Chapter 95: Reading 2/3

Zhao Xiaodou was feeling very uneasy now.

“It won’t cost much, and I still need your help to take care of Damao and Ermao,” Li Qingzhi said, patting his head and then stuffing another chestnut into his mouth.

Zhao Xiaodou ate the chestnut but still felt conflicted. When he saw Zhao Laosan back at the shop, he immediately rushed over to tell him about it.

Zhao Laosan was dumbfounded on the spot. “Ah Qing, why did you let Xiaodou study too? He was supposed to help take care of Damao and Ermao…”

“If he’s going to take care of Damao and Ermao, then when they go to study, he’ll naturally go too,” Li Qingzhi smiled.

“But how can this be…” Zhao Laosan felt guilty. When Jin Xiaoshu came to take him back, he kept muttering.

However, since Li Qingzhi had already paid the tuition, there was no turning back. All he could do was mutter.

That evening, they had dinner early. After dinner, Jin Xiaoshu drove Jin Dajiang and his wife, Fang Jinniang, and Zhao Laosan back to Miaoqian Village.

As for Li Qingzhi and the others… they were going to stay in the county town from now on!

Li Qingzhi had already heated up the water in advance, so he went to take a bath after dinner.

Of all the things Li Qingzhi liked about the house in the city, the bathroom was definitely the best!

In the village, although he had added a bathroom, the room didn’t have proper drainage, and the floor was still made of mud. Moreover, because the walls were made of bamboo curtains, it wasn’t warm at all!

But the bathroom here was different. It was made of brick and tile, and the water could be directly drained into the river.

Because the place was spacious, Li Qingzhi simply bought a bathtub and put it in there… Taking a bath in the middle of winter was definitely the most comfortable thing!

Li Qingzhi persuaded Jin Xiaoye to bathe with him to save hot water.

Jin Xiaoye: “…” Li Qingzhi must have something else in mind again!

But indeed, it saved hot water. They could just bathe together, and she didn’t mind.

But bathing together inevitably took a bit longer… After the bath, Jin Xiaoye was puzzled, “You’re so thin, but you have quite a lot of strength.”

Li Qingzhi affectionately kissed Jin Xiaoye and said, “I’ve gained a lot of muscle recently, so I definitely have more strength!” He had started to gain weight recently, and it wouldn’t be long before he was no longer skinny.

He would eventually develop an eight-pack, which would make Jin Xiaoye look at him with new eyes.

The next day was the 11th day of the first lunar month, and Jin Xiaoye Embroidery officially opened.

Early in the morning, Li Qingzhi opened the door and saw a middle-aged woman standing outside with a basket on her back. Who else could it be but Zhao Xiaodou’s mother?

Mrs. Zhao smiled at Li Qingzhi and took out a chicken from the basket. “This chicken is for you to nourish your body.”

“Why did you come so early, Auntie?” Li Qingzhi asked.

Mrs. Zhao explained, and Li Qingzhi finally understood what was going on.

Zhao Laosan had told Mrs. Zhao about taking Zhao Xiaodou to study yesterday, and Mrs. Zhao felt embarrassed and wanted to send something to Li Qingzhi.

But Zhao Laosan had to go to build the dock today and couldn’t spare the time.

During the New Year period, the new dock was shut down, and today was the first day of reopening. Zhao Laosan had worked hard building the dock at the end of last year, and now he had the opportunity to work again this year.

Although his stepson was only in his teens, he could already handle farm work. Zhao Laosan could easily find other work… Faced with the monthly salary of one or two taels, he didn’t refuse.

With Zhao Laosan having to go to work, his wife had to come to deliver the items instead.

Zhao Laosan’s wife was not very talkative. She put down the things, glanced at Zhao Xiaodou, and hurriedly left.

Li Qingzhi wanted her to stay for breakfast, but when she heard this, she walked even faster.

In the past, when they lived in the village, they mostly cooked breakfast, which would also cover lunch. But now they had moved to the city!

They didn’t need to cook two meals at once anymore. Jin Xiaoye made porridge in the morning.

Drinking a bowl of hot white rice porridge on a cold winter morning was so comfortable!

As for Li Qingzhi, he specifically went out and bought a few pieces of fried dough sticks.

Fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce and eaten with porridge were really delicious, but fried dough sticks were a bit expensive at this time, so they probably wouldn’t eat them every day.

In Chongcheng County, oil and sugar were not cheap. Li Qingzhi had seen people selling sugar-coated haws on the street when he watched TV dramas in his previous life, but he hadn’t seen it once since he came here.

It was probably because sugar was expensive, and they didn’t produce haws locally.

After Li Laogen finished his fried dough stick in no time, he started to drink the porridge. In between sips, he occasionally licked his oily hands.

“Dad, city folks don’t lick their hands,” Li Qingzhi reminded him.

Li Laogen awkwardly smiled and finally stopped licking his hands.

Li Laogen finished his fried dough stick as soon as he got it, but Zhao Xiaodou was different. He hadn’t eaten his fried dough stick yet. Based on Li Qingzhi’s understanding of him, he would probably wait until he finished drinking the porridge before slowly savoring the fried dough stick.

After breakfast, it was still early, so Li Qingzhi took the three children to do some exercises to keep their bodies healthy.

His ability allowed him to know the condition of every part of the human body, so naturally, he knew how to achieve the best exercise effects.

The exercises he did could work out every part of the body.

After the workout, Li Qingzhi washed the faces of Li Damao and Li Ermao and slightly developed their brains with his ability.

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

However, he planned to take it slow and steady, not rushing.

When it was almost time, Li Qingzhi took the three children to the school.

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

This was an excellent article collected by Li Xiucai. Li Qingzhi had borrowed it from Zhu’s house and had already memorized them all.

He glanced at it and stopped looking, then he started to instruct the three children, “You must be obedient when studying and listen to the teacher’s words, understand? After studying in the morning, you can play in the afternoon…”

When Fang Zijian heard Li Qingzhi’s words, he couldn’t help but frown.

Studying was a matter of advancing or regressing. If you studied in the morning and played in the afternoon, could you really make progress in your studies?

Li Qingzhi was too lenient with the children!

But when Fang Zijian thought of Li Qingzhi’s extremely ugly handwriting and remembered the super simple question Li Qingzhi had asked Li Xiucai yesterday, he looked down even more on Li Qingzhi.

Someone else who looked down on Li Qingzhi was Hong Hui.

He had already investigated Li Qingzhi and even chatted with Yao Zhenfu. He learned that five years ago, a scholar had come to discuss academic matters with Li Qingzhi, but Li Qingzhi didn’t know anything.