As night fell, pedestrians on the road returned home one after another. After a few quarters of an hour, the sky became completely dark. The lights of thousands of houses were turned on one after another.
To the northeast of Chang'an City, many squares are close to the imperial palace, so they are mostly the residences of high-ranking officials and nobles. To the northwest of Chang'an City, because they are close to the Western Market, the squares here gather a large number of wealthy businessmen, as well as foreigners such as Hu people and Persians. civil. Therefore, the city layout of Chang'an has always been said to be "rich in the east and noble in the west".
At the southwest foot of Chang'an City, Guiyifang.
This place is far away from the prosperous places and is mostly a gathering place for poor families.
In a dilapidated courtyard, a few lights lit up. In the room, a little boy of about ten years old was holding the hand of a little girl and teaching her to write step by step.
The little girl was about seven or eight years old, her face was a little yellow, and she was obviously malnourished. As if she thought writing was fun, an innocent smile appeared on her face from time to time.
"Hao'er, Yaya, it's time to eat!"
A woman in coarse gray clothes came in carrying a vegetable basin and said with a smile.
"Oh~, let's eat!"
The little girl cheered, broke away from the boy's arms, ran to the dining table, and drooled looking at the food in the basin.
The boy shook his head in a funny way and asked the woman, "Mom, aren't daddy coming back for dinner tonight?"
The woman in gray clothes was startled for a moment and then said: "Your father is helping people unload the goods in Bashang. I'm afraid he won't be back tonight. Hao'er, don't worry about that and eat first!"
The little boy agreed in a low voice and silently returned to sit down at the dinner table.
"Come, Hao'er, eat an egg. This is what my mother-in-law gave me when she was working at Yuan Hu's house today. You should eat it to replenish your brain. Maybe you can get the top prize next year!" "
The lady carefully peeled an egg, put it in the little boy's bowl, and said lovingly.
The little boy looked at the eggs in the bowl, and then at the greedy Yaya next to him who was drooling. He used chopsticks to put the eggs into Yaya's bowl and said:
"Mom, my child has eggs to eat at noon in the Imperial College. Give these eggs to my little sister!"
He thought in his heart: This time he must get the first place in the monthly exam, so that he can take his father, mother, and little sister to have a big meal at Zuixianlou. I heard that the wine in Zuixianlou is considered to be immortal. Fine wine. My father was fond of wine a long time ago, but in order to support his studies these years, he has never drank wine again. I must take my father to try it;
My little sister hasn’t eaten meat for a long time. She will definitely like to eat the chicken, lion’s head, and braised pork at Zuixianlou;
My mother-in-law will definitely like the Dongpo pork and twice-cooked pork in Zuixianlou.
The woman in gray originally stretched out her hand to stop her, but after hearing what her son said, she had no choice but to give up. She sighed and said:
"Hao'er, I heard from you yesterday that your school will have a new teacher today. How about it? Does the new teacher teach well?"
This little boy is Meng Wenhao from the Arithmetic School. Li Zexuan even clicked his name on the blackboard to do questions in class today.
Meng Wenhao smiled and said: "Mom, you must also know our new gentleman. He is the man from Lantian County who presented Qu Yuan Li to the court a while ago. His arithmetic ability is unique, and he is the most knowledgeable person I have ever seen. "
The woman in gray clothes was obviously taken aback. She said in surprise: "It's actually a man from Li County. This man is a great benefactor to our poor people. Hao'er, you must learn your skills well from the man from Li County. Don't let him down." teach."
Meng Wenhao twitched the corner of his mouth and thought to himself, what would he think if he knew someone called him "old man"
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The next day was sunny and sunny.
"Mom, the child has gone to the Imperial College!"
After Meng Wenhao finished breakfast, he shouted to his mother who was clearing away the dishes in the kitchen.
The woman came out and asked, "Hao'er, didn't you say yesterday that you would not take a bath today? Why do you still want to go?"
Meng Wenhao turned around and said, "Mother, sir, you left a question yesterday. I will go to the Imperial College to solve it today."
After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
The woman was confused and wanted to ask questions, but her son was already gone.
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Imperial College.
Under the ginkgo tree next to the gate, stood a young man in blue.
The boy remained motionless, raising his head and staring at the top of the ginkgo tree without blinking.
Among the hurried crowd of Imperial College students, the young man was like a group of lone wolves with their heads held high. He was alone and independent between heaven and earth. He looked very different. The passing crowd quickly noticed him.
"Hey, look, there's a fool over there, standing there motionless."
"Ha, it's true, why did a fool come into our Imperial College?"
"He is not a fool. I know this man. He is Meng Wenhao from the Mathematical School. His grades in the Mathematical School have always been among the best."
"Ah? Isn't it Xiu Mu in the academy today? Why is he still here?"
"Who knows! I'm not sleeping at home so early in the morning, and I come here to be in a daze. I'm really sick!"
"It is said that the School of Mathematical Sciences takes eight days off from bathing every month, so happy!"
"Yes, why can they take eight days of rest every month? I will also protest to the gentleman in our library. We also have eight days of rest every month!"
"Yes, we want to protest!"
"If you don't leave quickly, you will be late. If you go late, be careful of Mr. slap on the hand!"
"Ah! Let's go!"
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The students who were watching suddenly dispersed, and the gate of the Imperial College became quiet again.
Meng Wenhao remained motionless and was not affected by the noise outside at all. If he completed the questions this time, he could get two extra points in the monthly exam. If he could get these two points, he would get the monthly exam by then. The certainty of being number one is much greater.
Many ideas were running through his mind crazily, but he rejected them one by one. No, not even this. This is definitely not the best plan. There must be a better one!
Meng Wenhao had fallen into a daze and could not feel the passage of time at all. Kong Yingda passed by him at this time, glanced at him, shook his head and sighed: "Persistent child, I hope you can come out soon!"
After that, he didn't bother Meng Wenhao and just left.
Time passed and it was noon in a blink of an eye.
"Wow, why is Meng Wenhao still standing here?"
"Yeah, he doesn't seem to have moved his feet."
"Don't cause problems standing up!"
"I think there's something wrong with this guy's brain!"
"Let's go, let's go and eat!"
"Yes, yes, eat!"
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The surroundings fell into silence again. Meng Wenhao's lips were chapped and his body was shaky, but he had no intention of moving and was still thinking in place.
From morning to now, he has thought of hundreds of methods in his mind, such as building a ladder, measuring the trunk section by section, tying a rope to the treetop, measuring the length of the rope, etc., but he rejected them all one by one. His intuition told him that these were not the best methods, there must be an easier way!
There must be more, I can definitely think of it! Meng Wenhao thought firmly in his heart.
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Thank you Shun An Wuyue for the reward again and again!
(End of chapter)