Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren passed by the tomb of Xu Jing, so the two went up the mountain to worship, but just when they had just finished worshipping and were about to go down the mountain, they suddenly heard a commotion under the sand mountain, as if the guards guarding the mountain had a quarrel with people, which made Zhou Chong and the two of them a little strange, and immediately accelerated their pace to the bottom of the mountain.

"Who are you, why did you stop me from going up the mountain, aren't you afraid of the king's law?" As soon as Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren walked down the mountain, they saw a young man arguing with Zhou Chong's guards, but those guards were blocking the way up the mountain, it seemed that he wanted to go up the mountain, but was stopped by Zhou Chong's guards.

Zhou Chong, as the governor, naturally has to take guards with him wherever he goes, and the leader of these guards is Wu Shan, who was born in Jinyiwei, he was entrusted by Zhengde to ensure Zhou Chong's safety no matter what, so when Zhou Chong and Wang Shouren went up the mountain, they guarded the road of Shashan and forbade anyone to go up the mountain, and Jinyiwei has always been strong, and he has always had a good face for others, so he quarreled with this young man.

"Wu Shan, don't you retreat quickly!" Although Zhou Chong knew that Wu Mountain was for his own safety, it was a bit overbearing for them to block the road up the mountain, so Zhou Chong reprimanded him.

The young man saw Zhou Chong and the two people coming down from the mountain at this time, and when he saw Zhou Chong, it was nothing, but when he saw Wang Shouren, his face was stunned at first, and then he was happy, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The little nephew is rude, I didn't know that it was Uncle Wang Shi who worshiped his father on the mountain just now, it is really damned!" ”

When Wang Shouren saw this young man, he also showed a smile and said: "It turned out to be Xu Qiaxian's nephew, I haven't seen him for several years." You've grown so big. I heard you got married last year. I wonder if I have an heir now? ”

"Uncle Wang Shi laughed, the little nephew got married last year, and just got a son yesterday, and the little nephew came to tell his father today, but he didn't expect to meet Uncle Shi to come, it's really a coincidence!" This young man named Xu Qia was also very happy.

Seeing that Wang Shouren actually knew this young man, Zhou Chong also smiled, and waited until Wang Shouren greeted each other. Immediately introduced Zhou Zhong and this young man, it turned out that this young man named Xu Qia was Xu Jing's second son, because the eldest son was born, so he came to pay tribute to his father. As for him and Wang Shouren, they met a few years ago, when Wang Shouren lived in Jiangyin for a long time, so the Xu family was very familiar with him.

Xu Qia already knew that Wang Shouren had been promoted to the position of the Governor of the Four Seas, and his attitude was also very respectful, but when he saw that the young man in front of him who was with Wang Shouren turned out to be the world-famous Governor of the Four Seas, he was also startled at that time, and hurriedly called himself a junior. In fact, he is only two years younger than Zhou Chong.

Zhou Chong talked with Xu Qia for a few words, and when he saw that the other party was very restrained. At that moment, he no longer forced the other party, Wang Shouren asked Xu Qia to hurry up the mountain to worship his father, and then they came to the Xu family's settlement together.

Speaking of the Xu family, after several generations of reproduction, the number of male members of the family has reached hundreds, although after several separations, but still live together, plus the Xu family is Jiangyin is very rich, the family has a large amount of land and land, so the Xu family has formed a small town around it.

Under the leadership of Xu Qia, Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren took a carriage to Xu Na's house, after all, they came mainly to invite Xu Na out of the mountain this time. Speaking of which, when Xu Qia learned that Zhou Chong and Wang Shouren had come to invite Xu Na, the little-known clan uncle, he was also very surprised, but he had a strict family education since he was a child, and he knew that there were some questions that he couldn't ask, so he didn't inquire too much.

Although Xu Na is not an important person in the Xu family, he has a reputation for showing off his talents after all, and the Xu family is a wealthy family, so Xu Na also got a certain amount of property, for example, when Zhou Zhong came to the courtyard where Xu Na lived, he found that this was a two-entry courtyard, although it didn't look very luxurious, but it was also a small rich family.

When Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren got off the carriage and just walked to Xu Na's door, they heard a loud sound of reading inside, listening to the old and young, and the content of the reading was also different, although Zhou Zhong couldn't understand what the people inside were reading, but the sound of reading was low and frustrating, and it sounded extremely pleasant.

Xu Qia wanted to come forward and knock on the door, but when Wang Shouren heard the reading inside, he stopped his movements, and then stood in front of the door and listened for a while, then smiled and said to Zhou Chong: "It seems that Brother Nanshan is determined to pass on his knowledge of geography and prospecting. ”

"Uncle Shi is right, Uncle Shi has accepted a few protégés in two years, and he is ready to pass on his knowledge, reading books every morning and lecturing in the afternoon. In addition, Uncle Clan is also going to write his experience into a geographical atlas, and then it will also be placed in my Xu family's Wanjuan Building for future generations to borrow. When Xu Qia heard Wang Shouren's words, he immediately smiled.

Zhou Zhong was also very happy to hear this, because he was now in urgent need of prospecting talents, and naturally hoped that the more students around Xu Na, the better, so that when Xu Na's students experienced a few years, they should be able to produce a few unique geological talents, after all, Zhou Chong's eyes are not only limited to the South Seas, but also the broader American continent waiting for them to explore in the future.

At that moment, Wang Shouren stepped forward and knocked on the door personally, but the scholars inside did not pause, and then a sound of footsteps came, a middle-aged man wearing a green cloth robe personally opened the courtyard door, when he saw Wang Shouren standing outside the door smiling, the middle-aged man who opened the door was stunned at first, and then said with a look of surprise: "Brother Bo'an, when did you come to Jiangyin, why didn't you send someone to inform you in advance?" ”

"Ha Luha, Brother Nanshan, I came this time to invite you out of the mountain, let's go in and talk in detail!" Seeing his old friend, Wang Shouren was also very happy, and directly explained his intention.

It seems that the middle-aged man in front of him is Xu Na, Zhou Chong is also very interested in looking at each other up and down a few times, and found that the other party looks ordinary, his skin is dark and thick, and at a glance, he knows that Lu Dao is a person who is outside all the year round, just seeing the appearance of the other party, Zhou Chong is a little relieved, because he knows that the people who are engaged in geology are all outside all the year round, under the wind and sun, none of them are thin skin and tender meat, and this Xu Na in front of him looks like a person who is engaged in geological work.

Xu Na was stunned again when he heard Wang Shouren say that he wanted to invite himself out of the mountain, but he also knew that this was not the place to speak, so he immediately enthusiastically invited Zhou Zhong and the two in. When Zhou Chong entered the courtyard, he saw that there was a tall mulberry tree in the courtyard, which almost covered half of the courtyard, and in the shade of the tree, there was a group of students reading, the oldest of whom was about the same age as Zhou Chong, and the youngest was only seven or eight years old.

Xu Na led Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren to the living room to sit down, and then an eleven or twelve girl served tea to the three of them, and it was only then that Wang Shouren introduced Zhou Chong's identity, but Xu Na was also taken aback, and stood up and saluted Zhou Chong at the moment: "The students don't know that the Governor is coming, and they are not welcome, and I hope that the Lord Haihan!" ”

"Hehe, Mr. Xu is so polite, Mr. Wang has already said just now, Zhou came this time, in fact, he wanted to ask Mr. Xu to go out of the mountain to help, so please Mr. Xu don't shirk!" Zhou Chong had already heard Wang Shouren say it before, and the Xu Na in front of him was a straight temper, and he didn't have to detour to talk to him, just explain his intentions directly.

"The Governor is polite, Xu is just a scholar, I really don't know where to help the Governor, but if it is used in Xu's place, Xu will definitely do his best!" Xu Na also bowed down and said at the moment, and at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, although he didn't know the specific reason why Lu Daozhou revisited him, but he thought it must be related to what he had learned, and he had always wanted to use his knowledge in geography and prospecting to serve the imperial court, but unfortunately there was no way, maybe today is the opportunity he has been waiting for.

Xu Na's performance was not unexpected by Zhou Chong, and at that moment he saw Wang Shouren speak: "Brother Nanshan, I think you have also heard, now our Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas occupies a large area of land in Nanyang, although the climate is hot, there are many poisonous insects and beasts, but if it is developed there, it is an excellent grain production area, and the minerals there are also very rich, and several large gold mines have been discovered, but according to our estimates, there should be more mineral deposits there have not yet been discovered, so Wang Mou wants to invite Brother Nanshan out of the mountain, Help me find more minerals! ”

After listening to Wang Shouren's words, Xu Na was also very excited for a while, and his face became a little flushed, as the so-called learning into literature and martial arts, sold to the emperor's family, all readers have a desire to serve the country in their hearts, Xu Na is naturally no exception, but the geography and prospecting he is good at are really a bit out of the way, so he has not been able to find a chance, and he doesn't want to stoop down to find mines for those businessmen, so he can only teach disciples behind closed doors, hoping that one day these disciples can inherit what they have learned and carry it forward in the future. However, the arrival of Zhou Zhong and Wang Shouren now directly gave him the opportunity to realize his ideals and ambitions in his lifetime, so he had no reason to refuse at all.

Thinking of this, Xu Na immediately bowed to Zhou Zhong and said: "Thank you Lord Governor and Brother Bo'an for your attention, Xu has always wanted to dedicate what he has learned to the imperial court, since the imperial court now needs the mineral deposits of Nanyang, then Xu should do his best and die!" (To be continued......)