Gao Caitong took a deep breath and took out the remaining seven pieces of jewelry in the cloth bag.

They are the golden phoenix hairpin, the gold finger cover, the gold snake bracelet, the gold gourd necklace, the white jade step shake, the drop-shaped white jade earrings, and the gourd-shaped jade diamond earrings.

He took out the jade-encrusted diamond earrings and asked, "These earrings are chic, the stones on both sides sparkle in the sun, but, I don't know what these gems are?" ”

Gu Rao said, "That's masonry. ”

Gao Caitong looked dazed.

"What is a diamond?"

"Unheard of."

Gu Rao knew that diamonds had not yet become popular in this era, so diamonds were worthless to people in this era.

For a while, I was a little reluctant to sell this jadeite and diamond earrings.

"The hardness of diamonds is too great, high-quality masonry is not suitable for mining, it is not easy to make jewelry, and it is normal if you don't know it, which I got by chance."

"If you don't take it, I'll keep it for myself."

Although it is stained with feces, even if it is washed cleanly, and there is a shadow in her heart, she will not wear it again, but it is good to put it at home as a beautiful ornament.

Gao Caitong, "......"

Is this saying that he has not seen the world?

Joke!

Although he is just a shopkeeper in a small town, when he was young, he also traveled to many places, plus he was a pawn shop, and he saw many good things.

"Although I haven't seen this diamond, it looks pretty good, and there should be a noble figure who bought it freshly, plus the jade on it, I will pay thirty taels of silver for this pair of earrings."

"How?"

Gu Rao raised her eyebrows, this time Boss Gao was sincere, and he didn't push the price too low at one time, but it was within her acceptable range.

But she wouldn't give up so easily.

"Fifty taels of silver."

Gao Caitong, "...... Let's each take a step back, forty taels of silver! You can't just let me suffer alone, we all have to make money, and the business can continue, right? ”

Gu Rao felt that what he said made sense, and compromised, "Then forty taels of silver." ”

Gao Caitong breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, he didn't continue to open his mouth, otherwise he would have to be angry today.

He carefully valued the rest of the jewelry.

The two negotiated for a long time.

Finally, the price of the golden phoenix hairpin is eight taels of silver, the price of the gold finger set is four taels of silver, the price of the gold snake bracelet is ten taels of silver, the price of the gold gourd necklace is eight taels of silver, the price of the white jade step shake is twenty taels of silver, the price of the teardrop-shaped white jade earrings is fifteen taels of silver, the price of the jade diamond earrings is forty taels of silver, and the price of the green and white jade bracelet is two hundred taels of silver.

Gu Rao directly said the total price.

"A total of three hundred and five taels of silver."

Gao Caitong glanced at her.

"Don't worry, I'll use the abacus to calculate carefully, this is not a small amount, there can't be any mistakes, otherwise, when we get out of the pawn shop, we won't be able to figure it out."

Gu Rao said indifferently, "Okay." ”

Gao Caitong's speed of dialing the abacus is also very fast, and the total price will be calculated after a while, which is exactly the same as the price that Gu Rao blurted out just now, and the eyes that looked at her couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"How did you do that?"

Gu Rao smiled.

"Gifted."

Gao Caitong, "......"

Gu Rao saw that he obviously didn't believe it, so she said jokingly, "Of course there is an exclusive formula, but I can't teach it to others for free, for the sake of being an old acquaintance with you, you give me ten taels of silver for apprenticeship, how about I teach you the method of rapid mental arithmetic?" ”

"With this algorithm, not only will you benefit a lot, but you can also pass it on to future generations in the future, ten taels of silver can't buy a loss, you can't buy a loss, you can't be fooled."

Gao Caitong also came to be interested.

"I'll give you a question, as long as you can say the answer immediately without dialing the abacus as you did just now, and there is no mistake in arithmetic, I will pay ten taels of silver to apprentice with you."

"If you get it wrong, it's just a coincidence that you figured out the answer so quickly."

Gu Rao is confident.

"Let's get the question out."

Gao Caitong tidied up his clothes and said seriously, "Today, there are chickens and rabbits in the same cage, with thirty-five heads on the top and ninety-four feet on the bottom. ”

Although he was a profit-seeking businessman, he had also studied for a few years, and he had been immersed in shopping malls for many years, so his research and familiarity with arithmetic were more profound than those of some specialized students.

This question was not given by him, but by a friend of a fellow merchant, who had heard from the Imperial City from the Imperial City, that no one had yet answered it.

He also discussed it with his friends for a long time, but he couldn't answer it like everyone else.

Even suspect that the question itself is wrong.

Otherwise, how could you not find the answer?

This question has been entangled with him for a long time, and today he has suffered a lot from this little woman, so he wants to deliberately say it to embarrass her.

stroked his short beard, pretending to be empathetic, "This question is a little difficult, some men can't figure it out, it's okay if you can't figure it out for a while, I can wait for you to have a stick of incense." ”

As soon as his words fell, Gu Rao gave an answer loudly.

"There were twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits."

Gao Caitong was stunned.

"So fast?"

With a suspicious look, he said, "Do you want to count it again?" If it's wrong, I'm not going to give you another chance. ”

Gu Rao seemed to be smiling.

"Whether it's right or not, you'll find out for yourself."

Gao Caitong, "......"

He didn't know the answer himself, and certainly didn't know if the woman's answer was right, but if he told her now that he didn't know the answer, wouldn't it make her see that he was deliberately embarrassing her?

Pretend to look down and dial the abacus.

can be calculated, but there is no reason, and the head seems to be covered in a mess, as if it understands something, and it seems that it doesn't understand.

Then he simply gave up.

"I don't know the answer either, so I don't know if the answer you said is correct, why don't you wait for me to write down your answer and ask the others later?"

Gu Rao said directly, "Then come with a pen and paper, I'll tell you if my answer is correct, and also tell you how this answer was calculated, and it will save you the trouble of asking people everywhere." ”

She wasn't so kind, but she just wanted to get ten taels of silver as soon as possible.

Of course, only she knows the little Jiujiu in her heart, in the eyes of Gao Caitong, she is generous and understanding, she has both money and a good reputation, which is the best of both worlds.

Gao Caitong hurriedly instructed the guys.

"Go."

The guys in the shop quickly brought rice paper and brushes.

Gu Rao explained carefully, so she wrote it down on rice paper, and even illustrated and written, taking the question apart and talking about it, for fear that Gao Caitong would not understand.

"Let's assume that there are thirty-five chickens, which are seventy legs, but in fact there are ninety-four legs, and these few twenty-four legs come from rabbits that are thought to be chickens."

"So you have to cut out twelve rabbits from the hypothetical thirty-five chickens, that is, there are twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits, do you understand this time?"

Gao Caitong suddenly opened.

"Understood."

Looking at Gu Rao's eyes, he finally lost his previous dissatisfaction and contempt, but had more admiration and heartfelt appreciation.

He counts when he talks.

"Little four, take out the tea I treasure, I want to worship the tea master!"

(End of chapter)