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Chapter 70 Answers to Clever Questions
Xu Minghao got closer to Lin Shuran, and when she saw that she was asking about Xu Mingsong and Xu Mingsheng, he whispered, "Mother, my brothers and little Huzi are still listening to the book. I have something to ask you!"

At this time, Xu Junze, Lei Zhanpeng and the others also noticed this side, and they all looked at Xu Minghao, who was closer to Lin Shuran's mother.

"What's the matter?" Lin Shuran looked at him and Xu Mingxuan suspiciously, what could make them forget about listening to the book.

"Mother, it's like this. The storyteller said on the stage just now that there is a clever problem in this world that no one can solve. If someone can solve this problem, he will give him the folding fan passed down from his ancestors. Seventh Brother has already solved it." I want the fan in his hand." Xu Mingxuan said before Xu Minghao opened his mouth.

"It's not easy to want a fan. I'll get someone to give you some later!" Lei Zhanpeng and the others could hear their conversation clearly, and when they heard that Xu Minghao was interested in fans, they smiled and said boldly.

Xu Minghao shook his head and refused. He said that he only wanted the fan in Mr. Storyteller’s hand. Since the first time he listened to a book in a teahouse, he fell in love with the folding fan that Mr. Storyteller often held in his hand. Especially airy.

Sometimes children's preferences are so strange, adults think they are ordinary objects, but they all have a special meaning in their eyes, Lin Shuran can understand Xu Minghao's obsession with folding fans, so he smiled and asked him what the trick is.

Therefore, Xu Minghao told several people about the "smart question" in the storyteller's mouth: "'Today there is a wall ten feet thick, and two rats cross each other. A rat is one foot a day, and a mouse is also a foot. A rat doubles every day, The mouse is half a day old. Ask: When will we meet again? How much should we wear?', Mother, do you know the answer?"

As soon as this topic was mentioned, Xu Junze, Lei Zhanpeng, Du Sheng, Qiu Shi, and Lei Yingying all frowned and thought about it. They had never heard of this clever topic before, and it seemed to be a folklore.

Lin Shuran was surprised when she heard this. Why is this topic the same as the one in the ancient book "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" she had read in modern times? Could there be such a book in this time and space?
"This topic sounds interesting, but when you think about it, it's really elusive! Let me do the math with a pen and paper!" Du Sheng was very interested after hearing this, and he took the pen and paper and began to calculate. He is the number one scholar Born, smart and eager to learn since childhood, when encountering such a clever problem, I have to try to solve it.

Xu Junze and Lei Zhanpeng are not academic masters like Du Sheng, but they are both quick-thinking and talented. They also tried to solve this problem in their minds, but found that it would take a lot of time.

Lei Yingying and Qiu Shi smiled wryly and shook their heads, they seemed a little powerless.

"Two days, two-seventeenths meet, rats wear three feet four inches, twelve seventeenths of an inch, mice wear one foot five inches, five seventeenths of an inch!" At this time, Lin Shuran had already given the answer. Speak up.

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present looked straight at her, with surprise and doubt in their eyes. Is her answer right?

"I knew my mother would be able to solve it!" Xu Minghao's first reaction was that his mother was very good, and he knew that she would be able to solve it. This answer must be correct, so he hurriedly memorized the answer after listening to it once. After saluting, he hurried downstairs, he had to go to the teahouse to get the folding fan he had been thinking about for a long time.

"But sister, is the answer to this question really like this?" Lei Yingying still couldn't believe it, but she was so dizzy when she heard the question, she didn't even understand the answer, and then turned to her husband Du Sheng Ask, "Is the answer correct?"

Du Sheng held the pen in a daze and smiled awkwardly. He is good at reading and learning, but he is a little weak in arithmetic. Then he looked at Lin Shuran curiously, and humbly asked for advice: "I don't know how Mrs. Xu calculated the answer to this clever question? Can you?" Can you explain a thing or two to me?"

Lin Shuran looked at a few people, with a faint smile on his face, and said honestly: "Master Du, you are welcome. In fact, I also read this answer from a book written by a predecessor. The name of the book is "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". As for who wrote it, I don't remember exactly."

""Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"?" Xu Junze, Lei Zhanpeng, and Du Sheng all looked at each other, and from their puzzled eyes, it seemed that no one had read this book.

"Mrs. Xu, where is this book now?" Du Sheng has read a lot of poetry and books, but he has read very few books on arithmetic, and has never heard of the name "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic". Now he wants to find it. Take a look.

"This—" Lin Shuran seemed a little bit troubled, because she didn't know if there was this book in this time and space, so she could only reply regretfully, "What a coincidence, I lost this book after I read it, and now I'm afraid I can't find it."

Du Sheng looked disappointed after hearing this, but he could ask someone to search around. Since Lin Shuran had already read it, there should be more than one book. Thinking of this, he felt relieved again.

Xu Junze and Lei Zhanpeng were not surprised that Lin Shuran had read "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", a book they had never heard of. After all, she was the daughter of the Taifu and the granddaughter of a Bachelor of Arts, from a scholarly family. Naturally, she reads more books.

Soon, the lantern show started on the Qiushui River not far away. Standing on the top floor of Dengchuan Building, Lin Shuran and the others could see the lantern show intuitively and comprehensively from top to bottom, making the whole show even more beautiful and spectacular.

There are a lot of people watching the lantern show tonight. The rich and powerful sit on the painted boats on the river and watch it nearby. Ordinary people stand around the river or stand on the bridge and stretch their necks towards the performance stage. From the looks of it, on such a major festival, there is no curfew in the Jin Dynasty, and people can have fun all night.

Suddenly, the crowd watching the performance by the river rioted and shouted. Immediately afterwards, countless people were squeezed and fell into the icy river. Many people were forced to follow along without knowing what happened The flow of people was crowded together, and the situation on the bridge full of people standing in the distance was even more serious. There was even a stampede accident.

"Stay here and don't move around!" Xu Junze was the first to get up and leave in the chaos below, and told Lin Shuran not to go downstairs before leaving.

Lei Zhanpeng and Du Sheng also left with serious faces afterward. Qiu ordered the shopkeeper of Dengchuan Tower not to prevent people from entering the building because of panic, but they were not allowed to enter the top floor.

"Brother Hao and the others are still in the teahouse, and Brother Chen and the others!" Looking at the crowd fleeing in a panic below, Lin Shuran was first worried about Xu Minghao and Xu Mingchen. Given the situation, it was hard for them children not to be frightened, and she became even more anxious when she thought of this.

"Sister Ran, you can't go down at this time!" Seeing that Lin Shuran was about to go downstairs in a hurry, Lei Yingying grabbed her arm and said solemnly, "Don't worry, they will be fine. If you can’t get out, look below—”

(End of this chapter)