Chapter 97 The Tea House Offers a Reward
At present, Si State uses the natural dangers of Cangqiong Pass and Huju Pass and cannot stand it. Even if Hu has hundreds of thousands of troops, there is nowhere to urge him. Sima Yiqing replied: "I have thought about this a long time ago. Si State has shrunk in Cangqiong Pass and dare not come out. I stimulated them to come out. I have sent many death-censored soldiers to assassinate Qian Xiaoxing and the important officials of Si State. If it succeeds, Si State will definitely bring all the strength to avenge. At that time, it will be like killing an ant..."
"Haha, OK, that's great." King Hu laughed happily after hearing this and said, "Taishi, in our eyes, Si Guo is a fast-fire bone, but in your eyes, he is like a three-year-old child at your mercy."
Sima Yiqing was also secretly proud when he heard King Hu's praise, but said, "It's just that Qian Xiaoxing is still a bit tricky. If there was no such person, it would be easy to destroy Si State."
King Hu said: "The Grand Master has planned for us, and Qian Xiaoxing can count the number of elders, and it is no problem to destroy Si State."
All officials also agreed, and the scene was harmonious.
Qian Xiaoxing, Lu Shengzhong and Hu Suoyuan were walking on the street, but they didn't know where to go. Qian Xiaoxing suddenly asked, "Brother Zhong, do you still remember that Hu State attacked Panlong Pass for the first time and sent 80,000 Jinrui. Later, Sima Yiqing brought 100,000 countries to come, and there was a man named Cao Bo who sent intelligence."
"Yes, I remember it only after you say it. It's really strange. Who would have reported it to us?" Lu Shengzhong replied.
"Is it Zhao Jing?" Qian Xiaoxing thought. He and Zhao Jing had only met several times. Could it be that he really had such a great charm that this woman cared about him so much that she sent people to report the news from thousands of miles away?
Hu Suoyuan had met Zhao Jing, a woman who was like a water-like woman. Her natural charm made Hu Suoyuan remembered her deeply and said, "This Zhao Jing must have been given a favor by the Chief of Staff, otherwise how could he be so good to the Chief of Staff."
Qian Xiaoxing recalled Zhao Jing's figure at the foot of the rockery, and his heart immediately became rippling, saying, "If you have to say that it is related, she will be with me, but I will not be with her."
Hu Suoyuan said with great admiration: "The Chief of Staff has really been to such a woman? It's so amazing. It's rare to see one of them when you see it."
"Let's not talk about it, there is a teahouse in front. Let's go in and see if there is any news." Qian Xiaoxing and the other two walked towards the teahouse. This teahouse was the teahouse where Qian Xiaoxing had paired up. I still remember that I earned a tael of silver and gave the teahouse owner a pair of couples. It was also here. I saw Ling Shan for the first time and recalled these things, Qian Xiaoxing felt a lot. He should have taken Ling Shan to visit this place again.
The three of them entered the teahouse and sat down. There were still a lot of people in the teahouse. They were chatting with their friends while drinking tea. The waiter made tea for the three of them. The three of them pricked up their ears and listened to see if there were some latest news about Shandu.
On the left, Qian Xiaoxing heard a man say to his friend sadly: "I didn't expect my wife to be unfaithful to me. She told me that she was with her sister last night."
The friend asked in confusion: "What's the problem?"
The man said sadly: "But in fact, I was with her sister last night!"
friend:"……"
Qian Xiaoxing smiled helplessly, turned his head and listened to the conversation on the right. Three people sat on the right. They looked like they were in their thirties. One of them said, "Tonight, let's go eat Widow Zhang's tofu, okay?"
The two of them immediately agreed and said, "Okay, okay, there are so many people who eat Widow Zhang's tofu, we have to go early."
Qian Xiaoxing suddenly felt a drop of sweat on his forehead when he heard it, and then the man continued, "Yes, the tofu is mixed with some green onions, it is fragrant and smooth."
After hearing this, Qian Xiaoxing remembered that the meaning of ancient tofu and modern tofu was different. The three of them sat in the teahouse for a while, but found no valuable news. They were about to get up and leave. The waiter came over enthusiastically to add water. Seeing that the three of them wanted to leave, he said, "The three guests don't see it often. They came from other places. Are you interested in breaking the rewards for the teahouse?"
Qian Xiaoxing replied: "Is it right?"
"It seems that the guest officer is still an old guest. In the past, our teahouse often had pairs of pairs, but today's question is not pairs, but the measurement tree height." The waiter replied.
"Oh?" Qian Xiaoxing became interested when he heard this and asked, "How to measure it?"
The waiter replied: "That's right. There is a big tree in the drying yard ahead. It is required that trees are not allowed to be climbed, and books should be produced with high volumes."
Qian Xiaoxing couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He clearly remembered that he had measured the tree height in Shandu before. The question was almost the same as at that time. He also talked about a comparison method of equal quantity, so he asked, "If I measure it, how many rewards can I get?"
The waiter said: "Customer, this reward cannot be obtained by this question. There are three questions in total. If you answer them correctly, you can get a reward of 100 taels of gold."
Qian Xiaoxing didn't find it funny when he heard it. It must be some rich second-generation rich, so he asked, "What are the last two questions?"
"You must answer the previous one before you can tell the next question. I don't know how many people have tried it, but they all failed. This question has been here for half a year, and no one can solve it." The waiter said disappointedly.
"Okay, anyway, I'll see if I can get these 100 taels of gold." Qian Xiaoxing replied.
Qian Xiaoxing saw that the sun was rays outside was sufficient, and asked the teahouse that he borrowed a ruler and started measuring it. He used the comparison and equal measurement method. After a while, Qian Xiaoxing calculated the height of the tree and returned the ruler to the waiter and said, "The height of the tree is twenty-five zhang, three feet and two inches, is it right?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment and said, "It's twenty-five feet and three feet, but it's within one foot of the difference, and it's true that the guest official is indeed a master."
This question also stumped Qian Xiaoxing at the beginning, but since he knew the solution, there was nothing to be happy to answer it. He asked lightly: "What about the second question?"
"Customer, follow me." Then the waiter brought them into a room and said, "This question has a time limit. If you can't answer it after the incense is extinguished, it will be a failure."
"Okay, let's set the question." Qian Xiaoxing said.
The waiter lit the incense and said, "The question is this. There are two incense sticks here, with uneven thickness, but each can be lit for a quarter of an hour. I asked, how to use two incense sticks to get a quarter of an hour?"
After saying that, the waiter handed over the two incense sticks to Qian Xiaoxing. After listening to the question, Qian Xiaoxing realized that this was an intelligence question. After thinking about it, he felt that this question was indeed a bit difficult. In ancient times, the unit of time was ceratops, one quarter of an hour was about fifteen minutes. If you get four quarters of a minute, that is, four minutes were less.
After listening to the question, Hu Suoyuan said, "This question is simple. Fold the incense in half and then fold it again. Then divide it into four parts. Order one section and it will take one minute to get a four part."
Before the waiter could refute, Qian Xiaoxing said, "The waiter said that the incense is uneven in thickness, this end burns quickly, and the other end burns slowly. It is not accurate to say this. If this is true, it will not be a problem."
The waiter nodded, making Hu Suoyuan lower his head embarrassedly. Qian Xiaoxing looked at the fragrance in his hand and couldn't help but say, "It would be easier if it took half of the time."
Lu Shengzhong shook his head and asked, "How to get it out for one half of the moment?"
Qian Xiaoxing pointed to the fragrance and said, "We ignite the fragrance from both ends. No matter whether the fragrance is uniform in thickness or not, it will burn it all, that is, half of the time has passed."
"Burning both ends together, why didn't I expect that Seventh Brother, you are really opener than we think." Lu Shengzhong couldn't help but exclaim.
"This is nothing. The result of the problem is one quarter of a moment, which is more difficult." Qian Xiaoxing continued to think.
Lu Shengzhong said: "Yes, if there is a half-moment incense, lit it and burn it, it will be great."
After hearing this, Qian Xiaoxing flashed his mind and replied, "I have the answer."
The waiter looked back and saw that the lit incense burned only about a quarter of it. The man could answer it and said in surprise: "Then what is your answer?"
Qian Xiaoxing put two incense pieces on the table and said, "Light the two ends of one piece, and the time it takes is one-half of the moment. Is this okay?"
The waiter nodded and replied, "That's right."
"Okay," Qian Xiaoxing pointed to Xiang and said, "I will ignite both ends of one piece, and then ignite only one piece. After burning one piece, I will extinguish the other one and then I will find that the other one is still half a quarter of an hour long, right?"
The waiter picked up the incense, gestured and said, "That's right, it's true."
"Then the question is solved. Just as Brother Zhong said just now, the remaining half of the two ends were ignited together, and a quarter of the moment was obtained." Qian Xiaoxing replied.
"So that's how it was solved." After hearing this, the waiter suddenly realized. The waiter knew about the question, but he didn't tell him the answer. He had been thinking about it for several months but couldn't come out. This time, when he heard the solution, he solved the mystery that he had been expecting for a long time, as if he had put down a burden and immediately felt much more relaxed.
Seeing the waiter being stunned, Qian Xiaoxing smiled and said, "I have answered two questions, so I can say the third question."
The waiter woke up and said, "Yes, yes, but I don't know the question of the third question. The person who wants to give the question himself."
"Where is the questioner?" Lu Shengzhong asked.
"I'll take you there." After that, the waiter led the three of them and left the teahouse, walked a few streets, and came to a relatively secluded mansion.
Qian Xiaoxing looked at it and found that the house was not big, unlike the houses of wealthy families. However, looking at the red painted door and the stone lion of the guard door, it was very exquisite.
The waiter knocked on them, and a little maid opened the door. When he saw that it was the waiter, he let him in and said, "Waiter, is there good news today?"
"That's right, right? Three guests came today. After answering the first two questions, I'll bring them here." After that, the waiter brought the three of them into the door.
The little maid was smart and clever. She looked at Qian Xiaoxing and the other two, took her to the door and said, "Should you wait, I'll report it."
Qian Xiaoxing stood at the door, curious in his heart, who was? If he saw his little maid, he should be a woman. Could it be another beautiful girl waiting for him to save her? Thinking of this, I also started to feel itchy.
Shortly after the little maid entered, Qian Xiaoxing suddenly heard a pleasant sound from the room. When he heard it carefully, he was immediately surprised, pulled Lu Shengzhong and Hu Suoyuan and walked out the door.
Both of them were dragged out of the door by Qian Xiaoxing, and they were both very strange. Lu Shengzhong asked: "Seventh brother, what's wrong? Don't want gold anymore?"
Qian Xiaoxing looked angry and said, "Let's talk about it after leaving here."
Chapter completed!