Li Shimin

Chapter 19 Calculations
"This?"

Lawyer Pei was also confused at this time, "Aye, Your Majesty, I haven't started to count yet!"

"Then don't rush to calculate, what are you doing in a daze?"

Pei Ji stared and urged directly.

"Yes Yes!"

Lawyer Pei panicked and didn't dare to delay any longer. From the small cloth bag made of silk, he took out a bunch of small sticks made of copper and iron. These small sticks were exactly the same in size and thickness.

Immediately, it began to be placed on the table.

Seeing these little sticks, Li Xuan's head couldn't help but ache.

Count!

These little sticks are the calculation tools of people in ancient times, counting chips.

Usually, people can carry hundreds of counting chips in the counting bag carried around their waists.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was even a regulation that all officials must carry counting bags with them.

These counting chips are like mobile phones in later generations. Anyone who knows how to do arithmetic will carry them with them.If on the street, if you meet some people who owe money and don't pay back, you can take out the counting bag to settle the account without saying a word.

However, this calculation method of counting chips is really weird. If you insist on placing these small sticks on the ground to calculate, after learning for a while, you have to give up.

Too troublesome!As soon as the latter ones are arranged, the former ones are already forgotten!
After a long while, Attorney Pei put away these small copper rods with a face full of pride, and reported to Pei Ji and Li Shimin with fists together: "Aye, Your Majesty, according to the price of the little master, we need to give the little master 140 nine coins !"

It turned out to be exactly the same!
"hiss……"

Hearing this, both Pei Ji and Li Shimin couldn't help being shocked, and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

"Dare to ask my little master, how did you calculate it?"

"Addition, subtraction, and multiplication with up to a hundred digits, just repeat it in your heart, just like what I just said, and then calculate it!"

Li Xuan said calmly.

"Could it be that the method used by the little master is the legendary mental arithmetic technique?"

Pei Ji hurriedly asked, his eyes only fixed on Li Xuan, his face full of anticipation.

"It should be counted!"

Li Xuan can't guarantee that in this era, is there anyone who is more proficient in 'Nine Nine Songs' than himself!

"Then I wonder if the little master can figure out how much I need to pay?"

On the side, Li Shimin was also interested.

After saying that, Li Xuan replied directly: "Your Majesty and Li Wei shared 44 Wen for the meal, plus the money for Li Wei's medicine, it is 940 and [-] Wen!"

"real or fake?"

This time, Attorney Pei finally came to his senses. Just after His Majesty finished speaking, the young master calculated the answer.

Could it be a trick?
Thinking about it, Lawyer Pei muttered to himself, picked up small counting chips in his hand, and began to place them quickly.

"Aye, Your Majesty, the little master's calculations are absolutely correct!"

After calculating the result, Lawyer Pei looked at Li Xuan even more scorchingly.

After listening, Pei Ji and Li Shimin looked at each other, then looked at Li Xuan.

"Little master, if my husband has eight servants, five strong ones can eat three steamed buns, and three thin ones can eat two steamed buns, how much will it cost?"

"One hundred and five pennies!"

"If each person needs to eat a bowl of dishes and drink a bowl of rice soup, how much will it cost?"

"Two hundred and one pennies!"

"Little master, if you add the king's guards..."

Seeing Li Xuanneng's immediate answer, a hint of surprise flashed across Pei Ji's face, and he continued to ask questions.

However, Li Xuan was a little impatient.

"Pei Gong, Your Majesty, boy, there are only ten baskets of steamed buns at home now! As for the rice soup and stir-fried vegetables, they have already been eaten clean. The two of you only need to pay [-] Wen, and you can distribute these to the outsiders. Guards eat!"

Forehead!
Pei Ji was startled, then laughed.

However, after all, he is a veteran who has gone through three dynasties, and he has already cultivated a face thicker than a city wall.

"Da Lang, pay another [-] Wen, and give these steamed buns to Pei Xiang and them, so that they can fill their stomachs!"

"what?"

Lawyer Pei, who was fiddling with calculation chips and calculating the arithmetic results that Pei Ji said one by one, couldn't help being stunned, he hadn't figured it out yet, why would he have to pay again!

"What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and pay for these steamed buns, don't you want to starve Pei Xiang to death?"

Seeing Lawyer Pei's appearance, Pei Ji couldn't help but feel angry.

"I'm going right now!"

Lawyer Pei's expression changed, he didn't know why he had provoked Aye again.

He quickly took out a large bunch of copper coins from his pocket, counted them, and placed them in front of Li Xuan.

Then, he stood up, took the basket of steamed buns on the table, and walked out.Fortunately, there were not many servants and guards who came out this time, and each of them could eat half a steamed bun.

After returning, lawyer Pei was taken aback.

It was found that Aye and His Majesty were both lying on the table, with a pile of counting chips placed in front of each of them, frowning, concentrating on counting, and muttering non-stop.

"Brother Li, what's going on?"

"Little master came up with a calculation problem!" Li Wei whispered.

"What kind of calculation problem can stump Aye and the king?" Lawyer Pei was even more curious.

A look of fear flashed in Li Wei's eyes, and he said in a low voice, "Nine hundred and ninety-nine coins, and one thousand for seasonal pear fruit. Nine pears for eleven coins, four for seven fruits, how much is the price of pear fruit?"

"This?"

After hearing this, Lawyer Pei couldn't help opening his eyes, and took a cold breath.

There is such a problem in the world?
Thinking about it, he sat down subconsciously and began to calculate.

Seeing this, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Li Xuan's eyes.

Sure enough, if you want to get rid of these people's "death chasing questions", you only need to solve a calculation problem that he can't figure out, and you can be cleansed.

Then, quietly got up and went out.

……

After half an hour.

Pei Ji and Li Shimin were still frowning, and there were faint beads of sweat on their foreheads. .

"Ok?"

Looking up, Li Shimin was taken aback.

"Li Wei, where's my wife?"

"My lord, Master is resting in the main room!" Li Wei quickly replied.

"Go, go and find that little master!"

After speaking, Li Shimin stood up and followed Li Wei to the main room.

As soon as he entered the door, his eyes lit up.

A room full of novel gadgets, and even the decoration in the room is a style that has never been seen before.

Especially the lobby.

There are only three strange and exquisite beard beds, two small and one large, and it seems that there are several layers of animal fur on them!

Between the three beard beds, there is also a small long table.

But the young master was lying on a strange-looking bed by the window at the moment. The bed was woven with rattan, and there was a small round table beside it.

Flickering, looking very comfortable.

"Li Wei, do you know what this is?"

Li Shimin asked, pointing to the three beard beds in front of him.

"My lord, forgive me, this is the first time this villain has seen it!"

Li Wei was full of embarrassment,

"My lord, this thing is called a sofa, and it is used for people to sit and entertain guests!"

As he spoke, Li Xuan exerted a slight force on his waist and sat up from the wicker chair.

When Li Shimin and Li Wei had just entered, Li Xuan woke up.

It's just that I don't want to talk all the time.

"Dare to ask my little master, what is the name of this thing?"

Li Shimin was not surprised by this, but pointed to the rattan chair beside him curiously and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is a reclining chair, which is used by the boy to rest in his spare time. And because it is woven with rattan, it can also be called a rattan chair!"

"Your Majesty, you can experience it yourself!"

"Haha, it suits me well..."

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(End of this chapter)