noffsinger Chapter 260 Cherish Life, Stay Away from Yinzuo
Chapter 260 Cherish Life, Stay Away from Yinzuo
When it comes to accounting skills, Yinzuo is definitely no match for Yintang. But when it comes to manipulating abacus beads, Yinzuo dares to say that even ten Yintang tied together wouldn't be his match. If you ask Yinzuo where his confidence comes from and who gave him the courage, his answer will definitely not be Liang Jingru.
Why was Yinzu so confident that he could defeat Yintang? This story begins in his elementary school days in his previous life. When Yinzu was in elementary school, it coincided with a nationwide craze for learning abacus mental arithmetic in primary and secondary schools, and his school was one of them. Yinzu started learning abacus mental arithmetic in the second grade, practicing it every morning during class, and having several dedicated lessons each week for targeted study. Yinzu did quite well; although not among the top students, he had represented his school in a provincial abacus mental arithmetic competition and achieved good results. Although he hadn't practiced for many years and was somewhat rusty, Yinzu felt that defeating Yintang shouldn't be a problem.
Hatu quickly retrieved the items Yinzuo requested from the carriage, and Aksang also moved a chair and sat opposite Yinzuo as instructed. Now everything was ready. Yinzuo took out a specially made abacus from his black pencil case, picked up the account book from the side, and handed it to Hatu, who was standing to the side.
“Let’s calculate it item by item. You read it out while I do the calculations. Hatu will be in charge of recording and copying. Let’s work together and try to finish this as soon as possible so we can all go home…”
Don't let Yinzhuo's usual carefree and nonchalant attitude fool you. When it comes to serious matters, he's just as hardworking as his fourth brother, Yinzhen. Ever since he sat down and opened the account book in the late afternoon, he hasn't stopped. Hatu's mouth is dry and bitter from reading the account book, and Akshang's wrists ache from copying the records, but neither of them dares to be distracted for a moment. This is mainly because Yinzhuo's abacus beads are moving so fast that they are afraid that if they lose focus, the accounts will fall apart.
Yinzhen, who had previously been unconvinced and thought his sixth brother was bragging, was now completely speechless. After all, his sixth brother's abacus beads were practically blurring at the speed at which the pile of account books on the table disappeared—a speed Yinzhen couldn't possibly match. At this moment, he suddenly empathized with his third brother. "True love of life, stay away from Yinzuo"—that saying was absolutely true. And he still had the nerve to accuse others of being greedy? Ha! Who could out-grease your wheels…
"Phew~~ It's finally finished. Although it's a little later than expected, at least we didn't have to work overtime. Akshan, bring me the ledger you copied. Let me take a look. If there are no problems, we can go home."
Akshang tidied up his transcribed account book and moved it in front of Yinzuo. Yinzuo got up and stretched his stiff body before taking the account book and starting to check it. Calculating accounts was not easy, and checking the account book was also a time-consuming task. It took Yinzuo more than half an hour to finish checking the account book.
"Xiao Jiu, what are you daydreaming about? Weren't you saying you were tired? Why aren't you tired now? It's getting late, get up, let's go back..."
If Yinzhen was only physically tired before, he was now completely exhausted, both mentally and physically. After Yinzuo finished speaking, he didn't wait for him and walked out the door with Hatu and Akshang. Yinzhen stared blankly at Yinzuo's back for a long time until Yinzuo had walked out of the room before he sighed, got up and chased after him.
"Hey, slow down, wait for me, Sixth Brother. I have a question for you. When did you learn to use this abacus? You seem to be more skilled at it than I am. Also, why does your abacus look different from the one I usually use?"
At first, Yinzhuo was able to patiently answer Yintang's questions one after another, but as time went on, his limited patience gradually disappeared. Looking at Yintang, who was still asking questions incessantly, Yinzhuo raised his eyes and gave him a sharp look.
"Little Jiu, you know your sixth brother has a limited patience. I advise you to shut up now. If you dare to say another word, I'll have Akshan come and throw you out..."
As soon as Yinzhuo said this, Yintang immediately fell silent. No wonder they say that one thing can subdue another. No matter how arrogant or domineering Yintang was outside, he could only obediently listen to his sixth brother.
In the days that followed, Yinzhen and Yinzuo were practically buried in account books. Every day, the first thing they did upon waking was to calculate accounts. Yinzhen was alright, since he had to work at the Ministry of Works every day before, so it was just a bit more arduous than before. But Yinzuo was different. He had never suffered like this in all his years. He had to get up at dawn every day, and once he arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, he would sit in a chair and that would be the end of the day. It was secondary that his fingers ached from fiddling with the abacus beads; the main problem was that the accounts seemed endless... When Yinzuo saw Hatu bring over another stack of account books, he felt dizzy. No, was this never going to end?
"Xiao Jiu, stop calculating! I've figured it out now. The Ministry of Revenue's messy accounts are a bottomless pit. You'll never know until you start calculating. Look, you still haven't figured out the accounts from the 21st year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign? How old were you in the 21st year? You were just born then, weren't you? Get up, let's go find Fourth Brother and ask him if he's trying to kill me by sending me all this old, rotten stuff like this..."
Yinzhen had had enough of being buried in account books these past few days. When he saw that Yinzhuo wanted to go to his fourth brother for an explanation, he naturally gave his full support. The two brothers went out with high spirits, but were turned away at the door. It wasn't that Yinzhen was putting on airs and avoiding them; it was mainly because their fourth brother was too busy these days. Yinzhuo and his brother didn't even get to see him on their trip. Since Yinzhuo couldn't see Yinzhen, he naturally wouldn't let it go. Since he couldn't find his fourth brother, he would go to his father. Anyway, he didn't want to live such a dark and hopeless life for even a day longer.
Although Yin Tang dared to go with Yin Zhen to demand an explanation, he immediately backed down when it came to going to Kangxi. Seeing that he had backed down, Yin Zuo did not force him and returned to Changchun Garden with his men.
"Father, you must do me justice! Fourth Brother is trying to work me to death! Look at my dark circles now, I'm practically a monster eating iron! I've always dreamed of being a spendthrift, how can I endure this kind of hardship? I don't care, starting tomorrow I'm not going to the Ministry of Revenue anymore! If you don't agree, I'll untie my belt and hang myself right in front of your Qingxi Study..."
As soon as Yinzhu saw his father, he rushed over and hugged him without saying a word, and began to wail. His words were full of blood and tears, which stunned Kangxi, Yinzhen, Yinreng and the ministers on the side.