When Su Ke entered the palace at the age of thirteen, he couldn't read a single big character, and he could only do sweeping work for the first two years. On a Holy Birthday holiday, Su Ke was sent to wipe the pillars and met a palace maid named Love.

Love's family is an official, but unfortunately the father is too greedy, and later raided the house, and she was charged to the palace as a palace maid at a young age. A young lady knelt on the ground every day to wipe the floor tiles, and her body naturally couldn't stand it, and she fell ill within two days. Lying there covered with a thin quilt on a cold day, his eyes were red from fever.

There were many palace maids who entered the palace in those two years, and even if there was no shortage of people, they still recruited them every year. Coupled with the fact that the draft was lost, the palace was almost overcrowded. The death of a palace maid, in the eyes of the steward, is completely to reduce the burden on the palace.

So Love is so desperate to die, Mama didn't pay attention to it at all. Not to mention asking a doctor for medicine, even sending someone to bring her food.

Suco thought she was too pitiful, so she secretly saved a bite of her own food for Love. At night, he switched places with the person next to him, squeezed to Love's side from the other end of the Chase Shop, and put his own quilt on Love.

After persisting like this for half a month, Love really survived.

Love, who was relieved, was very grateful to Su Ke, and she couldn't repay it, so she pondered for three or two days, and secretly asked Su Ke at night if she wanted to read. At that time, Su Ke's eyes were shining like two night pearls, almost scaring Love.

Later, Su Ke stumbled and finished learning "Thousand Character Essays".

When the "Three Character Classic" learned "love and evil desires, seven feelings and fears", Love threw herself into the well.

Love fished out of the well was unrecognizable, swollen like a soaked steamed bun. Su Ke was taken to identify the body, only to take a look, turned around and vomited. She vomited and cried, because she knew that Love was never thrown into the well by herself. She wouldn't be willing to leave her behind.

Later, because Su Ke was literate and wrote quite well, he was sent to the secretary of the Shanggong Bureau as a female historian. Later, there was a shortage of people in the Siyan Division, and Su Ke was liked by the old grandmother, so he became the chief speaker, and then became the secretary of the sixth grade.

Without Love, Sue would not have been able to earn this creation.

She always told herself that only by living a good life can she live up to Love.

So she was left and right in the palace and settled down. Even if he left the palace, he kept forcing himself to work hard to find a way out for himself. Even if the world is sinister, even if it is fireworks and willow lane, she dares to rush. Now that she has arrived at the Hou Mansion, whether she is calculated or willing, she has seen many things through.

She is not a person who is willing to go with the flow, and she is not willing to be a woman who is obscure and attached to men. She doesn't have many ideals, she doesn't have high pursuits, she just wants to prove her ability.

Fortunately, she can always survive in desperate situations.

When he had trouble with Zhou Gongzi, when he had no way to take refuge, things just came to the door.

The fourth lady came here out of nowhere, and it really helped her.

Su Ke looked down at this book, all the numbers written on it were numbers, a few in and a few in and a few in and out of a few ways, although he didn't understand the meaning, it was not difficult to find that it was an "account book". The account book is naturally bookkeeping, whose account can be kept, and why should it be given to her? Do you want her to see something to tell someone, or do you want her to pass things on directly? If it is handed over, how will the fourth wife know the backer behind her.

Su Ke pinched the book and thought for a moment, wrapped it in a handkerchief again, and turned around and walked towards Lanxin Garden.

As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, and you still have to take the risk.

It's just that the little girl who gave Su Kesai the "account book" just now didn't know where to go and delayed, and when Su Ke crossed the Lanxin Garden and walked through the hall, the little girl had just come back. She was stunned for a moment, and looked at Su Ke very aggrievedly, "What is my sister here for?" ”

Su Ke hurriedly comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, it's none of your business." I did receive it, and I came to thank Mrs. Fourth. This is not only for the little girl, but also for the doorkeeper.

Seeing this, the girl at the door hurriedly ran to report the news. When Su Ke arrived at the door of the main house, Aunt Ying just opened the curtain and came out, and her body was deviated, which meant to let Su Ke enter the house.

The fourth lady was sitting on the big kang for lunch, still dressed plainly, and when she saw Su Ke coming forward, her expression showed a little smugness, "I didn't think you were such a anxious person." ”

Su Ke didn't know what he meant, so he didn't move, took out the book in his arms and put it on the edge of the kang, and said: "The slave and maid are soft-spoken, and they just want to live a simple life in the house, and they don't want to cause trouble in vain." I didn't know what to do with it, so I had to give it back to Mrs. Four. In addition, if you have offended Mrs. Four before, I hope that Mrs. Four will be forgiving. ”

The fourth lady glanced at the book, and pouted at Aunt Ying, "Why is it different from what you expected?" ”

Aunt Ying sent the maid who was standing in the house, and walked forward with a light smile, "Why did the girl say such a thing?" It's just confusing us. ”

Su Ke looked at her, then at the fourth wife, and simply said frankly, "Su Ke is just a little steward in the warehouse who sends things, and it is not my duty to pass on the word and deliver things." The fourth wife wants to borrow my hand to hand over the account book to whom, Shu Su doesn't want to get involved in this troubled water. ”

"Books?" Aunt Ying smiled and shook her head, "Did the girl read the contents?" ”

Su Ke wanted to say that he hadn't read it, but if he hadn't seen it, how could he know that it was an "account book". I could only admit it and nodded, "I only saw a few numbers, and I didn't understand the meaning." ”

When Aunt Ying heard this, she covered her mouth with her hand and sneered, "The girl misunderstood, this is not an account book, but a method and mantra for teaching people to plan their plans." ”

"Abacus?" Su Ke was so surprised, he thought it was a conspiracy, but now he was confused.

Aunt Ying was still smiling, "Doesn't the girl want to learn?" ”

"Why should I learn abacus?" Su Ke was very cautious, for fear that this was a trap. She prides herself on being smart, but after she arrived at the Hou Mansion, she did a lot of wrong things one after another, and at this time, she couldn't help but be a soldier.

Aunt Ying saw Su Ke's jealousy, and secretly rejoiced in her heart, because the bait was successful.

But why learn abacus? She didn't know how to answer.

She was the dowry girl of the fourth wife, and served the fourth wife when she was very young. Growing up in a merchant family, the abacus formula is almost the same enlightenment reading as the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text". The fourth wife still can't recite poems, and the abacus mantra can already be blurted out. She was familiar with the fourth wife's side, and she was also familiar with the mantra by heart early on.

In their minds, the abacus mantra must be learned. If you want to learn the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text", you should learn the abacus formula. The mantra has been learned, and the abacus is the thing that cannot be separated from the palm of your hand. The plan plate has also become a fun thing to pass the time.

Later, when I got older, I followed my wife to learn how to take care of the house before I got married, and I went through the account book in my hand, and the accounts were immediately known. They felt that this was an ability that a wife should have. But who knew that when he arrived at the Hou Mansion, this ability was actually recognized as something that "women shouldn't know".

"The women of the big families should be dignified and virtuous, and chant poems against them. How can you talk nonsense about the next six two five...... How uncultured it seems...... There are people who can settle accounts to take care of it. It is difficult for a wife in charge to settle the accounts herself...... It's enough to know some addition, subtraction, and subtraction, but what can the remaining two operators do? ”

I have been in the house for many years, and I don't know how many such words I have heard.

In the end, it is often necessary to summarize the previous sentence: sure enough, the right person is the most important.

What does this mean? The first three are good people, and businessmen are untouchables, and good and low should not intermarry since ancient times. They are in a hurry to marry in, they are already high, they should abide by the rules, and they can no longer learn the spirit of businessmen.

They have been humiliated enough, and naturally they will not mention anything related to the abacus. But if you don't mention it, you don't mention it, and the mind in your heart will not change. Abacus is a science, and you are proud to be upright, but it is absolutely beneficial and harmless to learn it.

The fourth wife is willful, paranoid, and does a lot of things without going through the brain. Aunt Ying has helped plan many things by her side, and for so many years, she has a very unique vision of people. She could see at a glance that Su Ke was not a woman who was content with the status quo, and it was definitely overkill to let her distribute things in the warehouse. pressed her from above to prevent her from turning over, whether it was the old lady or the third wife, it was the opposite of the fourth wife. The enemy of the enemy should be a friend, and Aunt Ying reminded the fourth wife that she should encircle Su Ke.

The fourth lady didn't do much, anyway, she relied on Aunt Ying to handle it, so she nodded and agreed. It's just that a smart and clever person like Su Ke, a few kind words and some silver money can't be bought.

After much deliberation, they decided to take a gamble. If Su Ke is really a high-spirited and motivated person, this abacus mantra is definitely something she can't ask for. And this mantra can't be given to her except for their four rooms.

They had a good wishful thinking, but they never thought that Su Ke would "not appreciate it".

Aunt Ying called a girl in, "Go and get the abacus, and then let Mother Cen get an account book." ”

The girl got an errand and went to do it quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the blue-skinned ledger was held in the hands of the fourth wife, and a peach wood abacus with shiny beads was set up on Aunt Ying's forearm. The two of them read and beat one another, and the room was filled with the sound of abacus beads knocking back and forth.

Aunt Ying's abacus is very good, and her white and delicate fingers are flying on the mahogany abacus, flexible and flexible, as if she is playing a musical instrument. The big beads and small beads fall on the jade plate, and the crisp melody is played faster and faster, and the magic sound surrounds the ears, eroding the bones**, tightly clamping the listener's heart.

Su Ke was stunned.

Guzheng, pipa, stringed piano, flute, all of them can't resist the temptation/confusion of an abacus in her heart. There are many things she wants to learn, but at this moment, the abacus fascinates her.

After reading the two pages of accounts, the fourth wife paused for a moment and said wistfully: "A total of eleven thousand and forty taels." ”

Aunt Ying looked down at the abacus, and slowly walked to Su Ke's side to signal her to look, "It's exactly one thousand and forty taels." She looked at Su Ke with deep meaning, and when she saw Su Ke's eyes widening slightly, she couldn't help but show a look of pride, "It seems that the girl understands." Yes, our wife has an invisible calculation in her heart, and when the accounts are finished, the numbers can be calculated. This skill is not very difficult, but it requires a good grasp of the essentials of abacus. ”

After she finished speaking, she turned around and put down the abacus, and pressed the mantra wrapped in a handkerchief on the edge of the kang into Su Ke's palm. "Well, do you want to accept this gift?"