Daoxing Xianyuan

Chapter 52
Book next time.It is said that when Yu Wei was talking with Grandpa Ou Xue, he was always a little cautious and anxious.Originally, Yu Wei also had a certain understanding of music. Compared with ordinary people, Yu Wei's understanding of music was quite good.When he was in Bayan Village, Yu Wei had a good singing voice, which Zhang Qiang was very envious of.Zhang Qiang is good at playing the erhu and has a deep understanding of music. He often talks about music inadvertently. Zhang Qiang also said that it is a pity not to learn music because of Yu Wei's understanding of music and his natural singing voice.Therefore, Yu Wei is not ignorant of music.However, in the face of an expert who studies music for a living, Yu Wei dares to use an axe in front of others. Therefore, Yu Wei behaved cautiously and reluctantly in front of the old man, and was a little panicked.

When Yu Wei first saw the music score that the old man took out, he saw that it was different from what he had imagined. At first, he felt a little strange. Fortunately, when he was with Zhang Qiang before, Zhang Qiang had talked to him about ancient Chinese music scores, so he took it for granted. I think that the old man should have transcribed it according to the ancient notation, and did not translate it into numbered notation or stave notation.Yu Wei really doesn't know any musical notation, so when he sees an old man asking him for advice, he honestly answers that he doesn't even understand numbered musical notation.Unexpectedly, after Yu Wei finished speaking, he found that Grandpa Ou Xue and Ou Xue didn't know the numbered musical notation.

For a moment, Yu Wei couldn't help being taken aback, thinking to himself: "Yes, the numbered musical notation is something on the earth, maybe it doesn't exist here, so it's no wonder they don't know."

Yu Wei's brain is very sensitive. After he figured this out, he hesitated a little, and then said: "Master District, do you ask the numbered musical notation? I saw it at my mother's before. I don't understand. Ask her what it is. She It is said that it is a musical score, because the recording speed is fast and relatively simple, so it is called a simplified musical notation."

Grandpa Ou Xue studied music all his life, and devoted himself to the study of music history these years. He had never heard of such a thing as numbered musical notation.Now, after hearing what Yu Weiyi said, it's not bad, so he hurriedly asked Yu Wei hopefully: "Do you still have your mother's numbered musical notation?"

"No more." After Yu Wei finished speaking, he saw a little disappointment in the old man's eyes.Couldn't help but continued: "But I still remember the general appearance of the numbered musical notation, it's like this." Speaking of this, Yu Wei asked Ou Xue to find a paper and a pen, and based on his own memory, first wrote a note on the paper. It doesn't matter whether the short numbered notation is right or not, I thought, anyway, just introduce it in general.

After Yu Wei finished writing, he said to Grandpa Ou Xue, that's what I remember.

Ou Xue and her grandfather didn't speak, they just looked at Yu Wei's "Simplified Notation".After a while, Grandpa Ou Xue pointed to the numbers on the musical notation and asked Yu Wei, "What does this mean?"

"The numbered notation mainly uses seven numbers from one to seven to record seven tones." Yu Wei explained.Then, Yu Wei quickly wrote down the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the paper, and then pointed at the numbers 1 to 7 in order and sang: "Duolaimi Fasuolaxi." After singing, Yu Wei said again: "The score recorded in Arabic numerals is simpler and more convenient, so it is called numbered musical notation." Below, it means bass." After speaking, he raised his head again, smiled apologetically at Grandpa Ou Xue and said, "There are more than these symbols in the actual numbered notation, because I don't know music, I don't remember very much."

Then, Yu Wei tried his best to shake out the poor knowledge of numbered musical notation that he knew as much as possible. He tried his best to introduce everything he knew about beats, sound names, syllable lines, etc.After finishing speaking, Yu Wei thought to himself, I really made a fool of myself today.

"Mr. Zhong, what number did you say just now?" Ou Lin came in at some point, and asked, pointing to the number written by Yu Wei.

Yu Wei put down his pen, turned his head and said casually to Ou Lin: "This is Arabic numerals." As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Wei was also stunned, because no one on Hongxia Star knew about feelings.In the past, Yu Wei only noticed that the human civilization on Hongxia Planet had a long history and developed culture, but he never noticed how the numbers were written.

"Well, yes, that's great! Xiao Zhong." Yu Wei was stunned here, but Grandpa Ou Xue couldn't help chanting, looking very excited.Ou Xue's cheeks were flushed, and she seemed to be as excited as her grandfather, her eyes were fixed on Yu Wei, as if she wanted to get to know Yu Wei again.Qu Lin rubbed his palms together awkwardly, looking at Yu Wei expectantly.

For a while, Yu Wei felt that Monk Zhang Er was confused.Seeing everyone's appearance, I don't know what to say.

"Not bad, not bad! Xiao Zhong, where did your mother learn it?" Grandpa Ou Xue asked Yu Wei, pointing to the numbered musical notation.

"I don't know either. I didn't ask because I didn't care." Yu Wei had no choice but to lie.

"Look, Ou Xue, if the notation method mentioned by Xiao Zhong is perfected, will it be simpler and easier to use than the current method?" Grandpa Ou Xue asked Ou Xue.

"Yeah, I was thinking the same way, Grandpa." Ou Xue said.

"Xiao Zhong, I'm old, but in my lifetime, I will definitely complete your mother's notation method. Well, I have also thought about the name, and I will call it Mother Zhong's Notation in the future." Grandpa Ou Xue said excitedly.

"Grandpa, what about me?" Ou Xue asked.

Grandpa Ou Xue was taken aback for a moment, then understood Ou Xue's meaning, and said, "Okay, Xiaoxue, with you joining, the tidying up will be even faster."

Yu Wei did not expect that his little knowledge of numbered musical notation would cause Ou Xue and his grandson to be so excited.Before it was over there, Ou Lin asked Yu Wei again: "Mr. Zhong, are there only seven Arabic numerals?"

"More than that, there are ten in total." Yu had no choice but to write out all the Arabic numerals.

Now it was Ou Lin's turn to get excited.Ou Lindao: "I've never seen it before, um, yes, yes, this way, it's much simpler, much simpler."

Yu Wei looked at Ou Lin blankly and said, "What's simple?"

Ou Lindao: "Mr. Zhong, I mean, if these numbers can be used in calculations, it will be much easier."

"Since it's a number, of course it's okay. Could it be..." Yu Wei said here, but suddenly stopped. Originally, he wanted to say that you are useless, so he almost blurted out.

"Oh, it works, that's great, Zhong, Mr. Zhong." Ou Lin almost begged.

Under the softening of others' "Teacher Zhong", Yu Wei put his heart away, put away his caution, and began to explain how to use Arabic numerals in mathematical calculations to Ou Lin.

Look up after explaining the methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in the first grade of elementary school on the earth in order to use the calculation symbols on the earth.This time even Yu Wei was dumbfounded, he saw that the three members of Ou Lin's family were all staring at him, as if they wanted to see through his internal organs.After a while, Ou Lincai said to Wei Wei in admiration: "Mr. Zhong, you are amazing, you are amazing! If you promote it publicly, just, just...."

Yu Wei calmed down, took a sip of his drink, thought for a while, and felt that if this calculation method could be spread on Hongxia Star, he would be considered a good deed.Then he slowly said to the three people: "This is not my property alone, it can be made public. It's just that I have been in business and don't know what to do."

"That's no problem. I'll invite people from our research institute to help you." Ou Lin volunteered.

"Are you in the research institute?" Yu Wei asked Ou Lin.

"Ms. Zhong, my eldest brother is a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics." Ou Xue said.

After listening to Ou Xue's introduction, Yu Wei said to Ou Lin: "Teacher Ou, I don't understand anyway. If this calculation method is okay, if it's convenient for you, it's best for you to organize and promote it." Yu Wei said to Ou Lin.

"I, I, Teacher Zhong, am I right? This is yours!" Ou Lin was very excited when Yu Wei entrusted himself to do this, but he still politely implemented the sentence.

"No problem, Mr. Au, it's settled like that. I don't understand anyway. It's the most convenient and most suitable for you to research and promote." Yu Wei made a final decision.

"Ou Lin, Xiao Zhong has already said it, so you just listen to Xiao Zhong." Grandpa Ou Xue said.When Yu Wei explained the calculations just now, he was also listening carefully.After Yu Wei finished speaking, like Qu Lin, the old man immediately realized the magic power of this numerical calculation method.Seeing that in order to give up the honor that can be easily obtained to his grandson, he is already a thousand willing in his heart.After all, in the face of great honor, it is hard to find someone who is not tempted.Yu Wei didn't know that although Hongxiaxing was well-developed in culture and had a higher level of science and technology than the earth, but in terms of mathematical calculations, it hadn't invented the simple counting method on earth.

Yu Wei thought that since he asked Ou Lin to promote it, he might as well introduce everything he knew to others, so he said to Ou Lin: "Mr. come down..."

"Okay, okay." Before Qu Lin could finish speaking, he said yes repeatedly, and immediately took out his pen and notebook.Ou Xue also saw the opportunity, and found several more pieces of paper and put them in front of Yu Wei.

Yu Wei slowed down a little this time, and talked while writing with a pen, introducing the commonly used symbols for mathematical calculations that he knew one by one.But when it comes to algebra, Yu Wei no longer dares to use English letters.Fortunately, there is also a set of phonetic alphabets on Hongxia Star, which are also some simple symbols, so I have stayed here for so long and learned a little bit, so I came here by the way.The handwriting mouth said that the speed is still very fast because it is only about the use of symbols. After explaining some symbols used in calculus calculations, I suddenly thought: No, don't make other troubles.Yu Wei didn't know how high Hong Xiaxing's math level was, and he was afraid that it would be bad for him to talk too much.So after just involving a little bit of calculus content symbols, he immediately stopped and said: "That's all."

In fact, the technological level of humans on Hongxia Star is higher than that on Earth.It's just that simple Arabic numerals like those on the earth have not yet been invented, so worrying about it is unnecessary.However, just relying on Wei Wei's words, it was enough to make the three members of Ou Lin's family excited.

In the days that followed, the Zhongmu numbered notation method advocated by Grandpa Ou Xue, and the Arabic numeral arithmetic method advocated by Ou Lin really became popular on Hongxia Star, and the grandparents and grandchildren of the Ou family all won great honors. In the family history, I did not forget to rewrite Mr. Zhong Siqi's strokes.Since Yu Wei didn't explain the origin of Arabic numerals, when Hou Qulin wanted to know, he couldn't find Yu Wei.Therefore, hundreds of years later, when many researchers on Hongxia star talked about Zhong Siqi's native place and life, they were all vague, and many debates were launched about this, which will not be mentioned later.

Besides, after Yu Wei finished speaking, the three members of the Ou family were still excited.Grandpa Ou Xue said to Wei Wei: "Xiao Zhong, you are not simple!"

Yu Wei blushed, and said hastily, "Master District, I'm honored."

"Master Ou, you can invite guests to dinner." Just as everyone was polite, a thick mezzo-soprano sounded at the door, and Yu Wei saw a middle-aged woman at the door, thinking, this must be the nanny that Ou Xue mentioned.

Sure enough, Grandpa Ou Xue said to the woman: "Sister Mu, we'll be right there." Then, he called everyone to the restaurant for dinner.The Ou Family Manor is not small, so after coming out of the living room, we turned around two buildings before arriving at the dining room.Ou Lin's wife, children and two nannies have already made preparations in the restaurant.

During the meal, Ou Lin's wife said to Ou Lin: "Look at you, you are very happy. What's the good news?"

"Well, Teacher Zhong is not simple, it is not simple." Ou Lin answered the wrong question.

After dinner, Ou Lin said to Wei apologetically, because he hadn't been to Jiaxiang City for a long time, and he had promised a few friends before coming here that he would go to the city to meet them in the afternoon, and he had to leave first.Yu Weilian told Ou Lin that it was okay.

After sending Ou Lin's family away, Yu Wei and Ou Xue accompanied Grandpa Ou Xue back to the living room.After the three chatted for a while, Grandpa Ou Xue talked about the century-old mystery in the family.

Yu Wei was about to answer, saying that he really didn't understand music, but Grandpa Ou Xue had already ordered Ou Xue to play the music disk, so Yu Wei had no choice but to give up.

After a burst of salsa sounds, Yu Wei heard a familiar yet unfamiliar melody.The three of them didn't make a sound, they just listened carefully.

Ever since the melody sounded, Grandpa Ou Xue has been staring at Yu Wei, as if trying to see something from him.The old man found that although Yu Wei's expression was still serious at the beginning, he still seemed a little careless, but after a while, Jian Yu Wei's expression became both a little stunned and a little surprised, as if he had heard something, and his face glowed. Hong, the palm of his hand went up and down according to the rhythm, and he tapped his legs lightly, and the soles of his feet also stepped on the ground regularly according to the rhythm.Yu Wei's inadvertent expressions and small movements fell into the eyes of the old man one by one.

Yu Wei didn't notice that the old man was looking at him, and the song hadn't finished playing yet, but at this moment, Yu Wei was already filled with emotion.It turned out that halfway through hearing it, Yu Wei had already concluded in his heart that this piece was an ancient Chinese piece "The Moon Bends Over Kyushu". Although some parts of it were not exactly the same as what he knew, the main theme was it.The ancient music brought Yu Wei's thoughts back to the distant earth. At this moment, under the influence of the music, Yu Wei once again had the idea of ​​returning to the earth to see his relatives. ...

(End of this chapter)