After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Obviously, not only Mr. Zhou has certain hopes for Fang Nanzhi's future, but Mr. Zheng also has made a lot of plans for his disciple.

"You must study hard. I will test you through letters and assign you homework."

Fang Nanzhi saluted solemnly.

"Yes, Zhizhi thanks you for your appreciation, sir."

She is not stupid and knows what is good and what is bad.

Mr. Zheng found a doctor for her in the capital, and no one knew how many favors he had to use.

After giving instructions to his most worried apprentice, Mr. Zheng looked at Qin Yan again.

"You are so young, yet you have already become a juren. For an ordinary person, that would be enough to make you proud."

"But I know you have great ambitions. When you go to the Imperial College, there will surely be many intelligent people there. You can make many friends and be kind to them."

"Yes, sir." Qin Yan bowed.

But he sighed in his heart, wondering what impression Mr. Zheng had of him.

Had he not been kind enough in the past?

Mr. Zheng seemed to see what he was thinking and stroked his beard with a smile.

Although this child does not offend anyone, he rarely takes the initiative to get close to others.

Afterwards, Mr. Zheng invited Fang Tong and his wife to his study to talk, and let the two children walk around the garden by themselves.

The family didn't leave until after lunch.

Mr. Zheng already knew that they would return to the village tomorrow and would depart directly from the village the day after tomorrow for the capital and would not stay in the provincial capital.

So today is a visit and also a farewell.

Just before getting on the carriage, Mr. Zheng finally gave his beloved disciple the gift he had prepared for many days.

Fang Nanzhi was holding a big box, her eyes red.

"Mr. Zheng, I will come back to see you."

Mr. Zheng nodded, watched the carriage go away, sighed, and then went back.

Fang Nanzhi wiped the corners of her eyes and held back the tears.

She is already a grown-up girl and can't cry all the time.

Fang Tong comforted his daughter: "It's okay, the capital is not far from Huainan Prefecture, you can come back later."

Fang Nanzhi nodded.

I started to open the box. Inside was an exquisite pen and an inkstone.

"Hu brush and Chengni inkstone."

Qin Yan had good eyesight and recognized him immediately.

Not only was the Hu brush a tribute, but the Chengni inkstone was also extremely valuable.

The brother and sister read and write, and they always pursue cost-effectiveness when it comes to pens and ink. As long as they can be used, they are fine. But they have never bought such expensive ones.

Fang Nanzhi's mouth opened wide: "Mr. Zheng is really generous."

Qin Yan laughed: "This is not just generous, it also means that he has high hopes for you."

In the eyes of some people, the type of paper, ink, brush and inkstone used can reflect a person's status.

Even Fang Nanzhi felt that if she didn't achieve something, it would be a waste to use such a good pen and inkstone.

Soon, we arrived at Zhou's house.

Old Doctor Zhou didn't give too many instructions, after all, he was going to the capital with them.

He even had his luggage packed, and he was going to go back to the village with them tomorrow and then go to the capital together.

"Uncle Fang, Aunt Qian, I won't be going to the capital for the time being. Please take care of my grandfather along the way." Zhou Zijing was very polite.

"As she should. My daughter Zhizhi is Master Zhou's apprentice, so she should treat Master Zhou as her own father."

Square copper opening.

Qin Yan was surprised: "Aren't you going to the Imperial College?"

Zhou Zijing shook his head: "I plan to continue studying at Luming Academy."

He smiled, not shying away from anything, and said bluntly, "If I were just the young master of the Zhou family, I would have to go to the Imperial College to make a living. But now I am the apprentice of the dean of Luming Academy. With such a prestigious title, even if I don't go to the Imperial College, I will not be unknown."

Qin Yan thought so too.

Luming Academy was also ranked high in the imperial court, and its president was a great scholar of the time and quite prestigious.

But he felt that Zhou Zijing seemed to be very anxious to take up an official position and would choose to go to Beijing.

Zhou Zijing didn't explain, but the dean actually had a talk with him before the exam.

He thought that he was too utilitarian and was not suitable to continue to be polished in the big dye vat of the capital. By then, he would be full of commercialism and ruin the reputation of his Luming Academy.

The dean also said that Qin Yan is different. He also has ambitions, but he also has a childlike heart, so he can go to the capital to broaden his horizons.

In summary, the dean said that one of them was eager for quick success and the other was ignorant.

Well, these are not nice words, so it’s better not to let Brother Qin know.

The old doctor Zhou called Fang Nanzhi over to test her medical skills.

Talking about Chen Dalang, whom she brought back, she asked: "What are you going to do with him? Put him in Jishitang to hone his skills for a while?"

Fang Nanzhi scratched his head.

She really hadn't thought it through yet. Mainly because before she came back, she didn't expect to go to Beijing so soon. She thought she would have to stay for a while.

"I'll ask Brother Chen when I get back."

She can't make decisions for others.

Elder Zhou nodded. "What about you, Zhizhi? Do you want to join the Imperial Hospital?"

This was the first time the master and disciple discussed this topic head-on.

Fang Nanzhi didn't answer directly, he was just curious.

"Master, you are so confident in me. My medical skills are now comparable to those of the imperial physicians?"

"Hmph, stop being so proud. You're still far from it. There are different levels of medical skills among the imperial physicians." Old Zhou glared at her.

However, the implication is that Fang Nanzhi's medical skills might just barely be up to par, and among the imperial physicians, his medical skills are at the lower level.