Because it was too late for the drinking party, Su Hao and his party stayed at the Zhao Mansion that night. Zhao Luo was always a person who made friends easily, and he was even more happy to meet young talents like Su Hao and Ma Yu. By the second

That morning, he desperately tried to persuade them to stay and let them stay in the house for a few more days before leaving. Su Hao couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to leave Zhao's house on the excuse that he was busy with official duties and the magistrate was eager to hear the report.

After coming out of Zhao Mansion, Xu Zong and others came to join them, and they all returned to the county town together. On the road, Ma Yu couldn't help but asked Su Hao: "Brother Gai, yesterday you tried your best to persuade member Zhao to go with us to survey the reservoir.

, but why? I think this person is pampered, so he is probably not someone who can endure hardship."

Su Hao smiled and said: "I saw this exactly, so I tried my best to persuade him to go with you."

"Why is this?" Ma Yu wondered.

Su Hao said: "This member Zhao is a curious person. As long as I mention such things to him, he will definitely want to participate. Since he is not willing to endure hardship, he will naturally make more arrangements and prepare various outdoor living items.

.In this way, won’t you be able to benefit? We are all poor. In such a matter, if you bring a rich person into the party, you will never suffer."

Ma Yu couldn't help but laugh: "It turns out that brother Gai had such an intention. It's really not very kind. I think that Zhao Yuanwai has a straightforward nature and has no scheming. Brother Gai has such a plan for him, which goes against the principles of a saint."

Tao."

Regardless of whether it goes against the principles of a saint or not, the trip to Xuanfeng Township by Su Hao and others can be said to be a great success. The coal deposits have been found, and the coal mining gangs have been hired, and then they spent no time on it.

Wen has rented a mountain farm and even pre-sold the lime that will be produced in the future. It can be described as smooth sailing.

Everyone took the boat and returned to the county town. Su Hao told Chen Guanyu, Xu Zong, Ma Yu and others to go separately to handle various related matters, while he returned home with the map drawn in Xuanfeng Township under his arm.

"Xiu'er, Xiu'er! Boss Lu!" Su Hao shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door. There was no way, the house was too big, so communication could only rely on shouting.

Lu Xiuer responded and ran out of her boudoir upstairs, leaning on the railing and said, "Brother, are you back?"

"Come down." Su Hao waved.

"What are you doing?" Boss Lu Xiuer asked reluctantly.

Su Hao said: "Let's talk when we come down. I need your help with something."

"I have guests here." Lu Xiuer said.

"Guest? Why, Miss Han is here again?" Su Hao asked. The only guest he could think of of Lu Xiuer was Han Qian.

"Hello, Mr. Su."

"Hello, Master Su."

Two girls unexpectedly came out of Lu Xiuer's boudoir. They stood next to Lu Xiuer and wished Su Hao a blessing. Su Hao hurriedly returned the gift. After returning the gift, he discovered that one of the two girls was Han Qian.

, the other one turned out to be Cheng Yi.

"Why is the wife of the Cheng family here too?" Su Hao asked strangely. He really couldn't figure out how Cheng Yi knew Lu Xiu'er and why she came to his house.

"Master Su, Miss Han sent me here and asked me to teach Miss Lu some bookkeeping techniques." Cheng Yi replied respectfully from upstairs.

"Uh... can you guys come down and talk?" Su Hao said, "If you keep talking like this, I'm going to get a stiff neck."

The three girls laughed together. Lu Xiuer turned around and invited the two female companions to go downstairs. Cheng Yi and Han Qian pushed each other with their eyes, and then they all lowered their heads and followed Lu Xiuer with blushing faces.

, went downstairs to the main room.

When they arrived at the main room, Lu Xiuer took on the role of hostess obligingly. She invited Su Hao and the two female companions to sit down respectively, and poured water for everyone. Han Qian and Cheng Yi each had their own embarrassments, both of them were leaning sideways.

Sitting on the stool, he stared at the tips of his shoes most of the time, and occasionally glanced at Su Hao and Lu Xiuer secretly.

"Cheng Yi, what bookkeeping method did you just talk about?" Su Hao asked.

Cheng Yi raised her head, flashed her beautiful big eyes, and replied: "Back to Master Su, two days ago, Miss Han said that Master Su's sister, Miss Lu, was going to open a business, and Miss Lu herself wanted to learn some bookkeeping methods so that she could

In the future, I checked the account books, but I couldn't find anyone to give me advice. When my late father was still alive, I taught the little girl some bookkeeping techniques, so Miss Han called the little girl to teach Miss Lu a few things. In fact, the little girl learned a lot.

It's very superficial, so I can only compete with Miss Han and Miss Lu."

"Oh, that's it." Su Hao smiled. It seemed that his younger sister was too devoted. He had just appointed her as the shopkeeper, and she was already busy learning accounting. She probably told Han Qian about this.

Han Qian was not proficient in accounting, so she called Cheng Yi, who had studied bookkeeping from her father who was an official, to her home.

"That's really hard on you. My sister doesn't know much about literacy. It's going to take a lot of effort for you to teach her bookkeeping." Su Hao said.

Cheng Yi said: "No, Miss Lu is very knowledgeable. Although she was not very literate before, the little girl just gave her a rough lecture in the past two days, and she has learned most of it."

"That must be a good lesson from the Cheng family's wife." Su Hao said.

Lu Xiuer said to Su Hao: "Of course Sister Cheng taught me well. In the past, I asked you to teach me how to read, but you ignored me and said I was stupid. Sister Cheng taught me patiently and never laughed at me."

"In the past...it seemed that I wanted to teach you how to read, so why don't you learn it yourself?" Su Hao revealed. Seeing that Lu Xiu'er was about to go berserk, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Xiu'er, you and the Cheng family

Madam, you are learning bookkeeping, but have you ever recorded the accounts yourself? Can you show it to me?"

"I was about to show it to you." Lu Xiuer said with a smile. She stretched out her hand and took out a few pages of paper from nowhere, handed them to Su Hao, and said proudly: "Brother, look, I memorized all these myself.

Account."

Su Hao took the pages and looked at them, only to see that there were crookedly written words such as cashier amount, cashier amount, etc. The handwriting looked very childish, and it must have been written by Lu Xiuer. However, she almost didn't pass by.

A literate girl who has not been seen for a few days can actually keep accounts. This is really a big improvement. It seems that everyone has to bear a heavy burden. Giving Lu Xiuer the title of shopkeeper actually stimulated her learning potential.

"Master Su, this is a bookkeeping method that a little girl learned. I don't know if it's right, but I would like to ask Master Su for advice." Cheng Yi said softly.

Su Hao hesitated for a moment and said: "Cheng Yi, there is nothing wrong with your bookkeeping method, but it is a little complicated and inconvenient to clear accounts. I have learned some Western bookkeeping methods. Are you interested in learning about it?

"

"Little girl is willing to listen to Master Su's advice." Cheng Yi replied.

Su Hao stood up, walked to the table where the Eight Immortals were eating, waved to the three girls and said, "You all come here and watch."

The three girls walked over together and surrounded the Eight Immortals table, waiting for Su Hao to speak. Su Hao found a piece of paper, took out a piece of charcoal, and then said emphatically to Cheng Yi: "Cheng Yi, listen carefully.

Let me explain Arabic numerals to you first..."

As he spoke, he began to write 10 Arabic numerals from 0 to 9 on the paper, explained them to Cheng Yi one by one, and also explained to her the relevant notation methods.

These contents were told by Su Hao to the students in the county government before setting off to dig a well. Han Qian had gone to listen at that time, so she was not unfamiliar with it. Lu Xiuer originally had a low level of education and had not memorized Chinese numbers yet.

When she saw Arabic numerals, she was immediately confused. Only Cheng Yi had never been exposed to Arabic numerals, but she had a good cultural foundation. Su Hao simply explained it, and she understood it quickly.

Here comes the beauty of it.

"Okay, now that you understand Arabic numerals, let me continue to tell you about the accounting method. The accounting method we use is called double-entry accounting. You can remember this mantra: if there is a debit, there must be a credit, and if there is a loan, there must be a credit.

Equal..." Su Hao said.

Cheng Yi stared intently at the account sheet that Su Hao had drawn on the paper, her mind racing, quickly absorbing and digesting the modern accounting methods that Su Hao explained to her. Su Hao himself was not an accountant, and related to accounting standards.

I don't know much about things like this, I just have a superficial knowledge of accounting. But even this superficial knowledge, from Cheng Yi's ears, is already a great university question.

"There is such a simple bookkeeping method, which is a thousand times better than what the little girl learned." Cheng Yi whispered excitedly. She was a reserved girl. If she was not really moved by the knowledge taught by Su Hao, she would definitely not

You will be delighted.

"Sister Han, do you understand?" Lu Xiuer asked Han Qian in a low voice from the side.

Han Qian shook her head gently, biting her lower lip with her teeth, feeling slightly disappointed. She only understood 30% of what Su Hao said, and 70% needed to be carefully recalled to understand. But she saw

There was a look of relief on Cheng Yi's face, knowing that she understood at least 70%. This discovery made Han Qian feel sour in her heart.

Su Hao's explanation of accounting methods was mainly aimed at Cheng Yi. He once had the idea of ​​​​recruiting Cheng Yi into a business firm as a manager. He heard that she knew bookkeeping, which strengthened the idea. He taught Cheng Yi accounting knowledge

, the purpose was to allow her to take charge of the financial affairs of the trading company. As for Han Qian and Lu Xiuer, Su Hao did not consider whether they could understand it. In Su Hao's mind, Han Qian was the daughter of the county magistrate's family, and she had nothing to do with the trading company.

It has nothing to do with it; as Lu Xiuer's job as the shopkeeper, her main responsibility is to look after her house and take care of the accounts, so she really can't be counted on.

"Mr. Su, I didn't understand this. Can you tell me again?" Han Qian finally couldn't help but interrupt. Who told Su Hao to only look at Cheng Yi when he spoke?

"Oh, Miss Han, which place are you talking about?" Su Hao then realized that he seemed to have neglected some people unintentionally. He turned around and saw Han Qian's face, which seemed to be a smile but not a smile, and her eyes were sparkling.

It looked like it could drown Su Hao.

Su Hao sniffed subconsciously. Why did there suddenly be a faint smell of vinegar in the fragrance of makeup and powder that filled the room?

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Chapter completed!