Zong Xiu was very satisfied with Wei Shuyu's reaction.

As a new arithmetic assistant, if you don't show your skills, how can you convince the public.

Qin Huaidao, Changsun Chong, Du Gou, Fang Yiai, and Chai Lingwu were all shocked.

Whether the answer is correct or not, there is no need to ask anymore, it can be seen from Wei Shuyu's expression - Zong Xiu is right!

Kong Yingda, who was standing outside the pavilion, also showed a surprised expression, and his eyes when he looked at Zong Xiu changed.

As one of the great Confucians of the world and a descendant of the Confucian family, Kong Yingda is not a jealous person.

On the contrary, he cherishes his talents.

Kong Yingda originally thought that Zong Xiu was just a lucky person, but because of various coincidences, he caught up with the good time, and was allowed by His Majesty to enter the Guozijian and serve as an assistant teacher.

Now it seems that I was wrong.

Kong Yingda straightened his official robe, intending to appear in person to ease the relationship between the two sides. didn't wait to raise his feet, but he heard Zong Xiu shouting: "Is there anyone else who wants to ask questions?" ”

Chai Lingwu, Fang Yiai, Changsun Chong, Qin Huaidao, Du Gou, and Wei Shuyu were silent.

Zong Xiu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I'll give you a question, if you can solve the answer in a stick of incense, I will be judged next month." ”

"Really?" Chai Lingwu's eyes lit up.

Fang Yiai also said: "This is true? ”

Zong Xiu said: "Naturally, it's true. ”

"Good! Then you have the question. ”

Chai Lingwu and Fang Yiai and Eldest Sun Chong glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: No matter how difficult it is for you to come out, the six of us will not be able to solve it if we count it together?

Kong Yingda, who was about to come in outside the pavilion, withdrew his right foot and stood back in place, he also wanted to see what kind of question Zong Xiu would have.

In the pavilion, Zong Xiu pulled out the Taishi chair and sat down, his eyes looked around everyone, and finally landed on Chai Lingwu.

"I heard that the Chai family is rich and rivals the country, and Chai Gongzi must have a deep understanding of the way of settling accounts."

Chai Lingwu looked arrogant: "I learned accounts at the age of six. ”

"Okay, then I'll have a question about money. It's too difficult, I'm afraid I'll kill you. ”

"You ......"

Seeing that Zong Xiu deliberately squeezed himself, Chai Lingwu was furious.

Zong Xiu has already said aloud: "If you earn one penny on the first day, two pennies on the second day, four pennies on the third day, and so on, the amount of money on the next day is twice as much as the previous day, ask how much money you have earned in total after a year." ”

After hearing this, Chai Lingwu said disdainfully: "What's the difficulty of a small account of a few pennies?" ”

"Hehe, if it's a few pennies, you can calculate it first."

Zong Xiu smirked.

This is the only equal proportional sum in later generations, and he also deliberately made it bad, and directly asked the six people to count all the money in 365 days.

Chai Lingwu beckoned: "Take the calculation!" ”

The scholar behind him hurriedly handed over the purple ribbon.

Fang Yiai, Wei Shuyu, Qin Huaidao, Du Gou, and Changsun Chong also called the scholars one after another, put out their calculations, and began to calculate.

The calculation chips taken out by several people were small sticks of equal length, hundreds of them, about half a foot long.

It was the first time for Zong Xiu to see the calculation chips, and he couldn't help but cast a curious gaze.

Outside the pavilion, Kong Yingda frowned.

Zong Xiu's question, he vaguely felt that there was some kind of law in it, but he couldn't catch it. If you want to calculate it yourself, you have no money in hand, so you can only do it in a hurry.

Time passed minute by minute, and the six small princes were still able to calmly place the chips at first, but even the scholars shouted later, all of them sweating profusely.

Zong Xiu saw that everyone was serious, and he couldn't urge, so he leaned over the book case directly and dozed off.

After all, what he wants is to be powerful, not to make enemies.

And I didn't sleep all night last night, so I'm going to be sleepy.

Chai Lingwu and the others calculated anxiously, and from time to time they peeked at the book case and dozed off in Zongxiu.

Now they are like students in the exams of later generations, for fear that before the questions are finished, the teacher will shout to hand in the papers.

Kong Yingda is very satisfied with this result.

How good, the children who couldn't stay in the arithmetic school for a moment, and still started with the master at every turn, can now do their studies with peace of mind, a good thing.

A stick of incense passed......

An hour passed......

Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, the small princes who used to be flying and domineering were still honestly sitting on their respective bookcases, calculating wildly.

Kong Yingda saw that it was not early, and everyone had not yet figured out the answer, so it was expected that if they continued to calculate, they would not be able to figure out any tricks, so he chuckled lightly and walked in.

"Ahem."

Kong Yingda coughed lightly twice, and the six small princes raised their heads.

"Kong Saijiu, why are you here?"

Chai Lingwu is irritable now, after all, settling accounts used to be what he was best at, and now he hasn't calculated the results for two hours, so he is naturally upset.

Kong Yingda smiled, he was here to make peace.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's count it as a bargain."

Fang Yiai was furious: "What do you mean by this, do you think we can't figure it out?" ”

Wei Shuyu and Qin Huaidao sat together and muttered quietly.

"I can't figure it out anyway."

"It's too hard, I can't figure it out."

Kong Yingda shook his head and said, "No, no, I believe that with the ability of your sons, it is only a matter of time to calculate this question." And ......"

Kong Yingda sold a pass, pointed to Zong Xiu, who was still sleeping on the bookcase, and said: "However, the way of learning is the way to find rules." I believe that the assistant professor will not deliberately come up with a time-consuming question to deliberately test you. ”

"Confucius sacrificial wine, but find out the pattern?"

Eldest Sun Chong asked.

Kong Yingda smiled mysteriously: "This question was created by the sect's assistant professor, and I can't overstep the line and answer it for him." Instead of asking me, why don't you wake up the sect assistant and ask for myself. ”

In the worried eyes of the six small princes, Kong Yingda walked to the side of the bookcase, gently patted Zong Xiu's shoulder, and called: "Sect Assistant Professor, wake up!" ”

"Wake up, Assistant Sect."

Zong Xiu rubbed his eyes and looked up sleepily: "It's a dream again, I'll sleep again." ”

Zong Xiu hadn't yet adapted to the fact of crossing over, thinking that he was dreaming, and leaned over to fall asleep again.

Kong Yingda was speechless, so he knocked on the table: "Assistant Sect, get up!" ”

The sound of percussion was piercing, and Zong Xiu reacted at this time.

Damn, Chai Lingwu and I are fighting arithmetic, why did you fall asleep.

Zong Xiu, who came to his senses, saw Kong Yingda standing beside him, and hurriedly got up: "I've seen Lord Sacrificial Wine." ”

Kong Yingda thought that Zong Xiu was a talented person, and his attitude was much better, and he said with a smile: "Zong Assistant doesn't need to be polite, your students are still waiting for you." ”

Zong Xiu looked at the sky and saw that it was already afternoon, so he turned his head and said to Chai Lingwu and the others: "How, have you figured out the answer?" ”

It's okay not to ask this, but as soon as he asked, Chai Lingwu's face changed, and he turned pale.

Qin Huaidao looked ashamed, got up and hugged his fists.

"Master, I thought that you had an empty reputation like those arithmetic assistants, and you had no ink on your chest, so you are making things difficult everywhere, please forgive me for the offense. After today's competition, Qin was very impressed. ”

Zong Xiu pursed his lips: "I said a bunch of useless things, but I didn't solve it?" ”

Qin Huaidao's old face turned red, and he bowed his head and said nothing.

Wei Shuyu got up and made a disciple salute, and said: "Master's talent, I will bow to him, and I hope that Master will carefully teach me the way of arithmetic from now on, regardless of past suspicions." ”

The eldest grandson Chong, Fang Yiai, and Du Gou also got up one after another, each took the disciple salute, and called out "Master" in unison.

Kong Yingda whispered: "Sect assistant, their nature is not bad, but they lack a master who can suppress them in learning. Now that you have defeated their pride, you should do it in moderation. ”

Zong Xiu was unmoved, he was intent on standing up and retracting his heart, how could he stop because of three or two good words.

After Zong Xiu looked around at everyone, his eyes fell on Chai Lingwu, who was still sitting still, and said, "What about you?" Will you now recognize me as a Master? ”