Zhou Xiaocao had no choice but to explain to him: "It's like a thing, when it's cold, it's short; When it's hot, it's long! ”

Before the myopic eye could speak, one of the onlookers had already shouted: "I know what you are talking about!" You're talking about what every man has, sometimes it's long, sometimes it's short haha, it's long when it's hot, it's short when it's cold"

Zhou Xiaocao admired the imagination of this audience, although his answer was far from the topic.

Zhou Xiaocao said: "Definitely! I'm talking about common objects, like wood, like iron. ”

At this time, another person said, "It's still not right! You make a bowl of water, and after it freezes into ice, it grows out of the bowl, which is obviously cold and grows! ”

"Ugh"

Zhou Xiaocao was completely defeated by them, it seems that the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction does not make sense, so he has to find another way.

"Well, this gentleman, I can put it another way. If there is a stove in the house, will the person who is near the stove feel warm, or will the person who is far away feel warm? ”

The short-sighted eye said: "Of course it is close to the warmth!" ”

One of the bystanders said, "That's right! According to this gentleman, those who are near the stove grow taller! ”

As soon as he said this, it caused laughter in the hall, which made Zhou Xiaocao extremely depressed. This is very strange, why when I was in school, I thought it was right to learn everything, as long as it was said in the book, it must be right, unquestionable. But why is it that when I tell others, no one believes me? First of all, Simon En's little girl, you tell her a story about Cinderella, she can find a lot of faults; It's the same this time, you said to tell them about the simple truth of thermal expansion and cold contraction, why is it so difficult! Now, Zhou Xiaocao completely understands why the teacher is called the "engineer of the human soul". Sure enough! I believe in the textbooks, isn't it all ruined by these "engineers"?

Regarding the ridicule of these people, Zhou Xiaocao could only pretend that he had not heard it. And then he said, "That's it! In summer, the sun is close to us, so the days are long; In winter, the sun is far away from us, so the days are short! ”

Myopic thought for a while, nodded and said, "Well, that makes sense!" You've passed the first question! ”

That's it? A golden bean in hand?

Zhou Xiaocao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, to be honest, he was really afraid that this short-sighted eye would say that his reason was not good. You know, in fact, the sun is close to the earth in winter and far away from the earth in summer. It's just that the blind cat touched the dead mouse and told him to cover it, because people at this time didn't know that the earth was a ball.

Zhou Xiaocao just shushed a handful of sweat here, and the second question continued: "Excuse me, why can't the two stars of the participating merchants meet?" ”

In this question, we have to talk about the naming of stars by the ancients. ginseng refers to the brightest zero-magnitude star in the sky in the morning; Shang refers to the zero-magnitude star seen in the sky in the evening. In the folk, it is generally called the platinum star. Just like Li Bai, it is "born from the mother's dream of Chang Gengxing", so the name is called Li Bai, and the word is too white, because this Chang Gengxing is another name for this Shang Xing.

The ancients had backward knowledge and thought that the two stars were two stars, but in fact they were only one, and of course "we will never see each other". Venus is an asteroid that is closer to Earth.

There is a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu that reads: "Life does not meet, and action is like participating in business." It refers to the situation that it is difficult to see each other at the ends of the earth after the friends are separated. It can be seen that the ancients believed that participating in business was two stars, and they were not allowed to see each other.

Zhou Xiaocao, as a high-achieving student with a geography barely exceeding forty points, certainly knows why. Therefore, Zhou Xiaocao replied: "That's because the participating merchants are the same star!" ”

"Huh?!"

As soon as he said this, he immediately caused a large number of exclamations. You know, those who dare to come here to answer questions basically have some talents, or they have traveled a lot. At this time, when I heard Zhou Xiaocao's statement, of course I would be surprised.

Myopic said, "What Your Excellency said seems unreasonable, right? From ancient times to the present, no saint has ever said that the merchant is the same star, right? ”

When Zhou Xiaocao heard this, he said, "From ancient times to the present? Is what the ancients said necessarily true? Can the words of the ancient sages be copied? So let me ask you, before the appearance of the two emperors of Yan and Huang and Yao Shunyu soup, were they also superstitious about what the ancients said? So can they still become saints? The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, just because there have been no cars since ancient times, didn't he invent cars? Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, is it because no one has tasted them since ancient times, so he doesn't taste them? If Dayu is because no one has governed the Yellow River since ancient times, then let the people drown? You say, you can tell! ”

The myopic eyes were stunned by Zhou Xiaocao's words, his mouth moved a few times, and then said: "That's it."

Zhou Xiaocao said: "But what? Don't you think that the Holy One of the Heavens of today is stronger than the Dumb Lords of the past? If the Holy One blindly promulgates the world in accordance with the way of governing the country of those faint kings, do you still have the leisure to answer questions here? So, the world is constantly improving! Knowledge is constantly enriched! We must dare to break the routine, consider the problem in a different way, and maybe, take a small step, and there will be a clear sky ahead! ”

Myopic suddenly stood up, bowed deeply to Zhou Xiaocao, and said in a deep tone: "Thank you Mr. Bai Qingzhi for your teachings!" The ancients had a word for the teacher, and today, Mr. This is enough to be a teacher! ”

Is it? That's it? Zhou Xiaocao really couldn't believe his ears. Before, he sold his knowledge, why didn't he go to the Tao with myopia; At this time, after a lot of whitewashing, he recognized me as a teacher? You must know that the apprenticeship of the ancients is very grand, and it can be compared with my father. The ancients had three outlines and five constants, and the five constants were "the princes of heaven and earth", which is a very strict topic.

Myopic said: "My master said that the participants are the same star, so naturally they can't see each other." Hehe, from ancient times to the present, the eternal puzzle that has plagued the world for a long time has been gently solved by my teacher's words, why didn't I think of this? However, the rules set by the previous disciples are here, and I would like to ask my master to answer the disciple one more question, please! ”

Damn, I still have to answer the question!

Zhou Xiaocao said: "Say it." ”

Myopic eyes said: "My teacher, may I ask, how should birth, old age, sickness and death be investigated?" ”

That's a bit of a difficult question. Because, there is no solution to this problem. Different people naturally look at life and death from different angles, so the answers they get are naturally different, and there is really no one definite answer.

Fortunately, although Zhou Xiaocao is a cheap man of the century, he is a traverser after all, and he has been exposed to all kinds of ideas. On the issue of life and death, Zhou Xiaocao was obviously influenced by idealistic dialectics and Buddhism, so Zhou Xiaocao said: "Life and death are a dialectical question. If there is no life, how can we die? If you don't die, how can you live? The birth of a baby is the continuation of the blood of the parents; The old man died in order to devote himself to the next reincarnation. In the same way, old sickness exists in order to temper people's will. How can a person achieve positive results without experiencing wind and rain? The Buddha has to go through 84,000 eons to attain the right result, and people also have to rely on all kinds of physical suffering to achieve the Great Path. Lao Tzu once said that cold is better than heat, and quiet is better than restlessness. Xunzi also said that if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles. Have you forgotten the teachings of the saints? The sage Confucius died at the age of seventy, and the sage Mencius died at the age of eighty. It's not that the saint's life doesn't last long, but he has already seen through birth, old age, sickness and death, and he has broken the coupon and ascended to the immortal! As disciples of Confucius and Mencius, how can we not carry the banner of the saint and practice the legacy of the saint? ”

The short-sighted eye sighed and said, "Yes! As my teacher said, Bai Qingzhi has benefited a lot! Please move my teacher, and the disciples should offer my teacher's gifts! ”

Zhou Xiaocao was overjoyed when he heard it. What's wrong? If you answer three questions correctly, you can get a thousand taels of gold; If this not only answers the question correctly, but also becomes his master, what kind of thing is it going to give!

Zhou Xiaocao couldn't help but feel a trace of expectation in his heart.