Chapter 120 Butterfly Lovers (6) 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 did not obey. Luo Jun treated these different types of novels equally and read them all. When he saw the latest series, he went to the study to write letters. The letter that has been written and sent together is about a foot thick. It can be seen that even if the serial update cannot be followed in real time, it will not prevent Luo Jun from commenting. Delayed reviews are also reviews. 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 all the daily cleaning work. However, there were no decorations or furniture in Luo Jun's home. They were basically newspapers and cabinets for books. Qin Huai had reason to suspect that there was no servant in their home because he was afraid that the servant would mess up 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 should 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 is illiterate and can only recognize numbers and dates. I don't know whose genius idea it 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 was paved with large bluestone slabs, shelves were set up in the yard, and morning glories and loofahs were climbing on the vines. In addition, there are many lush flowers and plants that Qinhuai cannot name in the yard. There is a small table for drinking tea, and there are chairs beside the small table. 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 study in the afternoon, the small courtyard is full of people. There are children, girls, and wives. The only thing these people have in common is that they don't look very wealthy. Those with better conditions wore cotton, while those with poorer conditions wore linen. Everyone's clothes were starched and washed until they faded, and some tatters needed to be mended. But it's not without its advantages. These people all look clean, and you can tell at a glance that they came here specially to freshen up and put on 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 the audience found it difficult to listen. Qin Huai could often see the audience looking blank as they listened, waiting for the female students to take a drink of water and take a break before chatting with each other in dialect, asking others if they understood what was just said. Although I didn’t understand much, 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 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 listeners who were listening all expressed their gratitude to Liu Tao in a combination 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. . "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. "
Luo Jun nodded slightly. Liu Tao took the money, walked quickly to the yard, and handed the money to Miss Zhang. Miss Zhang took the money, took a look at it, folded it up and put it in her purse, and then put the purse close to her body without any intention of leaving. "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 around 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 amount of usury money. I will be married to a wealthy family in the Central Plains in two months. 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 the novel to you at this time. But the novel was bought by my husband, and the jewelry on my body was also 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 me, 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 novel students. 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. Some of the books 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 story when I didn’t understand it.” "You are a cultured person like 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 for the rest of your life." Miss Zhang left. Liu Tao wanted to go back to the house and call Luo Jun, but found Luo Jun 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 Dr. Chen say that eating carrots is good for your eyes and improves your eyesight." "If you want to improve your eyesight, eating a bird is much better than eating carrots." "What is a 鸪?" "Xi Bird, a bird in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It looks like a crow, with white markings. It is a useless bird." Qin Huai:… No, you're just cursing the plants, trees and monsters, why are you scolding the same kind of people as well? Recipes are also recommended. "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." (End of chapter)