Space Farming: The Rough Man Orion Dotes on His Wife Excessively

Chapter 156 Apprenticeship

Gao Caitong took a deep breath and took out the remaining seven pieces of jewelry in the cloth bag.

They are gold phoenix hairpin, gold finger cot, gold snake pattern bracelet, gold gourd necklace, white jade step shake, drop-shaped white jade earrings, and gourd-shaped jade and diamond earrings.

He took out the emerald and diamond earrings and asked, "These earrings are really unique. The gems on both sides sparkle in the sun. But, I don't know what these gems are?"

Gu Rao said, "Those are bricks and stones."

Gao Caitong looked confused.

"What are diamonds?"

"Unheard of."

Gu Rao knew that diamonds had not become popular in this era, so diamonds were not valuable to people of this era.

For a while, I was reluctant to sell these jade and diamond earrings.

"Diamonds are too hard, and high-quality masonry is not suitable for mining. It is not easy to make jewelry. It's normal that you don't recognize it. I got this by accident."

"If you don't accept it, I'll keep it for myself."

Although it is stained with feces, no matter how clean it is, she will not wear it again after she has a shadow in her heart, but it is good to have it as a beautiful decoration at home.

Gao Caitong, "..."

Does this mean he has never seen the world?

joke!

Although he was just a shopkeeper in a small town, when he was young, he traveled extensively and visited many places. In addition, he worked as a pawn shop, and he saw countless good things.

"Although I haven't seen this diamond before, it looks pretty good. Someone should buy it freshly. With the jadeite on it, I'll pay thirty taels of silver for this pair of earrings."

"how?"

Gu Rao raised her eyebrows. Boss Gao was sincere this time and did not lower the price too low at once. It was within her acceptable range.

But she won't give in so easily.

"Fifty taels of silver."

Gao Caitong, "...let's each take a step back, forty taels of silver! You can't just let me suffer the loss, we all have to make something, so that the business can continue, right?"

Gu Rao felt that what he said made sense and compromised, "Then forty taels of silver."

Gao Caitong breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, the lion didn't continue to speak loudly, otherwise he would be angry at all costs today.

Then he carefully valued the remaining jewelry.

The two negotiated for a while.

Finally, the golden phoenix hairpin is priced at 8 taels of silver, the gold finger set is priced at 4 taels of silver, the gold snake pattern bracelet is priced at 10 taels of silver, the gold gourd necklace is priced at 8 taels of silver, the white jade step shaker is priced at 20 taels of silver, and the drop-shaped white jade earrings are priced at 15 taels. The silver and jade-encrusted diamond earrings are priced at forty taels of silver, and the blue and white jade bracelets are priced at two hundred taels of silver.

Gu Rao directly told the total price.

"A total of three hundred and five taels of silver."

Gao Caitong glanced at her.

"Don't worry, I'll use an abacus to calculate it carefully first. This is not a small amount, and there can't be any mistakes. Otherwise, when we leave the pawn shop, we won't be able to tell the difference."

Gu Rao said indifferently, "Okay."

Gao Caitong dialed the abacus very quickly, and after a while he calculated the total price, which was exactly the same as the price Gu Rao blurted out just now. He couldn't help but look at her in surprise.

"how did you do that?"

Gu Rao smiled.

"Gifted."

Gao Caitong, "..."

Seeing that he obviously didn't believe it, Gu Rao said jokingly, "Of course I have exclusive formulas, but I can't teach them to others for free. For the sake of being an old acquaintance with you, you give me a apprenticeship fee of ten taels of silver. How about I teach you how to do quick mental arithmetic?"

"With this algorithm, not only will you benefit a lot, but you can also pass it on to future generations. Ten taels of silver cannot buy you a loss or be cheated."

Gao Caitong also became interested.

"I'll give you a question. As long as you can tell the answer immediately without turning the abacus like I did just now, and make no mistakes in calculation, I will pay you ten taels of silver to become your apprentice."

"If you get the answer wrong, it means that it was just a coincidence that you figured out the answer so quickly."

Gu Rao is confident.

"Come up with a question."

Gao Caitong straightened his clothes and asked seriously, "There are chickens and rabbits in the same cage today. There are thirty-five heads on the top and ninety-four legs on the bottom. What are the sizes of the chickens and rabbits?"

Although he is a profit-seeking businessman, he has also studied for a few years and has been immersed in the business for many years. His research and familiarity with arithmetic are deeper than those of some specialized students.

This question was not asked by him, but by a friend who is also a businessman. He heard the question discussed among scholars from the Imperial City. So far, no one has solved it.

He also discussed it with his friends for a long time, but like everyone else, he couldn't figure it out.

I even suspect that the question itself is wrong.

Otherwise, how could we not find the answer?

This issue has troubled him for a long time. He suffered a lot from this little woman today, so he wanted to deliberately say it to embarrass her.

He stroked his short beard and said, pretending to be considerate, "This question is a bit difficult. Some men can't figure it out. It's okay if you can't figure it out for a while. I can wait for you to burn incense."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Rao gave the answer loudly.

"There are twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits."

Gao Caitong was stunned.

"So fast?"

He looked a little suspicious and said, "Do you want to do the calculation again? If it is wrong, I will not give you a chance to do it again."

Gu Rao seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"Whether it's right or not, you can figure it out yourself."

Gao Caitong, "..."

He didn't know the answer himself, and of course he didn't know whether the answer given by the woman was correct. But if he told her now that he didn't know the answer, wouldn't it make her see that he was deliberately trying to embarrass her?

Pretend to lower your head and dial the abacus.

But after many calculations, I can't figure out the reason. My head seems to be covered in a ball of paste, and I seem to understand something, but I don't seem to understand the explanation.

Then I simply gave up.

"I don't know the answer either, so I don't know if the answer you gave is correct. Why don't you wait for me to write down your answer and ask other people later?"

Gu Rao said directly, "Here is the pen and paper. I will tell you whether my answer is correct and how I calculated it. This will save you the trouble of asking people everywhere."

She was not so kind, just to get the ten taels of apprenticeship money as early as possible.

Of course, only she knows the inner Xiao Jiujiu. In Gao Caitong's eyes, she is generous and considerate. She has gained both money and a good reputation, which is the best of both worlds.

Gao Caitong quickly ordered his assistant.

"Go quickly."

The clerk in the store quickly brought rice paper and writing brushes.

While Gu Rao was explaining it carefully, he wrote it down on rice paper. He even included pictures and texts. He broke down the questions and explained them, for fear that Gao Caitong would not understand.

"Let's first assume that there are thirty-five chickens, that is seventy legs, but in fact there are ninety-four legs. The few twenty-four legs are from the rabbits that were regarded as chickens."

"So we need to remove twelve rabbits from the hypothetical thirty-five chickens, that is, a total of twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits. Do you understand this time?"

Gao Caitong had a sudden enlightenment.

"understood."

The eyes he looked at Gu Rao finally lost the dissatisfaction and contempt before, but instead showed more admiration and heartfelt appreciation.

He means what he says.

"Xiaosi, take out my treasured tea, I want to serve you tea and become my master!"