Awesome! My best friend traveled through time and space and became the infrastructure queen

"Why are you here, kid?"

"Come, come, come here quickly, don't disturb the masters."

A maidservant came after him, trying to chase him away, but Goudan clung to the door and refused to leave, his eyes filled with tears as he pursed his lips.

"Thank you, my dears, for saving my master! Goudan wanted to come and kowtow to you."

"Thank you!"

He was afraid that he would be disliked because of his dirtiness, so he knelt at the door and kowtowed.

His forehead hit the cold ground with a thud.

"Get up." Lu Chaofeng said.

"Thank you, sir. You will live a long life!" Goudan stood up and said seriously.

Su Chengnan smiled when he heard this. This kid's words were quite appropriate. Lu Chaofeng's external personality was that he was afraid of death and that his life was coming to an end! He might actually like this blessing.

"Cuckoo-"

Goudan’s stomach started rumbling again.

He covered his abdomen with his hands embarrassedly, his face flushed with shame.

Seeing this, Su Chengnan looked at the three extra bowls of soup on the table and waved him in to sit down. "You can drink it. It's okay if it's not enough. Mr. Sun sent someone to send some porridge and some side dishes. You don't have to worry."

"Can I really drink it?" He stepped in, but still dared to hide by the door, not daring to get closer.

"Sure, come here." Su Linhua also waved at him.

The child's big eyes flickered as he looked at the two sisters and then at Lu Chaofeng. Finally, he ran over and said, "Thank you for the gift, sir. You are like fairies, with such kind hearts."

Lu Chaofeng coughed lightly and said, "Alright, eat quickly."

"Uh-huh."

The child was lying on the edge of the table, holding the bowl and still slurping.

Although he was wolfing down the food, he ate it all up without spilling a single drop. He scooped the food into his mouth spoon by spoon, paying close attention to his eating manners.

Su Chengnan thought he was quite clever, brave, and careful. Seeing that Sun Liangyuan had fainted and there was no one nearby, he dared to go through the dog hole in the other courtyard to ask for help. He was also very tactful in his words and actions. Overall, he was very likable.

Plus, since he was Sun Liangyuan's student, he should have academic strengths, so he set his sights on this child. If he could go with Sun Liangyuan, it would be great to have Yutong study with him.

"What's your name?" she asked.

The child paused, quickly put down the bowl and spoon in his hands, wiped his mouth quickly with his sleeve, and then answered politely: "My dear, my name is Goudan! I am from Tieniu Village."

"Iron Ox Village? How far is it from here?"

"From that location, walk north and you'll arrive in about an hour."

"So you are Mr. Sun's student?"

"Yes, the master is very kind. He said I have talent but refused to stop practicing."

Lu Chaofeng was a little surprised. He had heard that Sun Liangyuan was quite particular about his lifestyle and diet. How could he refuse to stop practicing? Was there something unusual about this child that made him give in?

"What are your talents?" Lu Chaofeng glanced at him.

The child puffed out his chest and answered loudly: "Goudan doesn't have much knowledge, but the teacher said I have talent, so I believe I must have talent."

"Well, you are quite confident." Lu Chaofeng smiled.

"The teacher said that among all the people he had ever met, I was the only one who was most sensitive to arithmetic!"

arithmetic?

Lu Chaofeng became interested.

"How do you prove it?"

"I can count the money."

Su Chengnan took out his purse and poured out all the money, including small change, gold coins, and many copper coins, which covered about half of the table.

"Count how much money is here."

Goudan pounced on the edge of the table, his hands under it, and scanned the table quickly. "Five pieces of silver, about one and a half taels. Twenty gold beans, about half a tael. And seventy-eight copper coins."

"How many copper coins can I exchange for one and a half ounces of silver?"

"One liang is 1000 wen, which makes 1500 wen. Add what we have now, and it's 1578 wen."

"Suppose the price of cabbage today is three copper coins per pound, and live fish is fifteen copper coins per pound. If you buy two pounds of each, how many copper coins will you have left?"

Goudan snapped his fingers and replied in less than five seconds, "The cabbage cost six coins, and the live fish cost thirty coins, so now I have forty-eight coins left. The silver and gold beans remain the same."

"If I asked you to sell me the cabbage and live fish, and you made three cents per pound, how much money would you have now?"

Goudan frowned and thought for two seconds, "If I make three cents per catty, that means I make four three cents, but I still have to spend money on these things, so you have to give me money, so..."

"So how much is it?" Lu Chaofeng was a little expectant.

Goudan snapped his fingers again.

"Just add twelve more to the original seventy-eight, and it'll be ninety!"

He raised his head and repeated, "That's right! Ninety cents!"

Su Chengnan touched his little head in surprise: "Your husband is right, you are indeed very talented!"

Goudan grinned and raised his chin proudly.

Lu Chaofeng also became interested in him and couldn't help asking, "How old are you?"

"Seven years old!"

"Who else is at home?"

"My parents are both here, but they're not in good health. My teacher said that as long as I study hard, I'll definitely be able to give them a good life in the future."

Su Chengnan nodded and said, "Mr. Sun is right, you are also a good child."

He smiled shyly, then licked his lips secretly, "Can I continue eating then?"

The three of them burst out laughing.

Su Chengnan pushed another bowl in front of him and said, "Eat it, eat it. If it's not enough, there's more."

Su Linhua stood up and went to the kitchen to bring over two plates of pastries she had made earlier.

Goudan looked at the flour-coated mochi and the yellow Sanbuzhan and was almost grinning from ear to ear.

"Thank you, Miss Fairy. Goudan feels like he's dreaming. It's something you can't even dream of!"

"I've never tasted these before. They're ten thousand times better than the ones our village chief hands out during Chinese New Year!"

“It’s like Chinese New Year!!!”

Su Linhua was also very happy to be coaxed by him, and couldn't help asking: "Is this enough to eat? Do you want to eat anything else?"

Goudan was a little too excited about eating and couldn't control himself for a moment, blurting out, "I want to eat chicken!"

Several people were stunned. They didn't expect this kid to actually speak.

He smacked his lips and pointed towards the yard. "Just now, when I was dragged in through the dog hole, there was such a fragrant smell in the yard. I could smell it even from outside!! It was the smell of chicken and meat!"

"Could you please give me a taste?"

The child pushed the snack plates and soup bowls on the table in front of them, then stood properly and stared at the three of them with expectant eyes.

He had it all figured out. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, so he had to eat the chicken early! The nobles were quite satisfied with his performance just now, so now was the best time to speak up!

Lu Chaofeng's eyes turned, and he took in all his little thoughts.

He waved for the chicken to be brought up.

Then he asked slowly, "Do you want to have lots of chickens to eat in the future?"