Chapter 121: True Kindness
Xiao Qiongzhi's face immediately sank, pointed to the bill, and now stared at the cow steward sternly, and said coldly word by word: "There are thirteen dogs on it, obviously a total of 734 catties and 3 taels, how can you calculate it as 730 catties?" ”
"Also, our wolf's meat is deliberately pulled to the streets and alleys near here to sell it in parts, and the selling price must not be calculated at the preferential price of the whole one, so that you Chu Mansion, the price per catty of the ten catties of dog meat that you bought today, and then three coins of silver per catty, is higher!"
"And! Tell me, you are short of our wolf meat, and you are undercounting the selling price of our wolf meat, are you instructed by others, or do you have another ulterior motive? ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Little girl, there is no one to direct, and I have no purpose. ”
"It's because I was confused just now, careless for a while, when I counted, I only cared about the catty, forgot to talk about the two, little girl, don't be angry, I'll recalculate the total weight."
"And the price of this wolf meat, I don't know, you are selling it in pieces, I sell it as a whole, it's a complete misunderstanding, don't worry, I will immediately calculate it again according to the price of dog meat in our house today." When the cow steward heard the end, he was scared out of a cold sweat.
He hurriedly begged for mercy while honestly recounting.
In fact, he has been the housekeeper of Chu Mansion for more than ten years, and he is in charge of the accounts every day, and he knows the origin, whereabouts, and how to calculate the things in Chu Mansion every day, and he doesn't really make a mistake because of confusion and misunderstanding.
Before, he had already passed the word through the guards sent by Xu Nian, and learned that Xiao Qiongzhi, Zheng Bang, Liu Wuxiu, and Zhou Dayong were all from the countryside.
He has dealt with a lot of countrymen, and knows that most of the countrymen don't read, don't know how to count, and don't have brains, so they pay attention to the details of the price and make a fuss, so he thinks that he can take the opportunity to save money for the Chu Mansion, so just now, he wants to get by.
Now, Xiao Qiongzhi is suspected of being instructed by someone or has another ulterior motive, and has it returned?
He can't afford that.
As long as he can clear this suspicion, even if he counts a little more money, he is willing!
"Zhi'er, I didn't pay much attention to these two problems just now, you are very careful, your arithmetic is very good, and your accounting management is very level!"
"I'm afraid it's my daughter, who thinks she has a lot of talent for managing accounts, and in this regard, she is much inferior to you!" After a while, Zheng Yuan slowly put down the bill in his hand and praised Xiao Qiongzhi sincerely.
From the conversation between Xiao Qiongzhi and the cow steward just now, he realized that he also made a mistake, and he had already looked through all the bills again, and carefully calculated the weight of the thirteen dogs, and it turned out that what Xiao Qiongzhi said was right.
"Mr. Zheng, you have won the prize. Actually, many of my things are rough, but when it comes to money, I will use more snacks. ”
"After all, starting next year, I have to support thirty children from our countryside to go to county school together, and I need a lot of money, and I can't afford to waste a penny." Xiao Qiongzhi smiled slightly and explained very seriously.
"Zhi'er, don't be modest. If you talk about talent, in my life, I have also traveled to the north and south, traveled around to study, and I have seen many precocious children, and you are not a particularly outstanding one. ”
"However, if you want to talk about the demeanor and demeanor of the people, there are not many people I admire in my life, but you, the kid, are the one I admire the most!" Zheng Yuan remembered that Xiao Qiongzhi planned to support thirty children and come to the county to study, so he couldn't help but be in awe of her.
She's just a seven-year-old.
In this world, other children of her age, rich families, should be busy eating and having fun, and they will not worry about money at all, let alone use money to help those children who have no money to study and live.
If she has the ability and opportunity to make money like her, she will definitely give the money she earns to her parents, her own family, and enjoy life, and she will not think of using money to help those children who have no money to study and live.
"Mr. Zheng, I don't have any character and bearing, I am rarely even smart, and there are many places where I need to learn from you."
"Don't praise me, if you praise me again, I'll become more stupid!" Xiao Qiongzhi was praised really, embarrassed, and said very sincerely.
She is self-aware.
Although she can be regarded as a man of style and bearing, she also has a lot of problems.
Greedy for money, delicious and a little petty.
is also a little selfish from time to time, and loves to play his own little abacus.
In the future, she is not sure whether she can insist on supporting 30 children and cultivating them into productive talents.
"Zhi'er, you are so smart, how can you be stupid? Besides, if you have a good heart, even if you really become stupid one day, you will definitely be stupid!" Liu Wuxiu was anxious on the side.
She couldn't listen to anyone say that Xiao Qiongzhi was bad, including Xiao Qiongzhi herself.
"Aunt Liu, a good heart does not necessarily mean that you are blessed, especially a fool, who can't tell right from wrong, and is easy to be taken advantage of, even if you are really kind, you will inevitably do bad things, unless there are smart people around them who have always supervised and protected them."
"True kindness is to learn to make yourself smarter, because only smart people will not use kindness in the wrong place and with the wrong object; Only then can there be a way to make everything dark and ugly, and there is nothing to hide. Xiao Qiongzhi said sincerely.
She understands Liu Wuxiu's good intentions, but she can't agree with Liu Wuxiu's statement, especially she doesn't think that if you have a good heart, you will definitely be blessed: Liu Wuxiu was unwilling to confess her and Zheng Bang's whereabouts to Zhu Yu because of her kindness, so Zhu Yu was so harmed that she only had seven days left to live.
"What Zhi'er said is very true! Good! Good! Good! I'll wait until I go back, and I'll write down the last words you said, hang them in the study every day, look at it from time to time, and reflect on myself. Zheng Yuan's eyes lit up, as if listening to the sounds of heaven, and he glanced at Xiao Qiongzhi with great admiration.
"Zhi'er's last sentence is indeed very reasonable, sir, I will also write it down, hang it in my room, look at it from time to time, and reflect on myself!" Zhou Dayong followed closely and said.
Liu Wuxiu originally thought that Xiao Qiongzhi didn't understand his kindness because of Xiao Qiongzhi's rebuttal, and was a little disappointed.
Seeing that everyone praised Xiao Qiongzhi so much, she immediately became happy again: "Yes, yes, Zhi'er is not an ordinary child, I feel that everything she says and does makes sense!" ”
"Little girl, I've calculated the wolf meat money, please take a look!" At this time, Steward Niu suddenly stopped the abacus in his hand, took a piece of paper that had been recorded, held it in both hands, and respectfully handed it to Xiao Qiongzhi.
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