Pour a bowl of water into a small pot, add an appropriate amount of salt, and bring to a boil.

While waiting for the water to boil, I picked a few small rape leaves nearby, washed them, and cut them into shreds.

Crack another egg into a bowl, crush and stir well.

After the water boils, pour the shredded vegetables into the boiling water, then slowly pour the egg mixture into the water, stir slightly with a spoon, and cover the pot.

When the water boils again, it's time to turn off the heat and get out of the pot!

"Okay! This is the 'Jade Hibiscus Soup'!"

As he spoke, Gao Ran took out a small bowl from the pot and brought it to Shopkeeper Li.

"Try it!"

Shopkeeper Li carefully took the bowl of soup in Gao Ran's hand and sniffed it first......

"The egg fragrance is wrapped in the fragrance of vegetables, but there is no egg smell......"

He scooped another teaspoon, cooled it down, and drank it little by little......

"Light and refreshing, with a moderate saltiness in the fragrance......"

Gao Ran knows the food culture of Yunxiangguo......

People in this country never drink soup when they eat!

If you are thirsty, you either drink tea directly or drink alcohol......

"It's all so tasteless, who wants to drink any soup?! Maybe it's not as refreshing as a glass of tasteless plain water!"

It is precisely because of her understanding of such national conditions that Gao Ran feels that the "meat and vegetable mix" dishes in her mind, whether they are stir-fried or even soups that do not stick to a drop of oil, as long as she sells them, they will definitely be very marketable!

Sure enough, when Shopkeeper Li tasted the "home-cooked soup" that was actually very common in Gao Ran's opinion, his eyes had a strange look!

When Gao Ran saw it, he knew that half of the business had been negotiated!

The other half of the rest is up to her to convince Shopkeeper Li that the recipe she wrote is indeed worth the price she offered - and, in fact, she lowered the price!

She wants to make Shopkeeper Li feel that she is actually giving him a profit!

"Shopkeeper Li, this recipe is the only one in the whole world! In the entire Yunxiang Kingdom, there is no second inn with similar cuisine......s! As long as you can guarantee that the content of this recipe will never be leaked, then, the value that this 'unique' brings, needless to say, you should also know it, right?!"

When Shopkeeper Li heard this, he looked at Gao Ran's gaze and suddenly felt a little more appreciative.

He seemed to have understood why the Pavilion Master valued her so much......

However, Gao Ran was only thinking about trying his best to persuade Shopkeeper Li to believe that her recipe was definitely worth the price!

Gao Ran was still focused on his purpose, and made persistent efforts to say, "Look, you can try to operate your store first. When the guests here are accustomed to the taste of your new dishes, you can promote this recipe to other branches of 'Tiange'! In the long run, this recipe will definitely bring you extremely lucrative and long-lasting profits!"

"Well, I agree with what Miss said! I don't want to tell you, I think so too......! I am very interested in the method you mentioned earlier, which can greatly improve the speed of our bookkeeping and accounting!"

At this time, Shopkeeper Li's talent for Gao Ran began to come more from his own trust in her - instead of reluctantly convincing himself to believe in her just because he believed in the pavilion master......

However, if it weren't for this, he probably wouldn't have really wanted to do anything with a little girl who was only five years old!

Fortunately, it turned out that he made the right decision!

"The pavilion master is really discerning!"

While silently admiring this in his heart, Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but be a little glad that he had chosen to try to believe in her and give her a chance.

"Okay, but I need pen and paper...... Oh, you can use a roll of silk, too! I just need to write down the method. I'm afraid that it will not be easy for you to understand just by saying it, and you will forget it quickly after ......."

"Oh, too!"

Gao Ran's straightforward expression is easy to make the listener ambiguous after listening to it - she mistakenly thinks that she thinks that the listener has a poor memory, so she needs to use extra notes to help him understand and remember......

However, in view of the observation of Gao Ran in the past two days and the close contact with her just now, Shopkeeper Li did not think about ambiguity at all.

He just accepted Gao Ran's advice very frankly and thought that she was reasonable!

I didn't think it would hurt his face to admit it like that—even if what she said was true......

After the pen and paper were ready, Gao Ran picked up the pen and wrote down ten Arabic numerals on the paper: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

Then, below them, the words of Yun Xiangguo corresponding to each number were written.

After she finished writing, she explained, "The ten numbers in the first row are called 'Arabic numerals.' They represent the 'numbers' in the row below. To put it simply, they are just 'symbols' to help me memorize numerical values, just like the words we use to represent 'numbers' now. However, these 'Arabic numerals' are simpler than the words we commonly use to represent 'numbers' -- both by memory and by writing ......."

That means that once we learn to use these 'Arabic numerals', we will be able to use simpler 'symbols' to keep accounts, settle accounts, and reconcile accounts...... All in all, whether you're reading or writing, you can save a lot of time!

"Yes!

As he spoke, Gao Ran hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and wrote "one hundred and eighty" in Yun Xiangguo's script below the two lines of numbers, and then wrote "180" next to it - in this way, even if it was a simple example, the specific usage of these ten "Arabic numerals" was illustrated.

"Shopkeeper Li, let me give you an example, can you understand?!"

"Hmmm......"

Shopkeeper Li looked at the two expressions of the same number written by Gao Ran, pondered it for a little while, and quickly understood Gao Ran's intention.

He suddenly realized, "Wonderful! Wonderful! It turns out that these ...... 'Arabic numerals' can still be combined like this?

Gao Ran naturally knew why Shopkeeper Li was so excited......

If she guessed correctly...... If she didn't give an example, even if this shopkeeper Li memorized these ten Arabic numerals in the future, I am afraid that he would use it in the same way: write the original "one hundred and eighty" as "one hundred and eight ten......

If she didn't specifically "remind", she felt that Shopkeeper Li might really use it like this, and would not think about being flexible......

"Phew--fortunately, I had the foresight to have foreseen that he would not have thought of this! Fortunately, I gave an example! Otherwise, if this Arabic numeral had become widespread because of its simplicity and practicality, it would have been if I had seen it regularly in writing like '180'...... If that's the case, it's better to write it all in the original unified script! At least, it's more comfortable to look at......"

Thinking like this, Gao Ran unconsciously secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"That means ......"

As he spoke, Shopkeeper Li took the brush from Gao Ran's hand, and then wrote it on the paper......

"This 'ten' can be written as '10', right?! This 'thousand' can be ...... Hmmm......"

Shopkeeper Li paused slightly, frowned slightly, and thought for a while, "Hmm...... These 'Arabic numerals' don't seem to be able to express units like 'hundred' and 'thousand' alone!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Gao Ran with a little uncertainty, hoping to get confirmation from her.

"Hmm!" Gao Ran nodded, but then she explained, "So, these numbers are suitable for recording specific values!"

"Oh, I see!"

After Gao Ran mentioned this, Shopkeeper Li no longer had any doubts!

Excitedly, he hurriedly wrote another "one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight" on the paper, and then wrote "1788" next to it.

Then, knowing with some certainty, he asked, "That's right, right?!"

"Yes!"

Even if he felt that there would be no mistake, but after being confirmed by Gao Ran, Shopkeeper Li's heart really had a bottom.

"Now that you have mastered the basic use of 'Arabic numerals', then, let me teach you more practical calculations. If you learn it well, you can do without an abacus when you calculate in the future!"

"Really?!"

"Hmm!"

As he spoke, Gao Ran took the brush from the shopkeeper Li again, dipped it in ink again, and wrote five symbols on the paper: "+", "-", "×", "÷", "=".

Below them, they are then written correspondingly: "addition", "subtraction", "multiplication", "division", "equal".

"Shopkeeper Li, how to use these symbols, you should understand, right?!"

Gao Ran thought that since he already knew how to use Arabic numerals, now, he could comprehend the correct use of these operation symbols by himself.

"Hmmm......"

Shopkeeper Li looked down at these new symbols for a long time......

After a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he had an epiphany, "Oh-I see! It's just like those 'Arabic numerals', right?!

"Well, you understand it right!"

Although the reaction time of Shopkeeper Li was somewhat overestimated, the good result was still good - at least he had an epiphany on his own, and she didn't need to give him any more examples......

Even if you know that the bookkeeping and accounting in this era are mostly only using addition and subtraction, and only multiplication and division will be used every time a large number of goods are purchased, or when the commission is calculated at the end of the year......

However, it will be used anyway, Gao Ran thinks that it doesn't hurt to teach some relatively simple calculation methods to Shopkeeper Li!

Maybe it will come in handy in the future!

Even if, according to the terms of this transaction, Gao Ran can only get the tuition fee for her teaching this time at most, as for the future......

No matter how useful the ones she taught were to Qiu Yueze's business, it had nothing to do with her!

"Shopkeeper Li, let me teach you a few more simple calculations. When you learn it, when you calculate it in the future, it will definitely be much faster than now!"

"Really?!Okay! Then please ask the young lady to give me advice!"

At this moment, Shopkeeper Li has already been completely impressed by Gao Ran's brilliant ideas!

He was ninety percent convinced of what she said now—as for the last bit of reservation, it was not a doubt about Gao Ran's ability, but a desire to leave "time" to verify......

How long will it take to verify the current market before it can really develop into the best operating period where Gao Ran's ideas can get the most profits?!

What he doubted was not Gao Ran's idea, but uncertainty about a predictable period of time for which he could really see results......

However, this did not prevent him from seeing the practicality of Gao Ran's idea and its considerable development prospects!

"Don't dare to be! Shopkeeper Li, you are an elder, you still don't treat me like this! Otherwise, I will be blessed!"

After a little politeness with Shopkeeper Li, Gao Ran carefully explained to Shopkeeper Li that in the arithmetic, the simplest "commutative law of addition", "law of combination of addition", "law of commutative of multiplication", "law of combination of multiplication", "law of multiplication and distribution", as well as the special properties of "subtraction" and "division", as well as the simplest "four rules of operation"......

Gao Ran taught these to Shopkeeper Li in detail one by one, until he fully understood the rules and knew how to use them flexibly.

Who would have thought that this is the real time-consuming and brain-consuming thing!

After Gao Ran completely taught Shopkeeper Li, who already had good calculation skills, and completely understood the basic calculation rules she taught, time had already passed imperceptibly until midnight......

During this period, a little two quietly came in and lit a candle for them.

Shopkeeper Li noticed it, but Gao Ran, who was busy explaining with all his attention, didn't know about it......

It wasn't until the end of the teaching that she realized that it was so dark!

Moreover, she didn't even know when the candle in the kitchen was lit by Xiao Er......

"Thank you, Miss, for your teaching!

"Hehe, shopkeeper Li, you finally stopped being polite to me?!"

Gao Ran naturally understood that Shopkeeper Li was willing to call himself "Li" to her, and what this would mean......

"Hehe, I finally understand why the Pavilion Master values you so much! Miss, you are indeed not simple!"

"Hehe, Shopkeeper Li has won the award! Since you don't plan to be polite to me anymore, then don't call me 'Miss' anymore! My name is 'Gao Ran', just call me 'Gao Ran'!"

"Hahahaha, Miss is a cheerful person! Okay! From now on, I will call you 'Gao Ran'! My name is 'Li Lin', don't call me 'Shopkeeper Li' in the future, you can call me 'Uncle Li'!"

In order to let Gao Ran understand the meaning of allowing her to call him like this, he also specially mentioned at the end, "In this world, the pavilion master is the first one who can call me like this." And you, the second!"

When Gao Ran heard this, his heart couldn't help but "chuckle......

It's not excitement, but she suddenly has a premonition that "it's not good......

Why does she feel that she seems to have accidentally provoked someone with a complicated background?!

Moreover, this person seems to have an unusual relationship with Qiu Yueze - it is definitely not just a simple "superior-subordinate" relationship!

"Ahh

Gao Ran sighed helplessly in her heart that she was a little "too good" luck, but on her face, she still forced a calm smile and called at Li Lin coquettishly, "Uncle Li-"