Chapter 342 Chapter Eleven Magic Numerology

When Zhang Jiu talked about this, he couldn't help but looked up at the top of his head.Because the kitchen of my grandfather's house is close to the main room, the beams in the main room are covered with black dust.If the time interval between scanning and sweeping is longer, you will see that the spider silk that was originally as thin as a hair becomes a thick one, and it becomes a semicircle with a heavy hump.Maybe, at this moment, Zhang Jiu imagined the spider silk hovering on the beam of the main room as the snake that crawled away that night? Gusts of breeze blowing into the main room from the door, cooling the tea in our hands.Grandma took away the teacup and replaced it with steaming hot tea.

Zhang Jiu said thank you softly. Grandpa held the teacup and asked, "Zhang Jiu, do you remember the first time you and that snake... four years ago?" Obviously, Grandpa had expected something, but he needed something more specific to be sure one time. Zhang Jiu blushed slightly, and said the date. Grandpa stretched out his fingers warmed by the teacup, and moved his thumb on the other four fingers according to a certain pattern.Grandpa pondered for a while, then asked, "Do you remember what time it was?" Zhang Jiu's face became even redder: "I have an alarm clock by my bed, so I know the time." He was as shy as a young boy telling the date of his first date in front of others, as if he remembered It's embarrassing to be so specific.However, it was clear that his worries were unnecessary.Grandpa is concentrating on counting his fingers, while I am concentrating on waiting for the result of grandpa's calculation.

Grandpa paused for a moment, frowned, and seemed to start over again. Zhang Jiu couldn't wait any longer, so he stretched his neck and looked at Grandpa's palm, and then at Grandpa's lips, as if he could tell what Grandpa was counting in his hand and what he was saying in his mouth. "Master Ma, are you very good at ancient numerology?" He asked suddenly. Grandpa was startled, and shifted his attention from his fingers to Zhang Jiu, and asked in surprise, "Do you know ancient numerology?" I was also taken aback.As the saying goes: "A row is like a mountain." I thought he was just curious about Grandpa's movements like a layman, but I didn't expect him to ask why.It really impressed me.

Zhang Jiu picked up the tea and said with a smile: "I know a little bit. When I was raising snakes with my father, I was very concerned about the influence of the changes of the day on the temperament of the snakes, so I also learned a little. So, I know that you are using a snake now. Ancient numerology, but our descendants generally can't understand it." Seeing that Zhang Jiu understood his arithmetic, Grandpa immediately became interested.It turned out that when the old man in Wentian Village was still alive, my grandfather often went to his house and told him some words that I couldn't understand.Especially before I was twelve years old, every time I went back from my grandfather's house, my grandmother would ask my grandfather to send me across the mountain between Huamei Village and Wentian Village.After crossing the mountain, grandpa went to the old man's house to chat.Sometimes when I get tired from walking, I go in with my grandpa to sit for a while and have a sip of tea.After the old man passed away, Grandpa lost another person to talk to.

There is also an old man in Huamei Village who often comes to sit at his grandfather's house and often chats about the past.But that old man is a more typical farmer than grandpa. He doesn't know how to count, and he only talks to grandpa about people and things in the past.And grandpa often fell asleep while chatting with him. Seeing that Zhang Jiu knows some ancient numerology this time, it is inevitable that there is a sense of resentment.Grandpa laughed and said, "No wonder, knowing how to count is helpful to everything. Not to mention raising snakes, I rely on these few formulas for farming now."

I don't know whether it was to win Grandpa's favor and make Grandpa more willing to help him, or to discuss Mathematics, Zhang Jiu immediately eloquently said: "Ancient Mathematics is the essence of ancient Chinese traditional culture. It is based on the most basic truth of the universe. Based on the Tai Chi model, Yin Yang, the three talents of the three and five principles, and the principles of coordination and coordination of the five behaviors, it unifies the disciplines of rhythm, calendar, astrology, climate, geography, medical skills, etc. into a great holistic view of knowledge. It It is the foundation of ancient Chinese natural science, social science, human body science and even all disciplines. It is a comprehensive science combining the science and technology of "knowing astronomy at the top, geography at the bottom, and personnel at the middle". It's a pity that not only my knowledge is too shallow, but also my comprehension ability is relatively poor, otherwise I wouldn't let the snake raised by my father bite me."

Seeing the speculation, Grandpa smiled and said: "Everything in the world has an internal connection, and this connection is 'number'. The so-called number is the interdependence, mutual struggle, and mutual transformation of things in time and space. Quantitative relationship. Such as Taiji, Liangyi, Sancai, Sixiang, Wuxing, Liuhe, Qixing, Bagua, Jiugong, etc., they are all in a certain number, and they all have different quantitative relationships. I just asked you the date when the event happened , is to understand the 'number', and then make a quantitative judgment on this matter based on this 'number'."

Zhang Jiu was dumbfounded. It was obvious that he did not have such a deep understanding of ancient numerology as his grandfather. He could have some general understanding of ancient numerology, but he was not sure about the deeper knowledge.He said in a daze: "You... just calculated based on the days and hours I said? I heard my father said that he can calculate the time when snakes come out of their holes and the time to mate, etc. according to a certain number. But I have never heard of it. Said to use arithmetic to calculate other things." Grandpa said: "There are many schools of numerology, and each school has its own thinking and calculation system. The numerology learned by your father raising snakes is only one of them. But the 'principles' of all schools are the same, and they all It is to input different phenomena into a certain mathematical model, after some calculus transformation, and then return the result to the phenomenon of things, so as to judge the development trend and final result of the thing. The basis of these transformations is It comes from the unique philosophical view in ancient China - 'easy number'."

I was astonished as a listener.Although I have followed my grandfather's ears and eyes, I have never had a deep understanding of numerology.Hearing what Grandpa said, it seemed like he had an epiphany.That's right!No wonder grandpa and grandpa can predict so many things with one abacus! Zhang Jiu quickly lost enthusiasm for talking about numerology, and focused on the results calculated by his grandfather based on the days and hours he gave.He anxiously said: "Master Ma, what have you figured out? Will Zhuyeqing be killed by the snake dealer?"