Chapter 49: Shocked Nongyu, what is Pig mental arithmetic? It’s Abacus Mental Math!
The expression on Nongyu’s face froze, staring blankly at him!
Nongyu also slightly opened her mouth, looking directly at Li Mo for the first time today. Both the master and servant blinked, doubting whether they had just experienced an auditory illusion.
Li Mo pursed his lips and said again, “Sister Zi, the total in this account is seven hundred and seventeen gold and one thousand eighty-two silvers, but it missed six gold and thirteen silvers, so the correct total should be seven hundred and twenty-three gold and one thousand ninety-five silvers.”
Sister Zi and Nongyu exchanged a glance, silent, with expressions full of confusion!
Nongyu was even more puzzled.
Dude, aren’t you blind? Can you give a little respect to people like me, who aren’t blind?
Nongyu had not even finished verifying half of the accounts yet, Li Mo just ran his hand over the bamboo slips a few times, how could he know there was a mistake in her accounts?
Li Mo handed over the bamboo slips in his hand and calmly said, “If Sister Zi does not believe, you can calculate again.”
“Since it’s what the sir said, Sister Zi naturally believes, but sir, how did you quickly determine that the accounts were wrong?”
Nongyu glanced at Nongyu, full of incomprehension in her words. Nongyu pouted, looking a bit unhappy.
Sister Zi believes him but doesn’t believe me, how am I going to live like this!
Li Mo explained, “I studied Abacus Mental Math for a period of time before, so I can calculate faster than the average person.”
Abacus Mental Math can even calculate multiplication, division, and square roots, let alone simple addition and subtraction.
When trained to a certain level, the practicioner can simply answer the calculation question when they see or hear it.
(TN: The abacus system of mental calculation is a system where users mentally visualize an abacus to carry out arithmetical calculations. No physical abacus is used; only the answers are written down. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_abacus)
Li Mo’s speed was already considered slow!
Nongyu was stunned, “Pig mental arithmetic? How do you calculate a pig’s heart?”
Li Mo, who was drinking tea, almost choked and sprayed out the tea! If I calculated the accounts, does that mean I became pig-minded?
Nongyu gave her a stern look and said to Li Mo, “Excuse me, sir, what… is pig mental arithmetic, then?” Wiping the tea stains from the corner of his mouth, Li Mo replied, “It’s not a pig’s heart, it’s Abacus Mental Math, the beads of a pearl.”
“This is a calculation algorithm derived from the abacus.”
Nongyu’s eyes flickered, sitting up straight as if she were a diligent student listening attentively and asking questions. She stared at Li Mo without blinking and asked, “What is an abacus then? To learn this Abacus Mental Math, do you have to learn the abacus first?”
Nongyu was very clever, as soon as she heard Li Mo’s words, she understood the cause and effect behind them. This woman with high intelligence, emotional intelligence, and good looks was truly heaven’s favorite.
The longer she was in contact with Li Mo, the more she discovered Li Mo’s extraordinary qualities.
Always able to know things that others did not know, and come up with ideas that others could not think of.
Each time she brought her shock, leaving a deep shadow in her heart.
Watching Li Mo calculate the speed just now, even if she could learn half of it, she wouldn’t have to worry so much when balancing the accounts in the future!
With so many industries here, it would take her half a month each month just to reconcile the accounts!
While dealing with business and the nightfall, Sister Zi also deeply realized that her time was insufficient.
Nongyu calculated a few times and got a headache. It can be seen that Sister Zi has been through a lot over such a long time!
Li Mo smiled and said, “Do you want to learn? I can teach you.”
Sister Zi’s eyes lit up, surprised, “Okay!”
Nongyu scratched her head and whispered, “Uh… can I learn?”
Li Mo smiled at her, “Of course, let’s do this. I’ll bring something over tomorrow and teach you both then.”
Although abacus calculation is quick, it takes a lot of time to learn, and it can’t be learned overnight.
So you can start by learning the abacus.
This thing is simple and easy to learn, as long as you remember the mnemonic, you can learn it basically.
Li Mo made an abacus before, but left it in the old mansion outside Xinzheng City.
Tomorrow when he brings it over, he can teach them.
“Well, Sister Zi, thank you in advance, sir. Yu’er, bring the package from my cabinet.”
Nongyu opened her wardrobe as instructed by Sister Zi.
The first thing that caught her eye was a variety of stockings.
Next to each stocking was a packaged item.
In the evening, when Li Mo carried the package back, Jing Ni took it over and was surprised at how heavy the package was.
Jing Ni asked in surprise, “Husband, what is this? Why is it so heavy?”
Li Mo led her back with a smile, “Honey, you will know when you open it at home.”
Under the orange light, Jing Ni opened the package, and a dazzling golden light illuminated the entire room.
After counting it, Jing Ni said with a smile, “Three hundred gold coins, this lady is really generous.”
