Happy Little Scholar

"Hehe, brother is coming too!"

Princess Yongning slid down the long wooden slide and sat on a beautiful sheep-shaped rocking car. She turned around and said to Li Yi.

Li Yi stood not far away and looked at her with a smile. It was okay for a five or six-year-old girl from Yongning to play this. It was shameful for a man of his age to ride on the beautiful sheep.

If people knew about this, the front page headline of the Kyoto Daily News tomorrow would be "Shocked, a certain unscrupulous county uncle actually did something indecent to a ewe..." His reputation as one of the "Three Heroes of Kyoto" would be ruined. destroyed.

The location they are currently in is a spacious room behind the small courtyard. These days, Li Yi asked the craftsmen to work overtime to turn this place into the world's first indoor playground.

The wooden slide with all the sharp corners polished smooth, the human-powered carousel with seats inside, the coin-operated rocker that became popular at the entrance of major supermarkets in the 21st century, the image of the beautiful sheep was carved by Li Yi himself , so lifelike, that the most famous carpenter in Kyoto was about to learn the crafts from him on the spot.

At this time, if there is another cute voice saying "Little brother, come and play with me...", it will be more realistic.

There is a huge ice mirror in the four corners of the room. No matter how hot it is outside, there is still a cool breeze inside the room, so you are not afraid of sweating no matter how you move.

"ah!"

Princess Shouning, who had been standing at the door for who knows how long, finally came to her senses, screamed and rushed over, got on the merry-go-round and never let go, looking at everything in the room, her crystal clear eyes shining.

"You come down first." Li Yi walked over and looked at her and said.

"I don't!"

The tsundere loli stared at him, showing a pair of tiger teeth, looking menacing.

Li Yi said helplessly: "That's not how this thing works."

After finally persuading her to come down, she asked Yongning to get off the rickshaw. Lao Fang, who was operating the rickshaw, also came over and adjusted the merry-go-round before letting the two princesses sit on it. Lao Fang stood far away The ground, holding a thick handle and spinning in circles, the merry-go-round also rotated, and the screams of the tsundere loli immediately sounded in the room.

The merry-go-rounds of later generations can move up and down while turning in circles, but to achieve such an effect, it may not be possible to make it in a month. Even if it is made, Lao Fang, who once wrestled with a bear and won, will be exhausted to death. .

It was this kind of thing that could only turn in circles, so he hired more than ten carpenters to work on it in turns, working day and night, and it was completely completed two days ago.

"I want it too, I want it too, I also want to get these things in the palace."

The tsundere loli has gone crazy, sliding up and down the slide, screaming again and again.

Lao Fang was riding on a Pleasant Goat, heavily dressed and as tired as a dog.

"Aunt, uncle..., I can't, I can't do it anymore..." Old Fang was trembling a little as he spoke, "Let's find a few more people, this thing is too tiring..."

Li Yi looked at him and said, "Second uncle said that you have to break through your limits to make progress, otherwise your talent will be wasted."

Lao Fang kept shaking his head: "No, I don't want to make progress anymore. This, this work is not done by humans, it's just a matter of leading the donkey!"

Li Yi thought for a moment and said, "That's right. I didn't think it through well. There is a small gang in the Qunyuyuan area that often makes trouble in several shops. I originally wanted you to keep an eye on it more. Since you are so tired, , then stay at home, have a good rest, and let Sister Fang make more delicious tonic for you... I'll see if Lao Xu and the others have time..."

Lao Fang got up from Meiyangyang with a cry, and said with an angry face: "What, some small gang dared to cause trouble for us because of their ambitions. Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely visit more in the next few days." Look, if they dare to come again, I will crush their balls!"

"You'd better rest more..." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Remember to find a donkey later. Even ordinary people can't turn this thing."

Old Fangtou shook his head like a rattle, waved his hand and said: "What donkey are you looking for? I'm here. That animal eats, drinks and poops. It's dirty and troublesome. Besides, it's not good to scare the children." "

Lao Fang had an awe-inspiring look on his face, "My second uncle said that I need to push my physical limits more. He is right. It's up to me to spin this thing!"

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Lao Fang went to inspect the territory around Qunyu Courtyard. Tsundere Loli changed into less flamboyant clothes and replaced the gold hairpin with a jade hairpin. She was led by Her Royal Highness the Princess. They walked on the street and saw something. Curious about everything, I walked and bought all the way. The guards following me were so hung up with things that they could hardly see the road clearly.

But today, the role of these guards was just to carry bags. A few ordinary-looking old men were scattered around, closely observing everything around them.

"The imperial list was only posted yesterday. As of this morning, nearly a thousand people have signed up." Li Mingzhu turned to look at Li Yi and said, "This is only the first day. In this way, after ten days, the number of people who have signed up for the academy will be counted." People will be a very scary number.”

Li Yi was not surprised by this. Today's people attach great importance to arithmetic. I am afraid that no one in the court knows about it. In this way, naturally, he cannot hide it from other Kyoto students.

This is a broad road for career promotion, and it is a shortcut that cannot be more convenient. Before, arithmetic was not taken seriously, and there was a severe shortage of talents. It can be said that as long as you enter the arithmetic college, you will not dare to ask for promotion, and promotion is inevitable.

Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Let the Imperial College select them. We can't let everyone in. There are 200 children of dignitaries and officials, 800 children of poor families, and finally one out of ten."

Li Mingzhu agreed with Li Yi's proposal and said, "I will report to my father when I return to the palace. However, among the thousand people, there are only 200 children of dignitaries and officials. Isn't it too few?"

Who doesn't want to have a share in the School of Mathematics? Li Mingzhu knows very well that if it weren't for the father's rule that there must be a place for poor students, I'm afraid those officials would wish that the School of Mathematics would be full of their people.

Li Yi said, "It doesn't matter. I'm the director of the school. If anyone has any objections, let them come to me."

Li Mingzhu opened her lips slightly, but still didn't say anything.

Li Yi is an outlier among all the noble officials. He is both in the court and outside the court. Except for his father, no one is qualified to order him. The School of Mathematics is not under the jurisdiction of any department. Unless his father speaks up, no one can change his decision.

But if the number of officials' children is reduced, the emperor will certainly agree and will not object...

"Gou Lan, is this a brothel..." Tsundere Loli cried again, pulling Li Yi and saying: "Let's go in and listen to the opera. I want to see the White Snake, I also want to see the Green Snake, and the monkey who can dance with a stick..."

It was getting dark. Although Tsundere Loli still wanted to experience the nightlife of Kyoto, she didn't have a two-month vacation. She had to go back before the palace gates closed.

Li Yi put down Yongning who had fallen asleep, tucked her in, walked out of the door, rubbed his shoulders that were a little sore, and sighed deeply.

Both are princesses, Yongning and Shouning are only one character apart, how can their personalities be so different?

No, Princess Shouning is not a princess at all. She is just a country girl who came to the city for the first time. She was tossed for a whole day. Before leaving, she reminded herself that the next time she came, she would go down to the river to catch fish and go up the mountain to chase rabbits...

"It's not good to be lively..." Li Yi murmured, regretting what he said yesterday.