The man surnamed Jin was stumped by the arithmetic problems given by Zhan Feiyu, and looked towards Zhang Xiucai for help.
Useless idiot! Zhang Xiucai looked a little more ferocious, picked up the tea cup and shook it in the corner.
But I saw a twenty-four or five-year-old young man stand up and said humbly and politely: "I also like arithmetic, but I am naturally stupid. I would like to ask Zhan Xiaomengtong to give me some advice on the problem of a single soldier of a general."
The other party kept her attitude low. If Zhan Feiyu didn't say anything, she would look arrogant.
Still in the private room on the second floor, Chong Guang saw Zhan Feiyu's malicious look and immediately became happy, "Master Qi, the fat girl is going to cause trouble."
Yin Wuyan put down the pen in his hand and looked at the numbers he had just calculated in silence. He was proficient in arithmetic, but it took him half a stick of incense to calculate the results, but the little girl opened her mouth and reported the answer.
Chongguang glanced downstairs, rubbed his chin with his fingers and speculated: "The fat girl must have known that Zhang Xiucai was going to use this question to make things difficult for her. She had calculated the answer in advance. This is called being prepared!"
"Master Niu, who is the best at arithmetic in Shangsi County, is still immersed in calculations. How can Zhan Feiyu know the answer?" Doctor Ji retorted contemptuously. Apart from his good skills, Chongguang has no brains.
"Can't the fat girl overhear the answer?" Chongguang replied angrily. The answer must have been overheard or fabricated.
He admitted that the fat girl was smart, but his seventh master was definitely the smartest in the Daqing Dynasty. The seventh master even used a pen to calculate the duration of half a stick of incense, so the fat girl could never be more powerful than the seventh master.
Doctor Ji is not good at arithmetic, but he has a brain and eyes! "After the person named Jin came up with the question, Zhan Feiyu thought for a long time. She must have been doing mental arithmetic at that time!"
"Quiet!" Yin Wuyan said coldly, but Zhan Feiyu downstairs had already spoken.
"Three people walking together are seventy years old, five trees have twenty-one plum blossoms, and the seven children are reunited in the first half of the month. If you divide it by one hundred and five, you will know. If you use this calculation, you will know the answer." After Zhan Feiyu finished speaking, he immediately said: "
Shopkeeper, please give these two pens and paper so that they can calculate more easily."
"You're welcome, Zhan Xiaomeng." The old shopkeeper asked the boy to bring the pen and paper over, and he followed, "I usually have to take care of Leshanju's account books, and I am also somewhat interested in arithmetic. The two of you can calculate
Can Shi Laochan watch?"
Zhan Feiyu smiled like a little wild cat who had succeeded in stealing, and his eyes were so narrow that the old shopkeeper was so bad!
"Haha, I'm also very curious about how this question is calculated. Don't worry, you two, I'll make sure I won't disturb you two!" The round-faced boy stood up and pulled up the classmate who was sitting next to him. "
If there are three of us traveling together, there must be a teacher from me! Come over and study hard!"
Being able to obtain the title of scholar at a young age, the students in the county school are naturally smart. They understood it as soon as they rolled their eyes, and they came to watch in twos and threes.
The man named Jin and the young man were dumbfounded. They looked at the pen and paper in front of them, as if they saw poison that could kill them. Sweat broke out on their foreheads in the winter.
One of them is a businessman who only knows Chinese characters and can calculate accounts, and the other only knows how to recite poems and compose poems, and the level of poetry writing is only fluent. Let them calculate, that is to catch a duck!
"Why haven't you started writing yet?" The round-faced boy was confused at first, but then he seemed to understand, and said in an extremely exaggerated tone: "Are you as good at mental arithmetic as Zhan Xiaomengtong?"
"Master is right, there are indeed people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world!" A classmate on the side nodded in agreement with a serious look.
The man and the young man named Jin turned pale, and their legs were so weak that they could no longer stand.
But Master Niu at Zhao Jiaoyu's table put down his pen.
Zhao Jiaoyu said warmly: "This has been calculated."
"I'm ashamed, but I listened to Zhan Xiaomengtong's reminder." Master Niu stood up and gestured to Zhan Feiyu. Although he was a master and a scholar, when it came to arithmetic, this little girl could definitely be regarded as his teacher.
"Master, you are so complimentary. There are specialties in academia, but I am just interested in arithmetic." Zhan Feiyu said quickly, anyone who has received nine years of compulsory education can solve these arithmetic problems. This compliment made her feel guilty.
The other four candidates and scholars who were calculating also put down their pens and looked at Zhan Feiyu with admiration. If it weren't for her prompts, they really wouldn't have been able to figure out the answer.
"Brother, didn't you just say that you were interested in arithmetic? Why don't you write?" The round-faced boy asked with a smile. At this level, he dared to come to the literary society to act wild and kick the iron plate.
"Wen Min, don't be aggressive!" Master Dou's cold and majestic voice sounded.
The round-faced boy who was warned smiled guiltily, gave Zhan Feiyu a fierce look, and then returned to his seat with his classmates.
The people present were not fools, and they all knew exactly what was going on.
By sunset, the attendees of the cultural gathering left Leshan Residence one after another.
Zhan Feiyu originally planned to leave with Master Lin, but he never thought that Chongguang would come down from upstairs.
Chongguang's face was sullen, with a businesslike attitude, "Zhan Xiaomeng, please stay. My family is here to invite you."
Hey! It is said that the gentleman who likes to come to Leshan Residence for tea?
Everyone who had not left was stunned for a moment, then looked towards Zhongguang with fiery eyes, and then looked up upstairs. The adults who could recommend students to enter the county school or the government school were at least a fourth-rank official! Why didn't I get it?
This lord's favor!
When Zhan Feiyu followed Chongguang upstairs, he didn't show it to everyone, but the villain in his heart was beating his chest. Jealousy makes me ugly...but I am still so jealous.
"Jiaoyu, that lord has been upstairs?" the round-faced boy said blankly.
Precisely because they are scholars who have achieved fame, they know better than others how rare this opportunity is! With the support and care of adults in the future, they will avoid many detours!
Looking at the students with different expressions, Zhao Jiaoyu said in a deep voice: "Don't force anything!"
He didn't know the identity of this gentleman, but when he met with Master Chen before, he only said four words: "It's precious beyond words."
Zhao Jiaoyu then understood that this person's identity was more valuable than what was expected, and he was unwilling to reveal his identity. After all, this was an opportunity that belonged to Zhan Xiaomengtong, and he couldn't force it!
"Fat girl, have you ever enjoyed the feeling of being in the spotlight?" Chongguang walked up the stairs with his back to everyone with a teasing look on his face.
Rolling his eyes, Zhan Feiyu sneered, "A hole will be burned out of my back."
The two words on the back are accentuated!
Uh... Chongguang, who had not recovered from the whiplash on his back, touched his nose with a guilty conscience. Well, the fat girl is just a vengeful person.
Pushing the door open, Zhan Feiyu smiled sweetly at Yin Wuyan, "Brother, you are looking for me..."
Seeing the papers scattered on the table, and then seeing the numbers on them, Zhan Feiyu paused for a moment, feeling a little stiff-faced, and dodges with guilty eyes. The title of prodigy is not worthy of the name...
Yin Wuyan said nothing, glanced at Chongguang and Doctor Ji, and motioned for them to leave.
No! Chongguang is still waiting to see the fun and is very reluctant to give up.
Doctor Ji, who turned to leave, sneered coldly and slapped Chongguang on the back unceremoniously.
After a scream, the private room became calm again.
Looking at Zhan Feiyu, who was worried but had a calm face, Yin Wuyan raised his thin lips into a smile and handed over a black iron token, "If anyone asks in the future, just say that it was me who enlightened you."
The token is no bigger than the palm of a Zhan Fei fish, and on the front are three characters painted with silver hooks and iron: Forbidden Dragon Guard.
Happiness comes so fast! Zhan Feiyu raised his head, his big eyes filled with joy and excitement, and he grinned, showing his small white teeth, "Thank you, big brother, no, thank you, my mentor!"
Earned it! Although the relationship is only a verbal master-disciple relationship, once a teacher is always a father! In the future, in the Daqing Dynasty, she, Zhan Xiaoyu, will be able to walk sideways!
Even though Yin Wuyan had a cold temperament, he was embarrassed by Zhan Feiyu's familiar enthusiasm.
Looking at the fat girl who was beaming with joy, Yin Wuyan could only think of one sentence: kick her nose in the face!
The extremely arrogant Zhan Feiyu took out his handkerchief, wrapped the token solemnly, stuffed it into his arms, and stretched out his fat paws to pat his chest to make sure he wouldn't lose it.
After finishing everything, Zhan Feiyu raised his head and looked at Yin Wuyan, his thick eyebrows flying into his temples, his phoenix eyes cold and bottomless, but it's a pity that this face is too young...
Zhan Feiyu sighed with great regret, master, master... If she were a few years older, she would have decided that she would win Yusheng from now on.
Although he didn't know what she was sighing for, Yin Wuyan knew that it was definitely not a good thing, "Do you know that you are not from the Zhan family?"
"Ah?" Zhan Feiyu blinked blankly, what does this mean?
After a while, after listening to Yin Wuyan's words, Zhan Feiyu lowered his head, his mind a little confused.
She was already able to toddle when she had memories. At that time, she didn't feel that she was not her biological child at all. Her parents didn't talk about it. Even her grandparents were very kind to her in terms of face. Of course, she couldn't be compared with Zhan Dalang.
Changsun Bi.
But Erlang, Sanlang and myself, the three of them were close in age, and their families had a bowl of water. It wasn't until I was about to enter school that the illusion was broken.
"My grandma was nice to me before, was it because she was afraid?" Zhan Feiyu's voice contained no emotion.
She pretends not to notice many things. When there is no conflict of interest, she will naturally muddle along, otherwise she will only make trouble.
Enrolling in a private school was the bottom line that he would never give in to, so he tore up the cloak of harmony at home, but Zhan Feiyu had no regrets.
When Zhan Feiyu was still a baby, Mrs. Zhan wished she could strangle her to death to pay for the life of her grandson who died in vain. But she was even more afraid of being retaliated against. Those two women who seemed kind-hearted actually committed murder.
Mrs. Zhan is really afraid of fatal things.
This emotion tortured her for more than a year, until Zhan Feiyu had the memory of her previous life, and Mrs. Zhan could treat her calmly, and even had another thought.
Although I don’t know why the two women raised her in the Zhan family, if the other party recognizes her again in the future, will the Zhan family who raised Zhan Feiyu have done a great job? At least it will
Compensation for a large sum of money.
Yin Wuyan touched Zhan Feiyu's little head, but there was comfort in his cold voice, "Everything in the world is for profit, you don't need to think too much."
"I know." Zhan Feiyu raised his head and smiled, his eyes still clear and clear, showing neither sadness nor hatred.
After going through his life experience in his mind again, Zhan Feiyu asked: "Brother, she poisoned me with almonds because she was worried that if I left my studies, my leaving in the future would bring trouble to the Zhan family?"
Zhan Feiyu didn't know who her biological parents were and why she was moved to Zhan's family, but there were only two possibilities: one was the fault of her enemies, the other was the fault of her relatives.
If it were an enemy, it would be easier to just strangle a swaddled baby to death.
Of course, if the other party wants to take a long-term view, they definitely don't want to see her change from a humble peasant girl to a talented woman who has read poetry and books, and Mrs. Zhan is also afraid that Zhan Feiyu will become outstanding and anger her enemy.
If it is his so-called family, and he has been ignored for seven years, he probably doesn't want to appear in front of them again after he has fended for himself, so no matter what the reason is, the Zhan family will be safe only after he dies.
Moreover, death from allergies will only be regarded as a sudden illness. If you wait a few more years, your bones will be rotten into slag, and you won't be afraid of being investigated.
…
Why! Seeing that Zhan Feiyu was once again favored by a nobleman, Zhang Tianhao's eyes turned red with jealousy.
Several students from Zhang's private school felt the same way, wishing they could go upstairs instead of Zhan Feiyu.
"Go back!" Zhang Xiucai shouted coldly. He could be said to have lost all his dignity and face at the cultural conference. Not to mention Zhan Feiyu's victory, this was the icing on the cake.
Speaking of hatred, Zhang Xiucai had the intention to kill Zhan Feiyu, but now in the backyard of his Leshan residence, his every word and deed is watched by others.
"Yes, Master." Several students were afraid of Zhang Xiucai's cold face.
After a while, the carriage was pulled out from the backyard, and several people followed Zhang Xiucai and got into the carriage.
"Come up yet!" Looking at Zhang Tianhao who was still struggling, Zhang Xiucai's anger had reached its peak.
Angry and unwilling, Zhang Tianhao kicked the tree trunk next to him. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he saw two people walking over quickly.
"Master Zhang, please wait a moment." Zhan Laoer's face was still sickly pale. After all, he had been stabbed seven times before, and the excessive blood loss had damaged his vitality.
Zhan Dalang lost his arrogance at home and bowed timidly to Zhang Tianhao, "Master Zhang."
"Who are you? Don't block the way, get out of the way!" Zhang Tianhao was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He looked at Zhan Laoer and Zhan Dalang with disdain. Where did these two poor people come from?
Zhan Laoer's expression changed slightly after being scolded. He probably didn't expect that the young master of the scholar's family could be so vulgar.
Zhan Dalang lowered his head, but his eyes were filled with annoyance. This man, like Zhu Peng, was just a good reincarnation. Why should he look down on himself? At the cultural gathering just now, he was killed by Zhan Feiyu.
The girl was pressed to death!
Taking a deep breath, Zhan Lao Er explained his purpose of visit with a smile on his face, "Master Zhang, this is my eldest son Zhan Xiujun. The Zhang family private school is the best private school in Shangsi County. My Xiujun hopes to come to the private school to study and get Zhang Xiucai."
teachings.”
Hearing that the other party's surname was Zhan, Zhang Tianhao's anger exploded and he kicked Zhan's second son, "Get away as far as you can from me. The Zhang family private school will never accept your son. Get out now, otherwise
Don’t blame me for being rude!”
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When Zhan Feiyu returned to the village, he saw little Yao and Ma shouting at the entrance of the courtyard, and many people were surrounding them.
"Sister-in-law, you can't be a heartless person. Xiaoyu has been adopted, but she is also Zhong from Lao Zhan's family. Her mother is sick now. We have to share the money equally among the three houses!" Mr. Ma shouted in a loud voice, involving money, what?
Sister-in-law love is all fake.
Little Yao also had a sullen expression on his face, "Xiaoyu wants to study. If the reputation of being unfilial is spread, I'm afraid it won't be good."
"Sister-in-law, you live in a tile-roofed house, and you have six or seven chickens in the yard. Xiaoyu came back by carriage two days ago. I heard that you brought a lot of good things!" said the first Ma family member who was full of sourness.
For the first time, I felt that Zhan Feiyu's adoption was not a good thing, as all the good things were swallowed up by my sister-in-law.
"I heard that Mrs. Zhan got sick from the big house, but she never said anything, and finally the high fever burned her throat." The woman who was watching explained to the people next to her.
"Didn't he become mute?" Several women looked shocked.
"Doctor Wang said that if you want to be cured, you need to go to a medical clinic. It is estimated that the medical cost will be at least fifty taels, and it may not be cured." Dr. Wang is the barefoot doctor in the village. He can only treat minor problems such as headache, brain fever.
As soon as they heard fifty taels, everyone suddenly understood why little Yao and Ma came here to make a fuss. With so much money, who wouldn't feel hurt if they put it away? What they were most afraid of was that the disease was not cured after spending the money.
An elderly lady sighed and said, "Why are you spending that wasted money? If you can't talk, just say it."
There are no mutes in Jinlin Village, but there are mutes in the two neighboring villages. Silence does not affect work. Besides, Mrs. Zhan is over fifty years old, so the money spent is not worth it.
"The little fish is back." Someone shouted.
Ma hurriedly trotted towards Zhan Feiyu and said impatiently: "Xiaoyu, your father is mad at you for getting sick. You will definitely have to pay for it. If this is given to other people, you will definitely need the money for medical treatment."
Dad goes out alone, not equally."
Mrs. Ma wanted to let Mr. Zhan provide the money alone, but he had already been exterminated. Because he was busy building a wall for the Li family, he refused to cut firewood for the old house. Who knew that Mrs. Zhan was so angry that she became ill again?
You have to be strong, and the Zhan family will not know until you can no longer speak.
After hearing the "causes and consequences", Zhan Feiyu couldn't help but look in the direction of the old house. If he hadn't known that he had been fed mute medicine, Zhan Feiyu would have believed this nonsense.
"That third aunt." Zhan Feiyu looked at Ma, who looked like she was going to fight if she didn't give her any money, "If you haven't become mute, how do you know that you were mad at my ex-father?"
Well……
Ma, who was chattering endlessly, was stunned by the question, and the people around him were also dumbfounded. Yes, it's not that he is mute.
This damn girl is really sharp-tongued! Little Yao glanced at the useless Ma with disgust, and then said angrily: "This is what your father said, you can't speak, but you are not stupid.
She can still nod and shake her head.”
So that’s it! Everyone suddenly realized that they were right. Old man Zhan and old lady Zhan were sleeping on the same bed. They must have known that she was mad at him.
"Xiaoyu, don't worry, you have been adopted." Li put his hand on Zhan Feiyu's shoulder, protected him behind him, and looked at little Yao with cold eyes, "Boss Zhan has been exterminated. If you want money, just ask for it.
He’s going to go! If not, you can sue the officials!”
Boss Zhan, who had been exterminated from his clan, almost left home with only a few clothes. Even though the village was taking care of him, he was still hungry and probably didn't even have ten cents on him.
"Sister-in-law, that's not what you said." Little Yao's face was gloomy, and Ma's face was also filled with anger.
Neither of the sisters-in-law was willing to pay for Mrs. Zhan's medical treatment. Of course, they were jealous of Mrs. Li's current life, so they came to the house to make a fuss and ask for money.
"Can't you withdraw the one hundred and fifty taels of silver that Mr. Zhan has deposited in Jubao Bank?" Li hit the nail on the head.
Everyone thought of this incident and looked at little Yao and Ma with disdain.
Although it was ill-gotten wealth, it was too shameful for the Zhan family to keep the readily available silver and have to ask Li and Xiaoyu for it.
"The money was kept by my mother. She would rather die of illness than spend the money. She wanted to leave the money to her family. The children will have to spend the money to study and get married in the future. But as juniors, we can't watch our mother being sick all the time.
That's when I thought of collecting money privately." Little Yao couldn't help wiping away tears as he talked about his sadness.
Little Yao's cry earned him a lot of sympathy, and this explanation made sense.
If the elderly are reluctant to spend money on medical treatment, this is the kindness of the elders; if the younger generation collects money to treat the elders, this is the filial piety of the younger generation.
Zhan Feiyu held Mrs. Li's hand and said, "I brought something back last time, but it was just books, clothes, and cakes. There was no money."
"Yes, I even helped out at that time." Shanwazi Niang agreed.
At that time, she helped Mr. Li carry the box. There were two boxes, one big and one small. The big one contained clothes, and they were all worn by Zhan Feiyu. The small box contained books.
"The pastry Xiaoyu also gave it to us to try." The aunt next door took over. She had given Li and Xiaoyu ten eggs and a basket of vegetables. Unexpectedly, Li returned a package of exquisite pastries.
When Ma heard this, he became anxious and shouted: "Xiaoyu, you don't have money, why not ask Master Lin to borrow a little, not more, ten taels is enough, and we will collect the rest!"
"Okay, I'll borrow money from my husband tomorrow. Whichever medical clinic you go to for treatment, I will send you ten taels of silver directly." Zhan Feiyu agreed simply.
Before they could rejoice, Mrs. Ma and Mr. Yao had dark faces. They wished they could slap Zhan Feiyu to death. Did this damn girl have a lot of evil intentions?
Mrs. Li laughed, even if she was adopted, the Zhan family had raised Xiaoyu for seven years after all, and these ten taels of silver should be used to buy Xiaoyu a good reputation for filial piety.
In the evening, when every household was having dinner, the news about Mrs. Zhan being mute spread widely, and everyone praised Zhan for being a non-fish and being unfilial.
Muramasa shook his head and said with a smile: "Xiaoyu is a soft-hearted person."
Although he was kind-hearted, he could not be deceived. He sent the money to the medical clinic to put an end to the greed of Zhan's family. In the future, they would use the same reason to force Xiaoyu, at least making the doctors of the medical clinic easier.
The old patriarch said to the eldest son beside him: "Go to Cunzheng tomorrow and ask him to take a look. By the way, you can also warn the Changshun family that adoption and elimination of the clan are not child's play. This time, that's all.
Next time, their whole family will move out of Jinlin Village!"
He asked the exterminated boss Zhan to cut firewood and let the adopted Xiaoyu earn money. The old patriarch gained a deep understanding of the greed of those in the old house.
As for Mrs. Zhan in the old house, she was lying in bed and hadn't even eaten dinner. It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with the money, but she didn't dare!
This time she was just mute due to poison. If she is cured, will she die immediately next time? Old Mrs. Zhan's face was pale, and her body was trembling as she huddled under the quilt.