After Qian Jin lingered at home for a few days, he officially went to Guanhaicheng County School to go through the relevant procedures for admission. During the day, he listened to Mr. Xianxue teach the way of the imperial examination, and at night, he went to Yang Yinghe's home to discuss the method of Gewu.

Yang Yinghe lives in the county school dormitory, and in addition to a bed and a desk, there is only one shelf of books worth mentioning. Now he is in his 40s, and he has not yet married.

Once Qian Jin couldn't help but ask: "Master Yang, why don't you marry a daughter-in-law, isn't it better for your wife and children to be hot than now?" ”

"Why are you begging for a wife, don't hurt other girls." Yang Yinghe sneered.

Qian Jin saw that he didn't want to continue the topic, so he had to keep silent.

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This morning, Qian Jin was going to Xifeng Building for morning tea. Xifeng Lou is very famous in Guanhai City, a pot of good porridge, and the buns made are also juicy and meaty.

After a while, the number of people on the street began to increase. Qian Jin had just drunk a bowl of porridge, when three blonde foreigners, a man and two women, the so-called aliens in Chen Guo's mouth, appeared in Qian Jin's field of vision.

For a moment, Qian Jin mistakenly thought that he had returned to his previous life. He forced himself to compose himself and listened with his ears pricked up as they communicated in English.

When they finished breakfast, Qian Jin hurried out to keep up, not far behind them.

Since the time crossing, Qian Jin has never figured out which dynasty this is, what realm, and what it has to do with the world before he was reborn. These foreigners have crossed the sea, and they may know better.

Qian Jin followed all morning, tired enough. These foreigners will go to the calligraphy and painting shop for a while, go to the silk shop for a while, and go to a few private houses. Qian Jinxin said that you can really toss, fortunately, you have paid attention to physical training since you were a child, otherwise you would have been tired and would have fallen down.

When it was almost noon, these foreigners were finally ready to go home. Qian Jin followed unhurriedly, preparing to find out where they lived first, and then find an opportunity to visit them later.

Just around the corner of an alley, he stopped.

On the opposite side, the three foreigners were like a great enemy. The man was holding a burning stick at him, while the two women hid behind the man. Seeing that it was a teenager, several foreigners were stunned for a moment. The man asked in a stiff Chen dialect, "Who are you, and what are you doing with us?" ”

Qian Jin didn't seem to hear what he said, his eyes were staring directly at the burning stick, and he had already shouted wildly in his heart: "Musket? There are muskets here......"

As if realizing that Qian Jin was no threat, one of the young blonde women whispered a few words to the man, presumably asking the man to put the musket down so as not to be injured by mistake.

Qian Jin came back to his senses at this time and understood that the other party regarded him as a small person, so he put on a harmless smile on his face, beckoned to them gently, and said, "My name is Qian Jin...... Nice to meet you guys. ”

"What are you doing with us? Be honest. A doll next to him asked.

"Don't be rude." The blonde woman reprimanded, and the doll fell silent.

"I'm Jenny, this is my husband Sward, this is my cousin and niece Emily, and we're both from England." The blonde woman who called herself Jenny spoke fluent Mandarin Chen.

After the greetings, Jenny warmly invited Qian into the house as a guest. Anyway, it wasn't far away, in a post house in the North District, so Qian Jin agreed.

After arriving at the inn, Jenny went to the kitchen to make tea. Qian Jin sat down opposite Sward, and glanced at the layout of the room casually, the decoration was very Westernized, and the layout was clean and tidy.

Jenny was busy for a while, came out with four cups of tea, and asked, "Do you want to add sugar?" ”

"Thanks, no. My name is Qian Jin, and I am a talent from the county school. There are many offenses today. Qian Jin apologized again and introduced himself.

"Former ...... Now....... The doll next to him repeated the sentence.

Qian Jin saw that her pronunciation was not accurate, so he corrected it in his broken English: "That's not what I said." Look at me, money...... Money...... come…… In, money in. ”

“Money…… come……，money money come。 The doll seemed to be happy, dancing in the living room.

Qian Jin suddenly had a black line, thinking that Lao Qian just hoped that he would become a jinshi, how could it become a money spell in Emily's mouth.

"Emily has only arrived in Guanhai City this year, and she is currently learning the language of your country, please don't mind." Although Jenny was surprised that Qian Jin could speak English, she still couldn't help but ask. After all, Chen Guo also has some strangers, maybe this Qian Jin learned English from other strangers.

However, Emily made a fuss, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a lot more lively. Qian Jin then cut to the chase.

"Mr. Swald, I don't mean to offend today, but I'm just curious about you, and I want to know about the customs of your country, as well as some of your observations."

"I understand. When we first arrived in your country five years ago, there were a lot of people around us and blocked the streets. "Swald is a talkative man with a magnetic voice.

"Schward is my husband, and he's a missionary. We all loved the country so much that we decided to settle here. Jenny added.

"Later, I took Jenny to your capital. It's bustling and the shops on the street don't end there. In the capital, we also met your Emperor Hongzhi. When Sward mentioned the emperor, his eyes were full of remembrance.

"What kind of person do you think the emperor is?" Qian Jin couldn't help but ask. He is naturally full of curiosity about the master of this Chen country.

"He's a very confident old man. We arrived at the Imperial Palace, and the ministers of your country were very curious about us. Although the emperor was also surprised, he was very calm, asked us a lot about the customs of our country, and rewarded us with some jewels and gold. ”

Qian Jin thought to himself, this emperor is really a loser. If a foreigner is rewarded like this, then Chen Guo will not be rewarded poor.

"Actually," said Swald, "I first learned about your Chen Kingdom because many years ago there was a navigator from your country who brought a fleet to our England, and also brought with him silk, tea, and porcelain, which were very popular with us. Some people say that your country is very rich, and the palace is all made of gold. People from many countries believed this rumor, and they sailed across the ocean, hoping to come to Chen to pan for gold. Thus, the Age of Discovery began. In the end, many people found Chen, but many more found the New World. ”

Qian Jin was shocked in his heart. What Schward is talking about is similar to the Age of Discovery. Could it be that the people of this world, driven by the desire for wealth, have also made great geographical discoveries? He couldn't wait to ask, "What happened later?" ”

"Later, a lot of people didn't find gold, but they found a lot of popular goods. They shipped these goods back to their own country and made a lot of money. The royal families and capitalists of various countries enthusiastically participated in the investment of overseas trade, setting off the era of maritime trade. In England, for example, trade revenues are already the main source of our national finances. ”

Qian Jin asked some more questions about the route. Sward simply took out a simple chart from the cabinet and showed him one by one. Regardless of the level of measurement, this chart is similar to the outline of the world map before Qian Jin's rebirth.

He always thought that he had traveled to ancient China, and later found that the emperor's surname, year name, and many historical facts did not match. Now it seems that this should be a parallel universe, with its own independent development trajectory, and it has nothing to do with the world before Qian Jin's rebirth. In addition, firearms and seafaring trade have appeared in this world, which should be similar to the development stage of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Jenny suddenly interjected: "Mr. Qian Jin, you are a showman, can you teach Emily to learn your language?" ”

Qian Jin was still immersed in his own thoughts, and he didn't hear what Jenny said clearly for a while.

Jenny went on to explain, "Emily is my cousin, and last year her parents died of a plague and there was no one to take care of her, so Sward and I took her to Chen. She has no playmates here and is lonely. ”

Hearing this, Qian Jin immediately thought of Bao'er. So he suggested to Sward and Jenny that Emily and his sister could take turns staying at each other's house, and asked Jenny to be Boa's teacher.

Jenny agrees with this plan.

Emily roughly understood what Qian Jin meant, and knew that she would soon have a Chen Guo girl as a friend, so she was very excited.

Qian Jin estimated that Lao Qian was about to come back, so he took the time to go home and discuss this matter with Lao Qian. Lao Qian had nothing to do with strangers, so he couldn't make up his mind, and when he saw his son's resolute attitude, he followed him.

When he saw Emily again, Qian Jin saw her dressed up to greet her. The two girls were a little shy when they met. Emily is one year old, and she invites her to visit her clipart collection. Although the girls still have some language barriers, they get to know each other quickly.

Qian Jin thought to himself that the two of them were probably the earliest exchange students in the world, and since then he has also let go of a worry.