Chen Kan returned to the ship, and Dongchang City immediately started the strike hard mode.

But all this has nothing to do with Chen Kan.

Anyway, he just said casually, whether he will come to Dongchang in the future or not.

Back in the room, Chen Kan found rice, millet, corn, soybeans, red dates, lotus seeds, red beans, longan and other ingredients from the materials purchased today and put them in a bowl.

Chen Qia's body has almost recovered now, but there are many hideous scars left on his body.

Seeing that Chen Kan was preparing various ingredients, he also stepped forward to help, picked out the bad beans casually, and asked, "Cook laba porridge?" ”

Chen Kan nodded: "Laba Festival, the picture is appropriate!" ”

Although he ate a lot of mutton in Dongchang City just now, Chen Kan felt that he could still drink a bowl of porridge, which was just right to relieve his greasyness.

The two talked and laughed and walked out of the room with the prepared ingredients to the kitchen, although Chen Qia is a scholar, he does not believe in the gentleman's cooking, so there is no resistance to entering the kitchen.

Chen Kan put all the ingredients except dried longan together, washed them with water, and then put them in a clay pot and boiled them with water.

Chen Qia saw him finish all this, and couldn't help laughing: "Boy Chen, sometimes the old man doesn't think you are like a marquis. ”

Chen Kan glanced at him: "Mr. Chen thinks, what is the Hou Ye?"

Chen Qia smiled: "Have you ever heard of Zhong Ming Ding Food House?" ”

Chen Kan frowned and said: "What era is it, and Zhong Ming Ding eats, that's not exquisite, that's stupid, bronze ding, can't even cook a meat." ”

After complaining, Chen Kan looked at Chen Qia and said seriously: "Lao Chen, you really should change, otherwise the times will definitely abandon you, now Daming is changing with each passing day, not only Daming is changing, His Majesty is also changing, and even the mentor of Ben Hou, who is the leader of the scholars, is also changing, if you don't change again, I'm afraid that you won't be able to mix in Daming in the future." ”

As soon as Chen Kan said this, Chen Qia suddenly showed a lack of interest.

He didn't know that the Ming Dynasty was changing, he knew it too well, and he also knew that the changes in the Ming Dynasty were different from those of previous dynasties.

But now that new things are emerging in Daming, everyone is chasing new things, what about old things?

Do you throw away all the old ones?

Seeing that Chen Qia had become like this again, Chen Kan sighed helplessly: "When can you throw away your damn sense of responsibility?" ”

Chen Qiayi said happily: "The old man is a scholar, and he always has to maintain something. ”

"Even Your Majesty doesn't care anymore, how long can you keep it?"

As soon as Chen Kan's question was raised, Chen Qia immediately fell silent.

Chen Kan continued: "The Three Principles and Five Constants, ethics and morality, these things don't need you to guard, those who have Tao will abide by them, and those who have no Tao will use your tongue to wear out your mouth." ”

"Well, that's the reason."

Chen Qia snorted and stopped talking.

Chen Kan glared at Chen Qia hatefully: "I really don't know where you scholars come from this inexplicable sense of responsibility. ”

Chen Qia remained silent.

Chen Kan also lost interest, and the two stared directly at the laba porridge boiling on the fire.

Soon, hot air began to rise from the mouth of the clay pot.

The unique aroma of the grain also spreads along the steam.

The two of them didn't know how long they were guarding the fire, and finally, the clay pot exploded.

The clay pot was fried, and the porridge was naturally not eaten.

The two looked at each other and turned away from the kitchen at the same time.

In the end, it was Chen Kan who cooked a few home-cooked dishes to solve today's dinner.

Of course, Laba porridge must not be drunk.

......

......

Time flies, and Chen Kan finally rushed to Zhuozhou before the end of the year.

Chen Kan and Chen Qia stood on the deck with sheets, looking at Zhuozhou City, which had been covered with heavy snow, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

"You didn't tell me it was so cold in Beijing before you came!"

Chen Qia grunted dissatisfiedly, and couldn't help wrapping the quilt on his body a little tighter.

He is an authentic Jiangnan native, and has been an official in Beijing for most of his life, and this is the first time he has come to the north.

But now, he has begun to miss his days in Beijing.

Chen Kan glanced at him: "There are earth dragons in the north, and there are kangs, which can't freeze you to death." ”

Chen Qia muttered: "It's so cold in Beijing, so Liaodong still has it." ”

"I didn't let you go to Liaodong now!"

While the two were fighting, the big ship also successfully landed.

Chen Kan had already seen Yun Cheng standing on the dock, the whole person wrapped like a zongzi.

Chen Kan and Chen Qia got off the boat tremblingly, and Yun Cheng hurriedly greeted him: "Old slave Yun Cheng, I've seen Master Hou!" ”

"Excuse me!"

Chen Kan is still wrapped in a quilt, and he admits that the winter in the north is indeed cold.

Yun Cheng didn't know how long he had been waiting for Chen Kan in the wind and snow, his whole face had been frozen purple, but he still dutifully guided Chen Kan and said, "Master Hou, please get in the carriage to keep warm, the master mother and the three Lang Jun are waiting for you in the mansion." ”

"It's good!"

Chen Kan led Chen Qia to a carriage tremblingly, and after a short time out of the boat, a thin layer of snow had already accumulated on the two of them.

The north wind whistled, and Chen Kan took the lead in getting into the carriage.

Chen Qia followed.

As soon as they got into the carriage, the two couldn't help but moan comfortably.

Without him, it was so warm in the carriage that a stove was born at each of the four corners, and the heat filled the whole carriage.

Chen Kan threw the quilt to the side, tinkered a few times on the seat, and a few dark grids popped up on the car.

Taking out the food and wine from the dark compartment, Chen Kan said lightly: "Pad your stomach first." I'll go back to the house and have a big meal later. ”

Of course, Chen Qia would not be polite to Chen Kan, and unscrewed the wine jug to show Chen Kan a long whale to absorb water.

The carriage creaked and departed, the wheels crushing over the snow as if pressed against the cotton, and neither of the men in the carriage felt any bumps.

The guards rode up and followed, and a long procession headed towards the Jinshui River.

When passing by Beijing, Chen Qia curiously lifted the corner of the curtain, but unfortunately the entire city of Beijing was covered with snow, and he couldn't see anything after looking at it for a long time.

The speed of the carriage is not fast, after all, it is a blizzard, and the road is not easy to walk.

But everyone still returned to the Hou Mansion before dark.

Chen Kan jumped out of the carriage and saw Chang Ning standing in front of the mansion with three children, his face was like a peach blossom, bright and moving.

Chen Qia jumped out of the carriage and saluted Chang Ning: "The grass people have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Chang Ning stretched out his hand to help: "Mr. Chen, please come in and talk about it, it's snowing outside."

"It's good!"

Several people walked into the gate, and suddenly there was a deafening sound of fireworks outside the door.

Everyone subconsciously looked back and saw fireworks lighting up the night sky, first from Beijing and then to both sides of the Jinshui River.

"What a prosperous year!"

Chen Kan said with a smile: "Let's eat first, there will be a lantern festival and a night market by the Jinshui River in a while, if Mr. Chen is interested, Ben Hou will accompany you out for a walk." ”

"Let's have a feast!"

In previous years, Chen Kan and Chang Ning took three little guys to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but this year there is one more Chen Qia, and the dinner table is lively.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chen Qia started to teach the three little guys knowledge.

Chen Kan didn't stop it, but just prepared to watch Chen Qia quietly take a break.

You must know that the three little guys have been trained by him in recent years, and they are no longer the original Wuxia Ameng.

Since Chen Qia has this heart, he must be ready to be teased.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard that Chen Qia was going to test the knowledge of the three of them, Zhu Zhanji's eyes began to roll.

Then he smiled like a little fox: "Mr. Chen wants to test the knowledge of our three brothers and sisters, of course we are willing, but please Mr. Chen first prove that you have the qualifications to test us!" ”

As soon as Zhu Zhanji's words came out, he saw a quite complacent response: "The old man studied under the former Confucian Liu Ji, and his family has been studying for generations, specializing in "Spring and Autumn", with eleven articles on governance and three books. ”

Chen Qia was still boasting about what he had written, but Zhu Zhanji interrupted: "Does Mr. Chen know what the Pythagorean theorem is?" ”

Chen Qia was stunned: "Pythagorean theorem? ”

Noticing Chen Qia's expression, Zhu Zhanji suddenly showed a triumphant smile on his face, and said with a smile: "It's better to do this, Mr. Chen asks us a question, and we also ask Mr. Chen a question, otherwise we will lose too much just to answer the question." ”

Chen Qia thought for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes!" ”

"Please ask Mr. Chen first!"

Zhu Zhanji stretched out his hand to invite, with a proud expression on his face, as if he was sure that Chen Qia's question would not be difficult for him.

Chen Qia squinted his eyes, and suddenly found that something was wrong, it seemed that these little guys were not as good as he imagined.

However, when it comes to learning, Chen Qia is conceited that he will not lose to anyone, so he didn't hesitate too much, so he asked: "Can a scholar not be Hongyi, there is a long way to go, which article is from the "Analects"?" ”

As soon as Chen Qia's question came out, he saw three pairs of small eyes suddenly looking at him like a fool.

Chen Qia touched his face and asked, "What's the matter, is there anything on the old man's face?"

All three shook their heads at the same time.

Chen Kan said in Chen Qia's ear with some reluctance: "You still have a few slightly more difficult questions, they have already passed this level, and they will be forced to get off the stage later, don't say I didn't remind you." ”

Chen Qia rolled his eyes and said, "Only by reviewing the past can we learn the new." ”

Chen Qia didn't take Chen Kan's reminder to heart at all, in his opinion, he was confident in how deep the three children could be even if they were well-read and memorized.

Seeing this, Chen Kan had to mutter: "Good words are hard to persuade damn ghosts." ”

Then he made a gesture of watching from the wall.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the two junior brothers and asked, "Which of you is coming from this question?" ”

Hua Shi pursed his lips and said, "Let it be given to Xiao Yan!" ”

When Zhu Zhanyan heard this, he straightened his chest and said, "From the "Taber" chapter. ”

Chen Qia nodded: "Yes, which of you is the problem?" ”

The three of them glanced at each other and immediately reached a consensus.

Zhu Zhanyan pondered for a moment, then rolled his eyes and said, "Please elaborate on the inverse theorem of the Pythagorean theorem." ”