My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"What's wrong, young master? Do you find it too difficult?"

Min Zhe looked at Jiang Xiaobai with a surprised expression.

Actually, 75 plus 68 is a fairly common problem in arithmetic.

If he can't even figure this out, then Jiang Xiaobai is probably even less capable of solving more difficult problems.

"No, no!"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head with a wry smile: "I do think your question is somewhat insulting!"

"You... how about something challenging, the harder the better!"

Too easy?

Upon hearing this, Min Zhe looked surprised and said, "Very well, since the young master finds it easy, then I'll give you a difficult one!"

He originally thought that since Jiang Xiaobai wasn't good at math, he would start with a simple problem.

In this way, we can save face for this young prince.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaobai took the initiative to ask for a difficult one.

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to be polite: "Young Master, listen carefully!"

"It is said that... there were humans and pigs living together, with a total of one hundred heads, but... the humans had eighty more feet than the pigs!"

At this point, Min Zhe looked at Jiang Xiaobai with a smile and asked, "Young Master, how many humans and how many pigs are there respectively?"

"What kind of question is this?"

Those watching from the front were stunned when they heard this.

One hundred heads, human feet, and eighty more feet than pigs?

In the end, they even had to calculate how many people and how many pigs there were!

This sounds a bit confusing!

Min Zhe listened to the surrounding chatter with a broad smile on his face.

They in Beiyu have been herding livestock, pigs, and sheep all year round, and he also drew inspiration from any of the animals they herded.

Such a problem is easy to get sidetracked if you don't put some thought into it.

"Could you... perhaps choose another one?"

Jiang Xiaobai was both amused and exasperated.

"hehe!"

Upon hearing this, Min Zhe's face immediately broke into a smile: "I knew this question would be somewhat difficult for the young master!"

"It's alright. If the young master finds it inappropriate, I can choose another one!"

"No, no!"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and said, "What I mean is, could you replace the people and pigs with something else?"

"For example... chickens and rabbits?"

"..."

Min Zhe was taken aback.

Chickens and rabbits?

There doesn't seem to be any difference, does it?

But since Jiang Xiaobai had made this request, Min Zhe nodded slightly: "Alright, then let's call it the chicken and rabbit problem. Please answer, young master!"

"Oh, twenty rabbits and eighty chickens!"

Jiang Xiaobai spoke up.

what?

Min Zhe's smile froze instantly.

The answer was so quick, and it was correct.

Startled, Min Zhe's expression changed, and he asked, "What if there are a hundred heads and three hundred and twenty feet?"

"Oh dear, forty chickens and sixty rabbits!"

Jiang Xiaobai replied.

This is the classic "chicken and rabbit in the same cage" problem from a previous life. Once you find the pattern, this kind of problem is easy to solve.

Min Zhe asked in shock, "What if there are 316 legs?"

"There are forty-two chickens and fifty-eight rabbits!"

"hiss!"

Min Zhe gasped. Jiang Xiaobai doesn't even count?

Or perhaps Jiang Xiaobai simply calculated it faster than he had imagined.

Teng Zixiu's heart skipped a beat.

He was quite looking forward to math, but judging from the current pace, it seemed... unlikely!

"No, no, I'll give you another difficult one!"

Min Zhe frowned, and quickly posed another question: "Listen carefully, young master!"

"There are 320 shi of grain, which are loaded into large carts and small carts. Each large cart carries 8 shi, and each small cart carries 3 shi, for a total of 70 carts..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jiang Xiaobai's voice rang out: "Yes, twenty-two large carts and forty-eight small carts!"

"this……"

Min Zhe was stunned for a moment, but continued to ask questions, refusing to believe it.

Jiang Xiaobai continued to answer.

No matter how Min Zhe changed the questions, Jiang Xiaobai answered them almost without thinking.

This also caused the expressions of the onlookers to gradually become shocked.

Yes, they couldn't understand.

But judging from the guest's expression, Jiang Xiaobai's answers were always correct.

Looking at Min Zhe again, cold sweat was already beading on his forehead.

He had carefully prepared several questions for today.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaobai easily untied them all.

Startled, Min Zhe was about to continue with more questions when Jiang Xiaobai raised his hand: "Stop! To be honest, the questions you're asking... aren't very difficult at all!"

"Even if you give me a thousand or ten thousand more questions, I can solve them all, so I'll do it!"

"You'll set the questions?"

Min Zhe paused for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Young Master, please!"

"Okay, listen up!"

Jiang Xiaobai said, "Starting from the beginning, add them one by one until you reach one hundred!"

"One plus two, plus three, plus four... what is the final total?"

what?

As Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, Min Zhe stood there stunned.

From one to one hundred?

How many times do I have to add this?

Min Zhe's brows furrowed deeply, the tension building up in his mind.

But as he added more, his mind started to get a little confused.

If we try again, it will be the same.

As time passed, Min Zhe's expression grew increasingly grim, finally culminating in a bitter laugh: "Young Master, I cannot calculate it!"

"This kind of problem is simply impossible to solve without using any tools!"

"No!"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and said, "It's possible, and very simple!"

"ah?"

Min Zhe's face was full of confusion.

"One plus one hundred equals one hundred and one!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Two and ninety-nine added together also equal one hundred and one!"

"Three plus ninety-eight equals one hundred and one. Adding the first and last digits together, we can divide it into fifty groups!"

"And fifty times one hundred and one equals five thousand and fifty!"

what?

Min Zhe stood there, completely stunned.

No way, damn it, you can calculate it like that?!

That's right. He had been studying arithmetic for so many years and never thought that he could use such a method.

Those around them gasped in shock after understanding the situation.

"So that's how it can be done!"

"Brilliant!"

"Put one and one hundred together, and two and ninety-nine together, and none of the numbers are missing!"

"This method is simply ingenious!"

Amidst the gasps of amazement from those around him, Jiang Xiaobai smiled slightly, his gaze settling on the last person: "As for the essay, will you set the question, or will I?"

"I!"

The sixth man's eyes flickered, and he stepped forward: "I am Xiao Qin, from Bei Yu!"

As he spoke, Xiao Qin looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "The question should still be about people!"

His actions were somewhat opportunistic.

Speaking of which, Jiang Xiaobai has just written a poem about a person.

The line "Suddenly I turn around, and there he is, in the dim light" is already a masterpiece.

He didn't believe that Jiang Xiaobai could still write at the same level after being replaced with an article!

He's guaranteed to win if you just bet on him!

"Can!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded with a smile.

"Young Master, please!"

Xiao Qin raised his hand and walked towards the desk first.

Unlike poetry, essays require careful writing. If they are read directly, even if the intention is there, something will be missing.

Just as Xiao Qin stood in front of the desk, preparing to pick up his pen, Jiang Xiaobai's voice slowly rang out.

"I, your humble servant, have written a book called 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' which will be available to everyone soon!"

Jiang Xiaobai began, "And in the article I'm about to write, both place names and personal names will be borrowed from it!"

"This piece... is titled 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'!"