"The vast master, the misty real person, forgive the old man for being lonely and unheard, but there are two masters there?" Zhang Laodao shook his head and replied after thinking about it. Jia Yu told him the description in the Red Mansion: "I heard that it is a master in the Jinling area, one is a leper monk, and the other is a lame Taoist. Children who often go to large families to ferry people. Presumably not a character, the Taoist does not need to worry. ”

"That's right, most of the disciples of the big sect are hiding in the sect to practice, except for the Dragon and Tiger Sect and our Maoshan Sect, all of them are not born. Those two are not very decent children. Boy, be careful not to go with them until you build the foundation. Zhang Laodao took a sip of wine and continued: "You kid should also know which monk doesn't have one or two killers, maybe there is a way to die with you, or wait for your cultivation to go up is the best policy." ”

Jia Yu bowed to Zhang Laodao, and also understood Zhang Laodao's kindness: "Jia Yu will never mess around, as long as the other party doesn't make a move on the juniors, the juniors don't bother to pay attention to them." Zhang Laodao nodded: "You don't have to worry too much, after all, you live in the capital, and under the golden dragon of the dynasty's luck, the monk doesn't dare to go too far." ”

"I hope so. Jia Yu toasted Zhang Laodao again, and asked Zhang Laodao where he should know, and he couldn't inquire about what Zhang Laodao didn't understand, he accompanied Zhang Laodao to eat and drink, chat, and later remembered the purpose of coming out today under the reminder of Zhishu. The only way to apologize to Zhang Laodao is to resign. "Boy, if there is anything you can't deal with, look for Lao Dao, although Lao Dao may not be able to help, but he can also help you inquire about the news. Before parting, Lao Dao gave Jia Yu a jade talisman, Jia Yu didn't need to look much to know that it was a messenger, Jia Yu was even more grateful to Zhang Lao Dao, and it was good to be able to do this step when they met.

Leaving the Champion Building, Jia Yu sat in the carriage and closed his eyes, remembering the plot of the Red Mansion, the vast master and the misty real person appeared in the first chapter, and Jia Yu's age was about forty years old, thirty years from now. Thirty years is enough time for him to cultivate to the Jindan period, and the worst thing is the great consummation of the foundation building period, so it shouldn't be a problem to really fight. Now the death of the Lu family is approaching, no matter what the reason, Jia Yu must save the Lu family's life.

The carriage came to the door of a jade shop and stopped, Yu Bao Zhai is one of the best jade shops in the capital, according to legend, there is also a royal background, I heard that Jia Yu wanted to buy jade, and Zhishu brought Jia Yu here. Yubaozhai's guy looked at Jia Yu's outfit and immediately became enthusiastic. "This young master, what do you want to see? We have everything, what jade pendant, hosta, jade bracelet or jade carving do you want to find?"

"Oh, so big breath, then get some jade carvings and some jade stones for the young master to see, the best, otherwise the young master I will make you look good, don't say that the young master didn't give you a warning." The guy didn't panic, so he took out a few pieces of high-quality jade from the counter, and replied: "Young master, our Jade Bao Zhai is a hard sign, and that piece of jade is not the best to take out? ”

Jia Yu saw that he was funny, and wanted to say a few more words to him, but seeing that he took out a few pieces of jade, he focused his thoughts on the jade. It is worthy of Jade Bao Zhai, and the few pieces of jade that were taken out were of the highest grade in terms of color and transparency, but there was nothing he wanted. He originally wanted to buy a few pieces of jade, in addition to getting a bracelet for the Lu family, plus carving a magic circle to absorb the spiritual energy to recuperate the Lu family. Other carved jade carvings are sold to make a difference, but these sizes are not suitable.

"Young master, do you want to carve it yourself or do you want to find a master to help you. The man saw that Jia Yu was not very satisfied, so he boldly asked. Jia Yu saw that he had something to say: "What about carving yourself, what about finding a master?"

"If the young master carves it himself to play, the little master suggests that the young master might as well buy a medium or inferior jade first to practice his hands, if he wants to find a master, it should also be given as a gift to the elders, the little one knows that there will be a batch of better jade coming next month, so the young master might as well wait until then to take a look." The guy was sincere, and Jia Yu also nodded: "You can speak, but you take so much out, it's difficult for the young master not to buy the next one, so you can bring that one to the young master." Jia Yu pointed out a fist-sized piece of jade to him. "Thank you to the young master for this little one, and I will receive two thousand taels from the young master for this piece. Jia Yu counted four silver votes and handed them to his buddy, and Zhishu also took the jade in his hand.

After Jia Yu got into the carriage, he couldn't help laughing, and after the guy mentioned it, Jia Yu realized that he had forgotten something, he was a monk himself, and he could use his aura to slowly turn some inferior jade into first-class jade, so why bother to carve it himself to make the difference? All he spent was carving a magic circle, and then put the jade on it for about a month. It seems that today is his lucky day, not only to find a monk to let him know the level of the cultivation realm, but also to let him find a way to earn silver.

"Zhishu, you find a few people to help the young master buy some cheap jade, don't find me fakes, just say that the young master wants to learn carving, and buy a good carving knife for the young master, I forgot just now. He handed over ten five hundred taels of silver tickets to Zhishu, thought about it and took one hundred taels again: "Do a good job for the young master, you can take this one hundred taels and share it with others, remember to take the big head, don't be stupid." ”

Zhishu took the silver ticket with a smile: "Thank you, young master, the small one will definitely be done for you." Jia Yu said: "Buy a few pieces of land at a time, don't attract the attention of others." Zhishu nodded. Jia Yu thought about it again: "Buy another box, the young master is useful." After you buy it, you will hand it over to Qiu Ju. ”

Jia Yu will go to the Guogong Mansion, and the jade will not be dealt with immediately. Although his carving skills were at the peak in his previous life, as Jia Yu's first shot, he planned to take a few stones to try first, and then switch to jade when he really got started. After Jia Yu sent someone to tell Lu that he had returned, he rested after dinner under Qiu Ju's service. Jia Yu didn't sleep either, for two hundred years he was used to cultivating instead of sleeping.

Jia Yu got up early to exercise and absorb purple qi as he did a few days ago, and only after having breakfast in the Lu family did he go to the class on the west side of Rongxi Hall to attend classes. This is not yet the Jia family school, that is a few years later Jia Dairu won the Xiucai before it began to be built, Jia Dairu took the exam for many years before winning the Xiucai, for the examination of the person has hope, so after receiving Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua two years to open a school for the clansmen, he was cheeky and self-recommended. In order to let his son enter the circle of literati, Jia Daishan invited a Hu Xingju to come back to study for Jia Zheng and Jia Yu. Hu Juren also hoped to use the Rongguo Mansion to help him after the next Jinshi, so he also did his best to teach Jia Yu and Jia Zheng. It's a pity that Jia Yu didn't like to read very much, and Jia Zheng was also taught by Shi to look down on Han Shi, and he also taught Hu Juren in the left ear and out of the right ear, and Hu Juren was impatient with this.

Whenever Jia Daishan asked, Hu Juren didn't dare to say it openly, so he could only tell him secretly that Jia Yu should put more of his mind on books, and Jia Zheng's endorsement was still good, but it had to be honed. made Jia Daishan think that Jia Zheng could abandon martial arts and transfer to literature for him, so he was even more disappointed in Jia Yu and valued Jia Zheng more in his heart. Jia Yu stepped into the classroom, where Hu Juren and Jia Zheng were already sitting, Jia Zheng looked at him with disdain, Jia Yu didn't pay attention to him, thinking about Hu Juren bowed, and said: "Mr. is well, the student occasionally felt a cold some time ago, and now he has recovered and returned to class." Hu Juren nodded, and without saying anything, he asked Jia Yu to return to his seat, and when Jia Yu was done, he began the day's lecture. In all fairness, Hu Juren's lectures were not boring at all, he did not copy the texts and read them word by word, but explained them in the form of stories according to the texts. With the years that Jia Yu has experienced for more than two hundred years, he can't help but nod for him secretly.

After talking for nearly an hour, Hu Juren listened to people, picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip of tea, and then asked: "How long has Mr. been talking about this, what do you have to ask?" Jia Zheng shook his head, Jia Yu had no problem, laughing at him that he had lived in the mortal world for so long in his previous life, although he didn't take any imperial examinations, but for these four books and five classics, he had already rolled melons and ripe, and if there was a problem, he would take a tofu to kill him. Hu Juren saw that they were fine: "Then you go back and copy everything you have learned today to Mr. and hand it in tomorrow." Jia pardon Jia Zheng bowed to Hu Juren, Jia Zheng left first, and Zhishu and Jia Zheng's little servants would pack up the bookware.

Jia Yu walked up to Hu Juren: "Sir, may the student ask you for advice?" Hu Juren was also very surprised, in the two years he has been teaching, Jia Yu has never asked him questions. For the first time, he nodded, "But what don't you understand in your homework?"

Jia Yu shook his head: "The student has finished reading the Four Books and Five Classics, and the student wants to ask Mr. for advice on the way of the imperial examination." Hu Juren was shocked again: "Are you sure?" Seeing Jia Yu nodded, Hu Juren said again: "What's good, Mr. will test you, Zi said: Eager to learn and almost know, what is the next sentence?"

"Zi said that learning is close to knowledge, practice is close to benevolence, and shame is close to bravery. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Learning, practice and shame is a noble character should have the virtues, studious can make people increase wisdom, practice to understand the relationship between people, shame can make people have the courage to change. ”

"Do you know what the gentleman is trying to say?" Hu Juren looked at him with a smile. Jia Yu bowed again: "Mr. hopes that Jia Yu will not be complacent, thinking that he will look down on the imperial examination after reading the Four Books and Five Classics." ”

"The imperial examination is not only about the four books and five classics, but also about the understanding of the current situation and the mastery of the Bagu Wen. If you still want to learn this, Mr. will give you everything you know. Seeing that Jia Yu insisted, Hu Juren handed him the format of the eight-strand essay and how to solve the question and the skills of answering the question. "Okay, you've learned everything you need to learn, here are three questions, you take them back to practice, and then bring them back to Mr. in a few days. ”

Jia Yu asked embarrassedly: "How does Mr. know about the student... Before he finished speaking, Hu Juren interrupted him: "Since you can read all the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, of course you don't have to come to class every day, as long as you can do more exercises, it is enough to show me every seven days." ”