Chapter 316 317. If you want to help, be sincere
Gu Wenheng took the time to answer him while looking at the account book, "Of course, didn't I just tell you where the problem is? How can you know without calculating it?"
"How did they do this?" He Nan was puzzled when he saw the abacus he had picked up still there as a decoration.
Gu Wenheng didn't even raise his head. "The abacus is all in your head. If you want to learn, I'll teach you."
Gu Wenheng is very adept at this kind of mental arithmetic, which he has been exposed to since childhood.
"The abacus is in your head?" He Nan simply moved a stool and sat there quietly watching. At this speed, it would probably not take long to settle all the accounts.
Seeing Gu Wenheng flipping through the books as if he was having fun, and occasionally taking a pen to make marks, I became even more curious.
Gong Zhengping was on patrol when he saw the two of them, one flipping through a book and the other staring at the other with his chin in his hand, and then he walked in with a frown.
"What are you doing?"
"Mr. Gong," Gu Wenheng and He Nan quickly stood up and saluted.
"Why are we chatting here?" Gong Zhengping took a curious look at the account book on the table. The two people's offices were in the south and the north, so how did they get together?
He Nan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I have not been able to deal with these accounts, so I came here to ask for help from Master Gu."
Gong Zhengping glanced at Gu Wenheng and said, "Since you are helping me, please do it with all your heart instead of just looking for fun."
Before Gu Wenheng had time to explain, He Nan quickly said, "Master Gu is carefully helping me with the calculations and has found some problems."
Gong Zhengping stroked his beard and asked, "Were you calculating before? Did you calculate one by one?"
Gu Wenheng nodded, "I've looked at every item, and it's all settled."
Gong Zhengping became interested, walked behind him, and pointed at the notebook, "Now I want you to calculate it."
Gu Wenheng continued to flip through the account book, pausing only for a short while after each page. He would only stop and make a mark when he came across something wrong.
Gong Zhengping took the account book, calculated it with an abacus, and found that there was really no difference at all.
"How did he do that?" Gong Zhengping looked at Gu Wenheng inquiringly. It seemed that the top scholar was not only good at writing essays, but also first-rate in mathematics.
Gu Wenheng briefly explained to them some principles of mental abacus, "Abacus is the foundation. Through the operation of the abacus, you can understand the changes and methods of calculation. As you become proficient in this skill, images will gradually be built in your brain. Through the imagination of the mind, you can count in your mind, so mental arithmetic is the foundation of the abacus..."
Then he took the abacus and demonstrated it. "As long as you get used to it, the answer will come to your mind quickly, and it will be much more convenient."
Gong Zhengping is old and only understood half of what was said, but He Nan became interested. He followed the method taught by Gu Wenheng and actually found that the calculation was much faster than before.
"Brother Gu is a talented person," He Nan didn't care that the Grand Secretary was still standing next to him. He grabbed an account book and began to familiarize himself with it slowly.
Gong Zhengping didn't expect that the Hanlin Academy had picked up a treasure this time. The new top scholar was a great talent, and he didn't know if there were any other surprises.
He walked out slowly, stroking his beard, wondering how he could bring out more of his strengths.
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Xu Nuo was looking at the contract in her hand with an embarrassed look on her face. She had promised Madam Gu before that she would be notified when a suitable manor was found.
But I'm in mourning now, and they just had a wedding. It would be bad if this makes them feel offended.
But if I let the people below me do this, I don’t know if Madam Gu will blame me?
While she was struggling, Gu Lehuan and his men were moving bamboo charcoal to the backyard.
Ever since he rescued him last time, Xu Nuo knew that his family was doing odd jobs everywhere to make a living, so he simply asked him to come and help with some rough work, and paying him more wages could be considered a way of repaying his kindness.
She plans to store the bamboo charcoal she is moving in now and then sell it in winter.
Gu Lehuan is also an honest man. He has been working diligently these days and never mentions what happened that day to anyone.
Among these people, only Gu Lehuan is of good character. If we really need someone to go, we can only ask him for help.
"Gu Lehuan, come here first." Xu Nuo waved and called the person over. "I need your help with something here. Can you put your things aside and help me run this trip?"
Gu Lehuan looked at the young boss and nodded silently, "Where are you going?"
"What a coincidence! The new number one scholar has the same surname as you. I want you to take this contract to show it to Madam Gu. I promised her before that if she needs more, just ask her to pay the amount on this paper."
Gu Lehuan asked shamefully, "How much silver is this?"
Xu Nuo almost forgot about this. Many people are illiterate. "Then I'll let Sanhua go with you. She knows how to count."
These words spoken unintentionally made Gu Lehuan blush with shame. She felt that she was not even as good as a maid now.
"Then why don't you just let her go directly?" Why bother yourself to embarrass yourself? He didn't dare to say the rest of this, as he felt it would be even more embarrassing if he said it.
Xu Nuo touched the white flower on his head and said, "I should have gone there in person, but I am in mourning. They are officials, and it would be impolite for me to send a servant to their house."
If this were an ordinary family, Xu Nuo would just ask the person to meet outside and at most pay for the tea and water herself. But this was a government family after all, and she didn't want people to think that her visit was a nuisance.
If he had a family, Xu Nuo would not want to expose his shortcomings like this. Until now, he has no one to help him.
She looked at Gu Lehuan carefully again. In fact, this man was not bad looking and was honest and upright. If nothing worked out, she could keep him at home as a mascot and sometimes he could be used in emergencies.
But she quickly dismissed this idea. The mourning period would soon be over, and she couldn't let the other person wait for her for several years. She could only wait and look for him slowly later!
Gu Lehuan, "Then I'll go. If it doesn't work, don't blame me."
"That's definitely not possible, but you need an excuse for your status," Xu Nuo couldn't let someone pretend to be a farmhand, "Just say you are my distant cousin!"
Gu Lehuan didn't care about these things. He felt that being able to work here for a long time was a favor he owed.
As for the previous incident, it was just a piece of cake for him.
When Xu Nuo saw that he agreed, he immediately sent someone over to present a visiting card.
When she saw his patched shirt, she frowned slightly and said, "He's my cousin, so he can't be dressed so poorly. Come on, I'll take you to buy some clothes first."
Gu Lehuan was about to refuse, but when he looked down and saw his dirty and torn clothes, he was unable to say the word of refusal.
If you really wear this and enter an official residence, you probably won't even be able to get through the main door.
(End of this chapter)
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