Gu Huanxi got out of the car, and saw that not far away, the small class on the way to escape from the desert was still in full swing, roughly divided into two groups of people, one group belonged to Xu Changbai who was teaching literacy, almost all of them were children, there were no textbooks, no paper and pen, Xu Changbai was writing on the ground, and the children around him were also holding branches to draw scoops on gourds.

The other group of people are a little older, and they are following Liu Xiu's literary arithmetic, which is rushing to find a job in the future, and they will have an advantage in settling accounts.

Gu Huanxi retracted his gaze, saw Gu Xiaoyu sitting alone on the chair reading a book, walked over and asked, "Xiaoyu, why didn't you go to study?" ”

Gu Xiaoyu raised his head, glanced at the place where the children were studying, and said with a complicated expression, "If the two uncles teach, the son will do it." ”

Hearing this, Gu Huanxi couldn't help but be surprised, "Have you also learned arithmetic?" ”

Whether it is her understanding of ancient times, or the memory of the original owner, the current scholars, do not pay much attention to arithmetic, the former imperial examination, there is no arithmetic, now the imperial court has been added, but the proportion is very small, students will still focus on the four books and five classics, and even some people, the arithmetic is classified as a small way, and the rhetoric is quite disdainful, so, serious learning arithmetic, in addition to the people who really love, just want to be an accountant, or a merchant.

Gu Xiaoyu nodded, "Well, I've learned a little bit of nine-chapter arithmetic." ”

Gu Huanxi became interested, "Then the mother tested you?" ”

In her previous life, she studied finance and accounting, and mathematics was naturally not a problem, and when she was idle, she also read the more famous ancient arithmetic books, such as "Zhou Ji Sutra", "Island Sutra", "Sun Tzu Sutra", and of course, there is also the most famous "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

Gu Xiaoyu would not refuse, and was even a little eager to try.

Gu Huanxi asked him where he had learned, and after knowing what he had learned, he wrote a few questions on a blank piece of paper with charcoal and gave them to him to do.

Gu Xiaoyu also answered with charcoal, but he was not proficient in using it, and his writing was somewhat awkward, but his speed of doing the questions was not slow, and the answers were all correct.

Gu Huanxi drank tea slowly, quietly watching him answer the question on the side, his calculation method was nothing special, but when he wrote numbers, the comparison was very natural.

That's right, thanks to the founding emperor, Arabic numerals have appeared now, especially in the people, people who have not read books want to keep accounts, are using numbers, because it is convenient and simple, but those who are serious readers are a little repulsed, or used to use words, in the imperial examination, it is also required to use words, probably because the numbers are easy to be altered, as for the account book, it depends on the meaning of the business, most of them are two parallel, which is similar to the accounts of later generations.

"Well done!" Gu Huanxi praised without hesitation, "The answer is all right." ”

The corners of Gu Xiaoyu's mouth curled down indistinctly, and flashed.

"How many more questions will you try?"

"Good ......"

This time, Gu Huanxi's question became a little more difficult, and Gu Xiaoyu's speed of doing the question slowed down significantly, but as long as the answers written out were correct, to the last question, he frowned, pondered for a while, and then hesitantly put down the pen, his face was full of uncertainty.

Gu Huanxi raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to change it?" ”

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoyu's expression became more and more hesitant, and he said tentatively, "Then think about it again?" ”

Gu Huanxi curled the corners of her lips, "Yes." ”

So, Gu Xiaoyu pondered for a while, repeated the calculation a few times, and then crossed out the number just now and changed it to something else.

Seeing this, Gu Huanxi asked again, "Have you changed it?" ”

This time, Gu Xiaoyu shook his head.

Gu Huanxi asked again, "Are you sure that's the answer?" ”

Gu Xiaoyu was apprehensive by her repeated questions, but she still nodded stiffly, "That's it, I won't change it anymore." ”

Gu Huanxi smiled slightly, "That's a pity, this answer is wrong......" Speaking of this, she paused, and saw the frustration on his face before continuing, "But what is even more regrettable is that the original answer that was crossed out by you is correct." ”

Gu Xiaoyu, "......"

At this moment, he is no longer lost, but regretful and unwilling.

Gu Huanxi asked, "I'm very sorry, right?" Regret didn't stick to the end, by my three or two sentences, it easily affected your own judgment, this question, although difficult, but you can still get the correct answer, but in the end it was corrected wrong, because, my words, let you have doubts, so that you become unconfident. ”

Gu Xiaoyu was ashamed.

Gu Huanxi touched his head, "My mother is not criticizing you, but through this matter, let you understand a truth, sometimes, stick to the original intention, do not deviate from the original intention because of the interference of others, the result obtained is correct, do not forget the original intention, you have to always, understand?" ”

Gu Xiaoyu nodded heavily, this matter, these words, in his later life, occupy an unbreakable position, the original intention of his youth, the ambition of his youth, when he went through many tests, temptations, and suffering, he has not changed, and finally walked towards the life he wants.

Originally, the Yao family wanted to hire Dr. Jiao to go alone with them, not only was the speed fast, but the road was comfortable, but Dr. Jiao refused, insisting on not separating from the villagers of Xujia Village.

Who called it hard to find a miracle doctor?

In this way, the team has grown a lot, the Yao family is naturally at the front, there are horses and mules, and then there are five big and three thick dart masters to open the way to deterrence, and suddenly the overall momentum of the team has risen a lot, where the way, not to mention three or two refugees, even the ordinary people who have not yet begun to flee the famine will avoid it from afar.

This arrangement saves a lot of trouble, and the villagers follow behind, and they can't help but feel steady, and their backs to the big trees are good for the shade.

But Xu Huaiyi was a little annoyed, not because the Yao family robbed him of the job of leading the way, but because after the Yao family joined, some things became very passive, such as the speed of travel, such as finding a place to bury the pot and make rice, the Yao family would not consider the opinions of their Xu family village, and would only make decisions for them as a matter of course.

So when he stopped to rest halfway, Xu Huaiyi found Village Chief Xu and reminded, "We still have to find a suitable opportunity to separate from the Yao family as soon as possible." ”

Village Chief Xu was stunned and asked puzzled, "Why?" Follow them, although it is a little inconvenient, but it is safe and steady, they are escorted by a dart master, no one dares to fight our idea on the way, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, this thing is feasible......"

Xu Huaiyi said meaningfully, "Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, Uncle Village Chief, you only see the shock that the Yao family's dart masters bring to the victims along the way, but you forget that the food and property pulled by the Yao family's mule carts will make how many robbers and bandits covet it. We will only be victimized by the fish in the pond. ”

Hearing this, Village Chief Xu's face suddenly changed, and cold sweat broke out on his back, "Yes, you're right, you can't just look at the benefits in front of you, you can't see the danger, Huaiyi, thanks to your reminder, otherwise Uncle will make a big mistake......" (end of this chapter)