Beast language level 10, all beasts obey her orders

Although he said he was buying red paper, Tian Shounian's eyes were always on the books in the shop.

The shopkeeper also had a good eye and kept recommending books.

"Brother, take a look at this book. It is a must-read for children's enlightenment."

"And this one too... the county school superintendent recommended this book."

"Brother, how old is your child?"

“Have you been enlightened? How many years have you been enlightened?”

Tian Shounian was embarrassed and waved his hands in panic, "No, thanks."

"Shopkeeper." Tian Youyou came over, "Please help me choose a few books that are suitable for enlightenment."

"Bring us some writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone so we can choose."

There were actually pens, ink, paper and inkstone at home, but they were bought by Tian Shounian himself after he became the village chief, and they were of very average quality.

If Tian Youyou wants Tian Shounian to study now, she has to use better things.

The shopkeeper agreed, selected a few books, and went to get the best writing instruments, ink, paper and inkstone in the shop.

"Girl, this is the famous Qin inkstone from Qinzhou Prefecture, this is the wolf-hair brush from Mengzhou, this is the paper from the Guo family from Youzhou, and this is the ink from Lanzhou."

“Although it’s not top-notch, it’s pretty good.”

Tian Youyou paid attention to Tian Shounian's expression, and when the shopkeeper took out the things, his eyes lit up.

This shows that these things are very much to his liking.

“We want all of these.”

"These papers, take two more stacks."

The total cost of pens, ink, paper, inkstone and a few books was thirty taels.

"Why buy such an expensive thing..." Tian Shounian said, putting the things carefully on the ox cart.

"And buy these books..." He was holding a few books and really didn't know where to put them.

Books are very expensive. These few books cost more than ten taels.

The children who studied in the county school all copied books from their teachers and could not afford them at all.

"I can see that you like it very much, Dad."

Tian Shounian couldn't put the book down. He liked it very much, but... it was too expensive.

"As long as Dad likes it, let's go back."

After returning home and unloading his things, Tian Shounian held the book tightly in his hands and read aloud from time to time.

He would still feel embarrassed when he saw Tian Youyou and Jiang Xiuxiu looking at him.

Seeing this, Tian Youyou simply pulled Jiang Xiuxiu into the house to sit and drink tea.

"Mom, look at Dad..."

Jiang Xiuxiu took a sneak peek and sighed, "Your father..."

She lowered her voice and said, "Your father once told me that when he was learning to read and write with your grandfather, he learned faster than Xingxue is learning now."

"If Wang hadn't always asked him to work, he might have been able to take the exam to become a scholar."

"Examination for the title of scholar?!" Tian Youyou was shocked. "So, Dad passed the county exam?"

"Yes." Jiang Xiuxiu raised her chin with pride, "At the beginning, my parents were willing to let me marry him because he passed the county exam and was literate."

"Otherwise..." Jiang Xiuxiu pursed her lips, "Otherwise my parents might not agree."

She touched her nose and said, "At that time, my mother was well-known in the surrounding villages for her ability."

In the village, being beautiful is not enough to attract the attention of people from all over the village, but being capable... will definitely make people pay attention.

So at that time...there were many people coming to her house to propose marriage.

But it was Tian Yi who went to her parents in person. Her parents agreed to the marriage because Tian Yi was an old scholar and Tian Shounian had passed the county examination.

But...when she married into the Tian family, she found out...Tian Shounian was the only honest man in the family.

As for the matter of reading and writing, it was later abandoned.

A few years after her marriage, her parents didn't want to have any more contact with the Tian family after having had contact with them a few times.

Tian Youyou held Jiang Xiuxiu's hand, and the two of them put their heads together, "Mom, I have an idea..."

She told Jiang Xiuxiu her thoughts.

Jiang Xiuxiu stared at her with eyes wide open, looking at her in disbelief, "Youyou?"

"this..."

"Your father..."

“I’m already that old.”

"Can I still take the exam?"

“No… Can he still read?”

Tian Youyou looked outside, "Why not? Look at dad."

"Dad has always had a knot in his heart about studying..."

"Thirty-something isn't too old. It's still not too late for you to study and take the imperial examinations."

Jiang Xiuxiu shook her head slightly. She was not optimistic about this matter.

"How about you ask Dad?"

Jiang Xiuxiu knew what was on Tian Shounian's mind... She thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll go ask."

She held her belly, walked out and came close to Tian Shounian.

"It's to keep watch on the New Year."

Tian Shounian was reading the book seriously and ignored Jiang Xiuxiu's call.

"Keep the New Year's greetings!" Jiang Xiuxiu raised her voice.

Tian Shounian finally came back to his senses, "Ah, ah? Xiuxiu?"

"Xiu Xiu, what's wrong?"

Jiang Xiuxiu was suddenly moved when she saw him subconsciously protecting the book.

When he wanted to study, Wang always made him do things and didn't give him any chance.

Now I have the opportunity, now that I am so old.

"Stay until the New Year." Jiang Xiuxiu felt sad. She held his hand and stroked his rough palm. "You..."

"Do you want to continue studying?"

Tian Shounian smiled, a little sadly, "I'm so old, why should I still read books?"

The couple still had a tacit understanding. Tian Shounian knew that the reading that Jiang Xiuxiu talked about was not as simple as the action of reading now, but... continuing to study for the imperial examinations.

"It's only in its thirties, so it's not too big."

"When Dad passed the imperial examination, he was only a few years away from turning 30."

"I took the exam for more than ten years, and only stopped when I was 40."

"You're still four or five years away from forty."

"Besides, you wanted to study when you were young but couldn't. Now you have the opportunity. Even if it's not for the imperial examination, you can still study hard."

Jiang Xiuxiu has lived with Tian Shounian for more than ten years and knows him very well.

After a few words, Tian Shounian was really moved.

"Besides, Youyou's business is so big. If you don't study hard and learn to read, you may not be able to help her in the future."

"Even Zhu Gong wants to learn to read from you."

Tian Shounian has another reason to be tempted...

"Then I will just study and not take the imperial examination." He felt embarrassed to take the imperial examination at such an old age.

"You've already finished your studies, why don't you take the imperial examination?" Jiang Xiuxiu asked.

Tian Shounian was stunned. Yes, I have read it...

"That..."

"Then study hard and do well in the exams."

“…” Tian Shounian scratched his head.

Jiang Xiuxiu turned around and winked at Tian Youyou.

Tian Youyou gave her a thumbs up in return, silently praising her for her ability.

When Tian Youyou told Xiao Yao about this, he suggested, "Since Uncle Tian and Brother Zhu all want to study, why not invite a teacher to the village and teach the children in the village at the same time."

The children in the village...

Except Tian Xingxue, none of the other children had ever been to school.

People in the Lao Tian family are always proud of this.

When the children in their family bullied other children, the people in Lao Tian's family always said that their own children had been educated and that all the mistakes were the fault of other children.

If all the children in the village were to go to school, what would the Tian family have to be happy about?

With this idea in mind, Tian Youyou decided to do as Xiao Yao said and find a teacher to teach in the village.