Zhou Ligu was speechless, feeling that the burden on his shoulders was so heavy, so he asked: "Sister-in-law, how did you earn so much money?"
I'm so envious. Apart from the little capital they paid for the fourth uncle a few years ago, he and the third brother were able to earn some money and save it. The rest they made was copying books and helping the fifth and sixth uncles in restaurants.
It was just pocket money, but that little money was only enough for them to buy some food, not even pen and ink.
Man Bao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Once you learn a skill, it will be easy to make money."
“What is our ability to read?”
"Examiner, then learn to handle government affairs. This is your ability."
Zhou Ligu and his sister-in-law carried a basket of silver ingots to the west yard together, not to his house of course, but to Lao Zhoutou's house.
Because the money shared by their three-bedroom apartment in the capital was left with their grandparents.
Qian accepted the money and nodded with satisfaction after knowing that Zhou Ligu had written an IOU to his sister-in-law.
After sending the money, Man Bao ran to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang to find food in a refreshed mood.
She only has two days off, and she will enter the Daming Palace after Xiu Mu returns.
Mr. Bai was turning around to exercise in the yard. When he saw Zhou Man, he stopped and showed her the way with a smile, "The two of them were dragged by Da Lang to drink two sips of wine last night, and they are still lying in bed at this time."
Manbao thanked Mr. Bai and ran to see it.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang had already gotten up, but they were still a little dazed. Bai Shan didn't have much energy. He sat blankly under the window and basked in the sun. A boy came in with hot water, put it on the shelf and shouted
After giving him a shout, he retreated.
Bai Shan's mind was in chaos, he didn't think about anything, and he didn't seem to hear anything. Suddenly he felt that the sunlight was blocked by someone, so he raised his head to look.
Man Bao looked at him seriously and asked, "Would you like to cook you a bowl of hangover soup?"
Bai Shan woke up immediately and shook his head repeatedly, "No need."
He got up and went to wash up.
Man Bao also wanted to go find Bai Erlang, but Bai Erlang who lived next door heard her voice and got up quickly. When he heard her knocking on the door, he shouted: "I'm not drunk!"
After the two of them had washed and dressed, Man Bao slipped out of the door with them. Mr. Zhuang stood in front of the courtyard gate with his hands folded and looked at the scenery. When he saw the sneaky appearance of the three of them, he said: "Early in the afternoon."
Come back, Erlang, your elder brother has finished the homework assigned to you, when will you hand it in?"
Bai Erlang's body stiffened slightly, and he secretly raised his head to glance at Mr. Zhuang. After a quick response, Bai Shan straightened up and was no longer as sneaky as before. He pulled Man Bao and Bai Erlang out and said:
"Don't worry, sir, we will keep an eye on our junior brother, and we will make sure he finishes writing it before we take leave the day after tomorrow."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, and together with Bai Shan, dragged Bai Erlang and slipped out.
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and did not restrain Bai Erlang at home. It was the festival time and he would be restless if he stayed. It would be better to let them play freely for two days.
However, don't go too far. If you don't restrain yourself, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to immerse himself in study after two days of leave. He will have an exam next month.
The three of them slipped out. Daji had already taken the horse and two guards and was waiting outside. When they came out, he handed the horse to them, and then the six of them strolled down the street together.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang hadn't had breakfast yet, so they asked, "What should we have for breakfast?"
Man Bao said: "Go to the street and eat whatever you want when you see it."
So the group of people headed to Fangshi in the inner city.
Bai Shan walked forward slowly, and finally selected a wonton stall. After sitting down, he said to the shopkeeper: "Come... do you want to eat wontons?"
Seeing Man Bao nodding, Bai Shan said: "Here are three bowls of wontons. I want meat."
"Okay."
The stall owner responded happily and immediately ordered wontons for them.
Daji and the two guards tied up their horses and sat down next to them. Bai Shan asked them, "Do you want to eat?"
Daji and the other three shook their heads. They were very full after eating in the morning and did not want to eat for the time being. They wanted to save their stomachs for lunch.
Bai Shan took out a pair of chopsticks and saw a group of carriages and horses approaching on the street, with the flag of the Escort Bureau at the front. He asked Daji, "Isn't Bo'an in the capital?"
Daji smiled and said, "He's gone as a escort."
Bai Shan nodded, "Aren't you planning to get him engaged?"
Daji said: "That child is stubborn and is not satisfied with us proposing marriage to him. His mother and I can't force him, so let him hang out for another two years. When he grows up, he will know that he is going to get married."
"What about Shuping?"
Daji smiled sheepishly and said, "Shu Ping is going to take the Ming Jing exam next year. We want to wait and see how things go after he passes the exam."
If he can pass the exam, it will naturally be better for him to propose marriage. If he fails the exam, you can also see how his test scores are. If he is okay, you can wait for another two years to propose marriage.
If his grades are not very good and it is difficult to win, they will try to find a suitable marriage for him...
Daji calculated his money and wanted to buy a small yard in the outer city. Once he has a house, he can get married.
Bai Shan also guessed that he wanted to buy a house, so he said, "If you are short of money, let me know."
Daji grinned and said, "Master, when I came back from the Western Regions last year, I also exchanged some money for my things. I have enough money to buy a house."
He also left money for Bo'an so that he could buy a yard when he gets married.
Speaking of which, it was really thanks to this trip to the Western Regions. Otherwise, if he wanted to buy two yards, even in the outer city, he would have to work for another ten years or so, plus his previous savings.
When the wontons were served, the three of them immediately lowered their heads to eat. After they had eaten and drank enough, they led the horses and walked slowly to the western suburbs racecourse.
Zhao Liulang and the others had arrived early and had even finished watching a game. When they saw the three of them walking side by side in a leisurely manner, they couldn't help but become anxious and shouted loudly: "Why are you so slow?"
Bai Shandao: "Bai Er didn't tell us the specific time when he made an appointment with us."
I only said it was today, but who knows what time it is today?
Zhao Liulang looked at Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang immediately said: "You didn't tell them the time either. I told them the exact words."
Man Bao said: "The two of them got drunk last night and stayed in bed today!"
Zhao Liulang immediately turned to look at the two of them, "Okay, we invite you to drink but you don't drink, but go drink other people's wine."
Bai Shan:……
Bai Erlang argued forcefully: "That's not someone else, that's my eldest brother."
"Okay, okay, drinking is not a good thing, let's just let this matter go," Manbao started to make trouble again. After looking around, he asked: "What do you want to do with us? What are you doing here?"
Are you going to see Marseille?”
In fact, Manbao is average for Marseilles and polo matches. You can only watch it once or twice a year, but it is not fun to watch too much.
Zhao Liulang said: "...I want to introduce you to someone. Isn't it time to take the Jinshi exam? There are many scholars coming to the capital. Come on, let me introduce you to them. They are all disciples from various aristocratic families."