Imperial Exam Daily

Yang Ye followed Zhang Ying through two streets, and finally stopped at a restaurant, which was three stories high and very grand.

Zhang Jie led the people to the door, but stopped herself: "Brother Yang, I can only take you here, I'm really sorry, it's getting late, I should go to work, if I'm not in a hurry , I will accompany you in."

Yang Ye thanked him, but did not persuade him to stay.

After repeatedly cupping his hands, Zhang Ying left. Actually, he didn't go far, but hid around a corner, secretly watching him walk in from the back door of Fengxiang Tower.

Fengxianglou is one of the largest restaurants in the county, and the people who come and go are either dignitaries or lords. In short, they are either rich or powerful.

Zhang Jie can still imagine the strange look on your face after Yang Ye walked in, it can pierce a person's body.

In addition, the boss of Fengxianglou is notoriously bad-tempered, and the requirements for recruiting are very harsh. He has to scold an accountant in three days. Even if the money is paid, not many scholars can bear it. Temper, Yang Ye will definitely be humiliated and kicked out by the boss when he goes in. With Yang Ye's arrogant nature, he might go home angrily and hang up white silk.

Just thinking about this scene made him laugh out loud.

But he stuck to the corner of the wall and stood there for half a stick of incense, but he didn't see Yang Ye coming out. He wanted to see Yang Ye's distressed appearance with his own eyes, but he really had to go to work. If he was late, he would laugh The fox had to rub his hands secretly to deduct his money again.

After thinking about it for a while, he still decided to go first. Anyway, once something happened, it would spread the word in a short time. If he didn't see it, he was afraid he wouldn't hear it. Thinking about it, he walked lightly to the construction site.

Yang Ye entered through the back door of Fengxiang Building, and he was not a guest, so going in through the main door might cause misunderstanding.

Entering through the back door is a large yard, which is as big as the three small yards of his house. Several cooks are folding and washing vegetables. As soon as he stepped through the door, he heard a roar: "If you want to leave, give him the money. What kind of temper do scholars have? Opening their mouths to spit out some sour words is faster than anyone else, but the accounts are like ants crawling! I’m not happy after saying a few words! Hurry up and let him leave quickly, so you don’t have to worry about it Get upset!"

The man in Chinese clothes with a square top and round hat scolded loudly, and the cooks still folded dishes without changing their expressions, as if they had been used to it for a long time.

"Master, if Qin Xiucai leaves, there will only be an accountant in our restaurant, and the accounts will be correct!" The voice of the person who spoke became softer: "The notice posted to recruit the accountant has been posted for two months, but There is still no suitable person.”

"What's the matter, I mean, without him, my big restaurant won't be able to open!"

"Master." The steward of Fengxianglou called out in a drawn-out tone of embarrassment.

Their restaurant only needs four accountants, but with the temper of the master, the accountants always come and go, and they can't find enough people.Although Qin Xiucai was slow to calculate the accounts and full of good reason, he could calculate some low-level things. If he really left, how could an accountant take care of him? If he couldn't, the guests would have to wait. Get angry, there are many rich and powerful masters, how can they offend them.

I'm so sad!

At this moment of stalemate, Guanshi Huang's sharp eyes saw a person dressed in a long gown who walked in after finding his way. He immediately recognized that he was a scholar, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he hurriedly asked in a harmonious voice: "Is this scholar?" What's up?"

Yang Ye pretended not to hear the quarrel just now: "I heard that your place is recruiting Mr. Accountant, I wonder if you are still recruiting?"

The master of Fengxianglou snorted coldly: "Didn't someone come here! You must say too much about that surnamed Qin, let him go quickly."

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man shook his sleeves and walked into the restaurant with heavy steps, never giving Yang Ye a serious look from the beginning to the end.

Yang Ye naturally noticed these details, but he also understood Zhang Jie's intention for bringing him here, the introduction of the errand was fake, but it was true that he wanted to embarrass him.

In fact, he felt strange early in the morning. The two of them had no relationship before, and now they suddenly introduced the errand to him so enthusiastically. It was a bit deliberate to run around the door.

The reason why he insisted on coming in was to see what he wanted to do, and it turned out that was the case.

Guanshi Huang called Yang Ye without embarrassment: "Come with me."

He was still angry with the master in his heart, just seeing someone coming to respond, there were quite a few people coming and going, but according to the master's request, eleven out of ten could not meet his request, no matter how many came, it would be in vain, he With bitterness, he took Yang Ye to a small study room, ordered Xiao Er to make a cup of tea, and let Yang Ye sit down.

Yang Ye thought that the interview in the big restaurant was quite formal.

"How many years has the scholar been studying?"

"Eighteen today, eight years have passed."

Guanshi Huang remained silent, and asked again: "Do you have fame?"

"It's not about fame, it's just a child."

Manager Huang frowned. According to their lord's standards, the accountant must be a scholar, and the young man in front of him is not satisfied.

But due to the situation, on the one hand, it was Qin Xiucai who was going to leave, and he really needed someone to support him; on the other hand, although the scholar looked shabby, he spoke neither humble nor overbearing, and his charm was much better than many scholars, so he skipped this question , and then asked: "Are you good at arithmetic?"

Yang Ye raised the corner of his mouth: "Proficient."

Guanshi Huang's heart skipped a beat, this scholar is so shameless!Daji Dynasty attached great importance to imperial examinations. In recent years, scholars have spread all over the world, but these scholars are only knowledgeable. The poems are more beautiful than the other, and the principles are louder than the other. On the contrary, the practical ability of arithmetic is very weak. What he hates most is Some masters with high eyesight and low hands.

Because of this, their restaurant has changed a lot of accountants, and now this scholar is proficient in opening his mouth, which greatly reduces his good impression.

"Really? If that's the case, does Tong Shenglang mind if I give you a test?"

"Of course I don't mind."

Guanshi Huang dipped his pen into some ink, and wrote on a piece of rough paper for a while, then took up the pen and handed the paper to Yang Ye, with a small abacus attached.

Yang Ye picked up the paper and glanced at it. On it was written Braised Lion Head, [-] Wen, two servings; pickled cabbage crucian carp, fifty Wen, one serving; Chinese cabbage, seven Wen, three servings; polished rice porridge, two Wen, five servings .

"140 paper."

It's a very practical question, and it's quite simple. After a little calculation, anyone who is involved in arithmetic can be calculated, but it's just the length of time. Yang Ye felt that the manager of the interview asked a very realistic question.

But Guanshi Huang was dumbfounded. Seeing that Yang Ye gave the answer with just a quick glance, he didn't even move his abacus. Some of the dishes and servings he wrote at random, even he didn't know the exact answer. In fact, he just wanted to see Seeing how quickly the scholar dialed the abacus, I didn't expect that he didn't move at all.

He picked up the abacus himself, and flicked it out in disbelief. Looking at the result on the abacus, he was even more surprised, it really was such a number!

"No, try again."

He took back the rough paper, and quickly wrote on the back, the gross profit in March was 220 taels, and the cost of buying ingredients was 20 taels. Famous chefs are born in twos and threes a month.

"What's the net income?"

Yang Ye looked at it carefully and replied, "170 nine taels, and five hundred wen left."

Guanshi Huang was puzzled, he read 170, and took up the abacus to dial it. It took about a quarter of an hour for Guanshi to figure it out.

Exclaimed: "Same!"

If you want to come out to look for errands, you have to do your homework. Last night, he read some of the original books, which didn't even record multiplication and division, let alone other advanced algorithms. Today he dares to say that he is proficient. But it is by no means a lie.

Manager Huang was surprised and smiled with his abacus in his hand. Looking at Yang Ye's eyes with admiration and respect, he politely called out to Mr.: "Sit down and drink tea! I wonder when Mr. will come to work? I'm not afraid of your jokes. People are going to leave again, you heard it today, there is really a shortage of manpower, if you can come earlier, that would be great, salary and so on can be negotiated."

It is really hard to find such a person who is proficient in arithmetic. It is hard to find such a person who is good at arithmetic. The most important thing for a big business is this kind of accountant. If you can really recruit this scholar, I don’t know how much trouble you will save, sir. If he is happy, he will save a lot of trouble, and now he is afraid that someone will run away.

"As long as the husband stays, I will pay you this amount of monthly salary."

Yang Ye was very moved when he saw the five fingers raised up. Although the original body did not touch Yangchunshui, he still knew the price. Five taels is not a small amount. Let alone the village, it is even in the county. People's salaries are higher.

So this errand was accepted.

Huang Jin was very happy, with a smile on his face, he personally sent Yang Ye out of the house.

When he came back, he ran into Qin Huaisheng who was packing up his things and was about to leave. His white skin was red with anger, and gas was coming from his nostrils.

With Yang Ye now, Huang Jin didn't care much about Qin Huaisheng's going or staying. He had had enough of suffering on both sides, but he still said: "Qin Xiucai, what do you think you are doing? We Master's temper, you have been working in Fengxiang Tower for two months, and you still haven't gotten used to it."

"Habits? Heh, your place doesn't treat us scholars as human beings. The master always speaks sarcasm and shouts at us scholars. When did I, Qin Huaisheng, suffer this kind of grievance? Even if I go to copy and write for others, it's better than this." It’s hard to suffer here.”

Huang Jin stretched his eyelids, thinking that if he went to copy and write for others, he would not be able to get a few silver coins, only you, a scholar, are noble.

"Hey, since Qin Xiucai has a new place to go, I'm relieved. I won't send you out this morning. The restaurant is still busy. After a while, the master will be scolded when he can't see anyone. Qin Xiucai will leave. In the future If you are free and don’t dislike my little place, you must come to drink tea.”

After finishing speaking, Huang Jin went back to the restaurant.

Qin Huaisheng's eyes widened. In the past two months, he also made a fuss about leaving two or three times, but Huang Jin would desperately persuade him when he came back. Today, he was scolded by the master. He just wanted to make trouble and let Huang Jin give it to him. Going down a step, so as not to lose face in front of all the helpers, Huang Jin didn't expect Huang Jin not to keep him now!

To be honest, it might be difficult to find a job with a salary like Fengxianglou in the county. He felt bitter, and when he saw the cook sizing him up, he forcefully expressed annoyance, shook his sleeves and went out bravely.