After finishing the chores at hand, it was noon. In the beginning www.biquge.info of April of the lunar calendar, it was the season of sunny and warm spring flowers for Liaodong in the Xiaoice River period at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Shen Jia hurriedly finished lunch and wanted to invite Wen Qing and Qu Xiaoyi to go out of the city for an outing, and by the way, take a look at their hundred-acre crops.

Qu Xiaoyi smiled and readily accepted. Since the last time she accidentally took off Xiao Yi's coat, this little girl's cold expression on herself has never been seen again, and every time she talks to her, she always looks happy, Shen Jia said in her heart that women are really fickle.

Wen Qing is always an unpredictable picture, hearing Shen Jia invite her to go out of the city, Wen Qing also agreed with a smile.

hired a carriage and let Wen Qing, Xiao Yi, and the maid Ruyi sit in the car, and Shen Jia and Qu Xiaojia rode left and right to accompany them.

It's rare that the two bodyguards didn't come with them today, Shen Jia had already learned from Wen Qing about Wei Liangyu's temptation, and said in his heart that they had better stop following him, it's really difficult to bring them with them.

Most of the Tartar stragglers have fled back to Hetuala, and the remaining Tartars have been hard to find under the continuous sweep of You Shigong. With two marksmen by his side, Shen Jia was not worried about his safety.

Not far from the south gate is the Hunhe River, the sun has been shining for several days, and there is already a little green on both banks. The muddy river water in spring is crystal clear, and the breeze blows on the water, sparkling and sparkling. The fields in the distance are full of people who are busy with spring ploughing, and the farmers are in a hurry to sow seeds in the spring all year round.

Shen Jia chose a leeward place that was not noticeable, laid out wool felt, placed food, and invited several beauties to sit down with Brother Xiaojia.

Brother Xiao Jia is a sincere person, and when he saw that Shen Jia invited everyone to eat together, he was not polite, so he picked up a piece of cooked meat and nibbled on the side alone.

Many of today's dishes are made by the maid Jixiang, who is a skillful and capable woman from a small family. She was captured at the beginning of the year and taken to the Houjin camp, and she was able to escape by smearing a large amount of loess mud and water on her face, and was later classified into the palace Huanyi.

On weekdays, Jixiang looks like a small jasper, but his temperament is extremely strong. The auspicious willow eyebrows often reveal a heroic spirit between the eyes, which sets off the beautiful and flawless face, which makes people love and admire. Compared with the gentle and lovely Ruyi, Shen Jia rarely makes auspicious jokes.

Ji Xiang saw that Qu Xiaojia was eating with a greasy face, and quietly handed over the handkerchief. Qu Xiaojia was slightly stunned, and after thanking him, he reached out to take it, and wiped it off his face regardless of the delicate flowers, birds, fish and insects on the handkerchief.

When Shen Jia saw this scene, he gently reminded Qu Xiaoyi with his elbow, and Qu Xiaoyi followed Shen Jia's gaze with an embarrassed expression.

"Jixiang, what is your original name?"

Ji Xiang was slightly stunned, and said, "The slave's original name was He Yuefen. “

"Who else are you in your family? How old are you this year? “

Jixiang raised his head, seemed to be a little confused, and waited for a while before slowly saying: "The slave is seventeen, and both parents died tragically under the Tartar knife, and the Tartar saw that I was tall, so he asked me to go to the palace to wash and cook for those noble ladies. “

Shen Jia said in his heart, and Brother Xiao Jia are quite a good match, so he turned his head to look at Wen Qing, and Wen Qing also nodded slightly.

"Jixiang, I'll call you He Yuefen in the future, you change back to your original name, don't use the name in the original Tartar womb."

"Slave, thank you, young master!"

"Thank you, if you want to thank me, you might as well help me take care of Brother Xiaojia more on weekdays, he is alone in the front yard, and the old man has to be fed and clothed, you go and see more."

A flash of joy flashed in Jixiang's eyes, she was also a smart woman, how could she not understand the meaning of the young master's words.

After sitting for a while, Shen Jia got up and came to the bank of the Hunhe River, picked up a smooth stone, threw it against the water, and the calm water suddenly stirred up several ripples.

Yuan Yingtai's hesitation and unclear vision, Xiong Manzi's vicious words, Chen Ce's slippery head, He Shixian's powerlessness, and the ubiquitous rumors made Shen Jia feel depressed and unspeakable.

Shen Jia stood quietly on the shore and roared angrily: "You are all fools, if you want to see the jokes of the master, you will wait for another five hundred years!" ”

The wind swept Wen Qing's hair, and she heard Shen Jia's roar, Wen Qing raised her head slightly and looked into the distance, her eyes slightly red.

Qu Xiaoyi could more or less guess Shen Jia's thoughts at this time, but Qu Xiaojia was not necessarily. Qu Xiaojia put down the bones in his hand and asked his sister, "Is the young master hysterical?" ”

Qu Xiaoyi glared at him fiercely, and Qu Xiaojia shut up and continued to gnaw on his bones.

It's not a good thing to sit by the river for a long time, especially the farmers who work in the countryside always look at these dogs and men from a distance, and they are seen too much, Qu Xiaoyi always feels as if he has lost something. This thought soon spread to the two maids, who urged them to go home.

Shen Jia had no choice but to pack up his things and go back to the city.

As soon as he walked on the road, He Shixian and two bodyguards rode over to meet him.

"Where did you go? I thought you kid said goodbye without saying goodbye, so I found Lao Tzu for a long time. He Shixian looked at Shen Jia with a dissatisfied expression.

"I'm going to the river to accompany my sister to relax, no, I'm going back to the city."

"It's not safe outside the city, take him and the two when you go out in the future, go back quickly, the three adults still want to ask you."

Shen Jia looked unhappy and did not answer. He Shixian slapped Shen Jia on the back of the head, and said angrily: "Prepare to prepare, if you pass this level, no one will deliberately find fault with you in the future, you can't pass, it's the same wherever you go." ”

After speaking, He Shixian glanced at Shen Jia meaningfully.

Shen Jia would not be angry with He Shixian, he understood that Uncle He was doing this for his good. After going home and settling down with Wen Qing, he then went to the yamen under the leadership of two bodyguards.

There was already a newcomer at the entrance of the yamen, and when the officials saw Shen Jia coming, they were all solemn, and they paid attention to each other all the way. Shen Jia ignored them and went straight to the back hall.

In the middle of today's hall is Yuan Yingtai, with a long square face and a rat tail beard, his face is not shocked, and he can't see anything unusual. On the left, Yang Lian was sitting in danger, and on the right, Xiong Tingbi, who was secretly looking at Shen Jia.

The three of them had already sat down and waited, and when they saw Shen Jia coming in, they just nodded slightly, and they should have said hello. Shen Jia was not polite, so he casually found a seat and sat down, grabbed the tea on the side and drank it.

Two of these three people will soon be beheaded or persecuted to death, and their opponents are not easy to mess with, Shen Jia has made up his mind not to get too close to them, so he has no scruples.

Yuan Yingtai's expression was displeased, but Yang Lian admired Shen Jia's straightforwardness, and asked, "Can you read and write?" ”

"I recognized some words and read books for sixteen years."

Yang Lian was amazed, Xiong Tingbi looked forward to it, and even Yuan Yingtai, who had a gloomy face, heard that the person in front of him was actually a scholar, his face suddenly soothed, and he rarely showed a little smile.

After studying the scriptures for sixteen years, even in the Ming Dynasty, only a few strong-willed people can persevere.

"Whom?"

Shen Jia said respectfully: "The ancestor is Zhou Heqin, a great talent in the clan."

"Who's the Master?"

"Seat Master?" Shen Jia looked confused.

Xiong Tingbi saw that Shen Jia was puzzled, thinking that it was because of the different customs of overseas strangers, and hurriedly explained: "It's your chief examiner." ”

Shen Jiazao had seen any examiner, and replied casually: "I forgot." ”

Yuan Yingtai was drinking tea, and when he heard Shen Jia's answer, he suddenly choked on the tea, and said angrily while coughing: "You, you, you... ”

Yang Lian saw that Yuan Yingtai was angry again, and hurriedly grabbed the conversation and said, "Then what do you usually study?" ”

Shen Jiawei thought for a while and said: "I mainly study geography, mathematics, physics, physics is Gewu, and I also learn some Chinese." ”

Yuan Yingtai's cough had subsided, and he asked with a sullen face: "Since you study geography, do you know the course of the Yellow River today?" ”

Yuan Yingtai was an official in Henan in his early years, and he made meritorious contributions to the management of Zhangshui, so he knew a little about the Central Plains river. At this time, seeing that Shen Jia was ashamed to boast that he had studied geography, he had the heart to take the test.

Shen Jia was quite shocked in his heart, and immediately understood that the three of them wanted to check their old background. He thought for a moment and remembered that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, because of the construction of the Jialu River, the slogan "Mo Dao Shiren has one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel in the world". At that time, the background was that the Yellow River was diverted, from Xuzhou to Surabaya, to find Surabaya into the Huai River and to reach the Yellow Sea.

So Shen Jia briefly described the course of the Yellow River according to his general memory.

Yuan Yingtai stroked his beard and nodded, Shen Jia was happy in his heart, and his heart was barely over.

In fact, since 1494 in the seventh year of the reign of Ming Xiaozong, the Yellow River has burst and flooded many times, and the Ming Dynasty has used various means to make the current Yellow River flow into the Huai River through Bianshui and Surabaya at the same time, and then flow into the Yellow Sea through the Huai River, so as to ensure the smooth flow of water and maintain the safety of the river.

Shen Jia didn't know the course of the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty, and the course of the Yellow River in history changed greatly during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it was impossible for him to remember it.

But the other three people in the hall can understand, after all, Shen Jianai is a remnant of the late Yuan Dynasty and doesn't know the river of the Ming Dynasty, which is normal.

Xiong Tingbi, who was sitting on the side, said with a smile: "I also have a question, Han Xin ordered soldiers, more than two people in a group of three, more than three people in a group of five, and more than four people in a group of seven, ask at least how many people there are?"

This question was heard by Xiong Tingbi ten years ago from Cheng Dawei, a master of arithmetic. Moreover, Cheng Dawei revealed the answer with a mantra in his book "The Unification of Algorithms", namely:

Three people walk together seventy rare,

Five plum blossoms and one branch,

The reunion of the seven sons is half a month,

Divide by one hundred and five.

At this time, Xiong Tingbi was embarrassed for Shen Jia, so he took out this question.

"At least fifty-three."

Xiong Tingbi was startled, and wanted to ask the reason, but saw Shen Jia glaring and said, "Don't ask me why, I guess." ”

Xiong Tingbi's expression froze, his face suddenly became ugly, and his lips began to open, as if he was about to scold. Unexpectedly, Yang Lian took over the conversation and said, "Brother Feibai, you got the answer, it's my turn." ”

After Yang Lian finished speaking, he smiled at Xiong Tingbi again.

"Brother Shen, what are you learning from this object?"

"This way of learning things can help us go to the sky and into the sea, and airplanes are the product of physics. You must have seen an airplane in Shenyang, it can carry people in the sky, and you can reach the capital in half an hour. ”

Seeing that the three people in the hall were looking at him blankly, Shen Jia continued: "For example, everyone knows that iron will sink into water, but in fact, after a slight change, iron can also float in water. “

After Shen Jia finished speaking, he handed the metal military kettle on his body to the three of them, and then asked his subordinates to bring a basin of water. Shen Jia poured out the kettle, screwed the lid again, and put the general kettle into the water, and the kettle floated automatically

Shen Jia continued: "It's physics, the principle of all things in the universe, you might as well think about it, if we make this kettle into an iron boat, with enough water depth, then this iron boat can also float on the water."

Yes, there are three points of truth, Yang Lian believed Shen Jia's statement a little.

"So where have you learned from your scriptures?"

"Scripture? Diamond Sutra or Tao Te Ching? I'm not a monk or Taoist, so why do I learn this? ”

"Get out, get out, come on, get this ignorant kid out of here!"

Nima's, Shen Jia muttered, and was pushed away with great reluctance.

When there were only three people left in the hall, Yuan Yingtai, Yang Lian, and Xiong Tingbi glanced at each other and laughed heartily.