Li Banfeng deliberately pretended not to know and cooperatively asked, "Isn’t it because the soda is delicious?"

The vendor shook his head and said, "No, it’s because the first batch of steam engines in Puluo State originated from us..."

In the Soda Kiln, almost every soda vendor loves to talk about this past.

Xiao Chuanzi and his team will soon arrive, and the following matters will be handed over to them to manage.

Li Banfeng planned to return to Greenwater City first to inquire about Envoy Xu Shouming’s news, the entrance to Inner State, naturally entrusted to Feng Daiku: "If there’s news about Luo Lijun, please inform me as soon as possible, Miss Feng." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Feng Daiku nodded, "Young Master Li, I heard from Wulang that you had some conflict with the Greenwater Beggar, so when you arrive in Greenwater City, try to avoid Longmen Road, opposite Peace Mansion."

Li Banfeng was startled, "What’s special about this road?"

Feng Daiku said, "It’s the entrance to Green Flower’s home, Green Flower often roams in that area, and many people have suffered losses from him, be careful, Young Master Li."

This important information is only being told to me now.

Li Banfeng looked towards the factory, grateful for his quick action, also grateful to have a good wife who can discern valuable machines.

...

At night, Li Banfeng returned to the Portable Residence and saw his wife studying Green Flower’s Begging Bowl.

"Beloved wife, how is the research going?"

"The threefold method of the Greenwater Beggar, seems to have been learned."

Li Banfeng was taken aback, went forward to embrace the Phonograph and asked, "How did you learn it?"

The Phonograph chuckled, "Your teaching master’s writings are indeed outstanding, and the Western Abacus at home is quite useful."

Western Abacus?

Li Banfeng was puzzled, "Where did this come from?"

Hong Ying said, "In Bafang, go chat with him."

Li Banfeng arrived at Bafang and found the room empty.

Activating the Insightful Spirit Sound Technique, Li Banfeng faintly heard someone sobbing.

"Who’s there?" Li Banfeng asked.

The man responded, "Don’t say more, I won’t do anything for you anymore!"

"I’m asking who you are?"

"I’m a scholar! I’m the most outstanding mathematics researcher in Puluo State! You have no right to insult me, I deserve the courtesy and respect due a scholar!"

Li Banfeng curiously asked, "What’s happened?"

The scholar’s tone was tinged with resentment: "Today, the hostess and her friend asked me to help solve a mathematical challenge, I set my conditions, if I succeed, I’ll make a challenge for them, and if they fail, one of them must pay with their life!"

Upon hearing this, Li Banfeng’s ears twitched.

He sought to locate the scholar through sound, realizing the scholar was highly dangerous, and dangerous things should not be kept at home.

"And then?" Li Banfeng urged him to continue.

The scholar said, "The challenge I gave was what is three plus six?"

Li Banfeng was astonished, "Why did you set such a simple challenge?"

The scholar replied, "That was the limit, the hostess’s friend, the one resembling a Long Spear, requested to solve it, but she claims she isn’t adept at additions over ten!"

Li Banfeng said in surprise, "Because she isn’t adept over ten, you set a challenge under ten?"

After sobbing twice, the scholar cried out: "I didn’t want to set such a challenge, but if I didn’t, she’d hit me, hit me to death, why should she hit me?

I tell you, I won’t do anything for you again, this is an insult to me, an insult to academia..."

Hong Ying pushed the door into Bafang, and the scholar’s sobbing ceased abruptly.

"Calculate these problems, I’ll come to pick them up in half an hour." Hong Ying placed a stack of white paper on the table.

"Alright." The scholar agreed very briskly.

...

Returning to the main room, Li Banfeng looked at the Begging Bowl, his eyes glowing with an unusual light.

The Phonograph next to him said, "Beloved husband, what’s wrong with you?"

"Nothing!" Li Banfeng wiped the Begging Bowl and laughed, "Tomorrow, visiting a friend’s house."

PS: This friend’s home has good stuff!