Everyone exploded the pot and pointed the finger at Tian Fu, accusing the Shi family of deception and overcharging the people.

"The Shi family has such a big fortune, how can they still deceive us little people, it's too hateful."

"You guys, we'd rather walk more and go to a distant place to get rice than come to you."

"Give us back the rice that we overcharged before!"

The use of Xiao Hu to pretend to be Da Hu was originally acquiesced by Shi Hui, but Shi Hui only acquiesced, and the specific operation was still done by Tian Fu. The head of the grange knew that he was wrong, his face turned from yellow to red, from red to white, and he didn't know how to end, when he suddenly heard someone behind him laugh and said: "Who should I be, making noise here, disturbing my mood, it turned out to be you." Hmph, I knew that where you are, the sister-in-law of the Han family must also be there, you always happen to be together, hehehe. This person spoke to Shu Yan, but his eyes glanced at Zhixin.

Shu Yan turned his head and saw that it was Shi De. Shi De's face was like white jade, wearing a white shirt, accompanied by Ah Miao and Ah Yan.

"Oh, Shi Gongzi is also here."

Zhixin heard Shi De say that she always happened to be with Shu Yan, obviously Shi De was deliberately teasing, so she immediately blushed and said angrily: "Don't interrupt, first talk about your family's Hu, deceive and deceive the people!" ”

Shi Dedao: "My family's Hu is handed down from the ancestors, it is the ancient Hu of the Han Dynasty, and it is not a fake. The change of dynasties, the system standards have changed repeatedly, and people are overwhelmed, so my family still uses the ancient Hu, and I haven't had time to use the present Hu for a while. ”

"Contradicting yourself, huh? Just now, the head of the grange also said that your Hu is the most standard today, why do you say that it is the ancient Hu of the Han Dynasty? However, do you think I don't know the size of Gu Hu? Gu Hu's diameter is one foot four inches, one minute, four hao, seven seconds and two seconds, the depth is one foot, and its volume is one thousand five hundred and sixty-two inches and a half. ”

Shu Xiaoliu said: "One thousand five hundred and sixty-two inches and a half? Isn't that one hundred and twenty-one inches bigger than Jinhu? ”

Shi De was not in a hurry, and said to the crowd: "Don't rush to conclusions, as I have just said, all the weights and measures we use today are different from those of ancient times, including scales, and the ruler used today is half an inch larger than the ancient ruler, and the ancient ruler is only equivalent to nine inches and five cents of today's ruler." Therefore, in conversion, although the nominal product of Gu Hu is larger than that of Jin Hu, in fact, Gu Hu is smaller than that of Jin Hu. ”

Most of the people were blindsided by Shi De's words, they didn't know how to convert it, and they all looked at Shu Yan with their eyes.

Shu Yan said with a smile: "Yes, that's right, today's ruler is larger than the ancient ruler, so please Shi Gongzi convert the ancient ruler into the standard of today's ruler, and use nine inches and five cents as one foot to convert the product of Gu Hu?" ”

Shi De twisted his head: "Uh...... Ben Gongzi doesn't want to spend that brain! ”

"For others, it may be a little complicated, but for Shi Gongzi, it is not complicated, I know that Shi Gongzi is also proficient in the nine-chapter algorithm, but Shi Gongzi doesn't want to use this brain. Since Shi Gongzi doesn't want to use his brain, then I will calculate it for you, Gu Hu is converted to today's standard of 1,360 inches, but the Hu you are using now is only more than 1,200 inches, a difference of more than 150 inches, how to explain this? ”

Without waiting for Shi to speak, Tian Fu said to Shu Yan: "Shu Xiaolang, just now we Shi Gongzi also said that weights and measures have been different from ancient times to the present, and they are very chaotic. is the same Gu Hu, our Gu Hu is not a dynasty to tell you, what's so strange about this? Besides, you just listed a lot of nonsense numbers out of thin air, who knows if it's true or false? ”

"What I said is recorded in the history books, if you don't believe it, you can check it."

The head of the grange waved his hand: "Who is patient to check those things!" Anyway, I think we're fine. ”

Shu Yan sneered: "It doesn't matter if you don't check, it doesn't matter if you don't believe the numbers I said, the problem can still be solved." ”

"How to fix it?"

"The difference between the ancient ruler and the ancient Hu and the current ruler, let's not argue about it first, but the head of the grange, this Hu is equal to ten buckets, and one bucket is equal to ten liters, this should always be right?"

"Of course it's right, one hull is equal to a hundred liters."

"That's good, now fill your Hu with rice, and then use your liter to scoop it out, see if it is enough for a hundred liters, if it is exactly a hundred liters, then, even if your Hu is not the same as your liter, it is fair; Conversely, if you scoop less than a hundred liters, hum, grange head, what to say? ”

"Yes, yes, yes, this method is good, the fairest, let's try it now." Everyone shouted in unison, and some were already eager to try and pour rice into the hu.

Tian Zhuangtou was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Shu Yan to think of this method, and secretly scolded bad luck, but he actually ran into Shu Xiaoliu, who was scheming, and ran into Shu Yan, a person who knew everything.

"That's not good, the Shi family's measuring instrument is just what you calibrate?"

Tian Fu was afraid that everyone would come to the real thing, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand and put Sheng into his arms. He said that he could not let the people use their own liters to correct their own Hu, because he himself knew best that he would never collect more than 20% of the rice each time—his Hu was smaller than the standard Hu, but his Sheng was a circle larger than the standard, which was unknown to everyone, and if it was really corrected, it would only be worse.

Tian Fu tried his best to stop it, although everyone was excited, it was not easy to force it. Because first, the Shi family is powerful and not easy to mess with; Second, although there are many people in Chungmi, after all, it is spontaneous among the people, and there is no official participation and no compulsion.

The Shi family also didn't dare to come hard, first, although the other party was an ordinary person with no money and no power, there were many powerful people; Second, after all, I am in business, so I have to take a long-term view and not offend everyone.

The two sides were in a semi-stalemate, and they didn't know how to solve it, when they heard someone outside the crowd shouting: "Cao Shi of this county is here, and they all dodged away!" ”

Everyone looked back, and there were three people coming, the person who was headed by him was wearing a curly beam crown and an official uniform, and someone who knew him shouted: "Yo, it's Tang Cangcao." "Everyone is busy getting out of the way.

Tang Hui ignored everyone, walked straight to Shi De, and said to Shi De: "Shi Gongzi, I just passed by here and heard the noise of everyone, I don't know what happened?" ”

Shi De glanced at Tang Hui, didn't take him seriously, only returned the half-salute, and said to Tian Fu: "Tian Zhuangtou, you come to tell Tang Cangcao what's going on." ”

Tian Fu said: "Tang Cangcao came just in time, you can judge it." Because of the matter of Chungmi, Shu Xiaoliu, Shu Yan and others can't believe my family's Hu, saying that my family's Hu has a problem and wants to correct it, is it really unreasonable, my family's Hu is also corrected casually? ”

Everyone retorted: "The real evidence is here, it's obvious that your family's Hu has a problem, and you have to cheat, it just so happens that Tang Cangcao is here, and we ask the official family to comment on it." ”

After listening to it, Tang Hui had already understood the general situation, thought about it for a while, and said to everyone: "This buyer and seller are all voluntary, the water mill provided by his Shi family is voluntary, and the people who come here to make rice are also voluntary, both parties are voluntary, as for what measuring device to use, this is the freedom of the water mill side, how can Cangcao force to intervene in this matter." ”

When Shu Yan heard this, Tang Cangcao was obviously talking to the Shi family! Buying and selling fraud, no matter who the official is in charge of? He bowed to Tang Hui slightly: "Tang Cangcao, you said that the common people are willing to come here to make rice, and they are willing to buy and sell, so you can't force you to intervene." So may I ask Tang Cangcao, the Great Jin Dynasty has unified the world for so many years, as a unified dynasty, his weights and measures must be unified, and they must be strictly implemented in accordance with the unified standards of the imperial court, which is the embodiment of the majesty of the imperial court. However, in the territory of Ruyin Kingdom, there are still people who ignore the legal system of the imperial court and use the old measuring instruments of the previous dynasty to trade, which is probably difficult to say, right? ”

The words made Tang Hui's head confused - the legal system of the imperial court, that is not a joke. But the Shi family is absolutely untouchable. How do you get both sides to get a step down? His head was spinning rapidly, as long as everyone was not allowed to correct the Shi family's measuring instrument......

"Why don't you do it." Tang Hui thought for a while and said, "I don't know much about this measuring instrument, what is it, fighting, and rising." However, the old measuring instrument of the previous dynasty can only be used at home, and cannot be used in public for trading. As for the Hu used by the Shi family now, don't go to correct it, I will confiscate it and take it back to the county government. Tomorrow, please send someone to make a new Hu according to my Dajin standard to make rice for everyone. Okay, that's it, let's disperse. ”

After Tang Hui finished speaking, he peeked at the people of the Shi family, he didn't know if he was satisfied with what he said. The head of the grange kept nodding his head to the side, but Shi De seemed to be in a fugue, and he didn't listen to them for a long time. He didn't dare to disturb Shi De, so as not to get bored, so he ordered his entourage to take Hu Jing and go away.

Shu Xiaoliu saw that the matter was not resolved, Tang Hui was about to leave, and hurriedly called him to stay, but Tang Hui was willing to listen. He couldn't help it, so he had to shout at the head of the grange again: "How can I count the overcharge of my rice today?" ”

At this time, Tian Fu had already put his heart in his stomach: "Why do you say that I overcharged your rice?" What is the evidence? Hu took it, he knew that everyone had nothing to do, so he didn't have to admit to cheating.

Shu Yan listened, pulled the corner of Shu Xiaoliu's clothes, and whispered: "Forget the sixth uncle, you can't get it back, don't you see that even the official family is towards the Shi family?" Fortunately, the water in his house has not been boiled for a long time, and there is not much loss, as long as his family's measuring instrument is standard in the future. ”

Shu Xiaoliu can't do it, and it's worth it.

Shu Yan said to the head of the grange: "There is a cloud in the Analects: if you don't say anything, you don't tell you about it, you don't tell you about it, and you don't blame the past. Don't pursue the past, we just want to start tomorrow, and the Shi family can trade fairly. ”

After Shu Yan finished speaking, everyone gradually dispersed, Shu Yan and Zhixin's rice were finished, and they were about to pack up and go home with Shu Xiaoliu, only to hear Shi De smile and say, "Are you not to blame for the past?" How can you not blame the past? ”

Shi De's words stunned everyone, and they all looked at Shi de in surprise. Shu Yan asked, "Shi Gongzi, what do you mean ......?"

"It's none of your business." Shi De first shouted at the waiting crowd, then glanced at Zhixin and said, "What do I mean...... About the drifting eggs of this year's Shangsi Festival, I want to ask abruptly...... How to say? ”

Mention it again! Zhixin was angry and thought: This guy is always pestering and unreasonable, how can he clean him up?

"How so? Hehe, I can only say that Shi Gongzi's luck was good that day. ”

Shi De smiled and said: "Hehe, my son's luck has always been good. ”

"Shi Gongzi, did you bend down and pick up an egg that day, and then throw it up with your hands to play?"

"Yes, but I didn't expect your mother to snatch it in the end."

"Shi Gongzi, you don't know, Sister Ben's luck is also very good today, I also bent down to pick up something, and I also want to throw it up, but this is not an egg ......"

Before she finished speaking, Zhixin quickly grabbed a few handfuls of freshly crushed rice husks on the ground and threw them above Shi De's head, before Shi De could react, three handfuls of rice husks were like small golden snowflakes, densely falling on Shi De's head and body, and even Ah Miao and Ah Yan next to him also suffered, and the three of them slapped each other's rice husks. It's easy to get what falls on the body, but it's not easy to clean up if it falls on the bun, and everyone can't help laughing when they see the three of them like this. Ah Yan was about to get angry, but was stopped by Ah Miao.

Zhixin caught up with Shu Yan and her younger brother Ruoxin, who had already pushed the cart first, and looked back and smiled: "Don't have a next time, if there is a next time, just use rice bran instead!" ”