For three whole days, not a single customer came to the store.

Hutou was anxious at first, but then he became less anxious.

Mainly because Aunt Wang's bun shop was too busy, and Hu Tou had no time to worry about Ning Fu.

Aunt Wang's bun shop is becoming more and more prosperous.

There are more and more customers coming here because of its reputation, and the customers queuing up sometimes block the door of Ningfu's store.

That evening, Ning Fu leisurely cooked a few dishes and brought them to the table in front of him.

Anyway, there are no customers now, so he has been eating in front these days.

Compared to the calm inside the store, Aunt Wang's bun shop next door is still very lively, with customers waiting outside the store.

"It's okay if there's no business in the store. You can have time to concentrate on studying!"

Liu Qingxin comforted Ning Fu while eating.

"You sleep so late every night and write silently?"

Ning Fu lowered his head to eat and asked casually.

"I have finished dictating Mencius and am currently dictating the Doctrine of the Mean. I will give it to you after you have memorized the Analects."

"If you take the imperial examination, you will definitely come back with the top score!"

Ning Fu felt a little emotional that there was not a single book at home, so Liu Qingxin relied on his own memory to write from memory. This ability alone was far superior to ordinary people.

"My dad said the same thing!"

Liu Qingxin raised her head proudly, but then she showed a depressed look.

"It's a pity that the imperial court does not allow women to take the imperial examination, and even if I take part in the imperial examination, I will definitely not be able to get the top prize!"

"Don't be modest. You are so smart. If you still fail to get the top prize, it can only be because someone cheated!"

Ning Fu sent him another high hat to prevent Liu Qingxin from asking about his studies.

"You can't say that. The little sisters in our poetry club are all very talented, but I can only rank second in the club."

Liu Qingxin felt a little frustrated at the end.

"Then who ranks first?" Ning Fu also asked curiously after hearing this.

"Stop talking about her!"

However, Liu Qingxin seemed unwilling to mention the little sister who was stronger than her.

"By the way, how's your recitation of the Analects going?"

Ning Fu's face turned dark. After trying for so long, he still couldn't escape.

"It's okay!" Ning Fu replied vaguely, hoping to fool him.

"Then recite it to me!"

Liu Qingxin was already smart and could see through Ning Fu's guilty conscience at a glance.

"The Master said: Isn't it right to learn and practice from time to time? Isn't it a joy to have friends come from afar..."

Ning Fu's foundation was relatively solid when he was in school, and the first few sentences of the Analects of Confucius were not a problem for him.

However, Ning Fu’s inventory was not much and he would finish it soon, so he hurriedly stopped and said:

"Just carry it here first, eat and eat, otherwise you will get cold!"

"The use of etiquette, harmony is the most valuable. The way of the former kings, this is the most beautiful, small and large. What are the next few sentences?"

Liu Qingxin said reluctantly.

"this……"

Ning Fu blinked his eyes rapidly, his brain frantically squeezing his own brain cells, but still couldn't squeeze out anything.

"You haven't even memorized the articles I've learned. Have you never read the Analects I gave you?"

Liu Qingxin was also a little angry at this time. She had spent the past few days writing silently just to make Ning Fu read more.

"Of course I watched it, but I forgot about it after I finished it!"

Ning Fu was still arrogant.

"You...why can't you study hard? Are you really willing to be a cook?"

Liu Qingxin's tone was filled with disappointment, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"All you have to do is read books like The Analects of Confucius and understand the principles behind them. Reading too much is useless!"

Ning Fu finally told the truth what he was thinking.

"Nonsense, reading makes people wise. If you don't read, how can you understand the truth of the world?"

Liu Qingxin became even more angry at Ning Fu's rebellious words and almost started a fight.

"You have read enough books, but do you know how big the earth is under our feet and how deep the sea is?

Do you know how far away the sun is from us and why it shines and heats?

Do you know why the moon waxes and wanes, and why the seawater ebbs and flows?"

Ning Fu was also a little angry and immediately asked a series of questions.

"You...you are sophistry. No one can answer these questions!"

Liu Qingxin blushed and argued again.

"No answer?"

Ning Fu was a little annoyed and immediately sneered.

"Let me tell you, there are seven pieces of land in the world, totaling 2.2 billion hectares, and the deepest sea is nearly four thousand feet.

The sun is 300 million miles away from us and is larger than you think. It is conducting a reaction called nuclear fusion every moment, thereby producing a large amount of light and heat.

The moon does not shine, it is only the sun that shines on it, so it can be seen by us. Sometimes the earth under our feet blocks the sunlight, causing the moon to wax and wane, and the ebb and flow of the sea water is also affected by the moon!"

(Note: In ancient times, 100 million originally meant 100,000, but for the convenience of understanding, 100 million here is counted as the unit of future generations.)

Liu Qingxin was stunned by Ning Fu's series of answers.

Although she couldn't tell whether these answers were true or false, looking at Ning Fu's confident look, it didn't seem like they were false?

However, Liu Qingxin was also soft on the outside and strong on the inside. At this time, she refused to admit defeat, and the two of them were in a stalemate for a while.

"Dong dong dong~"

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, followed by an old voice:

"Brother, I am not eavesdropping, but are you sure that there are more than two billion hectares of land in the world?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and strong old man pushed open the ajar door of the store.

All he could see was that he had a white face and a long beard, and he had an extraordinary bearing. Even though he was old, you could still tell that he must have been very handsome when he was young.

"Old man, it's not a good habit to eavesdrop and don't talk!"

Ning Fu frowned, quite unhappy.

When Liu Qingxin saw an outsider coming in, she immediately got up and hid in the kitchen.

"Brother, I misunderstood. I didn't eavesdrop on purpose. I just overheard it while waiting next door. I was curious and took the liberty to come here to ask for advice!"

The old man seemed to be quite interested in Ning Fu and looked at him with a smile.

"Since this is presumptuous, please respect yourself!"

Ning Fu stood up and made a "please go out" gesture.

I was eating here, and this old man was so expressionless.

However, the old man was far more shameless than ordinary people. Faced with Ning Fu's expulsion, he smiled calmly and pointed at the sign at the door.

"Don't you have a shop here? I can come over for dinner, right?"

Now Ning Fu couldn't chase people away anymore. As he said, there is no reason to chase customers away when the door is open for business.

"Okay, does my husband have any dietary restrictions?"

"No, if you have any special dishes, just bring them up!"

The old man replied with a smile.

"Wait a moment, the food will be ready soon!"

After Ning Fu finished speaking, he packed up his dinner and then brought it to the back for Liu Qingxin to eat first.

However, Liu Qingxin suddenly pulled Ning Fu and whispered: "The old man outside has an extraordinary bearing. He is probably an official, and his rank is not low."

"how do you know?"

Ning Fu was a little surprised. He was just angry and didn't observe the other party carefully.

"He was wearing official boots, and there were two guards in civilian clothes outside the door. They seemed to have weapons on them."
To be continued...