Chapter 161: Li Shanlan

Ye Tan had just come out of the blue pupil space, and was thinking about how to transfer the mechanical equipment inside. At this time, Bai Xueyan came over and knocked on her door, "Instructor, there is a person named Li Shanlan who is asking to see her outside." He waited there for a long time, and our brother couldn't get away. ”

"Li Shanlan?"

This person, Ye Tan, suddenly remembered. He seems to be a mathematician, astronomer, mechanic, and translator. In his previous life, Ye Tan saw this name on the title page of "Geometric Originals". At that time, Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci only translated the first 6 volumes, and the last 9 volumes were jointly translated by Li Shanlan and several missionaries such as the Englishman Wei Li. Words such as algebra, functions, equations, differentiation, integrals, series, plants, cells, and so on were all created by him. "Botany", "Algebra", "Algebra Calculus", etc., are the originators of modern Chinese mathematics education in later generations. Ye Tan knew that Li Shanlan was now working at Mohai Library, and later joined Tongwen Library as the chief teacher. Famous scholars such as Hua Yufang, Xia Luanxiang, and Xu Shou are all his close friends.

"Hehe, I was about to go to the Mohai Library to invite you, and you sent it to the door yourself. It's good that it saved me a lot of effort. Ye Tan finished thinking, and then said in a few serious words: "This person is a very great mathematician. Well, I'll greet you personally. You go to the kitchen and instruct someone to prepare tea, pastries, and fruits. ”

Getting off the battleship Puhai, Ye Tan enthusiastically stretched out his right hand to Li Shanlan from afar, making a look of preparing to shake hands.

Li Shanlan, who was still on the battleship Puhai, suddenly saw the master greet him so warmly, not as a gift, but as a Western-style handshake ceremony, which made Li Shanlan's eyelids jump a little. In his heart, Ye Tan immediately had a general judgment.

"Li Shanlan's predecessors visited, and the people below were rude, so please forgive Mr. Li."

"It is rumored that the chief instructor is a young talent, but now that I see it, the rumors are true!"

Li Shanlan responded enthusiastically, shook hands with Ye Tan vigorously, and said with a smile.

The face-to-face contact gave Ye Tan an intuitive comparison. In the photo materials of later generations, Li Shanlan is just a bad old man with a beard. Now it looks like he's in the prime of life. Although he was wearing a gray cotton robe, his face was a little pale and weak from staying up late at work, but he was in good spirits. Maybe it's because I saw the battleship Urakai up close.

"Mr. Li, please first."

Ye Tan staggered aside, his palm pointed in the direction of the iron ladder, and said enthusiastically and gentlemanly.

Regarding Ye Tan's invitation, Li Shanlan's face was only a moment of surprise, and then it returned to its original state. He nodded to Ye Tan, and then suspiciously got on the Puhai battleship side by side with Ye Tan.

The attraction of the battleship Puhai to Li Shanlan made Li Shanlan's eyes almost impossible to take off, and even a little rude. He looked around, carefully observing the equipment on the battleship Puhai.

Although he didn't know how to make it, he benefited greatly from just an observation, the wide decks of the battleship, the huge guns, and the guns he couldn't name!

Of course, Ye Tan knew that a studious person like Li Shanlan would inevitably take this opportunity to observe.

At this time, Ye Tan's heart moved, and he immediately thought of the information sent back by the Dragon Tooth agent. Thinking of Li Shanlan's current work and the people he works with, as well as his background, I know that Li Shanlan's intention to come this time is not so simple. Maybe foreigners are indispensable here.

However, for Li Shanlan, a scholar who focuses on translation and mathematics, Ye Tan feels that the other party is a more enlightened person who can be trusted by himself.

"Mr. Chief Instructor, don't you think it's strange that I'm coming to visit unexpectedly?"

Li Shanlan deserves to be Li Shanlan, and after taking care of her mind for a while, she said generously.

Ye Tan shook his head, "In view of the person Mr. Li is working with, I guess it's good, it's a foreigner who came over to you." The purpose was to find out the equipment of the battleship Urami. ”

Li Shanlan looked at the east from afar, facing the sea, and her eyes became deep in an instant, "Mr. Chief Instructor is really like a god." It's one thing for foreigners to wander around, but I actually want to come up and have a look. It is a blessing for the Chinese that we Chinese have such an artifact! Although I have a relationship with foreigners, I don't completely agree with what foreigners do. Fortunately, Mr. Chief Instructor has stepped forward to defeat the arrogance of foreigners and thwart their ambitions. ”

Ye Tan waved his hand, and said in a vicissitudes of tone: "Mr. Li Miao praised." As a Chinese with the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang, no matter where he goes, he will never forget his roots. I just did what a Chinese person should do. ”

Speaking of this, Ye Tan paused, "Mr. Li, in fact, I admire you very much. Your obscure translation of mathematical works is an immortal feat for the benefit of millions of future generations. ”

"As Mr. Chief Instructor said, I, Li, have just done something that a Chinese should do. I'm far worse than you. ”

Li Shanlan sighed slightly and said with a wry smile.

"Mr. Li, I'm young, but I can't stand your killing. Let's stop flattering each other, here, please. ”

Ye Tan said as he led Li Shanlan to the tea table.

The two sat down. Ye Tan first washed his hands and wiped them dry, then lifted the steaming purple sand kettle on the induction cooker, poured the boiling water into the tea set on the side, washed it, and then picked up the appropriate tea leaves with bamboo clips and put them in. Wait for the water temperature to drop to about 85 degrees, and pour it into the white blue and white tea cup where the Longjing tea leaves are placed again.

Li Shanlan carefully watched Ye Tan's melodious and skillful tea-making action, full of an indescribable charm, and nodded imperceptibly.

"Mr. Li, this is Longjing tea from West Lake, you can taste it."

Ye Tan picked up the teacup and put it in front of Li Shanlan, and said with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Just now, Ye Tan quietly added a drop of space spirit spring, and the effect of this tea brewing water is dwarfed even by the West Lake Tiger Run Spring Water.

Li Shanlan first took the lid of the cup, gently stirred the tea leaves, and let it continue to tumble and soak, and then took a sip gently. The bittersweet alternate, mellow and long flavor made him instantly surprised. Then he quickly gathered his mind, closed his eyes, and slowly swallowed it into his throat. At first glance, you can tell that it is a very experienced person who enjoys the process of tasting tea.

Li Shanlan slowly opened her eyes, the tip of her tongue slowly smashed, the aftertaste was long, and her whole body was full of Tai, like a hot current swimming in her body, and then she praised from the bottom of her heart: "Good tea!" ”

After speaking, he picked up the teacup again and took a sip gently. Slightly more than the first time. Fu closed his eyes again, stirred the tip of his tongue, and slowly swallowed it into his throat.

"Good tea! Better than all the teas I've ever had before! Even the tea brewed by Hupao Spring is not as good as yours. ”

Li Shanlan said as she spoke, but it was Ye Tan's skill in making tea, which seemed to have the meaning of throwing five bodies to the ground. Then I took another big sip and tasted the taste before swallowing it into my stomach.

After speaking, Li Shanlan was no longer polite to Ye Tan, picked up the purple sand kettle from the induction cooker, and refilled the tea cup with water.

After tasting four or five cups of Longjing tea, Li Shanlan put down the teacup for a long time, and said comfortably: "Mr. Chief Instructor, thank you very much for your good tea hospitality." I believe that this is the best tea I have ever had in my life. I feel that the fatigue of this body seems to have disappeared. ”

Ye Tan didn't answer, but pushed the fruit platter cut into pieces in front of Li Shanlan, "Mr. Li, this is the fruit I planted with my own hands, you can taste it." ”

Li Shanlan looked at the platter, there were mangoes, apples, red grapes, oranges, watermelons, cantaloupe, lychees, peaches, and red cherries, but her heart was instantly stagnant, and her heart quickly moved: "In this winter, there are watermelons, lychees, peaches, red cherries, cantaloupe, and mangoes?" ”