Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 162 A crushing defeat

"One night, the three of them went to the inn to complain, but because they were short of cash, they only opened one servant room. Since the price of the servant room was 25 Wen per night, everyone took out [-] Wen, and they put After giving the money to the guy who collected the money, I went to the guest room to rest. Later, the shopkeeper of the inn said that today there will be an activity to give back to new and old customers. money.

"The man refunded one penny to everyone, and secretly hid two pennies himself. In this way, the three people each paid nine pennies for the room fee, a total of 27 pennies, but the man only hid I paid two pennies, which adds up to 29 pennies, where did the remaining one penny go?"

In Ye Qiongdan's last life, this was an exam question in an interview in New Zealand. As soon as this question came out, it caused a huge storm in New Zealand and confused many people.

Sure enough, as soon as this question came out, everyone was stumped immediately.

Everyone started to discuss heatedly, but no one knew where the money went.

Su Hongying was so angry that she threw the fan in her hand on the ground viciously: "Crooked ways!"

For a moment, Zhao Yunrong didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only stand aside quietly, with his lips tightly closed, for fear that if he opened his mouth, it would make her even more angry.

After half a stick of incense, the discussion gradually stopped, and everyone looked at Li Xiude.

At this time, Mrs. Li finally knew what it means to be afraid. She tightened her handkerchief nervously, staring at her husband intently, hoping that her husband could answer this question.

Li Xiude's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and cold sweat fell from his forehead.

He closed his eyes, and said with some anger: "Then tell me, where did that penny go?"

Ye Qiongxiang quickly wrote a sentence on the paper, before the people around could see clearly, Li Xiude snatched the paper.

I saw what was written on the paper—these three people spent 25 Wen for accommodation, and the clerk hid two Wen for a total of 27 Wen. Adding the one penny that the buddy gave to each of the three, the total is thirty pennies.

Li Xiude suddenly realized that he was actually confused by the title.

Among the thirty Wen, the nine Wen spent by each person already included the two Wen that the clerk hid privately, plus the one Wen returned to the three of them, just enough to make up thirty Wen.

Thinking that other people have not noticed the confusion of this question, he immediately tore up the rice paper in his hand and sprinkled it on the ground.

"What? What's going on here?"

"Why tear the paper? After reading the correct answer, shouldn't it be circulated to everyone?"

"Isn't this way too shameful? Why? I hope you are the only one in the world who knows the answer?"

……

The people around complained dissatisfiedly.

Li Xiude pursed his lips, and said coldly to Ye Qiongxiang: "Please come up with the third question."

Ye Qiongxiang took out a Jiulianhuan from her purse and handed it to Li Xiude: "This is our self-made Jiulianhuan, please untie it."

There was no Jiulianhuan in Dalongchao, so Ye Qiongdan went to Uncle Chen to get some iron wire last night, twisted a Jiulianhuan to give to Xiangyao, and asked her to test Li Xiude as the third question.

In the world that Ye Qiongdan lived before, in the [-]th century, Westerners generally believed that Nine Links was simply an "Eastern Problem". Even authoritative books and periodicals would publish some mathematical literature to discuss the solution of Nine Links.

Others were also very curious after seeing this nine-linked ring.

This thing is really unheard of and unseen in the Great Dragon Dynasty.

After Li Xiude passed the first two questions, he did not dare to underestimate this woman.

He took the Nine Chains in fear, tried his best to pretend to be calm, and started to solve the Nine Chains.

Someone asked: "Is there a time limit for this last question?"

"As long as he can solve the Nine Chains before dark, it will be considered that he has answered this question." Ye Qiongxiang said after thinking for a while.

Li Xiude's pressure suddenly eased a lot.

The students of Mingde Academy became a little impatient after Li Xiude couldn't answer two questions in a row.Seeing that the people from Jingde Academy were still discussing, they said angrily: "Everyone be quiet! Be quiet! Give others a quiet environment to think!"

"Mouths grow on us, we can say whatever we want!" said a student from Jingde Academy.

"Then you are narrow-minded, deliberately bringing the disharmony between the two schools to the private affairs of Mr. Li and Miss Ye!"

"Okay, let's not talk if we don't talk about it! Miss Ye answered three questions correctly, and Li Xiucai of your Mingli School has already got two questions wrong. defeat!"

The people of Mingde Academy fell silent, but Li Xiude felt more pressure.

He anxiously untied the Nine Chains in his hand, but how could this thing be untied so easily?
The time for a cup of tea passed, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

The hour of a stick of incense has passed, and sweat is pouring down his forehead.

An hour passed, and he blushed anxiously.

……

The chirping of cicadas in summer makes this cool island seem to become hotter.

Su Hongying endured and endured, and every time she wanted to stand up, she sat down again.

She put all her hopes on Li Xiude, hoping that this trash could even answer one question correctly!

Can't let the tone in her heart get worse and worse!
In the distance, there was the sound of rowing oars, but no one cared.

After a while, Ye Qinghan went to Qilizhou, came to Ye Qiongdan's side, and whispered a few words to her.

After Ye Qiongdan heard this, he said to the girl Xiang beside him: "Brother and I have urgent matters, so we have to go first. You ask a guy to go to the steward and tell him that the contract cannot be signed tomorrow, so tell him It’s a sin, the contract will have to wait until I come back to sign.”

Xiang girl nodded.

Ye Qiongdan said to Ye Qinghan: "It's not too late, brother, let's go!"

"Are you sure you want to intervene in this matter?" Ye Qinghan didn't want the fire in the world to lead to her.

After all, the strong winds and waves in the rivers and lakes are very different from the ups and downs in the shopping malls.

In the arena, if one step is wrong, one may die; while in the shopping mall, even if one is playing with fire and self-immolation, one will at best make a comeback.

"With you here, I feel at ease." Ye Qiongdan smiled slightly, staring into his eyes.

Ye Qinghan's heart skipped another beat, because of her complete trust.

After Ye Qiongdan and Ye Qinghan left, Xiang girl was a little distracted.

These two people seem to be the same as usual these days, but they seem to be different from usual. They seem to be doing something that their family members don't know about, and they don't know if it's dangerous or not.

Among the three girls in the second room, although Xiang girl is the most honest person, but as the eldest sister of the family, she has to bear the pressure of the elders and take care of the younger ones. On the contrary, she is the most sensitive child in the whole family.

The sun is gradually moving westward, and everyone is waiting anxiously with hunger and exhaustion.

Finally, at the moment when the sun was setting, Li Xiude, who was covered in sweat, said helplessly, "I can't untie this nine chains, I lost!"

The light Nine Links, in his hands, seemed to be heavier than a mountain, so it fell from his palm with sweat hanging down, and hit the stone table.

Ye Qiongxiang picked up Jiulianhuan and wiped it carefully with a handkerchief.

Li Xiude closed his eyes, and said stubbornly: "But even if you are better than my wife in knowledge and business, in my eyes, you are nothing compared to my wife!"

"Adan told me a story about a place rich in gems, but very poor there," Ye Qiongxiang said quietly, "so some merchants went to sell some worthless wheat and bought their gems. Then the gems are transported to prosperous places and sold at extremely high prices, but the supply is still in short supply. Do you think the local people are smarter, or the businessman is smarter?"

"You mean I'm ignorant?" Li Xiude clenched his fists.

"The benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom." Ye Qiongxiang didn't say much.

"Then, are the three questions you came up with really done by you?" Li Xiude asked unwillingly.

"No." Ye Qiongxiang shook her head, "These three questions were all written by Adan."

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was filled with praises for Ye Qiongdan.

"As expected of Miss Ye who can make "A Moonlit Night on the Spring River" with a poem that crushes Yiling, she's really full of heart!"

"No, it really makes me and other scholars feel ashamed!"

"Such an ingenious three-question question is really amazing! Wonderful! If this woman is a man, she must be a talent who can help the world! Oh, it's a pity, it's a pity that she only wants to do business and doesn't want to study. Such a talent It was wasted in vain!"

……

"Of course!" Young Master Su shook his fan and said triumphantly, "Otherwise, how could he be a minority shareholder of our Su Family's Quanfu Building? I know talents with eyes, and my father also knows talents with eyes! My father and I , that is the same line!"

Everyone in Jingde Academy made fun of him, but he was so thick-skinned that he was not moved at all.

Tang Xiucai stood in the crowd, quietly listening to everyone's admiration for her, and remembered the first time he fell in love with her.

That day, with the light of the sun and the dancing shadows of the branches, she was wearing flowers and blowing willows, just like that, it was reflected in his heart, making him lose his mind, flustered, and clumsily fell into the river.

He sighed softly, it shouldn't be extravagant, he really doesn't deserve her.

Li Xiude hated Ye Qiongxiang, and even hated Ye Qiongdan who advised her, he asked loudly indignantly: "Since these three questions were not thought up by her at all, then tell me, is there any failure in this competition?" Fair? Can winning or losing still count?"

(End of this chapter)