The Jia family came out with two tributes at once, which is not impressive! For a while, the people who got the news to congratulate them had trampled on the threshold of the General's Mansion.

But after the exam, the palace exam will be held in April the next month, and Jia Liang did not hold a banquet to thank his relatives and friends, let alone let his son and nephew come out to meet people.

Jia Zhu really wants to prepare for the palace exam, and if he doesn't participate this time, he will have to wait until three years later. Now that he has a wife and children, there is nothing to delay, so he is naturally preparing for the next exam non-stop.

However, Jia Lian was happy and relaxed, because he did not participate in the palace examination this time, he had already discussed with his parents, and when he became a parent, he would go abroad to study in another year.

As for which school to go to, how to go, and who will take care of it, this is naturally arranged by Jia Liang.

However, Jia Liang didn't know what schools there were in the West at this time, so he had to discuss with his wife first. When Xing Shuang heard this, she couldn't help but think: "Then what school can you choose?" Today, the most famous and authoritative in the West is Cambridge, which was established more than 1,200 years ago, but before that it was not a school, but a scholar's association.

"But now Cambridge is the most famous school in the West, and many of the famous people you know are from there, but I'm afraid only Newton will come out at this time, and the rest will not be there yet."

Jia Liang was blind and scratched his head: "Is it the apple that fell on the head?" ”

Xing Shuang couldn't cry or laugh: "It's him!" ”

Jia Liang sighed: "It turns out that there is gravitational force so early, I thought I was going to Kang Youwei." ”

Xing Shuang said with a smile: "At that time, Newton had already become an ancient man, and it had only just been transmitted to China. At this time, it is just in time for the proposal and demonstration of new doctrines, which can give Lian'er a lot of inspiration and help. ”

Jia Liang nodded and said firmly: "Okay!" Then send your son to Cambridge! When I thought about Cambridge, I thought I could only watch it from afar, who would have thought that now my son could go to Cambridge. ”

Xing Shuang shook her head speechlessly: "I don't know what standard I need to go to Cambridge, anyone can go, or I have to take the exam first." While the mission is still there, you should ask first, if there is still an exam, we have to find him a tutor first, and make up for the evil of the West. ”

Jia Liang was stunned and said: "Even if you don't make up for mathematics, don't you have to invite a Westerner to come to your house to teach Lian'er to speak English first?" Otherwise, if you go to that end, you can't even understand the language, wouldn't you be blind? ”

Xing Shuang realized that she could speak English, but she forgot that her son didn't.

"Then you have to hurry, the language is estimated to be about the same for a year and a half, if you haven't gone out before the next palace exam, it's hard to say."

Jia Liang agreed, and after a few days, he asked about the situation and brought a foreigner back.

Because he was not allowed to enter the inner courtyard, Xing Shuang could only change into formal clothes and go to Rongxi Hall for reception. After retiring from the subordinates, Xing Shuang spoke English, which surprised the people of the mission.

"It's great that my wife can speak English!" The foreigner's English is a typical British accent, and when you hear it, you are English, but it is an ancient language, and some words are more difficult to distinguish.

Xing Shuang was polite and began to ask the man about the Cambridge enrollment. When she learned that a foreigner could also enroll, but she needed a letter of recommendation, she asked the person where she could get it.

"There are many channels, letters of recommendation from nobles are available, and even as long as you buy a knighthood yourself, you can easily enter the school with a knighthood. If there is no knighthood, only a letter of recommendation, of course, you have to go through the examination first. But the two of them asked what they were doing, did anyone want to go to Cambridge? ”

Xing Shuang smiled: "Yes, I want to send my son to England and Cambridge to broaden his horizons." ”

Flessis hurriedly said: "That's much more convenient, the general already has a knighthood, if it is in such an capacity, it only needs to be recommended by Viscount Norton of our mission." ”

When Jia Liang heard this, he smiled and said, "That's easy to say, Norton and I have a good relationship, and he will still help if you want to do this little favor." It's just that there is one more thing now, I want to ask someone to teach my son to speak English, I wonder if you have anyone to recommend? ”

Flaces smiled: "If the general doesn't mind, I would like to recommend myself." I also have a little bit of research in mathematics, so I can give you an introduction. ”

Xing Shuang was overjoyed, and when Flessis was gone, she asked her husband: What is this person's position in the mission, and what kind of person is he in England? ”

Jia Liang said: "He is the tutor of the Norton family, and he is supposed to teach Norton's children homework. I heard that he had been proficient in Chinese since he was a child, and because Norton had been offered this errand as an envoy, he also found a position. ”

Xing Shuang smiled: "It's just too coincidental, it's just that when the mission will leave, didn't you say that you were about to leave?" ”

Jia Liang thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I'll give you the answer tomorrow." ”

Finally arrived the next day, Jia Liang went out early in the morning and didn't return home until dusk. As soon as he came back, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and when Xing Shuang saw his appearance, he knew that it was done.

"How?"

Jia Liang took a sip of tea, and then replied: "The mission will leave in three days, but Flessis mentioned this matter to Norton in advance when he returned yesterday. As soon as I was there today, Norton wrote me a letter of recommendation and said that he could leave Flessis behind and work as a governess for Lian'er. When Lian'er set off, he took Flessis with him, Flessis was familiar with the road, and he got off the boat and went to the place to help Lian'er. ”

Xing Shuang began to worry again, and asked repeatedly: "Is this okay?" ”

Jia Liang smiled: "What can be the problem?" Even on His Majesty's side, I also mentioned it to him after the exam, and I wanted Lian'er to go out and have a long experience. He didn't say anything at the time, and he acquiesced. ”

Xing Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, and rejoiced for a while, since this matter had been decided, he had to find a place to place Flessis, and he couldn't let Jia Mu find out.

Jia's mother's acceptance of Western things is just curiosity, not only Jia's mother, but also people from this family, and even people from a country, all have a sense of pride, feeling that Westerners are here to fight the autumn breeze, and feel that the West is not as good as China.

But in fact, in this era, the West is the era of rapid development of science, and technology in all aspects has long surpassed China, and China is still unaware of it.

Xing Shuang knew that this was the world in the book, and she also knew that she would not live to that age and see that one day China would not be bullied by foreign powers. But she had to do something to at least let her children know that there was more to the world than just a small place, so that her family could embrace new ideas and new science.

She doesn't have any big ideals, and she doesn't want Jia Lian to save any country, at least she can get the flush toilet back, right?