Jury seat.
Magistrate Shen sat in the middle position.
From time to time, he is called by the prefect to go to Huzhou to discuss matters, and his status among the county magistrates is extraordinary.
He proposed not using an abacus because he wanted to select the best number one. After all, the accountant couldn't have an abacus by his side all the time. If he could only rely on external objects without an abacus, wouldn't he become a waste?
He would never admit that he had even the slightest hint of selfishness.
The yamen officer stepped forward and took away the abacus. The three of them sat down at the desk and continued to pose questions.
Because there is no abacus, the questions are a little simpler and not that long, but they also test people's memory and calculation abilities.
"Three thousand nine hundred and five!"
Zhao Ergou spoke loudly.
When he told the answer, Cao Fei and the Zhou family members had expressions of disbelief. They had just begun to calculate the first step. Why did this kid's answer come out? It must be nonsense, yes, nonsense. One answer is to cause them psychological oppression, it must be like this!
The person in charge spoke: "The answer is correct! The next question -"
Cao Fei: "..."
Zhou family: "..."
Damn it, this guy has something.
The two of them worked hard, but it still didn't work. They had just started to calculate, and Zhao Ergou had already given the answer, which was simply a dimensionality reduction blow.
The person in charge made the final decision: "The first place, Zhao Jingcheng. Cao Fei, Zhou Zhong, no winner, one more round."
The crowd went wild.
"My God, this first place is so good at arithmetic!"
"Whose accountant is this? I've never seen him before!"
"No matter whose family he belongs to, I'll pay him a high price of five taels of silver a month, so he must be lured to our firm!"
"Oh, five taels of silver is too little, I'll pay ten taels of silver!"
The shopkeepers of some commercial firms have already made their wishful thinking.
As for who the second or third place is, not many people care.
Li Zheng and You You proudly said to the onlookers: "This is the smartest young man in our Dahe Village. He is very good at arithmetic... Hehe, the people in our Dahe Village are excellent. Several first places in the style competition are from our village." People, hey hey hey!”
The old man smiled from ear to ear.
Cao Yingying, who was sitting at the window on the second floor watching the game, smiled.
Cao Fei is her father's most proud general. He has been working in this industry for twenty years. He thought he was invincible, but he became the defeated general of Zhao Ergou.
She had lived in Dahe Village for more than a month and often heard people say that Zhao Ergou was good at arithmetic. This was the first time she intuitively felt how good his arithmetic was...
"This kid is really amazing!" Cao Defu couldn't help but stand up, his face full of amazement, "A person who knows how to settle accounts, has a smart and flexible mind. From now on, he will be my right and left arm. Let's see who dares to dig a hole for me. Yingying, you have lived in the Zhao family for a while, what do you think is an appropriate salary for this guy a month?"
Cao Yingying pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I'm afraid this won't work. Aunt Zhao's family is also doing business. It's impossible to abandon her own business."
Cao Defu's round face wrinkled. He really liked this kid so much. He really hoped that this kid could do things for him...
He looked at the audience. Zhao Ergou received the reward of one hundred taels of silver, jumped off the competition stage, and walked directly to Cheng Wanwan.
His face was full of high spirits, Cheng Wanwan didn't know what he said tenderly, and the mother and son laughed together.
Cao Yingying said slowly: "I want to learn how to do business. Can dad teach me more in the future?"
"Of course it can be done." Cao Defu laughed, "In the past, you locked yourself in the house and embroidered every day, never leaving the door or taking a second step. I was worried to death. Now you have figured it out, and I will teach you all the skills. , after you get married, if you have the ability, your husband's family will never try to steal money from you."
Manager Sun's mouth twitched, what can the master do on his own? Doing business depends on the blessing of the Cao family's ancestors, otherwise the huge family business would have been stolen long ago.
Cao Yingying nodded obediently: "Thank you, Dad."
Although the Zhuangzi shop left by her mother is in her name, it has always been taken care of by her stepmother. When she starts to learn how to do business, she will take over all these properties, and it is time for her to establish herself.
She stood up and said, "I haven't seen Aunt Zhao for a few days. I want to treat Aunt Zhao to a meal. Dad should go back first."
Cao Defu also stood up: "You have lived in the Zhao family for so long. As a father, I really should be the host and invite the Zhao family to dinner. Old Sun, you go down and bring the Suiru family... Oh no, Dahe Village The whole group was invited to this restaurant, and all the delicious food was served.”
Manager Sun nodded and went to do it.
The style contest has been going on for nearly three hours. Many people in Dahe Village have gone back, and only seven or eight people are still there. Manager Sun invited a group of people in, just enough to arrange a table.
Zhao Dawang and Zhao Tiezhu participated in the abacus competition. Naturally, before they had time to leave, they followed Cheng Wanwan and Li Zheng into the restaurant lobby. They saw the delicacies on the table at a glance, and their saliva immediately flowed out. The two children knew This was not good, so I quickly wiped the saliva with my sleeve. After wiping the saliva, I realized that I was wearing new clothes today. If there were any saliva marks, I would definitely get beaten when I go back.
"Sui Ruren!" Cao Defu came up to him with a bright face, "I heard before that Sui Ruren is good at educating his children. When I saw him today, I finally understood it. Our family Yingying will stay at Sui Ruren's house for a while and go home. It’s been very different since then, and Cao is very grateful.”
Li Zheng felt deeply: "Our children in Dahe Village will become very sensible as long as they receive the teachings of Dashan Niang. Let's talk about Zhang Dagang, the son of rogue Zhang. He used to fool around every day, but now, I go up the mountain to cut firewood before dawn, and I’ve made a lot of money this time.”
Being praised like this in public, Cheng Wanwan felt a little embarrassed with her old face. She immediately changed the subject: "Yingying really looks better in this Luo Shang. I will wear it like this from now on..."
Cao Yingying said softly: "Actually, I prefer the two sets of coarse cloth clothes that my aunt made for me. They are convenient for everything."
"Okay, okay, stop gossiping and sit down." Cao Defu asked everyone to sit down.
Zhao Dawang and Zhao Tiezhu swallowed their saliva and finally could sit down and eat.
But the adults didn't move their chopsticks, and the two boys didn't dare to act rashly. They could only stare at the food and drool.
Cao Defu was not in a hurry to eat, and his eyes fell directly on Zhao Ergou, "Jingcheng, do you want to come to our Cao's Trading Company to work? You can pay whatever you want."
Zhao Ergou refused without thinking: "It's my honor to be valued by Mr. Cao. However, my family also has business to manage. I can't work for the Cao family for the time being. I hope Mr. Cao will show his respect."
"Good boy! Ambitious!" Cao Defu raised his glass, "It's rare to meet a child with whom you are so close. Come on, let's have a drink, Zhao Lizheng, let's drink together, Sui Ru people can do as they please."
After we started drinking, the dinner table became lively.
Cao Defu pulled Zhao Ergou and kept asking him what mental arithmetic was. Zhao Ergou told it once, but Cao Defu couldn't understand it, so he told it again, but still couldn't understand... He was quite patient at first, and slowly, His tone gradually became irritable, but unfortunately, after Cao Defu drank, it was impossible to tell that he was impatient, and he kept asking questions with great interest...
Cao Yingying couldn't look directly at her own father's stupid look.
She turned to look at Lizheng on the side: "Zhao Lizheng, I want to buy some land in Dahe Village to plant trees. It is about two to three hundred acres. Is there any suitable land?"
Li Zheng put down his chopsticks: "There are trees everywhere on the mountain in Dahe Village. They can't be chopped down. What kind of trees do you want to plant?"
Cao Yingying smiled and said: "Mulberry tree."
