noffsinger Chapter 268 Li Leyou's Decision
Chapter 268 Li Leyou's Decision
No one knew how long Li Han stood there, but his tears had already wet his clothes.
He just stood there, watching the mother and daughter hugging and crying.
Zhou Lizheng subconsciously looked into his eyes.
To outsiders, there is only a very slight difference between his eyes and those of a normal person, and it is difficult to see if you don't look closely.
His eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, making it difficult to guess where he was looking or what he was thinking.
After a moment, Zhou Lizheng realized that his reaction was a bit abrupt and quickly looked away.
"It's alright, Zhou Lizheng."
Li Han raised his sleeve to wipe away his tears and smiled at Zhou Lizheng.
"It's hard for me to keep the 'secret' of my Li family. It's also hard for Leyou and her mother to keep it, but it... shouldn't be a secret."
Li Han looked very calm, and he even made a joke to Zhou Lizheng.
"If you are not cut out for studying, then you are not cut out for studying. There is no law in our Great Zhou that stipulates that if you fail to pass the imperial examination, you will be beheaded. Don't you agree?"
Everyone present was amused by him, but the laughter did not reach their hearts.
Because Li Han's first half of his life was a tragedy, it took him and his family several years to heal him.
When Zhou Lizheng thought of this, he couldn't laugh anymore because Li Han's eyes were already damaged.
His eyes shouldn't be damaged.
"Don't look at me like that. My eyes are not good, but I can still do some farm work. My eyes are damaged, but they are not broken. Now that we have food at home and money soon, how can this not be considered a blessing in life?"
He walked up and patted Zhou Lizheng on the shoulder.
"You don't have to feel sorry for me. We are a family of three and we live a happy life."
"Yes, yes, yes." A tear flowed from the corner of Zhou Lizheng's eye.
He didn't know why he was crying.
He turned around and quietly wiped away his tears. After adjusting his expression, he said to Li Han: "For us ordinary people, it's enough for us to have a good family!"
He no longer talked about Li Han's first half of his life, no longer talked about Li Han's parents, and no longer talked about Li Han's eyes.
Just talk to him now.
Nowadays, anyone in Tongan County is worthy of the envy of outsiders.
That's enough.
"father!"
Li Leyou stepped forward to support Li Han and asked hesitantly, "Did you hear everything?"
"I heard it all."
Li Han patted Li Leyou on the head and said with a smile:
"I didn't expect that my daughter would inherit my good qualities. Loving to read is a good thing, right? Otherwise, why would your father teach you to read since you were young?"
He had been injured and caught in the rain, but he still felt that the love of reading should not be given any other shackles.
Reading is a good thing, and learning is also a good thing.
The imperial examination is also a good thing.
He didn't want to blame anyone now. The black-hearted old scholar was dead, and his parents... were also dead.
He was relieved.
People should not stand still because of painful past. They should look forward with their family.
Li Leyou looked at Li Han's calm face and felt sad for no reason. She said:
"My daughter shouldn't have kept this from you and mother."
"Do not blame you."
Li Han stepped forward, holding Li Leyou with his left hand and his wife with his right hand.
"Dad's idea is the same as Mom's. Just like Zhou Lizheng said just now, reading has countless meanings, but reading should not be given any meaning. Sometimes, reading is just reading. Do you understand?"
His words were a bit confusing, but everyone present still understood what he meant.
Li Leyou laughed.
"Zhou Lizheng is right. My daughter...is obsessed."
In fact, it is not that they are obsessed with appearances, but that their family has shouldered too much in the past, which makes them closely associate the word "study" with "passing exams and gaining fame."
"Hey! Don't flatter me. I can't say such profound words."
Zhou Lizheng turned around and said with a smile: "This is what you said to several of us Lizheng since the establishment of the county school."
"It was Lord Shen who said that?"
Several people present were a little surprised.
But on second thought, it was true, although the words were a bit unpleasant to the ear, Zhou Lizheng only knew a few characters, so how could he say such a thing?
Li Leyou was the most surprised.
The Lord became an official through the imperial examination. She thought that the Lord established the county school in order to enable the students of Tongan County to excel in their studies and obtain official titles.
But nowadays, adults actually say that reading is more than just reading...
Li Leyou's heart was somewhat shaken.
Shen Zheng's appearance appeared in her mind again.
Such a nice man...
Now Zhou Lizheng saw that she was wavering and wanted to persuade her, but he didn't dare to persuade her too much.
I was afraid that this encouragement to study would change its meaning when it came out of his mouth.
He just said: "The original intention of the adults to establish the county school was to let the students in Tongan County who love reading have books to read. She never thought about who could earn her fame and an official position."
A person suddenly appeared in his mind.
Zhou Lizheng laughed and said, "The fat boy in the county school is the young master of the Fang family in Quanyang County next door. Do you all know him?"
When everyone heard this, a chubby little boy appeared in their minds.
They nodded involuntarily.
"Yes, he and the student named Pei became disciples of Principal Li."
"So what do you think, can he be an official?" asked Zhou Lizheng.
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
It’s not that they look down on that person, but that person...If he passes the examination to become a scholar, maybe he can have a chance, but becoming an official?
Thinking of this, everyone shuddered.
"Cough cough."
Zhou Lizheng coughed lightly to interrupt everyone's imagination and said, "Since he can't, uh...be an official, why does Lord Shen still like him so much?"
Yes.
Everyone laughed when they thought of Fang Ziyan's appearance.
That little fat boy is a very sincere person who can bring happiness to others. He doesn't need to be an official. His existence is meaningful enough.
Li Leyou's eyes lit up.
Looking around, there should be only a handful of female officials in the entire Great Zhou.
So she had never thought about becoming an official or not.
She thought about it carefully.
If she had the chance to become like an adult, would she resist?
It seems... no?
What she has always resisted is her grandparents' almost crazy "encouragement to study".
What she dared not touch was the scar on her father's heart.
What she resisted was never studying, being an official, or taking imperial examinations.
Li Han noticed the change in Li Leyou's expression and asked:
"How is it? Is my girl going to study in the county school?"
Li Leyou bit his lip. Li Han looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "It's not that Daddy is urging you, but if you don't make a decision, Zhou Lizheng and the others will not be able to catch up."
"hiss--"
Zhou Lizheng looked at the sky and panicked.