Chapter 49: Humility
Li Nuo had just arrived at the Song Mansion and happened to meet Song Muer and Song Jiaren who were about to go out.
They were going to Li's house to find him, luckily they met him at the door, otherwise they would have made a wasted trip.
A moment later, in a small courtyard, Song Muer lay on the table, supporting her head with both hands, and said, "Brother Li Nuo, why don't you just live in our house? This way we don't have to run around every day..."
Li Nuo smiled and said nothing. He was not a son-in-law of the Song family, and of course he could not live in the Song Mansion for a long time without any special reason.
The Li family has only one son, and they still expect him to carry on the family line and have many children, so it is absolutely impossible for him to marry into the family.
Mu'er is still young, of course he doesn't understand these things.
Li Nuo did not continue the topic. He pointed to a question in her booklet and said, "Let's take a look at this one first..."
I don't know if Song Muer's math teacher was kind, but this time, her homework only had one question, and it was not difficult. The question asked that there was a team of Daxia cavalrymen who needed to drive the horses to the river to drink water first, and then drive them back to the barracks. The question gave the speed of the cavalrymen and the distance between each place, and asked about the optimal route and the fastest time.
This is a very good question.
Speed is of the essence in war. On the battlefield, speed and efficiency are extremely important. At critical moments, a quarter of an hour difference can determine the outcome of a war and even affect the rise and fall of a country.
In Li Nuo's eyes, this is the simplest problem of the general drinking water from his horse, which can be solved by elementary school students in later generations. However, the solution to this problem is not any of the "nine numbers", but also involves an axiom. There is no concept of axioms in the Daxia mathematics community, so it is a bit difficult for Li Nuo to explain.
Song Muer held her chin with one hand and asked, "Why is the line segment the shortest between two points?"
Li Nuo was not a mathematics major. When the teacher taught them, he just told them that they only needed to remember the axioms and they didn’t need to know why.
He asked the maid of the Song mansion to find two wooden sticks and some sewing thread, and stuck the two sticks into the ground as two points, and let her practice on it herself.
Compared to six-year-old Song Muer, it is much easier for Song Jiaren to understand this problem.
Although she couldn't give a specific reason, common sense told her that going straight would definitely be faster than taking a roundabout way.
Li Nuo had just finished explaining the problem to them when Song Yu walked into the courtyard, invited him over for dinner, and thanked him for helping her today.
Li Nuo was actually a little embarrassed, but he couldn't resist Song Yu's nagging and had to agree.
In a small courtyard in the Song Mansion, Li Nuo met the Zhou Yu brothers again.
An hour ago, they were still at loggerheads with Song Yu, but now they no longer had the arrogance they had back then. They lowered their heads and stood behind a middle-aged man like minions.
Song Yu was obviously surprised that the two people appeared here. He frowned and was about to say something, but was glared back by Song Lian.
The middle-aged man looked at Song Lian and said apologetically, "Brother Song, I'm so sorry. It's my fault for not teaching my son well. I brought these two bastards here today to apologize to you, nephew. Please accept these small gifts."
Song Lian hurriedly said, "Brother Zhou, please don't say that. It's normal for young people to have hot tempers and fight. We went through the same thing back then. Besides, my rebellious son is also at fault in this matter. You must take these gifts back..."
The middle-aged man did not mention the gift again. He smiled and said, "Speaking of the past, every time you suffered a loss, we would be beaten by Miss Song Zhen the next day. That was really a painful memory..."
Song Lian also laughed and said, "We were just practicing tactics back then. These brats are not like us. They actually fought over a prostitute. It's really a disgrace to our two families!"
The two of them looked at their sons at the same time. The brothers Song Yu and Zhou Yu shuddered and lowered their heads even lower.
Li Nuo learned from their conversation that the Zhou father and son came to apologize. Zhou Yu's father and Song Yu's father not only knew each other, but also seemed to have some friendship, and they looked like they were having a very pleasant conversation.
"Rebellious son, why don't you apologize!"
The middle-aged man shouted in a low voice, and Brother Zhou Yu trembled. He walked in front of Song Yu and bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry."
Song Lian gave Song Yu a look, and Song Yu shuddered and said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just three sticks, I don't take it to heart at all..."
With the help of their fathers, Song Yu and Zhou Yu easily reached a reconciliation, at least on the surface.
In order to show that he really didn't care, Song Yu also invited the two of them to have dinner together.
The Zhou Yu brothers had just been caned, and Song Yu considerately had soft pillows put on their chairs.
After sitting down, Zhou Yu looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Brother Song, who is this..."
It was this man who sentenced them to caning in the Chang'an County Court. Zhou Yu thought he was an official of the Chang'an County Court and was still marveling at how young this official was. Unexpectedly, he saw him again in the Song Mansion.
Song Yu put his arm around Li Nuo's shoulders, a smug look on his face, and said, "Let me introduce you, this is my brother-in-law."
Brother Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard this.
Song Yu has three younger sisters, two of whom are still children. So the man in front of him can only be Song Jiaren’s husband. And isn’t Song Jiaren’s husband the son of Li Xuanjing, the Minister of Dali Temple?
They brothers are also children of officials, but they are far from comparable to each other.
This is the son of the most powerful and wealthy in Chang'an. Song Yu has such a good relationship with him, so won't he be able to do whatever he wants in the future?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu immediately picked up the wine glass and said to Song Yu respectfully: "Brother Song, this matter is all my fault. I will punish myself with a glass!"
Seeing Zhou Yu's sincere attitude, Song Yu felt a little embarrassed, and also picked up the wine glass and said: "I am also wrong in this matter, I will have a drink with you."
"It's my fault, it's my fault. I'll drink three cups as punishment!"
"I'm also at fault, I'll drink three cups!"
…
Li Nuo took a sip of the wine and found it extremely spicy, so he put it down after taking a sip. Zhou Yu and Song Yu took turns drinking one glass each. After ten glasses, they began to speak incoherently and began to hook their arms around each other's shoulders and call each other brothers. Compared to Zhou Tao who was sitting stupidly beside them, the two of them were more like real brothers.
After three rounds of drinks, the conversation gradually opened up.
Zhou Yu took another sip of wine. Although he looked a little reluctant, he patted his chest and said, "We are all brothers. I was wrong before. I won't compete with you for Miss Yuanyang anymore..."
Song Yu also patted his chest and said righteously: "No, no, no, it's just a woman, I'll give it to you."
"Here you go."
"Come on..."
…
The two of them were talking back and forth, neither of them could give in. Zhou Yu thought for a moment, looked into Song Yu's eyes, and suggested, "How about we go together?"
The two looked at each other, imagining some restricted scenes in their minds, their hair stood on end, and they shook their heads at the same time.
Although their relationship progressed rapidly, it did not reach the point where they shared a woman.
The scene was so shocking that I couldn't even think about it.
But with the atmosphere at this point, none of them felt comfortable monopolizing Miss Yuanyang.
Their eyes met awkwardly again. They suddenly thought of something at the same time and looked at Li Nuo.
"How about I introduce Miss Yuanyang to my brother-in-law?"
"Only Brother Li is worthy of such a beauty..."
Song Yu was reluctant to give Miss Yuanyang to Zhou Yu, but his brother-in-law repaid him with kindness and was kind to him, so this could be considered a repayment.
After marrying the beautiful woman, his happiness in this life was ruined. As a member of the Song family, Song Yu felt bad and wanted to compensate him.
Zhou Yu was reluctant to give Miss Yuanyang to Song Yu, but Li Nuo was the son of the Minister of Dali Temple, and he also wanted to get close to this top official in Daxia, so he had to give her up reluctantly.
Hearing their words, Li Nuo paused in his action of picking up the dishes. A figure flashed through his mind and his chest began to ache again. He waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, you can do it by yourselves. I don't have this hobby..."
(End of this chapter)
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