Luo Jun's life in Shu is no different from that in Shanghai. He doesn't go out or socialize. He just sits on the sofa and starts reading novels every day.
Qin Huai read novels with Luo Jun all afternoon, and found that there were fewer gossips and gossips in the family, and there were more martial arts cultivators who would do whatever they didn't accept.
For these different types of novels, Luo Jun treats them equally and reads them all. When he sees the latest serial, he goes to the study to write a letter. The letter he has already written and sent out together is a foot thick. You can read it even if you can't follow the serial updates in real time.
, and does not prevent Luo Jun from commenting.
Delayed comments are also comments.
Compared with Luo Jun's otaku life which had no difference before and after marriage, Liu Tao's married life was very rich.
Luo Jun's family did not hire a servant to clean the room, and Liu Tao was responsible for the daily cleaning work. However, Luo Jun's home did not have many decorations and furniture, mostly newspapers and cabinets for books. Qin Huai had reason to suspect that there was no servant in their home.
People are afraid that the servants will mess with Luo Jun's precious newspapers.
All the newspapers in the living room are placed in order according to the type and date of the newspaper. In order to prevent the newspapers from getting moldy, Liu Tao regularly puts the newspapers in the yard to dry.
Today is not the day to post newspapers, but Qin Huai heard from Liu Tao and the children outside that he asked him to find a few more children to come and post newspapers together tomorrow.
On days when newspapers are not published, Liu Tao sits in the yard basking in the sun and listening to novels.
Liu Tao was illiterate and could only recognize numbers and dates. Whose genius idea was to invite a female student to come to the house every afternoon to read novels to Liu Tao, and the one she read was Zhang Henshui's.
Different from the simple decoration inside the house and the clutter caused by too many newspapers, the small courtyard outside the house where Liu Tao listens to books every day is a completely different scene.
The ground is covered with large bluestone slabs, and shelves are set up in the yard. Morning glories and loofahs are climbing on the vines. In addition, there are many lush flowers and plants that Qinhuai cannot name in the yard. There is a table where you can drink tea.
There is a small table with chairs beside it.
In such a yard, if Qin Luo comes to check in and take photos, the words that accompany it should be: Have time to drink tea, and the years will be quiet.
Unfortunately, such a beautiful courtyard has nothing to do with the tranquility of the years. It is even a little noisy.
When I was studying in the afternoon, the small courtyard was full of people. There were children, girls, and women's families. The only thing these people had in common was that they didn't look very wealthy.
Those in better condition wore cotton, while those in worse condition wore linen. Everyone's clothes were starched until they faded, and some were tattered and needed to be mended. However, it was not without its advantages. These people all looked clean, and you could tell at a glance that they had freshened up and put on clothes specially.
Came here with clean clothes.
The female student studying had a very soft voice and clear articulation, probably so that Liu Tao could understand her. What she said was very much like a combination of the local dialect and Wu Nong's soft language, and at the same time, she could vaguely hear it as Mandarin.
Liu Tao accepted it very well, but it was very difficult for the auditors to listen. Qin Huai often saw the audience looking blank while listening, and waited until the female student finished speaking and took a drink of water to rest before chattering in dialect.
Communicate with each other and ask others if they understood what was just said.
Although I didn’t quite understand it, it didn’t stop everyone from having fun listening to it.
Qin Huai understands this feeling. The listening book in the yard is like Liu Tao buying the only TV set in the village at his own expense. The villagers may not necessarily understand what is being broadcast in the TV series, but it does not prevent everyone from loving it.
look.
When the sky starts to get slightly darker, the book listening activity ends.
The listening audience expressed their gratitude to Liu Tao with a mixture of weird local dialect and Wu Nong's soft language. Luo Jun bought the book and invited the person. They came empty-handed.
I didn't even bring any gifts, I could only bring a few auspicious words.
After all, books are expensive these days. The price of a novel is enough for a poor family to live for a month or two. Paying someone to read is also a huge expense. Most people really can't afford such expensive entertainment.
Everyone who was listening had dispersed, but the female student who was studying was still standing in the yard. Liu Tao went into the house to get money for the female student. When he entered, he found that Luo Jun was not reading the newspaper, but was eating leftover noodles from lunch.
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"Did too many people disturb you today?" Liu Tao asked, "If they disturb you, I won't let them come tomorrow."
"No." Luo Jun said calmly, a little melancholy, "I've finished reading."
Liu Tao chuckled: "You read books so fast. It takes me a month to listen to one book. You read so many newspapers in a few days."
With that said, Liu Tao took out two pieces of money from his wallet and walked out: "I'm going to pay Miss Zhang. After paying, we'll go to Master Jiang's place for dinner. I've asked Uncle Liang to buy the ingredients and send them over.
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Luo Jun nodded slightly.
Liu Tao took the money, walked quickly to the yard, and handed it to Miss Zhang. Miss Zhang took the money, looked at it, folded the money and put it in her purse, and put the purse close to her body, showing no intention of leaving.
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"Mrs. Luo, after reading this book, I'm afraid I won't be able to read to you anymore," Miss Zhang said.
Liu Tao was a little surprised: "Why? Is it too little money? I asked and the price I gave is very reasonable. Your salary is half of that of a teacher in a girls' school."
Miss Zhang shook her head repeatedly: "It's not about the salary. You and Mr. Luo are both generous and willing to give me this job. It's very decent and easy. It's my problem. My father's business failed and he owed a large sum of usury money.
I will marry in two months and go to the Central Plains to be the mistress of a wealthy family there. I will not have the chance to read novels to you anymore."
Liu Tao was silent for a moment and asked: "Your future husband, this year..."
"Seven out of forty."
Liu Tao could only sigh slightly, thought for a moment, took off the gemstone earring from her right ear, and handed it to Miss Zhang.
"According to what is written in the novel, I should give it to you at this time. But my husband bought the novel, and all the jewelry I wear was given to me by my husband. Only these earrings were from our theater troupe when I got married.
My class leader bought it for me to support my occasion, but he could only afford one because it was too expensive, and the other one was given to me by my husband."
"I am a low-class opera singer, and I have been looked down upon by others all my life. Even if I married my husband and he took me as his wife, the ladies who play mahjong and watch the theater together still look down on me."
"When I was in Shanghai, my husband also invited me to other female students who were studying novels. Some of them wanted to be my husband's aunt, some wanted to do business with my husband, and some of them disliked my vulgarity.
The books I read are uneducated. Some taught me to pursue freedom and democracy, and some advised me to get divorced, but no one like you would stop and tell me the plot again when I didn’t understand it.”
"You are as educated as my husband, and you have never looked down on me."
"When the class leader gave me this earring, he wished me a safe life and that I would not be kicked out. Even if I was kicked out, I would still have jewelry to sell to make money so that I would not starve to death."
"I give this earring to you and wish you a safe life."
Miss Zhang silently took the earrings and whispered: "Thank you."
"You will be safe forever."
Miss Zhang left.
Liu Tao wanted to go back to the house and call Luo Jun, but found that Luo Jun was already standing at the door. He smiled and touched Kong Kong's earlobe: "I gave the earring to Miss Zhang."
"Just buy another one." Luo Jun said disapprovingly, "Are you looking for a new novelist?"
Liu Tao nodded.
"Then find another one. This time, find someone who is married. There will be less trouble."
"And don't buy that carrot next time. It tastes terrible. How could there be such a disgusting thing?"
"I heard from Dr. Chen that eating carrots is good for the eyes and improves eyesight."
"If you want to improve your eyesight, eating a bird is much better than eating carrots."
"What is a bird?"
"Xi bird, a kind of bird in Shan Hai Jing. It is shaped like a crow and has white markings. It is a useless bird."
Qin Huai:......
No, you just cursed the plants, trees and monsters, why did you curse the same kind of people? You also recommend recipes.
"Is it for sale?" Liu Tao didn't know much about the Classic of Mountains and Seas and thought it was a recipe book. "How about I ask Uncle Liang to look for it and buy one for you to make soup?"
Luo Jun:......
"No need." Luo Jun said stiffly, "I can just eat carrots."
Chapter completed!