The house is a three-room main house, with windows on the south wall, and only the seats for guests are placed in it, making the whole room look spacious and transparent. Hongzhu and the others waited inside for a while, and then Qingping led Mr. Jiang over.

Zhu Guida is used to doing business, and he is not uninformed, but when he saw his son's master, he was still a little restrained, and as soon as he saw someone, he quickly got up from his position to salute him. Although Zhu Boxiu said that his movement was not very convenient, he was also helped up by the scholar.

And Hongzhu and Cheng Wenhan are naturally the same, "Hello, sir." ”

Mr. Jiang smiled faintly and said, "No need to be polite. ”

Hongzhu was still a little worried, but Mr. Jiang looked elegant and delicate, spoke without hurry, and had a literati demeanor, not like those who were difficult to get along with, Hongzhu couldn't help but feel relieved.

Mr. Jiang first exchanged a few words with Zhu Guida, and Zhu Guida seemed to be relieved, and his attitude was much calmer and more casual.

Later, Mr. Jiang saw that Zhu Boxiu's leg injury was still tied to the board, and he couldn't help asking, "How is your leg injury?"

Zhu Boxiu replied respectfully: "Sir, it is much better. Yesterday, I asked the doctor to come to see it, and said that he looked good, and he walked slowly on weekdays with crutches or someone to help him. He looked at the little scholar on the side and said, "Sir, his name is Shocking, and this time he will follow him up the mountain to take care of me." ”

Mr. Jiang looked at the little scholar beside him, nodded in approval, and said, "It's okay to come back, if it's any later, your homework will fall behind." He thought for a while, and then said, "You have been in the academy for a few years, and in the first two years, I pressed you and didn't let you go, just to let you hone your mind." I thought you could give it a try this year. ”

Speaking of which, Xishan Academy has outstanding teaching here, and students with a little talent will enter school after the age of ten, and they can go to the county examination after three or two years of study. This year, there are not no teenagers in Tong'an. Hongzhu had also wondered before, if Zhu Boxiu was really talented in reading and valued by Mr., then how could he not even take the county exam. Zhu Boxiu is now seventeen, don't say that he is famous, he is not even a child, and it is strange to look at it.

Now when I heard Mr. Jiang, I realized that he didn't let him go. This is a serious worship master, and it is not the same as the gentlemen who teach in ordinary academies, if you put it harshly, Mr. Jiang can control Zhu Boxiu better than Zhu Guida's own father. If he said that he would not let him go, Zhu Boxiu would never dare to disobey him.

Zhu Boxiu looked stunned, and said with a puzzled look in his eyes: "Sir......"

Zhu Guida was also flustered for a while, and said happily: "What Mr. said is true......? Boxiu: Can he really get off the exam this year?"

Mr. Jiang smiled lightly and nodded.

It seems that because of the presence of Zhu Guida's father this time, Mr. Jiang also explained a few more words gently: "In the first two years, I didn't say that you couldn't learn, and you couldn't even end up. I only thought selfishly, if I didn't have the complete grasp of the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination one after another, and get a show of talent and fame in one fell swoop, it would not be very interesting to become a child in only one county examination. Although his tone was light, his words were extremely complacent and proud, and he said half-seriously and half-jokingly: "If the student I personally selected, if he dies, he will not be the first to say the case, but he must also be selected as a student." He laughed, "If you don't do well in the exam, the gentlemen in the academy should speak." ”

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Hongzhu was also surprised when she heard this, and couldn't help but look at Zhu Boxiu. Because Mr. Jiang was speaking, Zhu Boxiu, as a disciple, listened respectfully. But as long as he looked closely, Hongzhu could still see that Zhu Boxiu was happy, and he also seemed to be secretly relieved. Hongzhu pondered it secretly, and then he understood. The Zhu family had already decided that Zhu Boxiu would be able to gain fame sooner or later, but he didn't end up, and he was fine in the first year or two, and when he got older, I was afraid that there would be gossip. No matter how much he pretended to be fine, Zhu Boxiu was uncomfortable in his heart.

And Zhu Guida, when he heard Mr. Jiang's words, he didn't know that he valued his son very much. For a while, he was happy and proud in his heart, and he didn't know how to respond, so he thought about it and said: "What Mr. said is very true! I am a rough person, and I don't know what to do with the imperial examination, I have stayed in the academy for several years, I am afraid that he will be impatient, and I often persuade him to listen to Mr.'s arrangement......" His tone was a little eager, and it took a while to calm down, and when he turned around, he gave Zhu Boxiu a lecture, "I can hear how Mr. values you, you are not complacent, if there is anything lazy, see if I will spare you." This time, when I came back to the college, I still respectfully served Mr., and I studied with Mr. Well, and I should not mess with him anymore...... Look at your legs!"

When Zhu Boxiu heard this, he naturally agreed again and again.

After talking about Zhu Boxiu, Mr. Jiang asked Cheng Wenhan.

Zhu Boxiu was in a very good mood, and he didn't hesitate to say good things for his cousin, "Sir, it's not because Wen Han is my cousin that I praise him, he is really a rare smart and clever person, he read through the Four Books and Five Classics at a young age, and that's it, thanks to his quiet temperament, and he can read diligently." When I was his age, how could I do that? ”

Zhu Guida also took the opportunity to say: "Mr. also knows the foundation of our family, and my third brother was willing to study back then, and he was also admitted to Xiucai." Later, he had the heart to teach and educate people, and worked as a private school teacher for many years. My nephew is like my third brother, and now he is also bent on upholding his father's will and being a good student to get a reputation. A while ago, he said that he wanted to study in the academy and take the entrance exam, and I thought to myself that this study is not an easy task, but I came today to meet Mr. and see if he has the ability to take the school examination. ”

After listening to this, Mr. Jiang nodded, but he didn't say anything, but he didn't say it, and beckoned Cheng Wenhan to come forward to speak.

Cheng Wenhan was not afraid now, Hongzhu saw him take a breath quietly, so he calmly stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

Mr. Jiang spoke softly and asked him a few questions, some poetry and some Zhou Yi, some simple and some complicated. Some of Cheng Wenhan's answers were extremely fast and organized, and some of them thought for a while before answering, but they only briefly recounted them.

Hongzhu listened on the side, most of Cheng Wenhan answered well, some of them were deep, he didn't answer, or he answered far away, and some Hongzhu didn't understand himself, so naturally he didn't know how Cheng Wenhan answered. Some Cheng Wenhan is not familiar with it, and it seems that he used some of his daily experiences when answering, such as what Hongzhu sometimes told him. In this way, Hongzhu was surprised and uneasy to hear it.

It turned out that unconsciously, her younger brother was taught like this by her. She didn't know if her ordinary knowledge could enter the eyes of Mr. Gu. If Mr. Jiang thinks it's ridiculous, or if he thinks Cheng Wenhan is deviant by nature, it's terrible.

Hongzhu was very worried, but there was one thing she thought Cheng Wenhan was very good. It's just that no matter whether he himself or not, whether he can answer smoothly or not, his face is quite calm, and he is not in the situation where he is blushing and speechless.

Mr. Jiang asked about the knowledge, probably because he knew Cheng Wenhan's Cheng dù, and took the calligraphy and old texts brought to him by Hongzhu to read.

When everyone in the room saw that he was looking seriously, they all waited aside. At this time, Cheng Wenhan turned his head and looked at the red beads several times with a wooden face. It can be seen that he is also afraid in his heart. Hongzhu had no choice but to give him a look secretly to relax his mind.

After a long while, Mr. Jiang put down the stack of papers, raised his eyes to look at Cheng Wenhan again, and said slowly: "I almost know, at this age, I have learned well." He pondered for a while, and then added, "I also have some opinions of my own." ”

When Hongzhu heard this, she couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Although Mr. Jiang did not evaluate whether he was right or wrong, he did not express any bad feelings. I think he thinks that if he has an opinion, it shows that he has some spirituality, and even if the current opinion is a little biased and wrong, it is because he is young and has not been educated well, and it will be fine in the future.

Mr. Jiang said: "The words are still practiced, and the article is just getting started, so there is no need to mention it." ”

Others didn't feel anything, but Cheng Wenhan only felt frustrated. He was a little self-aware, and knew that he couldn't be compared with Zhu Boxiu, but he had heard Mr. Jiang say that Zhu Boxiu could end up this year, and it was very likely that he would have three games in a row, he was both surprised and envious, and faintly felt that Mr. Jiang was easy to talk to, and maybe he would value him. Unexpectedly, as soon as Mr. Jiang's comment came out, he said that he was just mediocre.

Zhu Guida listened to their answers before, and naturally listened to them in a daze, but now he saw that Mr. Jiang's expression was calm and not happy, and Cheng Wenhan hung his head and was very lonely, guessing that it was not very good. He was worried about his nephew, and his heart was also anxious, so he asked, "Sir, what ......is that?" Can my nephew pass the entrance exam?" He couldn't just ask Mr. Jiang for a recommendation, if Mr. Jiang didn't like it, it would be impossible for him to ask for a recommendation based on his friendship.

Mr. Jiang replied: "He is also a rare one, but in the end, this entrance exam is taken by many people, and whether this can be passed depends on the situation of the same test, and I can't say for sure at the moment." ”

Hongzhu's heart sank, and he couldn't bear it anymore, and took two steps forward to speak. Before she could speak, she was stopped by Cheng Wenhan.

Cheng Wenhan said: "Sir, I'm not afraid of exams, others can take the exam, and I can pass the exam." He calmed down and said, "If I don't succeed once, I will take the exam twice, and I will come to the academy to study." ”

Mr. Jiang seemed a little surprised when he heard this, so he looked at it and smiled, and instead of saying how, he asked him: "What do you think, why do you study and why do you want to achieve fame?"

Cheng Wenhan was stunned for a moment and didn't answer for a while.

Hongzhu was also secretly thinking in her heart, did she let Cheng Wenhan study to support the society, the country and the people?

Mr. Jiang was not in a hurry, and slowly asked again: "Have you thought about it?" He smiled slightly, "If you can't answer, it's fine, don't be anxious." ”

After a long time, Cheng Wenhan said with a straight face: "Sir, I don't know if it's right or not." I read books in order to be a person who understands reason and etiquette, and there are some truths that I don't understand, and there is knowledge in the book that can teach me. Even if I can't be a showman in the future, I can't be an official, and I can't do anything big, but I know it in my heart. Then I can do something else, I can support my family, and I can live a good life. He paused and added: "In a lifetime, you can't even understand the truth, and you can't even have the ability to think." ”

After hearing this, Mr. Jiang was stunned at first, and then laughed a little out of shape, and then pointed at Cheng Wenhan and said, "All my life?

Cheng Wenhan was also apprehensive when he saw him like this, and when he heard him ask, he suddenly turned his head to look at Hongzhu.