Chapter 33: The Prodigy
"I heard that Brother Feng Xian is teaching his grandchildren to read, I saw it just now, Yuan Ding can see that he has the popularity of a literati at such an age, and the future generations will become talents, and Brother Feng Xian will make a great contribution!"
Mr. Wang was very interesting, Xia Yuanding praised him twice, and he immediately returned the favor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Where, what credit can I have, but I have nothing to do, I happen to know a few words, and I think that I can't live up to the teachings of the saints, although I can't educate the people, I can only toss around blindly in my own acres and thirds!" Xia Jizu was modest.
"As soon as I said this, I almost forgot to mention one thing, Brother Feng Xian didn't tell me to know, don't you still know, your parent Sun Yuanzhi County test has passed, congratulations!"
"What?!" I really don't know that this is Xia Jizu, although he thinks it is very simple for the county test, but after all, Yuan Zhi is only fifteen years old, this is the second time he has participated in the county test, the first time is just expected, but the second time is unexpected.
"Come on, come on, let's have a drink!" As he spoke, he was about to clink glasses with Xia Jizu.
Xia Yuanding heard that his cousin Xia Yuanzhi actually passed the county exam, and he didn't know it, but because he hadn't seen it much, he couldn't establish the impression of this person, so he could only be labeled as a scholar.
A few glasses of thin wine, the atmosphere at the dinner table quickly became warm, the older generation talked about studying when they were young, occasionally talked about poetry and articles, the middle-aged generation talked about trivial things in life, and talked about how to live their lives, Xia Yuanding, as an outstanding representative of the youngest generation, couldn't find anyone who could talk to him.
"What? Brother Feng Xian plans to let Yuan Jie and Yuan Ding participate in the county exam next spring, but he can be sure! ”
"Don't you think it's too hasty!" Xia Jizu asked rhetorically.
"I just entered school this year, and it is really too hasty to take the county exam next year, Brother Feng Xian is too anxious!"
Hearing his grandfather's decision, Xia Yuanding was also shocked, he also felt that he would participate in the county exam next year and be a bit of a duck on the shelf, mainly because he couldn't resist the things in the test.
"Maohong doesn't know, others can't, I have confidence in Yuan Ding and Yuan Jie, according to my progress, by next spring, what I have learned is enough to cope with the county exam!" Xia Jizu personally taught Yuan Jie and Yuan Ding, and he was very satisfied with their learning ability.
"These ......, could it be that they are very smart?" Wang Dao Wang Maohong looked at Yuan Ding and Yuan Jie and asked in surprise.
Hearing this, even the two people who were talking to Wang Jitang stopped, because their father seemed to have something to hide from him.
Xia Yuanding looked at his grandfather's state and knew that he might not be able to stop the car today, so he had to bow his head silently.
"Mao Hong guessed well, of course, Yuan Jie may just be able to remember more words every time, but Yuan Ding is different, Yuan Ding is really unforgettable, the words I taught, he can remember them after reading them, I didn't expect to really see such a person in my lifetime!" Speaking of this, Xia Jizu was a little excited.
When Xia Yuanding heard this, his heart was heavy, his grandfather asked him to keep it secret, not to tell such a shocking thing, but at the last moment, he betrayed himself.
This matter is also to blame Xia Yuanding himself, in order to let Xia Jizu no longer follow the rules and teach him according to the teaching progress, he revealed what he never forgot when he found an opportunity.
However, this is not based on the knowledge of his previous life, he really found that his memory has become stronger, and God does not really owe him, he finally gave him something, which can neither be seen nor touched, something is better than nothing!
Xia Yuanding couldn't eat it casually anymore, because everyone's eyes were looking at him!
"Grandpa!" Xia Yuanding deliberately shouted the culprit who caused all this.
Xia Jizu didn't feel guilty at all, since he had said it, he would simply sit on the name of his grandson's prodigy, so he boasted and said: "If Maohong doesn't believe it, you can try it!"
Okay, this is the shopkeeper, why don't you worry about it at all, in case I capsize, you won't lose face, Xia Yuanding slandered in his heart.
"Brother Fengxian, I really want to try him, let me think about it!" For a while, the tense atmosphere spread.
First of all, I asked an arithmetic problem, there is a round timber today, buried in the wall, I don't know the size of the saw, one inch deep, one foot long, the diameter of the geometry?
Hearing this question, everyone else frowned a little, and several adults shook their heads, unable to answer for a while.
As soon as Xia Yuanding heard that it was an arithmetic problem, he could say without exaggeration that he would find the mathematicians of the entire Ning Dynasty, and he could also explode completely, even the sum of Northern Yan, Xiliang, and Nanyue was not enough, after all, he had studied calculus.
"Two and six inches!" Xia Yuanding came as soon as he opened his mouth, and he didn't give him a way to live.
Could it be that he has read this question, this is what people who don't know the truth suspect, only Xia Jizu knows that Yuan Ding should answer it immediately.
In order to confirm again, Director Wang came up with another question, which he came up with by himself.
"How many people buy the same thing, if each person gives eight yuan, then the remaining three yuan, if each person gives seven yuan, then four yuan less, ask how many people there are, what is the value of the thing?"
Everyone else feels that this question is more difficult because it contains two questions.
"There are seven people in total, and there are five things and three things!" When others were counting with their fingers, Xia Yuanding had already given the answer.
"You don't need to take the test for this arithmetic, the ninety-nine multiplication song, Yuan Ding has long been able to recite it backwards!"
"Hurry up!" Director Wang said urgently.
Reciting this again, to be honest, for this ninety-nine multiplication song of one by one, one by two and two, Xia Yuanding never understood the thinking of these ancients, why they should start from big to small.
Reciting it, right, Xia Yuanding began to memorize it in one breath, and only stopped until he was 6636, seeing that others were stunned, Xia Yuanding thought to himself, he actually didn't want to be exposed too early.
Of course, this can't show that Xia Yuanding never forgets it, so Director Wang deliberately ran to his study, and when he came back, he saw a few chapters of paper in his hand.
"This is my graffiti work in my spare time, Yuan Ding can try to see how much he can memorize, don't force it, how much he can carry it, no need to be reluctant!" At this time, Director Wang's gaze at Xia Yuanding became more and more kind.
"In December of the seventh year of Chongde, Yu lived in East Lake, and it snowed heavily for three days, and the people and birds in the lake were overwhelming. The day is more fixed, Yu carries a small boat, embraces the clothes and stove, and goes to the lake pavilion alone to see the snow. After reading the article, Xia Yuanding began to recite this essay, paused and then recited: "The rime is scheming, the sky and the clouds and the mountains and the water, the top and bottom are white." ……”
In front of everyone, I read the article written by Director Wang himself and memorized it completely, and now everyone believed it.
And Wang Jitang was even more surprised and said: "Yuan Ding knows all the words in this article, how can this be done!"
I patronized and memorized the article, but I forgot that there are still many words that I haven't learned.
Hearing this, Xia Jizu took the initiative to break the siege and said: "Yuan Ding has long been able to read articles and recognize words by himself, but he only came to ask me when he met a strange person!"
"If you get this good grandson, you should be a big white!"
Xia Jizu drank this glass of wine refreshingly, and Xia Yuanding gave so much, just got a few words of praise, and the effort was obviously not proportional to the gain.
However, seeing the two cousins and Wang Jinxuan looking at their adoring eyes, they were content.
Soon a few of them had eaten their fill, and they all took their leave. The north wind started to blow in the evening, making the night a little chilly. However, the proverb says, the north wind of Qingming is cold for ten days, and the spring frost is over in front of you.
The waning moon is in the sky, but I don't know if the people are still there!
Sleeping in the same room with two cousins, before going to bed, Yuan Chu and Yuan Jie were still asking him about the brave things, Xia Yuanding had been coping, knowing that he was asleep in a daze, and he didn't know what he said in the end.
Early the next morning, Xia Yuanding got up, it didn't work if he didn't get up early, he slept for too long, and he remembered it unconsciously.
After breakfast, Xia Jizu agreed with his old friend that he would go back when they met next time.
Director Wang watched their carriage disappear at the intersection, and then he withdrew his gaze, and at this time, his son Wang Jitang next to him couldn't bear it.
He said: "Dad, why did you give Jinxuan to their Xia family so hastily, now Jinxuan is still young, it's not too late to wait a few more years!"
"The eyes of the rat are bright, Yuan Ding, you have also seen it, Dad can't think of an accident, he will be able to succeed, even if it is not good, their family is now a good match for our family, you are still afraid that Jinxuan will suffer a loss!"
Wang Jitang thought to himself, no matter what he says, it won't help, you have decided everything, is my opposition still valid!
At the same time, Xia Jizu didn't mention this matter at all, and at the end of last night, he went to the study with Director Wang to discuss something, the two sons didn't know, he planned to wait a few years to tell the matter, but only Xia Shouzhi knew, and he definitely couldn't tell Xia Yuanding, so as not to distract him from his studies.
At this time, Xia Yuanding, who was happy on the ox cart, actually didn't know that he had actually been set up by his grandfather privately, and he was still fantasizing about what everyone was beautiful and the princess loved, and these dreams always had a time to break.