"Where did you go?" Gu Qinghan frowned and said, "That's not a good place. Don't go there in the future."
It seemed that Gu Qinghan also knew about the haunted courtyard. Of course, Yang Ning would not give up the topic and asked: "Why? Because it is haunted?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Gu Qinghan said: "Don't listen to those people's nonsense. It's just an abandoned house, haunted or not. Just don't come near it in the future."
Yang Ning pulled the chair forward and said with a smile: "Sanniang, if it's just an abandoned yard, why don't you let me go there? I see that the yard is already surrounded by weeds and dead vines, so we should send someone Clean it up. Although we don’t live here, this is our old house after all, so we can’t just ignore it.”
Gu Qinghan seemed unwilling to mention it more, and Yang Ning added: "If you don't tell me, I can't let it go. Sanniang, just tell me."
Seeing his appearance, Gu Qinghan couldn't laugh or cry. He laughed and said, "Don't pretend to be so pitiful." He hesitated for a moment and then said, "When I passed the door, I got married here, and I accidentally discovered that courtyard. There were also people there at that time. People told me that it was haunted, but the old Marquis was upright and the Qi family was also a wealthy family. It was impossible for ghosts to exist in such a family. But at that time, the old house had rules set by the old Marquis, and no one was allowed to go near it. You are in the courtyard, and you are not allowed to enter the courtyard, otherwise you will be severely punished."
"Why is this? If it's not because it's haunted, there must be a reason, right?" Yang Ning said, "Does Sanniang know that the sound of flutes often comes from that yard?"
"Playing the flute?" Gu Qinghan's pink lips moved slightly, very sexy: "You don't have to believe the rumors. Since the old Marquis won't let you get close, it's the rule of the Qi family. You don't need to ask why, just abide by it." Seeing Yang Ning's smile He looked disappointed, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your third uncle told me in private before that it seemed like... a woman died in that yard, and she seemed to have some resentment when she died. Later, the yard was locked, and there were rumors. "
"Woman?" Yang Ning asked immediately: "What woman?"
Gu Qinghan shook his head and said: "Your third uncle didn't say much, and he didn't want to mention that yard. Not many people know what happened in that yard." He raised his hand and said, "Get out quickly and don't disturb me to check the accounts."
Yang Ning knew that if he continued to ask, Gu Qinghan wouldn't say anything more, and Gu Qinghan didn't seem to know much about that yard. Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Sanniang, are you looking at these account books? Don’t you think it’s complicated? It looks very messy to me.”
Gu Qinghan rolled her eyes at Yang Ning, charming and charming, "You have never touched the account books before, so naturally they look messy. The account books are all like this, so it is better to be detailed, so why is it complicated?"
"I don't mean that the accounts are cumbersome, but the way of recording them." Yang Ning thought for a moment, took an account book, flipped through a few pages, then took a piece of paper, picked up a brush and dipped it in ink. The paper was freely swayed. Gu Qinghan didn't know what kind of medicine Yang Ning was selling in the gourd. He was surprised when he saw that Yang Ning had drawn a picture in a moment. The shape was like a fishing net. Gu Qinghan was even more surprised.
Then he saw Yang Ning filling in the form like a fishing net, then holding the account book in one hand, looking through it, and then filling in the numbers in the form. Naturally, Gu Qinghan didn't recognize the Arabic numerals written by Yang Ning. He was so surprised that he couldn't help but stand up and move behind Yang Ning, leaning slightly to watch.
Yang Ning concentrated her concentration. After a while, she put down her brush and glanced at Gu Qinghan beside her. He looked at her chest and found that her chest still had not restored the spectacular scenery of mountains and mountains. Naturally, it was still restrained by things. She couldn't help but worry that this would affect her. Gu Qinghan's chest was damaged and she wanted to ask if it would be uncomfortable.
How could Gu Qinghan have thought of what Yang Ning was thinking at this moment? He just looked at the strange drawing made by Yang Ning and wondered: "What is this?"
She comes from a wealthy family, so she is naturally involved in calligraphy and painting. She originally thought that this was a painting by Yang Ning, but this painting has no beauty no matter how you look at it.
"This is the number. The text above is the item that summarizes the number." Yang Ning explained: "The one on the far right is the single digit, the one to the left is ten, and this one is hundreds...!"
Yang Ning began to teach patiently. Arabic numerals were simple and easy to learn, not to mention Gu Qinghan was very smart. In just a moment, he not only figured out the Arabic numerals from zero to nine, but also clearly identified hundreds and thousands of digits. Yang Ning explained , Gu Qinghan's pretty face was full of shock. This was knowledge she had never heard of before. When Yang Ning finished explaining, Gu Qinghan still didn't come back to her senses. After a while, she said in surprise: "Ning'er, this... this is you Did you come up with it?"
"I think you worked hard to check the accounts, so you came up with it." Yang Ning thought to herself that if I explained to you that these are Arabic numerals at this time, I'm afraid you would think I was possessed by a ghost. "Sanniang, look at such a table. , in less than half a piece of paper, all five or six pages of the account book are included, and it is very clear and can be understood at a glance."
"This is called a form?" Gu Qinghan roughly understood the meaning of the form and the Arabic numerals. He took the form and looked at the account book carefully. The surprise in his eyes became deeper and deeper. He suddenly raised his head and asked repeatedly: "This... did you really think of this yourself?"
Yang Ning scratched his cheek, knowing the shock in Gu Qinghan's heart at this moment, thinking that the Arabic numerals would not be transmitted here for a while, but he was not afraid that the diorama would be exposed, and said calmly: "It's just a random thought, Sanniang, what do you think? How about this method?"
Gu Qinghan's face was full of joy and said: "Ning'er, you are so smart, you have even thought of such a method." Looking at the table, he said excitedly: "Your method is indeed simple and clear, and it is clear at a glance. If If I had used this method earlier, I wouldn’t have had to watch this for a long time.”
Yang Ning felt relieved after receiving Gu Qinghan's affirmation. She leaned closer and said, "Sanniang, this can not only keep accounts, but can also be used as passwords."
"Password?" Gu Qinghan asked curiously: "What does that mean?" I just feel that since Yang Ning's awakening, his mind has become more and more clever and unconstrained, but he doesn't know what this weird new word means.
Yang Ning smiled and said: "In the future, if I am away from home and write you a letter, in order to prevent others from impersonating me, I just need to add the password we agreed on in the letter, and you can know the authenticity. If it is more complicated, these numbers can also speak for themselves. , when others see these numbers, they don’t understand what they mean, but you and I can understand.”
Gu Qinghan opened her beautiful eyes wide and asked curiously: "What should I do?"
Yang Ning picked up the writing brush, wrote a line of numbers on the paper, handed it to Gu Qinghan, and said, "This is the simplest password. Let's see if Sanniang can recognize it?"
Gu Qinghan took a look and saw that Yang Ning had just taught her ten numbers. She remembered them very clearly and read them one by one: "Five, two, zero, one, three, one, four." She raised her head and said in confusion: "Ning'er, these numbers What does a number mean?”
Yang Ning smiled and said: "Sanniang, you are so smart, you can't figure out such a simple password? If you read it in succession, it means I will love you forever!"
Gu Qinghan was startled, then blushed and threw away the paper in his hand.
Yang Ning saw this and said: "Sanniang, this is the simplest, and...!"
"Ning'er, you are getting more and more courageous now, and you have no rules." Gu Qinghan's face darkened, "Don't say such crazy things in the future."
"Sanniang, you misunderstood, I...!"
"I'm not just talking about this password." Gu Qinghan's pretty face was solemn, "After you return to Beijing, the court should let you inherit the position of Marquis of Jinyi and become Marquis of Jinyi. You must be careful in everything you say and do, not only outside. You must be careful with all civil and military officials. Even in the Marquis Mansion, you cannot have no rules as before." After a pause, his tone became even more serious: "I am your Sanniang, and you cannot stop talking nonsense in front of me. Not to mention that no one, big or small, can obey the rules in front of me, so how can they be cautious outside?"
Yang Ning didn't expect Gu Qinghan's reaction to be so big. He is a smart man. To be fair, a beautiful young woman like Gu Qinghan is still quite lethal to him. He appreciates and respects Gu Qinghan. Although he looks no more than 16 or 17 years old. Years old, but his soul is already very mature. If he says that he has never had any evil thoughts towards Gu Qinghan in his heart, he would be deceiving himself. However, he also respects Gu Qinghan very much and pays great attention to his words and deeds.
Of course he could also see that since the last time, Gu Qinghan was also very sensitive to the relationship between the two of them, with a sense of detachment. He knew in his heart that Gu Qinghan was worried that if the two of them were as close as before, there might be some trouble. .
But this time it was just a casual joke, I thought it was harmless, but who knew that Gu Qinghan's reaction would be so intense, which was beyond Yang Ning's expectation.
Gu Qinghan saw Yang Ning frowning slightly and thought that her attitude had hurt Yang Ning. Naturally, she still cared about Yang Ning very much in her heart. Her tone softened slightly and said: "Sanniang is doing this for your own good. You are the eldest son of the Qi family. Even more so, as the person who wants to succeed Jin Yihou, many pairs of eyes are staring at you. If you are a little negligent, you will not only bring disaster to yourself, but the entire Qi family will also suffer disaster. Ning'er, do you understand?"
Yang Ning thought to herself that I am not a real heir apparent, and I might disappear without a trace one day. If I want to protect you alone, then we still have to discuss it. As for the Qi family, I have nothing to do with it, but At this time, he could only nod slightly and said, "I understand."
Gu Qinghan seemed to feel that the atmosphere was a bit cold, and smiled slightly, saying: "But the method Ning'er taught Sanniang today is really wonderful. Sanniang won't have to work so hard when she looks at the accounts in the future. You have helped Sanniang a lot."
"How are the accounts here?" Yang Ning asked, "Are there any mistakes?"
Gu Qinghan shook his head and said softly: "The expenses and income of the old house are very clear, and there is nothing wrong. The fief tax and the harvest of the family's fields this year are also clearly recorded in the account book. They are very detailed. According to the account book, It is true that taxes are collected at 20%." He frowned and said, "Even the tax money sent to the capital at the end of September is clearly recorded in the account book."
Yang Ning leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice and asked, "Are these fake accounts? They were wary of the Marquis's sudden arrival, so they specially prepared fake accounts here?"
"It's not impossible." Gu Qinghan said softly: "I also suspect that the accounts are fraudulent, so I want to check for any flaws in them, but I haven't found anything yet."
Yang Ning whispered: "They said that when they escorted the tax bank to the capital, Jiangling Prefect sent soldiers to escort them. When Qi Feng comes over at night, we can send Qi Feng to check whether it is true or not. Besides, I can use Jin Yi to In the name of the Crown Prince, I will find a reason to summon all the landowners in the fiefdom and make it clear face to face. If it is true that the old house is cheating, the landowners will easily expose it when they arrive."