Seeing that no one believed in the calculator, Qiao Ran called her second uncle over:

"Uncle, come with me and calculate the prices of the two baskets of goods to see if the results are the same!"

"it is good!"

Without saying a word, Qiao Erhe immediately asked the people in line on his side to wait for a moment. He took the abacus and started to calculate the bill for the manager together with his niece.

Qiao Ran picked up an item from the basket and pressed a few buttons on the calculator. Then Qiao Erhe took the item and also moved the beads on the abacus.

There was no communication between the two men. After one finished counting, he handed the items to the other, and the other finished counting, then put the goods in the bamboo basket prepared by the supermarket.

Soon, the steward's two bamboo baskets were empty.

Qiao Ran first reported the number she calculated:

"The total is one hundred fifty-three taels and two hundred fifty-five coins. I'll round off the difference for you, one hundred fifty-three taels and two hundred coins."

Qiao Erhe also reported the same number and turned the abacus in front of him so that the manager and the onlookers could see it clearly.

The steward stretched his neck to look at the small square, but he couldn't understand the words displayed on it at all.

The steward turned back to look at the abacus in front of Qiao Erhe with half belief and half doubt.

Most people can look at an abacus, especially the managers of wealthy families.

Even without Qiao Erhe reporting the number, the steward could tell at a glance that the number was one hundred and fifty-three taels and two hundred and fifty-five coins.

This time, the manager had nothing to say. He obediently paid the bill, put the things back into the basket and left.

The man behind didn't have much stuff, just a basket. Qiao Ran counted it with Qiao Erhe again, and they both came up with the same number.

Now, the people queuing behind no longer had any objections, and more and more people lined up to Qiao Ran's side.

In fact, Qiao Ran could do mental arithmetic faster for these accounts, but without a tool, it would be hard to explain how she could do it so quickly, and others would not believe that a woman like her could do mental arithmetic.

With the joint efforts of the three, the checkout queue became shorter and shorter.

It was not until two hours later that Qiao Ran realized that there was no one queuing in front of her.

When I looked up, the supermarket seemed much emptier.

It turned out that all the goods on the shelves had been sold out!

All the goods piled high in the backyard have been sold out!

The people who came in later saw that the shelves were empty, and they kept confirming again and again that today's goods were sold out before they walked out of the store, looking back every few steps.

I also made up my mind to come early tomorrow to queue up and buy some food to try and see if the various exotic fruits and vegetables sold in this shop are really as delicious as rumored.

When the servants of Prince Dingbei's mansion had finished their work, they said goodbye and returned home.

After evacuating those who were unwilling to leave the door, the guards of the General's Mansion followed Madam Zheng, who was so tired that she could not even straighten her back, back to the mansion.

When the wooden board of the store door was half put up, the Qiao family and the people from the village who came to help were all exhausted.

"Huh! I didn't expect running a business wouldn't be easy. It's even more tiring than farming!"

"Isn't it? I feel like plowing two acres of land is not as tiring as these two hours of moving and placing goods! I can't even stand up straight!"

"There are so many rich people in the capital! They can actually buy so many such expensive things! It's unimaginable! The money I spend on buying fruits, vegetables and vegetables once is enough for my family of more than a dozen people to eat for more than ten years!"

"Not only that, I saw that high and mighty man, who I heard was the fat steward of Prince Ping's palace, bought five baskets at once. I heard from Erhe that there were a total of four hundred taels! Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I can never earn that much money in my entire life!"

……

Listening to the discussions of the men in the village, Qiao Ran smiled and told them loudly:

"Uncle Qian, there will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future! Our agricultural products are so easy to sell, plant more. Don't just say 400 taels, I can make you 4,000 taels!"

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