Chapter 48: Yuer, you calculated the accounts wrong!
Nongyu kept chattering non-stop, “Sister Zi, I never expected this veiled gauze to be so effective, Mr. Li is truly amazing!”
“Sister Zi, how do you think he came up with this? How is he so clever?”
“Let me tell you, Sister Zi, without Mr. Li’s intervention, our business this month would probably have been worse.”
“Those court officials are difficult to serve and picky to begin with. But now, they are all rushing to our place. We owe this to Mr. Li!”
Sister Zi looked at the adoring Nongyu with a smile. Unable to hold back any longer, she interrupted, “Alright, alright, if you think so highly of Mr. Li, why don’t you go and invite him over for a closer look?”
“Alright then… Wait, when did I say I wanted him? I didn’t, Sister Zi, you’re teasing me again!”
Nongyu realized, and a blush spread across her face, knowing she’d been played by Sister Zi again.
Sister Zi, amused by her shy expression, couldn’t help but laugh, “Well, regardless of whether you want to or not, why don’t you invite him over first?”
Nongyu, puzzled, looked at her, “Now?”
Sister Zi rolled her eyes, “Of course, after he’s finished storytelling.”
“He’s helped us so much, we should show our gratitude, right?”
Nongyu nodded earnestly, “Yes, we should, but how do we thank him?”
Sister Zi’s eyes twinkled, with a playful smile, she suggested, “Why not give yourself to Mr. Li as a token of gratitude, what do you think?”
“Huh? Me…me?”
Nongyu was taken aback, completely at a loss. Shouldn’t they give money instead? How could she be given directly to someone?
“Hm? What’s wrong, don’t you want to?”
Nongyu nervously tugged at her clothes, her heart pounding. Even though Li Mo is blind, he is handsome! And so capable, even Sister Zi and Wei Zhuang regard him highly. Just this alone surpasses ninety-nine percent of men in this world!
“I…I…”
Nongyu stammered nervously. Finally, Sister Zi couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.
Laughing uncontrollably, she teased, “You’re really feeling amorous, huh? Oh, you’re so funny…”
Looking at Sister Zi laughing hysterically, Nongyu was dumbfounded! Her face flushed red with embarrassment, grinding her teeth, she said, “Sister Zi, you’re teasing me again!”
“Hahaha, oh, just kidding, just kidding.” Sister Zi waved her hand, laughing uncontrollably, weak with mirth, she rested her chin on the table.
Trying to appease the embarrassed Nongyu, she said, “Alright, alright, don’t be so stingy. It’s not good of me, okay?”
Nongyu glanced at her, turned away and hmphed. Sister Zi took a deep breath, “If you don’t go invite Mr. Li now, he might leave after he’s done reading.”
Only then did Nongyu react. She quickly stood up and ran out, “Oh right, I almost forgot. I’ll remember this time, let me go invite Mr. Li over!”
Li Mo noticed something off about Nongyu today. When she was leaning on him, her gaze was always wandering, distracted. If he hadn’t been there, this girl would have stumbled several times.
What are you holding me or am I holding you?
“Does Miss Nongyu have any concerns?”
Once again, Li Mo couldn’t help but ask as he held Nongyu, who had stumbled over the threshold arch.
“Ah? No… no?”
A hint of panic flashed in Nongyu’s eyes. Li Mo pursed his lips, your acting is too clumsy, isn’t it? Even a blind person can see that you have something on your mind!
“We’re here, please come in, sir!”
Finally, in front of Nongyu’s room, Nongyu sighed heavily, pushed the door open in a hurry without even knocking, regardless of whether Nongyu was changing clothes inside or not!
Fortunately, Nongyu was not changing clothes, but was rearranging the abacus sticks to re-calculate the income for this half month.
“Sir, please have a seat. Just wait a moment, I’ll verify the accounts for this half month and then chat with you.”
“Yuer, please serve tea to the sir.”
Nongyu obediently bowed and made a cup of hot tea for Li Mo. After placing it on the table in front of him, she didn’t dare to lift her eyes, and hurriedly ran back to Nongyu’s side with a swish.
Li Mo touched his nose in confusion.
This girl, something’s not right today!
Nongyu was carefully checking the accounts, unaware of Nongyu’s unusual behavior. Although Nongyu had already calculated the accounts once, verification was an essential step.
Because accounting is a very complex academic field, a slight mistake could occur. Even the quick-thinking Sister Zi dared not be distracted when doing the accounts.
Seeing Nongyu scratching her head, Li Mo couldn’t help but say, “May I see the accounts?”
Nongyu and Sister Zi looked puzzled. After a moment of silence, Nongyu smiled and said, “Sir, you may look if you wish.”
Nongyu took the bamboo slips handed to her, and with a strange expression, handed them to Li Mo.
Li Mo touched the carved accounts with his fingers, and after a moment, suddenly spoke up, “There’s a mistake in this account, missing six gold and thirteen silvers.”
