Standing together through thick and thin

Chapter 124

The next day, when Shao Qiu came, let them continue to learn Arabic numerals.

Lu Yu'er is very smart, she learns very quickly, and she already fully understands what she taught last night.

Lu Erniu made several mistakes, Shaoqiu will let him continue to understand the transcription tonight, so as to deepen his memory.

A week later, Lu Yuer learned about forms, and Lu Erniu learned about Arabic numerals. Then, Shao Qiu asked them to use Arabic numerals to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Let them recite the ninety-nine multiplication table, read it every day, and memorize it every day to deepen their memory.

After another week, the house in the town has been repaired and can be moved in at any time, but it will take some time for the lack of furniture and utensils. Shaoqiu is not in a hurry to move in when he is busy, and let Lao Zheng arrange it for him. Some good furniture, the furniture from the countryside is completely uncoordinated in the huge house, so I have to buy new ones, but it is not so fast to buy new ones, but some big families still have old furniture that is useless. Although Shaoqiu felt that the old furniture was quite beautiful, he decided to use new ones after being used by others. He went to the deep mountains to collect a lot of good wood, and the wood that could still emit a fragrance was handed over to the old man. Zheng.

When Lao Zheng saw the wood, he stopped trying to persuade Shaoqiu, but said: "I have never seen such a good wood, even the wood in the master's house is not so good, don't worry, I will help you arrange it." A trustworthy carpenter will definitely not waste these good wood."

"Thank you very much then."

What Shaoqiu brought was small-leaf red sandalwood. He didn't expect that there were such woods in the deep mountains. There were not many of them at first, but Shaoqiu had the power to ripen a large amount of small-leaf purple sandalwood, so there were so many for making For furniture, Lao Zheng took small-leaf red sandalwood to make furniture. Later, Lao Zheng brought him a few rosewood plants. Shaoqiu took a look and found that it was still alive, so he brought one back to give birth to enough Old Zheng came to get the materials for several big beds, and Lao Zheng looked at Shao Qiu more and more differently, Shao Qiu also noticed it, and just said: "Just finish your task, you don't need to ask about anything else."

Old Zheng left respectfully and paid more attention to Shao Qiu's furniture. Shao Qiu continued to teach Lu Yu'er and Lu Erniu, but Shao Duo also came to learn.

Shao Qiu taught them together. During the day, he taught Shao Duo and Lu Yu'er a special lesson. The two learned very quickly.

Mrs. Zhao was also very happy to see that they were studying hard. She knew that Shao Qiu was teaching secret codes, so Mrs. Zhao didn't bother them too much because she was afraid of misunderstanding. Although Shao Qiu didn't care, she couldn't help but feel bored. Just come out for a walk, help sweep the yard, cook, and have a very temper, often it is Lu Erniu who clings to her.

After a month like this, Lu Yuer not only memorized the ninety-nine multiplication table, but also did all the questions given by Shao Qiu correctly. She was also able to fill in the corresponding numbers on the form according to Shao Qiu's requirements. So smart, he hasn't finished memorizing the nine-nine multiplication table, but he doesn't worry about what the table is anymore. Instead, he understands that the table is simple and easy to understand. He didn't finish the multiplication table, so he went to the field every day, humming in his mouth while working: "--one, one two, two, two two, four, one three, three, two three, six, three three Nine..."

It made people think he was crazy, but after asking, he found out that he was learning arithmetic from his nephew, and he was reciting it just now.

Everyone laughed at him, saying that he couldn't understand what he was reciting.

Lu Erniu just smiled nonchalantly, he thought what Shao Qiu said was false, he didn't dare to recite it outside, but he learned too slowly, so he could only continue to recite it outside, the people around really listened don't know.

In order to deepen his memory, Lu Erniu kept reciting it whether he was in the field or at home. Once he was reciting it in a dream and sleeping. In fact, he could already recite it, but he still couldn’t share it with his daughter He felt that it was because he was not proficient enough, so he kept reciting it.

Shaoqiu knew the reason, his brain was not flexible, there was nothing he could do about it, but he worked hard enough, unlike Nunu who was very smart, even if Lu Erniu had finished memorizing it and became familiar with it, he would not be able to use it.

So Shaoqiu needs to spend more energy, what's more, Lu Erniu is already an adult, and his thinking has been fixed. It is very difficult to learn it quickly, but he is willing to recite it like this, although he doesn't know what it is useful for. , but he kept everything Shaoqiu taught in his heart.

Shaoqiu was still willing to let him learn.

As for Shao Duo, he can learn as much as he can, and he doesn't need to rely on it to make money.

"Uncle, you can slowly learn to harvest flowers now." Shao Qiu said this to Lu Erniu in the morning, and Lu Erniu responded, and went to work in the field.

At dusk, Lu Erniu came back from work, had dinner, and Shao Qiu took him to collect flowers.

If you want to use it, you still need to accumulate experience through practical actions. Lu Erniu has already found a trustworthy family to pick flowers, and also asked a flower farmer to help plant a kind of flower that is difficult to grow, and gave a planting method. The flower farmer, as if he had found a treasure, said that he would help, and the price of the flowers he planted would be half cheaper for Lu Erniu. The flower farmer's side was still not good, but the woman who picked the flowers had already sent the petals over.

"This is the flower from the peach tree planted in front of my house. I shook the petals down." The woman brought a little girl beside her to bring flowers.

Shao Qiu took Lu Erniu and Lu Yuer to check the quality of the petals.

Seriously and responsibly, pick and choose pieces one by one, without showing any favor at all, and throw away the ones that are slightly rotten or worn.

Lu Yu'er has been selling flowers for a while, so she doesn't think there is anything wrong with this kind of inspection, but Lu Erniu has one head and two big ones, and the selection is too careful. After picking the petals, they weigh them, and the petals are very light. , I used a small rope steelyard, with a tray on the bottom and a shiny pole with many lines engraved on it. The minimum unit is one tael, and the maximum is five catties.

Since Shao Qiu harvested the petals carefully, he naturally counted them in two, looking for quality not quantity.

The woman Wen's family has a simple family population. She married a scholar named Lu in Lujia Village. There was a Juren in her ancestors, but she didn't leave any good family business. This generation had an extra daughter, but her husband died long ago and became a widow in Lujia Village. She did not remarry, but instead lived in Lujia Village with two children, a boy and a girl.

Wen’s natal family is not strong enough, and the journey is quite far away. She has had a hard time with no one to rely on. She farms the land to make money, does laundry, cooks and nurses two children. The girl is not yet five years old. When Lu Erniu approached her, except that she was capable and did not talk much, he felt that she was in a similar situation to Sister Lu and sympathized with her.However, she lived a better life than Lu. Although her husband died early, she left ten acres of land, which she could not finish planting and asked someone to help her, which was enough for her to support her two children and spare money for their children to study.

There are no relatives in the family, and she easily beats anyone who comes to fight Qiufeng.

It’s just that a widow with a child, no matter what she is capable or not, there will always be gossip around her. She doesn’t like to talk, and she doesn’t care about those gossips, but as long as someone talks gossip at her door, she will immediately drive them away with a few words. Shi is older and knows how to live better than Lu.

After all, it was difficult. This year’s harvest was not good, and the food was sold to support the family’s education. Later, my daughter suffered a serious illness and spent a lot of money to save half of her life. Originally, when she heard that Lu Erniu was looking for her, she was not happy. She is willing, she is a widow who doesn't want to have contact with a foreigner, and it was Zhao who went to find her by herself before letting her in and talking about it, and taught her how to let her pick some flowers first to see the situation, she also thought it was okay to go She did it, but because she was a widow, it was Mrs. Zhao and not Lu Erniu who came to see her, so Lu Erniu still didn't know that she was here, and it was Mrs. Zhao who notified him.

Shao Qiu didn't care about these, as long as he was capable, he wouldn't care who it was.

The flowers she picked, Shaoqiu could tell, were very careful. After picking out, only two or three pieces did not meet the requirements, and the rest met the requirements.

And the little girl standing behind her seems to be very timid, and her body is also very thin, but she is energetic and clear-eyed. Shaoqiu doesn't dislike their mother and daughter. As expected, Lu Erniu is honest, and the person she is looking for will definitely not be bad. .

"The peach blossoms are gorgeous, and they were handled very well. Three catties of them were not damaged. I picked so many and preserved them so well. It seems that it took a lot of time. According to one tael for ten Wen, it weighs 30 taels. Three hundred Wen, uncle will give you the money."

They had already counted the copper plates into a string of [-] characters. They were counted when Shao Qiu taught them the math tables, and they just took them out at this time.

Lu Erniu took out three strings of copper coins, a look of surprise flashed in Wen's eyes, but he didn't go to take the money, obviously he didn't want to contact Lu Erniu, Lu Erniu was at a loss for a moment.

Shaoqiu glanced at Nunu, and Nunu immediately took out three strings of one hundred coins and handed them to her. Only then did Wen accepted the money, nodded to express his gratitude, and led his daughter away.

The little girl's small figure turned her head to look at them, showing a big smile.

Shao Qiu and the others responded with a bright smile.

When he got home and closed the door, Lu Erniu held three strings of money in his hand, feeling very depressed, "Brother Qiu, tell me, did uncle do something wrong? Why does she seem to hate me so much? She is as pitiful as her sister, so she wants to help, but has no other thoughts, did she misunderstand something?"

"Uncle, I will find someone to keep her eyes open in the future. I know she is very good, but she is a widow. If you don't pay attention to her, you have to pay attention to her. Even if you don't do anything and get in touch with a lot, gossip will not affect you, but it will affect her." It could be fatal."

Lu Erniu suddenly realized, "It turned out to be like this. Uncle didn't expect it. After that, let Nunu collect the flowers she picked. She is careful. I think she planted the land very well and neatly. It’s better than what I planted, if it wasn’t for the rat plague last year, her family’s field wouldn’t have had a bad harvest.”

"It's good that uncle understands, let Nunu learn more, and then follow you to help you grow eyes. Also, in addition to collecting flowers from flower farmers, uncle will only accept these three kinds of flowers from other places. If others I also want to come to sell flowers, and you can also accept them. I want to teach them how to pick flowers and when to pick flowers. , of course the price remains the same, come to me if you don’t have enough money, but you must check carefully, the high-end rouge cream I make, the flowers must not be damaged in the slightest. Everyone is from a farming family, and my uncle can tell After [-] flowers are picked, some places will change color slightly, so I don’t need to teach you about this.”

"This is your commission today, Uncle, [-] Wen. As I said, Uncle takes [-]% of the commission. The better and more flowers you harvest, the more commission you will get!"

Lu Erniu quickly waved his hand, "Brother Qiu, no, no, you don't need so much, you take it back, how can uncle take your money for nothing, you are helping today." "Uncle found him, It is also the method taught by my uncle, the flowers are given to my uncle to collect, and the commission is naturally given to my uncle, if you take it well, if you don’t take it, I will not dare to ask my uncle to collect flowers in the future."

"Next, have you collected the flowers and recorded it? Nunu?"

Lu Yu'er already knows how to write, and she writes Arabic numerals very well.

She took out an account book, which was given to them by Shaoqiu, it was blank inside, printed, and the first column in the upper left corner was blank.

The date is written horizontally, the unit is day, and the type of flower is written vertically, the unit is catty.

I saw that Lu Yuer found the grid corresponding to the date of March 3 in the row of peach blossoms, and wrote an Arabic numeral: [-].

"You did a good job. After learning this way of keeping accounts, you won't have to worry about keeping accounts in the future."

"Yeah." Lu Yu'er nodded with a smile, and she pointed to a blank space in the form, "But, big cousin, it says something else here, bigger than other grids, what does that mean?"

"This is, when you collect flowers, if you encounter any problems, you don't understand, and if you can't solve them, just write them up, and I will solve them after I see them."

"That's it, that's great." Lu Yu'er was still thinking about what to do when they still have a lot of questions that they don't understand if Shaoqiu moves to the town?Unexpectedly, this blank space means this.

"From now on, uncle will come to town once every three days, thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay, I'm happy to go to the town!"

"I will buy a carriage for you, Uncle. Even if it is a bus, if people go to the town, you can also take them. As long as they can afford the money, but they can't damage the petals, how can others take it?" Money, no matter how you collect money, the horse will have to be raised by uncle himself."

"Brother Qiu, I, I haven't raised a horse yet?" Lu Erniu has never been anywhere, the farthest place is the town, he has seen a horse, but he doesn't know how to raise a horse.

"That's it, then I'll buy an ox cart for uncle!"

Although the bullock cart is slower, it is normal for rural people.

Most of the villages use bullock carts, and Shaoqiu has not yet decided to send people to the villages to collect flowers, so he can only pay for them to deliver them.

As for Baili Village, the situation is also the same. Because there are too many medicinal materials, the shopkeeper has his own idea and asks them to deliver them once a few days, and put them on the ox cart.

"Hey, I'll listen to you, listen to you." Lu Erniu didn't know how to describe how touched he was when he heard so many benefits from Shao Qiu.

"Uncle, you don't have to worry. These things belong to me. Of course I have to reward you if you do things for me. If you persist and the effect is good, I will reward you too! If you don't do well, there will naturally be rewards." For punishment, even if it is uncle, I will not show mercy. I gave uncle this opportunity, and taught him so much, just to fulfill my mother’s wish and make my uncle’s family live better, so uncle should not let me down, nor should I Let mother down!"

Shao Qiu planned that even if Lu Erniu was a mediocre person, he would still cultivate him into a talent. If not, he would use drugs to develop his brain cells. In his previous life, Shao Qiu made this drug a lot, but now his mental strength can only do a little. A bottle of spiritual potion like this is not worth much money from Shaoqiu. His rouge cream is sold to Mrs. Liu, taking the high-end and rare route, 30 taels of silver for a small box, and he can use three catties of peach blossoms in one night. There are ten large boxes produced by the office, and five large boxes are divided into thirty small boxes, and the five large boxes are kept for personal use. Only thirty boxes are sold, and the income is 900 taels of silver, except for buying flowers and medicinal materials. It costs only 100 taels of silver to spend with the catalyst prepared by myself, so it is a lot of money!

As for the price of the rouge paste Liu Niangzi sold, Shao Qiu didn't go into the details of the pharmacist's easiest way to make money and spend it, but the cost before that was unprecedentedly high, if it wasn't for Shao Qiu's previous life memories and The means, and the fact that he has obtained the ability that he has always wanted but failed to obtain in this life, the success rate is much higher, otherwise how could he obtain such a high profit?

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, I will never let my sister down. I will take good care of Mrs. Zhao, Nunu, and the unborn child. The family will be better and better." Lu Erniu snotted Tears, although what Shao Qiu said seemed very ruthless, but in every word, he could feel Shao Qiu's intentions.

In addition to being grateful, he was also excited, and he definitely could not disappoint Shao Qiu's wishes.

"Uncle, it's good that you can think this way. Next, there may be many difficulties. I hope you don't forget what you said today."

"Mm, um, I will never forget." A middle-aged man cried like a child, Shao Qiu said enough, so he stopped talking.

"Let's go here first today. Then you try to collect according to the method I said. I will calculate according to the quantity and quality of the flowers you collect. If you collect the wrong flowers or lose money, I will not make up for it. You have to figure it out yourself, I have taught you for so long, I hope you will not make mistakes again!"

"Big Cousin, I will watch Daddy, and I won't make a mistake in my calculation!" Lu Yuer clenched her fists and vowed, "Don't worry, Brother Qiu, I will be more careful, and the flowers will not be damaged at all. If it’s broken, I’ll pay for it too!” Lu Erniu patted his chest to assure him.

Shaoqiu nodded, and said very satisfied, "After a while, we will sign another agreement, in black and white, so that people will be convinced. There are requirements in terms of quality and quantity. If you violate the agreement above, you will need to Compensation! I haven't finished it yet, but I will bring it over tomorrow."

"Brother Qiu, this... well, just do what you say, Brother Qiu." Lu Erniu finally understood, and once he heard Shao Qiu say this, he knew what to do after thinking about it.

An honest person has the advantages of being an honest person. If you recognize a reason, you have thousands of reasons that are not enough for him. It is not in vain for Shaoqiu's guidance during this period. He didn't just teach numbers and tables. Many times, Shaoqiu would Use short stories to let them understand more deeply. There are various guiding functions in these short stories. Whether they can learn them or not depends on their own experience.

"Okay, let's stop here today! I'll go back first, and I'll check on your situation every once in a while. Next, the types of flowers provided by each season are also listed in the book. Uncle, you know how to read Yes, I don’t worry about it, even if Nunu is very smart, I will teach her how to read and write, but she will not be able to just know how to count.”

"Of course, I will teach Nunu how to read. I have been teaching some before, and Nunu knows hundreds of characters. I will teach some more to make Nunu know how to read.

I'll leave it to her to keep the accounts! "Lu Erniu proudly patted Lu Yuer's head.

But Shao Qiu shook his head and said: "Uncle, don't forget, you still need to do more, Nunu is a girl."

As soon as Lu Erniu heard Shao Qiu's words, he immediately understood, "Of course, of course, I understand. I will also learn to keep accounts slowly, and Nunu will teach my father in the future."

"Well, I will tell my dad everything I know." Lu Yu'er didn't understand why Shaoqiu said that, why is she a girl?

This world is not modern after all, and there are more restrictions on girls than boys.

Shao Qiu didn't have the ability to break through this restriction, but he had to protect Lu Yuer well, even if Lu Yuer was very powerful, he would let her understand the difficulties of the world for women, and let her be careful.

Mrs. Zhao came in with a plate of leek pancakes, Shaoqiu ate two pieces and went back.

The family still has a lot to talk about, Shaoqiu won't bother them anymore.

The temperature will change, and the days in Baili Village are prosperous and orderly, with laughter and laughter. Shaoqiu's family and Lu Erniu's family are no exception.

Although I encountered some troubles when collecting flowers during the period, they were all resolved.

Annoyed by those little troubles, Lu Erniu became more calm and rational. He had never seen such a person before, and he started dying just because he checked carefully. Later, Lu Erniu became determined. , No matter how the man slandered him in the village, he pretended not to hear it. Even because he collected flowers from the whole village and made everyone more income, and was encouraged by the village chief, the woman had to stop.

Shao Qiu said that anyone who is willing to come to sell flowers will accept them, but there is a fixed amount for each day. He told them not to pick so many flowers in a day, and be careful not to hurt the flowers when picking flowers.

Gradually, everyone picked flowers according to Lu Erniu's method.

It was the first time for him to receive such a warm welcome in the village. As for the previous person who picked flowers that were too damaged, others refused to accept them. She even destroyed a lot of flowers on purpose when she picked them. It was broken, and almost all the places she picked were devastated. This year, it is impossible to bloom again. Everyone hates him. No one believes what she said. matter.

It is obviously impossible for Lu Erniu to satisfy everyone, but as long as a large number of people are satisfied, he will be considered a success. Too lazy to take care of it.

So, the days gradually improved until Mengxia was sixteen, the day when the weather was fine and suitable for traveling and relocation, Shaoqiu's family moved to the town.

The sign of the house was changed to 'Shao Mansion'.

Mrs. Lu lived in the main room, while Shao Qiu and Shao Duo lived in the east and west wing rooms.

Shao Duodong, Shao Qiuxi.

The outer courtyard was wide and flat, and it became the martial field that Shaoqiu wanted.

There is a large flower garden in the inner courtyard, which is full of all kinds of flowers, and now they are competing to bloom, all the flowers are singing, and the fragrance of the flowers is fragrant. Lao Zheng also spent his money, and used silk gauze to separate it, so that no insects and mosquitoes can fly outside. Come in.

The house is close to the bamboo forest, cool and comfortable, leisurely and clean.

Living in it, I feel comfortable everywhere.

Qin Chu, Mrs. Liu, and the respected seniors in the village all brought housewarming gifts on the day of Shaoqiu's banquet.

A few days later, Mrs. Liu appointed her own nanny in charge to bring a group of maids and servants to come, she smiled and said to Shaoqiu: "I know you must have thought about it so much, how can you handle it yourself in such a big house, I got you a few useful women and maids, come and have a look."

"That really helped a lot!" Shao Qiu said to Lady Liu with a smile.

"Help is not always enough, let me go see your mother! She has to learn to manage these things by herself, she is the head of the house." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.

Shao Qiu took a look at Mrs. Liu, the mistress of the house!

Mrs. Lu didn't know if she could be a housewife.

If not, then Shaoqiu is naturally in charge of it.

He looked at Mrs. Liu, but didn't see anything from her emotions, but Mrs. Liu seemed to understand what he meant, "Brother Qiu, don't get me wrong."

"You are my cash cow, do you think I will make a loss-making business?"

Shaoqiu was still puzzled, Madam Liu pursed her lips and smiled, "You can take care of this huge house, how can you help me make rouge cream? What's more, I also do it for your own good, you don't know, your rouge cream , but it is loved by the noble ladies and wives, and the name has already entered the capital. It took only a few months to make this rouge cream to such a degree. Even with my help, you still have to make the rouge You can earn such a big name only if the paste is good. To tell you the truth, I sell a box of rouge paste for a full 100 taels of silver. I don’t want you to delay my rouge paste because of something in the house.” ... 100 taels... Profiteer! "Shaoqiu bared his teeth, he sold it to Mrs. Liu for 30 taels, and Mrs. Liu sold it for 100 taels. Really, the profit is endless.

"Don't say that, I'm just a businessman. If you take the high-end route according to your requirements, the price can't be lowered. It's a pity that there are few goods and many people with guns. I only give me one hundred boxes per month. , you are too stingy, even this Ji County consumes more than this amount, they have plenty of money, let alone 100 taels, as long as it can make them beautiful, 1000 taels are enough. What's more, your rouge cream, It does have this effect, it makes people gradually become white and tender, and any and all wrinkles on the body can be eliminated, isn't it just returning to the youthful time?"

"One hundred boxes a month, you earn a lot." Shao Qiu gritted his teeth!

"Don't say that, I sell it for 100 taels here, but it's not the same amount when we get to the capital city, the capital city, but this amount." Mrs. Liu stretched out a slap, and her five slender fingers were shining brightly in Shaoqiu. flashed in front of my eyes.

Shao Qiu felt that he had received a serious blow.