On the tenth day of the 10th day of the eighth year of Shenwu, the weather turned colder on this day. Although it was not winter, the more you walked north, the colder it became. Jinling and Hangzhou were more than 600 miles apart. According to the distance of fifty miles a day, it only takes twelve days to reach Jinling. If you delay the way, you can reach Jinling in at most only twenty days.

The Yudai River flows into the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, which is five miles away from the east of the city. There is also the only Dadu crossing in Hangzhou, which is located on the veranda crossing.

Early in the morning, the ferry was surrounded by people, including businessmen from all over the country, officials who were in charge of their duties, and relatives and friends. A young daughter stood by the ferry, looking around, as if waiting for someone.

Two carriages came out of the east gate and came straight towards the ferry. When the carriage arrived at the ferry, a young man jumped down from the carriage. It was Jiang Ning who reached out and lifted the curtain. Wang Ruoyan got off the carriage, followed by two girls, Rich and Xing'er.

There were several people coming down the carriage behind him, namely the two servants who accompanied him this time, one was Ding Jia and the other was Ding Yi. The two were tall and tall, but they were twin brothers. They were adopted by Wang Gongyong since childhood. They had no father or mother and regarded the royal palace as their home. When they grew up, they all had some skills. Although they were not as good as Green Forest, ordinary people were really no match for them. They only guarded the house and protected the hospital in the big house. This time they were also selected by Jiangning to be responsible for the safety along the way.

There were two shopkeepers with him, one was He Yunzhang and the other was Zhang Zhijing. Both were selected by Wang Ruoyan. They were selected from one in a thousand in terms of talent and ability. The remaining two were Wang Ruoyan's two cousins, Wang Zihan and Wang Zimo. They were distant cousins ​​of the Wang family. I heard that they were going to Jinling. First, they admire Jiangning's talent, and second, they wanted to meet the talented people in Jinling and visit Tai'an Academy. Next year's autumn examination will be subject to scientific examinations and can have a long experience. After all, Wang Ruoyan agreed to take the two of them. The two volunteered to pay 3,000 taels each, and the expenses for the future were all covered. Jiangning was happy and saved 6,000 taels in vain.

Jiang Ning just got off the car, but was stared by the little daughter, and waved her hand and ran over from the side of the road: "Jiangning, Jiangning..."

Jiang Ning looked at the sound, but frowned. The little daughter who was rushing towards him was not a good person, but the little princess Xia Silu.

There was another person who came with Xia Silu, but Jiang Ning recognized it as Zhao Lixuan.

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

The voices were noisy, and it was rare for someone to hear Jiang Ning speak. Xia Silu and Zhao Lixuan came, followed by two servants, so as to protect Xia Silu's safety.

"Sir, I have nothing to give to you. This is my close-fitting jade pendant. Giving it to Mr. Yu is a gift to apprenticeship." Xia Silu suddenly spoke, but she was not shocking and took out the jade pendant in her arms.

Jiang Ning frowned slightly: "A ceremony for apprenticeship?"

Xia Silu pointed: "Although there is no master or evidence, the etiquette of kowtow is indispensable. The master is above and receives three bows from his disciples."

After Xia Silu finished speaking, she did not give Jiang Ning a chance to react. She knelt on the ground and completed the bowing ceremony with lightning speed. She stood up and presented the jade pendant in her hand with both hands.

The courtesy was already done, and the other party was still the princess. When Wang Yuyan saw it, she took over the jade pendant with both hands: "Princess, this teacher's ceremony will be accepted for your husband."

Seeing this, Jiang Ning said, "Since that's the case, it's the master and apprentice. I have nothing to give you. I'm going to Jinling and I'll have to go to you after I come back."

"It's okay, the master just goes, I'll wait for you in Hangzhou." Xia Silu smiled, but she carried her hands.

Since he had already made a courtesy, Jiang Ning would treat Xia Silu as his disciple. After thinking about it, he walked towards the carriage and took out two books from the box. It was the geometric books he accidentally got that day.

"This is a geometry book from Arabia. I have marked and translated it. The mathematical problems in it are very profound. You can take them to take them first. If you don't understand, write them down. I will explain them to you after I come back." Jiang Ning said.

"Mathematics?" Xia Silu took two books and said in confusion: "Does it be arithmetic?"

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

"Thank you, Master." Xia Silu respectfully bowed to Jiang Ning.

"Hehe, congratulations to Brother Zichuan for accepting his disciples. If it weren't for the departure today, I would have to take you two drinks." Zhao Lixuan smiled and bowed.

But today I came to see you off. Jiangning took several months to leave. I am afraid that the two of them will see each other again, so I don’t know when it will be again.

"Brother Zhao is going to..." Jiang Ning also saw Zhao Lixuan following his carriage, dressed brightly, unlike his usual dress.

"In other words, I have to thank Brother Zichuan for his blessing. I have been short of the county magistrate of Zhuzhou, Guangdong. I will go south to take office. I don't know when I see Brother Zichuan again." Zhao Lixuan said regretfully.

"Oh, that's really congratulations to Brother Zhao for getting what he wants. The official of his parents must abide by his original intention." Jiang Ning congratulated.

Zhao Lixuan waved his hand: "I don't want to be famous in the world, but I just want to be ashamed of my heart."

He said this, but he was very humble. Jiang Ning and Zhao Lixuan were able to discuss it. Several discussions benefited Zhao Lixuan a lot. He originally thought that he could be a teacher in this academy, which was also considered as teaching and educating people. Now he has a real lack of money and can have a position of one or two, and he does not want to be a king or a prime minister. It would be worthwhile to do some good deeds for the people.

The two said a few more words of separation. Now they don’t have mobile phones or Internet, and they all rely on letters to communicate. I really don’t know when I will meet again after this separation.

While he was talking, he saw the boatman standing on the bow and shouting: "Young Master, I won't get off the journey anymore, I'm afraid I'll spend the night on the water tonight."

Jiang Ning said goodbye to Zhao Lixuan, boarded the boat, 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 towards different destinations.

Xia Silu said goodbye to Zhao Lixuan, but went to the small building not far from the pier, went upstairs, but smiled and said, "Thank you, aunt, if it weren't for this, this master wouldn't have been worshipped. I had given a big gift just now, but he still looked reluctant. If it weren't for the girl Wang who took it, the master would have refused to accept me as his apprentice."

Qi Yunmeng smiled and said, "He has no intention of being an official, and he will not have any words in the political arena just because you are his disciple. Don't worry about this."

Xia Silu's eyes rolled, she pulled Qi Yunmeng and lowered her body and said softly, hurriedly covering Qi Yunmeng's mouth, for fear that she would shout it out.

After repeated affirmation, Qi Yunmeng finally smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Hey, you, it hurts me..."

Xia Silu smiled, looked at the ships moving far above the river, and showed admiring eyes.

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

"Walk……"
Chapter completed!