Chapter 102 Ding Xiaoqiu's New Name
Looking at the scene where students from Qiao Youyou were scrambling to sign up, Gu Chaoyang couldn't help but sigh:
"I'm so envious! I wish I could start an archery club too!"
He had a well-developed athletic ability. He had watched TV dramas about people riding horses and shooting arrows since he was a child. He was very envious and always wondered when he would be able to show off his skills.
In modern times, he originally planned to go on a horseback riding trip to the grassland after the college entrance examination, but he had a car accident and never dared to think about it again.
Liang Zhou, who was standing beside him, heard the sigh and patted Gu Chaoyang on the shoulder, looking as if he shared the same feeling.
"If possible, my card club would like to try again."
As Liang Zhou spoke, he glanced around the area and suddenly found that Ding Xiaoqiu had disappeared.
Hey, where did it go in the blink of an eye?
Thinking of Zhu Lan saying that he was afraid that Ding Xiaoqiu would be depressed, Liang Zhou suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He asked the students around him, but no one noticed Ding Xiaoqiu.
They had no classes in the afternoon, so Liang Zhou, Xu Shiming and others went directly back to Linfengyuan.
Liang Zhou pushed open the door of his study and saw that it was clean inside. His expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Xu Shiming and others came over and asked.
Liang Zhou didn't say anything, but walked in quickly, his eyes falling on the letter by the window.
As luck would have it, a gust of wind blew in through the window and blew the letter down.
Liang Zhou quickly reached out to grab it, but failed after several attempts, and the envelope fell into the basin of water on the ground.
By the time Liang Zhou hurriedly opened the letter, most of the words in the letter had been soaked by water and could not be seen clearly. Only a few words in the corners could be made out.
"...I plan to leave now. Thank you all for taking care of me during this period.
Please don’t miss me when I’m gone.”
Liang Zhou ran out of Linfeng Garden clutching the letter, shouting:
"Hurry up and find Ding Xiaoqiu, he's going to do something stupid!"
When Zhu Lan and others heard that Ding Xiaoqiu had left a suicide note in the study, they were terrified and hurried out to look for it.
Some people were looking in the academy, while Zhu Lan and his companions were looking along the road down the mountain from Longchang Academy.
When everyone was running out of breath and almost couldn't run any longer, the sharp-eyed Qiao Youyou shouted, "Look!"
A few people looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a man standing by a river with a bag on his back.
Who else could it be but Ding Xiaoqiu?
"He's going to jump into the river! Save him!"
Several people tiptoed over, Liang Zhou seized the opportunity, pounced on and hugged Ding Xiaoqiu, and the two rolled on the ground for several times.
In the end, Ding Xiaoqiu was pressed to the ground by Liang Zhou, with mud and grass on his head, and his eyes were filled with fear beyond words.
"Brother Liang Zhou, you, you, you..."
Liang Zhou's usually cynical face looked so serious for the first time, and he was asked why he was so depressed.
"Yes, Xiao Ding, no matter how big the matter is, you can't jump into the river!" Qiao Youyou rushed over and said, panting.
Ding Xiaoqiu looked puzzled, "I left a letter in the library!"
"You mean this?" Liang Zhou took out the letter that was still wet, "Isn't this a suicide note?"
Ding Xiaoqiu: …
"Brother Liang Zhou, please...let me up first."
After Ding Xiaoqiu explained it clearly, everyone realized it was all a misunderstanding.
"It's really strange, how come a gust of wind suddenly blew the letter into the water..." Ding Xiaoqiu muttered, touching his head.
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "It must be God's will for you to say goodbye to us properly."
Ding Xiaoqiu felt a little touched and nodded.
Then Zhu Lan asked about his future plans.
Ding Xiaoqiu looked into the distance, with a gleam in his eyes.
“I want to travel to famous mountains and rivers, meet more people and things I have never seen, and then write a travelogue!
I also want to visit Brother Liang Zhou’s hometown, take a ride on that ‘Flying Chicken’, and say hello to my grandmother!”
Everyone looked at Liang Zhou: What did you instill in the child?
Liang Zhou: "Hehe...I am just trying to inspire his will to survive!"
Finally, Ding Xiaoqiu said goodbye to everyone and said, "Don't worry, I will write to you often! If I come across something delicious or fun, I will definitely find a way to bring it to you!"
"By the way, I'm also going to give myself a new name!"
Zhu Lan's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, I still have to change my name to “Ding Wujiu”, right?
Even after doing so much, could she still not change the fate of the characters in the book?
If that's the case, what will happen to her as a stepping stone in the original plot?
"From now on, I'll be called Wuyou!"
Ding Xiaoqiu looked at everyone and smiled brightly:
"Ding Xiaoqiu, also known by the name Wuyou, Ding Wuyou!"
…
Life in the academy continued as usual, one day after another.
The only difference from the past is that the establishment of Qiao Youyou Mathematics Society seems to have injected a bit of new vitality into this quaint academy.
After school, several students chattered and walked towards the Mathematics Society.
"Junior sister Zhou, do you know what thirty-five times seventeen equals?" a female student asked her classmate proudly.
Junior Sister Zhou is new here, and this is her first time attending an activity at the Mathematics Club, so everyone can’t help but show off their new knowledge in front of her.
Since my knowledge of mathematics has increased, I feel that many trivial matters in life have become much simpler!
It’s a pity that the Mathematics Society’s activities are only organized once every seven days, because Dean Ouyang said that it cannot interfere with everyone’s regular studies.
She shook her head blankly. "There are no counting sticks or abacus right now. How can I know this?"
"Haha, look at me!"
The girl who spoke earlier picked up a branch and started scratching on the ground.
Junior Sister Zhou came forward and saw her drawing strange symbols on the ground, each of which looked like a tadpole. She couldn't help but be curious and asked what it was.
“This is called Arabic numerals!
"The girl was very proud.
"Arab...who is that?" Junior Sister Zhou was even more confused.
Could it be an old man named "Ala"?
"This is what Senior Sister Qiao taught us. This vertical line is one, and this hook-like one is two...
Look, isn’t it much faster to write like this than to write words?”
Junior Sister Zhou tried hard to understand, nodded, and then shook her head, "But what's the point of this?"
"Using these symbols instead of words when calculating can make writing faster and reading clearer and easier to understand!"
The girl pointed to what she had drawn on the ground and said, "Look, this is called 'vertical style'."
"Vertical?"
"Yes, for many problems, you don't need an abacus if you use the vertical method! You can solve them anytime and anywhere as long as you have paper and pen.
If you don’t believe me, you can also give me some questions to test me!”
The girl became eager to try and waited for the other party to ask questions.
Junior Sister Zhou: This mathematics club seems to be teaching something very new.
"Sister, you are so amazing, how dare I test you! Is it in front?"
"Yes, that's it."
The girl took her to the stone sculpture at the entrance of the Mathematics Society, clasped her hands together and looked pious.
This stone sculpture is smaller than the statue of Confucius. There is a distance of several dozen steps between the two statues, as if two people are looking at each other from a distance and having a conversation across the air.
"Come and pay your respects to our mathematics seniors. This is the belief of our mathematics club! Ah——"
Junior Sister Zhou: Amitabha?
"Archimedes!"
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