Wanjin Lady

Chapter 63 Boss
This kid relied on his intelligence and seldom played with his brothers and sisters. Every time they spoke to him, he would unknowingly take them for a walk like a donkey.

"The scenery on the right is better, with mountains and water nearby, more suitable for a hermit."

This reason is reasonable.

Yuan Jing turned around again, nervously checking the gift in his backpack for the fourth time. "A piece of bacon, a tea cake, a duck with preserved sauce..." He thought it was shabby. "Only the tea cake and this imperial tribute Changchun wine are presentable."

Cheng Yunzhang laughed, "Master Yao hasn't agreed to take me as his disciple yet."

Yuan Jing, however, was not worried at all. He spoke with pride, "You are the youngest candidate in the entire history of Bozhou. How could Lord Yao not look down on you? Didn't you stay up all night writing a few essays a few days ago? If you show them to Lord Yao, he will definitely agree to be your teacher."

If a retired and secluded third-rank official could become the youngest's teacher, the entire Yuan family would also benefit from it.

This is more important than his search for a winery.

Yuan Jing was very nervous, but Cheng Yunzhang was calm. The driver used a carrot to lure the donkey, and the donkey moved forward by itself.

Cheng Yunzhang was still concentrating on looking at the yellow paper in his hand.

As soon as Yuan Jing saw the paper, he thought of the Wen family winery and the money he had lost gambling. He said in a stern tone, "Why are you staring at this piece of paper? I'm telling you, there's no profound knowledge in it, it's just a scam! That little girl from the Wen family used shameful means to deceive the entire Ping County!"

What's the point of getting a sales coupon!

As long as Yuan Jing is around, Wenjiu Winery will never be able to make another pot of wine!

By then, all the sales coupons in the hands of these idiots will become pieces of waste paper!
Cheng Yunzhang smiled, his pale, thin face bathed in the sunlight, his pupils so pale they were almost transparent. He defended her word by word, "Shopkeeper Wen did not cheat or deceive anyone."

She's just cunning.

Slippery.

She even dared to brazenly claim to be the descendant of the Zhu family. Little did she know that the name Zhu family was a fabrication he made up to trick her.

But...how did Shopkeeper Wen know the solution to the Four Symbols Convergence?

Oh, what a headache.

However, the donkey cart shuddered, and the backpack at Yuan Jing's feet fell backwards. Yuan Jing instinctively tried to grab it, but the entire donkey cart suddenly flipped to the right, falling onto the river bank, and all three people fell into the water.

"My paper!"

Cheng Yunzhang’s first reaction was to look for the yellow paper.

Looking up, I saw yellow paper floating on the river and drifting downstream.

Cheng Yunzhang ran forward regardless of anything. Yuan Jing was afraid that the youngest boy would get hurt and get beaten up by his parents when he got home.

Yes.

Cheng Yunzhang is not only the apple of his aunt's eye, but also a favorite of both the Cheng and Yuan families.

Whoever takes Cheng Yunzhang out, if Cheng Yunzhang gets into trouble, the one who starts the fight will be beaten.

He's going to be implicated again!
"This nerd! Wen Zhang! Wen Zhang! He's wet!" Yuan Jing shouted angrily, but he could only get up from the water immediately and chase after him.

Cheng Yunzhang kept walking forward with his legs soaked in the river water. The yellow paper floated down the river and finally stopped slowly.

In front of him was an old man in blue clothes, with white hair and bright eyes.

He stood barefoot in the river, holding a fishing rod in one hand and the yellow paper in the other.

He bent down, stretched out two fingers, and picked up the yellow paper from the surface of the river with neatness and precision.

The old man's voice was husky and he smiled, "Young man, are you looking for this thing?"

Seeing Cheng Yunzhang soaking wet like a drowned rat, the old man retracted his fishing rod and walked to the shore, picking up the empty fish basket. "If you don't mind, come to my house and change clothes. Although the water in summer is not cold, it is easy to get sick if you soak in it for too long."

Cheng Yunzhang quickly glanced at the old man in front of him.

He has white hair but a youthful face, a thin body, and no calluses on his hands. One can tell at first glance that he is a man who has lived a life of luxury for many years.

Hands don't lie. Especially the old man, whose clothes were simple, but whose eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

Cheng Yunzhang's eyes lit up, and he pinched the wet article hidden on his chest, a hint of surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes.

It seems that these days, it is no longer possible to open the door to education with a carefully researched article.

The old man was studying the contents on the yellow paper with great interest.

Cheng Yunzhang suddenly felt as if he were in a spiritual state.

Perhaps with the help of Shopkeeper Wen, he could climb up this towering tree.

Cheng Yunzhang smiled faintly and bowed calmly, "I'd be honored to refuse."

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"This is the Tengen style."

When Cheng Yunzhang borrowed a set of clean clothes and came to meet the old man, the old man was sitting cross-legged, and on the table was a wet yellow paper.

The ink on the yellow paper was stained by the river water, so the old man copied it on another piece of paper and placed it aside.

This is a thatched house by the river.

The house is small and exquisite, with winding paths leading to secluded places. The interior decoration is simple and rustic, but a few precious orchids on the windowsill reveal the old man's identity.

There was a pot of Silver Needle White Leaf Tea on the corner of the table. While the young guest was changing his clothes, he used a small stove to boil a pot of tea, and at the same time he couldn't help studying the questions on the yellow paper.

He pointed at the question with a firm tone, then smiled at the tall and graceful young man in front of him with admiration in his eyes, "Are you trying to deduce the solution to the Four Symbols Convergence?"

Cheng Yunzhang walked over and sat across the table from the old man. He then sat down leisurely, as if chatting with an old friend. "Sir, do you also know about the Four Symbols Meeting?"

"Somewhat. Have you read the first half of the Four Elements Jade Mirror?"

As the pinnacle of the development of Tianyuanshu, the Siyuanshu, and the Siyuan Jade Mirror, are even more of the pinnacle, but because the Chen Dynasty did not attach importance to mathematics, few people know about it.

Cheng Yunzhang nodded, "I've seen the only copy. It's a pity that the second half has been lost."

The old man laughed, tapping his hands on the table. "But someone knows the solution. Who is it?"

Cheng Yunzhang thought of Wen Wan.

That petite and frail-looking girl always makes shocking remarks.

"This person is a merchant in Ping County. She uses the Four Symbols Convergence Method to ensure the profitability of her winery."

Cheng Yunzhang then told the old man about Wen Wan's wine purchase promotion and the lucky draw. The old man's eyes lit up and he said firmly, "That's right. She must know the solution."

"Yes. I used the lottery amount from her winery to calculate, and found that according to her pricing, the profit is guaranteed to be at least 30%."

The old man also became interested and took out his brush. "What methods did you use to solve the problem?"

"I've tried counting sticks, worm-eaten arithmetic, and the two-element method, but..." Cheng Yunzhang sighed, "I still can't find the right method."

The old man stopped writing immediately. The identity of the scholar in front of him was unquestionable. The solution to the Four Symbols Convergence had long been lost, and the two of them could not come up with a solution even if they racked their brains.

It is better to——

The old man stood up and urged him on, grabbing his hand and walking out. "Where's the shopkeeper? Since we have nothing else to do today, let's go stop her and find a solution."

Cheng Yunzhang smiled, "Sir, I have already asked the shopkeeper, but was rejected."

The old man frowned, his eyes flashing, "That must be because you are not sincere enough. I will go and ask her -"

Isn’t that sincere enough?

He spent nearly eighty taels of silver.

(End of this chapter)