Shu Chen

Chapter 42 Capsule Cone
The next day, the morning sun set Yao, and the dawn broke out.

Zheng Pu, who had finished ordering from the superintendent's office, walked to the main office, only to find that Hu Ji had already stopped outside, with his hands closed and his eyes closed.

It seems to be relieving the anxiety in the morning, or pondering the trivial matters of today's case.

Behind him, there is still someone standing with hands down.

I saw him bowing his head slightly, holding his breath, shrugging his shoulders and bowing slightly, and unconsciously, the humbleness in his bones that had been living under people for a long time, rippling in the morning dawn and birdsong.It should be a craftsman sent by the craftsman's office.

Seeing this, Zheng Pu stepped forward and saluted, and said jokingly, "Hu Zhubo, are you brewing poetry?"

"Zijin came very early."

Hu Ji, who has always been known for his rigor, did not respond with joking, but greeted with a smile, and then drew behind him, "This person is the craftsman I found, and is sent by Gui Zijin today."

After a pause, he added, "If Zijin wants him to grow crops, he can't stay here, lest the noise disturb other people's affairs."

"I know. Many thanks to Hu Zhubo."

Nodding in response, Zheng Pu said with a smile, "I'll take him to the superintendent's office under the door, there's no fear of noise there."

"So good."

Hu Ji nodded, just turned around, but turned back, lowered his voice and warned, "Zijin, don't delay for too long. You've just come to work, don't let others talk about it."

After all, without waiting for Zheng Pu to respond, he stepped into the office.

It also made Zheng Pu unable to help but smile at his back.

"You come with me."

Nodding at the craftsman, Zheng Pu turned around and hurried towards the undersecretary of the door.

When he arrived at his office, he found a shady place outside, took out a piece of cloth from the lining of his sleeve, spread it on the ground, and waved to the craftsman, "Look carefully, such a small object can be made at noon. no?"

"promise."

The craftsman hurriedly responded, and the little trend moved closer, stretched his neck and probed his head to look at it.

I saw a few small objects painted on the ge cloth, such as round beads with medium holes, slender sticks, long and short square horns, etc.And the pattern side of each object is marked with the quantity and size.

After watching, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.

Such a simple thing, even a folk craftsman can easily complete it, not to mention that he is the official evil of the craftsman's office?
It's just that he didn't dare to slander, and nodded again and again, "You can do it. You can do it. Back to Zheng Shuzuo, I can do it all without noon."

"That's fine."

Zheng Pu nodded and warned again, "This thing still needs to be assembled with rivet wedges. You can make some according to the size yourself."

After he finished speaking, he got up and waved his hand, summoned a soldier not far from the office, and asked him to lead the craftsman to find some wood and other things.Afterwards, he went to the office of the Lord's Office.

Seeing his return so quickly, Hu Ji was a little surprised.

But he didn't say anything, he nodded slightly with a smile, and then bowed his head to continue the payment plan.

At noon, Zheng Pu put down his pen, cleaned up a little, got up and was about to walk to the superintendent's office under the door, but was stopped by Hu Ji, "Wait a moment, Zijin, I will go with you."

hehe~~~~~~
I thought you were not surprised at all!

Zheng Pu smiled and nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll be waiting for Hu Zhubo outside the office."

When they were young, the two came to the superintendent's office.

I saw the craftsman, sitting on the ground, looking up at Baiyun Canggou with a dull gaze, as if his mind had flown out of the sky.

"Cough cough."

After coughing a few times, seeing the craftsman coming in with a startled eye, Zheng Pu asked with restraint, "Can I prepare what I need?"

"Go back to Zheng Shuzuo, it's done."

He got up quickly, and the craftsman responded in a hurry, turning sideways to look away.

On a long board behind him, round beads, small sticks, long and short square horns, and rivet wedges are all available.

And every object, the outside is smooth and bright, it is really beautiful.

Well, that is what Zheng Pu needs is too simple, and he will do it in half an hour.However, due to the difference in honor and inferiority, he neither dared to ask the soldiers to lead him to the main office to find Zheng Pu, nor did he dare to leave without authorization.When I was bored in my spare time, I simply used a small dagger to carefully scrape and polish everything I made.

When Zheng Pu saw it, he praised it not because of his heart.

He also slowed down his expression, smiled warmly, and summoned him to assemble the scattered small objects with rivet wedges.

When it was over, before letting the armored soldier protect him out of the prime minister's residence, he did not forget to remind him, "After you go back, you may as well do another familiar skill on your own, or it may be appreciated by your boss."

Before the disciple let him go back, he was still confused.

On the other hand, Hu Ji, who was next to him, had this thing in his hands for a long time, frowning and scrutinizing it.

This thing is not so delicate.Its shape is square and long, with a wooden frame around it, with straight columns running through it, a total of ten; the frame is crossed with beams, with two beads on the beam and five beads below the beam.

"I call this 'abacus', which is used for measuring and is easier to calculate."

Interrupting Hu Ji's contemplation, Zheng Pu stretched out his hand and walked to his own house, "However, Su Zuoxin will use it to calculate tricks. Hu Zhubo, come with me."

"Easier to calculate?"

Hearing this, Hu Ji's face became even darker, and he immediately walked with him.

After entering the house, Zheng Pu put the abacus formula that he silently revealed last night on the table, "This is the formula. Well, in this abacus, each bead on the beam counts five, and each bead below the beam counts one. And try it out on your own.”

"it is good!"

Without being polite, Hu Ji took his seat and moved the formula to the front and sipped it carefully.

Occasionally, I will play with the abacus and try the application of formulas.

The abacus formula was born out of planning, and with Hu Ji's wisdom, it is not difficult to master it.

Of course, he is also a cautious person. After he understands it, he should not immediately say no.Instead, he dragged Zheng Pu back to the main office, took out some bamboo slips, and let Zheng Pu do mental arithmetic, the commander to calculate, and him to use abacus. , "Zi Jin's ingenuity is truly admirable!"

Ten days later, the Prime Minister's office.

Hu Ji, who had been waiting outside the door for a while, was called in by the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

"Wei Du, take a seat."

Without waiting for Hu Ji to salute, Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand and asked, "It would take nearly a month to measure the grain, why did Weidu complete the evil this festival?"

Hu Ji bowed first and said with a smile, "Reporting to the Prime Minister, this is because of Zheng Zijin."

After all, I didn't dare to neglect, and quickly explained Zheng Pu's mental arithmetic and ingenuity to make abacus in detail.

At the end, he added a sentence, "Prime Minister, Ji has tried many times, and it is correct to measure with abacus, and it is simpler than calculation, which can save a lot of manpower."

"Wei Du has always been cautious, and he actually praised it in words. Presumably, abacus is indeed an ingenious thing."

Zhuge Liang smiled and groaned slightly before asking, "Wei Du works with Zijin, what do you think of this son?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, the time is still short, and Ji dare not speak falsely."

Immediately, Hu Ji solemnly responded, and after he surrendered his hands to confess the crime, he slowly said, "I also ask the Prime Minister to give me some time, and then try to speak again when Ji and Zijin return from their agricultural inspection."

"Hehe~~~"

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his face, "It's not difficult for me to be great."

After a pause, he said again, "Well, Weidu, since Zijin has ingenuity, you might as well take a tour of Jintang Gorge this year."

Huh?
Jintang Gorge?
Hu Ji raised his head in surprise.

Looking at Cheng Cheng's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile, he suddenly understood, and commanded the order, "No! I know!"

Inside the house, silence returned.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang lowered his eyebrows and half-closed his eyes, and stroked his beard with his hands.

This is a planner, but he still has ingenuity?
Could it be that 'Husbands and wise men live in the world, like a cone in a bag, and the end of it will be seen'?

(End of this chapter)