North and South groceries

When Tang Jian and his party went north to Shizhou, there were also many people from Lishi County who had already rushed all the way to the Qinling area. The first ones were the Mawang family.

Although these two firms have always been in competition in Lishi, outside of Lishi County, if they can cooperate, they will generally choose to cooperate. Combining the strengths of the two firms is stronger than a single firm. Many, not only more competitive, but also more secure in terms of safety. In this era, many merchants from all over the world are like this.

They came quickly, but the troops sent by the emperor came even faster. Several places that mainly produced mulberry trees had been guarded by officers and soldiers, and no one else was allowed to step in.

So they had to go to those more remote mountain villages, hoping to find some sources of goods.Earlier, after learning about the benefits of that kind of rubber-soled leather boots, many local merchants in Lishi County believed that in the near future, the production of this Eucommia gum would become another industry after silk and hemp grain. Important industry, all of them want to gain a head start for themselves before this industry rises.

In October of the lunar calendar in the Qinling Mountains, the weather was cold and humid with heavy rain and snow. The group trekked across mountains and ridges, trekking among small mountain villages, and bought the seeds of Duzhong trees from local farmers.

The mountain roads are difficult and the weather is bad, but no one in this group complains about suffering. In these years, for people who often go out for business, suffering is the most basic thing. , Can't find a place to stay, and sleeping in the wilderness is also common.

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"Your brother and the others haven't come back yet?" On this day, Ma Feiyang came to Xipo Village again, and Luo Yong asked when he saw that he was holding a teacup in his hand and looking worried at the heavy snow outside.

"I'm afraid I've gone into the mountains." Ma Feiyang put the teacup in his hand on the kang table, tilted his whole body lazily to the side, and said with a sigh.

"There are so many of them, so they are not afraid of anything." Luo Yong comforted, "I heard that many people went to the Wang family this time?"

"Well, your nemesis Wang Jinhuai has also gone." Ma Feiyang said with a smile.

Luo Yong snorted and said, "What kind of enemy is it? It's just that we have met a few times."

At this time, he was squatting on the kang, rubbing the ink, dipped a small brush in the ink, and brushed on a square wooden board until the whole board was black.

That Wang Huaijin, that is, the guy who uttered wild words and said to Luo Yong that he would not cry without seeing the coffin, was also unlucky. He was labeled a villain by others.

Because of this, Luo Yong got the nickname Coffin Baner, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The nickname was very prestigious, and it was more or less magically used to ward off evil spirits.

"What are you going to do again?" Ma Feiyang asked him.

"Blackboard." Luo Yong replied.

"..." Isn't the black board a blackboard? Ma Feiyang felt that this answer was almost like no answer. "What is it for?" he asked again.

"Writing." After painting a board, Luo Yong stood it beside the wall to dry, and then reached out and took another board to continue painting.First paint the ink on the wooden board, then brush it with tung oil after it dries, and then write on it with plaster after it is completely dry.

Some time ago, it snowed heavily here, so Luo Yong asked Wulang to stay at Zou Lizheng's house, and Wang Shao and Lin Rong were with him.

In this way, Goro no longer came back every day, and he couldn't see anyone all the time. Luo Yong was also a little worried. The Zou Lizheng family was naturally good, but in terms of living conditions, they were definitely not as good as the Luo family.

Luo Yong has been thinking about it for the past few days. Anyway, these things at hand are on the right track, and he can spare himself some free time. How about taking advantage of this winter leisure time to hold a class in Xu's guest house to teach arithmetic? .

He can teach Arabic numerals first, and then teach decimals and fractions. These things are the content of elementary school mathematics in the 21st century.

At that time, Luo Yong can also bring Goro back together. In this way, for Goro, even if he doesn't go to Xiaohe Village to go to school, this winter will not be considered a waste.

There are also aunts, second mothers, and fourth mothers who have to follow suit. The husbands of other families don’t accept female students in their classes. Luo Yong can’t help it, but he starts classes by himself, so don’t try to point fingers, not just his own sisters. Well, if other girls in the village want to learn, he will also teach them.

Thinking about it, two days later in the afternoon, Luo Yong and Wang Danglin Xingyi went to Xiaohe Village to pick up the children before Wulang's school ended.

The meaning of these two families is that they want their children to make friends with Luo Wulang, so this time Luo Yong said that he wanted to take Goro back and teach him some arithmetic at home, so they all asked if they could let their children follow Let's learn together, and after getting an affirmative answer, we went to Xiaohe Village to pick up people together.

The teacher from Xiaohe Village didn't say much, but told the three children to study every day after returning home, so as not to waste their studies.

Then Luo Yong and others went to Zou Lizheng's house again, thanked him for taking care of these boys these days, and brought some mutton and rice noodles over, of course, the gentleman gave them as well.

Being a teacher means not worrying about food, Luo Yong thought, after he started teaching, there should be no worries about meat at home.

With this kind of beautiful longing, the arithmetic class at Xu's guest house began teaching soon. The first batch of students were his disciples. Based on the principle of unconditional trust in their master, even those taught by their master The numbers seemed strange and hard to remember, so I learned them one by one.

These people don't come every day, they come whenever they are free, sometimes they are in class, some leave temporarily, and some come halfway, Luo Yong doesn't care much.

The class time is every afternoon, after lunch and before dinner, some people from the city came to watch the excitement, and they could have dinner at Xu's guest house, stay for one night, and return to the city the next day.

Teaching is actually not that interesting. At the beginning, Luo Yong was quite enthusiastic, but after watching the old men in the hall counting one, two, three, four with their fingers every day, he became a little tired of watching. Yes, I can yawn a few times during class.

The disciples all said that their master is about to grow again, and children tend to sleep more when they are about to grow their heads. Their master is only sixteen this year, so he must still grow.

After recognizing the numbers, it is simple addition and subtraction, which is not difficult to teach, because most of his students are adults, and they will inevitably use some arithmetic in their lives, so most people can do simple addition and subtraction. yes.

After that, something interesting happened. Luo Yong taught these people the vertical calculation method, and then these Tang natives suddenly discovered that as long as a piece of plaster and a blackboard, no matter whether it is a five-digit number, a six-digit number or a seven-digit number , All of them can easily capture them, this is really a sense of accomplishment!

After this incident spread to Lishi County, the number of people who came to visit and listen increased sharply, and the business of Xu's Guest House suddenly improved.

By the time Tang Jian and his group arrived in Lishi County, there was already a trend of blackboards in the local area. Many people hung a small blackboard the size of a palm on their waists, and carried a piece or two of plaster in their purses. Lu Lai rattled.

The team was ordered to rest outside the city, and the person in charge of the food went to the city to buy food. Tang Jian himself went to the city to eat with two followers.

As soon as I sat down at a familiar restaurant, I heard a waiter settle accounts for the table next to me: "Twelve yuan for clay pot chicken, ten yuan for hot pot, fifteen yuan for sake, and six yuan for other small dishes." Wenqian, a total of 43 Wenqian, sir, do you think my calculation is correct?"

A table of meals cost more than 40 Wen, which is quite acceptable in Lishi County. Tang Jian listened and knew that the waiter was right, but he just couldn't understand what the other party gave to the guests at that table. What was written on the small blackboard handed over, why couldn't he understand it at all?

"That's right, it's exactly 43 Wen." The guests at that table looked at the small blackboard, nodded, and readily paid for it.

There were more than forty copper plates strung together so that there was a small hanging, which was heavy in the hand. The waiter took the money and happily went to the counter.

He has always been alert and serious in his work. He used to be highly valued by the shopkeeper. Some time ago, he was arranged to go to Xipo Village to learn arithmetic for more than ten days.

He is quite upbeat, and he can settle the accounts when he comes back. He holds a small blackboard to settle the accounts for the customers in the store every day and is responsible for collecting the money. He is also very satisfied. The shopkeeper said that starting from this month, he will be given a wage increase.

While waiting for the food to be served, Tang Jian and others had the honor to visit the checkout process several times, looking at the strange numbers on the small blackboard, and seeing how the locals seem to understand it... …

"This is Lishi County, right?" Tang Gong felt a little weird in his heart. Could it be that he came to some strange place.

There are also strange stories in the market, saying that some people went the wrong way while walking, and went down to a fairyland or a place like the underworld by accident. Could it be that their group also went astray somewhere? ?

At this time, Tang Jian didn't know that there was still talk of time travel in this world.

"Lang Jun was joking, if this is not Lishi County, where else could it be?" Seeing that the guests at his table seemed to be either rich or expensive, but at this time the food was a bit slow, so the shopkeeper came over to chat with him in person.

"Why do I find their writing so weird?" Tang Jian asked.

"That's what Luo Sanlang taught. Xiali Luo Sanlang went to Beijing to meet the saint. In Chang'an City, he learned this very simple and easy-to-use arithmetic method from a Hu merchant. Now it is the time of winter leisure. Teach this method to everyone."

When he said these words, the shopkeeper's face was full of admiration, and the Hu merchants were also cunning, how could their methods be easily learned, and I don't know how much benefit Luo Sanlang promised to the other party, and how much effort it took to get it. After accomplishing this, he didn't have the slightest intention to hide his privacy. How many people are there in this world who are so benevolent and righteous.

"So that's the case." Hearing what the other party said, Tang Jian was also secretly relieved, as long as he didn't go astray.

It is not too unbelievable to say that Luo Sanlang learned this kind of arithmetic method from Hu merchants, after all, there are more than one weird things made by those Hu merchants.

The social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is also open. Hu people's horses, Hu people's clothing, and even Hu people's women are acceptable and even welcome. Now adding a Hu people's arithmetic method does not seem to be a big deal. thing.

The Hu people referred to by people at that time did not only refer to the nomadic peoples in the Northwest. Europeans, Africans, Arabs were usually also called Hu people. Among the Hu people, there were Hu merchants and Hu slaves. There are many beautiful orchids who are good at singing and dancing.

What surprised Tang Jian was that Luo Yong was able to obtain this secret method from those cunning Hu merchants, and then opened the door to teach without any secrecy.

That boy Luo Yong, what exactly was he thinking?