Originally, Nan Xing, as a girl, could just do such a small thing as buying paper and pens. However, Nan Xing's native family conditions were limited. Not only did she not know how to calculate accounts, but she could only count ten copper coins, let alone find a seller. There is no place for pen and ink, and Xie Yushu can only teach it bit by bit.
On the street, Xie Yushu gave Nan Xing a hundred copper coins and asked her to buy what she needed from a stall, such as a hair tie! Hairpins, that kind of thing.
Nan Xing held a large amount of coins in her pocket and her heart was pounding. It was the first time she had touched so much money! Growing up, she had never been to the city, and she had only sold eggs from home to her mother at the small market near them.
This time, his father caught a pair of little rabbits in the field. They were snow-white and very cute. He was thinking of going to the city to see if he could meet a lady from a rich family and sell them for a high price. There happened to be no one at home. Yes, I took their siblings out for a walk.
But as luck would have it, as soon as he arrived, he ran into a horse rider on the street. He hit his father and seriously injured him. He also ran away. The whole family was so frightened that they surrounded his father, and the rabbit also ran away!
If she hadn't met Xie Yushu, if her father had died, her grandma would have definitely called their mothers nemesis. It is very likely that her mother, her sister, and she would have been sold by her grandma!
Now that her father is still alive, and Xie Yushu was kind and gave her father ten taels of silver, the family has hope for life. She is lucky enough to be with Xie Yushu, saving food for the family, and she couldn't be more satisfied.
Originally, I was a little worried because I didn't know anything, but now I see that Xie Yushu takes me with her wherever she goes, and teaches me arithmetic and shopping. I feel even more grateful and vow to follow Xie Yushu for the rest of my life.
Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie went shopping with Nanxing for a while. Nanxing bought two hair ties and was reluctant to spend any more money.
Xie Yushu said with a solemn face
"I let you spend money to train you to calculate accounts and buy things by yourself. It is not a waste. If you are willing, you should learn the accounts early so that you can go out and buy for me in the future. Do you think I have to come out personally to buy anything in the future? Enjoying your time at home?
Buy something worth more than twenty copper coins! "
After hearing this, Nan Xing ran to a stall with a look of pain on her face and picked out a more beautiful peach wood hairpin. She spent twenty-five coppers and counted ten twice, and then counted five again and was still uneasy. I asked Xie Yushu if she was right.
"That's right! Look again, count how many coins you still have in your hand, and spend all the coins in your hand."
So, under Xie Yushu's coercion, Nanxing painfully bought a pack of candy balls and three feet of red floral cotton cloth.
She finally gained some courage and learned about the prices of many things. Things that she didn't dare to look at were now in her arms, and she felt like she was dreaming!
Qu Xiaodie saw Nan Xing was in tears and joked
"Your master spent money to buy something for yourself, why did you drop the golden beans!"
"I, I, I just think this day is so good, woo woo..."
"Okay, stop teasing her and leave now!"
Xie Yushu saw Nanxing's golden beans crackling, patted her and said
"This little thing has sent you away! You are so useless! Stop crying! Embarrass me!"
Nan Xing tried her best to stop her tears and followed Xie Yushu to the shop selling paper and pens.
Xie Yushu only bought a few pieces of good rice paper. It’s no wonder that poor people in ancient times couldn’t afford to read. This paper alone was a big expense. The lowest yellow paper cost three copper coins a piece, and ordinary paper cost six. One copper plate, or even better, fifteen copper plates.
But Xie Yushu wanted to draw teaching pictures, which might be handed down to the world, so of course she had to use the best.
The best rice paper costs 50 copper plates each, and a piece of paper is 60cm x 100cm. Xie Yushu bought ten sheets.
She bought another ink stick with a harder texture, which cost her eight hundred coppers. Fortunately, she now has a small amount of assets, otherwise she wouldn't be able to afford it even as an apprentice!
After leaving the shop, Qu Xiaodie bought a bunch of snacks and of course thanked Yushu for reimbursement! The group of people returned to the inn, Qu Xiaodie and Nan Xing ate and drank contentedly, while Xie Yushu was immersed in drawing.
Xie Yushu is good at meticulous painting, so she does not use a brush, but directly uses ink sticks to paint, which is still a 3D painting!
There are two diagrams of human muscle and bone structure, one diagram of human muscle distribution, and one diagram of human body structure. They separately draw the internal anatomy of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, and label the names of each part in detail.
Qu Xiaodie and Nan Xing were not interested in these. They took one look and said that the painting was really good, just like the real thing, and then continued to show off their meal. Xie Yushu painted from the afternoon until late at night before it was completed.
Because the painting was done too late, Xie Yushu didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning the next day. Qu Xiaodie said that the Liu family and his son had been waiting outside the door for a long time. She must know all the pictures and words on the drawing by heart so that she can check it next time.
The Liu family and his son took a look at the drawings and were shocked.
"Master, this, this is the structure of human body parts, it's so detailed!"
Liu Zhuoxuan also looked excited, as if he had found a treasure
"Master, I promise to remember it firmly!"
"Okay, then you go back to study, we have to leave too!"
"Master, you have to leave now! I will send a car to take you back!"
Liu Shouye said hurriedly.
"No need, I have other things to do. If I need you, I will find you!"
"Oh, that's good!"
Seeing that Xie Yushu didn't want to be disturbed, Liu Shouye and his son left holding the drawings.
Xie Yushu and others packed up their things and went to Chema Market to buy a new cart for eight taels of silver.
I bought another big donkey, but I had no choice. Horses are too expensive. A foal costs forty or fifty taels, but a good adult horse can be sold for sixty, seventy or even a hundred taels!
Old oxen cost from fifteen to twenty-five taels, while donkeys cost from ten to fifteen taels. Now they live in the countryside, and donkeys are enough to pull carts. They run faster than old oxen, can pull a lot of things, and the price is still good. Much cheaper.
Xie Yushu picked a donkey with a good head, only fifteen taels! The little green donkey is more than two years old, has good leg strength, has even pulled a cart, and can listen to people's words, such as, drive, oh, oh! She can also turn corners by herself, and Xie Yushu is extremely satisfied!
In order to get close to the donkey, Xie Yushu, Qu Xiaodie, and Nan Xing took turns feeding the donkey a few pieces of maltose. The donkey was very sensible and gave them a humanized smile emoticon. Nan Xing exclaimed in surprise.
"This donkey is going to become a sperm! I feel like it's eyes are narrowing when it smiles!"
"Looks like our candy is not in vain!"
Nan Xing had let her grandma's donkey off before, so she could barely handle the donkey pulling the cart, so she hitched the donkey to the cart and drove to the market to buy things. For the sake of safety, Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie did not ride in the car, but followed the donkey cart for a while, intending to see if the donkey was honest or not, fearing that it would suddenly act up and hurt someone!
