"Sister, the child you gave you a piece of wheat cake yesterday seems to have been following us all along."

The next day, the three siblings, who had slept under the eaves all night, got up early, went to a nearby well to fetch water and wash, and then walked to the grain and grass warehouse. Yesterday, the steward said that she was in charge of the rice, so Lu Weimang only bought cakes for her two younger brothers, and she went to the warehouse to eat them herself.

Lu Weimang was pulling his two younger brothers to the warehouse in a hurry, but Changfeng suddenly pulled the corner of Weimang's clothes and asked her to look back.

Lu Weimang turned his head to look at it, and sure enough, the ragged young man from yesterday followed them not far behind, his face was thin and out of shape, his eyes wandered, and he didn't dare to look at Lu Weimang who looked back.

Lu Weimang was in a hurry to get to work, and he didn't have time to ask him why, so he tightened his two younger brothers and didn't contact this person first.

When he arrived at the warehouse and received the cakes and rice porridge, Lu Weimang began to work in three or two bites. Yesterday, it was only half a day, and I earned 25 Wen, and today I have to carry more and earn more.

Listening to the coolies who worked together, this is the grain and grass prepared for the army of Linxian County, only these days there is work, and the wages are high, and after these days, I don't know where to go to earn money.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Weimang used all his strength, carrying it one by one, as if he was tireless. She has to save as much money as she can when she has work in the next few days. Otherwise, judging from her experience of hitting walls everywhere on the day she entered the city, it would be difficult to make money so easily if she missed this opportunity.

Because it was hard work, at noon, when the sun was in full bloom, the steward called a stop, and asked everyone to drink some mung bean soup and eat a cake, which was regarded as a half-time break, and then started again.

Lu Weimang breathed a sigh of relief, took out his calculation chip from his pocket, and waited in line to find a clerk.

"Lu Xiaoniang, I see that your steps are fast, this morning has gained a lot, right?"

The steward sat on the side, and by the way, he helped the clerk count the chips, and this time it was Lu Weimang's turn, and said hello with a smile.

Lu Weimang smiled slightly, took out all the calculations in his pocket and handed them over, "You count, no more, no less, a total of 50." ”

As he spoke, he handed the counting stick to the steward.

The clerk was holding a pen on the side and preparing to count, he was a little surprised when he heard this, looked at the pile of chips on the table, and then looked at Lu Xiaoniang.

After the steward counted them one by one, he finally announced, "Yes, no more, no less, 50." ”

More than the average man carries.

Whether it was the queue waiting behind him or the one who had just written down the work and didn't go far, they were all a little dumbfounded when they heard the number reported by the steward.

When other men were working, they inevitably talked to their companions and took a break halfway, but Lu Weimang wanted to do more to make money, so he held his breath and never stopped from morning to now. And she is born with divine power, for others, the sack of labor, for her is fine, after yesterday's familiarity, today she has experience and can distribute physical strength well.

"Lu Xiaoniang, it's amazing."

The steward sighed, and the "workers" next to him also echoed him, even if he had red eyes and wanted to sour for a sentence or two, he was scolded back by the next one, such a small girl, so capable, are you embarrassed to say cool things?

The steward watched Lu Weimang staring at the clerk and recording his work in the account book, his eyes didn't blink, his heart moved, and he asked, "Lu Xiaoniang is staring at it like this, could it be that you are still literate?" ”

Lu Weimang hesitated for a moment and nodded, "I know a few words slightly." ”

This is really not modest, because from the signboard of the business, she can recognize this character is similar to the simplified Chinese character she knows, although there may be obstacles in writing, and she is not familiar with the strokes, but she can recognize it.

It's a shame to say that after so many years of schooling, I ended up being semi-literate here.

But she could still recognize the words in the ledger, but they were numbers. She had just handed in the fifty calculations, and she stared at the paperwork under her name, and wrote three words. It's not that she's careful, it's really a hard-earned achievement, and of course she has to pay attention.

As soon as Lu Weimang's literate words fell, the crowd buzzed with surprises and exclamations one after another, and all kinds of incredulous, even admiring eyes.

Although she vaguely heard others mention some information about the new emperor of the imperial court, she can't match any emperor in Lu Weimang's memory, so she doesn't know how the current civilization is developing, but from the surprised and sighing tone of the people around her, it can be known that this era seems to be relatively advanced?

The steward twisted the short beard on his chin, raised his head and said to Lu Weimang, "Since you are literate, then call it a day today, I wonder if Lu Xiaoniang can stay and reconcile accounts with the clerks?" Dong Weng just came to the house and has complicated affairs, if Lu Xiaoniang can help me take over the work of reconciling with the documents, every day, I will add an extra twenty Wen to you, how about it? ”

Lu Weimang was overjoyed and bowed, "The steward is very gracious, Lu Weimang can't repay it, he will definitely give you the account clearly, and don't let you bother." ”

This is the steward who gave himself a chance, how Lu Weimang didn't take it ecstatically.

The steward smiled kindly, "Hurry up and get up, go get food, it's been a busy morning." In the afternoon, you have to help me reconcile the accounts, I said in advance, I don't understand, I can quit your work, unsympathetic. ”

Lu Weimang's eyes were shining and he stared at the steward, "Don't worry, I will do my best." ”

The steward waved his hand with a smile and asked her to eat, and Lu Weimang was no longer polite, pulling his two younger brothers to get the meal.

The people in line behind him and the onlookers on the side talked even more, and at the same time, they looked at Lu Weimang's hungry eyes with more admiration. It's only been a day to go up to the "management", although it is a temporary worker, but it can be seen that knowledge is power, and it is different from these coolies who only have one strength.

When the clerk heard the steward's words, he looked at the steward sitting next to him, and the two of them looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.

From the morning to the present, there are many people who have heard about it, they will come to watch and stop, and the people who witnessed it yesterday, followed by the popular science, what is the stewardship, make an exception for her little lady to do the work of the yamen, and give her cakes, and today another one is added, it turns out that this little lady is also literate and received the work of reconciliation. At this moment, it is estimated that this news will not pass today, and it will spread throughout the county, and when the time comes, it will be to give Lu Weimang a chance to make money, and secondly, it will also let the people in the county know the tolerance and benevolence of the new county order, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Over there, Lu Weimang didn't care about other people's thoughts and discussions, she just took a few more cakes from the chef, found a clean corner with her two younger brothers, sat down to eat the cakes, and took a breath by the way.

"Sister, why don't I know if you are literate?"

Cheng Yang endured it for a long time, there were only three of them around at this time, and he couldn't help but ask, with a trace of worry on his face, as if he was afraid that Sister A would not be able to do the errand given by the manager.

The fourth brother, Changfeng, also stared at his big black and white eyes, looking at his sister.

Lu Weimang said vaguely, "I recognized it when Daddy was there, and I couldn't use it at home before, so you don't know." ”

Using the father who had disappeared for five years as a shield, the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief. They have been instilled by the villagers since they were children, saying how capable their father is, so literacy should not be a problem, right?

After eating the cake and taking a breath, in the afternoon, there were more people who came to watch Lu Weimang, a half-human-tall little bean carrying a big bag, in twos and threes.

Often Lu Weimang threw the big bag on her shoulders, and the people around her were exclaiming, she put the big bag on the car, and there was another exclamation, ordinary people were just fine, but pointing with her fingers, there were one or two with better conditions, and they actually held a handful of fried beans in their hands, eating and watching, some exclaimed and admired, as if they were watching her as a monkey show.

Lu Weimang ignored the uninformed people around him, and only worked hard to make money.

Since she was a child, people have to work to live. When I was a child, I didn't have the ability, so I had to study well, do some housework, and when I grew up, I went to society, and it was natural for me to go to work to earn money. It's because she doesn't think there's anything wrong with working to make money, but now it's harder, when she saves money, and then thinks of other ways out, she won't let herself work so hard anymore, and she really can't stop making money.

The clerks looked at each other and smiled, very satisfied with the impact caused by taking Lu Xiaoniang in front of them.

When Lu Weimang didn't know it, she had already become a "celebrity" in this Feng County. Even if I know that I haven't seen a lot now, I can imagine that when the construction period of these ten days is over, it is estimated that most of the county will come to see a lively recognition person.

After all, this is so boring that there is no entertainment in ancient times, whoever quarrels, there can be two streets of people watching, this looks at the lively temperament, since ancient times has not changed.

The sun was setting in the west, everyone finished work and went home, and the lively people saw that Lu Xiaoniang did not appear in the warehouse for a long time, and they also dispersed.

At this moment, Lu Weimang is taking his younger brother to reconcile accounts with the clerks in the warehouse.

The clerk is more familiar with the layout of the warehouse than Lu Weimang, so the clerk records the remaining inventory in the warehouse, Lu Weimang's account books, classifies the quantity out of the warehouse today, and then subtracts the inventory quantity from yesterday to get the inventory quantity on the ledger today.

Lu Weimang didn't know how to use a brush, so he didn't waste time using a pen to calculate, so he deliberately found a small branch and wrote and drew on the flat ground of the warehouse, and calculated it in a simple vertical way.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled into the door of the warehouse, Lu Weimang squatted on the ground, the small shadow was stretched long, and the two younger brothers squatted on the other side of the warehouse door, trying not to block the light of Sister A, and they could still see Sister A's movements clearly.

Seeing Sister Ah skillfully writing incomprehensible numbers on the ground, and chanting words in her mouth, the eyes of the two younger brothers seemed to be full of stars reflected by the sunset, and they thought in unison, "Sister is so amazing!" "I feel like the future is brighter.

After the paperwork inventory of the warehouse was over, and when he returned to the door of the warehouse, Lu Weimang had already calculated three times.

Two people put two books together in a pair, and each number is exactly the same.

"The future is terrifying, Lu Xiaoniang. I see that you have finished the calculation early, and it seems that you are not only literate, but also excellent in arithmetic. ”

Lu Weimang's face flushed, these should be the addition and subtraction of the first grade of primary school, right? He was praised for this, and Lu Weimang scratched his head embarrassedly.

The clerk looked at Lu Weimang's red little face, shy movements, and felt that although Lu Xiaoniang was small, she was tough and modest, she was really a good seedling, but it was a pity...

Looking at the clerk and shaking his head inexplicably, Lu Weimang hurriedly asked, "Did I do something wrong?" ”

The clerk smiled, "No, you did a good job, come, this is the twenty Wen for today's reconciliation, put it away, the sun is going down, it's not early, let's rest early." ”

Lu Weimang took the black copper coin with both hands, bowed to the clerk, and walked out of the warehouse with his two younger brothers.

"Sister is amazing!"

"Needless to say? Sister is the best..."

The two little brothers were touting left and right beside Lu Weimang, and the clerk behind him laughed unconsciously.