The study was filled with laughter and disdainful looks.
In response, Zhu Pingan simply bowed his hands, and towards the account office where the laughter was most intense, he showed a simple smile and said lightly:
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The accountants at the table thought that Zhu Ping'an had been exposed by them and had given in, so some of them acted like elders, saying things like "It's better to admit your mistakes and correct them, but it's not too late to correct them, and don't pretend to know when you don't know"; some of them shook their heads and smiled bitterly; some of them continued to criticize him, saying things like "you're just playing the piano"...
In short, the accountants all have a sense of superiority.
Only the black-hearted girl could see some clues from Zhu Ping'an's silly smile, and then she heard the emphasized tone when he said "I'm sorry", her dark eyes turned, and she heard the strong sarcasm in Zhu Ping'an's words just now.
Please forgive me for what I have done.
Hiding in the back and stabbing...
This behavior is in line with this seemingly innocent bad boy! People he doesn't know will definitely be sold out by him and help him count the money!
For some reason, the scheming girl Li Shu somewhat believed that this two-faced bad toad seemed to be serious about what he said about the falsified account book.
When the maidservant next to the black-bellied girl heard Zhu Ping'an's words, the worry on her face became even stronger. Oh no, this bad guy is really messing around. If you make the master angry, what should you do if he doesn't let you borrow books...
Just as the accountants were lecturing with a sense of superiority, the person who was being targeted spoke again.
"I'm sorry for making you laugh." Zhu Pingan said with a simple smile, and then shook the account book in his hand amid the lectures of the accountants. He slowly said, "But this is indeed a fake account, at least, the one in my hand is."
Well
The room was silent for a few seconds.
Ah hey. This guy is still pretending to be excited!!!
So, after a few seconds of silence, the accountants started to criticize Zhu Pingan again. This young man is still pretending to be excited. Don’t you know that you are showing off your skills in front of Guan Gong? Don’t you know that we are all masters who have been in the account office for more than ten years or even decades? This is intolerable!
"Can you understand the account book?" an accountant laughed.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Zhu Ping'an reply indifferently with one word, "Yes."
Then the accountant who was questioning him denied it. This young man is really stubborn. He is still pretending at this time. He likes to pretend, right? Then I will expose you today and let you know that the account book is not as simple as you think, so as to avoid smearing the scholars of my generation!
So the accountant picked up the account book in his hand and stood up, ready to expose Zhu Ping'an's lies in one fell swoop.
"Since you said you can understand the account book, then take a look at what is written on this page?" The accountant casually flipped open the account book in his hand, pointed at one of the pages and fired the first shot in the fight against counterfeiting at Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Pingan took the account book and took a look at it. He then said calmly, "This is a daily account book, or a running account book. To be more precise, this is the current account book in the daily account book. This page records, um, Zhang's outstanding payment for goods is 258 taels of silver..."
After Zhu Pingan finished reading, the accountant standing opposite him was struck by lightning, and immediately took the account book from Zhu Pingan with an unbelievable look on his face. He stared at that page for a long time without being able to come back to his senses.
This... This is really understandable. The accountant was stunned. He couldn't utter a word for a long time.
A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the scheming girl.
"Miss, that bad guy can really read the account book." Bao's little face flushed red, and he tugged at the corner of his young lady's clothes with his little hands, muttering in disbelief.
"Is it true that anyone who can read can understand it?" Bao's maid Hua'er blinked, somewhat unconvinced.
"Go get one and have a look." The dark-hearted girl Li Shu nodded at her maid Huaer.
So, Bao's maid Hua'er walked up to Zhu Ping'an and took back the account book from Zhu Ping'an.
If this bad guy can understand it, then the lady and I should be able to understand it too.
After Bao's maid Hua'er took the account book back from Zhu Ping'an, she handed it to her young mistress like she was presenting a treasure, and then leaned over to look at it with her young mistress.
Just one look and the maid Huaer's face turned dark.
What the hell is going on in this account book? I can recognize the Chinese characters, but what are these 〡〢〣〤〥〦〧〨〩○ that record numbers? I have no idea what they are.
The little maid's puffy face was almost squeezed into a bitter melon.
After confirming that Zhu Ping'an could understand the account book, the accountants at the desk were quiet for a while, and then they became noisy. What's the point of being able to understand the account book? There are many people who can understand the account book, but how many can be accountants, not to mention accountants like us who are famous in the whole county. We have carefully calculated for days and found no problems. You have only spent less than a cup of tea to look at it, and you say that the account book is fake. How is it possible! The person who did this batch of accounts must be a veteran among veterans, and it is impeccable. How could you find out that it is a fake account so quickly
"Zhu Ping'an, come here." After getting the signal from the young lady, maid Bao waved to Zhu Ping'an.
"What?" Zhu Ping'an curled his lips.
"Come here." Maid Bao pouted.
After Zhu Ping'an walked over, Bao the maid held the account book and pointed to the place where these 〡〢〣〤〥〦〧〨〩○ things appeared, and asked, "What are these ghostly drawings?"
Ghostly drawing
Yes, for most people, such characters should be regarded as ghost paintings. However, for the accountants of merchants in the south, especially in the southern Zhili area during this period, this is very familiar. These symbols are the "commercial numbers" of the Chinese folk, and can still be found in the special characters of computers. This kind of "commercial numbers" was widely used in ancient commerce, especially in accounting in vertical account books. Zhu Ping'an also arrived at the time of ancient Chinese characters. It looks like ghost paintings, but this kind of business numbers is very vivid and easy to learn. Even if you are blind, you can write it skillfully. It is probably because of this that it became the business numbers of ancient peers.
"This is a business number. 1 is written as a vertical 〡; 2 is written as two verticals: 〢; 3, a vertical 〣; 4, a cross: 〤. We all use an abacus. Look at this ancient 〥. The dot on the top is like the top gear of an abacus, which represents five. So 〦 is six, and 〧 is seven. It's very easy to understand. 〩 is the cursive '久'. It was written a little quickly..." Zhu Ping'an pointed at the business numbers on the account book held by Bao the maid and explained them in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Bao's maid Hua'er blushed slightly, and it was unclear whether it was because she was embarrassed to be stumped by such a simple number or because of something else.
When Zhu Ping'an was explaining, the black-bellied girl couldn't help but lean over and listen carefully. After listening, she uttered a proud and disdainful "".
What? I thought it was so amazing, but it turns out to be so simple... (To be continued)