Chapter 60 Dog Egg

"Why are you here, kid?"

"Come, come, come here quickly, don't disturb the masters."

A maid chased after him and tried to drive him away. Goudan, however, held on to the door and refused to leave, with tears in his eyes and his lips pursed.

"Thank you, my lord, for saving my master! Goudan wanted to kowtow to you."

"Thanks!"

He was afraid that he was dirty and would be disliked, so he knelt at the door and kowtowed.

His forehead hit the cold ground, making a thud.

"Get up." Lu Chaofeng said.

"Thank you, sir. You will live a long life!" Goudan stood up and said seriously.

Su Chengnan smiled when he heard this. What the kid said was quite appropriate. Lu Chaofeng's external personality was that he was afraid of death and that he would not live long! He might actually like this blessing.

“Gugu——”

Goudan’s stomach started to growl again.

He covered his abdomen with his hands in embarrassment, his face flushed with shame.

Seeing this, Su Chengnan looked at the three extra bowls of soup on the table and waved him in to sit down. "You can drink it. It's okay if it's not enough. Mr. Sun has sent some porridge and side dishes. You don't have to worry."

"Can I really drink it?" He stepped in, but still dared to stay by the door, not daring to get closer.

"Sure, come here." Su Linhua also waved at him.

The child's big eyes flickered as he looked at the two sisters and then at Lu Chaofeng, and finally he ran over and said, "Thank you for the reward, sir. You are like fairies, with good hearts."

Lu Chaofeng coughed lightly and said, "Alright, eat quickly."

"Uh-huh."

The child was lying on the table, holding the bowl, and still slurping.

Although he ate voraciously, he ate it all cleanly without spilling any. He scooped the food into his mouth one spoonful at a time, and was quite careful about his eating manners.

Su Chengnan thought he was quite smart, brave and careful. When he saw Sun Liangyuan fainted and there was no one nearby, he actually dared to go through the dog hole in the other courtyard to ask for help. He was also very tactful in what he said and did. Overall, it's likable.

In addition, since he was Sun Liangyuan's student, he should have strengths in academics, so he set his sights on this child. It would be nice if he could go with Sun Liangyuan and study with Yutong as a companion.

"What's your name?" she asked.

The child paused, quickly put down the bowl and spoon in his hands, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then answered politely: "My dear, my name is Goudan! I am from Tieniu Village."

"Tieniu Village? How far is it from here?"

"Walk north from where you were just now, and you'll arrive in about an hour."

"So you are Mr. Sun's student?"

"Yes, the master is very kind. He said I have talent but he refused to stop practicing."

Lu Chaofeng was a little surprised. He had heard that Sun Liangyuan was very particular about his life and diet. How could he not restrain himself? Is there something so special about this child that he could give in?

"What are your talents?" Lu Chaofeng glanced at him.

The child puffed out his chest and answered loudly: "Goudan doesn't have much knowledge, but the teacher said I have talent, so I believe I must have talent."

"Well, you are quite confident." Lu Chaofeng smiled.

"The teacher said that among all the people he had ever met, I was the only one who was most sensitive to arithmetic!"

arithmetic?

Lu Chaofeng became interested.

"How do you prove it?"

"I can count the money."

Su Chengnan took out his purse and poured out all the money. There was not only small change and gold coins, but also many copper coins, which covered about half of the table.

"Count how much money is here."

Goudan pounced on the edge of the table, with his hands under it. He quickly scanned the table with his eyes, "Five pieces of silver, about one and a half taels. Twenty gold beans, about half a tael. In addition, there are seventy-eight copper coins."

"How many copper coins can I get for one and a half ounces of silver?"

"One liang is 1,000 wen, which is 1,500 wen. Add what we have now, and it's 1,578 wen."

"Suppose today's vegetable price is three copper coins per pound of cabbage and fifteen copper coins per pound of live fish. If you buy two pounds of each, how many copper coins do you have left?"

Goudan counted on his fingers and answered in less than five seconds: "The cabbage cost six coins, and the live fish cost thirty coins, so now there are forty-eight coins left, and the silver and gold beans remain the same."

"If I asked you to sell me the cabbage and live fish, and you made three cents per pound, how much money would you have now?"

Goudan frowned and thought for two seconds, "If I earn three cents per catty, that means I earn four three cents, but I still need to buy these things.

I spent money on this, so you have to give it to me, so..."

"So how much is it?" Lu Chaofeng was a little expectant.

Goudan snapped his fingers again.

"Just add 12 more coins to the original 78 coins, that's 90 coins!"

He raised his head and repeated, "That's right! Ninety cents!"

Su Chengnan touched his little head in surprise: "Your husband is right, you are indeed very talented!"

Goudan grinned and raised his chin proudly.

Lu Chaofeng also became interested in him and asked, "How old are you?"

"Seven years old!"

"Who else is home?"

"My parents are both here, but they are in poor health. My teacher said that as long as I study hard, I will be able to give them a good life in the future."

Su Chengnan nodded, "Mr. Sun is right, you are also a good kid."

He smiled shyly, then licked his lips secretly, "Can I continue eating then?"

The three of them burst out laughing.

Su Chengnan pushed another bowl in front of him and said, "Eat it, eat it. If it's not enough, there's more."

Su Linhua stood up and went to the kitchen to bring over two plates of pastries she had made earlier.

Goudan was looking at the flour-coated mochi and the yellow snacks and was almost grinning from ear to ear.

"Thank you, Miss Fairy. Goudan feels like he is dreaming. It is something that I cannot even dream of!"

"I've never eaten these before. They're ten thousand times better than the ones our village chief hands out during Chinese New Year!"

“It’s like Chinese New Year!!!”

Su Linhua was also very happy to be coaxed by him, and couldn't help asking: "Are these enough? Do you want to eat anything else?"

Goudan was a little too excited about eating and couldn't control himself for a moment, blurting out, "I want to eat chicken!"

Several people were stunned. I didn't expect this kid would actually dare to speak.

He smacked his lips and pointed at the yard. "Just now when I was brought in through the dog hole, there was a really nice smell in the yard. I could smell it even from outside!! It was the smell of chicken and meat!"

"Can you please give me a taste?"

The child pushed the snack plates and soup bowls on the table in front of them, then stood properly and stared at the three of them expectantly.

He has thought it all out. As the saying goes, you have to strike while the iron is hot, so you have to eat the chicken as early as possible! ! The nobles were quite satisfied with my performance just now, so now is the best time to speak! !

Lu Chaofeng's eyes rolled, and he took in all his little thoughts.

He waved for the chicken to be brought up.

Then he asked slowly: "Do you want to have lots and lots of chickens to eat in the future..."