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Chapter 57 Mysterious woman!

We all get along very well on weekdays, and Sister-in-law Liu is not surprised, she wields the big iron spoon deftly, scooping this one and that bowl, and the bottom of the pot is seen in less than a moment.

The handymen went to the chopping board one after another, added salt and vinegar to the soup according to their own taste, and finally squatted on the side of the grass shed, eating the pancakes and the soup carefully.

In such wet and cold weather, a bowl of hot mutton soup is the best enjoyment in the world.No one is willing to let the wonderful taste in the mouth disappear quickly, and if they can stay for a while, they will be happier for a while...

Dong Rong and the others were in a great mood while drinking the soup and listening to the laughter of the people outside. Dong Ping drank until the soup bowl bottomed out before saying, "The food at home is delicious, and the academy canteen doesn't even steam the round-grained rice recently. I heard that there is a severe drought in the south, and food prices have risen."

Drought?food prices?Dong Rong's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words, and subconsciously put down the soup bowl in her hand.This summer is hotter and less rainy than in previous years. She is only happy that her ice cubes are easy to sell, but forgets that this is a disaster for a country like Daqi that relies on agriculture as its foundation.In the previous life, the world was extremely rich in materials, and there was no danger of food shortage in any drought or flood disaster, so she never thought of preparing some food for storage.

Aunt Cao thought that Dong Rong was frightened by the coming famine, so she comforted her, "Sister Rong, don't be afraid, our Qingxian County is a well-known geomantic treasure land, and the harvest is guaranteed in drought and flood. If there is a shortage of food on the mountain in winter, you... um, Just ask Zhu Zi to carry some back from your aunt, and you will never be hungry."

Dong Rong guessed that the old lady couldn't talk about Mrs. Cao's stinginess, so she was so vague. She was grateful but couldn't bear the old lady's troubles, so she hurriedly talked about it and diverted the matter.

Although Aunt Cao is reasonable and kind-hearted, she is just an old farm woman in the end, lacking the vision to overlook the whole situation.This year, there has been a severe drought since early spring. The three seasons in the south will definitely fail. The mountains and fields are still green. As long as you are diligent enough, it is not difficult to find some wild vegetables and fruits to fill your stomach.But when the weather cools down, I am afraid that is the beginning of the disaster.

After winter, the victims not only need food to survive, but also need to replant the seeds. If the weather is good, the disaster will be over by the first season of grain harvest.If God is still not merciful as usual, then the disaster will become bigger and bigger, and it may spread somewhere.Therefore, it is extremely necessary to prepare more food.

Dong Rong couldn't sit still because she had something on her mind, and finally looked forward to the time when Aunt Cao and the old lady went to the next room to take a nap after lunch.She quickly took out the account book and straw paper, and calculated with a quill brush in hand.

Although the ice business can be regarded as making a lot of money every day, it took a lot of money to buy the orchard, and the daily expenses for various renovations and constructions, together with the food and drink wages of the handymen, were also quite a lot.Calculated in this way, she still has less than 200 taels of silver in her hand. Based on the current calculation of [-] cents a catty for round-grained rice and [-] cents a catty for fine noodles, she can only save [-] catties of each, or [-] bags. about.

At first glance, these grains seem to be a lot.But if it was only their husband and wife plus Dong Ping's master and servant, so much rice and noodles would be enough to feed them for four or five years, but if the handy workers in the orchard and relatives and friends who needed help were included, it would not be enough.Of course, if you buy more coarse grains such as corn noodles and millet, there will be more.

Dong Ping and Sha Zhu saw that Dong Rong was busy writing calculations as soon as she put down her job, so they came to see what was going on out of curiosity, but they looked at each other because of the crooked handwriting all over the paper, neither of them understood what it meant.

Dong Ping couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Sister, what are you writing?"

"I'm trying to figure out how much money I have left at home. How much would it be if I bought rice and grain?" Dong Rong originally responded casually, but when she looked up and saw her younger brother's puzzled face, she realized that she was in a moment of impatience and wrote down everything. Arabic numerals, no wonder my brother can't read them.

After thinking about it, she laughed, "This is a calculation method that I have learned from my colleagues before. It is much easier to keep accounts. If you want to learn, you can learn from my sister when you have time."

After finishing speaking, she found that Sha Zhu was also staring at those numbers very seriously, so a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she remembered a report she had seen on TV in her previous life.He was a silly child with extremely poor self-care ability, but he was extremely talented in music conducting and was praised by many professionals.Maybe Zhuzi is also this kind of genius who lacks intellect but dominates in a certain field. Thinking of this, she tentatively coaxed, "Zhuzi, it's interesting to add, subtract, and subtract numbers. You can learn from me too." Ah, in the future, if you save money for your private house, you won’t be afraid of being stolen.”

The corner of Shazhu's mouth twitched in a very subtle way, but when he raised his face, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll learn."

Dong Rong didn't expect it to be so easy to seduce and succeed, so she hurriedly hammered the final word, "Okay, I'll start teaching you in a while."

After finishing speaking, she handed the list to Dong Ping and said, "Brother Ping, after taking a nap, go back to the city and let sister-in-law Qiu and the others help you to get all the edibles on the list. Buy it back and store it in the wing room.”

Dong Ping originally wanted to ask his sister when she learned such a weird counting method from others, but after hearing her sister explain the business, he put this thought aside for the time being.He glanced at the list and saw that besides rice noodles and oil, salt, cloth, etc., he asked, "Sister, the price of food has risen, so we just need to prepare more food. Why do we have to prepare so much vegetable oil and salt?" , there is still corn wine? If it has been stored for a long time, what should I do if it becomes moldy and rotten?"

Dong Rong waved her hand, and earnestly taught her stupid younger brother, "These are daily necessities. Once food is in short supply, these necessities will also increase. Moreover, if there is a severe drought in the south, if there is no harvest, the government will definitely help the disaster." The grain will be transferred from the north, maybe this year’s grain tax will be much higher than in previous years, and every family will be hungry by then. Let’s prepare more grain, there will be no harm.”

Dong Ping nodded repeatedly when he heard these words, and a look of surprise flashed in the depths of Silly Zhu's eyes.Dong Rong didn't have the time to look at the expressions of the two of them carefully, so she took out the key and opened the cabinet and took out all the bank notes and gave them to her younger brother, "In the past two days, you should make a purchase first, and then hand it over to Sister-in-law Du Juan when the academy starts. I'll try to get over there as soon as possible to help."

Dong Ping felt that his sister had entrusted him with great trust, and nodded seriously, then refused to stay for a moment, and rushed back to the city with Xi Zi.

Dong Rong watched her younger brother go away, and let out a long sigh of relief.Man proposes, God disposes.She has already made arrangements for the coming disaster, as for whether it is useful or not, it all depends on God's will, and this is not something that a little girl like her can control.

Thinking of this, she put the matter behind her mind, and enthusiastically taught Sha Zhu how to do arithmetic.Xu Shizhu really has some talent in the field of numbers. Dong Rong only taught him two or three times, and he has already written ten Arabic numerals in style. The only bad thing is that the thin quill pen was pinched by him. Almost snapped.

Dong Rong managed to find such a useful thick feather by the river ditch, and seeing this, she was distressed and pinched Shazhu several times.However, the apprentice has made rapid progress, and she still has a sense of accomplishment in her heart as a master.

While the two were continuing to learn addition and subtraction, Aunt Cao took a nap.The old lady was worried about the family's work and children. Dong Rong left a few words and asked Shazhu to give her a ride when the old lady was determined to go. As a result, Shazhu only sent her aunt to the entrance of the village and went home under the pretext of having something to do, and then directly abducted Feng. The old man's small yard.

Old Doctor Feng has been regretting for half a day that he shouldn't have persecuted his disciples too much. Freezing three feet doesn't happen in a day. The misunderstanding between their mother and son is very deep, and they need to get along with each other to resolve it slowly. How can he solve it with a few words? .Now that he can't persuade him, instead he exposed the disciple's rebellion. I don't know if this kid is even more resistant to going back to the capital?
He was drinking tea while frowning and sighing, when he suddenly saw his disciple come in, he stroked his beard and smiled in relief, "Huide, have you figured it out?"

Murong Huaide was just one foot in the door and one foot outside the door, he was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he changed the subject with a smile and said, "Sir, Mrs. Dong boiled mutton soup today, let Qingfeng Bring a bowl back, how about I give you a fresh taste?"

"Ah...well, drinking mutton soup in summer is a great tonic." Mr. Feng was disappointed, but his disciple's words already had the intention of apologizing, so he couldn't say anything more, so he followed the trend.

Murong Huaide thought of the weird numbers he had just learned, and impatiently talked to his husband, and finally picked up a pen to write it down.It's a pity that the soft brush tip is not as good as the goose feather.So, an order was issued, and the whole big goose on the whole side of the slope suffered a disaster.

Whether they were playing in the river, grazing on the hillside, or hiding in the shade, all the big white geese had their longest feathers removed from their wings.Under the pain, the big white geese stretched their necks and shouted loudly, causing all the old dogs to bark too.

The masters were so frightened that they quit their work and ran out to check. The careful people naturally found some clues and scolded the naughty boy for bullying the big goose to play, but the careless people found nothing and cursed the old dog for nothing. For a while, the village was like a pot of boiling water, and the sound of cursing and scolding was endless.

After Mr. Feng got the newly made quill pen and wrote a few words, he nodded repeatedly in admiration, "Although this pen is simple, it can be written at any time as long as you go out with a bottle of ink. "

A look of joy flashed in Murong Huaide's eyes, and he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Her accounting method is also very simple and convenient. The most important thing is that I have never seen it elsewhere. If it is used in store accounts or secret letters in the future, it will not It's extremely hidden. I really don't know how she, an ordinary woman, is so intelligent?"

Mr. Feng glanced at his disciples, and couldn't help but laugh, "It's rare in the world to boast about your housewives like you."

Murong Huaide rarely blushed, coughed twice and defended, "Sir, you are not a regular disciple, and you don't judge talent by gender. Disciple..."

(End of this chapter)