Datang New Giants

Chapter 6

006 I'm actually a genius
The bet has been made, and the second uncle did not express any objection. Lin Zhengshi thought about it and sent someone back to the house to let the second housekeeper go.

For the sake of fairness, neither Lu Ting nor Xiao Zhi is suitable for verification. The second housekeeper has been in charge of the account for more than 20 years and is a well-known master of calculations. It is definitely right to ask him to verify.

When the servant was about to leave, Lu Ting suddenly said, "Old Madam, it doesn't need to be so troublesome."

"Oh, does Mr. Xiao Lang have a better way?" Lin Zhengshi asked with a smile.

Zheng Yanzhi rolled her eyes at Lu Ting, and said with a sneer, "I want to admit defeat early, but it's too late, and I have to fulfill the bet if I admit defeat."

"Who said I want to admit defeat?" Lu Ting said calmly, "It is said that strong generals have no weak soldiers. Miss Xiaozhi has won the trust of the old lady. She must be good at calculating. I believe in Miss Xiaozhi's ability. I am wrong. The probability is small, there are errors, most of them are misreading or missing when checking accounts. Just now Miss Xiaozhi said that the error is only eleven pennies. If I remember correctly, eleven pennies do not appear many times, and the most likely to be missed is the seventh day. In the account that day, a customer broke a big orchid bowl and paid eleven cash, and Erwang, the back cook, also broke one, and the bookkeeper marked the words "Erwang Fuyi" on the back."

And this thing?

Zheng Yanzhi picked up the account book in disbelief, turned to the page on the seventh day of March, and her face changed suddenly. There were indeed four words "two prosperity and one" on it. At that time, she thought it was marked and didn't care. The big orchid bowl that Erwang broke was counted in it. If the loss of eleven renminbi was counted in it, then the profits in March should be subtracted by eleven renminbi. Yes.

In an instant, Zheng Yanzhi's complexion changed, and she looked at Lu Ting as if she was looking at a strange person: Who is this person? He doesn't even need to sign a ticket with so much income and expenses for a month, and he can do it with his mind. Faster than myself and more accurate than myself, even pointing out where I missed it, is there really a genius with a photographic memory in the world?

"How did you do it?" Zheng Yanzhi asked in surprise when she regained her senses.

I wanted to ask Lu Ting if he was peeking at the account book, but I thought that my aunt would not help outsiders lie to me, and besides, the account book is counted once a year, but I took the initiative to check it in advance, which is still wrong, because Lu Ting wanted to steal it Can't see it, anyway, it's amazing.

Really right?

All the people present were stunned and stunned. Just now, everyone thought that Lu Ting was writing nonsense and going through the motions. The bet was also a swell and fat person. They all regarded it as a joke. Now that Zheng Yanzhi said such a thing, it shows that she knows that she is wrong. , There are really people who can calculate accounts with their minds without using lottery or bead chips. When will such a brilliant calculation genius appear in Suzhou?

The second uncle's old eyes were wide open, as if he was meeting his nephew for the first time.

Lu Ting didn't answer Zheng Yanzhi's question, and asked, "Miss Xiaozhi means that my number is fine, that is to say, I won the bet? Do you want to review it?"

"It's not necessary, my family missed it." Zheng Yanzhi said bluntly, "You haven't said how to do it yet?"

"It's not difficult to do this, it's just." Lu Ting coughed dryly on purpose in the middle of speaking, and said unhurriedly: "Oh, my throat is a bit dry. It would be nice to have a cup of fragrant tea to moisten my throat."

It's just addition and subtraction, the number is not big, and there is no difficulty in mental calculation. As for the whereabouts of the "Eleven Wen", the main reason is that Lu Ting was cautious from the beginning and did not let go of every word. He has been a peddler for so many years in his previous life. Judging by people's facial expressions, Lin Zhengshi obviously didn't have much interest in herself and Chen Hai. She just went through the motions out of face and guessed that she would make things difficult for her during the test. Just keep in mind that guests can quickly find out what they want, this account book is really child's play.

Zheng Yanzhi's complexion froze, she couldn't hear Lu Ting's implication, seeing Lu Ting's calm expression, she didn't know what to do for a while, she was a famous lady of the Zheng family in Xingyang, pouring tea for a strange man, Where is the rumored face?

Except for the elders in the family, I haven't poured tea for outsiders yet.

Even when the guest came to live, it was the aunt who poured tea for Chen Xundao and Lu Lizheng. The two of them didn't say anything, thinking that the aunt looked at them differently. They never thought that the little maid in their eyes was the lady of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

"Quangui, make tea, let the little man of the Lu family taste the purple bamboo shoot tea from his precious collection." Seeing her little niece in trouble, Lin Zheng immediately opened her mouth to help her out.

The lady of the Zheng family in Xingyang served a strange man and passed it back to the clan, but she herself did not let people complain to death.

"Mrs. Xie, but this junior is not thirsty anymore, so there is no need to waste such good tea." Lu Ting didn't even look at Zheng Yanzhi, and hurriedly saluted Lin Zhengshi.

It was clearly a feud, quite tempered, Lin Zhengshi looked at Lu Ting, and then at the little niece with a troubled face, her head was getting big, so she turned her head and said to her second uncle, "Look, Lu Lang."

Before the second uncle opened his mouth, Zheng Yanzhi bit her red lips lightly, stomped her feet and said, "I'd like to admit defeat, the little girl will make the tea herself, that's fine."

Isn't it just for drinking tea? I'll pour it for you. Although she is a little girl, she is also a little girl who keeps her word. Zheng Yanzhi comforted herself inwardly: Just feel pity for him. A beggar will also donate a little money and food, just as if he is about to die of thirst to save him, yes, he is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

Seeing her little niece pouring tea angrily, Lin Zhengshi didn't know what to say. She wanted to speak but was afraid of revealing her true identity, so she finally gave up.

Forget it, Xiao Nizi is too proud, someone will dampen her spirit and let her know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world.

"Chen Xundao, what an embarrassment, it will cost you money." The second uncle held Chen Xundao's hand and said embarrassedly.

I was ready to take this knife, but I didn't expect Lu Ting to give me a big surprise. The seemingly hopeless bet actually won. The second uncle came back to his senses, and immediately remembered the bet he had with Chen Xundao, and said Sorry, the old face has long been happy.

Chen Xunzhi's old face twitched, and he shook off his second uncle's hand with a look of disgust: "This old man must do what he says, isn't it just a feast of wine, please, please, don't hold hands, it's awkward."

An old man held his hand, and Chen Xundao was so awkward that he felt goosebumps.

"Yes, yes, Director Chen is used to touching my concubine's scalloped little hands, but this little old man is not used to touching them. I understand, I understand." The second uncle was annoyed by being sprayed, and said with a smile.

Mentioning the concubine again, Chen Xundao, who was already depressed, almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. If Lin Zhengshi was not here, Chen Xundao really wanted to push down the second uncle and stomp his stinky mouth with his own feet. Hundred times.

Before I finished complaining, the second uncle on the side scolded loudly: "Quangui, what are you doing here? I didn't hear that Chen Xundao wanted to set up a banquet. The two bear's paws are stewed quickly, and there are roasted whole lamb and silverware." Six saury fish are the biggest ones, what else is good to look at, if you cook less, you will look down on Chen Xundao, let the cook work harder, and your boss will eat here later."

"Okay, don't worry, Lu Langjun, you must make it properly. By the way, is this wine an old rule?"

"What's the old rule, don't serve the green ant wine. You're slapping Chen Xundao in the face. Chen Xundao is a man of distinction. Can you drink this wine at a banquet? If you want to serve it, serve your best wine from the Western Regions. Prepare two altars. Can you drink it?" After the old man takes it home, drink it slowly, go."

Quan Gui responded, but did not leave immediately. He turned his head and looked at Chen Xundao. After all, he was the one who paid.

Covering his face with one hand, Chen Xundao said with a bit of lovelessness: "Whatever you want to see, go ahead and do as Lu Lizheng said."

Tian Shenu with the surname Lu is shameless, and I still have to have this old face. Just now, I wanted bear paws and roasted whole lamb. I can't make a joke about Lu, and I can't lose face in front of Lin Zhengshi. It's just words As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xunzhi's heart felt convulsively painful. After eating this meal, he tightened his belt for at least two months.

It's evil, that ignorant and incompetent prodigal son of the Lu family is actually a good player?This time it was really a blind eye.

"Drink tea" Zheng Yanzhi said in a cold voice after pouring a cup of tea for Lu Ting with a blank expression.

Isn't it just tea, I'll pour it for you, Zheng Yanzhi deliberately didn't add salt and vinegar to the tea, the tea looks good, but it's actually bitter and astringent, she wants to see how Lu Ting can swallow it.

Lu Ting gently blew on the teacup, took a sip, the tea had an astringent green taste, but there was a sweetness in the astringency, nodded and said: "Good tea, I didn't expect Miss Xiaozhi to be a master of tea ceremony, This is the best tea I've ever had."

Tea farmers in the early Tang Dynasty hadn’t learned the technique of frying tea and fermenting it. The tea leaves had a bitter taste. In order to cover up the taste, salt, vinegar, honey, tangerine peel, etc. were added to the tea according to personal preferences. Lu Ting really couldn’t drink it. As usual, Zheng Yanzhi deliberately didn't add anything, which was more to my liking.

Deliberately making fun of himself, this prodigal son, what is the best tea to drink, in part to laugh at his inferior skills, Zheng Yanzhi gritted her teeth in anger, but now is not the time for bickering, I have to ask him about the skills he quickly calculated.

Other girls like sewing girls, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Zheng Yanzhi is an exception, she has been very interested in Mingsuan since she was a child, especially after solving a Mingsuan problem, the satisfaction makes her want to stop, and Zheng Yanzhi is also very good at Mingsuan Talent, not to mention people of the same age, even many older masters of calculation are not her opponents. The sudden appearance of a master of Lu Ting immediately aroused her interest.

This prodigal son named Lu Ting has a bad personality and looks annoying, but his mental arithmetic ability is really good, and he seems to have his own set of skills. Learning from such a person can improve himself, otherwise Zheng Yanzhi would have Just turned around and left.

"The tea is poured, tell me now, how did you do it?" Zheng Yanzhi said with a sinking face.

Lu Ting put down the teacup and said sincerely: "An ordinary person can calculate such a simple account book, but it is not difficult for me to calculate tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is a genius? What a big tone." Zheng Yanzhi laughed at Lu Ting's anger. She was considered a proud person, but she didn't expect Lu Ting to be even more proud than herself.

"Miss Xiaozhi doesn't seem to believe it?"

"Do not believe"

Lu Ting shrugged and said, "There's nothing you can do. It's no good if you believe me, and it doesn't affect me if you don't."

As long as the goal is achieved, when the second uncle talked about the gambling contract, Lin Zhengshi did not object, it should be acquiesced, that is to say, the post of guest bookkeeping is his own, and he has no income. Afraid of starvation, besides being able to hug Lin Zheng's thigh is also good, behind her is Xingyang Zheng of seven clans and five surnames.

So many famous scholars and scholars have surrendered their status to become teachers of famous families or wealthy families, not only for the sake of self-cultivation, but also for the help of these people when they enter the officialdom one day. I don't know how much effort I saved.

This guy, after being angry, he couldn't get in anymore. Zheng Yanzhi was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She couldn't do anything about Lu Ting for a while, so she turned to Lin Zhengshi for help.

(End of this chapter)