Chapter 640: The Matter of Breaking Fingers
"This is what our wife taught me, she said that the arithmetic method of our Great Song Dynasty is too complicated, this is the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division after others have simplified."
After Sanniang finished speaking, she added a sentence a little shyly, "However, I think the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division taught by our wife is very useful, I don't know numbers, but after I learn it, I will settle accounts." Sometimes I don't need a pen, and I do it. ”
Sanniang's words are tantamount to showing up to say the truth, and others have a feeling similar to their own situation when they hear it.
"And how did you learn that? Let's hear it. ”
"That's right, did your wife teach you some secrets?"
Seeing that everyone didn't discriminate against themselves at all, they asked her very enthusiastically. Some people can't help but come around and learn from her. This can make Sanniang very happy.
The expression was even more embarrassed, seeing such a shy Sanniang, Shen An'an couldn't help but laugh in his heart. It seems that every girl has a girl's dream, and when she saw those officials asking this and that, her little face was as red as the red apple.
But she still has the performance in the Li Mansion in front of Qingzi, but she is a female man.
"I counted it on my fingers, Madame said it was the easiest."
"Poof!"
"Ahaha, that's okay?"
"Just kidding!"
This made everyone laugh, thinking that Sanniang was simply telling a joke.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Sanniang thought that she was lying to them, and couldn't help but be anxious. Hurriedly defended: "Hey, what I said is true, don't believe it." ”
After speaking, she stretched out the five fingers of her left hand and asked everyone, "How many fingers are these?" ”
"Five."
"Of course it's five, you're an idiot for us."
"What about this?" Sanniang stretched out two fingers of her right hand again.
"Erbei."
"Two!"
"Then let me ask you, how much are these five fingers, plus these two fingers?"
At this moment, everyone's expressions began to change instantly.
Someone whispered that it was seven, and then there was a loud oh in his mouth. "I see, oops, it's so simple."
Then there was a lot of noise in the crowd, and everyone was obviously doing the arithmetic problem in hindsight.
"No wonder, I know, it turns out that Mrs. Shen meant that if there is a whole hundred numbers behind, we can ignore the numbers behind it, and it turns out that those two circles represent zero."
Now everyone understands a little, why Shen Anan said that she can figure it out without scratch paper. I don't even need abacus or anything like that. It's so simple, it's so simple.
Mo Yu would be a fool if he didn't understand it anymore, so he walked up to Shen An'an and saluted him very respectfully. "Mrs. Shen is a chess player, Mo admires it, and is willing to bow down."
Mo Yu was so polite, Shen An'an was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Mo Gongzi doesn't need to blame himself, I just knew this method earlier than you." If you like it, you can use it too. ”
Seeing Shen An'an so generous, not only Mo Yu was surprised, but the prince, including Wang Shixun, and the others present were all surprised. In their opinion, this calculation method can be regarded as Shen An'an's unique cheat, how did she tell everyone on the spot so easily, and so many people have learned it.
Then everyone will know, what will she rely on in the future, isn't there no secret?
Or Xu Lao reacted quickly, only to hear him say loudly: "One by one, you all opened my eyes wider, and washed my ears, today Mrs. Shen is generous and has taught you the secret method of arithmetic, you can't rely on this method to do some dirty things in the future, you can only use it for arithmetic." Also, Mrs. Shen is so selfless, we should all remember her goodness, and if something happens to them in the future, we must help anyone who can help her. ”
Shen Anan heard that Xu Lao worked so hard to sell for himself and fight for her face, and he was really moved in his heart.
This old man is so good.
"You don't need to be so afraid, in fact, in my teacher's hometown, everyone knows this simple calculation method, and they even use more complex calculation methods to use them in our life and production."
"Awesome."
"It's incredible."
This simple calculation method ends here, after all, this is still today's competition, and there are two more competitions in the future.
Although Mo Yu was defeated, he was not angry at all, but admired Shen Anan more and more.
This woman is so clever that she would even think of using a maid as an example to convince everyone.
Now almost all the people in this room are impressed by Shen An'an's talent.
Although she herself said that she had a great teacher, if she didn't publish this method and explain it to everyone, then who would know.
This is also another thing he admires about Shen An'an, that is, his bearing.
If a man has such a bearing and open-mindedness, it is considered very powerful. A woman has such a mind and bearing that worries about the country and the people, then it is the most powerful.
"Quiet, everyone be quiet, thank you Mrs. Shen for sharing, everyone remembers. So now I will announce that in the first game, Mrs. Shen An'an won. She used the shortest time and the most ingenious way to calculate our answer. ”
After speaking, Xu Lao said another digression, he said: "If what Mrs. Shen said about addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is really practical and can be widely promoted in our Great Song Dynasty, then these thick papers, so many paper, ink, pens, and inkstones can all reduce the pressure." Maybe when the time comes, we just need to hold a charcoal pencil in our hands and a small place, and that's it. ”
"Old Xu, we can still carry a board on our bodies." The man told the joke, and everyone else laughed.
The atmosphere of the scene was also a little more lively, and everyone did not speak as rigid and even a little cautious as when they first arrived. Therefore, everyone feels that their little chicken belly intestines are really not worth mentioning in front of Shen An'an's generosity.
A woman can still be so generous, why don't we be more generous and leave a good impression on each other.
"It's yours." After speaking, Shizi pushed the Heshi Bi in his hand to the middle of the table. Then he looked at the bone folding fan in Bai Sihuan's hand and said: "It's a pity, I still want to get your fan, which looks very interesting, I can touch your fan tentacles to be warm, isn't it the legendary warm in winter, cool in summer, cold and warm cool fan?" ”
Bai Sihuan glanced back at Shizhi and praised: "Shizi is really well-informed, this fan is also my father, occasionally when he was doing business, he bought it from a merchant in the Western Regions, because he saw that the fan was good-looking, so he bought it for my sister, and my sister gave it to me because she felt sorry for me." ”
"So that's the case, it seems that this fan is related to you. I remember a few years ago, my father asked around about this fan, but he was nowhere to be found. I didn't want to be able to see this legendary fan today. ”
Li Sheng looked at the two of them, you said a word, I said a word, it seemed that he was playing some dumb riddle, but he didn't hear it.
Busy said: "This thing is a bit valuable, do you want to change the bet." ”
Bai Sihuan couldn't help but put the He's bi in his hand and played with it, and said to Li Sheng: "Second brother, what kind of rare antique and beautiful jade has the prince seen, since he said this, he will definitely not take it back." ”
"That's nature, what this son says, naturally it won't be taken back, this is your win, and how to distribute it is your own business."
Bai Sihuan couldn't help but put the He's bi in his hand and played with it, and said to Li Sheng: "Second brother, what kind of rare antiques and beautiful jade have you seen, since he said this, he will definitely not take it back." ”
"That's nature, what this son says, naturally it won't be taken back, this is your win, and how to distribute it is your own business." Shizi interjected in passing.
Bai Sihuan continued to hold the jade in his hand and play with it, "This jade is very transparent, and it is extremely rare in the legend, it seems that this beautiful jade has to be matched with a beauty, I think it is just right for my sister-in-law." After speaking, he handed the jade to Li Sheng.
Li Sheng didn't answer, "It's said that jade raises people, An An already has that ring, this is still your sweetheart who left you." ”
After speaking, he glanced at Bai Sihuan.
Bai Sihuan smiled and said busily: "That's it, that's it, I'll take advantage of it today." Since this bone folding fan is destined to be with the son, I will give it to you, since the second brother said that he wanted to give it to me, I accepted it. ”
Shizi looked stunned for a moment, and said humbly: "A gentleman doesn't take the favor of others, since this is given to me by your sister, how can I pass it on to others." ”
"I saw that Shizi liked this fan so much, so I thought about giving it to you."
Before the prince could speak, he heard Xu Lao start talking over there.
Li Sheng glanced at the two of them and said, "Since this is the case, it is better for you to settle down, and besides, this is both of you voluntary, and accept it." ”
Shizi and Bai Sihuan gave up and set their eyes on Xu Lao's body.
I saw that Xu Lao would order someone to start issuing the account books, and after the account books were issued, he saw that there were about a dozen account books piled up on the table on Shen An'an's side and on the table on Mo Yu's side. Xu Lao looked at everyone, and the scene suddenly became silent, he cleared his throat, and continued to raise his voice and said: "Today's second question is to settle accounts. Now that I have issued the account books, you each have three account books, all of which are rice shops, cloth shops, and some purchases and sales of restaurants, as well as the accounts of some merchants who come and go. Some of these accounts are profitable, some are loss-making, and some are flat. Please help me settle these accounts in the shortest possible time. ”
"The specific profit is there, and the loss is there."
Looking at those account books, there are some accounts densely recorded on them, and some people feel that their scalp is numb when they read the first one, not to mention that they can finish all this big pile and get the fastest speed.
On weekdays, some of these people are settling accounts, and when they see those account books, they can't help but smack their tongues secretly, even if they calculate so much clearly, it will take time.
What if it were tomorrow?