Bai Erlang and Datou were sitting on the stools, eating the small fish with relish. Datou asked him, is it delicious?
Bai Erlang nodded, last year's was more delicious.
It was made by the cook at the young master's house. It was fried in a lot of oil and of course it was delicious.
Bai Erlang immediately said: I also have oil at home.
Then look at the big head.
He can't make any decisions about the fish at home, but he can touch it.
So he rolled his eyes and said: I asked my fourth uncle to go fishing, you take it home and fry it, and you get half of it from us.
Datou knows how expensive oil is, but Xiaoyuzai doesn't spend money, only effort.
But Bai Erlang didn't think so. He felt that the oil was available at home, and it didn't cost money, but it was rare to get the little fish.
So the two looked at each other and made a deal.
Man Bao opened the envelope with great effort. Bai Shanbao probably sealed the envelope tightly because he was afraid that Bai Erlang would peek.
Opening the envelope, there was thickly folded letter paper inside.
Of course, Bai Shanbao didn't write so many letters in one go, but accumulated them. He laid them out for her in order with special care.
This is not so much a letter to Man Bao as a diary.
It's just that the beginning is full of treasures.
The first page at the beginning was written by Bai Shanbao on the day he left. They had just left Luojiang County not far away and found a shady place on the road to stop for an afternoon break.
At that time, the sorrow of separation had dissipated a lot, and it was the time when he was very interested in the journey, so the mountains, the water, the trees, and even the chirping of insects that could be heard everywhere in the woods became much more lively.
Man Bao felt excited just looking at it.
But enthusiasm always fades, especially when they spend most of their time in a carriage.
The trees seen on both sides of the road were almost the same, and in the end even the mountains they saw were similar and not interesting at all. Therefore, most of the letters Bai Shanbao wrote to her later were complaining about the boring road, the bumpy carriage, or discussions with her.
Coursework.
Obviously, out of boredom, he could only take out the homework assigned by Mr. Zhuang and complete it.
It was not until he arrived in Longzhou that the content of the letter became richer.
Bai Shanbao obviously didn't know that family scandal should not be publicized and the secrets of the family. Some of the words he wrote in the letter to Man Bao had not even been spoken to his grandmother and mother.
They were not just rushing along the way. Once they entered the Guannei Road, the Bai family started to have properties one after another.
Naturally, they can't compare with aristocratic families, but having a village on the left and a shop on the right still make their journey much easier.
Unlike the last time when I rushed to Qili Village and felt anxious and worried, this time the Bai family took it easy and calm, and they felt that the journey was not so strenuous.
After inspecting the properties all the way back to Longzhou, the most important thing was to take a look at the property that was being watched by Bai. Seeing that everything was fine, Liu calmly took Shanbao back to Longzhou City.
Mr. Bai was severely affected by the disaster this year. That's because most of his family's properties are in Jiannan Road, especially in the Mianzhou area of Yizhou, but the Bai family, no, it should be said that Bai Shanbao's properties are not.
Most of Bai Shanbao's properties are still located on Guannei Road, in the Longzhou area and its surrounding areas.
Including the Liu family's dowry and the Zheng family's dowry are also in Guannai Road.
Guannai Road has not been affected by disasters this year, and because it is close to Jiannan Road, it can be the first to deliver food to the Yizhou area.
There is also a grain merchant above ordinary people, so they may not earn much, but the Liu family is different. There are many Zhuangzi in their family.
There is no need to go through local grain merchants. You can directly organize a group of caravans in Zhuangzi to transport grain to Yizhou and you can make a fortune.
However, she has always been cautious and is not willing to take such risks. After all, there are bandits on the road. Who knows when she will meet bandits?
But she is also unwilling to sell the grain to local grain merchants at low prices, as that would be too much of a loss.
In June, the price of grain in Yizhou was soaring. As a result, the grain merchants in Guannai Road still kept the price down and were only willing to buy grain from ordinary people at fair prices.
People like the Bai family who have a lot of food may have discounts and get a few cents more per stone, but does Mr. Liu care about those few cents?
She was in the disaster area and knew how the food prices here had risen. If the grain dealers bought the grains at a fair price and sent them here, they would be able to keep the prices down a little, so she said nothing.
But when they brought it here, they raised the price of food to the sky.
She's not stupid, so she won't suffer that loss.
Therefore, she directly found a grain merchant here and made a deal with him directly at the junction of Guannai Road and Jiannan Road, making a huge profit.
The situation in Guannai Road is relatively stable. The main reason is that she has property there and has some friendship with the government, so she is not afraid of being robbed.
But it's different when you enter Jiannan Road.
I don't know where the news came from. Some people in the Bai family knew that Liu had made a lot of money. They couldn't help but become jealous and began to think about buying her property near Longzhou.
Especially those farms that are said to have made a lot of money.
Unlike three years ago when they left Longzhou in despair, this time the Liu family came back in glory.
When the carriage first entered Longzhou, a steward of the Bai family took the servants back to the ancestral home and cleaned out the house where the family lived.
While the Bai family members were watching, Liu took her daughter-in-law and grandson to visit the farms and shops, and then entered Longzhou City after two or three days.
Bai Shanbao told Manbao in the letter that early every morning, Grandma Liu, who was next to my grandmother, would personally come to wake me up, wash me until I was clean, put me in particularly beautiful new clothes, and then lead me to
I went out to show off.
Bai Shanbao told Manbao that he didn't like wearing new clothes at all because the patterns were so elaborate that he couldn't even squat on the ground and play with pebbles.
It's just that he didn't like Longzhou anymore after he returned to Longzhou.
But there is also a happy thing, that is, as long as he goes out for a walk, several of his little enemies will be beaten that night.
My grandmother took me to see the clan leader. The clan leader asked me if I was still studying. He heard that I had read through the "Etiquette". He didn't believe it, so he gave me a test. Bai Shanbao said in the letter: I know, and those who want to buy my family's property
He doesn't exist among people, but he is letting everything go. Although my grandmother didn't say it, I always feel that he accepts the benefits of others, and this is why he makes everything convenient for others.
As my husband said, those who are greedy will benefit, and our patriarch is obviously greedy, so I asked him about "The Great Learning". When we said goodbye and left, his face looked very bad. Bai Shanbao said: "Unfortunately"
Unfortunately, I met his annoying grandson when I went out, so I stopped to ask him what he was reading recently. In the evening, I lay outside the wall of their house and listened. His grandson screamed so miserably that it was said that he was still alive the next day.
I have to go to school, so I decided that I won’t have any rest tomorrow and will also go to the ethnic school to study.
Man Bao burst out laughing with joy, and after flipping through it, he found that it was the last letter. Apparently, he had sent the letter before he had time to write the next day's letter.