They were going to Ningguo Province to settle Xia Lu's marriage. Naturally, Xia Fu's mother wanted to go as well. Xia Lu's younger brother, Xia Ji, was only eleven years old. Xia Fu's mother naturally couldn't bear to let him stay here alone, so she naturally followed him to the capital.
When they were about to set off, Xia Lu was quite excited. The capital was considered the most prosperous place in China in ancient times. The dynasty she was reborn in was called the Da Qian Dynasty. Xia Lu was quite confused, but she wasn't very good at history. In her eyes, the dynasties she was most familiar with should be the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. As for the Three Kingdoms, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, she basically couldn't tell them apart. After all, she wasn't a history student and didn't study this.
When she was teaching history in university, she always used it to skip classes. After all, a university that didn't experience skipping classes was incomplete. She always felt that the Da Qian Dynasty was a certain dynasty in history.
When Xia Lu got on the carriage, she regretted it after a day because she was about to break down. The road here wasn't the cement road of the future. Moreover, the carriage's tires didn't have rubber. When she ran, her body was about to fall apart, and this was under the condition that she was in good health. Xia Fu's mother and Xia Ji were in worse condition than her. Their faces were pale, and it was obvious that they were very uncomfortable.
Although they were uncomfortable, Xia Fu was even more miserable than them. Xia Fu rode outside on a horse. Because there was no cement road, Xia Fu was covered in dust. Xia Lu finally understood the true meaning of being travel-worn.
Xia Lu was afraid that something would happen to Xia Fu's mother and Xia Ji, so she begged Xia Fu to let them rest at the posthouse here for a day. After all, they didn't have to rush to the capital.
Xia Fu looked at Xia Fu's mother and Xia Ji and felt that it made sense. Therefore, the family could have reached the capital in two months, but it took them almost half a year to reach the capital.
After entering the city, Xia Lu, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly felt that it was very lively outside. While Xia Fu's mother wasn't paying attention, Xia Lu quietly lifted the curtain of the carriage and observed the scene outside through the corner. Xia Xia Ji, who was still young, couldn't help but go closer. Xia Fu's mother saw her children acting like this and only pretended not to know anything. She knew that the two children had never been to the capital, so they couldn't help but be curious when they suddenly saw such a lively scene.
Xia Fu's mother indulged the two children for a while, then called them back and reminded them again, "We're going to Ningguo Province in a while. Ningguo Province is not an ordinary province, so the two of you have to behave well when the time comes, especially Xiao Luer. Your marriage still needs other people's help. Even if you're impatient, you have to act like a lady. You can't expose what you did at the border."
"Got it." Xia Lu pursed her lips. Wasn't it just pretending to be a lady from a wealthy family? In her previous life, she was a senior consultant of a makeup company. With a career like hers, she often dealt with celebrities. Some celebrities looked pure and innocent on the screen, but in private, she could directly learn a thing or two from them. Xia Lu was very confident in herself.
"Lord Xia, you're finally here. Master has been waiting for you for a long time." Just as Xia Lu was about to fall asleep, a man's voice suddenly sounded. Xia Lu shivered and immediately woke up. They had arrived?
"Oh, we were delayed on the way. Chen Er, I didn't expect you to be so old." Xia Fu was surprised. Based on his previous memory, he finally saw a shadow of his younger self in this middle-aged man.
"That's right, Lord Xia. Master is already waiting for you in the study. Please follow me."
"Okay, Xia Ji, come down." Xia Fu ordered the carriage.
Then Xia Ji went out. Xia Lu was about to go out as well, but then Xia Lu realized that their carriage suddenly moved. Xia Lu was a little surprised. Just as she was about to say something, Xia Fu's mother said, "We're women. Later, we'll go through the side door to greet the women in the mansion. Your brother will follow your father to the main door to greet the master of the mansion."
"Oh." Xia Lu pursed her lips. This damned feudal society.
"Dong Ge, it's been more than half a year since you sent me the letter. Why are you only here now?" Jia Jing immediately spoke when he saw Xia Fu enter.
"Greetings to Second, Master." Xia Fu changed the way he addressed Jia Jing several times, mainly because his identity had changed several times. At first, he was the second young master of the mansion because he had an older brother, Jia Fu. However, Jia Fu died early and passed away after leaving behind a posthumous child. Jia Jing became the heir of Ningguo Province. Now that Duke Ning was dead, he inherited the title. He didn't know what title Jia Jing had now, so he could only address him as Master.
"Dong Ge, do we have to be so distant?" Jia Jing walked in front of Xia Fu and pulled him up.
Xia Fu stood up straight and looked at Xia Ji, who was observing Jia Jing with his eyes wide open. He gently patted the back of Xia Ji's head and said, "Quick, greet Lord Jia."
Xia Ji didn't notice that even though Xia Fu used very little strength, he still made Xia Ji stagger. He complained in his heart. Didn't he know that he was too strong? Why did he like to pat people's heads? What if he became stupid? Although Xia Ji was complaining in his heart, he still obediently stepped forward and greeted Jia Jing. "Lord Jia."
"Why do you call me Lord Jia? It's so distant. Just call me Uncle." Jia Jing pulled Xia Ji up and looked at Xia Ji. He had a pair of intelligent eyes and looked really extraordinary. He wanted to test him and asked, "What books have you read?"
"I'm already reading the Four Books and Five Classics," Xia Ji replied.
"Then let me test you …" Jia Jing began to pick out the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics to test Xia Ji.
Xia Ji wasn't afraid of being tested because he had an older sister. His older sister also liked to test him. Moreover, her testing method was simple and crude. First, he had to recite it for her. After reciting it, she had to translate it into vernacular. After translating it, she would ask him what inspiration he got from this sentence. Moreover, his older sister liked to do surprise attacks. If he couldn't recite it or translate it into vernacular, or if he didn't get any inspiration, he would have to practice martial arts with his older sister the whole day tomorrow. His older sister taught him martial arts by making him do the martial-arts squat. She would play a set of whips in front of him and then order him to praise her martial arts skills in different ways. If he had such an older sister, his knowledge would definitely improve by leaps and bounds.
After testing Xia Ji a few words, Jia Jing was stunned. She didn't expect that Dong Ge, an uncouth man who didn't know many words, would have such a talented son. Thinking about his son, Jia Jing expressed deep jealousy.
"Who is your teacher?" Jia Jing asked. After asking clearly, she must send Jia Zhen over. Xia Ji was so young, but his understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics was so deep.
"My teacher is a scholar at the border. Because he is old, he didn't pass the provincial examination, so he focused on teaching." Xia Ji looked at Jia Jing with his innocent eyes.
"Ahem … then he must be very good at teaching. His disciple must be better than his teacher." Jia Jing thought. Some people were not very knowledgeable, but they were very good at teaching their children. Some people were very knowledgeable, but they were not good at teaching their children. For example, no matter what, he was the first person to pass the provincial examination. But his child, alas … It was not worth mentioning.
"No, my teacher hasn't taught a scholar yet." Xia Ji shook his head. He felt that his teacher's talent was actually average, and his teaching level was also average. If it weren't for his sister's teaching, he wouldn't be so good.
"Then you are so smart. You must be gifted." Jia Jing was surprised.
"No, actually I am quite stupid. It's mainly my sister who is good at teaching me." Thinking back, when the teacher asked him to read books, he would understand the meaning after reading a book a hundred times. But if he read it a thousand times, he wouldn't understand it. But his sister interpreted it word by word for him when he was learning the Analects of Confucius. That was why he was so good.
Summer Dew, thank you for your exam-oriented education. Who wouldn't know how to recite the Confucian saying, "A friend comes from afar." As for the rest, it was all because her younger brother was looking at people through a filter. It should be known that she only knew how to recite a few sentences of the Analects of Confucius that she had to memorize in her textbooks. As for the rest, it was all because Summer Dew had a high level of comprehension. As for the translations and the translations of other books, she expressed that she was completely unsure if Summer Dew's translation was correct. However, as long as she was imposing enough, if Summer Dew's translation was wrong, she would feel guilty. The books of ancient times were full of tears when talking about them.
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