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Chapter 15

When Ningjiang was led into the Duan family's mansion, Duan Gaohong, Hua Tiancheng, and Lu Tai were already waiting here.

Duan Gaohong is older and has the greatest influence among the four families in Gaosuo County. Looking at Ning Jiang, he smiled and said, "It's really rare to see his nephew these days."

Ning Jiang deliberately smiled bitterly: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say!" He asked Hua Tiancheng again and Lu Tai.

Hua Tiancheng answered the favor politely, but Lu Tai snorted coldly.

Ning Jiang naturally knew that Lu Tai had no holiday with him, but he refused the marriage of the daughter whom Lu Tai's second concubine gave birth to him a few days ago, which made him very embarrassed. I heard that Lu Tai's daughter was also a talented woman who could poetry and painting in Gaosuo County. She was also pretty and had many talented men who proposed marriage to her. Although she was a concubine daughter, Lu Zhiyuan, the brother born to her mother, was a famous scholar in this county. She was full of fame and fortune, and she had hope for juren, and was highly valued by Lu Tai.

Although scholars cannot become officials directly, in this era of Confucianism and Taoism, it is enough to make Lu Zhiyuan, who was originally a concubine's son, become a "person with status". If he really passed the imperial examination, he would undoubtedly become the next head of the Lu family. If he was a Jinshi again, he would really look down on the position of the head of the family. Lu Zhiyuan has a bright future, and his sister has also risen in the Lu family with his status. He is also known as a "talented woman", so there is no need to say much about the suitor.

But I heard that the Lu sister had a bad temper, a little narrow-minded, and was called a talented woman. As a result, she was rejected for her proposal. I guess she got angry a lot at home, and Lu Tai didn't have a good face to Ning Jiang.

Of course, it was indeed unexpected that Ning Jiang would actually refuse the Lu family's proposal.

In Gaosuo County, the Lu family is like the Ning family. After all, it is a big family. The two families are married and the dowry will never treat Ningjiang badly. The brother of the Lu sister is also famous and is expected to become the head of the Lu family. If she is ugly, she will still be fine. She is also a famous talented woman in Gaosuo County. With Ningjiang's age, she will eventually marry. What's wrong with the marriage between Ning and Lu families?

When he was rejected for a proposal, Lu Tai naturally had a black face to Ning Jiang.

If it weren't for the fact that this kid was also the head of the Ning family and his daughter married him, at least he was a rich woman in Gaosuo County, and he was still a father and mother. As his wife, he would not have bullied her, he might not have liked this kid. In this world, wealth is worse than fame. When my son passed the imperial examination, even my family in Gaosuo County will rise with the rise. Who are you?

"The magistrate Cao is here!" A singing promise came from outside.

The four masters welcomed them together. Although the "Welcome the God of Wealth" was held by the four major families, this kind of grand event naturally requires the consent of the government, and after successful holding, the credit will be attributed to the government. Of course, this is also "the meaning of the question."

Cao Jie stepped in and glanced at the four of them. When he saw Ning Jiang, his heart flashed with evil spirits. At that time, he was confronted by this kid in person, so it was difficult to attack him again to avoid being suspicious. Now a few months have passed, everyone has almost forgotten what happened at that time. Now it is time to think of a way to solve the problem of this kid.

Although he felt murderous intent in his heart, he naturally looked kind and greeted the four heads of the family. When he saw Ning Jiang, he asked with a smile: "These days, the nephew seems to rarely go out, and it is rare for everyone to see it. However, I have read some of the poems of the nephew, which is quite good."

"Don't blame me, it's not that the little people don't want to go out," Ning Jiang sighed. "It's really something that happened in July. The little people were frightened. Later, they called a hexagram and got the 'Xun Shang Dui Lower, Six Three'. The image says: It comes from Kan Kan, Kan is dangerous. According to this hexagram, no matter what you go out, there will be danger. Only staying at home is the safest. It scared the little people for the past few months, even the door has dared not take a step."

Duan Gaohong and others then realized that this was the case. No wonder he hadn't even been on the street in the past few months and just hid at home. They naturally knew nothing about what Ning Jiang said about "Xun Shang Dui Xia", but because they didn't understand, they were "not clear about the judging". But no matter what, they had done the fortune and it was normal not to go out.

Cao Jieding was stunned, thinking in his heart, thinking that this kid was afraid that he would cause trouble, so he hid it deeply. After a long time of doing it... It turned out that he was stupid to read?

Ning Jiang said that "it comes from Kan, Kan, and it is dangerous and pillow" comes from the "Book of Changes". Zhou Yi was indeed used for fortune-telling, and later became one of the Six Confucian classics. However, those who really know how to use it to make fortunes and believe it deeply and are so scared that they dare not go out are probably the only scholars who study hard and then become stupid.

But after thinking about it, he knew it in his heart. Indeed, at that time, this kid finally escaped and almost lost his reputation. He was so frightened that he heard the frightened bird. He was so scared that he didn't dare to go out. It was not unreasonable.

Thinking of this, he moved slightly: "Little Parrot Island is the ancestral tomb of the Ning family. Even if he is solved, it will be difficult to get it. But this kid, since he is so confident in the hexagram, he is not impossible to use it."

After making up his mind, he put down his airs and discussed the "Welcome the God of Wealth" with the four heads of the family. He then joked and chatted with Ning Jiang. After learning that Ning Jiang was interested in the imperial examination, he even took the exam for Ning Jiang's homework. Ning Jiang took this opportunity to ask Cao Jingding for advice. After all, no matter how he is, Cao Jingding made a real exam, and Cao Jingding naturally had no reservations and carefully taught him. For him, even if he really wanted to secretly attack Ning Jiang, people would not doubt him. On the surface, it would be beneficial to him to have a good relationship with Ning Jiang.

How could the others know so much? I originally thought that at that time, Ning Jiang contradicted the county magistrate in person, and there was a rift between the two. Now, seeing them asking and teaching each other, they got along well, I couldn't help but sigh that Lord Cao was magnanimous and Ning Jiang was lucky.

After the meeting, Ning Jiang continued to leave with Cao Jie Ding in the name of asking for teaching. When he arrived at the official sedan chair outside, Cao Jie Ding saw Ning Jiang wanting to speak but stopped, and couldn't help but ask strangely: "What else do you don't understand if you have any nephew?"

"In fact, it is related to the theory of Yi," Ning Jiang bowed quickly and said, "Xiaomin has recently dubbed two hexagrams, one is 'Kun's upper and lower shaking, nine four', and the other is 'Qianxia', Qianxiaqian', and nine'. I wonder, how should these two hexagrams be explained?"

Cao Jieding pondered for a moment and said, "Kun is shaken up and down, nine four, and the image says: From Yu, there is great gain, don't doubt it! According to this hexagram, if you have ambition in your heart, just do it, you will be very happy. And the stem is lower and upper, the upper nine: This hexagram is 'Kanglong regrets'. The kanglong regrets, and the fullness cannot be long. If the dragon flies too high, you will enter a bad situation. The main thing is that there will be great danger after being very happy."

Ning Jiang's face turned pale and he quickly said, "Do you dare to ask, is there a way to rescue him?"

Cao Jieding laughed in his heart, but on the surface, he said sternly: "After you have studied the Zhou Yi, how could you not know that the beginning of the Zhou Yi says: Heaven is strong, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement? It is okay to use it to warn yourself of fate. How can you have the principle of false belief? As long as you have a correct attitude, you cannot believe everything about good or bad things, and you cannot believe it." He was a juren, and he did not say anything strange and chaotic. He said that he must say this. Although the "Zhou Yi" was originally used for divination, after the reinterpretation of the "Book of Yi" by Confucius, the literary saint Confucius has long changed from the use of divination to the knowledge of correct attitude. He was frightened by a hexagram and did not dare to go out for several months. I can only say that this kid did not hire a good teacher.

Ning Jiang's face turned red and white, and he quickly bowed to Cao Jieding and said, "What the adults teach are so much, the common people are foolish."

Cao Kaiding gave a few more words of admonition, and then he got on the sedan chair and left. As he walked forward, he quietly lifted the curtain and looked back. Seeing the young man still standing there, he looked anxious, he couldn't help but sneer secretly... He was afraid that you would not believe in fate. Since you believed in fate, it would be easy.

After Cao Jie decided to leave, Ning Jiang walked to the other end, rubbing his face while walking. This "red and white" thing was really hard to act. By the way, I left him such a big weakness. If he didn't know how to use it, he would be a fool.

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