Chapter 291: He Knows Abacus
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
According to her understanding, Chu Jin would have about 10-12 strings of coins after deducting the costs.
Just the two bracelets and two taels of silver were enough to spend more than half of it.
Moreover, he wanted to get brushes, clothes, shoes… In that case, he would probably have to spend all the money he had obtained.
Ye Muyu’s mood was a little complicated.
This child… Was this personality good or bad?
“Mother, it should cost ten strings of coins,” Chu Jin said loudly.
“Mother, I can count now, but I don’t know if it’s accurate. Mother, I’ll go get an abacus and calculate with it.” Chu Jin ran to the study room in a flash.
Ye Muyu had already made up her mind and waited patiently for him.
“Mother, I don’t want the hair accessory that little brother mentioned. It’s too expensive.” Chu Ziluo gasped when she heard the words ‘ten string of coins’. Once Chu Jin left, she waved her hands repeatedly, not daring to take it.
Now, she already had a lot of hair accessories. There were flowers, butterflies, and all kinds of hair accessories. There were about ten of them.
They were all bought for her by her paren ts.
If she were to wear a different one every day, she would need over ten days to wear them all.
Compared to the days when she was short of food and clothing, this was much better. Chu Ziluo was a thrifty person and would rather save her money than spend it carelessly.
Chu Jin was completely different from her.
Chu Jin was very willing to spend money on his family.
Of course, he hid the rest and did not let anyone use them.
“Your brother is overthinking things,” Ye Muyu said with a smile.
Chu Ziluo did not quite understand what she meant.
The obedient Chu Ziluo saw that her mother was unwilling to say more, so she did not ask.
Chu Jin took the abacus.
He placed it on the clean dining table and sat beside her. He straightened his chest and said, “Mother, let me calculate to see if it’s right.”
“Alright, Mother can take a look at your recent abacus learning.” Ye Muyu had been encouraging the child’s studies from the beginning to the end. She was also willing to let the child perform more so that he would be more confident.
Chu Jin’s fingers began to flick on the beads.
“One pearl flower costs 750 copper coins.”
“Including the shoes, it’ll be 560 copper coins.”
“Adding the two together…lt’s just…” There was the sound of beads hitting each other. After a while, Chu Jin made sure that all the beads were in the correct positions. He counted the numbers on the abacus with his fingers. “A total of 1,310 copper coins.”
“In addition to the two bracelets, each bracelet costs 1,800 copper coins.”
“First, add 1,800…” Chu Jin added the bracelet’s money separately. As he was young, he did not know how much it would add up to.
Naturally, he added them one by one.
Although the method was a little long-winded, it was still a good idea for the child.
“That’s… 3,110 copper coins… Phew, so many.” Chu Jin exhaled.
“You can’t calculate anymore?”
No, I’ll get it right.” Chu Jin’s stubbornness had risen. How could he give up?
He became even more serious.
“Add another 1,800 wen…
“It’s 4,910 wen.”
“Mother, what have I included?”
“You still have to include mom’s clothes, Dad’s brush, and your grandpa’s two strings of copper coins,” Ye Muyu reminded.
“Yes.”
“Then, mother’s clothes will cost one tael of silver… 1,200 copper coins, so it’ll be 6110 copper coins.”
“Father’s brush will cost 850 copper coins, so it’ll be 6,960 copper coins…”
“Granddad’s two strings of coins…”
“A total of 8,960 copper coins!”