"Master, something is wrong!" A family member stumbled into the living room, "poof" knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing to Qi Honglie.

Qi Honglie has a lot of worries these days, and he has put on 1,500 taels of silver for nothing, but he didn't even get the hair of the soap formula. The two nursing homes are nowhere to be found, and there is nowhere to talk about the suffering in my heart. looked at this embarrassed family member and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The family member said with a sad face: "Our salt cart has been robbed by the ringing horse. ”

"Huh? Who did it? ”

"The ringing horses said that they were the subordinates of Ji Chao, the 'wind chasing whip' on Ma Qi Mountain. They said that the lord did not preach the rules of the Tao, and that black ate black. This time it's a warning. Those ringing horses killed ten of our family members and four of our fellows, leaving me to come back and send you a message. ”

'Chasing the Wind Whip' Ji Chao? Am I black and black? your fart! Qi Honglie got up violently and shouted, and then asked, "What else did they say?" Where were you robbed? ”

"Nothing else was said. Just past the Sawtooth Mountain, he was robbed. ”

"How many cars have been hijacked?"

"All eight carts have been hijacked!" The family said with a sad face.

When Qi Honglie heard this, his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted. Eight carts, 10,000 catties of salt, and 2,000 taels of silver! He sat down on the chair in a decadent manner, waved his hand weakly, and said to the housekeeper, "Get out!" Call the eldest young master and the second young master back. ”

After a while, Qi Yujia and Qi Yuye returned home, Qi Honglie told him what had just happened, and the father and son began to discuss.

First of all, Qi Yuye said: "This whole thing is very strange, obviously we asked them to go out, and they paid a lot of money. On the contrary, we formed a bond with them in a daze. I see that this matter is inseparable from that bull second egg. ”

"That's right, the whole thing is Niu Erdan and Xie Er's contact. Now that both of them are gone, it is indeed suspicious. Qi Honglie asked.

"I think there are three possibilities for this matter, the first possibility is that Niu Erdan and Xie Er colluded with other ringing horses, black eats black, and then blames us. The second possibility is that Niu Erdan and Xie Er colluded with the He family to rob the He family's nursing home on the way back that night, and then blame us. The third situation is that our side reveals the news, and after letting the He family know, they will plan it and then blame us. ”

Qi Yujia said: "The second possibility is not very likely, after the theft in the He family's workshop, they reported the case the next day, saying that the raw materials in the warehouse were lost, and more than 1,200 taels of silver were also lost at the same time. At that time, the official was sent to investigate, and it is said that when recruiting the family, Niu Erdan was reprimanded by the He family for trying to use the knife, and directly let him get out. The He family suspected that Niu Erdan had done it. This matter is consistent with what Niu Erdan said when he came to our house. The officials have also investigated, and it is indeed true, from this point of view, it is unlikely that Niu Erdan and the He family colluded. ”

Qi Yuye continued: "In this case, as long as you find Niu Erdan or Xie Erzhong, this matter can be revealed. ”

"What if it comes out? The key is to form a beam with the ringing horses of Ma Qi Mountain, this beam can't be untied, and we will always be remembered by these ringing horses. If you don't get it right, it will also expose our collusion with Ma Qi Mountain. Qi Yujia said.

"Yu family, how do you think this is good?" When Qi Honglie heard Da'er say this, he also felt that it made sense, and couldn't help but say anxiously.

"I think, no matter what, we have to get rid of these ringing horses, and then everything will be over. Last time, I told my father that the new governor was originally the magistrate of Yanjin County, Henan, and he was promoted to the magistrate of Juzhou for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits and robbers. If we wait for him to arrive and know about this matter, we will definitely order the officials to arrest him, and we will send a nursing home to help one or two, which will not only have a good impression on the new governor, but also handle our affairs, isn't it the best of both worlds. ”

Qi Honglie and Qi Yuye, father and son, repeatedly called this plan feasible. Qi Yuye said: "The eldest brother has gone through all these years of experience in the yamen, and he is really mature and spicy, and I am ashamed of myself as the second brother." ”

Qi Honglie added: "This matter can be said. But words like 'black eats black, and don't obey the rules of the road' must not be exposed. Let the housekeeper who came back from the salt works keep his mouth tight, and say what should be said, and never say what should not be said. and let Yuwang also be more restrained, and no longer cause trouble. Our Qi family is now going to pretend to be a sufferer who was robbed by the sound horse, and everything will wait for Lord Zhizhou to take office. ”

He Shaoyun and a few of them saw that Wang Dejin was already moved, but for the sake of face, it was not good to agree immediately. So after Wang Dejin returned from his house, he asked someone to clean up a courtyard he had bought before. This yard was originally used as a soap workshop, but when the soap workshop was walked, the yard was empty.

At the same time that Qi Honglie's father and son were discussing how to deal with the ringing horses on Ma Qi Mountain. Hejia Village ushered in the family of Mr. Wang Dejin, who had been away for more than two months.

As soon as Wang Dejin settled down in the He family's old house, He Shaoyun, He Zhiyuan, and Zhou Fuliu came to visit.

After being polite, after everyone sat down, He Shaoyun first introduced Zhou Fuliu to Wang Dejin, and said: "This is the daughter of the rich businessman Zhou Boss in Qingzhou, she is talented and intelligent, she has been studying since childhood, although she is a woman, but her knowledge is no less than that of our children. Now it is the tent of the soap factory, and during the time you are not in the school hall, she and Zhiyuan will temporarily lead the children to study. ”

Zhou Fuliu went forward and said a blessing to Wang Dejin. Wang Dejin hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Miss Zhou, young and beautiful, and so talented, it is really rare in the world, women are not allowed to have eyebrows." ”

He Zhiyuan then said: "Teacher, Miss Zhou not only reads well, but also paints well, and the illustrations in the book "Mathematics" I gave you last time were drawn by Miss Zhou. ”

"The pictures in that book are vivid, and I'm still wondering when Zhiyuan's paintings grew so fast, it turned out to be Miss Zhou's ghostwriting, Miss Zhou is really versatile." Wang Dejin praised, and then said: "I have read that book of "Mathematics" and children's learning, especially children are simply obsessed, and they read it late at night for many days. The numbers in that book are indeed much more subtle than traditional arithmetic. This method of counting and arithmetic is also simple and easy to understand, and it has great merit. I heard that you started teaching math to students in the academy? ”

"Yes, they are very interested and willing to learn, and it is also very helpful for the study of scriptures, and the parents and elders in this village are also very supportive."

"Well, good! I also support students in learning about it. This Arabic mathematics is indeed unique, it is easier to understand than the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and it will be much more convenient if my Ming students can use this method of arithmetic in the future. ”

"Teacher Takami!" He Zhiyuan was always worried that the teacher would not agree to give the students a math class, so he prepared a lot of rhetoric in his mind, thinking about how to persuade the teacher, but he didn't expect that a word would be useless. I thought the teacher was a stubborn and pedantic person, but I didn't expect the teacher to be so open-minded and far-sighted, and it seems that I still don't know much about the teacher!

Just as they were talking, Wang Zhixue stood outside the door and beckoned to He Zhiyuan. When Wang Dejin saw him like this, he shouted: "Zhixue, you have something to come in and say, stand outside the door and wave, and don't give courtesy to guests, no etiquette, what kind of manners do you have?!" ”

Wang Zhixue had no choice but to come in and greet the guests one by one, and then said to He Zhiyuan: "That...... Third Young Master Zhi ......., oh, no"

He Zhiyuan saw that he was so embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Senior brother, my teacher and I are like father and son, and we can be commensurate with brothers, so there is no need to be so polite." ”

Wang Zhixue then said: "Brother Zhiyuan, I heard from the people in the village that you will be given a strange book in your dream, and in the future, you will not only teach "Mathematics", but also "Physics", "Chemistry" and other books. I read your book "Mathematics" and was fascinated by the content of the book, can I borrow another book to read it? ”

"Senior brother, have you finished reading this "Mathematics"?" Ho Zhiyuan was surprised that this book contained all the contents of the later primary school mathematics textbooks. Even if he were an adult, he would not have read it in such a short time without being exposed to mathematics.

"I've read it and I've read it. The content of this book is too shallow, I think there should be more profound content in this "Mathematics", I wonder if Brother Zhiyuan can borrow it and read it? ”

"Even more esoteric than this "Mathematics" are "Elementary Algebra" and "Preliminary Geometry", but they are still only manuscripts and have not been published. As for the "Physics" and "Chemistry" you mentioned, they only wrote some manuscripts and did not publish them. ”

"Can you lend me these manuscripts?" Wang Zhixue said eagerly.

"Yes, in my study. If you want to see it, go back with me in a while, and I'll show it to you. ”

"Brother Zhiyuan, can I go and read it myself, I promise not to mess up the manuscript."

"Don't be rude!" Wang Dejin shouted.

"Teacher, please don't reprimand the senior brother." He Zhiyuan turned to Wang Zhixue and said: "Senior brother go to my house, find the maid Yueji, and let her find it for you." ”

"Good, good! Brother Xie Zhiyuan! After speaking, he got up, bowed his hand to everyone, and left quickly.

After Wang Zhixue left, Wang Dejin said apologetically: "I have been outside all these years, neglecting discipline, children have no form, and I don't understand people, which makes you laugh." ”

He Shaoyun hurriedly said: "Ling Lang has a frank temperament, and he is so studious, he will definitely be able to make a big difference in the future." ”

"Hey, what can he do, he is twenty years old this year, and he is still a child. Being able to take the middle school entrance examination is his greatest creation. ”

"There is no need to worry about the teacher, the senior brother likes mathematics so much, he will definitely have a deep attainment in this area in the future, maybe he will become everyone in the future." He Zhiyuan is not comforting the teacher, he is telling the truth. He saw that Wang Zhixue was so obsessed with mathematics, and it could be said that he was thirsty for knowledge, and he knew that he was better than Li Huaicai. This was exactly what he would have used in the future, otherwise he would not have let him look through his manuscript.

"But that's the case, just now I talked about the problem of "Mathematics", now the key is that this gentleman who understands mathematics is not easy to find, and in the future, the scale of the school will be large, and it will be impossible to let Zhiyuan teach every day."

He Shaoyun hurriedly said, "Sir, we are here today to discuss this matter. ”

Then He Shaoyun explained how to recruit Mr. and how to train Mr. "Mathematics" before the start of school with Wang Dejin.

Then the crowd began to discuss with each other.

At this moment, Wang Zhixue walked over with a stack of manuscripts, knelt down in front of He Zhiyuan when he entered the door, and said sincerely: "Master, you accept me as an apprentice!" ”