After that, apart from cooking and going out for a walk to exercise, Li Qingzhi spent his time at home reading the Three Character Classic.
He needed to familiarize himself with the writing of this era and consolidate the original owner's knowledge.
Yao Zhenfu's copy of Three Character Classic is a printed one. Such printed books are expensive in Yu County, where the original owner lived before, but they are cheaper in Chongcheng County.
The literary culture in Jiangnan was flourishing, and there were many bookstores that printed books. With more bookstores, the price of books naturally went down.
It was different in Yu County. At that time, there was only one bookstore in the entire county. The books there were not only expensive but also of poor quality.
The original owner was learning "Three Character Classic" at that time, and the book he used was handwritten by the original owner's eldest brother. Of course, the original owner also copied it several times later, and selected the one with the clearest handwriting and compiled it into a book for his younger brother.
The original owner had not been able to recite the rest of the Three Character Classic due to years of lack of consolidation, but Li Qingzhi recalled the memory after reading it several times.
As for the allusions in the book, the original owner was very interested in them and remembered them all. It was just right for him to tell Jin Xiaoye, Li Damao and Li Ermao the stories in the book while teaching them to recite.
As for learning to read, Li Qingzhi felt there was no rush for the time being.
Li Damao and Li Ermao are still young, and as for Jin Xiaoye... Now is the busy farming season.
Li Qingzhi stayed at home, while Jin Xiaoye picked vegetables from her yard and took Li Laogen to the county town.
Before leaving, Jin Xiaoye asked Li Laogen to put on his clothes. Li Laogen did put them on, but he twisted around feeling very uncomfortable: "It's so hot, and I still have to put on clothes..."
"No one in the county goes shirtless!" said Jin Xiaoye.
Li Laogen muttered, "Those people in the county just like to make trouble." After saying that, he complained in a low voice, feeling that those city people looked down on him.
Li Qingzhi felt helpless. In fact, not only the city people, but also the villagers looked down on Li Laogen. He had seen many men in the village making fun of Li Laogen in the past few days.
But despite his complaints, Li Laogen still obediently followed Jin Xiaoye to the county town.
In fact, he likes to go to the county town. Even if he does nothing there, he can still brag about it to the villagers when he comes back.
Speaking of which, before being taken to the county town by Jin Xiaoye, Li Laogen had never been there again except when he was a child when his parents took him there.
It took Jin Xiaoye and Li Laogen half an hour to reach the county town. After entering the city, Jin Xiaoye knocked on the door of a house.
The person who came out to open the door was a middle-aged woman with hair tied up in a bun, white skin and a round face. When she saw Jin Xiaoye, she smiled and said, "Xiaoye, you haven't been here for a long time. Is it because of the busy farming season?"
"Sister Wang, it's not just the busy farming season... My man is back!"
Mrs. Wang was a little surprised: "He's back?"
Jin Xiaoye said, "Yes, he is back. He was kidnapped and sold by robbers when he went out. He escaped with great difficulty and came back."
Jin Xiaoye briefly explained Li Qingzhi's situation, and the woman surnamed Wang said, "Amitabha, I'm glad he's okay." After saying that, a hint of worry appeared on the woman surnamed Wang's face again.
Five years ago, Jin Xiaoye was desperate and came to the county town with a big belly to sell things.
She was not favored in the Jin family and had only been to the county town a few times before her marriage. When she arrived at the county town, she didn't know where to go. Not to mention Li Laogen, he was so stupid at the time that he just hid behind her.