Chapter 111: Abacus
Yao Changsheng followed, he was obviously better than Tao Liuyi in terms of movement, coordination, and speed, after all, where is the comprehension!
It's a kind of deterrent to the two of them who are peeping!
They're not easy to mess with!
The two of them were sweating profusely, sat down panting, picked up the cold white open, and drank two bowls bitterly.
"Mr. Yao, why didn't you teach us how to count!" Tao Qini suddenly looked at him and said, "There are a few of these six arts!" ”
"There is no calculation for this, how can I teach you?" Yao Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, then looked at them and said.
"Abacus?" Tao Qini looked at him with a puzzled face and asked, "What's it?" ”
She basically does mental arithmetic, an ancient calculation tool that she has long since observed, and she has never even seen it.
Yao Changsheng took the burning stick and drew it, "That's it!" ”
"I've seen the landlord's bookkeeper crack and crack when he calculates how much rent we should pay." Tao Shifu said enviously when he heard this, "It's just that I don't know anything, and the bookkeeper will pay as much as he says." ”
"It turns out that I have already counted my grandchildren." Shen said with some excitement, grabbed Tao Shifu's arm and shook it, "This must be learned, must be learned." ”
Tao Fifteen nodded like pounding garlic, looked at Yao Changsheng with hungry eyes, and said, "Mr. Yao, is it okay to teach us this?" ”
When it comes to vital interests, the couple is very urgent.
"There's no problem teaching you, it's just that there's no abacus, how can I teach?" Yao Changsheng stretched out his hand and gestured with the abacus beads.
"It's easy! I'll do it! Tao Qini looked at him with bright eyes and said lightly, "Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing!" ”
"Okay!" Yao Changsheng nodded happily when he heard this, and began to draw the deconstruction of the abacus as he spoke, which is very detailed and guaranteed to be understood!
Moved and inactive, Tao Qini stood up with a knife and said, "How many do you do?" ”
"How many more do you want to make?" Yao Changsheng looked at her amusefully and said.
"It's a good practice for everyone!" Tao Qini looked at them and said briskly.
"This bead is not easy to polish!" Shen looked at the abacus beads drawn on the ground and said.
"Mother, aren't the bowls and dishes I made round?" Tao Qini pointed to the wooden bowl beside her.
"But this bead is too small, I'm afraid the knife will hurt you." Shen Shi looked at her worriedly and said, looking at the black knife beside her, his heart trembled.
Tao Qini rolled up her sleeves when she heard this, looked at them and smiled, picked up the firewood, pulled out the black knife that flashed with cold light, and swished...... The technique is fast, leaving only afterimages, sawdust flying, and there is no time to see the action.
"Puff ......" Tao Qini blew away the sawdust on her hand, revealing a smooth and round abacus bead.
"You...... You ......," Shen stammered as he watched her dumbfounded.
"Practice makes perfect, dad knitting straw sandals, that's okay with your eyes closed." Tao Qini's peach blossom eyes were bent into crescent moons, and she looked at them and said, "I also practiced it." ”
This explanation is also accepted by the three members of the Tao family, but it feels too amazing.
"There's another problem, how to punch holes?" Yao Changsheng stared through the bonfire and stared at the abacus beads in her hand and said, "There are no tools!" ”
"It's simpler." Tao Qini tilted her head slightly and looked at Shen Shi Dao, "Niang's chopsticks come here." ”
"What do you want chopsticks for?" Shen twisted his body and took a chopstick from the basket next to him and handed it to her, saying casually, "You won't poke with chopsticks so dryly!" ”
"Uh-huh!" Tao Qini nodded with a smile and put the beads on the ground.
In their exclamations, Tao Qini held the chopsticks in her hand and pierced them directly.
The wood was soft like tofu in her hands.
"What's so surprising, my strength is already great, it's not normal to pierce it!" Tao Qini raised her eyebrows lightly and said lightly, holding the pierced abacus beads, watching her pull out the chopsticks effortlessly.
This is holding chopsticks to pierce the abacus beads, if she slaps it down, I don't know if it will scare them.
I'm worried that my chopsticks will pierce my hand.
Tao Qini pinched the abacus beads and lifted them up, looking at the firelight through the round holes, "I feel that the holes are a little small, and I can't pull the abacus beads." ”
"But the chopsticks are so thick." Shen looked at the chopsticks in her hand and said, "Unless you use a knife to sharpen a little rougher." ”
"Done! I'll go now, and if I hurry up, I should be able to make a calculation. Tao Qini stood up with a knife and said, suddenly remembering that she lowered her eyes and looked at Yao Changsheng and said, "How many beads do you need for this abacus." A pair of peach blossom eyes sparkled under the bonfire, and the eyes became brighter and brighter.
"The standard abacus is thirteen gears, two up, five down, a total of 91 beads." Yao Changsheng gestured while talking about the burning stick in his hand.
"Got it." Tao Qini nodded, turned around and walked towards the stripped tree on the side of the road.
The man who was so frightened that he hid in the grass left quickly, for fear of being caught.
Tao Qini listened to the sound of rustling and calmed down and smiled.
That's a calculation! You don't need a lot of wood, just cut some branches.
These trees have been stripped of their bark, dead, and dried by the sun, and there is no problem of deformation, so they are really good wood for abacus.
Tao Qini cut enough wood and was moved by Tao Liuyi and Yao Changsheng to the campfire.
"Sleep! I'm on duty at night, just in time to make an abacus. Tao Qini looked at them with a smile as light as the moon on her face and said.
"There's no hurry about this, your hands are okay?" Shen Shi said worriedly as he looked at her rough hands.
"I slept much better, and it was no problem to make abacus beads just now." Tao Qini shook her hand and said with a smile, picking up the knife and wood and starting to make an abacus.
Tao Fifteen and they can't help, it's better to go to bed early, and take over from her in the middle of the night and let her go to bed early.
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A crescent moon hung high in the inky blue sky, and the light as clear as water shone on the earth.
In a fairly intact mansion in the city of Tokyo, Zheng Tong and Deng He ran back panting, "Grandpa (grandpa)!" ”
"Where have you gone, this black light is blinding?" Uncle Zheng put down the straw sandals in his hand and looked at the sweaty two.
As he spoke, he broke off the branch and threw it into the bonfire, and there was a crackling sound, and the flames flew high.
Zheng Tong sat on the bluestone bench and looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Grandpa, let's go see the five new people." ”
"What are you doing to see people? Disturb people! Uncle Zheng looked at the two of them with a straight face.
"We did it secretly, and we didn't let them find out." Deng He looked at him and smiled and said happily.
"Don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people, I forgot what I taught you." Uncle Zheng pulled down his face and said.