As a qualified melon-eater, Huang Tinghui gradually withdrew from the crowd.

It would be better for him not to argue about this kind of thing.

Although he can be appreciated by the county boss, Huang Tinghui thinks it is better to keep a low profile.

Just when Huang Tinghui thought it was time for another cliched "literary talent" competition.

But the county master said to Huang Tinghui: "I also learned about this problem from a book!"

"I am also puzzled by the answer to the question."

"So I will take this opportunity today to see if I can get the answer."

Um?

Not a pair, but writing poems and lyrics?

Huang Tinghui was a little bit interested. He looked at the county magistrate and waited for the next step.

"This question is: There are pheasants and rabbits in the same cage today. There are thirty-five heads on top and ninety-four legs on the bottom. What are the geometry of each pheasant and rabbit?"

"It's just a few words, but it makes me rack my brains and I don't know how to explain it!"

"It's very distressing!"

After saying that, the county master sighed.

Of course what he said was not the truth. In fact, his immediate superior suddenly asked the county master this question one day.

What is the identity of the county master?

He was born as a Jinshi!

In this era of cultural and educational prosperity, people who take the Jinshi examination are more focused on stereotyped writing.

How could a scholar like the county master spend time studying other things in order to take the imperial examination?

After passing the Jinshi examination, the county magistrate became obsessed with his official career.

Who has time to study arithmetic problems?

Doesn’t that mean you have to eat enough to hold on?

So after the prefect asked this question, the county master didn't know how to answer it for a while.

He could only tell the magistrate that this question was very difficult and allow him to think about it for a few more days.

Okay!

Although it was said to be prevarication at the time, the problem must always be solved!

Therefore, the county magistrate listened to what his master said and came up with this plan.

Let's see if there is any smart person who can help him answer this question.

This is also something that the county magistrate has turned into a doctor and has nothing to do.

If the prefect asks this question again, the county magistrate will not be able to think about it for a few days to answer it.

After hearing what the county master said, Huang Tinghui's eyes lit up.

Math question?

Unexpectedly, the county master did not propose a couple, nor did he ask people to write poems or lyrics.

It’s a math problem!

Huang Tinghui became interested immediately. After all, this was the famous "chicken and rabbit in the same cage" problem in later generations.

Logically speaking, this "chicken and rabbit in the same cage" problem comes from "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

"Nine Chapters on Arithmetic" was written around the first century AD.

As long as the scholar has read some miscellaneous books, it should not be particularly difficult to solve this problem.

However, since the county master has thought about this topic, he must have obviously consulted many books.

With the county magistrate's energy, it shouldn't be difficult to find the answer to the "chicken and rabbit in the same cage" problem.

Is it possible that "Nine Chapters" was lost due to historical changes?

Huang Tinghui's thoughts wandered far away, until Mr. Lu beside him frowned and said over and over again: "It's too difficult, it's too difficult!"

"This question is too difficult to solve!"

"It seems that I have no chance to meet the county master's lantern today!"

"What a pity!" Lu Daoming said while making a very pity expression.

Don't look at the county magistrate in later movies and TV dramas, but it is just a trivial official position.

But this is not the case in reality. The county magistrate is the parent official in charge of one party.

How many people depend on the county magistrate for their lives.

This is why Lu Daoming feels pity.

"Brother Daoming, do you want to get the county master's lantern?"

Huang Tinghui said to Lu Daoming.

"Of course I do, but this question is too difficult to solve!"

"I have no connection with that lantern!"

Lu Daoming sighed and said helplessly.

"Brother Daoming, if you want to get that lantern, how about Tinghui get it for you?"

Huang Tinghui said confidently.

"You can get it if you want to. You have to solve the riddle left by the county master first before you can get the lantern!"

"Wait..." Lu Daoming suddenly realized something, and he looked at Huang Tinghui in shock.

Is this the question!

Did he solve such a difficult arithmetic problem?

Lu Daoming's face was full of disbelief, "Brother Tinghui, what do you mean?"

Lu Daoming asked Huang Tinghui in an uncertain tone.

"This question is not difficult!"

"I figured it out just now, otherwise why would Tinghui ask this question?"

Huang Tinghui said to Lu Daoming.

"really?"

"Of course it's true!" Huang Tinghui nodded again.

But at this time, Lu Daoming fell into silence.

After a long while, Lu Daoming finally answered: "Brother Tinghui, it's not that Daoming is pedantic, or that Daoming doesn't know your good intentions."

"It's just that my father once taught Dao Ming that if you don't get something by yourself, even if you get it, you have nothing to show off."

"Now, although Dao Ming likes the lantern in the hands of the county master, he cannot get the lantern in this way."

"Brother Daoming, you should go get this first!"

Although he was a little regretful, Lu Daoming still said to Huang Tinghui.

"This is my husband!" Chen Qiuniang grabbed Lu Daoming's arm and said to Lu Daoming with a smile.

"My husband is right. If you can get that lantern, it will be my husband's business."

"If you can't get it, it's just fate!"

"You can't ignore other things just because you want it."

"Master Huang, since you have solved the problem, go and talk to the county magistrate."

"If you take away the lantern, we will be happy too."

Although Chen Qiuniang always looks carefree, when she encounters a situation like this.

She will still choose to stand beside her husband and speak for her husband.

"Husband, that lantern is very beautiful!"

At this time, the little girl also said something out of nowhere.

Huang Tinghui turned around and pinched the little girl's cheek.

"Lian'er, do you want that lantern?" Huang Tinghui asked the little girl.

He didn't expect that the little girl would want that lantern.

If he had known what the little girl was thinking earlier, he would have kept a lower profile!

Wouldn't it be better to just take it over?
To be continued...