Zhi Mindu and Xie Xuan rested for the night in Chenjiawu. On the morning of May 21, they were accompanied by Chen Caozhi to Lingyin Temple. Zhi Mindu originally said that Chen Caozhi did not need to accompany him, but Chen Caozhi's mother Li Mother ordered Chen Caozhi to live a good life, respect and serve Duke Du, so how could Chen Caozhi disobey his mother's orders?
The abbot of Lingyin Temple, Zhenru Elder, had long admired the name of Du Gong and was very respectful. He accompanied Zhi Mindu to Feilai Peak, paid homage to Li Gong Pagoda, and entertained him with a meal.
In the afternoon, Zhi Mindu and Xie Xuan left Lingyin Temple and returned to Kuaiji. Chen Cao saw them off warmly. Xie Xuan didn't know how serious Chen's mother Li's condition was. Seeing that Chen's mother Li was fine, he thought it was just a minor illness. After Du Gong's treatment, there is no reason why he should not be cured.
Xie Xuandao: "Brother Zizhong, your nephew and niece are so cute. When they found out that I was the younger brother of Zhu Langjun who came here at the beginning of the month, they were very affectionate towards me and asked me why Zhu Langjun didn't. Come? Haha, brother Zizhong has to continue to help me hide it in front of the two of them, he is still the Zhu brother."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Living in Wubao, there are few guests, so children are particularly hospitable."
Xie Xuandao: "My niece Chen Run'er is extremely intelligent. Yesterday, she argued with me about 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise. Those who are close will not be inferior, and those who are far away will be resentful.' Linggong’s wife Nanzi, the villain refers to the eunuch Yongqu, not all women in the world are inferior or resentful. There are so many women who know the book and are polite in ancient times - I am willing to be inferior. No wonder my sister said that Zizhong has a villain My niece is like her when she was a child, so I came to see her this time, and she truly deserves her reputation."
Chen Cao said: "Zongzhi and Run'er, brothers and sisters, often argue with each other, and Zongzhi is always at a loss for words."
Xie Xuan smiled and said: "I was bullied by my sister when I was a child. My sister Ci Feng was too tax-prone and I couldn't resist it. By the way, brother Zizhong doesn't know about it yet -" Xie Xuan lowered his voice and said: "This time The Duke came to Chenjiawu to treat his illness uninvited. It was his sister who argued with Du Gong about "Zhuangzi. Xiaoyaoyou" and won the battle. Du Gong readily agreed to come. Otherwise, Du Gong, a eminent monk from Jiangzuo, , how can the Dharma driver move lightly? He must wait for Brother Zizhong to personally invite him before setting off."
Liu Yemei's eyebrows are raised slantingly, her slender eyes are clear and lively, her lips are delicately outlined when she smiles, and her pear dimples are looming——
Chen Cao said: "I can't repay you, but if I want Jiaci to be in better health, I will bring my Keting flute to Dongshan to pay homage to Anshi Gong and sing a song to express my gratitude."
Three bullock carts and six servants went around Wulin Mountain and came to the crossroads in the north of the mountain. To the north was the road to Chenjiawu, and to the east was the road to Yuji and Shanyin.
Zhi Mindu got out of the car and said to Chen Cao: "Chen Tanyue, there is no need to send him off anymore. When you have time in the future, please come to Qiguang Temple to visit the old monk and discuss Prajna and Zhenru."
Chen Caozhi said respectfully: "I should come and thank Duke Du."
Seeing Chen Cao's handsome face with a hint of worry, Zhi Mindu said: "The suffering of life is nothing more than the suffering of old age, illness, and death. The cycle of life and death, origin and destruction, and the impermanence of the world. Who can stay for a long time? Chen Tan Yue has a constellation. If you are wise, you will not be obsessed with the five desires, otherwise it will be of no use to you in life and death, and will only increase the suffering of your family."
Chen Cao Zhihe said: "Thanks to Duke Du for your guidance, I understand."
After sending Du Gong and Xie Xuan away, Chen Caozhi returned to Chenjiawu. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, had taken a dose of Du Gong's medicinal decoction and said that her heartbeat and shortness of breath had been relieved a lot. Chen Caozhi felt relieved. It should be the mildest congenital heart disease. Since he has been fine for so many years, as long as he takes good care of himself in the future, he will probably be safe for a few more years. He can't look worried, otherwise his mother will be worried. At this time, A peaceful mind is more effective than medicine——
At night, after Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, went to bed, Chen Caozhi was reading and practicing calligraphy in the study. Xiao Chan stayed with him, holding a palm fan and gently cooling Chen Caozhi.
Chen Cao said: "Sister Xiaochan, from now on you have to make the final decision on the family affairs. Stop reporting to my mother. If you have any difficulties, just discuss it with me."
Xiao Chan responded: "Okay." Then he added: "If you want to do something good, such as reducing the rent of tenant He's wheat rent last time, you'd better tell the old mistress. She is happy to do good things."
Chen Caozhi nodded and said: "Well, Sister Xiaochan is considerate. I will have to work harder for Sister Xiaochan in the future."
Xiaochan stared at Chen Caozhi and said, "I'm not afraid of the hard work, but I'm not good at planning, and neither can Uncle Laifu. It's hard to collect rent and pay food."
Chen Cao Zhiqu flicked his forehead with his finger, smiled, and said: "Sister Xiaochan, I know a kind of calculation technique, which is simple and easy to learn. Let me teach it to you."
Although Xiao Chan didn't understand why Mr. Cao Zhi knew how to do arithmetic again, she was very happy when she heard that Mr. Cao Zhi was going to teach her, so that she could spend more time with Mr. Cao Zhi.
Xiaochan was literate, taught by Ding Youwei. She could recite Mao's poems and the Analects of Confucius, but her handwriting was very poor. After all, she rarely had the opportunity to practice calligraphy. She picked up the pen and wrote the three characters "strategy", which were crooked and thick.
Uneven and very ugly.
Xiaochan blushed with embarrassment: "Fuck you, little man, I can't do it, I'm too stupid."
Chen Caozhi encouraged: "Sister Xiaochan is very smart. Don't worry, I will make another pen for you to try tomorrow."
The next day, Chen Caozhi asked Laizhen to pluck three large white goose feathers, remove the oil from the quills, and dry them to make the quills tough. The quill was finally made. Chen Caozhi insisted
The quill dipped the inkstone in ink and wrote on the hemp paper——
Xiao Chan, Qing Zhi, Zong Zhi and Run'er were all watching from the side, but they saw that the characters written by this goose quill pen were very fine and even. Although it did not have the beauty of Ti Dun Zang Feng, it was convenient and easy to learn.
Chen Caozhi moved to the side and said to Xiao Chan: "Sister Xiao Chan, come and give it a try. You will use this to keep accounts in the future. It is fast and convenient." He taught Xiao Chan how to hold the pen and let her learn to write.
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Xiao Chan was nervous and happy at the same time. The hand holding the quill trembled slightly. She held the quill tube too tightly and the ink dropped on the hemp paper. Qingzhi and Run'er both laughed. Xiao Chan glared at them both.
When facing Chen Cao, his face turned red and he said, "I'm so stupid, please don't laugh at me, Mr. Cao."
Chen Caozhi taught Xiao Chan patiently and step by step. Poor Xiao Chan's face was red and her head was dizzy. Although she told herself that she must study seriously, she must study seriously, but she couldn't concentrate, so she was so fussy.
She heard everything Lang Jun said clearly, but she was so flustered that she couldn't understand it——
Run'er looked anxiously on the side and said: "Sister Xiaochan, let Run'er try writing a few words." He took the quill pen and wrote eight words smoothly - "Yo yo Lu Ming Shi"
"The Apple of the Wild", said: "It's very easy to write, sister Xiaochan."
Xiaochan said in embarrassment: "Miss Run'er is smart, but I'm stupid."
Chen Caozhi also realized that he was not suitable to teach Xiaochan, so he said: "Run'er, please tell Sister Xiaochan the secret you have learned."
Run'er told Xiao Chan what Uncle Chou had just said. Strangely, this time Xiao Chan quickly mastered the posture of holding the pen and the weight of holding the pen, and her writing became square and straight. Run'er
The elf winked at Chen Caozhi, indicating that she understood why?
Xiaochan also felt that she would become clumsy when alone with Mr. Cao Zhi, so she asked Mrs. Run'er to learn the plan with her. Run'er was very happy and looked at Uncle Chou.
Chen Cao said: "Then let's learn together. If Run'er understands quickly, he can teach Sister Xiaochan."
When Chen Caozhi said this, Xiaochan didn't feel slighted at all, because Mrs. Run'er was famous for her intelligence, and those who are capable are teachers.
Zong Zhidao: "Uncle Chou, I also want to learn."
Chen Cao said: "Zongzhi and Run'er don't need to learn to write with a quill pen. They should still use a quill pen. The quill pen is for accounting. I will teach you three calculations." He first put the Arabic numerals corresponding to one to ten.
Teach them, and then teach them simple four arithmetic operations, mainly teaching them vertical arithmetic expressions. Run'er and Zongzhi have very strong leadership skills, and Xiaochan is also good. In five days, they basically mastered the basic rules of the four arithmetic operations and the multiplication formula.
Also memorized.
Chen Caozhi asked a question: "Today there is one pound of gold and one hundred thousand dollars. How much does one tael of gold cost?"
Xiaochan, Zongzhi, and Runer each lined up vertically, and all three of them answered correctly: One tael of gold is worth six thousand two hundred and fifty coins.
Zongzhi, although Run'er has learned it, he still doesn't know what use this plan can be put to. Xiaochan is the happiest. He will be relaxed next month when he goes to collect wheat rent with Laifu. He goes to fetch the previous account books one by one.
The calculation using the new method is indeed fast and accurate.
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, also came to see her two grandchildren and Xiao Chan learning arithmetic. She shook her head and said with a smile, "Where did you learn Chou'er's arithmetic skills? Mother never knew you had learned this?"
Chen Caozhi then deduced that he learned it from an ancient arithmetic scripture he saw in Chuyang Taoist Temple.
On the evening of May 26th, Ran Sheng came back after a long journey. Ran Sheng and Laide went to Wu County on the 11th of this month. It was only half a month ago. Why was he the only one back?
Ran Sheng's face was sunburned and rosy. He came back from a long journey. He didn't feel tired at all. He was still as energetic as a tiger. He took the tea brought by Jing Nu and took a sip. Then he reported to Chen Caozhi: "Young Master
, Brother Laide and I got up early and hurried on in the dark, walking a hundred miles every day. On the seventh day, we arrived at Wu County. We went to the prefect's mansion to ask for an audience with Prefect Lu, and presented Mr. Lu's letter. Prefect Lu said that the famous doctor Yang Quan had died.
I returned to Yangzhou half a month ago. I immediately wrote a note and sent the steward of the Lu family and Brother Lai De to go to Yangzhou to ask for the famous doctor Yang Quan. Since it would take some time to go back and forth from Yangzhou, the prefect Lu asked me to come back and inform Xiao Langjun.
——Xiao Langjun, this is the reply from Governor Lu."
Chen Caozhi read Lu Na's reply and felt very grateful. Thinking of Lu Weirui, he felt a little uneasy and asked Ran Sheng if he had seen Lu's young lady? Ran Sheng said: "I haven't, maybe in Huating. It's a pity that I
I didn’t take the road to Huating this time, otherwise I should inform Madam Lu, how about I go to Huating again tomorrow?”
Chen Caozhi said hurriedly: "No, no, Xiao Sheng has worked hard. You should have a rest."
Chen Caozhi saw that his mother was in good health these days. Although she still slept lightly and was prone to palpitations, there were no signs of getting worse, so he was not in a hurry and waited for Yang Quan to arrive. Master Zhimedu was right, Yang Quan was
He is a professional medical practitioner who is well-informed. The fact that Yang Quan came to diagnose and treat his mother can also be corroborated with the diagnosis results of Master Zhimindu.
