The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 669

[Chapter 669 What is arithmetic?]

The teacher suddenly stopped talking when he heard Chang Ru moving Xin’an Hou out.

The other gentlemen also had no objections.

Chang Ru took the children to the canteen to eat.

Although the food in the dining hall is not as good as Zuihua Pavilion and Chunfeng Tower, it can still be regarded as delicacies to the children of these ordinary families.

What’s more, there are three dishes and one soup. You know, whether they can even eat enough at home is a problem.

“The food is here!”

Soon, a potbellied cook arrived in the dining hall carrying four wooden buckets.

One barrel contains a dish, and the other barrel contains rice.

Chang Ru stood in front and said with a smile: “The food is enough. If you are not full, you can continue to eat.”

The children smelled the aroma in the air and swallowed their saliva one by one.

Looking at the food in the bowl, no one moved their chopsticks.

Chang Ru felt a little strange when he saw this scene. When he was about to ask a question, he heard a child sitting in the front timidly ask: “Sir, can we really eat these meals?”

Chang Ru heard this and said, I feel a little dazed.

He smiled and said, “Of course, these are prepared for you by the Marquis of Xin’an. You can eat as much as you want.”

“Great!”

The children suddenly burst into cheers and quickly picked up the food like kittens. I picked up my chopsticks and started gobbling.

The Confucian scholar next to him frowned again when he saw this scene.

The sage once taught that when you stand, you should stand and when you sit, you should be polite in everything.

What kind of behavior is this?

Chang Ru smiled and said nothing, just watching them eat.

When the Confucian scholar saw this, he wanted to scold these children who didn’t understand etiquette, but when he saw that Chang Ru didn’t speak, he didn’t dare to say anything.

After all, before the academy opened its doors, Marquis Xin’an specially sent someone to warn him.

When the Marquis of Xin’an is away, Dean Chang Ru is solely responsible for everything in the academy.

Since the dean didn’t speak, he had nothing to say.

Anyway, take people’s money and do things for them.

Since I have received money from the Marquis of Xin’an, I will teach these girls the Four Books and Five Classics, the methods of the imperial examination, and other things that I can’t understand, so just ask.

Time passes minute by minute.

In just one stick of incense, all the children in the dining hall put down their chopsticks.

After all, they are just some girls. No matter how much they eat, their appetite is there.

“Are you all full?”

Chang Ru looked at them and asked.

“You’re full!”

the children replied in unison.

Chang Ru nodded and said: “I will give you a stick of incense to rest, and then we will start the first lesson today, arithmetic. Mr. Zeng Suzeng will teach you. You must listen to his class carefully.

Tomorrow, There will be a test to test the results of your study today. “

Yes, sir!”

The children all smiled.

They are all girls, so it is logically impossible for them to study.

If there are younger brothers or older brothers at home, they used to be very envious when they went to private schools.

Now, I can also read, so I am naturally very happy.

Of course, some children, especially those with brothers at home, have some doubts.

arithmetic?

Shouldn’t reading include reading the Four Books and Five Classics?

What is arithmetic?

Although I had doubts in my heart, these doubts quickly disappeared during the chat.

The children gathered together, chattering about their families and some interesting things.

Chang Ru stood in front, listening to their chatter, smiling from time to time.

The time for a stick of incense passed quickly.

A gentleman who didn’t look like a scholar stood up and said in a rough voice: “It’s time for class, let’s go back to the classroom.” When

the children heard this voice, they became quiet for an instant, but they did not move, but looked at Towards Chang Ru.

Chang Ru nodded and introduced: “This is the Mr. Zeng I just mentioned. From now on, you will learn arithmetic from Mr. Zeng.”

“Yes, sir.”

The children responded in unison again, and then turned to Zeng Su. They bowed and said in unison: “Hello, Mr. Zeng.”

Zeng Su was originally just a vendor, selling fish in the vegetable market.

Because we need to weigh the weight, arithmetic is relatively strong.

Others may have to count things on their fingers for a long time, but he can do it in a few seconds.

Two months ago, for some reason, an armored soldier found him and said that he was invited by the Marquis of Xin’an.

He was still very scared at the time and didn’t understand why the Marquis of Xin’an was looking for him.

When I arrived at Fang Mansion, I found that many people were just like him, they were all vendors, and they were all invited to Fang Mansion by Marquis Xin’an.

At that time, he was not only afraid, but also confused.

After all, he had some idea of what kind of person Xin’an Marquis was.

I heard that if someone disagrees with someone, they will be hung up and beaten.

Could it be that a certain fish vendor offended the Marquis of Xin’an with his words, and then the Marquis of Xin’an wanted to take it out on them?

That’s what he was thinking at the time.

However, later they did not see the Marquis of Xin’an, but only a man who claimed to be the manager of the Fang Mansion.

The steward gave them a book and asked them to read it.

Moreover, they were given a little money every day, and if they encountered any words they didn’t know, someone would teach them.

Although they were even more confused, because of the money, they just followed it and read it.

Until half a month later.

The steward suddenly gave them a piece of paper with all kinds of strange questions on it.

Let them answer.

Although he was confused, many of the questions coincided with his thoughts after reading the book.

In just one stick of incense, he finished writing all the above topics.

Later

he found out that the Marquis of Xin’an wanted to choose a teacher to teach.

He is said to be a teacher, but there seems to be something different.

For example, most teachers teach the Four Books and Five Classics, but he teaches arithmetic.

To be more precise, teach that book.

At first, he was worried that he, a vendor who had never read a book, would let down the expectations of the Marquis of Xin’an.

However, he later learned.

It turns out that the ‘paper’ was not only written by a few of them vendors, but also by some stewards, some scholars, and even some shopkeepers.

But he was the only one who got perfect marks.

This was the main reason why Marquis Xin’an chose him as the teacher of the academy.

And

as a gentleman, you can still get five taels of silver every month.

He didn’t know how many fish he had to sell to earn five taels of silver.

Naturally, he readily agreed.

“Sir, when will we have class?”

A voice interrupted Zeng Su’s memories.

Zeng Su raised his eyes and looked at the children in front of him, his expression became a little serious.

He took out a book, looked at the children, and said: “In this class, we will study “Basics of Arithmetic” compiled by Xin’an Hou.

Of course, you are not literate yet, so I won’t let you read the book first, but let you think. A question.

What is arithmetic?

Think about it and answer it later.”

(End of this chapter)