Chapter 371 Uncle thinks too much, his brain is full of water

Chapter 371 Uncle thinks too much, his brain is full of water

The uncle was so angry when he heard what Sun Shan said. He also knew that he had borrowed 50 taels from Passerby A and Passerby B respectively, and he had to pay back 10 taels to each of them first, and then 40 taels to each of them after returning home.

But he clearly still had 10 taels in his hand, what was going on?

He couldn't figure out why there were 10 taels less or 10 taels more.

He wanted to find out why, he wanted an answer, not just pay the money back without knowing why.

The uncle said angrily, "Little brother, I want to know why there are 10 taels less or 10 taels more, not how much I have to pay back. I have calculated it over and over again, but it is not right. Please calculate it for me and explain it to me."

The onlookers finally remembered that they wanted to know why, not just whether the debt should be repaid.

Passerby A asked, "Little brother, could you please help us calculate it again from the beginning? Why can't we get it right no matter how much we calculate?"

Passerby B also asked: "Yes, little brother, please explain it to us. I know I lent him 50 taels and he has to pay me back 50 taels, but I can't figure out the account book along the way."

Everyone looked at Sun Shan, hoping that he could explain it clearly. They didn't know the answer and felt uncomfortable, and they kept thinking about it.

Sun Shan smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, listen, I'll explain it to you. Actually, you guys are calculating like that because you're thinking too much, so your brains are confused. Get rid of the unnecessary things and you'll be able to figure it out."

When everyone heard Sun Shan say that the uncle thought too much and had a brain full of water, they covered their mouths and laughed.

The uncle's face turned red, but he needed to explain, so he endured it. He just accepted whatever Sun Shan said, as long as the bill was settled and everything was clear.

Sun Shan explained to everyone: "Uncle, you borrowed a total of 100 taels from two brothers of the same clan, right?"

You asked the same question again! Everyone looked at Sun Shan helplessly, thinking that he was talking too much nonsense and wanted to kick him out.

However, the crowd was still very respectful and said in a clamor: "Yes, it is 100 taels."

Sun Shan continued, "Uncle, you spent 70 taels on the purchase and kept 10 taels for yourself, right?"

Everyone understood what he said very well, nodded and said, "Yes, it did cost 70 taels to buy the goods, and I kept 10 taels for myself."

Some onlookers murmured, "Uncle, what did you buy? You spent 70 taels, that's a lot."

The uncle said unhappily, "What I bought is none of your business."

This left everyone speechless. It was indeed none of strangers' business what the uncle purchased, but everyone was just curious and asked.

Sun Shan looked at the crowd helplessly. The uncle made a mistake in his calculation because he thought too much.

Just like the spectators, they talked about things that had nothing to do with the "case" and their own thoughts became unclear, so they made mistakes in the calculations.

Sun Shan coughed a few times, bringing everyone back to their senses.

The onlookers also knew that spreading rumors was not a good idea, so they quickly shouted, "Little brother, keep talking."

Sun Shan said very confidently: "I bought 70 taels of goods, and you kept 10 taels, so you have 80 taels in your hands."

The three uncles thought for a moment and looked at each other.

Yes, there are indeed only 80 taels left in the uncle's hands.

The onlookers also figured it out and quickly said, "Little brother, yes, you are right."

Sun Shan folded his hands and said with a smile, "80 taels went to the uncle, and he gave 10 taels to each of his two brothers, a total of 20 taels. The uncle's money plus the brothers' money. 80+20, doesn't that equal 100 taels?"

Some people with quick brains had already figured it out. The three uncles calculated and also figured out 100 taels.

Sun Shan was right. The 80 taels in the uncle's hand + the 20 taels from his brother = 100 taels lent.

With this calculation, the bill adds up.

Sun Shan saw the surprised expressions of the three uncles.

He smiled and said, "Uncle, you just calculated 40 taels + 40 taels + 10 taels = 90 taels. This is a completely wrong calculation. You are blinded. Your calculation method is wrong, so you can't calculate it. There are too many interfering factors when you calculate it this way. In the future, when you calculate, don't think about the unnecessary things, just throw them away."

The uncle asked again: "Little brother, what's wrong with the calculation of the extra 10 taels? Please explain it to me."

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Uncle, you have paid back 20 taels in total, so there are 80 taels left, plus the 10 taels you have, a total of 110 taels. This idea is wrong in the first place, and it is a result of confusion. We should not calculate it this way."

After a pause, Sun Shan continued, "Uncle, you borrowed 100 taels in total and paid back 20 taels, so you have to pay back another 80 taels.

The 80 taels include 70 taels of the goods in your hands and 10 taels of travel expenses.

So the 10 taels in your hand should not be added at all.

You can add it in the same way.

I paid back my brother 20 taels + I need to pay back the 10 taels I have + I need to pay back the 70 taels I purchased. All together, it's exactly 100 taels. It matches the account book."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

The 80 taels of unpaid debt consisted of 70 taels of goods and 10 taels of travel expenses.

If you add the 10 taels of travel expenses you have, it would be a duplicate.

No wonder there are 10 taels more.

Everyone looked at Sun Shan with admiration. Thanks to this little brother for his help today, everyone's thinking has become clearer.

And what the young man said is right. When doing the accounting, if you think too much and include unnecessary things, you will make mistakes.

As I said at the beginning, if you owe a debt of 100 taels, you only need to pay 20 taels first, and the remaining 80 taels will be enough. There is no need to calculate so much.

The three uncles quickly thanked Sun Shan for his help.

Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan looked at Sun Shan with shining eyes. A scholar is a scholar. He is so smart, no wonder he was able to pass the examination and become a scholar.