Chapter 10 Math and Bagu are not at all compatible
In the room, Zhang Shouzheng looked at the two noisy teenagers with a smile. Normally, he would have used a pointer to maintain order in the classroom, but at this moment, he did not stop these two happy peasants from being burdened by the burden of life.
They had been under pressure for a long time and rarely smiled, but now they looked like they were sixteen years old.
That's right, the two people in the room at this moment are both from farm families and are actually the same age as him.
His uncle worked as a pawnbroker in the Yamen House of Shuntian Prefecture. Deng Xiaoai, who was considered a well-connected person, was nicknamed Deng Xiaodai and grew up in the village.
The ancestors of the Deng family have been farmers for generations, and their own land is only ten acres. The family is too large to make ends meet, so they are also tenants of the Zhang family. Of course, Zhang Shou now knows that the Deng family should be regarded as tenants of Zhao Guogong's family.
Seeing the two of them laughing and joking, he suddenly felt something. When he looked sideways, he found that Ah Liu had appeared at the door of the room at some unknown time. This kid was also so elusive in the past, so he just thought there was something going on at home and left him immediately.
Everyone came to the door.
"She just left."
With such three simple words, another person would definitely be confused, but Zhang Shou had been getting along with people for three years, and he finally understood roughly that Ah Liu was probably talking about the eldest lady.
However, he quickly deduced from Zhu Ying's temper that the so-called departure should not be a return to Zhao Guogong's mansion in the capital, but that she had just been here and suddenly left again.
Thinking of what was being celebrated in the room just now, he thought about it carefully and understood it. Even though he didn't take it seriously, he smiled and said, "Of course a rich young lady can't understand that a country farmer's son was admitted to a low-class elementary school.
What's there to be happy about? Let her think what she wants. I didn't ask her to stay in the country anyway. You can catch up with her quietly to prevent her from getting into any trouble."
When Ah Liu nodded, he turned around and left without saying a word. Zhang Shou, who had become accustomed to this silent servant, turned back, but then he remembered that Zhu Gongquan had revealed something before - apart from the farm house, the Zhang family
Even the servants were given by Duke Zhao.
But looking at Ah Liu's behavior just now, it seems that he doesn't regard Zhu Ying, the real eldest lady, more seriously than him?
Zhang Shou has never doubted the integrity of his three servants. Although there was an illness that caused time travel, Wu, whose husband is unknown, and his father, who is unknown, have lived peacefully and steadily in this country until now.
The servant was very helpful.
Therefore, he quickly put aside this question and returned to several students of about the same age.
The two teenagers in the room didn't even notice what he was talking to Ah Liu. When Deng Xiaodai saw Zhang Shou coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Little sir, my parents said they would serve wine in the next two days to thank you."
!Besides, you used to support my family a lot in order to let me study with you. I will definitely pay it back tomorrow!"
"Let's not talk about repaying the money for now. It's not money after all. I'm just supplementing you with some food and meat."
"Young man, what you said is wrong!" Now that he could get the nickname Xiaodai, Deng Xiaodai was not only smart but also a bit pedantic. He shook his head like a rattle, "My uncle has three sons at home, if I hadn't followed him
My husband has learned arithmetic, reading and writing, and has developed pretty good calligraphy skills, and can handle documents. How can he get the opportunity to take the Imperial History Examination beyond them? What's more..."
He raised his head, with pride on his face: "In this year's civil service examination, there are several questions that the primary school teacher once taught. One is to use a bowl to know the monk, but it is slightly different from the original question of the primary school teacher. It is four
One monk has a bowl of rice, five monks have one bowl of soup, a total of 297 bowls. How many monks are there in total?"
"In addition to this question, there is also a question about the length of kudzu vines wrapped around a dead tree five times. The dead tree is four feet high and six feet in circumference. There is also a question about the length of kudzu vines. There is also a question from Han Xin. There are two people who count three or three, and four who count five or five.
People, count the remaining five people, and ask how many people are at least.
After I appeared on the stage, I found countless people sighing and sighing, and almost no one could answer it, but I was confident that I got the answer right! Therefore, I have been eating and studying these years, and now I have passed the official examination and passed the imperial examination, so naturally I should study hard
Pay back the little sir!"
Zhang Shou suddenly burst into laughter. This kind of arithmetic problem would only be at the level of elementary school students in later generations. It might not even be included in the Mathematical Olympiad problems, but now it is considered a top-notch problem. Seeing Qi Liang doing rapid mental calculations, he reported it in a short time.
He couldn't help but nodded at the correct answer, and at the same time he was quite curious about the person who asked the question.
Although it is an official examination, it is really rare to meet an official who poses mathematical problems to the candidates!
However, facing the two people who were overly excited, he had to pour cold water on them: "Xiao Dai, you are congratulated for being admitted to the imperial examination, but you can't slack off. There are so many petty officials in Shuntian Prefecture, and you are a newcomer.
Even if you have an uncle to help you, you will be easily stepped on. You have to work hard to learn your skills and learn how to communicate with others."
"You also said that the girl you want to marry is Xiaojiabiyu. In the play, the virtuous wife supports the poor scholar. After winning the gold medal, the scholar finds a new love and makes a wife without any regrets, but that is all made up.
! Even if you have to go to school and be supported by a woman, do you want to be a decent man? If you really like her, you should let her shine and be proud of you."
Having said this, Zhang Shou looked at the thin young man Qi Liang beside him. If you didn't mention his age, no one would be able to tell. Qi Liang was even one year older than him, but he was severely stunted in the past.
"As for Xiao Qi, if you want to take the scholar examination, I can only help you so much. The old man who quietly taught me in the past taught me the Four Books and Five Classics so that I can memorize them. Mathematics... well, even arithmetic, I can learn it.
I have a lot of experience. But when it comes to things like Shi Wen, he knows me, but I don’t know him. Just like the official examination and the Tongsheng examination are completely different, mathematics and stereotyped writing really don’t go together at all!"
Phew——
Hearing such a crisp laughter, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Of course he could tell that the laughter belonged to Zhu Ying, but didn't Ah Liu say that the eldest lady had already left?
However, the two people in the room only thought it was another urchin from the village who was eavesdropping outside, and didn't pay attention to it.
Qi Liang smiled bitterly and said: "Shi Wen is indeed too difficult. My father has been a child student all his life. He has taught me Shi Wen since I was very young. But he can't learn the four books of his own. He only has a thorough understanding of those formats.
What’s the use?”
Zhang Shou couldn't help but sigh to himself. Today's Ming Dynasty is different from the Ming Dynasty in history. However, things like Shi Wen are still a stepping stone for the imperial examination. He doesn't know what happened to a certain founding ancestor.
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"What's more, what he left to me after his death was a pile of debts and a pile of nearly ruined articles. If it hadn't been for Mr. Xiao, I might have been forced to death by my creditors long ago. How could I still study and pass the county level?
Try? Really, I am already very grateful..."
Zhang Shou interrupted Qi Liang before he could finish his grateful words: "The fact that you can pass the county examination is due to your family background and has nothing to do with me. The government examination is difficult. Xiaodai, since you have been admitted to Shuntian Prefecture
I am the official history officer, so you can help Xiao Qi to inquire about it and see if you can show his articles to any good teacher. If you are lucky enough to exchange letters and cannot teach in person, you can teach by correspondence."
"Okay!" Deng Xiaodai agreed, "Brothers, don't worry, Xiao Qi, I will visit you with all my heart!"
Before the overjoyed Qi Liang could thank him again, Zhang Shou changed the subject.
"By the way, little Dai, you are entering a household this time, right? If you can check the household registration information in the capital, can you do me a favor and check the marriage certificates of the children of the noble families in the capital? I remember my mother mentioned that this dynasty
According to the system, the marriage certificate must be reported to the Yamen. A capable relative of mine in the capital claimed to have found a good match for me among the top nobles, which scared me so much that I couldn't even sleep."
Outside the door, Zhu Ying had left long ago and returned. She was originally secretly annoyed that Zhang Shou had clearly heard her laughter but still didn't seem to hear it. It wasn't until she heard these last words that she suddenly realized.
Zhang Shou taught a young man to become a clerk in the Shuntian government office. It must have been to find out about his life experience! Now for her sake, he didn't even bother to check up on his own life experience, but first went to find out about their engagement.
But, what does it mean to claim to have found a good marriage? I'm so scared that I can't even sleep! I'm so angry. Is she a scourge?