"Yun'er, are you still running a college for aristocrats?" said Grand Secretary Zhang.
"Yes, I want to build a school. It will be divided into two parts. One part is a girls' academy, which is free; the other part is an academy for nobles, which recruits the daughters of ministers and nobles. Not only will they have to pay 10,000 taels of silver a year, but they also have to pass an exam to get in. In addition to the courses required for the imperial examinations, the girls who enter will also have to learn arithmetic and etiquette. There will be classes in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, equestrianism, archery, and many other sports. I will definitely make sure they get their money's worth, and the 10,000 taels will be worthwhile." Li Yun turned the academy for nobles into the school of his previous life.
"Yun'er, your uncle can imagine that it will definitely be no worse than the Imperial College after it is completed." After hearing this, Doctor Zheng became even more determined to send his daughter to an aristocratic academy.
"Madam Li, what are your enrollment requirements?" the chief priest asked Li Yun.
"The academy accepts children aged three to twelve, and the academy for nobles accepts children aged three to eighteen," said Li Yun.
"Why is the age limit for academy twelve?" the chief priest asked in confusion.
"A twelve-year-old girl can help with many things in an ordinary family, so not many girls will be sent here. The difference with the aristocratic academy is that they are all rich ladies and don't need to help with housework. Moreover, what they learn in the aristocratic school is to help them become qualified mistresses of the house. They can not only help their husbands, but also teach their children and manage the business of the mansion." Li Yun explained the reason for her recruitment.
"Yun'er thinks very far ahead and can grasp people's hearts. Indeed, if the Noble Academy is really as good as Yun'er said, I believe that all the ministers in the court will send their daughters or granddaughters there." Grand Secretary Zhang really admired Li Yun. She really thought things through and could grasp people's hearts. She knew that the ministers all wanted their daughters or granddaughters to be outstanding, and she could help them find good in-laws to form an alliance.
"Uncle will know when the time comes." Li Yun said with suspense.
"Madam Li, I can introduce two arithmetic teachers to you. They are my wife and daughter, both of whom were taught by me personally. They are more than qualified to teach the introductory classes in the girls' academy." The chief priest thought that his wife and daughter were bored at home, so he could let them come out to be teachers.
"Thank you, Master Chief Priest. Do your ladyship and daughter know anything else besides arithmetic? I plan to let Sanbao and Xiaohua be the teachers for arithmetic, and let them teach them." Li Yun wanted to follow the example of Qingshan Village and let Sanbao and Xiaohua teach arithmetic.
"What? Madam Li, are you kidding? A three-year-old and a two-year-old can be a teacher and teach arithmetic?" The chief priest thought Li Yun was crazy. He actually wanted two children to be teachers, and teach the most difficult subject, arithmetic.
"Why, Lord Chief Alcender, do you look down on children? Dabao, Erbao and Sanbao from Qingshan Village also teach arithmetic. Never look down on children. They can make you slap them in the face in a minute. Lord Chief Alcender, do you want to compete with Sanbao?" He was so arrogant that he actually looked down on her daughter. Let him see what it means that there are mountains beyond mountains.
"Madam Li, that's not what I meant. It's just that arithmetic is the most difficult subject to learn. Even in the Imperial College, there are many students who still can't do arithmetic after studying for several years." The chief academic knew that he had said the wrong thing and quickly corrected himself.
"Arithmetic is not difficult at all. Why don't you, Grandpa Jijiu, compete with Sanbao?" Sanbao was very disdainful when she heard that arithmetic was difficult to learn. She was the best in arithmetic among her three siblings.
"Sanbao, even if grandpa beats you, it would still be an unfair victory. Grandpa is afraid of hurting your young heart." Jijiu was helpless. He had shown mercy to her, so why didn't she appreciate it?
"What? Grandpa doesn't dare to compete with Sanbao. Are you afraid of losing face if you lose to Sanbao?" Sanbao said.
"Sanbao, don't be rude. It's very impolite to say that." Li Yun said reprimandingly.
"I'm sorry! Grandpa Jijiu, Sanbao was wrong. I shouldn't have spoken in that tone." Seeing that his mother was angry, Sanbao quickly apologized to Jijiu.
"It's okay, since Sanbao is not afraid of losing, grandpa agrees to compete with Sanbao." Seeing that Sanbao insisted on competing with him, the chief wine had to agree. At worst, he would lose a game to her.
"Since the Lord Chief Priest has agreed, I will ask the questions and you will answer them. The first one to answer wins. It's a best-of-three game." Li Yun stated the rules of the game.
"Okay, let's do as Madam Li says." The chief priest had no objection.
"Mom, Sanbao has no objection." Sanbao said.
"Okay, everyone, listen carefully. What is thirty plus forty plus fifty plus sixty?" Li Yun asked the first math problem.
"One hundred and eighty." Sanbao quickly came to the conclusion.
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Doctor Zheng and Scholar Jiang looked at Sanbao in shock. It was unbelievable that he could figure out the answer in less than ten seconds.
Shangguan Feiyun was also surprised. She knew that the place where Yun'er lived was very powerful. Not only did they have airplanes and cannons, but they also had a lot of high-tech things. She didn't expect that she was also so good at arithmetic.
It took Jijiu a minute to figure it out, and his result was the same as Sanbao's.
"Sanbao, how did you do it? It's so fast and accurate. Grandpa has studied for his whole life but still can't achieve this speed. Can you tell me?" When Jijiu's result was the same as Sanbao's, he couldn't believe that he would lose to a three-year-old girl.
"Grandpa, this is what mother taught us. I can't tell you for now because we are in a competition." Sanbao replied.
"Okay, after the competition, Sanbao must tell grandpa." Jijiu just remembered that he was competing with Sanbao, so he had to wait until the competition was over before telling him.
"The second question is, twenty plus twenty plus twenty... add ten twenties together, what is the result?" Li Yun gave the second math problem.
"Mom, it's two hundred." Sanbao said without thinking.
Doctor Zheng and Academician Zhang's eyes widened, their mouths hanging open in disbelief. "Is this a child? He's a child prodigy!"
This time, Jijiu calculated it two seconds faster than last time, but he knew he had already lost.
"Best of three games, Sanbao has won two games. Does the chief priest want to play the third game?" Li Yun asked the chief priest.
"I admit defeat, but I want to play a third round to see if Sanbao can figure out the answer so quickly." Jijiu admitted defeat, but still wanted to play a third round.
"Alright, let's play the third round, and I'll make you admit defeat with conviction. Twelve plus eighty-eight plus fifty-six plus forty-four, what's the result?" Li Yun asked the third math problem. Since the chief priest wanted to continue to embarrass herself, she couldn't refuse.
"Mom's number is two hundred." Sanbao figured it out quickly, only Jijiu was still counting.
This time it was very difficult, and it took the chief priest more than a minute to figure it out.
This time, Doctor Zheng and Scholar Jiang were no longer surprised. They were numb and thought Sanbao was a child prodigy.
"Madam Li, I have lost, and I accept the defeat wholeheartedly. I just want to ask you how you calculated this." The chief priest knew that Sanbao was taught by Li Yun, and he would definitely know the secret by asking Li Yun.
"Master Jijiu, you'd better ask Sanbao about this. She will answer all your questions one by one." Li Yuncai didn't want to say that you looked down on Sanbao, and now this is your retribution. You were slapped in the face by a three-year-old child, and you still have to ask her for advice. Let's see if you dare to judge people by their appearance next time.
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