roccoschili Chapter 397 A Busy Day 1
Chapter 397 A Busy Day 1
The next morning, she went to the archive room to make preparations. She found that no one came here, so she declined the headmaster's kindness and set up her office here.
The first class was a first-grade course. Su He had seen it and found that the first semester was exactly at the level of first-grade students in primary school today.
To be honest, the younger the grades, the harder it is to teach. If Su He had to make a choice, she would still prefer to teach the preparatory class.
Su He arrived at the first grade classroom five minutes early. Her math class was in a large class, which meant that all first grade students took the class together.
Looking at the little girls who were younger than her sister, Su He greeted the students enthusiastically as soon as she entered the door.
"Good morning, kids."
These first-year girls have just started school, so they are all very shy and none of them are troublemakers.
So Suho received a warm response.
"Good morning, Master Su."
Su He looked at everyone with a smile and started to get close to them.
"I was just recruited two days ago. I don't even know how many days you've been in school? Can anyone tell me?"
"Ten days."
"Master, ten days."
The children responded excitedly, and they felt delighted when they saw Su He's smiling and encouraging eyes.
"It's been so long. You must be more familiar with the academy than I am. I went to the cafeteria to eat yesterday and got lost. In the end, there were only Chinese cabbage and braised pork left in the cafeteria, so I ate with the lady in the cafeteria."
The little girls looked at each other and smiled.
"I hope I won't get lost at noon today. If you see someone wandering around, please come and help me. I only had half a meal yesterday at noon."
"Hahahaha."
I don’t know who laughed first, but everyone started laughing.
Su He waited patiently for everyone to finish laughing before starting today's class.
"Everyone knows arithmetic, but it can be used everywhere in our lives. Have you discovered it?"
The children shook their heads honestly, and some of them thought Su He was very easy to talk to, so they spoke directly.
"Master, I think arithmetic is useless. We have arranged for a profitable servant to take care of the accounts in the shop. We just need to look at the account book every month."
Su He smiled and nodded. It seemed that no one liked arithmetic.
"What's your name?"
When the girl who was speaking heard Su He calling her name, she became a little nervous and stood up obediently to answer.
"In reply to the Master, my name is Liu Yanzhen."
Su He nodded and motioned for her to sit down.
"Just answer the questions directly from now on. No need to reply to the teacher's questions. Don't be restrained. If you get hungry in the middle, you can eat something."
"As women, we are actually restricted in every aspect of our lives, so I hope you can be happier here. Let's just chat, and your grades will definitely be good at the end of the semester. I won't assign homework either, so all of our exercises will be completed in class."
After Su He finished speaking, he began to answer Liu Yanzhen's questions.
"Yeon-jeong just said that the shop can be managed by trusted subordinates. Maybe you think so too, but the master has different ideas."
Su He paused after she finished speaking, and seeing that everyone was listening attentively, she continued with a smile.
"If the subordinates are all so useful, why do the two academies next door still teach arithmetic? Have you ever asked your brothers and uncles at home why they spend so much time studying and taking exams? Isn't it better to let the loyal servants learn it?"
"Anyway, the loyal servant has signed the indenture, so he can't run away."
Liu Yanzhen was stunned for a moment.
"It can be seen that having a loyal servant does not mean you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"Master, let me give you an inappropriate example. For example, if you are a landlord with countless fishermen, and one day the sea water rises, you and these fishermen who have signed a contract to sell their bodies fall into the sea together. Who among you can survive?"
The people in the room were silent for a moment, and then a girl spoke.
"Fishermen can swim, and they can survive."
Su He nodded, "Yes, they can survive. The sea doesn't care who is the slave and who is the master. It's the same in life. No one can take away the knowledge you have learned. This is your confidence."
"If you look through history books, you will find that there were examples of slaves becoming generals in the past, while most of the rich and powerful who did not make progress and only knew how to enjoy themselves had a bad ending."
"Everyone here, who can guarantee that they can live a life of wealth and luxury for the rest of their lives? Unexpected events happen all the time. Every month, there are house confiscations in the capital. We should be prepared for danger in times of peace."
A chubby girl stood up and asked, "Master, my name is Zhu Linghui. I understand what you said. We can't rely on others for everything. We have to learn skills. My mother said that I just need to learn how to use an abacus. In the future, I will be able to manage my dowry and know how much money my shop can earn in a month."
Su He motioned for her to sit down. "Zhu Linghui summed it up very well. It is to learn all kinds of skills well. Learning is something you have to do from the time you are born until you close your eyes. We must study hard. As for what you said, you think that arithmetic actually only requires learning to use an abacus, and other things are not very useful. Is that what you mean?"
"Yes, Master, I have learned how to use an abacus, and I have started to manage my first shop this year. I sell groceries. If you come, Master, I will give you a lower price."
Su He burst out laughing, and everyone laughed too.
"Okay, then tell me where your grocery store is located. I'll give you some time to promote your store. Let's all listen and see if there's anything we need."
Zhu Linghui stood up excitedly, looked at everyone and spoke loudly.
"My grocery store is on Northwest Street, No. 38. I have everything in my store, including candles, oil paper, red paper, paper umbrellas, bamboo hats, and some bamboo baskets. For first-time customers, I will give them a small bamboo basket. For customers who buy more than grams at a time, I will give them an oil paper umbrella. First come, first served."
Su He was the first to applaud her. This child has some talent.
"Master will go. When I am on vacation, I will come to support you."
"Now let's talk about managing a store. We all use an abacus to do our accounting, right? Does anyone use other methods?"
Zhu Linghui was the first to be confused. What else could they use if not an abacus?
"Master, there is no other way."
Su He smiled, "Did you bring an abacus?"
"Bring it!"
Everyone answered.
"Okay, let's have a competition. Yanzhen, you tell the numbers and the teacher will do the math. Zhu Linghui, you use the abacus."
No one asked what mental arithmetic was. Everyone was excited to watch their classmates compete with the teacher.
"Fifty-nine taels plus one hundred and twenty taels"
Su He and Zhu Linghui said at the same time, one hundred and seventy-nine taels
"Two hundred and thirty-four taels plus five thousand six hundred and eighty taels."
Zhu Linghui's hand left an afterimage, but unfortunately it was not as fast as Su He's.
Su He gave the answer almost as soon as the number was announced: five thousand nine hundred and fourteen taels.
Zhu Linghui figured out the answer after three breaths.
"Three thousand one hundred and twenty-one taels plus one thousand five hundred and thirty-eight taels."
Su He's speed was still as fast as ever, four thousand six hundred and fifty-nine taels.
Zhu Linghui was young after all, and although she had some talent in using the abacus, she lost because she was too nervous, and it took her an incense stick to figure it out.
"Master, I miscalculated."
Zhu Linghui knew that she must have calculated it wrong. She had even forgotten the first two numbers, so how could she get it right?
"It's okay if you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes."
"Master, is this mental arithmetic?"
Liu Yanzhen asked curiously, the master calculated too fast.
"Yes, this is one of the arithmetic methods we will learn in the future."
"It is undeniable that the abacus is important, because the master will use it on a daily basis. However, if we only know how to use the abacus, then your life will be dominated by the abacus. If one day you don't have an abacus by your side, won't you become a useless person?"
"Student Linghui is very capable, but you have only opened one store now. In the future, as you open more and more stores, it will be very difficult for you to rely on only an abacus. Master, here is a simpler, faster and more labor-saving way to manage the account book. Do you want to learn it?"
"Master, I want to learn."
Zhu Linghui stood up and spoke loudly.
"Master, I want to learn too."
With someone taking the lead, everyone responded positively.