The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly shot a fine light! To say that Zhu Yidao knows some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he is not surprised; But these days, how many scholars are willing to learn the science of arithmetic? Not to mention whether it is useful or not, in the Ming Dynasty, this arithmetic is not valued at all, whether it is an official or a private school, no one may even be willing to teach!

Generally, it is the merchant who will let the bookkeeper from time to time teach some basic arithmetic knowledge to his descendants. In this way, the foundation that he has worked so hard to lay will not be ruined in the hands of future generations. This young man even knows arithmetic, could it be that he came from a merchant family?

The shopkeeper lowered his head and looked at the account book, and said slowly: "This year, I have bought five hundred pieces of cloth, each of which is five taels of silver; I sold them all for 5,000 taels of silver, how many taels of silver did I make? With that, he took an abacus and came over.

Zhu Yidao didn't know how to make an abacus, he knew in his heart that as long as he put his hand on the abacus, he was afraid that the shopkeeper would immediately know that he was fooling. It seems that I can only do mental calculations! Lao Zhu thought helplessly.

"Two thousand five hundred taels." Zhu Yidao didn't answer the abacus, and after thinking about it for a while, he gave the answer.

The shopkeeper's eyes widened! It turned out to be the legendary mental arithmetic! It's a family heirloom! And it has always been passed on to men and not to women, and there are only two merchants in this Manjing who invite people with mental calculations, how can this guy too? And at such a young age!

"This year I brought in five hundred pieces of cloth, seven taels of silver each; sold three hundred horses, each for five taels of silver; There was a backlog of 200 horses, and they were sold at a low price of two taels of silver each. How many taels of silver did you lose? "The shopkeeper is not at ease, and the problem is a little troublesome this time. But this still can't be difficult for Zhu Yidao.

He still didn't touch the abacus.

"Thirteen hundred taels of silver."

The shopkeeper's hand trembled a little, and he couldn't help but push the glasses on the bridge of his nose up. O man of God! These don't need to be calculated for a long time, and this young man came up with the answer so quickly! It's amazing, this is a talent! Whose eldest young master is this, how can he be allowed to take the imperial examination? He should be in charge of the family's business! It's a waste of talent!

"Actually, I ...... The family background has been ruined, and being able to be a champion in high school and have an iron job bowl is my mother's previous wish. It's a pity that I didn't study well...... lived up to her old man's hopes......" Zhu Yidao saw the shopkeeper's doubts, so he had to make it up. In fact, he didn't make it too fake, his wife did always plan to let him take the civil service exam, and he really failed to pass the exam.

The shopkeeper nodded, and pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose up again. This kind of thing...... Actually, it's not a lot. In this year, doing business is actually quite risky, because there are too many unknowable factors, this kind of thing, half depends on ability, half depends on luck, if you can get up, if you can't get up, don't think about any hope in this life.

Zhu Yidao really couldn't stand it - the shopkeeper's glasses have been seriously worn out, and there is a lot of dust on them, this is definitely not reading glasses, but the old guy specially wears it on his face to pretend to be Sven, Lao Zhu secretly thought in his heart, he took out the satin handkerchief in his pocket, and pointed to the glasses on the bridge of the shopkeeper's nose: "The shopkeeper, this kind of Western glasses is still relatively clean when wiped with satin cloth." ”

The shopkeeper took the handkerchief in a daze, took off the glasses carefully and wiped them carefully, pondering while wiping: This scholar is amazing, even this kind of Western stuff knows, it seems that he must have been a rich family before, otherwise how could he have such insight? It's just that as he said, his family was ruined and he had to plan for the imperial examination, and as a result, Sun Shan came here to find something to do?

The guy looked at Zhu Yidao with a look of adoration, and said that it was useless to be a scholar, but this scholar still had two brushes! Otherwise, how could even his shopkeeper be shocked and speechless?

"So be it! If you really have this heart, you can come directly tomorrow. But I warn you, young man, that if you really intend to do business, then don't think about the imperial examinations; If you still want to take the exam, don't do this shitty business! It's going to be bad for your career in the future! The shopkeeper said to Zhu Yidao earnestly, he was really sorry for this young man, at a young age, he had no choice but no choice.

Of course, Lao Zhu knew what he should do most. Official career? If Shen Shixing and the Manchu Dynasty were offended like that, if they could still be officials, I am afraid that the sun would really come out of the west.

"I don't know the shopkeeper's ...... yet What do you call it? Zhu Yidao pretended to be and asked, leaving without asking about other people's names was a little too rude, not like a scholar.

"You don't need to be so polite! My surname is Liu, you can call me Shopkeeper Liu in the future! The shopkeeper turned and walked into the back hall, said without looking back, and then sighed heavily.

When Lao Zhu returned to the small restaurant, Xiao Er greeted him with a charming smile: "This master, can you come back?" You haven't eaten it at noon, have you? We have a lot of ...... at noon" Zhu Yidao smiled and waved his hand, and returned to the room directly.

He threw himself down on the bed, staring blankly at the beams. Buddha blesses, it seems that his luck is not too bad, God did not let himself go hungry! It's not so easy to get a job just after you go out! But my part-time job has just begun, and I don't know what I will face in the future. But one thing is clear, arithmetic is definitely much easier to deal with than tens of thousands of victims!

Inadvertently, he thought of Shen Hui again, Jiang Fei, the wolves, and the brothers of the Jingshi Right Institute. With the emperor's protection, they shouldn't be persecuted, right? No matter how long the cabinet's hand is, it is not so simple to reach into the inside of Jinyiwei. And Pang Tong, the little eunuch, I wonder if he will miss himself? Lao Zhu slapped himself again: Let a eunuch want to do it himself?! There is also that Wang Shi, the poor eunuch Wang An, who is the master of ceremonies and the eunuch Bingbi, just handed him over to himself, and he had such a big thing happening, so he directly took the initiative to resign and run away. Is this a ponto? Zhu Yidao kept asking himself.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yidao washed up, put on the coarse cloth clothes he used to wear, and walked out of the small restaurant with his head held high. Xiao Er kept grabbing the back of his head behind him: If you don't wear satin clothes but you have to wear coarse cloth clothes, is this person sick?

The shopkeeper was already waiting at the door, looking at Zhu Yidao, who was already dressed in an extremely ordinary way, and a smile appeared on his old-fashioned face. The guy looked at Lao Zhu, who was getting closer and closer, and was a little excited, he was able to partner with a scholar who knew arithmetic, which was a blessing from his previous life: if Zhu Yidao was developed one day, wouldn't he also be developed together?

Zhu Yidao respectfully bowed to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper Liu, I have already decided." Please give me more guidance in the future! After a night of thinking, Lao Zhu had decided to say goodbye to before. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, it's that he realizes that he doesn't have that material at all. This Ming Dynasty's brocade clothes and thousands of households, who have achieved his point cannot be said to be the last, but it is certainly unprecedented. As for those people in the past, those things have passed, and now I am a little ordinary person, and I want to start my life again.

In fact, Zhu Yidao thought all this too simply. It's not easy for officialdom to get in, and it's not easy to get out. When you reach a certain level, you will find that you can't retreat if you want to retreat with your whole body, and it is difficult to take a step forward. You can't grasp your own steps at all, but are pushed by the people and things around you to continue to move forward slowly.

Shopkeeper Liu told Lao Zhu in detail what goods this not small old store has, where they are placed, how much the price is, where the warehouse is, and the daily sales should be recorded in detail...... So within a few days, Zhu Yidao adapted to this simple and boring but regular life. As for the place to live, the shopkeeper Liu has already arranged, he lives on the top floor of the attic with the guy, the guy is also surnamed Liu, called Liu An, and the food is in the small restaurant next to the old store - that is the small shop opened by Liu An himself, and his wife is watching!

Zhu Yidao admired Liu Anlai, this guy doesn't look as old as himself, he got married quite early, and he knows that he will open a store, so that his own business will not be delayed, and he can get a little salary here, and his life every month will not be so tight. Liu An said embarrassedly, this small shop was opened with the support of the shopkeeper Liu, and the shopkeeper Liu said that although he has no talent for doing business, he is better than being down-to-earth.

Lao Zhu listened and wondered, who is the owner of this old store? Liu An shook his head helplessly, he had been here for several years, and he had never heard shopkeeper Liu say who the owner was, and he had never mentioned it. But what's the use of knowing those? Just pay yourself a paycheck every month.

Looking at this ambitious Liu An, Zhu Yidao couldn't help but think of himself again. He was right, but what was the use of knowing that? It's just adding to your own troubles. Only simple people and simple lives are the happiest things. I'm going to live this simple life from now on...... In the confusion, Lao Zhu fell asleep in a daze.

A new day means the beginning of a new life, with Zhu Yidao's ability, in this small old store, it is very prosperous, and all the daily product lists, prices, and sales are clear at a glance. This surprised Liu An, Young Master Zhu is much more talented than himself! Even Liu An's mother-in-law was full of praise for him, saying that Shopkeeper Liu had found a good helper. Shopkeeper Liu's old-fashioned face only showed a slight smile at this time, but Zhu Yidao was busy counting the inventory in the warehouse behind.