No history books clearly record what kind of education Li Hongzhang's mother Li received, but according to Li's experience, we can roughly guess that she should have received some education. As for the children born to Li, there are two important reasons: one is related to Li's personality. Li is a hard-working person. Because of her example, her sons also learned her good character and can bear hardships and stand hard work; Second, Li's husband is a court official with a good family and can provide a good education for his children; For these two reasons, her children are very promising.

The first point: What kind of education did Li receive? This problem is not clearly recorded in the history books, but we can make some reasonable guesses. When Li was a baby, he was abandoned by his biological parents by the roadside because of smallpox. Fortunately, Li Hongzhang's grandfather passed by and saved her and cured her of smallpox. Li Hongzhang's grandfather is very kind to Li, leaving Li at home to take care of him and bring him up. Later, he asked Li to marry his son (Li Hongzhang's father). Li Hongzhang's grandfather is a doctor and a cultural person. He loves Li very much, so we can speculate that Li Hongzhang's grandfather should have taught Li to read and write, and Li should have received some education.

The second point: Why are the children born to Lee either rich or expensive? There are two important reasons for this: the first reason is that Li sets an example and educates his children to develop good behavior. As we know, Li is a child abandoned by his biological parents, and he is also a sponsor in the Li family. Although the Li family is very kind to her, it is not his home after all. In addition, because of smallpox, Li's face is pockmarked, which is called disfigurement according to the current words. In view of these two points, Li has developed a tenacious character, always working hard and never complaining. Li also passed on this character to his children. Although Li Hongzhang's father became a big official and his family became rich, Li set an example for the children, which played a great role in the success of her children.

The second reason is that Li's husband is an official. The Li family is very rich and can provide their children with a good education. After Li Wenan, Li Hongzhang's father, married Li, he was admitted to scholar, scholar and became the editor of imperial academy, and his family was getting better every day. Li gave birth to eight children for Ang Lee, all of whom received a good education. For example, Li Hongzhang entered Dihua Bookstore at the age of six, and later took Li Fangxian and Xu Ziling, a famous scholar in Hebei, as his teacher. For example, Li Hezhang, Li Hongzhang's younger brother, studied in a private school in the village in his early years, and later went to Beijing to study with his father Li Wenan. It is precisely because of Li's children's good education that these children will be very promising later, either as officials or in business. Taken together, Li's example and good education make Li's children either rich or expensive.