Both of them took the counting rods and went to find Mr. Zhuang, confirming several times before running back to calculate based on the examples Mr. Zhuang had given previously.
However, their speed still dropped quite a bit, and mistakes were frequent.
When they made errors, they couldn't help Bai Erlang, who began to sweat profusely in his haste; yet his speed at keeping the accounts had increased significantly, and even though he was slower, he wouldn't forget the numbers that had just been reported.
As he grew more adept, not only did he work with ease, but he also had the spare time to gloat over the flustered Bai Shanbao and Manbao.
Old Master Bai watched and sighed incessantly; people had now learned to use counting rods for calculations, and had already become very quick and smooth at it when calculating volumes earlier. It was expected that they would adapt quickly to weighing as well, yet you haven't even learned to use counting rods. What are you so proud of?
