Qing Jialu

Xiao Yi and his party disembarked in Jining and came to the legendary hometown of Confucius and Mencius.The most holy Confucius, the sub-sage Mencius, the Fusheng Yan Hui, and the historian Zuo Qiuming were all born here.Therefore, the smell of books here is more intense, and scholars in green shirts can be seen everywhere on the street.

In order not to be too conspicuous when going to attend classes, Xiao Yi and the others also took off their fancy clothes and put on the green shirts of ordinary students.Kapok, on the other hand, disguises herself as a man and turns into a handsome scholar.

When Shen Jia looked at her sister, the more she watched, the happier she became.He joked, "Who has such a handsome little brother?"

"Brother, don't make fun of me." Kapok said embarrassedly.

"I'm telling the truth." Shen Jia laughed, "After so many years, Kapok's appearance hasn't changed at all, she still looks like the little girl back then."

It was the second year of Qingjia when Shen Jia first saw kapok.At that time, she was only 23 years old.Now that five years have passed, she still looks like she is in her early twenties.

Xiao Yi was listening to the conversation between the two brothers and sisters, and glanced at Kapok, and sure enough, the years did not leave any traces on her face.He sighed quite a bit: "Unfortunately, I am old."

"No, how old are you?" Shen Jia hurriedly ran to his side, and comforted him, "You haven't changed much."

"Brother is right." Mu Mian also said, "Your Majesty's face is still in full bloom."

"You guys, it's nice to say that flattery is getting better and better." Xiao Yi said with a smile, "It's not good if people don't accept it, I know it myself."

However, Shen Jia remembered what Dr. Fan said, "The end is approaching".Perhaps, being able to grow old is also a kind of happiness.

"Even if you are old, I still like you." Shen Jia's sudden and bold confession startled Xiao Yi and Mu Mian.

Kapok blushed, and walked forward quickly and calmly, away from the eldest brother and His Majesty, and went to find Dr. Fan and Du Huan who were walking in front.

But Xiao Yi looked at Shen Jia and asked him intentionally, "By that time, my hair will be gray, my teeth will be gone, my eyes will not be able to see clearly, and my ears will be receded. Do you still like it?"

"I like it." Shen Jia nodded firmly, "Anyway, I will be old at that time, so don't dislike either of us."

If there really was a day when he would grow old, how could he dislike Xiao Yi? It was too late for him to be grateful to God.

Shen Jia and the others soon arrived at the academy where Wu Zhongshu often gave lectures. This time they arrived before noon, and the academy was deserted.When Shen Jia asked the sweeping boy, it turned out that the lectures only started in the late afternoon.

"Looks like it's early, why don't we come over after lunch?" Dr. Fan suggested.

"You won't be able to get a good seat if you come back after eating." Shen Jia is very familiar with the grand occasion of lectures, and he said, "Why don't you go and eat, and I'll take a small seat at the tea stall at the door to reserve seats for everyone."

"It's okay not to eat." Kapok said worriedly, "Why don't the servants go around the neighborhood and buy some food and bring them here."

"Alright." Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Doctor Fan, Zi Chuan, and Chang Qing, you all go together and come back after eating. I'll just wait here."

"Aren't you going to eat?" Shen Jia asked.

"Not hungry yet." Xiao Yi said the truth.

"I'm not hungry either, I'll accompany you." After Shen Jia finished speaking, she glanced at Dr. Fan, the worry on her face was self-evident.

Seeing that Shen Jia was so determined, Xiao Yi didn't say anything anymore.Doctor Fan said: "Kapian, bring them some light food. It's a hot day, it's not good to get tired of eating."

So several people moved separately again, Xiao Yi drank herbal tea and sat on the side of the road watching the scenery.

Shen Jia, who was sitting on the side, secretly glanced at Xiao Yi several times while holding a cup of tea, as if hesitating to speak.

"Changqing, what do you want to say?" Xiao Yi could feel Shen Jia's worry from the corner of his eye.

"Twilight, your appetite has been getting smaller and smaller recently." Shen Jia still said it out.

"Really?" Xiao Yi smiled lonely and didn't explain anything.

Both of them knew very well now that the loss of appetite was caused by the cold poison, but they could only watch helplessly, but there was nothing they could do.

Not long after, Kapok brought some buns and pastries.She walked quickly all the way, the buns in her arms were still warm.

"Thank you for your hard work." Shen Jia quickly took the things in her hands, and gave them to Xiao Yi first.

Xiao Yi took the pastries, while Shen Jia gnawed on the buns.Kapok looked left and right, and also picked out pastries.

So two people drank tea and ate pastries gracefully.Shen Jia was the only one, stuffing the steamed stuffed buns into his mouth hungrily, forming a stark contrast all of a sudden.

It seems that someone lied again. Just now he said that he was not hungry, but in fact he ate a small bun and finished it in a short while.Looking at the residue at the corner of Shen Jia's mouth, Xiao Yi handed him a handkerchief amusedly, "Wipe your mouth."

Only then did Shen Jia realize that something was on her mouth, she took the handkerchief and wiped it off embarrassingly.Kapok secretly smiled and asked again: "Brother is full, can I buy some more?"

"I'm full, it's you guys, is this pastry enough?"

"The servant girl eats less." Mu Mian looked at Xiao Yi and said worriedly, "Master also eats less recently."

"I'm full too." Xiao Yi picked up the teacup again, "Let's drink tea."

While Xiao Yi and the others were drinking tea, Shen Jia saw several groups of people coming to the gate of the academy, and seeing that there was no one inside, she also sat at the tea stand and waited.For a while, the business of the tea stall owner was very good. He shuttled around with a big teapot and poured tea for everyone.

When the boss came to pour tea to their table, Shen Jia asked, "Boss, your business is booming."

"Once a month, that's all." The boss said with a smile, "It's also thanks to Mr. Wu who chose to give lectures here."

"It turns out that Mr. Wu lectures once a month." Xiao Yi immediately understood the point, and he smiled, "We came at the right time."

"No." The tea boss smiled, "Mr. Wu is old, it would be nice to come once a month. Guest officer, look here, not only students from Jining, but also students from other places came here."

"Indeed. Look at us, we also came here for fame." Shen Jia recalled that before, she was also a student who came to study from other places.

"Judging from the official language you speak, you can tell that you are not from the local area." The tea owner said cheerfully, "You are eating and drinking, it seems that you have to wait for a while."

Another guest came, and the tea boss was busy again.Xiao Yi asked Shen Jia: "Are you counting on a good day?"

"Mr. Wu used to lecture every half a month, once on the first day of each month, and once on the fifteenth day. Fortunately, he canceled the one at the beginning of the month and kept the one in the middle of the month. Otherwise, it would be a waste of time for you to make a trip."

"It's okay to run for nothing, just come to Jining to see the scenery." Xiao Yi didn't care, he was originally a martial artist, and he was not very keen on grand events in the literary world.

"But I have never heard the great Confucianist's lectures, and I am very interested." Kapok, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly, "I don't know what Mr. Wu wants to talk about this time?"

"Let me ask for you." Of course, Shen Jia didn't know, so she had to go to the next table to ask for advice, "May I ask Mr. Wu this time, which book and passage are you talking about?"

After hearing this, the student at the next table took a look at Shen Jia, "You are from another place, right? In the past few months, Mr. Wu has been talking about the questions that Shen Ge asked when he was in the spring. Today, you should ask It’s the test of the temple, which is the one from the holy one, about the strategy of opening the sea and banning the sea.”

Shen Jia and Xiao Yi choked up when they heard the words, they looked at each other in blank dismay, and stopped talking.They thought they would talk about books such as "Mencius" and "The Analects of Confucius", but they didn't expect that Mr. Wu was actually analyzing the test questions of this subject.

Listening to hear the sensations in your head is amazing.