My Husband Comes from the Future

by Usui Takumii

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

17. 161 to 170

Chapter 161 Eat the Big House

Magistrate Wang was very interested in Li Qing's decision to build the school, and said that he would personally visit several big businessmen, including Zhu Qian, and ask them to help build the school.

There are only 100,000 people in Chongcheng County. If he can build a few free schools, then he has done a good job in education!

Li Qingzhi was very happy and complimented County Magistrate Wang a few words.

If Gou Tongzhi heard his praise, he would be particularly excited, but Magistrate Wang was different. He in turn praised Li Qingzhi.

The two of them had similar smiles on their faces and said similar words, so they were getting along very well.

After Li Qingzhi left, Magistrate Wang immediately called for the master he hired and told Li Qingzhi that he wanted to open a school.

"Sir, this is a good thing, and you are right to support it vigorously." The master said.

Magistrate Wang nodded, but was a little confused, "It costs a lot of money to open a school, so I don't know why he would do this."

The master said: "People who come from the school he runs will definitely be loyal to him in the future. He can also use this to gain a good reputation and make friends with adults. Why not?"

County Magistrate Wang thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.

Although it costs a lot of money for Li Qing to run the school, he can still gain a good reputation.

Such a good reputation is of great benefit to Li Qingzhi.

Magistrate Wang and his master tidied up their residence together, had another lunch, and then went out.

He wants to know about Chongcheng County.

Before Magistrate Wang came, he inquired about Chongcheng County and learned that Chongcheng County was very wealthy and well governed by Gou Tongzhi.

He didn't believe it at first, but after he came to the streets of Chongcheng County, he had to admit that this was a very wealthy county.

It can be seen that the vast majority of people here are living a good life.

Of course, there must be people who are not living well. Those who have no land, or those who have fled, are still impoverished.

As he was walking, County Magistrate Wang saw the Du Xiucai he had met yesterday entering a bookstore. He thought about it and followed him.

Du Yongning went to listen to a play this morning, and what he heard happened to be the play in which Governor Zhang punished Sun Juren!

Du Yongning particularly liked "Redress of Injustice" written by Lingdu Sanren, and he naturally admired Governor Zhang who helped the people of Linhu County redress their grievances... He watched this play with excitement!

Sun Juren wanted to plot against Magistrate Gou and found someone to act in front of Magistrate Zhang.

He tried to harm the magistrate Gou, but he mistakenly admitted Magistrate Zhang. In the end, evil will be punished...

Du Yongning was very excited after listening to the play, and even rewarded the troupe with a tael of silver. But as soon as he finished the reward, he remembered something - this play was adapted from a story written by Li Qing!

What kind of money would he reward for the story written by Li Qing?

Also... this is a true story, but Li Qingzhi wrote it specifically to please Governor Zhang and Magistrate Gou, who is now a Tongzhi, right?

He knew that Li Qingzhi was a Jiji Yingying person!

While Du Yongning was slandering Li Qingzhi, he found a restaurant to eat. This restaurant did not have the braised meat from Juewizhai. He even asked the waiter to buy it: "Isn't Juewizhai from Chongcheng County? Why doesn't your restaurant have it?"

Waiter: "..." Their restaurant can't have everything when it comes to food in Chongcheng County!

The waiter complained privately to the shopkeeper, feeling that Du Yongning was difficult to serve, and then... the shopkeeper decided to go to Juewei Zhai to buy some braised meat and put it in his own shop for customers to eat like other restaurants.

Fortunately, Du Yongning introduced another business to Juewizhai.

After eating, Du Yongning couldn't hold himself back and went to the nearby bookshop again...

After briefly browsing, he bought all the books written by Li Qing.

He didn't buy the book because it was good-looking, he just wanted to get to know Li Qingzhi through reading the book.

Maybe he can defeat Li Qingzhi when he waits for the provincial examination!

"What books have you bought?" Magistrate Wang asked curiously when he saw Du Yongning buying several books at once.

Before Du Yongning could speak, the bookstore clerk spoke up: "This is Li Jianshou, no, a book written by Li Xiucai. I just got the news that he has been admitted to the scholar examination! Are you a foreigner? Let me tell you , Li Xiucai is a well-known talent in our Chongcheng County. Everyone says that he is a literary star! Li Xiucai has already won three cases, and the books he wrote are very beautiful. Even Governor Zhang likes them..."

Magistrate Wang became interested.

The guy said again: "Sir, let me tell you, Li Xiucai is very talented. If you buy his books and read them, you can benefit from his talents. There are no scholars in Chongcheng County who don't buy his books! You Buy a book written by him for your children to read, and your children will become smarter and smarter!"

After saying that, the guy looked at Du Yongning: "Young Master, you bought this book to learn about Li Xiucai's talent, right?"

Du Yongning was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

He didn't want to be influenced by Li Qingzhi's talent, he was very talented himself!

Magistrate Wang, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Give me a set of these books."

"Okay! Master, would you like "Record of Injustice"? This was not written by Li Xiucai, but this is a book that even the emperor praised!"

Magistrate Wang said: "I have this book, so I don't need it."

Lu Qingxi printed countless "Records of Injustice" for sale. County Magistrate Wang even turned to Lu Qingxi, so it was impossible that he had not read this book.

"The Record of Redress of Injustice is indeed very good. Compared with The Record of Redress of Injustice, the book written by Li Qing is nothing." Du Yongning said.

The guy looked at Du Yongning as if he were a fool.

Du Yongning asked: "What? What I said is wrong?"

The guy said: "Yes, yes, everything you said is right!"

He said this, but that was not what he thought in his heart.

This guy is literate and likes to read storybooks.

He liked to read the novels written by Li Qing, but "Record of Injustice"... it was too miserable, and he stopped reading after reading it even a little bit.

He doesn't even understand why some people like to read such miserable books. Aren't they asking for their own fault?

Many people really like to read books like "Redress of Injustice". They read it over and over again and learn a lot from it.

But for some ordinary people...

If someone says this in a book, they will listen to it, but after listening to it, they don't want to hear it a second time.

This is really terrible and they can't stand it.

Du Yongning saw the waiter's perfunctory behavior and became even more angry.

Fortunately, County Magistrate Wang spoke up: "Master Du, are you here to visit Chongcheng County?"

"The hospital exam is over, so I'll just take a walk around." Du Yongning said.

County Magistrate Wang listened to Du Yongning's self-introduction yesterday and already knew that Du Yongning's family was very good. At that time, he had a lot of things to do, so he didn't talk to Du Yongning much, but now the time is good... Magistrate Wang gently talked to Du Yongning Let's chat.

Du Yongning was not as afraid of the county magistrate as ordinary people and thought the magistrate was superior, but he was still very happy when the magistrate spoke to him in a pleasant manner.

He felt that Magistrate Wang, who was fair and kind in dealing with people, was a rare good official!

As he talked, Du Yongning couldn't help but mention Li Qingzhi: "Li Qingzhi relies on his photographic memory to get the case every time! Mr. Wang, you don't know, five articles, Five articles! I only read one, and he recited all five!"

"And the "Collected Works of Anjiang". It's not enough that he published one article, so he published another one. I found out that there will be another article by him in the "Collected Works of Anjiang" next month!"

"His handwriting is also very good, better than my husband's handwriting..."

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County Magistrate Wang: "..." What Du Yongning said was full of resentment, but it sounded... Why did it sound like he was praising someone?

Du Yongning complained while wandering around the city with Magistrate Wang.

Neither of them was familiar with Chongcheng County, but they enjoyed the tour.

Seeing that it was getting late, Du Yongning proposed to treat Magistrate Wang to dinner.

Magistrate Wang readily agreed.

Du Yongning took Magistrate Wang to a nearby restaurant, and then talked about the night market in Chongcheng County: "Sir, do you know the night market in Chongcheng County? This night market is extremely famous. I plan to go and have a look after dinner."

"I've also heard that there are lights of different shapes that you can see over there." Magistrate Wang said.

"Shall we go together?" Du Yongning suggested.

County Magistrate Wang did not object. Du Yongning had elders in his family who were officials in the capital. He himself had been admitted as a scholar at a young age and had a bright future... Magistrate Wang was interested in making friends.

What's more, he had originally planned to check out the new dock.

Du Yongning and Magistrate Wang had dinner and walked out of the city together. Not long after, they saw the night market on the New Pier side.

Because of the rain, the lanterns Gou Tongzhi asked someone to make at the beginning were long gone.

When people from Chongcheng County come here to visit, they no longer talk about visiting the lantern festival, but instead visit the night market.

But there are still many lanterns in the night market, and the lights are even dimmed at night.

The exquisite lanterns made by the shopkeepers at the New Pier cost a lot of money. They were put away before the rain and were not damaged. Even if they were broken in some places, they found someone to repair them and hang them up again as soon as the weather cleared. out.

In addition, those who came to the night market to set up stalls also made lanterns and hung them in front of their own stalls.

Customers like to go shopping in bright places. If you don't hang a lantern, no one will come to buy anything!

On the Mid-Autumn Festival half a month ago, there were even more lanterns here, even more than during the Lantern Festival!

And now... there are still many lanterns here.

Du Yongning was very interested in the night market. He looked here and there, and then came to the stall of Jinye Embroidery Fang.

After the lantern festival, Jin Xiaoye did not come here to set up a stall in person, but she asked the female workers from Jinye Embroidery Workshop to take turns setting up a stall here.

The current business is not as good as it was at the beginning, but you can still make a lot of money.

After Gou Tongzhi re-measured the land so that the people could pay less grain tax, everyone was willing to add something to their homes!

Not all the things in Jinye Embroidery Shop are for girls. There are also belts and purses for men. The embroidery patterns on them are very interesting.

Du Yongning fell in love with a purse embroidered with "Title on the Gold List".

What a good moral! Du Yongning immediately paid for it.

"Brother Du?" Li Qingzhi felt that he and Du Yongning were quite destined - he actually ran into Du Yongning again!

"Brother Li." Du Yongning quickly put the purse in his arms to prevent Li Qingzhi from seeing it.

Li Qing didn't notice the wallet in his hand at all. After greeting him, he went to greet Magistrate Wang.

Du Yongning breathed a sigh of relief, but when he turned around, he saw Jin Xiaoye following Li Qingzhi... He was a little scared for no reason.

Li Qingzhi wanted to spend time with his family, so after saying hello to Magistrate Wang, he did not leave with Magistrate Wang and continued to take Jin Xiaoye and the two to the night market.

Magistrate Wang didn't think anything was wrong, but Du Yongning once again complained that Li Qing was addicted to women and had no future.

"Sir, it turns out you know my master? Do you still have a wallet you like? I'll give you one." Jin Mao'er, who was in charge of setting up the stall today, said to Du Yongning.

Du Yongning was stunned: "Your master?"

"Li Xiucai is my master! Jin Ye Embroidery Shop is opened by my wife!" Jin Maoer looked proud.

Du Yongning: "..." He is really unlucky. He always spends money on Li Qingzhi accidentally.

County Magistrate Wang had long seen that Du Yongning had objections to Li Qingzhi. Seeing that Du Yongning was angry now, he changed the subject and talked to Du Yongning about the college examination.

Du Yongning was silent for a while.

Ever since he learned about his college entrance examination results, Du Yongning had always had a thorn in his heart - he didn't understand why his ranking was so low.

He obviously performed extremely well in the exam!

Now that Magistrate Wang is so gentle...he couldn't help but talk about this matter to Magistrate Wang.

Du Yongning did not have Li Qingzhi's photographic memory, but after finishing the exam, he still re-wrote the article he had written.

The article he rewrote was slightly different from the article he wrote during the college examination, but the difference was not big.

He still carries this article with him!

Du Yongning showed his article to County Magistrate Wang and talked about some things about lonely people.

After seeing it, County Magistrate Wang was speechless.

"Sir, how did my article go?" Du Yongning looked at Magistrate Wang expectantly. Magistrate Wang said: "The article is good, but do you know that Cheng Xuezheng is from the Jin Dynasty lineage?"

"I know, what's wrong?" Du Yongning heard his family talk about this.

County Magistrate Wang said: "The Record of Redress of Injustice caused the King of Jin to suffer a great loss. Everyone in the King of Jin's family hated Qingdu and scattered others to their bones..."

Du Yongning felt like he was struck by lightning.

Magistrate Wang said: "You are also unlucky, Cheng Xuezheng... Alas, he also followed his own preferences."

As a member of Lu Qingxi's family, County Magistrate Wang said that Cheng's academic affairs were not good.

But in his heart... he actually thinks Cheng Xuezheng is a good person.

Du Yongning wrote such an article, and Cheng Xuezheng actually ranked him eleventh!

After Du Yongning learned the reason from County Magistrate Wang, he had been absent-minded and unspeakably aggrieved.

He originally...maybe could have finished second!

But if you give him another chance, he might still write like this.

Du Yongning thought a lot and didn't sleep well that night.

After getting up the next day... he immediately went to find Li Qingzhi.

He wanted to tell Li Qingzhi that he was ranked eleventh because Cheng Xuezheng didn't like being alone, not because he was not knowledgeable!

The news that Li Qingzhi was admitted as a scholar spread quickly in Chongcheng County.

On the second day after he came back, many people already knew about it.

But his life went on as usual.

Yesterday I went to see Magistrate Wang and spent time with his family... Today Li Qingzhi plans to do business.

After breakfast in the morning, he took out a pen and paper and began to write a plan for building a school.

Just as it was written, Du Yongning came.

There was nothing in Li Qingzhi's study that could not be seen, so he took Du Yongning there.

"Li Qingzhi, I already know why I got ranked eleventh in the exam this time. It's purely because Cheng Xuezheng didn't like my article..." Du Yongning said a lot.

Li Qingzhi was surprised before and didn't understand why Du Yongning's ranking was so low.

He felt that Du Yongning was ranked in the top five.

I didn't expect such a thing to happen... Du Yongning was so cool, he didn't care about the examiner's preferences at all.

Fortunately, there was a Du family behind him, and he himself was famous, otherwise... maybe Cheng Xuezheng would have found a reason for him to fail the exam.

After Du Yongning finished speaking, he saw Li Qingzhi's calm face and couldn't help but feel angry: "Li Qingzhi, although you have been convicted of the case, I still want to say that the articles you wrote are far inferior to those of a lonely person."

"Yes, I can't compare." Li Qingzhi remained calm.

Du Yongning added: "You should carefully study the articles of Qingdu Sanren. His articles have written all the sufferings of the people..."

Du Yongning didn't like Li Qingzhi, and he couldn't compare with Li Qingzhi, so he simply used Lingdu Sanren to suppress Li Qingzhi.

Qing Zhi.

He praised Lingdu Sanren again and again.

"Actually, Qingdu Sanren is my favorite literati." Li Qingzhi suddenly said: "I have always studied his articles, and "Record of Injustice" is my favorite book. I stayed up for several nights because of it."

Du Yongning was stunned.

Li Qingzhi smiled at Du Yongning: "I think your opinions after reading Qingdu Sanren's article are a bit too shallow."

Li Qing stared at Du Yongning's angry gaze, praising Qingdu Sanren while interpreting Qingdu Sanren's articles.

When he wrote this article, he was more or less restrained, but what he said now... He was unscrupulous now and said anything.

There was no tape recorder at this time, so it was impossible for Du Yongning to record what he said and report him.

Even if Du Yongning really spoke out... Everyone knew that Du Yongning liked to be alone, but he didn't say anything in front of outsiders... Everyone would definitely think that was Du Yongning's point of view.

Li Qingzhi said a lot with a smile.

Du Yongning was dumbfounded.

He always felt that he had studied Qingdu San people very deeply, but compared with Li Qingzhi... he was indeed shallow.

After talking about the five articles written by Qingdu Sanren, Li Qingzhi started talking about "Redress of Injustice": "Qingdu Sanren said that "Redress of Injustice" was recorded by the people orally, but I have been to Linhu County and know that this is not the case. All the stories in it were written by him, so many things can be seen in this book, such as this section of the first story in the first volume..." Li Qingzhi said this for an hour.

Du Yongning was able to interrupt at first, but then he couldn't say anything anymore.

He suddenly felt that he had thought too highly of himself before. Compared with Li Qingzhi, he seemed to be nothing.

Li Qingzhi finally stopped talking at this time and took a sip of tea.

Du Yongning was extremely embarrassed: "I am indeed shallow. I will continue to study hard..." His confidence was completely shattered!

"Brother Du." Li Qingzhi called Du Yongning.

Du Yongning looked at Li Qingzhi.

Li Qing insisted: "Brother Du, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Just concentrating on reading is not enough. There are some things you don't understand because you don't see the hardships of the people in ordinary times."

Du Yongning looked ashamed.

Li Qingzhi said again: "Brother Du, you went to the new pier in Chongcheng County yesterday. Do you know that I suggested that the pier be repaired by Gong Tongzhi?"

Li Qingzhi explained why he proposed Gou Tongzhi to build a new wharf, and finally said: "At that time, I just wanted to do something for the people. The night market that followed was also my proposal."

"Brother Li is a great talent!" Du Yongning was even more ashamed. After reading some books written by Li Qingzhi yesterday, he still thought that Li Qingzhi would flatter him, but...

He has been studying for so many years and has accomplished nothing. Where is Li Qingzhi? He has helped many people.

And...thinking about it now, he realized that some of the things he had done before were actually not very good.

If nothing else, he gave gifts to the gentleman from Anjiang Academy and asked that gentleman to publish his works in "Anjiang Collected Works", which was not what a gentleman did.

"Brother Du, it's not too late for you to contact the people more and do more things for the people from now on." Li Qing insisted.

Du Yongning is only twenty years old this year. He grew up being pampered by his family. He had been studying and had no contact with society, so he was relatively simple. In short, he had a good heart.

But a little annoying.

This person made trouble for him several times, and even found him at his home... Li Qingzhi would feel bad if he didn't fool him!

"Yes." Du Yongning nodded.

Li Qingzhi said again: "Brother Du, I plan to open a school for children from poor families to attend for free...Brother Du, do you want to open one too? After Mr. Zhang killed Magistrate Yan of Linhu County and the Lou family, Although the people have been settled, many people in Linhu County are still living in poverty, and many children are suffering from hunger. Brother Du, you can go over and set up a school, or set up a school in Chongcheng County, and let those children study in the school. Find them a livelihood..."

He doesn't have much money and what he can do is limited, but Du Yongning is rich.

That being the case...let's eat the big ones!

Du Yongning was very excited: "Brother Li, you really understand Lingdu San people better than me! I just want to go to Linhu County to have a look and give some money to those who were harmed by the Lou family, but I forgot that it is better to teach people to fish than to give them fish." People are like fish...Brother Li, what should I do with the school? How much will it cost? Tell me quickly!"

Li Qingzhi: "..." It was so easy to fool him, he even felt embarrassed!

Li Qingzhi took out the charter for running the school he had just written and showed it to Du Yongning.

He had limited financial resources and originally wanted to set up a school. But with Du Yongning joining him, he could also set up an orphanage and adopt more children.

Daqi has government-run almshouses for childless elderly people and orphans. However, the almshouses are short of money and inevitably corrupt, so they do not take good care of the orphans and the elderly. These people usually have enough to eat. It was difficult to dress warmly, and in some places there were no almshouses at all.

In addition to the almshouses, there are also some temples in Daqi that run orphanages to adopt orphans, but

Still not enough.

There are really too many orphans in this era.

If Du Yongning is willing to open an orphanage, he can help many people.

Li Qingzhi and Du Yongning discussed it, and then Du Yongning discovered that... apart from reading, he really didn't seem to know anything.

Li Qingzhi knew a lot. He even thought about how to build a house, but he knew nothing about this.

How could he think he was so smart before?

He actually looks down on the people around him...

Chapter 162 Banquet

Du Yongning stayed at Li's house all morning and was severely beaten.

Then... he not only promised to give Li Qing two hundred taels of silver to help Li Qing run the academy, but he also said that he would also be down-to-earth and do something for the people at the bottom.

Two hundred taels of silver is nothing to a member of a big family. Li Qingzhi went to the provincial capital before and gained some experience - a bath in the most luxurious bathroom in the provincial capital costs a few taels of silver!

There is a pool for each person to take a bath. Spices will be put into the pool. Flowers and various foods are placed around the pool. Someone will help with bathing and massage...

The most expensive restaurant in the provincial capital costs a few taels of silver for a meal. The dishes in that restaurant are more complicated to prepare than the last!

There are also some expensive fabrics, which are worth thousands of gold. The key is that there are still people flocking to them.

It can only be said that the rich people in Daqi are really rich.

But the gap between the rich and the poor is really big. Two hundred taels of silver... If Li Qingzhi used it to buy dry land, he could buy twenty acres of land. In modern times, he could build a school that can accommodate more than 2,000 students.

Du Yongning was so generous... Li Qingzhi invited him to stay for lunch.

Du Yongning agreed.

"Let's go down and I'll show you my skills." Li Qing insisted.

Du Yongning didn't react at first, but when he saw Li Qingzhi entering the kitchen, he was stunned: "You want to cook?!"

In rural areas, it is not uncommon for men to cook - you can't eat without a woman at home.

But Du Yongning was born into a wealthy family...the women in their family didn't even cook, let alone the men!

In his understanding, women are in charge of the kitchen and it has nothing to do with men. Men only need to study hard.

The most he can do is... tell his mother what he wants to eat or what he doesn't want to eat, and her mother will naturally arrange it.

"Yes, I'm a good cook." Li Qingzhi started washing the pots.

Du Yongning stared blankly at Li Qingzhi cooking.

Li Qingzhi had already read the Chang family's recipes, and he had also watched Chang Zhan cook. In addition... he had also figured out the various seasonings Chang Zhan used in his daily life.

In the past, there was no seasoning, which limited his performance, but now it is different. They have all kinds of Chinese herbal medicines that can be used for seasoning, such as purple clove, Amomum villosum, nutmeg, Sichuan peppercorns, and Sanai... all kinds of Chinese herbs that can be used for seasoning!

In his spare time, Chang Zhan ground some Chinese herbal medicine into powder and made a seasoning similar to the thirteen spices that Li Qingzhi had eaten in modern times.

Li Qingzhi's sense of taste and smell are far superior to those of ordinary people, which is also beneficial to cooking. Now the dishes he cooks are not inferior to Chang Zhan in terms of taste.

Chang Zhan sometimes makes mistakes, and he doesn't even make mistakes.

For example, when cutting vegetables, he can cut them into uniform sizes. When adding seasonings, he only adds as much as he should, never adding more or less.

His superpower allows him to control his body to the extreme.

Li Laogen, the dish in the kitchen, had been roughly washed. Li Qingzhi watched it and washed it again, then started cutting and frying quickly...

He can even be methodical and cook two dishes at the same time.

Du Yongning had been in the kitchen before, but he had never stayed in the kitchen for a long time.

At this moment, standing aside and watching Li Qingzhi cook... this was an experience he had never had before.

If he had seen this scene before today, he would definitely have thought, so what if Li Qingzhi was admitted to the criminal justice system? Don't you want to cook? But now...after being deeply shocked by Li Qingzhi, he only had one thought left - how can Li Qingzhi know everything?

So he's actually stupid?

Du Yongning thought of the class Li Qingzhi told him...

He was born into a wealthy family and was taught by famous teachers from childhood to adulthood, so he could achieve such an achievement.

If he had been born in an ordinary farm family, he might be farming now and not be able to read a single word.

Du Yongning was in a daze, and then...the female workers in the embroidery workshop came to cook.

Du Yongning felt particularly uncomfortable seeing these female workers.

Their family is very particular about having separate seats for boys and girls at the age of seven, but here...here...

Before, he would have politely avoided it, but now it seems weird to avoid him?

Those young girls don't care!

The female workers in Miaoqian Village really didn't care, they all secretly looked at Du Yongning.

Du Yongning's appearance is not that good, but he has fair skin and a tall figure. In the eyes of ordinary people, he is good-looking!

"I heard that he is also a scholar."

"His clothes and shoes are very expensive at first glance."

"Keep your voice down, don't let others hear you."

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The female workers whispered for a few words and then started working. No one spoke to Du Yongning.

Jin Xiaoye had warned them very early on that they were not allowed to get close to Li Qingzhi or Li Qingzhi's friends. If someone did this... she would immediately drive them away.

Jin Xiaoye did this because he was afraid that some people would not be able to grasp the situation clearly and wanted to climb high. Instead of dealing with it later when something went wrong, it would be better to take care of it in advance and explain it well.

She didn't want to see anyone seduce Li Qingzhi!

While cooking, Li Damao, Li Ermao and Zhao Xiaodou came back.

Chang Cui liked to follow Chang Zhan before, but later she spent more time in Jinye Embroidery Workshop and became more and more familiar with the female workers of Jinye Embroidery Workshop. She was also sure that Chang Zhan would not leave suddenly, so she didn't like to follow Chang Zhan. Went to Juewei Zhai.

She now walks in the embroidery workshop in the morning, plays with Li Damao and the others when they come back in the afternoon, and plays with Chang Zhan in the evening. Her personality is much more cheerful.

This happened because the child's brain activated its self-protection mechanism... She has almost forgotten everything about Linhu County.

"Dad, dad, what are you going to eat today?" Li Ermao asked as all four children entered the kitchen.

Li Qingzhi told them everything he had eaten today, and handed them the prepared dishes and asked them to take them out and put them away.

When Li Qingzhi was not at home, their family often ate Jueweizhai's braised meat, but when Li Qingzhi was around, they stopped eating it.

Eating too much braised food is not good either.

After Li Qingzhi finished cooking, he asked the children to call Jin Xiaoye and Fang Jinniang to come to eat. He handed Du Yongning a bowl and said, "You can eat as much as you want." In the countryside, there is no such thing as helping others serve food. It's all up to you. Serve as much as you want.

Of course, if the family is poor and the food cooked is not enough for the whole family, then the head of the family will be responsible for dividing the food. In the past, in the Jin family, Grandma Jin would divide the food.

The Jin family is actually not poor, it's just that Grandma Jin likes to do this.

Du Yongning was holding his rice bowl and couldn't react. In the past, someone else would serve the rice to him!

But in the Li family, let alone him, Li Qingzhi's son was a little taller than the stove. He also moved a stool to serve the rice himself. After serving, he gave it to the little girl who couldn't reach the stove.

Du Yongning imitated Li Damao and served the rice, then served it to the table.

Li Qingzhi asked several children to pick up vegetables and eat together. On their Eight Immortals table, Jin Xiaoshu, Fang Jinniang, Li Laogen, Du Yongning, he and Jin Xiaoye were sitting.

While eating, Li Qingzhi specifically said to Li Laogen: "Dad, this is Du Yongning. His uncle is a high official in the capital."

He was afraid that if he didn't explain, Li Laogen would use chopsticks to turn the dishes over at the table.

Neither he nor Jin Xiaoye could stand this kind of thing, let alone Du Yongning!

But after he said this, there was no need to worry - Li Laogen, who was sitting opposite Du Yongning, suddenly became quiet, did not say a word, and only picked the food in front of him. Upon seeing this, Li Qingzhi served Li Laogen some food, and received a grateful look from Li Laogen.

Not only Li Laogen but also Du Yongning were uncomfortable at the table.

He was a little uncomfortable with men and women eating at the same table.

But does everyone else think it's normal?

Du Yongning felt as if he had entered a strange world.

He took a deep breath, picked up the vegetables with chopsticks, and then... he didn't have time to think so much anymore.

The dishes cooked by Li Qingzhi are also so delicious!

He used to think Jueweizhai's food was delicious, but now it seems that Li Qingzhi's food is even more delicious!

Li Qingzhi is really... no matter what he does, he does it extremely well!

After admitting that Li Qingzhi was very powerful, he suddenly felt relaxed.

Du Yongning ate and drank enough, and then saw Li Qingzhi filling up another bowl of rice.

"Brother Li, you have a great appetite." Du Yongning couldn't help but say.

Li Qing said: "I have a lot to do on weekdays. If I don't eat more, I won't have the energy to study."

So that's it…he can eat more in the future.

"Ah Qing, you have been admitted as a scholar, should we go back to the village to hold a banquet?" Jin Xiaoye asked Li Qingzhi.

If Li Qingzhi hadn't encountered the incident at Aunt Jin's house just after he came back, she would have mentioned it long ago.

According to the custom of Miaoqian Village, for such a big event as being admitted as a scholar, a banquet must be held, and relatives and friends will come to give gifts.

Of course, now that their family is rich, they don't accept gifts from relatives and friends.

Li Qing insisted: "What we have to do is to make everyone happy." It doesn't make sense that he tried to hold a banquet in the government, but now he is admitted to be a scholar and he doesn't do it.

Moreover, hosting a banquet in Miaoqian Village only takes a day and doesn't cost much.

"Then let's prepare tomorrow and do it the day after tomorrow?" Jin Xiaoye directly gave time.

"The day after tomorrow," Li Qing insisted, "I have something to do these two days."

"Okay!" Jin Xiaoye responded, and gave Jin Xiaoshu five taels of silver, asking Jin Xiaoshu to buy various ingredients, and then inform the people in Miaoqian Village to prepare for the banquet: "I won't buy chickens and ducks this time. , Now the price of chickens and ducks has increased significantly, just buy a few live pigs, and then I will ask the people from Juewei Zhai to come and kill them..."

Du Yongning was a little stunned when he heard this.

Their family has a banquet, and they spend a lot of money just on the drinks. The Li family only spends five taels of silver on the banquet?

Li Qingzhi has always paid attention to Du Yongning.

Du Yongning looked like he had opened the door to a new world... He was not surprised at all.

The lives of rich people in this era are completely different from those of poor people.

So much so that some rich people don't take the lives of poor people seriously.

King Jin is such a person.

And he was willing to make friends with Du Yongning because Du Yongning was not like this.

When Li Qingzhi was cooking before, he kept some of everything.

After eating, Jin Xiaoshu and Fang Jinniang took the dishes and some rice and sent them to Jin's father and mother who opened the braised food restaurant.

Li Qingzhi asked Fang Jinniang to move around more, and they listened.

As for Li Qingzhi... he took Du Yongning to see the land outside the city.

When Li Qingzhi first came here, he discovered that there were very few open spaces in Miaoqian Village - the people in Miaoqian Village would work hard to plant vegetables or fruit trees on all the land that could be grown.

But looking at the entire Chongcheng County... there are still a lot of empty and wastelands.

However, these vacant lands and wastelands do not belong to ordinary people, but to those who are wealthy.

They bought large tracts of land but could not plant it, and sometimes it was left empty.

There is no shortage of land in Daqi, but the people are landless.

Li Qingzhi often traveled between the county town and the new wharf, and he took a fancy to a large piece of land in the middle.

On this large piece of land, there is a large bamboo forest, a pond and a vegetable field... This land belongs to a rich man in Chongcheng County. Every spring, he will find someone to dig bamboo shoots to sell, and he also raises them in the pond. He caught some fish, planted some fruit trees by the pond, and planted some vegetables and flowers in the vegetable field... This land can bring him some income. It is not really abandoned, but the income it brings is not big. .

Li Qingzhi felt that this land was very suitable for building a school. Of course, if the land was not sold, he had many alternatives.

If he doesn't mind if the school is a bit remote, he can even buy a large piece of land from the Yamen at a low price.

Li Qingzhi found the landowner and wanted to buy the land.

The family that owns the land doesn't really want to sell it.

This land does not produce much, but things like land...

When ordinary people save their belongings, they save pots and pans; when wealthy people save their belongings, they save land and shops.

They left this land open. When the family grows, it will be good to build a house to live in.

But Li Qingzhi was the first to be admitted as a scholar. Not only did he have a good relationship with Gou Tongzhi, but he also got to know the newly arrived Magistrate Wang...

The most important thing is that the land was re-measured this year. Although their land has no output, they will still have to pay taxes in the future.

After thinking about it, the man sold nearly thirty acres of land, including the small pond, to Li Qingzhi for two hundred and sixty taels according to the market price.

The land is already available, and the next step is to buy bricks and build a house.

When building a new dock, Li Qingzhi learned about the price of bricks and tiles. He simply calculated how many bricks and tiles it would take to build a house...

The next day, he hired a boat to go to the brick kiln and paid a deposit for a sufficient amount of bricks.

Du Yongning was stunned.

How did Li Qingzhi figure it out? How would he know how many bricks to use?

On the way back to Chongcheng County from the brick kiln, Du Yongning couldn't help but ask.

Li Qingzhi explained how this was calculated. In fact, it was to calculate how many bricks a wall required, and then look at how many walls there were... The final calculated number was slightly different from the real situation.

If you have more bricks, you can sell them. If you don't have enough bricks, you can buy some more.

After finishing speaking, Li Qing said: "When you become an official in the future, you will have to calculate more things such as money and food. But usually you hire a master to help you calculate, so you don't have to worry too much."

It seems like this... Du Yongning felt that he really knew too little before.

If he successfully passed the Jinshi examination and then became an official, his eyes would be darkened and he would not know anything at first.

Du Yongning originally wanted to go to Linhu County, but now he plans to stay in Chongcheng County for a while, study with Li Qing, and then go to Linhu County to see if he can do anything for the people of Linhu County .

So, he followed Li Qingzhi to Miaoqian Village to watch the Li family hold a banquet.

Du Yongning actually felt that Jinye Embroidery Workshop was a bit dirty. After all, there was a hut built in the yard of Jinye Embroidery Workshop.

After arriving in Miaoqian Village, he was even more unfamiliar with everything.

There are many chickens and ducks raised here, and there are chicken and duck droppings on the ground. If you are not careful, you will step on them!

Some people still have a strange smell.

If before, he would have left with a look of disgust on his face, but now he tolerated it and even chatted with some old people in the village.

These old people are very satisfied with their current life: "The days are getting better and better now!"

"Our family now eats dry rice twice a day!"

"Thanks to Magistrate Gou...he is now a Tongzhi."

…

Du Yongning doesn't think eating two dry meals a day is such a good life. He doesn't like meat and is picky about food...

It was the first time he knew what ordinary people's lives were like, the first time he knew how rice turns into white rice, the first time he knew how troublesome farming is, and the first time he knew that ordinary people would not go to see them when they were sick. …

Many elderly people in Miaoqian Village have completely curved backs, which is not surprising to everyone.

Those children could pick up their food and eat it without changing their expressions even if they dropped it on the ground.

For those people written in "The Record of Injustice", such a life is happiness.

Li Qing hosted the banquet and invited people from the village who were somewhat related to his family, but not very related. He would also give a piece of braised pork so that everyone could have fun together.

Of course, Yao Zuming's family definitely doesn't have it.

Aunt Jin's family was very grateful to Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye for coming to help early in the morning.

But Aunt Jin didn't do much work. She followed Li Qingzhi and kept talking.

She said that her man and son were useless, and that fortunately Grandma Jin came to live at her house, so Old Yao did not dare to cause trouble with her at night.

He also said that when Yao Zuming's family had a funeral, no one went there, but now Yao Zuming's family doesn't dare to bully them.

As they talked, Aunt Jin said that Grandma Jin wanted to find a wonderful wife for her son and she was already optimistic about it.

Aunt Jin is actually not willing to have a daughter-in-law who is too powerful, for fear that she won't be able to handle it, but now... if their family had a more powerful daughter-in-law, maybe they wouldn't be bullied like this?

"Who is it?" Li Qingzhi asked.

Aunt Jin said: "My mother thinks that Liu Da Niu from the next village is very good."

Li Qingzhi had heard a lot of gossip in the village before, so he had naturally heard of Liu Da Niu.

Liu Da Niu's father died long ago, and her mother suffered for a year before remarrying with Liu Da Niu's second sister, leaving behind the thirteen-year-old Liu Da Niu and her younger brother Liu Xiaomei.

Liu Da Niu's mother remarried and took care of Liu Ermei because she wanted someone who could help her with work. As for why she didn't take Liu Da Niu with her... Liu Da Niu had her own ideas and was disobedient.

In short, after that, Liu Da Niu began to struggle to make a living with her younger brothers and sisters.

Being in charge of the family at a young age made Liu Da Niu's temper worse and worse. Her younger brothers and sisters were like quails in front of her.

She also didn't like her younger brothers and sisters. If her younger brother didn't work, she would slap him.

Anyway, Liu Da Niu was famous for her fierceness from all over the country, so much so that no one came to propose marriage to her even though she was already twenty-three years old.

Her brother is married! She had decided to marry her brother a lame girl, who was now about to give birth.

I heard that her younger siblings are also afraid of her. She is like the mother-in-law who heads the family at home, and the whole family listens to her.

Unexpectedly, Grandma Jin fell in love with her...

"Is she willing?" Li Qingzhi asked Aunt Jin.

Aunt Jin said: "Yes."

Li Qingzhi thought about it and found that if he were Liu Da Niu, he would be willing to do it.

Aunt Jin's family is a soft persimmon, so easy to handle, and...the Liu family is very poor, with only two acres of land in total. If not for this, Liu Da Niu's mother would not remarry.

Now the Liu family does not have enough food to eat. If Liu Xiaodi has more children, sooner or later there will be conflicts in the family.

Liu Da Niu is not like Jin Xiaoye who is looking for ways to make money...she only knows how to farm.

Aunt Jin's family is different. Their family has six acres of paddy fields and a lot of dry land. Aunt Jin's son is an only child. Although he may be timid, he is very strong! She works hard, and Aunt Jin's daughter works in Jinye Embroidery Workshop again...

It's indeed a good choice.

The marriage of Aunt Jin's family has not yet been decided, but people in the village have heard some rumors, and everyone is sighing.

Aunt Jin's son can't be beaten with three sticks, but Liu Da Niu is a more vicious person than Jin Xiaoye...

But if it really happens, no one will dare to bully Jin Xiao

My aunt's family.

In the Yao family, Jin Moli was stunned when her mother said this.

Aunt Jin's daughter-in-law in her previous life was not this Liu Da Niu!

Liu Da Niu's words... In her memory, Liu Da Niu had never married.

Her brother was very kind to her at first and treated her as his own mother. However, after her brother gave birth to several children, life became more and more difficult for the family. There was not enough housing and food to eat, so he began to dislike her sister. Advise Liu Da Niu to get married.

Later, Liu Da Niu, who was in her thirties, married a widower who had several children.

The man married her because he wanted her to help with the work and take care of the children. She did the work, but because of her bad temper, she kept quarreling with the man, and the two of them even fought, and they had a hard time.

Later, when the man's children grew up, they kicked Liu Da Niu out. Liu Da Niu could only go back to live with her brother. Her situation was a little better than Li Laogen's before, but it was not much better.

Her brother still thought of her as his son, but he completely regarded her as a burden.

I didn't expect that her grandma would fall in love with Liu Da Niu!

Jin Moli walked out and glanced at Aunt Jin's son.

Her cousin was bossed around by her brother and was very honest.

In his previous life, his family had been bullied by the Yao family. His wife cried all day long, and she didn't know what would happen in this life.

Just as she was thinking this, Jin Moli saw Jin Xiaoye.

Jin Xiaoye was wearing clothes that looked expensive at first glance, and she also wore a lot of jewelry...

Jin Xiaoye's clothes are particularly gorgeous, with many flowers embroidered on them. This kind of clothes is probably the same as the clothes she wore in her previous life, and it costs more than a dozen!

Jin Xiaoye looks better now than in her last life!

Jin Moli turned around and went back to the house, sulking.

Chapter 163 "Escape"

The Li family bought four pigs for the banquet this time.

Two workers from Jueweizhai who had learned how to butcher pigs came to help kill the pigs, and Chang Zhan also came to help with the cooking.

Chang Zhan cut the pork and stewed it with Jueweizhai's braised pork recipe. He also had the pig's internal organs cleaned and used for cooking separately.

Li Qing actually invited not many guests. He killed four pigs in one go so that he could share some meat with the villagers later. Plus there were so many people helping... Chang Zhan was not too busy.

He quickly prepared the dishes. At this time, the braised meat was also stewed. Cut the braised meat into pieces and serve it, and the dinner was ready!

Li Qingzhi did not sit at the same table with Jin Xiaoye this time, mainly because Zhu Qian, Zhu Xunmiao, Xu Qifei, Li Xiucai, and Wu Baichuan were all here.

Plus Du Yongning and Chang Zhan... Li Qingzhi happened to be sitting at the same table with them.

As for Jin Xiaoye, she was sitting with Jin Xiaoshu, Fang Jinniang and the others.

Jin's father and mother didn't come today. They were busy taking care of the braised food shop in the city.

In fact, they opened a braised food restaurant together as a husband and wife, and they only earned 20 taels of silver a month excluding rent. But they were already very happy and did not want to miss a day.

Originally they agreed that Jin's father would come to Li's house to help while Jin's mother opened a store in the city, but later they learned that there were many people helping, so Jin's father did not come.

While eating, Li Laogen started to brag again.

"Have you seen the scholar in blue next to Li Qingzhi? His uncle is a high-ranking official in the capital! He comes to Ah Qing every day. Ah Qing is doing great now!"

"Master Zhu and the others also came here on a special trip!"

"This time Ah Qing hosted a banquet. Although County Magistrate Wang didn't come, he gave a gift!"

"If you have anything to do in the future, you can come to me and I will definitely take care of it for you."

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Li Laogen shook his head when he spoke, his sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked face full of contentment.

In the past, when Li Laogen boasted like this, the villagers often didn't believe it, but now Li Laogen boasts like this...

Thinking that after something happened at Aunt Jin's house, Li Qingzhi actually brought County Magistrate Wang here. People in Miaoqian Village no longer thought that Li Laogen was bragging.

Li Qingzhi is really powerful, he is not comparable to them!

Li Laogen's luck was also very good, and so was Jin Xiaoye's.

Why didn't they see how powerful Li Qingzhi was at the beginning? If I had found out earlier...I would have recognized Li Qingzhi as his father or married my daughter to Li Qingzhi...

Mr. Yao and his wife were even more depressed when they sat at the same table as Li Laogen.

In the past, they always thought that their son would be admitted as a scholar, and they even thought about what to do at the banquet. As a result... they could only eat at other people's banquets.

Forget it, their son and daughter-in-law don't come over for dinner...Thank you! When Mr. Yao and his wife were feeling depressed, a rude man deliberately asked Mr. Yao: "Old Yao, is your son willing to work now? You are so old, why should he do the autumn harvest?"

Mr. Yao's face turned dark.

His son... must not be willing to work in the fields.

The surrounding sounds were very chaotic. Du Yongning and the others couldn't hear clearly what the people around them were saying, but Li Qingzhi could get a general idea.

However, he didn't pay much attention to the people around him, and his attention was still on the food.

Chang Zhan's cooking is really delicious!

Zhu Qian has been praising: "This sausage is so delicious. I have never eaten such delicious sausage before."

"Indeed." Li Qingzhi also said. He took a piece of fat sausage and dipped it in some chili noodles to eat.

Chang Zhan comes from a well-educated family and likes to study cooking.

The seeds of the peppers that Li Qingzhi bought were peeled out and planted. They have not been harvested yet, and the skins have been ground into powder.

This chili powder is usually used by Chang Zhan when cooking. He also made a special dipping sauce using chili powder, which is the chili noodles that Li Qingzhi now uses to dip his sausage.

Grind several spices such as sesame, Sichuan peppercorns, and cumin into powder, then add chili powder and fine salt... The dipping sauce made in this way will be delicious no matter what you dip it in!

Li Qingzhi liked it very much, but...he didn't think it was spicy enough.

Du Yongning has been eating braised pork in silence.

He had eaten fat sausage before and liked it very much, but after seeing the pig being slaughtered with his own eyes today, he didn't want to eat fat sausage anymore.

It's a bit disgusting to think about.

But everyone around is eating...

Du Yongning finally overcame the repulsion in his heart and took a chopstick to eat the fat intestines.

really tasty!

Li Qingzhi's skills are very good, and the chef named Chang Zhan's skills are also very, very good!

Du Yongning couldn't help but pick up another chopstick, and then dipped it in some chili noodles to eat...

The taste is so wonderful!

Du Yongning pointed to the chili noodles and asked Li Qingzhi: "What is this?"

"This is chili noodles." Li Qing insisted.

"This chili noodles is so delicious. Where can I buy it?" Du Yongning asked again.

"This is an exclusive secret recipe and is not for sale." Li Qing insisted.

Du Yongning looked pityful, picked up another piece of fried meat, dipped it in some chili noodles and ate it - it was really delicious!

"You like it very much? This chili noodles is filled with spices shipped from overseas. It is worth a lot of money, but you are my friend, I can give you some." Li Qingzhi said with a smile.

Du Yongning gave it to him

For two hundred taels of silver, he wouldn't be reluctant to part with the chili noodles.

The most important thing is... When Chang Zhan went out to buy seasonings a few days ago, he bought back some chili peppers!

Unfortunately, although the peppers he planted have grown, they are still green and will probably take some time to turn into red peppers.

Du Yongning was extremely moved, and then saw Li Qingzhi looking at Zhu Qian, Li Xiucai and others, saying that he would give some to them.

Du Yongning: "..." So everyone has it? He is not happy!

Du Yongning, who was unhappy, tasted all the dishes on the table, and then found that his favorite was the fat sausage...

When Du Yongning was having a banquet in Miaoqian Village, the Du family was hosting a banquet.

Du Yongning was admitted as a scholar, and the Du family would definitely hold a banquet to celebrate him.

It's a pity that the hero of this banquet is not here... The Du family is quite helpless. Most people are in a hurry to go home after being admitted as a scholar. Du Yongning went to Chongcheng County with his friends to play!

However, Du Yongning's friend named Li Qingzhi is really good and has a bright future, so the Du family will not stop him from making friends.

They will let Du Yongning relax for a period of time. After this period of time, Du Yongning will come back to study.

The banquet hosted by Li Qingzhi when he was admitted as a scholar was similar to last time, and then... just like last time, many people came who wanted to share their talent.

Some of Li Qingzhi's classmates from Li Xiucai's place even came over to ask for a piece of braised pork after giving him gifts, just to get a good omen and become a scholar in the future.

Li Qingzhi was a little helpless about this.

But people were like this at this time. Even in modern times, there are many people who burn incense before the college entrance examination... Just get used to it.

After the banquet, Li Qingzhi began to work on building a school and a house. He also realized more and more clearly that there were few people he could use.

Fortunately, this is just building a house, and it doesn't require the loyalty of people who help... Li Qing hired people to help him, but if the school was built, he planned it himself.

What he wanted to build was a school for people to study for free, not an ornate garden for wealthy people to take a vacation, so the house design was very simple, paying more attention to practicality and safety.

He had two rows of brick houses built, with twenty houses in each row, ten facing south and ten facing north, with a common wall in the middle.

Li Qingzhi planned to use the south-facing room as a classroom for students to use during the day, and the north-facing room for them to live in at night.

As for why they are divided into two rows... they are mainly male students and female students, and he plans to accept them all.

This house is very simple in design and can be built quickly. As long as the bricks and tiles are supplied and more people are hired, it can be built in half a month.

The house their family lives in is also very simple designed by Li Qingzhi.

The layout he used was the common layout of yards of this era. The house was simplified and unnecessary decorations were omitted.

This can save a lot of money.

But Li Qingzhi built the shower room and toilet very carefully.

Some people will study in provincial capitals or prefectural cities after being admitted as scholars, but after thinking about it, he still planned to stay at home.

In this case, his bathroom must be well designed so that he can live comfortably.

In addition, there are also canteens, toilets and bathhouses for students to build. These houses are not complicated... hire more people and they can be completed in a month.

It just costs a lot of money.

Fortunately, Juewei Zhai kept making money for him, and Du Yongning returned him two hundred taels.

When Li Qingzhi made up his mind to do something, he did it very quickly.

After ten days of preparation, his school officially started construction.

It was also at this time that Du Yongning left Chongcheng County and went to Linhu County.

He has always wanted to visit Linhu County.

Early that morning, Li Qingzhi went to see Du Yongning off at the pier.

Du Yongning was so moved that he even wanted to compose a poem on the spot, but Li Qingzhi stopped him: "If you want to compose a poem, you can go to the boat and do it slowly. Let's go quickly."

Du Yongning didn't realize it. They were about to break up. Wasn't Li Qingzhi not at all reluctant to leave?

Of course Li Qingzhi was not reluctant to leave. He actually wanted Du Yongning to leave quickly. This Du Yongning...has a lot of problems.

Du Yongning followed him every day these days and asked him so many questions that he got a little tired of answering them!

And...he wanted to calm down and do something else.

After sending Du Yongning on the ship, Li Qingzhi bought two pens and a thick stack of paper, then returned home and started writing the book he had been thinking about writing these days.

The book he wrote this time is called "Escape from Famine", and the writing style is the same as "Redress of Injustice".

Li Qingzhi first wrote the year and date six years ago on the paper, and then continued: "I was passing by Yuxi Mansion and was trapped by the wind and rain..."

Yuxi Prefecture is the prefecture where Yu County is located.

There was a flood at that time, and not only Yu County was flooded, but the entire Yuxi Prefecture was also affected.

Lu Qingxi's hometown is the county seat next to Yu County.

Li Qingzhi still writes in the first person. The opening chapter uses hundreds of words to describe how "I" was trapped in Yuxi Prefecture, encountered a flood, and almost died. Fortunately, he was rescued. He also wrote about how Yuxi Prefecture was completely barren of grass after the flood. Without food, countless people are facing starvation and have no choice but to leave their hometowns and struggle to survive.

Then, the "I" in the book followed the victims all the way south...

The victims told "me" their life experiences, and "I" also saw what they went through during their escape.

For example, there was a disaster victim who died in a fight for food not long after he finished telling his story...

The original owner really saw a lot of tragic things during his escape, and you can write about them.

He can also use the book to ask the common people a question repeatedly: "Where is the food for disaster relief? Where is the money for disaster relief?"

The magistrate of Yu County has been providing disaster relief, why was he killed?

If he embezzled the disaster relief money, what about the money after killing him?

Li Qingzhi possesses the memory of the original owner.

When he first traveled through time, he just wanted to survive, so he didn't touch these memories too much.

In fact, even the original owner kept the family feud deep in his heart.

The original owner knew that he was not capable enough, so he naturally did not dare to think too much. He just wanted to live and continue the Li family's bloodline...

However, who really doesn't care about the hatred?

The Li family died so tragically!

The original owner learned that his family had been killed while on the run. He did not dare to cry at the time, but later... he woke up every day with tears streaming down his face.

The original owner's family was originally very happy. Although the original owner was not good at studying, he was good at calculating accounts and could have a good future.

He was in Yu County at the time, and he even had a little girl he had a vague crush on.

If there is no accident, after a while, he will ask his mother to propose marriage, then get married and have children, become a master or a minor official in the government, and live like this for the rest of his life...

However, a flood and a frame-up completely changed his life.

The original owner's short life was really miserable.

The people who died in Yuxi Mansion were also miserable.

Li Qing only spent more than ten days writing "The Record of Injustice". Writing this book will definitely be a little slower. He plans to spend a month to finish the book.

As for the outside world... of course it means that he is concentrating on studying.

Li Qingzhi became a little immersed in writing this, and he didn't come back to his senses until Jin Xiaoye came to find him.

"Ah Qing, it's time to eat." Jin Xiaoye came to call Li Qingzhi to eat.

Some time ago, Li Qingzhi cooked every day, but today she has been studying upstairs... She simply made some food and came to call Li Qingzhi.

"Okay." Li Qingzhi smiled, folded the manuscript in his hand and put it into his arms.

As for this manuscript...it's best to be careful not to be seen by others.

Jin Xiaoye was a little curious when he saw this, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Li Qingzhi went downstairs and found that the female workers were eating taro stew today, and there was a bowl on their table. In addition, there were cold dishes made by Jin Xiaoshu and soup made by Jin Xiaoye.

The soup is pork ribs, tofu and kelp soup, which is quite nutritious. Li Qing used the soup to make rice and ate a lot.

After dinner, Li Qingzhi chatted with Li Damao and Li Ermao for a while, and then went upstairs again.

Jin Xiaoye followed: "Aqing, are you in a bad mood today?"

Li Qingzhi was a little surprised: "Did you see it?"

"I see, you are very unhappy." Jin Xiaoye said. Li Qingzhi at noon today gave her a feeling of lack of energy.

"It's a bit." Li Qing insisted.

"What happened to you?" Jin Xiaoye asked.

Jin Xiaoye's face was full of concern, and Li Qingzhi knew that Jin Xiaoye was worried about him.

He thought for a while and suddenly said: "Xiaoye, I have something to tell you."

Li Qingzhi never told Jin Xiaoye the identity of the original owner.

It's not that he doesn't trust Jin Xiaoye, he is just afraid of Jin Xiaoye

I would be worried if I knew it.

But now that I think about it...it wouldn't be good to keep it a secret.

"What's the matter?" Jin Xiaoye asked.

Li Qing said: "Xiaoye, I am actually a wanted criminal."

Jin Xiaoye was a little stunned: "Are you a wanted criminal? What can you commit?"

Li Qingzhi was only eighteen years old when he came to Miaoqian Village. What crimes could he have committed?

Li Qingzhi did not hide anything and told Jin Xiaoye about the original owner's life experience. Of course, he also said that his identity was faked very well and no one would notice anything wrong.

As for him coming from the end of the world...he wasn't going to say that.

He will live well as the original owner.

Jin Xiaoye gritted his teeth after hearing this: "Some people are really nothing!"

After scolding, Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi again.

She didn't expect that Li Qingzhi was actually the son of the county magistrate's family!

If she had known about this before, she might have found it strange and a little flattered, but now that Li Qingzhi has been admitted as a scholar, she has even had dinner with the governor... Li Qingzhi's biological father is County magistrate, it doesn't seem to be a big deal?

As for the fact that Li Qingzhi is a wanted criminal... "Ah Qing, you look completely different now than before. Don't worry, no one will recognize you."

Jin Xiaoye was not angry... Li Qingzhi laughed: "Xiaoye, I'm not happy today because I think of the past. Please give me a hug."

Jin Xiaoye hugged Li Qingzhi: "Don't think about it. If you live well now, your family will definitely be happy for you... Ah Qing, you can't tell others about this."

"I'm just telling you." Li Qing insisted.

Jin Xiaoye felt very good after hearing what Li Qingzhi said - Li Qingzhi was willing to tell her, which showed that Li Qingzhi trusted her very much.

This is a matter of life and death!

In fact, she was also worried when she learned about Li Qingzhi's origins, but then she thought about it... Li Qingzhi could take part in the imperial examination, so his current status must be no problem.

Li Qingzhi's appearance has also changed a lot.

So as long as she and Li Qingzhi don't tell anyone about it, no one else will know, and Li Qingzhi will always be safe.

That being the case, it's not a big deal!

Fang Jinniang has changed her identity, isn't she living a good life in Fucheng?

Jin Xiaoye hugged Li Qingzhi and patted Li Qingzhi's back to comfort him.

Li Damao and Li Ermao cried before, and that's what she did.

Li Qingzhi hugged Jin Xiaoye for a while before letting go of Jin Xiaoye: "Xiaoye, I'm not in a good mood today because I planned to write about the flood in Yuxi Mansion. I thought of many things and also wrote some... …Do you want to take a look?"

Of course Jin Xiaoye wanted to read it, so Li Qingzhi gave her the manuscript he had written and continued writing it himself.

Thanks to Li Qingzhi, Jin Xiaoye learns things very quickly now. Now she basically knows all the commonly used words and has no problem reading the script.

She can understand the book written by Li Qing.

And when she finished reading it...she felt really distressed.

Li Qingzhi did not know how much suffering he suffered on the way to escape, and was later arrested to dig stones...

Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi lovingly and couldn't help but touch Li Qingzhi's head.

Li Qingzhi: "..." Jin Xiaoye's eyes made him feel a little weird, feeling... full of maternal love.

No matter what, after telling Jin Xiaoye about this, he can write a book to his heart's content without worrying that Jin Xiaoye will feel something is wrong after reading it.

As for the others...he wouldn't let anyone else into the study.

"Aqing, what are you going to do after this book is written?" Jin Xiaoye asked, "Printing it yourself?"

Li Qing said: "I plan to give this manuscript to Governor Zhang and ask him to print it or send it to Lu Qingxi."

"Is it okay?" Jin Xiaoye asked.

"Yes, Governor Zhang is a good official." Li Qing insisted.

The book he wrote does have some problems, but it only targets King Jin.

According to the information he received, Lu Qingxi had been very dissatisfied with the fact that the disaster relief money and food were not sent to Yuxi Prefecture in time.

Therefore, if Governor Zhang printed this book, at most he would be hated by the King of Jin, and there would be no other problems.

King Jin's words... Governor Zhang didn't print this book, and King Jin already hated him very much.

He would not tell Governor Zhang his true identity, he would just say that all these were what he saw and heard on the way to escape.

He fled from Yuxi Prefecture to Chongcheng County. Not many people know about this, but it is not a secret.

Jin Xiaoye said: "We are sending braised meat to Governor Zhang every day. When you finish writing, you can send it over together."

Juewei Zhai has been opened in the provincial capital. Now every day, people go to the provincial capital early in the morning to deliver braised food and come back after delivery.

Li Qing insisted: "You don't have to wait until I finish writing before sending it to you. I can probably write six thousand words today. When I finish writing these six thousand words, I will take it to Juewei Zhai and ask them to send it to Governor Zhang tomorrow."

He can give more gifts and communicate more with Governor Zhang.

Li Qingzhi did write six thousand words that day.

After writing it, he put it in an envelope, sealed it, and gave it to the two workers who delivered braised food to the provincial capital, and asked them to put it in a food box and give it to Governor Zhang.

The braised meat they sent was given to the concierge whom Governor Zhang trusted very much. The concierge would definitely deliver the letter to Governor Zhang.

Noon the next day.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Governor Zhang's concierge started to look around.

It's time for Juewizhai to deliver braised meat to their governor!

Ever since Juewei Zhai opened in the provincial capital, it has been sending braised meat to Governor Zhang every day.

Governor Zhang was unwilling to accept them at first, but those people put them down and left... Governor Zhang had no choice but to accept them.

But Governor Zhang also did something in return...he collected some books and asked the people from Juewizhai to send them to Li Qingzhi.

The concierge likes the people from Juewei Zhai very much. The food they send is really delicious and can make Governor Zhang eat a few more mouthfuls.

During this period of time, their appearance was getting better and better, and they also gained a little weight.

As he was thinking about it, the concierge saw someone from Juewei Zhai coming, holding a food box in his hand.

The concierge took the food boxes from their hands, handed them the food boxes they brought yesterday, and asked with a smile: "What do you have today?"

"My shopkeeper specially made fat sausage for Governor Zhang last night. Governor Zhang must like it!" The worker from Juewei Zhai who came to deliver things smiled and said, then lowered his voice: "There are some things belonging to my master in it."

When the concierge learned that there were things belonging to Li Qingzhi inside, he immediately said, "Your Excellency happens to be at home, I will send it to him right away."

Chapter 164 Royalty

Today the Yamen is closed for bathing, and Governor Zhang is indeed at home.

The September issue of "Collected Works of Anjiang" has gone on sale, and he is reading it.

In this issue of Anjiang Collected Works, there was still Li Qingzhi's article. He had already read this article, so he didn't read more and turned to other articles.

Governor Zhang's favorite among them is the article written by Taoyuan layman.

The Taoyuan layman is the same as the Lingdu Sanren. It is a code name given to oneself by someone who does not want to use his real name.

And Governor Zhang happened to know who this Taoyuan layman was.

Taoyuan layman is actually Fang Shanchang, and his article is called "On Datong".

Fang Shanchang always wanted to build a Datong society and often wrote articles like this. These articles were often published as a "Taoyuan layman" so that he could speak freely.

This time "On Datong" is the same as Fang Shanchang's previous thoughts, but it also incorporates some unique things, which Fang Shanchang learned from the articles in "Qingdu Sanren".

That Li Qingzhi is really different from ordinary people.

Although he had thoroughly studied Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and could not find a single mistake in the eight-legged essay he wrote, Li Qingzhi himself did not actually take Confucianism seriously.

Otherwise, there would not be a single person.

Governor Zhang had already realized this, but he didn't care.

In his view, ideological opinions are not important, but a person's nature is more important.

Li Qingzhi's nature is good.

After reading Fang Shanchang's article several times, Governor Zhang also had the urge to write something. At this moment, the concierge of the Zhang Mansion came in: "Sir, it's time for lunch."

The concierge who had been with Governor Zhang for many years was actually no longer a concierge, but the housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion. However, he still stayed at the concierge all day long, and then he and his wife took care of Governor Zhang's daily life as before.

Governor Zhang closed the book and saw the food box in the concierge's hand: "What did you get today? Lao Li, go get a plate and take half of it."

He couldn't finish the food given to him by Juewei Zhai by himself, so he would give half of it to his housekeeper every day for everyone to eat together.

"Master, I gave you a fat sausage today! There are also things belonging to Young Master Li in it," said Butler Li.

Li Qingzhi had received a book from Governor Zhang before and had written a letter to express his gratitude. He didn't know what he had sent this time... Governor Zhang thought it was mostly an article.

He had told Li Qingzhi before that he would send it to Li Qingzhi after he wrote the article, and he could send it to Anjiang Academy.

As for giving advice... Li Qingzhi's current article doesn't need much advice from him anymore.

"Put the food box here, I'll just eat and look at it at the same time." Governor Zhang said.

Governor Zhang would eat out most of the time, but sometimes he would eat in the study.

He was alone anyway.

"Master, then I'll get you some food." Butler Li put down the food box and left.

The food box had two layers. Governor Zhang opened the upper layer and found a plate full of fried pig intestines.

He hasn't eaten this food for a long time, and he still misses it... Governor Zhang opened the second layer of the food box and found a plate of braised food inside.

Chicken, duck, and dried tofu have a little bit of each. Chicken and duck are also good parts of chicken and duck.

He knew this was specially prepared for him by Chang Zhan, and felt warm in his heart.

After bringing out the two plates of food, Governor Zhang saw the envelope wrapped in oil paper at the bottom.

The envelope was sealed, and as soon as Governor Zhang opened it, Butler Li arrived.

Butler Li brought a bowl of rice, a small plate of vegetables and a small bowl of soup, placed them in front of Governor Zhang, and took out two empty plates: "Master, the weather is getting cold now, so I can save some of this braised food for you to eat at night. If there are more, I won't be polite."

"I can just eat whatever I want in the evening. You don't have to leave anything for me." Governor Zhang said.

"Sir, I've given it to you, so you have to eat it." Butler Li said with a smile.

The amount of food Chang Zhan sent to Governor Zhang was quite large. He divided it into three portions. One portion was given to Governor Zhang for lunch, and one portion was given to Governor Zhang for dinner. The rest he took back with his

The wife shared the meal.

Governor Zhang knew that even if he tried to persuade him, Butler Li would not eat more, so he didn't say anything more, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

While eating, he took out Li Qingzhi's article to read.

The writing style of Li Qingzhi's articles is particularly beautiful. When reading such articles, I can eat a few more mouthfuls.

However…

When Governor Zhang opened the envelope, he saw the words "Lingdu Sanren".

Li Qingzhi wrote an article as a lonely individual?

With this thought in mind, Governor Zhang started reading, and this time he read...

The book written by Li Qing is titled "Escape from Famine". The book begins with some personal experiences of a lonely person, and then follows an encounter with an old man who was fleeing from famine, and what the old man said: " The water rushed in from a distance and washed away everything in our village. There were pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches in the water, as well as people who were already hardened. My mother-in-law and I took our little granddaughter. Hiding in the tree, I was particularly afraid that the tree would be broken. My mother-in-law could have survived. She saw a pig among the things rushing towards her, and couldn't help but reach for it. It was accidentally washed away. I watched her helplessly. We hit a house, which collapsed, and a bloody flower emerged from the water..."

"The water hasn't receded for several days, and the dead people inside are all rotten..."

"When the floods passed, there would be nothing in our village, not even firewood. My little granddaughter was too hungry to move. I heard that there was food for disaster relief, so I wanted to carry her on my back to get some, but unfortunately I didn't see it... …"

"When she was starving to death, she said she saw her breasts. Her breasts must not have seen her suffer, so they took her away... I will definitely not survive this..."

…

Governor Zhang only read the beginning and already realized what Li Qing was writing.

He knew about Li Qingzhi and knew that Li Qingzhi fled famine and came to Chongcheng County six years ago.

Although he knew about it before, he didn't think much about it. It wasn't until he read this article that he realized the tragedy of the flood.

Six years ago, the flood in Yuxi Prefecture caused quite a stir. The imperial envoy who went to take charge of disaster relief at that time was a member of the King of Jin. Because he lost part of the disaster relief silver, he was bitten by Lu Qingxi and eventually lost his official position...

Governor Zhang was an official in Beijing at that time and heard many things from others, but he did not know the specific situation of Yuxi Mansion.

All they can see are some cold numbers.

But now...those cold numbers are living in Li Qingzhi's book.

Governor Zhang was silent for a long time.

Butler Li came in after dinner and saw that Governor Zhang had not even taken a few bites of food: "Sir, what's wrong with you?" "I..." Governor Zhang had no appetite to eat, and originally wanted Butler Li to take the food away. But soon, he thought of some descriptions in Li Qingzhi's article.

The old man begged everywhere, begging others to give him a mouthful of food to save his granddaughter, but his granddaughter was still dead.

"I was fascinated by the article just now." Governor Zhang smiled and started eating.

He was slow but ate all the food in front of him.

After Butler Li took away the bowl, Governor Zhang began to write a letter to Li Qingzhi.

He suddenly realized that Li Qingzhi wanted to do something again.

And looking at Li Qingzhi's article...the King of Jin is really not suitable to be the crown prince.

When Governor Zhang wrote to Li Qingzhi, many people in the provincial capital mentioned Li Qingzhi.

Some scholars in the provincial capital, like Governor Zhang, have already received the new issue of Anjiang Collected Works. When they saw Li Qingzhi's article on it, they were filled with envy: "This Li Qingzhi's article has appeared in Anjiang Collected Works again!"

"His articles are really good, and ordinary people can't write them."

"There will definitely be a place for him in next year's provincial examination!"

"Maybe he can earn the position of Jieyuan!"

…

A year ago, no one in the provincial capital knew about Li Qingzhi, but now, there are very few people who don't know Li Qingzhi.

The provincial examination is held once every three years, and the next one will be next year.

There are many people in the provincial capital who plan to take part in next year's provincial examination, and most of these people bought "Collected Works of Anjiang" and came back to study Li Qingzhi's articles.

Some of them originally regarded Li Qingzhi as a strong rival, but after reading Li Qingzhi's articles and hearing about Li Qingzhi's photographic memory, they felt that they had overestimated themselves.

They are not qualified to regard Li Qingzhi as a strong enemy.

"It's a pity that Li Qingzhi returned to his hometown after taking the college examination, otherwise I would have come to visit him."

"Me too. Although I heard about his reputation before, I didn't go to see him... It's a pity."

"We will definitely have a chance to see him when he waits for the provincial examination next year."

…

Of course, not everyone is like this. It is rare for someone to arrange a few sentences and feel that Li Qingzhi's article is far inferior to Taoyuan layman's.

Li Qingzhi didn't know anything about the provincial capital.

He was a little affected and emotionally unstable on the first day he wrote the book, but he quickly adjusted.

In the following days, he got up early every day to write a book. After writing three thousand words, he went to see where the school was built. After reading it, he went to pick up the three children from Li Xiucai.

After picking him up, he went home for lunch, and continued writing the book after eating. After writing another three thousand words, he took Li Da Mao and Li Er Mao to visit the place where the school was built.

After reading it, go to Juewei Zhai on the New Pier side, give the manuscript to Chang Zhan, and pick Chang Zhan back up by the way.

During this period, Li Qingzhi received a letter from Governor Zhang asking about Yuxi Mansion.

Li Qingzhi told Governor Zhang about the forged life experience of the original owner, and said that what he wrote was based on what he saw and heard during his escape.

Later, Governor Zhang read about the magistrate of Yu County in a book and wrote to ask him again. Li Qingzhi wrote all the situation in Yu County in his letter.

Of course, he couldn't say that this was his own personal experience, but just said that it was told to him by a clerk in Yuxian County Government.

Li Qingzhi and Governor Zhang exchanged letters every day. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and he had already written 60,000 words of "Escape from Famine".

For people at this time, writing six thousand words by hand every day is quite a lot, but Li Qing was squeezed when he was writing "The Record of Injustice". Now he only writes six thousand words every day, which is very easy for him.

He even had time to read the book Governor Zhang gave him.

That afternoon, Li Qingzhi was writing a book when Du Yongning came and shouted below: "Brother Li, I'm back from Linhu County!"

Li Qingzhi's life was very busy during this period, and he almost forgot about Du Yongning. When he heard Du Yongning's voice, he was stunned.

He put the manuscript he had written into the cabinet and locked it before going downstairs to find Du Yongning.

After not seeing each other for ten days, Du Yongning became a little darker. When he saw Li Qingzhi, he said, "Brother Li, I gained a lot from this trip to Linhu County."

Du Yongning wanted to find someone to talk to, so he said a lot in one breath.

After he went to Linhu County, he began to inquire about the Qingdu San people, and then, like the scholars in Linhu County, he found out nothing.

He also discovered that "Record of Injustice" was not dictated by the common people at all, but it was not groundless either. All the things written in it had real cases.

"I visited many places in Linhu County, and even went to the quarry under the name of King Jin, and found some workers who escaped from the quarry to inquire about the situation... Everything written by Qingdusan is true. Du Yongning said.

This time, he visited various places in Linhu County and was deeply touched.

Du Yongning talked a lot with Li Qingzhi. After he finished speaking, he remembered one thing: "Brother Li, I heard that you are concentrating on studying during this time? What book are you reading?"

Li Qingzhi told him the name of the book Governor Zhang gave him.

"I've read this book too!" Du Yongning immediately started discussing with Li Qingzhi until mid-afternoon.

At this time, Li Damao came to Li Qingzhi: "Dad, are you still going to the new school today?"

Li Qingzhi takes Li Damao and his four children out together every afternoon in order to increase the amount of exercise for these children.

To make them less bored in the process, he would also tell them stories along the way.

It is also because of this that the four children are now very interested in going out in the afternoon.

"You want to go to the new school? I'll go too." Du Yongning said.

Du Yongning said so, and Li Qingzhi took them out together.

The foundation of the school built by Li Qing has now been laid and the walls are being built.

He hired someone to help him take care of building the house. If he was an ordinary businessman, he would most likely be defrauded of some money by doing so, and the people he hired to do the work might not be so dedicated.

But he is a famous scholar with a bright future, and he even knows the county magistrate!

The people who came to help him did their best and did not dare to fool him.

Li Qingzhi was very satisfied with the situation, so he spent some more money to improve the food for those who worked for him.

And that makes those who work for him extremely grateful.

As soon as he arrived today, everyone greeted him: "Li Xiucai!"

Li Qingzhi smiled and talked to them, calling each of them by name accurately.

These people became even happier and began to tell Li Qingzhi what they had done today.

"This house was built so fast!" Du Yongning was a little surprised. Within a few days of his departure, the land had changed drastically.

Li Qing said: "It's very fast."

"In the future, we can plant some roses here and some peach trees there..." Du Yongning said again.

He had already seen the drawings of the house designed by Li Qingzhi. He thought such a house was a bit ugly, but Li Qingzhi wanted to pursue practicality, so he didn't say much.

Now that the house has been built, he feels that the exterior decoration can be as he wants.

Li Qing insisted: "If you don't want to plant roses, you can plant peach trees, but they have to be planted by the river. When the time comes, all the open space here will be planted with vegetables."

Du Yongning was stunned: "Growing vegetables?"

"Yes, grow vegetables so that they can eat them and be self-sufficient." Li Qing insisted.

Du Yongning didn't quite understand, but Li Qing insisted: "I set up this academy so that children from ordinary people can learn skills here and find a livelihood to support themselves in the future. They need to work."

Du Yongning thought about what he had seen and heard during this period, and quickly figured it out: "Brother Li, you are right."

Li Qingzhi heard this and asked Du Yongning if he planned to set up a school in Linhu County. Du Yongning said: "I donated money to the nursing home in Linhu County, but I'm afraid it won't be possible to set up a school... My father came to me. Xin, I'm going home tomorrow."

Du Yongning actually wanted to stay in Linhu County and do something for the people of Linhu County. For this reason, he wrote a letter to his father, asking his father to give him more money.

A few days ago, he received a reply from his father.

His father refused to give him money and asked him to go back to study as soon as possible to prepare for next year's provincial examination.

Without money from his father, he couldn't do anything... After Du Yongning felt uncomfortable for two days, he decided to go back.

He is too weak now, but when he passes the examination, the situation will be very different.

He must pass the exam!

Thinking like this, Du Yongning said again: "Brother Li, after I return home this time, I will also concentrate on studying. After today, we will see you again next year!"

"Okay." Li Qing agreed.

Du Yongning accompanied Li Qingzhi to pick up Chang Zhan that day, and then stayed at Jinye Embroidery Studio and had a meal cooked by Chang Zhan.

He was full of praise for Chang Zhan's craftsmanship, and he also bought some chili noodles specially prepared by Chang Zhan, saying that he would take it back to honor his mother.

Du Yongning left the next day, and on this day, a school opened in Chongcheng County.

This school was opened by Zhu Qian in the village where Zhu Qian was born.

After Zhu Qian became rich, he returned to the village and built a big house, but he did not live in it.

Now, he uses this house to open a school.

Li Qingzhi's school planned to recruit children from poor families and let them learn skills, but Zhu Qian's school was different.

Zhu Qian hired a scholar and a boy to teach in the school. His school was no different from Li Xiucai's school or other private schools in Chongcheng County. Enlightenment first, then teaching the classics.

It's just that his school is not restricted. People from all over the country who think their children have some talent can send their children to this school for enlightenment.

Ordinary children can just recognize a word, but those with talent can continue reading.

If they are particularly talented, Zhu Qian will also help them study.

Li Qingzhi knew that schools were like this at this time, so he was not surprised.

For people at this time, if you want to learn a craft, you can become an apprentice. If you want to study... you should still study the Four Books and Five Classics.

Li Qingzhi didn't pay much attention to this matter. He took out the manuscript he wrote yesterday and continued writing.

Because of Du Yongning's sudden arrival, he didn't send any manuscripts to Governor Zhang yesterday...but he could send more today.

At the same time, the provincial capital.

Governor Zhang checked the food box sent by Juewizhai over and over again, and found that there was nothing in it except two plates of dishes full of ingredients.

Where is Li Qingzhi's letter?

Although the book written by Li Qing looked miserable, he was used to reading it while eating... Suddenly he felt a little uncomfortable without him.

How could it suddenly disappear?

Governor Zhang was extremely disappointed.

Fortunately, he got good news - a bookstore was willing to help him print the book.

After receiving the "Escape from Famine" sent by Li Qingzhi, Governor Zhang asked his confidants to copy it, and then took the copied manuscript to those bookshops to see which bookshop was willing to help print the book.

He thought no one would be willing, but only two days later, his confidant brought back good news.

That afternoon, Governor Zhang went to the bookstore that was willing to help print books.

This bookstore was opened by the Shen family's trading company. The head of the Shen family came to see Governor Zhang in person and spoke very cordially.

The current backer of the Shen Family Trading Company is Lu Qingxi!

"Master Zhang, we will print your book for you right away. You send some and we will print some. How about printing 10,000 copies first?"

Governor Zhang didn't react. He originally planned to print only two thousand copies.

Ten thousand copies... He doesn't have that much money.

"This money..." Governor Zhang hesitated.

The head of the Shen family said: "Sir, the words in this book are precious. For every thousand words, I will give you ten taels of silver. Now there are 60,000 words, and I will give you six hundred taels."

After saying that, the head of the Shen family took out a banknote of 600 taels and gave it to Governor Zhang.

Governor Zhang was stunned.

The head of the Shen family said: "Qingdu Sanren's books have been praised by His Majesty, so they must be easy to sell! There are many literati in Jiang'an Province, so selling a few thousand copies is not a problem. The rest will be sent to the capital... our Shen family's books The fleet is planning to enter Beijing in a month." The head of the Shen family was excited when he saw this book!

Qingdu Sanren's new book will definitely make money if printed!

Of course the key is not this, the key is... this book is obviously aimed at the King of Jin, Eunuch Lu must like it!

He wants to print the book quickly so that it can be sent to the capital!

After hearing what the head of the Shen family said, Governor Zhang remembered that the book could be sold for money and there was no need for him to put a money stamp on it.

But the head of the Shen family paid so much money... Governor Zhang took the banknote and asked, "You gave me so much money, but can you still make money?"

"Of course it is possible." The head of the Shen family said that in the bookstore, commonly used books like the Four Books and Five Classics are not expensive, but books like "Escape from Famine" are not cheap, and they can make money selling this book.

Of course, after giving the high price of a thousand words and ten taels of silver, he wouldn't earn much.

But he didn't print this book to make money!

The head of the Shen family looked at Governor Zhang with a smile: "Master Zhang, we are all working for Eunuch Lu, you don't have to be so outspoken!"

He had long heard that Governor Zhang was from Eunuch Lu, but he was not sure before, and since he was just a merchant, it would be difficult to find him.

But now Governor Zhang has taken the initiative to find him!

The head of the Shen family made up his mind to establish a good relationship with Governor Zhang so that he could better serve Eunuch Lu.

Governor Zhang: "..." He really has nothing to do with Lu Qingxi!

The head of the Shen family added at this time: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I will keep this book and print it beautifully for you!"

I don't know who Governor Zhang asked to print the "Record of Injustice" before, but it turned out to be so ugly!

The books printed by their Shen Family Trading Company's bookshop are absolutely exquisite!

Speaking of which... Qingdu Sanren is Governor Zhang, right? While handling government affairs, he even didn't forget to write a book. This must be to make Eunuch Lu happy.

He also had to work harder and cling to the big tree of Eunuch Lu.

I heard that the child adopted by Your Majesty is healthy and lively!

The head of the Shen family also wanted to invite Governor Zhang to dinner, but Governor Zhang refused.

He returned home with the silver note given by the head of the Shen family, wrote a letter asking Li Qingzhi why no manuscript had been delivered today, and then put the 600 taels of silver note in, told what happened today, and hinted that Li Qingzhi was free. If so, you can write more.

Every word written by Li Qingzhi is worth money!

Chapter 165 "Water Control Strategies"

As a governor, Governor Zhang's annual salary is not large, but he does not accept bribes and even helps others from time to time, so he is short of money.

Generally speaking, he would give part of his salary to the housekeeper as household expenses, and the rest of the money would be spent unknowingly.

Six hundred taels of silver was quite a lot for him.

For Li Qingzhi, six hundred taels of silver was not a lot.

The next night, when he opened the letter sent to him from Juewei Zhai, he saw that there were 600 taels of banknotes from the provincial capital...Li Qingzhi was stunned.

Governor Zhang is fine, why did you give him so much money?

Only after reading the letter sent by Governor Zhang did he know what was going on.

This manuscript fee is really not low! He writes 6,000 words a day and can earn 60 taels of silver. If he writes for a month, he can earn 1,800 taels!

At this stage, Juewei Zhai's annual profit is only 1,800 taels!

Li Qingzhi took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to write ten thousand words a day.

If he really had to write 10,000 words a day, he would have no time to chat with anyone or spend time with his children.

He doesn't have time to go to the new school every day to watch.

He lived so hard in the last days and finally lived again. He wanted to enjoy life, but he couldn't write a book every day.

So... write eight thousand words, no more.

He was not doing it for money, he was mainly doing it so that Shenjia Bookshop could print the book as quickly as possible!

Li Qingzhi finally decided to take time every night to write two thousand more words.

With this thought in mind, he lit a lamp and sat down at his desk to write.

Jin Xiaoye saw that Li Qingzhi was still awake until the time came, so he came over to take a look, and then saw Li Qingzhi writing a book.

"Why are you still writing?" Jin Xiaoye asked: "How long will you continue to write?"

"Write for another hour," Li Qing insisted, "Xiaoye, I will also write some at night in the future, and I may go to bed later."

"You have to write so much? Will it be too tiring?" Jin Xiaoye was worried that Li Qing was tired.

Li Qing said: "Xiao Ye, the Shen Family Trading Company gave me a price of ten taels of silver for one thousand words of my book. If I write an extra two thousand words at night, I can get an extra twenty taels of silver."

Jin Xiaoye was stunned for a moment before speaking: "If I...I would write all the time except eating and sleeping." She could write until the Shen Family Trading Company couldn't pay for it!

Well, that's just a thought.

She can't write a book at all, she can't write anything.

Li Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh when he heard Jin Xiaoye's words. After laughing...he continued writing the book.

Li Qingzhi originally planned to write about 150,000 words for the book "Escape from Famine", which is about the same length as "Record of Injustice".

There is no need to write too long.

But now, Li Qingzhi plans to add 50,000 words to the book.

Of course, what he wrote was not unnecessary... He planned to write down the knowledge he had in his memory on how to build water conservancy projects, how to deal with floods, and how to prevent and control plagues.

Of course, this cannot actually be counted in "Escape from Famine". This is actually a new book, and Li Qingzhi plans to name it "Strategies for Water Control".

In fact, there were some books on flood control in this era. The original owner's father, Li Zhao, collected a lot of them and took them back for study.

The original owner had also read those books and was even deeply impressed by them.

After all, Yu County is a flood-prone place.

But the knowledge in those books was not as comprehensive as what he knew.

Li Qingzhi has actually wanted to write a related book for a long time. He had thought about writing "The Barefoot Doctor's Handbook" before.

He was not in a hurry to write it. Firstly, he didn't have enough time, and secondly, he didn't know how to spread it after writing it... Now, he just had time to write it, and the Shen family's bookshop was willing to print it.

He can even get more royalties.

Li Qingzhi likes Daqi. Compared with Doomsday, Daqi is really good.

But compared with the modern society where he had lived for eighteen years, there were too many injustices in Daqi.

He has always been dissatisfied with such injustice.

If his descendants were sentenced to death for committing illegal crimes, he would feel that they deserved it.

But in Daqi, the reason why he or his descendants were sentenced and killed might just be because they offended the powerful.

For example, Governor Zhang was exiled because he offended the previous King of Jin.

Daqi also dissatisfied him with other things.

If nothing else, women in Daqi have a very bad life.

He might have a daughter in the future. After Li Damao and Li Ermao get married and have children, they will give him a granddaughter... He doesn't want his daughter or granddaughter to be restricted by a lot of rules and regulations. This is not allowed and that is not allowed.

After they get married, maybe the husband will have three wives and four concubines... Why?

Li Qingzhi had the idea of changing the world very early.

Invent some advanced things, export some advanced ideas, increase social productivity, promote the industrial revolution... Daqi will usher in a change sooner or later.

When he runs a school, he actually wants to cultivate some like-minded people like him - everything can't depend on him.

Li Qingzhi never thought of using drastic means to promote a change, as that would be too harmful to ordinary people.

War kills people!

He wanted to take things slowly and slowly.

He had enough time anyway.

Relying on his own supernatural powers, he can live for that long in the end of the world. In peaceful times, as long as he doesn't encounter any accidents, it will not be a problem for him to live to be 120 years old.

This is even a conservative estimate.

In his original world, the last two feudal dynasties existed for the same number of years, 276 years.

In other words... he can live for half a dynasty.

So now, he only needs to plant seeds one by one in Daqi. In the future, one day these seeds will take root, sprout, bloom and bear fruit.

A new era will come sooner or later.

Scholars of this era pay attention to loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but Li Qing was not a person of this era from the beginning.

The original owner's family died tragically, and the original owner was captured in King Jin's quarry... He didn't have a good impression of the Daqi royal family, but he actually looked forward to seeing the day when this dynasty was overthrown.

Various thoughts flashed through Li Qingzhi's mind, and then he continued writing the book.

I think that's a bit far off.

He still has to take the imperial examination obediently, so that he and his family can live a better life, and he can do more things.

The day after Governor Zhang talked with the people from Shen's Trading Company, he received a manuscript of 10,000 words from Li Qingzhi, plus a text message. Only then did he know that Li Qingzhi had not sent a letter the day before. A friend is visiting.

After reading these ten thousand words, Governor Zhang immediately called his confidants to help copy them, and then sent them to the Shen family's bookstore after copying them.

The person who copied for Governor Zhang was the same person from Linhu County who had copied Qingdu Sanren articles for Governor Zhang before.

When he saw such a thick stack of manuscripts, he was filled with emotion: "Ling Du San is really diligent. He writes so many words every day. It takes me several hours just to copy."

It took him three hours to copy 6,000 words. For today's manuscript, he probably needed four or five hours to copy it.

The main reason was that he couldn't copy non-stop, he had to use his hands and feet, and since Jingdu Sanren's handwriting was so good, he was too embarrassed to copy randomly.

"His current speed is already considered slow." Governor Zhang said, Li Qing's writing speed of "Redress of Injustice" is astonishing.

But that would hurt his body. He hoped that Li Qingzhi could write more, but if Li Qingzhi still wrote so much... he would definitely stop it.

Governor Zhang's confidants were stunned, and then the next day... Governor Zhang gave him another eight thousand words.

Six thousand words a day is indeed slow for a Qingdusan. He can write eight thousand words a day!

This man concentrated on copying every day, and always paid attention to the correctness of his handwriting... His handwriting became better the more he copied.

On the other side, the head of the Shen family was a little dumbfounded.

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They thought that the independent individual was actually Governor Zhang. In fact, many people suspected this.

So he didn't understand why Governor Zhang wrote so many words while handling government affairs.

Or...he had actually written this book a long time ago?

But if it had been written long ago, why not give it to him all at once?

The head of the Shen family couldn't help but tell his wife his doubts.

Although the Shen family was a merchant, the father of the head of the Shen family was very attracted to scholars, so he spent a lot of money to marry the head of the Shen family to a young lady from a scholarly family.

This Mrs. Shen is indeed quite talented and often has some unique insights.

Mrs. Shen asked: "Why do you think Qing Du San is Governor Zhang? They may be two people."

The head of the Shen family suddenly realized.

Mrs. Shen added: "This book must have just been written. Someone has been to Linhu County before and found that the Qingdu San people had not talked with the suffering people in Linhu County at all... This time he wrote about the flood five years ago, although It was borrowed from the mouths of the people, but it was definitely not really dictated by the people. It should be that he recorded what he had seen and heard."

"Madam is right!" the head of the Shen family said immediately.

"But..." Mrs. Shen hesitated.

"But what?" asked the head of the Shen family.

Mrs. Shen said: "Qing Du San must be very short of money. He sends over eight thousand words of manuscripts every day. If he wasn't short of money, how could he write so much?"

The head of the Shen family thought about how he had to think hard for a long time when he was studying in his early years to write an article of several hundred words, and nodded with deep understanding.

Mrs. Shen said again: "Mr. Sir, please hurry up and have this book printed. It won't be long before the caravan leaves for the capital!"

After hearing this, the head of the Shen family immediately took the manuscript to the bookstore.

Li Qingzhi wrote eight thousand words every day. After writing for more than ten days, he finished "Escape from Famine".

Governor Zhang felt a little disappointed when he saw the word "end" at the end.

Daqi is so big that floods and droughts occur from time to time. The flood in Yuxi Prefecture six years ago was nothing compared to the major disasters that people have experienced in the past.

He almost never thought about the flood again.

But Li Qingzhi's book seems to have made him personally experience the Yuxi flood six years ago.

This flood, which has long been forgotten by many people, was so tragic that no one could imagine it.

Countless people who originally lived happily have their families broken up and their families destroyed.

During the escape, the naked humanity containing blood and tears is clearly revealed on the paper.

With a long sigh, Governor Zhang asked someone to copy it again.

He thought that the book had been written and Li Qingzhi would not give him any more manuscripts, but he did not expect that the next day, he would receive another thick envelope from Li Qingzhi.

Li Qingzhi wrote something else? Governor Zhang was stunned and then opened the envelope.

What came out this time was indeed a new book called "Water Control Strategies".

At the beginning of the book, Li Qingzheng wrote in the tone of "alone and scattered" how this book came about...

In the book, Qingdu San people said that this book was written by compiling the water control methods of Li Zhao, the magistrate of Yu County, Yuxi Prefecture, and adding some of his own opinions.

Governor Zhang was stunned when he saw this beginning.

Then look down.

The manuscript Li Qingzhi sent was only 6,000 words, and it didn't contain much. But even so, Governor Zhang couldn't help but applaud it.

Everything written here is very practical!

He even couldn't wait to see the content behind it and wanted to promote it!

Governor Zhang read it over and his eyes fell on the beginning again.

This "Water Control Strategy" was written by Li Qingzhi after sorting out the water control methods left by Yu County Magistrate Li Zhao?

Governor Zhang knew that the Yu County magistrate who was executed by his entire family was innocent. In fact, many people in the court felt so.

It's just that the magistrate of Nayu County is just a civil servant and has no relationship with the government at all. No one will advocate for him at all!

He could only die silently in the end.

But who would have thought that he could be so talented?

That imperial envoy killed a pillar of Daqi!

What a pity, what a pity!

For a while, Governor Zhang even hated the imperial envoy back then.

Taking a deep breath, Governor Zhang had someone copy it and then sent it to the Shen family.

He felt that this "Water Control Strategy" was more useful than "Escape from Famine".

Li Qing wrote "Escape from Famine" probably because he wanted justice, and "Water Control Strategies"... this can benefit the people.

On the other side, the head of the Shen family was happy that "Escape from Famine" had been finished.

Now that "Escape from Famine" has been written, he can print the book earlier and send it to the capital!

At this moment, he received another manuscript from Governor Zhang.

"Water Control Strategy"? Did the county magistrate of Yu County leave such a thing behind?

And the Lingdu Sanren... sorted it out?

Although these businessmen sometimes put their interests first, they are also well-informed.

The head of the Shen family took out sixty taels of silver notes and sent them to Governor Zhang. He also ordered the people below to speed up the printing - he wanted to print one more book.

"Escape from Famine" has a total of 150,000 words, and the head of the Shen family has decided to divide it into three volumes and bind them.

And now, one more volume will be added, which is "Water Control Strategies". When Li Qingzhi first wrote "Water Control Strategies", he did not expect to involve the original owner's father.

Until he started writing... he thought of the original owner's father who studied books on water control and led the people of Yu County to dig ditches to solve the flood problem in Yu County.

If the original owner's father hadn't been unlucky and encountered a once-in-a-century flood, and the dam built before Yuxi Prefecture had cut corners and was washed away... In a few years, the original owner's father might really be able to manage Yu County well and let people Yu County was saved from minor floods.

Li Zhao is not a genius, but he really wants to do something for the people. It's a pity.

Moreover, that was the father of the original owner.

Li Qingzhi simply wrote down the knowledge he knew before time travel, under the name of the original owner's father.

As for why he knew this...he wrote it at the beginning, and he accidentally got the book handwritten by Li Zhao!

Li Qingzhi said the same thing to Governor Zhang, which can explain why he knows so much.

When Li Qing was writing "Water Control Strategies", Jin Xiaoye prepared the goods Wu Baichuan wanted and gave them all to Wu Baichuan.

Then she heard Wu Baichuan's complaint: "I don't know what happened to the Shen family. They said the departure date might be a few days later... I'm in a hurry to go to the capital!"

Jin Xiaoye smiled and said, "Maybe the Shen family has something important to do."

Jin Xiaoye read everything Li Qingzhi wrote.

Li Qingzhi's writing was really good. She didn't quite understand "Water Control Strategies" after reading it, but she thought it should be useful.

Li Qingzhi's biological father was really a very capable man, but unfortunately he was framed and lost his life early.

Li Qingzhi is not bad either... Jin Xiaoye thought about it carefully and felt that when Li Qingzhi first came to Miaoqian Village, he might be hiding his clumsiness by saying that he was not knowledgeable.

At that time, Li Qingzhi was probably afraid that someone would recognize him, so he lived in seclusion and pretended to be unable to study.

It is also easy to understand that he no longer hides his knowledge after being captured for many years.

Li Qingzhi is completely different now than before, and no one will be able to recognize him.

So, he embarked on the road of imperial examination.

Jin Xiaoye knew that Li Qingzhi wanted to take revenge, and she also knew that Li Qingzhi's actions might bring danger to their family, but people all have feelings. She could not let Li Qingzhi take revenge and could only watch. , to tell Li Qingzhi not to do radical things.

Li Qingzhi attaches great importance to her, and also to Li Damao and Li Ermao... He will definitely be careful, and he is so smart, so they may not necessarily be in danger.

"It should be so. I don't know what happened to the Shen family... Mr. Shen is always on time and has never changed the scheduled time before..." Wu Baichuan started to mutter.

Jin Xiaoye didn't answer.

Boss Shen wanted to postpone the departure time, maybe because... there was no time to print the book.

I heard that he wants to print 10,000 sets of "Escape from Famine" and 10,000 copies of "Water Control Strategies"!

In Li Qing's hand, he already had nearly two thousand taels of bank notes from the provincial capital, but he just didn't have time to cash them in the provincial capital.

Before, Li Qingzhi felt that the money spent to build the school was a bit too much, and he was even reluctant to use the money to repair his house to look better, but now...

Li Qingzhi specially ordered a batch of bricks to add a high fence to their new house.

Li Qingzhi also planned to find a carpenter to take care of the furniture inside... Just listening to Li Qingzhi's description, Jin Xiaoye felt that they would definitely live very comfortably after moving to their new home.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Jin, Mr. Li needs me to deliver something to Shopkeeper Duan?" Wu Baichuan asked Jin Xiaoye.

Jin Xiaoye laughed: "Yes, but he's not ready yet." Li Qingzhi was too busy these days and didn't even bother to prepare what he wanted to bring to Chang Duan.

"Mr. Li, just take your time and prepare, don't be in a hurry." Wu Baichuan laughed.

Li Qing wrote "Water Control Strategies" for eight days.

He wrote slowly at first, only writing 6,000 words a day, and then he wrote faster... The book has a total of more than 60,000 words, and Li Qingzhi wrote down all the methods he knew about flood control and post-disaster handling.

After finishing writing, Li Qingzhi felt a sense of loss.

He didn't know if he could reverse the case of the original owner's father with this book, but at this stage, there was only so much he could do.

If he can't seek justice this time, he can only wait until he is admitted to the imperial examination and enters the court before making any plans.

No matter what, it is a good thing to write this book. Shen Family Bookstore plans to print 10,000 copies, which is a good thing for the country and the people.

Li Qingzhi hoped that such a terrible escape in the memory of the original owner would never happen again.

Also...the original owner's father died quietly, but in the future, many people should know about him.

Chapter 166 Shen Family

Fucheng.

Governor Zhang opened the food box again and took out a thick stack of papers.

This is the "Water Control Strategy" compiled by Li Qingzhi based on the manuscripts left by Li Zhao.

He didn't bother to eat and looked impatiently.

There are many things written in this book, such as how to prevent the plague from happening after a flood.

Some of the practices mentioned in it were something he had never heard of, but after the book briefly explained the reasons for doing so, he immediately realized that it was the right thing to do.

If you follow this book to deal with floods, you can really reduce losses and save more people!

This is a good book and a wonderful book.

Governor Zhang felt that this book was worth reading and memorizing again and again. He also felt that students who wanted to become officials and were taking the imperial examinations should read this book.

He had only read the beginning of this book a few days ago, and he already felt sorry for Li Zhao.

When he finished reading... Governor Zhang sighed.

Thinking that Li Zhao had passed away five years ago, he felt indescribably melancholy. After a long time, he called his confidant and asked him to copy it and send it to the Shen family.

When Governor Zhang's confidants were copying "Records of Escape from Famine", they would ask Governor Zhang a few questions, such as how the Qingdu San people managed to write so fast, but now, he didn't ask anything.

He just wanted to copy the book quickly and print it out quickly.

Hexing Mansion is a good place, but there are floods from time to time. In fact, six years ago, some places in Hexing Mansion were flooded.

It's just that the water network here is densely covered and it is close to the sea, so even if a flood occurs, the flood will recede relatively quickly, unlike some places where the flood does not recede for a long time after it comes.

Anyway, it's great to have a book that tells people what to do after a flood!

"Water Control Strategies" talks about ways to prevent floods, but it also says that floods cannot be prevented by human power. What is written most about is how to provide disaster relief after disasters, and how to deal with common post-flood diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery. Prevention and care.

The people around Governor Zhang copied it and quickly sent it to the Shen family.

The head of the Shen family is already waiting.

His fleet was already ready and was supposed to set off in two days.

Now I haven't started yet, just because I want to print "Water Control Strategies".

All ten thousand sets of "Escape from Famine" have been printed and bound, but "Strategy for Flood Control"... Qingdu Sanren has not finished writing it yet.

Every extra day the fleet was delayed would cost a lot of money, but even so, he still planned to wait for Lingdu Sanren to finish the book, wait for him to print the book, and then set off.

Whether it was "Escape from Famine" or "Water Control Strategies", the head of the Shen family had read them all.

He considers himself a cold-hearted person, but when he watched "Escape", he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Especially when I saw the people inside waiting expectantly for the government to come to provide disaster relief, but nothing came of it.

In addition... when he read "Escape from Famine", he felt that Yu County Magistrate Li Zhao was a good person, and then... "Water Control Strategy" came out!

There is no doubt that Li Zhao is a very capable but good official.

It's a pity that such an official was beheaded and his whole family was executed!

How sad? As far as he knew, the disappearance of Yuxi Mansion's flood relief money six years ago had a lot to do with the King of Jin. Eunuch Lu's hometown was in Yuxi Mansion. Because of this incident, he and the King of Jin became increasingly incompatible.

When this book is sent to the capital, Eunuch Lu will be happy, and the Jin royal party will suffer a heavy blow.

The Shen family was actually forced to take refuge with Eunuch Lu at first.

But no matter what the reason is, they are already on Lu Qingxi's side, so they must do good things for Eunuch Lu.

According to what he learned... Eunuch Lu was definitely a master several times better than King Jin.

The King of Jin has always held grudges, and the Shen family may have been hated by the King of Jin for a long time.

What the head of the Shen family fears most is the succession of King Jin!

Seeing Governor Zhang's people coming from a distance, the head of the Shen family smiled broadly.

Then, he saw the young man who rarely spoke to him and said, "The book "Water Control Strategy" has been finished. Mr. Qingdu said that he will not write any more books in the near future."

The head of the Shen family felt heavy in his heart and immediately walked to the bookstore.

Chongcheng County.

Li Qingzhi took a month to write "Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies".

He was very tired from writing, and wanted to rest for a few days after finishing writing. For this reason, he specifically told Governor Zhang that he would not write a book for the time being.

When I woke up this morning, I realized that I no longer had to write hard... Li Qingzhi went downstairs in a good mood and made breakfast with his own hands.

He made noodles with pickled vegetables and shredded pork, and put a golden poached egg on each bowl of noodles.

Li Damao and Li Ermao were very happy to eat. After all, they ate porridge every day when Li Qingzhi didn't cook.

"Dad, the noodles are so delicious!" Li Ermao said in a vague voice with noodles in his mouth.

Li Qing insisted: "Your father's cooking can't be delicious! Da Mao Er Mao, do you want to eat dumplings?"

"Think!" Li Damao and Li Ermao said in unison.

People in Chongcheng County hardly eat dumplings, and their family has never eaten them.

Li Damao and the others knew about dumplings because Li Qingzhi told them stories about them.

"Today at noon, I will make dumplings for you to eat!" Li Qing insisted.

The total number of words in the two books he wrote exceeds 200,000, and he earned more than 2,000 taels of silver... Li Qingzhi felt that he should reward himself.

As for how to reward...it's good to make yourself a meal of dumplings.

After sending Li Damao and others to Li Xiucai's school, Li Qingzhi bought a lot of flour and went home and started kneading the dough to make dumplings.

He prepared two kinds of fillings for dumplings, one was pure pork, the other was dried pork with mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

Li Qingzhi doesn't like to eat pure meat, and thinks adding something else will make it more delicious, but like Li Laogen... he likes to eat pure meat.

Speaking of which, when it was time to prepare the fillings, Li Qingzhi realized that mushrooms were so expensive these days.

Mushrooms must be soaked first, and the same goes for dried bamboo shoots. When chopping the filling, the old parts of the bamboo shoots must be cut off to avoid unbitable bamboo shoots in the dumpling filling, which will affect the taste.

Li Qingzhi spent the whole morning making a lot of dumplings. He planned to have his family eat dumplings at noon today.

In addition, he also prepared some dumplings for the female workers to eat. This was a good number, two large dumplings filled with pure meat for each person.

Now that the weather has turned cooler, the vegetable seeds that the people in Chongcheng County sown into the fields have sprouted... The vegetable dumplings and egg soup that these female workers had for lunch today.

The female workers served a large bowl of rice, then topped it with vegetable dumplings and egg soup, and everyone ate to their satisfaction.

"These dumplings are so delicious."

"This is my first time eating dumplings!"

"Me too, I didn't know there was such a thing before."

"There's so much meat in there!"

"I heard from Li Xiucai that people in the north eat this... they eat really well!"

"Definitely not everyone can eat this. How can ordinary people eat meat like this?"

…

All the female workers in Miaoqian Village ate the dumplings, but many of the female workers Jin Xiaoye recruited from the county did not eat the dumplings, or only ate one.

They left the dumplings to take home for their children.

"These are dumplings made by Li Xiucai himself. I want to take them back and give them to my children to try."

"Me too, I will eat one and leave the other one for the child."

"I won't eat any of it and take it all back to my children...but I can buy some flour and pork and let my mother-in-law cook it for me."

"Yes, let the children learn about Li Xiucai's talent!"

…

When Li Qingzhi saw them not eating at first, he thought they were too concerned about their family, but... they got involved again

He was so talented that some people came to ask him how to make dumplings...

They are reluctant to eat the dumplings he made, but they are willing to eat the dumplings made by themselves.

Li Qingzhi smiled and told them how to make it, and then continued to eat his dumplings.

The dumplings made by Li Qingzhi were so big that Li Damao and Li Ermao couldn't finish them after eating four, but Li Laogen ate ten in one go. While eating, he said, "What a waste. This is obviously a dish. Eat it as a meal..."

Li Qingzhi: "Dad, have you forgotten that you only ate braised food without eating?"

Li Laogen stopped talking.

After eating and drinking, Li Qingzhi went to the new school in the afternoon.

The house here has almost been built, but the tables, chairs and furniture that he and the carpenters customized have not yet been completed.

Li Qingzhi initially planned to fool him by making all the tables and chairs simple because he didn't have enough money.

But he has money now!

He specially hired carpenters to help him make tables, chairs, and beds for people who came to study.

There are not many carpenters in Chongcheng County, and it takes a lot of time to do this. Fortunately, he is not in a particular hurry.

Li Qing plans to enroll students at the end of the year and let students come to school next year.

Before that, he still had to find teachers and write teaching materials and courses...

Starting tomorrow, he will be busy again!

That night, Li Qingzhi went to bed early, holding Jin Xiaoye in his arms and talking: "Xiaoye, those female workers in Miaoqian Village have been working with us for a long time and have perfected their skills. Is it time to pay them?"

Jin Xiaoye has never paid wages to the female workers in Miaoqian Village until now.

But she gave a lot of things, and she also gave money to miscellaneous things.

For example, during the previous lantern festival, she gave them pocket money, and for example, she asked these people to take turns setting up stalls at the new pier, and she would also give them money.

In addition, she gave each of them two hundred coins during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and immediately after Li Qingzhi passed the examination as a scholar, she gave each of them another two hundred coins.

But now...it's really time to pay the wages.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and no one is visiting the night market on the New Pier side. They have stopped setting up stalls, and these female workers cannot get paid to help set up stalls.

"I'm just thinking about this. Should their wages be the same as those of female workers in the county, and then the money for breakfast and dinner will be deducted?" Jin Xiaoye asked Li Qingzhi, should the female workers recruited from the county not have breakfast and dinner at their place? If you are paying for dinner, you must pay attention to fairness.

Li Qing insisted: "Okay! Xiaoye, since we have paid wages, we should also have some requirements for them... From now on, let them follow us for half an hour of enlightenment class every morning, and then follow us for half an hour of enlightenment class at noon. Ben, what do you think?"

Li Qingzhi has always wanted these young female workers to learn to read, but he had no time to teach them before.

Now that he has time...he can teach and write out the enlightenment textbook.

Of course, he is a man, so he still needs to be careful in this era, so it would be better to let Jin Xiaoye teach the female workers with him, or simply let Jin Xiaoye go to class while he stays aside to collect data.

In the past, Jin Xiaoye would have felt that it was unnecessary for these female workers to learn how to read.

After all, it took a lot of time, and it was useless for these girls to learn it. They were not like her and planned to go into business.

But recently she has to do more and more things, and she really wants to find some helpers, but it is difficult to recruit male shopkeepers to put in the embroidery workshop... It would be good if these female workers could read?

Jin Xiaoye agreed and told the female workers in Miaoqian Village about it the next day.

These female workers were very happy to be able to get paid, but when Jin Xiaoye said that they must learn to read... they were a little confused.

Why do they need to learn to read? They don't take the imperial examination!

You must know that there are very few people in their village who can read.

Jin Xiaoye said: "If you can learn to read and calculate accounts, you can become a shopkeeper, and the salary will be the same as that of Sister Jinniang, Wang and Mrs. Xu."

The eyes of these female workers in Miaoqian Village suddenly lit up.

While Li Qing was working on compiling teaching materials and asking Jin Xiaoye to teach the female workers at Jinye Embroidery Workshop how to read, the Shen family's bookshop in the provincial capital had already typed out "Water Control Strategies" and started printing.

The head of the Shen family had twenty volumes of "Water Control Strategies" bound together, then put them into a box together with twenty sets of "Escape Records", and took them to visit Governor Zhang.

When Governor Zhang learned that the head of the Shen family was coming, he immediately asked someone to come in. Then he saw two servants carrying a box behind the head of the Shen family.

"What is this?" Governor Zhang asked.

The head of the Shen family opened the box: "Master Zhang, these are "Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies"! My bookstore has already printed them and prepared twenty sets for you."

Governor Zhang took a look and found that what was in the box was indeed the beautifully bound "Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies". He picked up a copy and flipped through it, and found that there were no errors in it.

The quality of this book is much better than the "Record of Injustice" printed by Li Qingzhi and others.

"Thank you." Governor Zhang said. He happened to want some books to give away.

"You're welcome, sir. The printing of this book has already begun. After printing, I will take all the first batch of books to the capital. The second batch of books will be shipped to the provincial capital half a month after my fleet leaves Jiang'an Province. Sell..." The head of the Shen family said his plan.

The reason why he planned to start selling books after half a month was because he was afraid that if he started selling books early, someone would buy the book and rush to send it to the capital.

If he sells it again after half a month... his fleet has already arrived in the capital!

He wants to be the first person to deliver the book to the capital!

The head of the Shen family said again: "This time I will follow the fleet to the capital. Sir, do you have anything you want me to take to the capital?"

"No need." Governor Zhang said. On weekdays, he just corresponded with his friends. Those letters could be sent to the inn, and he did not need the head of the Shen family to deliver them for him.

The head of the Shen family reminded Governor Zhang: "Master Zhang, I will visit Eunuch Lu this time..." As Eunuch Lu's man, should Governor Zhang send a letter or something to Eunuch Lu?

When Governor Zhang heard what the head of the Shen family said, he knew what the head of the Shen family was thinking.

He didn't know what to say for a moment.

After looking at the books in the box, Governor Zhang said, "I do have something to give to Eunuch Lu. Please wait a moment."

Governor Zhang planned to give Li Qingzhi's manuscript to the head of the Shen family and ask him to give it to Lu Qingxi.

There is no other reason, mainly because the handwriting of Li Qingzhi's manuscript is so beautiful and flattering.

Giving this manuscript to Lu Qingxi was equivalent to giving it to the emperor... He believed that the emperor would like it and would even have a good impression of "Lingdu Sanren".

Today's saints are not bad at learning, and they also appreciate knowledgeable people.

Governor Zhang had sorted out Li Qingzhi's manuscript a long time ago. He folded it and gave it to the head of the Shen family: "This is the original manuscript of "Escape from Famine". Please give it to Eunuch Lu."

The head of the Shen family didn't realize it. Instead of writing a letter, Governor Zhang gave him the manuscript of "Escape from Famine"?

What do you want to do?

The head of the Shen family wanted to renew their relationship, but Governor Zhang had already seen off his guests.

He could only take the manuscript home and tell his wife about it.

Mrs. Shen became interested: "Bring me the manuscript and show it to me."

The head of the Shen family immediately gave the manuscript to Mrs. Shen.

As soon as Mrs. Shen opened it, her eyes lit up and she could no longer look away from it.

Mrs. Shen comes from a scholarly family, and her mother is also a well-known talented woman. She has studied with her mother since she was a child, and she is also very good at learning.

Unfortunately, her mother died when she was fifteen.

Her father was uneducated and mediocre in academics, so he disliked her and her mother.

Besides...her mother had nothing to do with her after giving birth to her, so she was not favored by her grandparents.

After her mother passed away, his father married a young and beautiful woman, plus the original group of concubines... His father only cared about those concubines and completely ignored her.

After three years of mourning, her marriage was wasted, and she was later married to a businessman.

She was extremely dissatisfied at first, but after arriving at the Shen family, she found that the Shen family did not have so many rules, and her husband was willing to give her money to buy calligraphy and paintings and original books... As time went by, she felt that the Shen family was quite good.

That is to say, in a relaxed environment like the Shen family, Mrs. Shen kept spending money on her hobbies.

Her hobby is mainly calligraphy and painting.

Not long ago, she purchased a work by Li Qingzhi at a high price and admired it over and over again, and now...

This calligraphy of Lingdu Sanren is more pleasing to her than Li Qingzhi's! She had never seen such unique, unfettered and organized calligraphy before.

"This is a very good word... Mr. Sir, can you give this manuscript to me instead of sending it to Eunuch Lu?" Mrs. Shen blinked and looked at the head of the Shen family.

The head of the Shen family and Mrs. Shen are both over forty.

The head of the Shen family, who is in his forties, has gained weight and has few hairs on his head. But Mrs. Shen is different. Looking at her appearance, others would think she is only in her thirties.

She reads, writes and collects calligraphy and paintings every day. She also has a bookish air and outstanding temperament.

Mrs. Shen's appearance happens to be the favorite of the Shen family's head. In the past, the Shen family's head would agree to anything if she looked at her like this.

His wife just wanted to buy some calligraphy and paintings, so why didn't she agree? The calligraphy and paintings his wife bought would be even more expensive if resold! Of course, as long as his wife doesn't want to sell it.

But today...the head of the Shen family was so excited that he immediately said, "No!"

It's just that his wife liked Li Qingzhi's handwriting some time ago. Li Qingzhi, who is in his early twenties, can be regarded as his son, so he has nothing to worry about.

But this Qingdu Sanren, he estimated, should be about the same age as him. If his wife reads this person's words and articles all day long, and compares him with the Qingdu Sanren...

If the Totosan still showed up...

The head of the Shen family thought that Qingdu Sanren should be a middle-aged man with a long beard, a slender figure and a very elegant temperament.

People like that are so popular!

If his wife saw such a man, she might dislike him!

Mrs. Shen didn't feel surprised when the head of the Shen family refused.

This is what Governor Zhang wants to give to Eunuch Lu, and it is indeed impossible for them to keep it.

But this word was so good that she wanted to appreciate it. She couldn't bear to let it go if she didn't appreciate it for ten days and a half... "Then I will go to the capital with you? I want to appreciate this word on the way."

"Madam, it's a long way to the capital..." The head of the Shen family tried to convince his wife.

Mrs. Shen immediately turned cold: "If you don't let me go, could it be that you have a foreign wife in the capital?"

Mrs. Shen's own father was a womanizer, and she didn't want such a husband before they got married.

After getting married, she was also very strict with the Shen family and did not allow the head of the Shen family to mess around. If there was any sign of it, she would definitely be angry.

She was also lucky. Her father-in-law and the head of the Shen family both respected scholars and wanted to change families, so they were extremely indulgent towards her. The head of the Shen family never took a concubine.

The head of the Shen family swore to heaven that he did not have a wife, and finally had to agree to Mrs. Shen and let her go to the capital with him.

And after he agreed... Mrs. Shen hurriedly read Qingdu Sanren's words.

The head of the Shen family is very disappointed. He has not been able to read since he was a child. He only likes to make friends with people. Even after so many years, he is still like a dog. Even the two sons that Mrs. Shen gave him look like him. …

He had no calligraphy and painting that he could take, so he could only watch his wife appreciate other people's calligraphy and painting...

Forget it, out of sight!

The head of the Shen family turned around and left, but she didn't know that as soon as he left, Mrs. Shen took out a hundred taels of silver and asked a trustworthy housekeeper to go see Governor Zhang, saying that the head of the Shen family admired Qingdu Sanren and wanted to ask for a painting of Qingdu Sanren's calligraphy. .

Governor Zhang was a little confused when he heard this - why didn't the head of the Shen family talk about this when he came to see him before?

But Li Qingzhi should be willing to write.

He has already seen that Li Qingzhi loves money.

On the day Li Qingzhi received the letter from Governor Zhang, he also received news from Wu Baichuan.

Wu Baichuan told him that the Shen family's caravan would be leaving in a few days!

There was news from the Shen family that the departure might be postponed for a few days, and he didn't know when he would leave. This made Wu Baichuan very worried. Now... it has only been postponed for five days in total, which is okay.

Li Qingzhi coughed slightly when he heard this.

If he hadn't written an extra book called "Water Control Strategies", the Shen family would definitely not have set off late.

But the head of the Shen family is really generous! I gave him more than two thousand taels of silver before and after!

Now, the head of the Shen family gave him one hundred taels of silver just for a calligraphy... Li Qingzhi thought he could write it.

This is one hundred taels of silver. When he wrote his autobiography for Zhu Qian, he wrote it for a long time, and he only got one hundred taels of silver.

Not only did he have to write, but he also had to write to the satisfaction of the head of the Shen family.

Li Qingzhi wanted to write an article specifically to praise the head of the Shen family!

But the persona of Lingdu Sanren is that of a carefree person who doesn't care about things... He has to think about what to write.

Chapter 167 Rushing to Beijing

Li Qingzhi wrote two paintings for the head of the Shen family, one of which was "Viewing the Sea" written by his predecessors.

"The journey of the sun and the moon can only come from it; the stars can shine brightly from it..." You can't go wrong with giving a poem like this to someone.

In addition, he also wrote a large character: "God rewards diligence, humanity rewards kindness, and business rewards trust."

This large-character painting of the Shen Family mainly likes it and is not afraid of the Jin Dynasty. It can be hung in the study or in a place where guests are entertained.

He wrote these two words very quickly and didn't take much time. It was easy for him to earn the one hundred taels of silver.

For the head of the Shen family, it shouldn't be a loss either? After all, the head of the Shen family originally only wanted one painting, but now he gave two.

Li Qingzhi wrote these two paintings with great care, and he even appreciated them after finishing them.

His left-hand handwriting is perfect for writing atmospheric poems. If he had used his right-hand handwriting to write "Viewing the Sea", the effect would certainly not have been as good.

After the two paintings were dry, Li Qingzhi folded them, sealed them, and sent them to Juewei Zhai.

The time has entered late October, which is the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and the weather is already very cold.

Chang Zhan didn't have to worry that the dishes he sent to Governor Zhang would go bad due to the hot weather, so he started to try his best to make some fresh food and rarely sent Jueweizhai braised food.

On this day, he followed Li Qingzhi's example and made dumplings specially for Governor Zhang.

So Governor Zhang opened the food box and saw thirty raw dumplings neatly arranged.

The food brought today needs to be cooked before it can be eaten.

Governor Zhang asked Butler Li to take the dumplings to cook, and found that there were pickles and chili sauce on the second layer, and the bottom layer was still what Li Qingzhi gave him.

Inside was a letter from Li Qingzhi, writing about Li Qingzhi's plan to open a school. In addition, there were two paintings asking him to deliver it to the head of the Shen family.

After reading the two paintings written by Li Qingzhi, Governor Zhang had the urge to write to Li Qingzhi immediately and ask Li Qingzhi to write two paintings for him.

After writing "Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies", Li Qingzhi's handwriting became better.

After reading the letter, Governor Zhang burned the letter directly.

He kept all Li Qingzhi's manuscripts, but burned the letters after reading them to avoid being seen and guessing Li Qingzhi's identity.

On the other side, Butler Li went to the kitchen with dumplings.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, a servant who had been hired not long ago began to ask him about Governor Zhang.

When he learned that Butler Li went to see Governor Zhang just now because Juewei Zhai had brought today's dishes, he looked disappointed.

He has been in Zhang Mansion for a while, but he hasn't found out any news.

Well, it's not like I didn't get any information at all - Governor Zhang has been very close to the Shen family recently...

That afternoon, he saw that Governor Zhang had found his confidants again and asked them to deliver things to the Shen family.

The Shen family is Lu Qingxi's lackeys, and they don't know what Governor Zhang is plotting with them!

This person secretly spreads the news.

Butler Li saw everything and sighed.

Nowadays, there is really everyone in this mansion!

Fortunately, Mr. Zhang has a few confidants around him.

The Shen family has been quite lively recently.

In the past, when the Shen family's fleet went to the capital, it was always led by the Shen family steward.

Sometimes the young master of the Shen family would follow, but often the young master of the Shen family would silently learn from the steward of the Shen family.

This time is different... Mr. Shen, who has not been out for a long time, plans to go to the capital in person!

He would even take Mrs. Shen with him!

The entire Shen family was busy. They prepared an extra boat, and then moved boxes of things to the boat.

On the pier of the provincial capital, people were amazed when they saw this scene.

"The head of the Shen family brings so many things with him when he goes out!"

"That's right, the Shen family is so rich, can Mr. Shen bring more things with him when he goes out?"

"You are wrong about this. Mr. Shen never takes so many things with him when he goes out alone. This time he prepared an extra boat and carried so many boxes because Mrs. Shen will also go with him."

"So that's it? I heard that Mr. Shen is very kind to Mrs. Shen."

"Can it be bad? Mrs. Shen is from the Du family! Someone in her family is a high official in the capital."

…

Mrs. Shen is actually Du Yongning's cousin, but she doesn't have much contact with the Du family.

These people were talking, but they didn't know that the boxes contained not Mrs. Shen's things, but the "Escape from Famine" that had just been bound by the Shen Family Bookstore.

Mrs. Shen likes calligraphy and painting, but doesn't care much about anything else.

Some ladies from wealthy families in provincial capitals would wear an outfit once and never wear it again, and the jewelry on their hair would always be new. But Mrs. Shen is too lazy to wear complicated clothes and doesn't like to wear jewelry.

She doesn't care much about what she eats, as long as she can eat enough, but when she sees good calligraphy and paintings, she will try her best to buy them home.

This time she went to the capital. She didn't plan to bring her collection of calligraphy and paintings, so she brought very little luggage.

Mr. Shen arranged for an extra boat mainly to carry Qingdu Sanren's books.

Shen family.

Mrs. Shen got up early in the morning, took out "Escape from Famine" written by Lingdu Sanren, and started to appreciate it.

She had read this book before. When she read it before, she just lamented the hardships of the common people. When she read it again...she could see the mood of being alone in some details.

Lingdu Sanren seems to be very calm, but when he wrote the book, his mood was actually fluctuating.

But it's hard to see his mood swings, and his article was written in one go without any mistakes...

I don't know what kind of person that is...

Mr. Shen, who stood aside for a long time without even getting a look from Mrs. Shen: "..."

He is such a big man, but in the eyes of his wife, there is no single word that is attractive!

It is said that lonely people do not seek fame and wealth... I hope he will never appear in front of others!

Otherwise...it's okay to be ugly!

Just as Master Shen was thinking this, someone came in from outside: "Master, Governor Zhang sent something to you."

"Governor Zhang gave me something?" Mr. Shen was a little surprised, but then he suddenly realized.

Before, Governor Zhang said that he had nothing to bring with him. Was he just saying that? No, just as his fleet was about to set off, Governor Zhang immediately sent something over.

But...why wasn't this letter from Governor Zhang sealed?

Mr. Shen was about to reach out to pick up the letter. Mrs. Shen beside him suddenly stood up, took the envelope before him, and pulled out two folded papers: "Show me quickly!"

Mrs. Shen opened the two pieces of paper and saw two words.

These two pieces of calligraphy were obviously carefully written by Qingdu Sanren, and the calligraphy was better than the calligraphy on the "Escape from Famine" manuscript in her hand.

Although Mrs. Shen took a hundred taels of silver to ask Lingdu Sanren to help her write, she actually didn't have high hopes.

She was even a little worried, fearing that the Lingdusan people would dislike the Shen family as a merchant and be unwilling to write to her.

After she married into the Shen family, there was a conversation between her and her previous handkerchiefs that expressed disdain for her.

There is also the Du family, her natal family. While they take money from the Shen family, they look down on the Shen family.

Unexpectedly, Qingdu Sanren actually wrote it and even wrote two paintings for her!

"For one hundred taels of silver, you can get two paintings of Qingdu Sanren! This time you will make a lot of money!" Mrs. Shen was very excited.

She feels so alone

Two pieces of calligraphy are worth far more than a hundred taels.

"What's going on?" Master Shen asked.

Mrs. Shen did not hide anything and told what she had done in the name of her husband.

Master Shen was also a little surprised when he learned that Qing Dusan had written two words specifically for him.

This lonely man is someone even the emperor has praised!

But seeing that his wife likes the word "Qingdu Sanren" so much... Mr. Shen couldn't help but mutter: "He quite cares about yellow and white things."

At first, he thought Qingdusan was Governor Zhang, so he paid a high price of ten taels of silver for a thousand words. As a result, the man wrote eight thousand words to him every day.

Now his wife spent one hundred taels of silver to buy two paintings.

Ling Du Sanren was not high-minded at all, unlike what he imagined.

Mrs. Shen said: "Don't you care about yellow and white things? If you don't care, why are you still doing business? Qingdusan is a man who knows the sufferings of the world. He wants money, maybe for the sake of the people."

Mr. Shen snorted twice, a little unhappy.

At this time, Li Qingzhi prepared the things for Chang Duan and sent them to Wu Baichuan's ship.

That includes chili peppers, and a few other miscellaneous items.

There are very few things he gave here, most of which were prepared by Chang Zhan, including some graffiti by Chang Cui.

After delivering the things, Li Qingzhi went to the new school.

His school has almost been built.

At first, he didn't plan to build a wall for the school, but now that he has money... Li Qingzhi had the wall built.

The place where their family lives has a wall, and the school also has a wall, which can avoid unnecessary disturbance.

After Daqi built a house, it was generally not decorated. Tables and chairs were placed inside so that classes could be held. Li Qingzhi looked around and found that it was evening when he returned to Jinye Embroidery Studio, and Chang Duan had already prepared dinner.

It's been cold lately, so Chang Duan makes a hot and soupy dish every day. Today he made pork rib soup.

Make pork rib soup, add vegetables, tofu, dried bamboo shoots, fungus, etc., and serve it hot in a large bowl, which will immediately whet your appetite.

Several children scooped up the soup and mixed it with rice, and ate the ribs. Li Qingzhi put a plate of chili oil, tofu, etc. in front of him. He wanted to dip it in the chili oil before eating.

Of course, he also drank several bowls of hot soup.

"It's such a beautiful life." Li Laogen was eating with a very unsightly attitude.

Fortunately, several children did not imitate him.

Li Qingzhi and the others ate soup stewed with pork ribs, and the female workers ate similar meals.

The purchased pork fat is boiled into lard, and then the oil residue is cooked in a pot with lean meat, tofu, and vegetables. Everyone can get a tablespoon of soup with water, and the body is warm after eating it.

The female workers in Miaoqian Village all ate happily.

"My mother came to see me a few days ago and said that I look like a city girl now."

"My cousins envy me, but it's a pity that they are not from Miaoqian Village and have no chance to come here."

"Eating meat every day will make me taller this year!"

…

As they talked, they couldn't help but talk about how Jin Xiaoye would teach them how to read later.

"I never thought I would learn to read one day, and I didn't know if I could learn it."

"I'm also worried that I won't be able to learn it. I heard that learning to read is difficult."

"It's hard to learn, but I want to be a shopkeeper in the future!"

…

Some of these girls in Miaoqian Village have reached the age of marriage.

If they were still at home, they would have started talking to each other by now, or they would have simply gotten married.

But they came to the Golden Leaf Embroidery Workshop to work.

Initially, their parents just wanted to have one less person to eat in the family and wanted them to learn a trade.

But watching them change from head to toe, they can still take home some money...

Their parents changed their minds and were not in a hurry to get them married.

Some parents also asked them to take home the clothes Jin Xiaoye made for their sisters-in-law, or take home the daily necessities Jin Xiaoye prepared for them for their brothers.

Fortunately, Jin Xiaoye had said that they were not allowed to take the things given to them by the embroidery workshop home for others to use. In addition, they did not go back to the village on weekdays... The most they could do before was to take the pocket money that Jin Xiaoye gave them. Subsidize the family.

Jin Xiaoye didn't stop her from doing anything else. She just talked about Jin Mao'er... Jin Mao'er's family often didn't have enough to eat. How could she not let Jin Mao'er save the hundreds of coins for her? Give money to her parents?

The only thing Jin Xiaoye can do is to set more regulations to prevent these girls from being squeezed by their families. After dinner, it was time to learn to read and arithmetic, as Jin Xiaoye had told the female workers before.

After Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye discussed it, they finally decided to let Jin Xiaoye teach these girls, while Li Qingzhi watched from the side.

As for the enlightenment textbook, Li Qingzhi briefly wrote some. If it is sure to be useful, he will use the printing tools at Juewizhai to print more and give them to students in the school in the future.

Jin Xiaoye gave lessons to the people at Jinye Embroidery Workshop and chose to take classes directly in the courtyard.

It's not completely dark yet, but it's already a little dark in the house, so it's most appropriate to hold classes in the courtyard.

Jin Xiaoye has great authority in front of the female workers in Miaoqian Village. When they saw Jin Xiaoye coming out with a board covered with white paper, a writing brush and a bamboo pole, the female workers sat upright.

As for Jin Xiaoye, she wrote "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ninety" on the white paper, and then wrote the corresponding Arabic numerals, teaching these girls numbers and calculations first.

There is no Arabic numerals in Daqi, but they don't take the imperial examination, so they just learn them casually.

Jin Xiaoye was a little worried before giving lessons to the female workers, fearing that she would not be able to teach well, but after a while she got used to it.

So what if I can't teach well? She can teach however she wants!

Standing on the podium, Jin Xiaoye looked in high spirits, and his whole body seemed to be shining.

Li Qingzhi

Looking at her, I couldn't help but laugh.

In the following days, Jin Xiaoye taught classes for the female workers in Miaoqian Village every day, and Li Qingzhi spread the word that his school needed to recruit some literate teachers.

Li Qingzhi does not require these gentlemen to be very knowledgeable, just average. After all, what they want to teach are people who have no foundation at all.

But he asked these gentlemen to be more flexible and open-minded. They must be people who can accept new things.

Again, what he wanted to cultivate was not talents who would take the imperial examination.

According to his idea, students with average talents from his school will become managers of Juewei Zhai, Jinye Embroidery Workshop, or other industries he established in the future.

And the talented people inside can become his right-hand man and help him develop his power.

He planned to slowly take out the things in his memory and subtly change the lives and thoughts of the people of Daqi. After dozens or hundreds of years, there might be a revolution and overthrow Daqi.

And the power he established will protect his family in the process.

Li Qingzhi thought so and started writing textbooks.

He always felt that Daqi's traditional Chinese characters were troublesome and wanted to introduce simplified characters.

But the time is not ripe now, and it will be troublesome if his students learn simplified Chinese characters but cannot understand traditional Chinese characters.

Therefore, Li Qing still uses traditional Chinese characters, but he added punctuation marks in his textbooks. Modern children have been exposed to various types of writing since childhood, and it will be much easier for them to learn to read, but people of this era are different.

The people of Daqi have lived in a world without much writing since childhood. It is actually a bit difficult for them to suddenly learn to read.

If you give them a book full of dense words at this time... they will definitely feel confused and unable to learn. It should be much better to add punctuation and leave more space when typesetting.

You can even add some pictures... When he printed "Record of Injustice" before, Li Qingzhi learned about the printing techniques at this time, and he felt that he could carve some pictures of suitable size and insert them during typesetting.

As for how to carve it... This kind of carving has to be done backwards, so it is reasonable to find professionals to carve it, but this is not difficult for him.

Li Qingzhi planned to buy some suitable wood and carve it himself, just for leisure and entertainment.

While Li Qingzhi was busy with various chores, the Shen family's fleet set off from the provincial capital to the capital.

The fleet docked at the new dock in Chongcheng County for a while. After Wu Baichuan joined them, they headed north.

The speed of the Shen family's fleet heading north has not been fast.

This time the head of the Shen family and his wife followed the fleet. Everyone thought that the fleet would be slower.

However, the truth is exactly the opposite... The head of the Shen family urged the fleet to move faster every day, almost never stopping to rest on the way, as if he couldn't wait to rush to the capital immediately.

Wu Baichuan and the other businessmen who followed him were a little uncomfortable with it.

After finally docking at a pier, Wu Baichuan and others were excited because they could rest for the night to replenish supplies.

They found a bathhouse to take a bath, wondering while washing.

"Why are you in such a rush to Beijing this time?"

"Even if you set off a few days late, you don't have to do this?"

"I can't even find a place to rest and rest my feet."

…

Everyone complained for a long time. At this time, a young businessman who had been silent at first said: "You don't know...the head of the Shen family has always been like this."

"Is there anything else?" Wu Baichuan asked.

The businessman stroked his gray beard: "When he was young, he often led the caravan to the capital. Every time, he would hurry up and hurry up to urge the fleet to go faster... At that time, they said he was in a hurry to go home. Accompany Madam, but now it seems that this is his nature - this time Madam Shen is coming with her, and he is even more anxious than before!"

The head of the Shen family is really impatient. He takes Mrs. Shen on the road so fast. Isn't he afraid that Mrs. Shen won't get used to it?

I heard that she is a squeamish young lady!

Speaking of which... they had never seen Mrs. Shen along the way. Could it be that Mrs. Shen was feeling uncomfortable and had been lying in the cabin?

Everyone sighed, and after taking a bath, they returned to the boat to rest.

Before dawn the next day, they continued on their way.

In mid-November, their fleet finally arrived in the capital.

If the head of the Shen family hadn't followed...at the past speed, even if they left five days earlier, they wouldn't have arrived in the capital yet!

This road... goes so fast!

Chapter 168 The situation in the capital

Wu Baichuan got off the boat and stepped on the dock in the capital, but he didn't feel down to earth.

He always felt that his whole body was still rippling on the river.

More than that... After finishing this journey, he felt that his clothes were wider and his whole body seemed to be floating. During this time, he was really tired and felt that he had lost some weight.

The crew he hired were even more tired. Wu Baichuan saw them sitting on the bow of the ship and didn't want to move at all.

The same goes for the crew members of the Shen family fleet, but while those crew members didn't want to move, their eyes also shone with excitement.

There was no other reason, the main reason was that the head of the Shen family gave him too much money.

Although this trip was tiring, the head of the Shen family promised double wages!

The income of these crew members who follow the fleet on long journeys is not low. A trip of three or four months in total can earn twenty taels of silver. If doubled... that would be forty taels!

So during this time, they have been working hard.

Now at their destination...they can have a good sleep for a few days!

"Finally arrived in the capital!" The head of the Shen family got off the boat.

He wore a hat to cover his bald head, and felt particularly excited when his feet stepped on the ground.

Along the way, when others are tired, he is tired too.

He has been pampered in recent years and is no longer used to such a fast-moving life.

It was only less than half a month, but he always felt that time passed extremely long.

Mrs. Shen followed behind the head of the Shen family.

Although the fleet went together, everyone was on different boats. In addition, Mrs. Shen did not get off the boat along the way... The shopkeepers in the fleet had never seen Mrs. Shen.

In the fleet, there were also rumors that Mrs. Shen was tired and sick because of the hard journey.

But now...

Wu Baichuan and others were a little confused when they saw Mrs. Shen's appearance.

Mrs. Shen looked energetic and radiant.

Mrs. Shen is indeed in good condition.

First of all, she was born in a water town, so taking a boat was not that uncomfortable for her.

Secondly... Along the way, she has been admiring Lingdu Sanren's words every day.

What's so tiring about being able to accompany such a good book with good words?

The only regret she felt was that the boat would sway from time to time, making it difficult for her to copy the characters of Ling Du San Ren.

But it doesn't matter, she still has two paintings of Ling Du Sanren at home! She can go back and copy again!

Even... when she returns from the capital, she might be able to ask for more words from Lingdu Sanren.

"Is this the capital?" Mrs. Shen looked around curiously.

She has lived for more than 40 years, and this is her first visit to the capital.

She had traveled a lot in Jiang'an Province before, but she had never been far away.

And her desire to come out and have a look is actually related to Lingdu Sanren.

Judging from what Qingdu Sanren wrote, he should have been to many places.

Life is unpredictable. If she doesn't come out for a walk, who knows if she will have a chance to come out in the future?

"Yes, this is the capital, but this side is the dock, which is a bit messy... Madam, I'll find some carriages and we'll go to the city to settle down. When I'm done, I'll take you around the capital." The head of the Shen family said.

Before departure, the head of the Shen family was very dissatisfied with Mrs. Shen's obsession with the words of Lingdu Sanren.

But along the way...he lost his temper.

What does he have to argue with calligraphy and painting? Speaking of which, even if Qing Du San appeared, his wife might just want Qing Du San to write a few more words without even looking at him.

The most important thing is... he is about to send the manuscripts of Qingdu Sanren to Eunuch Lu!

The Shen family travels between the capital and Jiang'an Province every year. For convenience and because housing prices in the capital have been rising... The Shen family bought a house in the capital.

The head of the Shen family took a lot of servants and things with him when he went out this time. He hired a few carriages at the dock and took them all to the Shen family's house, including people and things.

It was already afternoon when they arrived in the capital, and it was already evening when they settled in.

Anyway, it was too late to visit Eunuch Lu, and he also needed to clean himself... The head of the Shen family took a bath and asked his servants to clean him up.

I have shaved, washed my hair and cut my nails, and plan to pack myself up and visit Lu Qingxi tomorrow.

Of course, he only has a few hairs, and it doesn't really matter whether he washes them or not.

The next day happened to be November 15th.

The Holy Emperor is in poor health and does not have much time to go to the morning court. But on the first and fifteenth day of every month, he will go to the morning court. Today is the day for him to go to the morning court.

Half a year has passed since Governor Zhang went on a killing spree in Linhu County in April, and King Jin, who was banned at that time, has long since reappeared in the court.

Although the current emperor has brought a clan child into the palace to raise, King Jin still has many people supporting him in the court.

First of all, the current Holy Emperor's health is already very poor. If he is gone... that little baby may not be of use.

Secondly... the people standing behind the little baby are Lu Qingxi and Liu Guifei. If this little baby succeeds to the throne in the future, Lu Qingxi will definitely have power over the government. This is something that many people don't want to see, especially the officials of the Jin Dynasty.

Some of them are actually not very satisfied with King Jin, but if they don't support King Jin, should they support Lu Qingxi? They have offended Lu Qingxi to some extent. Who knows if Lu Qingxi will settle the score after he gains power!

Therefore, although the Linhu County incident has brought a lot of trouble to King Jin, King Jin's people can still compete with Lu Qingxi.

But the power of King Jin has actually been hit. In the past, Lu Qingxi had to rely on the emperor's favor to be on an equal footing with King Jin. Now... he no longer needs to rely on the emperor to suppress King Jin!

This made King Jin very irritable, but there were still some smart people in King Jin's lineage. Someone gave King Jin advice and asked him to show weakness to the emperor and make some solid political achievements.

Of course, King Jin does not need to do this himself, the officials around him will help him do it.

Therefore, the King of Jin sent an envoy to clean up the rivers in the capital and repair the walls of the capital, and they completed the work very well.

Today in the court, King Jin was praised by the emperor.

Lu Qingxi was very unhappy.

After the next court session, he complained to the emperor.

The emperor sighed: "He has indeed achieved results..."

The emperor knew that Lu Qingxi did not want King Jin to succeed to the throne, but wanted the child raised by Concubine Liu to succeed.

He also liked the kid very much.

But he was very worried. He was worried that after he passed the throne to that child, King Jin would do something under the banner of Qing Junzi.

The old King Jin actually had military power back then. In fact, this was one of the reasons why he retained King Jin in his early years.

If the world really breaks into chaos, he will become a sinner.

The ancestors and clans were afraid that they would not let him go.

If he could live longer, even if he was given another ten years, he would not indulge King Jin, but he would not live that long.

Now, he wants the children in the palace to succeed him, after all, only in this way can Lu Qingxi and Concubine Liu be safe.

On the other hand, he felt that for the sake of world stability, he should still be crowned King of Jin.

Lu Qingxi knew the emperor's thoughts very well. He made a fuss, and then... the emperor promoted an official who had just surrendered to him.

But even so, Lu Qingxi was still not happy. When he returned to his residence, his face was stern.

As soon as he returned, one of his men came to report that it was the head of the Shen family who wanted to see him.

Lu Qingxi was not in a good mood. If the steward of the Shen family had come, he might have disappeared, but this time it was the head of the Shen family.

He asked someone to bring the head of the Shen family.

"Why do you want to see me?" Lu Qingxi asked casually with a sharp voice.

The Shen family in Jiang'an Province sends him a large sum of money every year, but he doesn't care much about the Shen family.

The Shen family is just a merchant.

"Master Qiansui, Governor Zhang asked the common people to send you a book written by Qingdu Sanren." The head of the Shen family spoke respectfully.

He had met Lu Qingxi once before, and this was the second time he met Eunuch Lu who could approve memorials on behalf of the emperor.

And this Eunuch Lu, like before, brought great pressure to him.

Lu Qingxi was a little stunned when she heard what the head of the Shen family said.

Zhang Zhiru actually asked the head of the Shen family to bring him something?

If others don't know, doesn't he still know? Zhang Zhiru has nothing to do with him!

When he told people everywhere that Zhang Zhiru was his, he still imagined Zhang Zhiru's aggrieved look.

Under such circumstances, what could Zhang Zhiru bring him? Shouldn't you be trying to cause trouble for him?

With this thought popping up in his mind, Lu Qingxi quickly grasped another key point.

A book written by a lonely person.

The "Record of Injustice" written by Qingdu Sanren before helped him a lot. What did he write this time?

"Bring it here." Lu Qingxi said.

The head of the Shen family quickly sent the manuscript of Qingdu Sanren.

It wasn't even bound... Lu Qingxi was a little disgusted, but after reading it, he was a little surprised - the wording was quite good.

He didn't read much, but he read a lot of good calligraphy and paintings with the emperor, and he still had some appreciation ability.

Lu Qingxi started to read the book in his hand, and after reading the beginning, his expression became serious.

Before Li Qing wrote the book, he had already thought about giving it to Lu Qingxi, so the beginning of his book was about the county where Lu Qingxi was located.

The original owner had lived in Yu County for several years. He was an out-of-touch young man at the time. In addition, he wanted to be a master and needed some experience... With the support of his parents, he traveled to various counties in Yuxi Prefecture.

He knew very well what Lu Qingxi's hometown was like.

Li Qingzhi dug out the memory of the original owner and wrote about that place at the beginning.

Lu Qingxi was attracted by the familiarity brought by a few sentences.

At the same time, he also realized something - Qingdu Sanren's "Escape from Famine" was about the flood in Yuxi Prefecture six years ago!

What does he want to do? Redress the grievances of the people of Yuxi Prefecture?

The people of Yuxi Prefecture were indeed wronged.

Six years ago, the Holy Emperor did not let him approve memorials, but handled government affairs by himself.

A lot of things happened in Daqi that year, and the imperial court was not at peace either... When there was a flood in Yuxi Mansion, His Majesty was tired and sick, and his condition was so bad that the imperial doctor even thought that he would not survive.

Probably because of this, the King of Jin acted wantonly and even embezzled disaster relief money.

When he realized something was wrong afterwards, Yuxi Mansion was littered with corpses.

It's just that... I was worried about irritating the Holy One, and there were too many people involved at the time... In the end, the matter was reduced to a minor matter, and nothing happened.

Now...Qingdusan people have brought this matter up again?

There are many manuscripts, and Lu Qingxi can't finish them all in a while. If he doesn't finish them, he won't dare to make a decision...

Lu Qingxi said: "You go back first, this book... let's read it slowly."

"Yes, Master Qiantai." The head of the Shen family left.

Lu Qingxi waited for him to leave and immediately started reading the book in his hand.

Previously, Lu Qingxi cried in front of the emperor because of the book "Redress of Injustice"... But that cry was mostly for show.

He himself didn't feel the need to cry.

He himself was quite miserable. He almost starved to death at a young age. Later, his descendants were cut off and his family members could not be found. He had no relatives and no descendants.

So... why bother feeling sad for others?

But this book is different.

What is written in this book is his hometown.

He was still a child when he left his hometown... He actually missed being with his parents and his hometown.

Although Li Qingzhi wrote about the hometown that Lu Qingxi was familiar with, in order to avoid irritating Lu Qingxi, no one wrote in the book had the surname Lu.

It's just... When Lu Qingxi was young, his family was extremely poor. The people who appear in this book are actually in similar situations to his family.

Lu Qingxi didn't cry, but her eyes were already moist.

He didn't find any family members after he became rich, but he always felt that his family members were still alive, such as his younger brother, who might be working as a sharecropper in someone else's house.

For example, his sister...as long as she grows up, she can always get married and maybe have children.

But even if they were alive before and were washed away by the flood... would they still survive?

Lu Qingxi watched it all day.

He finished reading this book first, and then read the "Water Control Strategies".

This lonely man is so smart.

He knew that the miserable situation of the people would not cause much trouble to the King of Jin, so...he focused on writing Li Zhao, the magistrate of Yu County.

As the magistrate of Yu County, Li Zhao had done nothing wrong and had been doing a good job in disaster relief, but he was suddenly killed.

How did the DPRK and Chinese officials feel when they saw this situation?

Lu Qingxi didn't know who this Lingdu Sanren was, but he knew that this person definitely had a grudge against King Jin.

Who among those who witnessed the flood that year had no grudge against King Jin?

Didn't his fellow countryman Mu Zhenzhu hate King Jin so much that he was sent to his room?

Tomorrow, he will hand this book to the Holy One and cry again about what happened six years ago.

Besides...he needs to print this book as soon as possible! Let Mu Zhen spread more news about this.

He believed that Mu Zhen would take care of things.

After all, Mu Zhenzhu became enmity with King Jin because of what happened at Yuxi Mansion six years ago.

With this in mind, Lu Qingxi called for his subordinates and asked them to send some rewards to the head of the Shen family, and then ask the head of the Shen family to come see him early tomorrow morning.

He planned to meet the head of the Shen family and understand some of the situation before going to see the Holy Master.

There is a curfew in the capital, and people are not allowed to walk around at night, especially the streets near the palace.

But with the token given by Lu Qingxi, naturally you can

To flow unimpeded.

So on this day, the head of the Shen family was already asleep, but he was woken up again, and then he learned that Lu Qingxi had given him a reward.

He went to look at the rewards and knew that he was going to be lucky this time!

The head of the Shen family was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night, and early the next morning, he went to Lu Qingxi's house.

The head of the Shen family met Shopkeeper Mu at the gate of Lu Mansion.

Shopkeeper Mu has emerged in recent years. The head of the Shen family has never seen her before, but he has heard of her.

Shopkeeper Mu also already knew that the head of the Shen family came to the capital.

The two parties greeted each other with a smile and went in to find Lu Qingxi together.

Lu Qingxi was already awake. He let the two of them in, but he didn't pay attention to shopkeeper Mu. Instead, he asked the head of the Shen family: "How did you get this book?"

The head of the Shen family immediately said: "Master Qiansui, this is from Governor Zhang..."

He told Governor Zhang that he was looking for someone to print the book, and he happened to find the Shen family, and then he printed the book as quickly as possible.

"Have you printed the book? How did it look like?" Lu Qingxi asked. Don't print it so shabbily!

The head of the Shen family immediately took out a set of books and gave them to Lu Qingxi: "Master Qiansui, these are books carefully printed by the common people. A total of 10,000 sets were printed, and 5,000 sets were brought to the capital."

The head of the Shen family spent a lot of money on it. This book is printed extremely delicately and the cover is made of fine paper.

Lu Qingxi was extremely satisfied after seeing it, and then remembered something and asked the head of the Shen family: "Please tell me in detail what happened when you went to see Governor Zhang."

The head of the Shen family didn't know why, but he still told what happened that day, including the fact that he asked Governor Zhang if he had anything to take with him, and Governor Zhang said he didn't.

However, he also said something for Governor Zhang: "Master Zhang must be busy with government affairs and short of money, so he didn't pay his respects to Master Qiantose."

Normally... you have to give some gifts anyway!

Lu Qingxi had been in a bad mood before, but after hearing what the head of the Shen family said, she felt better.

Zhang Zhiru is not his at all, but the head of the Shen family wants Zhang Zhiru to give him a gift... Zhang Zhiru must be feeling very uncomfortable!

And this book, Zhang Zhiru probably just wanted to print it, but the head of the Shen family decided to give it to him...

Just thinking about it made him feel happy.

"I will enter the palace immediately. As for your books... leave them to Pearl, she will take care of things." Lu Qingxi said.

He felt at ease when Mu Zhenzhu was doing things.

Shopkeeper Mu had been listening to the conversation between the head of the Shen family and Lu Qingxi. Although the two people did not speak clearly, she had already realized something.

After Lu Qingxi left, she immediately looked at the head of the Shen family and asked.

The head of the Shen family said: "It's like this. The Qingdu San people wrote a "Record of Escape from Famine", which was about the flood in Yuxi Prefecture six years ago. He also compiled the manuscripts of the Yu County magistrate at that time. Wrote a "Water Control Strategy"..."

"Magistrate of Yu County?" Shopkeeper Mu was stunned.

She has always wanted to redress her father's injustice.

But she discovered that the matter had been settled and she had no evidence.

She couldn't redress her father's grievance at all, and even had to be careful to avoid being discovered that she was Li Zhao's daughter.

The head of the Shen family said: "The magistrate of Yu County, Li Zhao, is really an extraordinary person. It's a pity..."

Shopkeeper Mu was a little confused - she respected her father very much and knew that her father was a good official, but her father was not that outstanding of a person...

The head of the Shen family said: "Shopkeeper Mu, you probably don't know him, but as long as you read "Water Control Strategies" compiled by Qingdu Sanren, you will know how talented he is!"

Shopkeeper Mu was even more confused. She followed the head of the Shen family to the dock. She saw a lot of books and took another one to read briefly.

She only saw a few words, but she was already shocked.

When Qingdusan wrote "Redress of Injustice", he wrote deeply about the tragic situation of the people in Linhu County.

But this time he wrote "Escape from Famine", and all the tragedies in Yuxi Mansion came to life again on the paper.

Shopkeeper Mu only watched a few clips and already couldn't help but want to cry.

Of course she didn't cry, because the head of the Shen family pointed out the clips related to Li Zhao to her, and she saw the description of her father in the book.

These descriptions made her feel a little unreal.

Her father wasn't like that, at least not that smart.

In her memory, her father really loved the people and had been strengthening the dams before the flood. After the flood, he worked hard to provide disaster relief regardless of safety.

But he could not write "Water Control Strategies".

He is a scholar but not good at practical work. After he collected many books on water control and came back, he read them, but he did not know as much as his master.

Alone and scattered, why do you write like this?

After thinking about it, Shopkeeper Mu quickly figured out the reason.

The miserable situation of the people alone is not enough to make things worse in Yuxi Mansion. After all, this is a natural disaster.

Although there were problems with the disaster relief at the beginning, the disaster relief was still successful later!

Moreover, that happened six years ago, and officials in North Korea and China may not be willing to bring up the old matter again.

But what if... a good official died unjustly back then?

No matter what, she was extremely grateful to Lingdu Sanren.

With this book...she is sure to overturn the case for her father!

Her father will become a recognized good official in the future!

Shopkeeper Mu's accumulated emotions exploded at this moment, and his eyes instantly turned red.

"Shopkeeper Mu?" The head of the Shen family called out worriedly.

"Mr. Shen, Master Qiansui and I are from the same hometown, so I was a little moved when I saw this book." Shopkeeper Mu said.

"That's it!" The head of the Shen family finally knew the reason.

"Leave these books to me. I will let the people in the capital know the tragic situation of Yuxi Prefecture. I will also let them know that there is a county magistrate named Li Zhao in Yu County, Yuxi Prefecture." Shopkeeper Mu laughed.

Qingdu Sanren must be related to Yuxi Mansion, and he must have written this book because he hated the King of Jin.

They are kindred spirits!

Shopkeeper Mu asked people to move all the books to her residence, and also called all the people who could help her, including Chang Duan.

She wants to sell these books as soon as possible!

Chang Duan hurriedly came to Shopkeeper Mu's house and learned that Qingdu Sanren had written a new book.

How come he doesn't know at all?

He has received the things Li Qingzhi asked shopkeeper Wu to send him. They are all for food, but there is nothing related to Li Qingzhi's new book.

Isn't this book printed by Chang Zhan?

This book was indeed not printed by Chang Zhan. Chang Zhan could not have printed such a beautiful book.

Chang Duan took the book and looked at it. When he learned the content of the book, he was a little excited.

He knew that Li Qingzhi would not give up and would definitely seek revenge from King Jin!

Chapter 169 Qian Family

The book "Redress of Injustice" sold very well in Jiang'an Province, as well as in the capital.

This is a book that the emperor praised!

And because of this book, the King of Jin was reprimanded, fined and grounded, but Zhang Zhiru was promoted from prefect to governor.

In the past few months, this book was very popular in Beijing. If readers had not read this book, they would not know what to talk about when talking to others.

Under such circumstances, Lingdu Sanren naturally became a familiar figure among scholars in Beijing.

Today, in Chang Duan's restaurant, several scholars mentioned Qingdu Sanren again: "Have you read the "Collected Works of Qingdu" from Jiang'an Province?"

"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it."

"I read it with a friend. His friend in Jiang'an Province sent him that month's "Collected Works of Anjiang" and the accompanying "Collected Works of Qingdu". Unfortunately, I didn't borrow the book, so I couldn't send it to him. Copy it."

"I've also read it. Ling Du San people are so brave to write about it!"

…

"Collected Works of Anjiang" is very famous in Jiang'an Province, but not well-known in the capital.

This is just a book compiled and printed by a local academy!

However, the "Collected Works of Qingdu" that came with the August issue of "Collected Works of Anjiang" made "Collected Works of Anjiang" popular in the capital.

It's just that... the scholars in the capital don't read the "Collected Works of Anjiang", but all read the "Collected Works of Qingdu".

"Qingdu San people have been walking among the people and understanding the lives of the people. It is no wonder that they were able to write the "Collected Works of Qingdu"."

"I have read "Redress of Injustice" several times, and when I read "The Collected Works of Qingdu" again, I feel that every word is precious."

"If I can enter the officialdom, I must help the Lord solve these problems!"

…

These scholars praised Qingdu San people, but there were also many people who felt that "Collected Works of Qingdu" was not good.

"Record of Injustice" is a book about the suffering of the common people. No one dares to say that this book is not good in public, but "Collected Works of Solitude" is different. This book caused some controversy in the capital, and some people even wrote articles specifically about it. It is nonsense to say "Collected Works of Qingdu".

However, most people can see that Qingdu Sanren writes such articles for the benefit of the people, and Qingdu Sanren naturally has a good reputation.

While these people were chatting, they saw the restaurant owner Duan Jin coming in from the door.

The person behind this restaurant is Eunuch Lu. This matter is not a secret.

For this reason, some people are reluctant to come to this restaurant to eat.

But this does not affect the business of this restaurant at all, because this restaurant named Qingyun Tower gives people a very different feeling.

The waiters at Qingyun Tower are all handsome young men. They wear uniform clothes and look energetic.

The decoration and furnishings of Qingyun House are also different from those of ordinary restaurants. They look very elegant.

The dishes at Qingyunlou are even more delicious, and some of them cannot be eaten elsewhere.

…

Qingyun Tower has many special features, and what makes it famous is the "Three Treasures of Qingyun".

Qingyun Tower has three treasures. The first is the extremely fragrant and powerful "Qingyun Wine"!

After the emergence of Qingyun Liquor, the strongest alcohol was "Shaodaozi", but since the emergence of Qingyun Liquor, it has deservedly become the strongest liquor in the world.

I heard that there is a person who has a very good drinker. He drank a bowl of Qingyun wine and fell unconscious.

The second treasure of Qing Yun House is spicy dishes.

The shopkeeper at that time got a special seasoning that can make a variety of spicy dishes. Some people are not used to the spiciness, but most people like it after eating it a few times.

Unfortunately, this kind of seasoning is relatively rare, so the spicy dishes at Qingyun House are as valuable as Qingyun wine.

The third treasure of Qingyun Tower is the shopkeeper Duan Jin.

Because Lu Qingxi often eats at Qingyun Tower, rumors gradually spread in Beijing that Duan Jin, the shopkeeper of Qingyun Tower, has superb craftsmanship...

Then, the old Marquis of Huaiyang Marquis Mansion, who was a famous gourmet in Beijing, approached Duan Jin and offered a high price to let Duan Jin cook for him.

Duan Jin asked the old Marquis about his taste in detail, then spent a day making preparations, and cooked ten dishes for the old Marquis the next day.

The portions of the ten dishes are not large, but each item

They are all very special... After the old Marquis finished eating, he often praised Duan Jin's cooking skills in front of others, and said that Duan Jin's cooking skills were unparalleled.

As a result, Duan Jin became the third treasure of Qingyun Tower. No one without power could ask him to help with cooking.

When they saw Duan Jin, many people greeted him: "Shopkeeper Duan!"

Chang Duan smiled and talked to these people.

The fact that Chang Duan and Qingyun Tower are famous in the capital has a lot to do with Li Qingzhi.

Li Qing gave Chang Duan a distilling vessel and asked Chang Duan to make Qingyun wine with a very high alcohol content.

After Li Qingzhi sent the chili powder, Lu Qingxi sent people to search for it in the south and bought some chili peppers. Qingyun Tower also had spicy dishes.

As for his cooking skills... Li Qingzhi wrote some recipes for him, and also told him a way to make people think he was very good - after the guests arrived, he could invite them to the specially decorated elegant dining room and use some Use exotic ingredients to cook for guests, or make some complicated dishes, and only give a small portion of the finished dishes to the guests...

Find more people to serve that guest, make the service as perfect as possible, and use as special a dish as possible...

In this way, the dishes are served in rotation, and the guests will feel that what they are eating is unique.

Chang Duan can also design a menu that best suits the guests after asking them about their tastes in advance!

The dishes he cooked for the old Marquis of Huaiyang Marquis Mansion were all very complicated, including silver-inlaid bean sprouts stuffed with meat, spicy and fragrant Dengying beef, and boiled cabbage cooked in broth.

The flavors of these dishes range from light to heavy, and each one is explained... The old Marquis has tasted every eight points of the taste to ten points, and he has become famous since then.

While chatting, Chang Duan inadvertently revealed a piece of news: "I went out just now and learned a piece of news - Lingdu Sanren has written a new book."

The few scholars who had talked about being alone before heard this, immediately became interested and wanted to buy books immediately.

Chang Duan smiled upon seeing this.

The design of his restaurant is relatively elegant, so it is not suitable for a storyteller to tell stories. The content of "Escape from the Wilderness" is a bit miserable, so it is not suitable for telling stories in a restaurant.

However, he has met a lot of people during this time, and he plans to have a reading party for "Escape" held in his restaurant.

No matter what, he will do his best to let more people know about this book.

On the other side, shopkeeper Mu has already sent the goods from Jinye Embroidery Workshop that Wu Baichuan brought to the capital to the shop.

Her shop can make a lot of money from these, but she has no time to take care of the shop's affairs. Her current thoughts are all on "Escape".

She has contacted the theater troupe and scholars who can write plays, asking them to write a play in the shortest possible time after watching "Escape"!

What she asked these people to write was a play with her father Li Zhao as the main character... She wanted the people in the capital to know about her father.

It was also at this time that five thousand sets of "Escape from Famine" were sent to Lu Qingxi's bookstore and placed in the most conspicuous place.

Afraid that the King of Jin's people would buy the book and burn it, everyone was only allowed to buy one copy of this book.

""Escape from Famine"? Qingdu Sanren's new book?"

"Give me a copy!"

"This book also comes with a copy of "Water Control Strategies"?"

"When did Qingdu Sanren write his new book?"

"Are any of his "Anthology of Independent Works" for sale?"

…

The scholars in the bookstore saw "Escape from Famine" and paid for it one after another.

"Record of Injustice" is a rare and good book. They learned a lot of knowledge in the process of reading "Record of Injustice". Now they must buy and read "Record of Escape"!

In the past, Lu Qingxi kept the price of "Record of Injustice" very low in order to get more people to buy "Record of Injustice". Now "Record of Escape" is also sold very cheaply.

Scholars in the capital can basically afford it, and after buying it, people will look at it.

"Escape" has the same style as "The Record of Injustice". They quickly watched it, and after watching it, they felt very heavy.

What was Yuxi Mansion like six years ago? Were the common people so miserable back then?

In a certain bookstore, a student who lived in Yuxi Mansion burst into tears in front of everyone.

Most people read "Escape" first, but some people read "Water Control Strategy" first.

Those who read "Water Control Strategies" first were shocked after seeing the content in the book.

They will read "Water Control Strategy" first because they are interested in this aspect, and now...

"This is a wonderful book!"

"This book is really well written!"

"Who is this Li Zhao?"

"The Qingdu San people compiled it based on the manuscripts left by Li Zhao? Li Zhao has passed away?"

…

More and more people saw the two books "Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies", and at this time, the emperor was listening to people read "Escape from Famine".

While listening to people read, he also held the manuscript of "Water Control Strategies" in his hand.

His eyesight is not very good, but he is not completely blind... Qingdu Sanren's handwriting is so good!

That kind of wanton freedom was something he had never experienced before.

But what valued him the most was not the characters written by Qingdu Sanren, but the content of "Water Control Strategies".

Lu Qingxi took these two books into the palace, and after telling him the whole story, he first asked people to read "Water Control Strategies".

This book was sent to Beijing by Zhang Zhiru. Zhang Zhiru should value this book very much... He wants to know what is so magical about this "Water Control Strategy".

And when he finished listening...the emperor asked for the manuscript of "Water Control Strategies" and his voice trembled: "Then Li Zhao died six years ago?"

After Lu Qingxi gave an affirmative answer, the emperor said nothing more and asked people to start reading "Escape from Famine".

When the flood occurred in Yuxi Prefecture six years ago, the emperor was extremely ill and was unable to manage the government.

And when he got better in a few months, the matter was over.

At that time, Lu Qingxi was very angry because the disaster relief money disappeared and the people of Yuxi Prefecture did not receive help in time. He accused the imperial envoy who went to provide disaster relief, but did not go into details.

Most of the disaster relief silver was embezzled by the King of Jin.

He was afraid that if he continued to pursue the case, King Jin would be so angry that he would turn on the people around him after his death.

Who would have thought that the imperial envoy actually killed a talented person!

After the current emperor was named the crown prince, the former emperor's concubine became very angry and targeted him everywhere.

In order to avoid conflicts between him and the imperial concubine, the late emperor always asked him to leave Beijing and go around to provide disaster relief.

He had seen floods with his own eyes, and he had also seen the tragic situation after the floods, when people were in dire straits.

This "Water Control Strategy" is very useful.

Unfortunately, the person who wrote this book is dead. Even if the King of Jin loves money, he is really ruthless in his actions!

The emperor once again felt that King Jin was not a good choice.

But...could it be

Are you going to let a baby who can't even walk take over?

His father loved the imperial concubine so much, but for the sake of the world, he did not choose the infant Prince Yan, but chose him...

"Escape" is as miserable as "Redress of Injustice".

This book also has many details like "The Record of Injustice".

The emperor couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid this Qingdu Sanren was really in Yuxi Mansion back then." "Your Majesty, this old slave feels the same way!" Lu Qingxi said, "The old slave's hometown is exactly the same as what he wrote! Qingdu Sanren It's so realistically written!

"Zhang Zhiru, he is determined to have trouble with King Jin..." The emperor sighed again.

Lu Qingxi said nothing.

This book was sent to the capital by Zhang Zhiru, it has nothing to do with him!

The King of Jin has been fighting fiercely with Lu Qingxi recently, so naturally he pays great attention to Lu Qingxi.

Therefore, as soon as the book "Escape from Famine" came out, officials from the King of Jin's line bought the book to read it, and some even sent the book to the King of Jin.

A certain minister who had always supported King Jin briefly read the book and threw it away.

He was very angry, but he didn't know whether he was angry at the book or King Jin.

He supports King Jin because he thinks King Jin will be the next emperor.

But now... do we really want such a person to be the emperor?

King Jin was indeed unaware of what happened in Linhu County, so although he was angry, he did not leave King Jin.

But now... The flood in Yuxi Prefecture was so tragic six years ago that King Jin only wanted to make money!

Does he really want to be loyal to such a person?

But it was impossible for him to turn to Lu Qingxi...

The man picked up the book and continued reading. Suddenly he thought of a person - Prince Yan.

Many officials did not know much about the affairs of Yuxi Mansion before.

Yuxi Mansion is quite far away from the capital, and most of them have never been to Yuxi Mansion. To them, what happened six years ago was just a flood in a place in Daqi.

This kind of thing is not uncommon.

But now... "Escape from Famine" describes how miserable the people of Yuxi Prefecture are.

The magistrate of Nayu County was also miserable.

He didn't do anything wrong, but he was executed by everyone...

Some officials only felt chills when they thought about this incident after reading the book.

A few months ago, Governor Zhang killed Magistrate Yan in Linhu County, but he did not harm Magistrate Yan's family!

The same goes for the Lou family. Governor Zhang dealt with all the Lou family members who committed crimes, but he did not harm the women and children of the Lou family. The women of the Lou family could even bring their children all the way to the capital to complain.

Where is King Jin?

How dare the imperial envoy do this without his permission?

When faced with a disaster, it is normal to give officials harsher sentences, but knowing that people are innocent and killing people all over the house...is this to eradicate the root cause, right?

In any case, after seeing what happened to Li Zhao, more and more officials felt that King Jin was not suitable to be emperor.

To the ministers, it is not a problem if the emperor is dumber or more confused, but if the emperor is ruthless... then they will be the ones to suffer!

Jin Palace.

King Jin had already read part of "Escape from Famine", and while he was reading it, he cursed the lonely people.

Prince Jin's confidant said: "My lord, don't be angry, the top priority is to handle this matter well..."

"This is Lu Qingxi's deliberate attempt to smear me! Zhang Zhiru has indeed taken refuge with Lu Qingxi! Neither of them is a good person, they are both worthless people..."

"My lord, please tell me what happened back then," the confidant said.

My confidant is very tired.

If he hadn't been tied to King Jin's ship, he wouldn't have survived if something happened to King Jin. He would have definitely ignored King Jin long ago!

King Jin said: "Everything written in this book is false. Then Li Zhao embezzled money! A batch of money was lost. He should have hidden it, but it was a pity that it was not found later!"

King Jin was deeply impressed by what happened six years ago.

After all, he was tricked that time.

After the flood occurred in Yuxi Prefecture, he really had his mind set on making a fortune from it.

He doesn't like Lu Qingxi, and Yuxi Mansion is Lu Qingxi's hometown...

He thinks that disaster relief can be done by just saving people, the most important thing is to make money.

He asked his merchants to buy grain and sent it to Yuxi Prefecture to sell it at a high price. He also selected his confidants as imperial envoys and let them operate secretly... King Jin made many arrangements.

Then... I lost some of the disaster relief money.

This was definitely stolen by local officials! The imperial envoy at that time found something and felt that the person who had embezzled money was the magistrate of Yu County.

Afterwards, they didn't find any money, and they thought they might have made a mistake, but everyone had been killed...

The people around King Jin were all stunned when they heard what King Jin said.

They always thought that the missing disaster relief money was taken by King Jin, but it turned out not to be the case?

The King of Jin said: "I lost more of the disaster relief silver than I got back then! If Zhang Zhiru wants to cause trouble, he should go find the person who stole the silver!"

Thinking of this, King Jin began to scold the man who stole his money again.

Everyone: This is disaster relief silver. How come it became the money of King Jin?

King Jin was actually confident and felt that the money belonged to him!

Everyone was stunned and a little confused - who was the other person who took the money?

Yanjun Prince's Mansion.

King Yanjun had also obtained "Escape from the Wilderness". After reading it, he frowned: "Then the people of Yuxi Mansion are actually like this? Sir, weren't we a little too much back then?"

Prince Yan's husband said in a calm voice: "My young prince, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters."

"That's true." Prince Yan put down the book in his hand: "It's a pity that Li Zhao. If I had known, I would have chosen someone else."

If Li Zhao is still alive...when he ascends the throne, he should be able to use this person.

The disappearance of Yuxi Prefecture's disaster relief money was actually related to Prince Yan.

After the late emperor ordered that the imperial concubine be buried with him, he handed over some of the power in his hands to loyal people, and then asked those people to protect Prince Yan and raise him.

Prince Yan has many people on his hands.

Six years ago, the people under Prince Yan took action against the disaster relief money. On the one hand, Prince Yan had grown up and had more places to spend money, so they were short of money.

On the other hand, they wanted to use this to frame King Jin.

They had people transport the money away and left clues pointing to the Magistrate of Yu County. They planned to make things worse after King Jin's men killed the Magistrate of Yu County, to redress the injustice of the Magistrate of Yu County and to undermine the prestige of King Jin. , by the way, he promoted Prince Yan to the throne.

But what they didn't expect was that the emperor suddenly became seriously ill.

At that time, their strength was still very weak, but King Jin was at the peak of his power, and almost all officials in the court were fawning over King Jin.

If they make a fuss at that time, not only will they not be able to harm King Jin, they may even be targeted by King Jin!

They ended up doing nothing.

As for now...even without the book from Qingdu Sanren, they have already decided to break up the matter.

It's just that they originally planned to wait until next year, when the emperor's health got worse, before making this matter bigger and forcing the emperor to choose them, but they didn't want Lu Qingxi to make a move first!

But this is also a good thing. They can continue to lie dormant and wait for opportunities.

Of course, they can add fuel to the flames, at least to make King Jin completely lose his support. In this case...when something happens to the baby in the palace, who else can the emperor choose besides Prince Yan?

Prince Yan's husband said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to pity Li Zhao. Speaking of which... this Lingdu Sanren is really a good knife for Lu Qingxi!"

"Sir, what do you say?" Prince Yan asked.

Prince Yan's teacher said: "Then Li Zhao is indeed a good official and has been controlling floods, but "Water Control Strategies" may not have been written by him."

They investigated Li Zhao at that time and found that Li Zhao did not have such talent.

However, they had planned to start with Li Zhao to unseat King Jin, and now this situation was just right.

King Yanjun and his husband were talking, and someone came outside to report that shopkeeper Qian was here.

Prince Yan's husband immediately asked someone to come in.

This shopkeeper Qian actually has something to do with Li Zhao.

They had investigated Li Zhao at the beginning. Li Zhao's wife, whose maiden name was Qian, was a merchant with considerable assets.

After Li Zhao's accident, they found the Qian family. They first scared the Qian family that the King of Jin might kill them all, and then offered to recruit them... The Qian family followed the Prince of Yan and began to work for the Prince of Yan.

At that time, Prince Yan was very young and was rejected by the emperor. He was really short of money. Later, Qian's family helped run the business, and Prince Yan's palace became more prosperous. He had money to do various things and to form his own power - the late emperor The people left behind have all grown old after twenty years!

Nowadays, Prince Yan is no longer as weak as he was six years ago, and he no longer bothers to recruit merchants like the Qian family.

But the Qian family had followed them for six years and knew

They did a lot of things and helped them earn a lot of money... They couldn't help but take the money shopkeeper seriously.

Shopkeeper Qian hurried in and after meeting Prince Yan, he asked about "Escape from Famine": "Your Majesty, is this lonely person one of yours?"

Shopkeeper Qian is Li Zhao's brother-in-law.

He was not very satisfied with Li Zhao, his brother-in-law, especially after his brother-in-law caused the death of his sister and his nephews and nieces.

But even so, he still wanted to help Li Zhao reverse the case.

Prince Yan came to him some time ago and said that he was now able to help Li Zhao seek justice... He kept waiting, so much so that after reading "Escape from Famine", he wondered if Prince Yan had taken action.

King Yan wanted to admit it, but King Yan's teacher said: "That Jingdu Sanren is not the prince's. This time, Lu Qingxi must have wanted to deal with King Jin, so he concocted such a book! But this is a good time." , our people will also take action next to help Li Zhao reverse the case."

Shopkeeper Qian was extremely grateful and knelt down to express his thanks.

Upon seeing this, Prince Yan personally stepped forward to help the man up.

Shopkeeper Qian is very good at doing business. Although he is no longer short of money, he still plans to win over this person.

Shopkeeper Qian paid a visit to Prince Yan and left Prince Yan's mansion excitedly.

His damn brother-in-law was finally able to overturn the verdict!

His sister and nieces should be very happy under Jiuquan.

Shopkeeper Qian had a wife and concubines, but he never had any children.

In addition to his sister, he also had a younger brother. His younger brother also had few offspring and gave birth to a sickly son.

Because of this, Shopkeeper Qian loved his sister's children very much. He was the one who instigated his sister to throw the children away from his house after giving birth.

He even thought about taking his stepsister's second son, Li Zhi, as his son.

Li Zhi's child is extremely smart and suitable for business!

But later, his brother-in-law went to work as an official in another place, so it was hard to mention this matter. And then...his sister's whole family was gone.

Shopkeeper Qian hated the King of Jin so much that he was itching his teeth. He had been working hard to earn money just to get justice for his poor nieces and nephews. Among them, there was also the "son" he liked!

His sister and his nieces and nephews are so miserable! The people in their family are also quite miserable - in recent years, they have been afraid that King Jin will cause trouble to their family, so they have not dared to return to their hometown, and they have not dared to be too public, for fear of being stared at.

Chapter 170 Two by two, one set

The capital city is in turmoil.

But in this era, there was no Internet, not even newspapers. Information spread was still relatively slow, and it did not cause a sensation for the time being.

Li Qingzhi knew nothing about everything in the capital.

On this day, Li Qing got up early early.

When he was in high school in his previous life, he always felt that getting up at six in the morning was too much, but now...

Around five o'clock in the morning, when it was still dark, he had already woken up.

It was really cold in Chongcheng County in winter. They covered themselves with two quilts, and Jin Xiaoye would put their clothes between the two quilts.

Li Qingzhi lay on the bed for a while, then found some clothes, put them on, and went downstairs to make breakfast.

Li Laogen slept less as he got older and got up earlier than Li Qingzhi. Zhao Xiaodou slept in the same room with him and was used to getting up early. At this moment, Li Laogen had already gone out to drink tea. Zhao Xiaodou saw Li Qingzhi and said, "Brother, I'll light a fire for you!"

"Thank you, Xiaodou." Li Qing insisted.

After coming to their home for a year, Zhao Xiaodou gained weight and grew taller.

He studied with Li Xiucai and did not learn quickly. His progress was similar to that of Li Ermao, but he could not keep up with Li Damao.

But he didn't care at all... Under Zhao Laosan's education, he always regarded himself as Li Damao and Li Ermao's servant.

Many of the people who studied with Li Xiucai came from well-off families, and those people also had servants, but their servants could not study with them, nor could they eat the same things as their young masters.

He is different!

Not only can he study, but he also eats the same food as Li Damao and Li Ermao. Li Damao and Li Ermao usually play with him all the time and don't regard him as a human being...

He is very satisfied with his current life.

Zhao Xiaodou lit the fire quickly and controlled the heat according to Li Qingzhi's request.

After the weather gets cold, there is no need to worry about the rice going rancid if left overnight. Li Qingzhi specially made some extra rice last night and is going to make egg fried rice this morning.

He took out the pork he bought yesterday, boiled the fat meat first to make lard, scooped out the lard residue and part of the lard, then put in the diced lean meat, fried it, poured in the egg liquid, and then put in the rice. , finally sprinkle with chopped green onion...the fragrant egg fried rice is ready.

The aroma of fried rice spread far away. Li Damao and Li Ermao, who didn't want to get up because of the cold weather, gritted their teeth, got dressed and went downstairs: "Dad, can you eat?"

Li Qing insisted: "We have to wait a little longer, the soup is not ready yet."

In addition to egg fried rice, Li Qingzhi also made a vegetable soup. Put the lard and lard residue that you scooped out before into another pot, pour in the green vegetables, stir-fry briefly and add water to boil, and it becomes vegetable soup.

He gave each of Li Damao, Li Ermao and Zhao Xiaodou a bowl of fried rice with eggs, and then gave each of them a bowl of vegetable soup.

The three children all like to eat egg fried rice, but don't like vegetable soup, so they ate the vegetable soup first, and then ate the egg fried rice happily.

Li Qingzhi ate slowly, one mouthful of soup and one mouthful of rice.

After finishing the meal, Li Qingzhi said to Jin Xiaoye: "Xiaoye, the egg fried rice in the pot can still hold three bowls, take it to the cats and the others."

The female workers at Jinye Embroidery Workshop have been learning to read for some time.

Two of them are stupid and slow to learn, but the rest are pretty good at learning.

Li Qingzhi knew that reading was boring, and he was afraid that they would not be happy to read, so he simply asked them to answer a few questions every day. If they answered well, they would get some rewards.

The rewards are actually ordinary. For example, the three people who answered the question the best yesterday received a bowl of egg fried rice each as a reward today.

But this kind of egg fried rice can greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of female workers for learning!

These female workers in Miaoqian Village eat the same thing every morning, which is porridge, eggs and pickles.

The pickles may also be replaced with tofu, mustard, pickled cucumbers, etc.

People at this time basically ate like this, and ordinary people didn't have to eat eggs yet.

So these female workers are very satisfied with breakfast.

At this moment, their porridge has just been cooked. Everyone was about to serve the porridge when Jin Xiaoye came out and gave each of the three female workers, including Jin Maoer, who did the best job on the questions yesterday, a bowl of egg fried rice.

This is the egg fried rice cooked by Xiucai Gong himself, and it's so fragrant!

While Jin Maoer and the others were eating, the others were extremely envious and watched eagerly. At the same time, they made up their minds to study hard today and try to solve all the questions in the evening!

The female workers ate breakfast quickly. After eating, they took out pens and papers and waited for Jin Xiaoye to teach them.

They now study for half an hour after breakfast, another half hour after lunch, and do some questions after dinner.

There was a lot more to do, but they were not dissatisfied at all.

Shopkeeper Jin gave them wages!

If they work for a month, excluding food expenses, some of them can earn two dollars, and some of them can earn one pound!

This is because their skills are not good enough or they do not do it fast enough. If they practice more... it is possible to earn three guan in a month!

This was something they had not dared to think about before. You must know that the most envied people in Miaoqian Village at the time, Mr. Yao and Uncle Jin, only earned twice a month.

And the money they got after excluding food was actually a little more.

In the current situation...if they work hard for a year, they might be able to save ten taels of silver!

"Mao'er, you are so smart, you took first place again yesterday." Someone looked at Golden Mao'er with envy.

Despite her young age, Jin Maoer is the fastest among them in reading and learning in middle school!

During this period, Jin Maoer got rewards almost every day. Yesterday she ate noodles made by Xiucai Gong, and today she ate egg fried rice made by Xiucai Gong.

"I'm not smart, I just looked more carefully." Jin Mao'er said.

Shopkeeper Jin taught them how to read by writing words on paper. Shopkeeper Jin would put those papers in the embroidery workshop, and she would go there to look at them and review them from time to time after working.

"But in that case, there will be less work and less money earned." Someone said.

Jin Mao'er said no more.

After she focused on studying, she did earn less money.

But her family was so poor that no one in the family had enough food to eat. So after she earned money, her parents would leave as soon as possible.

She earns money for her parents, but studies for herself.

She wants to be the shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Jin is so awesome! Before, Sister Sanya didn't want to give all her wages to her parents. Her parents came over to cry. Shopkeeper Jin picked up a broom and drove them away. Shopkeeper Jin also said that Sister Sanya earned the money and Sister Sanya could give it to whomever she wanted. who!

She wants to be someone like Shopkeeper Kim.

Now when she gives money to her parents, she regards it as repaying the kindness of her parents for raising her. When she becomes the shopkeeper in a few years, she will not give any money to her family!

The female workers had different ideas. They finished breakfast quickly and began to listen to the class.

Li Qingzhi sat next to him, watching Jin Xiaoye teach the female workers and engraving the pictures needed for printing textbooks.

He would draw the drawings with pen and paper, memorize them, and then be able to carve them accurately.

When it comes to memory, he's a pro!

After this period of research, he has almost written the two most basic textbooks.

These two textbooks are one for Chinese and one for mathematics. The mathematics book contains simple knowledge such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, while the Chinese book contains children's songs and other articles that are easy to read and recognize.

Basically, after studying these two books, you will be able to recognize characters at the level of a second or third grade modern elementary school. You can try reading a book like "The Record of Injustice" that uses simple words and only uses commonly used characters.

Li Qingzhi was busy when someone came in from outside.

The person who came was a laborer from Juewei Zhai. If Governor Zhang had brought something to Li Qingzhi, he would deliver it to Li Qingzhi.

"Mr. Li, they came back late yesterday, so I just brought the things over now." The man handed a food box to Li Qingzhi.

It takes four or five hours to row from Chongcheng County to the provincial capital.

People from Juewizhai who go to the provincial capital always leave very early, but sometimes they are delayed by something and come back very late.

"Thank you for their hard work." Li Qingzhi took the food box and grabbed a handful of melon seeds for the man.

Li Qingzhi waited until Jin Xiaoye finished his class before going upstairs. When he opened the food box, he saw an oil paper bag inside.

The oil-paper bag contained a complete set of "Escape from Famine" and a letter from the governor.

Governor Zhang told him that on November 16th, that is, yesterday, "Escape from Famine" was already on sale in the provincial capital!

Governor Zhang had long received the book given to him by the head of the Shen family, but because the Shen family had not yet sold the book, he did not give it away.

And now, the Shen family has started selling books!

The head of the Shen family gave all the books he brought to the capital to Lu Qingxi, but in Jiang'an Province... "Escape from Famine" was not sold cheaply.

"Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies" together cost twenty taels of silver!

But even so... According to Governor Zhang, the book sold very well.

As long as the book sells well, Li Qingzhi is in a good mood.

But people in the provincial capital felt that Li Qingzhi was in a bad mood right now.

The matter will start from the 15th of this month, when Li Qingzhi's article was published again in Anjiang Collected Works.

In the past few months, there were articles written by Li Qingzhi in Anjiang Collected Works!

His article first appeared in "

When he published "Collected Works of An Jiang", it attracted countless people's attention, and some people thought that his articles were ghostwritten... But after a few more times, everyone became accustomed to it.

At the same time, Li Qingzhi's reputation grew bigger and bigger with each volume of "Collected Works of Anjiang".

The article written by Li Qing published in this issue of Anjiang Collected Works is related to flood control.

At the beginning, Li Qingzhi wrote several articles and sent them to Governor Zhang, writing about everything. Among those articles, this one was considered better.

The original owner had experienced a flood, so while Li Qingzhi was "taking the exam", he also added some real feelings into it.

For this reason, after receiving the new issue of Anjiang Collected Works, many people in the provincial capital praised him: "Li Zixiao's article this time is much better than what he wrote before!"

"This article has some unique insights into water control, it's really good!"

"This is my favorite of all his articles!"

…

Some people began to copy and recite - if they encounter similar test questions in the future, they can imitate Li Qingzhi's article and write it!

It's just... Li Qingzhi's article was only praised for one day, and no one mentioned it.

The next day, the Shen family's bookstore began selling "Escape from Famine", and also included a copy of "Water Control Strategies".

At first, those who bought the book felt that the Shen family sold the book too expensively. The book "Record of Injustice" was not that expensive before!

"Record of Injustice" of similar quality can be bought for one tael of silver. If you are willing to buy one of inferior quality, it only costs a few hundred coins.

The price of "Escape" has tripled, with a set selling for two taels of silver... This is too expensive!

But when they see it...

"Escape from Famine" is indeed similar to "Redress of Injustice", but the accompanying "Water Control Strategies" is a wonderful book!

This book is about treatment methods after floods, but the diseases written above can also be suffered by people on weekdays. In other words, this book can also be used on weekdays!

In short, this is a very useful and valuable book. This book alone can be sold for one tael of silver!

Anyway, to be honest, many people spent money to buy books.

If you are reluctant to buy books, you will have to find someone to borrow them and copy them.

"Escape" sold very well, and most of those who bought "Escape" had read the "Collected Works of Anjiang" the day before.

"I used to think that Li Qingzhi's policy theory was excellent, but compared with "Water Control Strategies"... Li Qingzhi's article was a bit vague."

"Li Qingzhi's articles are like flowers in a vase, but "Water Control Strategies" are like endless mountains and forests."

"The two cannot be compared together!"

…

When everyone mentioned this, they also thought that the second time Li Qingzhi's article was published in "Anjiang Collected Works", it should have caused a sensation, but in the end, as long as you bought that issue of "Anjiang Collected Works", you would get a copy of "Qingdu Collected Works" as a gift. As for Li Qingzhi, no one mentioned it at all.

Li Qingzhi is quite unlucky. He always meets a lonely person just when he is about to become famous.

He must be very unhappy now.

When Li Qingzhi received the "Escape from Famine" from Governor Zhang, Chief Fang Shan made an appointment with Governor Zhang and gave him a set of "Escape from Famine": "Old Zhang, you must read this book, especially the "Escape from Famine" Flood Control Strategies! Floods in Jiang'an Province are not many, but there are still some..."

"I have this book." Governor Zhang said.

Fang Shanchang was stunned: "This book just came out and it's so expensive, so you bought it?" He felt that Governor Zhang might not be willing to buy the book, so he bought an extra set for Governor Zhang.

Governor Zhang smiled: "After Qingdu Sanren wrote this book, he sent it to me. I took it to the Shen family... The Shen family gave me twenty sets of books."

Chief Fang Shan asked: "When did the Shen family give you the book?"

"Half a month ago." Governor Zhang said.

"Then why don't you give it to me?" Fang Shanchang became angry instantly.

Governor Zhang coughed lightly: "The head of the Shen family specifically told me not to give away their books before they are sold..."

Fang Shanchang put away the books he brought: "Zhang Zhiru, I read you wrong! If you don't show me the original manuscript of Qingdu Sanren, I will never forgive you!"

Governor Zhang said: "I'm afraid the original manuscript has already reached Lu Qingxi's hands."

Fang Shanchang paused and then said: "This day is going to change..."

Governor Zhang sighed: "No one knows whether it can change. Without Prince Jin, next..."

The child in the palace is too young, and no one knows what he will look like when he grows up.

As for King Jin... King Jin does have some problems, but except for the embezzlement of disaster relief funds six years ago and the Linhu County matter, he can handle other things well.

"I heard that the county prince is a nice person." Fang Shan said.

Governor Zhang said: "Prince Jin was always praised by others when he was young, and... His Majesty would not agree."

The two looked at each other, both a little worried.

Their Majesty is kind, but he really hates the late emperor's concubine!

Who can not hate it? What the Imperial Concubine did back then was simply outrageous. She had someone kill Concubine Liu's newborn child on the spot!

Governor Zhang and others thought more, but most scholars just lamented that lonely people are well-informed.

Du Yongning, who had returned to Yonghe Mansion and was studying with his husband, praised him while reading: "I didn't expect that Qingdu Sanren would experience the flood in Yuxi Mansion. Fortunately, nothing happened to him, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see such good things. Book!"

The Du family had some properties in the provincial capital, so this book was sent to Du Yongning as soon as possible.

Du Yongning's husband was also reading. When he heard Du Yongning's words, he said: "It's better to read less of this kind of book, so as not to change your temperament."

Du Yongning was a little unconvinced.

His husband added: "If you hadn't forgotten my advice, why didn't you get into the top ten in the college exam?"

Du Yongning's husband analyzed the process of studying politics with Du Yongning, but unfortunately Du Yongning didn't pay attention.

The Du family has a relationship with Cheng Xuezheng. As long as Du Yongning doesn't write nonsense, he can get second place no matter what.

If it weren't for Li Qingzhi, he would definitely have won first place!

He doesn't ask for anything else now. He just hopes that Du Yongning won't be so bold in the next year's provincial examination.

When Du Yongning was reading, more and more people in Jiang'an Province saw the book, and some of them had already read the book carefully.

"Many victims from Yuxi Prefecture fled to our Jiang'an Province. At that time, I felt unhappy because the government had to pay to settle these people. Now that I think about it... they are really pitiful."

"Then Li Zhao is pitiful. He was executed by everyone in his family."

"That imperial envoy didn't know what was going on, and he didn't even investigate the matter!"

"I heard someone say... that the imperial envoy was from King Jin."

…

Here in Jiang'an Province, after watching "Escape from Famine" and "Water Control Strategies", people rarely regret Li Zhao, especially in the capital.

"Escape" is quite long. At the beginning, many people simply flipped through it without finishing it.

But a few days later, the first batch of people who bought the book had finished reading it. At the same time, storytellers began to read the book to people in many places in the capital.

People don't really like to hear tragedies, but if they really do... tragedies are even more gripping. After they hear them, they can't forget them for a long time.

"The people of Yuxi Mansion are really pitiful!"

"The same goes for the magistrate of Yu County."

"It's not easy..."

…

The common people only talk about the stories inside, but those scholars think deeply about it.

As they chatted, they would talk about King Jin.

The time soon came to November 19th.

There will be a meeting tomorrow, and then... the ministers will definitely bring up what happened six years ago!

Shopkeeper Mu was very excited, and so was Chang Duan.

They all want to see King Jin suffer misfortune!

Shopkeeper Mu continued to urge his men to do various things and spread the bad things that King Jin had done. As for Chang Duan, he sent a post to the head of the Shen family, inviting the head of the Shen family to Qingyun Tower for dinner.

The food he ate was the "Qingyun Banquet" made by himself.

The head of the Shen family is named Shen Zhilan, and he has a younger brother named Shen Yushu.

His father hoped that his two sons would be Zhilan Yushu.

But the head of the Shen family has never liked his name. It really doesn't suit him.

You must know that the head of the Shen family has had a Chinese-character face since he was a child. He has never lost weight and is not good at studying. In the past few years... he even has no hair!

He felt that he was not worthy of the name Zhilan.

But he just called it that name, and there was nothing he could do!

The head of the Shen family was very excited after receiving Duan Jin's invitation.

Everyone knows that Duan Jin is different from ordinary cooks. He is a popular person in front of Lu Qingxi. Lu Qingxi loves his cooking so much that no one dares to force him to cook.

Not many people can eat the Qingyun Banquet he made by himself, but as long as they can... they can definitely brag about it for a long time!

Shen Zhilan told his wife the good news.

Mrs. Shen was in no mood.

After she came to the capital, she had been shopping for calligraphy and paintings in various shops in the capital, and found a lot of good things.

She would rather read calligraphy and painting at home than go out to eat.

Shen Zhilan coaxed her wife: "I heard that the Qingyun wine from Qingyun Tower is the best liquor in the world. Don't you want to try it? There are also spicy dishes from Qingyun Tower..."

His wife is not good at drinking, but she likes to try all kinds of new things.

After hearing what Shen Zhilan said about the situation of Qingyun Tower, Mrs. Shen became interested: "The Qingyun Tower is really interesting... It doesn't hurt to go and have a look!"

That night, Shen Zhilan took his wife out to Qingyun Tower.

At the same time, in a garden on the outskirts of the capital, shopkeeper Qian obtained the information about Shen Zhilan that his men had investigated.

The Qian family used to be a wealthy merchant in a small county town.

The Qian family is one of the richest merchants in their county. However, because the county where the Qian family is located is not prosperous, the Qian family's property was only as much as Wu Baichuan's, and could not be compared with the Shen family. Even Zhu Nothing compares to before.

At that time, shopkeeper Qian didn't even think about going out to work outside. He thought it would be good to stay in his own county.

But later, his brother-in-law was unlucky and was killed by King Jin's men. It was said that King Jin planned to eradicate them... so he followed Prince Yan.

Shopkeeper Qian was uncomfortable with losing his stable life at first, but as time went by... he made his business prosperous.

With King Yan's backing, doing business is really easy! Prince Yan even got him some mineral deposits and asked him to arrange for people to dig them!

Shopkeeper Qian now manages more businesses than the Shen family.

But the majority of the money he made from his business would be given to Prince Yan. Although the Qian family had more money than before, it was still less than the Shen family.

Prince Yan has always kept Shopkeeper Qian hidden in the dark. Shopkeeper Qian rarely appears in front of people, so not many people know about him.

But now...he plans to make friends with Shen Zhilan.

He has already found out that "Escape from Famine" was brought to the capital by Shen Zhilan. Shen Zhilan might know Qingdu Sanren.

Shopkeeper Qian has already read both "Redress of Injustice" and "Record of Escape", and now he really wants to get to know Lingdu Sanren.