The peddler asked in surprise.

"How did you figure it out? How can it be so fast! ”

The peddler did not suspect that the old farmer's grandson had calculated it in advance, and then came out at this time to show off.

The reason is very simple, that is, before coming to this place, even he didn't know how many piglets he would collect, so there must not be such a statement that he would calculate in advance.

The little grandson doesn't care about the authenticity.

"The newspaper that the third brother read to me talked about Arabic numerals, and it mentioned the algorithm of these simple numeracy problems."

"The newspaper also published something called the Ninety-Nine Multiplication Table."

"I listened to it once and remembered it."

"After remembering the ninety-nine multiplication table, I heard the unit price of the piglet, and then I knew the quantity, so the price suddenly came out of my heart!"

The peddler was suddenly even more surprised.

"Can you understand the mathematical content published by Master Xiang in the newspaper?"

The little grandson shook his head.

"I can't read it, I don't know how to read, but the third brother read it to me."

The peddler said.

"That's not what it means!"

Then the peddler turned to the old farmer.

"Uncle, your little grandson is talented, it seems that he is the student he is looking for in this newspaper!"

The old farmer and the second monk were confused.

"What student? My grandson has now learned to read and write with Mr. Lu. ”

"Whew!" The vendor sighed.

"How much can you learn from that old show in your village!"

"Master Xiang Yanxiang has published the news of recruiting students in the newspaper."

"If you pass, you can go to the university he runs to study, and when the time comes, you can directly enter the Sixth Department as an official!"

The old farmer suddenly wondered.

"Being able to directly enter the Sixth Department as an official, is there such a good thing? Don't participate in the imperial examination? ”

The peddler said.

"Xiang Yan's article in the newspaper said, Xiang Yan has heard of it, right? Can he talk nonsense? ”

The old farmer immediately became interested.

"Then how can I go to his school?"

"No, you see I don't have anything of value in my house."

"If you want to go to Xiang Yan to be a student, the money you need will definitely not be less than Mr. Lu, I can't get it at home."

The peddler shook his head.

"No!"

"Xiang Yan is engaged in a new type of education, and she doesn't stuff money to learn that."

"As long as you can do the questions that he published in the newspaper, it is said that there will be a total of 10 questions, and as long as you make more than 6 questions, you can go to him to take the entrance exam."

"No money!"

"Learn for free!"

The old farmer still had doubts.

"Can you divide this reading into old and new?"

"What kind of entrance exam, I'm afraid it's still a formality, and in the end, it's better for people with a lot of money to enter."

The peddler laughed.

"What kind of money to give, you just have to go to the entrance exam, and he will give you money!"

"For those of us in the surrounding areas of Luoyang, the newspaper said that as long as the questions in the newspaper are made, everyone who goes to take the entrance exam can be reimbursed for one or two silver for the carriage and horse fare!"

Good fellow, a year of busy work, by the end of the year, a litter of piglets can only earn 850 copper plates.

And as long as you go to the entrance exam, you can get a tael of silver.

A tael of silver is a thousand copper plates!

If nothing else, I have to go for this tael of silver!

The old farmer asked his little grandson.

"Baby, do you understand everything in the newspaper? How many of the above 10 questions can you make? ”

The little grandson said.

"I've just heard a newspaper from my third brother, I don't know if I can understand it all."

"But I've got this newspaper in my hand, and I'll do the one on it."

The old farmer was immediately full of joy, and did not renegotiate with the hawker whether the eight hundred and fifty copper plates were right, and directly took the money to the hawker to take the little piglet away.

Then he picked up his little grandson and hurried to find the third son, the son of a rich man.

When they met, the old farmer asked.

"San'er, what kind of number are you talking about, there is a newspaper with an inscription on it, apart from this one, is there anything else different?"

Xiao Sanzi took the newspaper and looked at it, and said as if recalling.

"I've seen a few more in my memory."

The old peasant hurried to him.

"Find all the newspapers and read them to the puppy!"

The puppy is the nickname of the little grandson.

In the countryside, it is easy to earn a living.

The old farmer was afraid that the little third son would not care, so he took out one hundred copper plates from the eight hundred and fifty copper plates he had just sold the piglets and gave them to the little third son.

"You bother more, with such a newspaper, teach the puppy more, this money, when you take it to Luoyang Street, buy some snacks to eat!"

A hundred copper plates is a lot of money in the countryside, not to mention that the third son is only a half-sized child.

Although his family was wealthy in the village, he had never seen such a large sum of money.

So he was immediately flattered and quickly pushed the money back.

"Uncle, what are you doing, how can I take so much money from you!"

The old farmer pushed the money back again, and said that you must accept it, as long as you teach the puppy more, it will be worth returning the money.

After that, the two went back and forth for a few more rounds.

In the end, the price of ten newspapers for the youngest grandson was negotiated with thirty-eight copper plates.

When the negotiation was completed, the third son asked the old farmer.

"Uncle, you are so anxious to let the puppy learn this, but I heard about this newspaper and want the puppy to take the entrance exam?"

The old farmer did not hide it, admitted it, and persuaded the third son to learn more.

"After all, as long as you go, you can have a tael of silver, then don't go in vain, San'er, you can recognize a lot more words than a puppy, so it's better to run and bring these two pieces of silver back."

Xiao Sanzi shook his head in embarrassment.

"Although the puppy can't read, as long as I read it to him, he can understand."

"And although I know how to read, I know every word, but when I connect it, I don't know what I'm talking about."

"This new study is not something that people like me can do, I better read my sage books carefully, and take the path of the imperial examination with peace of mind in the future."

Since the third son had such a clear understanding of himself, the old farmer no longer persuaded him.

There were still many things to be busy at home, so the old farmer left the puppy at the little third son's house, but went home by himself and went to work.

After the old farmer left, the little third son also began to move.

According to my memory, from the desk, in the room, and on the bed, I found the newspapers that I remembered about mathematics.

I didn't find all of them after looking for a long time, so the little third son grabbed his brain.

In the end, the version number was correct, and the third son suddenly said.

"I said I couldn't find enough of ten, it turned out that there was still a newspaper that hadn't come out yet!"

"That should be in the next issue of the paper."

"Okay, let's take a look at these chapters first!"

The content of the first few issues of the newspaper is very simple, and the puppy will listen to it once.

Listen to the exercises left in the newspaper.