According to Zhang Xi's arrangement, little Deng Ai got up early every day to study and practice calligraphy for an hour, and then had to go to the county government office to help Zhang Xi handle paperwork. You can take a short lunch break at noon, and in the afternoon, practice martial arts alone for an hour, and then take a good rest. When Zhang Xi comes back in the evening, he has to take a test on the homework he learned in the morning.
It was originally a good arrangement, but now, little Deng Ai has a martial arts coach.
The arrangement in the morning was still the same. Little Deng Ai would study for self-study early, and then go to the county government to help.
As the workload on Zhang Xi's side was greatly reduced, Xiao Deng Ai went to help. That is to say, he took a rough look at the documents that Zhang Xi had corrected, gained some insights, and then sorted them out and put them into categories.
But in the afternoon, due to the request of the newly appointed martial arts coach, Xiao Deng Ai had to undergo two hours of basic martial arts training.
Sun Shangxiang really had no secrets. She handed over the training standards that Sun Ce had set for her intact to little Deng Ai.
Sun Shangxiang's foundation in martial arts was indeed laid by Sun Ce, and in terms of martial arts, Sun Ce did not love this sister and was really strict with her.
After all, these are troubled times, so it’s never wrong to learn some martial arts for self-defense.
It's just that Sun Shangxiang's own limited qualifications, coupled with the later praise from people around him, made him feel that he had mastered martial arts, so he gradually gave up on martial arts practice, and only then did he reach the current level of half a bucket of water.
But in terms of basic exercises, the standards given by Sun Shangxiang were enough for little Deng Ai.
Little Deng Ai didn't care about this. He was also a child with amazing perseverance. He could bear the hardship and completed the training on time every day.
It's just that there was suddenly an extra hour of martial arts practice at noon, and it was still overloaded. Once it got to night, little Deng Ai couldn't hold on anymore. He always had his eyelids fighting and wanted to doze off.
But in the evening, it was Zhang Xizheng'er's time to teach little Deng Ai how to read and write, and also to increase the boy's knowledge.
This kid had an attitude of "I won't listen, I want to sleep." Zhang Xi couldn't help but feel angry.
For this reason, I severely punished Xiao Deng Ai several times, but there was still no improvement.
Later, Zhang Xi thought that little Deng Ai was not such a child who didn't want to make progress. After a secret observation, he found that Sun Shangxiang had adjusted the study plan he had made for little Deng Ai without authorization and raised the standard of martial arts practice by an hour. , and did not let little Deng Ai take a nap, saying it was to strengthen his will or something.
Well, you have exercised your willpower, and those who exercised went to sleep during my class time.
Therefore, Zhang Xi tried to communicate with Sun Shangxiang carefully about whether to resume little Deng Ai's martial arts training time and let the child take a good rest at noon.
This is not a big deal, and it is related to little Deng Ai's education. Zhang Xi is also qualified to have a good discussion with Miss Sun.
Of course, it was a polite way of saying goodbye, after all, this person's status was extraordinary.
But it was okay not to mention this. As soon as he mentioned this, Sun Shangxiang immediately criticized Zhang Xi.
If you don't push yourself to the limit in martial arts training, how can you achieve improvement and progress? !
Another one, use such a good time at noon to sleep? !
Crazy? !
"Zaiyu sleeps during the day, and rotten wood cannot be carved."
Sun Shangxiang quoted an original quote from Confucius to attack Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi couldn't bear this.
Scientific research has proven that taking a nap at noon is beneficial to the absorption of knowledge and work efficiency.
If you don’t have a good rest and take a nap in class every day, can you learn well? !
Then Sun Shangxiang asked Zhang Xi, which sages and celebrities did this science belong to? !
Confucius taught seventy-two disciples, all of whom were admired by others. How many disciples did this scientific sage have? !
This is outrageous.
Just wait, I can name dozens of people just by reading any physics book, let alone chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geometry and algebra books. No matter how many yarns you have, none of these people will be able to use them. Was born.
In short, Zhang Xi insists that children cannot practice like this and must have sufficient rest time so as not to delay their growth.
But in Sun Shangxiang's view, Zhang Xi was being unreasonable and doting on little Deng Ai.
How can any child become talented without being taught a lesson? If you spoil your child so much, you may not know what will happen in the future. Those children from aristocratic families are harder working than the current little Deng Ai, at least they don't sleep at noon.
Then the two got into a fight.
With the quarrel between these two, can little Deng Ai, who is caught in the middle, still be happy? !
Neither left nor right, in the end little Deng Ai had to choose to close his eyes and choose the master who was closer to him, but he also offended his martial arts teacher.
Although there was a lunch break at noon, Sun Shangxiang refused to give in during the two hours of martial arts training in the afternoon, and even increased the amount of training. Little Deng Ai was really miserable.
Little Deng Ai was stuck between the master and the teacher like this, being tormented and swayed, until mid-May.
At this time, Zhang Xi proposed the idea of escorting Sun Shangxiang to Nanjun and sending little Deng Ai back to Xiakou.
It's not that Zhang Xi feels sorry for little Deng Ai, it's mainly that Zhang Xi has new official duties.
Liu Bei, who returned to Wuling County, sent a letter to Zhang Xi to arrive at the mouth of Youjiang River in late May or early June to discuss important matters.
It should be something very important.
If it was an ordinary matter, Liu Bei would have Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong by his side, or Xu Shu from Youjiangkou, so there would be no need to recruit Zhang Xi to discuss it.
Only big events would make Zhang Xi travel so far.
Zhang Xi thought that the Youjiang estuary was on the other side of the river from Jiangling. Sun Shangxiang could be escorted all the way to the Youjiang estuary, and then let Sun Shangxiang cross the river by himself to meet Zhou Yu in Jiangling.
Another option is to send little Deng Ai back to Xiakou and hand him over to Guan Ping to train him in martial arts. It is better than letting Sun Shangxiang mess around.
So, after asking for Sun Shangxiang's opinion, Zhang Xi decided to take Xiaoba and Xiao Deng Ai, plus Sun Shangxiang, and take a boat up the river to the mouth of Youjiang River.
Sun Shangxiang agreed with this.
After all, she escaped and her destination was Zhou Yu in Jiangling City, Nan County. She was originally worried that there would be no trouble on the way, so she stayed in Xiaji to sell horses, which triggered such a series of events.
Now that you can go to Jiangling without worrying about travel expenses, what does Sun Shangxiang have to object to? !
So, the four of them took the guards and set out together, taking a boat up the river.
It wasn't until they set off that Sun Shangxiang realized belatedly that Zhang Xi was not a county magistrate.
It is impossible for a county magistrate to travel with a guard of thirty people, and it is impossible for a fleet to follow him.
The most important thing is that the real county magistrate Zhao Lei, after hearing that Zhang Xi was leaving Xiaji County, rushed back from the countryside to see Zhang Xi off.
It was only then that Sun Shangxiang knew that the guy in front of him was actually the county magistrate of Jiangxia County.
The magistrate of a county is certainly a high-ranking official, but in Sun Shangxiang's eyes, he is still not that good. After all, her second brother is the lord of Jiangdong. Even the prefect of a county has to bow and bow when he sees his brother.
So at this time, Sun Shangxiang could only think that this guy was pretty good at pretending, and he didn't say anything in advance, causing him to misunderstand.
But when the fleet arrived at Xiakou and Zhang Xi sent little Deng Ai to Guan Yu's mansion to hand over to Guan Ping, Sun Shangxiang realized that Zhang Xi might really be hiding something from him.
Liu Bei summoning a county magistrate to ask questions was not a shocking thing. After all, Sun Quan often summoned some prefects or county magistrates to ask questions.
But Zhang Xi, the magistrate of Jiangxia County, went from Xiaji to Youjiangkou specifically to discuss matters, while Guan Yu, the highest official of Jiangxia County, did not go. There seemed to be something wrong.
Another thing, even Sun Shangxiang has heard about who Guan Yu is.
Similarly, Sun Shangxiang has also heard about Guan Yu's character.
But when Zhang Xi arrived in Xiakou, he could easily go to Guan Yu's mansion to pay a visit, and he could also entrust little Deng Ai to the care of Guan Yu's eldest son Guan Ping. This shows that Zhang Xi's relationship with the Guan family must be very good.
So the question is, if he is not the core figure in Liu Bei's group and is a small county magistrate in Zhangxi, how can he come into contact with an army general of Guan Yu's level? !
Sun Shangxiang felt that Zhang Xi was hiding something from her.
If he just didn't tell her because he was afraid that the disparity in status would affect their relationship, then that would be fine.
But if this guy has known his identity for a long time, is it really that simple to send him to Nan County this time? !
Why did you run away from Chaisang? !
Because I don’t want to marry Liu Bei, a fifty-year-old bad old man.
Where is Zhang Xi going now? ! What to do? !
Going to Youjiangkou, it is said that Liu Bei summoned him to discuss something.
If Zhang Xi really knew his identity, did he really escort him all the way out of good intentions, or did he have ulterior motives? !
Could it be that his second brother had already discussed it with Liu Bei and had already learned about his whereabouts from Zhang Xi, and Zhang Xi sent him to the mouth of the Youjiang River this time, not at all to ask him to cross the river to find the father-in-law. Brother Jin, was he sent to marry Liu Bei? !
The more Sun Shangxiang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
but!
Because Zhang Xi always said that he regarded Sun Shangxiang as a friend, in the end, the simple Sun Shangxiang really regarded Zhang Xi as a friend, and he was still willing to believe Zhang Xi in his heart.
Therefore, she planned to find an opportunity to let Zhang Xi explain clearly to herself.
As for opportunities, he and Zhang Xi were both on the same ship, just in different rooms. There were plenty of opportunities.
(End of chapter)
