In the next two days, Nangong Jin first asked Li Mo to take the documents to Quanzhou to find Feng Mo'er. After that, he and Yao Fangyu took the two children to eat, drink and play in Jingzhou City, and they didn't mean to talk to Chengjun at all, and finally, Chengjun couldn't help but come to Nangong Jin by himself.

After lunch, Yao Fangyu took Cheng Rui to take a nap, and Cheng Jun came to Nangong Jin's room, "Master." Cheng Jun entered the door and saluted and stood aside.

Nangong Jin didn't know what was being written, and when she saw him come in, she just smiled, "Something?" ”

Cheng Jun hesitated for a while and didn't answer, Nangong Jin didn't care about him, he still wrote and painted to do his own thing. Cheng Jun finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Master, I heard my husband say that my father was the most promising person in the school to gain fame in the academy, Cheng Jun didn't understand, why didn't he take the test?" ”

Nangong Jin put down the pen and looked at him, "Why do you ask this?" ”

"Chengjun, it's just, I just want to know." Cheng Jun lowered his head and whispered.

"Your father was a good scholar and liked to do academics very much. He didn't take the exam for many reasons. Of course, his family didn't force him to take the test or not to take the test. Nangong Jin thought about it, she really didn't know why her eldest brother didn't take the exam later, and said with a smile: "You should ask him this question." ”

"But my mother said that reading is to test for fame, and it is useless to read books without merit. But I don't think so. Chengjun blushed, still not daring to look up.

Nangong Jin pointed to the stool in front of him, "Sit down and say." ”

Chengjun nodded and sat down, "I, I see that those uncles and uncles always come to be difficult for their father, but their father has never been stumped, and they are all resolved lightly." Therefore, I think that reading is useful even if it is not for the sake of fame. Especially the ones that Master taught, they are not in the books, but I think I have to know them. However, in the school, there is an obvious error in the teaching of arithmetic, and even the chief of the mountain agrees that it is wrong, but Mr. said that arithmetic is a small way, and if you don't take the test, you can count, and only the bookkeeper should be able to calculate accounts. Other gentlemen were even more excessive, and only one sentence to my question, memorized it. Master said that for thousands of years, all the exams were the Four Books and Five Classics, and the exams were rotten early. I think, why are we still testing things from thousands of years ago? Chengjun didn't understand. Cheng Jun finished speaking in one breath and breathed a sigh of relief.

Nangong Jin looked at him, and was a little relieved to hear him say this, but the sister-in-law was definitely unhappy, no matter what, this year's exam still has to be tested. "Child's test book is something that is rote memorization. Only when you go to the township test will there be a strategy. If you want to take the test this year, will you be able to do it? ”

Chengjun tilted his head and thought about it, and said embarrassedly: "I can basically recite it, but some of them are not very proficient, and there are often discrepancies." ”

Nangong Jin nodded, "So, you don't want to take the test because you don't have enough preparation and can't pass the test?" ”

Chengjun lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Nangong Jin wrote a 'Confucian' on the paper and asked, "What is this word?" ”

Cheng Jun looked at the words pushed in front of him and whispered, "Confucian." ”

"The words we write have been passed down for thousands of years, but we are still writing. What we say and write is composed of each word, do you think the weight of the word is not important? ”

Cheng Jun was stunned, he didn't expect Nangong Jin to say this, he thought for a long time, and nodded, "Cheng Jun understands, whether you get off the exam or not, these are the basics." ”

"You tell Master, how does Confucianism rule the world?"

"Rule the world with filial piety."

Nangong Jin looked at him and asked, "This year's children's exam, will you take the exam?" ”

Cheng Jun blushed, lowered his head, and replied in a low voice: "I want to take the test." ”

Nangong Jin laughed, "That's good." Go back and study your books well and strive for success in one fell swoop. ”

Chengjun squeaked for a long time, but still asked, "Master, what about after that?" Cheng Jun remembered that the master said that after testing the content for thousands of years, in order to be able to pass the test, he deliberately misinterpreted and read the sentences. ”

"How old are you?"

"Ten years old."

Nangong Jin smiled: "When Master and you were so old, I was still thinking about whether I would have food tomorrow. A person has to live for decades, or even a hundred years, and you have only lived a beginning, and you don't have to set the path of the future now. I remember you said before that you want to rule the country and level the world. Speaking of this, Chengjun's face turned red again.

"It's good, you have a goal, and there is a goal. Master doesn't know what you want to do in the future, but I give you a suggestion, and there is nothing wrong with trying more in life. For example, in the township and county exams, as long as there is an opportunity, they will try, and you can't just listen to what the master says. Try until you don't want to try, then don't try. If you think that goal is too big to do, it's okay to change it. However, you must be responsible for yourself and your loved ones. Master believes that one day, you will be able to answer the question you just asked. ”

Cheng Jun thought about it and frowned and didn't answer, as if he was thinking about Nangong Jin's words, and only after a long time did he say softly: "Cheng Jun understands." It's just, it's just, can you not go to school? I want to read the book myself. ”

Nangong Jin laughed and affirmed: "Of course it's good to be able to read books by yourself." However, the gentlemen in the school are all from the past, and they know how to take the test. You've never been to the show, so you should listen to them. There's nothing wrong with being more sure. Of course, you decide this yourself, because if you are really sure, you will be misled by listening to those gentlemen. Also, you have to talk to your father about whether or not to go to the school, and only he can agree or disagree. Got it? ”

Chengjun finally nodded generously, "Understood." ”

Nangong Jin sent Chengjun away, and saw Yao Fangyu weaving something with grass in the yard at a glance. "Hey, make this up? Play for Cheng Rui? "There are already rats and cows on the ground.

"yes, I said I would make up a zodiac." Yao Fangyu said with a smile, and looked up at him again, "I see that you are teaching Chengjun." ”

Nangong Jin sat down beside her and asked in a low voice, "How is it?" Isn't it like a master? ”

"I'm afraid you'll be asked by him."

Nangong Jin also took the draft and made it up, "You don't want to say it, what I said is the same as not saying it?" ”

Yao Fangyu smiled again, "It's okay, it's patient." But what did you, the master, teach him? ”

"That's a good question." Nangong Jin thought about it and shook her head, "I don't know either." Oh, there's something you can help me look at. ”

"What?"

"Now that there are 30,000 taels of salt, is there any way to quickly and profitably discount?"

Yao Fangyu looked up at him, stared at him for a while, and said with a smile: "This is a big problem. ”

"Alas, it's really difficult, I have to pay back 33,000 in three months. I wanted to open a handicap to bet on profits, but I thought about it for several days, but it didn't seem to work. ”

"All I can think of is to find someone to take over." Yao Fangyu said casually.

"Yes, but that's all there are people who play with salt, and if I turn the salt into my hands today, they will steal our business next year."

"Then don't sell it to these people."

"Yes, sell to outsiders. However, outsiders have no channels, and they can't do salt business at all, what should I do? ”

Yao Fangyu looked at him again, "You mean, you want to lead the salt to another hand, and then help those people do this business?" Thirty thousand taels, people believe you? ”

Nangong Jin thought about it and sighed, "It can only be an acquaintance." ”

"Ah Jin Ah Jin Ah Jin Ah Jin ......." Du Ling shouted his name in a panic and rushed in.

Nangong Jin put down the straw in his hand and stood up, "What's wrong?" ”

"Something's wrong, there's an accident......."

Yao Fangyu was also nervous by him and stood up.

"Slowly, what's the matter?" Nangong Jin tried her best to calm his emotions.

"Yuwang Mansion, Yuwang Mansion is here." Du Ling's face turned red, "They want to see me, they say they want to, they want to take me away!" Hall Master Zhao stabilized them and asked me to come and ask you what to do? I, I've never dealt with anyone in the palace! What to do, what to do? "Du Ling's anxious turn,

"Calm down......."

"Or do I run away?"

"Calm down, they didn't say why they took you away?"

"I—I didn't go to see them, Hall Master Zhao sent someone to inform me, so I came to you directly, what should I do?" Du Ling was about to cry.

"Don't worry, I'll ask, you wait here first."

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In the council hall, Nangong Jin saw that one of the guards was Ah San when he entered the door. And a person who looked like a eunuch was sitting, and he was constantly polite with Zhao Fengming. Seeing Nangong Jin coming in, he looked up and down carefully, and felt that he didn't look like Du Ling.

Nangong Jin smiled and saluted Zhao Fengming, "Father-in-law, Dr. Xiao Du has gone to the clinic." "I saluted the father-in-law again," in Xia Nangong Jin. This noble man is from Beijing? ”

The eunuch nodded to Nangong Jin, "Our family is Li Dafa, the foreign affairs manager of Yuwang Mansion. Looking at Nangong Jin with some suspicion, "Did Dr. Xiao Du really go to the doctor?" ”

Nangong Jin glanced at Ah San, Ah San nodded slightly, and then smiled: "Yes, but I should be able to come back soon, I have already sent someone to call." I am afraid that the nobles will be in a hurry, so I have come to report it. I wonder if someone in the house is sick? ”

"Not really." Li Da's expression was a little exaggerated, for fear that everyone would not believe it, "It's too hospital, we also called it, but my prince really doesn't like their virtue, I heard that Dr. Xiao Du has excellent medical skills, so I came to invite." As if he felt that the explanation was not enough, he said: "Alas, we have run many places to find here, and Dr. Du is really difficult to find." ”

Nangong Jin looked at Ah San again, intentionally or unintentionally, Ah San smiled, feeling very ambiguous. simply pretended to be very considerate, and said, "In this way, it should be very urgent." In this way, it is better for the noble person to send a guard brother to urge me together. Dr. Du has always been serious in his work, and if he doesn't urge him seriously, he will definitely finish reading the patients before replying. ”

Ah San stepped forward and sent a report back to Li Da: "My subordinates are willing to follow this son to invite Dr. Du." ”

Li Dafa thought for a while and nodded, "It's okay, call back earlier, remember that we are going back to Beijing today." ”

"Yes."

**********

Nangong Jin took Ah San out of the house directly.

"What's going on?"

Ah San smiled and said, "What else can happen, the one you brought back...... Hey, it's not going to work. ”

"By the way, she's not married?" Nangong Jin remembered that Zhaoyang had a marriage contract.

"What are you going to marry? Originally, I found an excuse to say that it was not appropriate to hold a happy event at the end of the year. The man is in a hurry, especially during the Chinese New Year, there is news that ......, alas, even everything in Beijing is said. The man was even more anxious and asked to see someone, but he didn't know what to think, so he asked her cousin to take her place, of course, through the gauze curtain, and she couldn't see it really. Now, the main son has returned, saying that the family has let his cousin meet on his behalf, and for the sake of his cousin's reputation, he should be asked to marry on his behalf. The man didn't know what he heard, but he actually wrote and said that he was willing to be responsible. And the main master himself hid in Yuwang's mansion, saying that he would not return to ...... until the matter was resolved. "Ah Sanxiao's gossip.

Nangong Jin was puzzled, "What does this have to do with Du Ling?" ”

"What's the relationship?" Ah San's expression became even more gossipy, "You know this relationship better than me." Tell me? ”

Nangong Jin rolled her eyes, "Du Ling didn't know who she was from beginning to end. ”

"I don't know about this, anyway, as soon as she arrived at Yuwang Mansion, she asked her brother to immediately send someone to find Du Ling, they couldn't help it, thinking that we brought someone back, so they came to us. Say it's a private matter, help. ”

Nangong Jin suddenly stopped, stared at Ah San, and asked seriously: "It won't be to kill people, right?" ”

"No, it won't." Ah San didn't seem to have thought of this question all along.

"Didn't say you were looking for someone else?" Nangong Jin asked suspiciously.

"Nope." Ah San thought about it again and confirmed again, "It shouldn't be." All the people around her have changed, and there is no one of her own in Yuwangfu, and her brother is not an important matter, otherwise he would not look for us, you know, our every move must be reported. He pointed to the sky.

"Du Ling is his own brother, if I hand him over to you, you have to ensure his safety." Nangong Jin said solemnly, "Also, he is very timid, don't let him be frightened." If you find a problem, bring him out immediately. ”

"Understood. I will ask my head to enter the Yuwang Mansion with him, he knows me, and he doesn't have to be afraid of me with me. ”

Nangong Jin confessed again, "Also, he didn't know the identity of that person, I asked that person to talk to him at the time, but she didn't say anything." You can watch this when you arrive. ”

Ah San thought for a while, "What do you think?" The gossip asked, "Did that person take a fancy to him?" ”

"Well, I can't tell you this, but in short, they are often together. Maybe, Du Ling still has a good impression of her. ”

"So, this is a matchmaking? Or is it dismantled? ”

Nangong Jin thought about it again and again, and finally said, "How do I know." I don't know what that person is thinking, and besides, she is now married. Besides, she has such an identity...... Alas, be smart. ”

"Huh?!"

Nangong Jin took him around Qifengzhuang for half a circle, entered the house from the back door, and went directly to his yard. Du Ling seemed to be taken aback when he saw Ah San, but fortunately he didn't say anything.

"Someone in the palace is sick, and the hospital recommended you. Go check it out, this little brother will protect you, it's okay. Nangong Jin explained very briefly.

"Huh? Too Hospital? Is it a courtyard? Du Ling actually struggled with the hospital, "He doesn't like me very much, will he recommend me to see a doctor?" No way. ”

Nangong Jin was speechless, "Will you know if you have been to see it, maybe that person is not worthy of being visited by the hospital, but he is favored in the palace." ”

"Oh yes. It's possible. ”

"Okay, you go with them, remember to report your safety when you arrive in the capital, and write back if you have something, I should be in Jingzhou."

"Okay, okay." Du Ling was already about to follow Ah San, thought about it and turned back, and asked, "Then should I talk to my senior brother?" ”

"It's your own business." Nangong Jin said angrily.

"Okay, okay, then I'll tell you and my brother." Du Ling felt that there was one more person who cared about him, so he became happy, and confessed: "In this way, you also have to write to me, my senior brother often writes to me." ”

"Got it, let's go."

Yao Fangyu watched them go out and asked, "Are you really okay?" ”

"I arranged for someone to watch."