Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The emperor's silence made the atmosphere on the scene very subtle. After a long time, the emperor waved his hand.

"Eat, eat... After dinner, everyone can ask the Crown Prince's Consort for advice."

In his heart, he agreed with what Xiao Yunxi said, but the resistance was too great.

In the early days of the founding of the Great Xia, the implementation of the imperial examination system was strongly opposed by the aristocratic families. The improvement of the status of craftsmen faced the entire scholar-official class.

Really, one hair moves the whole body.

The external environment of Daxia is chaotic, and if there is internal unrest, it may be similar to the previous dynasty and be a short-lived dynasty.

The food is delicious, but the people who eat it have different intentions and thoughts.

"Dabao...you like steamed fish, eat more."

"Niuniu's fishbone, Mom picked it out for you."

"Xiaobao, eat more meat."

Xiao Yunxi picked up some food for the children, who ate it with relish, not paying any attention to the upcoming competition.

Armed fighting,

She fights against a group of opponents alone, and even 99 of them tied together are no match for her. She is afraid of becoming proud if she loses one.

Wen Dou is even less worried.

Who can be a match for this argumentative person who has been bombarded by the Internet and is now arguing with an old antique?

If it's poetry and songs, it's even worse. Even if you can't write Tang poetry and Song lyrics, you can at least recite a few. There are books in the space, and if that doesn't work, you can just copy them.

With things on his mind, the banquet ended hastily. The crowd moved to the courtyard. Xiao Yunxi's students were also there. The emperor signaled Wu Yingda to start.

"The Crown Princess Suwen is a man of great literary and military skills. Today, we have a few questions for you..."

Wu Yingda stood at the front, with the top and second place candidates lined up in a row. Ouyang Cai, Zu Lan, and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works stood far away from him.

The emperor wanted to compete, so they couldn't refuse, but their attitude was very clear: they disdained to associate with Wu Yingda and others.

"Taifu, please..."

Wu Yingda glanced at Ouyang Cai and Zulan and said, "The farther you hide, the more likely you will take the lead."

"At the state banquet, the Crown Prince's Consort defeated the Dongyi Kingdom. One of the competitions was arithmetic. I, Director Ouyang, and Director Zu have prepared three questions together. If you can answer them, you win."

Compare arithmetic?

Xiao Yunxi really didn't know whether to say they were courageous or courageous.

"Since this is a competition, there has to be give and take. You come up with three questions, and we'll come up with one. As long as you can come up with the answer, you win... Niuniu, Daya, you two will compete with them."

Wu Yingda jumped out:

"Nonsense! If the Crown Princess doesn't want to compete, just say so. We deliberately sent the child out to compete. If we win, it's unfair, and you can find an excuse for losing."

win?

Ouyang Cai and Zulan wanted to curse, saying that the Crown Prince's wife was not a fool like you. The fact that she dared to send two children out proved that she was sure of what she was doing.

You should consider how embarrassing it is to lose to a child!

Wu Yingda looked at the emperor,

"Just do as the Crown Princess said, let's get started."

Before the competition, Wu Yingda, Ouyang Cai and Zulan each prepared a question. The first question was prepared by Wu Yingda, which was a question that tested calculation ability.

"The construction of the new city requires 100,000 cubic meters of blue bricks, each cubic meter has 128 bricks, and each brick costs 0.4 wen. 90,000 dan of glutinous rice ash is needed, and each dan weighs 101.8 liang, and each dan weighs 18 wen..."

Wu Yingda was very proud. This problem was extremely complicated. Not to mention the children, even if Zuo Lan and Ouyang Cai came forward to calculate it, it would take a huge amount of time.

The rules of the competition are that each question only has three cups of tea, and no one can solve it.

With Daxia's existing calculation method, it does take a lot of time to solve this problem, but for Niu Niu and Daya, who have learned addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and Arabic numerals,

The question itself is very simple, and the calculation is even less complicated.

Niu Niu sat upright in her seat with her chubby body, her little face showing seriousness. She held a special little pencil and began to calculate, looking very serious.

The emperor nodded secretly in his heart. No matter what Xiao Yunxi's background was, she had taught the child well. At such a young age, he was well behaved.

Compared to Niuniu, Daya is a little nervous.

"Daya, don't be nervous. Just do what you learned every day."

Xiao Yunxi's voice was like a spring breeze, soothing Daya's panicked heart. She took a deep breath and began to calculate at her desk.

The emperor couldn't help but ask Dabao,

"Do you think Minmin and that girl can figure it out..."

Niu Niu is too young to figure it out. We need to look at an older child, probably in his early 10s. It would probably be difficult for him to do it, right?

"Grandpa Emperor, I dare to make a bet with you. I bet that Sister Daya and Niuniu can figure it out in just one stick of incense."

A stick of incense?

The emperor definitely didn't believe it.

"What are you betting on?"

"If I can figure it out within one stick of incense, Grandfather Emperor will allow me to skip classes at Wenhua Hall."

"I will..."

Before the emperor could finish his words, Daya stood up and stammered.

"Aunt, I, I, I..."

The little girl certainly couldn't do it, and it was difficult to speak. Wu Yingda was complacent, pretending to be an elder, and comforted her with a kind look:

"It doesn't matter if you can't solve it. This problem is very difficult. If you really can't solve it, the Crown Princess won't blame you."

Daya's face flushed red, and she stammered out a sentence:

“I…I figured it out…”

Wu Yingda: !!

Ouyang Cai and Zuolan: !!

emperor:!!

"Mom...I figured it out too."

Niuniu followed closely behind, giving everyone a critical hit. How long has the question been out? Even if it is out?

The emperor didn't believe it, and neither did Wu Yingda. They rushed forward and picked up the paper on which the two men had calculated. Ouyang Cai and Zulan stretched their heads, and all six eyes of the three of them widened.

"Really figured it out!"

“The answer is correct!”

"What kind of text is this?"

It's actually true?

"Give me the answer."

The two people's steps in solving the problem are similar, and the calculation formula is neat and tidy, but the numbers and symbols are completely incomprehensible. Fortunately, the answer is written in Daxia characters at the end.

"Minmin, what does this symbol you used mean?"

Niuniu proudly puffed out her chest:

"Grandpa Emperor, this is Daxia numerals. Mother invented and named them. They're very convenient and quick to use in arithmetic... Mother also taught us multiplication tables, which speeds up calculations even more."

"Oh? Multiplication formula, Minmin, tell me and let Grandpa Huang know more."

Niuniu puffed out her chest and recited the multiplication formula. Even those who were not proficient in arithmetic could understand it easily.

"Wonderful."

"If this formula can be popularized, I believe many candidates will be able to better adapt to the imperial examination."

Among the six subjects in the imperial examination, arithmetic is a nightmare for many candidates. If this formula can be promoted, it will save countless candidates.

If the people learn the formula, they will be less likely to be deceived in the future.

The emergence of the multiplication formula determined the outcome of the competition. Although Ouyang Cai and Zulan's questions were more difficult, they were still easily solved by Daya and Niu Niu.