As soon as Li Nanshan left, a man often appeared in front of Tao Xiaoxi's door. He didn't come in, but just looked around, looking here and there. After looking around, he went back and came back the next day.
At first, Tao Xiaoxi was puzzled, but after a while, she just let him do what he wanted. Let him look at her if he wanted, because he couldn't hurt her anyway, because this man was none other than Old Man Li Maogen.
"Dad is afraid that someone might have bad intentions, so he always comes here to make sure he has peace of mind," said the eldest brother.
Tao Xiaoxi said with a smile, "Brother, everyone in your Li family really has their own unique characteristics."
"What's the special feature?"
"Look, mother is superstitious, father cares about face, second brother is arrogant, Nan Qiu is opinionated, and you, eldest brother, are honest and dutiful." Tao Xiaoxi said.
"What is Nanshan?" the eldest brother asked with rare curiosity.
"It's hard to say about Nanshan. At first I thought he was kind, then I thought he was smart. Then I found out he could paint and had his own ideals, so it's hard to say anymore."
The eldest brother smiled and said, "Actually, Nanshan has always been the smartest and most principled of the four of us. When he was in school, the teacher liked him very much. He understood things very quickly. At that time, our family was considered wealthy in the village. He often stole sweet potatoes and corn to feed the educated youth, just to get them to teach him. He also learned to paint during that time. Later, when the educated youth teacher returned, he asked my father to send him away for formal and systematic education. But who had the spare money back then? We didn't have the connections, so it just ended there."
"Fortunately, he picked it up again." Tao Xiaoxi sighed.
"It's your credit." said the eldest brother.
Li Nanlin was not only grateful to Tao Xiaoxi for discovering the gold in his third brother's life, but also grateful to her for giving him the opportunity to be proud of himself. The glory of the old Li family was given by his father and third brother. Now that he had separated from the family, he made a living with his own hands. He was full of gratitude, but he couldn't express it, so he put every bit of gratitude into every medicinal seedling.
"Brother, the medicinal seedlings in the medicine shed are almost coming out. Please plant them in the fields when the time comes." Tao Xiaoxi instructed.
"Okay, the last batch has already been sent to the Bozhou Chamber of Commerce. I will plow the medicinal fields again today." The eldest brother said.
With this being the case, Tao Xiaoxi couldn't be more relieved. Now that her eldest brother had taken charge, she didn't have to worry about the medicinal fields anymore. She was mainly responsible for sales.
It was already April when Li Nanshan's first letter arrived. He told her a shocking news, saying that Liang Hengsheng was also in their adult college, but he was a teacher, not his teacher.
Tao Xiaoxi also thought it was such a coincidence, and couldn't help but wonder what would happen if these two people met again.
When Tao Xiaoxi replied, she urged him to concentrate on his studies, but also to keep in touch with Liang Hengsheng. After all, having more friends means having more opportunities when you are away from home.
Li Nanshan followed this principle thoroughly, visiting Liang Hengsheng every other day. He didn't ask for cigarettes, drinks, or cards, but for drawing paper. Drawing was a waste of paper, and buying it was too expensive. He knew Liang Hengsheng's office generated a lot of waste paper every week, some of which had barely been written on, so he used it to practice drawing.
And Liang Hengsheng was actually willing to help him.
It is said that April is the most beautiful month in the world. Farmers are busy with farming, students are busy with studying, and silkworm women are busy with raising silkworms. Although they are busy, there is hope hidden in each of them, so they are willing to be busy.
At the same time, Li Nanqiu, who was studying in the provincial capital, got to know Liang Hengsheng.
Quite admirable.
The three of them would go out to eat together from time to time, and over time they became a triathlon group, like a small steamed bun village.
The Li siblings had never inquired about Liang Hengsheng's family, but they had a vague feeling that he was either wealthy or noble; they had heard of him back in Mantou Village. Liang Hengsheng himself was a humble person, and when he occasionally mentioned Tao Xiaoxi, they would just smile and not take it seriously.
"You may not know yet, but my third sister-in-law is pregnant." Li Nanqiu said.
Liang Hengsheng stared at Li Nanshan with disbelief, "Then why did she let you go to school?"
"To tell you the truth, it was Xiaoxi who insisted that I come, otherwise I wouldn't have come."
So Liang Hengsheng proposed a toast to Tao Xiaoxi, "Cheers to this heroic woman!"
"Cheers to Xiaoxi!"
"Cheers to my third sister-in-law!"
Tao Xiaoxi was checking accounts at home when she sneezed three times in a row and muttered, "Did anyone miss me?"
"That must be Uncle Nanshan." Beibei suddenly said.
Tao Xiaoxi reached out and scratched her nose, "Have you finished the questions?"
Beibei stuck out her tongue and said, "No."
Tao Xiaoxi put down the calculator and took Beibei's homework book. "Don't you know how to do it? These are all addition and subtraction within ten. They shouldn't be difficult, right?"
It's not difficult, but Beibei really can't do it. Tao Xiaoxi is a little worried about her school starting in the fall.
Touching Beibei's head, Tao Xiaoxi wondered if she didn't get enough nutrition when she was young, so her intelligence hadn't been fully developed. So she tried different ways to make delicious food for her. Meat was expensive, but she didn't hesitate. She basically had one meal every two days, and she never missed an egg a day.
That day she went to the county town to find Zhao Bin to discuss the batch of medicinal materials in autumn, and asked Zhao Bin where to order fresh milk.
Zhao Bin glanced at her belly and said, "It's time to replenish your energy."
Tao Xiaoxi smiled and said, "It's not me. I ordered it for Beibei. The child is growing like a bean sprout and is about to go to school. I'm worried that she won't be able to keep up."
"Yes, they do, but they don't send it to the countryside," said Zhao Bin.
"That's a problem." Tao Xiaoxi was at a loss for a moment.
"It would be convenient if you lived in the county town, and it would also be convenient for you to go to school." Zhao Bin said casually.
Tao Xiaoxi listened carefully and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of that? Didn't Shang Qingyan also tell us last time to set up a warehouse in the county or provincial capital? That would save a lot of trouble. The provincial capital might be a bit difficult for the time being, but the county should be easy."
"But how do you manage your medicinal fields?" Zhao Bin asked.
"This is also a problem. Let me think about it." In fact, Tao Xiaoxi thought that if she were in the county town, it would be much more convenient for her to trade medicinal materials in the space. However, this would not be feasible for the time being. She had just built a new kiln, Li Nanshan went to study, and there was also the tuition for her sister-in-law. These did not allow her to move to the county town immediately.
"I still have some here. I'll give it to you if you want." Zhao Bin said righteously.
"No need. Your mother has been hospitalized again recently, right? You can keep it for yourself. This isn't something I absolutely need to do, so just wait. But you can help me find a suitable place that's spacious and close to school."
Zhao Bin agreed readily.
Ever since this idea came to mind, Tao Xiaoxi has been thinking about it from time to time, and has worked even harder, wishing he could take out all the ready-made medicines in the space and exchange them for money.
Sometimes she would laugh at herself thinking about it. She really looked like a nouveau riche, or a mistress kept by a wealthy sponsor. Except for the fact that she couldn't be seen in public, she was good in every way.
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