Chapter 373 The incredible mental arithmetic skills

What's more, Butler Zheng dares to go with him, can they still back down?

Cao Dashan was focused on those drawings and wanted to turn the scenes in the drawings into reality as soon as possible, so he had no time to think about whether Devil Valley was dangerous or not.

Qiao Ran saw that some craftsmen looked unhappy, but she didn't say anything.

Anyway, no matter what the truth is, it's useless to say more. It's better to let them witness it for themselves.

Entering Devil's Valley, in the uneasy mood of the craftsmen, they followed a not very wide road opened in the dense forest and soon arrived at the burned wasteland.

The craftsmen were very impressed when they looked at the large piece of burned-out wasteland. One side had been cultivated for fields, and the other side had been cleaned up to prepare for building houses.

"You really burned down such a large forest? And it doesn't seem to have spread the wildfire to other places at all. How did you do this? Also, you reclaimed the wasteland into farmland so quickly, and you also so amazing!"

Cao Dashan sighed sincerely.

At a glance, a large area of ​​more than 300 acres of land had been plowed. Just thinking about it, one can imagine how much hardship they went through.

Looking at the unburned forests nearby, they could imagine that it would take a lot of time and effort to dig out all the tree roots and stones from the ground.

But the people in this village have done it. They have tidied up such a large piece of land. They only need to dig a canal to bring the water over, and then break up the soil and level it, so that spring sowing and planting can be carried out.

I heard that people from this village moved here not long ago. They were able to reclaim such a large piece of land here so quickly. The efficiency is so high that it is admirable.

Qiao Ran smiled and said: "There is no way. Food is the most important thing for the people. If there is no food, we will be hungry again. It seems that the spring sowing is about to begin. Can't we work harder so that we can catch up with the spring sowing and planting as soon as possible? ? After all, with the little food distributed by the government, we can’t survive for a few days even if we drink porridge so thin that we can make out human figures every day. People, we still have to rely on ourselves to survive. "

Cao Dashan nodded: "Yes, it is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Alas, you are assigned here, so you are not liked by the officials. Relying on government relief is not an issue after all. You still have to grow food yourself."

Cao Dashan deeply sympathized with these poor people who had fled from afar and finally escaped to the feet of the emperor, but still could not get a good resettlement.

People in the capital are spreading rumors that the refugees from the village who were driven to Devil's Valley somehow offended the government official. Otherwise, how could they be thrown into this cannibal valley?

At the same time, he deeply admired these people who were not afraid of difficulties, never flinched or complained, and persisted in living tenaciously even if they were abandoned or made things difficult for them.

Everyone carefully looked at the flat land that was going to be used to build houses. According to the plan on the drawing, they measured the dimensions and drew lines. Cao Dashan began to estimate the bricks and tiles needed to build these houses.

It's just that they usually help others build a mansion or a house. Although it is a bit troublesome to estimate the bricks and tiles, they can at least calculate it.

But this is a whole village! Dozens of families! Dozens of houses!

The number was so big that Cao Dashan spent a long time with his abacus and couldn't figure it out clearly, which made his head confused.

Butler Zheng was watching anxiously. Later he would take Miss Biao to see brick kilns and tile kilns. He would have to travel to several places!

He stretched out his hand to help Cao Dashan settle accounts.

Butler Zheng is usually an expert at calculating accounts, but it took a lot of effort to calculate such a large number.

He was halfway through the abacus, but Qiao Ran on the side had already reported the numbers.

“砖块大概需要186万5千8百块，先订187万。瓦片需要65万7千1百片，先订66万片。”

After Qiao Ran finished speaking, Butler Zheng, who was still picking the beads on the abacus, paused and looked at her in surprise.

Cao Dashan also looked at this girl in surprise, who didn't even have an abacus at hand, and asked in surprise: "Miss Qiao, how did you calculate it?"

Qiao Ran pointed to her head and said with a smile: "Mental arithmetic."

Butler Zheng and Cao Dashan have also heard of mental arithmetic, but that was usually when calculating relatively small amounts. However, they have never heard of anyone who can calculate such a huge number without using tools.

Seeing their suspicious looks, Qiao Ran said with a smile: "Uncle Zheng, if you don't believe it, just keep doing it. Anyway, it's not enough time."

Butler Zheng's hand was hanging on the abacus, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Logically speaking, he should trust his cousin, but buying bricks and tiles is not a trivial matter. If he miscalculates and spends more money, it will be bad.

But would it be bad if he just questioned Miss Biao in front of outsiders?

Just when he was struggling, Qiao Ran said again: "Uncle Zheng, it doesn't matter. If you don't count it, if I make a mistake, buying less will affect the progress of building the house, and buying too much will waste money. You'd better help me calculate it again!"

Seeing that she didn't mind, Butler Zheng lowered his head again and continued to calculate the remaining accounts.

Cao Dashan was standing by, staring nervously at Butler Zheng as he quickly fiddled with his abacus. He was very eager to know the answer.

It's incredible to be able to draw such exquisite drawings. If she also has such a strong mental arithmetic ability, then this pretty girl Qiao is too incredible, right?

“没错！是186万5千8百零59块砖，65万7千1百块瓦片，表小姐算得相差无几！”

Butler Zheng finished dialing the last abacus bead and stood up excitedly and said.

The way he looked at his cousin was filled with admiration and pride.

This is his cousin! This is the master’s niece! This is the granddaughter of the old man and the old lady!

This is the pride of their general's mansion!

When Cao Dashan on the side heard the answer, he looked with bright eyes at this farm girl who had repeatedly brought surprises to him.

Is this really just an ordinary farm girl? Could it be that just because he has half the bloodline of the General's Mansion, he can possess such a heaven-defying talent?

"Miss Qiao, there are few people in Cao's life who are worthy of admiration, but now, I have to admire you! You have such unbelievable talents at a young age, you will definitely be the best among people in the future!"

Cao Dashan praised him sincerely, his words full of admiration.

How great it would be if his two children could be half, no, half as smart as Miss Qiao!

Faced with such high praise, Qiao Ran just smiled.

Those who were able to join a special organization in their previous life naturally had to go through a very strict selection process.

She has a good brain since she was a child, and her mental arithmetic, memory, and learning abilities are much better than others. After special training, her mental arithmetic skills can be compared with those of computers. This little arithmetic is really not worth mentioning.