Chapter 48 Interpretation

Zheng family.

Since there was no study, Zheng Fa simply set up a small dining table and wrote in the yard.

Little sister Zheng Shan was running around in the yard wearing the new clothes made by her mother.

She didn't dare disturb her brother and could only run around the yard, or pull the grass in the corner, or pick up a stone and scratch it on the ground, her little head glancing in the direction of Zheng Fa from time to time.

Until Zheng Fa raised his head.

"Brother! Have you finished writing?" Zheng Shan came running over, pulled Zheng Fa's sleeve, and stood on tiptoe to look at the table curiously.

Inside the house, Zheng's mother, who was still busy at the loom, spoke: "Shan'er, don't disturb your brother from studying."

Zheng Shan curled her lips, but still let go of Zheng Fa's sleeve obediently.

"Mom, it's okay. I wrote this for my little sister." Zheng Fa pinched his little sister's face and said with a smile.

"Written for me? Can I read now?"

Zheng Shan's eyes lit up, and she leaned over Zheng Fa's knees to look at the table, only to see two books with wet ink on them.

There are a few words on the cover of the book above.

"Small……"

"The first volume of elementary school mathematics." Zheng Fa taught his little sister to read.

Ever since he moved to the Zhao family, he has been thinking about letting his younger sister go to school, but this is not an easy thing to do.

Now the family actually relies on Zheng Fa’s monthly salary to survive. Although they have no worries about food and clothing, they have just arrived and have no savings.

Zheng's mother had always wanted to find some work in a garment shop, but when several shops asked about her background and found out that she came from a farming family, they thought she had no skills.

So they cannot afford the younger sister's dowry for the time being.

The money issue is easy to deal with, but the most important issue is actually safety: Zheng Fa is worried about his younger sister's refusal to go to school outside the house and can only be picked up by Zheng's mother.

The younger sister had no books to read these days, and Zheng's mother didn't allow her to run around the Zhao Mansion to avoid offending the nobles, so she could only play alone in the small courtyard.

"What's wrong? You have nothing to do recently?" Seeing how excited she was, Zheng Fa knew that it was a bit uncomfortable for the lively little sister to be trapped in a small yard.

"Something's going on!" Zheng Shan shook her head. "I helped mom cook in the morning, and then waited for my brother to have lunch. I helped mom cook again, and then waited for my brother to have dinner."

Zheng Fa touched his little sister's head and asked, "So you want to study?"

"Study!" The younger sister nodded: "Mom said that if my brother studied and became a book boy, he could buy me delicious food and new clothes. I want to study too!"

"What are you studying for?" Zheng Fa asked.

"Mom doesn't have new clothes to wear yet!"

Zheng Fa smiled, held his little sister in his arms, pointed to the "First Volume of Elementary School Mathematics" and said, "Brother will teach you this at night from now on, remember to study hard."

"Okay, I will definitely learn well!"

The ignorant little sister made perhaps the heaviest vow in her short life.

Looking at his little sister happily flipping through a new book that she couldn't understand, Zheng Fa picked up another book and walked towards the study.

He thought about teaching mathematics to his younger sister for a long time. Even if it did not involve knowledge of immortals, mathematics was very useful in daily life in the Xuanwei Realm. However, he was cautious by nature and did not feel safe in Zhuangzi.

Today, after he had mastered the "Spiritual Crane Body" and thought he had a certain ability to protect himself, he taught it to his younger sister.

As for the other book, it was prepared for the Seventh Young Master - "Junior High School Mathematics Book 1".

This is what he came up with from the Borrowing Brain Plan and the old white man's words.

After all, Old Man Bai was alone and had limited time. He was overwhelmed by the endless talismans. Moreover, he was indeed very busy and would go on strike from time to time. To be honest, Zheng Fa was not very reassured.

He must reserve new brains, and Tang Lingwu has great potential.

He has no intention of spreading knowledge like "Topology" which may involve the immortal sect.

But "Junior High School Mathematics" can. For him, the biggest function of this book is to screen potential brains.

The first one is the Seventh Young Master.

…

In the study, the Seventh Young Master stood in front of Zheng Fa's desk, gently flipping through a stack of papers with talismans drawn on them, his lips tightly pursed.

"Master?" Gao Yuan, who felt that he had become much closer to the Seventh Young Master, looked at his gloomy face and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

"How long has Zheng Fa been here?"

The Seventh Young Master silently put down the map in his hand and suddenly asked.

"Less than two months?"

"He started studying the Complete Explanation of Talismans, and within half a month..."

As he spoke, the bitterness on the Seventh Young Master's face became more and more intense.

"Master?"

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"The number of Yuan Fu he has analyzed in the past half month is more than what I have analyzed in three years..." As he said this, the Seventh Young Master turned around and took out a book titled "Fu Tu Quan Jie Supplement: Basic Yuan Fu Chapter" from the bookshelf. He opened it and compared it with the pattern left by Zheng Fa on the paper, then put it down dejectedly: "They are all correct."

He turned to look at Gao Yuan, his eyes dull: "Tell me, how can the gap between people be so big?"

Gao Yuan felt like crying: "Master, I've experienced what you said before... I've asked myself this question a hundred times."

"I feel now that we are close friends!" The Seventh Young Master put his arm around Gao Yuan's shoulders: "Among so many book boys, you are the one that suits my heart the most!"

As soon as Zheng Fa entered the room, he found that the atmosphere between the Seventh Young Master and Gao Yuan was much more harmonious than usual, which made him feel like an outsider.

"Zheng Fa, what are you holding?"

"Oh, I have a book that I think might be useful for the Way of Talismans. Isn't the young lady coming back soon?" Zheng Fa handed over the "First Volume of Junior High School Mathematics" and said, "Although this book may not have any effect for the time being, it's better to learn it early."

The Seventh Young Master was stunned, as if he remembered something: "This is... given to you by the person behind you?"

"Behind?" Zheng Fa blinked his eyes, guessing what the Seventh Young Master meant, and could only say vaguely, "That counts."

There is a world of people behind us, and I don’t know which one you are talking about.

"Did you gain your talent in talismans today because you studied this book?" The Seventh Young Master said excitedly, glancing at the Yuan Fu diagram on Zheng Fa's desk.

"You can say that, but this is just the basics." Zheng Fa thought about it and felt that this was not a bad statement.

"Young Master, among all my servants, you, Zheng Fa, are the best!"

Gao Yuan behind him looked at his new confidant, opened his mouth, and seemed to want to say something dirty but had nothing to say.

The Seventh Young Master took the book from Zheng Fa, his hands trembling a little. He looked at the name on the cover and read softly, "Junior High School Mathematics Volume 1. This name is obviously a magical method of the immortals!"

"...Can you interpret it?"

Zheng Fa was quite curious about how he could tell that.

"Chu, should refer to the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, when the world was not yet created, which means that this secret method points directly to the ancient times! Zhong, refers to the great way, which means that this is the true method of the immortals, and perhaps contains the meaning of moderation." The Seventh Young Master frowned as he spoke: "What is the meaning of this mathematics? Is it related to Yishu? Could the great man who wrote this book be a Confucianist?"

After that, he said a little embarrassedly, "I am not very knowledgeable and cannot fully understand it. I need to study it more."

"You understand it very well and deeply." Zheng Fa praised: "I think it is more profound than the person who wrote this book."

Holding the book, the Seventh Young Master was silent for a while: "Actually, my sister came back to prepare for me to participate in the Immortal Product Conference."

"Immortal Products Meeting?" Zheng Fa looked at the Seventh Young Master with some confusion. Why didn't he tell him before?

"..." The Seventh Young Master avoided Zheng Fa's gaze, his face a little embarrassed.

...I understand. Another thief who wants to work hard secretly.

(End of this chapter)