Another World's Imperial Examination Official Path

Chapter 363 Apprenticeship

"Master, there are many people blocking our door!"

Bai Dali looked at the group of people at the door from a distance, and immediately told Chu Zhuang in the carriage.

Chuzhuang and Yunmengxi were startled, thinking that something happened, they immediately opened the car window and looked outside.

Sure enough, a group of people dressed as scholars gathered around the gate.

"Who are these people?" Yun Mengxi frowned and asked.

"It's a student of Yushan Academy."

Chu Zhuang recognized the people who came, these people were He Daoming's closed disciples, and Chu Zhuang stayed in the same classroom with them during the exam.

"Huh? Students from Yushan Academy? Why are they here?"

Hearing that he was a student of the academy, Yunmengxi heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time couldn't help being a little puzzled.

"Get out of the car and ask!"

Chu Zhuang shook his head, he was also at a loss about this right now.

A group of people blocked the door, Bai Dali could only park the carriage aside.

Yao Wang was hesitating at the door whether to knock or not, when he heard the movement of the carriage, he turned his head and saw Chu Zhuang and Yunmengxi coming down from the carriage.

"Brother Chu!" Yao Wang's eyes lit up, and he immediately went up to meet him.

"Xiao Wang... what are you doing?" Chu Zhuang asked, looking at the group of people behind Yao Wang.

Yao Wang pursed his lips and explained to Chu Zhuang: "Brother Chu, Dean He asked me to bring them to you, I can't refuse..."

"Chuzhuang! You're back!"

Seeing Chu Zhuang's eyes light up, He Daoming immediately walked towards him, and the disciples behind him quickly moved out of the way.

"Dean He?!"

Chu Zhuang glanced at He Daoming, then at the closed disciples behind him, his eyes were full of doubts.

What are they here for?

It's just that the door is obviously not a good place to talk at the moment, and the teacher and classmates are here, so it's impossible not to invite them in for a cup of tea, right?

"Dean He, senior brothers." Chu Zhuang arched his hands and said with a smile, "It is an honor for Chu Zhuang to visit the humble house, please come in!"

Bai Dali immediately knocked on the door and asked Xiao Wu to open the courtyard door.

"Then interrupt!" He Daoming said with a smile.

Chuzhuang and Yunmengxi led a group of people in.

After a while of busy work, when everyone was seated and served tea, Chu Zhuang asked, "Dean He, do you know what is the reason for your visit?"

"Well, we came to you this time to ask for something." He Daoming nodded. He is a straightforward man, and he will not beat around the bush, and directly state his purpose.

"Dean He, but it's okay to say, as long as Chu Zhuang can do it, he will definitely help with all his strength!" Chu Zhuang said.

Chu Zhuang also understood the temperament of the deans of Yushan Academy. They were all people who were dedicated to pursuing knowledge and indifferent to fame and fortune.

For such a person, Chu Zhuang admired him in his heart. He Daoming asked for something, and Chu Zhuang was willing to help him within his ability.

He Daoming took out a test paper from his pocket, Ding Chuan immediately took it and handed it to Chuzhuang with both hands.

"This is, my exam paper?" Chu Zhuang was slightly taken aback, looked at He Daoming and asked puzzledly: "Dean He, is there something wrong with this exam paper? Did I do something wrong?"

It shouldn't be so, the questions in this exam paper are simple, and Chu Zhuang used many methods to do the questions, how could he make mistakes!

"No, there is no problem with the test paper!" He Daoming shook his head and said, "The key lies in the method of solving the problem."

"How to solve the problem?" Chu Zhuang was slightly taken aback, and suddenly understood.

Chu Zhuang has read the mathematics textbooks left by Yao Pingzhi. Although the current Yue Dynasty has entered the era of using algebra to solve geometric problems, it is still in its infancy.

As for Chu Zhuang's exam papers this time, although the methods used in Chu Zhuang's view are only at the level of junior high school students, they have surpassed the level of this era by hundreds or even thousands of years.

"I have never heard of or seen the method of solving the questions on the examination paper, but they solved the questions very cleverly." He Daoming said with some emotion.

Chu Zhuang thought for a while and explained: "Dean He also knows that I have a master who is a hermit. The master has a lot of research on mathematics, so these are all taught by the master."

No matter how powerful Chu Zhuang is, it is impossible for him to independently develop a subject at this age.

So in the face of these unexplainable things, Chu Zhuang pushed all of them to Earth, the teacher.

He Daoming nodded slightly. He had already guessed about this earlier, so it was not surprising to hear Chu Zhuang's explanation at this time.

"May I ask if your master has a perfect understanding of geometry?" He Daoming looked at Chu Zhuang urgently and asked.

"That's right." Chu Zhuang nodded slightly. Geometry was basic mathematics for their era, but right now it is the ceiling of mathematics.

Tears of excitement flashed in He Daoming's eyes, he stood up excitedly, paced back and forth in the room, and muttered: "Great, great!"

"Teacher, please be respected by the students!"

He Daoming came back to his senses, looked at Chu Zhuang beside him with bright eyes, bent his knees and was about to pay respects to his master.

"Dean He!"

Chu Zhuang was startled, stood up from the stool in fright, and quickly reached out to support He Daoming.

This He Daoming is an elder or an old man, how dare Chu Zhuang accept his great gift!

"Master, I am honored by my disciples!"

Chu Zhuang supported He Daoming alone, but he couldn't support the group of disciples behind him.

More than a dozen people knelt down on the ground, and the scene looked quite spectacular.

Yao Wang stood at the side helplessly, hesitating whether he should just kneel down too, so that he wouldn't look so obtrusive.

"Dean He, what are you doing!" Chu Zhuang said, looking at He Daoming dumbfounded.

"I have little knowledge, please teach me geometry knowledge!" He Daoming earnestly begged.

Chu Zhuang immediately understood that He Daoming and the others wanted to learn mathematics.

"Dean He, isn't it just geometry knowledge? Let the seniors get up first, let's talk if we have something to say." Chu Zhuang sighed slightly.

Just say what you want to learn, it’s not like he clings to the knowledge and doesn’t let it go, making such a big battle, which shocked him a lot.

"You, are you willing to teach?" He Daoming didn't expect Chu Zhuang to let go of his agreement so quickly, and he couldn't believe it.

In the early years, He Daoming studied everywhere in order to learn mathematics knowledge. However, in this era, everyone cherishes their own brooms. How can they be willing to pass on the knowledge they have worked so hard to easily pass on to others.

Therefore, on this road, He Daoming suffered a lot of closed doors.

He originally thought that if Chu Zhuang was unwilling to agree, then he would lead his disciples to influence Chu Zhuang with sincerity.

But whoever imagined it, Chu Zhuang actually agreed directly.

"President He, let the brothers get up first, so that we can continue talking." Chu Zhuang reminded.

He Daoming came back to his senses, he turned his head and glanced at Ding Chuan and the others and said, "Since the teacher has spoken, you all get up."

"Thank you, master!" Everyone stood up from the ground.

Chu Zhuang's head was full of black lines. He supported He Daoming to sit down again, facing the other students, he still struggled and said, "Senior brothers, sit down too."

"Yes, master!" Ding Chuan and others took their seats after thanking them.

"Teacher, there is no need to doubt our sincerity. If the teacher is willing to teach me geometry knowledge, we really want to worship under the teacher!" He Daoming looked at Chu Zhuang and said.

"The master's school does not accept apprentices, but in the same way, the teacher does not hinder me from imparting the knowledge of the master's school." Chu Zhuang shook his head and refused.

Why does he want He Daoming, an old apprentice who is over half a century old, and such a large group of disciples and grandchildren who are older than him.

"It doesn't matter, we don't want to be your teacher, we just worship under your school." He Daoming thought for a while and said, obviously he really wanted to worship Chu Zhuang as his teacher and learn from him.

"Dean He, aren't you offending me! How can I accept you as an apprentice!" Chu Zhuang said helplessly.

"The teacher's mathematics knowledge is higher than mine, so he can naturally be my teacher!" He Daoming spoke one teacher at a time, obviously already convinced of this, and said seriously.

Chu Zhuang promised to teach him knowledge, and he had already taken advantage of Chu Zhuang. He worshiped Chu Zhuang as his teacher, which was the respect he should have for Chu Zhuang.

Seeing He Daoming's stubborn appearance, Chu Zhuang knew that he would not be able to persuade him for a while, so after thinking about it, he changed the topic for the time being.

"Dean He, although I am willing to impart knowledge of mathematics to you, Dean He also knows that I am preparing for the imperial examination right now, and time is running out. All I can do is sort out the knowledge given by my teacher and give it to you. If so If you have any questions that you don’t understand, I can answer them for you.”

This is not because Chu Zhuang is making excuses, but because he has no time.

Chu Zhuang has too many things in his hands right now, such as firing porcelain and glass, professor Guo Wen and others, and the establishment of academies, and more importantly, reading books.

If he were to teach He Daoming and others again, he would really be useless!

"You are willing to teach me mathematics knowledge, the old man is already very grateful!"

He Daoming heard Gu Qi mention that Chu Zhuang is going to take the exam next year, and now that Chu Zhuang is willing to impart knowledge to him, he is already very grateful and dare not ask Chu Zhuang for more.

Chu Zhuang thought for a while and said: "It's just that the mathematics taught by my teacher uses another language, so the dean needs to learn these first before he can understand the books."

If He Daoming and the others didn't learn the Arabic numerals, they probably wouldn't be able to understand the textbook.

"Another language?" Everyone showed a surprised look.

"It's not difficult, it's just some numbers and symbols. For the convenience of counting, the division has adopted a special mark." Chu Zhuang explained.

He Daoming heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and nodded in agreement.

"Tomorrow/I have to leave home for a few days. Guo Wen is my student. I have been studying with me for many days. I will let him teach you some basic math symbols and knowledge. I will teach you after the knowledge is sorted out." Chu Zhuang thought for a while and said.

He will leave home tomorrow, it is impossible to teach them.

Guo Wen and others studied with him for a period of time. Although they couldn't teach them many other knowledge, they could still teach simple numbers and symbols of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

"Students obey the teacher's orders." He Daoming said immediately.

"Follow Master's orders!" A group of students behind him followed closely behind and said loudly.

"Dean He..."

Chu Zhuang looked at He Daoming helplessly. He didn't expect that after talking so much, he still didn't forget this.