"Please rest assured, Master Zhu. It is the job of our accountants to coordinate the data. However, Master Zhu, is it really possible for you to compile the data by yourself? Otherwise, we can assign two or three accountants to work with you to compile the data."
Ghost Hand Zhang squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, raised his gray eyebrows, and bowed to Zhu Ping'an. He seemed very respectful on the surface, but in fact he was very contemptuous in his heart. He was implying that Zhu Ping'an overestimated his own abilities and was so arrogant that he counted one piece of data by himself, while asking himself and the other five accountants to count one piece.
"Thank you for your kindness. I can do it." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly.
After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, the smile on Guishou Zhang's face suddenly froze. He felt like the breath was stuck in his throat, neither going up nor down, and felt very uncomfortable.
This kid named Zhu is so arrogant. I have good intentions, but you are so ungrateful!
Too arrogant.
You are so arrogant that you say you can do it. Haha, you are really lip service to the sky and your lower lips to the ground - what a big tone!
"Haha, since Lord Zhu can do it, then naturally there will be no problem for us." Ghost Hand Zhang sneered and said with a cupped hand.
"Okay, since there's no problem, let's start." Zhu Ping'an nodded.
Zhang Guanku and Jia Langzhong cleared out two large tables in the office for Zhu Ping'an and the five accountants to compile statistical data.
The two tables were next to each other, with a space of about one meter in between. Zhu Ping'an sat at the table facing south and counted the data, while Guishou Zhang and five other accountants sat at the table facing north and counted the data, facing each other.
Doctor Jia had six abacuses delivered, one for Zhu Ping'an and the five accountants.
After Zhu Ping'an took the abacus, he fiddled with it casually and put it aside on the table, with no intention of using it.
Seeing this, Ghost Hand Zhang at the opposite table curled the corners of his lips in contempt. He could tell at a glance that Zhu Ping'an did not know how to use an abacus and was obviously a layman in the abacus world. The way Zhu Ping'an had just fiddled with the beads was simply too childish and full of loopholes. Anyone who was skilled in using abacus would not fiddle with the beads like that.
Haha, Zhu Ping'an, I can see five mistakes from the way you just fiddled with the abacus.
That's it?!
You are so arrogant and shameless that you want to compile a piece of data by yourself? !
It's so ridiculous.
Open your eyes, Zhu Ping'an!
I will let you see what a true abacus master is!
Ghost Hand Zhang smiled slightly, and then when he looked at the abacus, his expression became solemn and serious, as if the abacus was the only thing in his eyes. His aura was like that of a martial arts master who was unrivaled in the world, and his whole body was shrouded in an aura that made people have to look up to him.
He swung the abacus upward with his right hand, pressed his left hand on the abacus, and stroked his hands in the air. In an instant, a series of dense and crisp "pa pa pa" sounds of the beads hitting the crossbeam were heard, like playing a note.
It's just a blink of an eye.
He pressed the abacus with his left and right hands and it fell on the upper right corner of the table. It seemed like he was moving it vigorously, but the abacus did not make any sound when it landed on the table, just like a master of light Kung Fu who walks on snow without leaving any trace. It can be seen that Ghost Hand Zhang's mastery of the abacus has reached the highest level of making light of heavy things and combining man and calculation into one.
After the abacus fell on the table, the upper and lower beads were neatly arranged on both sides of the beam, without any misalignment.
In other words, at that moment in the air, Ghost Hand Zhang's left and right hands rearranged the chaotically arranged abacus beads in an orderly manner.
"Ghost hand."
"As expected of the Ghost Hand, this one move alone is beyond the reach of the rest of us."
The officials who were familiar with abacus and four other accountants were stunned by Zhang Lu's skill of using the ghost hand, and they all praised him highly.
Zhu Pingan was also surprised by the amazing hand speed of Ghost Hand Zhang, and then curled his lips slightly, uh, this hand speed is beyond the reach of those young men who have been single for 30 years in modern times. If Ghost Hand Zhang was in modern times, with this hand speed, he could be a good seedling with potential whether playing piano or playing professional e-sports such as LOL, DOTA2, and King of Glory.
Seeing Zhu Ping'an's surprised look, Ghost Hand Zhang curled his lips in satisfaction, and then recited softly with a master's demeanor: "The seven sons' families are separated by two rows, and the ten perfect ones return to one vicissitude. The five lakes and four seas are calculated on the abacus, and the three religions and nine classes are busy. The daily necessities of life are small, and the country and the society are in the court. The eight directions of the world are managed by the hands, and the ancient and modern chapters are endless. This abacus may seem small, but it is actually infinitely useful. It can point to the mountains and rivers in a snap of a finger."
"What Zhang the accountant said is very true. This abacus contains a lot of truth. Tao Zongyi's "Nancun Chuogeng Lu" says: When we take in servants, when they first come, they are called Leipan beads, which means they move without being moved; after a while, they are called abacus beads, which means they move when they are moved; after a long time, they are called Buddha's crown beads, which means they are still all day long and will not move even if they are moved."
"Accountant Zhang is at such a high level that it really makes my generation ashamed."
Several other accountants echoed the sentiment and started to praise each other professionally.
Zhu Ping'an glanced at them, then calmly lowered his head, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to count the data.
snort!
You can't even do arithmetic, so how can you calculate or count the data? You even use pen, ink, paper and inkstone to pretend to be doing it. Haha, it's a joke.
Seeing this, Ghost Hand Zhang shook his head and snorted coldly, then looked at the other accountants, nodded, and started counting.
For a moment, the sound of abacus clacking could be heard in the office.
Ghost Hand Zhang is worthy of being the best in the accounting world. With his hands on the abacus, it is as if a motor was installed. He can use all the difficult abacus techniques and eye techniques such as "shooting with both hands", "shuttle technique", "flickering of fingers" and "three lines at one glance" with ease. Just by looking at a data, the abacus in his hand will already produce the output.
Although the other four accountants' hand speeds were not as fast as Ghost Hand Zhang, they were not slow either. They followed Ghost Hand Zhang closely and chased each other, wanting to show off among so many officials. They used left and right shooting, shuttle fighting, etc., and used all their unique skills.
In comparison, Zhu Ping'an's performance was quite unremarkable. It could be said that in terms of momentum, Zhu Ping'an had already lost by a huge margin.
To outsiders, Zhu Ping'an was just staring at the data, occasionally using a brush to write some incomprehensible scribbles on rice paper.
It was probably only about five minutes.
Zhu Ping'an leaned over and wrote a few numbers on the rice paper. After finishing, he placed the brush in his hand on the inkstone, then crossed his arms and watched the fancy abacus performance of Ghost Hand Zhang and others opposite him.
Ghost Hand Zhang glanced at Zhu Ping'an's action with the corner of his eye, and the sarcastic arc at the corner of his mouth became even bigger. Haha, now you can't even pretend, it's really ridiculous. Where is your arrogance just now? Does your face hurt, haha
Zhang Guanku and the other four accountants smiled knowingly when they saw Zhu Ping'an giving up treatment.