"I, my name is Chen Erya."
Chen Erya was a little afraid to look at the little lady sitting opposite.She has a pungent personality, otherwise she wouldn't have done something like today, and went directly to the street in order to resist her parents.But just now she dared to cry and make a fuss in front of the public, but now in front of this little lady who is not much older than herself, she intuitively does not dare to be the slightest presumptuous.Thinking of what he had just made trouble, Chen Erya panicked, "Second, Second Miss, I, I'm just now" Wei Xi raised his hand slightly, Chen Erya immediately closed his mouth when he saw this, and didn't dare to make a sound.Lin Qiuyuan didn't leave after bringing people up, and when he saw the interaction between the two people, he raised his hand to cover his mouth and hooked his lips slightly.Wei Xi suddenly glanced at him, "Shopkeeper Lin, you might as well guess, why did I ask you to bring Erya up?"
”Lin Qiuyuan put down his hand and glanced at Chen Erya, "Second Miss, it should be the situation of poor Erya, so I let my subordinates help." ”"That's half right.""
What about the other half?"
Wei Xi turned to Chen Erya again, "Erya, let me ask you, have you ever read and practiced calligraphy?"
”"Never.""
Then I'll test you.A new batch of glazed ornaments has arrived in this glazed workshop today, a large one is five hundred taels of silver, a medium-sized one is three hundred taels of silver, two small ones are one hundred taels of silver, fifty-six large pieces, one hundred and twelve medium-sized pieces, and three hundred and sixty-eight small ones, how much silver is in total?
”Seeing that Chen Erya began to calculate silently, Wei Xi said to Lin Qiuyuan, who was a little stunned: "Shopkeeper Lin, you can also calculate." ”Lin Qiuyuan smiled bitterly and began to do the math silently.Who knows how much silver he just calculated for the medium-sized glass ornaments, so he heard a slightly hoarse but sure voice next to him: "A total of 80,000 taels of silver." ”Lin Qiuyuan: "Who is he?"
Where is he?
What's he doing?
After another moment, he opened his lips with difficulty under the gaze of the two pairs of eyes opposite: "It is indeed 80,000 taels of silver."
So," Lin Qiuyuan glanced at Chen Erya thoughtfully, "This is the other half of the reason why you said Second Miss." ”Wei Xi nodded, "Erya's mental arithmetic is very powerful. ”Lin Qiuyuan thought of himself who had just been completely crushed, and couldn't help but nod in his heart."
Then, the second lady is ready" Wei Xi gave him an affirmative look, "Therefore, there must be more teachings from the shopkeeper Laurin." ”Lin Qiuyuan only felt awkward in his heart, and decisively clenched his fists, "Yes, my subordinates will teach Erya well." ”"In the future, she will be better than you in the accounts."
Wei Xi never spoke mercilessly, Lin Qiuyuan had long been used to it, but he couldn't deny it this time.But the two of them came back and forth, and Chen Erya was ignorant.Wei Xi didn't take any turns to make a fuss, "Erya, do you know the account room?"
”"Yes, he is in charge of money."
Wei Xi couldn't help but smile, "That's right, then, from now on, you will stay in Liulifang, follow Shopkeeper Lin, and learn to manage silver." ”Chen Erya was completely stunned at this moment, and pointed at herself in disbelief, "Me?
”"That's right, it's you.""
But aren't all bookkeepers men?"
Wei Xi propped his elbows on the table, and his chin raised slightly, "Isn't it that there was no you before, and when you become Mr.
Bookkeeper, won't there be a woman?"
”From an angle that Wei Xi couldn't see, Lin Qiuyuan quietly wiped his sweat.But for this sentence, the one who touched the most was undoubtedly Chen Erya.Little by little, the light in her eyes gathered, and finally it burned amazingly."
Okay," Wei Xi stood up and glanced at Chen Erya's stomach, "Go ahead, go and have some food first, I heard your stomach growl."
After dinner, Shopkeeper Lin, you take Chen Erya to settle down. ”Lin Qiuyuan nodded and said yes.Chen Erya didn't move for a while.Then he suddenly knelt down towards Wei Xi.He made a big gift with both hands on the ground, "Thank you Second Miss for giving Er Ya the opportunity." ”"No need," Wei Xi was also taken aback by her sudden move, and took a few steps closer to pick up the person, "I gave you this opportunity because you have this talent."
In my case, people who work hard and are talented are the most valuable. ”Chen Erya was shocked when she heard this, her expression became more and more correct, and she solemnly promised: "Erya must live up to Miss Er's expectations." ”Wei Xi patted her on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Just help me take care of the money." ”After speaking, she glanced at Lin Qiuyuan, who was a little silent, and had a little understanding of the mood of this Lin shopkeeper.It's nothing more than a secular concept, and it's a little unacceptable for a short time."
Shopkeeper Lin.""
The subordinates are here.""
Please also ask Shopkeeper Lin to remember one sentence.In my case, as long as you have the ability, you can distinguish between men and women. ”Lin Qiuyuan's heart froze, "Yes, Second Miss." ”"Go ahead."
Guard.Half an hour after dinner, it is used to be the chatting time of the five members of the Wei family."
Xixi, I heard that you took in a little girl in Liulifang today?"
As soon as Wei Yun's words fell, everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Wei Xi."
Well," Wei Xi nodded calmly, "It's called Chen Erya, her father and mother want to exchange her for a dowry for her youngest son, but she doesn't want to."
She's a pretty powerful little girl. ”When Fu Yuheng heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed.Wei Yun slammed his fist on the table, "It's another cheap daughter, damn it!"
”There was silence in the side hall for a while.This phenomenon is not uncommon.Even if it is a large family, there are examples of patriarchy, not to mention ordinary people.The concept engraved in the minds of these people is that giving birth to a son can be passed on to the next generation, and giving birth to a daughter is a loss of money.The big family is okay, there is no shortage of money, even if it is patriarchal, it will be raised with good food and drink.But in ordinary people's homes, it can be said that there are not a few baby girls who are thrown away or drowned after birth.Even if the imperial court decree is in front of it, there are still many people who dare to take risks.After all, newborn babies are so fragile that they will inevitably die unexpectedly."
In the nursery opened by the imperial court, nearly seventy percent are female babies."
Wei Yan's tone was also a little heavy, "According to the statistics of the household department, the number of newborn babies has been declining every year in the past few decades.Among the 100 ordinary people, nearly 30% of the men are at the age when they should get married, but they can't marry a daughter-in-law. ”Wei Xi was really shocked by this data, and pursed his lips, "This is a vicious circle." ”"The people are ignorant!"
Wei Yun thought of something after being angry, turned his head and asked, "Dad, how will those girls in the nursery be arranged when they grow up?"
”As far as she knew, most of the nursery halls in these cities were supervised and managed by the imperial court, and the household department allocated rice, grain and cloth every month, but only raised the children in the hall until they were ten years old.By the age of ten, both men and women have to move out of the nursery and earn their own livelihoods.The boys are fine, they can go out to work, join the army, or go to a large family to get a job.But comparatively speaking, it is indeed much more difficult for girls.Comparatively speaking, those privately built nurseries are better, at least the children in them will not lack errands to earn a living when they grow up.But the children raised in a private nursery are equivalent to signing a lifelong deed of sale from the moment they enter.Looking at it this way, I can't tell which one is better.Wei Yan was stopped by the eldest daughter's question: "This, I really don't know if I am a father." ”The place of the Nursery Hall is generally managed by the low-level officials, he used to be the county guard, and now he is the governor, and they are all in charge of a county and a state, how have he ever asked about such a trivial matter.Wei Zhao was originally going to go to the study to review his homework, but when he heard this, he turned back to her and gave her advice: "If you are curious, you might as well find a time to go to the nursery in the city to have a look." ”"It's okay," Wei Yun was really a little curious, and immediately nodded and made a decision, "Then I'll go to the nursery tomorrow and ask in person." ”"Take me one too!"
Wei Xi silently raised his hand on the side.