In the evening, Zhao Yiming came over again with a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup.
He pushed the bowl towards Tian An and said, "Drink it quickly! It will make your stomach feel better."
Tian An lowered his head to drink the soup, but out of the corner of his eye he saw a red spot on the back of Zhao Yiming's hand, which he had not yet retracted.
Grabbing his wrist, he asked, "What's going on?"
Zhao Yiming pretended to be ignorant and said, "What's going on? It's nothing!" Then he wanted to pull his hand back.
But Tian An held it tightly, and he couldn't pull it out after pulling it out twice. Seeing Tian An staring at him seriously, he could only helplessly say: "I just accidentally spilled some when I was making soup."
Hearing this, Tian An frowned and started to scold him, "There are so many people in the kitchen and you are needed. Why do you have to join in the fun?"
As he spoke, he took out burn medicine from his bag and applied it to him.
Looking at Tian An, whose face was serious and nervous, whose hands were gentle and careful, and whose eyes revealed heartache, Zhao Yiming couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Tian An, who looked up, caught him red-handed. "Still laughing! Luckily it's your left hand. If your right hand was injured, I wonder how you'd go to school tomorrow."
Zhao Yiming said indifferently: "Then take two days off! It's just right for me to stay home with you."
"Who asked you to accompany me? If you don't study hard, don't blame me if you fail the exam." Tian An turned around and drank the brown sugar ginger soup on the table.
Zhao Yiming looked at her dotingly, "Don't worry! I won't fail the exam."
Tian An curled his lips and said, "If you say you can't do it, then it won't happen!" Then he looked up at him and said, "Zhao Yiming, I find that you are becoming more and more arrogant. Young people should be more humble."
Seeing Tian An put down the spoon, Zhao Yiming picked up the spoon and fed her, "I'm not arrogant, I'm confident."
Speaking of the exam, Zhao Yiming added, "Mr. Han and I have discussed this and want Xiaokang and Xiaoqi to apply for the Songshan Academy as well."
Tian An subconsciously drank the soup at the corner of his mouth before saying, "Why do they suddenly want to take the entrance exam for Songshan Academy? Wouldn't it be great if Mr. Han could teach them?"
Zhao Yiming explained: "Learning is not something that can be done in isolation. Since they have decided to take the imperial examination, in addition to their own abilities, connections are also indispensable, and these require long-term accumulation.
Mr. Han has already helped them to get started. The master has only given them the opportunity to practice, but the rest is up to them. "
Tian An naturally understood this principle, "When is the exam?"
While feeding Tian An some soup, Zhao Yiming said, "I've already taken them to register for the exam. They'll take it in early September."
Tian An paused, "It's only a few days away! They must be very nervous! No wonder I haven't seen the two little ones for so long since I came back. It turns out they are busy with exams!"
Zhao Yiming looked away feeling a little guilty. The two brats had come several times before, and he had finally driven them away. He finally got a day off, and he definitely couldn't let the two brats monopolize An An.
Tian An thought of something else. "Mr. Han is no longer teaching Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, so he has nothing to do now! What are his plans?"
Zhao Yiming came back to his senses. "I was just about to tell you. Mr. Han means that he wants to run an enlightenment class. When he ran a village school in Jinning County before, several children did well in their studies. If they still want to learn, they can continue to attend."
"That's great! Where do you want to build the school, Mr. Han? I'll pay for it."
Zhao Yiming shook his head and said in a doting tone, "You! You take everything on yourself.
"The teacher means that he wants to provide education specifically for children from poor families. He wants to borrow a few rooms on the farm from you to set up a school, and he will pay you the rent later."
Tian An thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to pay rent. There are many children in Zhuangzishang and the Wounded Soldiers Village. Mr. Han is doing a good deed by educating them. We should support him.
Let him go to the farm and take whatever he likes. If there is no suitable house, he can build two new ones."
When Zhao Yiming went to scoop some soup, he realized that he had finished the whole bowl of brown sugar ginger soup without realizing it. He could only put down the spoon and said, "The school is mine, and I will pay for its construction.
It's not easy for students from poor families to study. Many of them are as talented as the children of wealthy families. I want to give them a chance, which is also a disguised way to cultivate my own people."
Tian An frowned, "Train your own people?"
Zhao Yiming stood up and looked out the window, "The court is in a state of flux, and it's difficult for one person to handle it. Every big family has a lot of people under their control.
After my father and grandfather passed away, the Zhaoguo Mansion became increasingly decadent, and the connections we had accumulated in the past were almost gone. For the future, we have to start preparing now.
Besides, the entire Zhaoguo Mansion is in such a mess because of Zhao Ningsong. If I don't clean it up, how can I bear to marry you and let you work hard in it?"
Tian An's face flushed slightly, "Who promised to marry you?"
Zhao Yiming shamelessly came over and took her fair and slender hand. "It doesn't matter if you don't agree now. I will propose to you again using the method you mentioned. Just agree then."
Tian An turned her face away shyly, not wanting to pay attention to him.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhao Yiming took it as her consent and the smile on his face became even more pronounced.
He glanced outside the house and saw Chuntao standing far away staring at the sky in a daze. He quickly lowered his head and kissed Tian An on the forehead, but before Tian An could react, he quickly pulled away.
Tian An stared at him in amazement, "Zhao Yiming, you've become a bad person." Then he narrowed his eyes and interrogated him, "Tell me, have you been secretly reading comic books?"
Zhao Yiming was stunned. "What comic book?"
Seeing that his ignorant expression didn't seem fake, Tian An was relieved, "Nothing."
But she didn't intend to let him off so easily. "Tell me, where did you learn that?"
Zhao Yiming looked at Tian An's serious expression, hesitated for a moment, and finally confessed honestly: "I heard Zuo Qing and Song Qian talking about their families arranging for them to have... a maid."
Tian An suddenly laughed, "Why didn't you tell me earlier! Which girl in the family do you like? I'll find one for you so you don't envy others."
Zhao Yiming immediately exploded, "What nonsense are you talking about? We agreed to be together forever."
Tian An blinked his innocent almond eyes and said pitifully, "But everyone else has it, but you are the only one who doesn't. They will look down on you."
Zhao Yiming said righteously, "I don't need it. Concubines and maids are the root of a family's chaos. A real man should be able to bring peace to the world through his literary skills and to rule the world through his martial arts skills. Those who spend all day in the harem will eventually become corrupt officials."
Tian An was stunned by his bold words, and after a while he said, "You're smart."
Zhao Yiming was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Tian An, "So, you were testing me just now?"
Tian An turned his head and denied it. "No, I was afraid that because you were concerned about the promise you made, you would say no but miss it so much in your heart. If that was the case, I should have let you go earlier."
Zhao Yiming was so excited that he hugged Tian An and said, "I don't want freedom, I just want you."
At the same time, he felt a little scared. If he had reacted a little slower, he might have lost Tian An.
Xiang Tao, who was in the yard, was startled to see the two of them being so intimate. She looked around for a while and was relieved to see that there was no one else around.
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