On the tenth day of October in the eighth year of Shenwu, the weather has turned colder. Although it has not yet reached winter, the climate becomes colder the further north you go. Jinling and Hangzhou are more than six hundred miles apart, and the daily sailing is fifty miles.

The distance is only 12 days to reach Jinling. If there is any delay on the way, it will take no more than 20 days to reach Jinling.

The Yudai River flows into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal five miles east of the city. There is also the only large ferry in Hangzhou, the Pingliu Ferry.

Early in the morning, the ferry was already crowded with people. There were businessmen traveling from north to south, housekeepers with official duties, and people visiting relatives and friends. However, a little daughter stood by the ferry, looking left and right, as if

It's waiting for someone.

Two carriages came out of the east gate and headed straight for the Pingliu Ferry. When the carriages arrived at the ferry, a young man jumped off the carriage. It was Jiang Ning. He reached out and opened the curtain. Only then did Wang Ruoyan get off the carriage, followed closely by

Two girls, Yueya and Xing'er.

Several people also got off the carriage behind them, including the two servants who were accompanying them this time. One was named Ding Jia and the other was named Ding Yi. They were tall and tall, but they were twin brothers who were adopted by Wang Gongyong since childhood.

, has no father or mother, and takes the palace as his home. When he grows up, he has some skills. Although he is not as good as the heroes in the green forest, he is really no match for ordinary people. He also works in the big house to look after the house and the courtyard. This time, Jiang Ning was also

Selected to be responsible for safety along the way.

There are two shopkeepers accompanying them, one is He Yunzhang and the other is Zhang Zhijing. Both of them were selected by Wang Ruoyan. They are one of a million in terms of talent and ability. The remaining two are Wang Ruoyan's two cousins, Wang Zihan and Wang Ruoyan.

Wang Zimo, they are distant cousins ​​of the Wang family. They heard that they were going to Jinling. Firstly, they admired Jiangning's talent and learning, and secondly, they wanted to go.

I met Jinling talented people and visited Tai'an Academy. They are all going to take the scientific examination next autumn, and they can also learn a lot. After some hard talk, Wang Ruoyan agreed to take the two of them. The two even volunteered, and each of them paid three thousand yuan.

Two, all the expenses for the trip were covered, and they were said to be used as tuition fees. Jiang Ning was happy and saved six thousand taels in vain.

As soon as Jiang Ning got out of the car, he was stared at by the little daughter, who ran past the roadside waving her hands: "Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning..."

Jiang Ning followed the sound, but frowned. The little daughter who was flying over was not a good girl, but the little princess Xia Silu.

Along with Xia Silu, there was another person, but Jiang Ning recognized it, it was Zhao Lixuan.

Jiang Ning motioned for several people to get on the boat, then turned around and bowed to Xia Silu: "See you, Princess."

There was a lot of noise, and it was rare for anyone to hear Jiang Ning speak. Xia Silu and Zhao Lixuan walked over, followed by two servants, naturally protecting Xia Silu's safety.

"Sir, when you go to Jinling, I have nothing to give you. This is my personal jade pendant. I give it to you as a gift to my master."

Take out the jade pendant,

Jiang Ning frowned slightly: "A ceremony to become a disciple?"

Xia Silu nodded: "Although there is no introduction or testimony, the etiquette of kowtowing is indispensable. The master is on top, and the disciples will bow to you three times."

After Xia Silu finished speaking, she didn't give Jiang Ning a chance to react. She knelt on the ground and completed the kowtow ceremony with lightning speed. She stood up and still offered the jade pendant in her hands with both hands.

The ceremony has been completed, and the other party is still the princess. When Wang Yuyan saw it, she took the jade pendant with both hands: "Princess, I will accept this gift for your husband."

When Jiang Ning saw this, he said: "In that case, we are master and apprentice. I have nothing to give you. I am going to Jinling. I will meet you when I come back."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, master, just go and I'll wait for you in Hangzhou."

Now that the ceremony has been completed, Jiang Ning will treat Xia Silu as his disciple. After thinking about it, he walked towards the carriage and took out two books from the box, which were the geometry books he got by chance that day.

"This is a geometry book from Arabia. I have annotated and translated it. The mathematical problems in it are very in-depth. You can take a look at it first. If you don't understand it, write it down. I will explain it to you when you come back.

"Jiang Ning said.

"Mathematics?" Xia Silu took the two books and asked doubtfully: "Does it count?"

Jiang Ning chuckled: "Yes, it can also be said to be arithmetic, but arithmetic is just a branch of mathematics. You will understand after seeing it."

"Thank you, master." Xia Silu bowed her hands towards Jiang Ning respectfully.

"Haha, congratulations to Brother Zichuan for accepting a disciple. If I hadn't set off today, I would have taken you to have a drink." Zhao Lixuan chuckled and cupped his hands.

Today I came here specifically to see him off. Jiang Ning has been gone for several months. I am afraid it will be another year or month before the two of them meet again.

"Brother Zhao is going to..." Jiang Ning also saw Zhao Lixuan followed by a carriage, dressed in bright clothes, not as usual.

"Speaking of which, thanks to Brother Zichuan, there is a shortage of county magistrate in Zhuzhou, Guangdong. I will go south to take office. I don't know what year or month it will be when I see Brother Zichuan again." Zhao Lixuan said regretfully.

"Oh, that's really congratulations to Brother Zhao for getting what he wanted. Officials of parents must abide by their true intentions." Jiang Ningdao congratulated.

Zhao Lixuan waved his hand: "I don't want to be heard all over the world, but I want to be clear in my heart."

He said this with humility. Jiang Ning and Zhao Lixuan were on good terms with each other. After several discussions, Zhao Lixuan benefited a lot. He originally wanted to be a teacher in this academy, which can be regarded as teaching and educating people, but now he has achieved real results.

If you don't have enough, you can have an official position, and you don't want to be crowned king or prime minister. If you do good things for the people, your life will be considered worthwhile.

The two said a few words of farewell. Now that there is no mobile phone or Internet, all communication depends on letters. After saying goodbye, they really don't know when they will see each other again.

While he was talking, he saw the boatman standing on the bow of the boat and shouting: "Sir, if you don't set off, I'm afraid you will spend the night on the water tonight."

Jiang Ning then said goodbye to Zhao Lixuan, boarded the ship, waved to Xia Silu, and set off along the Grand Canal towards Jinling.

There were many ships that set off together, but they were heading for different destinations.

Xia Silu said goodbye to Zhao Lixuan, but headed towards the small building not far from the pier. After going upstairs, she smiled and said: "Thank you auntie. If it weren't for this, this master still wouldn't be able to worship me. I even saluted him a moment ago, but he still didn't do it."

There is a look of reluctance on his face. If Miss Wang hadn't taken it over, the master would still have refused to accept me as his apprentice."

Qi Yunmeng chuckled: "He has no official ambitions, and he won't have any political opinions because you are his disciple. You can rest assured about this."

Xia Silu rolled her eyes, pulled Qi Yunmeng down and whispered a few words, and hurriedly covered Qi Yunmeng's mouth, for fear that she would shout out.

However, after Qi Yunmeng confirmed again and again, he finally smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Hey, you, it's so hard to hide it from me..."

Xia Silu, on the other hand, smiled and looked at the boats going away on the river with admiration.

"Go back, I'll be back in three to five months..."

"Walk……"
Chapter completed!