it quickly, it would be better to invite them sooner. The chicken cooked on New Year's Eve might go bad if left for too long…

Li Laogen had a bad relationship with his second brother's family and never interacted with them in previous years. He didn't even interact with his younger brother. Naturally, he didn't visit other relatives from the Li family either. Now, he only interacted with Zhao Laosan.

The Jin family had many relatives, but Jin Xiaoye was married, so they only visited her parents' home.

So, in their family, there were only two relatives to visit.

Li Damao and Li Ermao were feeling quite depressed. They wanted to visit more relatives, but Jin Xiaoye noticed and said, "Do you think visiting relatives is great? When you visit someone else's house, you can't touch the meat unless they offer it to you. Do you understand the concept of 'seeing meat'? Some meat placed on the table is just for show and cannot be eaten."

Jin Xiaoye explained some of New Year's customs, such as how in most households, the chicken cooked on New Year's Eve is steamed again every day. When guests come, they take it out and put it on the table. This continues until all the guests have been entertained.

Guests wouldn't help themselves to the food either. Every household was in a similar situation. If they ate the chicken, the next time they hosted guests, they wouldn't have anything to serve!

Pork was a bit better; the salted pork was sliced thinly, so most people could have a piece.

Dishes like egg soup, dried bamboo shoots, and kelp on the table could be eaten freely. In short, visiting someone else's house was not as good as eating at home.

As she spoke, Jin Xiaoye suddenly said, "I remember when I was seven years old, I went to my eldest aunt's house. It was already the eighth day of the new year, and we were the last guests she invited. The chicken was ready to be eaten, and she gave me a piece. It had been left out for too long and had a strange taste, but I didn't mind at all. I was so happy. Then, my aunt picked up a chicken leg, dipped it in soy sauce, and put it in Jin Moli's bowl. As a result, Jin Moli burst into tears and said she didn't want to eat the smelly chicken leg. She even refused to eat the rice in her bowl and asked for a clean bowl…"

At the time, she couldn't understand why Jin Moli didn't want to eat the chicken leg.

Later, she realized that Jin Moli simply didn't need that kind of food.

After understanding this, she wanted her children to live a life like Jin Moli's. She didn't want her children to be like her, unable to get a chicken leg and having to treasure a piece of chicken with not much meat on it.

Li Qingzhi held Jin Xiaoye's hand.

During the apocalypse, he had eaten everything, not to mention smelly chicken, but hearing Jin Xiaoye say this still made him feel sorry.

However, before Li Qingzhi's sorrow could last a few seconds, Jin Xiaoye stood up: "My life now is much better than Jin Moli's! I'm wearing new clothes today, and I'm going to dress up a bit and go out to show her later! I also have a silver bracelet; I'm going to take it out and wear it too!"

After saying that, Jin Xiaoye found the silver bracelet that Zhu Qian had given her and put it on her wrist. Then she took out the silver hairpin that Li Qingzhi had given her and used it to tie up her hair.

After Zhu Qian gave her jewelry, Li Qingzhi went to buy a silver hairpin for her. She had been afraid of losing it before, so she hadn't worn it.

Jin Xiaoye didn't know how to dress up; she only knew the simplest way to tie her hair. Seeing this, Li Qingzhi said, "Xiaoye, let me help you with your hair."

He had seen various hairstyles in the county town. Some girls there styled their hair beautifully.

He was smart, so he could figure out how to braid the hair just by looking at it. Even if he didn't know how others did it, he could still create a similar hairstyle.

At the moment… he felt he could create a super complex yet attractive hairstyle for Jin Xiaoye!

Before, he didn't do it for Jin Xiaoye because he thought she wouldn't like it, but now… Li Qingzhi insisted Jin Xiaoye sit down and began to work.

Jin Xiaoye runs an embroidery shop, so they have no shortage of accessories like headbands. Jin Xiaoye's hair isn't particularly good, but it's long enough, suitable for braiding…

With Li Qingzhi's skillful hands, her long hair was transformed into various braids and elegantly arranged.

With a new hairstyle, Jin Xiaoye looked much more beautiful than before. Next, she could even put on some makeup…

Chapter 93: Manuscript 1/3

In the eyes of the villagers, Jin Xiaoye's appearance was not bad, but she wasn't a beauty.

People have ingrained perceptions. Since childhood, Jin Xiaoye has been running around the village, dark and skinny, often fighting with boys, so naturally, no one thought she was pretty.

Moreover, there was always Jin Moli by her side for comparison.

Two girls of the same age but completely opposite in existence.

When Jin Xiaoye cut her hair short, went barefoot to cut grass in the fields, and went to the river to catch snails, looking rough and tough, what was Jin Moli doing? She wore brightly colored dresses, and her hair was tied up with bright red ribbons.

Whether it was the elders or the boys in the village, when Jin Moli was young, they all thought she was the prettiest girl in Miaoqian Village, and as she grew up, they naturally continued to think so.

But in Li Qingzhi's eyes, purely in terms of facial features, Jin Xiaoye was even more beautiful than Jin Moli; it's just that Jin Moli had fair skin, knew how to dress up, and loved to dress up, as for Jin Xiaoye…

During the busy days recently, she couldn't even be bothered to wash her face in the morning!

Speaking of which… the original owner came to Miaoqian Village with the intention to settle down here, wanting to marry a Miaoqian Village girl. At that time, he singled out Jin Xiaoye at a glance because among the village girls, she was considered decent looking.

Of course, that was just considered decent among the village girls. The original owner's mother was a great beauty, even more beautiful than Fang Jinniang. The original owner's sister and the original owner's younger sister were also born beautiful, and compared to them, Jin Xiaoye couldn't be considered much.

But in Li Qingzhi's eyes, Jin Xiaoye was the most beautiful. The vitality she exuded made it hard for him to look away.

"Xiaoye, didn't Sister Wang give you rouge and powder? Shall I put some makeup on for you?" Li Qingzhi suggested.

At the end of the year, Jin Xiaoye distributed money to the women in the embroidery workshop.

Sister Wang and her daughter worked together, and plus the rent from their house, they received the most money.

She was a little reluctant for Jin Xiaoye to move elsewhere, but their house had always been occupied by fabrics, which was not ideal… Her daughter was about to get married!

Ultimately, Sister Wang put aside her concerns and bought rouge and powder for her daughter, and also bought a set for Jin Xiaoye.

It was said that this was strongly supported by Qu Yunqing, and even the money used was from Qu Yunqing. Even the rouge and powder bought for Jin Xiaoye were carefully selected by Qu Yunqing.

These days, there are many types of powder used for makeup, some made from grain starch, while others from lead. The latter could cause problems if used for a long time, so most people preferred the former.

The box Sister Wang gave was locally known as pearl powder, costing one hundred wen per box.

Of course, there were no pearls inside it. The rouge shops in the city perennially bought river clam shells. Li Qingzhi thought this powder was made from clam shells ground into powder with added rice flour and spices.

After Sister Wang gave her the powder, Li Qingzhi opened it and smelled a faint fragrance.

They didn't have a mirror at home, so Jin Xiaoye didn't know how Li Qingzhi had styled her hair. At the moment, she was feeling around her head and heard Li Qingzhi's words: "Forget it; my skin is dark, and putting on makeup might look strange."

Jin Xiaoye had never bought rouge and powder before, except on the day of her marriage, when Aunt Jin gave her a bit of her own rouge to apply to her lips.

But she had seen others put on makeup.

Jin Moli had fair skin, and applying powder made her look better. But there was once a girl in the village as dark as her who applied a thick layer of powder to her face on her wedding day, and she looked very strange.

Anyway, she didn't think it looked good at all.

"No, let's use a little less. Let me try it," Li Qingzhi said.

"Okay!" Jin Xiaoye agreed. If Li Qingzhi made such a small request, she would definitely comply.

Seeing Jin Xiaoye sitting there, letting herself be made up, Li Qingzhi couldn't help but smile and kissed her lips.

Jin Xiaoye: "…" Wasn't she supposed to be putting on makeup?

Of course, makeup had to be applied.

Zhu Qianlu had sent Li Qingzhi some things, including a set of brushes.

In this set of brushes, there was also a pig hair brush.

The so-called pig hair brush was made from pig hair. The tip of this kind of brush was spread out and couldn't be used to write calligraphy, but it could be used for painting. For example, when stippling stones, some people liked to use pig hair.

Li Qingzhi tried the pig hair brush and found that the hair on it wasn't hard. He used it to brush the egg-shaped powder and then brushed it onto Jin Xiaoye's face.

People with fair skin had less melanin on their faces. Excessive sun exposure could easily cause freckles and sunspots. But people with naturally dark skin were different; excessive sun exposure would only darken their entire face, but they were less likely to develop spots.

Jin Xiaoye didn't have any spots on her face, and the slight acne scars she had were also eliminated by Li Qingzhi's ability.

Li Qingzhi didn't apply too much powder, just a little, and then began to apply rouge to her lips.

Because Jin Xiaoye's skin was dark, the color of her lips wasn't much different from her skin tone, so they didn't stand out much. But now, with the rouge applied, her complexion looked very good, and she suddenly appeared beautiful.

"Done," said Li Qingzhi.

Jin Xiaoye breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Qingzhi had only used a brush to lightly apply powder to her, so she shouldn't be left with a strange, pale face, right?

"Xiaoye, wear this." Li Qingzhi suddenly pulled out a small box from his body and opened it.

Jin Xiaoye glanced at it and found a pair of gold earrings and a gold ring inside.

The pair of gold earrings weren't large, but they had several small gold leaves hanging from them, each about the size of a grain of rice, making them look particularly delicate.

The gold ring was also different from ordinary ones; the band resembled a tree branch with some golden leaves growing on it.

These earrings and the ring were crafted by artisans based on designs drawn by Li Qingzhi, and for this, he had spent an extra silver or two.

But he felt it was worth it. Jin Xiaoye should have something different from others—a unique piece of jewelry.

Jin Xiaoye asked, "When did you buy these? How much did they cost?"

"I bought them a month ago, and they didn't cost much," Li Qingzhi laughed. Just as he finished speaking, Jin Xiaoye hugged his face, and then kissed him twice.

Hmm, the rouge on Jin Xiaoye's lips needed to be reapplied.

Jin Xiaoye waited for Li Qingzhi to touch up her rouge and put on the earrings before she left.

In the past, she wouldn't have wanted to stand out in Miaoqian Village for fear of jealousy.

Most people in the village were simple, but there were also some narrow-minded individuals who, seeing her wealth, might cause trouble behind her back.

Chapter 93: Manuscript 2/3

But now everyone in the village knew that Li Qingzhi knew the county magistrate, and they were about to move to town… So there was no harm in letting the villagers know she had money.

Jin Xiaoye had rarely worn makeup her whole life, but today, not only did she wear makeup, she also styled her hair intricately and wore new clothes…

She had previously wanted to outdo Jin Moli, but now that she was really dressed up, she felt a bit embarrassed and hesitated to leave the house.

But at this moment, her two children had already seen her. Li Ermao immediately exclaimed, "Mom, you look so beautiful!"

Li Damao also nodded repeatedly, "Mom looks so beautiful! There's a beauty in the north, independent and peerless. A glance can captivate a city, another can captivate a nation!"

Just as Li Qingzhi, who had washed off the rouge from his face, came out, he heard Li Damao showing off the poems he had just learned, and couldn't help but laugh, "Damao, you should change 'north' to Chongcheng."

Jin Xiaoye said, "What nonsense are you guys talking?" How could she, looking like this, be considered a beauty?

But at that moment,Li Laogen came over, and as soon as he saw Jin Xiaoye, he said, "Xiaoye, you look really good today, like a different person!"

Jin Xiaoye asked, "Do I really look good today?"

"Of course!" Li Laogen smiled at Jin Xiaoye. "You look much better today than before!"

Li Qingzhi also said, "Xiaoye, you were beautiful to begin with, but today, with a little dressing up, you look even more beautiful."

Jin Xiaoye smiled at their words. "You guys look good too. Damao, Ermao, after you put on your new clothes, you're simply the most handsome boys in our village! Come, let me take you out for a stroll!"

Jin Xiaoye held one child in each hand and walked out like this.

People they met along the way would usually stop and praise her.

Jin Xiaoye used to always dress in dull colors, but today, her transformation was too great!

She wore gold and silver jewelry, styled her hair in a way that no one in the village had ever seen before, and wore clothes that clearly weren't cheap…

The women in the village surrounded Jin Xiaoye, asking her questions non-stop.

"Xiaoye, you look really beautiful today. How did you style your hair?"

"Xiaoye, your earrings are so pretty."

"Xiaoye, you're wearing a gold ring too! That must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"Xiaoye, which brand of rouge are you using?"

Jin Xiaoye was in a good mood, so she answered everyone's questions one by one. She told them that Li Qingzhi had styled her hair and bought her jewelry…

"Your man treats you really well," everyone said, increasingly envious.

Jin Xiaoye replied, "Yes, he treats me very well!"

In the village, any little thing would quickly become known to everyone. The news that Li Qingzhi had bought Jin Xiaoye gold earrings and a gold ring spread quickly.

"Li Qingzhi treats Jin Xiaoye really well."

"Did he really buy them? Where did he get the money?"

"He knows the county magistrate; of course he has money."

…

Although Jin Xiaoye had said she would go and flaunt her appearance in front of Jin Moli, she didn't actually do it.

She wasn't a child anymore.

But with such a commotion next door, Jin Moli couldn't possibly not know.

When she came out of the house, she saw Jin Xiaoye standing in front of the Li family's door talking to someone.

Jin Xiaoye was wearing a skirt today, and her hair was styled in a way Jin Moli had never seen before. She wore a headpiece, and even had a silver hairpin slanted in. She also wore twisted silver bracelets on her wrists and gold earrings in her ears.

This Jin Xiaoye looked almost the same as the Jin Xiaoye from her previous life, who she had seen wearing gold and silver, radiating confidence and charm.

No, there was a bit of a difference; the current Jin Xiaoye was probably younger and much more beautiful than in her previous life. In her previous life, Jin Xiaoye had always been selling food, and under the constant smoke and fire, her face had been a bit rough, probably from eating too much, and she had been a bit chubby.

But now, Jin Xiaoye looked radiant, even more beautiful than when she was younger.

"I didn't expect Jin Xiaoye to be so beautiful," Yao Zhenfu exclaimed when he saw Jin Xiaoye, his eyes widening.

Jin Moli got angry when she heard Yao Zhenfu's words, and when she saw his expression… "She's beautiful because Li Qingzhi bought her jewelry and a ring, what about you? You've spent all your money on others!"

Yao Zhenfu had just spoken casually, but hearing Jin Molan's words, he became displeased. "You're always criticizing me, but what about you? Jin Xiaoye can make money, what can you do?"

These days, Yao Zhenfu occasionally thought that it would be good if he married Jin Xiaoye. Jin Xiaoye could do business and make money, and she should be willing to support him in his studies.

Jin Moli didn't expect Yao Zhenfu to say such things. She blurted out, "Li Qingzhi can make money and even knows the county magistrate, what about you?"

Jin Moli truly regretted it.

In her previous life, after she married Li Qingzhi, he hadn't been good to her, even a bit cold. Later, she learned that Li Qingzhi wasn't good at studying, and soon after they married, he disappeared…

Most importantly, she didn't know that Li Qingzhi had been taken away by someone; she had always thought he had abandoned her and left for some unknown reason, only to return later.

After her rebirth, she didn't have any sentimental feelings towards Li Qingzhi.

Who could have imagined that after Jin Xiaoye saved Li Qingzhi, he would become so good?

If only she had known earlier…

The couple had another quarrel.

Mr. and Mrs. Yao had been trying to persuade them not to argue on New Year's Day, but they couldn't stop them.

Jin Xiaoye heard a few sentences from their argument and silently went back into the house. She said to Li Qingzhi, "I don't know what's wrong with Jin Moli. She used to cherish Yao Zhenfu so much, but now she's starting to find fault with him."

Li Qingzhi was also speechless. Their arguments somehow always ended up involving them; they were really unlucky.

Not wanting to be unhappy because of others, Li Qingzhi said to Jin Xiaoye, "Xiaoye, let me teach you how to write."

Jin Xiaoye immediately nodded, "Okay, I have some free time these days. I want to learn more."

Li Qingzhi smiled and began teaching her. He also said to Jin Xiaoye, "Xiaoye, when we move to the county town, I plan to send Damao, Ermao, and Xiaodou to Li Xiucai's place to study. They won't study all day, just in the mornings."

Li Xiucai's school wasn't that strict; as long as you paid the fee, you could choose to study for the whole day or just half. Damao and Ermao were still young, but Li Qingzhi had already introduced them to basic education. Letting them study for half a day and play in the afternoon was fine.

"Let Xiaodou go too?" Jin Xiaoye asked. She and Li Qingzhi had discussed that when they moved to the county town, they would bring Zhao Xiaodou with them, but letting Zhao Xiaodou study… that wasn't cheap.

Li Qingzhi said, "Let him go. Let's cultivate him well. In the future, he can support Damao and Ermao."

Li Qingzhi has been observing Zhao Xiaodou these days. The child wasn't particularly intelligent, but he was very careful in his work and grateful. He was close to both Li Qingzhi, Damao, and Ermao.

He planned to pursue an official career, and if everything went well, Damao and Ermao would also follow this path in the future. By then, Zhao Xiaodou could serve as an attendant or something.

For Zhao Xiaodou, who was born in the countryside, this was definitely a good opportunity.

Of course, if Zhao Xiaodou didn't want to in the future, Li Qingzhi wouldn't force him.

Jin Xiaoye thought for a moment and said, "Okay." Although it would cost money to support Zhao Xiaodou's education, she could afford it.

As they were discussing Zhao Xiaodou, Zhao Laosan arrived with Zhao Xiaodou to pay their New Year's respects.

Zhao Xiaodou had been staying at Li Qingzhi's home for several months, eating well three times a day. He had gained weight and grown taller. Most importantly, he had learned some words and even learned how to do accounts!

Zhao Laosan has been very happy these past few months. Before, the Zhao family had some opinions about his help to Li Laogen, but now they didn't say anything. They were also much nicer to Zhao Xiaodou, occasionally mentioning not to forget his older siblings.

In a few days, the Li family would be moving to the county town and planned to bring Zhao Xiaodou along… Zhao Laosan was extremely grateful and came to visit on New Year's Day. He brought a basket of eggs, a duck, some rice cakes, and some vegetables that the Li family didn't grow.

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But he wasn't very good at speaking. After he arrived, he didn't know what to say after putting down his things. Fortunately, Li Laogen could speak: "Laosan, have you seen Xiaoye's gold earrings? They're made of real gold! She's also wearing a gold ring…"

Li Laogen boasted to Zhao Laosan and started talking about what they had for dinner last night, then invited Zhao Laosan to have a meal at their home.

Zhao Laosan treated Li Laogen's house as his own, so naturally, he agreed. Then Li Laogen took him to chop wood and fetch water.

Letting guests do chores was something only Li Laogen could do, but Zhao Laosan also enthusiastically joined in!

Shortly after Zhao Laosan arrived, the Jin family also came. Jin Xiaoshu had already agreed with Jin Xiaoye that they would come to her house on New Year's Day to finish the leftovers from the Li family's meal, and on the second day of the New Year, Jin Xiaoye would take Li Qingzhi back to her mother's house to finish the leftovers from the Jin family's meal.

The Jin family had quite a few relatives, but Jin Xiaoshu planned to cook fresh dishes for them when they came.

"Sis, you look really beautiful today," Jin Xiaoshu praised Jin Xiaoye when he saw her.

Jin's mother couldn't help but comment on Jin Xiaoye's new clothes and jewelry, saying, "Our Xiaoye is even more beautiful than Moli now."

"Of course! I have money now," Jin Xiaoye said in a particularly good mood.

Jin Dajiang didn't say much, just smiled amiably, then took out two strings of copper coins and gave one to each of Li Damao and Li Ermao, and also took out two small silver bracelets for them.

Li Damao and Li Ermao had been hearing people praise Jin Xiaoye's beauty all day, so much so that they also wanted jewelry. Now that Jin Dajiang gave them silver bracelets, they were extremely happy. "Mom, Mom, we have bracelets too!" they exclaimed.

Jin Xiaoye asked, "Dad, why did you give them bracelets?"

Jin Dajiang smiled apologetically, "Xiaoye, we didn't give them anything when Damao and Ermao turned one, so we're making up for it now."

In their family, when a child turned one, grandparents and other relatives would often give them some silver jewelry. Wealthier families would give silver locks or silver bracelets, while less affluent ones might give a silver bead for the child to wear on their hand.

They had originally planned to give Jin's grandmother two silver peanuts, but Jin's grandmother disagreed and didn't allow them to do so. Worried that Jin's grandmother would find out, they ended up not giving anything and only secretly gave Jin Xiaoye some food.

Jin Dajiang would often receive some food when he went out to serve liquor at banquets. Whenever he got his hands on some, he would immediately bring it back to Jin Xiaoye's house. If it weren't for this food, Jin Xiaoye wouldn't have had enough milk to feed her two children at the time.

As for why they were making up for it now… Jin Dajiang had worked at the new dock for over a month before the New Year, and everyone there had gained weight. In the end, the cook even gave him three taels of silver and asked him to come back next year.

Three taels of silver! The quality of this silver was also very good!

After discussing it with Jin's mother, they went and had two silver bracelets made for Li Damao and Li Ermao.

"Not every family gives these, why are you making up for it? Damao and Ermao already have bracelets…" Jin Xiaoye wanted to return the silver bracelets to her parents.

Li Damao and Li Ermao already had silver bracelets from the Zhu family's gifts. There were four silver bracelets for children among the gifts they received, but Jin Xiaoye was afraid that the two children would lose them, so she didn't let them wear them.

"We still need to make up for it," Jin Dajiang said.

"Xiaoye, let the two children wear them," Li Qingzhi smiled, then looked at Jin's mother. "Mom, what a coincidence, I also bought you a bracelet. I haven't been honoring you for so many years, so I'm making up for it now."

When Li Qingzhi had someone make jewelry for Jin Xiaoye, he thought about how Jin's mother didn't have any jewelry, so he also bought some for her.

He chose a common style that people in the village often wore for Jin's mother: a silver bracelet, a pair of silver earrings, and a silver hairpin.

These three items didn't weigh much and didn't cost him much money, but they were perfect for giving as gifts at this time.

Li Qingzhi took out the items and asked Jin Xiaoye to style Jin's mother's hair and help her put on the hairpin, bracelet, and earrings.

Jin's mother declined, but Jin Xiaoye insisted and pressed her onto the stool. Fang Jinniang saw that Jin Xiaoye wasn't skilled at styling hair, so she took over and styled Jin's mother's hair into a hairstyle commonly worn by old ladies in the city.

On New Year's Day, Jin Xiaoye and her daughter were definitely the envy of the women in the village. Someone even brought eggs specifically to ask Fang Jinniang to teach them how to style their hair.

In fact, Li Qingzhi was better at it, but it wasn't quite appropriate for a man to teach hair styling…

The New Year celebrations in ancient times were truly lively.

From the first day of the New Year until the fourth day, Li Qingzhi didn't study at all. At most, he would teach the two children and Jin Xiaoye a little. He would chat with people in the village, play with the two children, and on the evening of the fourth day, he moved the Eight Immortals table to the door and prepared things to "welcome the God of Wealth."

Everyone in the village welcomed the God of Wealth on the evening of the fourth day.

Their leisurely days continued until the fourth day.

On the fifth day, the whole family went to the county town.

Jin Xiaoye and the others were going to tidy up the shop they had just bought, while Li Qingzhi was going to visit County Magistrate Gou, Zhu Qian, and Li Xiucai.

He had originally planned to wait a few more days to do this, but on the third day, Zhu Xunmiao came to visit him.

He spent the morning chatting with County Magistrate Gou, went to Zhu's house for lunch, and in the afternoon, he went to Li Xiucai's place.

Li Xiucai had gone to the countryside for New Year's a few days ago and had just returned today. When Li Qingzhi went over, Li Xiucai had just emerged from a pile of children, with messy hair.

"Qingzhi, you're here," Li Xiucai greeted Li Qingzhi with a gentle smile, then asked someone to make tea for Li Qingzhi.

He appeared very refined, but that hair… Li Qingzhi tried his best not to look at him, lest he burst out laughing.

As they chatted, Li Xiucai suddenly said, "Oh, Qingzhi, you lost some of the manuscripts you gave me before."

The manuscript Li Qingzhi had given to Zhu Qian for his autobiography, he later said he wanted to revise and copy it, so he took it back and gave it to Jin Xiaoye to practice reading.

The manuscript on Li Xiucai's side was the story of County Magistrate Gou that he had written with his left hand. When Li Xiucai took it to have it copied a few times, he left the original manuscript in his study. Now, it was missing.

Because it wasn't anything important, Li Xiucai didn't realize it was missing until he was preparing to go home for the New Year at the end of last year.

"It's lost, so be it. I can't even stand to look at those characters," Li Qingzhi said. At the time, he had written with his left hand, so the words were written very roughly and hastily, and they were quite ugly.

Now, his left-handed words were much better than before, but as for his right-handed words… according to County Magistrate Gou, his handwriting ranked first in Chongcheng County.

Hearing Li Qingzhi's words, Li Xiucun also let go of the matter and chatted with Li Qingzhi about other things.

Chapter 94 Moving

Li Qingzhi relied on his photographic memory to memorize many books in the past few months.

He read a lot of books that Zhu Qian collected for Zhu Xunmiao that were beneficial to the imperial examination, and he even read all the books recommended by Magistrate Gou.

Read it quickly first, then slowly understand it, and write down anything you don't understand... Li Qingzhi plans to come to Li Xiucai every day starting from tomorrow and let Li Xiucai explain his doubts.

Forget it today, it's getting late.

Li Qingzhi came to visit Li Xiucai and brought a lot of things, including a large piece of pork that had been pickled twice with golden leaves. Li Xiucai liked it very much and invited him to have dinner at his home.

But Li Qingzhi finally refused after considering Li Xiucai's large number of children and grandchildren.

After coming out of Li Xiucai's house, he walked slowly forward, passed through an alley, and saw the shop his family had just bought.

Li Laogen was talking to someone in front of the shop: "My son is not an ordinary person, do you know? Stories like "Magistrate Gou Punishes Zhang for Bad Money" and "Private Interview with Magistrate Zhang incognito" were all written by him!"

Li Laogen is short in stature and has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, but the people around him look at him with expressions full of respect: "Your son is so awesome! No wonder a government servant followed him here before."

Someone else asked: "Did he write the recently released "Magistrate Gou Punishes the White-Eyed Wolf"?"

Li Laogen said: "He wrote it! I am the first to hear this story!"

In fact, Li Laogen was not the first to hear this story. Jin Xiaoye had already read it when Li Qing was writing it. After writing it, he immediately sent it to the county government.

It wasn't until a few days ago that everyone had nothing to do, and Li Qingzhi recited this story to Li Damao and Li Ermao, that Li Laogen heard it.

But this does not affect Li Laogen's bragging.

The neighbors in the city were filled with envy, but some people murmured sourly: "Your son looks nothing like you."

They had met Li Qingzhi that day. Although he was thin, he was very tall. The man in front of them was more than a head shorter than Li Qingzhi!

Li Laogen said: "What's different? We're all the same skinny!" In fact, it's normal for Li Qingzhi not to be like him. After all, this is the cheap son he recognized, and the two have no relationship at all.

But Li Laogen would not take the initiative to tell anyone this.

Those neighbors: "..." How can you still say this?

"Dad." Li Qingzhi walked over with a smile.

Seeing Li Qingzhi, the smiles on the faces of the neighbors became more sincere. They all greeted Li Qingzhi and praised him for his well-written stories.

"Mr. Li, I like the story "The Magistrate Gou Punishes Zhang Bad Money" the most."

"Actually, the story of Magistrate Zhang is also very interesting, but Zhang Zhiqian is not a thing. It is most satisfying to see him unlucky."

"The people under Zhang Badqian are really nothing!"

…

The people in the county town were deeply harmed by Zhang Shiqian, and they started scolding him very vigorously. After the scolding, he started to tell the new story: "That new story is only available in big restaurants now, and no one has read it in teahouses."

"Lao Wang said that he will read stories in the teahouse tomorrow, and we can go and listen to them then."

"Okay! Let's go together tomorrow!"

…

Others asked Li Laogen if he wanted to have tea with them tomorrow morning.

Li Laogen used to feel that he was not on the same page as these people in the county. He was even afraid of these people, but now the situation is different!

He is wearing new clothes, and his son knows the magistrate!

He agreed without thinking.

The teahouse these people went to was different from the teahouse he originally went to, but he didn't mind drinking tea in a different teahouse.

It turned out that the people in the teahouse no longer liked hearing his bragging... no, they stopped talking.

Li Qingzhi chatted with these people for a few words before entering the house, and then saw Jin Xiaoye holding bricks and building a wall.

Jin Xiaoye planned to use the second floor as a warehouse in front of the store, and the first floor as a place for women to work, so there was no need to make many changes. But in the backyard, they would use it for living, so some parts needed to be changed.

Zhao Sanni was grateful to them and did not move any furniture in the house. Although shopkeeper Shen had used it, she did not dislike it and planned to continue using it.

The quality of these furniture was much better than what they bought themselves before. They didn't have much money at that time, and she was worried about making people jealous if she bought too good furniture, so she only bought cheap ones.

The furniture was left behind, but the rooms had to be slightly modified. For example, she planned to divide a large room downstairs into two rooms for Li Laogen and Zhao Xiaodou.

This partition doesn't need to be too elaborate. Just add a low wall in the middle. There is no need to even install a door. Jin Xiaoye did it by himself.

She has never built a wall, but this is not to work for others. No one will tell her whether she does well or not, so just do it!

Jin Xiaoye had mud in her hands, but Li Qingzhi thought she was very pretty, and after looking at her for a while he asked, "Is this wall made of mud?"

"Yes, I asked my uncle to dig out the mud. The wall built like this is not strong, but it is just a partition, and it does not need to be too strong. It will be easy to dismantle if necessary in the future, and the bricks can be reused!" Jin Xiaoye road.

In Daqi, if you want to make the wall strong enough, you need to boil glutinous rice to make a paste, then mix it with powder made from shells and other things, and then use it to build the wall.

A wall built in this way will not fall down for hundreds of years.

The shop their family bought must have been built like this. It was very strong, but she didn't plan to go to such trouble.

"Go to the second floor and have a look. You can buy whatever you want in two days. I want to pack up the house before the tenth day of the first lunar month and move in on the tenth day of the first lunar month." Jin Xiaoye said again.

Li Qingzhi responded and went to the second floor.

The house in the backyard also has two floors. There is a staircase in the middle of the house and a large room on each side. The upstairs has the same layout. The two large rooms upstairs are already separated and divided into four small rooms.

Of these four rooms, Li Damao and Li Ermao lived in one, he and Jin Xiaoye lived in another, and the remaining one was used as a study for him and the other as a study for the three children.

Li Qingzhi took a look and planned to give the bed in their room to Li Damao and Li Ermao to sleep on. They would buy another good bed, and the other two beds that were originally used by shopkeeper Shen and his daughter would be given to Li Laogen. Sleep with Zhao Xiaodou.

He still wants to sleep in a new bed.

There are also desks to buy, four at a time, and a carpenter to customize three high chairs for the three children. When the three children grow taller, they can cut off a section of the chair legs and continue to use them.

There is no need to buy bookshelves. There are extra cabinets here that can be used to store books for the three children.

He doesn't need a bookshelf, and he probably won't buy too many books...after all, he can memorize them all.

After Li Qingzhi made his plans, time was almost up.

There was a well in the yard. Jin Xiaoye fetched water and washed his hands, then invited everyone to go home.

There is a gate in their backyard, and the door opens to stone steps that extend into the water. You can take a boat here in the future, which is really convenient.

If someone comes to pick up the goods, they can also load the goods here.

Jin Xiaoye likes this shop as much as she likes it, but she is also a little worried - she doesn't know if the things she makes can sell so well in the future.

At the same time, Beijing.

Wu Baichuan brought a large amount of goods and followed the large fleet, hurrying and slowly, and finally arrived in the capital on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The capital is much more prosperous than Chongcheng County, but the buildings here are not as beautiful as Chongcheng County. They look neat and solemn, and the management is stricter.

For example, there has always been a curfew in Beijing, but there has been no curfew in Chongcheng County for a long time. In Chongcheng County, many people run out at night, and there are people at the dock loading goods overnight.

In addition, the capital has many rules and more important people.

The leader of Wu Baichuan's fleet was quite famous in the south. Officials like Magistrate Gou were polite to him, but when he arrived in the capital, he smiled at everyone and did not dare to offend anyone.

Not only that, if they want to do business safely, they must take refuge in a big shot. Wu Baichuan and his caravan took refuge in Lu Qingxi, the eunuch who is now extremely powerful in the DPRK.

Not only did they have to send money to Lu Qingxi, they also had to let the shopkeeper under Lu Qingxi choose the goods they brought first.

In fact, they originally followed an official whose ancestral home was Hexing Prefecture, but seven or eight years ago, this official's house was confiscated by Lu Qingxi, and they were taken over by Lu Qingxi. If Lu Qingxi fell one day, someone else would probably come. receive them.

Who doesn't want free money?

The merchants in the caravan raised funds and gave money to Lu Qingxi, and then the shopkeepers of the shops under Lu Qingxi came to pick the goods.

The things from the Golden Leaf Embroidery Shop that Wu Baichuan brought looked very fashionable. One of the female shopkeepers took a fancy to them at a glance and bought all the goods in one go.

Wu Baichuan was overjoyed. His batch of goods had now doubled and he had made a lot of money!

It's a pity that Wu Baichuan's other goods are not wanted, so he has to find another way to sell them.

Fortunately, in the past few days before and after New Year, as long as it is good, it will be sold in the capital.

No, on the fifth day of the first lunar month today, Wu Baichuan had already sold out all the goods on hand, and then made an appointment to have a meal at a restaurant.

As a result, on the way to the restaurant, he saw that the door of the shop of the female shopkeeper who bought all his goods was crowded with people. What these people were rushing to buy were actually the goods he took from Jin Xiaoye.

"Do you still have the gloves from Jinye Embroidery Workshop?"

"Where's the muff?"

"We want children's clothes. My young master is a rabbit, so he wants bunny clothes!"

"We want Little Tiger's shoes!"

…

Wu Baichuan stood there a little confused - the goods he brought were so popular in the capital?

Wu Baichuan was distracted while eating that day and wanted to know what was going on. Unfortunately, he didn't know many people and couldn't find out anything.

However, on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the female shopkeeper came over and asked Wu Baichuan to bring more new tricks the next time he came to the capital.

"The things from the Golden Leaf Embroidery Workshop are average in terms of workmanship, but the patterns are really novel. You can ask them to think of more new patterns and make more things." The female shopkeeper looked at a woman in her twenties. Dressed up, she looks extremely beautiful, and her every move and every smile is charming.

But shopkeeper Wu didn't dare to underestimate her. You must know that when the shopkeepers under Lu Qingxi came to pick things, they all let the female shopkeeper pick first.

Although this was a woman, she was probably very proud in front of Lu Qingxi.

Shopkeeper Wu promised repeatedly, not daring to ask more questions, and promised to come again in the summer.

In the next few days, he asked around and finally got some news.

It turned out that after the female shopkeeper bought those goods from him, she gave some to Eunuch Lu, and Eunuch Lu gave those things to the imperial concubine, who also used them.

The noble concubines and empresses have used it, and naturally the ladies in the capital also want to use it.

After Wu Baichuan and Jin Xiaoye bought the goods, they doubled the price and sold it to the female shopkeeper, and the female shopkeeper... she doubled the price and sold it ten times.

I heard that she also found many embroiderers who specialized in imitating this thing, so forget it. She also spread the word that her shop sold genuine products and other shops sold fake products.

Wu Baichuan: "..." No wonder Eunuch Lu values her so much, she is so good at doing business!

It's just...what Jin Xiaoye makes is genuine, right? When did the female shopkeeper find someone to make it and it became genuine?

No matter what, he earned a lot. This time when he goes back, he must buy more goods from Jin Xiaoye.

Chongcheng County.

For several days, Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye worked together to decorate their new home.

This house is made of bricks and tiles, and the floor is paved with slates. It is much more comfortable to live in than a house in the countryside! Li Qingzhi also built a bathroom next to the kitchen and renovated the toilet.

Chongcheng County has regulations that excrement cannot be poured into the river. It is impossible to make a flush toilet, but it is possible to make it cleaner.

Li Qingzhi dug a big pit in the backyard, put a vat in it, made a squat pit connected to it, and placed a lid on top of the vat.

After using the toilet in the squatting pit, you can flush the excrement into the tank with water, which will make it much cleaner.

In a blink of an eye, it's the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Jin Xiaoye said she was moving on the tenth day of the first lunar month, but she had moved her things to the county town one after another a few days ago. There were actually quite few things to move on this day.

Li Qingzhi got up early in the morning on the eleventh day of the lunar month.

Today is not only a moving day, but also a day when he takes his three children to report to Li Xiucai. He plans to move in the morning and report in the afternoon.

Starting from tomorrow, he will concentrate on studying.

There were a lot of things going on today, so they didn't make breakfast. After Li Qingzhi got up, he went to Li Damao and Li Ermao's room to let them put on new clothes.

The two children were very interested in moving to the county town. People in the village felt that it was very honorable to live in the county town, so they felt the same way.

Li Qingzhi was a little worried at first, fearing that they would be reluctant to leave their friends in the village, but later he found that he was overly worried.

What these two children care about most is each other, and Zhao Xiaodou will go to the county town with them... They have no nostalgia for their friends in Miaoqian Village at all.

I think so. When he took them to Zhu's house to write a book, they couldn't see their friends all day long and never thought about them.

Everyone in the village knew that the Li family was moving, and many people came to help. Congratulations to them.

When Li Laogen saw this situation, he puffed up his chest and said with an indescribable air: "I will live in the city from now on, so don't miss me."

Villager: "..." Who would miss Li Laogen?

Oh, there will still be people who miss Li Laogen. Zhao Laosan, who came to help, said: "Brother, I will go to the city to see you in the future."

Li Laogen said: "Okay! Okay! I'll treat you to tea then!"

Zhao Laosan smiled and continued to help with the work. He also told Zhao Xiaodou from time to time: "When you go to the city in the future, you must take good care of Da Mao Er Mao, and you must also rush to do the work at home..."

Zhao Xiaodou nodded seriously and rushed to work at a young age.

Today Jin Xiaoshu came to help. Jin Xiaoye also gave Jin Sangshu twenty cents and asked Jin Sangshu to help her transport some things to the county town.

They didn't have much left, but because there were a lot of people going to the county, one boat wasn't enough.

After a lot of trouble, everything was finally loaded on the boat. Jin Dajiang's family and Zhao Laosan, who planned to go to the county town to identify themselves, also got on the boat.

Jin Xiaoshu had returned the old boat to the old man, but introduced another person who wanted to rent the boat to the old man.

Now he was rocking his new boat, with a smile on his face. When everyone had gathered, he held up the bamboo pole and said with a smile: "Let's go!"

Brand new boat, that's all

Ran out.

The villagers watched them leave with envy: "Jin Xiaoye's life is really getting better and better."

"The same goes for Jin Xiaoshu, he actually bought a boat!"

"It's really unexpected!"

…

As they were talking, someone suddenly said: "I think Li Qingzhi is quite lucky, he can bring prosperity to those around him."

"It really is!"

"Even Li Laogen's life is better!"

"Should we have more contact with him?"

"I have a good relationship with him. Maybe I will have good luck next time."

…

They were talking happily, and Yao Zhenfu, who had arrived here at some unknown time, suddenly said: "If Li Qingzhi was lucky, he wouldn't have been captured and had his arm broken again!"

Villager: "..." The jealousy on Yao Zhenfu's face can really be seen by a person.

The two boats stopped behind Jin Xiaoye's newly bought shop. Jin Xiaoye was the first to get off the boat and unlock the back door.

After they had moved everything and it was almost time, Jin Xiaoye went to open the front door and asked Jin Xiaoshu to buy some steamed buns for the helpers to eat.

Li Qingzhi heard this and warned: "Xiaoshu, buy more."

"Brother-in-law, I will definitely buy more!" Jin Xiaoshu said immediately.

With his brother-in-law here, if you buy too much, you won't be able to finish it, so don't worry and buy more!

After everyone sorted it out, they bought the buns. Li Qingzhi was nibbling on the buns when Sister Wang and Qu Yunqing came.

Sister Wang smiled and said, "I'm here to help you."

Qu Yunqing smiled even more attentively, took the broom next to him and started sweeping the floor.

Li Qingzhi: "..." They have already swept this place!

However, if Qu Yunqing is willing, Li Qingzhi will not stop him.

He knew that Qu Yunqing had made friends with some government officials through his name. He and Jin Xiaoye came to see the shop before, and those government officials "ran into" them by chance. This was entirely because of Qu Yunqing.

But Qu Yunqing didn't do anything bad. Even if he just liked to work in the camp, he wouldn't say anything.

Sister Wang took good care of Jin Xiaoye before.

Qu Yunqing went to sweep away the non-existent garbage, while Sister Wang was more practical. She found the fabric Jin Xiaoye had bought before and helped cut it.

Jinye Embroidery Workshop will open tomorrow, and there will definitely be a lot of people coming to get work, so it's never wrong to make some preparations in advance.

While he was busy, Zhu Qian came.

Li Qingzhi had known about Zhu Qian's arrival for a long time and went up to greet him with a smile. Qu Yunqing even threw away his broom and followed Li Qingzhi, trying his best to greet Zhu Qian.

Li Qingzhi thought this person was quite interesting.

"I was a little busy a few days ago, so I didn't visit your home. I might as well come over today." Zhu Qian said as he asked someone to bring in the gifts he had brought.

There are all kinds of food fabrics, and there is even a finely crafted signboard with the four words "Golden Leaf Embroidery Workshop" on it.

This word... As soon as Li Qingzhi saw it, he knew that it was written by Magistrate Gou.

"The county magistrate knew that you were lacking a sign here, so he wrote one himself." Zhu Qian said with a smile.

"I will definitely pay you a visit someday." Li Qing insisted.

Zhu Qian and Li Qingzhi were very familiar with each other, and they chatted very well. Qu Yunqing was very excited when he saw this.

The president of the Chamber of Commerce in Chongcheng County came to deliver the gift in person, and the county magistrate even wrote a sign for it!

This Li Qingzhi is unfathomable!

He must have a good relationship with Li Qingzhi!

Unfortunately, in the following time, Qu Yunqing could not find any chance to have a relationship.

After Zhu Qian came, some other businessmen from Chongcheng County came.

These people are all well-known people in Chongcheng County. Qu Yunqing, a businessman, can't get a word in at all.

As for why these people came here... Li Qingzhi's recent reputation is really quite big.

The stories circulating in Chongcheng County related to Magistrate Gou were all written by Li Qing! After the news spread, these businessmen finally knew why Magistrate Gou brought Li Qingzhi to the Chamber of Commerce!

Even Zhu Qian is on good terms with Li Qingzhi, so naturally they have to express their feelings!

These people all brought gifts, which almost filled the room.

After buying a shop and adding a lot of things, and Jin Xiaoye bought a lot of fabrics, Li Qing didn't have much money left.

But now...he suddenly has money again.

In Daqi, it is really easy for powerful people to get money. He, a commoner, is highly sought after just because he has a good relationship with the county magistrate.

Li Qingzhi knew that this was not good, but he couldn't change anything for the time being.

Zhu Qian knew that Li Qingzhi had something to do in the afternoon, so when it was already noon, he took away all the businessmen who came to congratulate him.

Jin Xiaoye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this: "I just open a small shop, and I'm not used to having so many people come to congratulate me all of a sudden!"

"Don't worry about them, Xiaoye, just do your own business." Li Qing insisted.

"That's for sure. Your own business is in your own hands. If anything happens, these people can't count on it." Jin Xiaoye said. She had already experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships. How many people were willing to help her during her most difficult time?

It's easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when it's time.

"Yes." Li Qingzhi laughed.

Zhu Qian and the others came to congratulate them, while Qu Yunqing kept moving up. Jin Dajiang, Jin Mu and Zhao Laosan were hiding behind and did not dare to come out. Jin Xiaoye saw this and simply asked them to help cook.

Soon after Zhu Qian and the others left, the meal was ready.

After Li Qingzhi had eaten, he took his three children to Li Xiucai's school.

Li Xiucai's school was not far from his shop, only seven or eight hundred meters away. Li Qingzhi and his three children arrived there quickly.

Today is the first day that students come to the school to study, and everyone's hearts are not calm. When Li Qingzhi entered, he even heard some children screaming, and Li Xiucai's son was scolding them.

Li Qingzhi thought that when Li Damao and Li Ermao entered school... Li Damao would be fine, but Li Ermao might also be reprimanded.

At this moment, Li Ermao was talking a lot: "Dad, is this the school?"

"Dad, it looks good here!"

"Dad, are we going to study together in the future?"

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"Xing Yi, don't speak so loudly." Li Qing insisted.

Li Ermao, whose name is Li Xingyi, looked puzzled: "Dad, who is Xingyi?"

Chapter 95 Reading

After Li Ermao blurted out, Li Damao said: "Second brother, this is your name!"

Li Qing teaches three children to study. Li Ermao is the least serious in studying and wants to play outside all day long.

Zhao Xiaodou and Li Damao have written their names very well, but Li Ermao...

He would also practice calligraphy by reciting poems, but when Li Qingzhi asked him the next day, he had almost forgotten it.

But he was still young, so this was normal, and Li Qingzhi never forced him.

In modern times, at this age, he is still in kindergarten or middle class, and it is normal for him to not be able to write his name.

Moreover, the child Ermao can already write the three characters "Li Er Mao", he can also do addition and subtraction within ten, and he can put on his own clothes and shoes... He is really good!

"Yes, that's my name." Li Ermao remembered it and added, "I still like the name 'Ermao', it's so easy to write!"

"There are too many people called Ermao. There is one Ermao in the village. It must be better to call him Li Xingyi." Li Damao taught his younger brother in an old-fashioned way.

Li Qingzhi laughed and touched their heads.

In Li Xiucai's school, the oldest student was in his thirties, older than Li Qingzhi, and the youngest student was only as old as Li Da Mao and Li Er Mao.

But it's really rare for a father and son to go to school together as classmates.

Li Qingzhi found Li Xiucai, paid the money for the three children, and handed them over to Li Xiucai's son.

These newly enlightened children were all taught by Li Xiucai's son.

As for him... Li Qingzhi asked Li Xiucai a question on the spot.

He read a lot of books and memorized them all, even the annotations.

But being able to memorize it does not mean that you can understand it. The most important thing is that no one has explained some simple knowledge at all.

But he just doesn't understand these simple things.

Li Qingzhi made up his mind to follow Li Xiucai on the assault, just to lay a solid foundation for himself and to be able to integrate these simple knowledge.

Li Xiucai had a few chats with Li Qingzhi and knew Li Qingzhi's situation. He didn't think this issue was too simple at all and explained it to Li Qingzhi seriously.

Li Xiucai lectures to students every day. When he is not lecturing, students can ask him questions at any time.

Of course, if he is busy, the student will have to wait for a while.

When Li Xiucai was explaining to Li Qingzhi, he had

A boy of sixteen or seventeen came with a book. When he saw someone asking questions, he stood aside and waited.

Li Qingzhi had been to Li Xiucai's school before, and he knew many of Li Xiucai's students. Naturally, he recognized the person in front of him at a glance as Fang Jinniang's younger brother Fang Zijian.

Fang Zijian is very similar to Yao Zhenfu in some aspects, but there are still differences between him and Yao Zhenfu.

Yao Zhenfu was a bit lazy and did not study hard, but Fang Zijian was different. He studied very hard, even more than Xu Qifei.

And although Fang's mother prefers Fang Zijian, if Fang Zijian doesn't study well, she will beat him. She is much stricter than Mrs. Xu.

Precisely because she was very strict, Fang Zijian was educated like an old scholar at a young age. Zhu Xunmiao once complained about Fang Zijian's pedantry.

Xu Qifei is different. He is more lively, secretly reading idle books, and even helping Zhu Xunmiao copy books to earn extra money.

Li Qingzhi could feel that Fang Zijian didn't like him, and there was still contempt in his eyes, but he was not angry.

After all, he didn't like Fang Zijian either.

And...why bother with a child?

After Li Xiucai finished answering, Li Qingzhi did not ask any more questions, letting Fang Zijian ask first.

The questions he asked were very simple, but Fang Zijian was different. He asked deeper questions.

When Li Qingzhi was reading before, he saw some related content and probably knew the answer, but he was not sure, so he listened carefully.

Li Xiucai's answer just allowed him to integrate this part of knowledge.

After Fang Zijian left, Li Qingzhi continued to ask questions.

Li Xiucai didn't have to lecture this afternoon, so Li Qingzhi caught him and kept asking questions. However, he didn't monopolize Li Xiucai. If anyone else came, he would let others ask questions first.

Li Qingzhi asked a lot of questions, and he understood them very quickly... Li Xiucai answered his questions happily.

When Li Qingzhi left, Li Xiucai said: "You are a very likable student who knows everything, but I talk too much and my throat can't bear it."

"Thank you sir," Li Qing said with a smile.

Li Qingzhi left Li Xiucai and went to find Li Damao and Li Ermao.

These two children were studying in the enlightenment class. Children in the enlightenment class could take a break after studying for a period of time. When Li Xiucai explained his doubts to him before, these two children came to him.

Knowing that he was busy, they did not come up to talk to him. They just stood at the door and poked their heads to look at him... Those two little faces that looked exactly the same were really as cute as they could be!

"Da Mao Er Mao, how do you feel about coming to the school to study?" Li Qingzhi asked with a smile.

Li Ermao rushed to speak: "Dad, I am good at studying. My husband praised me for being smart!"

After he finished speaking, the son of Li Xiucai, who was in charge of the enlightenment class, also said: "Li Qingzhi, you two children are very smart."

Li Qingzhi knew that Li Damao and Li Ermao were not stupid, but they could not be called smart.

It's just that most of the children who were sent to Li Xiucai to study were not in a position to provide them with enlightenment. When these children first came, they often didn't know a single word.

But Li Da Mao and Li Er Mao are different. He has taught them a lot of knowledge before, so they naturally appear smarter than other children.

But even though he knew this was the case, Li Qingzhi still said: "These two children follow me and are very smart."

Li Tongsheng: "..." Most parents would be humble when hearing him praise their children, but Li Qingzhi is really different.

Even... Li Qingzhi is bragging, right? There are really very few people who would say they are particularly smart.

But think about it carefully... Thinking that his father said that Li Qingzhi has the ability to remember things, Li Tongsheng said: "Indeed, these two children are like you, very smart."

Li Qingzhi liked to hear other people praise his son, and he was very happy on the way home. Li Damao and Li Ermao were also very happy when they received praise.

Li Ermao didn't walk all the way, he kept jumping forward. Li Ermao was much more steady, but also brisk in his steps.

Li Qingzhi took them to the medical center first, ready to buy some Pang Dahai.

He has more questions to ask Li Xiucai tomorrow. In order to prevent Li Xiucai from becoming hoarse, he can give him some fat sea food and let him soak it in water.

After buying Pang Dahai, Li Qingzhi bought some roasted chestnuts to serve as snacks for his three children.

Li Damao and Li Ermao happily ate chestnuts, but Zhao Xiaodou was unwilling to eat them.

Zhao Xiaodou has been silent all the way... Li Qingzhi asked: "Xiaodou, what's wrong with you? Are you not happy studying?"

That shouldn't be the case, right? Zhao Xiaodou also has a good foundation and can bear his temper. Li Qingzhi thinks that he should be able to learn well in school.

Zhao Xiaodou thought for a while and then said: "Brother, I don't need to study. Studying costs money..."

Li Qingzhi had told Zhao Xiaodou and Zhao Laosan before that he would ask Zhao Xiaodou to follow them to the county seat, but he did not say that he would send Zhao Xiaodou to study.

Although Zhao Xiaodou was Li Qingzhi's cousin, he always felt that he was Li Damao and Li Ermao's boy. At first, when Li Qingzhi took him to school, he thought he was going to be a book boy for Li Damao and Li Ermao. .

As a result, Li Qingzhi actually handed Shu Xiu over to him and asked him to study with him!

Zhao Xiaodou was very uneasy now.

"It doesn't cost much. I want you to help take care of the big hair and the two hairs." Li Qingzhi touched his head, peeled another chestnut and stuffed it into his mouth.

Zhao Xiaodou ate the chestnuts, but he was still a little confused. When he returned to the shop and saw Zhao Laosan, he immediately rushed over and told Zhao Laosan about the matter.

Zhao Laosan was stunned on the spot: "Ah Qing, why do you still let Xiaodou study? He is just here to help take care of Da Mao Er Mao..."

"Since he has to take care of Da Mao and Er Mao, he will definitely go when Da Mao and Er Mao go to school." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.

"How can this be done..." Zhao Laosan looked guilty. When Jin Xiaoshu came to pick him up, he was still mumbling.

However, Li Qingzhi had already surrendered Shu Xiu, and if he didn't come back, he could only dwell on it.

They had dinner early that day. After dinner, Jin Xiaoshu took Jin Dajiang and his wife, Fang Jinniang and Zhao Laosan back to Miaoqian Village.

As for Li Qingzhi and the others... they will live in the county town from now on!

Li Qingzhi had already boiled water in advance and went to take a shower after dinner.

Of the houses in this city, what makes Li Qingzhi most satisfied is definitely the bathroom!

In Miaoqian Village, although he built a bathroom, there was no drainage in the room, and there was still a mud floor underneath. And because the walls were made of bamboo curtains, there was no warmth at all!

But the bathroom here is different. The bathroom here is made of bricks and tiles, and the water can be discharged directly into the river.

Because the place was big, Li Qingzhi simply bought a bathtub and put it in it... Taking a bath in the winter is definitely the most comfortable thing!

Li Qingzhi encouraged Jin Xiaoye to wash with him to save hot water.

Jin Xiaoye: "..." Li Qingzhi must be trying to do something again!

But this does save hot water, so just wash them together, she doesn't mind.

But why don't we take a shower together? It will inevitably take a long time... After the shower, Jin Xiaoye was puzzled: "You are so thin, but you are quite strong."

Li Qingzhi kissed Jin Xiaoye with satisfaction: "I have gained a lot of muscles recently, I must be strong!" He has started to gain weight recently, and it won't be long before he is no longer a thin dog.

Sooner or later, he grew eight-pack abs, which made Jin Xiaoye look at him with admiration.

The next day was the eleventh day of the first lunar month, and the Golden Leaf Embroidery Workshop officially opened.

Li Qingzhi woke up early in the morning and opened the door. He saw a middle-aged woman carrying a basket standing at the door. Who could she be if she wasn't Zhao Xiaodou's mother?

Mother Zhao smiled at Li Qingzhi and took out a chicken from the basket: "This chicken will replenish your health."

"Auntie, why are you here so early?" Li Qingzhi asked.

After Zhao's mother explained it, Li Qingzhi knew what was going on.

Zhao Laosan went home yesterday and told Mother Zhao about sending Zhao Xiaodou to school. Mother Zhao felt embarrassed and wanted to give something to Li Qingzhi.

But Zhao Laosan has to build a dock today and can't spare time.

Construction of the new terminal was suspended during the Chinese New Year, and today is the first day of reopening. Zhao Laosan worked very hard when building the pier at the end of last year, and he will have the opportunity to go there again this year.

Although his stepson was only a teenager, he was already capable of working in the fields. Zhao Laosan could definitely do other jobs... Faced with the salary of one tael of silver a month, he did not refuse.

Zhao Laosan had to go to work, so he had to ask his wife to deliver things.

Zhao Laosan's wife was not good at words. She put down her things and glanced at Zhao Xiaodou.

Left in a hurry.

Li Qing insisted on letting her stay for breakfast, but when she heard this, she walked faster.

In the past, when their family lived in the village, they cooked most of their meals in the morning, so that they could also cook lunch.

But now they have moved to the city!

Instead of cooking two meals at once, Jin Xiaoye cooked porridge in the morning.

Drinking a bowl of hot rice porridge on a cold winter morning is so relaxing!

As for Li Qingzhi, he made a special trip and bought a few fried dough sticks.

The fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce are really delicious when used with porridge. However, the fried dough sticks at this time are a bit expensive, and they probably don't eat them every day.

Oil and sugar are not cheap in Chongcheng County. Li Qingzhi always saw people selling candied haws on the street when watching TV series in his previous life, but he has never seen them since he came here.

Probably because sugar is expensive and hawthorn is not produced locally.

After Li Laogen got his own fried dough stick, he ate it all in a few seconds, and then started to drink porridge. While eating the porridge, he would lick his oily hands from time to time.

"Dad, people in the city don't lick their hands." Li Qingzhi reminded him.

Li Laogen smiled awkwardly and finally stopped licking his hands.

Li Laogen ate all the fried dough sticks immediately, but Zhao Xiaodou was different. He never ate the fried dough sticks. According to Li Qingzhi's understanding of him, he must wait until he finished the porridge before slowly tasting the fried dough sticks.

After breakfast, it was still early, so Li Qingzhi took his three children to do exercises.

His superpower allows him to know the condition of every part of the human body, and he naturally knows how to get the best exercise effect.

The movements he performs can exercise every part of the body.

After the exercise, they washed Li Damao and Li Ermao's faces, and used their powers to develop their brains a little.

He said that the two children were as smart as him, so they naturally had to take action.

But he planned to take his time and not be in a hurry.

It was almost time, and Li Qingzhi took his three children to school.

When he arrived, most of the students in the school were already there, and Fang Zijian was standing in the courtyard, reading an article.

This is an excellent article collected by Li Xiucai. Li Qingzhi borrowed it from the Zhu family and read it, and he has memorized it all.

He took one look at it and stopped looking at it, and began to tell the three children: "Be good when you are studying and listen to your teacher, you know? After you have read all morning, you can go play in the afternoon..."

Fang Zijian couldn't help but frown when he heard Li Qingzhi's words.

When it comes to studying, if you don't advance, you will retreat. Study in the morning and play in the afternoon. Can you study in this way?

This Li Qingzhi is too indulgent towards his children!

However, it is not surprising to think that Li Qingzhi himself has no knowledge.

Fang Zijian thought of Li Qingzhi's extremely ugly handwriting and the super simple question Li Qingzhi asked Li Xiucai yesterday, and he looked down upon Li Qingzhi even more.

Also looking down on Li Qingzhi was Hong Hui.

He had already checked on Li Qingzhi, and even talked to Yao Zhenfu, and found out that a scholar came to Li Qingzhi to discuss knowledge five years ago, but Li Qingzhi didn't know anything.

He also learned that Li Qingzhi was arrested as a coolie and had not touched a book for five years. Last summer, Li Qingzhi even borrowed the "Three Character Classic" from Yao Zhenfu to read.

This person is said to be ignorant and unskilled, no wonder the articles he writes are so simple!

As for Li Qingzhi's words...

Hong Hui didn't think about Li Qingzhi writing with his left hand at all. He only thought that Li Qingzhi's broken arm might be a lie.

This man's arm is obviously not broken, but he pretends to be broken. It's really disgusting!

However, Hong Hui looked down on Li Qingzhi, but hoped that Li Qingzhi would get good grades in the county examination. Then not only Li Qingzhi would be in bad luck, but County Magistrate Gou would also be in bad luck!

Li Qingzhi didn't know what others were thinking. He made Li Xiucai a big pot of fat sea, and then continued to ask Li Xiucai various questions.

Li Xiucai: "..."

Throughout the morning, wherever Li Xiucai went, Li Qingzhi followed.

When Li Xiucai was giving lectures, he listened carefully. After Li Xiucai finished speaking, he continued to ask questions.

After following him until noon, Li Qingzhi left Li Xiucai and sent his three children home.

He will continue to study in the afternoon, but for these three children, half a day is enough.

Li Qingzhi had a meal at home and touched Jin Xiaoye's hand a few times while no one was there before continuing to study in the school in high spirits.

He spent the next few days like this.

At first, Li Xiucai felt that Li Qingzhi was a very good student and was even very happy about it. However, after a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Li Qing learned things too quickly!

At first, Li Qingzhi asked him relatively simple questions, but now, the questions became complicated.

Forget it, Li Qingzhi has read a lot of books and knows them all by heart... When he answered, if he made a mistake without paying attention, Li Qingzhi would point it out.

This is not so pleasant after all... Li Xiucai took a big sip of the water soaked in Pangpanghai. He felt that the water was a bit bitter, and he felt bitter in his heart.

What made him even more uncomfortable was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The school was on holiday that day, but Li Qingzhi went to his house... Li Qingzhi, who had never eaten at his house before, still ate at his house and stayed all day!

Li Xiucai was a little afraid of Li Qingzhi! But while he was scared, he was also a little excited.

Li Qingzhi learned things so quickly... Li Xiucai realized that if there were no accidents, Li Qingzhi would have gone very smoothly on the road to the imperial examination!

In the future, Li Qingzhi may not be able to pass the imperial examination. After all, it depends on the preferences of the examiner and Jinshang. But with Li Qingzhi's ability, it is not a problem to pass the imperial examination.

If the people who have studied with him can pass the Jinshi, then his school... Li Xiucai took a deep breath and continued to explain to Li Qingzhi.

Actually, let's not talk about this. Considering that Li Qing gave him five taels of silver that day when he held the Lantern Festival, he would do his best.

He has many sons and grandsons, and it gives him a headache every time he thinks that these grandsons have to study and marry.

On the Lantern Festival, Li Qingzhi studied with Li Xiucai for a whole day. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the county government posted a notice saying that the county examination would be held next month.

The county examination is usually held in February. In fact, everyone has known about it for a long time, but when the notice came out, people in Li Xiucai's school were still very excited.

At noon that day, Li Qing went home for dinner as usual.

He doesn't actually need to take care of the three children, but he likes to go home, say a few words to his family, and see Jin Xiaoye working, so that he can get back into his intense studies with full energy!

The notice was posted in the morning, and Zhu Xunmiao and the others found out about it at noon. When Li Qingzhi walked to the school after dinner, Zhu Xunmiao immediately greeted him: "Mr. Li, the time for the county examination has been determined, it will be the 16th of next month! "

Xu Qifei also said: "Time flies so fast, there is only one month left!" "One month is not short. You two have a solid foundation. You will definitely have no problem passing the county examination." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.

The county examination is very easy to pass. Twenty or thirty people pass it every year in Chongcheng County. You must know that this is every year!

In the countryside, passing the county examination is a big deal, but in the county, there are hundreds of people, old and young, who have passed the county examination. Some shopkeepers in the county have passed the county examination.

Basically, anyone who studies seriously can pass the county exam. Zhu Xunmiao and Xu Qifei are not bad at knowledge. Those older than them have basically passed the exam... Among the thirty people this year, they are indispensable.

Zhu Xunmiao also felt that he would have no problem passing the county examination and was in a good mood. He also said: "Mr. Li, you must be the head of the case this time."

Li Qingzhi had a photographic memory and not only memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, he also memorized all the information books that his father had worked so hard to collect for him.

There are also the words written by Li Qingzhi.

After reading his father's autobiography, County Magistrate Gou returned it to his father. When he read it, he was deeply shocked.

Shocked.

Li Qingzhi's handwriting is really good now, and the speed of improvement is beyond his reach.

Sometimes he felt that Li Qingzhi was not a god, but a Wenqu star in the sky!

If Li Qingzhi like this can't get the case, it's unreasonable!

Li Qingzhi smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case." He was actually quite confident and felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

After all, he was a man with golden fingers and had established a relationship with Magistrate Gou in advance.

But when there are others around you, you always have to be humble.

During this time, Zhu Xunmiao often praised Li Qingzhi in the school, saying how good Li Qingzhi was in his knowledge. Li Xiucai also praised Li Qingzhi in public, and everyone in the school liked Li Qingzhi's stories. …

Most people in the school, like Zhu Xunmiao, felt that Li Qingzhi could take the case.

Fang Zijian frowned.

Although Li Qingzhi can write stories, his knowledge is poor. Why should he take the case?

Did he praise County Magistrate Gou for writing stories?

If Li Qingzhi really wants to take the case, that would be so unfair!

Fang Zijian was annoyed for a while, then calmed down and continued reading.

Not only did he want to pass the county examination, he also wanted to be admitted as a scholar in one go!

Fang Zijian was immersed in studying and did not notice Zhu Xunmiao and the others discussing knowledge with Li Qingzhi.

It was this discussion... those students who were close to Zhu Xunmiao found that Li Qingzhi's knowledge was extremely broad.

Li Qingzhi knows too much! No wonder Zhu Xunmiao thought he could take the case!

Chapter 96 County Examination

Since the county government has posted a notice announcing the date of the county examination, the candidates will have to register.

In Chongcheng County, Magistrate Gou had two deputies, namely the county magistrate and the chief registrar. These two were also high-ranking court officials with considerable power.

Under these two people, there are officials, officials, and a large number of subordinate officials, that is, minor officials.

The yamen servants were divided into three classes, and the subordinate staff worked in six rooms. These six rooms were Rites, Officials, Households, Works, Soldiers, and Punishments, which corresponded to the six departments of the imperial court.

If people in Chongcheng County want to take the county examination, they need to go to the county government office to register and fill in the personal confession, mutual agreement, and recognizance.

The so-called personal confession actually refers to the three generations of great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents. In order to prevent someone from using things like adoption to falsify their resume, it is also necessary to write down the three generations of biological parents.

This seems very strict, but in fact it is not difficult to do it. After all, the ancient household registration management was very chaotic.

The original owner's biological father was the county magistrate. He had been hanging out with his biological father's master in the county government since he was young. He knew the situation of the county government very well, and he also knew what the county officials could accomplish with just a stroke of their pen.

When the original owner's father was working in Yu County, there was a tragedy in Yu County. At that time, a relative of a small official in Yu County had a grudge against his neighbor and begged the small official to help him take revenge. With a twist of his pen, the small official changed the relative's neighbor's ten acres of poor farmland into ten acres of fertile farmland.

Later, when the grain tax was collected, the family handed over all the grain and it was not enough. In despair, the whole family committed suicide together.

When the original owner's father first arrived in Yu County, he, like Magistrate Gou, had no control over his subordinates. At that time, all the subordinate officials in Yu County obeyed the instructions of the chief clerk.

You must know that before the original owner's father took office, Yu County had no county magistrate for three full years, and it was always managed by the chief registrar.

The original owner's father was struggling in Yu County. At one time, like the previous magistrate Gou County, he was ready to just go with the flow and ignore everything, until this tragedy happened.

The original owner's father was so angry that he went to the magistrate in person to file a complaint, and finally all those people in the county government who were preying on the common people were eliminated.

The original owner had always admired his father, and it was because Li Qingzhi knew this that he worked hard to push Magistrate Gou to take power.

The above can also show that in this era, there are many places where you can do things, not to mention that the entire Yu County was flooded five years ago.

When the original owner fled from Yu County, he had arranged a perfect identity for himself. There would be no mistake in filling out the form now.

In addition, according to the regulations of Daqi, those who participated in the imperial examination must return to their place of origin. However, when the Yaohe River flooded, countless people were displaced and fled to the south. The imperial court issued an order requiring various places to take in the refugees. Li Qingzhi had also adopted Li Qingzhi into the Li family. You can take the imperial examination in Hexing Mansion.

After there are no problems in this area, the next step is to find four more people and sign insurance policies with them. If someone cheats, then the five people will sit together.

There is no need for Li Qingzhi to worry, Zhu Xunmiao has already found someone.

The last step was to find a junior student from the county to be the guarantor. This was also simple. Li Xiucai was a junior student, and basically all the students in his school asked him to be the guarantor.

In addition, he knows Magistrate Gou and has a good relationship with Magistrate Gou... There should be no problems in the entire county examination process.

Everything was ready except for the east wind. Li Qingzhi discussed it with Zhu Xunmiao and the others and chose a day to go to the county government to register.

The clerk of the ceremony room, that is, the clerk who was mainly responsible for recording various information, laughed when he saw Li Qingzhi, and carefully instructed Li Qingzhi and others to fill in the information.

You must know that when ordinary students come, they have to pay some money, and then the clerk will help with things, and they don't look good...

Although Magistrate Gou reorganized the county government, he could not change these agreed-upon things.

The identity arranged by the original owner was that his parents died early and he had no relatives. Yu County had been hit by a flood again, and now he was really alone... Li Qingzhi filled out the information, and the person in the ceremony room wrote down his appearance and characteristics on it. .

Speaking of appearance... He looks different from the original owner now.

If he looked like this when he woke up, people in Miaoqian Village might not recognize him.

As for now...he changed little by little under everyone's noses. No one thought there was anything wrong. Even people who knew him automatically updated his appearance in their minds.

There was no camera at this time, so everyone would think he looked like this.

One month before the county examination, Li Qingzhi "didn't hear anything outside the window and only read the books of sages" and continued to conduct surprise training for the county examination.

At first, he kept asking Li Xiucai various questions, but then he began to write articles and poems non-stop.

Li Qingzhi knew that he would be very stable if he took the county examination now, but he wanted to do his best.

If it were in modern times, he might choose to lie down and enjoy life after experiencing the apocalypse, but this is ancient times.

In this era, if one is powerless, who knows what he will encounter in the future and what his children will encounter?

When the original owner's father conducted a thorough investigation of the subordinate officials in Yu County, he discovered more than just the improvement of Susukada farmland!

For example, there is a family whose two children are clearly under fifteen. If the clerk slightly changes the ages to eighteen and twenty, that family will need to bear more corvee labor.

There are countless such things.

After the original owner came to Chongcheng County, he chose to settle in Miaoqian Village and married Jin Xiaoye in a short period of time. Because most of the people in Miaoqian Village, including the village chief, had the surname Jin, even if those subordinate officials wanted to interfere, It won't affect the Jin family, and he can get relatively fair treatment.

Now, Li Qingzhi wants to be an official, wants to have power, and wants to prevent his family from being trampled on.

He also wanted to avenge the original owner and his family.

Since he used the body of the original owner, he must do something for the original owner.

One month passed in the blink of an eye, and soon the day of the county examination came.

At three or four o'clock in the morning that day, when it was still dark, there was a sound from the county government office. This was the county government's "first shot" to remind the candidates to be prepared.

Li Qingzhi went to bed early last night. When he heard the noise, he got up from the bed and started to get dressed.

February in the north is still very cold, but February in Chongcheng County has begun to get warmer, but Jin Xiaoye still prepared a few more single clothes for Li Qingzhi to wear.

While Li Qingzhi was getting dressed, Jin Xiaoye also got up and went to the kitchen to cook.

What she made today was glutinous rice, and she also cooked a big pot full of it... Li Qingzhi has a good appetite, so eating this will make him less hungry.

While Jin Xiaoye was cooking, Li Qingzhi began to check his test basket.

The so-called examination basket is actually a bamboo basket, which contains the pens, inks, paper and inkstones used for the examination, as well as some food. When it is time to take the examination, you will carry this basket in.

This examination basket was prepared by Zhu Qian for Li Qingzhi. It was very complete. Li Qingzhi took a brief look at it and went downstairs.

Li Laogen had already gotten up when he heard the noise, and whispered to Li Qing: "Ah Qing, you have to take the exam well!"

Li Qingzhi smiled and said, "Dad, I can do it."

Li Laogen rubbed his hands and said, "I'll take you to the exam later? I don't know what the exam place is like..."

Li Qingzhi smiled and agreed.

Li Laogen and Jin Xiaoye were both awake, but the three children were still asleep... The three of them tried not to make any noise and started eating breakfast.

Le Thanh Chi Te

Di ate some more, and when he finished eating, there was another sound of cannons, which reminded the candidates that they could go to the examination room.

It was about five o'clock in the morning. The three children had almost slept and were all woken up. Li Qingzhi told them a few words and asked them to wait at home before setting off to the examination room.

Jin Xiaoye and Li Laogen were with him.

The examination room was near the county government office. When Li Qingzhi and the others arrived, it was crowded with candidates and their relatives.

The county government had previously posted the list of applicants and their seats. There were more than two hundred people participating in the county examination, most of whom were teenagers under the age of twenty.

Although there are a lot of young students who are still taking the scholar examination these days, generally speaking, those in their twenties who have not passed the county examination will change careers and do other things.

"There are so many people." Jin Xiaoye looked at the people around him curiously.

Li Qingzhi also looked around, and then he saw a peach tree sticking out its branches from the yard next to it, and it was full of peach blossoms.

Most of the families in the city who have yards will plant some fruit trees and vegetables in the yards. Now the vegetables are blooming, and the peach and plum trees are also blooming, making the whole city very beautiful.

Spring has come.

Li Qingzhi couldn't hold back, picked a peach blossom and put it into his mouth.

Jin Xiaoye became anxious when he saw it: "What are you eating? What should I do if I have a bad stomach? The exam is coming soon."

Li Qingzhi looked at Jin Xiaoye with an innocent face.

Jin Xiaoye said: "You are serious, you are about to take the exam, why are you not in a hurry?"

Li Qingzhi coughed lightly and whispered: "I have confidence in myself, there is no need to be anxious."

Jin Xiaoye thought for a moment and said, "Yes, you are so powerful!"

When Li Qingzhi first told Jin Xiaoye that he was going to study, Jin Xiaoye had no confidence in him. But a few months later, Jin Xiaoye was sure of one thing - Li Qingzhi was really smart!

She has such a good eye!

The two were talking in a low voice when Jin Moli's voice suddenly sounded: "Xiaoye, has your man really come to take the county examination?"

Jin Xiaoye turned around and saw Jin Moli, Yao Shaogong and Yao Zhenfu.

Yao Zhenfu was a little thinner than last year, but still on the fatter side. The short man looked up at Li Qingzhi and said to Li Qingzhi seriously: "Li Qingzhi, you have only studied for a few days, why are you taking the county examination?" ?Isn't this a waste of money?"

Li Qingzhi: "..."

For the sake of Mr. Yao, neither Li Qingzhi nor Jin Xiaoye said anything. As a result, Yao Zhenfu refused: "Li Qingzhi, even if you have a good relationship with the county magistrate and can pass the county exam, there will be a government exam later." It's useless to just pass the county test…"

Li Qingzhi smiled and said, "I don't have to worry about it, Brother Yao. I should be able to pass the government examination and the academy examination."

"You are so loud. Even if County Magistrate Gou allows you to pass the county examination, he will not be able to interfere in the subsequent examinations." Yao Zhenfu said.

Li Qingzhi sighed: "Brother Yao, you should worry more about yourself, and don't fail to pass the county examination again."

Da Qi's imperial examination system was similar to that of Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it was different.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, if you passed the first county examination, you would be eligible to take the prefectural examination. However, in Daqi, you must pass the five county examinations and pass the prefectural examination before you can take the prefectural examination.

In addition, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, county officials in the Ming and Qing Dynasties could obtain the title of scholar even if they did not participate in the imperial examination. However, this was not the case in Daqi. Here, one had to pass the imperial examination in order to obtain the title of scholar.

Yao Zhenfu had taken the county examination before, and twice entered the top 50. Unfortunately, the county magistrate usually only allowed 20 people to pass the county examination, so he never passed.

When Yao Zhenfu heard what Li Qingzhi said, he couldn't help but get angry. At this moment, another cannon shot sounded, reminding the candidates that it was time to enter.

Magistrate Gou entered the examination room one day in advance, and at this moment, the candidates lined up to be searched by "Souzi".

The body search in the county examination was not that strict. When it was Li Qing's turn, the searcher knew him, so he only went through the motions.

This world is really unfair.

Entering the examination room, Li Qingzhi saw Magistrate Gou. There were several junior students including Li Xiucai standing beside Magistrate Gou.

After experiencing the humiliation and receiving the test papers, Li Qingzhi came to his examination booth.

His examination booth was in a good location and very clean... There was no doubt that he was treated specially.

After all the candidates had entered the room, Li Xiucai and the others left. Magistrate Gou personally locked the door of the examination room and began to ask questions.

On the first day, there were two questions on four books and one on poetry. The former was very easy for Li Qingzhi, and the latter was not difficult either. After all, this was just a county examination and he did not need to write any amazing poems.

Li Qingzhi quickly finished answering the test paper.

The county examination can be submitted in advance, but this will actually affect the mentality of the people around him. Li Qingzhi is not in a hurry to hand in the examination paper. After all, even if he submits the examination paper, he will not be able to get out for a while - he has to gather fifty people. Only the county magistrate can open the door for them.

Li Qingzhi rested for a while, then saw Fang Zijian stand up from his seat and go to hand in the test paper.

Everyone has handed it in... He picked up his test paper and walked to Magistrate Gou.

Magistrate Gou was originally looking at Fang Zijian's test paper. When he saw Li Qingzhi, he smiled at Li Qingzhi and took Li Qingzhi's test paper.

Then he couldn't take his eyes away!

The word "Li Qingzhi" is really pleasing to the eye!

He had previously thought of giving Li Qingzhi a case leader to support Li Qingzhi, but now...

Regarding Li Qingzhi's answer sheet, it would be unfair for him not to give it to the head of the case.

The first game of the county examination passed just like that.

A few days later, the first ranking was released, and Li Qingzhi was not unexpectedly mentioned.

In addition to him, Zhu Xunmiao, Xu Qifei, Fang Zijian and Yao Zhenfu were also promoted and ranked in the top twenty.

Immediately afterwards, the second exam began.

Anyone who has received the title will take the exam in front of the county magistrate. Some people will be nervous because of this, but Li Qingzhi has a good attitude.

He had been living in the mountains of corpses and blood in the apocalypse, so taking the county examination was nothing to him.

What's more, he was accustomed to planning ahead and had already done all the preparations he needed to do before the exam!

After reading the test paper, Li Qingzhi thought about how to answer the questions, started writing directly, and finished the answer first.

It's just that he has a good attitude, but others are different.

It was the first time that Yao Zhenfu was mentioned in court. He was originally very excited, but when he saw that Li Qingzhi was also there, he became angry.

During the exam, he frequently paid attention to Li Qingzhi, so forget it, he was not sure about this exam yet.

Seeing Li Qingzhi put down his pen, Yao Zhenfu became more and more panicked...

In the third game, Li Qingzhi was given the honorary title, as was Zhu Xunmiao, Xu Qifei and Fang Zijian, but Yao Zhenfu lost this honor.

Then...he panicked even more.

When Yao Zhenfu was studying at Li Xiucai's place, he learned more or less because everyone around him was studying, but in the past few months, it was different when he was reviewing at home alone.

He didn't read many books at all!

He was promoted after the first test because the first test was about basics, and his basics were pretty good, but then... he got worse every test!

Forget it, Li Qingzhi was brought up every time!

In addition, Zhu Xunmiao, Xu Qifei and Fang Zijian, who were not as good as him before, were also mentioned every time!

In fact, Zhu Xunmiao and others were not as good as Yao Zhenfu in the past because they were seven or eight years younger than Yao Zhenfu and entered school later.

But Yao Zhenfu didn't care about this. He felt that Zhu Xunmiao was promoted to court because of his father, Zhu Qian, and Xu Qifei was promoted to court because he pleased Zhu Xunmiao.

Even Fang Zijian felt that Fang Zijian was promoted because his dead father was a scholar.

It's all his father's fault!

Of course, it was Li Qingzhi who made Yao Zhenfu jealous the most.

By writing several stories praising Magistrate Gou, Li Qingzhi was brought up in court every time!

In fact, Li Qingzhi did not hide his knowledge deliberately. At the end of last year, he read and studied at home every day. Yao Zhenfu only had to take a look to know that he was not really uneducated.

But Yao Zhenfu never looked at it and firmly believed that Li Qingzhi's knowledge was poor.

Just when Yao Zhenfu was cynical all day long, he passed all five county examinations.

Chapter 97 Head of Case

Although there are five county examinations, each session does not last overnight, and candidates can rest at home for a few days in between.

Most students are in good condition.

But Yao Zhenfu was different. He couldn't eat well or sleep well during this period, and he lost a lot of weight.

This county examination is already his last chance!

His father said that if he failed to pass the county examination, he would either go boating or work in the fields.

He would not go punting under any circumstances. The punting would definitely have to be done in the county town, where he would meet his former classmates. If his classmates saw that he had become a boatman, he would be too embarrassed!

As for working in the fields...he didn't want to work in the fields.

Not to mention anything else, he just didn't want to touch those "fertilizers" and felt sick when he saw them.

Yao Zhenfu came out of the examination room with dull eyes and walked forward in a daze.

Yao Shaogong saw his son at a glance, squeezed over and said, "Ah Fu, dad is here."

Yao Zhenfu turned his head and looked at Mr. Yao.

Yao Shaogong asked: "Ah Fu, how did you do in the exam?"

When Yao Zhenfu heard this question from Mr. Yao, he became angry: "You will ask me if I did well in the exam! The county exam not only tests knowledge, but also relationships! Look at Li Qingzhi, he and Gou County Since he has a good relationship with him, all the government officials are polite to him, and Magistrate Gou thinks highly of him..."

Yao Zhenfu talked angrily for a long time, blaming all the mistakes on others.

Mr. Yao was silent.

Yao Zhenfu complained again, complaining that Mr. Yao could not help him find connections.

Jin Moli also came to pick up Yao Zhenfu. Now when she heard what Yao Zhenfu said, she became more and more angry.

Now she couldn't compare to Jin Xiaoye in every aspect, so she pointed at Yao Zhenfu to save her face in the county examination, but looking at Yao Zhenfu's appearance...

Jin Moli has been married to Yao Zhenfu for many years, and she still knows a little about Yao Zhenfu. At this time, she has realized something: "Did you fail in the exam?"

Yao Zhenfu said: "If my family has money, I can have connections..."

Mr. Yao looked guilty when he heard this, but Jin Moli said: "This is just a county exam. You have to go through the connections to take the county exam. Can you pass the government exam?"

"Why not? I was promoted in the first game, but I was not promoted later. It must be because Li Qingzhi secretly tampered with me. He didn't like me. Maybe he said something in front of Magistrate Gou!" As Yao Zhenfu talked, he believed it himself: "Didn't Jin Liushu have to build a new wharf before because Li Qingzhi said bad things to Magistrate Gou?"

When Yao Shaogong and Jin Moli heard this, they were both dubious.

Yao Zhenfu started talking again, saying that Magistrate Gou was unfair.

He was not the only one who felt that Magistrate Gou was unfair. Fang Zijian was also dissatisfied with the fact that Li Qingzhi was mentioned every time.

In addition, there are also scholars from Honghui's side who participated in the county examination. These people knew something about Li Qingzhi from Hong Hui, and even read Li Qingzhi's manuscript.

Li Qingzhi's handwriting is so ugly and he hasn't read a book for a few days. Why is he being called out every time?

These people didn't like Magistrate Gou to begin with, but now they get together to chat and speak ill of Magistrate Gou all day long. The more they talk, the more they feel that Magistrate Gou is not a good person.

Magistrate Gou, who was arranged by others, has been very busy recently.

He had to worry about the construction of the new dock, and he was also responsible for the entire county examination.

Not only does he have to write the questions, but he also needs to be present during the entire exam. When the candidates finish the exam, he also has to mark the papers.

Li Qingzhi's paper was pleasing to his eye, but some people who came to take the county examination wrote articles that didn't even make sense in sentences, which made his head hurt.

Fortunately, this is the last one and he will be free soon.

Li Qingzhi didn't know how miserable Magistrate Gou was, but he was in a good mood at the moment.

The exam was finally over and he could relax for a few days.

Wait a few days... He will take the government exam in April, and then the college exam...

Li Qingzhi was among the first to leave the examination room.

Li Laogen came to pick him up at first, but later he felt bored and stopped coming. Only Jin Xiaoye came to pick him up at the entrance of the examination room.

When the two returned to Jinye Embroidery Studio together, he saw several acquaintances.

Mrs. Xu, Sister Wang, and Fang Jinniang are all here, and even the two old ladies holding shoe soles are also there!

Moving a stool, Li Qingzhi sat next to the two old ladies without anyone noticing.

After the shop opened, Li Qingzhi went to study. He left early in the morning and returned home late every day, hardly chatting with Sister Wang and the others.

In addition, the county government officials and minor officials were all very polite to Li Qingzhi... Sister Wang and the others felt that Li Qingzhi was different from before.

But now that he is sitting like this...the Li Qingzhi they are familiar with is back!

Sister Wang immediately asked about the situation of the county examination.

Li Qingzhi had been talking to Li Xiucai a while ago, but he didn't socialize much, and he couldn't suppress his inner desire to chat. Now he started talking, and asked Sister Wang and others about the latest gossip from time to time. When Sister Wang heard what he asked, she started chatting and kept talking: "You don't know, the products of our Jinye Embroidery Shop are selling very well in Fucheng, and now we have taken a lot of orders! Looking at the sky. It's about to get hotter, and we're going to make some short-sleeved shirts for the kids, as well as fans and shoes..."

Generally speaking, in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, you can wear single clothes, and those who work may also wear short sleeves.

It's already March!

They need to prepare things suitable for selling in the summer.

Li Qing said: "I have some free time recently and can draw some new patterns for you. In summer, when the sun is strong, you can also make some beautiful hats to sell."

Li Qingzhi found some interesting patterns from his memory, and planned to draw them for them to make, as well as hats, and he could also make a few more styles.

Seeing Li Qingzhi talking about this, Jin Xiaoye also became interested and started chatting with Li Qingzhi.

They kept chatting until Sister Wang and the others were about to go home. At this time, Sister Wang suddenly said to Li Qing: "By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you! The story you wrote for Magistrate Gou was picked up by the county troupe. A new play has been arranged, and many people in the county have gone to see it recently, and the troupe has made a lot of money from the new play."

Li Qingzhi was a little surprised: "A new play is coming out so soon?"

Magistrate Gou had previously said that he wanted to change those stories into opera, but Magistrate Gou was so busy, and it would take a lot of time to change the stories into opera... Li Qingzhi thought it would take a long time to do it.

"Everyone still thinks they are slow! Only one of them has come out now, and I don't know when the others will come out." Sister Wang said, and began to complain that she was too busy and didn't have time to watch new plays.

Sister Wang has been very busy recently. Qu Yunqing has gone out to do business, and she usually has to take care of her family and come here to work.

Speaking of which, Qu Yunqing always came to see Li Qingzhi that month, but it was a pity that Li Qingzhi wanted to study and couldn't take care of him... Later, Qu Yunqing bought a batch of goods at a low price from Jin Xiaoye and left Chongcheng County.

Li Qingzhi knew that Qu Yunqing wanted to build connections with the county government through himself, but he didn't understand Qu Yunqing's personality, so he would naturally be more cautious.

After all, Qu Yunqing most likely worked so hard not to benefit the people, but to make money.

Li Qing had a great time in the next few days.

He went to Li Xiucai's place in the morning, looked at Li Xiucai's collection of books and chatted with Li Xiucai. In the afternoon, he stayed at home, doing housework, teaching his children, and chatting with people in the embroidery workshop.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Magistrate Gou finally read all the papers and selected twenty-one to pass.

Li Qingzhi was undoubtedly the leader of the case. As for the others, he ranked them according to their true level.

He wanted to be a good official, and naturally he didn't want to damage his reputation because of a county examination.

After doing this, Magistrate Gou felt relaxed and said to the master next to him: "Li Qingzhi is really amazing and talented. In the April government examination, the first place will definitely be in our Chongcheng County. In the subsequent college examination , he should also be able to win the first place... Our county may be able to give out a small three yuan!"

This is a political achievement!

The more Magistrate Gou thought about it, the happier he became. He wished he could immediately find Li Qingzhi and talk to him.

But he wanted to avoid suspicion... Magistrate Gou sighed and asked the master to arrange the banquet.

After the county examination, the county magistrate usually entertains those who passed the county examination.

Early the next morning, people from the county government office gathered those who had passed the county examination

The list is posted. When the person in the ceremony room posted it, there were already countless people waiting. When they saw the list, some were happy and some were sad.

Yao Zhenfu squeezed to the front and saw that his name was not on the list, and his face suddenly became ugly.

If only his name was not there, forget it. Li Qingzhi was the head of the case, and Zhu Xunmiao, Xu Qifei and Fang Zijian had all passed the county examination!

He kept saying that Li Qingzhi couldn't pass, but it turned out that Li Qingzhi was the head of the case!

The more Yao Zhenfu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. At this moment, someone suddenly said: "This Li Qingzhi has no talent, why should he take the case?"

"I know this person. He studied with Li Xiucai for only a few months. How did he get the first place?"

"Who is this person?"

…

There are more than two hundred people participating in the county examination, plus their relatives. At this moment, the place where the list is posted is full of people.

These people asked questions loudly, and many people heard them.

At this time, someone else answered loudly: "The stories about Magistrate Gou that have been widely circulated recently were written by Li Qingzhi, don't you know?"

"Li Qing has written many stories, and he is very knowledgeable!"

"Li Qingzhi is so knowledgeable, he deserves to be the first in the case!"

…

Whether it was the person asking the question or the person answering, it was actually arranged by Hong Hui.

Of course, he made more than just arrangements. Before that, he had also spread the news about Li Qingzhi's poor knowledge.

Therefore, after hearing such a conversation, some people who failed to pass the county examination immediately became angry: "What does it mean to be knowledgeable if you can write stories?"

"I've read those stories, but I didn't realize at all how knowledgeable the people who wrote them were!"

"Except for those few stories, I have never heard of any other works by him. How did he get the head of the case?"

…

Li Qingzhi has been showing up a lot in the past few months, but after all, this was in ancient times before the Internet. Many people who took the county examination didn't know him at all, and they didn't know that he wrote those stories.

Now someone mentioned that these people knew about this.

Just as they were wondering, someone spoke up again: "What a great story Li Qingzhi wrote! What's the problem with him getting the head of the case?"

"Magistrate Gou particularly likes the stories he wrote and will definitely give him the head of the case!"

"I heard that he always went to the county government, and County Magistrate Gou personally taught him how to study..."

…

The words of these people were full of hints. At this time, someone else jumped out: "I heard that Li Qingzhi has never read any books and his handwriting is extremely ugly. He can also get the head of the case. We have no one in Chongcheng County? "

"So because he can write books and please Magistrate Gou, Magistrate Gou let him get the head of the case?"

"It's too much!"

"Li Qing is the head of the case, but I don't accept it!"

…

In a restaurant not far away, Hong Hui was entertaining several scholars from Fucheng.

If he wants to make things big, then this matter cannot be limited to Chongcheng County, but people outside Chongcheng County must also know about it!

After thinking about it, Hong Hui invited some of his friends in Fucheng to come to Chongcheng County to enjoy the flowers - there are large areas of rapeseed flowers outside Chongcheng County, as well as a peach grove, and the scenery is very beautiful.

Previously, Sun Juren tried to invite Magistrate Zhang, but he was unlucky... Hong Hui learned from experience and did not say a bad word about Li Qingzhi before inviting people over. When he questioned Li Qingzhi, he did not come forward at all. .

No matter what, this matter has nothing to do with him!

These scholars from the prefectural cities have arrived in Chongcheng County a few days ago.

Hong Hui took them to enjoy the flowers outside the city, recited poems and poems with them, and also invited them to listen to a new play that has become very popular in Chongcheng County - "The Punishment of Magistrate Gou on Zhang Fuqian".

Today was the day when the results of the county examination were released, and he invited them to dinner at a restaurant near the county government office.

As a result, many students who took the county examination questioned Li Qingzhi's situation, and these scholars noticed it.

"Who is Li Qingzhi?" these people asked Hong Hui.

Hong Hui said: "It's one of Li Xiucai's students. The play we watched before sang the story he wrote."

"This man is really not doing his job properly. He is about to take the imperial examination. Why is he still writing a storybook?" said the youngest person among the people invited by Hong Hui.

This man is a famous genius in Hexing Mansion. He was only fifteen years old when he was admitted as a scholar!

Now he is only eighteen years old and still has a childish look on his face.

"I don't know about that," Hong Hui said.

At this time, another scholar from Chongcheng County beside Hong Hui began to talk about Li Qingzhi's situation.

Li Qingzhi is twenty-four years old this year. He didn't study much before. He only became a disciple of a scholar last year. This year is his first time to take the county examination...

And then he won first place?

This is the county test! Those who are capable have basically passed the county examination in their teens! He was twenty-four years old, and he just took the county examination for the first time, and then he won the first place... This didn't sound right, and it felt wrong.

At this time, the doubts from the students outside were getting louder and louder, and more and more people were questioning it.

Only a few people in Li Xiucai's school who had contact with Li Qingzhi spoke for Li Qingzhi, but the people around them didn't believe their words at all!

"This Li Qingzhi is already twenty-four but has no name. Now he suddenly gets the head of the case. There must be something hidden inside!"

"The world is getting worse and people are not as good as they used to be. If you write a few stories praising the county magistrate, you can actually get a case!"

"There is definitely something wrong here!"

"Is it because Li Qing passed the exam because Magistrate Gou informed him of the exam questions in advance?"

"There is no need for this! Magistrate Gou is the one who is reviewing the case. Who he wants to be the head of the case is not a matter of his words?"

…

The people of Chongcheng County were very grateful to Magistrate Gou, but the scholars did not feel deeply.

Zhang Yunquan initially oppressed mainly ordinary people.

At this moment, these people started to question loudly, and said that Magistrate Gou was using his fame and reputation to bend the law for personal gain.

After Magistrate Gou finished ranking the county examination list yesterday, he felt that the list he ranked was really fair and just - among the people he selected, there were even students of Sun Juren!

Those students will definitely think that he is very generous.

Magistrate Gou had heard too many compliments from others in the past few months and wanted to hear them again, so he came to the neighborhood today.

But he wants others to praise him, but in fact... everyone is questioning him!

Hearing the questions one after another outside, Magistrate Gou felt as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on him, freezing him from head to toe.

Zhu Qian followed Magistrate Gou and was a little worried when he saw this situation: "Sir, what should we do now?"

Magistrate Gou said, "I'll have people post the answer sheets." Although he felt cold, this matter still had to be resolved, and it had to be resolved as soon as possible.

Magistrate Gou believes that when these people see the candidates' papers, they won't think that he is showing favoritism!

However, before he could find someone to post the papers, someone outside suddenly said: "I saw Li Qingzhi, Li Qingzhi is over there!"

"I want to see what he is capable of being the leader of the case!"

"Hurry over!"

…

Those excited students all headed in the direction where Li Qingzhi was.

Chapter 98 Become famous

On this day, Li Qing got up early and led his three children to do morning exercises.

Li Laogen went out to drink tea. Jin Xiaoye added water and rice to the pot. After lighting the fire, he put in a piece of wood and came outside: "Ah Qing, today is the day when the county test results are released. After dinner, we will go to the county Yamen?"

Li Qingzhi smiled and agreed: "Okay."

Li Ermao heard this and hugged Li Qingzhi's leg: "Dad, I want to go too!"

Li Damao and Zhao Xiaodou also looked over.

It's a day off today, they don't have to go to school to study.

Jin Xiaoye thought Li Qingzhi would agree. After all, Li Qingzhi was quite happy to take the children out. However, Li Qingzhi refused without thinking: "No, you can't go."

"Dad, why?" Li Ermao was puzzled.

Li Qing insisted: "There are a lot of people going there today. They are crowded. I'm afraid that if I don't keep an eye on you, you will be taken away by bad guys."

"Ah?" Li Ermao's eyes widened: "Is there a bad person?"

"Yes, dad was kidnapped by them before and couldn't even go home." Li Qingzhi knelt down and hugged them. "If you were kidnapped by bad guys, dad would be so sad that he died."

"The bad guys are so bad!" Li Damao hugged Li Qingzhi and said, "Dad, don't let them take you away again."

"Dad, you must be careful in the future." Li Qingzhi assured him.

Li Qingzhi coaxed the two children and made them agree to stay at home.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhi kissed them again: "Big Mao and Ermao are so good! You go and play in the yard. Dad is going to teach your mother how to read."

When the children walked away, Jin Xiaoye asked: "Why don't you take them with you?"

They are two adults who cannot afford to lose sight of their three children.

Moreover, the county examination results are released near the county government office, so it is very safe there.

Li Qing insisted: "Something might happen today, it's better not to let them go."

"Something happened?" Jin Xiaoye was surprised.

"Don't worry, it's nothing." Li Qingzhi pinched Jin Xiaoye's face, "It's just that Hong Hui has been holding back for a long time and can't sit still."

For Li Qingzhi, the most important thing in the world is his own life safety.

He doesn't want to die, he wants to live forever and live a long life.

No, a long life is not enough!

The world is so beautiful, there are so many delicious foods, there are so many lovely people, and he has special powers...

At least he will live to be one hundred and twenty years old!

Li Qingzhi likes the living people around him. As long as they are not a threat to his life, he will not dislike them even if they are not so lovable.

For example, Yao Zhenfu.

He didn't like Yao Zhenfu, but that was all. He never thought about doing anything to Yao Zhenfu. After all, it was impossible for Yao Zhenfu to threaten his life.

But Hong Hui was different. Hong Hui not only had ill intentions towards him, but also took action against him.

After Hong Hui threatened Wu Baichuan and asked Wu Baichuan to harm Jin Xiaoye, Li Qingzhi paid close attention to Hong Hui.

In addition to asking Wu Baichuan to find someone to keep an eye on Hong Hui, he also asked Zhu Xunmiao to arrange for someone to keep an eye on Hong Hui.

These people cannot know what Hong Hui did specifically, but they can know Hong Hui's general whereabouts.

Sun Juren came to find him

When Magistrate Zhang planned to frame Magistrate Gou, Hong Hui went to see Sun Juren almost every day.

Li Qingzhi felt that Hong Hui most likely knew what Sun Juren did.

Afterwards, Sun Juren stole the chicken but lost the rice, and even lost his life because of it, but Hong Hui was not greatly affected. Li Qingzhi felt that he would probably continue to cause trouble.

Therefore, Zhu Qian's people stared at Hong Hui even more closely!

Before the county examination, Li Qingzhi learned that the manuscript he had left with Li Xiucai was lost, and that Fang Zijian was not in the right mood, so he had some vague guesses...

Sure enough, those who were staring at Hong Hui saw Hong Hui coming into contact with Fang Zijian.

At that time, he was busy studying and preparing for the county examination, so he didn't care about it. But after the county examination was over, he immediately found the person who was staring at Hong Hui and asked about it.

Then he learned that Hong Hui had invited some scholars from Fucheng.

Hong Hui definitely wanted to do something, and as for what to do...mostly to question him about cheating in the county examination.

The county test results will be released today, and the county government office will definitely be very lively.

Hong Hui had helped him set up the stage. There was no way he would not go, but the three children had better not go, lest they be frightened.

Li Qingzhi didn't hide anything and told Jin Xiaoye his guess.

Jin Xiaoye was shocked after hearing this: "Did you tell Magistrate Gou about such a big thing?"

"No, Magistrate Gou is very busy, so there is no need to trouble him with this matter." Li Qing insisted.

"What should we do now?" Jin Xiaoye asked.

"It's quite simple... Xiaoye, I'll let you see later how your husband-in-law can quarrel with other scholars," Li Qingzhi laughed, "After today, I will be famous in Hexing Mansion."

Li Qingzhi was very low-key when he first came to Daqi.

At that time, he was just an ordinary citizen. He was not only weak in body but also poor in knowledge, so he had to keep a low profile.

But now more than half a year has passed, and he has already established a certain foundation in Chongcheng County.

He no longer needs to keep a low profile, but needs fame.

This was ancient times, and reputation worked.

In the history of Daqi, there were many famous scholars who offended powerful people, and the powerful people did not dare to hurt each other because of their high reputation.

If his talent is known far and wide, not only will he be safer, but he will also go more smoothly on the road to the imperial examination.

Now is the right time for him to take the first step.

"Famous in Hexing Mansion?" Jin Xiaoye was a little surprised.

"Yes," Li Qing insisted, "Xiaoye, my goal is to become the most famous scholar in Da Qi!"

He has special powers, he can learn things faster than ordinary people, and his lifespan is longer than ordinary people. As long as no accidents occur, he can still achieve it.

Hearing this, Jin Xiaoye suddenly said: "I want to become the most famous businessman in Daqi." She used to take Zhu Qian as an example, but now Li Qingzhi wants to become the most famous businessman in Daqi!

Her goals can also be bigger, such as becoming a big businessman.

It's not illegal to think about it!

The couple became more and more excited as they talked, and then Li Damao came: "Dad, can you have breakfast?"

All three children are hungry! Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye stood up and went to prepare breakfast.

The porridge has been cooked, and there are some uneaten pickles that were fried yesterday. Jin Xiaoye started frying a few more eggs, and everyone started eating.

After they finished eating, Sister Wang and Mrs. Xu came over. Jin Xiaoye asked them to look at the shop, and then walked to the county government office with Li Qingzhi.

The sun is very good today.

Li Qingzhi walked in the alleys of the county town and felt that there was beautiful scenery everywhere.

The grass growing from the cracks in the bricks is blooming, and most of the peach blossoms on the branches extending out in the yard have faded, but many tender green leaves have grown.

A gust of wind blows, and the leaves of the camphor tree flutter down.

Probably because it's not that cold in the south, camphor trees don't shed their leaves in winter. In spring, new green leaves compete to grow from the branches, and last year's old leaves fall off one after another.

Li Qingzhi liked everything he saw. As he walked, he saw someone pulling out bamboo shoots from a clump of bamboo that was only as thick as a finger.

The bamboo shoots are very thin, but once boiled in salt water at home, they are still a good dish.

Spring is so nice, and this vibrant world is so nice.

Li Qingzhi came to the county government in such a good mood.

When he arrived, the people in the reception room were posting the list. Countless people rushed over to take a look, but he was in no hurry to step forward.

He should know his results soon.

Sure enough, soon someone started shouting loudly, saying that he was the head of the case and that he was the head of the case and had bad origins.

"Xiaoye, Zhu Xunmiao has booked a private room in the restaurant. Come up and have a cup of tea." Li Qingzhi looked at Jin Xiaoye beside him.

Jin Xiaoye was originally very angry, but after hearing Li Qingzhi's words, she calmed down: "Then be careful." After saying that, she entered the restaurant and went straight to the upstairs box.

After Jin Xiaoye left, Li Qingzhi walked towards the crowd.

Many people around him were scolding and questioning him, but he actually felt pretty good.

Firstly, he has real materials, and secondly... these people are all living people!

"Li Qingzhi?"

"Is Li Qingzhi here?"

"Is he Li Qingzhi?"

…

Someone recognized Li Qingzhi, and countless people looked over for a while, while others ran towards Li Qingzhi.

The restaurant where Zhu Xunmiao booked a private room was actually the same restaurant where Hong Hui hosted a banquet for the few scholars from Fucheng.

At this moment, Li Qingzhi was standing under the restaurant.

Hong Hui and others had been watching the excitement on the second floor of the restaurant, and naturally they saw Li Qingzhi.

The eighteen-year-old scholar from Fucheng was named Peng Jingliang. He pointed at Li Qingzhi and asked Hong Hui curiously: "That person is Li Qingzhi? Why does he look so calm?"

"He is Li Qingzhi." Hong Hui said, but he was also a little confused - why didn't Li Qingzhi panic?

Being questioned by so many people, he should obviously be afraid!

Hong Hui asked many people to inquire about Li Qingzhi, such as Yao Zhenfu, Li Qingzhi's relative in Miaoqian Village, and the scholar who had discussed knowledge with Li Qingzhi five years ago.

According to what he learned, Li Qingzhi was very poor in knowledge.

I think so. If Li Qingzhi really wanted to become rich, how could he follow Zhu Xunmiao? Later, it was even more impossible to write the kind of story that praised Magistrate Gou.

Isn't Li Qing writing that kind of story just to please Magistrate Gou so that he can get a good ranking in the county?

But he and Magistrate Gou were too brave... Magistrate Gou actually got a case report for him!

Favoritism is not so partial. Has County Magistrate Gou been praised for so long that he is no longer sober?

Just as Hong Hui was thinking this, he saw Li Qingzhi looking up at him.

Their eyes met, and Li Qingzhi smiled at him.

Hong Hui was stunned. There was no trace of panic on Li Qingzhi's face. He even seemed to be in a good mood!

What exactly is going on?

Hong Hui once again felt that things were out of control.

As for Li Qingzhi... he is in a good mood right now.

So what if a large group of people were running towards him? These people are not zombies!

There's no way they're going to bite him!

"Li Qingzhi, how did you get the head of the case?"

"Li Qingzhi, why did you get the head of the case?"

"Li Qingzhi..."

A large group of people gathered around Li Qingzhi, and each one asked angrily.

Li Qing said: "I can get the head of the case naturally because my knowledge is outstanding and far better than yours."

These people who came to question Li Qingzhi were already very angry, and they became even more angry when they heard Li Qingzhi's words.

"Since you are so knowledgeable, why have I never heard of you before?"

"If you really want to be good at academics, how can you take the county examination in your twenties?"

"You only write works that flatter others...is this called good knowledge?"

…

At this time, someone else squeezed to the front and asked Li Qingzhi with a stack of manuscripts: "Li Qingzhi, is this your manuscript?"

Li Qingzhi took a look and found that what the man was holding was a thick stack of his manuscripts that Li Xiucai had accidentally lost.

Li Qing insisted: "This is indeed my manuscript."

As soon as Li Qingzhi finished speaking, the man threw the paper in his hand into the crowd: "Look, this is Li Qingzhi's manuscript! His handwriting is like this, and he even took the case!"

The manuscripts were scattered, and many people raised their hands and grabbed one.

And they became even more angry after seeing it!

I really want to say that the word "Li Qingzhi" is particularly ugly, but it's not. It even looks very impressive and the writing style is very powerful.

But which one of them is not better than Li Qingzhi in calligraphy?

Moreover, the imperial examinations required correct handwriting, and Li Qingzhi's handwriting simply did not meet the requirements.

"Magistrate Gou went too far! He actually let you get the head of the case!"

"The county examination is unfair!"

"Why should you, a person like you who only knows how to flatter others, take the case?"

…

Fortunately, these are all scholars, otherwise they would have rushed up and beaten Li Qingzhi!

At this time, Yao Zhenfu was also pushed to the front: "Li Qingzhi, you have no knowledge or skills at all, and you ended up taking the case by knowing Magistrate Gou. I don't accept it!"

Yao Zhenfu was already full of complaints, but he was also infected by the emotions of the people around him. At this time, he also complained: "You were not good at learning before. You didn't touch books for five years before. You were able to pass the exam. Why did I even get admitted?" Haven't you passed the county examination?"

Li Qingzhi knew that Hong Hui wanted to deal with him, but he did not expect that Yao Zhenfu would run out.

"Brother Yao, you'd better say less." Li Qing insisted.

"I won't say anything less. I want to reveal your true face." Yao Zhenfu said.

Li Qingzhi looked up at the crowd and found that Mr. Yao was not far away.

Meeting his gaze, Mr. Yao turned his head.

Li Qingzhi sighed secretly.

Captain Yao didn't hold Yao Zhenfu back and allowed Yao Zhenfu to talk nonsense in front of him. He probably believed Yao Zhenfu's words and felt that he should not take the case.

Li Qingzhi had a good impression of Mr. Yao, but he would not give up his plan because of this.

Looking at Yao Zhenfu with pity, Li Qingzhi raised his voice and said: "Everyone, that is indeed my manuscript, but I wrote it with my left hand."

The angry students were stunned.

Li Qing said: "Last year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, someone broke my arm. I couldn't write with my right hand, so I could only write with my left hand."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. At this moment, Li Qingzhi took out a stack of paper from his arms: "Those are my manuscripts, and these are the ones in front of me... I wrote these with my right hand."

An article for the county examination only had a few hundred words, and he could write one in half an hour... In order to practice his skills, Li Qing wrote dozens of articles before the county examination.

When he went out, Li Qingzhi took all the manuscripts with him. He sent out the manuscripts he had and specially gave one to Yao Zhenfu.

Those who had angrily questioned Li Qingzhi were dumbfounded when they saw the article in their hands.

They didn't have time to read the article carefully, but just this word... they were beyond their reach.

"How can this be your handwriting! You are lying!" Yao Zhenfu roared.

Li Qingzhi ignored him and said: "Everyone, I have been studying hard and have memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart. If you have any doubts about my knowledge, you can just ask me questions to test me!"

Those students were so angry before, but now they were so confused.

However, most of them did not believe what Li Qingzhi said: "This is just your one-sided statement!"

"You can test me." Li Qingzhi looked calm.

The man who came over with the manuscript written by Li Qingzhui in his left hand was Sun Juren's student.

The county government had posted a list before, and he was on the list, but he was not satisfied with his ranking.

He felt that it was impossible for Li Qingzhi to win the case. His knowledge was better than that of Li Qingzhi!

When he heard Li Qingzhi's words, he immediately said: "Recite Chunqiu Min Gong!"

The fourth volume of "Spring and Autumn" is Min Gong. All the scholars present have read it, but they may not be able to memorize it. Li Qingzhi didn't say much and just recited: "In the spring of the first year, Wang Zhengyue. Qi people rescued Xing..."

He memorized it word for word from beginning to end.

The people around gradually calmed down, and someone else asked Li Qing to carry the others.

No matter what they said, Li Qingzhi could recite them all. He also said: "In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, I have also read some other books and can recite them."

After saying this, Li Qingzhi opened his mouth and mentioned a long list of book titles, many of which were annotations or works written by great Confucian scholars.

Some people don't believe in evil, so they ask Li Qing to memorize these books.

Li Qingzhi memorized everything without hesitation or slowness.

Chapter 99 School Examination

Hong Hui had been watching Li Qingzhi on the second floor of the restaurant.

When Yao Zhenfu appeared, he was excited. Li Qingzhi, the person who had caused him a lot of trouble, was about to be in trouble!

Magistrate Gou will definitely be implicated!

But things soon changed.

Li Qingzhi actually said that he wrote those manuscripts with his left hand? How can this be!

Although he has always said that Li Qingzhi's handwriting is ugly, Li Qingzhi's handwriting is actually not bad, and even has a very personal style, which looks very grand.

A person who hasn't read much or practiced calligraphy should write like that.

Hong Hui knew that Li Qingzhi was very smart. If Li Qingzhi was not smart, how could he have hooked up with Zhu Qian when he was completely broke, and still let Zhu Qian take such good care of him?

If he was not smart, how could he gain the respect of Magistrate Gou? But reading takes time, and practicing calligraphy also takes time.

If you just rely on cramming, what you learn will not be solid at all!

If you don't study for a long time, you will forget your previous knowledge.

Li Qingzhi hadn't touched a book for five years, so it was already very good that his handwriting could be like that.

Hong Hui thought Li Qingzhi was talking nonsense, but he didn't expect Li Qingzhi to say that he could memorize the Four Books and Five Classics.

There are so many words in the Four Books and Five Classics. Is it possible to read them by heart and memorize them fluently? That is impossible!

However, Li Qingzhi still carried it!

Hong Hui and the others did not bring any books with them when they came out, but they were very familiar with these books... They knew that Li Qingzhi had not memorized them wrong.

This is outrageous!

What was even more outrageous was that Li Qingzhi actually reported a list of book titles, saying that he had memorized all those books.

Hong Hui didn't want to believe it, but Li Qingzhi... he actually recited it!

Peng Jingliang suddenly stood up and said, "I want to go down and have a look." As soon as Peng Jingliang said this, several other scholars invited by Hong Hui followed suit and said, "I want to go down and have a look too."

They were still angry at the magistrate of Chongcheng County for practicing favoritism and malpractice, but now they just want to talk to Li Qingzhi.

They all felt that they studied hard, but none of them could memorize so many books.

This Li Qing is really persistent.

There are also articles that Li Qingzhi distributed before... They want to see what the articles written by Li Qingzhi and his handwriting are like.

Peng Jingliang always jumped down the stairs in three or four steps. When he got downstairs, he squeezed toward Li Qingzhi, but found that he couldn't squeeze in at all.

In fact, if there weren't several servants of the Zhu family protecting Li Qingzhi, Li Qingzhi would have been squashed!

"Give way, give way!" Peng Jingliang said.

And no one paid any attention to him.

Peng Jingliang asked again: "Can you show me the article written by Li Qing?"

No one paid attention to him either.

The person who got the pen and ink written by Li Qing now wants to hide it close to his body and does not want to show it to others at all.

The word Li Qingzhi is so good!

Peng Jingliang was extremely anxious when he saw this situation, but he quickly thought of a way: "I am Peng Jingliang of Hexing Prefecture! I am a scholar, and I want to take the Li Qingzhi test!"

As soon as the words "Peng Jingliang of Hexing Mansion" came out, the eyes of many students present fell on Peng Jingliang.

In Chongcheng County, the most famous scholar among the younger generation was Hong Hui. He was admitted as a scholar at a young age and was highly regarded.

But in Hexing Mansion, the most famous scholar among the younger generation is Peng Jingliang.

He was only fifteen or sixteen years old when he was admitted as a scholar, and the articles he wrote were still widely circulated in Hexing Mansion.

Li Xiucai collected Peng Jingliang's articles and showed them to the students in his school who were going to take the county examination.

"Peng Jingliang is here?"

"where is he?"

"He wants to take the exam for Li Qingzhi?"

…

Peng Jingliang said again at this time: "Li Qingzhi, there is a wooden stand for storytellers in this restaurant. Where should we go? I want to test you!"

There were too many people outside and it was too chaotic. Peng Jingliang felt that it was not good to be surrounded by so many people.

There were so many people that Li Qingzhi didn't even see Peng Jingliang... He didn't want to be surrounded by so many people, so he immediately agreed: "Okay."

Everyone rushed into the restaurant together, and several servants of the Zhu family even protected Li Qingzhi and let him walk onto the wooden platform.

This restaurant is the largest restaurant in Chongcheng County. There is a circle of private rooms on the second floor of the restaurant, and there are many tables below. There is a wooden platform in the middle of the restaurant, where people usually sing or tell stories.

Today, the private rooms on the second floor are fully booked.

Hong Hui ordered one to entertain Peng Jingliang and others, Zhu Qian ordered one to dine with Magistrate Gou, and Zhu Xunmiao also ordered one to watch a play.

After Li Qingzhi realized that Hong Hui was going to cause trouble, he informed Zhu Xunmiao and told Zhu Xunmiao not to interfere, and he would solve it himself.

At this moment, there were many people in the box reserved by Zhu Xunmiao.

When he went out, he took his mother and younger brothers and sisters with him. Xu Qi

When I flew here, I brought Mrs. Xu with me, plus Jin Xiaoye and the servants of the Zhu family, so there were more than a dozen people here.

They used to lie down at the window and look down, but now they opened the box door and looked down at the wooden platform of the restaurant from the second floor.

Zhu Xunmiao couldn't help but sigh: "Li Qingzhi is really amazing. He has memorized so many books. If only I had the ability like him!"

Xu Qifei also said: "Brother Li is a genius."

While the two were talking, the door of the box next door opened, and Magistrate Gou and Zhu Qian came out.

Zhu Xunmiao and Xu Qifei saw Magistrate Gou and quickly went up to salute.

Magistrate Gou glanced at them and said, "No need to be polite, let's watch together."

After saying that, Magistrate Gou looked downstairs.

Magistrate Gou had long known that Li Qingzhi was knowledgeable and good at calligraphy, but it was only today that he realized that Li Qingzhi had memorized so many books.

He has already passed the Jinshi examination and has not memorized so many books!

He couldn't even memorize the Four Books and Five Classics. After he was admitted to the Jinshi Examination, he even forgot many of the things he had memorized before...

Li Qingzhi, what kind of memory is this?

A quarter of an hour ago, Magistrate Gou was still worried that the fraud would become a big issue, and was still thinking about how to solve the matter, but now... the matter has been solved without his intervention.

Li Qingzhi had already stood on the wooden platform at this time, and Peng Jingliang also came up.

Li Qingzhi knew that Hong Hui invited Peng Jingliang, but he had never met Peng Jingliang before, and this was the first time he met him.

Peng Jingliang was only eighteen years old, with a childish look on his face. When facing Li Qingzhi, he had no malice, but was full of curiosity.

This is a pretty cute boy, and his second hair has grown up, so this is probably what he looks like.

After Li Qingzhi equated this person with Li Ermao, he smiled and said, "I have memorized many of Mr. Peng's articles. You can also take this test from me."

"You actually memorized my article?" Peng Jingliang was surprised.

Li Qing insisted: "Recite it." After he finished speaking, he recited a paragraph and expressed his own opinions based on Li Xiucai's original comments.

Of course it was only praise, he didn't say a bad word.

Peng Jingliang's article is not perfect, but it was written when he was fifteen or sixteen years old!

To be able to write such an article at this age is already very good.

And as a young man, he definitely can't hit others, he has to praise them!

He usually praises Li Damao and Li Ermao non-stop.

Peng Jingliang was young and thin-skinned. After hearing what Li Qingzhi said, his face turned red.

He touched his face: "I'm not that good...wait, don't talk about this now, now I want to test you!"

"Please Master Peng, please show mercy."

"I will not be merciful!" After Peng Jingliang said this, he began to draw articles for Li Qing to memorize.

Endorsement is Li Qingzhi's strong point, so he certainly has nothing wrong with it.

Seeing this, Peng Jingliang said another sentence and asked him to explain his meaning.

Peng Jingliang is a scholar, so it is not that easy to understand the sentence he asked.

But it is precisely because of this that Li Qingzhi saw the explanation of this sentence before when he read the annotations written by his predecessors.

Li Qingzhi immediately explained what he meant, and said whose understanding it was, and that another great scholar had a different understanding of this sentence...

When Peng Jingliang saw this, he immediately changed the question to another.

Li Qingzhi answered again.

Peng Jingliang asked several questions in succession. After Li Qingzhi answered them all, he couldn't help but ask: "You are so knowledgeable, how come you took the county examination at such an old age?"

Li Qing insisted: "I encountered some accidents a few years ago, and I also got seriously ill, which only delayed me for a few years."

Although Li Qingzhi's complexion has improved a lot recently, he still looks thinner than ordinary people. Peng Jingliang said: "I see, no wonder you are so thin!"

Seeing Peng Jingliang chatting with Li Qingzhi on the stage, Yao Zhenfu couldn't bear it anymore: "You must be colluding! Last summer, Li Qingzhi couldn't even recite the Three Character Classic, and he still talked to me Looking at the Three Character Classic, how could he know so much?"

Li Qingzhi: "..." What kind of brain does Yao Zhenfu have? Why are you talking now?

But Yao Zhenfu said so... Li Qing insisted: "Brother Yao, I said at the time that I borrowed books to teach my children."

"What about your handwriting? There is no way this is your handwriting!" The manuscript that Li Qing had given to Yao Zhenfu before and written with his right hand had been crumpled into a ball by Yao Zhenfu.

Li Qing insisted: "This is what I wrote. I can write a paragraph in front of everyone."

"Okay, you write in front of everyone!" Peng Jingliang was so excited that he asked people to bring in tables and chairs, pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

These things are available in the restaurant, and the shopkeeper quickly delivered them.

Li Qingzhi took the pen and simply began to write the "Three Character Classic": "The beginning of man..."

"Good calligraphy!" Peng Jingliang had not seen Li Qingzhi's handwriting until now, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "My teacher has always disliked my ugly handwriting. If he sees your handwriting, he will definitely dislike me even more!"

Peng Jingliang was very knowledgeable, but because of his out-of-touch personality and young age, he could not practice his calligraphy well.

After saying that, Peng Jingliang also called to those scholars who came from Fucheng like him: "Brother Gu, Brother Zhou, come and look at his handwriting. This handwriting is so good!"

Gu Xiucai and Zhou Xiucai quickly came on stage, and then they also praised Li Qingzhi's words.

After Li Qingzhi finished writing a piece of writing, Peng Jingliang also gave his handwriting to the people in the audience: "Look at his handwriting. How can someone who can write such a handwriting have bad knowledge?"

"Yes, just based on this word, he can be the county's chief criminal!" Gu Xiucai loves calligraphy very much. His favorite thing to do on weekdays is to collect copybooks. Now he wants to ask Li Qing for calligraphy!

Those in the audience who had previously received the manuscript that Li Qingzhi gave him also took out the manuscript: "I am so embarrassed by this word!"

"This word is really good!"

"I have read this article, and every word is a gem!"

…

Seeing this, several of Li Qingzhi's classmates spoke one after another: "I have said before that Li Qingzhi is very knowledgeable, but you don't believe it!"

"If Brother Li can't be the head of the case, then who can be the head of the case?"

"The county magistrate has always been fair, but you actually think he is showing favoritism, which is too much!"

…

Those who had questioned Li Qingzhi before heard this and couldn't help but look ashamed. Some people bowed to Li Qingzhi and apologized: "Master Li, I misunderstood you before, I'm sorry!"

After someone made a start, others also apologized.

Of course, there are also those who do not apologize. Yao Zhenfu has never apologized. Those who are mixed in the crowd and Hong Hui's people still want to sneak away.

At this time, Li Qingzhi raised his voice and said, "Hong Hui, you have targeted me several times. What are your intentions?"

Hong Hui's men had begun to sneak away, but Hong Hui did not leave.

He also wanted to leave, but him leaving at this time was too noticeable.

Moreover, he brought Peng Jingliang and others, so he could not leave these people alone.

Hong Hui always stood by the stage with a smile on his face.

He suppressed his resentment towards Li Qingzhi, and the people around him didn't notice anything strange. A scholar from Fucheng who didn't go on stage even talked to him with a smile: "I didn't expect Li Qingzhi to be so outstanding! Brother Hong, You must recommend it to me!"

Hong Hui almost broke one of his own teeth.

He designed to target Li Qingzhi, but in the end, Li Qingzhi didn't have anything to do, and instead became a big star!

Hong Hui was feeling uncomfortable when he heard Li Qingzhi's words. He was shocked and looked at Li Qingzhi: "Brother Li, what did you say? When did I target you?"

Hong Hui looked confused, as if he was innocent and had never done anything.

But Li Qingzhi's expression was even more innocent, and he asked Hong Hui: "Hong Hui, I have never offended you. On the contrary, it was during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year that your brother broke my arm at your house. I almost couldn't write anymore... Why did you keep saying so many times?" Harm me?"

After Hong Hui threatened Wu Baichuan to target Jin Xiaoye, Li Qingzhi began to think about dealing with Hong Hui.

But as it was then...

He had no evidence, only Wu Baichuan's words. Even if he brought the matter to Magistrate Gou, Magistrate Gou could not do anything to Hong Hui.

After that, Hong Hui continued to stand still, preventing him from catching the enemy.

Even this time, Hong Hui was careful when doing things, but he didn't plan to wait any longer.

Today, Hong Hui planned to destroy him, and he would give Hong Hui a "big gift".

"Brother Li, you are thinking too much..."

"Hong Hui!" Li Qingzhi looked at Hong Hui seriously: "You threatened Wu Baichuan before and asked him to hurt my wife, but this time you went to great lengths to accuse me of fraud... You This is too much!"

Hong Hui's expression changed: "Brother Li, please don't slander anyone. I have never done what you said!"

Li Qingzhi asked: "Hong Hui, you arranged for someone to steal my manuscript before, and I already noticed something was wrong. Today you specially entertained Mr. Peng and others here just to make the matter bigger, right? Sun Juren framed the county magistrate before. Sir, you are also involved... As far as I know, you have been ruining my reputation outside! You are very famous in Chongcheng County. I have always wanted to make friends with you before, but I didn't expect you to be such a person. "

Li Qingzhi looked at Hong Hui with a look of regret.

So what if Hong Hui doesn't admit it? Those present will believe what he says.

What happened before was obviously instigated by someone.

In fact, everyone had already reacted by now: "I just said that there was something wrong with those people who said bad things about Li Qingzhi before!"

"What happened today was obviously instigated by someone!"

"I didn't expect Hong Hui to be such a person! Li Qingzhi's arm was broken. Could it be that he instigated it?"

"Before, Hong Hui and some other students wrote poems and essays to scold the county magistrate... They were in the same group as Zhang Shiqian!"

…

The students present looked at Hong Hui with disgust.

They talked and praised Magistrate Gou: "Magistrate Gou is really a good official. The person who used the manuscript written by Li Qingzhi's left hand to question Li Qingzhi was a disciple of Sun Juren. Ling Duo was dissatisfied, but Magistrate Gou allowed him to pass the county examination!"

"The county magistrate is really fair!"

"No wonder the county magistrate mentions Li Qingzhi's title every time. Li Qingzhi is so knowledgeable. If he doesn't mention his title, who would he mention?"

…

When everyone was talking like this, Peng Jingliang suddenly said: "Hong Hui, I just said that I have no contact with you. Why did you invite me to Chongcheng County... It turns out that you want me to help you deal with Li Qingzhi!"

Several scholars around Hong Hui also took a step back and no longer wanted to be with Hong Hui.

Li Qingzhi's face was full of anger, but he was in a good mood.

Hong Hui wanted to target him, but now he suffered the consequences just like Sun Juren.

Chapter 100 Famous

Li Qingzhi did not expect to completely eliminate Hong Hui with just a few words of his own. After all, he had no concrete evidence.

But what he didn't expect was that at this moment, Magistrate Gou came down from the second floor of the restaurant.

Magistrate Gou always had a smile on his face and looked approachable, but at this moment, a layer of cold frost seemed to have condensed on his chubby face. The students present were a little embarrassed when they saw Magistrate Gou. After all, not long ago, many of them questioned Magistrate Gou, and some even said bad things about Magistrate Gou.

They never expected that Magistrate Gou would be present!

I don't know if Magistrate Gou heard what they said before...

"Hong Hui, you falsely accused the court official, I will investigate this matter in detail!" Magistrate Gou said coldly to Hong Hui.

Hong Hui's face instantly turned pale.

At this time, Magistrate Gou said again: "I will have the answer sheets of those who participated in the county examination be posted. Right and wrong can be judged by the public, and justice lies in the hearts of the people."

The students in Chongcheng County lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

After all, Hong Hui had a reputation and did not have to kneel down in court. Magistrate Gou did not arrest him directly, but found someone to investigate the matter.

In addition, because he elevated today's matter to the level of someone falsely accusing a court official, he also needed to send news to Fucheng and ask Fucheng to send people to investigate.

Magistrate Gou had a lot of things to do, so he didn't stay in the restaurant longer. He said hello to Li Qingzhi and left in a hurry.

Magistrate Gou left, but the others did not.

The students in Chongcheng County felt a little guilty: "The county magistrate is dedicated to serving the people and being fair. He is truly a rare and good official!"

"It's all Hong Hui's fault!"

"Neither he nor Sun Juren are good people!"

…

Hong Hui could no longer stay any longer and left in despair. At this moment, the scholars from Fucheng surrounded Li Qingzhi.

Li Qingzhi's previous performance was too amazing. They wanted to know how Li Qingzhi memorized so many books.

They are very young, and they all plan to continue taking part in the imperial examination to test candidates for Jinshi. If they can memorize as many books as Li Qingzhi, why worry about failing the imperial examination?

Li Qingzhi had just passed the county examination and was not even a boy student now. However, these scholars were very polite when facing him: "Brother Li, how did you memorize so many books?"

Li Qingzhi didn't hide it either: "I have a photographic memory since I was a child."

Never forget? He actually has a photographic memory?

In fact, their memories are not bad, and Peng Jingliang is the best among them. He can recite some poems by listening to them read once.

But it had to be done on the spot, and after a while, he forgot about it.

If he wanted to memorize this poem thoroughly, he had to recite it several times.

And he can remember it because the poems are relatively short. If it were a longer article, he would not be able to recite it after reading it once.

In short, he couldn't memorize so many books by Li Qingzhi.

Peng Jingliang asked: "Brother Li, are you really so good that you can memorize it after just one look?"

Li Qing insisted: "That's true."

The scholars from these prefectural cities basically brought their bookboys, and their bookboys also carried book boxes, so that they could study at any time, or write poems and paint when they saw the beautiful scenery.

At this moment, Peng Jingliang asked his student to take out an article: "Brother Li, this is an article my teacher wrote not long ago. See if you can memorize it."

Peng Jingliang's teacher was a dedicated official, a serious Jinshi, and his articles were very well written. Peng Jingliang took them with him just to study.

Li Qingzhi took the article, read it carefully, and then returned the article to Peng Jingliang: "I can already memorize it."

"Try it." Peng Jingliang said, and the others came to Peng Jingliang's side to read the article on the paper.

Li Qingzhi smiled and began to recite it, word for word.

"Brother Li, you actually have a photographic memory!" Peng Jingliang was shocked, and the others also gasped.

This article has nearly a thousand words, but Li Qingzhi can memorize it after reading it once!

They were originally a little jealous of Li Qingzhi, but now they are not jealous at all.

The gap between the two sides is too big!

These talented people all feel this way, not to mention others.

The students from Chongcheng County who stayed in the restaurant were already convinced.

Of all the people, Yao Zhenfu was the only one who didn't want to believe it, and was still muttering to himself: "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible, this is all fake..."

Yao Zhenfu has always looked down upon Li Qingzhi. He could not accept that Li Qingzhi's knowledge was really that good.

This shouldn't be the case!

These people must have colluded with Li Qingzhi!

"How could this be fake? Li Qingzhi even wrote in public!"

"If you think about it carefully, there is no point in cheating in the county examination. After all, there are government examinations and college examinations next..."

"It's impossible for Mr. Peng and others to help Li Qingzhi commit fraud."

"Indeed, that's Peng Jingliang!"

…

"Li Qingzhi's knowledge is obviously very poor! He has admitted it before!" Yao Zhenfu said angrily.

Yao Zhenfu stayed by the stage and Li Qingzhi naturally heard what he said.

He was a little helpless and said to Yao Zhenfu: "Brother Yao, my previous knowledge was indeed average, but I have always been learning."

Peng Jingliang also said: "Yes, with Brother Li's photographic memory, one month of learning for you is worth a year for others."

Yao Zhenfu couldn't stand hearing this anymore: "Why! Why is Li Qing taking advantage of everything?"

While he was shouting, Mr. Yao came in from outside and took him away.

The results of the county examination were released today, and both Yao Xiangong and Jin Moli came to the county seat.

Because the county government office was crowded with people before, Jin Moli didn't go there. Only Yao Shaogong and Yao Zhenfu squeezed in.

I went and looked at the list posted in the reception room.

Yao Zhenfu didn't pay much attention to his studies in the first few months, so he was naturally not on the list. Then he started shouting about unfairness and felt that Li Qingzhi's case came from a wrong origin.

It just so happened that the person arranged by Hong Hui also said so...

Although Mr. Yao was dissatisfied with Yao Zhenfu, Yao Zhenfu was his biological son after all. He believed some things that Yao Zhenfu said too much.

He actually felt that Li Qing's handling of the case was abnormal. After all, five years ago, everyone in the village knew that Li Qing was not good at learning.

Even Li Qingzhi himself admitted this.

Since Li Qingzhi is not good at knowledge...how could he suddenly get the first place in the county? This is probably because Magistrate Gou is favoritism.

Mr. Yao also felt it was unfair and did not stop Yao Zhenfu when he went to confront Li Qingzhi.

Unexpectedly, Li Qingzhi had real information. Yao Xiao felt guilty and saw Yao Zhenfu entering the restaurant with other students.

The restaurant was crowded with scholars. Mr. Yao didn't dare to go in, so he kept waiting at the door.

It was Jin Moli who asked him to come in now.

Jin Moli did not go to the county government, but she was very concerned about the relevant news.

When she learned that Li Qingzhi was the leader of the case, she was very angry.

She was overjoyed to hear that Li Qingzhi's case had a shady origin.

But she was not happy for a long time when news came out that students from Chongcheng County and scholars from Fucheng were taking the exam of Li Qingzhi in public, and Li Qingzhi answered all the questions!

Until now, people are saying that Li Qingzhi is very knowledgeable and that he is a literary star descended to earth.

Jin Moli came to Yao Zhenfu unwillingly, but was told that Yao Zhenfu was still inside questioning Li Qingzhi... She felt so embarrassed that she asked Yao Shaogong to bring Yao Zhenfu out.

She wants to go home.

When Mr. Yao left the restaurant, he glanced at Li Qingzhi with guilt and embarrassment.

Li Qingzhi smiled at the other party.

In fact, it is normal for Yao Zhenfu to have an unbalanced mentality, and it is also normal for Yao Zhenfu to believe in Yao Zhenfu.

They were not his family and he didn't care what they thought.

Now he has moved to the county seat... He and Mr. Yao's family will definitely get farther and farther apart.

Li Qingzhi turned around and continued talking to Peng Jingliang and the others.

Jin Moli stood at the door of the restaurant and glanced in. She was a little confused when she saw Li Qingzhi surrounded by several well-dressed scholars.

She had been a village woman in her previous life and didn't know much about scholars. Li Qingzhi was no longer in the same world as her.

After she was reborn, why did she choose Yao Zhenfu?

Jin Xiaoye's vision is so good, how could the person she likes be so bad?

At this moment, Jin Moli suddenly realized that she might not be as good as Jin Xiaoye.

What's ridiculous is that she was still pitying Jin Xiaoye before the county examination.

This made her extremely uncomfortable, and made her look even more displeased with Yao Zhenfu.

"Li Qingzhi relied on his photographic memory! He never told me about this matter and kept it secret from me. He just wanted to embarrass me in public..." Yao Zhenfu was still talking.

Jin Moli couldn't help but said: "If you fail to do something, you will blame others!"

Yao Zhenfu immediately became angry: "Jin Moli, what do you mean? Are you attracted to Li Qingzhi? You..."

Without thinking, Mr. Yao slapped Yao Zhenfu on the face: "Shut up!"

His son is simply crazy, even saying such things on the street!

Jin Moli has been married to their family for several years. Not to say she is perfect, but there is nothing wrong with her. She is more than good enough for his son. If his son talks such nonsense, is he not afraid that Jin Moli will run away?

"Dad!" Yao Zhenfu was dissatisfied.

Yao Taigong said: "You go home and farm for me!"

When Yao Zhenfu heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning.

As for Jin Moli, she finally couldn't help crying at this time.

Jin Moli was very sad, but Jin Xiaoye was in a very good mood.

When she first went to the restaurant's private room, she was very worried, fearing that Li Qingzhi would be hurt.

She didn't even bother to talk to Zhu Xunmiao and the others, and kept lying on the window looking down.

Then...she saw Li Qingzhi showing off.

Jin Xiaoye knew that Li Qingzhi had a good memory, but it wasn't until this moment that she realized how powerful Li Qingzhi was.

Li Qingzhi said that he wanted to become the most famous scholar in Da Qi, and this might actually happen.

At this moment, after making sure that Li Qingzhi would be fine, Jin Xiaoye was able to talk to Zhu Qian's wife and Mrs. Xu.

Zhu Qian's wife was married after Zhu Qian got rich. She was much younger than Zhu Qian and very beautiful. However, she was a bit introverted and shy and was not very good at dealing with others.

Zhu Qian himself had a wide circle of friends, but the wife he chose was completely different from him.

While several people were talking, Zhu Qian came.

As soon as Zhu Qian came in, he said to Zhu Xunmiao: "Xunmiao, there are many people downstairs. You and Xiao Xu go down and invite Li Qingzhi and others upstairs."

Zhu Qian hated his son a little bit.

Peng Jingliang and the others are all very famous scholars. If he were him, he would have gone downstairs to talk to others, but his son stayed upstairs and remained indifferent!

"Dad, Brother Li asked me to take care of his wife upstairs..." Zhu Xunmiao said.

"Can your mother still not be able to take care of Mrs. Li? Go down quickly! Magistrate Gou has left, and the box next door is empty. You can invite them to have something to eat over there." Zhu Qian worked hard to teach his son.

Zhu Xunmiao also reacted at this time: "Dad, I'll get down right away!"

He didn't go down before because Li Qingzhi had confessed that he knew Li Qingzhi wanted to take this opportunity to become famous.

But now, he can indeed go down, invite Li Qingzhi and others to the box, and order more dishes for them.

It's already noon, Li Qingzhi must be hungry!

Zhu Xunmiao took Xu Qifei downstairs to find Li Qingzhi.

It was also at this time that people from the county government office began to post candidate answer sheets.

The first one posted was naturally Li Qingzhi's answer sheet.

Li Qingzhi wrote in public before and distributed some of his manuscripts, but many people still didn't see his handwriting. It was only now that they could see it clearly.

"This is such a good word!"

"Just looking at this word is pleasing to the eye!"

"Excellent answer to this question!"

"I want to copy his article!"

"I thought I answered well before... I'm afraid I'm not even one-tenth as good as him!"

…

There was a crowd in front of Li Qingzhi's answer sheet, and at this time, the clerk in the ceremony room began to post other people's answer sheets.

"Compared with Li Qingzhi's papers, these answer papers are too ordinary!"

"That student Sun Juren actually keeps saying that the county magistrate is showing favoritism. If the county magistrate really wants to show favoritism, he will definitely not win over him!"

"Nothing about his answers compares to Li Qingzhi."

"That's right, I think my answer is no worse than his."

"After seeing Li Qingzhi's answer sheet, other people's papers are hard to read!"

…

Today, when the county test results were released, Li Xiucai gave the students in the school a day off and went to the county government office with several other scholars.

There were too many people before, so they stayed in a nearby teahouse. It was only now that they came here.

Several scholars except Li Xiucai said one after another: "Brother Li, no wonder you said that a crime was going to happen in your school!"

"This Li Qingzhi is so outstanding...why didn't he come to me to become my disciple?"

"What kind of teacher should I follow? His words and articles... I feel like I don't have the ability to teach him."

…

After they talked, they became more and more jealous of Li Xiucai.

Li Xiucai was smiling and in a better mood.

At this moment, things about the county government were spreading quickly.

Ordinary people in Chongcheng County did not pay much attention to the county examination, but this time something like this happened in the county examination...

"Did you know that Li Qingzhi, who wrote stories for Magistrate Gou, came first in the county exam this time!"

"I know! I heard that someone else falsely accused Magistrate Gou of opening a back door for him!"

"Those people are real! The story he wrote is so good, shouldn't he deserve to win first place?"

"Not only is he good at writing stories, I heard he can memorize any book!"

"This is too awesome!"

"He is very powerful. The blind fortune teller in our alley said that he is the Wenqu star from the sky who has descended to earth!"

"The scholars from Fucheng all say that he is knowledgeable!"

…

For a time, people everywhere in Chongcheng County were talking about Li Qingzhi.

In Jinye Embroidery Workshop, Sister Wang and her people were chatting while working, and they were talking about the county examination.

"I don't know if Li Qingzhi and Xu Qifei can be selected..." As soon as Sister Wang finished speaking, a woman who lived nearby came in from outside: "Li Qingzhi lives here!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, some men and women came in: "So he lives here, the feng shui here must be very good!"

"It shouldn't be so? This place was originally a coffin shop." "What happened to the coffin shop? Coffin, coffin, it's great to be an official with talent!"

"Too!"

"This embroidery workshop belongs to their family, and the things here may have been influenced by his talent..."

"Let's buy some!"

"Must buy it!"

…

Many of these people are the parents of candidates taking the county examination this time.

Most of the people who took part in the county examination were young, and many did not get the first prize. After their parents learned about Li Qingzhi at the county government, they came over to have a look, hoping to be happy.

At this moment, they were even scrambling to buy things from the embroidery workshop.

Sister Wang was dumbfounded, but the business came to her doorstep...sell, she must sell!

It's not sold at wholesale price, but at the price sold by clothing stores.

It's just that these people are here to buy things. Why are they still fumbling around in the embroidery workshop? Others asked about Li Qingzhi's son and wanted to touch the child...

Sister Wang: "..." No, it really isn't!