Chapter 20: Retirement

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After breakfast the next day, Han Ran said, "Chen'er, clean up, I'll send you to a private school." ”

With a pen and inkstone and two books that Xu Hui used, Xia Chen came to the courtyard: "Uncle, don't you have to let go of the horse today?" ”

Han installed the saddle: "I'll send you there first, and then go and let the horses go after arranging your schooling." ”

Han Xiang ran out, her fingers wrapped around the pigtails of her sideburns: "Chen'er is going to school, you have to listen to Mr." ”

Xia Chen smiled: "I know." ”

Han An first carried her into the saddle, followed her on the horse, held her waist with one hand and pulled the reins with the other, and said loudly, "Let's go." ”

Xia Chen has always liked horses, but her grandmother was afraid that she would fall, so she resolutely refused to let her study, and Han Yi and Han An often went out all day, so it was inconvenient to take her with them. And Han Qi is not good at riding, even if he is willing, she doesn't dare to let him take her. Only when the second uncle Han Ran was at home, he would occasionally take her out for a ride on horseback.

Out of the village, Han An said: "Hasn't Chen'er always wanted to learn to ride a horse?" Look at it! ”

Xia Chen was surprised, delighted and puzzled: "Grandmother is willing to let me learn?" "My grandmother has the final say, and no one dares to disobey her.

Han An smiled: "Still don't let me teach!" But Chen'er is smart and learns it at a glance. ”

Xia Chen immediately understood: "It's not my uncle who taught me, it's because I have a high level of understanding." ”

Han An laughed twice: "If Chen'er becomes a general in the future, the eldest uncle will also have merit." ”

Xia Chen immediately understood why Han An taught her to ride a horse, it turned out that she was worried that she would really become a soldier in the future and would not suffer a loss on horseback.

According to Han Ran's instructions, she relaxed her body and tightened her grip on the reins, and soon figured out what Han An meant by those commands, and how she communicated with the horse through the reins.

"Chen'er learns quickly, that's all."

Xia Chen knocked off the horse with his heel, and shook the reins at the same time: "Drive." Then the horse quickened himself and trotted.

The distant mountains and green fields were jumping, and the cool wind blew his hair, and Xia Chen felt that he was about to fly. "Uncle, it feels so good to ride a horse."

Han An smiled: "When your second uncle comes back, I will pick you a pony." ”

Xia Chen nodded: "Then I have to pick a horse with a strong temperament." ”

"Chen'er remember, watching a horse is the same as watching a person, it is willing to be close to you, so it can listen to you."

"Oh? I thought the more difficult the horse, the better. ”

Han An said: "People with a bad temper are not necessarily powerful people. What's more, if you want to train a horse, you must first learn how to control it. ”

"Uncle is right."

Han An told her some knowledge about watching horses, if it is not a horse tamed by herself, if you want to ride it, you must first look at its eyes, if you look at it, it is very quiet to put on the reins.

The wind is blowing lightly, and the fragrant wildflowers are blooming. After passing through the blue waves, crossing the small river and the reed pond, it took about half an hour to reach Dabei Village. When you arrive here, it is not far from the Yuding Mountain Range in the north, the air is fresher, and when you look up, the green mountains are green and green.

The private school is at the head of the village, there is no special marking, and it is similar to my grandmother's house, which is a three-entry house. It is much smaller than Wenxing Academy, and it is not so elegant, with a few weeping willows and clusters of green bamboos on the wall.

followed the old servant to the main courtyard, and placed a few pots of chrysanthemums in front of the verandah. When he arrived at the door of the West Chamber, the old servant turned around and went back to the front yard, and replaced a servant boy over: "Please wait, two, I'll go and ask Mr." ”

Mr. Jia of the private school is an old man, that is to say, he passed the county examination, but he failed to pass the guò examination and the Ministry of Rites examination, but in such a remote village, he can be regarded as a very learned person.

Mr. Jia is nearly half a hundred years old, of medium height, very thin, with high cheekbones, yellow skin, cloudy eyes, and a sparse beard. Dressed in a wide-sleeved robe with a dark pattern of green cotton cloth, revealing a white collar, he looked meticulous. This is also a more formal way to wear, and how to wear it.

Xia Chen thought while looking at it, this gentleman must be an old-fashioned person, and it is extremely difficult to accept some deviant things, so he has to pay attention to himself.

After introducing himself, Han An handed over Shu Xiu (tuition): "Mr. Jia, Chen'er will be entrusted to Mr. to discipline." ”

Mr. Jia's scholar took the money and stepped aside. Mr. Jia nodded with a light beard: "Well, how old is Chen'er this year?" Readable? ”

Han An said: "At the age of eight, I know a lot of words and have read some books at home. ”

Mr. Jia looked at Xia Chen: "It looks very well-behaved, since you can already read, let's start directly from history, etiquette, and transmission." ”

Xia Chen heard Han Qi say that the content of the scientific expedition includes the Five Classics, the Three History, the Three Rites, and the Three Transmissions.

Han An said: "The villain said goodbye first, and then came to pick him up when he got out of school." ”

Mr. Jia nodded: "Okay." Qingzhu, take the new students to the school. ”

Xia Chen hasn't spoken, and he hasn't figured out this gentleman's temper yet, so it's better to say less.

Qingzhu is just a famous servant boy, but seventeen or eighteen years old, dark skin, Wang Guan is quite upright, a pair of slightly thinner eyes are clever, although not handsome, but also attractive, always with a faint smile on his face, a group of harmony.

The school is located in the east wing, before arriving at the door, Xia Chen heard a sound of reading aloud inside, Xia Chen asked: "May I ask senior brother, in addition to history, etiquette, and biography, what else do you learn?" ”

Qingzhu saw that Xia Chen was born with handsome eyes and eyebrows, and he liked it very much, and he was very polite when he heard her, and smiled more kindly. "Poetry, ancient texts, grammar."

Xia Chen nodded: "It's just writing articles or something, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Pushing open the door, there is a long desk and a Taishi chair in front of it, and there are more than a dozen long tables and benches side by side on both sides, at this time there are about a dozen students, aged seven or eight years old, and all of them are teenagers, and they all turn their heads at the same time when they hear the door open.

Xia Chen found out that the eldest of the rich man's family was also among them, and if he remembered correctly, he should be ten years old this year.

Wang Dacheng saw that it was Xia Chen, and there was surprise in his eyes: "It's you?" Are you in the wrong place, you have to learn to read first. ”

His words immediately drew a burst of laughter. A young man who seemed to be fifteen or sixteen said, "Dacheng, do you know him?" ”

Wang Dacheng snorted contemptuously: "It's from the west of our village." In terms of seniority, he has to call me uncle. ”

The crowd snickered.

Qingzhu said sternly: "Read your book carefully, Mr. asked him to come here." "Let's arrange Xia Chen in an empty seat close to the case." The average student sat back, and no one wanted to be under the nose of the gentleman.

Xia Chen said: "Thank you, senior brother." ”

Qingzhu patted her on the shoulder: "Learn from Mr. carefully, if you don't understand, just come to me." ”

"Hmm."

After Qingzhu went out, Wang Dacheng suppressed his voice and said, "Huang Mao, I heard that the boys in the west of the village are listening to you now?" ”

Xia Chen said coldly: "What! Can't you? ”

Wang Dacheng said in a weird manner: "Okay, why not?" It's just right for a group of poor boys to follow you. ”

Xia Chen pulled the corners of his mouth: "I heard that Hu Qi'er stole your chicken the day before yesterday, and he seems to have been your follower all along." It's really admirable that you've been stolen by your own people. ”

Wang Dacheng slapped the table and stood up: "Huang Mao, I have chickens at home, I gave it to him, what's wrong!" ”

Xia Chen sneered: "It's not much, of course you can send him, but your father will come to the door to ask for it when he turns around, which will be too shameful for you." ”

The room was full of laughter, Wang Dacheng's face turned pale with anger, and he picked up the book on the table and threw it at Xia Chen.

Xia Chen waved his hand, but with the help of force, the book was beaten back by her, and it smashed on the head of a person who had just entered the door impartially, and the room was suddenly silent.

Mr. Jia straightened his turban and bent down to pick up the book on the ground: "Whose is this?" ”

Seeing that no one answered, Mr. Jia walked to the bookcase and slammed the book on the table with a "snap": "Do you want me to check them one by one?" ”

Wang Dacheng stood up at this time: "Sir, the book is mine, but I lent it to Xia Chen, who just came, and he threw it out." ”

Xia Chen stood up: "Sir, I brought this book myself, how could I borrow him?" ”

Wang Dacheng said: "Everyone watched, it was you who threw the book on Mr. 's head." ”

The others hurriedly chimed in: "It's the new student who beat Mr." ”

Xia Chenxiu raised his eyebrows: "Wang Dacheng, why don't you say that you threw the book and hit me first?" ”

The flesh on Mr. Jia's face twitched: "Shut up for me, Xia Chen, you just came to the school to make trouble, you don't have to come tomorrow." ”

Xia Chen was furious when he heard this: "It's okay for them to bully their lives, as a husband, they are so indiscriminate and a teacher in vain!" ”

Mr. Jia was so angry that he blew his beard: "You dare to speak to Mr. like this, how stubborn it is." ”

Xia Chen said: "Master, preach and teach to solve doubts." Even if the student is wrong, the teacher should also teach earnestly, not to mention that the fault is not mine, Mr. is so arbitrary, it is tantamount to those villains who frame others! ”

Mr. Jia's body shook, obviously he was about to be stunned, and pointed at Xia Chen and said breathlessly: "You, you let me out!" ”

Xia Chen sneered and lifted his schoolbag: "You are not worthy of being a teacher at all, let alone teaching me, no wonder you are just a person at this age, narrow-minded, narrow-minded, and narrow-minded, even if you read all the sage books, it will be difficult to become a great one." Ignoring Mr. Jia, who was so angry that she sat down on the chair, she turned around and strode out of the school. (My novel "Golden Princess" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )