Chapter 100 If you don’t worship the Buddha, then worship her
Ouyang Ye not only allowed Qiao Youyou to open a mathematics club, but also very generously allocated her a room that was not usually used for club activities.
There is a special place in Longchang Academy for worshiping the statue of Confucius, and Qiao Youyou’s elementary school classroom is right opposite the statue of Confucius.
Under the guidance of Ding Xiaoqiu, Fang Xiucai knocked on the door and said, "Sorry, sorry, I'm late--"
Before he could finish his words, Fang Xiucai was stunned.
He thought the place would be packed with people, with no place to sit.
Who knew there were only three people in the classroom! ?
Qiao Youyou lay listlessly on the table, with Zhu Lan and Qin Yuwei beside her who came to help hold the place together.
Seeing Mr. Fang come in, Qiao Youyou raised her eyelids weakly.
"Mr. Fang, please come back another day..."
"What, what's going on?" Mr. Fang looked confused.
Zhu Lan and Qin Yuwei looked at each other and sighed.
I never expected that the ancients had such low interest in mathematics. The Mathematics Society was open for an entire morning, but only five or six people showed up!
After listening to what equations and formulas Qiao Youyou said, he shook his head and left.
No wonder, these things are indeed too advanced for them.
Mr. Fang looked embarrassed and felt very regretful.
He had waited for a long time and finally the mathematics society was established, but if no one came, the society would be in name only. Qiao Youyou seemed to have no enthusiasm at all.
"Miss Qiao, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know!"
Qiao Youyou looked confused and aggrieved. How could he help? Did he have to hand out flyers?
Qin Yuwei suggested: "I think it's because the Mathematics Society hasn't been promoted enough, and many students in the academy still don't know about its existence.
Instead of waiting here, why don’t we go out and take the initiative to tell everyone.”
Zhu Lan also nodded, at least take action first.
The two men pulled the listless Qiao Youyou out.
When they came outside, the dazzling sunlight made it impossible to open their eyes. The statue of Confucius in front of them was three meters tall, looking down at them in the sunlight.
Qiao Youyou made a face at the statue in dissatisfaction. She didn’t like these Four Books and Five Classics!
Zhu Lan was also helping to think of a solution, and said thoughtfully:
"I've noticed that the students in the academy seem to like to join in the fun. Instead of telling them about the Mathematics Society, why don't we create an event to attract them to learn more about it?"
Qin Yuwei nodded, thinking that what Zhu Lan said made sense.
Zhu Lan looked at the huge statue of Confucius not far away, pondered for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said she had an idea.
"Mr. Fang, do you know any craftsmen in Jiangzhou City who can carve stone statues?"
…
Within a few days, shocking news spread among the students of Longchang Academy.
"Have you heard that Qiao Youyou said she can move the stone statue of Confucius!"
"How could I not have heard of it? Everyone has spread the word!"
"Move the stone statue? Does she think she is a Daluo Jinxian?
If she can move the stone statue even a little, from now on I will worship her instead of the Buddha!"
Ding Xiaoqiu passed by and heard everyone's discussion. He couldn't help but frown and became a little worried.
He was recently planning a big plan and had intended to leave in the next few days. But that day in the Mathematics Society, he heard what Zhu Lan, Qiao Youyou, and Fang Xiucai said and became curious again.
They really were planning to move the stone statue of Confucius.
Who wouldn’t find this outrageous?
Some busybodies even reported the matter to Ouyang Ye, saying that someone was disrespecting Confucius.
Ouyang Ye's first reaction was anger, wondering which student was so bold. But when he heard that Qiao Youyou wanted to move the stone statue, he thought it was ridiculous and was too lazy to stop her.
That stone statue weighs a thousand pounds. Even if there were a hundred Qiao Youyous, they wouldn't be able to shake it at all!
Ouyang Ye was even a little worried about the mental state of the students in the academy. It seemed that the pressure of studying was too great. He would have to organize everyone to go out for an outing to relax.
…
More than ten days passed.
Qiao Youyou stood in an open space not far in front of the statue of Confucius, looking up at the sage's unchanging appearance, with a bit of stubbornness and provocation in her eyes.
At this time, the area was already surrounded by students who came to watch the fun.
Qiao Youyou wants to move the statue of Confucius. Everyone would be surprised to hear this!
At this time, Qiao Youyou had already made preparations with the help of her classmates.
They used a dozen thick ropes to wrap up the stone statue of Confucius, climbed up the ladder, tied a knot at the top of the statue, and left a hole for someone to pass through.
In the center of the venue, seven or eight pieces of wood were used to build a frame using the principle of triangle as a fulcrum, with a log as thick as two thighs placed horizontally on it.
One end of the log is tied to the top of the stone statue of Confucius, with a fulcrum in the middle for support, while the other end is raised high with a rope hanging down from it, swaying in the wind.
It seems to be used to tie something.
"Sicheng, is everything okay? Will the wood break?" Xiao Wan asked worriedly among the crowd.
Zhao Sicheng shook his head. As an engineering student, he had no problem with simple devices and material selection like the principle of lever. He was in charge of all the arrangements in front of him.
"Here they come, here they come, everyone make way!"
Mr. Fang's voice came from afar. Everyone turned around and saw him and four or five craftsmen pushing something wrapped in white cloth and hemp rope towards them.
A student asked in confusion: "What is this? It looks very heavy..."
The people around him shook their heads and said, "I don't know. It looks like a human, but it's much taller and heavier than a human."
At the end of the lever that was suspended in the air, a one-meter-high platform was built underneath.
Mr. Fang ordered people to move the thing onto the platform and put it on the rope hanging from the end of the lever.
Master Li and Master Zhao also came to watch.
Master Li's brows were almost knotted, and he felt heartbroken when he saw the stone statue of the saint was trapped in a mess by the hemp rope.
"How can a female student be allowed to desecrate a statue of a saint like this?"
"Ahem." Ouyang Ye soothed, "Master Li, don't worry. I've seen the ropes they use, and they won't damage the statue. Just wait and see.
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