I met the elders of the clan and obtained the letter of guarantee, and it was almost the end of January. Jia Hu didn't dare to delay, and the next day he took his grandfather's handwritten letter to see the dean of Jiangnan Academy. The dean's surname is Zhou, his name is Xie, and he lives in the academy on weekdays. Now the students who come to the academy to study have gone home for the New Year, and they have not yet returned, the gate of the academy is closed, and the dean is still in his hometown in Jinling. Jia Hu sent people to inquire about the people who had lived in Jinling for a long time, and soon found the mansion of the dean.

sent a message to the concierge to explain his intentions, and was soon invited into the door by Zhou Bode, the eldest son of Dean Zhou. Zhou Bode saw that he was his father's guest, although he was young, he didn't dare to slack off, handed the letter to the steward of the house, and waited for his father's response, so he took the opportunity to talk to Jia Hu.

"I don't know this Jia Xian's nephew," Zhou Bode looked at Jia Hu, and found that he was still young, at most twelve or thirteen years old, and couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing in Jinling?" ”

"My nephew came to Jinling to participate in the children's exam."

Isn't he the grandson of Rong Gong? The descendants of the Xungui family, who end up at this age, are rare. Zhou Bode was very puzzled, and said: "I heard that Jia Xian's nephew was personally raised by Rong Gong, I don't know where I learned?" ”

Jia Hu thought for a moment and replied, "The four books and five classics are rough. ”

Since he is going to end, he must at least understand the scriptures, right? I thought this was normal, but I didn't expect it to arouse Zhou Bode's curiosity all of a sudden. The end does not mean that he can pass, Zhou Bode thought that Jia Hu was just coming for long experience, but he didn't expect him to be famous.

Normally, if you are four years old, you will be fifteen or sixteen years old after learning elementary school, four books, and five classics. Of course, it is not impossible for those who have worked hard to read books without being disturbed by external objects, and who have read these books at the age of twelve or thirteen. The great Confucians of this dynasty, Du Jingxian, Fang Xiaoru, etc., all read through the Four Books and Thirteen Classics when they were young. I don't know if this young man is talking big.

When Zhou Bode saw the good seedlings, he couldn't help but want to take the school exam: "There are people who are virtuous, there are people who have soil, there are people who have soil, there are people who have wealth, and there is wealth that is useful." ”

"Therefore, the gentleman is cautious first. There are people who are virtuous, there are people who have soil, there is land and there is wealth, and there is wealth and usefulness. The virtuous are also the first, and the rich are also the end. Outside the book and inside the end, fight for the people. Therefore, when wealth is gathered, the people are scattered, and when wealth is dispersed, the people gather. It is the one who goes against the word, and also goes against it; Those who enter in contradict the goods will also come out. "Kanghe" said: "But life is not normal." "If you are good, you will gain it, and if you are not good, you will lose it. The Book of Chu says: "The state of Chu has no treasure, but only goodness is treasure." The uncle said: "The dead are not treasured, but the benevolent relatives are treasured." This passage is from "The University". ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Virtue is the foundation, wealth is the end. A gentleman has a good way to make money. ”

……

"Father Yu, please kill Huan Gong, and he will seek Dazai."

""Zuo Biography, Biography Eleventh and Eighth", Yu's father asked to kill Huan Gong in order to seek Dazai. Gong said: "For its young reasons, I will give it." Make the camp Qiu, I will be old. "Father Yu was afraid, and he asked Gong Huan to kill him. Gong Zhi is also a son, and he fights with Zheng people in the fox soil, and stops. Zheng people imprisoned Zhu Yin. Bribe the Yin clan and pray to its lord Chung Wu. Then he returned with the Yin family and established his master. In November, the public sacrifice of Zhong Wu, Qi in the community garden, the hall in the Kou. Ren Chen, Yu's father made the thief kill the Duke of Yu Kui, the Duke of Huan, and the Woo Clan, there are deceased. No book burial. ”

Zhou Bode went from "University" to "Book of Filial Piety", and from "Book of Songs" to "Zuo Chuan", and did not stick to the order, but just intercepted a sentence at random, and Jia Hu answered fluently. Zhou Bode commented that the foundation was laid very well, not only the original text was word-for-word, but Zhu Zi's annotations and Tang Renyishu were also clearly understood. Sure enough, as he said, the four books and the five classics are all understood.

This kind of examination is too simple for Jia Hu.

He was born with a memory, and he could memorize books after reading them two or three times, because his grandfather was quite harsh on Jia Hu in terms of endorsement. In addition, he also memorized all kinds of history books and travelogues extensively, and read a lot of miscellaneous studies, but he did not memorize them so carefully.

Although this talent is good, what makes Jia Hu even more proud is the ability to process massive amounts of information that he has trained in his previous life. No matter what kind of book, as long as he has a general memory, he can integrate it and turn the knowledge into use. For example, he read a lot of travelogues, and although he could only walk a mile, he could count the customs, scenic spots, and personnel of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as if he had personally traveled through the Great Zhou.

At that time, Jia Daishan was surprised by Jia Hu's memory, and at the same time, he also had hidden worries. Reading is not just a matter of keeping the secretary in prison, if you only spend time memorizing all kinds of books, this good seedling will be ruined. Because of this, Jia Daishan accelerated the pace of the lecture, for fear that Jia Hu's understanding of the scriptures would not be able to keep up. Actually, he didn't have to.

Before coming to Jinling, Jia Daishan felt that there was nothing left to teach him, which was also an important reason why he let Jia Hu go back to Jinling to take the children's examination.

However, after a cup of tea, Zhou Bode praised him for his familiarity with the scriptures, and the dean sent someone to invite Jia Hu to his study.

After reading the letter, the dean couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

It was not difficult for Jia Hu to go to the academy to study, but there was another thing in the letter.

His eldest son has a young daughter, only eight years old, who is born smart and cute, and compared with several other naughty teenagers, the old man inevitably loves him more. I don't know where Rong Gong knew about it, so he hit his little granddaughter with the idea.

Therefore, when Jia Hu came in, he found that the dean's old man's gaze was not very friendly.

Jia Hu reflected for a while, and didn't find anything wrong, it could only be attributed to his eyes. There are some people in the world who don't like you.

He was wrong, this is the grandfather looking at his grandson-in-law, the more he looks at it, the more unpleasant it becomes, but he can't find fault with it.

The dean thought of what the letter said that Jia Hu was only ten years old, and his fate this time was unknown. I had to tell him carefully when to enter, what to prepare, what to taboo and so on. At the end, he also deliberately lent him a booklet related to a bachelor's degree summarized by his family, which was summarized by the ancestors of the Zhou family, and each generation will be deleted and modified to fit the times.

Back at the old mansion and after dinner, Jia Hu took a travelogue to read as usual.

In fact, he hated those scriptures, and every time he studied them, he felt like he was analyzing the numbers, boring. But the sweetest fruit always has to go through hard trials and long waits, and now it is time for him to harvest.

Reading classical Chinese is no longer a pressure for him, and he can wander in the sea of books without any scruples. He uses these concise, rich phrases as if they were as simple as eating and drinking.

The fly in the ointment is that he doesn't have a career of his own.

In modern times, he also started his own business when he was young.

It's still a long time before the temple test, and he has plenty of time.

But where do startup funds come from? He didn't have a bad habit of reaching out to his family to ask for money.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Lin Zhixiao is worthy of being a good housekeeper who shares his worries with his master, so he sent him money.

"Master, the income from the house has been sorted out in the past few days." Lin Zhixiao respectfully held a thick account book, on which there were also a dozen title deeds and silver tickets.

Jia Hu took it and flipped it a few times.

Lin Zhixiao dutifully stood aside and explained: "This is the account book that I showed you last time, you said that there is nothing that can be seen, and you sent some to the clansmen, and the rest of the slaves were all sold, and the price of the sale was also recorded in the book." ”

I remember very well what I copied from in the notebook, some of which were marked with the names of the clansmen at the back, and some of which were sold for money. The accounts are fairly careful and the handwriting is legible.

"Many subordinates also have servant slaves at home, and together with the subordinates of the old house, these slaves have instructed the tooth people to be sure to sell them far away. Relatively small houses, and shops with bad locations, have also been sold according to your orders. ”

"The total amount of silver taels was thirty-fifty-six thousand, four hundred eighty taels. There are 12 pieces left in the title deed, six of which are the houses of the three entrances in Jinling City, and there are six shops, which are in a more prosperous area. ”

Lin Zhixiao had estimated that these would add up to millions. Most of the things copied out were chosen by the clansmen, and in this way, they also fulfilled their promise to the six old ladies.

No longer thinking about those unpleasant things, Jia Hu picked out the title deeds of the six shops and planned to practice his hands.

To Jia Hu's disappointment, the most profitable of them was an antique shop, and almost all of the antiques flowed out of the Jia family's warehouse; The other five are not profitable grain shops, selling grain from the Zhuangzi.

He couldn't help but sigh, these short-sighted people, no wonder they were so lightly held by me.

Thinking of doing business, Jia Hu was a little moved, and he was worried that the county test would be in three days, so he had to sigh and say, "You can do this." Are all the equipment for the prefectural test ready? ”

"The servant asked the steward of the Zhou Mansion to confirm it, and everything is available."

In February, the county exam will be held five times in a row, one a day.

After the exam, Jia Hu slept for a whole day.

After waking up, under the service of Autumn Leaves, Jia Hu felt weak and had no strength.

This is, Xia Yu served the tonic soup and said softly: "Uncle, this is the stewed chicken soup with angelica wolfberry boiled by Chuncao himself to replenish vitality." ”

Jia Hu took a deep breath, the air was full of the aroma of chicken soup, and he couldn't wait to drink it.

In the past few days, he got up early in the morning and queued up to enter, and the time to practice martial arts was gone, and after bathing at night, he fell asleep and didn't have much to read the travelogue. I feel more tired than the college entrance examination.

At noon, the blow hand fired the cannon, and the county tried to solve the case.

The first place, said to be the head of the county, does not need to go all the way to the hospital examination, and directly enters the school to obtain the fame of Xiucai.

However, Jia Hu is not the head of the county [......].

Helplessly, writing poetry requires aura, and for Jia Hu, a science man, even if it is a rhythmic poem, what he writes seems to be full of ingenuity. There is no shortage of students in Jiangnan who are outstanding in poetry and writing, and who are skilled in scripture. However, apparently the examiner also appreciated Jia Hu's pragmatic style, and even though he was not outstanding in poetry, Jia Hu still won a sixth place.

The government exam was in April, and after the county exam, Jia Hu lived in Jiangnan Academy and met several classmates who were also going to take the Xiucai exam this year, among which Jia Hu was the youngest.

When he knew that Jia Hu was only ten years old this year, Zhou Ren, the second grandson of the dean, couldn't help but be surprised, and he blurted out: "My father also said that you are at least thirteen years old!" ”