Two months later, the Jia Zhen's mourning period ended. The Jia family immediately hired a matchmaker to send the betrothal gifts to the Xia family on West Street.
The second day of the second month after the New Year was an auspicious day. It was also the day that Xia Lu would marry the Jia Zhen. Xia Lu looked at herself in the bronze mirror. This was her first marriage in two lifetimes. Although it was quite grand, she couldn't feel happy when she thought about how her family was marrying a bastard and scumbag.
On the contrary, the Xia family was quite happy. Other than the filial Jia Zhen who often came to the Xia family under the guidance of his father, the Jia Zhen was the son of Jia Jing. If he really wanted to pretend, he could do it very well. He was respectful to Xia Fu and friendly to Xia Ji. When he came to the Xia family, he would often go to the pastry shop to buy some snacks to coax Xia's mother and Xia Lu. He put on the appearance of a good son-in-law. Therefore, when Xia Lu married into a Jia family, the Xia family was not as worried as before.
However, the Jia Zhen's attitude could coax the rest of the Xia family, but not Xia Lu. Hmph, when she thought about the relationship between the Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing, Xia Lu felt that she would never be fooled by the Jia Zhen in this lifetime.
"Our Xiao Luer is finally getting married. Mother is happy but also reluctant." Xia's mother's eyes were red as she looked at Xia Lu in her wedding dress. Xiao Luer had grown up in a flash. She still remembered that when she was young, Xiao Luer couldn't even walk properly. She would pester her father to learn martial arts. She clearly couldn't take it anymore, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered. Every time she saw Xiao Luer being beaten black and blue because of learning martial arts, her heart ached. That frisky monkey from back then was also getting married now.
Xia Lu hugged Xia's mother. Her eyes were red. She was very grateful that she could become the daughter of Xia Fu and Xia's mother. Both of them had done their best to dote on her.
"Mother, thank you." Xia Lu's tears flowed.
"Silly girl, don't cry. Don't ruin your makeup." Xia's mother also couldn't hold back her tears. She took out a handkerchief and wiped Xia Lu's eyes. She didn't want Xia Lu's tears to ruin her makeup. Otherwise, it wouldn't look good. Her daughter had to get married beautifully.
Xia Lu and Xia's mother stayed in the house, while Xia Ji stopped people outside. If his brother-in-law wanted to marry his sister, he had to pass through him. Xia Ji had done his homework a few days ago. There had to be some difficulty. He couldn't let his brother-in-law and the people he brought over answer immediately. Moreover, it couldn't be too difficult. The most important thing was that they had to pay attention to the auspicious time. This worried Xia Ji to no end. In the end, his sister thought of a way for him, which was to let his brother-in-law know how much one plus two plus three plus four added up to one hundred.
If he knew the method, it wouldn't be difficult. If he didn't know the method, he could still calculate it, but it would take a lot of time.
Xia Ji also felt a little confused about this problem. With his sister's explanation, Xia Ji understood the calculation method. There were two ways. The first way was that one plus one hundred was 101, two plus 99 was 101, and so on. There were a total of 50 101. Multiplied by 50, it was 5050.
The second way was that one plus 99 was 100, two plus 98 was 100, and so on until 49 plus 51. There was a total of 49 100. Adding the extra 100 and 50, it was 5050.
Xia Ji's eyes lit up when he saw his sister's solution. Why didn't he think of it?
However, this problem was too simple. Xia Lu gave Xia Ji another problem. It was very simple. It was the problem of a chicken and a rabbit in a cage. In the end, he was slapped in the face by Xia Ji.
"Sister, this problem of yours is too simple. Anyone who has read 'Sun Tzu Suanjing' can calculate it," Xia Ji said.
Xia Lu was dumbfounded. The problem of a chicken and a rabbit in a cage existed in ancient times? She had seen this problem in many novels and thought that it only existed in modern times. However, it didn't matter. She still had another problem.
"Don't we have a tree in our mansion? You just have to let them measure the height of the tree," Xia Lu said.
"Elder sister, it's your big day. What if someone falls down from the tree? What should we do?" Xia Ji disagreed.
"Who said that one has to climb the tree to measure the height of the tree?" It was a primary school math problem. "Find a shorter stick and stick it in the ground. Measure the height of the stick. Then let them measure the length of the stick's shadow under the sun. Then measure the length of the tree's shadow. The length of the tree is equal to the length of the tree's shadow divided by the length of the stick's shadow, and then multiplied by the length of the stick. The final result is the height of the tree. Do you understand?" Xia Lu's face was filled with confusion. "Yes."
"I understand, but is this reliable?" Xia Ji hesitated.
"Then find someone to measure it." As a member of the Red Group, Xia Lu knew that practice was the only way to test the truth. Thus, he straightforwardly asked his younger brother to do it himself.
Xia Ji's final conclusion was that his sister was reliable. Because of this, he sympathized with his future brother-in-law even more. You have such a wife. Take care.
Xia Ji, who was blocking the door, looked at Jia Zhen with pity. Take care.
Jia Zhen gave the first question, adding one to one hundred. Soon, someone brought an abacus over, and Jia Zhen quickly calculated it. Jia Zhen had a proud look on his face. His brother-in-law was still young, and he could come up with such a simple question. Hehe, it was a piece of cake for him.
Xia Ji looked at his brother-in-law's proud face and said, "Don't worry. The second problem was," A chicken and a rabbit in a cage … "
Jia Zhen might not have read "Sun Tzu Suanjing", but it didn't matter. He still had someone to help him. Soon, someone from the group of people who wanted to get married answered.
Jia Zhen was even more proud. Xia Ji narrowed his eyes and said, "The third problem is, how do you measure the height of a tree without climbing it?"
The crowd was silent for a while. Suddenly, someone said, "Brother-in-law, don't try to fool us. How can you measure the height of a tree without climbing it?"
Xia Ji rolled his eyes and said, "Since I came up with this problem, I can measure it."
Jia Zhen and the group of people who wanted to get married looked at the tree in the courtyard. They were at a loss. It was almost the auspicious hour. At this time, a servant who was arranged by the Jia family to serve the Xia family came over and whispered a few words in the Jia Zhen's ear. The Jia Zhen suddenly understood and quickly asked someone to bring a stick. A few days ago, when Xia Ji tested the tree, he asked the servants of the Jia family to help. They naturally knew how to test it. Of course, this was done on purpose. If his brother-in-law couldn't answer and missed the auspicious hour, his parents would skin him alive.
After Jia Zhen tested the tree's height, Xia Ji said, "Treat my sister well. Otherwise, I will stand up for her." Xia Ji, who was still a little kid, looked at Jia Zhen seriously to show his determination.
Jia Zhen's heart was moved. When he got married last time, his brothers-in-law in the Qian family also asked him to treat their sister well. They were all married, but their words were not as moving as Xia Ji's. Jia Zhen patted his brother-in-law's head and said, "Don't worry, I will treat your sister well."
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