After dinner at He Yunchan's house, Chen Xiuping sat leisurely by the Jianghuai River, watching the sunset and the boats passing by in the river. During this period, Chen Xiuping lived a very leisurely life.

Enjoying this rare leisure, Chen Xiuping enjoyed this kind of life very much, because he had nothing to worry about when staying with sisters He Yunchan and felt like a family member, so Chen Xiuping liked staying with He Yunchan very much.

The sky gradually changed color and the sun was about to set. Chen Xiuping said hello to He Yunchan and prepared to go back.

At the same time, quite a lot of people gathered in the inner courtyard of the Su family. Basically, everyone with some knowledge in the Su family was here to welcome the arrival of Zhao Ji, the magistrate of Kaicheng County. When Zhao Ji was young, his family's financial conditions were not good and he had to study.

Zhao Ji often received support from the Su family when he was young. Zhao Ji also remembered this kindness and often came to the Su family to give guidance to the younger generations of the Su family.

Although Zhao Ji was a county magistrate, he was completely different from a county magistrate. In the New Song Dynasty, basically all previous emperors were power-mad, and they all concentrated power in their own hands. After all, Kaicheng was important in Jiangning Prefecture.

In Kaicheng, the current emperor Zhao Zhi sent Zhao Ji to govern Kaicheng, and he was regarded as Zhao Zhi's confidant; while the county magistrate was just a local official.

For the Su family, Zhao Ji is a very important social contact. As the saying goes, money can make all the difference, but money cannot buy knowledge. Su Tianqi is very happy that Zhao Ji can come to the Su family to give some advice.

, Su Tianqi has two major hopes. One is that Suning'er can maintain the Su family after a hundred years, and the other is that one of his children in the family can obtain fame during his lifetime. There are countless books in the inner courtyard, and how much money has been spent.

, Su Tianqi doesn’t remember it either, he just hopes that future generations can remember what he did for their descendants as a low-class businessman. As Su Tianqi gets older, he pays more attention to this aspect.

Zhao Ji, Su Tianqi and a group of others were sitting above. The children below were all around twelve years old. Of course, they were all boys. Although girls could study in the academy, it was still a bit inappropriate to want to receive guidance from Zhao Ji. After all,

In ancient times, only men could obtain fame.

Time passed quickly, the sky had darkened, and the exam was relatively mechanized. Zhao Ji gave some policy questions, most of which were based on knowledge in the Analects. The children also did it very quickly. There must be no reference answers in this era.

, so the answers are also varied. For this kind of question, the test is the students' mastery and memory of knowledge, and then whether they have their own opinions on this knowledge.

Zhao Ji didn't have high expectations for the answers this group of children could give. It would be good for a child around twelve years old to be able to write. However, a child named Su Ji still caught Zhao Ji's attention and shouted

Test it orally in front of you.

Su Ji was only thirteen years old. He was very nervous in front of Zhao Ji, a high official. He spoke intermittently. He thought that he answered the questions too poorly and was going to be called up and scolded. Faced with Zhao Ji's oral test, he still failed.

He said it stammeringly.

"The teacher said that learning... learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is lazy. Learning should not... give up."

Zhao Ji was quite satisfied with this answer. Seeing that the child was stammering, he must be an honest and honest person. Zhao Ji was also so honest when he was young. He was often laughed at by his classmates when he was in college. He made up his mind to study.

In the end, I got a meritorious degree, so I became somewhat close to this honest and kind-hearted person, so I asked more questions.

"Okay, then let me continue to ask you. Confucius once said that people who are allergic are eager to learn. I am not ashamed to ask. What is your opinion on this?"

Zhao Ji's continued questioning made Su Ji more and more nervous. Perhaps because he knew how to answer, he answered it after a while: "The teacher said that some people may be smarter than others when they are born, but if they don't learn, they won't be able to answer."

If you ask for advice from people who are more knowledgeable than you, then no matter how smart you are, you will eventually fall into obscurity."

"That's right, that's right. You're so good at being invisible to everyone. Is this what your teacher taught you?"

After receiving Zhao Ji's praise, Su Ji's mood relaxed a little. He nodded and said, "Well, most of them were taught by my husband."

"Then do you understand the meaning of being lost to everyone."

Su Ji shook his head first, then nodded and said, "I understand a little bit."

Zhao Ji smiled: "If you didn't understand, you wouldn't have answered this crowd."

After Zhao Ji asked Su Ji to go down, he chatted with Su Tianqi about the child. Su Tianqi, who had been watching from the side, naturally saw some clues and asked: "Master Magistrate, am I a junior?"

"Congratulations to Uncle Su. This boy is a talented person. With time and careful polish, he will be able to gain some fame in the future."

Su Tianqi was very happy after hearing this, and quickly asked the housekeeper to send some gifts and money to Su Ji's teacher and family. Many people who sent their children to the Su family have also settled in Jianghuai, and the Su family has also settled down in Jianghuai.

Jueqing, the families of these children can also come to meet their children, and when they become adults, these children can also go back to live with their families.
Chapter completed!