Xu Kai was dumbfounded.
Really dumbfounded.
He had never thought of such an operation in his two lifetimes.
If Euclid saw this, it would probably make him angry.
"Xu Kai, Xu Kai? I heard that you are crazy, what's going on?" came a somewhat familiar voice.
Xu Kai took a look and saw that Yun Qingshan was here.
"Xu Kai is crazy. He actually thinks that a straight line between two points is the shortest." Huang Tu said sadly, wiping away non-existent tears.
Xu Kai felt like hitting someone.
Yun Qingshan glanced at Xu Kai in surprise, and then his expression changed.
Even though she was still wearing a black cloth covering her eyes, Xu Kai could feel the compassion in her eyes.
Yun Qingshan touched Xu Kai's head with concern and said lovingly: "Xu Kai, it's okay. It seems that your symptoms are still very mild now. You should be fine with a few more days of rest."
Xu Kai's face was full of dark lines. He didn't expect that there was such a big difference in common sense between the two worlds.
Isn't it normal that powerful people can distort space?
What is the shortest line segment between two points?
Of course zero distance is the shortest!
He held his forehead in shame. In fact, the root cause of this matter is still my own fault. Euclidean geometry is also called plane geometry, and the matter of distorting space obviously involves surface geometry. It's his fault that he didn't add sufficient qualifications, and it's no one else's fault.
Then, Wang Xin asked Xu Kai a few more questions and confirmed that Xu Kai still had basic judgment ability and that his madness was not too serious. He generously gave Xu Kai a few days off.
"...I finally know how difficult it is for normal people to prove their innocence after being imprisoned in a mental hospital." Walking on Dingzhou Street carrying a big cloth bag, Xu Kai's mouth twitched constantly, and people around him saw it. This is far away from him.
So Xu Kai had an unimpeded journey.
But this time he did have something to do.
Autumn has arrived, and a bit of cold autumn wind is blowing. Xu Kai shakes the children's clothes that can protect him from the cold and heat, and shakes off the fallen leaves that blow on his body.
He went straight to the largest trading firm in Dingzhou, Fuyuan Trading Firm.
He had this idea before, but when he found that only by developing science could he become more literary, he finally made the decision.
The clerk saw that the visitor was wearing a child's uniform and could not be ignored, so he quickly came out to greet him.
Xu Kai said directly: "I want to see your shopkeeper."
The clerk was a bit embarrassed. As a young clerk, he couldn't afford to offend a child. However, their Fuyuan Trading Company was the largest trading firm in Dingzhou, and its boss was even polite to everyone he met. How could he be called out? ?
Seeing this, Xu Kai took out three statues from the cloth bag.
The waiter was shocked when he saw this: "The best glazed saint statue!"
A statue of a saint carved from the finest colored glaze is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. It’s not an exaggeration to say!
And there are still three of them!
Big business is coming!
"Wait a moment, sir, we'll notify the shopkeeper right away!" The waiter hurriedly invited Xu to take a seat, and after beckoning other waiters to bring tea and water, he quickly went upstairs to call the shopkeeper.
Xu Kai took a sip of tea and frowned slightly.
Not as good as soda.
Yes, these three saint statues were made from glass made by Xu Kai.
The process of making glass is actually very complicated, but this is a world of spiritual practice, an outrageous world where even the shortest line segment between two points can be overturned. Therefore, all kinds of troubles in making glass are solved by Xu Kai using his literary spirit to inspire the energy of heaven and earth. completed.
Not to mention the final styling, Wenqi is really useful.
You were also discovered by Huang Tu on the way, and he scolded you. Is this what you did to become a saint by reading books about sages?
That's what kills demons and subdues demons!
Xu Kai didn't feel much at all, he just felt that Wen Qi was really useful.
The shopkeeper is fat and well-dressed, but if some scholars look at it, they will only think it is a bit tacky.
Xu Kai is not a scholar, so he thinks it looks good.
The shopkeeper saluted Xu Kai: "Xu Kai, this is the shopkeeper of Fuyuan Trading Company, Hu Shuihe. But Mr. Xu is here to sell these three saint statues?"
Xu Kai was a little surprised: "Do you recognize me?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said: "The first two questions about Xu's case shocked the entire Dali calendar. How could I, Fu Yuan Trading Company, not know about it?"
Xu Kai thought this person was good, so he said that his grades were top-notch without trying to save trouble.
The top of the class and the top of the class are two different concepts.
So he stretched out his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Hu, could you please lend me a moment to speak?"
Hu Shuihe smiled and agreed. It was normal for such a big order to ask for a step forward.
The two came to a quiet room.
There is a table in the quiet room with some pastries on the table. The two of them sat down around the table, and Xu Kai said straight to the point: "I wonder how much shopkeeper Hu plans to pay to accept these three saint statues?"
Hu Shuihe was a little surprised: "Xu Xu was really straightforward. You must know that other young talents talked a lot when they came here to do business, just to show that they were not greedy for money, and then we started to get to the topic. Xu Xu was so frank and frank. Only by being promiscuous can you be called a gentleman."
Ignoring the compliment, Xu Kai asked: "How much do you plan to pay?"
Hu Shuihe pondered for a moment and made the sign of six: "The glass used for these three saint statues is all of the highest quality. It is rare to see it in a hundred years, and the carvings are exquisite and lifelike. They must have been made by famous artists. If Mr. Xu plans to take action, I can do it for each statue." Accepting the price of 20,000 taels of silver, the total of the three statues is 60,000 taels."
Sixty thousand taels, this number is even enough to buy a big house in Dali Kingdom, where land is very expensive.
Xu Kai didn't answer, but tapped his index finger on the table in a special rhythm, closing his eyes and thinking.
The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought that Xu, the head of the case, was really different from those poor scholars. He was really hard to fool. The price of 20,000 taels per statue was indeed a bit low. Just when he was about to raise the price, he saw Xu Kai suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Hu, if I said that the cost of these three Buddha statues is less than ten cents, what would you think?"
"What!" Hu Shuihe was shocked and stood up, "How is this possible? This top-quality colored glaze is hard to come by. Each piece is priceless and has been carefully carved by famous craftsmen. How can the cost be so small? !”
Xu Kai smiled, that was it.
The raw material is just some sand, and the cost is actually almost zero.
In the past, he suspected that the person who gave him a letter of recommendation might be a time traveler who came before him, but there was no glass in this world. As one of the wealth-making tools for time-travelers, if the other party comes through time-travel first, it is impossible to let go of the glass.
Moreover, the bathing equipment used here is still soap locust, and there is not even soap...
If the person who writes the recommendation letter to me is really a time traveler, it can only be judged that the other person has a kind of innocent beauty.
"Shopkeeper Hu, don't be anxious. I'm here because I want to discuss a cooperation with Shopkeeper Hu." Xu Kai smiled and took out two pieces of paper. One was the design drawing of the glass clay kiln, and the other was a rough sketch. Explaining the steps of making glass, "Shopkeeper Hu might as well take a look."
Hu Shuihe took the two pieces of paper suspiciously and read them. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he solemnly said to Xu Kai, "Is this thing serious?"
"Of course it's true. With Shopkeeper Hu's ability, it must be easy to do a small test first. Of course, the steps on this paper are not complete." Xu Kai snapped his fingers, and the two papers suddenly spontaneously ignited inexplicably. , the flame had no temperature at all and did not burn Hu Shuihe. "If Shopkeeper Hu wants more detailed steps, then please ask the owner to discuss it with me."
He was not worried that the other party would remember the contents of the paper. The glass kiln also said that in addition to the words "Firing fine sand can make the best colored glaze" on the second piece of paper, the contents written on the other piece of paper were not In simple words, what he wrote was the chemical formula of the substances needed to make glass. People in this world didn't know it at all, and even if the other party remembered it, it would have no effect at all.
Hu Shuihe took a deep breath: "Okay, I will convey this to my boss, and then I will personally go to the National Court to invite the head of the case."
After that, he made a "please" gesture, Xu Kai stood up with a smile, did not forget to pick up a piece of cloud cake on the table, and left while eating.
Hu Shuihe looked at Xu Kai's back, took a deep breath, returned to his room, took out a page of gold paper, wrote some words, and burned it.
The ashes of the gold paper floated into the distance.
Xu Kai ate the cloud cake and thought it was quite delicious.
He didn't do glass just to make money. The important thing is that since the path of spiritual practice has been set to replace Confucian and Taoist classics with modern science, glass is indispensable when doing physical experiments or chemical experiments.
In physics, glass is an indispensable part of optics, and in chemistry, glass is also needed to hold chemical reagents. Even if he can solve the part he needs, what will happen after he promotes science? Those people also need labware made of glass. So he chose to hand over the glass production method first and let it form an industrial chain.
This is what Xu Kai really thinks.
Walking on the streets of Dingzhou, looking at this antique city, Xu Kai suddenly missed the high-rise buildings in the city in his previous life.
Because those buildings are very high, the buildings here are very low.
According to the laws of the Dali Dynasty, except for the residences of saints who govern the country, all buildings within the territory are not allowed to be higher than the observation deck of the capital. Violators will be punished as disrespectful. Therefore, even if this world is a spiritual world, there are many incredible things, even the shortest distance between two points is not a line segment, and the building is still not too high.
As far as Xu Kai knows, the Ten Directions Empire and even the Central Empire have similar laws.
Suppressing some inexplicable emotions in his heart, Xu Kai did not continue to visit Dingzhou and returned to the direction of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Hey, Xu Kai, why are you here?"
Suddenly a voice called Xu Kai. Xu Kai turned around and saw that it was Yun Qingshan.
"Aren't you going to class today?" Xu Kai was a little confused.
"It's time for get out of class to end now."
Xu Kai looked up at the sun and found that school had indeed been out for an hour.
"Xu Kai, didn't I tell you to get more rest? You put too much pressure on yourself. What should you do if your mental illness attacks again?" Yun Qingshan said earnestly.
The corners of Xu Kai's mouth twitched even more violently, and veins popped out on his forehead.
"I've said it many times, I'm fine."
"Since you're fine and you're on vacation these days, why don't you go somewhere with me tomorrow?" Yun Qingshan said with interest.
"Where?"
"Classmate Cultural Reunion."
Each class in the National Academy of Sciences often holds a small essay meeting every ten days to exchange reading insights and poetry creation. It is not always necessary to participate in this kind of small literary meeting, but generally speaking, you must participate at least once a month.
Because Xu Kai was ostracized by many people, and he knew that his understanding of reading and writing poems and lyrics were far inferior to those of his classmates who had been immersed in books for more than ten years, he did not ask for trouble. So he is now the only one in Class 5 who has not participated in the class reunion.
However, Huang Tu had participated in it several times. The first time he came back, he brought wine to Xu Kai, but Xu Kai didn't drink it, so the next time Huang Tu just brought a roast chicken back to eat together.
Xu Kai really wants to ask where you came from, Monk Wei?
But the roast chicken is really delicious.
Xu Kai was confused and asked directly: "Aren't you from Class B? Why did you invite me to attend the cultural gathering of Class V?"
Yun Qingshan shook his finger: "That's wrong. There are no classes in the cultural fair, so sometimes multiple classes will participate in the cultural fair together. This time, Mr. Wang from your class ordered your classmates to take you to the cultural fair. , borrowing this article will help you integrate into the class and prevent your condition from becoming more serious."
Xu Kai took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Calm, calm. Being really angry will only confirm your condition.
Seeing that Xu Kai said this, Yun Qingshan didn't react. He was as calm as water and nodded gently. He thought that Xu Kai was indeed very ill. He was definitely not the same person as the Xu Kai who rode in the same carriage before.
"Where will the cultural gathering be held? When will it start?" Xu Kai asked expressionlessly.
"Tomorrow at six o'clock, there will be Changshui Tower on the bank of the Xiangjiang River." Yun Qingshan said with a smile.
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Xu Kai arrived on time, only to find that most of the people had already arrived.
"Xu Jianshou, you made it easy for us to wait." Someone said with a smile.
Xu Kai glanced at him, he was not from Class Five, he should be in the same class as Yun Qingshan.
He looked over and found that not only Class B of Yun Qingshan and his own Class W, but also people from every class were present, but Class W still had the most people.
It is said that Chen Shuiran booked the entire Changshui Building.
Many people surrounded Yun Qingshan, but Yun Qingshan still covered his eyes with a black cloth and responded with a chuckle without saying a single unnecessary word.
He turned around, raised his hands to everyone and said, "I'm late, I'm sorry."
After that, take a seat.
He saw Huang Tu, who was talking about "The Book of Songs" with others. Seeing him coming, Huang Tu looked stunned, sat down quickly, and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here to make yourself embarrassed?"
Xu Kai was furious, took a deep breath again, and said angrily: "My poems can hurt Sun Ping's heart twice. Isn't it much better than your ignorant poems?"
Huang Tu saw that Xu Kai got excited after just a few words and looked furious. He nodded slightly, thinking that Xu Kai was indeed very ill and that he should take more care of him.
Several more people arrived one after another. After everyone arrived, Chen Shuiran stood up from the crowd, raised his glass and said loudly: "Since all the classmates have arrived, let's start this literary meeting."
Everyone toasted together.
Xu Kai took a sip and found that the alcohol content was much higher than the wine he and Huang Tu drank before, and couldn't help but frown.
At this time, Chen Shuiran suddenly came to Xu Kai and said: "Xu Chief, I had many misunderstandings about you in the National Court. I am really sorry. Let me punish myself."
Chen Shuiran drank the wine in one gulp.
Then, he suddenly said: "Today is Mr. Xu's first time to attend a class reunion, and it is also a rare occasion for many classes to gather together. It is a good time and a good mood. How about Mr. Xu writing a poem to praise this scene?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.
