Just when Chi Fei's writing was getting better, Chen Tent suddenly came to inform him one day, saying that there was a cloth village that was recruiting Mr. Tent Fang, and asked Chi Fei to follow him over to apply.

Chi Fei was overjoyed and immediately followed Chen's tent.

During this time, he was completely in a state of sitting and eating, and it was not without pressure.

Although he lives in a civilian area, this is the capital after all, the most prosperous capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the prices are naturally much higher than other places.

Let's just say that the place where he lives now is just a room for people in an ordinary courtyard. There is neither a separate bathroom, nor a place to cook seriously, and the indoor area is only less than 12 square meters, but the monthly rent costs two taels of silver.

This is still the acquaintance price charged by Landlord Jiang in front of Chen's account room, and it costs between two or three to two or five dollars for a place like this outside.

As for eating, he can save now.

A bowl of white porridge and two steamed buns for breakfast, go to a nearby restaurant at noon to order the cheapest lunch, and eat a bowl of noodles for dinner in the evening.

Compared with the expenditure on food and housing, the real bulk is the cost of paper and ink.

Not to mention that he is a person who specializes in writing, even if he is an ordinary reader, the monthly expenditure on buying paper and ink is not a small amount.

You can't buy ink that is too cheap, because ink that is too cheap is not only easy to decolorize, but also has an unpleasant smell, so Chi Fei can only buy the most ordinary kind

In terms of paper, he would buy two kinds of paper, one was raw edge paper for writing the first draft, and the other was single rice paper for copying the text.

The raw edge paper is beige in color, smooth on the front, rough on the back, and has poor toughness, and there are many small traders and civilians who will use it to wrap things, and the biggest advantage is that it is cheap. One or two hundred wen has to buy a big knife, which is the paper that Chi Fei buys the most.

As for the white color and fine texture, Shan Xuan is much more expensive, a knife costs about 400 wen, nearly half a tael of silver, it is simply a robbery.

It stands to reason that Shan Xuan can buy less, but he is not worried that he only has one manuscript, so he usually copies another copy after copying the text as a backup of the manuscript, so this most expensive Shan Xuan is used a lot.

With the amount of writing that Chi Fei has now, he has to buy new paper and ink almost every few days, and the money is like running water.

Fortunately, the red envelope given to him by the gold shopkeeper some time ago contained a silver ticket of fifty taels, which reduced his pressure a lot. But after all, it is not a long-term solution, and you still have to find a full-time job.

Mr. Fuzhuang's shop is located near the east of the city, and it is a newly opened shop.

The proprietor and shopkeeper is a native of the capital, surnamed Feng. I have been in the fabric wholesale business for many years, and this is the first time I have opened a store in person, so I have done a lot of things myself, including recruiting people.

Because the ancient bookkeeper is equivalent to the modern financial accountant, this position is very important whether it is ancient or modern.

If there is a problem with the person who invites you, not only will the accounts be confused, but it will also be easy for someone to steal the funds. Therefore, the general store asks the bookkeeper, either to ask a trusted acquaintance to help introduce it, or the applicant needs to ask a local person as a guarantee.

At that time, the reason why the shopkeeper Liu of Dongsheng Rice Shop was willing to accept Chi Fei as an apprentice in the store was because he liked his amazing mental arithmetic ability and did not need to pay wages, and secondly, he was an orphan and young, so he should not jump ship as easily as other account rooms.

Feng Dongjia or should be called Feng Shopkeeper, he and Chen Tent have been old acquaintances for many years, and when he used to do cloth wholesale business, he also invited Chen Tent to help him check the accounts a few times.

This time, he asked Mr. Billhouse, and after Chen Tent Fang found out, he recommended Chi Fei to him, and talked about Chi Fei's situation.

Hearing that the other party was only a thirteen-year-old boy and an orphan from other places, Shopkeeper Feng couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart.

Although he is a student of Chen's tent, he is too young.

However, the person was recommended by the Chen Tent Room, and if he refused directly without even seeing it, it was equivalent to not giving the Chen Tent Room's face. So Shopkeeper Feng still promised to meet people first.

After waiting in his store for a while, Shopkeeper Feng finally saw the mental arithmetic prodigy in Chen's tent room.

He looked at the other party first, and saw that the other party was indeed very young, and there were still fine hairs on his face.

Although the dress is ordinary, it is also very neat and smooth. The hair and fingers are clean, and the nails are free of dirt, making a good first impression.

What surprised Shopkeeper Feng the most was that the young man was not only not timid when he looked at him, but also had bright eyes. The behavior is even more generous, calm and confident. It was completely different from the teenagers he had seen before.

This couldn't help but arouse the curiosity of the shopkeeper Feng, so he asked Chi Fei: "Listen to Chen's tent room, Brother Su is proficient in mental arithmetic?" ”

"I don't dare to say that I am proficient, but I only know a little about the skin."

"Can you give it a try?"

"Please advise the treasurer."

Shopkeeper Feng asked a guy in the store to find an old account book, and after tearing off the last page of white paper with the total number written on it, he handed the account book to Chi Fei, and said to him, "There is no time limit, Brother Su, you can take your time and not be in a hurry." ”

Chi Fei took the account book with both hands, "Thank you for the shopkeeper's advice." Then it started to flip up.

Chen Tent sat next to him with a relaxed attitude and drank tea while watching.

He couldn't see that Shopkeeper Feng didn't actually want Su Zhen, and he was willing to let Su Zhen come over just for his sake.

But he is very confident that as long as he has seen Su Zhen's arithmetic ability, he will definitely be interested in him. So far, he had never seen anyone who was faster and more accurate than Su Zhen.

Sure enough, in less than ten minutes, Chi Fei had already flipped through the account book twice, and then said to the shopkeeper Feng: "Back to the shopkeeper, it is a total of eight thousand six hundred and twenty-seven dollars and ninety-five wen." Please ask the shopkeeper to verify. ”

Shopkeeper Feng took out the blank paper with the total number written on it and looked at it, and then showed a shocked expression.

It's really right, word for word.

He originally deliberately found such an old account book to try, just to make the other party retreat.

But he never expected the other party to come up with the answer in such a short time. With such amazing mental arithmetic ability, it can indeed be called a prodigy.

Seeing that this young man did have real materials, Shopkeeper Feng's attitude was obviously much more sincere, "Brother Su is not wrong at all, and sure enough, as Chen said, Brother Su is a mental arithmetic wizard." I heard that you also learned to make accounts with Chen Tent? ”

"Back to the shopkeeper, the kid is fortunate to be carefully taught by the Chen tent room, and he knows a little bit about making accounts."

Shopkeeper Feng thought about it for a while and said: "I have known Chen Tent for many years, since he introduced the person, I can trust it, so Brother Su will stay in our store." As for the salary, fifteen taels a month, one meal at noon, and one day off a month, I wonder if Brother Su has any objections? ”

"The kid has no objections, thank you for the shopkeeper's support."

Chi Fei knew that Mr. Ledger, like other professions, also depends on qualifications and experience. In the account office, the wages range from a dozen taels to thirty or forty taels. An old man like Chen Tent Room, of course, took the top price. And as a newcomer to the industry, coupled with his age, it is normal for him to take the lowest gear.