On the first day of the sixth month, Zhu Youyuan, the king of Xing, set off for Shangrao County, and Governor Sun sent a thousand households to escort him. When bidding farewell outside the city, Zhu Houxi took Xie Xiaowan's hand and cried so much that he repeatedly told Xu Jin to take Sister Xiaowan to Anlu Prefecture to visit him.

Looking at Xie Xiaowan with red circles in her eyes, Xu Jin also gave birth to a strong sense of parting in vain.

The Ming Dynasty did not have such developed transportation and communication as modern times, and if friends and relatives wanted to meet, they could get together at any time even if they were thousands of miles apart, and they could talk on the phone or video chat at the worst.

In ancient times, communication could only be communicated orally through letters or acquaintances, and the backward transportation limited the range of people's activities, and most people probably never left the town after living their entire lives.

Relatives and friends say goodbye in a hurry, maybe years, decades, or even in this life. Because of this, ancient poets wrote so many touching farewell poems.

Huguang'an Luzhou is at least more than 1,600 miles away from Shangrao, even if it is 800 miles fast, it has to run for two days and two nights, if you take a carriage for less than ten days and half a month. If the common people who can't afford to sit in the carriage walk on their legs, I'm afraid it will take a few months, but it is really from spring to summer.

Not long after sending off King Xing and Zhu Houxi, Sun Sui also left Shangrao County and secretly escorted the bandit leader Wu Sanba to Nankang Prison for further interrogation. The Ming troops stationed outside Shangrao County also withdrew one after another, and each returned to the garrison, and the city defense was also handed over to the local yamen.

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On June 18, the results of the regular examination of Xinjiang College for June were announced, and the bulletin board in front of Yile Hall was full of students as usual.

Xu Jin is also standing in front of the bulletin board with a group of classmates at the moment to look at the list, dressed in a light blue Tongsheng straight jacket, wearing a square scarf on the top of his head, and his figure has grown significantly taller, looking more elegant and handsome, and his calmness and calmness far beyond his age make him especially outstanding among his classmates.

It is worth mentioning here that just eight days ago, Xu Jin celebrated his fifteenth birthday, and Xinjiang Academy held a coronation ceremony. Since then, Xu Jin has stepped into the ranks of adult men.

"Ziqian's ranking has risen again, and Xu Jin's name has not risen in vain." Fei Maoxian quipped.

Xu Jin's ranking in the monthly exam last month was fifteen, and this time he was ranked tenth, ranking behind Fei Maozhong's ass.

Fei Maozhong smiled bitterly: "It seems that I am in danger!" ”

Senior brother Wei Yang smiled and said, "Minshou doesn't have to worry about being overtaken by Ziqian for the time being, because you don't have to take the monthly exam for the next two." ”

A group of classmates laughed, because everyone rushed to Nanchang in mid-July to prepare for the college examination, and mid-August is the time for the college examination, so naturally there is no need to participate in the monthly examination for these two months.

Fei Maozhong said with a smile: "Yuan Zheng, according to Ziqian's momentum, I am afraid that your position as the head of the courtyard will also be unstable." ”

Senior brother Wei Yang has been ranked first in the monthly examination in the past few months, and it can be said that he is in quite good condition, and said with a smile: "Then I have to ask Ziqian to save some face for me, at least wait for next year to grab the first place in the hospital." ”

The classmates laughed good-naturedly.

At this time, a classmate next to him suddenly asked: "Brother Xue and I plan to leave for Nanchang at the end of this month, is Xu the head of the case willing to go with us?" ”

The person who spoke was Jiang Yun, and he was the eleventh in the government examination this time, and he was the highest-ranked student of Xinjiang Academy in addition to Xu Jin, and the Xue brother in his mouth was called Xue Hongyi, and he was ranked eighteenth in the government examination.

Xu Jin shook his head apologetically and said, "I'm afraid I will have to postpone my trip to Nanchang for half a month, Brother Jiang and Brother Xue will take the first step, and I will arrive later." ”

Jiang Yun sighed in disappointment when he heard this, he, Xue Hongyi and the others planned to go to Nanchang more than a month in advance, naturally in order to participate in various literary meetings before the exam to make a name for themselves. Xu Jin, as the head of the government test case of Guangxin Mansion, would be the best if he could stand up and carry the banner, and with Xu Jin's talent and learning, everyone would have more confidence in their hearts.

Xu Jin naturally understood the reason for Jiang Yun's disappointment, but he had a grudge against the prince of Ning Wang, and Nanchang was someone else's land, so it was too late for him to keep a low profile, and he ran to Nanchang in advance to pretend to be forced, wouldn't that be a long life and find death?

Therefore, Xu Jin's plan is to rush to Nanchang at a pinch, and immediately leave after the hospital examination, so as to minimize the time spent in Nanchang and reduce the possibility of conflict with the prince of King Ning.

After school in the afternoon, Xu Jin and the Fei brothers returned to the city together, chatting while walking. Erniu, Mingyan, and Dabao followed behind him with a book basket.

Fei Maozhong said a little stunned: "Ziqian, I'm afraid we will have to say goodbye to you at the end of this month." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help asking: "You and Minxian also plan to go to Nanchang in advance?" ”

Fei Maoxian, like Xu Jin, wants to take the Xiucai exam, so he naturally has to participate in the college examination, and although Fei Maozhong has a reputation for showing talent, this time the college examination belongs to the scientific examination, so Fei Maozhong must also participate, so as to be eligible to participate in next year's township examination.

Fei Maozhong shook his head and said, "That's not it, we're moving back to Leadshan County." ”

Xu Jin suddenly realized that now that the bandits in Leadshan Mountain had been cleared, and the Fei family's foundation was in Leadshan County, so they naturally wanted to move back to their hometown.

Xu Jin couldn't help but feel a trace of melancholy in his heart, and sighed: "I'm leaving, there is really a banquet in the world!" ”

The Fei brothers also showed a look of amazement when they heard this, since they moved to Shangrao County at the end of last year, they have unknowingly been more than half a year, and they have made many classmates and friends in Xinjiang Academy, and Xu Jin is undoubtedly the best and most intimate one.

"Leadshan County is not far from Shangrao, if Ziqian sets off to Nanchang at that time, he can go to Leadshan to meet us first, and then go together!" Fei Maozhong proposed.

The Fei family and King Ning's mansion are in flames, and the Fei brothers naturally don't want to go to Nanchang in advance to ask for fun.

Xu Jin nodded and said, "That's good, it's just that I don't set off until mid-July." ”

Fei Maoxian smiled: "Naturally, there is no problem, there is enough time, and it is not interesting to go too early." ”

So the three of them agreed on the specific departure date and the location of the joint.

The three of them went back to the city and were about to part ways, Fei Maoxian suddenly said: "Ziqian, take time to take Mrs. Xu over to play in the past few days, a few sisters in the family have been thinking about it recently, just think of it as a reunion before separation, they are different from us, maybe they will get married in a few years, I don't know if there will be a chance to meet in the future." ”

Xu Jin's mind couldn't help but think of Fei Ruyi's pretty face, and there was a trace of strange emotions in his heart, Fei Ruyi is sixteen this year, and it's time to get married at this age. Thinking that this beautiful and gentle talented woman would marry a woman, Xu Jin was stunned in his heart, and nodded: "Okay, it just so happens that Xiaowan is bored at home!" ”

Xu Jin returned to the West Market, the haggis shop is no longer open, even if it opens, I'm afraid no one will dare to help, now Xiaowan is the princess's daughter-in-law, who dares to eat what she makes? The hierarchical concept of feudal society is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and now Xie Xiaowan is already a noble royal relative in the eyes of the people.

The haggis shop here is closed, while the car and horse shop opposite is busy, and business is very hot.

Now it is the season of early rice harvest, and the big households and rice shops in the city have gone out to buy grain on a large scale, and it is difficult to think about the business of the chariot and horse shops.

It is said that Han Xin is really a genius in business, and he has not only been well organized for half a month after the opening of the car and horse shop, but also expanded several new routes, and the operating income of the car and horse shop has increased a lot, and it is estimated that the dividend at the end of the year will be considerable.

"Xianggong is back!"

As soon as Xu Jin entered the courtyard gate, Xie Xiaowan, who was boringly cleaning up the vegetable patch in the yard, suddenly had a bright eye, dropped the small hoe and ran over happily.

Xu Jin looked at the little girl with a sweet smile on her face, but she was inexplicably distressed.

Now the haggis shop is not open, Xie Xiaowan does not go out of the door at home every day, the second door is not stepped, and even the street to buy vegetables has Yahuan Xiaoyue to do it for her, this little girl is bored at home, and the look in her eyes has gradually dimmed, Xu Jin has become her happiest time when she comes home from school every day, and when she sees Xu Jin, she squeaks and says some trivial things, such as catching a few insects in the vegetable field today.

Xu Jin did not shy away from holding Xiao Wan's face and rubbing it kissingly: "Lady, tomorrow the husband will not go to school, take you out of the city to travel!" ”

Xie Xiaowan blushed and glanced at Xianggong, and nodded sweetly.