"A total of fifty-six guans and seven hundred and thirty-five coins were spent here. There are still three gauze tents, eleven hoes, three thousand catties of white ash, four hundred catties of crude charcoal, eighty catties of bamboo charcoal, and glutinous rice wine in the warehouse.
Two jars, two loads of brown rice, twenty-five chickens, and Liu Dutou, that's what this account says. I don't know the unit prices of these things, so I can't check them. Please forgive me."
Yun Zheng closed the account book and handed it back to Liu Dutou with both hands. The old man was so happy that he was a little restless, but Liu Dutou was drinking by himself with a wine bowl. Yun Zheng kept bowing and waiting for Liu Dutou to speak.
It wasn't until he finished the bowl of wine that Liu Dutou raised his head and looked into Yun Zheng's eyes and said, "Didn't you find any omissions? We are all rough people, and sometimes we will inevitably make mistakes in accounting. You are a scholar, haven't you noticed any omissions?"
OK?"
Yun Zheng filled Liu Dutou's wine bowl with wine, placed it respectfully in front of him and said: "I only heard Dutou said that he wanted to check this account book, but he didn't hear that he wanted to check the account book. If Dutou needs me to review it again,
Accounts, boy, let’s do it now.”
The bearded Liu Dutou laughed heartily, slapped the old man heavily on the shoulder and said, "You old dog is so lucky. You have such a spiritual child coming out of the village. It's your village that deserves to prosper."
I showed the same account book to the boy from the Huo family in Guangling Village. He actually pointed at the account book and said that I had recorded the accounts incorrectly and that he had to help me re-record the accounts. Grandma, I, Old Liu, are already dizzy after eating this.
I've been eating for two generations, but I don't know how to do it. If I don't record it as three, seven, and twenty-eight, where will the drinking money of the brothers under me come from? With such an account book, even the county magistrate can't
I don't know how to ask, but a white man who knows two words dares to look down on me. Reading makes him stupid, so he goes to carry stones in the rain to wake up and wake up.
People in their twenties don't understand the world as well as a little kid. Old Cangtou, I, Lao Liu, have given your face to you. It's this kid. It's settled. Come to me when you go to work tomorrow and do the bookkeeping.
I left it to him, what do you call him? His last name is quite strange."
Yun Zheng once again cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Yun Zheng."
Liu Dutou stood up and put on his raincoat, and the other yamen servants also stood up and began to prepare to leave. The old man tried his best to persuade him to stay after dinner before leaving, but Liu Dutou refused because it was getting late and he was worried that he would not be able to return to Douchuan.
When he was about to go out, he looked at Yunzheng and said meaningfully: "The meal account book actually doesn't have much oil and water. I peeled it off layer by layer. When I get here, it's just enough to fill my stomach. Boy, you can eat the food with your belly open and bring it to your brothers and sisters at home."
It's common sense to stutter. If your hands are dirty, be careful that God will thunder and take you away."
Yun Zheng smiled and stretched out his hands to Liu Dutou and said: "Thank you for your teachings, Dutou. Look at my hands. Even though I have been chopping firewood every day, they have not been stained by any dirt. I miss you so much when I die."
These hands are still so clean."
Liu Dutou took out a lotus leaf bag from his arms, put it in Yunzheng's hand and said with a smile: "Interesting little baby, yes, here is half a chicken, as a reward for you, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers."
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Before Yun Zheng could refuse, Liu Dutou roared, led the government servants downstairs, then mounted his ridiculous Yunnan horse and braved the light rain and disappeared into the mist again.
Yunzheng supported the old man, sent Liu Dutou away and returned to the bamboo house. This time, the bamboo house was not as depressing as before. Xanthium, mice, and three women all gathered around, chirping.
They kept asking questions. Only the mice drooled looking at the lotus leaf bag.
Yun Zheng opened the oil paper bag, tore half of the chicken open, and held the chicken breast to the old man with both hands. The old man laughed and took it and ate it. Yun Zheng tore off the chicken legs and wrapped them in lotus leaves, ready to take them back to Yun Qiangqiang. The remaining
All the chicken that was eaten was given to the eager mice.
The old man wiped the oil from his mouth and took Yunzheng's hand and said: "Our village finally has a child who can use a pen instead of a backbone. Okay, grandpa read you right. I will follow grandpa to the Doushuguan construction site tomorrow.
Just put Yun Er here, and the family will see that nothing goes wrong. The hard labor lasts for forty days, and you can't take care of him if he leaves early and comes home late."
Yun Zheng thanked the old man again. He was worried that Yun Er would get into trouble at home alone, so he quickly left and went home.
When I got home, I found Yun Er and Yun San talking under the quilt. I couldn't hear clearly what they were saying. The dogs were barking loudly. Yun Zheng first threw some dry firewood into the fire pond and started cooking.
"Brother, do you really want to do hard labor? I heard from Baogu and the others that it was very hard, and I thought they didn't have to do hard labor this year. Who knows, but they still came. Can you bear it? If it doesn't work, we'll leave. We'll go to a big city.
Your way of living will be much broader, and with your ability, it will not be difficult to make a living."
Yun Er hugged the yellow dog and said worriedly to Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng continued to cook, took out the chicken leg from his arms, threaded it on a branch, heated it on the fire, stuffed it to Yun Er and said: "These things are not things you should think about. Your task now is to grow up quickly."
Big, you can’t say such heartless words anymore. A man must always take responsibility. We just slapped our butts and left. What will you do to the old man? Do you think those guards said casually that they would blame the old patriarch for saying that one person is missing?
"We finally got our household registration. If we leave now, we are running away from our household. If we are caught, we will be classified as a military household and the fate will be even worse."
Yun Er knew what kind of temper Yun Zheng was, so he muttered something in his mouth and started to eat the chicken legs. One chicken leg was not enough for Yun Da, Yun Er and Yun San, and Yun Da only ate a small one.
All went into the stomachs of Yun Er and Yun San.
"Brother, I'm actually quite satisfied now. Really, my life is much better than before. No one has ever been willing to endure hardships for me. Only you, eldest brother, I know that if I hadn't dragged you down, you wouldn't have had to endure such hardships.
, there is no need to move rocks, let alone fight for that useless household registration. "
Yun Zheng glanced at Yun Er strangely and said, "Who said I was there to endure hardship? If your brother and I can't escape even a single day of labor, all these years of living in society will be in vain. Stop saying disgusting things in the future."
Yun Er suddenly got out of the quilt and jumped on Yun Zheng's back, holding his little arms desperately and trying to strangle Yun Da alive. He really thought Yun Zheng would move the rocks just now, and he felt extremely sad.
Who knew that this guy was just waiting to see his own joke, which made him so angry.
Yun Zheng paid no attention to how strong Yun Er's little arms could be, and continued to sit by the fire pit, stirring the vegetable soup in the clay pot, and letting Yun Er do whatever he wanted on his body.
Yun San shouted twice to help Yun Er, and when no one paid attention, he put his chin on his front paws, yawned, and continued to close his eyes to rest.
The freezing rain outside the window was still falling slowly, but the cold air in the bamboo house seemed to be driven out by the aroma of rice.