In the second room of the main landlord of Honghun Courtyard, Du's mother personally led Yulu to set the meal, and glanced at Luo who was sitting on the big kang by the window.

Luo glanced at the west room, got up and got off the kang with some reluctance, and walked towards the study.

But before she lifted the curtain and went in, she met the second master who came out.

Roche lowered his eyebrows and said smoothly: "Master, the meal has been arranged, and I also asked the kitchen to make your favorite rouge goose breast!" ”

"I'm still ...... outside"

"Sir!" Luo Che snorted coquettishly, stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words in the second master's ear.

After speaking, she took the lead in walking towards Dongjima with a delicate appearance, but the moment she turned around, her face was pale and very ugly......

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"I have been surprised that the pillow is cold, and I can see the window again. I know that the snow is heavy at night, and I hear the sound of breaking bamboo. ”

On the black lacquer claw warped head case, a man about fifty years old wearing a crow-blue Hangzhou silk plain jacket recited poetry in his mouth, and the brush in his hand also wrote the last word.

Seeing that the man had already put the ink-stained snow-white sheep on the blue and white mountain-shaped pen holder, the little scholar standing next to him washed his pen in the pen wash.

The ink instantly stained the water black, and the little scholar's delicate eyebrows were tightly wrinkled together.

"Si Mo, but you have something to say?" The man asked.

The little scholar named Simo immediately replied: "Sir, there is a prince outside the gate of the academy who asks to see you, saying that he wants to worship you as a teacher. ”

"Oh?" The man's tail note provoked, "When did it happen?" ”

"Two hours ago, when I went to fetch water."

Si Mo told Liu Ba about his encounter with Zhang Huachen.

Liu Ba thought for a while and asked, "Si Mo, did you say that the little boy is gone now?" ”

"Back to Mr. Hui's words, Si Mo thinks that the son has left."

Liu Ba stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If that son hasn't left yet, how about you become his scholar in the future?" ”

"Ah......" Simo paused, "but by sir!" ”

Put down the brush and go outside to look for someone.

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Outside Lutong Academy, Hua Chen was already shivering from the cold.

He gathered his cloak, but he felt his teeth chatter.

Hua Chen tried his best to stand under the porch to avoid the wind and snow, but the cold wind still got into his big cloud, and the snow still fell on the top of his head, and even his eyelashes were dyed with a layer of frost.

At this time, the red vermilion lacquer door that had been closed squeaked open, and Simo poked his head out.

Seeing the "snowman" standing at the door, he was obviously surprised, and blinked his eyes for a long time before he spoke: "Childe, you really haven't left yet!" ”

"May I see Mr.?" Hua Chen felt that his face was about to freeze, and the words he said were spewing cold.

Si Mo nodded a little awkwardly, "Childe, please come with me." ”

Following behind Si Mo, Hua Chen came to the inside of the academy.

The elegant courtyard in the courtyard jumped into view, and it seemed that it should be Liu Ba's usual living place.

Hua Chen is already gearing up to meet this great Confucian in a strange era.

Entering the Ming Hall, the warm breath instantly hit his face, Hua Chen felt that he was alive again, and couldn't help but bow his head and sneeze loudly.

When I looked up, I saw a man in his fifties walking out of the room, with an ordinary figure and appearance, only the black goatee was very distinctive.

Hua Chen thought of his famous graduate tutor in the industry, and unconsciously pulled the corners of his mouth and bowed, "Mr. Liu." ”

Although Liu Ba didn't speak, he stroked his beard and looked straight at Hua Chen.

After a while, he asked, "Do you want to follow me to study?" The voice is not hurried, so that people can't hear a trace of emotion.

When Hua Chen heard this, he stepped forward and gave a big salute, and the snowflakes that had not yet melted fell to the ground, "Mr. Liu, please accept the disciple!" ”

"It's too early to salute." Liu Ba waved his hand, "If you can answer a few of my questions, I can consider accepting you as a disciple." ”

Hua Chen didn't get up immediately, but thought to himself...... I looked up at Liu Ba's solemn expression again, and felt that I was a bit like upgrading and fighting monsters today, I hope he can get this big boss!

"Sir, may I ask." Hua Chen nodded, his young age seemed calm and wise.

Liu Ba sat on the Taishi chair under the plaque in the Ming Hall, stroked his beard and said slowly: "Since you are not here on the day of the selection, then I will ask you some side questions." ”

"Sir, excuse me."

Si Mo had already brought the tea up, and Liu Ba picked up the tea bowl and flicked a few tea leaves floating on it with the lid, as if he was thinking.

He took a sip of tea, and his tone was much clearer than just now, "Looking at the seventh floor of the tower, the red light has multiplied, with a total of three hundred and eighty-one lights, how many lamps are there?" ”

Isn't it the Four Books and the Five Classics, but a math problem?

After listening to the exam questions pulled out by Liu, although Hua Chen was not surprised, he also knew that this former Guozi priest was really a gentleman who did not follow the usual path.

He brought up the question of attention: there are seven floors of the tower, and each floor has twice as many lights from top to bottom as the previous one, a total of three hundred and eighty-one lights, so the lights on the top floor are ...... What a small case!

Zhang Huachen smiled, showed a mouthful of small white teeth, and calculated in his heart: the top layer can be set as X lamp, then the seven layers from top to bottom are 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, 32X, 64X, and the equation is X+2X+4X+8X+16X+32X+64X=381, and the solution obtains X=3.

"Sir, it should be three." Hua Chen quickly came up with an answer.

He raised his eyelids slightly, and saw that Liu Ba had already put down the tea bowl and was holding his goatee without any expression, while Si Mo looked surprised that his jaw was about to fall.

Liu Ba didn't comment, but brushed his beard again, and the old god said: "Nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars, seasonal pears and plums buy one thousand." Nine pears in 11, seven plums and four pennies, how much do pears and plums cost? ”

Or is it a math problem?

Hua Chen blinked, and quickly reviewed the question, this time it was a binary equation!

Let the number of pears be X and the number of plums be Y, and according to the title: the price of each pear is 11/9 Wenyuan, and the price of each fruit is 4/7 Wenyuan. The equation can be listed: 11/9X+4/7Y=999 X+Y=1000.

Bring Y into X, X=657 (pcs), and then get Y=343 (pcs).

The total price of pears is 11/9×657=803 (wen) and the total price of plums is 4/7×343=196 (wen)

Hua Chen arched his hands and made a gesture at Liu Ba: "Sir, the disciple calculated that the total price of pears is eight hundred and three Wen, and the total price of plums is one hundred and ninety-seven Wen, right?" ”

Then he lifted his eyelids again to observe the expressions of the other two people in the room.

If Liu Ba squinted his eyes and looked at him with some curiosity this time, then Si Mo almost knelt down.

Hua Chen lowered his eyelids again, revealing a humble look, waiting for the next test.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ba just asked lightly: "Can you read the Four Books and Five Classics?" ”

Hua Chen said respectfully: "I have read it in Zongxue. ”