The Book of Heaven

Chapter 247

"There are four roosters, eighteen hens, and 78 chickens left, which is exactly one hundred chickens and one hundred yuan. But Miss Mingyue, Zhuge's roosters are so cheap, can you sell me a few so that I can be a beggar? Chicken to eat."

"What kind of chicken is a beggar chicken?"

A strange look flashed in Zhuge Mingyue's eyes, not because of greed, but because he was surprised that Ma Zheng had already solved this problem in just a few breaths.

Zhuge Mingxin, who was squatting beside him, also raised his head, looking at Ma Zheng in disbelief.

Knowing how to solve this problem is not difficult, but the difficulty lies in the process of solving it. Zhuge Mingxin is not ignorant of arithmetic, but he has never seen Arabic numerals and arithmetic symbols, so it is naturally much slower to solve it in Chinese.

"Beggar's chicken is of course a very tasty chicken."

Ma Zheng knew that Zhuge Mingyue's question was not over yet, so he calmly waited for Zhuge Mingyue's next move with a smile on his face.

Sure enough, Zhuge Mingyue frowned slightly, and said: "Although the son is worth a hundred chickens and a hundred coins, since you want to eat beggar chickens, how can four roosters be enough?"

"That's not as good as this. I bought eight roosters, eleven hens and 81 chicks. The quantity is just right. Let's eat four. How about raising four roosters?"

This time Ma Zheng's performance was even more exaggerated, he didn't even need time to think, and gave the answer directly.

"This..." Zhuge Mingxin's tongue was tied, he didn't know what to say, even Zhuge Yashan's eyes became surprised.

As for Zhuge Mingyue, the pair of beautiful eyebrows on her forehead frowned even tighter. She was calculating Ma Zheng's answer backwards, and of course she would not admit defeat easily.

Ma Zheng secretly judged the speed of the woman's calculations. When he saw Zhuge Mingyue's brows loosened and was about to speak again, he hurriedly said: "Actually, I think eight roosters are still a little short. Why don't I buy twelve cocks?" How about giving it to Miss Mingyue? In this way, each of us will eat four, and there will be four left to raise."

Four for one person?

Zhuge Mingyue couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and spat softly: "Do you think everyone is as big-bellied as you? Eat four big cocks, be careful to overwhelm you!"

"Who says you can't eat it? If Miss Mingyue can't eat it, you can ask the old man to eat it."

"Why, so you kid didn't count me in? You should fight, you should fight! Say, if there are twelve roosters, how many hens and chicks are there?" Zhuge Yashan was also very interested in this answer at this time. .

"There are only 4 hens. Although it is a little less, you can buy 84 chicks. When these chicks grow up, they will not be afraid of running out of eggs."

Ma Zheng gave the answer with a smile, this time Zhuge Mingxin couldn't do it anymore, he got up and went to Ma Zheng's side and asked, "Tell me, how did you calculate it, how could it be so fast?"

"Get out of the way, why are you acting like this?"

Being reprimanded by Zhuge Yashan, Zhuge Mingxin actually looked a little unwilling, but it's a pity that Ma Zheng didn't care about this guy at all, he just stared at Zhuge Mingyue.It's not that Zhuge Mingyue won't marry him now, it's just that as a man, he can't tolerate a woman's challenge to him.

"Ms. Mingyue's problem of buying chickens has been solved, but I have seen a seven-story pagoda last time. The upper layer of the pagoda is hung with lights, and the number of lights on the lower floor is exactly double the number of lights on the upper floor. It is really beautiful. , Now that I think about it, I only remember that the total number of lamps is 380, but I forgot how many lamps there are on the bottom floor, I wonder if Miss Mingyue might remember it for the boy?"

There is no back and forth, and since Zhuge Mingyue was going to test Ma Zheng's arithmetic just now, Ma Zheng naturally has to answer a question, which is justified.

It's just that Ma Zheng's question is simpler than the one hundred chickens question just now, the key depends on where to start.

Zhuge Mingxin, who wanted to question Ma Zheng just now, was fascinated by this pagoda lamp question again, and squatted down to start drawing again in a blink of an eye. Although Zhuge Mingyue was not as miserable as her elder brother, she still had her brows deeply furrowed, and her hands and fingers were in the dark Zhuge Yashan kept making gestures, but Zhuge Yashan didn't care, drinking tea while staring at Ma Zheng with a smile.

"Old man, why are you smiling so happily?"

"Happy, of course I am happy, ha, why am I unhappy? Tell me, why am I unhappy?"

"Eh, old man, this question of yours is much more difficult than the two questions just now!"

Ma Zheng didn't want to be fooled, this old guy had traps in every sentence, it was much more difficult than dealing with Zhuge Mingyue.

Seeing Ma Zheng backing down, Zhuge Yashan wasn't dissatisfied, and said: "School of mathematics, little Daoer, I want to test you for the big girl, this man always wants to be good at both civil and military skills, and the civil and military skills are not as good as you Write a poem to listen to, if everyone is satisfied, then the matter between the big girl and you can be settled casually!"

So-so?

Ma Zheng doesn't want to be careless, a woman like Zhuge Mingyue who is unparalleled in the world, without absolute strength, is a ticking time bomb, and it's also an atomic bomb!
At least at the current stage, Ma Zheng doesn't feel that he is qualified to occupy a woman like Zhuge Mingyue, so he doesn't want to settle this matter now.

"Why, it seems that you don't know how to write poems and songs? Well, I know what you are thinking, but the sincerity that my Zhuge family can show is a big girl. If you can't do it, don't think about Zhuge's workshop. Take a step!"

It has to be said that Zhuge Yashan is indeed an old fox, and Ma Zheng has to pay attention to one sentence.

"You are buying and selling by force. Could it be that Zhuge Mingyue looks like a beautiful and intelligent woman on the surface, but actually has a hidden disease?"

After the malicious slander, Ma Zheng knew that he still couldn't pass this test. He was greedy for Zhuge's workshop, so he had to accept Zhuge Mingyue, a hot potato. Maybe Zhuge Yashan, the old fox, still had a backhand waiting for him. Look at him, but as a man, Ma Zheng must always have the arrogance of a man!

Isn't she just a beautiful woman, it's no big deal to marry her back home!
That's what he said, but another face appeared in Ma Zheng's mind.

"Boy, hurry up and make a decision. If you keep procrastinating like this, I'll have someone tie you up and send you to the yamen!"

Although Ma Zheng was sure that Zhuge Yashan was threatening, but he also knew that it would be bad for him to continue dragging on, so he nodded his head and said: "Since the old man insists on sending me such a lovely person as Mingyue, then the boy will be disrespectful." , but there is one thing we have to say up front."

"Say!"

"Engagement is fine, but at the moment I can't guarantee when I can marry Miss Mingyue. The boy is still a court criminal, and he hasn't reported to Gaotang's parents yet."

Ma Zheng's parents are actually dead, but in name he still has Ma Daoming as his godfather. If he really wants to get married, he has to let Ma Daoming know.

This reason is sufficient, and Zhuge Yashan had no choice but to nod, "Sure, let's write a poem first, and see what questions you come up with, my big girl has all the wrinkles!"

In the second half of the sentence, Zhuge Yashan spoke in such a low voice that only Ma Zheng could hear it.In fact, it doesn't matter if he said it loudly, whether it is Zhuge Mingyue or Zhuge Mingxin, they have completely entered their own world at this time, and they can't hear the conversation between the two at all.

"How about I wait for them to finish their calculations before writing poetry?"

"You kid, don't you have a guilty conscience?"

"Nonsense! How could I have a guilty conscience." Ma Zheng was furious, and stared at Zhuge Yashan, almost pouring the tea in his hand over!
"I figured it out!"

Just at this moment, Zhuge Mingyue let out a coquettish cry, but separated Zhuge Yashan and Ma Zheng who looked like fighting cocks.

(End of this chapter)