When Mu Qingshan returned home, he immediately asked the fourth lady Mu Sirong to come, because he had too many doubts in his heart, he didn't drink too much, although his face was slightly red, but he knew it very well in his heart.

Li Zicheng invited him to the banquet, the fundamental purpose was to distill the liquor, using his status as a businessman to beat the reputation of Xining Huangjiu, if Li Zicheng really handed over Xining Huangjiu to him to sell, the profit should also be considerable.

However, Mu Qingshan was a little unhappy in his heart, Li Zicheng did not disclose any information in advance, and he had a feeling of being used.

What if you reject Li Zicheng's intentions and ignore the distilled spirits?

Mu Qingshan couldn't help but shudder, without Mu Qingshan, there were other businessmen in Xining, Li Zicheng was to let soldiers with no business experience sell them, and the profits were also considerable, at least more profitable than ordinary goods.

This kind of goods that are decided by the seller, may not be met in a lifetime, as a businessman, who doesn't want their goods to be unique in this world? But such goods are hard to find, and barren Xining is even more rare.

Thinking of Xining, Mu Qingshan was shocked again, Li Zicheng meant to develop the Xining market and create the brand "Xining", is there any other strange goods in his hands?

He is a businessman, if he cooperates with Li Zicheng, he should have an advantage, not to mention controlling Li Zicheng and his Xining Wei, at least he must put himself in an active position, however, Li Zicheng has distilled liquor in his hands, which is unique in Xining.

Mu Qingshan sighed, Li Zicheng has too many fans, and if it is not in case, it is better not to fight with him.

"Dad, what's wrong? As soon as I came home from eating, I sighed! Mu Sirong burst in like a proud peacock.

"Rong'er? Sit! Mu Qingshan had already made hot tea and asked Mu Sirong to sit down opposite him.

Mu Sirong sat down obediently, but asked, "Dad, what's wrong?" Rong'er thinks her father is weird today, has he eaten too much wine? Or is there something that doesn't go your way? Speak up and listen, maybe Rong'er can get an idea for you! Rong'er was at her husband's, but she learned a lot. ”

"Learning?" Mu Qingshan's eyes rolled and asked, "What did Rong'er learn from Mr. Say it and see how much worse it is than Daddy. ”

"Rong'er has learned a lot," Mu Sirong glanced at her father, "What Rong'er learned from her husband is something that her father has never taught Rong'er, and her father won't understand it if she says it." ”

"Don't understand? Tell me, how many Chinese characters do you know now? It's not surprising that girls are outgoing, but Mu Sirong kept saying the word "sir", obviously forgetting her father, and Mu Qingshan felt a strange aura on her.

Mu Sirong was suddenly deflated, and Baba looked at her father, "This ...... This one...... The gentleman said that after the new yuan, he began to teach Chinese characters. ”

"Didn't teach Chinese characters?" Mu Qingshan frowned, "What did Mr. teach?" ”

Mu Sirong raised her little face and said proudly: "Mr. teaches a lot, including pinyin, mathematics, and ...... There's also a lot of scientific knowledge. ”

"Pinyin? Mathematics? Science? What are these?" Mu Sirong was even more puzzled, "Didn't Mr. say that in three years, students can learn the Chinese characters that others can learn in ten years?" How can there be no Chinese character teaching? ”

"I told you that you don't understand, Rong'er showed it to her father," Mu Sirong rushed out of the house like a sika deer, and after a while, she took her usual homework over, a thick book, "Dad, these are the things that Mr. taught!" ”

Mu Qingshan took it and looked at it, but he was startled, what kind of Chinese character is this, the paper is full of ghost drawings, it is a little similar to the text of the Western Regions, five or six sheets, it is all like this, and the question in his heart is even tighter, is Li Zicheng going to teach foreign languages?

"That's what Mr. usually teaches?"

Mu Sirong pouted, "Mr. said, this is called 'pinyin', which is to phonetize Chinese characters, and after learning these, you will be able to recognize all Chinese characters in the future, and you can also look up the dictionary if you don't know it!" ”

"Dictionary? Are there any of these ghost paintings on the Yongle Canon? Mu Qingshan's expression became even more solemn, what is wrong with Rong'er, speaking of Mr., his face is full of admiration, and even his eyes are different, could it be that Li Zicheng gave her some medicine?

No, go over early tomorrow, you must ask her face to face, don't teach Rong'er badly.

Mu Sirong was not convinced, and said: "Mr. said that the dictionary needs to be written by ourselves, and when necessary, he will assist us." ”

Mu Qingshan shook his head, how much manpower and money was spent on a "Yongle Canon", this is still a matter of the Yongle prosperous era, if the imperial court is weaker, I am afraid that it will not be able to compile this dictionary, how can it be completed by a few students who don't know the height of the sky? He looked at the homework below, but it was different from the ghost drawing just now.

"Rong'er, what is this?"

Mu Sirong took it and looked at it, and said, "This is a number, and it will be used for bookkeeping!" ”

"Bookkeeping? Do you keep accounts? Mu Qingshan rolled his eyes at his daughter.

Mu Sirong thought for a while, raised her head and said, "Hmm...... I don't know how to do it yet, I haven't finished learning it yet, and Mr. said that when I finish learning this, bookkeeping is actually a very simple thing. ”

"Sir, sir, just know sir," Mu Qingshan was a little annoyed, "I'll give you some accounts now, will you keep accounts?" ”

"Probably not," Mu Sirong shook her head, "Rong'er doesn't know Chinese characters yet, but if Daddy can read the handwriting on the accounts, Rong'er can help calculate if there is anything wrong with the accounts." ”

"Rong'er is saying that you can check the accounts?" As the proprietor, Mu Qingshan has too many things to do, and he is a little uneasy to hand over the accounts to others, if Rong'er can really check the accounts, she will do herself a great favor.

He pulled out an account book from the drawer, "Rong'er, then Daddy read out the accounts, you help calculate and see if there are any discrepancies." ”

"Rong'er is not sure, the math has not been learned yet, if the number is large, it will be difficult for Rong'er to calculate," Mu Sirong tilted her head, staring at the account book in her father's hand, she also wanted to show it in front of her father, so she said: "However, Rong'er can try!" ”

"Then Daddy is looking for a page with a small number," Mu Qingshan finally found a page with a number of no more than 100 taels, "Rong'er listen!" ”

Mu Sirong went to the pen and paper in her hand, and then nodded, signaling that her father could speak.

Mu Qingshan slowly read all the pages of accounts, and saw that Mu Sirong stopped writing, and there were only a few strings of symbols on the white paper that he couldn't understand, "Rong'er said, what should be the total accounts on this page?" ”

"Eighty-eight twenty-six dollars!" Mu Sirong's eyes widened when she saw her father, thinking that she had miscalculated, "Dad, you say it again, Rong'er will recalculate." ”

"Rong'er, don't re-do it, you're right," Mu Qingshan's eyes suddenly lit up, more brilliant than when his daughter talked about Mr., and looked at the strings of symbols that his daughter wrote on the white paper again, "You just checked a page of accounts with just a few strokes?" There was still some disbelief in her heart, not because she peeked at the numbers on the accounts.

"yes, Dad, what's wrong? Is Rong'er right? Receiving her father's affirmative reply, Mu Sirong almost jumped up, "Rong'er just said, Mr. is very knowledgeable!" ”

Mu Qingshan changed a few pages, and the result was almost the same, only once, Mu Sirong miscalculated, but when he calculated again, he also gave the correct answer.

The key is that when Mu Sirong was checking the accounts, there were only a few lines in the full pages of the account records, although he couldn't understand any of these symbols.

Mu Qingshan closed the account book and fell into deep thought, could he have read it wrong? Could it be that Li Zicheng is a strange person? He is a businessman, and Mu Sirong is a daughter, but he doesn't expect her to be able to take the imperial examination, this kind of knowledge is really practical for him, a merchant family.

This Li Zicheng is really unpredictable.

Mu Qingshan has been in business since he was a child, he has read countless people, and his business experience makes him feel that he has always looked at people very accurately, even if he is the richest businessman in Xining, he also knows a lot about himself, but today, for the first time, he feels that he is not sure about Li Zicheng.

"Dad, what are you thinking?" Mu Sirong calculated all the accounts correctly, and suddenly looked like a proud princess, "Daddy, if anything...... If there is any problem, Rong'er can share her father's worries, Rong'er has grown up. ”

Mu Qingshan realized that he was distracted, yes, Rong'er has grown up, he is going to be old, and his brain is not good, his heart moved, he hurriedly changed the topic, and said: "Rong'er, why can't you count the big number?" ”

"This, Mr. hasn't taught yet, after all, the time is too short!" Mu Sirong didn't know her father's thoughts, and her face was full of smiles, "However, don't worry, Dad, after the new yuan, Rong'er will go to the school, and then it should be learned!" ”

Mu Qingshan knocked over the five-flavor bottle, what kind of person is this Li Zicheng? In case of...... Don't miss this opportunity, if Li Zicheng is really as he imagined, then he will follow him, and sooner or later he will regain the title of the richest businessman in Xining, although money is not the most important, but that is the honor of the family, Dad lost this first, when he died, his eyes couldn't close, others may not know the reason, but he has been following his father to the north and south, and he knows his father's mind best, "Rong'er, you say, what kind of person is Mr." ”

"This ...... Rong'er can't say it well, Rong'er thinks that Mr. is a person with university questions! ”

"The university asks?" Mu Qingshan's heart throbbed, maybe Li Zicheng was really like Rong'er thought, looking at his daughter's bright smile and admiration, he had a new idea, "Rong'er, do you like Mr." ”

"Rong'er likes Mr., she often tells us interesting stories," Mu Sirong suddenly smiled, pursed her lips, and said, "But Sir is too busy, and I don't see him every day." ”

Mu Qingshan naturally saw through her daughter's thoughts, just like she said, she has grown up, but unfortunately, Rong'er is just a concubine, it would be nice if she was a concubine, but then he smiled a little self-deprecatingly, where is this? In any case, I'll see Li Zicheng tomorrow.