Xu Yue took the abacus between the two of them and pulled out an import tax account book from the tall account book.
Daniel's eyes lit up when he saw Xianbei's words marked on the account book.
"This is the tax account book for the goods purchased by Xu Jiajun and Xianbei last month. Based on the data above, we can calculate how much money the Xianbei people earned last month." Xu Yue said slowly.
When Daniel heard this, he immediately became interested.
He watched the small Juyong County gradually transform into the prosperous place it is now, and saw the businessmen from all over the streets walking around. Naturally, he also gleaned a lot of things from the conversations between the businessmen.
For example, Xianbei merchants made a lot of money from Xu Jiajun.
Another example is that Xianbei has now established a textile factory with the help of the Xu Family Military Chamber of Commerce.
There are many more, but having to go to school every day prevents Daniel from getting more information, so he keeps these doubts in his heart and has not yet received accurate answers.
Now seeing that Xu Yue actually wanted to publicly deliver such important data to him, Daniel was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening. He sat up straight and listened intently to Xu Yue's explanation of the beads on the abacus.
"The abacus is the same as the multiplication formula you learned. It also has a formula, one up one, two up two... nine up nine, one down five goes to four, two down five goes to three... one goes to nine
Go one, go two, go eight, go one..."
The formula is very long, but very regular and not difficult to remember.
Xu Yue recited it once, and Daniel recited it again, and then silently repeated it in his mind, and he almost remembered it.
While memorizing the formula, Daniel watched Xu Yue move the beads, and suddenly felt that the sound of the beads was so beautiful.
Hearing this made him feel a little excited, and his mind was crackling, which made his impetuous heart calm.
Look at the hand on the abacus that deliberately slowed down. It is slender and soft, with a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips, which still does not diminish the beauty.
"Gulu~"
Daniel swallowed uncontrollably. He suddenly remembered the scarlet image of blood spurting out when the owner of this hand used it to kill people!
Daniel had seen Xu Yue kill people with his own eyes, but the strange thing was that he couldn't hate her, and he didn't think she was scary because of it.
Her eyes were always so peaceful and firm, as if everything she did, including killing, was right.
Daniel was afraid that he felt like this. He was afraid that if he didn't hate the Xu family, he would be sorry for those people who had died...
"Why are you so confused?" Xu Yue lightly knocked on the desk in front of Daniel, saw him looking over blankly, and put the account book aside.
"I just demonstrated it to you. Just do what I just did and calculate the total on the first page."
"Well, okay." Daniel quickly put away the messy thoughts in his heart, took a deep breath, and started to make an abacus.
He is very smart and has learned basic arithmetic in school. He can do simple addition in just a few tries.
Amidst the crackling sounds of abacus beads, Xu Yue heard Daniel say: "The total is two hundred and three thousand, six hundred and fifty-nine!"
Xu Yue took off the wooden ruler that was pressed on the total, and what was written on it was exactly what Daniel said.
"Next page." Xu Yue turned the page and motioned for Daniel to continue.
The first page was relatively simple, but the second page had a few more deposits, and Daniel's movements slowed down significantly.
During this period, Xu Yue got up and went to make milk for the twins, having fun with herself, so that the adults could feed the two little ones without any worries.
The sky was getting dark, and Xu Jiajun came to report. Xu Erniang, Xu Dalang, and Wang Pingping did not go home to eat, so she was asked to eat by herself.
"Then shall I bring the dishes?" Aunt Xing asked outside the kitchen door.
Xu Yue nodded.
Fortunately, Aunt Xing knew that several people in the family might not be able to get together, so she did not prepare too many dishes, otherwise it would be wasted.
Three dishes and one soup were served, including freshly stir-fried seasonal vegetables, fried tofu with minced onions and minced meat, braised pork, and vermicelli in chicken soup.
Since Wang Youliang's breeding farm was reopened in Shanggu County, there has been no shortage of chicken and duck meat in the city.
The pork supply is rationed, but after all, it is our own farm. As the leader, Xu Yue, as the leader, will reserve this priority for food and drink even if she doesn't give it to her.
As for the fans, Gongsun Hao shipped them from Jiaozhou.
Xu Mei, Xu Nai and others not only managed the manor in Jiaozhou in an orderly manner, but also made the fans and rice noodles that Xu Yue had been talking about for a long time.
However, the quantity is small, so it is only sold in Yuyang County.
Shanggu County purchases the goods from Yuyang, and as soon as they are put on the shelves, the fans are sold out instantly.
It’s not that everyone likes to eat vermicelli, it’s just that these days there is a shortage of food types, and people who like novelty can’t help but stock up on these fresh products when they see them.
Northerners still like the hot, fluffy white-faced steamed buns from Xu Jiajun Bun Shop the most.
This year, hybrid rice has been promoted throughout Youzhou. Now that the autumn harvest has ended, with the collection of grain taxes and the increase in commercial taxes, Xu Jiajun's economic situation has been greatly alleviated.
Coupled with the grain transported by Gongsun Hao from the south, the Xu family army has recovered from the constraints in the first half of the year.
It’s just that big infrastructure is a gold-swallowing beast. There are too many places where money needs to be spent, and there are more and more people to feed. We have to continue to work hard to make money!
Aunt Xing filled the rice, placed the chopsticks, and whispered into the room: "It's time to eat!"
Xu Yue called Daniel, and Daniel just finished his calculations and replied excitedly: "It's one hundred and ninety-six thousand, eight hundred, am I right?"
Xu Yue smiled slightly, took away the wooden ruler, and the covered numbers were revealed.
"I calculated it right!" Daniel stood up happily, "Eat and eat, it smells so good, there are chicken soup vermicelli today!"
His favorite chicken soup vermicelli!
Aunt Xing shook her head and laughed, Xu Yue shrugged, glanced at the twins, and saw that the brother and sister were tired from playing and fell asleep next to each other. She covered them with a thin blanket, then came to the dining table, and the three of them had dinner together.
If you are not active in doing things, you have a problem with your thinking!
Daniel held the rice bowl and took two chopsticks of vermicelli first. The vermicelli soaked in chicken soup was very delicious. When he took a sip, it was smooth and soft. The freshness and sweetness of the chicken soup was mixed in the vermicelli. It was extremely delicious.
The vermicelli took two big bites, and Daniel added braised pork and vegetables to the bowl. He took a big bite along with the rice, making his cheeks bulge like a hamster hoarding food.
Compared with him, Xu Yue's movements can be considered elegant, but they are not slow at all.
When the Xu family eats, there is basically no sound at the dinner table, except for the sound of cooking rice.
When it comes to cooking, they are always serious!
After dinner, this was the happiest moment of Daniel's day.
He was so happy that he often forgot his identity, thinking that he was just an ordinary kid in the Xu Family Army, who just had to eat, drink, have fun, and go to school. It didn't matter if he was naughty once in a while.
Unfortunately, he was soon brought back by reality.
