The Ma family also has a large grocery store in Changshi here, most of which are sold for some common production and living materials, Lao Zhu took a sickle, tried the edge with his finger stomach, and then checked it in his hand and asked the shopkeeper, "How much is a sickle?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and stretched out three fingers, "Thirty Wen!" Since you are my lord's friend, I will only count 28 Wen for you, and if the number is large, there will be a discount! ”

"Good price!" Lao Zhu returned the sickle to the shopkeeper, walked around the store with his hands behind his back, and looked at the price tags on the goods, "This store is well opened, the price is clearly marked, and the things are not expensive, much better than your silk shop." "According to Lao Zhu's meaning, all merchants in the world should do loss-making transactions, and they all serve his Zhu dynasty in the wind and rain.

Ma Du smiled: "Although the sickle is small, but it is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, the goods in this store are necessary for production and life, naturally they dare not sell expensive, the younger brother opened this shop is to make a small profit but quick turnover, and make it convenient for the people of Pingtou." In fact, this shop has nothing to do with him from opening to operating, but it does not prevent him from taking credit for himself.

Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction, "You have a little conscience!" ”

Things were packed one by one, dozens of things, all of which were put on horseback by the guys in the store, and the list of goods was given to the account office. The bookkeeper only glanced at it, and said: "The goods that Mr. took are always five taels and three dollars and twenty-eight yuan, and the students just need to go back and enter the account." ”

Although you don't have to give money to take things in your own shop, you still have to keep accounts, otherwise with Song Shuang's loser nature, if there was no account book to alert her, the shop would have been yellow a long time ago.

Lao Zhu was surprised by the super computing power of the account room, "It's been calculated so quickly?" You hairy boy can't be talking nonsense, right? ”

Ma Du said proudly: "This is Lin Daniu, a student of the academy, who is famous in the academy for his super mental arithmetic ability, and is called a humanoid abacus by me. ”

The academy is on summer vacation, and those children can't manage it, but the children of these tenant families are stuffed into their own shops to work, working as men, running halls, and looking at the warehouse, not only to earn money to subsidize the family, but also to increase their experience. With his super mental arithmetic ability, Lin Daniu has become a sought-after shop, and he is responsible for calculating money.

"Humanoid abacus?" Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing, "Is there really such a god as you say?" I'm going to test him! ”

He casually pointed to more than a dozen things on the shelf, but as soon as his voice fell, Lin Daniu had already quoted the total price. Lao Zhu didn't believe that he fiddled with the abacus for a long time before saying, "It's true!" ”

Lao Zhu simply took the test for the school, and it was simply beyond his power to test Lin Da Niu with his arithmetic level, coupled with Lin Da Niu's magical mental arithmetic ability, Lao Zhu couldn't help but stretch out his thumb, "A real prodigy!" ”

He patted Ma Du on the shoulder, "Your academy is really a place for talents!" ”

"You have won the prize, this Lin Da Niu is twelve years old, but his body is thin and he looks young, and he doesn't deserve the name of a prodigy." Listening to Lao Zhu's praise, Ma Du always had a bad feeling, shouldn't he be worried about going to the academy......

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Lao Luo's home is difficult to find, looking at the dilapidated and low adobe thatched huts around, Lao Zhu couldn't help asking: "Xuanzhong, aren't you mistaken, Luo Furen will live in such a place?" He is also an official of the imperial court. ”

After Lao Zhu became emperor, Zhu Sheng and Luo Furen both told Lao Zhu to return to their hometowns, but Lao Zhu did not agree, and gave the two of them the title of bachelor of Hongwenguan, but let them continue to teach in the academy.

Ma Du also felt that Luo Furen didn't seem to be poor enough to live in such a place, "Lao Liu, you shouldn't have made a mistake with the address." ”

"Sir, rest assured, I'm definitely not mistaken, the last time I sent Mr. Luo back to the city, I was sent here, but he didn't let me into his house. I'll inquire again! Lao Liu arrived at the intersection and found someone, asked a few words and came back soon, "That's right, Mr. Luo lives in the alley in front, and I will lead the way in front." ”

followed Lao Liu into a narrow alley, looking at the mottled earthen walls around him, Lao Zhu couldn't help frowning. He has not yet become demonized, he is still very conscientious, and the courtiers live in such a place, and he, who is the emperor, naturally has no face.

In the empty alley, there is only a gray-haired old man squatting on the ground, holding the mud in one hand and a mud knife in the other hand to repair the dilapidated courtyard wall.

Lao Liu stepped forward and asked, "Brother, is there a Mr. Luo in your alley!" ”

"The old man's surname is Luo, shouldn't he be looking for the old man!" The old man squatting on the ground got up slowly, and as soon as he turned his head, he was surprised and said, "Lao Liu is you!" Even though the old man was wearing a tattered shirt full of patches and mud spots on his face, he could tell that this old man was Luo Furen.

Lao Luo saw Ma Du standing aside, and joked with a smile: "What a rare guest, it's rare for Lord Ma to come to the old man!" ”

"And I!" Lao Zhu pushed aside the two and stood up, he looked up and down, Luo Furen sighed, and said, "Aiqing, why is this!" ”

Ma Du felt that Lao Zhu was talking nonsense at all, of course, because he had no money. Although Lao Luo usually dresses not luxuriously, he is also clean and decent, and his hair, hands and face are also very clean, and he is obviously a person who is very particular about life.

Now I live in such a house, wear such clothes, and personally plaster mud and repair the walls, and I don't even want the dignity of an official, so what other reason can there be besides lack of money? It's no wonder that when I heard Ma Du say that he would open a monthly salary of fifty taels, Lao Luo was not even an official.

"The Imperial ......!" When Luo Furen saw Lao Zhu, his eyes widened so that the boss only said one word in his mouth and swallowed the next words stiffly.

He hurriedly pushed open the courtyard door and invited everyone in, and when everyone entered the door, Lao Luo hurriedly tied the courtyard door shut, and then saluted Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu's conscience has not been eaten by the dog yet, so he hurriedly supported Lao Luo, "It's not in the court, you don't need to be so polite!" ”

Lao Luo said with a bitter face: "The emperor is in the white dragon fish suit, don't stay outside for a long time, it's better to go back to the palace early." ”

Lao Zhu scolded with a smile: "How can you even drink tea and have to pick up people!" ”

There were two soft coughs in the house, and only one woman's voice was heard, "Sir, are there any guests in the house?" ”

Luo Furen said to Lao Zhu: "It's clumsy Jing in the house, so call her to come and see her!" ”

Lao Zhu shook his head at Luo Furen, "Don't disturb your family, let's just sit and leave." ”

Hearing Lao Zhu say this, Luo Furen seemed to be relieved, and said softly to Lao Zhu: "The emperor will go to the house first, and Weichen will come over after freshening up." ”