Chapter 166: Discipline in the House (Part II)

After some careful consideration, Zhilan had already made up her mind. After going back, she and Zhan Shaofeng summed it up, and thought that it would be better to invite Miaozhen master and apprentice over. Although the orchid thatched cottage in the capital is also doing well, it is not as large as the scale here. It just so happened that Miaozhen had also revealed in her previous letter that she wanted to travel to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and this time she was invited to come over and follow her wishes.

These days, in addition to doing things in the medicine hall every day, Zhilan returned home and consulted with Aunt Fang and the housekeepers about various affairs at home. But it's all worth it. After a few days of exploration, Zhilan found that it is not difficult to manage the family, the key is to be careful, and it must be convincing, so that all kinds of instructions can be implemented unimpeded. Fortunately, there are not many members of the Zhan family, and it is not very difficult to manage.

That evening, Zhilan borrowed two account books from Aunt Fang and took them to the study to study by herself. This account book recorded the family's monthly expenses and income, from the profits sent from the Zhuangzi shop to the monthly money distributed by each of the maids, all of which had to be seen by her eyes. Zhilan has never been able to use an abacus, and her mental arithmetic is also a mess, so she had to pick up a pen and write down simple Arabic numerals on paper, and the addition, subtraction and subtraction are also quite easy.

Thrush and Painted Heart were fanning beside them, curiously watching Zhilan draw circles on the table, not knowing what she was doing. After a while, Huaxin finally couldn't help but ask, "Young lady, what is this ghost-like thing on it?" ”

Zhilan didn't raise her head, and said vaguely while calculating: "It's just a mark, which is convenient for me to calculate." As he was talking, the paper under his pen was taken away, and then he heard Zhan Shaofeng's voice say, "Is it?" Let me see. ”

Zhilan realized that Zhan Shaofeng had come in at some point, and saw him holding the piece of paper full of numbers and looking at it carefully, as if he wanted to see something from it.

"Oh, don't look at it, I'm just using this instead of an abacus." Zhilan snatched the paper and said.

Zhan Shaofeng had a thoughtful expression, stared at Zhilan deeply and said, "I've seen this kind of word. ”

"Huh?" This time, Zhilan was frightened, and hurriedly put down her pen and asked, "Where have you seen it?" Who wrote it? ”

Zhan Shaofeng wanted to continue, but seeing that Zhilan reacted so nervously, it made him feel intrigued, so he asked, "Then where did you learn this kind of character?" ”

Zhilan hesitated for a moment and said, "I forgot the name I read in this book." "Everything she couldn't explain, it was all pushed to the book.

Zhan Shaofeng thought for a while and said, "I don't remember any books that have written this kind of thing. ”

Zhilan hurriedly said: "You don't know how big my study is. I heard that my grandfather used to collect these kinds of strange books, and I also stumbled upon it, and this kind of word is very convenient for arithmetic. She didn't know whether it was hot or urgent, and a fine layer of sweat oozed from the tip of her nose.

Judging from Zhilan's reaction, Zhan Shaofeng didn't believe her words very much, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was no other possibility. So he stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from the tip of Zhilan's nose, and scratched her little nose again, and smiled: "I'll just ask, what are you anxious about." ”

Zhilan was still worried about who had written these figures, but she was afraid that Zhan Shaofeng would be suspicious when she asked, so she spread out the piece of paper and said with a smile: "Since you said that you have seen this kind of words, then you should tell me what it means." ”

Zhan Shaofeng shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, I've just seen it." My father came back from the Great Food Country in his early years and brought back some parchment paper, which had this kind of writing on it. In addition, when I sent people to Tianzhu to buy spices a few years ago, I also had this kind of words on the things I brought back. ”

Zhilan suddenly realized. It turned out that the numbers Zhan Shaofeng had seen were not written by anyone, but brought back from India and Arabia. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Yes, I remember it too." That book is an introduction to the customs and customs of the Great Food Country, and I learned this kind of character because it was interesting and simple. If you are interested, I will teach you, it is very convenient to use. ”

Zhan Shaofeng smiled and said, "I'm afraid that you won't be as fast as I plan to use this." Then he picked up the account book and looked at it, and asked, "Can you handle these things?" ”

Zhilan nodded and said, "No problem." I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do it, but after studying with Aunt Fang for a few days, I realized that it wasn't a big deal. ”

Zhan Shaofeng looked at her emaciated face and said distressedly: "Housework seems simple, but in fact it is difficult, why don't you ask the two of you to share some of it?" ”

His words just poked at Zhilan's sore spot. She just didn't want people to "share" it, so she carried it, but she didn't expect it to be the result. Isn't that too much deception? No matter how good a husband is, he is not in a hurry to find an opportunity and want to take a concubine. The more Zhilan thought about it, the more chilled she became, she took a few deep breaths to stabilize her emotions but couldn't, she couldn't help but smack Zhan Shaofeng a few more times and said, "You are inevitably too much!" With that, he sat back in his chair, but the tears couldn't stop rolling down.

Zhan Shaofeng was first beaten inexplicably, and before he could speak, his little wife cried with tears in her eyes, which made him even more confused. Zhan Shaofeng cautiously walked around to the back of the desk, and reached out a little clumsily and gently touched Zhilan's head, and was about to say something, but Zhilan "snapped" and knocked his hand off. I only heard her crying and hateful saying, "Don't touch me!" If you want to find a new person, you can look for it! Don't mess with me! ”

This was a bit eyebrow-raising, but Zhan Shaofeng was even more confused. He looked at the thrush and the heart of the painting as if asking for help, and muttered with a puzzled face, "When did I say that kind of thing?" ”

The thrush knew Zhilan's heart knot, so he quietly pulled Zhan Shaofeng aside and said something like this, which woke up the nerd.

"I see!" Zhan Shaofeng turned his head to look at Zhilan, who was crying like a tearful person, his heart was angry and funny, and at the same time, there was a trace of honey.

At this time, Zhilan was immersed in the miserable world she imagined, and suddenly felt a pair of big palms caressing her shoulders and arms, and the heat from the palms was hot and hot, making people feel inexplicably reassured. I only heard Zhan Shaofeng say behind her: "Lan'er, you misunderstood. I mean, wouldn't it ease your burden to pick two reliable henchmen among the housekeepers to be your henchmen? ”