Chapter 65 Chicken and Rabbit in the same cage
  Mrs. Sun silently watched everything happening in the room from outside, with a sneer on her lips.

Seeing that the old man relented, she felt a little angry. Forget about Li Shoucai's nonsense, why didn't even the old man believe that Shoude could pass the exam to become a scholar?

Oh, just wait, wait for the scholar who passed the Moral Examination this year to come back and see what you have to say!
  Mrs. Sun withdrew her gaze and turned back to the east room.

……

Time soon came to the next day. Li Shoucai got the guarantee, got up early, picked up the hoe at home, and prepared to go up the mountain.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly warned him before he went out: "You didn't go yesterday, and Li Zheng gave two kilograms of wild boar meat to the man who dug the ditch. If you go today, remember to ask him to make up for it."

"Wild boar meat?" Li Shoucai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said straightly: "Where can I get wild boar meat? I'll go now!"

Mrs. Li looked a little unnatural and said, "Just go and ask Li Zheng directly."

"Okay." Li Shoucai carried the hoe and walked out of the house.

When he rushed to the mountain, he found that the villagers had arrived earlier than him, and everyone had already started digging ditches.

He stepped forward with some embarrassment, pulled one of the people with whom he had a good relationship, and whispered: "Hey, I heard that you got a wild boar collar yesterday. Where did you get it?"

The man glanced at him and only replied: "Jiang family."

Jiang family?

Li Shoucai was stunned. There were very few families with the surname Jiang in the village. Could it be the third brother-in-law's family?

Why is wild boar in her house?

Forget it, just go ask Li Zhengyao later.

The villagers started another day of hard work, and Jiang Wei also rushed to the town.

Mother and daughter got up early today and arrived in front of Yuelai Restaurant at the end of the morning.

Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the waiter sweeping the floor and spreading water in front of the door, and raised her hand to wave to him.

Upon seeing this, the waiter turned around and went to the restaurant to call shopkeeper Zhou before the mother and daughter could say anything.

Recently, a distinguished person came to Yuelai Restaurant to hold a banquet. The mother and daughter did not follow them in, but waited outside the restaurant.

Shopkeeper Zhou didn't know what delayed him, and he never came out.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was a little bored waiting, so she turned around and looked around, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a group of people not far away pointing at something.

It was still early and there were not many people on the street. Those people gathered there seemed very abrupt. Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but walked over and took a look.

It turned out to be an iron cage with a piece of oilcloth tightly covering it. I don't know what was in the cage.

At this time, a man next to Jiang Xiaoxiao, wearing a long gown and a square scarf, dressed as a scholar, shook his head and said: "These long-haired rabbits and reed chickens are kept in the same cage. Let us guess how many there are in each." Who can guess how many chickens and rabbits there are?”

The people on the side agreed: "That's right, this young master of the Jiang family is a weirdo. He only said that there are a total of thirty-five chickens and rabbits in there, and the number of legs is ninety-four. Who can guess?" There are so many chickens and rabbits..."

Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was listening on the side: "..."

This is not a math problem that elementary school students know how to solve. How can people of this era not know it?
  But think about it, this is a world in a novel, and it may not be like her world where "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" or something like that exists...

At this time, Jiang Wei walked over, followed by Shopkeeper Zhou.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked back and asked with a smile: "Mom, look there is a cage here. Let me guess how many chickens and rabbits are in it."

Jiang Wei followed her gaze and heard several "clucking" sounds in the cage at the right time. Shopkeeper Zhou couldn't help but smile: "This cage has been set up since yesterday, and no one can guess how many chickens and rabbits are in it."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes fell on Shopkeeper Zhou. How did he know?
  They mentioned the young master of the Jiang family just now. Could it be that it was the young master of the Jiang family who came to Yuelai Restaurant for a banquet yesterday?
  "This was arranged yesterday by the young master of the Jiang family of Fu'an Trading Company. There are a total of thirty-five chickens and rabbits in this cage." Shopkeeper Zhou explained, "He said that as long as someone can guess how many chickens and rabbits are inside, , the thirty-five chickens and rabbits in this cage were all given to this man for free."

Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, thirty-five chickens and rabbits were given away for free! ?

What are you waiting for if you don’t want this wool?
  She quickly pulled Jiang Wei's sleeves and begged in a soft voice: "Mom, I want the little rabbit..."

This kind of linear equation problem can be solved by elementary school students, and her mother is certainly not a problem!
  Jiang Wei gave her a helpless look and walked straight forward. The cage was completely covered by oilcloth, and he could only hear the cries of chickens and rabbits.

But just by listening to the cries, you can't tell how many chickens are in the cage.

Everyone gathered around, looking sad.

Jiang Wei stood in front of the cage, pondered for a moment, and then said, "There are a total of twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits in this cage."

Her voice was calm, but it attracted everyone's attention.

"Hey, how do you know?"

"Ha, I think it's just a wild guess!"

"Go, go, go, why is a woman who doesn't know how to read and write here messing around?"

……

Faced with Jiang Wei's answer, everyone obviously didn't believe it.

Not only did I not believe it, I was also very disdainful.

They, a group of scholars, have been gathered around for two days, but they have not guessed how many rabbits and chickens there are. How could a woman easily get the answer just by looking at it.

Shopkeeper Zhou on the side watched, silently turned around and went back to his restaurant. After a while, he came out with a young man in fancy clothes.

"Everyone, give way, the young master of the Jiang family is here!"

The waiter opened the way in front of him, and when everyone saw this, they all got out of the way, and their expressions of disgust immediately turned into flattery.

"Master Jiang, this question you asked is too difficult. Why don't you give me some more tips?"

"Yes, I only know the total number of rabbits and chickens in the cage and the number of feet. This question is too difficult..."

……

Faced with everyone's chatter, the young master of the Jiang family ignored it, just looked at Jiang Wei aside and said, "Did you tell me the answer just now?"

Hearing the sound, Jiang Xiaoxiao turned to look at the person.

The young master of the Jiang family brought out by Shopkeeper Zhou was much younger than she had imagined. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had a feather crown on his head, a viola silk robe, a jade sachet hanging on his waist, and a hand holding a sachet. Fan the arty paper.

"There are twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits in this cage." Jiang Wei repeated the answer just now, "Is that right?"

Jiang Yu looked at the woman in front of him. She was in her early twenties, dressed in ordinary cotton and linen clothes, with a pale face. When she saw him, she didn't show the flattering expressions like those around her.

He couldn't help but show a bit of interest on his face, and asked with a smile: "May I ask how the young lady came up with this answer?"

Jiang Wei crossed his arms and obviously had no interest in talking to him. He only said: "If my answer is correct, please Master Jiang keep his promise and give me both the rabbit and the chicken."

(End of this chapter)

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