"Then you can't let it go...borrow it," Lao Zhoutou said seriously: "It's not a big deal like treating an illness and marrying a wife. You have to borrow money to buy some things. People who don't have much money to spend can't do it.
They have money dealings, just like your fourth brother, who knows when they will do something wrong?"
He said: "For someone like your fourth brother, you shouldn't have too much cash on hand, so you can spend as much as you can, and you'll feel at ease if you don't have it. Do you know that you are not allowed to imitate the second young master of the Bai family?"
Manbao nodded.
"If you mention it to Bai Shan, don't let him learn from it," Old Zhoutou said worriedly: "Actually, I want to tell Mr. Bai, but Mr. Bai thinks that the second young master is very smart, so I can't bring it up again.
Already."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, no matter what her father said, she should come down first.
Then Lao Zhoutou said the main purpose of his visit to his daughter this time, "Where is your money? Do you want dad to take it back to your hometown and hide it? I will give you a dowry when you get married."
Man Bao immediately shook his head, "Dad, I'm in the capital, and I can only withdraw the money when I need it."
Old Zhoutou said: "If you are short of money, ask your fourth brother for it, and your eldest brother and sister-in-law. They all have money."
Lao Zhou thought about it for a moment and whispered to her: "Dad, I'm telling you, your fourth and fifth sisters-in-law are all rich, so keep your money..."
Manbao:……
Seeing that he couldn't convince his daughter, Lao Zhoutou could only sigh, "Okay, you can take it yourself, but you have to save some flowers. You don't have to pay for the flowers at home, you know?"
He said schemingly: "You live in the palace. You don't have to worry about food and drink. The court has provided you with clothes and other things. Mrs. Liu also makes clothes for you from time to time. So the vegetables and meat at home are provided by your brother and sister-in-law."
They pay."
He reached out and touched her head and said: "You are still young. I think your temper is not as good as before. If you don't want to work in the palace in the future, you will have to buy some fields and shops when you come out. You are so good."
For medical skills, you need to open a pharmacy, right? This all costs money, where does the money come from? "
Earned it! Man Bao secretly said.
But Lao Zhoutou said categorically: "Save it! I have told your elder brother and sister-in-law that as soon as we leave, they will take care of the family's expenses. Let your brother and sister-in-law pay monthly.
The rice used is your Lumi, and any excess is yours."
Man Bao: "Dad, this is not good..."
"What's wrong? This is a settlement between brothers." Old Zhoutou said sadly: "I didn't know until I came to the capital that Bai Shan's family is so rich. If your dowry is too small, you will go to Longzhou to ask for it in the future.
Being looked down upon.”
Old Zhoutou knew that the Bai family was rich before. After all, Mr. Bai's family fortune was huge. He was the largest landowner in their ten miles and eight towns.
Even if his relatives came to seek refuge with him, they should not be much different.
It seems that Bai Shan has been calling his slaves since he was a child. Mrs. Liu and the others are so well-dressed. I heard that they have several fields in their hometown.
But when they arrived in the capital, the two families lived under the same roof, and Zhou Lang started doing business with people from the Bai family in Longzhou. They all knew about the Bai family's background.
Bai Shan's family doesn't just have a few pieces of land in Longzhou. I heard that they have land in three states from Longzhou to the south. In addition to the land, there are shops and other courtyards...
Land in the capital is so expensive. Lao Zhou, who once took a sack of copper coins from Man Bao and wanted to buy her a piece of land for private property, gave up the idea as soon as he inquired about the price of an acre of land.
But the Bai family had a Zhuangzi on the boundary between Beijing and Yongzhou, and it was quite big.
Unlike Man Bao's piece of land that could be taken back at any time, Zhuangzi's was Bai Shan's and would always be his.
In addition, the Bai family also has two houses and two shops in the capital.
Lao Zhou turned his head to look at Man Bao, and happened to see a string of beads on her head. Mrs. Liu found it for her two days ago. Because Zhou Lang was in the pearl business this time, Mrs. Liu suddenly remembered that she
I used to have several sets of pearl jewelry.
They were getting too old to wear them, so they found a set and gave it to Man Bao.
Lao Zhoutou looked happy, but he was a little worried in his heart, "The Baishan family is good at everything, but they are too rich."
Man Bao said: "Isn't it bad to have money?"
"It's good, but our family has too little money."
Only then did Man Bao understand, "Are you saying that the Bai family Qi Dafei is not even?"
"What a lotus root?"
Man Bao smiled and said: "Dad, Grandma Liu, Aunt Zheng and Bai Shan are not people who care about family status. Bai Shan and I are fine, and I don't think our family's family background is not worthy of theirs."
Lao Zhoutou said: "That means I can rest assured that your parents are kind to their family. Otherwise, I am really afraid that you will be wronged in the past. But you also have to be careful about the people in their clan. I heard your fourth brother said that in the past
They orphans and widowers are being bullied in Longzhou."
"Otherwise, their family would not have moved to Qili Village to join Mr. Bai," Lao Zhoutou shook his head and sighed: "I would say the same is true for the people in their clan. They have no shortage of food and drink, so why do they need to exterminate their families?
?”
Manbao said nothing.
Lao Zhoutou sighed. Seeing that Man Bao was unwilling to let him hide the money back to his hometown, he could only regretfully go back to find his old wife.
Mrs. Qian originally didn't agree with him meddling in Man Bao's money, but when she saw him coming back with his hands behind his back and shaking his head, he knew it was unsuccessful.
She then smiled and said, "How about it, Man Bao has his own ideas from time to time?"
Lao Zhoutou hummed and said nothing.
Qian said: "She has been making a living in Zhuangzi since she was seven or eight years old. Now that she is so old, she naturally has more ideas. Why do you need to worry about her?"
"Aren't I afraid that she will be so lavish that she won't be able to save money?"
Qian said calmly: "Don't worry, her ability to save money was inherited from our old Zhou family, and it is as good as her medical skills."
Old Zhoutou thought of Man Bao holding his money bag, and realized that it was true, so he became happy again.
He walked around the room and asked, "How are our things doing?"
"That's almost it. I've brought everything I can bring with me. If I can't, I'll leave you here. You'll need it if you come to the capital again in the future."
Lao Zhou went to touch the bottom of the bed, but found nothing. He was startled, and immediately lay down and looked around, "My dear, where is Man Bao's money?"
Qian looked back and said helplessly: "I asked the fourth child to exchange it for silver. How do you transport such a big sack of copper coins back?"
She paused and then said: "Otherwise, I'd better leave it to Manbao to keep."
"No," Lao Zhoutou said righteously, "She spends money lavishly, I have to save some for her."
Qian stopped talking and let him go.
Lao Zhoutou didn't want to stay in the house anymore, "I'm going to ask Fourth Lao if he can get the money back."