What kind of son is this? Lu Bo twitched his eyes unnaturally, then turned his head and glanced at Lu Ci with disgust, and shook his head helplessly. He couldn't wait to give Lu Ci a kick at this time, this stupid son said everything he should and shouldn't say, and the warnings on weekdays were taken as deaf ears.

"Third brother! Is there such a thing as you? Ling Xiao pursed the corners of his mouth, deliberately mixed a little dissatisfaction in his tone, and looked at Zhong Limu with a little resentment in his eyes, and outsiders couldn't find anything abnormal.

Her third brother successfully helped her change the topic, how could she not know the intention of Zhong Limu when she said this. If not, then Yanling last should say the set of words that Zhong Limu persuaded her to go back yesterday, although the content will be different, but the general meaning will not change, I am afraid that Yanling Zhan will be mentioned repeatedly. She didn't want to hear these words. She was not as patient with Yan Linglast as she was with Zhong Limu, and she was even more reluctant to explain.

Being stared at like this by Ling Xiao, the corners of Zhongli Mu's mouth instantly curved a big arc, and he said again and again: "Is it the third brother's, Xiao Xiao is not strange." ”

"The dishes are cold, let's eat first, Li Gongzi, Yan Gongzi, please." If there is something, it is not too late to talk about it after dinner. Lu Jingxing's words were easy-going, and he made a gesture of invitation to the two of them, which was regarded as a complete round, pushing everything to the aftermath.

When Lu Jingxing spoke, Que'er had already walked to Yanling Last's side with a lacquer plate in his hand, and inside was a pair of chopsticks. Although Yan Lingxing pretended to be too right in his heart at the moment, Lu Jingxing opened his mouth like this, and he didn't want to mention what he had just done. Besides, everyone is here, and some things are not easy to say in person.

In the whole process of eating, there is one thing that always floats in Yan Ling's heart, which is more important than other doubts. He couldn't understand why she was betrothed to his sixth brother, but why did she do the same with someone else?

It was not only a marriage contract, but also a holy decree, a fulfillment of her and his sixth brother by his father, and also a fulfillment of the promise made by his sixth brother when he sent her to Beiyue, and personally promised to marry her when she returned. But now, she has fulfilled their promise first. Moreover, resisting the decree is a serious crime, and even if he has the favor of his father, it is difficult to block the mouths of hundreds of officials.

Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, Ling Xiao took the handkerchief handed by Que'er and wiped his mouth, got up and bowed slightly to Yanling: "Fifth son, Xiang'er has occasionally felt cold in the past few days, and his body is a little unwell, so he lost his company first, if you have any questions, ask my third brother, he already knows everything." ”

Yan Linglast's eyes swept over the dining table, and he looked at Ling Xiao in a daze, unable to believe that this woman with good manners everywhere was really the person he was familiar with in his memory? How could he be so cold and detached from him? The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and she hadn't even said too much to him, so she thought about leaving.

What has she experienced over the years? Can his temperament change so much, or is it the result of amnesia? At the banquet that day, he saw her indifference from within, but he never thought that when they met again a year later, it would still be the same. Even for him, it's like this.

If she had seen him before, she would have been coquettish in front of him, and then made all kinds of strange demands to him, and if he did not agree, she would use her sister to coerce and lure him, and he could not stand her soft and hard bubbles, and in the end she would have fulfilled all kinds of strange demands.

Under the gaze of Yan Linglin, Ling Xiao greeted Zhong Limu and left like this. She has also seen the people she wants to see now, and she will leave the rest to her third brother. She didn't go back to the other courtyard, but went to Lu Jingxing's study, where she waited for Lu Jingxing, who had not yet left the dining room.

In the afternoon, a family member sent a large number of account books into the study, and all the bamboo slips were piled up, which was really like a hill. Since Lu Jingxing returned to the study, he had been silent in these account books, while Ling Xiao was searching for the bookshelf by himself, picking out some strange classics to read.

The so-called reading of books by the ancients is actually endorsement. Ling Xiao was different, she just read it carefully and memorized the general meaning. Therefore, a scroll of bamboo slips in her hand was as fast as Lu Jingxing reading the account book, and when Lu Jingxing finished checking the account book, the book in her hand was almost finished.

Ling Xiao saw Lu Jingxing pick up another account book, her eyes suddenly moved slightly, she reached out and snatched the account book, looked at him with a smile, and said naturally, "I'll help you." ”

"Xiao Xiao can actually read the account book? How did I not know before? The corners of Lu Jingxing's mouth inadvertently overflowed with a light smile, and he raised his eyes to look at Ling Xiao, with a thin surprise on his face.

Ling Xiao lowered his eyes and slowly spread out the bamboo slips, a touch of cunning bloomed on his lips, and he replied casually: "You haven't let me see it before, of course I don't know." ”

When Lu Jingxing heard her retort like this, he was a little speechless, and although he pretended to be puzzled in his heart, he had no choice but to shake his head and go with her.

Lu Jingxing knew that Ling Xiao would never do things that he was not sure of, and since he had personally said that he would help him check the account books, he knew this. All he was curious about was why she understood. However, he also guessed a possibility, maybe when he was in Qiantang, he heard Xue teach her. In those days, the two often stuck together, and even hung him aside.

Ling Xiao checked the accounts faster than Lu Jingxing, although he hadn't been in contact with it for a long time, he was no stranger.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Lu Jingxing had finished reading it, Ling Xiao moved to his side and showed him the bamboo slip in his hand: "This account is no problem, but this way of bookkeeping is too complicated and not concise and clear enough." It should be written like this. ”

As he spoke, Ling Xiao picked up his pen and wrote a few lines of handwriting on a white post, which was regarded as a demonstration. She wanted to deliberately expose some of her abnormalities so that Lu Jingxing could be prepared, and she had decided to find a suitable opportunity to tell him about her life experience, so as not to appear too abrupt.

For so long, the accounts have been recorded like this, and Lu Jingxing is just checking it regularly, which is a bit of a meaning, and the rest is handed over to Lu Bo. The point is, he had never heard anyone question this method of bookkeeping, and his little whisper actually thought it was complicated.

This couldn't help but make Lu Jingxing's eyes a little more curious and puzzled, quietly watched her write on the desk, and then took Bai Xuan handed by the person who put the pen in a daze.

After reading the content on the paper, Lu Jingxing's eyes gradually deepened a little, and after a little thought, he looked at Ling Xiao's clear eyes with a hint of a smile in puzzlement: "That's true, it's much more concise." I just don't know how Xiao Xiao came up with it? ”

"It's not something that comes to mind, it's something that I learned many years ago, and these are just the basics. I know you must have a lot of doubts right now, but there are some things that I can't explain for a while, and when I think of how to speak, I'll tell you all about them. Ling Xiao raised the corners of his lips slightly, looking serious. Although she didn't have to do these things about accounts herself, they were also one of the basic things she had to learn since she was a child.

Lu Jingxing bowed slightly to Ling Xiao, glanced at the handwriting on the rice paper a few more times, and said leisurely: "You can tell Lu Bo this method, and you will use this method in the account books in the future, which will save a lot of trouble." ”

"In fact, these accounts can also be classified into different meanings in the form of charts, so that it looks more clear at a glance, so as to make various analysis and judgments according to different trends." Ling Xiao casually picked up a roll of bamboo slips and spread it on the desk, took a white xuan again, and drew it on it.

Lu Jingxing didn't speak, quietly looked at the figure of writing at the desk, and saw her glance on the bamboo slip from time to time, he felt more and more interesting, and patiently waited for her to hand over the written things to him.

This time it took a lot longer, and it took several cups of tea before Ling Xiao put down his pen and handed the rice paper to Lu Jingxing, who had been waiting for a long time.

Lu Jingxing carefully looked at the graphics on the paper several times, but his face showed a lot of doubts, and he asked with a smile, "What is this?" ”

"It's called a line chart. It can clearly represent the increase and decrease of the number of changes, as well as the rise and fall of the wrinkle trend, so as to derive valuable information.

For example, the chart I drew is a summary of the sales of pianos in this volume of accounts over the past month, the vertical axis represents the number of sales, and the horizontal axis represents the time from the first day of the new year to the thirtieth day, so that you can intuitively see its change trend. Of course, it is also possible to plot multiple discounts in one graph.

Its practicability was originally quite high, but now if you draw it by hand, there is a lot of data, but it is time-consuming and laborious, and it has become cumbersome and impractical, so I will just briefly introduce it to you. "In modern terms, this is a very common and practical thing, but in today's view, although its practicality here is still there, it needs to be drawn by hand, and the operation is too complicated and a bit of a waste of energy.

In fact, from the perspective of practicality alone, there is no need for Ling Xiao to introduce the line chart to Lu Jingxing. But she wanted to show more abnormalities, deliberately leaving many doubts in his mind, and it was easier for him to accept when she told him who she really was.

When Lu Jingxing heard Ling Xiao's explanation, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times, his eyes lit up, and the incomprehension and confusion in his eyes about the meaning of this picture disappeared: "That's really the case." It seems that as long as there is Xiao Xiao, I don't have to ask about the account books sent in the future. ”

"Hmph, thinking about being lazy so soon and being a hands-off shopkeeper? I'm not going to help you. Ling Xiao glanced at Lu Jingxing lightly, lowered his head, and cleaned up the things on the case.

After cleaning up the case, Ling Xiao read a few more account books for Lu Jingxing, and really found a few small problems. After she pointed it out to Lu Jingxing, they were all marked by Lu Jingxing with a pen dipped in cinnabar, and were ready to be handed over to Lu Bo to deal with at that time.